-1264- Raise your sword

"————!"

In that instant, everyone present's pupils contracted, and their hearts beat forcefully.

As for their gaze, it was completely drawn to the presence that appeared before them, unable to look away.

The pure white headscarf fluttered in the wind, causing her shoulder-length white hair to sway in circles.

Unexpectedly, her exposed skin was abundant, but all presented a dark hue, crawling with mysterious patterns, exuding a charm different from ordinary people.

The girl had a tall and slender figure, full of exotic charm in every move. Her attire was also similar to ethnic clothing, exuding a unique atmosphere.

The white girl appeared suddenly in front of everyone, coldly staring at them with her ruby-like eyes.

————Beautiful.

Truly beautiful.

The girl in front of them had a strange beauty that made people unable to take their eyes off her.

However, everyone was not just unable to look away because of the girl's beauty alone.

The reason for their contracted pupils and pounding hearts was because they also felt another aura from the girl.

That is————Danger.

More dangerous than Stella Vermillion, who had just awakened her Dragon power.

"You are...!?"

Ikki almost reflexively tensed his body.

"Ugh...!"

Shizuku subconsciously raised her hand, causing water to splash, as if intending to summon her Device.

But such actions from Shizuku were quickly stopped.

"Don't move!"

Shinguji Kurono's voice lost its usual calmness and shouted loudly.

"Absolutely do not draw your weapon, little girl from the Kurogane family, otherwise you will die!"

Saikyo Nene said with a smile, but there was already cold sweat on her forehead, and her hands were picking up, putting down, picking up, and putting down again, countless times trying to summon her Device and even mobilize mana, but instinctively stopped her, making Saikyo Nene extremely cautious.

"Chairman? Sensei?"

Stella was caught off guard by the behavior of the two.

Presumably, the others were also the same, right?

Seeing the two powerful Blazers who ranked third in the league, sweating profusely as if facing a formidable enemy, everyone was both shocked and flustered.

What does this indicate?

It shows that the white girl who appeared in front of them, even the former third and current third in the league, both felt the level of danger.

At least, Shinguji Kurono and Saikyo Nene stared at the white girl with all their might, enduring the instinctive tremors, and understood one thing.

That is, even if the two of them join forces, they wouldn't stand a chance against the girl.

More accurately, it should be said that their human instincts are telling them that the presence in front of them is absolutely not something to be trifled with, absolutely not something that can be defeated, making the two of them tremble with fear.

It was not a suppression from strength, but a suppression from life, existence, and soul.

The white girl in front of them was a genuine enemy of life.

Shinguji Kurono and Saikyo Nene understood this instinctively.

Therefore, the two of them sweated profusely, losing their usual calmness.

Instead, Rozen...

"Finally willing to show up, Altera..."

Rozen seemed helpless and bitter as he spoke.

Facing Rozen like this, Altera just glanced at him, then withdrew her gaze.

Her gaze fell on Ikki.

"————!"

At the moment when Altera locked onto him, Ikki felt his scalp tingling.

This feeling made Ikki break through his restraint without hesitation and shout loudly.

"Come forth————Intetsu!"

Ikki finally summoned his Device.

With a burst of steel movement, a pitch-black Japanese sword seemed to be drawn out of an invisible scabbard by Ikki, appearing in his hand.

It was a Japanese sword with a pitch-black color all over, and its blade was like a crow.

This was Ikki's Device————Intetsu.

The first time they met here in this vacant lot, Ikki was holding this kind of sword and practicing his swordsmanship.

Now, Ikki summoned it without hesitation and, following his instincts, placed it in front of himself.

Also, in that instant...

"Chi!"

With a tearing sound like a lightning bolt, a rainbow-like sword light seemed like a whip, slashing through the void at an astonishing speed and falling towards Ikki's direction.

"Clang————!"

Under the crisp sound of the clash, the rainbow sword light heavily struck Ikki's hastily raised sword, bursting with tremendous force.

As a result, Ikki's entire body was thrown away, amidst the thunderous roar, his feet rubbing against the ground, retreating all the way, and withdrawing to a very far distance.

"Ugh..."

Raising his sword and successfully blocking the attack, Ikki knelt down on one knee, his hands' tiger's mouth already shattered, causing blood to drip down.

From this, it can be seen how strong the power contained in that slash just now really was.

If Ikki hadn't managed to defend himself in time, by now, he would probably have been chopped in half, turned into a corpse.

Thinking of this, a delayed shadow of death and trembling emerged in Ikki's heart.

In front of Ikki, Altera had already grasped the Sword of the War God at some point, and with an electric sound effect, raised her noble phantasm, pointing it towards Ikki.

Her gaze, as cold as ever.

"Onii-sama...!?"

Seeing this, Shizuku exclaimed.

"Don't come any closer! Shizuku!"

Ikki shouted at Shizuku.

His appearance was clearly that of facing a terrifying enemy, afraid that the people around him would be involved.

"What are you doing!?"

"Tsk...!"

Shinguji Kurono and Saikyo Nene finally reacted, summoning their Devices at the same time, one raising dual pistols, aiming the barrels at Attila, the other wielding an iron fan, looking ready to strike at any moment.

"What... what's going on? Who is that person?"

Stella, ignoring her own exhaustion, quickly stood up, making a defensive posture while loudly asking Rozen.

But Rozen ignored her, just smiling bitterly and choosing to watch coldly.

Then...

"Raise your sword."

Ignoring everyone else, Altera, holding the Sword of the War God, spoke coldly and ruthlessly towards the kneeling Ikki.

"Regard me as your enemy and attack me with all your might."

Altera spoke succinctly like this.

And...

"I will also treat you as an enemy and seriously kill you."

As she said this, a killing intent unique to the battlefield permeated from Altera.

Causing everyone present to tremble on the spot.