The story of the black silk female knight

Because on the continent of Frenoia, it's common knowledge that once a Noble Phantasm is damaged, it becomes scrap metal.

Now, common sense has been shattered.

Perhaps it was the spirit of the Skye family ancestor on the armor protecting his descendants one last time.

Perhaps it was Lian's desire and awareness to become a hero that triggered the miracle.

In short, under the radiance of the Noble Phantasm, Ren gained power.

Bang!

Just then, the construct's air cannon finished charging and fired again, but it only hit the ground where Ren had been standing.

The air cannon, which was originally impossible to dodge or block even with all her strength, was easily dodged by Lian.

Because the Skye family's inherited treasure is called Sky Armor.

The most basic effect of the Sky Armor is to give the wearer the ability to fly freely.

Lotus stands in the air, looking down at the construct puppet.

The sensors on the construct's head were flashing wildly, and the power of the magic circuits throughout its body was visibly increasing dramatically. Even the mechanical voices became somewhat hurried.

"A high-energy reaction was detected."

"Threat level raised... raised..."

"Final Battle Mode activated... Started."

"Annihilate! Annihilate! Annihilate! Execute!"

The construct's metallic body is very strong, but its only means of attacking the air is the air cannon fired from the green prism on its chest.

To counter Ren, who has gained the ability to fly, the construct can only overclock itself, accelerating the air cannon, which originally required about fifteen seconds to fire, to fire once every three seconds.

While this overclocked battle mode will significantly reduce the lifespan of the construct golem, the effect is also very noticeable.

Lian was immediately suppressed and could only barely dodge left and right in the air, unable to find an opportunity to launch a counterattack.

"Nothing special, not worth mentioning, nothing to worry about."

The Star-level cult protector withdrew his gaze from Lian and continued drawing the magic circle.

The other four men in black robes were not careless. Each of them held back a spell, ready to attack Lian at any moment.

But Lian couldn't really care about these cultists, because the air cannon fire from the constructs alone was enough to put her in a tough fight.

Calm down, Lian! Think carefully about the training you've received from the instructor these past few days!

While trying her best to dodge the air cannons, Lian also kept recalling Valensa's teachings.

How do you defeat a stronger enemy when mobility is your only advantage?

Harass the enemy by striking and retreating repeatedly, restrain their movements, trap them in place, and wait for them to reveal a weakness due to their anxiety before attempting to kill them.

...No, this method won't work.

Constructs are inherently poorly mobile and don't need to be restrained at all. Moreover, autonomous weapons without the ability to think wouldn't experience anxiety.

...Then there's only one other way.

Lian took a deep breath, no longer in a hurry to attack, but instead focused all her energy on dodging and gradually approaching the construct.

The interval between the two air cannon shots is three seconds.

The melee attack range of the construct golem is approximately five meters.

If I were to sprint at full speed, my speed should be over 50 meters per second.

The time needed to adjust one's posture after dodging the air cannon also takes one second.

So……

brush!

At a distance of about 70 meters from the construct, Lian dodged the air cannon and suddenly accelerated, thrusting her sword straight at the blue-green prism on the construct's chest.

Lian didn't know the techniques for using a spiked sword, and the longsword in her hand was just an ordinary enchanted weapon.

However, she has the gravitational potential energy boost from her falling attacks, as well as the last power of her inherited Noble Phantasm, Sky Armor.

With a single strike, we will advance without hesitation.

Click.

Even the prism that Valensa had to pierce with a spiked sword was cleanly and decisively pierced and shattered by Lian's sword.

The air cannon, which had not yet been fired, exploded inside the construct, just like a replay of the scene when Valensa entered the Iris Woman... The construct was blasted into scrap metal by its own power.

"Great!"

The girls who witnessed the whole thing cheered, and some even high-fived each other.

The fact that Ren received the power of the inherited Noble Phantasm gave the girls a lot of hope.

However, the next second, the girls' celebratory smiles froze on their faces, and the hope that had just risen in their hearts exploded and shattered like a construct puppet.

Because the lotus also fell down.

No one attacked her; her body had reached its limit, and the Sky Armor was only in its final moments. After Lian collapsed, it completely turned into dust and scattered with the wind.

"It's all just a futile struggle in the end."

The cult protector in black robes and a white mask was very pleased with this scene.

The girls' frozen smiles and desperate eyes pleased him, like a chef seeing his ingredients finally reach their most delicious state.

Just as the second magic circle was completed, he walked up to Lian:

"Heroes can save nothing... but my lord can save everything."

"Ah."

Even though she was too weak to move a single finger, Lian still leaned against Sophia's chest, giving the cult protector a disdainful and contemptuous smile:

"You bastard, what do you know about being a hero! I failed to save everyone because I was too weak to be a true hero."

But the real hero will always arrive and kill all of you bastards.

"Perhaps, but unfortunately you won't be able to see it."

The cult's protectors spoke in a completely flat tone:

"Because you will soon become sacrifices, opening the way for the arrival of our Lord's army, and making this world our Lord's new granary."

After saying this, he ignored Lian and turned to walk towards another magic circle, beckoning to the other four men in black robes:

"Begin the ceremony."

"Yes, Your Excellency."

The five quickly took their positions in another magic circle, with the protector in the center and the other four lighthouse-level cultists standing in the southeast, northeast, southwest, and northwest directions.

Obscure, eerie, and slightly chilling incantations rang out one after another, and the magic circles beneath the girls lit up, accompanied by black lightning.

"Ah ah ah ah ah……"

The girls screamed and showed expressions of pain.

In the distance, Valensa gritted her teeth, her anger surging, and ominous black lightning flashed intermittently in her azure eyes.

I'm sorry, it's because the instructors were useless and couldn't protect you like heroes.

But... Lian was right about one thing.

I will kill all these bastards! Absolutely!

Chapter 293 The Miracle in Three Seconds

After learning that the five men in black robes were all cult spellcasters, Valensa had an idea.

A crazy and audacious idea, one that a normal, top-tier genius would never have.

Kill them all.

This is not blind confidence or arrogance. Valensa has this idea not only because she has Moonkiss, which is extremely restraining to spellcasters, but also because she is a future Inner Templar Knight.

The primary duty of the Inner Templars can be said to be to deal with cults.

So throughout the year, while Valensa was undergoing elite training at the War College, she also frequently received guidance from Rika and Fran on her future work.

One of the most important points of knowledge is the sacrificial rituals of cults.

Regardless of the type of cult, its sacrificial rituals can generally be divided into two stages.

The first stage is the preparation stage, which includes activities such as collecting offerings, drawing magic circles, chanting spells, and gathering magic power.

Cult members in the preparation stage must indeed focus on the ritual, but they can also interrupt the ritual at any time to be fully prepared for battle.

Therefore, launching an attack during the preparation stage when the enemy is strong and we are weak is very unwise.

But the second phase is different.

The second stage is the formal sacrifice stage. At this time, the cultist who presides over the sacrifice has connected with the evil god through the faith circuit and must concentrate fully and not easily interrupt the ritual.

Otherwise, even without enemy attacks, the cultists would suffer a fate worse than death simply from the backlash of the evil god.

Valensa's father, Wilson, was able to single-handedly defeat multiple powerful warriors of the same rank and save Valensa's mother, Trelica, by launching a surprise attack during the second phase of the sacrifice.

Now, Valencia plans to replicate her father's achievements.

However, to replicate this feat, one must precisely time the attack; acting too early would be suicide, while acting too late might mean it would be too late to save the girl who was to be sacrificed.

This requires a thorough understanding of the magic circles drawn by cultists and the specific sacrificial spells they use.

Valensa did not recognize the magic circle drawn by the cultists, nor did she understand cult magic.

But that's okay, she has a better way of judging the timing.

Because Valensa herself has half the blood of the evil god... Valensa will sense any sacrificial spell as it begins to take effect.

This is an innate instinct of evil gods, surpassing the magic of any mortal.

As the sacrificial ceremony continued, the girls who were offered as sacrifices soon lost their ability to scream.

It wasn't that their pain was relieved, but rather that they no longer had the strength to cry out, and many even lost consciousness and fell into a coma.

Meanwhile, in the magic circle on the other side, directly above the cult's protector, a purplish-black circular hole appeared and gradually grew to the size of a washbasin.

It's now!

Valensa sensed that her evil god instincts were 'ready to eat,' and she knew that the sacrificial ritual had officially entered its second phase. The other side of that purplish-black circular hole was most likely where the evil god who was about to enjoy the offerings was located.

Without hesitation, she pressed the remote control for the bomb.

Boom boom boom!

Violent explosions erupted one after another in an instant, and the luxurious and magnificent aristocratic girls' academy was engulfed in flames within a few breaths, quickly turning into ruins.

Without its foundation, the magical barrier separating the campus from the outside world also crumbled and became completely ineffective.

"what's the situation?"

The four Beacon-level cultists appeared somewhat panicked, but the Star-level cult protector remained fully focused on presiding over the sacrificial ceremony, not even glancing at the explosion.

brush!

In the firelight, a sliver of moonlight suddenly flew out and shone directly at the cult's protectors.

"Innocent!"

The black-robed figure closest to the target reacted quickly, instantly raising a triple magical shield that blocked the moonlit sword blade.

However, the moonlight, which should have been neutralized upon colliding with the magical shield, did not extinguish but instead shone even brighter, instantly transforming into human form—Valenza.

Moon Kiss, Exquisite Demon Sword.

"court death!"

The black-robed figure who cast the shield clearly recognized Valensa, the Pearl-level little knight who had previously fled. A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he formed a hand seal, preparing to cast a spell quickly.

Then his eyes widened in astonishment, and the words 'looking for death' became his last words.

A kiss from the moon, a mark of the new moon.

Interfering with the moon magic arcane arts, the black-robed man couldn't even muster a trace of magic power, let alone cast a spell.