The story of the black silk female knight

The magical barrier that was supposed to protect the students has now turned into an ominous dark purple, clearly the reason why Fran and the little bat have been separated.

Fran is usually quite busy with work and doesn't have the energy to keep an eye on Little Bat all the time, so Little Bat is generally in a dormant state. Only when Valensa takes the initiative to contact her will Fran notice.

Now that magical communication has been cut off, unless Fran takes the initiative to contact Valensa, it will be difficult for her to detect anything unusual on Valensa's side.

Even more dangerously, as Valensa broke through the window and escaped, the several white-masked men in black robes on campus also spotted her at the same time.

The black-robed leader had an extremely strong aura. Valensa's legs went weak and she almost lost her balance after just one glance at him.

This person's strength... is definitely at least at the Radiant Rank!

run!

Without hesitation, Valensa immediately unleashed her full speed and ran in the opposite direction, while maximizing the output of her mental power to conceal her figure and reduce her presence.

"Quite intelligent...it's a pity she's just a weak pearl."

The leader of the black-robed men showed no intention of moving, but merely gave a wink to one of the men beside him:

"Go, find her and kill her, eliminate this unstable factor."

Chapter 289 A Desperate Gap in Strength

"Yes, Your Excellency."

Upon receiving the order, the man in black robes drew a long curved sword, and in a flash, he sped off in the direction where Valensa had disappeared.

He is also a warrior skilled in speed, and possesses lighthouse-level strength. In theory, taking down a similar Pearl should not be a problem at all.

The other men in black robes were relieved, and no one paid any more attention to Valensa, who had run away as soon as she appeared. They continued to follow the protector and use magic to draw patterns on the open ground.

Valensa rushed to the edge of the magic barrier, wanting to get out, only to find that the magic barrier had indeed been modified, and her previous verification was no longer valid.

It's not impossible to force it open, but it would take some time to build up strength, and a fast-moving black shadow is already catching up.

With no time to think too much, Valensa abandoned her plan to destroy the magical world. Instead, she increased the output of her mental power to conceal her figure and reduce her presence, while doing her best to control her breathing, heartbeat, and body temperature, leaving no possibility of being discovered.

The effect is very good.

Valensa was sitting right behind a tree when the black-robed man chasing her kept searching the area, walking past her more than ten times without ever noticing her.

Of course, Valensa didn't dare to move at all, pretending that she was part of the tree roots.

More than twenty minutes passed in this way. Frustrated by his fruitless search, the black-robed man slashed wildly at the air with his long curved sword before slinking away in disgrace.

The magic circle in the open space in front of the dormitory building was also drawn by the protector and other black-robed people.

Valensa took the opportunity to peek out, eager to detonate the bomb she had planted in the school, destroy the foundation of the magical barrier, and attract the attention of other paladins and experts in the capital.

She took out the detonation remote control, but never pressed the detonation switch.

Because one of the foundations of the school's magical barrier is on the roof of the girls' dormitory building, and there are also bombs inside the girls' dormitory building.

All the girls are still resting in their dormitories, completely unaware of the unusual situation on campus. Detonating the bomb would kill them.

Valencia is indeed afraid of death, but she's not that selfish.

Let's observe further... Let's see what they're really up to before looking for an opportunity.

Having made up her mind, Valensa continued to use her Heart Pool to maintain her concealment while simultaneously activating the mental energy reserves of her secondary core and enhancing her senses to monitor the movements of the people in black robes.

"How was it? Did you take it down?"

The black-robed man who had just chased her was questioned by the protector as soon as he returned.

"...I'm sorry, Guardian."

The black-robed man wielding the long curved sword lowered his head:

"The other party seems to be very good at stealth; I've lost them?"

"...Lost them?"

The protector's voice turned cold:

"You can lose track of both a lighthouse and a pearl? Useless! What good are you?"

"Please calm down, Your Excellency."

Another man in black robes quickly advised:

"This is, after all, a royal capital city full of nobles. Perhaps that pearl has some powerful invisibility device that can hide from our search, but it certainly cannot hide from the guardian's magical perception."

"...My magical senses can indeed locate her."

The Dharma Protector paused for a moment:

"But there's a greater chance that the aura will leak out, attracting the church's hounds... So I can't make a move before the final step begins."

"So, what about that person from earlier... are we just leaving her there? She should still be at school."

The black-robed man wielding the long curved sword asked hesitantly.

"We can only ignore her for now... A mere pearl can't cause any trouble. Besides, she probably saw through my strength just now, and she's probably hiding and trembling, begging for the goddess's protection right now."

The Dharma Protector sneered:

“But no one can save her this time… Hiding her will only prolong her life a little longer. Let’s get back to business… You, go and bring out all the offerings.”

"Yes, Guardian!"

Several men in black robes bowed simultaneously and rushed into the girls' dormitory.

The once quiet girls' dormitory suddenly became noisy, filled with screams, but quickly fell silent again.

The black-robed figures who had entered the girls' dormitory earlier walked out one by one. Behind each of them, more than a dozen girls, bound by magic, floated in the air, their eyes filled with tears, unable to even utter a sound.

Only the black-robed man wielding the long curved sword carried the three girls on his shoulders or under his armpits, and his hands were not very well-behaved.

Valensa, who witnessed all of this, gritted her teeth, both furious at the actions of the man in black and alarmed by the strength of the enemy this time.

She had already figured it out; of the six men in black robes, apart from the protector, the remaining five were all Beacon Tower members.

As for that guardian... he's very strong, but much weaker than Farian and Dreigan, and is most likely a Star-level guardian.

But Star Glory is also a Glory rank, and Valensa in her current state is definitely not someone she can defeat... At the very least, a direct confrontation would be a certain death.

Even those five lighthouses, Valensa might not be able to beat in a one-on-one fight.

So despite her anger and resentment, Valensa could only hide behind the tree and wait for an opportunity.

The men in black robes showed no mercy. After leading the girls to an open space, they roughly tossed them into the magic circle as if they were worthless goods.

The girls were in a lot of pain when they fell to the ground, but thanks to the pain tolerance training they had received over the past few days, they were able to barely endure it.

"...Who are you people? What is your purpose?"

Sophia, who was trusted by the other students, suppressed her fear and tried to negotiate with the man in black:

"If you want a ransom, please be a gentleman to us."

The men in black robes barely paid any attention to her, except for the one wielding the long curved sword, whose eyes gleamed as he stared intently at Sophia's hot figure and fair skin, wishing he could pounce on her and lick her.

The protector, however, scrutinized the girls for a moment with the same eye a chef would use to select ingredients, before slightly frowning and shaking his head.

“No, it’s not enough… Their current emotions aren’t good enough to make them suitable sacrifices… We need to instill even greater fear and despair in them.”

"Sacrifice...offerings?"

Sofia gasped softly, and many of the girls who were also watching the conversation looked like they were about to faint.

If the man in black really only wanted to demand a ransom, the noble girls weren't afraid at all... Who among those who could attend Iris Girls' Academy didn't have some money?

But sacrificial offerings... are generally equated with cult members.

Cult members are the most fanatical, insane, and irrational of all criminals. No amount of negotiation will work against them; the only way to deal with them is to beat them to death.

But it was clear that these cultists were extremely powerful and could not be defeated by a group of noble ladies.

Chapter 290 I want their blood and tears!

Even if a noble lady is used as a tool for a political marriage, she is still a noble lady, and her family will usually provide her with some magical items for self-defense.

Although many girls were caught by the men in black robes before they could put on their self-defense magic items because they had just finished showering, there were also girls who were able to activate their self-defense magic items in time.

The commotion in the girls' dormitory building earlier was almost entirely due to girls using self-defense magic items to fight against the man in black robes.

However, it was completely useless.

Those protective magical items, which cost enough for an ordinary person to work for more than ten years, only lasted for about half a minute before being broken through by the man in black robes.

The noble ladies of Iris Girls' Academy may not have high cultivation talent themselves, but many of them have sharp eyes and know their stuff. They quickly judged the level of these men in black robes.

The elite among the lighthouse-level.

They are definitely not someone they can fight against.

Fortunately, the girls discovered that Valensa had not been arrested, which gave them a glimmer of hope.

They didn't expect Valensa to defeat the men in black and rescue everyone; they just hoped Valensa would run out quickly and bring reinforcements.

When dealing with a cult, negotiating is the most foolish thing to do.

Upon hearing the protector say that the beautiful young ladies before him needed to experience even greater fear and despair, the black-robed man wielding the long curved sword became instantly excited.

He reached out and grabbed at Sofia, grinning lewdly.

"Leave it to me, Guardian. I love bullying pretty women... uh."

Sofia knew she was powerless to resist, and she was even prepared to use her body to buy time.

However, the disgusting hand stopped before it even touched Sofia.

"Guardian...Guardian?"

The black-robed man wielding the long curved sword turned around in astonishment, his expression one of disbelief.

Because what forced him to stop moving was the hand of the Dharma Protector that pierced his body from behind.

"idiot!"

The protector's voice was devoid of any emotion:

"You still harbor such base desires for women? You are no longer worthy to serve my lord. Become a sacrifice along with them."

“I… uh.”

The black-robed man wielding the long curved sword seemed to be struggling, but it was all in vain.

The guardian's hand, which had pierced through his body, suddenly emitted a strange dark purple light. Within seconds, it completely devoured his body, which slowly shrank until it transformed into a soul crystal the size of an egg. It was then casually tossed into the magic circle and quickly absorbed by it.

The other men in black robes remained completely still throughout.

Do you understand what I mean?

The guardians looked at them:

"What I need is the despair and wailing of the sacrifices amidst blood and tears, not the boring reproductive behavior of lower mammals!"

No matter what method you use, you must get the sacrifices into the right state within fifteen minutes at most.

"Yes, Guardian!" x4

The guardian didn't speak again, but stepped back a few paces and shot out dark purple magic rays from his fingertips, drawing on the ground as if it were another magic circle.

Amid the girls' terrified gazes, the other four men in black robes did not attack them directly, but instead exchanged glances.

Soon, one of the men in black robes formed several hand seals and silently chanted a spell.

Boom, boom, boom.

Heavy footsteps sounded, and a huge figure emerged from the darkness. It was the construct that Valensa had once killed with a single sword strike, but was now being controlled by the man in black robes.

The grotesque and towering construct was clearly more intimidating than the man in black robes, and many girls instinctively huddled together, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

However, no matter how pitiful and helpless the girls appeared, the constructs showed no mercy and immediately raised their metal fists at them.

"...No, I will never allow you to do that!"

At the critical moment, a girl suddenly stood up, picked up the long curved knife on the ground, and stood in front of everyone.

Not very tall, with wheat-colored skin, she was the only oddity among this group of socially adept young ladies, possessing candlelight-level strength.

Unlike the other girls, Lian had a lot of blood on her body, which was obvious because she had put up a fierce fight when she was captured, but unfortunately she was unable to win.