I rely on myself

Chapter 304: Stalemate

Two figures were in the middle of a fierce confrontation, attacking, dodging, counterattacking, and dodging again... These were clearly very ordinary actions, but with the help of their extraordinary abilities, they appeared to be like a storm.

Every collision would cause a violent shock wave to spread out, every movement would make the air make a sound of being overwhelmed, and every attack would cut through the air and make a sharp sound of breaking through the air.

The Valkyrie and Fire Drifter, with their amazing physical abilities, displayed battle scenes that ordinary people could not imagine.

They both used movements that ordinary people couldn't see clearly, moving, attacking, and avoiding, and they kept repeating these actions. They had been fighting for countless rounds.

I'm afraid even they themselves can't remember clearly, until now they are still fighting relentlessly, as if they are determined to defeat the enemy in front of them.

On the outskirts of the fight between the two, Magnus continued to pay close attention to the situation of the Valkyrie. Although the fight between the two had already surpassed the level that the human eye could observe, it did not matter to him.

With the help of the abilities of "Clairvoyance" and "Heavenly Eye" among the eight classes of magicians, Magnus saw all the confrontations between Huo Chui and the Valkyrie clearly, but this also deepened his doubts.

It’s not for anything else, but is this unidentified intruder in front of me a human or an automaton?

If he is considered a human, he has shown physical abilities that are far beyond those of ordinary Automata, and he was even able to fight against the forbidden Automata, Kagurazaka, head-on without losing.

But it doesn't look like an automaton. Its skin is white with a rosy glow, and its breathing frequency increases with the intensity of its movements. Magnus sees it has a strong vitality, and there is no trace of its puppet master around. All these indicate that it is not an automaton.

So if it's neither of the two, then what is it? Magnus was very confused about this, but no matter what the truth was, the more important thing now was to take down the unidentified intruder in front of him.

Thinking of this, Magnus gave up the idea of ​​continuing to watch and decided to intervene in the battle.

Back to the Valkyrie and Huo Chui, the two were still in a fierce battle. He dodged the edge of the knife with one side of his body, while the spear in his hand drew a strange trajectory, attacking from the blind spot in an unexpected way.

Through many previous fights, the Valkyrie had seen through the movements of the girl doll in front of her, so she deliberately launched an attack from this blind spot. The next moment, the spear would pierce the opponent's body, but an accident occurred.

Obviously, the opponent should not have seen the attack, but Huo Chui just moved his body slightly, really just slightly, probably equivalent to the degree that an ordinary person subconsciously adjusts his sitting posture, but he just happened to avoid the fatal shot by weaving his body through.

Is it a coincidence? This thought flashed through the Valkyrie's mind, but her movements did not slow down at all. Rather, under the tempered memory of her body, her offensive movements became more and more rapid.

But the actual situation of the battle was that the two sides, which were originally evenly matched and even had a slight advantage, began to fall in favor of the other side.

Every attack failed, which was not a big deal, after all, the opponent was not so easy to defeat, but the strange thing was that the opponent's movements suddenly became more refined.

While she was dodging or blocking her own attacks, she also suddenly launched some counterattacks. Although they were not fatal, they disrupted her own rhythm, and it was not once or twice. It was because of this situation that she kept falling to the opponent's side.

Holding the spear in both hands, she swept forward. With the might of the Valkyrie swinging, she even created a whirlwind out of thin air. However, Huo Chui seemed to have been prepared for this. Before the spear was swung, the opponent had already jumped back to create distance. When the spear created a whirlwind, he could even use the force to create a greater distance. Looking at this scene, the Valkyrie couldn't help but smile bitterly.

“…How embarrassing…”

This was a sigh from the bottom of her heart. Although she did not use her full strength due to the need to hide her identity, she was still very confident in her martial arts.

The current battle situation is undoubtedly a slap in the face. The opponent is just an automatic doll that was born who knows if it is ten years old, but it is evenly matched with herself in hand-to-hand combat. How can this not make the Valkyrie sigh.

At the same time, I took this opportunity to pause the battle and have some time to think.

The Valkyrie has figured out why the opponent's movements suddenly became more refined during the battle, that is because the opponent's puppet is providing support.

There is a saying that a bystander sees more clearly, and it applies here as well.

It is precisely because the opponent's puppet is on the periphery that it has a wider field of vision and can see things that the warring parties cannot see.

Through the support and manipulation of the puppeteer, Huo Chui can react and respond in time even if he does not see the opponent's attack, or some attacks coming from blind spots. This is all due to the support of the puppeteer.

In addition, during a battle, you can take over control when your own puppet is unable to react, thereby launching a more intensive attack, which is also a considerable advantage.

It is precisely because of these advantages, big and small, coming together that the originally evenly matched battle situation suddenly fell in favor of the other side.

"...But even if I knew this, there's nothing I could do to stop it."

Unlike the opponent, the Valkyrie has sneaked in here alone to investigate, so naturally her own puppeteer is not here, and it is impossible to break the situation by eliminating the opponent's puppeteer.

Although the battle between the two sides was fierce and the positions had changed several times, Huo Chui was well prepared and never let his puppet leave his back once.

The only way of escape was completely blocked. Even now, the opponent was standing in front of the Puppet Master, leaving no space at all. The Valkyrie was somewhat impressed by this.

Looking around, although she was underground and could not see the sky outside, the Valkyrie more or less had a feeling that a lot of time had been wasted.

Then you should get rid of the enemy in front of you as soon as possible and go back early. After all, the more time you waste, the greater the possibility of encountering an accident.

Thinking of this, the Valkyrie's eyes grew sharp. The reason why she didn't use more strength at the beginning, in addition to keeping it secret, was also because this place was underground and some loud noise might cause a landslide or something. But given the current situation, there would be nothing that could be done if it got out of hand, right?

(End of this chapter)