The story of the black silk female knight

"You guys should stay away for now. If Fran and I fight it, it might make a lot of noise."

Tia and the others were clearly aware of the destructive power of the aftermath of the battle between the Radiant Ranks, and immediately moved several hundred meters away from Valensa, hiding themselves in the monster's building.

Once she was sure everyone else was safely hidden, Valensa released the bowstring, sending the Dragon-Slaying Arrow hurtling out with a whoosh.

It seemed that the Dragonblood Goblin had become somewhat careless due to the one-sided crushing of the adventurers. It mistook Valenza's arrow for a sneak attack from an ordinary adventurer and didn't take it seriously at all. It simply raised its hand and hurled a few super-fast water balls at Valenza.

The water spheres were significantly faster than the dragon-piercing arrows fired from the composite bow. Even though Valensa fired the arrows first, the water spheres from the dragonblood goblins arrived much faster.

It's quite normal that most adventurers can't block or dodge a supersonic water sphere.

But Valenza was no ordinary adventurer; she was faster than the water spheres and easily dodged them all, much to the surprise of the Dragonblood Goblin.

Only then did the Dragonblood Goblin realize that Valenza was a formidable enemy, but it was too late; the Dragon-Breaking Arrow had already struck it hard.

puff!

The blue-green dragon scales that had previously blocked many adventurers' sword and magic counterattacks were like paper when faced with the specialized Dragon-Slaying Arrow, and were pierced through directly.

That wasn't even the end of it. Less than half a second after piercing the Dragonblood Goblin's scales, the Dragon-Breaking Arrow's tip exploded inside the Dragonblood Goblin's body with a bang, blowing off a large chunk of its flesh.

"Ughhhhhh..."

The Dragon-Slaying Arrow is, after all, a consumable item. It cannot severely injure or kill a Radiant-rank expert in one strike, but it is clearly very effective. You can tell how much pain the Dragonblood Goblin was in from its roar.

Take advantage of its pain and kill it!

Valensa and Fran were both experienced paladins, and without hesitation, they both rushed towards the Dragonblood Goblin at maximum speed.

Amidst the massive shockwave and airflow created by the sonic boom, Valensa and Fran spun around the agonizing Dragonblood Goblin, their moonlit longswords and fiery claws relentlessly slashing at its vital points.

sizzle

puff puff puff

Following the Dragon-Slaying Arrow, the Dragon Blood Goblin was covered in scales and flesh, its major arteries were severed in multiple places, and even its internal organs were pulled out by Fran, only to be roasted to ashes by the power of the Sunfire God.

For any other monster, this level of injury and blood loss would be enough to kill them many times over.

However, the Radiant Rank represents an evolution at the level of life, and the vitality of dragon-blooded creatures is even more tenacious. Although Valensa and Fran's surprise attack severely injured the dragon-blooded goblin, it failed to kill it directly.

If this were anywhere else, Valensa and Fran would have continued their offensive and the battle would have ended much sooner.

However, this place is next to a very large underground river, and the Dragonblood Goblin happens to be a monster that is very good at controlling water, which gives it the opportunity to launch a desperate counterattack.

It didn't directly resist Valensa and Fran... As a water wielder, its fighting style was closer to that of a spellcaster, and it was completely unable to resist when the two warriors ambushed and beat it up at close range.

It chose to connect all its mental energy to the underground river, creating a giant wave 50 meters high that crashed directly down on Valensa and Fran, including itself.

This was a desperate attack from a Radiant-rank Water Master. Valensa and Fran didn't dare to take it head-on and chose to dodge to the sides at supersonic speed.

In the end, only the Dragonblood Goblin was swallowed up by the giant wave.

But this is not suicide; it is a desperate attempt to survive... How could a water-controller be killed by its own giant waves?

The Dragonblood Goblin was not only unharmed, but it also absorbed most of the water in the giant wave.

A small portion of the water was absorbed into the body of the Dragonblood Goblin through various wounds all over its body, temporarily replacing the excessive blood and even internal organs it had lost.

However, much of the water was highly compressed by the Dragonblood Goblin... The giant wave, which was 50 meters high, was reduced to only about 3 meters in the end, transforming into a water armor that protected the Dragonblood Goblin.

Valensa and Fran clicked their tongues in disapproval upon seeing this... This is bad. Their initial surprise attack failed to deal enough damage to wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop. Now the enemy has been given buffs, shields, and healing, and it's going to be a long battle.

Engaging in a ranged attack with the Water Master by the water's edge would undoubtedly be an extremely foolish act. Valensa and Fran, without prior agreement, once again chose melee combat and charged towards the Dragonblood Goblin.

Swish swish swish

Bang bang bang bang

The Dragonblood Goblin swung its water blades wildly and exploded water balls indiscriminately, knocking away and killing several adventurers who hadn't run far away, but it still couldn't do anything about Valensa and Fran, who were maintaining at least three times the speed of sound.

Valensa and Fran rushed to the Dragonblood Goblin again, using Moon Kiss and Sunfire Claw to attack it, trying to repeat their previous tactics to bleed it dry and disembowel it once more.

It's clear that this dragonblood goblin is not good at close combat. It has no intention of fighting Valensa and Fran. Instead, it controls a large amount of water from the underground river to rise into the air while using its highly compressed, high-speed water armor to withstand the attacks.

That water armor is really powerful; the highly compressed and high-speed flowing water can absorb and carry away enormous kinetic energy and heat.

Valensa and Fran maintained high-speed movement, circling the Dragonblood Goblin and unleashing a barrage of melee attacks, yet they felt as if they couldn't break through its defenses at all, and the actual damage they inflicted was incomparable to what they had done before.

Undeterred, Fran unleashed the slower but more powerful Sunfire Divine Art, while Valensa activated Crescent Moon Kiss, attempting to interrupt the Dragonblood Goblin's Water Armor.

Unfortunately, it was still of little use.

The Dragonblood Goblin's water manipulation is not magic, but a natural ability, so Crescent Slash's spell interference effect is minimal.

Fran's more powerful Yangyan Divine Art has increased significantly, but it still cannot break through the water armor's defensive limit. The overall effect is not as good as the previous Yangyan Fierce Claw, which was less powerful but extremely fast.

While Valensa and Fran were trying to break through the water armor, the Dragonblood Goblin had already controlled enough underground river water to rise into the air and create a large water sphere high above the dock.

In terms of speed, the Dragonblood Goblin is undoubtedly outmatched by Valensa and Fran, and it also lacks the accuracy to hit objects traveling at three times the speed of sound.

So it used a simple, unpretentious, and somewhat clumsy method.

If attack accuracy is insufficient, then compensate with kill radius.

The enormous water sphere crashed down like a meteorite. The Dragonblood Goblin had already calculated that Valensa and Fran, at their current speed, would absolutely not be able to escape the attack range before being hit.

The Dragonblood Goblin's calculations weren't entirely wrong, but it misjudged one point: Valensa and Fran's current speed wasn't their maximum speed... at least not Valensa's.

Seeing the enormous water sphere, powerful enough to destroy the entire dock area, descend from the sky, Valensa and Fran stopped attacking and instead used various methods to dodge it.

Fran used her vampire talent to transform into a swarm of misty bats, immune to physical attacks, while Valensa activated [Ritual Armor: Dark Lightning Armor], increasing her speed from more than three times the speed of sound to nearly six times the speed of sound with the blessing of lightning, thus escaping the attack range of the giant water sphere.

The Dragonblood Goblin's ultimate attack missed again. Although it destroyed the entire dock area, wiped all the buildings off the ground, and killed the adventurers who were not completely dead within range, it still failed to harm Valensa and Fran in the slightest.

Valensa and Fran, who had retreated to a distance of several hundred meters from the Dragonblood Goblin, reunited. Instead of attacking immediately, they exchanged a brief conversation.

"Its water armor is extremely strong, and it can be continuously repaired and strengthened by absorbing water from underground rivers, which is very disadvantageous for us in a protracted battle."

“My Gungnir should be able to break its defenses and inflict fatal damage, but I am not yet proficient in using javelins. If I miss, it will become alert, and it will be difficult to hit it again... So I need you to help me create an opportunity.”

"Okay, I'll try."

Seeing that the Dragonblood Goblin had once again condensed a large amount of water in preparation for a long-range attack, Valensa and Fran quickly separated and proceeded according to plan.

Fran continued to retreat, moving further away from the Dragonblood Goblin. Valensa, surrounded by lightning, charged towards the Dragonblood Goblin for the third time, this time at six times the speed of sound at her maximum speed.

The Dragonblood Goblin couldn't keep up with the speed of three times the speed of sound, and the speed of six times the speed of sound made the Dragonblood Goblin completely give up on the idea of ​​fighting in close combat, and it still had to use its water armor to withstand the attack.

This time, however, the Dragonblood Goblin did not choose to smash the giant water ball from the air. Instead, it manipulated several high-pressure water jets to rotate around itself like propellers.

Although the high-pressure water jet's rotational speed couldn't keep up with Valensa's movement speed, it still forced Valensa to maintain a high speed, preventing her from slowing down or stopping.

This prevented Valensa from consistently targeting the same spot on the Dragonblood Goblin; she had to slash once and then move on to another spot.

Even when Valensa drew her inner paladin's cross-handled lightsaber to join the attack, she still couldn't break the dragonblood goblin's defenses.

Whether it's the sharpness of the Moon Kiss Slash or the intense heat of the lightsaber, the water armor will carry away or absorb the kinetic energy and heat, making it difficult to cause effective damage.

Not only that, the Dragonblood Goblin wasn't stupid either. It knew that Fran hadn't run away, but was instead holding back a powerful attack from afar.

So while defending against and responding to Valensa's attacks, the Dragonblood Goblin did not let its guard down, constantly observing where Fran might be hiding, and occasionally throwing a few hypersonic water balls into the distance.

That won't do... Although Fran's spear is also called Gungnir, Fran doesn't have the Fate Power of a certain young lady who likes to crouch and defend herself with her head in her hands. Her javelin doesn't have the attribute of guaranteed hit.

Although the Dragonblood Goblin has not made any evasion since the start of the war, monsters that can reach the Radiant rank are all cunning and shrewd, and who knows, they may have some kind of emergency evasion skill that can help them avoid Gungnir's attacks.

After all, Fran has only been a Radiant-ranked being for a short time, and her javelin throwing technique is still in its early stages. She might not be able to hit the alert Dragonblood Goblin.

Therefore, we must create opportunities for Fran!

Valensa maintained her offensive while her mind raced.

Just as she was about to come up with a solution, the little bat hidden in her clothes suddenly woke up and gently bit her.

Valensa immediately understood that this was a signal that Fran was ready, and now it was her turn to find a way to distract the enemy.

Without hesitation, she carried out her plan, feigning a mistake and letting a high-pressure jet of water sweep over her body.

Sizzle, plop!

The silver armor was easily sliced ​​open like tofu, and the black stockings were also torn, instantly staining her entire snow-white and slender waist red with blood... If Valensa hadn't twisted her body at the last moment, she might have been cut in half at the waist.

At least that's how the Dragonblood Goblin sees it.

The Dragonblood Goblin certainly understands the principle of taking advantage of someone's illness to kill them.

Although the hidden enemy made it somewhat uneasy, the wounded enemy in front of it presented a rare opportunity!

If I can take down one of the two formidable enemies first, I will definitely not lose this battle!

With this thought in mind, the Dragonblood Goblin hardened its heart and focused all its attention on Valenza. At the same time, a large amount of water surrounded Valenza from all sides, trying to crush her to death.

Valensa could have dodged, but she couldn't. She could only unleash all the energy in the secondary core at once, converting all her mental power into holy light and using the Holy Shield to withstand the attack!

Valenza was not a true Radiant-ranked Goblin, and the Dragonblood Goblin had the advantage of the terrain. The almost inexhaustible water in the underground river made the Dragonblood Goblin's attack extremely fierce.

click!

Valensa's shield, which she had been desperately trying to activate, cracked in less than two seconds. The next second, her shield would shatter and she would die, turning into Valensa-chan under the immense water pressure.

But there was no next second.

The Dragonblood Goblin used all its strength to control the water this time, believing that as long as it could quickly kill Valensa in a few seconds, it would be fine. But that was just its opinion.

"Gunslinger Gungnir!"

Just as cracks appeared in Valensa's Holy Shield, a red light pierced through the air, and the blood-red spear pierced through the water armor almost without any resistance, penetrating the heart of the Dragonblood Goblin.

Valensa instantly felt the pressure around her decrease significantly, and the water that had almost crushed her returned to its natural state, flowing back into the underground river after falling.

Knowing that Fran had succeeded, Valensa did not hesitate. Enduring the pain from her waist wound, she launched another supersonic charge, unleashing Moon Kiss and a lightsaber simultaneously, severing the Dragonblood Goblin's head and body like scissors.

After having its heart devoured and then being beheaded, even the Dragonblood Goblin, a powerful dragon-blooded creature of the Rank 1, was utterly dead this time.

Actually, it could have survived... If it had just jumped into the underground river to escape, Valensa and Fran would have had no chance against its powerful water control abilities.

Unfortunately, it got carried away killing adventurers and misjudged the situation, ultimately losing its life.

The body of a Radiant-rank dragonblood creature is itself a considerable fortune. Even if this is just a dragonblood goblin, its value is no less than that box of gems from before.

Tia, who was most knowledgeable about magical materials, immediately instructed Chiba to use a ninja dagger to dismember the Dragonblood Goblin's corpse and separate it into various materials according to market prices.

Valensa sat on the ground to rest, while using holy light to heal the injury on her waist.

In order to deceive the Dragonblood Goblin, she had actually taken a hit from a Radiant-rank water blade. The wound was deep and the bleeding was heavy... It was only because the female knight was physically strong that she was able to survive; otherwise, a normal person would probably be dead.

Even Valensa, without entering her god mode and regenerating at super speed, needs to rest for a few minutes and cast several healing spells before she can continue.

However, just as Valencia was casting a healing spell on herself, the entire battlefield suddenly changed dramatically.

First, the golden aura shield in the center of the inner city suddenly disappeared.

Next, Valensa discovered that she could no longer use healing spells... even though she still had a lot of Holy Light energy.

"Huh?" x2

Then, Tia and Harry exclaimed almost simultaneously, their perception magic used to guard their surroundings also failing.

Finally, the entire underground city suddenly became much quieter. The explosions and high-level spells that used to echo throughout the city were no longer heard.

what's the situation?

The group could no longer contain their excitement at having just defeated a powerful enemy, and they quickly exchanged the information they had.

In the end, a very surprising conclusion was reached.

Valenza's holy light and mental power, Tia and the others' magic, Fran's divine magic and the dark power of her vampire talent, and even Melody's charm magic, all became ineffective.

Even the chaotic divine power of the evil god, although not completely ineffective, was greatly suppressed.

Valensa tried her best to use the power of the Chaos God, but she could only use it to strengthen her body and regenerate at super speed, just like at the beginning. The effect was much weaker, and all her external attack moves were rendered ineffective!

What exactly is going on?

. . . . .

Rewind a few minutes, when Valensa and Fran were engaged in a fierce battle with the Dragonblood Goblin.

The battle in the center of the inner city was also nearing its end. The elite undead guard was almost completely wiped out by the main force of the adventurers' assault team, and Golden Lord himself was also brought to his last gasp by the combined efforts of the Adventurers' Guild Master and Hunter, one of the three giants of the Gourmet Association.

Just as the battle was about to end, the two strongest Radiant-rank undead in the Royal Guard suddenly launched a desperate counterattack with a near-self-destructive move, creating a brief opportunity for Golden Lord to escape.

Of course, Huang Jinqing knew it couldn't run far and would be found and beaten by the old man and the hunter again in a few minutes at most, so it didn't hesitate and headed straight for its treasure vault.

There, lies its only hope for a turnaround.

It was a strange red sticker, seemingly inconspicuous, yet possessing a power that even the Moonlit Lich, Golden Lord, feared.