Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 2098 2070. Transformation into Light
No one knows what drives Messermo's obsessive, even self-destructive, persistence.

Was it really just an order from Queen Marika? Or was it the sense of familiarity Michaela evoked in him?
The reasons are no longer important.

In a battle that has already begun, reasons are the least important thing.

"Whoosh!"

The Piercer's Spear flew straight from Messermo's hand! It pierced through the wave of flames he himself had unleashed and shot towards Marlenia.

Even while kneeling on the ground, the Valkyrie, amidst the clanging of metal, moved her crippled prosthetic leg to dodge the javelin and retaliated with a series of sharp sword flashes.

Messermo, on the other hand, was like another javelin following closely behind his own, charging straight toward the enemy.

Halfway there, a flash of fire appeared in his hand, and the Piercer's Spear stuck in the ground in the distance turned into black smoke and disappeared, then reappeared in its master's hand from the fire of Mesmer.

The Shadowlands was not only home to the Horned Peoples, but also scattered with many ancient forging furnaces.

Furthermore, these ancient forging workshops also possess a unique technique called 'flowing patterns'.

This technique allows thrown weapons to return reliably to the hand. When Messermo conquered the Shadowlands, he used this technique to improve and enhance his Piercer Spear.

Dense sword light tore through the fiery sky, and the spear that Messermo had returned through the 'Flowing Pattern' technology was swung with the same speed.

While the overall design of the Piercer Spear is made of black iron, the shaft features a significant amount of fiery red grip material to improve the feel.

After all, before his expedition to the Shadowlands, he was the legitimate son of Queen Marika, and the weapons he used were the most advanced at the time.

After the Piercer's Spear was swung, even before he unleashed any flames, it was already a fiery red.

A sharp, clanging sound rang out!
Marlenia's sword light was completely blocked by the Piercer's Spear, leaving only insignificant aftershocks that continued to cut along the extended line, tearing apart the fiery sky and clouds.

But just as Messermo's expression hardened, and he was about to immediately sacrifice his agility and speed to transform back into the Black Mud Serpent to weaken the divine rain of light that would inevitably appear after the sword light,

The cold, holy rain of light did indeed fall as expected, but it did not harm him!
As the piercer charged forward, he glanced up at his head and saw the Witcher's bone-white armor being showered with light from the sky.

"呲呲呲!"

The physical impact created a substantial shockwave on and around Lan En, but the immense golden power contained within the slender pillar of light completely vanished.

The Witcher in mid-air nodded at Messermo with a confident expression.

In that instant, Messermo ignored everything else. He was completely focused on the battle and only knew one thing: he seemed to no longer need to worry about the rain of light, and he would have more tactical options!

Without a moment's hesitation, Messermo, charging forward, swung his free hand straight forward!
"hiss!"

A plume of black smoke appeared in mid-air behind him, but what ignited within it was not the dark red Mesmer's Fire, but rather, like a portal, a ferocious serpent leaped straight out from it!

The giant snake, with its mouth full of barbed teeth, lunged at Marlenia like a derailed train!

Marlenia knelt, even bracing herself against the ground with her left hand, which was not holding a sword.

After flashing to the side, the prosthetic knife slashed horizontally, and the snake's momentum instead neatly sliced ​​it into two pieces on Marlenia's blade!
However, the thrashing of the enormous snake's body instantly turned into the sound of black mud slapping against the floor.

The entire serpent softened into mud and vanished instantly, revealing the figure of Messermo behind it!

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Messermo's fire is as agile as a snake, and Messermo himself made full use of and trained this ability.

When he thrusts his spear forward, Messermo's fire will gush from the tip.

Instead of gushing forth, it will be shaped into a sharp drill bit.

Under normal circumstances, the drill formed by the fire of Messermo will first melt and damage the enemy's armor or body, and then the physical gunblade will follow and pierce in.

A single stab can complete two waves of attacks, aiming for maximum damage.

Therefore, when Messermo stabbed Marlenia seven or eight times in a row, it was as if seven or eight dark red, drill-shaped fireworks exploded in front of Marlenia!

And it also accompanied by a terrifying, sharp hissing sound!

Marlenia twisted and turned, her knees pressed against the ground, to dodge the barrage of gunfire that the enemy suddenly unleashed.

Her fighting style and inherent qualities dictate that she is not a warrior who can withstand an opponent's attacks and then launch a counterattack.

When facing enemies who are significantly weaker than her, she can fight freely and unrestrainedly, and it's no big deal for her to take their attacks head-on, since most attacks can't even damage the prosthetic limbs made of pure gold on her body.

But this isn't the kind of battlefield you can just wander around on!
Her opponents were a demigod and a faded being! Her prosthetic limbs had already been removed by the two of them!
If she gets hit, her body will inevitably falter. And a faltering body can't move fast! The slower she moves, the more vulnerable she becomes to attacks!

Therefore, she would never allow herself to fall into such a vicious cycle.

Both she and Messermo have a fighting style that prioritizes agility and speed, so they both know exactly how to deal with this type of person.

Now that Messermo has someone to cover him, and he even brought out a large snake earlier, he has gained the upper hand.

And all she needs is one 'small' interruption...

Messermo's barrage of fire drills was almost upon them, but Marlenia froze for a moment.

But this was not an opportunity to attack; on the contrary... both Messermo and Lann's hearts were pounding!
"Om~"

Michaela still had her arms around Marlenia's neck, her third hand quietly raised high.

But suddenly, a golden power, like light and mist, erupted from Malenia's body, and in that instant, the vibrations of this power left a subtle humming sound in the air. After that instant…

"bass!"

That's so fast that it leaves no time to react!

In that instant, Marlenia seemed to transform into golden light along with Michaela behind her!

With her silhouette in sight, it appeared instantly in the distance!
Traces of golden light remained on the straight passage!

Before Messermo could react, a large gash suddenly appeared on his side!

He was accidentally cut while Marlenia was flashing through the light.

More than that.

At both ends of this streak of light left behind from the extreme speed of the movement, there are figures of Marlenia and Michaela.

But most onlookers would probably think that it was just a residual image left behind because the speed was too fast.

But then...

"Boom!"

The afterimages of Malenia and Michaela, who remained in place, seemed to be replaying their actions from the previous moment, and they also transformed into light and rushed out in the golden light!

Including the first time, that's five times in a row!
Before Messermo could react at all, one side of his body was already almost chopped to pieces!
And this... is only the most insignificant consequence.

The next moment, Messermo immediately transformed back into the black mud serpent.

His transition between the two situations does not restore the strength and vitality lost due to injury; it merely heals the physical body.

Therefore, even though he had transformed into a giant black mud snake, he appeared much more listless than before.

Marlenia and Michaela vanished in a flash of light, not only to avoid Messermo's barrage of bullets, but also to deliver a few stabs to him.

The direction they rushed towards—that's where Melina was.

For someone like Melina, who isn't particularly skilled in combat, everything that just happened happened in the blink of an eye.

She had just left Messermo's side a moment ago, watching him crush the seal in her eyeball.

But in the next instant, a figure still radiating brilliant golden light appeared in front of her!
Even though Malenia could only move on her knees, she was still taller than Melina, not to mention Michaela, who was wrapped around Malenia's neck and on her back.

However, the Valkyrie and Michaela looked down at the girl, whose eyes hadn't even had time to fully turn, but they didn't swing the prosthetic sword in their hands.

On the contrary, she was enveloped in a golden mist. And on her arms, this special mist, clearly derived from Michaela's power, was even more intense.

Marlenia opened her arms and hugged Melina tightly.

The girl with light reddish-brown hair was completely powerless to resist; in fact, she hadn't even realized what was happening yet.

Marlenia's embrace looked gentle, but her speed and strength were too fast and too great.

The moment he hugged Melina, the girl even coughed up blood!

Embracing Melina at this moment was not Marlenia's wish; she was a decisive and efficient warrior, and this was a battlefield fraught with danger.

This is Michaela's wish.

Since it was her brother's wish, Marlenia would always fulfill it.

He hugged Melina tightly, and Melina's position caused her to be face-to-face with Michaela behind Marlenia.

So exquisitely beautiful it was beyond human comprehension; the blond-haired boy's eyes finally opened completely for a moment.

He pressed his forehead against Melina's.

A voice filled with divine power echoed: "My other sister, defender of the old laws. Come together, come together with me."

“I swear to you—I will follow the laws of gentleness and begin a journey of a thousand years.”

"Let your thoughts be filled with love."

As they spoke, a dazzling yet soft golden light grew brighter and brighter at the point where their foreheads touched!

But just as the golden light between their foreheads gradually increased in brightness.

suddenly!

"Crack!"

Marlenia, who was tightly embracing Melina, immediately lowered her head!

A taut hook was hanging from her right shoulder, where her collarbone and half of her scapula had been severed!
The rope suddenly tightened!

Marlenia's hand was forced to loosen due to the injury to her shoulder, and she was pulled backward!

(End of this chapter)