I find it very sacred to pick someone up and make them a saint.

"Uh-huh."

Lucia is always powerless to resist the intense enthusiasm of others, and she can no longer show hostility.

"How did you do that?! Does the Academy of Scholars have such training capabilities? Or are you exceptionally gifted?"

"Teacher, oh no... Chief Mien has provided me with a lot of help."

"I see!" Neuer's admiration for Mien deepened.

She leaned forward again, her hair almost touching Lucia's clothes, and Lucia was forced to retreat.

Neuer wore a perverted grin.

"May I examine your body?"

Lucia had a strange feeling, as if it wasn't something a girl like Neuer would say.

Seeing Lucia's troubled expression, Neuer pleaded again:

"I can help you with any problems right away; I have quite a few resources at home."

Then, remembering something else, she added, "Chief Mien also asked me to provide some assistance with your energy training."

"Did the teacher say that?" Lucia blinked.

"Yes." Neuer nodded vigorously, as if he had found Lucia's weakness.

"Alright then." Lucia sighed, pursed her lips, and tried to relax her body, loosening her tense shoulders.

Seeing this, Neuer's face broke into an even more lewd grin, and he was practically rubbing his hands together like a fly.

She composed herself, earnestly summoning her magic to envelop Lucia with gentle movements.

Upon closer inspection, their eyes widened immediately.

Lucia's energy was too pure, unlike those sharp-headed people who relied on drugs to force breakthroughs.

Her control over energy was extremely solid; every bit of it was integrated into her flesh and blood, becoming a part of her body. This was almost the state of a 'Tracing the Origin' expert.

Further investigation revealed that her body provided immense assistance.

It is almost naturally pure energy, without a trace of impurity, as pure and clean as Lucia's external charm.

Neuer's mouth gradually opened wide. In all her years in the military, she had never seen a body trained to such a degree.

A surge of emotion welled up inside me.

He grabbed Lucia's left hand and held it tightly with both hands.

Lucia was startled.

But looking at Neuer now, he doesn't seem to be in that forced friendship state from before; rather, he seems genuinely excited about something else.

"Let's have a competition."

"ha?!"

The hand that was previously unable to be pulled out was suddenly pulled out.

What are you doing? Trying to challenge us?

Lucia leaned back on the sofa, warily scrutinizing Neuer from head to toe.

Even when concealed by plain gauze clothing, one can still see the firm muscles within.

To compete with her?

She could kill me with one punch!

"I'll have a match with you??"

Neuer immediately shook his head: "It's not a real battle. I will suppress my energy and maintain the same level as you."

Neuer's competitiveness did not arouse hostility, but rather curiosity.

Her passion for fighting made her itchy and eager to get into a brawl.

"That's impossible!" Lucia said with a determined look.

Even though there was no malice on Neuer's face, his mad scientist appearance was still terrifying.

She's still young and doesn't want to die.

"It's fine!"

Neuer thought of a way to break the deadlock again, and she grabbed Lucia's hand and rushed towards the door:

"If you're worried, we can ask your teacher, Mr. Mien, who is also the Chief."

Lucia's delicate body almost flew up, while Neuer felt like Lin Daiyu uprooting a willow tree in spring.

As soon as the door opened.

Surprisingly, Mien happened to be standing at the door.

He claimed he was going to deal with an urgent matter, but now he was trying to hide his embarrassment by looking around, hoping no one would notice his eavesdropping.

Neuer quickly announced his challenge.

"No problem!" Mien readily agreed.

Ignoring Lucia's stunned expression, he stretched out his arm.

"I've already arranged for a temporary competition venue to be set up right next to the administrative tower's arena. It's ready to begin at any time."

He then looked at Lucia and simply instructed her:

"Don't worry, I'll be waiting outside. I'll be there immediately if anything happens. There won't be any problems."

He immediately sold Lucia.

"Go."

Neuer grabbed Lucia and they quickly arrived at the competition venue.

Four high-ranking scholars and one holy chapter scholar stood guard nearby.

Neuer unleashed a massive burst of light energy, creating a gust of wind that shook Lucia's stern face.

Then, little by little, they gathered them up, suppressed them, and condensed them deep inside, eventually sinking to the level of a fourth-tier knight.

Her eyes lit up, and she instantly unleashed the fighting spirit she had accumulated over the years.

Lucia was starting to accept death more readily.

A faint electric shock came through the communication spell; it was a message from Mien:

Have a good competition!

Lucia sighed like an old man, and adopted a posture as if going to work was like going to a funeral, summoning her magic power.

Another slight electric shock came.

Lucia had no choice but to adjust her mindset and take the task assigned to her by the teacher seriously.

A model student in every sense of the word.

Her eyes narrowed, a fighting spirit rising within her, as she stared intently at Neuer.

However, her momentum had clearly diminished, which made her even more discouraged.

With a command from the scholar of the Holy Chapter, the competition officially began.

Lucia's pupils suddenly contracted.

Because Neuer really didn't hold back, he rushed over at full speed the moment he arrived.

Like a knight, he conjured a holy spear in his right hand and thrust it through the air.

Why are you risking your life like this?!

Lucia, desperate to save her life, immediately began to defend herself.

As she dodged the gunshot, she instantly conjured a "Divine Light Waterfall" in the air, which then cascaded down.

While defending against Neuer's offensive, they also tried to cover the surrounding space to protect their own safety.

He used all his strength in the very first thing, as if he wanted to empty his energy immediately.

Neuer stared at the overwhelming waterfall of light for a moment, then exclaimed, "You call this Tier 4?!"

If only 4th-tier magic is used, Noir has no chance of fighting back.

But in that instant, her fighting instincts in dire straits were awakened, and she maintained absolute composure.

He immediately made a choice, no longer focusing on attacking, but instead accelerating his pace and rushing towards Lucia.

In the blink of an eye, he rushed to within a few meters of Lucia.

Lucia was immediately caught in a dilemma by Neuer's response. She couldn't very well pour the divine light waterfall over her head, could she?

They had no choice but to hastily stop the light waterfall and fly backward.

In mid-air, she saw Neuer's fiery eyes.

"She really wanted to kill me!"

Where's the teacher? Help!

But there was no time to call for help. Faced with Neuer's rapid reappearance, Lucia reacted instinctively in this life-or-death situation.

He swiftly summoned the "Sword of Purification" in his hand, no longer trying to escape, and attempted to fight against Neuer's close-quarters combat.

Neuer was surprised again.

How did she learn so many spells in just a few months?

And all of them are high-level spells.

Furthermore, even after tilting the Oracle Light Waterfall, the energy was not yet exhausted, and it was able to condense into a physical energy lightsaber that many lieutenants could not control.

Neuer summoned the Spear of Light once more. Unlike the Sword of Purification, this was a one-time spell, its momentum unabated as it swiftly thrust forward.

It was clearly no match for Lucia's Cleansing Sword, but the more it was a case of the weak fighting against the strong, the more excited and carefree Neuer became.

The moment the two collided, Neuer's energy spear was instantly shattered, while the 'Sword of Purification' only wavered for a fleeting instant.

However, this seemingly clear clash produced a bizarre result.

Lucia, on the other hand, was thrown backward after the impact, while Neuer managed to stop in place after taking the brunt of the impact.

Before the collision, Lucia had already nervously slowed her pace; she really didn't understand why she had to fight to the death with the other party.

Neuer was horrified as he watched Lucia's body fly away like a falling leaf!

She immediately regained her senses and ran over quickly, trying to catch Lucia.

But with a 'thud,' Lucia still fell in front of her outstretched arms.

"Holy Maiden!!" Neuer cried out in anguish.

Surely he wouldn't come all this way only to get punched to death by the saintess.

However, Lucia's figure, which had fallen to the ground, gradually got up and sat up, looking exhausted.

The absent-mindedness in his eyes was no longer what it used to be.

Instead of being angry, he was immersed in thinking about the battle.

"Is the Holy Maiden alright?" Neuer, dressed in plain clothes, still knelt before Lucia.

He used his magic to examine the body carefully and breathed a sigh of relief after finding no serious injury.

I almost had to use my head to fight the roof beam.

Lucia did not respond, and the scene remained quiet for a moment.

After this fight, Lucia was also prompted to think.

Neuer's fervor before the collision and his own cowardice resurfaced in his mind.

I should have won, so why did I lose?

It's because I can't make up my mind.

In his deep remorse, Neuer also realized his own problems:

She's always like that.

They focus more on winning and losing than on right and wrong.

Because she always assumes she's right, and if she's absolutely right, then what else is there to consider?

It was precisely this mindless conviction that led to the tragedy in Valgon.

Lucia spoke first: "Why are you so focused during battle?"

"Because I only think about defeating the opponent."

"But your fighting style doesn't seem like you just want to defeat them; it's more like you want to take their lives."

"To defeat the opponent, the goal must be to take their life; otherwise, it is not a complete defeat and will have endless consequences."

"Then how are you sure the other person deserves to die?"

"Because they are my enemies."

Because they are enemies, they are already prepared to die.