Zongman, the journey begins from the wrong place

Not to mention, the sense of security that comes from having your palm completely wrapped around it, transmitting both strength and warmth.

She turned her head and met Noah's eyes.

"Go do what you want to do" - even though there was no verbal communication and Noa didn't give her any special look, Ryu just felt like someone was saying this in her ear.

"Ok!"

No more words were needed. Liu felt that he and the boy in front of him had a closer connection than when they had been openly meeting each other (one-sided) not long ago.

That is their soul, resonating at this moment.

The next moment, Ji Feng drew his sword and fought!

6/4 Hey, did you hit it off target?

"defense!"

For the dark factions that commit evil in the city and are hated by everyone, that golden gust of wind is a figure that scares them more than the first-level adventurers such as the fierce ones, the brave ones, and the Nine Demon Princesses.

After all, those famous bigwigs in Orario also have their own opponents, namely the cadres of the dark faction, and they don’t have the energy to deal with these low-level minions like them.

But the girls of Astraea's family don't care whether you are a minion or not.

These young girls who are active on the front lines of the fight against evil will ruthlessly crack down on all illegal acts, whether it is murder, arson, theft, robbery, etc.

Among them, the ones that impressed the urban residents and the dark factions the most were the red Masaka waving fireworks, the Yamato Rindou with his menacing sword, and the golden gale before their eyes!

Even though the members of the dark faction here are quite elite, if they had not been fighting as a group and had Valetta supervising the battle behind them, they would have probably fled long ago.

Facing the oncoming gust of wind, the members of the dark faction raised their magic swords, emitting various strange lights—

However, a flash of light appeared in the field of vision.

Completely different from the dazzling light when the magic sword exploded, it was a deep and silent dark blue light that seemed to swallow up all the light and sound in the surrounding area.

"Roar!"

Along with a tingling and numb feeling that appeared on the skin, a solemn chant with a strange magical power spread.

Although the voice was soft, as if coming from the edge of the sky, it seemed to be spoken directly into everyone's ears.

Then, lightning flashed!

Just as countless magic balls such as electric arc flames, ice wind and strong light gushed out from the magic sword and were about to attack the gale, a figure wrapped in dark blue lightning arrived first!

Arriving almost at the same time was the sword light that cut through all obstacles!

More than ten elite members of the dark faction were killed the moment they were struck by the sword light, and the magic sword was also shattered.

The huge magical power instantly got out of control, causing a huge chain explosion that shook the world!

Awesome! I can't even figure out how I surpassed myself!

When the flames shot up into the sky and burned her cheeks, Liu's eyesight caught that Noah had passed her and reached the members of the dark faction and had already swung his sword.

No, that was the second sword!

This time, the lightning sword energy that slashed out from the silver-white sword shattered the magic explosion in front of Liu, clearing the way to the unconscious children.

Along the way, Liu didn't need to waste any time dodging or attacking, because the enemy was killed by the sweeping sword light the moment she saw it.

The exhilaration of running straight into the enemy even reminded Liu of the exhilaration of getting up on the first day of the new year and putting on new underwear!

It’s a great feeling to be carried by teammates!

However, the reality did not allow Liu to enjoy it for too long, so he forced himself to wake up.

Because the distance between Liu and the children was several hundred meters, he reached it in an instant.

Liu himself, including Noah, was less than twenty meters away from Valetta.

Considering the speed of Liu and Noah, and the strength of Valetta as a first-level adventurer, crossing this distance is just a matter of seconds, and they are already face to face.

Instead of relaxing, Liu's heartstrings became even more tense, and he kept his eyes fixed on Valetta.

If the other party was a simple murderer like the white-haired ghost, Liu would not be so vigilant.

But the one standing before him was the Killer Emperor, who was known for his wisdom and cruelty, and who could fight brave men many times.

Although he was somewhat reluctant, Liu had to admit that he was far inferior to the other party in terms of conspiracy and intrigue.

Would the Killing Emperor just let me take those children away?

Liu knew it was impossible even if he used his toes to think about it.

Whether it was planting bombs on hostages, setting traps around them, or simply having the hostages disguised as members of the dark faction—Ryu, having paid the price in many past battles, was already familiar with these methods.

Therefore, while she gripped the sword in her hand tightly, she observed the conditions of the Killing Emperor and the children at the same time, calculating every possible situation.

However, all failed!

No matter how much he planned, Valetta's actions still exceeded all of Liu's expectations.

Because she didn't take any action at all!

The sight of him just standing there motionless, not even taking any defensive or offensive stance, made Liu feel extremely uneasy.

Because that look, that smile, that expression is definitely not a sign of contempt for oneself and laziness to act, but rather a kind of pleasure of watching the prey about to run into the trap!

Something is wrong!

Liu subconsciously glanced at the unconscious children - three girls, two of whom had similar faces, perhaps sisters, but both looked about five or six years old.

He's just an ordinary child, nothing unusual can be seen.

Even her elf intuition told her this.

Should we retreat? Or advance? Or attack Valletta?

Even if Valetta hacked him half to death, Liu wouldn't be so conflicted, because then he would just have to grit his teeth and fight to the death.

At this critical moment, a pair of blue eyes flashed before his eyes.

'Do what you want to do'

The originally chilling sound of thunder now turned into the peaceful caress of the drizzle outside the window during a nap.

I'll just rescue the child! Staying here will only be a burden to him!

The haze in his heart disappeared, and Liu's body seemed to become lighter, and his speed increased at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Because the blonde elf's change from hesitation to determination was so sudden, Valetta didn't react until Liu wrapped the girls in a cloak and took them away.

“Ha, never mind…”

It’s not a main meal anyway, so just let the side dishes go.

Turning her gaze to Noah, Valetta comforted herself in her heart.

But, even though we know we are cannon fodder, isn't this too fast?

Seeing a member of the dark faction die at the hands of Noah's sword, Valetta couldn't help but grit his teeth and gasp.

It was unclear whether more than twenty seconds had passed since the blonde elf ran out, but more than thirty members of the dark faction had already been killed.

No! I can't wait any longer!

I am definitely no match for this monster now!

If he were to strike me head-on with his sword, I would probably have chopped my weapon into pieces along with it!

Noah, who was chopping people, suddenly noticed something strange and took the time to glance at Valetta.

Then, I saw that on the ground, which was originally made up of moss and dead wood, countless eerie and glowing geometric patterns suddenly appeared.

The color is purple-red, the shape is a prototype, and it takes Valetta as the starting point. It is a magic circle with a huge range!

Noah still couldn't clearly grasp what had happened.

But one thing is certain, never let the enemy achieve their goal!

So Noah turned around, pushed away the other dark factions that launched the attack, and raised his sword to slash at Valetta!

"Stinky boy!"

Valetta glared, raised her sword to block, and tried to dodge Noah's attack.

What she faced was a deserved failure.

Noah's slash easily shattered the cursed sword and created a streak of blood on Valetta's body.

The aftermath spread out, breaking the rocks into pieces and sending flying debris through several thick tree trunks.

However, Noah frowned.

This sword was actually cut off?

65 Go! It's decided to be you! Elf Ryu!

Although the sword had chopped Valetta badly, Noah was not satisfied.

He has achieved nothing in his life and is only somewhat confident in his swordsmanship, cooking skills and appearance.

Although the sword was swung out at the last minute, the angle, speed and power were just right. It should have been able to behead Valletta directly. How could it have been chopped off?

Noah sensed something strange and without thinking too much, he kicked up a cloud of dust and swung his sword again to chop at Valetta who had rolled to the side.

I couldn’t cut her neck just now, so this time I’ll just cut her whole body in two!

If the accuracy is not enough, just cover it directly!

But this time, although the sword shattered the rock under Valetta, causing countless sand and stones to fly like missiles and blow her into a bloody mess, she still managed to avoid the fatal attack by a hair's breadth.

The situation was just like the reversal of a month ago. Noah launched a series of attacks, but each was narrowly avoided by Valetta.

The only thing that remains unchanged is that the person covered in blood is still Valetta.

After striking Valetta three times in a short breath but still failing to end her life, Noah finally stopped and checked his body for abnormalities.

With his right hand almost completely severed and blood gushing down his thigh, Valetta used the severed sword as a crutch to barely stand up.

Taking out the elixir, Valetta tilted her head back and swallowed most of it, then sprinkled the rest on her body. All this was done in just a few seconds.

Then after finishing one bottle, Valetta took out another one and drank the potion like water, just like a person who was about to die of thirst drinking a spring of water.

"Sure enough, it would be terrible if this monster got close to me!"

Valetta's face was stained with dust and blood, and he could only barely open one eye, but he still had a twisted smile on his face with hatred.

"But Noah, if you can't kill me, you'll just have to wait for death!"

Hearing Valetta's voice, Noah gave up examining the body.

Because there is no need to look any further, you can figure out with your toes that it is the purple-red magic circle under you that is causing trouble.

"Is this magic barrier the cause of this?"

I need time to recover, and magic also needs time to take effect!

Although villains in heroic stories always die because they talk too much, Valetta judged that it would be more beneficial for him to delay time.

"That's right! This is my magic—'Kill Luo and Take'! Although it's a very long spell, I can't leave this barrier yet, and it consumes a lot of mental energy, but its effectiveness is 'power reduction'. Anyone who invades the barrier without my permission will be forced to reduce their power value with each action—infinitely stacking!"

As if to vent her joy at finally seeing her prey fall into the net, or perhaps to vent her anger at being so ravaged, Valetta roared out her magical abilities.

"You can't get away! You were running around hacking and slashing like an idiot!"

Valletta was right.

Noah estimated that in the short time since Valetta activated the magic circle, his enhanced ability value after receiving the grace had dropped by nearly one-tenth.

If you continue to kill Valetta, your ability will decline even faster.

But Noah also immediately determined that this barrier magic posed no threat to him.

No matter what, if I can't kill Valetta, I can at least run away, right?

This distance is just a matter of a moment.