Bang bang bang bang —
When the gray-haired boy sensed danger and turned around, the Spiritual Ability user raised his gun and opened fire at the dragon monster!
The Spiritual Bullet accurately hit its head, causing it to fall to the ground.
The three Awakened ones took the opportunity to deal damage. They hacked with their greatswords, pierced with their spears, and slashed with their daggers. After a series of attacks, the big monster was completely dealt with.
The dragon monster turned into thick mist and was absorbed by their blood-red weapons.
The gray-haired boy looked in the same direction again. After a careful look, he didn't find anything.
"What's the matter?" the Spiritual Ability user asked.
"I felt like there was something over there …"
Hearing this, the Spiritual Ability user looked in the direction the gray-haired boy was looking at.
Was there someone else here?
It wasn't a good thing to bump into other people here. As the squad leader, Iwasaki Jiro furrowed his brows.
He just wanted to complete the mission given to him by the organization. He didn't want to cause any trouble. However, there was nothing he could do if he ran into them.
It would still be fine if they just happened to run into a Spiritual Ability user or Awakened. It would be quite troublesome if they were specifically targeting Seiji. Still, Seiji doubted that they would be in such a situation.
He raised his hand to signal his team to gather, and they walked in that direction together.
As the team approached, they could vaguely hear some sounds.
Iwasaki immediately indicated for everyone to be on high alert and proceed cautiously.
"Hello," a male voice that was disguised by a spell spoke.
A man wearing a trench coat and a full helmet appeared in front of the team.
Iwasaki's gaze froze when he saw this man.
A Spirit-branded Retainer!
Based on this combat uniform and what Seiji saw with his [Astral Vision] … he was certain that this person was a Spirit-branded Retainer.
Behind this shikigami were two other people, a man and a woman. They were also wearing full helmets that covered their faces. They seemed to be Adepts.
The man was wearing a combat uniform and holding a shield. In addition to the combat uniform, the woman was also wearing a black and red cloak, which seemed to be a creation of her ability.
These two Metahumans must have awakened naturally, and were different from his subordinates.
"We are members of the 'True Knight Order'. May I ask who you are?" the Spirit-branded Retainers asked politely.
"True Knights"? Iwasaki paused in surprise for a moment. He had never heard of this force before.
"We're the Rock Squad." He casually mentioned the squad's name and did not mention the name of the organization.
"Rock Squad … May I ask what you are doing here?"
"It's just a battle."
"Then I won't bother you anymore. Let's go this way."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Shikigami in the trench coat walked away, followed by the two ability users.
Nothing happened. That's good. The other party obviously didn't want to cause trouble.
True Knights … I'll look it up when I get back. Iwasaki watched them leave before turning to look at his teammate, the gray-haired boy named Heita Nishizawa.
"Where should we go next?"
Caesar operated the detector.
"Over there."
The direction he pointed out was the direction the three people had left in!
Was it a coincidence? Iwasaki furrowed his brows again.
It would be best if it was a coincidence, but if it wasn't …
He motioned for the procession to advance and quickened his pace.
…
After encountering the Rocky Squad for a while, a few more days passed.
Seiji's group of three saw the two statues.
These two statues were knights wearing full body armor and wielding two-handed greatswords. Each of them was as tall as two people and looked dignified and mighty.
After walking here for so long, this was the first time the three of them had seen such a thing. What was even more eye-catching than these two statues was the gigantic stone door between them.
There was a large circle carved into the door, a hexagon inside the circle, a pentagram inside the hexagon, a square inside the pentagram, a triangle inside the triangle, and finally a circle.
This was also the first time Seiji had seen such a pattern. Although it was only a combination of geometric shapes, it seemed rather mystical.
Seiji confirmed that the symbol on the back of his hand was pointing to this stone door!
'Is Hoshi on the other side of this door?'
'How do I get in …' Just as Seiji was thinking this, he saw a green mist coming out of the door and swiftly entering the two knight statues!
'Could it be …'
That was the problem.
Seiji, Mika, and Tomohisa watched as the two knight statues turned dark green and began to move!
* Whoosh!! *
The first knight statue suddenly swung its sword horizontally!
Seiji and the others were already on guard and retreated.
* Whoosh!! *
The second knight statue suddenly rushed forward and swung its sword horizontally!
Seiji and the others retreated yet again.
* Shing!! *
The third knight statue … whoops, the first knight statue's greatsword glowed with a black light as it swung its sword horizontally once again!
This time, it was impossible to dodge. Seiji, who had transformed into his golden form, forcefully blocked the attack with his shield.
* Boom!!! * This sword was so powerful that he was almost unable to block it.
"Knight statues that can move. Such a classical mechanism," Tomohisa commented as he tossed out his lightning ball.
Indeed.
'What if I destroyed them before they could move?' Seiji couldn't help but think of this possibility.
He didn't have the time to think too much about it. These two knight statues were incredibly strong! They were much stronger than the average boss monster!!
Tomohisa's [Thunder Explosion] had a limited numbing effect, and Mika's [Dimension Shattering Jade] was dodged!
With a loud boom, the girl was sent flying backwards.
"Mika!"
Seiji didn't even spare a second glance as he hurriedly covered Tomohisa's retreat, allowing him to retreat out of the battlefield.
Tomohisa, who was a fragile crowd control mage, wouldn't be able to withstand even a single sword strike from such a powerful attack.
Although Mika managed to withstand the attack, her Mashiro's Clothes had been greatly damaged.
"You just need to stall it! Don't force yourself to fight it, wait for me!! "
Seiji gave up on his shield after shouting this and wielded his sword with both hands. He used [Bullet Time] to dodge the first knight statue's sharp sword strike and cast a martial arts technique …
Forceful attack, [Shadow Cut]!
The instant he swung his sword, it seemed as if the sword itself became a twisted mirage.
* Shing! * The sword slashed through, and there was a clear sound of slicing.
The knight statue that was struck split in half! It spat out a large amount of green mist and made a cracking sound.
Forceful attack, [Ice Calamity Blade]!!
The sword left a blue trail as it slashed into the place where the knight statue had split open. Numerous spiritual blades materialized and pierced its body, freezing it!
[White Lotus Termination]!!
Seiji used a tactic to form long and thick white blades that glowed with white light. He viciously swung his sword and slashed continuously …
With continuous slashes, he chopped the sturdy knight statue into pieces!
One down! Seiji immediately turned around to look in the other direction.
He saw Mika gliding around the second knight statue at high speed, dodging its attacks with all sorts of fancy moves, and occasionally teasing it.
Seiji was rendered speechless.
'You're improving quite quickly, figure skater Uehara.'
Seiji went over to attract the second knight statue's attention, allowing Mika to easily use the Dimension Shattering Jade and quickly end the battle.
The green mist that came out of the two knight statues returned to the stone door and transformed into a green light that formed an incredibly complex rune on the door, creating a mystical spell formation.
There was then a loud rumble as the spell formation split in the middle. The stone door opened to both sides, revealing a staircase that led downwards.
Seiji and the other two walked down together.
There was a hallway at the bottom. As they followed the hallway to the exit, they saw an incredibly beautiful scene.
There were red-leafed trees, brightly-colored flowers, green vines, a clear waterfall, and a gurgling stream … It was so beautiful that it felt like a dream.
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