"Scarlet, I remember that's your name, right?"
In the darkness, a voice flashed through Scarlet's mind like a bolt of lightning. People in desperate situations were usually the sharpest, so she immediately recognized the voice as Ovina's – the voice of the Holy Lance of Heaven that had been silent for a long time. Moreover, she had once opened her heart to her in a hall under Ampere Seale and made a sacred pact, so there was no mistaking it.
Scarlet was as excited as a drowning person clutching at a straw. The Cruz nobles were arguing not far away, but at that moment, her heart was no longer anxious, as if she had found her footing. She revealed a weak and pleading expression. Ovina saw it, but only asked, "You want me to save you?"
The girl nodded repeatedly, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Too weak, Scarlet," Ovina sighed, "The Azure Lance is a sharp blade that protects the mortal world. I once asked you, 'The shattering of the heavens, the falling of the stars, is the history of mortals conquering fate. Can you feel the courage contained in all of this?' I heard your answer last time. Your heart is in my heart, but courage is not stubbornness or unyielding, but wisdom. You lack that wisdom, do you understand? "
Scarlet shook her head in a daze.
"Then, can you still fight?"
Scarlet paused for a moment, then nodded vigorously. The nobles, led by Babarn, were arguing fiercely. He was punching the leading noble officer to the ground, and then they were wrestling. Everyone around them was trying to calm them down, so no one noticed the Highlander girl's subtle movements.
"Good." Ovina nodded in satisfaction, as if she didn't care at all about the nobles' actions. To her, those people were as insignificant as dust, so even though Scarlet was still weak, she would never allow her contractor to lose to a few ants. It was purely a matter of pride or not.
"The person who shot you just now was slightly more powerful than you. The crossbow in his hand was probably a weapon similar to the White Rose, or a replica of it. Its effect is similar to the Spatial Element's sure-hit effect, and it also has a power-draining effect. Since the power-draining effect doesn't count as damage, it can bypass the undefeatable fate and hurt you. "
Ovina changed the topic. "But none of this is a problem. At the end of the day, you are still too weak. If your Lord was here, he wouldn't have been hit by those ants. First of all, you have to understand that ants are ants. No matter how powerful their magical weapons are, their knowledge has determined that they can't pose a threat to a truly powerful person. "
"Now, stand up. Let me show you what a real battle is."
Scarlet was half-kneeling on the ground, her entire body weak. Her face was burning with pain from where she had been hit. She felt dizzy but when she heard Ovina's words, she couldn't help but snap back to reality. Stand up now? Could she beat those Cruz nobles in her current state? She asked in disbelief, "Now?"
"Of course. I asked you if you could still fight. Didn't you nod your head?" Ovina answered matter-of-factly.
Being able to fight was one thing, but being able to win was another. If Brando was here, he might have suspected that Ovina was taking things for granted. But Scarlet was much more innocent. She instinctively felt that Ovina wouldn't harm her, so she chose to trust her completely. She clenched her teeth and stood up shakily.
The Cruz nobles who were arguing suddenly quieted down. First, the person directly across from Scarlet noticed the girl's unusual behavior. Then the others followed his gaze and looked in her direction. They all turned their heads and looked at her in confusion. The expressions on their faces were almost the same.
What was she doing?
After a moment, someone whistled. "Babarn, the woman you've taken a liking to is really stubborn!"
"You're in for it!"
Babarn pushed away the nobleman who was wrestling with him. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and climbed up from the ground. He walked towards Scarlet and said with a grim expression, "My lady, you are badly injured. There is no need for you to fight anymore. I swear on my honor as a noble that I will never let them hurt you again. Surrender and we will treat you like a Knight. "
Scarlet pursed her lips and said nothing.
Ovina looked at the girl who was in so much pain that her face was drained of blood but still stubborn. She couldn't help but nod in satisfaction. Her contractor didn't need to be too strong, but they must have a pure and noble heart like crystal. The girl in front of her was to her liking. When she agreed to let Brando let Scarlet take up the Azure Lance, she had some doubts. But now, she had to admit that the human's choice was very insightful.
Indeed, compared to himself, Scarlet had more right to the Azure Lance. The Azure Lance's purpose was to protect the world. "And that guy, he probably has his own path to walk …" Ovina shook her head and thought. "The Azure Lance doesn't belong to him. In comparison, that thing seems to be tailor-made for him."
Scarlet didn't answer. Babarn was pushed aside by the leader of the noble soldiers who had climbed up from behind him. The man pulled out his sword with a cold smile. As he walked towards Scarlet, he said, "Looks like this little beauty isn't as obedient as you said, Babarn."
"What do you think you're doing, Filoc!" Babarn roared.
"Babarn, please understand the current situation." The noble soldier's face turned cold. He spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm. This mouthful of blood was left behind by Babarn just now as a souvenir. That heavy punch was enough to make him choke. He gritted his teeth and replied, "How much time do you think we have to waste here? If that country bumpkin Count finds out about our plan, you, me, and everyone else here won't be able to survive. That bumpkin noble has two dragons helping him. Who among us is a match for those two dragons? You, or me? "
He waved his sword and sneered. "So, if you can't convince your little beauty, then let me take her down. Don't worry, I won't kill her. She's now our treasure. But too bad, since I'm going to do it, a little physical pain is inevitable. "
"Stop," Babarn interrupted him. "She's been hit by my arrow. That's an arrow from the Silver Dragon's Throat. She won't be able to hold on for long. You don't have to do anything."
"She's down? Facing this little girl who can still stand up after being hit by an arrow from the Silver Dragon's Throat, should I doubt that your ancestral weapon is a fake, or your third-rate archery skills?" Filoc mocked. Babarn was speechless.
He couldn't help but look at the silver crossbow in his hand. He was also a little suspicious. The Silver Dragon's Throat was their family's fantasy weapon. Legend has it that this crossbow was found in the heart of a white oak tree by one of their family's ancestors. The crossbow itself was more powerful than most magic crossbows and even magic heavy crossbows. Its arrows also had the ability to absorb strength and spirit. It had always been invincible in battle. This time, he used his authority as the first heir to the family to secretly bring it out from home. It was originally intended to be used for self-defense, but he didn't expect it to be exposed the first time he used it.
Babarn was speechless for a moment, which gave Filoc the signal to make his move. The latter smiled cruelly and turned back. He had made up his mind to vent his anger on the little beauty Babarn. Although he wouldn't kill Scarlet, he would at least disfigure her or something. He thought to himself that it would be best to stab her in the lungs or some other internal organs, so that the little beauty would be seriously injured but not die immediately. It would be best if she died after meeting His Majesty.
With this thought in mind, he turned around, fully expecting to see a sickly little lamb waiting to be slaughtered. However, he never would have dreamed that before he could even see the other party's face clearly, he heard a warning from behind him. "Filoc, be careful!" Filoc didn't think that Scarlet still had the ability to fight back. In fact, when he pulled her hair and slammed her into the wall, he knew that Babarn's Silver Dragon's Throat was still working. Although he didn't know how the little girl stood up, she did not have the strength to fight back.
So when he heard the warning, his first reaction was to think that it was Babarn who had attacked him from behind. He turned around in shock and anger, not understanding how this guy could be so ignorant as to attack his own people. But he didn't expect that when he turned back, he saw that Babarn didn't move at all. In fact, Babarn was also looking at him in shock. No, to be precise, Babarn was looking behind him.
Filoc suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
This was also his last thought. With a soft sound, everyone saw a silver blade piercing through Filoc's back. The noble officer of Cruz struggled for a moment. His eyes widened, as if he wanted to grab something with his hand. He waved it in vain, but just as his hand was raised in the air, it suddenly dropped down powerlessly. His head also tilted to one side, and he was completely dead.
For a moment, there was a dead silence under the glacier.
Everyone stared at the Highlander girl behind Filoc's corpse in shock. That attack had been far too bizarre. Unlike Filoc's attack, they had seen the Highlander girl stand up shakily, and then assume a strange attacking posture. Everyone present could swear to the heavens that they had never seen a spear technique with such a posture before.
It felt as if Scarlet had suddenly disappeared in front of them. Although she was still there, all they felt was the cold Law.
It was the Law.
When Scarlet raised her spear, she didn't use any power at all, but the Law of the entire space changed with her attack. The Law ordered her to hit the opponent, so she hit the opponent.
At this moment, everyone's mind was filled with this strange thought. Babarn's expression also changed. Although he had his eyes on Scarlet, that didn't mean he was an idiot. He immediately turned around and shouted to the others, "Johann, Mezus, you guys attack from the side. Buy me some time. Be careful, don't let her get close to you!"
Ovina seemed to be standing shoulder to shoulder with Scarlet, coldly looking at the two Cruz people who were trying to approach from the left and right. In her time, the Cruz people were still barbarians of the wastelands, and the Inir people of Fanzin were still slaves of the Miirnas. Who would have thought that one day, these simple, humble people of the Iron Tribe would be so arrogant?
"The person on the left will attack before the person on the right. You don't have to try to catch their movements. Those are just appearances. What you need to see are all kinds of power."
"Just like the silver lines in the air. Their size, direction, and point of use are all fixed, so no matter how they change, they can be predicted. From the moment they attack, the result is already decided."
"This is the realm of ants. Let me teach you how to launch a real attack."
"A real attack?" Scarlet gripped her spear tightly as she dodged the attacks of the Kirrlutz nobles. Her stamina was almost depleted, but thanks to Ovina's command, she didn't need to move much to avoid the attacks easily. Just as Ovina said, as soon as the Cruz nobles attacked, she would automatically be out of their attack range.
This feeling was too magical. It was as if the two sides were playing a game of rock-paper-scissors according to a script. They had agreed that in this round, one side would play scissors, and the other side would play rock.
Scarlet had a faint feeling that this wasn't the first time she had seen this kind of fighting style. There were a few times when she had seen similar situations in Brando's battles. The opponent's sword skills seemed to have been predicted by Brando. When his opponent attacked, it was as if he was deliberately stabbing at empty space. It was very comical.
But now, the comical side was her opponent.
The two Cruz nobles were red in the face. They had been fighting with a heavily injured girl for a long time, but they hadn't even touched her skin. And the fight was as ugly as it could get. It was as if they had agreed to put on a show. It was very sad. The outsiders were also confused, including Babarn. Of course, they didn't think that their companions were putting on a show with Scarlet. But the scene in front of them was too strange.
Ovina looked on coldly until she suddenly reminded her, "Close your eyes!"
Two long swords were coming at Scarlet. But as if it was an instinctive reaction, the Highlander girl immediately closed her eyes. But the moment she closed her eyes, something strange happened. She suddenly 'saw' lines of silver in the pitch-black space. Those lines appeared and disappeared in the darkness, and two of them were extending towards her.
She immediately understood what they were.
The two swords were as nimble as snakes in the hands of the noble officer, but in Scarlett's eyes, they were two clear and unchanging lines. She only used the spear to set up their fixed path of advance. Clang! Clang! Two crisp sounds rang out. John and Mezus staggered back, dumbfounded. They looked at their numb right hands. For a moment, they still didn't understand how the other party had guessed their attack route.
"How do you plan to attack next?" Ovina asked.
A twisting silver line appeared in Scarlet's eyes. It pierced towards the beginning of the two silver lines in the darkness.
"You plan to attack along this path. Do you trust your own judgment?"
Scarlet paused. She had already seen the two silver lines change direction and block her attack path. She was almost certain that if she attacked along this path, her opponent would be able to defend against it. She stopped and changed the direction of her attack a few times. But no matter how her silver lines advanced, her opponent would always be able to block her attack at the last moment.
She couldn't help but frown.
But the Highlander girl didn't know that while she felt helpless, her two opponents were already sweating buckets. John and Mezus didn't understand how the little girl in front of them had suddenly become so powerful. At first, she could only defend. Then, she slowly began to attack. Her attacks became more and more tricky. If Scarlet tried a few more attacks, they would have no choice but to wait for death.
Fortunately, Babarn saw their predicament and immediately ordered the other two to join in the battle.
But even so, four people at the pinnacle of Gold against a heavily injured Elemental Awakener. If word got out, it would be enough to shock the world.
But Ovina still wasn't satisfied.
"You still haven't broken away from your original attack path." She shook her head. "The Azure Lance is the guardian of the mortal world. But its true power lies in breaking the rules."
"Breaking the rules?"
"That is, don't be limited by your thinking. Try to free yourself from those vulgar lines. The lines of law cannot bind the heavens to a flat surface." Ovina answered, "Just like how I taught you to stab with your spear in the beginning."
Scarlet paused.
Then she pulled back her lance.
In the next moment, the Azure Lance pierced towards John who was standing in front of her like an angry dragon. John was shocked at first and thought that he was dead for sure. But he suddenly saw clearly that his opponent's lance hadn't changed at all. It was still coming straight at him. He was stunned for a moment, then he was overjoyed — this lance was worse than a beginner's. This must be because his opponent's stamina was depleted and that was why she made such a beginner's mistake.
In his surprise, he raised his sword to block the attack. He thought that as long as he could delay Scarlet's attack, then the others would be able to quickly subdue her.
But just as he was thinking this, he saw the sword in his hand block the opponent's spear with a 'clang' sound. However, at the same time, he saw the spear pierce through his chest. Just like how it pierced through Filock, the spear also pierced through his chest. His eyes widened. The completely contradictory scene in front of him seemed so harmonious to him. It was as if he had blocked his opponent's attack, but at the same time he hadn't blocked his opponent's attack. This contradictory conclusion was exactly the same.
Then, a sharp pain completely interrupted his train of thought.
It was as if he had fallen into an endless darkness.
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(PS: A new volume has begun ~)
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