"You know you're no match for me, yet you still want to resist. Aren't you stupid?" The Ash Sword Saint held the hilt of his sword with his right hand and rested the sword on his shoulder. He looked at Brendel and said.
Orthlyss smiled: "Even though your swordsmanship is great, you're blind."
Mephisto was slightly taken aback by the change in Brendel's tone, but the suspicion disappeared in a flash like a dragonfly. "Even so, you still want to say that you're not from Cruz?"
"You'll find out soon enough."
"What, you want to run?" Mephisto looked at him.
Orthlyss … Brando smiled. "Amandina." Amandina's voice was as soft as a strand of hair.
"Yes."
"Follow this valley and head north. Wait for me at the White Rock."
"White Rock?"
"You'll find it when you see it."
Amandina looked at her lord and nodded. She didn't ask any questions. Mephisto, who was standing not far away, looked at the conversation between the two. He loosened his grip on his sword for a moment, then tightened it again. With his perception, it wasn't impossible for him to catch the conversation, but he didn't think that Brando would be able to run far even if he wanted to.
Moreover, his main target was Veronica. He just needed to make sure that Brando was under his control.
"Petty tricks." The Ash Sword Saint looked at the scene in silence. His pale and slender fingers loosened a little on the sword hilt.
He told Orthlyss about the resting points in the game. Places like the Holy White Rock and the Holy Fountain in the Black Forest were the most stable places in the game. In other words, they were places that the game designers provided for the players to rest. There were three resting points in the Calamity of Wolves quest, and the closest one was not far away.
Orthlyss and Amandina finished speaking and raised their swords.
"Oh?" Mephisto looked at her — him — and asked: "Are you ready?"
"You're very confident." This was Orthlyss' answer to her own question. Mephisto's arrogance had obviously provoked the pride of this ancient female knight as well.
The Ash Sword Saint did not answer, but instead pointed his sword at Orthlyss – Brando.
Just give it a try — the meaning of this sentence is.
Orthlyss snorted proudly and swung her sword downwards. Six green streams of air appeared behind her like a pair of wings.
"This is!" Mephisto's expression changed. This was the battle technique of the Wind Elves, Sky Patrol. Orthlyss took a small leap back and slid backwards like a ghost. Her speed was not fast, but it was an illusion. She left behind a series of afterimages as she slid backwards.
In the eyes of the crowd, the young lord was still in front of them for a moment, but in the blink of an eye, he was already at the edge of the forest. The Ash Sword Saint snorted coldly. His body turned into a black dragon and chased after him. His speed was slightly slower, so this chase became a battle of endurance.
Orthlyss changed direction at the edge of the forest and plunged into it. "What direction?" she asked.
"One or two miles should be enough."
"That's a little far, little one." Orthlyss flapped her wings and glided through the tall trees. She turned around and saw Mephisto, who was holding his sword, was only a step behind her.
The Ash Sword Saint was slow, but that was only in comparison.
"If you can use that move to stop him, then it should be fine." She replied.
"No, there's no other way. There are conditions to use the Holy Sword Technique." Brando spent most of the day leading the crowd through the Thorn Ridge, but in fact, he only used the first two hours to maintain the Holy Sword Technique. His Earth Elemental Pool had long been empty.
The conversation between the two only lasted for a moment, but Mephisto had already launched his attack.
He pushed his greatsword forward, and three Sword Auras shot out in a beautiful arc towards Orthylss. The female knight dodged behind a tree and allowed the Sword Auras to hit the trunk of the tree. The Sword Auras pierced through the trunk like an axe, and the tree fell to the ground with a loud thud.
Orthlyss hurriedly leaped away to avoid the branches that came crashing down. "Charge." Brando reminded her.
"Idiot, in a battle of this level, a straight line will be predicted."
"Don't worry."
The two continued to exchange ideas through Divine Sense.
Mephisto was carefully listening to the wind and the grass around him. Orthlyss was hidden by the fallen trees, so he could not pinpoint her exact location.
Suddenly, a green shadow flashed by. The Ash Sword Saint's eyes twitched, and he instinctively drew his sword and swung it. A Wind Spirit Spider that was pouncing towards him was cut in half.
The Wind Elemental exploded in mid-air, and Orthlyss took advantage of that moment to rush out. Her timing was impeccable. Mephistopheles turned around sharply, but he could only catch a glimpse of Brendel's figure disappearing into the distance.
[So many tricks.]
Mephisto sheathed his sword and followed after Brendel. He was not afraid of falling into an ambush, but if Veronica was there, he would be able to deal with her as well.
At this moment, the centaurs and Tree Elves who were far away in the valley could only hear a loud cracking sound from the forest, and then a large tree toppled over.
They could only guess that there was a battle, but they did not know what exactly happened.
Scarlett's knuckles turned white as she gripped her halberd tightly.
"What do we do now, Miss Amandina?" The leader of the Tree Elves, Quinn, walked over and looked at the human girl. Brando's words clearly meant that he had given her the command.
Amandina also looked away.
"Follow the valley and wait for the Lord at the White Stone." She calmly replied.
Quinn nodded and gestured for the others to continue forward. The leader of the Tree Elves maintained a cold expression, but he still looked at the forest in the end.
The group slowly moved forward in the extremely quiet snowy landscape. For a moment, it seemed that the nobles of Erouine were the only ones who had yet to react.
After the loud explosion in the forest in the distance, all movement disappeared without a trace. The two figures disappeared in that direction and did not return.
Scarlett stared blankly in that direction, her heart pounding with worry. For a moment, she was afraid that Mephistopheles would come back and throw Brendel's lifeless body in front of her. But after a while, when she saw that there was no movement, she felt a sense of loss.
Scarlett frowned and sighed softly. She blamed herself for thinking about such bad things, but no matter what, she could not relax.
"Scarlett? It's time to go. "
She raised her head and saw Amandina looking at her. Amandina was wearing a white fur dress as she stood in the wind and snow. Her round boots sunk into the thin layer of snow, and her quiet temperament seemed to be able to calm people down.
"That's great, Amandina," Scarlett said with a tired expression: "If only I could be as strong as you."
"I'm also worried," Amandina sighed: "But there's no point in worrying. Our lord's orders have to be carried out."
"That's why," Scarlett was a little dejected: "I really hate being so weak."
Amandina did not reply. She was also uncertain in her heart. The group slowly moved forward, and the silence in the snow seemed to drown out the uneasiness in everyone's heart.
While Amandina was immersed in her own worries, she suddenly heard a commotion at the back of the centaurs. Her frown deepened as she turned around and saw that the other half of the centaurs seemed to have stopped in their tracks.
"What's going on?"
Amandina turned her head and saw a group of centaurs coming out of the forest.
Her expression changed when she saw the woman in the lead wearing a green cloak that swayed in the wind. She realized that too many things had happened and did not notice that the other groups were approaching.
Especially when the snowstorm was getting heavier and heavier, perhaps no one would notice this at all.
The newcomer was Veronica.
The Goddess of War from Cruz had chased after Brando all the way until they passed through the Wolf's Pass. She did not know that someone had beaten her to it, but her gaze swept over the centaurs and Tree Elves.
She did not see Faena, Rono, Elman, or Brando, but she recognized Scarlett and Amandina. Veronica's slender fingers rested on the hilt of Azure Firmament as she took a step forward.
With just one step, she seemed to have transcended the limits of time and space. It was as if she had turned into a gust of wind and crossed a hundred meters in a single step.
Amandina jumped in fright and subconsciously retreated, but the cold edge of the sword was already pressed against her white slender neck.
Quinn had just raised his longbow, and Scarlett did not have time to raise the Lightning Spear in her hand.
A moment ago, Veronica was at least a hundred meters away.
Amandina froze in place.
The Goddess of War looked down at the beautiful girl. Her long black hair and eyes were different from Erouine's bloodline. She was slightly startled, as if she had discovered something strange.
But this doubt disappeared in an instant.
Veronica had used all her strength in that attack and it was within her expectations that Scarlet and Quinn couldn't react in time. Normally, she wouldn't do such a thing to a weak girl, but this time, the War Goddess of the Empire was truly anxious.
There was no news of Faena, Rono, or Elman. Especially Faena, the little princess of the Flowerleaf Territory, she could not lose her no matter what.
"Lady Veronica, what are you doing!" Quinn raised his longbow and aimed at the Goddess of War. Kodan also placed his hand on the hilt of his sword, ready to attack at a moment's notice.
But Veronica did not even look at him and only asked: "You should have seen Cruz's envoy, right?"
"I don't know." Amandina replied: "They left a long time ago."
"Didn't Brando kill them?"
"Of course, His Lordship did not want to start a war."
Veronica's expression changed: "When did they leave?"
"My apologies, I cannot answer this question without His Lordship's permission." Amandina's expression did not change: "Even if Lady Veronica kills me, it will still be the same."
"Hmph!" Veronica snorted and sheathed her sword. Threats were already her bottom line, and she would not kill anyone: "Then where is His Lordship?"
Amandina hesitated for a moment, but she suddenly made up her mind: "His Lordship is not here right now."
"Then bring me to him." Veronica was a little anxious and did not notice the slight change in Amandina's expression.
"As a normal person, I can't keep up with you, Lady Veronica."
"It's fine, let her come with me." Veronica turned around and looked at Scarlett. Scarlett was shocked and immediately took a step back. She raised her spear in front of her and looked at the Goddess of War with extreme vigilance.
The red-haired girl's body tensed up. If Veronica made any strange movements, she would immediately fight to the death. Scarlett's expression was clearly written on her face. She would rather die than reveal Brendel's whereabouts to anyone else.
But Amandina stopped her: "Scarlett, don't do anything stupid."
Scarlett was startled and looked at her in confusion.
"Take Lady Veronica, take her to see the Liege —" The noble girl took a deep breath and said slowly, "This — is — my — command!"
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