Chapter 186: Whirlwind Blade
In the end, under the cautious persuasion of the Twilight Ranger, everyone sat down safely.
At least, on the surface.
“But it’s time to get up, the captain is here!” Famic called to the girl who looked like she was still asleep.
“Mm… I got it.”
…
Although she seemed rather drunk before, her eyes cleared up quite a bit once she sat down.
Drunkard… no, it should be Xieu.
After staring at Starry for a moment, he asked in puzzlement, “Little girl, have we met somewhere?”
“…”
Not recognizing me is ridiculous! I’ve even drunk with you!
Starry was a bit speechless and cautiously asked, “Holy Spring Brew?”
“Ah! The Sword Saint slammed his thigh and suddenly remembered. “That day, there was indeed a girl.”
“…”
Isn’t the chaotic swordsman your disciple? How could you forget this?
“Speaking of which, little girl…”
“Just call me Starry.”
He nodded, “Starry, when can we drink again? You really scared me back then; Holy Spring Brew isn’t something that those who have never drunk can touch.”
“Should I say that you really are the old drunkard’s disciple for managing to down two cups in a row? You have some guts!”
You think I was forced by someone?!
Although I was cursing inwardly, I remained polite on the surface, “No… it’s alright. If it’s convenient for you, could you teach me some new sword techniques?”
“Sword techniques? Did I teach you before?” Xieu asked again.
“…”
Looks like I can only speak with facts.
Considering that this wasn’t the right moment to attack, Starry kept her composure and displayed a proud aura.
I can do whatever I want!
Famic’s eyes widened, “Captain, when did you take on a disciple? How come I didn’t know?”
Xieu was equally shocked, “Good question, I want to know too.”
Bang!
“Enough!” Xiin couldn’t help but slap the table. “I didn’t send for adventurers just to hear you two chat!”
“Xiin is right, I wanted to get to the main topic ages ago,” the Sword Saint said seriously.
“…I have to admit, the Sword Saint’s skin is really thick when he’s sober.
…
“Five years ago, the Storm Lord led his army to the city, but the captain forcefully repelled them. Since then, the Dark Faction has not made any significant moves.” Famic started recounting the past.
“Not only that… just a few days ago, Flower City launched an attack on the Dark Fortress, provoking a strong backlash from the enemy. It even led the Shadow Lord to deploy hundreds of thousands of undead troops to the city, among which were some powerful dark mages.”
These facts were basically consistent with what Chichen knew.
“Although the captain and Xiin managed to injure the Shadow Lord severely and temporarily halted the worsening of the situation, it is an undeniable fact that Huawucheng has fallen into the hands of the Dark Faction.”
So it was you doing it? No wonder I couldn’t see anything during the siege.
Xieu nodded, “When I returned, I got to learn some things.
“There are countless monsters, undead, mages, and even lord-level creatures heading to Moonshadow City.”
Xiin frowned, “If we let this go unchecked, it will surely lead to big trouble. That’s why I called you here.” Famic continued, “Fenghua, there’s a serious mission I need to assign to you; it concerns the future paths of the two factions.” Fenghuayue naturally sensed the tense atmosphere, and the task that was about to be mentioned wouldn’t be something simple. “Koko, bring it out.” “Mm.” The gray-haired girl, who had been quietly listening, replied. Then, she took out three round, transparent crystals from who knows where. Inspect the information! Wind Wolf Crystal: A condensed force from within the Wind Wolf. In addition to this, there were two others, namely, Brown Bear Crystal and Red Rabbit Crystal. “These are three monster crystals.” Her voice was neither loud nor soft, just at an audible level. “I made a slight modification to them; wearing them will emit the aura of the monsters.” “That way, you can enter the cities of the Dark Faction safely.” “That’s basically it. Fenghua, you’ll take your two companions to infiltrate Moonshadow City and investigate what the Dark Faction is doing. Record it with the scroll I gave you,” Famic summarized.
Ding
System Notification: Twilight Ranger Famic has issued you an SS-level mission “Infiltrate,” do you accept?
Accept!
Fenghuayue’s purpose for going out was for this mission, so there was no reason to decline.
“Very well, I know this is a daunting task. If you are discovered, it will be disastrous. Even if you are adventurers from another world, once found by a strong being above lord level, it will be hard to escape.”
“Also take this.” He pulled a scroll from his chest.
“This is a protection scroll given to me by an old friend; it can protect all living beings within a radius of three yards. I hope… you won’t have to use it.”
…
After that, they also pointed out some places to pay attention to.
“Nighttime is when monsters and undead are most active; you can take the opportunity to mingle with others.” Famic said. “Alright, that’s about it; there’s no time to lose, you can set off now.”
“Master, aren’t you going?”
“We… have more important things to do. Also, the magic crystals Koko made are still not enough to disguise our aura.”
“Alright then.”
So the three of them—headed downstairs.
Just as Starry was about to step down the stairs.
“Starry, wait.” It was Xieu’s voice.
He stood up and hesitantly said, “Follow me.”
…
They entered a training room on the first floor.
Inside were high-level training puppets.
“I just remembered; back in Oceanview Village, I did show you some sword techniques in a foggy state.”
“Just… I didn’t expect you to actually learn it.”
“Anyway, you are still considered half my disciple, so I can’t let this go without showing you something. Though it’s still a bit away from the standard, I think it might not be a problem for you…”
Huh? What are you doing? I’m starting to understand.
Step!
Xieu suddenly lowered his presence and sharply said, “Watch closely!”
He picked up a wooden stick beside him, and invisible brilliance emitted from his arm to its center.
The weapon he just grabbed twisted and unleashed a whirlwind of sharp blades.
In the blink of an eye, it hit the puppet, causing a series of cutting damage.
-1479
-2894
-1552
-1601
-3490
…
At a glance, at least seven or more damage numbers popped up.
Not only that, but the puppet’s chest cracked open, and a broken debuff state floated above it.
The flying wooden stick then spiraled back.
-3579
-7010
-7206
-3175
Boom!
The puppet couldn’t withstand such a blow and completely shattered!
“This move is called Whirlwind Blade.” Xieu turned his head. “Did you remember it?”
No, not at all. Although it looked impressive, Chichen was just confused.
“I didn’t… I remember,” Starry was about to deny it but nodded instead, giving off a completely different impression than before.
“Haha, I didn’t expect you to really be able to do such a thing.” He sighed, “Back then… I spent a whole…”
Xieu’s words were interrupted when the door was suddenly pushed open, and a gust of wind swept through.
When he came to his senses, the body of the Sword Saint had deeply embedded into the wall, and there was a clear footprint on his back.
Hope gently placed down her long legs and said lightly, “Don’t just casually destroy public property.”
…Why does it feel like you have caused even more damage?
