The top 8 match of the academy tournament between Chloe and senior Nadine continued. Chloe continued to shoot her fire arrows at senior Nadine. Every time Chloe shot a fire arrow from her bow, the arrow tripled in size thanks to the two holes above her head. Not only did Chloe continue to attack senior Nadine, senior Nadine also continued to attack Chloe with her weapon.

  Because the tournament arena had turned into a place with many chunks of ice ranging from small to large, they both used the chunks of ice to protect themselves from their respective opponents' attacks.

  "This is strange. Even though Senior Nadine has used area magic, why isn't she manipulating the ice blocks in this arena? Could it be that she can only transform this arena into a place full of ice blocks but can't manipulate these ice blocks? If she could, she should have done sInce earlier?, which puts me at a disadvantage. Since she can't manipulate these ice blocks, it seems I still have a chance," Chloe thought.

  Chloe held her bow and prepared to shoot again.

  ~Fire Explosion Arrows: Sixtuplets~

  Chloe fired six explosive arrows at Senior Nadine. With the help of the two holes on top, the number of arrows increased to 18. Senior Nadine shot some of them, freezing them and shattering them, then dodged the rest. Some of the arrows hit the ice blocks in the arena. Although the arrows that hit the ice blocks were explosive arrows, none of them managed to destroy them.

  "This ice is incredibly hard. Normally, ice would shatter under an explosion and melt near fire. But even my arrows can't break or melt these ice," Chloe thought.

  Seeing Chloe stop shooting, Senior Nadine loaded some of the newly made bullets and fired them at Chloe.

  *BANG

  The bullets were fired, targeting Chloe's head. But Chloe knew this, and she immediately dodged by moving her head down before the bullets could hit her.

  "That was close. Even though it looks like a blunt bullet, it still hurts," Chloe thought.

  Suddenly, Chloe was hit in the back of her right shoulder. Chloe immediately grabbed the back of her right shoulder with her left hand.

  "Ack... that hurts," Chloe said.

  She looked at the palm of her left hand, which she had just used to hold her injured shoulder. There was quite a lot of blood on her palm.

  "Blood? Did I get hit by a bullet?"

  "But didn't I already dodge the bullet earlier, and Senior Nadine hasn't fired her rifle again?," said Chloe, surprised.

  "You seem confused by what happened, Princess Chloe. Then let me do it again so you understand," said Senior Nadine.

  Senior Nadine fired her rifle again at Chloe.

  *BANG

  But Chloe managed to dodge it again. Chloe then looked back in the direction the bullet had traveled. The bullet had hit one of the ice blocks on the rink. Upon hitting the ice block, it immediately ricocheted back toward Chloe, even faster. Chloe was shocked and couldn't react. She was hit by the ricocheting bullet right in her left leg.

  Her leg was bleeding from the bullet.

  "So that's how it is, no wonder I was still hit on the first shot even though I dodged. So the bullet can ricochet," said Chloe.

  "That's right, the bullet I used was an ~Ice Reflecting Bullet~. This bullet can ricochet after hitting objects made of ice or snow,"

  "I can indeed use area magic and transform this tournament arena into a place filled with other chunks of ice. But unlike Princess Amelia, I can't directly manipulate the objects within this area magic. However, I can at least manipulate this area magic in other ways, one of which is with this ricochet bullet," said senior Nadine.

  "You said earlier that you wouldn't use live bullets, senior. But how did that bullet make me bleed like this?" Chloe asked.

  "It's a blunt bullet, you know. Just try to feel what it feels like to be hit by the bullet directly before it ricochets. After it ricochets, the bullet increases in speed and, of course, the sharpness too. But don't worry, even though the bullet is sharper, it's not sharp enough to penetrate your body. So don't worry," said senior Nadine.

  "Having been told that actually makes me worried," Chloe said.

  Senior Nadine then began firing her rifle again.

  *BANG

  However, Chloe managed to dodge the bullet. The bullet then ricocheted and returned towards Chloe. But Chloe also managed to dodge the bullet. The bullet continued to ricochet even though Chloe managed to dodge it. Each ricochet, the bullet accelerated.

  Senior Nadine then fired her rifle again at Chloe.

  *Bang

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  *Bang

  *Bang

  *Bang

  Four shots with the same bullet were fired at Chloe. Chloe managed to dodge all four bullets, but the four bullets hit the ice block behind Chloe and began to ricochet back towards Chloe.

  "No way, 1 plus 4, so I have to dodge five ricocheting bullets at once?" said Chloe, shocked.

  "Do you think I'll only fire one bullet, Princess Chloe? This is a tournament, of course I have to do whatever it takes to win. Didn't you say earlier that you don't want me to lose?" asked Senior Nadine.

  "Ahahaha, that's right, then..." said Chloe, putting her bow behind her back.

  ~Fire Magic - Create Magic Weapon : Dual Fire Dagger~

  Chloe then created two fire daggers. Meanwhile, the five ricocheting bullets began to fly toward her body.

  ~Quintuplets Double Slash~

  Before the five bullets could hit her, Chloe cut them apart. The five severed bullets fell to the arena floor.

  "......I won't give in either, senior. So don't complain if I attack you at close range," Chloe said.

  "Of course I won't complain because I've often faced opponents who can use close-range attacks," said senior Nadine.

  Chloe immediately moved toward senior Nadine, while senior Nadine continued to fire at Chloe with her rifle. But Chloe managed to cut down all the bullets fired at her with her dagger.

  "Looks like I'll have to use those bullets," said senior Nadine.

  Before Chloe could approach senior Nadine, senior Nadine created a new bullet and began loading it into her rifle. The bullet was immediately fired, but not at Chloe, but at a nearby chunk of ice. Chloe was confused by what senior Nadine had done.

  "Why did senior Nadine shoot at the ice block next to me?" Chloe thought.

  The bullet she fired hit the ice block, shattering it into tiny shards. Chloe was shocked to see the ice block shatter, as even her arrows hadn't been able to break or melt it. The tiny shards then scattered in all directions, including Chloe.

  Seeing the shards heading her way, Chloe immediately dodged them. However, she couldn't avoid all of them; some managed to hit her body, piercing her like needles. Chloe groaned in pain after being hit by the shards, which stopped her from approaching senior Nadine.

  "Because the shards were quite small, it was impossible for you to deflect them with your two daggers, so you chose to dodge them. But unfortunately, there were quite a lot of them, so you couldn't avoid them all," said Senior Nadine.

  Senior Nadine was sweating and her breathing was becoming shallow. It seemed she was quite exhausted.

  "What bullet did you use earlier, senior? How could it destroy a chunk of ice that even my arrow couldn't?" Chloe asked.

  "~Ice Crush Bullet~, this bullet can destroy any ice-like object. No matter how hard the object is, as long as it's made of ice, it will shatter. And once it shatters, the fragments will scatter everywhere. I could be hit by the fragments, too, but I can predict the right position to avoid them," said senior Nadine.

  "I see," said Chloe.

  "So are you going to give up now, Princess Chloe?" asked senior Nadine.

  Senior Nadine said this after seeing Chloe's body covered in quite a few wounds. The wounds were from the bullet attack and the ice shard attack just now.

  "Give up? How could I give up while my mother is watching," Chloe said.

  After saying that, Chloe quickly headed towards senior Nadine. Chloe prepared to attack senior Nadine with her two daggers, but senior Nadine appeared calm even after seeing Chloe quickly reach her.

  "Sorry for asking, Princess Chloe," said Senior Nadine.

  Suddenly, Senior Nadine had a small gun in her hand. She immediately aimed it at Chloe.

  "A small one-handed gun? That's right. I almost forgot that when she first appeared, she was carrying two gub: a two-handed long rifle and a small, one-handed gun. Why am I just now remembering this?,"

  "So she's been hiding the other gun all this time," Chloe thought.

  "Long-range attacks aren't my only specialty, Princess Chloe," said senior Nadine.

  *Bang *Bang *Bang *Bang *Bang

  Senior Nadine fired five bullets from her small gun into Chloe's stomach and chest. The shots stopped Chloe from attacking Senior Nadine. Chloe groaned in pain as she sat down after being hit. Seeing Chloe sitting down, Senior Nadine immediately pointed her rifle at Chloe.

  "This is the end, Princess Chloe," said Senior Nadine.

  "No, it's not over yet," Chloe said.

  Knowing Senior Nadine was within striking range, Chloe immediately attacked her.

  ~Double Flaming Slash~

  A slash from Chloe's two fire daggers hit senior Nadine right in the torso. Senior Nadine groaned in pain and immediately stepped back. However, Chloe quickly approached her.

  ~San Fulgen Art Fire Technique: Fire Dagger Illusion Movement~

  Chloe attacked Senior Nadine directly continuously using her two fire daggers. Senior Nadine tried to block and dodge the attacks, but they still hit her. When the attack aimed for her head, she tried to dodge by moving her head, but the attack aimed at her head was an illusion. The real attack aimed at another part of her body and managed to cause a wound there.

  The reason Senior Nadine kept getting hit was because she couldn't distinguish between the real attacks and the illusions. Chloe continued to attack senior Nadine repeatedly until senior Nadine's body began to be covered in numerous scratches from her daggers.

  "I'll lose if I keep getting hit by these attacks, and I'm starting to get tired."

  "Looks like I'll have to use that technique to win this match," thought Nadine senior.

  Amidst Chloe's barrage of attacks, senior Nadine suddenly closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She ignored Chloe's attacks and remained focused on her own. Then, after a while, senior Nadine ?opened her eyes again.

  ~San Lucia Art: Magic Martial Arts Technique~

  Senior Nadine suddenly used a magic martial arts technique, her hands now coated in ice magic, causing them to emit a kind of icy mist.

  ~Vision Improvement~

  senior Nadine also improved her vision. Although senior Nadine's vision was already good due to her ranged weaponry, she further enhanced it.

  Meanwhile, Chloe continuously attacked senior Nadind Initially, senior Nadine was still getting hit by Chloe's attacks, but over time, she managed to dodge all of Chloe's attacks.

  "Why is senior Nadine suddenly able to dodge all of my attacks?" Chloe thought in surprise.

  Meanwhile, the ice magic coating senior Nadine's hands gradually became very dense.

  "This is my final attack," said senior Nadine.

  Chloe attacked Senior Nadine again, but she once again managed to dodge the attack. Seeing an opening in Chloe's defense, senior Nadine immediately attacked Chloe with palm strikes from both hands imbued with ice magic.

  ~San Lucia Art: Iceberg Crush~

  Senior Nadine's palm strikes struck Chloe squarely in the stomach. Chloe vomited blood from her mouth and was immediately thrown into the ice blocks behind her, shattering them. The impact shattered the ice blocks around them and cracked all the ice blocks in the arena, making them easier to destroy. This is why when Chloe hit the ice blocks, they shattered.

  Chloe continued to be thrown into several ice blocks until she finally stopped before hitting the arena wall. Chloe fell to the arena floor, covered in wounds and blood. Chloe lay unconscious on the arena floor.

  Meanwhile, senior Nadine collapsed to her knees after receiving the blow. She appeared extremely exhausted from the continuous fighting. She gasped for breath. She tried to stand but couldn't. She fell back down and slowly began to fall to the floor of the arena.

  -To be continued