Looking at the tactical board in front of him, Rias was also nervous.


    Cangna is also good friends with her, so she also knows the situation of the other party. Like Rias, Cangna did not gather fifteen pieces. Now she only has one queen, a castle, a knight, two bishops, and two soldiers. In addition, Cang himself, as the king, only eight people.


    Of course, Rias''s situation is not much better. Now she is under her command: [Queen] Akai Himejima, [Knight] Yuto Kiba, [Castle] Tacheng Kitten, and Mary, Mio Narise, Flilian, Wanria and Duanmu Huai as temporary contracts.


    Since Duanmu Huai is clearly trying to fish, the current situation is eight to eight.


    Rias is clear about the strength of Akano Himejima, Yuto Kiba and Tacheng Kitten. Mio Narise said... She also watched each other grow day by day, but Marie and Flilian are different. These two rarely take action, so Rias doesn''t know how strong they are. Of course, they obviously don''t want to say it directly.


    Generally speaking, temporary contracts are basically not seen in formal competitions. The reason is very simple. On the one hand, the soldiers of temporary contracts cannot be promoted. On the other hand, it is also to avoid any bigwigs bullying newcomers on this ground. Originally, Lias had made plans to not let Duanmuhuai play, but he did not expect that although the opponent had forbidden damage to the venue, he did not prevent Duanmuhuai from playing.


    Of course, Rias can guess the specific reason. The Demon World wants to have a good relationship with the Inquisition, so popularity is very important. The most popular competition in the Demon World is the ranking competition. If the Inquisition performs outstandingly in this regard, it will enjoy a high popularity in the Demon World, which is also helpful for the promotion of his brother''s plan.


    In fact, strictly speaking, Duanmuhuai does not mean invincibility when playing. The reason is very simple. The most important thing in ranking competitions is to defeat the king. Just like chess, only by eating the king can it be considered a victory. Duanmu Huai obviously cannot be a king. Unless he has been following Rias, who is the "king", the other party will find a chance to kill Rias, and they will lose this game. No matter how Duanmu Huai does it, it will be useless.


    Of course, as long as Duanmu Huai kills the opponent''s king, then Rias''s side will be equal to victory. For Duanmuhuai, this is probably as simple as eating and drinking water.


    Duanmu Huai himself may also know this very well, so he ran to bed.


    After all, his move is equivalent to cheating, so he might as well just watch it on the wall.


    If Rias stays in the base camp, then he can guarantee Rias is fine, but the question is - will Rias accept it?


    Obviously not. If you can only rely on Duanmu Huai to win, then you don’t need to ask Rias knows that his evaluation in the Demon Realm will inevitably be reduced. The original intention of ranking competitions is to improve the demons'' evaluation, not just to win the competition. So if Rias hurried behind Duanmu Huai in order to win, causing the demon world to lower her evaluation of her, it would be put before the horse.


    Lias still knows the power of his family, but for others...


    "What are your plans?"


    "Look at your thoughts, Miss Rias."


    Mary didn''t care at all, and Flilian just looked at Mio Narase lazyly.


    "I''m just here to guide her in actual combat."


    ……Okay, another fisherman.


    "So, can Miss Mary be asked to be responsible for being bait?"


    "I''ll be the bait?"


    "Yes, Cangna and I are very familiar with each other. Although I already know that Teacher Duanmu will not play, she definitely doesn''t know. I think Cangna will take Teacher Duanmu as the main force on my side to act, so I plan to use another method to lure and divert their attention. Everyone knows that you have a good relationship with Teacher Duanmu. If you take the initiative, you may let them attack you."


    "To me?"


    "Yes, after all, this battle has restrictions, and although it can be defeated, it is not said that it cannot be arrested. Cang and the others don''t know your strength. Maybe they will think of limiting Teacher Duanmu''s actions by capturing you or Mio. It is very useful as hostages or shields."


    As for why Mary was asked not Narase Mio to play this role, the reason is very simple. Although Rias had never seen Mary''s true strength, at least she could guess that since Duanmu Huai was so relieved about Mary, her strength must be guaranteed.


    As for Mio Narase... Maybe she was really caught as she acted.


    "So I''m going to be bait to lure the opponent to take the initiative and then fall into the trap..."


    After listening to Rias''s explanation, Mary''s expression was a little subtle.


    "If you don''t want to, forget it."


    "No, it''s just that, I remembered when Mr. Duanmu and I first met."


    “Just meet?”


    "Yes, Mr. Duanmu used me as bait to lure those monsters... I really miss it, it didn''t take long..."


    While muttering to himself, Mary put on a complicated expression of nostalgia and looked out the window. She still remembered that at that time she had nothing but golden eyes, but she just ran faster, and was taken by Duanmu Huai to catch monsters who were eager to obtain their golden eyes... Well, now that I think it was the same as a long time ago.


    When everyone heard her speech, they were confused - and there was such an expansion? Having said that, Teacher Duanmu, you have actually done such a thing?


    But soon, Mary withdrew her gaze.


    "Please leave it to me. I have very experience in doing bait."


    “………………”


    Facing the confident Mary, others didn''t know what to say.


    Soon, the competition officially began.


    The map is the entire department store, with a time limit of three hours, so it is a short-term decisive battle. From this point of view, both sides can only fight quickly. Perhaps it is precisely because of this that the limit cannot be destroyed in the entire venue, otherwise things will be troublesome.


    Lias and Akaishima are in the group, Yuto Kiba and Kitten Cat, Mary and Wanria are in the group, Mio Narise and Flilian are in the group.


    Among them, Mary and Mio Narise are both considered baits, while Rias and Tacheng kittens are responsible for ambushing behind. As long as they find each other, Mary and Mio Narise will find a way to lure them to the designated location, and then rush over here to defeat them. This is a very classical and orthodox bait tactic.


    Of course, in fact, there are only a few tactics coming and going, and ultimately it depends on how to use them.


    At this moment, Mary was walking upright on the street. She was holding a staff that looked like a cane-like person in her hand, looking like a lady shopping in the mall. Wanliya jumped and followed Mary, staring curiously around.


    "This is the ranking competition. This is the first time I have participated in it."


    “Have Wanria not participated before?”


    "I didn''t have a master before, but my sister had participated, well... But if it weren''t for this now, I wouldn''t have participated, after all, Lord Mio has given up being the head of the family."


    As he spoke, Wanria clenched her fists and waved her a few times.


    "To be honest, I''m quite worried about Lord Mio. What if she meets a strong enemy?"


    "Is it okay to have Miss Flilian?"


    "That''s it, but..."


    Just as the two were talking, three figures appeared in front of them, blocking the way between Mary and Wanria. "I really didn''t expect that you would be the ones I met in the first place, which is really a bit surprising."


    The first thing that opened was the long-haired woman standing behind the trio. She was Cangna''s [Queen] and the vice president of the student union. Standing beside her were the relatives of [Castle] and [Knight].


    "I thought Teacher Duanmu would come directly."


    “Mr. Duanmu is sleeping.”


    Mary gave a straightforward answer.


    "Because the rules restricted his performance, Mr. Duanmu felt bored, so he went to bed."


    "Hahaha, it''s really like something that Teacher Duanmu would do."


    Hearing Mary''s answer, the vice president chuckled, and then she restrained her expression and stared at Mary.


    "To be honest, I never thought I would fight you in the ranking battle, Mary, but... let me see your strength!"


    As soon as he finished speaking, the vice president pulled out his long knife and rushed towards Mary. At the same time, the [Knight] beside her also quickly attacked and blocked Wanria.


    Soon, the two sides fought into a group.


    The other party’s [Castle] seems to be a fist-and-foot faction, and now you punch and I hit Wanria. When faced with the vice president''s attack, Mary seemed very calm. She held the staff in one hand and retreated. He easily dodged the opponent''s attack, and raised the staff in his hand, and then meteors shot out from the staff and flew towards the vice president.


    "drink--!"


    Faced with the oncoming star shooting, the vice president was not showing any weakness. She shouted lightly, swung the long sword in her hand, directly cutting off the star beam emitted by Mary, and at the same time, she bullied herself forward again, trying to fight with Mary again.


    At the same time, the last [Knight] held the blade in his hand and observed the battlefield carefully. It was obvious that she was looking at which side she couldn''t hold on and then helped her - of course, even if she did nothing, it was enough to restrain Mary and Wanria.


    “Drink—ha—!”


    The vice president quickly narrowed the distance with Mary, and swung the long sword in his hand again and again, but her attack had no effect at all. Every attack would be barely avoided by Mary and could not hit the opponent at all.


    Is this the power of Mary?


    Holding a long sword in his hand, the vice president also looked solemn. She knew that the other party was just a human, not a demon, and was also a soldier in the temporary contract, which means that it was impossible to have power compared to the demon.


    However, what surprised the vice president was that her attack had no effect on Mary. She considered herself a master of swords, but every time she slashed, Mary would easily avoid it. It seemed that the other party had seen through her swordsmanship trajectory at the moment she took action.


    Could it be that Mary is also a hidden master of swordsmanship?


    “Swish———!”


    The long sword swung down again, and Mary also flashed to the side as if she had seen through the opponent''s attack as before, and raised the staff in her hand to release the meteor magic again. The vice president has long been used to this, and it is obvious that Mary will set aside again when she resists magic - just like the previous few times.


    So she raised the knife without hesitation and waved the meteor magic in front of her again to break it.


    However, just as the vice president swung his sword and broke through the meteor magic, she saw that Mary did not retreat as before. On the contrary, her left hand suddenly raised, and a strange-shaped pistol appeared in her hand!


    “Bang!”


    The sudden gunfire sounded even Wanria, who was fighting against the [Knight] next to her, was stunned. Everyone hurriedly turned their heads to look at the place where the sound came out. Mary was holding a staff in her right hand and a cannon in her left hand, aiming at the front. In front of her, the vice president half-kneeled on the ground and reached out to cover his chest.


    "I really didn''t expect that you would actually use a gun..."


    Looking at the guns in Mary''s hand, the vice president also looked speechless. It''s no wonder that, whether in the demon world or in the human world, demons fight either cold weapons or magic. It is extremely rare to use weapons like guns. So much so that when Mary pulled out the gun, the vice president didn''t even react to what happened and was hit.


    Speaking of which, she is a foreign student, but...


    "You really can bring the gun in..."


    "Please don''t move around."


    Mary stood there, her muzzle still aimed at the vice president in front of her.


    "I heard that in this kind of competition, you will automatically withdraw as long as you lose your combat effectiveness. You are already injured and you have no way to continue fighting."


    "Yes, although it didn''t hit the key point, it would be a matter of time before I could be eliminated if this continues."


    The vice president gasped and looked at Mary.


    "But...I''m not over yet!"


    Before he finished speaking, the vice president suddenly jumped up, and the long sword in his hand stabbed Mary straight. Faced with the vice president''s almost self-sacrifice attack, a golden light flashed in Mary''s eyes, and then she raised her gun and aimed at the vice president.


    “Bang!”


    Success!


    Hearing the gunshots sounded again, a smug sneer appeared on the vice president''s face. She didn''t expect her attack to cause harm to Mary just now, but she also has her own killer weapon, which is the magic weapon she hides!


    "Come out, the mirror of memory!"


    With the call of the vice president, a gorgeously decorated mirror appeared in front of the vice president. Once this mirror is destroyed, it will be damaged and bounced back to the opponent. According to the vice president''s idea, Mary''s bullet will inevitably break the mirror, and then she will also withdraw from the competition like herself because of the rebound attack!


    However………The expected picture did not appear, and the bullet did not hit the mirror as the vice president imagined. Instead, it flew over the edge of the mirror and hit the ground next to it.


    How is it possible...!


    Looking at this scene, the vice president widened his eyes in surprise. She was an expert in counterattack. Logically speaking, her ace was not exposed, and the other party should not know the secret of his magic weapon at all.


    So, this is...


    The vice president''s thoughts ended here. The next moment, she fell to the ground with excessive blood loss, and then disappeared into the air with a flash.


    At the same time, the broadcast sounded again.


    [A ‘Queen’ of Lord Cangna Sidi, eliminated]


    Seeing the vice president disappearing in the light, [Castle] and [Knight] who were fighting with Wanria, they looked at each other, nodded, and then they retreated violently, then turned around and ran away!


    "What should we do now? Sister Mary?"


    At this moment, Wanria also ran over and looked at Mary curiously, while the latter thought for a moment and made a decision.


    "Catch up."