With the imagination of the pale black gem in his mind, a tiny black sphere with blue-purple phosphorescence appeared on the tip of his outstretched finger. This is one of the eight Elementals in this world, the Dark Element. Although it is a rather difficult technique, the boring sacred art textbooks and exams have finally come in handy here.

The Dark Elemental carries negative attributes, as opposed to the Light Elemental generated by Azrika Warden's treatment of Yugeo yesterday morning. Although there is a danger that the surrounding space will be wiped out at once if the Discharg is released in this way, it can also be used to use the "Adhere Possession. Object ID， LSS102382. Discharge.”

After chanting the last verse of the technique, the dark elements floating on the fingertips began to move as if they had been absorbed by something. The elemental fluttered and flew to the corner of the east side of the tower, disappearing from energy before it could make contact with the walls of the cathedral. However, in the past few seconds, a faint blue-purple trail had been left in the air.

Lin Yiyan immediately moved his gaze, staring at the position of the extension line of the line traced by the dark element. Yugeo also looked up and said with some regret, "Sure enough, the sword is in the cathedral." Originally, I thought it was a small room outside to store things......"

"But even though it's inside, it's not in a very high position. Level 2...... No, on the 3rd floor. It's great that you don't have to go any further. ”

"Yes...... So what. The original goal was to infiltrate the cathedral from somewhere other than the main entrance and get our sword back from the third floor. ”

Infiltrating and getting back was a word that only Lin Yiyan would use often when he was in the academy. Now that Yougeo said it indifferently, although Lin Yiyan had the trouble of whether he could rely on him, he still nodded.

Even if he knew where the sword was, the situation of having to pass through this maze of roses had not changed. I had thought of using a technique like showing the path to the exit, but unfortunately there shouldn't be such a convenient command.

Lin Yiyan and Ugeo turned the bronze gate again, and walked first to the square in front of them. If the roses wrapped around the left and right fences bloomed, they would be extremely beautiful at dawn, but the darkness now just helped Lin Yiyan and the others. Under the stars, try to trot forward without making a sound of footsteps.

Then, the next door appeared. In front of you is the square where the dragon landed. Although I do remember that there were benches and small fountains, I can't be sure without a map of the Rose Garden as a whole. No, there must be something like this in the square. Must have.

Thinking this to himself, he was about to drill through a door that was a little smaller than the previous one, when a slight pain came from the root of his bangs, which he had already familiarized. Almost at the same time, the blouse was clutched tightly by the Ugeo in the rear.

"What's going on?"

“…… Someone is inside. ”

"What......" Lin Yiyan suddenly put on a posture to meet the attack, staring ahead. The square is a narrow rectangle with an east-west direction, and the gate where it is located is located in the east. In the center is a fountain carved in bronze in the shape of the god Terraria, surrounded by four benches made of bronze like the surrounding fence.

Then, on the right side of the field of vision, on the bench on the north side, sat a person, just as Eugeo had said. His long wavy hair obscured his face, making it impossible to see his face, but he could see his slender body wearing polished silver armor and a long sword hanging from his left waist. From his shoulders, a dark cloak hung down. From the angle of Lin Yiyan's line of sight, you can clearly see the coat of arms composed of circles and crosses on the cloak.

Lin Yiyan and Yougeo held their breath at the same time, and whispered as if moaning, "Whole ...... Integrate the Knight ......! "There can be no mistake. Although not Alice judging by the color of his physique, hairstyle, and equipment, it's easy to think that he is as strong as Alice. And there is no sword...... No, even if we had a sword, Lin Yiyan didn't think he was an opponent we could defeat without injury.

Do you want to escape into the depths of the maze now through the north or south doors? But even so, he had to turn back, and for a moment Lin Yiyan fell into confusion. However, before he could decide on his own actions, a hearty voice from the square, perhaps a man, said, "Don't stand there and watch, come in, prisoners." ”

Unexpectedly, the thing shining on his raised right hand was a wine glass. If you look closely, there is still a bottle on the bench. Lin Yiyan, who realized the provocative aura in the knight's words and actions, was still defeated by the vice of not to be outdone and replied, "Hey, are you inviting us to share that glass of wine with you?" ”

The integration knight didn't answer Lin Yiyan's question immediately, but turned his face to this side and shook the wine glass gently, "Unfortunately, this is not a child like you...... And it's something that sinners can taste. This is a 150-year-old wine from the Western Empire. If you just rely on this fragrance, you can't tell it. ”

The smiling face of the knight with the glass in his hand is an enviable beauty under the stars. Above the towering bridge of the nose are long, wild eyebrows that create a delicate balance, while the sharp eyes radiate an icy gaze.

After the knight silenced Lin Yiyan and Yugeo with silent coercion, he uncovered his crossed legs and stood up to the sound of metal colliding. Deep violet capes and wavy lilac hair rose in the night breeze.

"My teacher, Miss Alice, is very discerning. It was predicted that the prisoner would escape from prison. ”

"Love...... Miss Alice? Mine, teacher......? Lin Yiyan could only repeat sluggishly.

The integration knight nodded highly, and continued to say unpleasant lines, "Although I obeyed her orders and waited here for a night on guard against the impossible thing like your escape from prison, until just now I thought that I should be waiting for the dawn with Rose in peace, but I didn't expect you to really appear." That chain was forged from spiritual iron forged in the crater of the Southern Empire, and if you can cut it all, there is no doubt that you are indeed a great rebel. ”

The smiling knight placed the glass on the bench and brushed his hair with his free right hand, his tone hardened slightly, "Although you will soon be taken back to the dungeon, it is necessary to deal with you a little harshly before then." But of course you've come to the realization of this, right? ”

Obviously, the faint smile had not disappeared, but there was an overwhelming vindictive aura from the slender figure, and Lin Yiyan had to desperately prevent himself from taking a step back. Re-energizing his body, he finally replied in a corresponding voice, "Well, of course, you know that we will not accept the disposition without resistance." ”

"Hahaha, the momentum is good. I've heard that it's just a fledgling that hasn't graduated from the academy yet, but it's still a little bit like that. As a tribute to this vain spirit, give my name before you cut your destiny to the last drop. - My name is Eldrier, the Knight of Integration. Synthesis· Thirty-one。 I was "summoned" more than a month ago, but it's just a junior who doesn't even have jurisdiction, so please bear with me. ”

Although there was a slight leak of breath in the middle of listening to the knight's chatter, Lin Yiyan didn't pay attention to his partner's reaction. Because in the lines narrated by the knight in a somewhat annoying bel canto, there are several important pieces of information.

First of all, there is an obvious pattern to the names of integrated knights. The full name of the integrated knight Alice is Alice Synthesis· Thirty is considered together, and the first words "Alice" and "Elderier" are individual names. The next "Synthesis" is the generic name. And then the last surname, in fact, is not a first name but a number. Although it is English that Yugeo does not understand, I am afraid that Alice is the 30th Integration Knight. And this Elderiyah is the thirty-first -

Yet he said he was "summoned more than a month ago." Although it is not known what summoning means, if Elderier is the latest Consolidation Knight to be appointed, it means that there are only thirty-one Integration Knights in total. Moreover, there should be a small number of knights among them who have left the cathedral because they are in charge of the security work in various parts of the world, and there are only a dozen knights left in the tower at most. However, even if this is calculated, if you can't defeat the rookie knight in front of you, it will only be the same as the fox that can't be caught.

Lin Yiyan whispered to Yugeo, who was behind him diagonally on his left, "We're going to fight." I'll deal with him first, and Eugeo will wait for my signal. ”

"Hmm. But...... Yi Yan, I ......"

"As I said, it's not time to be confused. If you can't win that guy, you won't go to the cathedral at all. ”

"No, not confused, me, to that guy's name...... No, let's put it in the back. Understood, but don't mess around, Yi Yan,"

Although there was a little uneasiness in Yugeo's reaction when he heard Lin Yiyan convey the battle plan, there was no time for him to calm down. I heard the sigh of the Guardian Spirit, who was in an unknown shape on his head as usual, but if he wanted to escape, he might as well check the strength of the enemy first.

Lin Yiyan took two steps forward, drilled through the door of the square, slowly untied the iron lock on his right hand, and held it in his hand. The knight, who was staring at Lin Yiyan's movements, moved his eyebrows as if he was surprised.

"I see, I thought you would be able to do without a sword, but it seems that you are planning to use that chain as a weapon. In that case, I'm looking forward to a bit of a battle-like fight. "Both the voice and the expression are at ease. Lin Yiyan, who was immediately stimulated by the cold sweat in his heart, shortened the distance little by little.

The chains on this side are equipment that can't activate the secret meaning, that is, sword skills, but the attack range is much longer than that of the sword. If you keep your feet and accumulate small damage through a hit-and-run strategy, you should have a chance of winning.

However, Lin Yiyan's inference was shattered in the next moment. The knight Elderier's right hand did not take out the sword on his left waist, but turned to the back covered by the cloak. He continued, "In that case, I won't use my sword, but I'll use this as your opponent." ”

The right hand, which was gently drawn, was clutched in the second weapon tucked away on the back of the sword's belt, a slender whip with a sterling silver glow. In front of Lin Yiyan, who was in shock, the whip stretched out in Elderiya's right hand and hung down like a snake on the stone slab.

Unlike the crude chain that Lin Yiyan held in his hand, the long whip was made of silver wire, which was a beautiful work of art. However, if you look closely, you can see that the whip is like a rose vine all around, extending countless sharp barbs, shining as if it were a starlight within. If you get hit by that kind of thing, it won't just be a skin peel.

In addition, no matter how you look at it, the whip is at least four meters long, and the chain in Lin Yiyan's hand is only about one meter twenty, and the difference in attack distance is more than three times. In this way, the hit-and-run tactic cannot be used.

Unlike Lin Yiyan, who was in a cold sweat behind his back, Elderliye still maintained his previous chic expression, gently shaking his right hand. The whip in his hand jumped up like a living thing, and then slammed on the stone slab with a "swish".

"So...... In order to pay tribute to the consciousness of betraying the Congregational Church and the taboo directory and escaping from prison, let me do my best from the beginning. Without waiting for a reaction from this side, Elderliye raised the whip in his right hand with his left hand and shouted in a terrible voice, "System Call!"

After that, the most complex spells, the sacred spells in der orld, like the magic in the nostalgic Alfheim Online, can be chanted at high speeds—that is, commands can be pronounced quickly. However, the faster you read it, the higher the probability that you will make a mistake.

Within the scope of Lin Yiyan's knowledge, the second place in the high-speed chanting was Soldilina's senior, and the first place was Azrika teacher. However, Elderiya's chanting speed was faster than that of the teacher, and it only took seven or eight seconds to recite the long command of probably no less than thirty words, and finally ended with a sentence that Lin Yiyan had never heard, "———— Enhance Armament!"

Enhance is ...... Aggrandizement? Armament is, that ......

However, Lin Yiyan no longer had time to flip through the English-Japanese dictionary in his mind. Elderiya waved his right hand without hesitation and swung his long whip directly at Lin Yiyan. The distance between the two was about fifteen meters, and even the length of that guy's whip couldn't hit Lin Yiyan's side. However.

Elderiya's whip shone in a silver trail in the sky, stretched several times as if it were made of a retractable material. In Lin Yiyan's astonishment, he reflexively raised the chain above his head with both hands. Immediately after, the violent impact shook the body, emitting a large number of blue-white sparks.

"Goo......!" As a result of the direct blow, the chains were severed. Lin Yiyan, who intuitively understood this, bent his knees and turned his body to the right to bypass the flow of the whip. With the "Bang! There was a sharp grinding sound, and the whip struck the stone slab separately from the chain, leaving a deep scar and returning to the knight's hand.

Lin Yiyan, who was in a cold sweat, looked at the chain in his hand, and then let out a low moan.

The "......" is supposed to be a chain made of Class 38 spell iron, and half of it has been cut by the blow just now, leaving only a single section of the severed lock ring hanging lonely at the end.

The integration knight put away his smile a little, and said to Lin Yiyan, who was stunned, "Huh...... I was going to cut off one of your ears. It's the first time I've seen the attack of my artifact, the Frost Scale Whip, but I'm able to block it.,I thought you were only at the level of an apprentice.,It's rude to underestimate you.。 ”

Although the knight was still saying something else, Lin Yiyan just opened his mouth wide. Enemy. And it's the super strong kind. Subconsciously underestimated the opponent, it was yourself. It was only now that Lin Yiyan realized that the integration of the knight Elderiyah · Synthesis· Thirty-one is an unfamiliar type of opponent that he has never encountered before.

Even in the case of death games, most of the players in that world — including Lin Yiyan — are actually online game fanatics who have nothing to do with so-called swordsmanship. Most people are just relying solely on stats and the assistance provided by the system, as well as the speed of reflexes that have only been trained in a year or two.

However, this Elderliah in front of him was different. He has spent more than ten years in this world practicing swordsmanship and studying techniques, and he has accumulated enough to reach his limit. Both physically and mentally, they are true warriors. Unlike SAO players, and unlike monsters that move according to system calculations, if anything, he is the embodiment of the fantasy Rune magic Knight knight.

Possessing skills and divine techniques far superior to those honed by the goblin soldiers who fought them in the Termination Mountains, and a willpower that far surpassed the Chairman's superior sword cultivators, Lyos Antinos and Uro Libantin, Elderiya was now superior to Lin Yiyan in every way. If he continued to fight like this with only one chain, it was a pity that Lin Yiyan felt that he would lose 100%.

If there's a chance of breaking out of this situation, it's ......

- You're not alone.

Although he felt that his thoughts were being said by someone, Lin Yiyan still turned to his partner behind him as if he was being guided and whispered, "Yugeo, the only chance to win is the fact that we are two people." I'll figure out how to catch that guy's whip, and then you go and take him down. ”

However, there was no response. Glancing behind him with doubt, Yugeo's expression in his eyes was more of a sigh than fear. And then came out of his mouth was also a line of appreciation, "...... You saw that too, Yi Yan. That's amazing...... I've only read about it in old books in the library, but I can't be wrong. That's armed total domination...... The essence of the weapon is integrated into the technique, and the miracle of the gods is embodied in the attack power of the weapon. Sure enough, it's an integration knight! ”