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"Baron, there are no traces of them leaving in the shadows," Long Sang Aaron reported to Todd solemnly and respectfully.
Todd gripped his sword tightly and looked around warily.
The place was gloomy and dark, full of the smell of mud and decay. There were tall black fir trees and all kinds of strange shrubs everywhere. It was not much different from the other places in the Melzer Black Forest. The only conspicuous feature was a slightly special shaped boulder.
"There is no river here. How can they avoid the shadows? Unless … Not good! "
As soon as the thought came to his mind, Todd slammed into Aaron and slashed his sword upward with a faint bloody light. At the same time, the broken iron glove on his left hand flashed with a metallic light. It quickly stretched and became a square shield.
When Alan was sent flying by Todd, a figure in a white knight uniform jumped down from a tall black fir tree. She raised her long sword surrounded by silver-white electric snakes and swung it down fiercely.
The crisp sound of metal colliding spread far and wide in the quiet forest. Todd's sword was directly split by Natasha's momentum. A crack in the void appeared on the steel shield formed by his body, almost cutting it in half.
But Todd blocked Natasha's surprise attack in the end.
Also, he had been prepared for this. His shield turned into silver liquid and condensed again. However, the crackling electric arcs on his steel-like body paralyzed him for a moment, preventing him from launching a counterattack when Natasha landed on the ground.
Seeing that she failed to kill Aaron, Natasha was not greedy. She turned around and quickly fled to the other side of the Black Forest.
After Todd got rid of the numbness, he decisively chased after Natasha. Although he was surprised by Natasha's sudden burst of power, he could feel that she had not fully recovered yet. Even when he was ambushed, he was still able to defend himself from her heavy blow!
And the fact that she immediately fled after the surprise attack proved that his speculation was correct. She might even be using some kind of potion to temporarily recover. Therefore, she had to kill Long Sang Aaron, who was good at tracking, to completely get rid of him.
Todd, like a steel golem, ran with big strides, closing the distance between him and Natasha. As long as he could kill Natasha, he did not care whether Aaron would be killed by another Knight or not.
The two of them quickly disappeared into the dense forest, one chasing and the other fleeing.
After Alan was sent flying by Todd, he somersaulted in the air and landed steadily on the ground. However, from the crown of another tall black fir tree, another black figure pounced down with a long sword shining with cold light.
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Todd chased after Natasha for more than ten seconds. The distance between the two of them was getting shorter and shorter. This made him feel more at ease. Her strength had recovered to Normal Level 5 at most. The reason why she was able to split his longsword apart was not only because of the force of the fall, but also because the Thunder Cry Sword could increase her strength to the same level as his. But now, even Natasha, who was usually more coordinated and faster than him, could not outrun him!
When he was about to catch up with Natasha, Natasha suddenly turned around and held the hilt of the Thunder Sword with both hands, wielding it as a two-handed sword.
Todd blocked the attack with the shield in his left hand and the sword in his right hand. After a loud sound of metal colliding, the Thunder Sword was successfully blocked, and the gap of nothingness from the power of the Sword of Truth did not penetrate his shield either.
After this fight, Todd was even more confident. He raised the "iron" shield and waved the bloody sword at Natasha.
Natasha did not back off either. Her eyes, which had turned silver again, stared at Todd attentively. She kept attacking with the hilt of the sword, as if she had forgotten the purpose of luring Todd away and then going back.
The two of them were engaged in a fierce battle. The noises of the collision of the longswords were as loud as thunder. The airwaves raised by the collision of the longswords blew away the bushes, pebbles, and part of the rotten black fir trees. The tall trees within the range of their battle were either cut in half or burnt black by the lightning.
After blocking Natasha's fierce attacks, Todd began to counterattack in a regular pace. Quite a few deep wounds were left on Natasha's body, but Natasha's attacks did not become fiercer and stronger after the bleeding. She still maintained the same rhythm and strength as before.
"Can't you become stronger the more heavily wounded you are?" Todd sneered coldly, "It seems that Her Royal Highness has recovered part of your strength by activating your blood power again with the potion! How long can such a recovery last? Do you think you can defeat me? "
Although he was the strongest among his peers, his blood power determined that he was a great Knight who was better at defense than offense. Therefore, he had the ability to observe and provoke his opponent's emotions.
And Todd really hated Natasha's mutated blood power. If it were not for her explosive power, the Shield of Truth, which was best at defense, would not have been able to break through Count Verdi's defense in less than ten seconds. Of course, the most important reason was that the holy light attack at the critical moment had shaken the will of Count Verdi. Otherwise, even if Natasha's strength had become stronger, she would still have been stopped for at least a minute!
Natasha's longsword slashed down fiercely, but it was barely blocked by Todd. She sneered, "Hey, it won't be long before I can defeat you directly!"
Todd raised his longsword and slashed at Natasha's left shoulder, but she pulled back her sword hilt and blocked his attack. "If it weren't for the annoying lightning damage and paralysis effect, I would have killed you already!"
His steel-like ability was very restrained by the effect of the Thunder Sword. Just now, he had even triggered a real lightning strike, which almost hit him. As a result, an unlucky fir tree was completely charred black.
Natasha did not argue with him. Instead, she focused on attacking and defending. Ever since she started her Knight training, she had gone through the formal Knight training of the church, such as forest training, hunting training, fighting with monsters, combat training, faith training, and so on. She had also been on the battlefield and killed heretics. However, she had never been in such a dangerous situation and was at such a disadvantage in a battle.
Whether it was when she defeated Verdi with her lance or now when she was fighting with Todd, while they brought her great danger, they also gave her precious battle "wealth". Not only did they sharpen and strengthen her will, but they also gave her a chance to completely understand and master her own bloodline.
Natasha, who relied on her bloodline and her own fighting talent to grow to the level of a Sky Knight, felt that she had never been so in control of her own body as she was now. Every time she slashed and slashed, and every time she retreated and dodged, her bloodline and body became more and more synchronized, and there seemed to be signs of integration with her will of "never give up, always moving forward".
In the clanging sound of swords clashing, Todd gradually realized that something was wrong. Natasha in front of him was not getting weaker as he expected. Although her strength and speed did not increase, her momentum and spirit were showing signs of condensing, giving him a strange sense of oppression.
Natasha did not forget the time limit, but she was not afraid. She was not afraid at all. She was fully immersed in the battle. Slashing and slashing with her sword seemed to straighten out the messy blood in her body.
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Lucien held Alert and slashed at Alan from the sky. The metal of the sword was sharp and cold.
Alan did not have time to dodge. The black dagger in his right hand accurately blocked the blade of the sword, and at the same time, his left hand, which was burning with black shadow flames, punched at Lucien's abdomen.
The black dagger was made of a special material. The two weapons collided and only made a dull sound. Lucien, who was in the form of moonlight, twisted his waist in the air and jumped to the side, dodging Alan's fist.
"It's you? How dare you attack me as a Sky Knight? " Alan recognized Lucien. He grinned ferociously and charged at Lucien with his dagger. Although Lucien was good at speed and agility, Alan was still better than Lucien, not to mention Lucien's strength, constitution, and shadow fire!
Lucien held Alert and blocked Alan's dagger with its length and speed. However, the shadow flames around the dagger showed signs of corroding the sword.
Alan did not attack directly. Instead, he turned into a shadow and circled around Lucien. However, even though he had created a lot of opportunities to attack Lucien's body with his overwhelming strength and rich battle experience, he still withdrew his hand after only scratching Lucien's clothes. He did not follow up with another attack.
The reason why Alan chose to fight in such a way was that he was not a fool. He knew that Lucien was far weaker than him, but he still dared to attack him. Either Lucien was in a desperate situation, or Lucien had a way to kill him.
Thinking that it was because of Lucien's divine item that Count Verdi was almost killed by Natasha, Alan became very cautious. He was afraid that Lucien might have other spells or divine items that he could use. Therefore, he had been fighting with Lucien without any pause. In this way, he could avoid being targeted by the extraordinary items, and when Lucien's spells were launched, he would have some room to dodge. Also, the small wounds on Lucien's body were slowly weakening him.
Those small wounds were soon healed by Moonlight's self-healing ability. However, the shadow flames were like black maggots that kept drilling into Lucien's body. Before they disappeared, the shadow flames had been sucking away Lucien's strength, strength, and spirit, making Lucien weaker and weaker.
Alan also chose to attack the extraordinary items in a very special place. Therefore, Lucien's clothes on his chest were torn apart, revealing the Sun's Corona that looked like the Sacred Emblem of Truth. His belt was also cut off and fell to the ground.
Looking at the cross that was surrounded by the sun and the metal ring inlaid with a sparkling sapphire on Lucien's left hand, Alan was a little jealous. He thought to himself, This kid actually has a magic item, a divine item, and an extraordinary sword. What a waste! I've worked so hard for so many years, but all I have is the Enfeeble Dagger that Count Verdi gave me. Is he Natasha's lover?
Alan's jealousy did not affect his judgment. The light of the two items was abnormally dim. Either they had exhausted all their supernatural power, or they only had one or two attacks left.
Therefore, Alan's attacks became fiercer and fiercer. He wanted to lure Lucien into activating the extraordinary items. However, although Lucien was on the verge of collapsing, he did not show any sign that he was going to use any magic or divine spells.
"Has the power of the extraordinary items really been used up?"
As time went by, Lucien was getting weaker and weaker. He lost his balance, twisted his ankle, and fell directly in front of the strange boulder. His right hand was in the mud, and his long sword was knocked away.
Alan could not let go of this opportunity. He bypassed Lucien's left hand and chest and jumped at him from the right side. He raised his dagger and stabbed at Lucien's head. No matter if it was the Sacred Emblem or the ring, Alan could only hit himself first.
Suddenly, a thin round shield lit up on Lucien's body and blocked Alan's dagger.
Seeing that the dagger was burning and slowly piercing through the shield, Alan was greatly surprised. The two magic items did not shine at all, and the power of the magic round shield seemed to be coming from Lucien's body.
"He knows a first circle spell?! He's a sorcerer?! "
Many memories flashed in Aaron's mind. Aaron looked at Lucien's smiling face in horror.
"Professor?!"
Lucien took out his right hand from the mud and held a dark red bracelet. The bracelet suddenly burst out a strong flame and swallowed Alan who was trying to turn into a shadow.
"Goodbye, Mr. Alan." Lucien smiled and nodded.
It was a level three high-rank magic item, Fire Weaver's Bracelet. It came from Fire Wolf, an apprentice. Lucien had been burying it here for a long time.
The bracelet was made of Tinder Grass and had two spells attached to it: "Second circle spell, Sun Protection (twice a day); third circle spell, Fireball (twice a day)."
The head-sized fireball covered Alan's upper body. When Alan fell to the ground, only half of his body was left.
Lucien stood up with the bracelet in his hand. At this time, he heard Natasha's familiar voice.
"Professor?!"
Turning his head abruptly, he saw Natasha standing at the edge of the Black Forest with the Thunder Cry Sword in her hand. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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