Chapter 1012: Each Person's Instructor (Part 1)

When Lingyun arrived at the Occult Research Club, everyone was already waiting for his arrival.

"Teacher Lingyun, are we starting the intensive training now?" Rias asked.

Perhaps because Lingyun had become the teacher for this intensive training, Rias's form of address for Lingyun had also undergone a slight change.

Lingyun did not say anything regarding the change in Rias's address. After all, he was now the instructor for the short-term intensive training of Rias and the others; there was absolutely no problem with Rias calling him teacher.

"Yes, we can start now. Are you all ready? I will clarify one thing first: if you truly want to defeat that turkey in this Rating Game, then the price you will have to pay during training will be quite high!" Lingyun said indifferently.

"I know, but I will not give up!" Rias said, clenching her fists.

Determination also appeared on the faces of Himejima Akeno and Kiba Yuuto. To them, besides being their master, Rias held an extraordinary significance.

In order for Rias's engagement to be returned to her own hands, the two of them had already decided that no matter what difficulties they faced, they would support her with all their might.

Conversely, Hyoudou Issei, who was to the side, had a nervous look on his face. Although he had already been reincarnated as a Devil by Rias, because Asia was currently on Lingyun's side and Raynare had been killed instantly by Lingyun's Four Symbols Sword Dragon, he still had not activated his Sacred Gear—the Boosted Gear—and naturally lacked confidence.

"By the way, have you prepared a place for the training?" Lingyun asked.

Rias and Himejima Akeno looked at each other and finally shook their heads. Although there was certainly no lack of places for training on Rias's side before, since she had sought out Lingyun to be the instructor for herself and her subordinates, the training location should naturally be decided by Lingyun. If Lingyun did not designate a training location, it would not be too late for her to provide one.

"You haven't? I understand." Lingyun nodded slightly.

He had anticipated this in his heart. After all, Rias did not know what kind of training they were going to face, so it was naturally difficult to prepare a location.

"Then, follow me!" Lingyun grabbed at the Void with his hand and pulled open a spatial gate.

Seeing Lingyun's action, Rias's pupils could not help but shrink. Although she had heard from Tachiro Shirone that Lingyun possessed the ability to open a spatial gate with his bare hands without using a Magic Array, she still felt a trace of surprise when seeing it with her own eyes.

After passing through the spatial gate, the group arrived at a completely unfamiliar place. Looking at this place, a trace of shock could not help but rise in Rias's eyes, because the magic power in this place was simply too dense; if one could train here, it would surely achieve twice the result with half the effort.

"Now, let me first talk about my plan for each of your training directions," Lingyun said.

Hearing Lingyun say this, everyone present subconsciously turned their gazes toward Lingyun.

"First is Himejima Akeno. As Rias's Queen, you hold a pivotal position among all the subordinates. At the same time, you will also be the most important bargaining chip in the Rating Game and will inevitably face the strongest enemy, for example, the opponent's Queen! In a sense, your task is the heaviest. In battle, what you must do is confront the enemy's strongest combat power while striving to eliminate the enemy's weaker pieces as much as possible," Lingyun said.

"If both of these tasks are placed on Akeno, won't it be too heavy?" Rias frowned slightly.

"Rest assured, if it's about clearing out small fry, then Himejima Akeno's teacher is a professional!" A mysterious smile curled at the corner of Lingyun's mouth.

"Akeno's teacher? Could it be that there are other instructors?" Rias asked.

"That's right!" Lingyun snapped his fingers lightly.

Following a soft chime, a small loli appeared by Lingyun's side. This small loli had long crimson hair and wore a headpiece inlaid with a sapphire on her head, with the light of Thunder flashing from time to time in her golden eyes. On her body was armor forged from crimson Dragon Scale, revealing an inexplicable sense of majesty.

After this small loli appeared, she reached out and hugged Lingyun's arm, appearing to be very close to him. Looking at the small loli's appearance, Tokisaki Kurumi could not help but give a soft 'tch'.

And the moment this small loli appeared, Rias's side became completely vigilant. They felt an indescribable sense of majesty from this suddenly appearing loli. Hyoudou Issei could not help but let out a muffled groan and subconsciously gripped his right hand.

"She is?" Rias asked with some difficulty.

"Ah, she is the Sky Dragon, skilled in manipulating Thunder Power, and she is also the teacher I have chosen for Akeno. She has a special technique called the Thunder Summoning Bullet. If Himejima Akeno can learn it, she will be able to launch a group attack on the opponent at the start. As for how many people she can make the opponent forfeit, that depends on how well Akeno masters this move!" Lingyun said with a smile.

With the improvement of his own abilities, the three phantom gods split from Harakhti seemed to have undergone magical changes. The most obvious point was that they could now transform into human forms, and their strength would not decrease.

"Thunder Summoning Bullet?" Tokisaki Kurumi's mouth twitched slightly, and at the same time, she silently lit a candle for Sairaorg's subordinates.

The Sky Dragon looked at Himejima Akeno, then nodded, spread a pair of red dragon wings from behind her, and flew in front of Himejima Akeno.

"By the way, there is one thing I must remind you of: since the opponent is Sairaorg's Queen, she might hold a trump card made with the unique abilities of the Phenex Family, such as something that can instantly heal wounds!" Lingyun suddenly reminded her.

"Wait, if they use something like that, isn't that too cheap!" Hyoudou Issei could not help but shout.

"No, the opponent is the Phenex Family. In a sense, this kind of thing is part of their ability, so it cannot be considered cheating!" Lingyun said with a smile.

"I understand!" A heavy look appeared on Rias's face.

She knew that Lingyun's statement was not a hypothesis; the opponent really might do such a thing.

Hearing that Rias and the others had taken his words to heart, a smile could not help but curl at the corner of Lingyun's mouth. He wondered if, facing Rias and the others who had prepared in advance, the Phenex tears in the hands of Sairaorg's Queen would still be able to play a role.