Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 28 Preservation (33)

Colin was facing the "Black Knight" in the incomplete form of a mythical creature in front of him. The five people behind him closed their eyes and groped to turn around, and then opened their eyes again after making sure that they would not see the "Black Knight".

Without a single sentimental word, they bolted. Staying in a battle between demigods and above would only be a burden. The idea of ​​"staying and fighting side by side" was sheer folly.

In this situation, even children who had just graduated from school in Silver City knew what to do.

Facing the rapidly approaching "Black Knight" from a short distance, Colin swung his sword forward, a translucent golden barrier separating the two. He then plunged one sword into the ground, pulled out a bottle of potion, bit off the cap with his mouth, and poured the liquid onto the other sword. He then tossed the bottle aside, drew the first sword, and plunged the second into it, repeating the same action.

He always keeps at least one sword in his hand so that even if the barrier is broken when he is on the "buff", he will not have to fight empty-handed.

Throughout this action, he tilted his head slightly, not looking directly at the head in front of him, but only observing the other party's every move out of the corner of his eye. Although he was also a demigod, even he could not look directly at a mythical creature without entering the state of an incomplete mythical creature, even an incomplete one.

Unfortunately, he only had time to enchant the heavy sword, not to strengthen it further. The barrier shattered, and the Black Knight's massive head squeezed into the narrow corridor.

Colin raised the pair of long swords in his hands and struck them hard, making a shocking echo like a huge bell.

The golden and crimson waves radiated from Colin's center, transforming into a barrier that enveloped both men and their heads. Guardian Stiak's "Guardian Shield" could only be condensed in his hand, but as a "Witcher," a Guardian's superior, he could create a duel arena with his "Guardian Shield."

A golden glow, symbolizing "dawn," filled the entire "Dueling Arena," and its walls reflected the golden light like a mirror. Like shackles, the golden light restrained the "Black Knight," slowing him down. This was the Dawn Knight's extraordinary ability, a powerful suppressive effect on the "Black Knight," who excelled at the power of "corruption."

"Demon Hunter" fights against "Black Knight", and the advantage is mine.

Colin, unchivalrously, took the initiative after restricting the opponent's movements. He was no longer a Knight of the Dawn, so there was no need to fight it fairly.

The crescent-shaped slash from the crimson heavy sword in his right hand transformed into a red hound halfway, rushing forward to bite the tentacles deep inside the "Black Knight", while Colin himself swung his two swords to assist.

Every swing of the golden heavy sword in the left hand will explode golden lightning, and every swing of the crimson heavy sword in the right hand will cut out a crimson hound.

In just a few seconds, the duel arena that symbolized a "fair duel" turned into a large-scale brawl.

But Colin instinctively felt that something was wrong. The opponent was too weak. Even if he was suppressed, he shouldn't be so powerless to fight back.

The heavy sword fell, splitting the head in half. In Colin's bloodshot eyes, it turned into the shadow that Berg had been stripped away from before.

This is the extraordinary ability of the "Parasite", and this "Black Knight" herded the soul of a "Parasite".

After inflicting "corruption" on Berg's shadow, it allowed the "parasite" it had "herded" to inhabit its flesh-and-blood shell, stealing its identity. The original body, having voluntarily abandoned its identity and power, became a pile of rotting flesh, slipping through the wall of flesh and blood, untouched by the "Dueling Arena." This was the arrangement it left behind when Colin had "buffed" the heavy sword.

Even if it was only instinct now, the Black Knight, having herded the Parasite, naturally also acquired the Trickster's traits. Naturally, he wouldn't remain indifferent when Colin enhanced himself, but instead took advantage of it. Stealing from oneself, the old tradition of thieves.

Colin turned around suddenly. Outside the duel arena, Shadow Berg died, and his stolen identity and power returned. An eye on the wall suddenly exploded, and a huge head squeezed out of the eye socket.

Colin wanted to rescue, to reclaim the duel arena transformed from the Guardian Shield. But he found himself unable to do so within a few seconds. This Black Knight had not only released a parasite, but also a Corrupted Baron.

After Colin built the walls of the duel arena, the Corrupted Baron's power, acting in accordance with Colin's will, isolated him from the outside world. Though the Corrupted Baron was only a Sequence Six, Colin now faced his own will. No one knew the strength of his will better than he did.

He hacked at the golden barrier with all his might, creating cracks. If he could activate his incomplete mythical form, he could instantly break free from this cage, but he couldn't do that. Not only was the people outside unable to withstand the contamination of two incomplete mythical creatures, but he also had a responsibility to the other citizens of Silver City. He couldn't abandon his sanity here and transform into a mindless monster.

He roared and slashed, veins bulging on his body, and his armor creaked under the bulging muscles.

Guardian Stiak and mouse Ors decisively chose to cover the rear, allowing the others to evacuate. They chose to prioritize the "Guardian," who had the largest Beyonder trait storage, and the "Dream Stealer," whose use value was relatively low, in order to protect the rare "Appraiser" and the important "Psychoanalyst."

Ors, who was called a rat, closed his eyes and tried to steal the "pollution", but in the next second his right hand twisted, expanded, and exploded, turning into a pile of worm-like meat strips on the ground.

He is just a dream stealer. After part of his body loses control, it will not even disintegrate into a time worm, but can only turn into a piece of meat that is neither real nor real.

Guardian Stiak felt slightly better. Throwing aside his shield, he closed his eyes and stepped forward, piercing the Black Knight's eyes with his heavy sword, pinning it to the flesh wall. Because Ors had briefly stolen the "taint," he didn't lose control from the close encounter with the mythical creature.

But he soon had to move away because Ors couldn't hold out for even a second.

Colin's voice was already hoarse from shouting. He slammed down with his left hand, tearing the barrier apart in the lightning. He hurled the black heavy sword in his right hand, striking the Black Knight.

But the Black Knight clearly had no interest in playing along, and disintegrated into a pile of blood and flesh as it fled in the opposite direction of Colin, the same direction Anthony and the Bergs had fled.

The two full-strength blows just now left Colin a little exhausted, but he still forced himself to rush forward and chase.

As he took a step forward, he suddenly felt his body sink and become unable to move, as if the air around him had frozen. Fortunately, the "Black Knight" not far away was also stopped and could not move forward.

The surrounding environment was dyed with a color, not the golden color like "Dawn Knight", but a thick amber.

Colin felt his consciousness being lifted and pulled upward. He felt as if he had reached an infinitely high altitude and saw tiny, shining points of light, which seemed to be "stars" described only in fairy tales.

His gaze continued upwards, and in the distance he saw an amber, one-eyed rock giant holding a heavy hammer.

(End of this chapter)