Chapter 396
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Darkness filled the area.
The Nightingale disappeared as time passed.
Kieran stood alone in the darkness, squinting his eyes.
The darkness before him should be supernatural darkness. Otherwise, with his C + Intuition, even in a moonless night, he should be able to faintly see his surroundings.
"Blocked my vision?"
Squinting his eyes, Kieran raised a brow and slightly staggered his steps.
Souuu!
A gust of wind brushed past his body.
An arrow!
Based on his experience, Kieran easily determined the attack method and direction.
However, Kieran wasn't in a hurry to chase after the arrow.
He was trying to guess the enemy's intentions.
If the enemy created a huge area of supernatural darkness just to catch him off guard …
Wouldn't it be too wasteful?
With such a complex building complex like the palace, a group of archers could completely achieve the same effect of attack.
It wasn't worth the fanfare.
One needed to know that Transcendence [Undercover] could only create a 5-meter radius of supernatural darkness. Although there was no time limit, it consumed a lot of Stamina and the area of darkness before Kieran's eyes far exceeded the area of [Undercover. Shadow Mantle]. In order to maintain such a state, the consumption of Mana materials was not to be underestimated.
"The darkness has blocked my vision.
Because the enemy's setup can't be exposed! As long as it is seen, it won't work!
So, there's only one possibility.
A trap!
A trap that can be seen with the naked eye! "
Kieran took a deep breath.
He turned around and walked in the opposite direction of where the arrows came from.
He didn't believe the darkness could cover the whole palace.
If that was the case, with the enemy's strength, they wouldn't even need to set up a diversion.
Sou Sou Sou!
Arrows were fired out from behind Kieran without stopping.
Even Kieran, the target, could feel the urgency from the arrows.
However, the arrows were destined to be useless.
Dodging left and right, Kieran kept moving towards the direction he had chosen.
After firing more than 30 arrows, the shooting stopped.
But the attacks didn't stop.
Kieran could clearly feel the darkness flowing in his body.
It felt like the wind was blowing over his skin.
"This is?"
Kieran was stunned.
Being in the enemy's trap, any change was worth paying attention to.
But before Kieran could figure out what the changes in front of him meant, a loud noise rang in his ears.
Boom!
It wasn't an explosion.
Instead, it was the sound of a dam being broken by the river.
Then …
The rapid flow of water drowned Kieran, and the darkness in front of him dissipated.
He had a clear view of where he was.
Or, to be more precise, he was inside something.
A huge water ball with a radius of more than five meters.
Outside the water ball stood two people.
One of them was a middle-aged man dressed in luxurious clothes. He held a bow and a longsword hung from his waist. His face was ordinary, but his temperament was extraordinary. It was obvious that he was in a high position.
The other one was dressed in long robes. His face was haggard and there was even a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, making him look even more miserable.
"Who was the one who intimidated us earlier?"
Kieran sized up the middle-aged man and the wizard whose age couldn't be determined because of his haggard face.
He wasn't sure who the intimidating aura came from.
However, there was one thing that Kieran was sure of.
The haggard wizard was furious.
"Damn it!
Forcing me to change my magic trap … "
"Taste the pain of suffocation!
Stop struggling, my 'water' is not only heavy, it's also mixed with some 'poison'. You can't break free!
You will die soon! "
The haggard wizard glared at Kieran angrily.
The wizard's words were like a string of pearls, allowing Kieran to understand what had happened.
Everything was as he expected.
This kind of trap setup was not smart enough.
However, the trap itself was shocking.
He felt the pressure from the water around him. If he was a common man, his organs would have been damaged by the pressure.
It was just a water ball with a radius of more than 5 meters, yet Kieran felt like he had fallen into the deep sea.
However, that was all Kieran was shocked about.
As for the suffocation the wizard had mentioned?
With [Rudenmoren's Skin], Kieran could even breathe freely in the sea.
As for the poison?
His B rank Constitution and [Body of Evil] allowed him to ignore the poison that was below Strong rank.
Moments later, Kieran slowly walked out of the water ball under the wizard's incredulous gaze.
The 'water' that formed the water ball was indeed heavy.
However, Kieran's Strength had reached B rank!
It was a level that common men couldn't even imagine. Against the 'heavy water', Kieran would at most have to spend some effort.
"How is this possible?!"
The haggard wizard widened his eyes.
He gasped in shock, not understanding how Kieran did it.
He would never understand it again!
Chang!
A cold glare flashed.
The wizard looked down at the longsword that pierced his chest. He mustered the last bit of his strength to look at the person behind him.
"Folly … Folly!"
The wizard growled in unwillingness.
However, it was useless.
As the military minister pulled out the longsword, the wizard's body fell to the ground.
"All you can do is play some petty tricks that can be seen through with a single glance. Jenny doesn't need trash like you around her!"
The middle-aged man said slowly and looked at Kieran.
"Are you angry?
"Because I killed this trash?"
You won't ask me why I killed a trash, will you?
Trash … deserves to die, especially trash with wishful thinking! "
Folly said with an interested tone.
"I am angry because you stole my target!"
Kieran commented with a heavy tone and looked at the man with a serious gaze.
If Kieran was still trying to guess who gave him the Fear aura outside the palace gate, after the man's previous slash, there was no need to guess anymore.
Folly.
Kieran heard the name from Bosco before.
Jenny James's staunchest supporter.
Warren Kingdom's military minister.
However, Kieran didn't expect Folly's swordsmanship to be this high.
The speed of that slash!
It was even faster than Kieran's swordsmanship!
Even though [Arrogant Word] was heavy and he was burdened by [Armor of Excellence], Kieran's B rank Strength and B rank Agility weren't just for show.
In simple words, Folly's Agility was at least above B rank!
"So the real obstructor is here?"
Kieran thought in his heart.
Kieran gripped [Arrogant Word] tightly.
He clearly felt the changes in Folly's aura.
Killing intent!
The cold, sharp killing intent was spreading all over Folly's body.
"Is that so?"
The military minister muttered softly.
A moment later, the military minister vanished on the spot.
Fast!
It was even faster than the previous slash!
And Kieran was even faster!
Because …
Kieran's forte wasn't the two-handed greatsword.
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