Chapter 299: Battling the Demoness
In Aijue’s line of sight, the dear friend of his sister was taken by dark arrows the moment she stepped out the door.
“Ah, ah, ah, ah!!!”
Endless anger surged in his heart.
Who? Who dared to commit such a insidious act!?
Whether it is the Demoness or the Thorn Blade… since it can’t be undone, he might as well prepare himself for death!
Striding forward, Aijue stepped out of the door without hesitation.
Hey!
As expected, another arrow flew down from above.
Swinging his sword forward, he perfectly timed his action, applying a force to the arrow that caused its final trajectory to diverge, shooting askew into the wall and then bouncing onto the ground.
Moreover, following the direction from which the arrow had been shot, he discovered the archer.
It was an ordinary-looking man; if placed in the sea, he would probably be forgotten in the blink of an eye.
Neither the Thorn Blade nor the Demoness.
What’s going on? The culprit is someone he has never heard of? Is there a mistake in the intelligence!?
“Hehe… so cute, are you looking to avenge this girl?” A seductive and lazy female voice rang from behind Aijue.
“Who is it!” Aijue jumped, quickly turning around, not noticing anyone before.
Only He Xiaoti still lay on the ground, and next to her, there was a piece of dirt-yellow stone that appeared at an unknown time.
The ground obscured by the stone faintly glowed with a purple light.
Something feels off.
However… more than this, he wanted to know the enemy’s movements.
Since the battle in Yunshui City, Aijue had risen to the platinum rank.
No one could silently approach him, including that Thorn Blade.
Just now… who was speaking!?
While contemplating, the archer did not cease his actions, persistently attacking.
Of course, sneak attacks had no effect, let alone shooting arrows face to face.
Finally, Aijue grew a bit irritated; he sank down and locked onto that vile archer for a charge.
“Go—die—now.”
As his afterimage shot out, that eerie voice echoed in his ears again.
Impossible… the speed of the charge was almost imperceptible to the naked eye, not to mention whispering in his ear.
Smash!
Halfway through the charge, the momentum was lost, and Aijue’s body weakly fell down.
Each movement felt extremely tiring, as if he was carrying a weight of a thousand pounds.
“Go~die~now.”
The voice came from behind again, but this time, Aijue distinctly felt something behind him.
“Recall!”
At this moment, a delicate shout disrupted the rhythm.
He quickly turned his head.
Before him was He Xiaoru, her right hand holding a dirt-yellow shield, while her left pulled out the azure Magic Sword, waving it lightly.
A quiet black stone pillar appeared out of nowhere.
Ominous chains sank into the ground, and a burst of black magic light shot upwards from the top.
Dark Seal!
Once the magic light fell upon him, Aijue discovered that the feeling of weakness vanished at that very moment!
Moreover, a faint gray soul was trapped within the circular shadow ring, unable to escape.
Is it the Demoness!?
“Soul residue!!! Do you think such a thing can contain me?! Too naive!!” The Demoness screeched, her elongated voice causing unimaginable pain to his eardrums.
“Main character, what are you doing?! Hurry up and output!” The black-haired girl urged as she saw Aijue’s dazed expression.
“…Mm!” Aijue nodded, using the force of the recall point to stand up.
The face of the Demoness within the seal was hideous, struggling but unable to escape, her expression filled with pain; it was hard to imagine she was the same person who had spoken earlier.
Gathering all his strength, Aijue stepped forward and lifted his giant sword to its highest position,
Overlord Slash!
In the moment of the slash, the heavy weapon contrasted sharply with the Demoness’s fragile body, causing onlookers to gasp in shock.
Bang!!!
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After all, General Yunshui’s Overlord Axe is an advanced skill for heavy strikes. With this attack, the Demoness felt as if she were hit by a speeding truck and crashed against the wall, the giant sword pinning her body, stalling her in place.
Unfortunately, the Dark Seal lasted only a brief 5 seconds. After taking this slash, the Demoness’s legs turned into smoke, and her body began to float away, attempting to escape toward the archer.
“Not a chance!” He Xiaoping’s lips curled into a sly smile. She took the shield with her left hand and with her empty right hand flung it outward!
Smack!
The longbow, formed from condensed magic, surprisingly ensnared the Demoness!
She looked back.
This time, without needing too many reminders, Aijue stepped up to attack himself.
Bang! Bang!
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After just swinging twice, the magic whip was pulled away by the Demoness. The anger on her face turned into fear, and she dared not linger, preparing to flee.
However… He Xiaoping’s smile was more cunning than that of the previous Demoness.
“Dry spray, boom bang!”
Then, Aijue saw… the rumored Demoness, her expression grim, slowly floating back!
Although it was a bit strange, this was undoubtedly the best opportunity to output, and he seized it!
Aijue stood in front of the black-haired girl, swinging his sword again and again, mercilessly striking the enemy.
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While the two were immersed in outputting against the Demoness, the ground underwent another strange change.
“Be careful!” Aijue embraced He Xiaoqiang’s slim waist and leaped away, escaping the danger zone.
The original ground suddenly collapsed, and the eerie black stones fell down, engulfed by the swarming ratmen.
The Demoness took the chance to flee.
“…Having briefly escaped danger, Aijue breathed a sigh of relief. What exactly is going on? Were you not…”
“You thought I was dead?” The black-haired girl smiled lightly, responding with a question.
“…”
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In reality, if the dust’s reaction had been half a beat slower, she would have been finished.
The cooldown time for the Lucky Amulet was one day, and it had already activated that morning when dealing with the Lord of Contamination.
Before dying, she suddenly remembered this.
In a moment of desperation, she released the wax from her pet space.
The Rock Beast transformed into a shield, blocking the fatal arrow for her.
As for the Dust Binding, it lay on the ground pretending to be dead, following the force of the Meteor Arrow.
She thought to wait for Aijue to come out first.
However, a slight change occurred.
Raising her head slightly, Dust Binding noticed… something had attached itself to Aijue, and it was speaking.
There are also such possessed monsters on some web pages.
They can deal continuous damage to the enemy like ghosts, and will only retreat when certain conditions are met.
Thus, she stealthily moved the wax to the adjacent ground.
Covering the traces of the summoning magic.
Next, she summoned the Black Crystal Stone.
The Dark Seal might be effective against that ghost-like thing.
It turned out to be correct.
Seizing the moment Aijue was hit, while the enemy was about to strike, Dust Binding used Flashy + Recall to unleash an instant Dark Seal.
