The story of the black silk female knight

One of the zombie wolves that couldn't resist pounced first was instantly killed, and then the Holy Light Blade continued its momentum, killing more than a dozen low-level undead before disappearing into the darkness.

"Hey, you see?"

Seeing the undead who were about to launch a full-scale attack suddenly hesitate, Valensa smiled even more smugly:

"I seem to be the kind of excellent paladin you've been talking about... I can understand the specific workings of divine magic, and even without the protection of Her Majesty the Goddess, I can still cast divine magic on my own!"

Valensa wasn't exaggerating. Her initial idea for using divine magic was to understand its operating principles and then use her mental power to simulate holy light to activate it.

Unfortunately, when she first tried to practice, she was kicked in the butt by the goddess herself and had to follow the proper procedures to cultivate.

However, the faith circuit is now disrupted, and the genuine divine spells that require online authentication can no longer be used. On the contrary, the counterfeit divine spells that Valensa simulated with her mental power are unaffected.

It's quite interesting.

Pirated software can sometimes be better than genuine software.

With the blessing of divine magic, a paladin can easily defeat an undead of the same level. Apart from the three lighthouse-level undead, the other undead here pose no threat to Valensa.

The tactics are then quite simple.

"Let's all charge together and buy some time for the commander!"

The leaders of both paladin squads drew their swords simultaneously:

"We lack talent, and we've been lazy in our cultivation, but we still have courage and devotion! Show me the resolve to return to Her Majesty the Goddess's divine kingdom!"

"Yes!"xN

The paladins' morale soared, and led by Fran and two other lighthouse-level paladins, they launched the first attack on the undead horde surrounding them.

The Paladin class, as the name suggests, is a combination of a priest and a knight.

Now that the faith circuit has been lost, although most of the clergy's power is unusable, their basic skills as knights are still intact.

Knights of the same level are at a great disadvantage when fighting undead of the same level, and they are even less likely to win when the terrain is unfavorable... but two of them can still hold off one.

The two team leaders joined forces and barely managed to hold off the zombie wolf king, while Fran simultaneously fought against the stitched-together fat monster and the giant spider and gained the upper hand.

The remaining four paladins were not idle either. In order to create an opportunity for Valensa, they chose to break out in pairs in different directions, diverting the attention of the lower-level undead as much as possible.

The second round of battle erupted instantly and intensified. Valensa did not attack any of the undead easily, but instead moved through the undead horde at an extremely fast speed, like a nimble cat.

Chapter 194 Overcoming Interference

Valencia also possesses a similar ability to become invisible.

When Valensa first reunited with Tia, she used this technique to fool the hotel security in order to sneak into the luxury hotel where Tia was staying.

Simply put, it's about using the power of the mind to make yourself invisible to others.

It certainly can't compare to ninja secrets like the Leaf-Hiding Technique, but it's enough to fool ordinary people.

However, the vast majority of undead, even low-ranking undead, do not perceive humans by sight, but by locking onto the aura of the living on a human.

Valensa didn't know what it felt like to sense the presence of the living, so she couldn't imagine what it was like to not sense the presence of the living... Invisibility, which could fool the human eye, was useless against the undead.

That's why Fran and the other paladins took the initiative to lure the undead into their trap.

Valensa opted for another method to cover her actions.

A sense of presence.

She used the power of her mind to minimize her presence as much as possible.

The attribute of presence is quite peculiar.

Even if someone with a low profile is just wandering around in other people's perception, as long as there are other people attracting their attention, that person won't care at all.

Valensa is in this situation right now... She's clearly moving back and forth among a group of undead, and sometimes when she has nowhere to step, she'll even step on the head of one of the undead, but the undead don't seem to care at all.

Because her presence was so inconspicuous, the undead didn't pay her any attention and only attacked Fran and the other paladins.

Valensa certainly didn't dare waste the time her companions had gained at the risk of their lives.

In order to find the source of the interference in the faith circuit as quickly as possible, Valensa took out the small golden rod that could link to the church's database and pressed it against her forehead.

The faith circuit was only disrupted, not completely blocked... In fact, other paladins' divine spells can occasionally succeed if they're lucky.

So Valencia kept trying to establish links with the church's database and judged the intensity of interference by the smoothness of the links... The stronger the interference, the closer one should be to the source of the interference.

This method worked fairly well. After passing through the horde of undead surrounding them, Valensa searched for about ten minutes in the dark pile of bones using sound waves, and finally discovered the suspected source of the interference.

This is in a basin of bones... surrounded by mountains of bones several meters high, but in the middle there is a small pit the size of a well opening, which is quite deep.

The place is very secluded and dark all around. Without aerial vision, it would be difficult to spot even if you walked right next to a pile of bones.

In fact, Valensa had only passed by the pile of bones once, and only discovered it after returning to the site a second time based on changes in the intensity of the disturbance.

That circular pit, about the size of a well opening, is undoubtedly the source of the interference.

After crouching by the pit and carefully sensing its depths using sonic positioning, Valensa deliberately threw two bones into it. Only after confirming that there was nothing moving in the pit did she jump in.

The pit opening is narrow, but the bottom is quite spacious, almost like a living room.

Valensa spotted the source of the interference immediately; it was very conspicuous.

Five circular magic circles, each the size of a vegetable plate, were placed in the center of the smooth floor and in the center of the four surrounding walls.

Each circular magic circle emits a beam of light that converges at the very center of the room.

There floated an inverted pyramid-shaped crystal, constantly shimmering with a strange, magical glow that resembled green, purple, and blue.

Valensa first followed Tia's example and glanced at the five magic circles.

Hmm, as expected, I can't understand a single line. It's impossible to crack it with techniques, so I'll just have to smash it.

As she thought about it, she took out the round shield made of anti-magic metal, raised it high, and tried to smash the inverted pyramid-shaped crystal in the center.

call!

Valensa had indeed smashed it, but just as the round shield was about to hit the inverted pyramid-shaped crystal, she suddenly stopped and pulled the shield back.

No... we cannot destroy it by force.

Valensa recalled her experience with the gray rat incident; these magic circles couldn't be smashed carelessly, or it could cause a massive explosion.

This is deep inside a mine. If a huge explosion were to occur... even without any undead creatures, the collapse would be enough to bury everyone alive.

We must use a more cautious approach.

She quickly took out Fran's little bat, wanting Fran to give her some advice.

Fran is also very proficient in magic, and her understanding and knowledge of dark magic surpasses that of Tia, so she might be able to break this magic circle.

Unfortunately, the little bat, which is usually full of energy when taken out, is now listless and lethargic no matter how Valensa calls it or tries to coax it.

It was obvious that Fran was not going to have an easy time fighting two Lighthouse-level undead on her own, and she no longer had the energy to pay attention to her magic clone.

Valensa didn't dare to forcibly disturb Fran... Fran was now a key player, and if she made a mistake, the two paladin teams would probably be wiped out quickly.

I can only rely on myself to think of other solutions.

Valensa walked around the inverted pyramid-shaped crystal several times, then rested her chin in her hand in deep thought for a moment before finally clapping her hands with a bright look in her eyes:

"I've got it! That might work!"

Valensa pulled a sword she had never used before from a small pouch under her skirt.

Unlike the simple, sturdy, and easy-to-use alloy longsword, and unlike the unparalleled sharpness of the Dragon Fang shortsword, this sword is very thin and quite ornate. It is more like an art piece used by nobles for decoration than a weapon.

Tia also had a similar sword, which was the gift that Crown Prince Fran gave to Valensa and Tia at the New Year's Eve banquet.

The gift from the Crown Prince was certainly not just a work of art.

Both swords are made of very special materials, which can be said to be the opposite of the Demon-Slaying Metal.

The anti-magic metal has a high resistance to magic and can even dispel magic it comes into contact with.

The sword given by His Highness the Crown Prince has extremely strong magic absorption properties, capable of absorbing magic of various attributes into the blade, greatly enhancing the sword's sharpness and strength.

The normal way to use this kind of sword is to use it in conjunction with high-quality magic crystals to unleash a burst of power. For example, the Million Gold Coin Fist that Yashiro used to defeat the Gray Rat in the Thanksgiving Festival is a similar idea.

Of course, if you are confident enough in your swordsmanship, you can also use this sword to directly slash at the enemy's magical attacks in battle, and then return them to the opponent after absorbing them.

Valensa thought that her classmate, the descendant of the sword saint, most likely knew this move.

However, these are normal usages, completely different from how Valensa uses them now.

Valensa had no intention of using magic crystals to infuse the sword with magic power. Instead, she slowly placed the blade into the confluence of the five magic circles, allowing the blade to absorb a large amount of magic power.

Valensa truly knew nothing about how magic circles worked, but she did know that magic circles were, in a sense, similar to electrical appliances.

Even the most advanced electrical appliances are just scrap metal without electricity, and the same goes for a magic circle without magic power.

Chapter 195 The taste is alright

It went very smoothly; you could say it was a success.

As Valensa slowly placed the blade of the magic-absorbing sword into the intersection of the magic circle's beams, a large amount of magic power of an attribute she couldn't determine was immediately absorbed by the blade.

The inverted pyramid-shaped crystal, like a light bulb with unstable voltage, changed from flickering with strange colors to dimming and brightening intermittently.

Valensa quickly took out the small golden stick again and pressed it to her forehead, soon showing a happy expression.

As she had predicted, as the magic was absorbed by the blade, the jamming device began to run out of power, and the interference weakened considerably. It was even able to reconnect from time to time near the source of the interference.

But that alone is not enough.

The magic storage of the magic-absorbing sword quickly reached its limit, but the magic circle emitted a continuous stream of magic. If this continued, the powerful interference would return once the blade could no longer absorb magic.

Valensa thought for a moment, then drew the magic-absorbing sword and stabbed it into the ground several times, releasing all the magic power in the blade.

Through her actions just now, she not only verified the feasibility of her idea, but also had a new guess about this completely incomprehensible jamming device.

Clearly, this jamming device consists of two modules: one is an inverted pyramid-shaped crystal suspended in mid-air, and the other is the five circular magic circles, each about the size of a serving plate.

Based on the construction concept of most commonly used electrical appliances in the technology sector, there is usually only one module that actually performs the electrical function, while the remaining modules are either for power supply, protection, or auxiliary information interaction.

Valensa couldn't understand the magic circle, but she could roughly guess that the jamming device was only effective because it consisted of one of the inverted pyramid crystal and the magic circle, while the other was used for power.

The point where the five beams of light converge in mid-air is undoubtedly the place with the strongest power supply. The magic-absorbing sword cannot completely absorb the magic power, but what if it only absorbs one-fifth?

Do it when you think of it.

Valensa quickly placed the now-empty magic-absorbing sword blade into the magic circle on the ground to absorb magic.

Sure enough, the magic-absorbing sword couldn't withstand five beams of light, but it was fine with just one. Under the influence of the magic-absorbing sword, the beam of magic power quickly weakened, from being as thick as a plate to as thin as a chopstick.

Magic, in most cases, also requires the conservation of energy. If a magic circle in operation is violently destroyed, it may explode. But what if the magic circle has been almost completely drained of its magic power?

Surely it won't explode, right?

Even if the magic circle itself has an explosive function, without the storage of magic power, what will it use to explode?

As the magic power in the magic circle on the ground was nearly exhausted by the magic-absorbing sword, Valensa no longer hesitated. She took out her magic-breaking metal shield and smashed it against the magic circle, then scraped it hard with the edge of the shield.

Sparks flew from the ground, the magic circle was quickly destroyed and its function completely stopped, and one of the five beams of magic disappeared completely.

Clearly, the magic circle's function is to provide energy; the real obstacle to the faith circuit is the inverted pyramid crystal in mid-air.

The power supply has now been reduced by 20%, and although the inverted pyramid crystal is still running, it has become noticeably dimmer and its effect has been significantly weakened.

The method is very useful, so let's continue.

Based on her first successful experience, Valensa became increasingly skilled and soon destroyed the other four magic circles, completely depriving the interference device of its power.

Without the supply of magic, the inverted pyramid crystal could not even maintain its levitation and fell directly to the ground.

Considering this could be some new and dangerous technology from the enemy, Valensa certainly couldn't just stand by and watch the inverted pyramid crystal fall; it would be such a waste if it broke.

As she reached out, she accelerated and firmly grasped the inverted pyramid crystal in her hand.

The crystal surface is smooth and cool, just like an ice cube.

...No, it's colder than ice.

Valencia's hand, which had grabbed the pyramid crystal, was quickly covered with a layer of white frost, and at the same time, a strange energy invaded from Valencia's palm, heading straight for her brain.

A wave of negative emotions, including resentment, fear, despair, and regret, washed over Valensa, making her feel as if countless wronged souls were wailing and screaming in her ears.

"Help...help me!"

"Oh my god! Where am I! I didn't want to be here at all, I want to go home!"