The story of the black silk female knight

There are usually only two ways to completely defeat the Fog Demon. One is to use a pure energy attack to tear the Fog Demon apart, like Valensa's charged Holy Light Blade just now. The other is to wait for the Fog Demon to expose its core the moment it attacks, like Valensa did in the first trial room of the third stage of the entrance examination, and then destroy the core.

There was no chance of charging up, and Valensa had tried to destroy the core... These three fog demons were clearly more advanced than the big dogs she had encountered in the assessment. They were very cautious when attacking and had excellent mobility, giving Valensa no chance to lock onto the core.

While it may seem that Valensa is in a tough battle, she is actually waiting.

Tia, who had been standing a short distance away since the two sides broke off relations, finally completed her preparations.

She first drew the first purple card and glanced at it:

"The first one on the left, 136 millimeters from the point where the right hind leg connects to the body at the seven o'clock position."

"receive."

Valensa narrowed her eyes, and her movements, which seemed to be barely holding off the attack of three mist demons, suddenly accelerated. She shook off the other two mist demons and circled around to the back of the mist demon whose core position Tia had pointed out.

Spiked sword!

brush!

The alloy longsword, gleaming with a cold light, struck the target point precisely. Then, a second burst of power pierced through the body of the Mist Demon, completely shattering a fist-sized Mist Demon core in its path.

The shattered mist demon made a gesture of howling to the sky, like a lone wolf dying under the moon, before its entire body turned into real smoke and scattered with the wind.

Tia then drew a second purple card:

"The second one, 47 millimeters behind the right ear."

"coming."

Valensa dodged the fog demon's claws with a quick movement, then used her shield to block another fog demon's bite. With a nimble leap and somersault, she straddled the target fog demon and plunged her Dragon Fang Dagger deep behind its ear.

Although she didn't use the spiked sword this time, the Dragon Fang short sword was already very sharp, and the core hidden behind her ear couldn't be too deep inside her body, making it easy for Valensa to destroy it again.

The second beast-like mist demon also dispersed with the wind.

After two mist demons were quickly killed, the mist demon girl who was controlling the beast-like mist demon finally realized that Tia, who could see through the core of the mist demon, was a greater threat.

The last beast-like mist demon immediately moved away from Valensa and turned to charge at Tia.

Valensa did not hesitate at all. Instead of returning to Tia's aid, she accelerated explosively again and rushed to the front of the Mist Demon Girl in an instant, slashing horizontally with her sword.

brush.

The alloy longsword struck without the slightest dullness, cutting through tofu more smoothly than the sharpest kitchen knife, and the mist demon girl's head fell to the ground.

Valensa continued her offensive relentlessly, executing a back kick in the direction of a horizontal slash, sending the Mist Demon Girl flying. At the same time, she slammed down the round shield in her other hand, smashing the Mist Demon Girl's head on the ground.

"...Tch, so he wasn't here after all."

The absence of a core breaking sound left Valensa somewhat disappointed.

A high-level mist demon capable of perfectly mimicking a human, its core can move freely within its body to evade various deadly attacks; even Tia's secret techniques have difficulty locking onto it.

Valensa thought of trying her luck with a sneak attack, but unfortunately, even with the enhancement, her luck in getting the maximum guaranteed drop from blind boxes was still not high, as the core of the Mist Demon Girl was not in her head before.

The head quickly regenerated on the body of the mist demon girl who had been kicked away, and the beast-like mist demon that had appeared before Tia arrived in front of her, revealing its ferocious and sharp fangs and claws, and fiercely pounced on her.

"Hmph, looking for death."

Tia neither dodged nor avoided the attack, but simply gave a cold laugh.

The magic cards that had been floating within a ten-meter radius around her body simultaneously glowed, each transforming into part of a magic circle, instantly forming a sophisticated magic circle.

As soon as it entered the area covered by the magic circle, the fog demon's movements slowed down rapidly, and within two seconds its entire body turned gray and turned into a stone statue.

The petrification curse array is the same move that Gray Rat used to scheme against six Star-level players at the Thanksgiving Festival.

Tia's magic circle is definitely not as strong as Gray Rat's in terms of curse power, and it probably won't be of much use against Radiant-rank monsters, but it can easily kill a Mist Demon in an instant.

Moreover, Tia improved the magic circle by breaking it down into several modules, which are stored separately on magic cards. These modules can be carried around and activated at any time, making it much more flexible than the Gray Rat's magic circle, which required rats to dig holes and prepare in advance.

This is the talent of the number one genius girl in the capital. In just a few days since receiving the soul crystal, she has already been able to improve the knowledge and technology contained in the soul crystal and put it into actual combat.

Valensa, who had failed in her ambush on the Mist Demon Girl, did not blindly pursue her this time. With a few leaps, she returned to Tia's side and, following Tia's instructions, once again used her spiked sword to pierce the petrified Mist Demon, completely killing the last beast-like Mist Demon.

"I see. You're not the kind of elemental mage who excels at long-range bombardment, but rather a formation mage with strange secret techniques."

All the summoned beast-like mist demons were killed, but the mist demon girl remained calm. Instead, she breathed a sigh of relief, believing she had seen through Tia's true intentions.

"That way we won't have to worry about your direct magical attacks... But without the support of mages or archers, how will you deal with attacks from the air?"

Chapter 175 This is much better than bows and arrows and magic.

Bang!

Amidst the painful blows that Valensa and Tia could only watch, the Mist Demon Girl punched herself hard again, vomiting out a large cloud of mist.

This made the Mist Demon Girl's face even uglier, and she even swayed her legs a couple of times, almost unable to stand steadily.

But the mist quickly changed shape, transforming into several large birds large enough to carry people in flight. They cried out and soared into the sky, one of which even carried the mist demon girl on its back.

"……That's it."

After panting for a while atop the bird-shaped mist demon's back, the mist demon girl once again revealed a ferocious expression:

"I'd like to see how you deal with an attack from the air! Die!"

The bird-like fog demons immediately began to circle above Valensa and Tia, launching oval-shaped compressed fog balloons from behind their bodies like eggs.

"Be careful."

Valensa, not wanting to take the attack head-on, quickly scooped Tia into her arms and lifted her up, using her feet to accelerate and move horizontally to dodge the impact range of the compressed fog balloon.

Puff puff puff... Sizzle~~

The compressed fog balloon hit the ground, but instead of exploding like a bomb, it corroded the ground like a concentrated acid ball, creating a round pit that could sink right into the calf. The grass around the pit also withered and died.

Is it corrosive and highly toxic?

These compressed fog balloons will obviously consume the fog demon's essence. How many times can those birds in the sky throw them?

Just as Valencia thought of this, she saw the special mist that had scattered after colliding with the ground suddenly rise up and float back to the bird-shaped mist demon, where it was reabsorbed into its body.

Goodness, these projectiles can be recycled and reused... Looks like stalling for time won't work, we still need to shoot those birds down.

"How is it, Tia?"

After dodging another wave of compressed fog balloons while holding Tia, Valensa asked:

"Is it possible to pinpoint the core of those birds' bodies?"

"of course can."

Several more purple cards appeared in Tia's hand, and she glanced at them briefly:

"These birds aren't high-level fog demons either. Their cores can't move. If we break their cores, we should be able to kill them completely... It's a pity I don't have any attack methods with such a long range."

"It's okay, I have it."

Valensa said confidently:

"As long as you can withstand two waves of their bombardment and tell me the exact location of their core, I can take them down."

"You also have ranged attack methods? Is it that Holy Light Slash? But even with Holy Light Slash, it would take a long time to charge up to hit a target a thousand meters in the air, right?"

Tia blinked, somewhat puzzled:

"Or did you suddenly acquire formidable archery skills or elemental magic after just a few days apart?"

"No, my archery skills are mediocre, and I don't know elemental magic, but my ranged attacks are much more effective than bows and arrows and magic... especially when it comes to shooting birds."

Valensa chuckled softly:

"So, Tia, do you have a way to temporarily defend against the bombardment of those stinky birds?"

"of course."

Tia's competitive spirit was ignited:

"Don't think I've only temporarily blocked two waves. If I get serious, I can keep them blowing up for a whole day!"

"Alright, then I'll leave the defense to you for now."

The two immediately began to act.

Tia took out three golden cards in one go. These were also her newly completed works. Each card was part of a magic circle, which could be quickly combined into a portable magic circle after activation.

As the three golden cards dispersed and activated around the two, a triangular barrier of pure magic energy was instantly erected.

bang bang bang bang...

The compressed fog balloons falling from the sky quickly crashed into the magic barrier. The corrosive and toxic power rapidly weakened the magic barrier, making it seem like it would collapse at any moment.

If it were just a regular magic barrier array, it should indeed end here, but Tia's array also uses the Gray Rat's exclusive technology—combining multiple functional magic arrays together.

So in addition to generating a magical barrier, this magic circle also has the effect of continuously absorbing magical energy from the earth's veins to strengthen the barrier. This effect perfectly resisted the erosion of the compressed fog balloon, making the magical barrier seem like it was about to break but it just couldn't break.

If the bird-like mist demons could launch a second wave of bombardment immediately, they might be able to break through the magic barrier. Unfortunately, they need to retrieve the compressed mist balloons they have thrown before they can bombard again. This short attack cooldown time is just enough for the magic barrier to be repaired by the power of the ley lines.

“Great design.”

Valensa carefully observed the three rounds of bombardment, and after confirming that the magic barrier was indeed reliable, she gave Tia a thumbs up and took out her secret weapon.

That sniper rifle was taller than her.

"what is this?"

Tia immediately looked over curiously and even reached out her hand, as if she wanted to touch the cool gun barrel.

"These are good items I got from a friend in another world. Otherwise, what do you think I bought all those spatial storage items for?"

Valensa chuckled, skillfully loading and chambering the large sniper rifle, raising it, and aiming at the air:

"Come on, tell me where the core of those birds is... It's time to give that stupid fog demon a gunfight!"

Female knights lack ranged anti-air capabilities? Hmph, that's true for proper female knights, but I'm the kind of female knight who's constantly called unorthodox!

boom! boom! boom!

Under Tia's guidance, Valensa's sniper rifle fired continuously.

Her marksmanship wasn't very good, and the bird-shaped fog demons in the air weren't fixed targets; they could dodge.

But that's alright. The sniper rifle's aiming assistance AI can solve most of the basic skill problems. Valensa only needs to make a proper prediction of the lead, which is not difficult for her, as she can greatly enhance her dynamic vision with her mental powers.

It's impossible to hit the bullseye every time, but hitting one out of three shots is definitely achievable.

Tia's magical barrier remained unbroken, while the bird-shaped mist demons in the sky gradually dissipated under the constant fire of the sniper rifle.

Even though the Mist Girl was arrogant and boastful before, it's clear now that the tide has turned and she might not be able to leave if she doesn't go now.

"Ha, you've come all this way, and you still want to run away?"

After completing the magic circle, Tia didn't rest. She kept a close watch on the mist girl's escape and made thorough preparations for it.

Tia pulled out another golden magic card, but this time it wasn't a portable magic circle; it was a simple enhancement card to help her unleash the Britannia Arcane that she shouldn't be able to use right now.

"SpaceLink! Activate!"

With a snap, the golden card shattered, and Tia's face turned pale, sweat beading on her forehead.

At the same time, the space around the mist demon girl, who was desperately flying away on her bird, shifted, and the thousands of meters she had already flown away vanished instantly, returning her and her bird to their starting point.

"Now, Valensa!"

boom!

A gunshot rang out, birds scattered, and the mist maiden plummeted from the sky.

Chapter 176 The Female Knight Wants to Know the Secret of the Mist Girl

According to the intelligence shared by the Four Islands Alliance, and the information that Chiba had previously conveyed to Valensa by writing on black silk, it is known that the high-level Mist Demon, who can completely mimic humans, is very powerful.

If the battle takes place on the open sea, the home turf of the Mist Demons, even a Radiant-rank expert would have to give their all when facing a high-ranking Mist Demon.

Therefore, the initial arrogance of the Mist Girl was not without reason. If she were in good condition, she could easily suppress Valensa and Tia and move freely.

Unfortunately, she never expected that Valensa would have Chiba Grass by her side. For the anti-demon ninja, fighting the fog demons was basically like a priest purifying the dead, a perfect match for their profession. In particular, the Chiba family was the head of the anti-demon ninjas and had all sorts of special weapons specifically designed to deal with fog demons.

One of them was the Demon-Sealing Shuriken that pierced the Mist Demon Girl's chest with Thousand Leaf Grass right from the start, sealing most of the Mist Demon Girl's power.

Therefore, the Mist Demon Girl was not unprepared in the subsequent battle. She allowed Valencia to cut off her head because she knew that Valencia would have difficulty causing her real harm. The only person she was cautiously wary of from beginning to end was the Anti-Demon Ninja Chiba.

So after damaging her core twice to create new Mist Demons, the Mist Demon Girl rode on the back of a giant bird and flew high in the sky because she was severely damaged and could no longer guard against Thousand Leaf Grass's sneak attacks.