"Could these be the two guys that Lu Ye is holding?" Millison asked.
"Are you kidding me?! I'll kill you, you idiot?!"
“No, as you can see, they’ve always stayed here,” the new Black Knife said. “The reason is simple: the route from Ceremonial Town to the Sacred Tree is paved with Black Knife assassins who are responsible for selection. Only those with considerable strength who have faded away can go to the Sacred Tree.”
"Why do you do this?" Smarag asked, arms crossed.
“Because we must protect Marlene, and under no circumstances can we allow her crimson corruption to deepen any further… otherwise, we should have the powerful Faded Ones eradicate her completely,” Black Knife hesitated for a moment before saying, “This is an order someone gave us.”
"Who?" Torina's eyes gleamed with a golden light.
She was slightly surprised to see Torina's black knife, because she recognized the person in front of her.
—Mikaela, the demigod.
During the golden tree's heyday, he brought abundance and wealth to the borderlands. He was kind and possessed an extremely powerful charm; he could even force others to feel favorably toward him. Although he had little combat power, he was the most terrifying being among the demigods.
The reason she could recognize him was because of the golden glint in Torina's eyes.
That was undoubtedly a blessing from the Golden Tree, a blessing far more powerful than the weakened Golden Tree could possess now.
Moreover, Torina is not a faded one.
In addition, considering what Black Knife observed in Sol City, where the veterans treated Torina with utmost respect, and how familiar she was with the mechanisms of the Sacred Snowfield and the Ritual Town... this completely confirms the matter.
Although Torina is now a woman, Michaela has a unique characteristic: he is the demigod Michaela during the day and transforms into a saintess at night.
This is what is known as cross-dressing, but his gender will also change.
This seems to be a skill he was born with.
"Whose orders?" Torina repeated, her delicate voice carrying an undeniable authority. "Answer me."
"leader."
"who is she?"
“The leader of the Black Knife Assassins is my mother, and her name is Alethe,” the Black Knife Assassin said. “And my name is Desi.”
"He's a good boy, he didn't lie."
The golden light in Torina's eyes dimmed slightly.
Just as the black-knife assassin, Dixi, breathed a slight sigh of relief, Torina smiled in a teasing tone.
"But this big sister with such a great figure really knows how to play word games! Oh well, I've roughly guessed who gave the order anyway. Hmm, it is indeed a name that can't be mentioned. But it's not entirely ruthless. After all, the priority is protection, and only if it's absolutely necessary will they 'cut the weeds and eliminate the roots,' right? But that's only on the condition that I've already been done a dirty trick by Monger and can't escape."
Michaela's words sent chills down Dixi's spine.
She... guessed it?
However, Mikaela's decision not to pursue the matter relieved Dixi.
At the same time, she also came to believe in the truth of Michaela's guess.
The demigod Mikaela... is indeed as intelligent as the rumors say.
"Anyway, these guys are allies, let go for now." Torina smiled and patted Lu Ye's bottom. "Big brother, be a good boy, okay?"
But Lu Ye remained unmoved, lost in his own thoughts.
The Godskin Noble... has already infiltrated the Black Knife Assassins?
Looking at the black-knife assassin in front of him, Lu Ye felt a sense of foreboding.
If the black slash can be tracked to Ceremonial Town, then the nobleman who obtained the black slash armor...
Lu Ye looked down at the heart rate detector in his hand.
Two more red dots had appeared next to Dixi.
The next moment, two assassins suddenly appeared around Dixi, brandishing their rapiers and closing in on him. Everyone was completely caught off guard by this sudden turn of events and could only watch helplessly as the bloody scene was about to unfold.
Just then, a figure wearing a gray robe appeared from behind Dixi.
She swung her dagger, unleashing a golden blade of light, and simultaneously delivered a fierce flying kick.
That's Melina!
She, who had been in spirit form all along, suddenly made her move, instantly disrupting the assassination attempt of the two new assassins.
The two assassins seemed enraged, and after merely dodging, they instantly launched an attack on Melina, their bodies radiating black flames.
But this time, Dixi reacted as well. The dagger in her hand, imbued with the power of destined death through a ritual, slashed out with a black and red light. Meanwhile, another assassin had already leaped over Melina like an antelope, preparing to launch a backstab. The two longswords in his hands brought with them a deadly wind.
Melina's close-combat skills are not particularly high, and she only has one dagger, so it's impossible for her to completely defend against two swords.
However, at that moment, Lu Ye suddenly appeared behind Melina and unleashed a powerful Ashina-style Ichimonji. The explosive force of the blade instantly shattered the opponent's attack, while at the same time, the Silver Dancer's bullet pierced the opponent's cheek—although the Black Blade Armor was covered by a thin veil that could conceal the face, the defense on the face was almost zero.
The two assassins were killed within seconds.
"I didn't expect you to have left a mark on me too." Melina looked at Lu Ye, a hint of resentment in her eyes.
"Don't mind it, didn't I help you just now?" Lu Ye said. "By the way, I gave you the mark when you were eating taiyaki."
In fact, Melina had already quietly circled around behind Dixi when he appeared.
Spiritualization is different from invisibility; even dragons have difficulty detecting spiritual entities, making Melina a truly unique being.
She originally intended to monitor Dixi to prevent her from making any underhanded moves, but unexpectedly, she prevented an unusual assassination attempt instead.
"Damn it!" Akiel punched the black-sword that Lu Ye had been holding by the neck. "If you hadn't sprinkled those weird-smelling powders, we would have noticed the intruders a long time ago, you bastards!"
"Damn it!" Another black-knife was also punched by Smarag. "If Lu Ye gets injured, how are you going to compensate me?"
"That's right! If he gets hurt, I won't let you off the hook!"
"Strange... I have a feeling that these two dragons have been particularly interested in Lu Ye ever since they came to the snowfield?" A-Tui said suspiciously.
"Perhaps it's because they cherish it even more after realizing they might lose it?" Torina smiled as she watched the two dragons beating the black knife. "These two dragons are shameless in their fight for mating rights. You should try harder too, A-Tui-neechan."
"Mating rights?" A-Tui was taken aback. "What's that?"
"Go to the library and search for the border area encyclopedia yourself."
Dixi ripped off the hoods of the two assassins and was shocked to find that they were both bearded men.
"A noble of divine skin?" She was taken aback.
“Wrong, we are fire-training warriors,” the man who wasn’t quite dead yet said with a grin. “But don’t worry, the noble lord will be here soon.”
After he finished speaking, there was another commotion at the town square.
Two burly figures, one fat and one thin, appeared in everyone's sight.
Chapter 670 Arrival at the Sacred Tree
One is fat, and the other is thin.
The skinny man was nearly three meters tall, like a slender longsword, while the fat man, though shorter, looked like a huge lump of flesh at first glance, which was extremely intimidating.
Despite their completely opposite body types, they share a common characteristic: they are covered in thick, "skin-like" clothing that is loose and baggy, with layers of skin-like material stacked on top of each other, like a robe made of smooth skin sewn together, with traces of stitching and residual oil, making it look soft and elastic.
Furthermore, there were seven faces on the apron outside the skin, not human faces, but a mixture of various forms, which reminded Lu Ye of the Hundred Faces.
The two men were also holding weapons: an elegant rapier with a celadon green blade, and an asymmetrical double-headed sword consisting of a scythe for cutting and a spiral needle for piercing.
It seems these two are the Queen of Night's subordinates.
The thin one is the Apostle of Godskin, and the fat one is the Nobleman of Godskin.
They were slightly surprised when they saw the dead Flame Cultivator Warrior, as well as Lu Ye and the others.
In their view, the martial arts practitioners must have been beaten to death by the mob.
"Heh heh, I didn't expect that because the Supreme Will lost track of you for a while, your numbers have actually increased quite a bit, and there are even two earth dragons." The Divine Skin Apostle chuckled.
"That's true. Using dragon skin to make weapons, even if they're not from real dragons... the quality probably won't be too bad." The nobleman with the divine skin laughed.
They don't seem to be worried about the difference in numbers.
“Very well, these two are ours.” Smarag’s tone was more assertive than ever before. “I’m going to rip off their disgusting, greasy skin and stuff it into their stinking mouths!”
"I wonder how much oil these two are roasting out of their skins..." Yakiel said the terrifying words with a calm expression.
This is the second time they have been insulted and called earth dragons.
It is unbearable.
Sensing the murderous aura emanating from the two dragons, the others silently retreated, leaving the battlefield to them.
"Wait a minute, this is for you." Torina then took out a thin rapier.
"A sword? I don't need such a thing," Akiel said arrogantly. "Watch me slaughter these two pieces of trash!"
Although Yakiel was proud, her pride was justified.
As a dragon, even in its weakened human form, its combat power still overwhelms the vast majority of people in the border region.
“No, no, no, do me a favor,” Torina said with a sweet smile, gesturing for Akiel to come closer.
Akiel leaned down, and Torina whispered in her ear.
"This sword has a unique combat skill that can emit a hypnotic weapon. I've heard that Divine Skin Apostles and Divine Skin Nobles are powerless against hypnotic magic and prayers, so could we give it a try?"
“Leave it to me.” Yakiel smiled broadly.
Lu Ye's side had a large and powerful force. The Godskin Nobles and Godskin Apostles originally planned to defend and attack, but when they saw that only Akir and Smarag were eager to try and looked like they had ill intentions, the two of them exchanged a glance and were secretly delighted.
In this way, the enemy can be reduced in number without much effort.
Smarag floated slightly, and a torrent of radiance stones rained down from above the Godskin Duo.
Each of those shards was as powerful as a broom, but the apostle suddenly sprang into action, violently wielding his double-headed sword to form a high-speed rotating steel shield. Its extremely high rotation speed and the hardness of the weapon's material repelled the rain of shards.
Not only that, he also took care of the defense of the Godskin Noble, specifically by stretching his body like rubber to form a defensive line above the Godskin Noble.
Smarag's eyes flashed with disdain; this was just an appetizer.
However, just as she was about to get serious, Yakir gave Smarag a look: "Just keep him occupied, leave one alive for experiments."
"Tch, boring." Smarag muttered.
Akiel walked forward empty-handed. Just as he was about to get close, a wicked smile appeared on the bloated face of the Godskin Noble, and at the same time, the rapier in his hand flew out swiftly.
Lu Ye and Millison were both surprised at the same time.
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