Chapter 659 Chapter 118 Worry
Magic and the light of long swords flashed one after another at the top of the castle, and in the short, crisp explosions, the knights’ furious roars were mixed in.
Verafia had already hidden far away. Although she was protected by Tais, she didn’t want to be accidentally involved.
“However, this woman is unexpectedly strong… Can Little Fei defeat her without turning into a dragon?”
Verafia gently pulled at her blowing skirt hem, her golden big eyes blinked, her slender hand propped up her chin, and she watched with interest the silver-haired young girl opposite her, who was also in stealth, fighting with a staff amidst the brilliant and dazzling magic.
The black-robed knight drew his long sword, emitting terrifying sword moves, but it was almost defensive, and his attacks were easily resolved. He had to dodge brilliant magic beams, and even, at the cost of injury, block them with a magic shield.
In Verafia’s understanding, this knight who had infiltrated the castle was undoubtedly a strong person among the crystal levels… But it was obvious that there was a considerable gap between him and Tais’s strength.
“Moreover, this woman doesn’t seem to intend to kill him, but wants to capture him… No, if she wanted to capture him, she shouldn’t waste so much time. Could it be that she wants to drag him until Shiel arrives?”
Verafia tilted her head again, looking at Tais, whose skirt was fluttering as she elegantly strolled through the battlefield.
She wielded her staff, and powerful magic star shards drew beautiful trails in mid-air, attacking the enemy, and bursting out with brilliant light on the ground and walls.
It didn’t look like a battle, but rather like a beautiful girl on an academy stage, connecting her staff with dazzling star shards, performing a highly aesthetic and elegant performance with magic and graceful dance steps.
– As Verafia said, Tais did not unleash her truly astonishingly powerful magic, nor did she intentionally attack the opponent, giving the knight opportunities to dodge and block. She merely waved the star shards condensed by her magic to forcibly obstruct his steps.
This was, of course, not difficult to understand.
Although Tais appeared to be just a young girl, she was able to lead the Kasha Cult and survive to this day, so having a subtle and cautious mind was only natural.
After all, she had not fully gained Shiel’s trust. To avoid arousing suspicion, the best choice was naturally to leave it to the Count to handle personally.
Of course, Verafia had no objections to Tais’s blatant holding back. She had no intention of intervening and had already hidden to the side.
She simply sat on a nearby stone bench, her legs wrapped in white silk swaying, her little head resting on her hands, and blinked her golden eyes with a rather cute expression.
“However, fighting here, aren’t you heartbroken that the castle walls and floor are damaged… Also, it’s not her castle anyway.”
Although Tais’s act was eight parts performance, the knight opposite her did not hold back at all. The magic light that burst out from his sword light had full power, which could easily kill a soldier.
Even in the solid castle, stone fragments were blown away, and gaps and cracks appeared on the castle walls.
However, more solid walls could not be easily damaged and instead became obstacles that hampered their steps.
The smooth stones of the high walls were like mirrors under the cold moonlight, illuminated by Tais’s light blue magic brilliance, reflecting the knight’s figure.
In the battle with the young girl, the knight’s black robe, used for stealth, was torn by most of the magic beams. His exposed figure indeed wore no armor, but he was undoubtedly a true knight. His face could even be described as handsome.
It could be imagined that at a noble’s dance party, this knightly youth with his imposing demeanor and extraordinary strength would attract the attention of many maiden hearts.
However, at this moment, the knight’s face showed an anxious expression, and his moves even showed flaws. He ignored the imbalance between attack and defense and blindly used powerful sword moves.
If Tais had not intended to kill, this Lord Knight would have been seriously injured already.
“But… does this knight not want to be captured, or does he want to escape the castle to inform his companions and master?”
Verafia propped up her cheeks, unable to help but guess, and blinked her golden eyes again.
She tilted her head slightly. Around the castle, soldiers from the territories of Counts Albert and Hyde were surrounding them. They were originally holding torches in their camp. Now, they were clearly raised high in the night, their bright light burning like torches in the dark night.
She could feel the worried and angry gazes of these people.
“Well, then, the identity of this Lord Knight and his purpose are quite obvious.” She tilted her little head slightly, turning her golden eyes, and said with her face raised.
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The violent sounds of battle were not only sensed by the knights surrounding the castle but also alerted the people inside the castle.
In just three minutes, a somewhat anxious young voice sounded from not far away.
“Veer, are you here?”
It was Ig.
Seeing their fight, Verafia, who had been somewhat drowsy, propped up her little face and swayed her slender legs, was slightly startled and her golden big eyes suddenly opened: “Hmm, this guy, why is he so fast?”
From the castle’s hall to this high balcony, Verafia had walked for nearly half an hour with Tais… In just a few minutes, this young man had run over.
She had originally thought that Shiel’s soldiers would arrive first… At least, it should have been Irene, the Star.
Verafia could imagine Ig’s shocked expression upon sensing the magic explosion fluctuations in the castle, then recklessly climbing over the railing, startling the maids and guards along the way, and rushing to the balcony where the battle was taking place in extreme anxiety.
Well, that’s not right. Many of Shiel’s castle maids and soldiers had already fled. Otherwise, how could this guy have appeared first?
Verafia stopped swaying her white silk-clad feet and her big eyes turned.
However, before she could figure out how to tease this guy, the boy’s rapid footsteps rapidly approached. He leaped up from the steps below, and his sapphire eyes swept around, finding her sitting obediently on one side of the battlefield.
So, Verafia, her small hand just raised, scratched her golden hair somewhat awkwardly and smiled brightly: “Ah, Ig… you’re here. Haha…”
As if seeing her, the expression on the boy’s face relaxed, but he still quickly ran to the girl, cupped her tender little hand, and said, “Young lady, why didn’t you hide further away? It’s so dangerous here, are you hurt?”
A rush of concern and anxiety, like the burning temperature of the young man holding her tender little hand, made her slender heart tremble slightly, and she raised her face.
“Ah yi… Hurt? Of course not. See, this young lady is fine, right?”
Verafia jumped down from the bench, her slender fingers lightly pulling at her skirt hem, spun around in front of Ig, and then raised her face cutely again, gesturing to him that she was completely fine.
Sensing that she was indeed not injured at all, Ig’s gaze towards her relaxed a bit, and his face showed a smile.
Seeing his expression, Verafia’s big eyes turned, and she thought of a very fun idea. The corners of her delicate lips curved into a victorious smile.
Her voice suddenly changed, and her flawless, snow-white delicate face suddenly became haughty: “However, you guy, you seem… to care about this young lady a lot. Do you like the Young Lady this much?”
Verafia blinked her golden eyes. Well, with such a scene, she could imagine Ig, left in the hall, missing her distractedly, like a forlorn puppy, looking pitiful…
Although this was her own doing, and she felt a little embarrassed, it was rare for her to have a chance to tease this guy!
Seeing the girl’s suddenly bright golden eyes and the smugly upturned corners of her lips, Ig couldn’t help but chuckle and nodded: “Yes.”
“Eh?”
Verafia’s gaze froze, and her expression solidified on her cute face.
What’s going on… Shouldn’t this guy’s heart be racing, feeling very ashamed, his face turning hot, his voice becoming flustered and stammering, and then this young lady triumphantly raising her face to mock him properly!
Why did he admit it so directly… And so frankly. Doesn’t he know that girls get shy easily?
“Ahaha, this young lady knew it…”
Feeling a mischievous little deer butting wildly in her slender heart, Verafia’s voice, coming from above, became less confident.
Stared at by the boy’s smiling eyes, her voice grew lower and lower. Finding that she couldn’t hide it anymore, her golden eyes glared at him angrily: “Ugh, you idiot, you just bully the Young Lady!”
Saying that, the girl’s snow-white little hand, as if wanting to cool down, covered her gradually blushing and hot face, and she hurriedly buried her head.
However… that knight fighting with Tais, shouldn’t he be able to see them?
At this time, she had a sudden thought: what if that Lord Knight saw her and Ig so openly showing their affection, wouldn’t he be so angry that he would spit blood, and just stop hiding, and let himself be hit by Tais’s magic?
…
However, the girl’s reverie did not truly become reality. After Ig arrived, with a burst of hurried footsteps, Shiel and Ophi, along with the castle guards, rushed over.
Behind the Count’s daughter followed the Silver Moon Elf, whose unhidden Star aura made the knight despair.
Irene’s silver pupils merely glanced, then, with a slight raise of her jade hand, pure magic danced in the air, like threads condensed from pure moonlight, easily piercing the knight’s defenses and binding him securely, like a zongzi, to the ground unable to struggle free.
