Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 2099, page 2071: You know very well.
When Marlenia felt herself being pulled backward, her mind was almost blank.

'How is this possible?'

she thought to herself.

She turned into a streak of light and shadow; this power was indeed given to her by her brother Michaela after he returned from the Gate of God.

It could be said that they are not very skilled.

But regardless, the speed of this move is undeniable.

This could almost be called a "light-speed slash"!
However, since this speed of light is achieved by supernatural forces, it does not bring the 'ultimate energy that an object would have after truly reaching the speed of light'.

Normally, if any object with a mass greater than a photon were to accelerate to the speed of light, its kinetic energy would be sufficient to destroy a planet.

Even a single speck of dust hitting the Earth is enough to cause the collapse of an intercontinental continental shelf.

However, Michaela's power allowed him and Malenia to assimilate into light in that instant, lacking the corresponding light-speed destructive force, but their speed was not inferior.

This extraordinary speed, combined with Malenia's own reflexes that allow her to master high-speed combat.

In the previous battles, Messermo and Lann were almost unable to put up an evenly matched offensive against her, let alone use anything to catch her!

But now... Marlenia had seen the projector on Lann's left arm armor before.

But once the battle began, she didn't care about this thing at all.

Because of her role in this battle, it was already destined that this would be a battle that would be fought at an extremely high speed.

The design of the projectile hook looks very ingenious, like the masterpiece of a Golden Law fundamentalist, but the speed at which it is launched is not even close to the speed of the people on the battlefield. What use is it?

Even at normal speeds, it can't keep up, let alone with the [Light Speed ​​Slash]!

The fact that Lann's projectile grappling hook could accurately grab Marlenia's shoulder at this time and in this position is utterly abnormal!
But no matter how surprised Marlenia was, the fact was: she had been dragged and forced to let go of Melina!

Originally, Michaela's forehead was pressed against Melina's forehead, and the point of contact between them emitted a soft golden light.

But now that Malenia, who was carrying Michaela, has been dragged away, this action can no longer be maintained.

Melina was thrown from Marlenia's arms in a daze.

However, her current dazed expression was completely different from the bewilderment she had shown earlier when she couldn't react to Marlenia's speed.

Marlenia approached her with [Light Speed ​​Slash] just now, and not only her, but even Messermo and Lann were completely caught off guard in that instant.

Only when Malenia emerged from her luminous state and resumed following normal actions and physical laws did the others begin to react.

Although Melina was slow to react, at least her eyes consciously moved when Marlenia hugged her, trying to figure out what was happening.

But now, Melina's right eye is empty and lifeless, and a happy smile hangs on the corner of her mouth, but it feels fake.

On her forehead, where she faced Michaela, a pattern shimmered with soft golden light.

No further explanation is needed.

When Lann and Messermo saw Melina's current appearance, and after seeing Michaela's sacred and ethereal murmurs, it was immediately clear what Melina's current state was.

'Let your thoughts be filled with love'?
Was this merely Michaela's murmur and declaration? No!

This is the most powerful allure in the world!
'Michaela is the most terrifying demigod.' Lann and Messermo felt a chill run down their spines as they looked at the blond, handsome boy still perched on Marlene's shoulder, his eyes lowered.

"Don't let your hands touch Michaela for too long!" Messermo shouted immediately! "Keep that grappling hook in place! Don't let it loose!"

Shouting at Lann, the Piercer charged toward Marlenia!
Messermo charged forward, his approach somewhat resistant to Melina, yet not quite defensive.

Although it's clear that Melina is under Michaela's spell, the golden pattern on her forehead is incomplete, visibly flawed.

Clearly, the enchanting ritual was not completed due to Lan En's timely intervention!

If Michaela wanted to seduce ordinary people now, she could probably charm a whole bunch of them in no time.

However, since they dared to come up to the Gate of God to stop him at this time, whether it was Melina, Messermo, or Lann, they were no ordinary people.

Marlenia was pulled and stumbled, forced to let go of Melina.

A moment later, he immediately forced his right hand, which was restrained by his right shoulder and therefore had difficulty moving, to move.

As the golden prosthetic wrist rotated, the prosthetic knife attached to the prosthetic also emanated a golden halo.

With a 'sizzle,' he grabbed the hooked rope on his shoulder and pulled it to the blade to cut it!
However, this simple action is not easy to perform now.

First of all, Marlenia's shoulder was already injured, and now it was being held, making it difficult for her to exert force properly.

Secondly, just as her blade was about to entangle the rope, the long rope of the projectile grappling hook suddenly jerked.

The rope rippled at just the right moment, and the blade that should have been caught on it only grazed past the rope due to the change in angle.

The sharp prosthetic blade only scraped a large patch of rough edges on the tangled ropes, without cutting them cleanly! This was perhaps thanks to the fact that after the Battle of Rodel, Lann had used the forging stones he found on the battlefield to have Xiu Gu in the Round Table Hall help him with several enhancements.

Otherwise, the original projectile hook lock, even if the cutting direction was incorrect, probably wouldn't have lasted even a moment against Marlenia's prosthetic knife.

But the reinforced projector grappling hook has now survived that moment.

And in an instant, on this ultra-high-speed battlefield, that's enough.

After her right shoulder wound was grabbed, Marlenia tried to break free in that split second, but failed.

Right behind them was the oncoming Messermo!

As Marlenia tried to cut the grappling hook, she kept dodging and weaving, hoping to buy time in the limited space by quickly dodging.

However, in terms of speed, she is now stronger than Messermo. But in terms of agility, the winged snakes coiled around Messermo remain steadfastly by his side.

Such a long snake on Messermo's body usually looks like a ribbon, but as a wise beast, its own strength is by no means small.

The winged serpent taut its body, easily acting as an ally to assist and steer Messermo during his charge.

Therefore, in a small-scale maneuver, Messermo is actually more at ease.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Flaming drills formed from the fire of Mesmer burst forth from the tip of the Piercer's Spear, spreading out in a shower of spear blossoms before Marlene.

However, at this moment, the speed advantage that was already being weakened by the injury is now being further diminished, and a grappling hook is still attached to the injured right shoulder to restrict movement.

This is a completely unfavorable situation.

The raging fire of Messermo and the ever-changing, swift rain of gunfire relentlessly suppressed Malenia in Messermo's hands.

After personally tearing out his own right eyeball, Messermo's true nature as the serpent of evil swelled to unprecedented heights.

This not only made his Mesmer's Fire even more intense, but also made his right eye socket and the surrounding skin look like they had been charred.

The empty eye sockets were aimed at the radiant Michaela, within which countless black snakes still intertwined endlessly.

Before long, Malenia was forced to retreat to a place even further away from Melina.

At the same time, large areas of her body were charred and exposed.

That was all the result of the fires of Mesmer.

"Bang!"

Another loud bang!
Marlenia instinctively tried to dodge, but was pulled again by the grappling hook on her shoulder! Her movement was interrupted, and she was immediately caught off guard in the high-speed battle.

Messermo didn’t have time to retaliate before the spearhead had already slashed horizontally, so he could only follow up with a horizontal smash using the shaft of the spear!
The metal rod slammed into Marlenia, creating a solid, resounding tremor.

Marlenia blocked with one hand, but in order to keep her body steady while kneeling, she had to use her other prosthetic arm to support herself on the ground.

Red hair was disheveled and hanging loosely in front of his eyes.

"You will fail, sister."

Just then, a voice from within her caused Marlenia to clench her fist tightly as she braced herself against the ground! She immediately delivered a straight punch to Messermo's lower back, knocking him back a step.

"We will fail."

Michaela's voice, so familiar and so warm to Marlene, still echoed in her heart.

She is the anchor that brought Michaela back from the Gate of God, and also the queen in their current state of 'God and King as one'.

Their communication was simple and direct, requiring only a fleeting thought.

"What should I do, brother?"

Marlenia asked the same question as before.

They've always been like this: Malenia possesses more direct power, while Michaela's power tends to manifest in a gentler way.

When faced with difficulties, Malenia's first thought was to ask her brother what to do.

They've always been like this.

“You know very well, Malenia.”

But this time, Michaela's tone was exactly the same as Marlenia's memory, yet his words left the Valkyrie stunned.

“You know very well, Malenia,” Michaela repeated, her voice still gentle, “The enemy has exploited your weakness, and they are powerful themselves. This isn’t something that can be solved with a plan; it’s the most direct and direct confrontation… You know what to do, don’t you?”

Beneath her red hair, Marlenia's originally sharp eyes momentarily lost their focus.

(End of this chapter)