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Chapter 177 Tripartite Convergence

Huh! Stephania was surprised that Gildas actually recognized Shadra's appearance.

It seems that Gildas might have played a part in Shadra's serious injury.

However, to Stephana's complete surprise, after surveying the battlefield, she saw a familiar face—Andrea of ​​the Ignis School.

This was a friend she had met shortly after arriving at the Ignis School a year ago.

The key point is that Andrea is not only her friend, but also Richard's friend.

Moreover, Richard, the master, mentioned in casual conversation that Ophelia, Andrea, and a few others were among his few good friends in the Ignis School.

This made her inwardly cry out in alarm.

With a casual glance, Stephania immediately judged that Andrea's current strength was merely that of a top-tier second-level wizard apprentice.

He was engaged in a fierce battle with a spider knight, and with the help of two other wizard apprentices, he was barely able to withstand the spider knight's attack.

However, because he had been fighting the Spider Knights head-on at the front, much of his fine knight's armor was already torn, and bright red blood was slowly seeping out through the damage!

In other words, in a battle against an enemy far more powerful than himself, Andrea could be seriously injured or even killed at any moment.

Furthermore, Stephania also realized that another high-ranking Spiderwoman, Dolores, had not yet returned.

If Dolores returns to the camp with the other twenty-odd Spider Knights, and Gildarts doesn't have any powerful backup plans, then these dozens of wizard apprentices from the three major academies will only face defeat and death.

When the nest is overturned, no egg remains unbroken!

Therefore, if Andrea doesn't leave now, she will definitely be unable to leave once Dolores returns to the camp.

It's highly likely that they'll perish here!

Thinking of this, Stephania felt a surge of irritation. Gildas, that idiot, dared to confront us head-on with so few people!

However, since things had already come to this point, she had to find a way to inform Andrea so that he could find a chance to leave as soon as possible.

Just as Stephania was lost in thought about Andrea, Gildas stared intently at her and said:

"Shadra, it was you who killed Doneto!"

Gildas's deep, slightly angry voice pulled Stephanie back to the scene.

In an instant, a flash of inspiration struck Stephanie. She seemed to have come up with a way to subtly remind Andrea.

"Hehe, oh ho, I remember now! I was wondering why that wizard apprentice looked so familiar. It turns out he's your son, Gildas!"

Stephania deliberately provoked Gildas's sensitive nerves after losing his son, because her solution lay with Gildas.

"What a pity, he was begging for mercy before he died, hoping I would spare his life," Stephanie added fuel to the fire.

"Shadra, shut up!"

After Gildarts transforms into his werewolf form, the proportion of rationality in his brain decreases significantly.

"Prepare to die!"

Now, further provoked by Stephania's deliberate words, Gildas's eyes turned red and he was filled with rage in just a few words.

The next second, before Stephena could say anything more, Gildarts rushed towards her like a black whirlwind.

"Protect Prince Shadra!"

Portia took a step forward, passing Stephania by a body length, and stood in a defensive stance with her sword and shield in hand, shouting.

At the same time, several Spider Knights who were originally guarding her immediately and tacitly blocked Stephania's path.

"Boom!" One of the Spider Knights at the forefront of the defense was sent flying by Gildarts's fierce shoulder ram.

"Whirlwind Claw Strike!"

At the same time, Gildarts roared and swung his claws in a series of lightning-fast strikes, sending the spider knights blocking his way flying!

Seeing the other party's imposing presence, Portia narrowed his eyes, held his breath, and waited solemnly.

"clang!!"

Gildas's modified werewolf claws clashed fiercely with Portia's elegant longsword, which was no ordinary weapon. Sparks flew everywhere, and the sound made the eardrums of everyone around them ache.

"Jingle bells!"

"clang!!"

As the vice-commander of the Spider Knights, Portia possesses strength nearly equivalent to that of a formal wizard, making her one of the top combatants among the Night Elves, second only to the Spider Queen.

The Spider Knight, who had been knocked away, got up and quickly cast several debuff-type level zero spells on Gildas's werewolf clone, such as Slow, Weakness, and Shadow Curse.

However, since the night elves are also skilled in shadow magic, these shadow spells are like tickling the werewolf chieftain's body, which has extremely high shadow resistance.

Aside from knocking off a few of Gildas's wolf hairs, it had almost no effect!

This left the Spider Knights utterly horrified!

However, the fact that Portia could fight Gildas to a standstill caught Stephana's eye.

However, Stephana immediately realized that this wouldn't work. She had to make Portia lose quickly or become overwhelmed so that she could take action legitimately. Then, she would pretend to be outmatched and find an opportunity to tell Andrea to leave quickly!

Then, Stephania continued her sarcastic remarks:

"Gildas, is that all the strength you've got?"

"It seems your idea of ​​avenging your offspring is a bit too naive, hehehe!"

Gildas was already annoyed that he couldn't quickly defeat the Spider Knight in front of him, and now that Stephania had mocked him, he roared in anger!

"Frenzy Technique!"

In an instant, Gildarts unleashed a powerful move, causing his werewolf clone to grow even larger, its muscles bulging, and its attack and movement speeds to increase by at least 30%.

"Clumsy technique!"

A burst of gray mist suddenly seeped into Portia's body, causing him to momentarily freeze and fail to raise his shield to block Gildas's claw strikes.

Instead, Gildas struck him in the chest armor with a powerful claw, sending him flying more than ten meters away!

Portia's face turned ashen. Although his breastplate was exceptionally sturdy, he was clearly seriously injured by the blow to the chest.

However, this was exactly what Stephena wanted!

The next second, Stephania waved her hands lightly, conjuring a pair of incredibly sharp blade arms, and engaged Gildarts in fierce combat.

It must be said that Gildas in his berserk state is indeed stronger than her.

Stephania didn't even need to feign weakness before being sent flying by Gildarts's ferocious claw attacks.

However, under Stephana's deliberate control, she flew directly towards Andrea, who was fighting in the rear.

Andrea was startled when she saw a fragrant breeze rushing towards her, and the next second, she was knocked away.

When Portia saw Prince Shadra being knocked away by Gildas, she was shocked and immediately intercepted Gildas, who was about to finish him off.

Although he didn't believe that Princess Shadra, as a high-ranking spider woman, would really be defeated so quickly, his first priority was to protect the safety of the princesses.

As Stephena and Andrea tumbled together, taking advantage of the moment she was knocked away, Stephena quickly whispered in Andrea's ear, "Run! Danger! It's me, Stephena!"

Andrea, who had thought he was doomed to die after being approached by the Spider Woman, had his pupils constrict and looked incredulous after hearing what the strange Spider Woman said.

As a high-level spider woman, her strength far surpassed his own, so she had no reason to play tricks on him. Moreover, the name Stephania, which had disappeared for nearly half a year, undoubtedly greatly enhanced its credibility.

Suddenly, Andrea understood, and her eyes cleared.

As Stephania stood up, she deliberately delivered another elbow strike, sending Andrea flying seven or eight meters, leaving a deep dent in the fine knight's plate armor on his chest.

Although the Spider Knight who rushed to help her found it a bit strange that the Spider Queen was using an elbow strike instead of a sword, he assumed it was just a fighting habit and didn't suspect anything further when he saw how powerful the elbow strike was.

Andrea had already been knocked away to the vicinity of the dense forest. With a single leap, she could enter the forest and hide.

Having received a reminder from Stephena, he naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to return to the battlefield.

A few seconds later, when Stephana looked around again, she found that Andrea was nowhere to be found. She immediately felt relieved, as she had finally gotten her out of danger.

However, when she looked down, she saw that her beautiful body, which had been resurrected, had scars for the first time.

Although the scars were shallow, they were still hard for Stephanie, who loved beauty, to accept.

So, Stephania angrily swung her sword arm and quickly came to Portia's side, who was almost unable to defend himself, and blocked many of the attacks for him.

Soon, the situation was maintained at a delicate balance.

Even Gildas, who had activated his Berserk spell, was unable to defeat the combined forces of Portia and Stephania.

However, the Frenzy spell has a time limit. If Gildas still cannot defeat the two in three more minutes, he will have no choice but to retreat.

However, Gildarts still has one last trump card.

He hesitated, wondering whether to use it or not.

Because when Stephana and Portia appeared, a wizard apprentice sent him a telepathic message saying that the spider woman in front of him was not the same spider woman they had encountered when they fought back.

This immediately startled Gildas!

He did suspect that the wizard apprentices were seeing things and had mistaken him for someone else.

But upon closer reflection, I realized that the possibility was extremely low.

Although the spider women all look equally stunning, there are subtle differences in their hair color, clothing, face shape, and temperament, which the wizard apprentices can still distinguish.

This means that in the Norman Secret Realm, besides Shadra, there is another spider woman present.

The Night Mistress truly has great courage!

Although it's unclear what method was used to suppress their strength, they managed to send two Spider Women in.

So Gildas is waiting!

Once the enemy has all gathered, use that move to sweep them away completely!

This way, he could both avenge the murder of his son and pave the way back.

As for why he hasn't used it yet, it's because once that move is used, not only will there be significant side effects, but regardless of victory or defeat, he will be teleported out of the Norman Secret Realm.

Therefore, Gildas only has one chance to strike; he must achieve a complete victory in one fell swoop!

Richard had clearly noticed the sounds of fighting near the camp gate long ago.

He frowned when he observed from a distance and found that he did not see Dolores the Spider Woman.

Does this mean Dolores is still stationed at the camp?

Richard shook his head, feeling that this possibility was low; it was more likely that the other party had gone out.

Otherwise, even if she wasn't interested in taking action herself, Dolores should at least have come out to check on the situation.

When Richard saw the knight's armor and that familiar face, he was stunned. Andrea?

The next second, he had a headache. Andrea was one of his few good friends, and he couldn't just stand by and watch her die.

However, a moment later, Richard saw Stephanie and Andrea bump into each other, and a smile immediately appeared on his lips.

I'd forgotten that, actually, Stephanie knew Andrea before he did.

She recognized Andrea from afar; Stephania had clearly already come up with a plan.

Sure enough, Andrea, who had been knocked away, took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and rolled into the dense forest nearby.

This gave Richard a false alarm!

Immediately, he donned a cloak of concealment, quietly scaled the fence, and calmly entered the camp from another direction, soon arriving at the room where Stephena kept the crystal ball.

Along the way, since almost all the Spider Knights in the camp had been mobilized, Richard easily managed to do so after avoiding the few guards available.

Looking around, his guess was confirmed; indeed, Dolores must have gone out and wasn't at the camp.

Based on his intuition about the crystal ball, Richard quickly found it in a hidden drawer under his desk, where he had asked Stephanie to bring it in beforehand.

Looking at the crystal ball that had successfully released the imprinted witch array, Richard couldn't help but nod in satisfaction.

Stephena is very efficient.

Now, Richard only needs to stand aside and observe the situation.

Normally speaking, facing the combined attack of Stephania and the vice-captain of the Spider Knights, Gildarts would be doing quite well if he could remain undefeated.

There are only three possibilities. The first is that Gildarts will be killed before the high-ranking Spiderwoman Dolores returns to the camp.

The second possibility is that Gildarts held out until Dolores returned to the camp.

In that case, even if Dolores has doubts about Stephena's portrayal of Shadra, she will wait until Gildas is defeated or killed before discussing it further.

Richard refused to believe that, faced with such a combination of spider knights and two spider women, even if Gildarts were a full-fledged wizard himself, he would probably perish on the spot if he tried to fight them head-on.

Not to mention that what he entered the Norman Secret Realm this time was merely an avatar of his.

In the last scenario, Gildarts unleashes his full power, routing Stephania and the Spider Knights.

In that case, I would need to secretly send out the newly modified vengeful spirit to deal with it.

While Richard was deep in thought, Dolores and her group of more than twenty people, like a fast-moving black serpent, were rushing toward the camp!

(End of this chapter)