Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

However, Tetodav didn't think that his observation skills were so poor that he couldn't even see that the other party was using a skill. Moreover, if he shouted "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" again at this point, wouldn't he lose all his face?

With Shiiki Ruri's extreme intelligence, she would definitely notice that Tetodaf's heart was wavering, which was something Tetodaf did not want to happen.

"Calm down, Tetoduff, and don't lose your composure."

At the critical moment, Tetodav once again used "talking to himself" to calm himself down.

He was well aware that he was not good at dealing with emergencies, but he also knew that he still had an overwhelming advantage in the current situation.

Even if Shiiki Ruri used some weird trick to block the reinforcements, so what?

The fact that this girl used the skill "Wind Blade Curse" at this critical juncture was equivalent to saying that she had no other options!

The "traps" and "other accomplices" that Tetodaff had previously worried about can now be eliminated!

Even if something unexpected happens, Tetodaf still has a trump card that can definitely turn the situation around, so...

——(It’s time to put an end to this farce! Shiiki Ruri!)

Tetodav took a deep breath, then suddenly accelerated, and quickly closed the distance between him and Shiiki Ruri.

And Shiiki Ruri seemed to be waiting for this moment. She immediately changed direction as Tetodaf accelerated, instantly switching from a fleeing posture to an offensive posture, and rushed straight towards Tetodaf!

Next, it will be a life-and-death battle in close combat!

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Looking at Shiiki Ruri coming towards him, Tetodav was not panicked at all.

He not only understands Shiiki Ruri, but also understands himself. He knows exactly what will develop next and how he should deal with it.

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[Note: The above picture is Tetodaf's skill picture.]

Seeing Shiiki Ruri approaching at an extremely fast speed, Tetodav had no intention of dodging, because he knew that Shiiki Ruri could not afford any injury at the moment, otherwise she would instantly become a turtle with one tenth of the speed, so this seemingly very scary full-speed attack must be just a feint.

When Shiiki Ruri was less than ten meters away from him, Tetodav symbolically spread his wings to release a skill, and then, as he expected, Shiiki Ruri immediately used the "Wind Step in the Air", forced a 90-degree right-angle turn during the sprint, and then stepped onto the wall and headed straight to Tetodav's side and rear!

Since the skill "Wind Step in the Air" will also give Shiiki Ruri another layer of "Blessing of the White Wind" to improve her agility, her speed has exceeded ten times the original speed in this instant, reaching a terrifying level that Tetodaf cannot catch up with the naked eye. However, Tetodaf is still not panicking. It is better to say that he has been waiting for this moment...!

——(Sound barrier.)

Without needing to see with his naked eyes, Tetodav knew that Shiiki Ruri was going to attack the blind spot behind him, so he just had to create a magic barrier behind him without worrying about being hit.

In addition, this suddenly appearing "sound barrier" will also pose a threat to Shiiki Ruri. If this girl cannot stop the car, she will suffer considerable damage if she hits the barrier.

But Tetodav's response strategy goes beyond this.

The next second after creating the barrier, he immediately used his next skill, which was "Spinning Sharp Sound Tornado".

Compared to the instantaneous sonic barrier, the "Spinning Sharp Sound Tornado" requires two to three seconds of magic power guidance time, so Tetodaf placed it after the sonic barrier.

While Shiiki Ruri was slowing down and adjusting her posture, Tetodav calmly completed this skill. After the tornado started, the attack method, which was not very powerful but had a very wide range, would make Shiiki Ruri inevitably suffer the consequences of the skill "Wind Ninja Curse".

——(Stupid cat, turn into a turtle for me! Hahahaha!!!)

9.271 - The dust has settled

It was midnight, and everything was quiet, beneath the still surface of the lake.

Deep in the unknown bottom of the lake lies the secret base of the covert intelligence organization Teruya Ryujaku.

The base itself is a stable cubic structure. To put it simply, it is a double-story underground building built on the bottom of the lake.

In the very center of this underground building is the inner courtyard square, which occupies the largest space of the entire building, and on the side of the square are long corridors that lead in all directions.

At this moment, Tetodav was fighting with Shiiki Ruri in one of the corridors.

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The magic stone lamps in the corridor flickered.

Tetodav speculated that this must have been done by Shiiki Ruri.

If it weren't for these malfunctioning lights that "created" the darkness at the corner, Tetodaf wouldn't have lost most of his vitality to Shiki Ruri in an instant.

Now, the narrow corridor restricts Tetodaf's flying ability, and the flickering environment is more favorable to the cat-man Shiiki Ruri. However, even if he is induced to fight in such an unfavorable environment, the battle scene still turns to Tetodaf's side.

With an overwhelming advantage in intelligence and a combat level that's two classes ahead, Tetodaf's areas of advantage are more than enough to make up for the shortcomings in other areas.

At the moment, although Tetodav cannot capture Shiiki Ruri's location with the naked eye, he can make inferences based on experience and intelligence.

When the swirling high-speed tornado formed in this passage, Tetodav knew that there was only one way for Shiiki Ruri, who was not far behind him, to deal with it.

——(Use the accumulated stacks of 'White Wind Blessing', then reset the cooldown of 'Air Step', and then increase the distance in one go...right, little Liuli?)

Tetodav looked back confidently and saw Shiiki Ruri flying away in the air. This close combat had now completely entered his rhythm.

——(You’re still too young, Liuli-chan… Do you think my “Whirling Sharp Sound Tornado” is only this powerful?)

Tetodav turned around and rushed towards the retreating Shiiki Ruri.

After he started to move, the tornado that was originally circling in place also started to move along with him!

Countless sand, gravel and rubble kept flying in the chaotic tornado. As long as Shiiki Ruri was caught in the range of the tornado, she would definitely be hurt!

For Shiiki Ruri, who is currently in the "Wind Ninja Curse" skill, even if she only receives 1 point of damage to her vitality, she will instantly become a useless person with only one tenth of her agility!

Tetodav saw this clearly and chased after Shiiki Ruri without any scruples. According to his speculation and calculation, the outcome would be decided soon!

——(Help me increase my speed, Feather Boots...activate skills, feathering time!)

As Tetodaf activated the skill on his boots, his speed increased to three times its original speed in one go!

Although the three-fold multiplier is much less than the ten-fold multiplier of the "Wind Ninja Curse", Tetodaf's initial agility attribute is much higher than Shiiki Ruri's.

Relying on this short burst of power, Tetodav finally brought Shiiki Ruri within the range of his skills, and according to his calculations, Shiiki Ruri now only has the "White Wind Phantom Weasel" skill to use, in addition to the unknown new weapon!

——(I’m going to be a general…little Liuli!)

At this moment, Tetodav and Shiiki Ruri's eyes met. He could see that Shiiki Ruri's eyes were full of astonishment and tension, and the movements of her hands undoubtedly showed that she was about to use "White Wind Phantom Weasel".

Tetodav had seen Shiiki Ruri's "White Wind Phantom Weasel" skill too many times. Even if his agility attribute would be slightly reduced in the next ten seconds due to the side effect of the "Feather Feather Boots", he was confident that he could avoid it without any damage.

However, Tetodav's purpose of shortening the distance to this extent was not to perform for Shiiki Ruri. At the same time Shiiki Ruri activated his skill, Tetodav also used his skill... and it was a sixth-level skill.

——(Give me peace and quiet... 'Silent Feather Realm'!)

In an instant, the feathers on Tetodaf's wings exploded and flew away, hovering throughout the entire passageway. The magical sickle-weasel that Shiiki Ruri had released from her hand had just begun to swirl in the air before inexplicably vanishing.

The reason for this result was the sixth-level skill that Tetodaf had just used: "Silent Feather Domain".

His scattered feathers had created an area in this space where magic could not be used. After the magic power was forcibly interrupted, Shiiki Ruri's skill "White Wind Phantom Weasel", which required magic to maintain, was only silenced.

The skill used for the last-ditch effort failed, and Shiiki Ruri was dumbfounded, but this was just one of the many problems she now had to face.

As Tettoduff approached, the skill "White Wind Phantom Weasel" was interrupted, and Shiiki Ruri was helplessly drawn into the tornado turbulence generated by Tettoduff.

When the flying stones hit Shiiki Ruri and scratched her skin, the side effects of the "Wind Blade Curse" skill... took effect mercilessly.

Shiiki Ruri's body, which was as light as the wind a second ago, suddenly became heavier than lead.

Knowing that she could no longer escape from Tetodaf, the cat-man girl chose to fight to the death at the last moment.

Even though he couldn't use magic, Shiiki Ruri still drew out the short sword and white jade flute dagger from his waist at the same time.

The funny thing is, since it is impossible to inject magic power into the White Jade Flute Dagger, this strange hidden weapon cannot even extend the blade, and can only be used as a weapon in the form of a flute.

“Ah ...

Shiiki Ruri screamed and stabbed towards Tetodaf, but unfortunately, with her current speed, even if a miracle happened, she would not be able to stab the agile Tetodaf.

Tetodav calmly swung his usual weapon, the "Phantom Sound Rapier," and then both weapons in Shiiki Ruri's hands fell to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, Tetodaf's figure flashed, and deep gashes were cut on both sides of Shiiki Ruri's ankles, so deep that the bones were visible. Then, the cat-man girl's feet could no longer support the weight of her body, and she fell down wailing like a puppet with its strings cut.

——(It’s finally over…it took a lot of effort on my part.)

Tetodav kicked the short knife that fell from Shiiki Ruri's hand, then turned and walked towards Shiiki Ruri who was lying on the ground.

He was somewhat surprised to find that even though things were so miserable, Shiiki Ruri had not given up hope. This cat-man girl who did not know how to give up was still crawling towards the white jade flute not far away with her hands.

——(Haha, since you want it so much, I’ll help you.)

Tetodav did not let his guard down just because he was sure of victory. He still kept his skill "Silent Feather Domain" activated, then pulled out a dart and shot it at the white jade flute in front of Shiiki Ruri.

As the dart hit the target accurately, the exquisite and flawless white jade flute broke into two pieces.

9.272 - Broken White Jade Flute

Tetodaf's dart broke the white jade flute in front of Shiki Ruri.

As Shiiki Ruri let out a painful wail, Tetodav knew that he had just successfully cut off Shiiki Ruri's lifeline.

It doesn’t matter what secrets the white jade flute hides. What matters is that Tetodav has cut off Shiiki Ruri’s hope of a last-ditch fight.

Just after the white jade flute cracked, a small amount of strange black sticky liquid slowly flowed out of the white jade flute.

Tetodav saw this scene clearly, and then immediately took two steps back, cautiously keeping a distance from the ominous white jade flute.

——(There’s something fishy about this flute…)

Tetodav was glad that he had made the right decision and did not easily touch the unknown flute. He then walked around the wreckage of the white jade flute and walked towards Shiiki Liuli from the other side.

During this period, Tetodaf's "Silent Feather Domain" skill remained activated without any slackness.

Under Tetodaf's thorough precautions, poor Shiiki Ruri was not only unable to use magic, but also couldn't even stand up.

Her legs, with their tendons severed, could no longer provide support for her body.

Faced with Shiiki Ruri who was unable to fight back, Tetodav quietly pulled out a syringe, which contained a strong drug that could paralyze a person and make him unable to move.

This potion, developed internally by Zhaoye Liuque, has extremely strong medicinal properties and can paralyze an adult for more than an hour. However, as a price for its potent effect, the potion must be injected into the target in large doses within a short period of time to be effective, otherwise it will be even worse than an ordinary paralysis potion.

Due to this shortcoming, the members of Teruya Ryukaku will only use this potion after they have already disabled the enemy. As far as the capture effect is concerned, it is still well-known within Teruya Ryukaku.

At this time, Tetodaf completed his preparations silently, and then when he went around behind Shiiki Ruri, he suddenly rushed forward and stepped hard on the cat girl's neck, pressing her to the ground!

Before Shiiki Ruri could react, the needle of the syringe had already pierced her shoulder. Then, the paralyzing drug in the syringe was injected into Shiiki Ruri's body without a drop left, paralyzing her whole body and making her unable to move.

Only then did Tetodav breathe a sigh of relief and remove his foot from Shiiki Ruri's neck.

Although stepping on the head causes greater damage to the enemy in terms of means, in actual combat, stepping on the neck is the real way to control the opponent.

Now, Tetodav has successfully captured Shiiki Ruri alive. Next, he will interrogate Shiiki Ruri about why she wanted to assassinate him, why she wanted to betray the organization, and whether she was colluding with Snake Shadow.

However, before that, Tetodav had another urgent and important thing to do in this base under the lake - he had to find out why the reinforcements had not arrived yet.

·

From the time Tetodav shouted "Enemy attack" to now, only four or five minutes have passed. This length of time may be very short in other places, but in Teruya Ryuque's base, it is already a very long time.

Therefore, Tetodav had reason to suspect that there might be accomplices of Shiki Ruri hiding in the base under the lake, and it was these guys who caused the reinforcements to fail to appear.

·

But, is there really anyone who can do this?

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Putting aside the three branch hall masters who should have arrived, as far as Tetodaf knew, there were no less than fifty members of the Teruya Ryuque in the base under the lake, just counting the members who were capable of fighting.

Some of these fifty-odd people were in the inner courtyard square, some in the corridors, and some in rooms large and small... As long as one person heard Tetodaf's shout, the news would spread from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred.

The enemy was able to prevent any of these reinforcements from arriving, either by completely silencing Tetodav's voice or by dealing with all of these fifty-plus people.

No matter which of these two possibilities is true, it seems to be as difficult as climbing to the sky for Tetodav.

However, the extremely silent environment at the moment forced Tetodav to believe that the enemy might really be able to do what he guessed.

The environment was so unusually quiet that it seemed as if Tetodaf and Shiiki Ruri were the only two people in the entire base under the lake.

Affected by the eerie silence, Tetodav didn't dare to shout loudly at this time. He decided to leave the paralyzed and unable to move Shiiki Ruri on the ground and walk out of the corridor to see what happens next.

Tetodav believed that with his sixth-level combat level, even if he really encountered a situation where he could not win, he still had the option of escaping.

So, Tetodaf stopped using the skill "Silent Feather Domain" and stopped consuming magic power. Then, he walked towards the nearest exit leading to the inner courtyard square.

However, before Tetodav could take two steps, something strange happened.

Just a few seconds after he stopped using the skill, a chilling chill came from behind, making his body feel like it was falling into an icy cave, his hairs standing on end, and he began to tremble uncontrollably!

——(…?)