I must draw my sword immediately!

Chapter 18: Noble Phantasm Unleashed!

Mary's urgent calls rang in my ears.

Suya also realized the urgency of the situation.
The worst-case scenario they feared—that killing two scouts would attract the scout captain's pursuit—finally came to pass!

The enemy is the professional assassin that Mary mentioned.
Suya didn't have a clear understanding of this term, but from what he could see, his opponent's martial arts skills were completely different from the two scouts he had killed before.

In just one exchange, he not only nearly got stabbed to death, but also lost his weapon.
Faced with such a formidable opponent,

what to do!?

Thoughts raced through her mind, but before Suya could make a further decision...
behind,

The thunderous sound of horses' hooves pounding the ground came like a sharp whistle—

Like a straight black line, the black warhorse crashed headfirst into the side of the warhorse that Suya and the other man had just fallen off!

Faced with the black horse charging at nearly 100 kilometers per hour, Meryl's brown warhorse was instantly overturned, flying far away after grazing Suya's scalp as she half-squatted on the ground. It crashed to the ground like a doll with dislocated joints, its hooves trying to bend and struggle several times before finally dying.

Suya's mind went completely blank for a moment.

At the same time,
The short spear aimed at Suya's throat was suddenly pulled back, and the shaft was used to deflect the magic petal shot toward his face.

boom!
Click!

The shaft of the short spear snapped in two!

"Hurry up! What are you standing there for?!"

Mei Li grabbed Suya by the back of his collar, pulling the stunned Suya up. Her rose-red eyes stared straight into his, her teeth slightly clenched.
"Just one last step!"

"We're just one step away from leaving here and embracing the life of our dreams!"

"Don't stop here!"

"Use the magic you inherited, use the treasure you just acquired, use every means at your disposal—"

"Didn't you want me to use you?!"

"Then stand up!"

“Suya—”

"Go to battle!"

The sinister-looking man with long red hair, Xiu Gusi, narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze sweeping over the ground and his surroundings before finally settling on the bouquet of white roses held in Suya's hands. He twitched his nostrils slightly.

"Oh, there's a magician too!"

"Then let's kill them all together."

He spread his hands, glanced at the broken spears, took a step forward, gripped the two broken spears, and with his arms raised and legs slightly bent, he swung his arms around them!

The broken short spears were fired by Xiugus one after another!

sieve!
sieve!
Suya's pupils suddenly contracted.

However, at this time,

Suya felt the strand of long, silvery hair she had been clutching in her left hand slip from her palm.

then,

"Immaculate Illusion Spell, unfold!"

A clear, cold chant rang out!

A white rose bloomed in Meryl's palm, then disintegrated, instantly transforming into sixteen petals that scattered and surrounded Meryl.
"Campylon Flower's Protective Technique!"

As Meryl interlaced her slender fingers, bringing her thumbs together and separating her two little fingers, raising them upwards, she pressed her fair palm forward, forming a hand seal.
The petals surrounding the body shot out like blades in an instant!

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
It took eight petals to finally deflect the two short spears that were being hurled at it with great force.

However, at this time,

Xiu Gus had already drawn the curved dagger from his waist. With a light step, his figure moved like a ghost, rapidly approaching.
During this process, Merry continuously manipulates the petals to attack the opponent.
however,
With the opponent using a very strange footwork, the accuracy of the flower petals shot was less than 10%. And every time Shugus swung his dagger, he was able to precisely slice open a flower petal, causing it to lose its magic and fall.

The petals beside Mary only lasted for less than half a minute in front of her before only six remained.

now,

Suya finally came to her senses.

This sudden, merciless, and unprepared battle was difficult for him to adapt to, having been abruptly transported from peaceful modern times.

Fortunately, Suya did not come away empty-handed from this process.

He was instinctively observing, analyzing, and calculating—

Mary has already used one suggestion spell and one illusion spell, and this one should be the flower magic she mentioned.

Her only remaining ability is to cast one more enhancement spell.

In other words, before the remaining six petals are exhausted, you must take over the battle and face this professional assassin.

Sua, now unarmed, doesn't understand how to use the magic and Noble Phantasms that Melly mentioned.

but,

That's just how the world is.

Crises and accidents don't wait for you to be fully prepared before they come knocking!
So what we should do now is—

Suya rolled to the left, at the spot where the sword had been deflected!

As he rolled away to dodge a sudden horizontal slash from Xiugus, he scrambled to his feet and sprinted forward, shouting:

"Merry, how do I use the magic and magical artifacts you mentioned!?"

Mary looked at Sua, who was running towards the fallen sword, with slight surprise. She couldn't understand why Sua, a direct descendant of the royal family, didn't even know such basic common sense.
However, she immediately replied:

"That thing is like an organ!"

"Would you ask yourself how to use your hands and feet? Just like trying to raise your hand, use your brain to give instructions to your magic and Noble Phantasm!"

At that moment, Xiu Gus raised an eyebrow coldly, realizing Suya's intentions.

"You want your sword back?"

His eyes turned cold.
Although theoretically, the more threatening figure was this pitifully weak magician—whose professional rank was even higher than his own in terms of the level of magic she performed—

However, without a position to fight from and with the magic props prepared in advance, such a magician facing a professional skilled in close combat on such an open plain is simply a lamb to the slaughter.

Compared to the magician, Suya, who killed two of his men and escaped from the enemy ranks by trickery, was more threatening to him!
Even though he's not even a professional!

One thought comes to this,
Xiu Gus immediately spun around, turning twice in quick succession, and with uncanny steps dodged the two petal bullets that Meryl fired to restrain him.

He bent his knees, clutched his head, and leaped forward, somersaulting like a fish through a barrage of six petal-shaped bullets, landing steadily.

Then, with his toes barely touching the ground, he suddenly moved forward rapidly towards Suya in an almost horizontal motion!

Then he saw it—

The little brat he was chasing suddenly turned around!
and,

Before anyone knew it, a silver-white rein with rose patterns appeared in the blond brat's hand!
Without any instruction, he put the reins around his neck and pulled hard, tightening them so that the veins on his neck bulged!

then,

"Leave the rest to me!"

Suya bared his teeth, staring intently at the assassin who was about to rush forward and kill him. He gave him a mocking smile and beckoned with his finger.

"Come on, assassin!!"

(End of this chapter)