Things about the female knight in black stockings

Anyway, if Nana gets infected, she probably won't be able to use it for a while... Luckily, Valensa reacted quickly enough.

However, the middle-aged woman was much more outstanding than Valensa had anticipated, and it took longer than planned to win her over.

At this moment, the other two Star-level spellcasters had fully reacted, their bodies shimmering with dazzling magical light as they prepared Valensa for battle.

They showed no grief for their comrade's sacrifice for a single second; their expressions were extremely calm, even numb.

Nana is so human-like that the two Star-level spellcasters clearly didn't expect her to actually be a Noble Phantasm. They both mistook her for Valensa's accomplice, and even considered her a greater threat.

The two agreed to deal with Nana first.

"Stop her!"

One of them pointed at Valencia and gave orders to the soldiers who had regained their composure, while simultaneously pulling out a wad of glittering golden rope and throwing it at Nana.

The bundle of hemp rope consisted of three strands, which automatically unfurled in mid-air and coiled around Nana from different angles like a python spotting its prey.

Nana kicked one of the ropes away and grabbed another, but she couldn't catch the third one as it got wrapped around her waist. Then the other end of the second rope came around from the opposite direction and tied Nana's left leg as well.

Valensa could only control Nana to tear the rope with all her might... but the rope was surprisingly strong and difficult to break in a short time.

Meanwhile, Valensa herself was surrounded by hundreds of fearless ordinary soldiers... These soldiers were at most Pearl-level, so they were no match for Valensa, but it would still take Valensa a few seconds to kill them all.

This gave those two Star-level spellcasters an opportunity.

They seemed to want to eliminate Nana, who posed the greatest threat, so the two of them joined forces and used a huge amount of magic to create a purple spear, which they then threw at Nana, who was temporarily entangled in hemp rope.

The purple spear's magical energy fluctuations were extremely intense, yet Valensa, who was controlling Nana's body, didn't feel the slightest threat... It seemed that Nana was completely unafraid of this move?

It's a bit strange... Nana is indeed very strong, but a charged attack from two Star-level spellcasters working together can definitely cause damage, right?

Valensa didn't completely trust her intuition. She temporarily ignored the increasingly tight ropes binding Nana's legs, took a step forward to gather her strength, and threw a punch at the purple spear.

!

The fist and the spear tip collided quickly, but there was no expected burst of energy, which made Valensa and the two Radiant-rank spellcasters on the other side pause for a moment.

However, the reasons for their hesitation were clearly different.

"This thing isn't human! It's just a combat puppet; it has no soul!"

One of the Star-level spellcasters shouted in exasperation:

"We've been tricked! We've wasted our magic and opportunity!"

They realized what was happening, but it was too late.

The purple spear, designed to target soul attacks, disappeared without a trace after piercing through Nana, but the force of Nana's charged punch would not.

The shockwave from the fist slammed into the Star Spellcaster directly opposite... The power of this kind of fist force from a distance is certainly not as strong as a direct punch, but it is enough to make a spellcaster who has just unleashed a powerful move lose his balance and fly backward in the air.

The Six Flower Floating Cannons, which had been hidden in the darkness, finally got their chance and unleashed a barrage of Sunfire Rays at the Starry Spellcaster from different directions.

The Starshine Spellcaster immediately tried to defend, but in this situation, it was difficult for him to create a powerful shield that could withstand attacks from all angles. He could only use a shield in one direction to constantly change the angle to defend, and in the end, he was still hit hard by several shots of the Sunfire Ray.

The intense heat instantly ignited his robes, causing him to scream in agony while simultaneously emitting the aroma of roasted meat... He was eventually reduced to a fireball and fell into the sea.

...Is he dead?

Probably not... After all, he's a Star-level spellcaster, not someone who would be completely killed by a few hits from the Sunfire Ray, but he'd definitely be seriously injured, so that would be considered achieving his goal.

There is only one Starshine Spellcaster left who can maintain the barrier and interfere with spatial teleportation.

The last Star Spellcaster was decisive. He first cast two layers of all-around shields on himself to defend against the Six-Flower Floating Cannons, while simultaneously increasing his magical output to the three golden ropes.

Those three glittering golden ropes were quite powerful, seemingly similar to a treasure. Nana couldn't break them with her brute strength; instead, they tightened around her, keeping her firmly in place.

Seeing this, Valensa could only maintain the suppressive fire of the Six Flower Floating Cannons while leaping up and charging towards the enemy, thrusting her Moon Kiss straight at them.

The Star-level spellcaster seemed to have anticipated Valensa's actions, and his magical power fluctuated strangely as he cast a spell.

Instantly, Valensa thought the enemy in front of her was incredibly handsome.

With sword-like eyebrows, bright eyes, tall and handsome, red lips and white teeth... almost every girl's ideal of a handsome man can be found in him. He is so handsome that women want to take off their skirts when they see him.

It turned out to be a powerful charm spell.

But Valencia's longsword, shimmering with moonlight, did not hesitate for a moment. In the man's astonished gaze, it pierced through his magical shield and penetrated nearly two centimeters into his chest, almost hitting his heart.

It wasn't that Valensa missed her target; rather, the enemy, realizing the charm spell had failed, managed to use another spell at the last moment to avoid a fatal blow. At the same time, a burst of crimson magic erupted from the wound, creating distance between Valensa and the enemy.

However, he managed to block Valenza's sword, but he could no longer maintain his full-body shield to defend against the suppressive fire of the Six Flower Floating Cannons, nor could he inject magic into Gilgamesh's rope to control Nana.

Seeing Valencia relentlessly pursuing with her sword, the Six-Flower Floating Cannon had already shattered the tattered shield around her body, and Nana had also completely broken free of the rope and soared into the air... In the end, the Star-level spellcaster didn't hesitate to use a single-target teleportation spell and escaped.

...If they've run away, so be it. As long as they won't interfere with the teleportation anymore, that's enough to achieve our goal.

Valensa didn't pursue the matter further. She returned to the center of Xuanwu's back, glanced at the magical barrier that was on the verge of shattering from the aftershocks of the internal battle, and at the other spellcasters who were trying to maintain the barrier to delay its collapse. Without hesitation, she raised her sword once more.

Sorry, this isn't a personal grudge, this is war.

Whether you do it voluntarily or are forced, once you step into my homeland and become an invader, you must be prepared to become a victim of my sword!

kill!

Of the remaining approximately 70 spellcasters, none were of the Radiant rank, and they were all focused on channeling their magic into the spell barrier, making them utterly unable to resist Valensa's sword. They were all killed within seconds.

The greatest mercy Valencia could show these invaders was to kill them all with a single sword stroke, leaving them with no pain.

After all the spellcasters maintaining the barrier were killed or forced to leave the battlefield by Valensa, the magical barrier, which had been constantly impacted by the aftershocks of the internal battle, finally shattered like glass under a hammer.

Valensa quickly summoned Nana and Rikka back to her side, ready for anything.

The missing Himika and the sages have finally been found, but they are very different from what we imagined.

The battle within the barrier was a tale of two sides launching a fierce attack while the other side was barely managing to defend... The one defending was Himiko and her group... To be precise, there was only one... Soul.

Their condition was very bad.

First is Himiko... When she was severely injured by Xiao Yu, Himiko transformed into an elementary school girl, and after several months of recovery, she transformed back into a middle school girl.

But now Himika has been beaten into the size of an elementary school girl... or even younger... she looks like she's only five or six years old, anyway, it's very painful.

She had no obvious external injuries, but her clothes were covered in sticky fluid. She was lying on the ground unconscious, but still had a faint breath of life.

Another being with a life force almost as weak as Himiko's was a very graceful black-haired female sage... Valensa had seen her projection and portrait at Tia's place. She was Tia's teacher, the Seventh Sage, who created a secret technique called Card Magic.

But now those golden magic cards are scattered all over the ground around the Seventh Sage, many of them burned or torn apart, severely damaged.

The Seventh Sage herself had multiple gruesome wounds on her waist, as if she had been forcefully slashed by a black dragon's claws, and the blood was so thick that it stained her sage's dress red.

With injuries and bleeding like that, an ordinary person would have died long ago... It was the vitality of a Moonlit Warrior that kept the Seventh Sage alive.

However, compared to the Great Sage, Himiko and the Seventh Sage are in relatively good condition.

Judging from his physical condition, the great sage was undoubtedly dead.

He must have been ambushed... A force pierced through his body, leaving a hole the size of a bowl in his chest, through and through, and his heart was gone.

At the same time, a sharp force attacked his head, severing a third of his skull. The broken surface of his skull was smooth and flat... it was an extremely sharp attack.

Even a peak Moon Radiance expert would undoubtedly die from this kind of injury.

But the one currently putting up a last stand while protecting Himika and the Seventh Sage is none other than the Great Sage who should have died... He seems to have used some kind of necromancy to allow himself to continue fighting in a spirit state.

The Ninth Sage, who should have been their ally, is now the Great Sage's enemy... Clearly, he is the mastermind behind this ambush and a traitor to the Sage's Tower.

The Central Continent Empire is indeed formidable; it even managed to win over the ninth sage of the Sage's Tower.

At this moment, the Ninth Sage was relentlessly attacking the Great Sage's shield with various powerful elemental spells. The aftershocks of the battle that had been constantly impacting the magical barrier from the inside were mostly the work of the Ninth Sage.

Besides the traitor, the Ninth Sage, there was another enemy present.

A rather strange enemy.

He was completely encased in orc-like metal armor, moving with incredible speed, constantly circling around the Great Sage and his companions, and attacking without hesitation whenever he had the chance.

But a great sage is a great sage. Even when he was in poor condition, he was able to defend himself flawlessly while dealing with the Ninth Sage's barrage of attacks, repelling the orc-armored enemies every time.

Unfortunately, the soul state clearly has its limits, and the Great Sage probably won't be able to hold on for much longer... Once the last bit of magic power in his soul is exhausted, Himiko and the Seventh Sage will also surely die.

"Save them! Don't worry about me! I'm already dead!"

While Valencia was observing the battle within the barrier, the people inside the barrier also discovered her.

The Ninth Sage was quite cautious; the power of his attack spells immediately weakened by two points, likely because he was constantly on guard against Valensa's sudden attack.

After all, the Sunflower Duchess's glorious record of defeating the strong with the weak was too famous. Facing Valensa, who was able to fight her way up to Xuanwu and break the magical barrier to save people, the Ninth Sage and the Moon-level powerhouse did not provide any sense of security.

For the Ninth Sage, his most important goal was to take the opportunity to eliminate the Great Sage. Now that he had achieved his goal, there was no need to risk his life any longer.

He had already made up his mind to run away if things went wrong.

But the enemy wearing orc armor was the complete opposite... He became much more anxious because of Valensa's arrival, and his attacks became even more frenzied, with each target being Himiko, who had already turned into a young girl.

...He's Tsuchimikado! He wants to kill Himika with his own hands to avenge himself!

Valensa immediately understood, and at the same time became very curious about the orc armor.

Although Chiba Rui was tricked by a bugging device, she was still a genuine sword saint with quite sharp perception.

She once said with certainty that the Tsuchimikado Avenger was just a genius craftsman with physical strength roughly equivalent to a Pearl-level cultivator, and could not possibly be some hidden powerhouse.

But the strength, speed, and close combat skills that this Tsuchimikado Avenger is showing are in no way inferior to those of a Moon-class warrior who doesn't use Noble Phantasms... Could it all be the effect of that armor?

She was very curious, but Valensa controlled herself.

The Great Sage is right; rescuing Himiko and the Seventh Sage is the most important thing right now.

The Great Sage's body was beyond saving, and his soul... didn't need saving either. If it weren't for protecting Himiko and the Seventh Sage, his soul would most likely have been able to fight its way out on its own.

Then what needs to be done next is very simple.

Valensa was multitasking: her main body rushed towards the Great Sage to rescue him, while she used Nana to intercept the Tsuchimikado Avenger, who was wearing orc armor, and the Rokka floating cannons provided long-range fire support.

However, Tsuchimikado Avenger completely ignored Nana. He seemed to have used some kind of desperate move that could be used for a short burst of speed, greatly increasing his speed again. He shook off Nana's interception and caught up with Valensa's main body, striking her with a claw.

That claw was extremely sharp, and it was also hot from the friction of supersonic air.

The injury to the Seventh Sage's waist was likely caused by this beast's claw.

At this moment, Valensa had rushed to within about 10 meters of the Great Sage and his companions. Moreover, it seemed that the Great Sage had focused his attention on dealing with the Ninth Sage's spells because of Valensa's rescue, and his attention to Tsuchimikado's Avengers was not as high as before.

In other words... Valensa can't dodge this claw attack, otherwise Tsuchimikado's Avenger will most likely take Himika and the Seventh Sage's lives with a single blow... Even if Valensa and Nana attack together and shatter him and his armor, it will be meaningless.

Chapter 11 can barely be considered a successful rescue.

If we can't hide, then we won't hide.

Valensa decisively stopped her charge toward Himika and the Seventh Sage, turned around, blocked with her left arm and threw a punch with her right, meeting the claw strike of Tsuchimikado's Avenger.

Stab it!

Unexpectedly, this claw attack was even more powerful than anticipated. Valensa's left sleeve was ripped off, and the arm guard of her Divine Particle Armor was also sliced ​​open, leaving a deep, bloody wound on her left arm.

Valencia's right fist was perfectly blocked... She used a two-stage punch with a spike-like attack. The first punch didn't even leave a dent on the white orc armor, while the second punch was absorbed by the orc armor without leaving a mark.

Valensa looked surprised and immediately raised her leg to kick again, but Tsuchimikado Avenger was faster... After swinging his claws, the orc armor's tail swept across like an iron whip, directly whipping Valensa away from the spot like a spinning top.

Then Tsuchimikado's Avenger continued his combo, quickly adjusting his stance and continuing his pursuit, his sharp claws thrusting straight at Valensa's vital heart.

Valensa had no choice but to have the Six Flower Floating Cannons, which were originally providing fire support to the Great Sage, turn their cannons around and fire a barrage of Sunfire Rays at Tsuchimikado Avengers. At the same time, she had Nana accelerate further and attack Tsuchimikado Avengers from behind to relieve the siege of Wei.

If Tsuchimikado Avenger really insists on using his claws to deliver a chest-piercing blow to Valensa, he himself will definitely take several sunbeam rays and be chased down and beaten up by Nana.

Whoosh!

But Tsuchimikado made another move that Valenza didn't expect... His thrusting claw actually detached from his body and shot out like a rocket punch, continuing to stab Valenza and successfully piercing her, who was in the air and temporarily unable to adjust her posture to dodge, pinning her to the ground.

At the same time, the surface of the white orc armor lit up, as if some kind of special protective coating had been activated, greatly increasing the armor's light resistance... The solar rays fired from the Six Flower Floating Cannon suddenly felt like a flashlight shining in a mirror; most of the power was reflected away by the coating, and the remaining power was no longer enough to penetrate the orc armor.

Nana finally caught up with Tsuchimikado Avenger, but Tsuchimikado Avenger had already adjusted his stance to deal with the attack.

Although he shot one of his arms to Valensa, he still had a tail, and his strength and speed were by no means weak. He was in no way inferior to Nana when they fought with their fists and feet.

However, Nana was still very effective. After catching up, she held Tsuchimikado Avenger firmly in her grasp, preventing him from continuing to attack Valensa or Himika.

Valensa seized the opportunity to quickly pull the arm out of her chest, and used divine healing and the super-fast regeneration of the evil god's power to rapidly heal the penetrating wound on her body, and then brought the arm armor to her eyes to examine it carefully.

Upon seeing this, Valensa couldn't help but be surprised... and also realized that she hadn't been wronged by the beating she received.

The surface of the arm armor is covered with densely packed small bumps and different colored patterns, making it look almost like the chips in electronic products.

In fact, this orc armor may very well have borrowed the principle of chips... using nanoscale manufacturing processes to draw countless miniature magic circles on the orc armor, which is why the wearer of the orc armor has such a huge increase in strength... Tsuchimikado Avenger, who was originally only at the Pearl level, is now definitely no weaker than any Moon-level warrior without a Noble Phantasm!

However... such a powerful suit of armor must also consume a lot of energy. What does Tsuchimikado Avenger use to power the armor?

Putting everything else aside, just maintaining the strength and speed of a Moon-level warrior would consume enough magic power to drain a top-grade magic crystal in a few seconds... To maintain such high-intensity combat, Tsuchimikado Avenger would need to carry at least several hundred top-grade magic crystals with him.