The story of the black silk female knight

Valensa was indeed unable to look directly at the allure of the dazzling sword dance, so she chose a similar approach to that of a certain beastly teacher who had died tragically.

Valensa closed her eyes and, with a burst of speed, charged toward Harry, ignoring Melody's sword dance and Giru's raised door-sized greatsword.

Although she didn't even use her normal maximum speed, speed has always been Valensa's highest attribute value, and she is still much faster than ordinary lighthouse-level cultivators.

At the very least, Giru and Melody couldn't keep up with that speed and were unable to provide support to Harry.

But the two seemed to have a lot of confidence in Harry. Giroud continued to hold up his greatsword and gather his strength, while Melody circled around to Valensa's back with a rather nimble movement.

Valensa overheard Giru and Melody's actions during her sprint. She was slightly puzzled, but more confident in her own strength, so she didn't change her approach and continued to charge straight at Harry, wanting to eliminate this three-attribute elemental mage directly.

Faced with Valensa's powerful opening attack, Harry's eyelids twitched a few times, but he didn't show any further panic.

He remained remarkably calm, simply extending both hands forward simultaneously, one above the other, as if pushing his palms out, when Valensa was about to rush towards him.

Then, the two magical elements of ice and wind gathered simultaneously in Harry's palms and shot towards Valensa's front and feet at the same time.

Neither spell was particularly powerful; in terms of damage, they couldn't even break through Valensa's defenses, yet they achieved remarkably subtle effects.

The ice magic shot at Valensa's feet instantly froze the ground, making it incredibly smooth.

The wind spell aimed at Valensa's body wasn't very lethal, but it had a strong thrust, aiming to blow Valensa away in one go.

Under normal circumstances, this wind spell would not be able to blow away a charging Lighthouse-level knight, but what if the ground beneath the knight's feet is frozen and extremely slippery?

Like a replay of the hunt for the ghost, Valensa clearly had an absolute advantage in strength and speed, but due to the slippery ground, Harry's combo broke through her charge and even knocked her back.

"it is good!"

Despite sliding backward involuntarily on the ice, Valensa showed no sign of frustration. Instead, she cheerfully gave Harry a thumbs-up.

Harry smiled and nodded, but his hands showed no mercy, and the strong wind continued to push Valensa backward on the ice.

Gil's door-panel greatsword and Melody's rapier are both waiting on Valensa's path. If Valensa cannot escape her current state, she will inevitably be hit on the head by Gil with a door panel and then stabbed in the back by Melody's rapier.

"That was quite a brilliant teamwork."

Valensa didn't hold back her praise, and her tone became slightly more excited:

"You must have thought of this trick to deal with me after you heard my story of hunting ghosts in the ice field, right?"

A very good idea, but unfortunately, this isn't the frozen plains, and I'm no longer just an ordinary female knight who only knows how to charge and swing her sword... Hah!

With Valencia's soft shout, her body, which was being constantly blown away by the wind pressure, suddenly stopped. No matter how much Harry increased his magical output, he could no longer move her even a fraction.

Because something suddenly burst into flames beneath Valensa's brown leather boots, melting the ground that Harry had frozen with ice magic.

This change was completely unexpected by Melody and Gil, and their carefully planned powerful attack immediately missed its mark.

Giru's greatsword slammed heavily onto the ground, sending shards of stone flying. Not only did it miss Valensa, it nearly injured Melody instead.

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Valensa, having roughly determined the situation behind them by the sounds, certainly wouldn't miss the opportunity. She turned around and rushed towards Melody and Giroud.

"it's over!"

With a confident chuckle, Valensa had already made her move.

She clenched her right fist and punched Giru's waist, while simultaneously clawing at Melody with her left hand.

Valensa kept her eyes closed throughout, wary of Melody's seductive sword dance, and given her speed, she should have succeeded.

But Melody and Gil have also grown over this period of time. Although they certainly can't compare to Valensa at full power yet, they will definitely not be defeated by Valensa in her normal state so quickly.

"drink!"

Seeing that he couldn't dodge Valensa's punches with her speed, Giroud shouted, and his already 2.5-meter height increased again, instantly reaching nearly 4 meters.

While his increased size didn't make Giroud more agile, it did make his waist taller... Valencia's punch, which was originally aimed at his waist, only landed on his leg.

Leg muscles are much more resilient than waist muscles, and besides, this was just a sparring match; Valensa didn't use much force, so the damage wasn't enough to render Giru immobile.

As for the hand reaching for Melody, although it hit the target, Melody twisted her body before being grabbed, preventing Valensa from grasping the intended spot, making the feel quite different.

Moreover, the diamond-encrusted white silk bodysuit worn by Melody seemed to possess some kind of magic. Valensa's grab not only failed to subdue Melody, but also caused a strange sensation to wash over her from the palm of her hand, making her thoughts momentarily unfocused.

Valensa immediately realized that this must also be some kind of charm technique, and hurriedly tried to withdraw her hand, but it was too late.

jingle.

The strange, melodious ringing of the bell and the delicate, wonderful scent of perfume simultaneously invaded Valensa's senses of hearing and smell, completely tearing down her mental defenses and plunging her into a daze. She even drooled at the corner of her mouth, clearly lost in a fantasy.

Although Valensa regained consciousness in just 3 or 4 seconds with a flash of golden light, that was enough time for Giru and Harry to unleash their full power.

"Ya ya ya ya... Ha!"

Before Giroud could raise his greatsword again, he simply swung it horizontally, striking Valensa hard with the blade like a tennis racket hitting a tennis ball.

In his burst mode, Giru was incredibly powerful. Valensa, who had just broken free from Melody's charm control, had no time to defend herself and was sent flying.

Harry, whose wind and ice spell combo was broken, had been preparing a new spell while Valensa was charging toward Gil and Melody, and it was now ready to be completed.

It was a fire tornado that was ten meters tall, which swallowed Valensa whole.

"Did we...we won?"

Seeing that Harry's spell had hit its mark, Melody and Gillu breathed a sigh of relief, rubbing the places where Valensa had just grabbed and hit them, and nervously watching the fire tornado.

clap clap clap...

Applause erupted from inside the fire tornado.

puff.

Harry, who was maintaining the fire tornado, suddenly turned pale, spat out blood, swayed, and fell backward to the ground.

"How...how is it possible?"

Clutching his chest, which was pounding with gasps for breath, Harry's face was filled with disbelief:

"My most powerful high-level wind and fire magic has been dispelled just like that?"

If Valensa had used some powerful divine magic to break the spell, Harry would never have thought there was a problem. But Valensa hadn't done anything; she had simply opened her eyes inside the fire tornado, and all the magical elements had stopped working, even turning against Harry, the caster.

This was something Harry couldn't understand.

"Don't worry, there are probably very few people in this world who can do something like that."

Valensa, who emerged unscathed from the fire tornado, comforted Harry, saying:

"Just consider this move as one of my bloodline secret techniques... I learned it when I fought the Great Prophet of the Wild Beasts, and it's effective even in battles at the Radiant Rank."

"I didn't originally intend to use this move... but the fact that you forced me to use it means you three have already won this spar. A normal peak-level Beacon cultivator shouldn't be able to beat you three at once... at the very least, a human definitely couldn't beat you. Melody's charm magic is practically a human killer."

"I see..." x3

Hearing Valensa say that made Melody and the others feel a little better.

Although Valensa looked very relaxed, being forced to use a move at the Radiant level was considered to have accomplished the basic goal that the Three Musketeers had set for themselves.

"But your greatest strength is also your weakness."

Valensa then changed the subject:

"Both Gil's greatsword and Harry's magic rely too heavily on Melody's charm to ensure accuracy. Once you encounter an enemy with high magic resistance, high speed, and immunity to charm, you will be at a huge disadvantage."

For example, when I was fighting a necromancer in America, I encountered a type of Shadow Wolf. Its strength was only at a mid-level in the Lighthouse, but it was quite effective against you. One of them could put you in danger.

The dungeon we're going to this time is ruled by a very powerful lich, who commands many powerful undead.

Although we're just going to the outer city to broaden our horizons, just in case, you'd better make some preparations to compensate for your weaknesses.

"Do you have any good suggestions?"

Melody and the others trusted Valensa's skills and combat experience, and humbly sought her advice.

"My suggestion..."

Valensa hesitated for a moment, then looked at Giroud first:

“As for Giru, I think you could prepare a slightly lighter secondary weapon. The dungeon environment is unknown and complex, and your greatsword may not be usable all the time... I think a flexible one-handed hammer would be quite good. You don’t need to practice it to perfection; just learn the basic usage in the next couple of days.”

"Understood," Giroud nodded in agreement.

"I don't know much about magic; it's up to Harry to decide what he thinks."

Valensa looked at Harry again, thought for a moment, and said:

"However, I know that most high-level mages among adventurers prepare some defensive measures so they can fight even when they can't cast spells, which might be helpful for you."

"Yeah, I know that too."

Harry smiled and nodded, even making a fist and raising his hand to show off his muscles:

"Actually, I've been practicing staff techniques for almost three months. I can't compare to a professional fighter, but I can still hold my own in close combat."

"Staff techniques...hmm, that's a good choice."

Valensa affirmed this.

In her previous life, traditional martial arts had a saying: "One month with a staff, one year with a sword, and one lifetime with a spear." Martial artists in this world have a similar understanding.

The staff is a very easy weapon to use, and it's more than enough for spellcasters to use for emergency self-defense, which is why many spellcasters choose the staff as their weapon.

Some particularly skilled spellcasters can even buff themselves with a bunch of buffs, then unleash their staff-wielding techniques to fight alongside warriors without showing any weakness.

It's understandable that Harry would choose to practice staff techniques to make up for his shortcomings.

Valensa looked at Melody one last time:

"As for you, Melody... emmm, isn't your current training path a bit too extreme?"

I admit your charm spells, which can now be used on hearing, touch, and smell, are very powerful, but if I remember correctly, you're a swordswoman, right? Yet your swordsmanship doesn't seem to have improved much.

"Because she doesn't need to practice swordsmanship at all."

At this moment, Tia, Gina, and Chiba also gathered around. After listening to Valensa's words, Chiba smiled and chimed in:

"Merudie's charm is too powerful. Anyone who fights against her will run into her sword blade with their vital points once they are hit."

"What if you encounter an enemy who is immune to charm?"

Valensa countered:

"Merudy can't rely entirely on Giru and Harry for protection, can she?"

"……you're right."

Melody smiled wryly:

"I've been a bit anxious lately, focusing all my energy on practicing charm magic and neglecting my swordsmanship... But the dungeon raid is only a few days away, is it too late for me to practice my swordsmanship now?"

"But we still need to practice...it's better than not practicing at all."

Valensa paused for a moment, then murmured:

"I don't know why, but I suddenly have a feeling that this dungeon raid might encounter unexpected difficulties... Hmm."

After speaking, she turned to look at Tia and Gina, her expression serious:

"You two would be better off learning some self-defense techniques that don't use magic... Why don't you stay at school these next few days and practice stick fighting with Harry?"

"Row."

Tia always trusted Valensa's intuition and immediately agreed.

"Uh... well then."

Gina was initially hesitant, but seeing how readily Tia agreed, she did too.

That's how it was settled. That evening, Valensa treated her friends to a barbecue and spicy hot pot by the small pond next to the girls' dormitory of the elite department.

The old fisherman from the food association, who never catches a fish, was still fishing by the pond. While entertaining her friends, Valensa didn't forget to send him a delicious meal.

"Give."

As the old fisherman was enjoying his roasted goose wings, he casually pulled out a scroll and tossed it over to Valensa, who quickly caught it.

Upon opening it, the scroll turned out to be none other than a participation certificate for the dungeon raid issued by the Gourmet Association.

"Thank you, Mr. Basel."

Valensa first thanked the old fisherman and carefully put the scroll away. Then, a thought struck her, and she squatted down beside him in a very obedient manner, tentatively asking: