Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube

Silence.

Deathlike stillness.

Every spectator present, whether they were merely common folk or distinguished nobility, even those with ulterior motives, were all plunged into bewilderment and astonishment at this moment, unable to react for a long time.

Even Yuri and Eredman, along with everyone in their respective camps, were staring wide-eyed at the training field, looking at Jill who lay before Reiger, and then at Reiger holding a gleaming silver short sword that no one knew from where he had drawn, stunned by this sudden turn of events.

After a while, the crowd suddenly erupted.

"What, what just happened?"

"Murder?"

"Did that tactical level magician commit murder?"

"Did he break the rules of the battle festival?"

These were the immediate reactions that came to people's minds.

Only a few, after their initial shock, suddenly stood up.

"That guy, he actually tried to kill Reiger?"

Anger faintly appeared in Yuri's voice.

Marilyn, Ai En, and Ian also subsequently showed cold expressions, their eyes casting icy looks toward the Eredman's faction.

But on Eredman's side, besides Safaz, who went silent and did not react at all, the rest were all wearing faces of confusion.

"What, what's going on?"

Eredman was at a loss.

"The situation seems a bit off."

The noble young man who had been sitting back in his chair at the VIP seats sat straight up now.

"Mitis sister? What's going on?"

Isu was completely panicked.

"I, I don't know either."

Mitis herself looked utterly baffled for once.

The crowd gradually became noisy, confused by this abrupt situation.

However, at this moment, Reiger in the field moved again.

"Bang!"

With a blast-like sound, Reiger fiercely kicked the ground in front of him, stirring up a tumultuous dust cloud.

He actually aimed a kick at the fallen Jill's head, as if he intended to explode his head with a single kick.

However, his kick did not hit the target.

Jill, who hadn't stood up from the ground, suddenly sprung up the instant before Reiger's ruthless strike could hit his head, shooting backward with the speed and agility of a wild quadruped, dodging Reiger's attack.

"He's alive!"

"That man is alive!"

Cries of astonishment came from the spectators.

Thus, Jill, amid the exclamations of others, crouched on the ground on all fours, his head hanging down, his expression unclear.

Such as he was, the blood at his chest had already stopped flowing, and the wound was not as deep as imagined.

And seeing Jill like this, for some reason, a chill seeped into the hearts of everyone present.

"That swordsman, indeed, is as Reiger said, not right."

Even Yuri now felt that something was off.

Not just her, others also sensed something odd about Jill at this very moment.

A chilling feeling emerged from many people's hearts, causing many to view Jill, crouching there with blood seeping from his chest, as if they were looking at a wounded beast.

Only Reiger, with a cold expression, looked at Jill and faintly spoke out.

"No longer pretending to be dead?"

This seemingly mocking statement did not elicit any response from Jill.

Jill still crouched there with his head down, only raising one hand to touch his chest.

"It hurts so much..."

As his voice sounded dreamlike, the chilling sensation in everyone's hearts grew even stronger.

Jill then began to stare at his own hand, looking at the blood on it, before suddenly laughing.

"So, my blood is red?"

"Red... vivid... hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot…"

"Hehe... hahaha... ahahahaha...!"

The laughter of the blood-stained swordsman grew louder, more bizarre, and increasingly chilling.

After a while, his laughter abruptly stopped, and he forcefully lifted his head, revealing eyes that were tightly closed but then suddenly opened to show wholly crimson whites, like the eyes of a demon.

"So! Painful! Ah! You bastard———!"

The blood-stained swordsman roared, his figure flashed, and he burst forth!

His speed was several times faster than when he had launched an attack on Reiger at the start of the match!

"Clang!"

The sharp long blade chopped down, carrying a series of piercing sonic booms, forcefully striking the bright silver short sword, causing a bell-like steel sound.

Reiger raised his short sword, blocking the swift slash from Jill, his gaze still as cold as ever.

"Hahaha!"

Jill laughed loudly, his blade turning into numerous afterimages, attacking Reiger with astonishing speed.

"Clang—clang—clang—clang—clang—"

The intense sound of metal clashing rang out immediately.

Reiger's bright silver shortsword and Jill's sharp long blade clashed at high speed, continuously producing the sound of collision.

Both figures vanished from their spots, transforming into ghostly afterimages that entangled each other, darting around the arena in a fierce battle.

In an instant, sparks exploded, the wind swept up, and the dust rose as if stirred by flying sand and rocks, turning the entire training ground into a battlefield, as if thousands of troops were charging, kicking up thick dust.

Some onlookers fell into a stupor at this scene.

Others were thrown into chaos.

Whether they were spectators or directly involved in this war festival, watching Reiger and Jill battle fiercely left everyone with a bewildered expression.

"He... he..."

Even the young noble from the capital, upon seeing the intense battle between Reiger and Jill, was left blank-minded.

"Isn't he a magician?"

This was the first thought that occurred to many who knew Reiger.

What did they see?

They saw, the tactical level magician they were focusing on, currently engaging in intense close combat as a swordsman!

The intensity of this close combat, considering the momentum and the aura, was even more terrifying than the previous fierce fight between the veteran swordsmen Marilyn and Safaz!

Reiger Brillhaut, was he not a tactical level magician, but a seasoned true swordsman?

Misinformation?

This idea, in the next instant, was directly negated.

"[Liberation's Light Arrow, Holy Wood's Bow Stave, I am the Bow's Master.]"

"[Intercept, Fairy Archer.]"

"[Pierce, Guaranteed Hit Arrow.]"

A cold chanting voice emerged among the intense battle, causing a vivid magic power light to gather in Reiger's hand.

"[Arc-shaped Beam.]"

With a sword stroke that deflected Jill's blade, Reiger while darting at high speed, released the magic power light from his hand, turning the guaranteed light arrow into a cannon-like blast aimed at Jill.

Jill reacted sharply, his body touching the ground like a wild beast, bouncing and speeding around the ground to dodge the incoming attack.

However, the light arrow transformed into a cannon blast continued to chase him relentlessly, no matter how he jumped or changed direction, closely pursuing him and tearing through space, leaving long trails of light.

It was not long before the light arrow caught up with Jill.

"Boom!"

A tremendous explosion occurred the moment the light arrow hit Jill.

The blast engulfed Jill's body, ravaging the arena, illuminating not only the entire grounds but also the faces of all the stunned spectators.

Everyone, whether shocked, bewildered, or trembling, stared at Reiger.

Especially Safaz, Eredman, Isu, Mistis, and those with ulterior motives who, upon realizing an unbelievable truth, all stood up.

"He is actually proficient in both swordsmanship and magic!?"

"A seasoned true swordsman and a tactical level magician!?"

"My God!"

Numerous exclamations broke the silence of the spectator stands.

"A seasoned true swordsman and a tactical level magician..."

The attendant by the noble youth from the capital seemed unable to believe what he was seeing.

"All wrong... all wrong..."

The noble youth was also trembling, continuously muttering to himself there.

"Am I seeing things right? He is not only a tactical level magician but also a seasoned true swordsman?"

Isu's eyes widened in disbelief.

Not just Isu, even Mistis at this moment had her beautiful eyes wide open.

"Well, I thought he was hiding a wild card, but turns out he was hiding a deadly dagger?"

Safaz turned his gaze towards Yuri on the opposite side.

On the other hand, Eredman was completely thrown into chaos.

The successive events had overwhelmed the conservative former head of the Frantz family, leaving him momentarily unable to respond.

In the entire training ground, only Yuri's group remained indifferent in the face of this situation.

Even Yuri instructed Marilyn and others.

"Have the audience in the stands dismissed! Quick!"

Yuri issued such an order.

She had a premonition that what was about to happen might be dangerous enough to threaten bystanders.

Under the drive of this premonition, while deciding to disperse the crowd, Yuri had already started chanting magic, ready to take action at any moment.

Meanwhile, the two in the arena had once again entered a state of fierce combat.

"Hahaha!"

There, Jill burst out from the flames, his skin charred and festering, but he laughed carelessly, his eyes blood-red as he charged at Reiger.

"I want blood! Give me your blood! Give me your blood!"

Jill, in his frenzy, roared and slashed out like a violent storm, and unexpectedly, bursts of blood-red magic power emerged from his body.

With this blood-red magic power enhancing him, Jill's strength seemed to grow stronger; with each slash and chop, he was capable of pushing Reiger back.

Reiger parried Jill's attacks, his eyes gradually turning solemn.

On the other side, Yuri, witnessing this scene, momentarily halted her magical chanting.

Staring at Jill's figure, Yuri spoke word by word.

"Demon Sword Technique..."

She had finally figured out what was wrong with Jill.