Seol Jihu and Phi Sora moved ten steps away from each other and took out their respective weapons.

They stood in a vacant lot behind the Valhalla building, where people rarely visited.

They chose this place on purpose because they didn’t want to attract other members’ attention.

Jang Maldong stood away from the two before suddenly dropping his gaze down to his feet.

Next to him, a tiny yellow fuzzball was staring at Seol Jihu and Phi Sora.

He seemed to have found his way here on his own.

Jang Maldong opened his mouth to ask him how he found out about the duel, but in the end, he just turned his eyes back to the lot.

There were two reasons. The first was that, with his tiny wings folded over his chest, the chick didn’t seem to want to be disturbed. The second was that Jang Maldong sensed Phi Sora’s movement.

Phi Sora stared at Seol Jihu and slowly stretched out her right arm.

The tip of her sword pointed at her opponent.

Seol Jihu stood motionless.

His spear hung horizontally in a relaxed grip as he faced Phi Sora’s fierce gaze with unwavering eyes.

A moment later, as Phi Sora bent her knees, Seol Jihu’s body turned slightly to the right.

The war of nerves continued unabated when suddenly….

“Haa!”

With a sharp cry, Phi Sora sprang through the air.

She ran and then kicked the ground with all her might.

As she soared into the air, Phi Sora raised her right arm above her head, then swung it forward with brute force towards Seol Jihu.

Clang!

Seol Jihu lifted his spear.

He parried Phi Sora’s sword, but it quickly found its way back to his chin.

The blade scraped across Seol Jihu’s face.

Phi Sora was persistent.

She changed the direction of her sword again and Seol Jihu hurriedly plunged his spear down.

In response, Phi Sora gracefully pulled her sword back and thrust it forward once more.

It was then.

Tang! A sudden, intense pain jolted through her right hand.

Seol Jihu had spun his spear in a semicircle and struck the back of her sword.

The clash was so strong that she almost dropped her sword.

Phi Sora managed to straighten her posture and tried again to stab her opponent.

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