Chapter 168: Mind Corruption
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Chapter 168: Mind Corruption
"Father, we should confiscate those weapons now! If they get into the wrong hands… all hell would break loose." Thor quickly said.
"I agree with him father, and you know how much I hate to admit it, but Thor is right. We can't let those 2 swords be in the hands of weak humans." Another voice spoke that was from a well-built man with like Thor golden hair and bear.
"Vidar, Thor, as much as it is dangerous to leave those 2 blades at the hands of humans, it is also their possessions.
And even if we did take those 2 weapons from them, they will return to their masters regardless so it's pointless my sons." Odin explained making both Thor and Vidar growl a bit.
With that bit of discussion over, Odin finally snapped his fingers, marking the start of the 2 vs 2 battle.
Ingrid and her comrade Asuna began to make their move towards their opponents, and they didn't even dare move, ready to deflect their moves. Swords began to clash each other, which is echoed all around the battle arena.
Issei and his harem were watching closely, fearing for the safety of the Kendo duo, waiting to make a move if death was inevitable whilst the Norse Gods watched casually, though Vidar and Thor had their arms crossed with disbelief.
"If these 2 schoolgirls as so much as use their swords abilities on our 2…" Thor said, immensely wanting to show off his abilities, but only when it was deemed necessary. Vidor however, decided to take a slightly different approach "Thor… I understand your concern but… if they do use its abilities… and we actually see what they are capable of… we could use it against them…"
"Enough of this!" Odin ordered "I will not allow you 2 to interrupt the proceedings. The purpose of these battles is to see if they are worthy of their strength to face the Slavic Gods, and revive Elsha… This was your idea… right Thor?" Odin explained, though with a slight smirk that immediately infuriate Thor.
"Hmph!" Thor growled and turned away from Odin and resumed watching the fight. Issei even began notice that Thor wasn't particularly happy with the arrangement now, even to the point where Thor might've regretted the idea of putting the visitors to the tests of strength.
As the fight slowly progresses, Katase and Murayama began to up their strength slight, and began to parry and counter any attack possible from their Norse opponents.
And it seemed to have worked so far, but that was until Asuna noticed a slight flaw, that would put the Kendo duo in at disadvantage.
Asuna nodded her head at the direction of the flaw to Ingrid, and began their counter with some power and might that it forced Murayama and Katase to be pushed back into some distance, causing them to stagger for a quick moment before regaining their strength to continue.
Issei was slightly shocked, and very much concerned. With such power displayed by Arnett from the earlier match, he's now incredibly worried that the Kendo duo might not match up to Asuna and Ingrid's strength and agility.
Lucy, worryingly, can see the shock and worry on Issei's face. She can even see Issei having that urge to step in and end the fight, even more desperate than the previous match, but she had to stop his urge and calm him down.
"Issei, my love, I know you are worried… I know you want to stop this… but we've agreed to this… and we need to be strong for them… And besides… they might pull through this and actually survive this…" She even began to hold his hand, and held it firmly, wanting to channel that hope she has to Issei, which to certain degree worked.
"I… I know… It's just… they are doing this because of me… if they are killed in battle… it would be my fault… but… if you think they'll survive… then… they'll survive…" Issei said, slowly forming a smile and lovingly kissed Lucy's cheek.
Soon, the Kendo duo began to attack, this time it was more co-ordinated, which did catch Asuna and Ingrid off-guard for a bit as well as pushing them back. But after their advance, they were at a stand-off, as their swords clashed, and each put pressure against each other, wanting to overpower their respective opponents.
This however gave Murayama the perfect chance to use one of swords abilities. She slightly smirked and began to close her eyes, channelling some strength before whispering the 2 words "Mind Corruption" before and pushing on her advance and pushed the 2 Valkyrs back.
Issei's group cheered and supported the Kendo duo whilst the gods watched with disbelief, even Issei couldn't contain his happiness and shouted his support "That's it girls! Keep it up!".
Asuna got up, and began to growl with anger, angry that they were overpowered by the likes of 2 schoolgirls. Ingrid however remained calm and stood beside her "Asuna! Remain calm and focus! We haven't lost yet!"
They nodded and began to advance forward once more, though while Katase launched forward, Murayama smirked and watched carefully at one of her unsuspecting victims.
Soon Katase clashed with Asuna, but were surprised to see their battling partners not by their side, nonetheless they're focusing on their own battles.
Ingrid, however, isn't faring well. She tried to stand and move forward towards Murayama, but ending up dropping her sword along with her posture and placed both her hands on her head. It seems her mind was corrupted and was struggling alone.
"No… NO… NOOO! Wh…. What is this!?" She asked herself, wanting to know why and how this has happened. Murayama chuckled with a dark tone and slowly moved forward. This even prompted Issei's harem and the gods to watch carefully.
Even Thor began to clench his fist and growled loudly "What has she done to Ingrid… It must be that damned sword of hers! Father! End this now!"
Odin diverted his attention to Thor, though with a stern look in his face. "Keep out of this! Ingrid needs to prove herself and fight this curse alone! If you so much as undermine this situation, you will not be hearing the end of it!"