The story of the black silk female knight

When Valensa parries the Thousand Leaf Grass's ninja dagger and tries to counterattack, the large tree branch will conveniently transform into multiple spears to launch a fierce attack, forcing Valensa to abandon her counterattack and continue to defend.

When Valensa tries to cut the branches of the big tree, Thousand Leaf Grass will sneak up from a very tricky angle and attack Valensa with a ninja dagger.

Even as Valensa tried to create some distance by defending and retreating, vines and roots would occasionally break through the ground and entangle her black-stockinged legs, making it impossible for her to shake off the close entanglement of the Thousand Leaf Grass.

With the close cooperation of the entire forest, Thousand Leaf Grass became more and more courageous in battle, and soon succeeded several times, using a ninja dagger to cut Valensa's black stockings, leaving a wound on Valensa's leg.

"Hahahaha... You can't handle this?"

Seeing the blood and wounds beneath Valensa's torn black stockings, Chiba couldn't help but lick her lips, her expression becoming even more excited. She finally couldn't resist revealing her true colors as a brat:

"Hmph... Didn't expect that, did you, you wretched black-stockinged big-breasted monster... Damn it, the reason I've been trying so hard to maintain a facade of friendship with you isn't just to act cute and let you take the opportunity to bully me, hmph!"

"...What have you done...uh..."

Valensa was about to ask a question when, distracted, a vine seized the opportunity to wrap around her calf and extend upwards towards the bottom of her skirt.

She quickly used her alloy longsword to cut the vines, but Chiba Grass seized the opportunity and used her ninja short sword to leave new wounds on her black-stockinged legs, causing her to moan softly.

Since becoming an adventurer three years ago, Valensa has suffered many injuries and bleeding wounds, so the pain from these knife wounds should be nothing to her anymore.

But Valensa couldn't help but make a somewhat embarrassing sound, because Chiba had clearly applied some kind of medicine to the ninja dagger again, making Valensa's wound unbearably itchy.

This is also why Valencia's movements have become increasingly chaotic since her first injury... Her legs were so itchy that she wanted to find something rough to rub against.

"Hmph, itching so bad, you big-breasted monster in black stockings? Hmph, you used such despicable methods to torture me last time... I'll let you taste what itching feels like!"

Seeing this, the thousand-leaf clover became even more smug:

"You're definitely going to lose this time! Get ready for my punishment game... I'm going to make you lick my feet while barking like a puppy, and you'll have to loudly admit that you're a nobody! Wahahahaha..."

"...Damn it, uh-huh~~"

While Thousand Leaf Grass was basking in her triumph, Valensa seemed to have lost her grip once again, tormented by intense itching, as a sharp twig tore through her black silk, adding a new wound to her leg.

This injury seemed different from the previous ones. Valensa not only didn't show any signs of pain, but instead made a very comfortable sound, as if an itchy spot had finally been scratched.

"Ok?"

Chiba raised an eyebrow:

"Avoiding my attacks and deliberately letting the branches injure yourself to relieve the itch with pain? That's a good idea... but will it work? It's just prolonging your life. How are you going to win?"

"...Win like this!"

Taking advantage of the temporary relief from the intense itching from the pain, Valensa quickly distanced herself from Thousand Leaf Grass, and a dazzling golden light flashed from her alloy longsword.

She hadn't been beaten for nothing; she had been silently praying and accumulating holy light power, all so that she could destroy this forest in one go... or at least clear a clearing.

"Divine Art: Holy Light Blade!"

A golden, sharp force, over three meters long, shot out as the alloy sword was swung, swiftly severing countless branches and vines along its path, and striking the trunks of the large trees.

The power of this Holy Light Blade is slightly less than that of the Spiked Sword, but it can still cut through stone and iron as easily as slicing tofu. It should be able to chop down a few trees with ease.

In fact, those large trees grown by ninjutsu were indeed unable to withstand the sharpness of the Holy Light Blade; their trunks, as thick as a person's embrace, were all easily cut in half.

But these trees did not fall; instead, they seemed to absorb even more nutrients and grew even more lush... The laughter of the thousand-leaf grass became even more arrogant and domineering:

"Hahahaha...you stupid black-stockinged big-breasted monster~~"

Chapter 95 The Demon Ninja Loses to the Female Knight Again

"Uh-huh."

Seemingly in despair because her attack, which she had been gathering strength for, had failed to achieve its intended effect, or perhaps because the intense itching in her legs had once again overshadowed the pain, Valensa let out a soft moan as she planted her sword in the ground and half-squatted down, seemingly having lost her fighting ability.

Chiba first glanced at her teacher, who was acting as the referee, but found that the teacher was still expressionless and showed no intention of announcing the end of the duel.

Having already learned her lesson twice, Chiba was extremely cautious, constantly pondering her oversights and Valensa's possible ways to turn the tables.

But on the surface, she was even more arrogant, even deliberately walking with an air of indifference to Valensa as she approached her and made sarcastic remarks:

"Oh dear... Is this your limit, Valensa? Looks like this duel will be a hasty victory for me then~~"

"..."

Valensa didn't say anything, but gave a stubborn look that made you want to bully her in every way possible.

Qianyecao almost couldn't resist, but fortunately she realized her mistake at the crucial moment, withdrew her hand that was already halfway out, and cautiously took a few steps back to create distance and observe carefully.

"..."

Valensa remained unresponsive, her expression one of humiliation and stubbornness... She resembled a captured female knight from a strange comic book, it was unclear whether she was demonstrating her resilience and fearlessness or deliberately enticing the enemy to bully her.

"Hmph, you can't fool me with your tricks! I've studied you thoroughly!"

Chiba seemed eager to go up and finish off the opponent with two more blows to secure the final victory, but she was also afraid of falling into Valensa's trap. Despite having the advantage, she was even more conflicted.

Left with no other option, she could only stall for time by showing off, hoping to give Valensa's anti-itch ointment more effect and allow her more time to make a judgment:

"Thanks to the superficial friendship you maintain with Cao Cao... Although your childhood friend from the command department is very tight-lipped, others are not so.

Especially Giru and Harry, they just pretended to be cute and acted adorable, and they easily found out a lot about you... such as your performance in the second round of the admissions assessment.

I know you're particularly good at acting, especially feigning weakness and then striking hard when the enemy is off guard... Hmph, I won't fall for your tricks!

As Qianyecao spoke, she stared intently into Valensa's eyes, as if trying to see the wavering in those azure eyes in order to discern the female knight's true intentions.

However, Valensa's expression remained unchanged, which only made Chiba Grass more anxious.

Going in to finish her off risks falling into Valensa's trap, while dragging things out risks missing an opportunity.

"You, you, you... Humph!"

The thousand-leaf clover was almost driven mad with anxiety, and could only continue to use loud voices to mask its inner turmoil:

"Don't think I don't know Cao Cao. You must have already figured out a way to easily break Cao Cao's Leaf Concealment Technique, right? If Cao Cao were still using the old methods to fight, she would probably have been defeated long ago..."

But you probably didn't expect me to simply give up using the Leaf Concealment Technique, did you?"

"...This was indeed beyond my expectations."

Valensa finally responded; she nodded quite frankly and puffed out her chest.

"So now you've cornered me, and even my only counterattack has failed... So what are you waiting for, Cao Cao? Hurry up and claim victory!"

"You, you, you... Don't try to fool me! I won't fall for your tricks! You're definitely hiding some dirty trick waiting for me to get close, aren't you?"

Chiba was even more conflicted. Her small feet, encased in fishnet stockings, tabi socks, and leather sandals, kept stomping on the ground. Several times she raised her ninja dagger, but ultimately she didn't move.

Valensa remained silent, only smiling.

"...Never mind, I'll just ignore it."

After hesitating for about two more minutes, Chiba finally made up her mind and gripped her ninja short sword tightly:

"I've investigated most of your abilities... Even if you still have the power to fight back, it's most likely some kind of paladin's divine magic, right? Are you secretly continuing to increase your power?"

Hmph, it's useless... Everyone already knows you're a paladin... Of course, I've made ample preparations as well.

Do you know why your Holy Light Slash wasn't very effective? It's because these tree species were all carefully selected by me, and they have extremely high affinity for Holy Light... Your divine magic attack only made them grow stronger, as if they had absorbed nutrients!

You...you're definitely going to lose! Drink!

Thousand Leaf Grass's ninja dagger once again stabbed at Valensa's black-stockinged legs, while at the same time more than a dozen vines wrapped around Valensa, intending to completely incapacitate the female knight.

Valensa's expression finally changed, a hint of a smile flashing in her azure eyes.

!

Sensing the hint of a smile, Thousand-Leaf Grass was startled and quickly changed her stance, abandoning her attack. She simultaneously created a shield by intertwining more branches in front of her and used her vines and roots to entangle Valensa's black-stockinged legs, hindering her movements.

But Valensa completely ignored the tree's movements this time, her eyes fixed on Thousand Leaf Grass's ankle, and reached out to grab it.

"Don't even think about it!"

The thousand-leaf grass seemed to recall the fear of its feet being dominated by Valensa, and became even more ashamed and angry, controlling the forest to launch an even more frenzied attack with its branches and vines.

Given the intensity of the attacks from this forest, Valensa should absolutely not dare to ignore it... Even if she used all her mental power to strengthen her defense, the result of not dodging or evading would inevitably be that she would be covered in wounds... It might even cause the teacher to directly intervene and interrupt the match, and then declare Valensa the loser.

But Valencia ignored all of these attacks... Even the referee, who had been expressionless the whole time, frowned, as if he wanted to make a move, but then noticed something before he could, and returned to his expressionless face.

The spectators and members of the Chiba Herbal Association were also very surprised by Valensa's crazy behavior, but they were quickly even more astonished, their eyes widening in surprise, and they couldn't help but exclaim:

"This...how is this possible?"

Amidst Chiba's incredulous and deathly pale expression, the plant branches and vines that had attacked Valensa withered instantly, as if their lives had been swiftly taken away by some extremely evil force.

Do you know why you lost?

Valensa easily grabbed Chiba's ankle again, and with a pull, dragged the petite Anti-Demon Ninja in front of her:

"Because you made me bleed!"

Snapped!

Without giving Chiba any chance, Valensa slammed Chiba's face against her chest, seemingly trying to smother her into unconsciousness once again.

But she was wearing armor now, so this was like a soft-faced Thousand Leaf Grass hitting a steel plate, the kind with a spherical curve on the surface. She saw stars immediately, kicked her legs a couple of times, and then completely lost consciousness.

The usually expressionless referee finally spoke up at this moment:

"The duel is over! The victor is—Valenza Bader."

Chapter 96 Please don't bully Cao Cao too much QAQ

We finally won...

Upon hearing the referee's announcement, Valensa immediately knelt down, her ripped black stockings, whose wounds had mostly healed, trembling slightly.

Her injuries weren't serious, and she wasn't overexerted, but she was unbearably itchy... The medicine applied to the Thousand Leaf Grass Ninja Short Sword was quite potent; neither holy light purification nor antibody production was very effective.

Valensa almost had a major mishap this time.

She truly hadn't expected that Chiba would abandon her original specialty, the Leaf Concealment Technique, and be caught off guard by the Seedling Forest, a technique almost never used by demon ninjas below the Radiant Rank. Even her Paladin skills, which she had only recently mastered, were being targeted.

Fortunately, Valensa had plenty of cards to play.

When she said to Chiba, "You made me bleed," it wasn't just to show off; she genuinely turned the tide of the battle with her own blood.

After Thousand Leaf Grass successfully used the Seed to Create a Forest, Valensa realized that if she wanted to win, she had to destroy the forest first.

Therefore, in addition to secretly accumulating the holy light power to unleash divine magic, she also intentionally allowed herself to be cut by Chiba Grass with ninja short swords in various places on the field, so that her blood could seep evenly into the earth and be absorbed by the roots of the forest.

If the forest summoned by the Thousand Leaf Grass resembles a monster, then use the power of Holy Light Slash to clear a clearing.

Conversely, if this forest has a high affinity for light and is not afraid of holy light, it will inevitably wither under the influence of the evil god's power in Valensa's blood.

Valensa had prepared for both scenarios from the beginning and was determined to destroy the forest.

However, during the period when her Holy Light Slash was ineffective and her blood had not yet taken effect, it was indeed a perfect opportunity for Thousand Leaf Grass.

If Thousand Leaf Grass had been more decisive and joined forces with the forest to continue the attack on Valensa, she might already be making Valensa lick her feet and bark like a puppy.

Unfortunately, Thousand Leaf Grass was too cautious and fell for Valensa's empty city ploy, narrowly losing a move.

Valensa's mind was still replaying the narrow victory like a movie, and she looked at Chiba, who had fainted in her arms, with a rather complicated expression.

Although this brat is really asking for trouble, using her as a threatening competitor to spur myself on seems pretty good.

Whenever I feel like slacking off, the thought of being severely humiliated by this hateful little female brat if I lose the next duel makes me work harder, right?

"Your duel just now was quite intense; both of you are injured... Should I contact some members of the support team to come and treat you?"

While Valencia was still lost in thought, the referee teacher suddenly walked over, speaking in a businesslike tone with a blank expression.

"No need, thank you, teacher."

Valensa quickly stood up, enduring the tickling sensation, and returned the greeting, then picked up Thousand Leaf Grass with one hand:

"Cao Cao and I are actually good friends... and I am a paladin myself, so I can handle these minor injuries myself."

"Good friends..."

The referee gave Valensa a meaningful look:

"Whatever you say, I'm just a referee, and the duel is over. Since you don't need the logistics department's help with treatment, hurry back to your dorms. I need to clean up the area to prepare to referee the next ranking duel."

"Understood, goodbye teacher."

Valensa nodded obediently and walked out of the dueling arena with Thousand Leaf Grass in her arms.

Friends who watched the game naturally gathered around to congratulate Valensa. Valensa gave a few brief greetings and then, under the pretext of treating her and Chiba's injuries, carried Chiba back to her dormitory and into her own room.