"Yes! I think the combination of combat skills and battle blades is good. It can catch opponents off guard when they get close!" Bexia nodded. Battle blades are long-range weapons that have advantages and disadvantages.

Distance might be an advantage, but once someone gets close, battle blades are not as flexible as swords and knives. However, when combined with combat skills, they can compensate for this weakness.

"I have other combat skills here! Would Betty like to learn?" Long Momo suddenly got closer to Bexia's ear, exhaling a faint aroma that once again stimulated his nerves and made him immediately move his head back.

"Bang!"

However, Bexia obviously forgot that there was a hard wooden backrest behind him. His head suddenly hit it, causing him to grimace in pain.

"Let me see, why are you so careless?" Long Momo held Bexia's head and looked at the bump on it. A faint magical light emanated from her fingers.

"Are you okay?" Her soft palm caressed Bexia's head, giving him a cool and refreshing feeling. But more than that, a warm feeling suddenly flooded his mind. He flashed through a scene in his mind: in an endless sea of flowers, a girl whose face he couldn't see was also caressing his head, her eyes filled with a special emotion!

"I... I'm fine?" Bexia stuttered in response. Although he knew it wasn't ideal to act like this in this situation, he didn't want to leave Long Momo's embrace. After all, how old was he? There might still be remnants of attachment to maternal instincts among his feelings towards women.

"After I graduate, do you want to come with me to my hometown, the ancestral Kingdom of Anzu, for a visit?" Long Momo suddenly asked.

"Well...let me talk to Sister Ophelia first?!" Bexia hesitated uncertainly.

"Betty, you really make me sad! Are you saying that you don't even want to accompany your sister for a visit? Am I so low in your heart?" Long Momo's words were full of grievances. Carter, who had been "overwhelmed" on the side, couldn't bear it and said, "If Bexia doesn't want to go, can I go with you, Senior Long Momo?"

"Well, if you want to go, nobody's stopping you." Long Momo smiled lightly.

"I'll go, but Sis Dragon, don't do anything weird to me."

"What weird thing did I do to you?!" Long Momo suddenly pressed Bexia's head down, burying his whole face in her ample chest. He immediately struggled free, his face turning red.

This action only lasted for a moment. Otherwise, it would have been a big news if seen by others. But even so, Bexia started to feel at a loss. Fortunately, a voice calling his name came from the duel arena.

"Bexia, you're next!"

"I'm going down." Bexia quickly got up from his seat and rushed down without looking back...

The new opponent wasn't as tough as the previous Cro. This guy was just an ordinary commoner. Bexia didn't use combat skills on him like he did with Cro, but instead engaged him in a few fights and easily avoided a couple of attacks. After seeing the gap, the opponent promptly admitted defeat!

After several rounds of unhindered battles, Bexia realized that he was actually quite powerful. At least among the junior students, there were only about twenty people left, and he was one of them.

The next battles should be much more difficult. Bexia thought so, and it turned out to be true. As long as he won one more battle, he would enter the top twelve, which meant having the opportunity to receive intermediate combat skills instruction from Mentor Rose. Whether it was for the honor among students or the temptation of intermediate combat skills, everyone would definitely give their all in the upcoming battles to gain greater benefits for themselves.

The first match was between Carter and a red-haired noble girl. Both their strengths were relatively equal, and the battle was intense. Both fought with all their might to achieve victory, but in the end, Carter won due to his physical advantage.

"Those noble folks are really powerful!" Carter was considered very strong among the commoner students, but the difference between them was still too great."There are a total of twenty-four people, with only five being commoners. The rest are all nobles. Bexia, you better do well and not embarrass us commoners!"

"Alright... I'll try my best!" Bexia sighed as she looked at the excited Carter. Winning this battle meant she would enter the top twelve and qualify to study intermediate combat techniques.

However, Bexia suddenly remembered something. Wasn't her identity not that of a commoner? Didn't Ophelia give her a badge of a guard knight? That was a seventh-grade title, after all!

Although it was the lowest noble rank, it still belonged to the nobility.

"In the next match, Bexia will fight against Berg!" the mentor Rose's voice came from the duel arena, instantly calming everyone down.

"Damn it, why did she have to run into Berg?!"

"If it wasn't for Berg, both Bexia and Carter could have entered the top twelve!"

Many people in the commoner circle started complaining. Although they themselves couldn't achieve the top twelve, they didn't want the nobles to occupy even more positions. If there could be one more seat for a commoner, it would at least be a special dignity for them.

"Haha, Berg, you encountered another lowlife. You're really lucky," a noble who had a good relationship with Berg looked disdainfully at the commotion in the commoner circle.

"These lowlifes should just stay in the slums. Coming to Asman Academy has really tainted this place," Berg laughed arrogantly. His confidence came from his family heritage, which had lasted for two hundred years.

"Your luck is so bad, Berg. You have the opportunity to compete for the first place. Although that guy's personality is annoying, I have to admit that his strength among the first-year students is formidable. Many first-grade students may not even be his match," Carter worriedly said beside him.

"It's nothing. I won't lose," Bexia stood up, shouldering her battle blade, and as she walked, her gaze fell on Ophelia who was smiling at her from the duel arena. Ophelia had helped her so much, and she had nothing to repay her with. Winning this battle had an obvious benefit for her. On one hand, it proved herself, and on the other hand, it was also a affirmation of Ophelia's help.

"I promised Ophelia sister that I will achieve a good ranking..."