"Hypocrisy. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Genice glanced at Annaville and sneered, "I don't need anyone's forgiveness - self-interest is a human instinct, and neither do you. ”

Yuffie didn't miss the moment. She recited the incantation as fast as she could, casting a secret spell that worked on herself. Magic flowed through her body and nerves, and after a slight tingling pain, the whole world seemed to slow down. She calmed her breathing and thought about how to subdue the man in front of her.

Killing the other person directly is a very risky move. At present, Gid Sheen is the core of the entire spiritual network, and his death will cause the network to collapse, and all the souls in it will also be harmed to varying degrees - it is not surprising that the Crow Knights, who have been away from their bodies for a long time and are already weak, will die completely. On the other hand, attacks on the spiritual level are also not feasible, even if you don't take into account accidental damage, with a large number of souls as a backing, ordinary spiritual spells will not be effective against him at all.

In other words, the most feasible solution is to imprison his body and then consider how to safely dismantle the mental network he has constructed. She quickly sifted through a secret technique in her mind, took a pinch of fine clay from the side of her fanny pack, and applied it to the index finger of her other hand.

The magic flowed through her fingertips, turning into formless projectiles that struck the young man's back with precision.

Due to the effect of the Acceleration Mystic, all of this took only two seconds in real time. Then the world around her returned to normal, and she leaned against the wall, waiting for the spell to take effect.

The young man stumbled, moving noticeably slower. This was far less than Yuffie had expected - her spell was supposed to have the effect of transforming the individuals it hit into alive but unconscious rock statues in a matter of seconds!

The man seemed to sense the threat and backed away as he tried to reach into his arms. Of course, Lin didn't intend to let him go, she swooped over, knocked over a chair, and then twisted the other man's arm hard.

"Let it go, you idiot-!"

In a hurry, Gide erupted into an extremely violent spiritual impact, and Lin was hit by ripples like substance, and the whole person suddenly stiffened, and he had to relax the strength in his hand. Yuffie also felt a splitting headache, and she tried to throw a low-level spell - a dazzling lightning bolt that struck the man's back, sending him flying to one side, but not enough to stop the man's movements.

The man pulled out a pitch-black bottle from his bosom, bit the cork, and poured the contents into his mouth. A smile of pain and cruelty crossed his face, and he swallowed hard.

In an instant, Fael, who was still struggling to throw his fist, suddenly stopped moving, and was firmly slammed into the air by Elena, falling to the ground without a word. Yuffie turned his gaze out the window and saw that the people who had been desperately resisting were also unconscious, leaving the guards who were trying to subdue them at a loss.

Things have taken a turn for the worse again, and perhaps this was expected.

Annaville and Elena hurried over to help Lynn who had not fully recovered from the shock. Yuffie was a little worried about Fael and the people, but he didn't have time to care about their situation. She struggled to stand up straight, looking uneasily at Gid Sheen in the distance.

To be honest, he's probably no longer human. The clothes that had covered Gid's body were torn apart, leaving only a few strips of cloth, revealing a hard, black skin like volcanic rock. Strong muscles filled his body—a three-meter-high, tower-like body—and he had to arch slightly to keep his head from hitting the ceiling. The man's face had changed completely, a pair of sharp canine teeth protruding from the corners of his mouth, his eyes turning bright green, and his hair had fallen out completely, revealing a smooth and unusually smooth head.

The man reached out and plucked a long sword from the wall of the hall—it was two meters long, and Yuffie thought it was just an ornament, but she was clearly wrong.

"Ah, I don't want you to see me like this." Hoarse and low, but still belonging to Gid Sheen's voice, he said contemptuously, "It's a pity that the wood is already in the boat, so I can only invite you to die, after all, the dead don't talk much." ”

"Tell me, Gide." Annaville took a step forward and stared coldly at the pair of turquoise eyes, "Why are you doing this. ”

The man grinned, and Yuffie could barely make out a smile on his face that could be called mockery and playfulness.

"I thought you'd ask something more interesting, Annaville." He sighed, half-seriously, and waved the blade in his hand, "Because I need strength." I used to gather wealth because it gave me the life I wanted. And now I think that in the future continent, only power can be truly trusted. ”

"What the hell did you see?" Yuffie couldn't help but ask, "What do you think the future of this continent will look like?" ”

"Darkness, blood, war, pain and death. It's a pity...... Or luckily, you don't see that day. The man scoffed and replied in a low voice. He whistled, a cruel glint flashing in his pupils, "As a dying bonus, what I told you was enough—now, let this all end." ”

The man strode forward, the blade whizzing through the air, and Yuffie could even hear the humming of the blade. Annaville and Lynn met Gid on the left and right, and with their dexterity, the seemingly disproportionate sword and scimitar in their hands, they did their best to avoid the attack of the greatsword—Lynn's combat skills were learned from Pfister, although only fur, and with her physical strength as a dragon, she was enough to deal with this level of battle.

Elena holds the emblem of the Lord of Light, holds it close to her chest and prays, strengthening their bodies and minds with the magic of protection. Yuffie summoned two translucent palms nearly a man tall and shrouded in a silvery-white shimmer, manipulating them to cover Lynn and Annaville and create opportunities for them to attack.

However, all was to no avail. At this moment, Gide is not only amazingly powerful, but also has extraordinary speed and reflexes. His flesh was as strong as steel, and no matter whether it was a sword or a spell, it could only leave a light white mark. The only good news is that Gid, a warlock, has apparently never learned the art of grappling, and the greatsword is swung in a way that looks like it is imposing, but it can't really pose a threat to the four.

"What the hell did this guy eat, the fusion monster in the maze is not so strong!" Lynn gasped and grumbled, she was enough to melt the steel dragon's breath and couldn't do enough damage to the other party, "I'll have to analyze what he's left over, if only I could make a copy of this potion—"

"There's a lot of curiosity." Gid scoffed. Unlike the so-called fusion monster, he still maintained a clear sanity, "Give up your boring sense of justice and come to be my disciple, I can teach you more." ”

"The devil believes what you say!" The blonde girl shrunk back and dodged the sweeping sword, "A guy like you doesn't really care about anyone but yourself!" ”

Yuffie took the time to glance out the window, and the guards had moved the sleeping residents out of the place to prevent a few of them from accidentally injuring them in battle. Several men dressed as sheriffs watched nervously inside the room, clutching spears or swords and shields in their hands. She felt a little relieved and focused on the battle situation at hand again.

She couldn't remember how long the battle had lasted, maybe a few minutes or more. Mental and physical weariness surrounded her, and unlike when she had tempted the Firefiend, she had no reinforcements she could rely on—the guards outside were enough to maintain order in her neighborhood, but it was impossible to stop Gid from leaving.

She knew that the enemy was just as good as it was going. The speed of the opponent's swing of the sword has unconsciously slowed down, and he no longer tries to dodge the spells and dragon breath that attack, but only relies on his strong body to resist. As the four of them got used to fighting together, the wounds on the men's bodies began to mount, and the advantage seemed to be tilting to their side.

Ned, too, noticed this trend, and he swung his sword with a sharp swing, taking advantage of the gap between Annaville and Lynn dodging sideways, clenching his left fist and slamming it into his temple.

The piercing scream was mixed with a shockwave that hit the spirit, and it exploded in all directions centered on Gid. The glass of the house shattered in an instant, and the few sheriffs who remained outside clutched their heads in pain and crouched down. The four people in the room were thrown backwards against the wall by the violent impact, and for a moment they could barely move. The man strode towards them, intending to end the fight.

This time it was Yuffie who saved everyone's lives. Before visiting Gid, she had cast herself a secret spell that automatically worked in times of crisis, and now it has been triggered.

A shadow enveloped them in an instant, and before the massive blade could swing down, it disappeared from Gid Sheen's sight.