So she cast a powerful spell on Akir—the Radiant Greatsword Formation.
Each of those giant swords, comparable in size to an adult male, could cleave through hard rock and slice through steel.
Even Lu Ye wouldn't dare to easily accept such an attack, after all, brute force can overcome any technique.
Most importantly, sword array magic has a key characteristic: once an enemy gets close, it will actively track and attack nearby enemies.
Since accuracy is insufficient against agile assassins, we should rely on auto-tracking attack methods.
Instead of waiting for the assassins to get close, actively approaching them to trigger the sword formation mechanism is also a viable option.
Faced with such a powerful greatsword, one can foresee that once it hits the black blade, it will be cut in half at the waist.
But just as Akiel was about to arrive at the point where he could trigger the Greatsword Array mechanism, the Black Blades vanished into thin air!
This scene stunned everyone present.
The black-clad warriors can actually turn invisible!
Yakiel sniffed frantically, trying to catch the assassin's scent, but to no avail.
The smell of the powder that the Black Knife Assassins had previously scattered in the air had severely interfered with Akiel's sense of smell.
Yakiel was furious. Did those assassins plan from the beginning that they couldn't match his mobility?
The black-knife assassin walks silently and leaves no footprints in the snow.
To Millison, Yakiel, and Smarag, the situation seemed to have reversed in an instant.
Now, in a physical sense, the enemy is in the shadows while we are in the light, and the daggers in the hands of the black-knife assassins possess the power of certain death... they are things that can truly bring about death.
“I see…” Torina seemed to understand something, nodding as if she had just realized something. “It seems that the technology of the Eternal City is more advanced than I imagined. So the Black Blades used that armor to sneak into the heavily guarded royal city and assassinate Big Brother? That makes sense.”
"You really don't seem nervous at all," Lu Ye glanced at Torina. "What if those black-clad thugs come around and slit your throat?"
"Haha, big brother is quite easygoing!" Torina pretended to be an innocent little girl again. "Well, big brother is so amazing, he'll definitely protect me if there's any danger, right?"
Lu Ye was impressed by this guy's performance.
Looking into Torina's pitiful eyes, one might wonder, "Was this girl really a man before?"
"Quickly gather together!" Smarag used his over two-meter-tall body and wings to protect everyone inside. "Akir, you're in charge of guarding the surroundings!"
"I understand, old man!" Yakiel also rushed over.
However, Lu Ye stood up from Smarag's protection.
Millison was taken aback. In this situation, Lu Ye standing up alone was tantamount to making himself a target for the other side.
There were two Black Knife assassins, and a strange smell filled the air, interfering with the dragons' sense of smell.
Without knowing where the assassins will come from, it's almost impossible to defend against their attacks.
“There’s really nothing we can do,” Lu Ye sighed. “If invisibility is your trump card, then the game is over.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Ye drew his sword from thin air.
The Mortal Blade and the legendary sword Moon Shadow appeared in his hands at the same time. He crossed the two swords and brought them to his waist, then suddenly swung them in a horizontal slash, and then turned the blades to slash straight down!
Ashina Style: Cross Slash - Double Slash!
The light from the two knives cut two crosses in the air.
With a crisp metallic clang and sparks, and two incredulous gasps, the black-knife assassins appeared and then suddenly retreated, one of them clutching his arm tightly, blood staining the snow.
How did you find us?
"Are you an idiot?" Lu Ye scoffed. "Why would I tell the enemy my secret?"
Although Lu Ye said that, A Tui knew it.
Lu Ye possesses a heartbeat detector, a magical device that can sense all life around him.
That's why Lu Ye had to leave Smarag's protection. This way, he could better discern the Black Blade's movements. Otherwise, with a bunch of red dots clustered together, although he could tell the direction of the attack, it would be difficult to grasp the more precise movements.
“Now your tricks are useless,” Lu Ye said. “It’s time to end the game.”
No sooner had he finished speaking than he appeared behind the uninjured black-knife assassin.
When Lu Ye attacked, she parried with her dagger. Lu Ye took the opportunity to fire a bullet. Although the agile and quick-witted Black Knife Assassin blocked it with her dagger with great speed and a bit of luck, he had a mark on his dagger, which meant he could teleport to the Black Knife Assassin's side at any time.
"game over."
Lu Ye held the knife to the neck of the black-knife assassin, then pointed the Silver Dancer's gun at another black-knife assassin.
Lu Ye's actions left everyone except A Tui stunned.
Akiel and Smarag exchanged a glance, thinking that now they had a legitimate reason to find Lu Ye to be their wife, since his strength alone was enough to make him a member of the dragon race.
Millison showed a clear interest in Lu Ye's swordsmanship, a style she had never seen before, which was both powerful and flexible.
Even Torina smiled slightly.
Aside from being unable to withstand the dragon head-on, the Black Blades could easily handle Millison.
Millison, as one of Marlene's wills, possesses exceptional swordsmanship.
But Lu Ye not only possesses superb swordsmanship, but also has mastered many techniques that Torina is unaware of.
Although it wasn't the first time she had seen Lu Ye use it, Torina still couldn't detect any magical fluctuations the moment the Imperial Arm was activated.
Coupled with the power that descended from the sky during her previous battle against Rataen, her interest in Lu Ye grew even stronger...
"Alright, you can stop now."
Just then, a clear female voice rang out.
Another black-knife assassin appeared in everyone's sight.
Chapter 669 The Divine Skin Apostle Attacks
Lu Ye was speechless at what this guy had done.
Damn it, I've already won and you only just pop up saying "You guys stop fighting," isn't that a bit...
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However, this new Black Knife was not lying in ambush in the square all along, eating popcorn and watching the show; she had just arrived.
The fact that the heart rate monitor hadn't detected her before is enough to tell the story.
Seeing that Lu Ye did not take action immediately, the other party did not waste any time and directly explained the situation.
"Please don't kill my sisters. I'm on your side, Faded Ones. Back in Kalia Fortress, we saved the life of the fortress's strategist and the half-wolf. Out of gratitude, I beg you not to harm them. They've been here for a long time, and we didn't contact them in time, which led to this situation. I'm truly sorry."
"You rescued Iggy and Blazer?" Lu Ye frowned.
“Yes, after you left, the city of Kalia was attacked, and we joined forces with the people of Kalia to repel the enemy,” said the new Black Knife assassin. “We have been observing you in secret.”
"Explain the details more clearly," A-Tui said. "Do you think you can make me believe you based on this alone?"
"Because your hearts do not yearn for the Golden Law, that's the reason," Black Knife said after thinking for a moment. "The reason the Night of Conspiracy was born is because of the Supreme Will. The Golden Law He brought has an extremely strong desire to expand, hoping that everyone will believe in the Golden Law and live under it. Under the rules of the Golden Law, living beings will return to the Golden Tree after death, thus realizing reincarnation. But the return of the soul is just a deception of the Golden Tree. The souls of the dead will only become nutrients for the growth of the Golden Tree!"
"So that's why you went to Lani?" A-Tui asked.
"On the contrary, she came to us." The black-knife assassin, whose neck was held by Lu Ye, laughed. "The Moon Princess took the initiative to find us and plotted the Night of Conspiracy with us. We certainly wouldn't refuse an invitation from a demigod, because her beliefs are the same as ours, and she also hates the Golden Law."
“We’ve been observing you since our time in Lienia,” Black Knife said. “However, something unexpected happened along the way. After the attack on the city of Kalia, we realized that we weren’t the only ones tracking you; there were also the followers of the Night Queen—the Apostles of Godskin and the Nobles of Godskin.”
Apostles of Godskin and Nobles of Godskin?
Lu Ye was taken aback.
He does know that.
The Apostle of Godskin is a follower of the Queen of Night, wielding black flames that bring death and believing in a predetermined death.
However, their black flames were not enough to kill a demigod, after all, it was only the power of faith, and its effectiveness only gradually increased after the magic ring was broken.
To truly kill the demigod and deal with the Golden Tree, we must wait for Fated Death.
"Oh, I see." Torina chuckled softly. "So, the Apostle of the Godskin was also chasing after Princess Lani of the Moon. No wonder, after all, Lani got her hands on the Hunter's Finger Knife!"
"Do the Apostles of Godskin also want to hunt Fingerblade?" Millison asked.
“That’s for sure,” Lu Ye said. “I’ve traveled all over the border region and I know a bit about those guys with some kind of faith. To put it simply, they’re all religious fanatics… You don’t believe in God? Slap! Go to hell. You believe in God but not my God? Slap! Go to hell! Although I don’t know if this phenomenon was strong a long time ago, it has been like this since the Golden Age… Ah, I’m getting off topic.”
"Legend has it that long ago, the Night Queen was in charge of the Predestined Death, a goddess who brought death. Her night-colored eyes and black flames were her symbols. However, after the Golden Law descended upon the borderlands, in order to remove death from the law, the beast beside the Eternal Queen Marika—the Black Sword Maricus—defeated the Night Queen and seized the Predestined Death."
"The goddess is dead, and the destiny of faith has been taken away. Given the thoughts and actions of these religious fanatics, they must have taken it back. However, I guess they had no way to deal with the Black Sword Maricus at the time and could only swallow their anger until Lani got the Hunter's Finger Knife."
"Wait, so that means... those apostles of the gods, nobles and such have been secretly following us in Noklonn all along?"
“No, I think that’s impossible,” Torina said. “After all, you were with the Moon Princess at the time, and those apostles of the gods couldn’t get close to you.”
"Then why..."
“It’s Two Fingers.” The Black Knife Assassin answered A-Tui’s question at this moment. “Although the God Skin Nobles cannot get close to Lani, many forces can sense that Two Fingers is dead. After all, he was the Supreme Will’s spy sent to the border area. He was His right-hand man. The sudden disappearance of such an existence, especially Two Fingers who was in charge of Lani, will naturally attract the attention of the God Skin Nobles.”
"In other words, did Lani succeed?" Lu Ye said.
"That's about it. She killed Twofinger and successfully freed herself from the identity of 'Godman.' Congratulations to her," Torina said with a smile.
“Yes,” the Black Knife Assassin said, “that’s why they attacked Kalia Fortress. They probably wanted to find Lani and get her power to kill Two Fingers.”
“But the Hunting Finger Knife can only be used by those whose fates are tied to it,” Lu Ye recalled the item description he had read before. “Even if those people got it, they couldn’t use it.”
“That’s not right. Didn’t Lani steal the Death Rune back then… even if it was just a fragment?” A-Tu said. “That might be the reason. After all, the two fingers responsible for Lani are dead. Even if we don’t know the truth about the Night of Conspiracy, we can guess that Lani was behind it.”
The matter is now clear.
The reason the Apostle of Godskin came was because of the destined death and the hunting of Finger Knife.
Before being defeated by the black sword Maricus, the Queen of Night was the goddess who controlled destined death.
As its followers, the Apostles of Godskin would never relinquish their destined death. Lani had once stolen a part of the destined death, and now she had obtained the Hunter's Finger Knife, which could kill gods. Naturally, the Apostles of Godskin were extremely envious.
“The enemy of my enemy is my friend. We are on the same side,” Black Knife said. “The night and stars that Lani longs for are exactly what we, the Eternals, pray for. I’ve said so much, hoping you would put down your sword. The situation is not good now.”
“This is indeed very bad for you,” Yakiel said, his dragon eyes still fixed on the black knife.
“That’s right, the two sisters who were on lookout duty have gone missing,” the Black Knife Assassin said. “We suspect that some of the Godskin Nobles have infiltrated our ranks. Since they can’t find Lani, they will definitely try to break through your side.”
“Wait a minute,” Torina frowned upon hearing this. “Besides the Divine Skin Apostles and Divine Skin Nobles, the Queen of Night’s followers are only some Black Flame Practitioners. Regardless of which type you are, you shouldn’t be defeated.”
"But this time, the enemy ambushed a few isolated Black Blade members in the dark, and they somehow obtained information about how to break through armor with invisibility effects."
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