678 Nice to see you again (2/2)

Seiji's cheeks twitched as he looked up at the red moon which remained in the sky.

The spellcaster Kanzaki had been defeated. The host creator for the spell, Yoshihara, had died and moved on to the next world. Yet, this black mist realm still remained!

Was it the type of spell that was unstoppable once it was activated? Was it only a matter of time before this island was completely transformed into a Spiritual World!?

No wonder it seemed like Kanzaki had allowed himself to ”die” a little too easily. Had he already finished everything he needed to?

Seiji felt helpless as he returned to his companions.

”Yoshihara is gone now. But as you can see, the black mist realm still remains,” Seiji explained. ”All we can do now is determine the final victor of the tournament.”

There were only six remaining people that hadn't been judged to have lost from the tournament yet. Everyone else together with Seiji had already lost the tournament.

Shigure and Keimi remained from Red Team, while Seiji, Shika, Kanna, and Izawa remained on Blue Team. According to the tournament regulations, the group stage of the tournament would end after all members of one team were defeated. The individual team stage would immediately commence after that.

”I'm willing to surrender,” Keimi expressed directly. ”However, will there still be any danger in surrendering at this time?”

”Kanzaki and Yoshihara are both gone now. There should be no more danger,” Seiji told her.

Keimi glanced at him for a moment. She then formally surrendered for both herself and Shigure. The red light glowing from her palm's tournament contract confirmed this with the Bloodwine Spirit.

No black mist or other strange creatures appeared.

Seiji, Shika, Kanna, and Izawa soon all received a message from the Bloodwine Spirit that it was now the final round of the tournament.

Since only their two teams remained, they obviously became each other's opponents for this final round.

”Master…” Izawa looked at Kanna.

”Of course we're going to surrender,” Kanna stated. ”It's impossible for us to defeat Seiji and Kagura-san.”

”Haruta-kun has expended a great deal of Mana and energy. We have a chance at winning.”

”Ryuuno, are you such an underhanded person?”

”I'm willing to be underhanded if my Master requires it.”

”I don't want to become such an antagonist. I feel like I'll have a pitiful death if I start acting like one.”

”Then let us surrender, Master.”

There would be a severe punishment according to the tournament's rules if one surrendered without even attempting to fight. However, Kanna and Izawa didn't hesitate.

The Bloodwine Spirit thus drained a large amount of spiritual blood from both of them, causing damage to their bodies and souls. Both Kanna and Izawa kneeled on the ground and spat blood!

”Kanna, Izawa-kun!” Seiji hurriedly checked their condition.

At this moment, the Bloodwine Spirit declared Seiji and Shika to be the final victors! Both their hands immediately started glowing a bright red as a complex mystical dark-red spell formation appeared in midair.

This spell formation started glowing. A bright-red liquid materialized within which was crystal-clear as if it was the liquid form of a ruby. This liquid glittered brilliantly as if it was ethereal.

Seiji and everyone's attention were attracted to this liquid.

”So beautiful…” Keimi couldn't help but praise it.

This liquid was indeed beautiful. Everyone could sense that it contained great power.

This was the Challenger's Bloodwine!

Seiji didn't know what the best red wine in the world was like. However, he felt that the beauty of this spiritual Bloodwine probably surpassed that of any mundane red wine in the world.

He wondered what this Bloodwine would taste like… would it taste like regular wine?

The bright-red liquid condensed itself into a smaller ball. The spell formation then transformed itself into the shape of two goblets to hold all the liquid. The goblets then started floating towards Seiji and Shika.

The two of them were just about to reach out and grasp the goblets when black mist suddenly appeared!

”Get away!”

Everyone vigilantly avoided the black mist.

This suddenly appearing black mist enveloped the two goblets of spiritual wine, combining together and then speedily forming to become a human-shaped figure.

Incomparably dense mist soon materialized into something physical. Bright-red runes covered this figure as it soon formed a tremendous body with buff limbs, a vicious-appearing face, sharp claws, blood-red long hair, and dark-red horns…

Seiji's cheeks began to violently twitch after seeing this great demon.

He then began to curse inside once a large wine gourd and blood-red axe appeared.

Now, he received proof that this black mist realm would indeed develop into another copy of the Blood Moon Mountain.

Should he say something like ”Nice to see you again?” It was almost like this bastard was becoming an old acquaintance!