Chapter 2: The Mercenary Attack
The woman with long silver-white hair was standing in front of them, but it made people feel that the place she was standing was empty.
If he relaxed his attention a little, she would be able to come forward and take their lives. Kyild is convinced of this.
The woman's outfit gave him some speculation about her identity, and from what they had learned, she was supposed to be a mercenary.
Those who claim to be "family" seem to be more inclined to use mechanical combat, and will not dress like this even if they themselves are killed. They hold their own identities and dress elegantly at all times - this is like those treacherous and slippery little nobles in the Demon King Continent.
"Rhine, did you find someone who disturbed the barrier?"
Without warning, a mature and charming female voice sounded behind them, and Wokan immediately turned back to guard against the person who spoke, while Kyild remained staring at the woman in front of him.
"Found these people near the barrier, with a vigilance comparable to that of a mercenary, and one of them still has the smell of the kind of medicine that Roses has taken on them." The woman's eyes were fixed on Kyird's body, as if she could see Bianko behind him through it, "I don't think anyone else has a greater possibility than they do. ”
Kyild's eyes narrowed slightly, if it was drugs, then he might be able to explain the matter. However, if he speaks now, it will cause distraction in his movements, and if the other party does not listen to him and attacks directly, then it is a very dangerous thing.
Luckily, there weren't just two of them, and Lanoda had the resilience to deal with the situation in front of her.
"If you're talking about some kind of 'drug,' maybe you'd like to hear from us?" She said cautiously, "Biya was forcibly fed some kind of drug, but she didn't eat it yet, and she quickly vomited it - I'm sure you'll be able to tell the difference, because you don't even need to touch Biya to know this, and we couldn't detect it before she became ill." In fact, the person who fed her that medicine belonged to an organization called Roseos. ”
The red eyes looked at her critically, then back and forth at the four of them. She was silent for a few seconds, still raising her dagger firmly.
"There's no way I'm going to trust you with a few words like your understatement." She said, "Since you insist that you are innocent, then fight me." ”
It's ridiculous, but they don't have any other choice. Kyild's lips pursed, and the tip of his sword pointed steadily at the woman who appeared to be a mercenary.
"Bia, you and Lanoda go on the defensive." Without looking back, he commanded the girl behind him, "Wokan, you watch them. ”
Bianko obediently used the props in her hands, and neither woman stood in her way. She stepped aside with Lanorda, trying not to get in the way of Kyird's movements. The silver-haired woman had been staring inquiringly at the dark-haired girl - it was so strange for her to behave like this.
"It's really love." The mature woman said with a smile, "Don't worry, we won't do anything to them—even if I say that, you won't believe it, will you?" But with such a cute and clean soul, it's a little reluctant for me to start. I hope you can clear your name. ”
She slowly walked over to the silver-haired mercenary, and Kyld finally saw her clearly. The woman was dressed in a revealing and sexy outfit, and her hair color was the same as her pupils, which was a very rare pink color. She smiled softly at Kyird, then walked to the other side away from Bianco, and sat gracefully on a stake.
"Rhine, hurry up and get things done." She covered her mouth and yawned, "If you stay here too long, Apayake will complain - he would have been very depressed if you left him and ran straight here." ”
"He deserved it." The silver-haired woman tugged at the corners of her mouth, "If he learns to be a little more obedient, he should just follow me in his broken machine." ”
As soon as she had finished her last word, she turned into a gust of wind that struck Kayld. The painful impact caused him to clench his hilt tightly, and a layer of blue light gradually rolled up on the sword.
"The reflexes are good, and I didn't let my guard down just because the enemy seemed to be chatting." The red eyes looked at his sword with interest, "Attaching mana to weapons?" It's funny, like that nerd Apaya did with his own machine...... But this is not a common attack for mages. ”
She delicately pressed her dagger against the blade of his sword, and with that force she leapt behind Kyird. Hearing the sound of wind whistling from the back of his head, he rolled forward decisively, throwing the water elemental gathered on the sword body in the direction behind him.
Such a counterattack is expected to be ineffective, of course, on the Goddess Continent, the mercenaries are the part of the group that is best at magic.
They quickly exchanged their weapons for a few rounds, which made Bianko's heart hold in her throat and watch. She knew that her young master was very strong, but the other party was from the Goddess Continent, and they didn't even know what the other party's name was.
"The swordsmanship is also very systematic, not like the style that came out of Roseos." The silver-haired woman tossed her dagger up and down, "However, in the Goddess Continent...... Is there such a family of swordsmanship? I've never seen such a 'family' that is elegant and hasn't forgotten about attack power, and even Huck is a fool who can almost be said to be a showman. ”
Kryd's face did not change, but alarm bells rang in his heart. The other party deliberately emphasized the "Goddess Continent", which was very likely that the other party had already suspected their origin - he couldn't even tell for a while whether it belonged to Rossos who was more hated, or whether the old feud between the goddess and the demon king made it easier for them to enter the danger.
He stared nervously at the other party, watching her every subtle movement, any unusual ups and downs could represent the next attack. On the Demon King Continent, they had never had such a battle. Even a good Assassin would not possess such elaborate combat skills, not to mention that the other party was a mercenary, and she had many other ways to attack him.
The silver-haired woman reached aside and slowly unfolded a light blue magic circle—as if taunting him, using the water magic he used to attack.
Kyild smiled wryly in his heart. This mercenary's magic ability is definitely not lower than her melee combat ability, even if the magic has been passed down more in the Goddess Continent, not everyone can use the magic array casually without the help of any recitation or props.
Although the ensuing attack was predictably unbearable, Kyild still took a deep breath and calmed himself. The light blue circle spread out patterns of different sizes around him, attacking the area without dead ends, which was obvious. It's uncertain whether the defense item will be able to fully resist this power, but it's much better to use it than not to use it. Make a defensive shield out of earth? A shriveled clod of dirt will become damp and slump when attacked by water, but if he builds it from moist dirt in the first place......
The surging magic made him flawless to take care of these things, and it was not even clear why the other party had given him time to prepare so obviously, so he could only defend first.
With himself as the center, he drew a circle on the ground with the body of the sword wrapped in the current, and the water carried the soil on the ground to form a circular protective shield around him, and for the sake of safety, Keild built a protection formed by pure water on the outside of the protective shield to cushion the attack from the opponent. Finally, he attached the transparent defense formed by the prop to the inside of the barrier formed by the dirt, and closed his eyes in the shield, concentrating on the unprecedented impact.
He thought of his girl, who must be very worried now, and who would cry profusely in a moment...... It was a real headache, and since marrying him, Bianko has become less and less easily coaxed.
Okay - thinking about this would just distract him. He had to concentrate on the assault before he could think about what he would use to make Bianko happy.
The mercenary's attack broke out suddenly, and without any temptation, she directly attacked him with great firepower. Kyild could feel that the barrier in his outermost circle could have a weak blocking effect, but it was able to dissolve a certain amount of magical power, which allowed some of the water cannons that were attacking him to be dissolved into small streams of water, and even lose power and fall powerlessly on the dirt.
Even if it's only a small part, it's enough. As a fellow magician, his magic power is naturally not as good as that of the other party, and it is already an unexpected joy to be able to have a countervailing effect. The dirt showed some signs of disintegrating under the attack of the water cannon, but it was able to withstand it for the time being thanks to the support of defensive items.
Kyild weighed his options of using his magic to replenish his protective layer and directly using his magic to protect himself, and finally decided to use his magic power on his body. The protective layer is too cost-effective compared to the mana it consumes, and the attack of the magic array may not last long, and if he waits until the defense items are finally destroyed, he also needs the ability to protect himself.
And his choice was perfectly prescient. The protective layer of dirt only lasted three to five minutes before it all crumbled, and Kyild could clearly see the terrifying attacks around him through the transparent defensive props - he even thought for a moment that maybe he would never want to use water magic again.
The transparent layers of defense also showed signs of dangerous trembling, but the surrounding magic circle gradually thinned out. The large magic array was getting smaller, and the small magic array had completely disappeared into thin air. Although the density of the water cannons still convinced that feeling them with his own body would never be a good option, Kyild was going to take a risk.
If this risk is successful, these can be over. But if it fails......
Kyild simply put the possibility of defeat behind him, not thinking about any misfortune that would bring him.