Chapter 266

Boom!!!

In a cave in the depths of the canyon, a violent explosion suddenly occurred without any warning, causing raging flames to surge out from within, burning everything in its surroundings.

"Charge!"

Vivian stood in front of everyone with her shield. As she helped everyone block the onslaught of the flames, she shouted at the people behind her and led everyone out of the cavern.

However, just as they rushed out of the cave, another wave of flames came at them.

Boom!!!

The sound of the explosion caused the path in front of Vivian and the others to burn fiercely, blocking their way.

"Don't let them escape again!"

Jorido roared angrily at the nobles and knights around him.

"Charge! Anyone who can kill Tierre Albeyin will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins! "

Jorido's order made the knights charge forward without hesitation with ferocious gazes.

As for the nobles, they all raised their staffs or wands and chanted magic spells at the back.

"Sister Vivian!"

"Captain!"

Seeing this scene, Lumia and Merica panicked a little.

"Don't be nervous!" Vivian immediately said in a low voice, "Merica, prepare your magic spells. Tierre and Lumia, guard at the side. Leave the rest to me!"

Vivian's instructions made the ladies quickly regain their composure.

Without hesitation, Merica began to chant magic spells, while Lumia raised her boxing gloves and stood by the side, looking nervous.

As for Tierre, she was the calmest of them all. She raised the sharp blades in her hands and stared coldly at the enemies that were charging at her.

However, it was obvious that they would not be able to reach Tierre.

This was because the Shield of the Kingdom was right in front of them.

"Decoy!"

"Resist!"

Vivian then used the two skills that she was good at and let her magic power seep out of her body.

Under the influence of the mana, all of the charging knights couldn't help but gather in Vivian's direction. It was as if they had been angered by Vivian, and they only had eyes for her. They raised their weapons and charged over.

Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang …!

Amidst the sounds of metal clashing, countless weapons struck Vivian's shield one after another, creating a series of sparks.

"Magicians! Get ready to release your magic spells! "

Jolido, who saw this scene from the back, was not surprised at all. Instead, he shouted at the people around him who were preparing their magic spells.

Vivian's expression immediately changed.

[Provoke] was a very good skill that could lure enemies within a certain range to one's position and attract all the attacks to oneself. It was a necessary skill for a defensive vanguard in an adventurer's team.

However, this skill was not without weaknesses.

First of all, its range was limited.

Secondly, it was ineffective against existences of a higher level than the skill.

For example, if [Provoke] was raised to level 5, then this skill would be effective against existences around level 50, and the range would not be small. However, against existences above level 60, this skill would not be effective.

Vivian placed a lot of importance on this skill, so she had already upgraded it to Level 6. It was now effective against existences around Level 60, and it had a range of 60 meters.

The nobles and knights who ambushed Vivian's party were all below level 70, so they weren't beyond the range of Vivian's skill.

However, they seemed to have figured out the range of Vivian's skill and kept a considerable distance.

In other words, Vivian would not be able to attract the next wave of attacks.

Jeremiah ordered mercilessly.

"Fire!"

Under his fierce voice, the magicians all released their spells, causing a barrage of magic to bombard them from dozens of meters away.

"Freezing Whirlpools!"

At this moment, Merica's shout sounded from behind Vivian.

Along with a surge of mana, a gust of cold wind blew and turned into a vortex that froze the atmosphere in front of Vivian.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang …!

The magic rain fell on the cold vortex that froze the atmosphere, but it couldn't penetrate it. It only stirred up snowflakes and ice crystals.

"Huff … Huff …"

Melica slumped to the ground as if she had lost all her strength.

"Merica!"

Vivian immediately reacted and couldn't help but call out.

On the other hand, the attackers were astonished.

"She actually single-handedly blocked the offensive spells cast by so many of us?"

"Could it be that she used a high-level ice defense spell?"

"Impossible! That's clearly an intermediate spell! "

"How can her defense be so high?"

"Even if she's an elf, she can't do that!"

The noble magicians were in an uproar.

They had also cast intermediate spells, but they were all blocked by Merica's defensive spells of the same level. It was no wonder that they were in disbelief.

What they didn't know was that Merica's mana had been rising during this period of time, and the speed was getting faster and faster. Now, the spells that she had released were already vaguely approaching the might of Superior Spells.

This was the power that was supported by magic power.

However, casting such a powerful spell naturally consumed a lot of Merica's magic power.

Jolido noticed this and hurriedly said.

"Attack that elven magician first!"

The knights accepted this order.

They all rushed in Merica's direction.

Vivian wanted to stop them, but she also had little magic power left. She staggered and fell on one knee.

In the end, it was still Lumia who made a move.

"Don't … don't hurt Merica!"

Lumia yelled, raised her fists, and rushed forward.

Two Level 40 Knights immediately charged at Lumia and engaged her in a fierce battle.

The other knights wanted to go around and attack Merica directly.

Unfortunately …

Hum!

As the air trembled, a pair of sharp blades glowed with red magic power.

"Get lost!"

Tierre rushed forward like a gust of wind. She suddenly spun the blades that were enchanted with [Demon Sword] and performed a huge spinning slash.

Clang!

The weapons that came into contact with the [Demon Sword] were cut in half.

Puchi!

A knight who was unlucky enough to fall into the attack range was cut in the chest, and blood splattered everywhere.

For a moment, the group of knights howled in pain. They either fell to the ground with serious injuries, or their weapons were broken and sent flying by Tierre's kick.

Until …

"I've finally found an opportunity!"

An overjoyed voice entered Diyerre's ears, causing her pupils to shrink.

The next moment, an arrow pierced through the air and shot toward her.

Puchi!

The arrow pierced through Tierre's abdomen before she could react, and blood splattered everywhere.

"Tierre!"

Vivian, who was kneeling on one knee, Merica, who was paralyzed on the ground, and Lumia, who was entangled, all cried out when they saw this scene.

"Cough, cough …!"

Tierre coughed up blood, and her eyes trembled as she looked in the direction where the arrow came from.

There, Jolido, who had his bow drawn, was laughing sinisterly.