The story of the black silk female knight

Chapter 58 What a terrifying woman!

The blade of the dagger was actually made of radioactive metal, and it was the kind of radioactive metal that was not corroded by elemental magic and therefore had stable properties!

So rare!

Radioactive metals similar to uranium and plutonium also exist on the continent of Frenoia, and there are many types and numerous mineral veins.

Valensa had previously spent a lot of gold coins on commissions at the Adventurers' Guild in Fran and the labor agency in America, and had found many veins of radioactive metals. Unfortunately, after careful study, she found that those radioactive metals were difficult to use... at least they could not be used according to the principles of nuclear energy technology that she had developed in her previous life.

The corrosive effects of magical elements drastically alter the properties of these radioactive metals, making them extremely unstable. Using them carelessly is like having a ticking time bomb in your own home—it's far too dangerous.

But the dagger on the victim was different.

Having studied countless native radioactive materials, Valensa could clearly sense that the dagger's blade was extremely pure and stable, unaffected by any magical elements!

Or rather, there is a technology that can precisely remove the magical elements from radioactive materials!

Either way, Valensa desperately wants it.

She was able to establish a foothold for the expeditionary force in the desolate lands and even open up new trade routes, thanks in no small part to the isolation zones created by radiation contamination and the nuclear deterrence against the powerful beings of the Radiant Rank.

However, the enormous costs of opening up new trade routes also left Valencia with very few of the nuclear warheads she had seized from the U.S. military.

It can still be used as nuclear fuel to keep the underground ruins running for a few decades, but it won't work for bombing or making new giants.

Valensa originally wanted to visit the US military's nuclear arsenal again in Mai Asakura's world, but Mai Asakura declined with embarrassment.

According to Mai Asakura, Valencia's attack on the U.S. naval base in Hawaii last time made the international situation very tense, and the U.S. military leadership and the capitalists behind them were extremely suspicious.

Valencia made no attempt to conceal herself while seizing the nuclear bomb, and even taunted the cameras, causing considerable shock to the top brass of the US military.

After that incident, the top brass of the US military and the financial groups behind them seemed to have finally realized that in the face of truly powerful superhumans, neither aircraft carriers, fighter jets, nor submarines and missiles could guarantee their safety.

Only the extraordinary can fight against the extraordinary.

As a result, not only the US military, but also the world's top countries and organizations suddenly began a fanatical pursuit of supernatural powers, and all kinds of dangerous research were carried out in a crazy and barbaric manner.

Some research has yielded certain results, but many more studies have triggered supernatural disasters... Superhumans like Mai Asakura and Exusiai, who can be considered humanity's trump cards, have been extremely busy putting out fires everywhere lately.

The top brass of the US military is still shrouded in the shadow of Valencia's easy and effortless attack on the naval base and the theft of a large number of nuclear warheads. If they are provoked by Valencia again in the near future, they may conduct even more insane and inhumane research and experiments.

So when faced with Valensa's request to retrieve some more nuclear warheads, Mai Asakura could only respond in a coquettish and tactful manner:

Sister Sasha, you scared those pathetic cowards to death last time. It would be best to wait a few years until they recover before coming back. In the meantime, use the nuclear warheads you got last time sparingly.

Valensa had no choice but to agree.

Fortunately, the new trade route has been successfully opened, and the remaining nuclear bombs are enough to maintain the operation of the underground ruins as nuclear fuel. Waiting a few more years won't hurt.

However, if we could find suitable radioactive metal veins in our native world or obtain the technology to precisely extract magical elements from ore, thus achieving nuclear material freedom, that would certainly be even better.

Therefore, Valensa is determined to get her hands on the dagger still stuck in the victim's back, and she also wants to find out who made it!

Get out of the way, let the professionals handle this!

Using her status as a paladin, Valensa easily drove away the two healers sent by the Imperial family from the victims.

She immediately cast a healing spell on the victim, pouring large quantities of holy light and divine power into the victim's body as if it were free.

Treating the victim was one aspect, but more importantly, Valensa used the dazzling holy light to blind others nearby, taking the opportunity to quietly pull out the murder weapon and put it away.

But the mysterious disappearance of the murder weapon would certainly raise questions, so Valensa then used her powerful solar flare, which was enough to easily vaporize metal, to pretend that she had completely burned the murder weapon and made the victim scream in agony from the burning.

Many onlookers at a distance wore strange expressions. Was this a rescue or a murder?

However, the two healers from the Imperial Family showed expressions of admiration and excitement:

"The victim's life force is growing stronger and more stable... As expected of the Holy Knight, he actually managed to bring the person back to life."

Valensa smiled knowingly but not arrogantly, drawing a chorus of praise.

She used her divine power of Yangyan to burn the victim's body, not only to destroy evidence of her own hidden murder weapon, but also to save people.

The harm caused by nuclear radiation to the human body is different from that of poison or curse. Ordinary purification techniques are useless because some of the victim's cells have already been altered by radiation.

Fortunately, the victim had only recently been stabbed, so the radiation exposure was brief, and the number of cells in the body already affected by the radiation was not large.

The simplest and most direct way to treat him is to first use the Yangyan Divine Art to burn away the body tissues that have been affected by radiation, and then immediately use Holy Light to repair them.

A healing spell of the Radiant Rank can regenerate severed limbs, and if mastered, it can even bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded.

Valensa's treatment plan involved maintaining a steady pace, burning away the victim's body tissue while simultaneously repairing it with holy light until all of the victim's organs were replaced and the radiation damage was completely eliminated. She succeeded in doing so.

The only drawback of this plan is that Valensa doesn't know any anesthesia techniques, and it would be very painful for the victim to have his whole body burned... In fact, the victim was already in so much pain that he lost consciousness, but his limbs were still twitching.

However, her life force is stable, so she'll definitely survive... As for whether she'll be left with psychological trauma, that's none of Valensa's concern; she only has divine magic to heal the physical body.

Of course, another reason is that Valensa felt the victim wasn't a good person either, and that he probably deserved to be almost stabbed to death, so it was only right that he was spared but suffered some pain.

After the treatment was completed, members of the Ditang family gathered around, including Ditang Bu and a middle-aged man who was probably his elder.

They first sincerely thanked Valencia... Regardless of the inside story of the assassination, the Imperial family would be held responsible for failing to protect their guests, and their reputation would inevitably be affected.

Valensa saved the victim, which was another favor to the Ditang family.

As for the murder weapon, the Teido family didn't even ask about it, acting as if they didn't know it existed. They simply instructed their servants to take the victim away to rest and prepare to interrogate the murderer.

At this moment, the murderer was still being held down by two black-clad warriors. After seeing that Valensa had actually brought the dying victim back to life, his expression was one of utter despair, followed by resentment.

She stared intently at Valensa:

"Why? Shouldn't paladins protect the weak? Why are you saving that kind of scum?"

"Because the Teidang family are my friends, I cannot allow my friends' reputation to be damaged."

Valensa chuckled lightly, unmoved, paying no heed to the murderer girl's resentment. Instead, she earnestly advised:

"If that person is truly scum, you might as well tell us the whole story. As the administrators of Mirror Island, the Teido family should be quite fair."

You'll be punished for committing violence at the trade fair, but if that person is truly scum, they'll face the same consequences even if they survive... Hmm? It's you?"

As she continued to persuade her, Valensa suddenly recognized the identity of the murderer girl.

It was none other than the black-stockinged female student who, half a month ago, lost to the slutty socialite in the ring when Valensa watched a beautiful women fighting.

Although the girl was a bit willful and rebellious at the time, her family was obviously well-off, and her life should have been quite pleasant. How did she suddenly become a murderer who attempted murder?

Valensa couldn't help but become curious.

Since finding the Night Jellyfish wouldn't make a difference in a few tens of minutes, Valensa decided to eavesdrop on the Imperial Family's interrogation of the girl... More importantly, she wanted to take the opportunity to find out where the girl had obtained the dagger.

Valenza's request to participate in the interrogation was of no significance to the Ditang family.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Valensa, the middle-aged man, who turned out to be the head of the Ditang family, went on to comfort the other frightened guests.

Di Tangbu, accompanied by several black-clad warriors, and Valensa locked the murderer girl in a VIP room for questioning.

Perhaps Valencia's persuasion had worked, or perhaps the girl had given up in despair... The interrogation went smoothly, and the girl confessed everything.

The backstory is incredibly melodramatic, a classic plot device for adult films.

The victim was none other than a professor at the girls' school.

The professor happened to be in the audience of the match the girl participated in... He recognized the girl and saw her shameful state when her clothes were completely torn off on the stage.

So the scumbag professor used this incident as leverage to coerce his beautiful female student, and for half a month he did whatever he wanted to her, committing all sorts of shameless acts.

On the surface, the girl could only endure and even feign compliance, but in her heart, she longed to tear the scumbag professor to pieces.

Driven by revenge, the girl chose to fall into complete depravity... In the past two weeks, in addition to being coerced and bullied by the scumbag professor, the girl also took the initiative to find several wealthy older men to be her temporary lovers for two hours at a time, secretly saving up some money.

After acquiring wealth, the girl attended the trade fair... Her original intention was to buy a deadly weapon to kill the scumbag professor and exact revenge, but she didn't expect the scumbag professor to be there as well.

The girl who had just bought the weapon could no longer contain her anger... She first pretended to throw herself into the arms of the scumbag professor like a submissive slave, and then took the opportunity to stab him... Valensa also got involved in what happened next.

The girl didn't hide the origin of the dagger; she traded it for all her money and being dragged into the men's restroom once, in exchange for it from a weapons dealer.

It is said to be a dagger with a cursed power; it can kill a person with a single blow unless they are a powerful cultivator or do not receive timely treatment from a holy priest of the rank of Radiant or above.

However, the curse power of the dagger will also cause continuous damage to everyone around it, so the dagger also has a matching scabbard. The blade can only be drawn when it is actually used, otherwise it will injure the user.

The scabbard was on the girl, and Valensa found it easily... The scabbard was heavy, and its main material was probably lead, used to block the radiation from the blade... In the words of the weapons merchant, it was to seal the curse.

After finding out what the arms dealer looked like and who he was, Valensa left the room, leaving the matter of the girl stabbing the scumbag professor entirely to Teido Ayumu.

With Ditang Bu's intelligence, he should be able to bring about a fair outcome in this matter.

With the help of the black-clad warriors of the Imperial Household Agency, Valensa easily located the weapons dealer who sold the radiation dagger to the girl.

When Valensa, a high-ranking paladin, asked him a question, the weapons merchant, of course, dared not hide anything and readily revealed the origin of the dagger.

It is a village in the southeast of Sword Island. The village is very small, with a total population of probably less than a hundred people. They live a secluded life similar to that of a primitive tribe.

There was a highly skilled blacksmith in that village who originally forged ninja tools in the Demon Ninja Village, but was later exiled for making a mistake and has been making a living by manufacturing hunting weapons for people in that small village ever since.

This dagger is the work of that blacksmith... It seems that he was exiled by the ninja village because he killed several demon ninjas while forging this kind of dagger.

Later, for reasons unknown, the blacksmith forged several more daggers and used one of them to exchange for a number of daily necessities from a weapons merchant, which he then distributed to the local villagers.

The weapons merchant told Valensa the exact location of the small village on Sword Island, as well as the blacksmith's name and appearance, without any concealment.

Perfect timing! Valensa and her group's next destination is Sword Island, where Chiba grew up. They can stop by that little village and ask the blacksmith for some advice.

After making these decisions, Valensa gave her friends a final word and then left on her own to find the Night Jellyfish, following the information provided by the former pirate.

The pirate ship spotted the Night Jellyfish about 240 kilometers northeast of Mirror Island.

The pirate ship only spotted the Night Jellyfish from afar... Considering the Night Jellyfish's enormous size and its bioluminescent properties at night, its actual location should be further east.

For the first 200 kilometers, Valensa maintained her normal maximum speed almost the entire time, speeding across the sea like the Flash.

As she approached the spot where the pirate ship had discovered the Night Jellyfish, Valensa slowed down again, switching from running on the surface to swimming in the water. She used her mental powers to minimize her presence and donned an optical camouflage combat suit she had acquired from the cyberpunk world.

There was no other way; the Night Jellyfish was a Moon-rank monster, and most ocean monsters couldn't communicate with humans like land monsters. So, they had to sneak up and find an opportunity to attack.

Swimming silently in the water, her speed was naturally not fast... Valensa ran the first 200 kilometers in just a few minutes, but it took her more than three hours to swim the last few dozen kilometers.

Fortunately, perseverance pays off... The Night Jellyfish was still there, and had not found Valensa, floating in the sea, singing merrily to the moon.

Valensa probably wouldn't understand the lyrics, but the melody is quite beautiful, and I feel it's no less impressive than the masterpieces of renowned artists.

It was hard to interrupt such an artist's self-indulgence, but for her own purposes, Valensa still quietly approached the Night Jellyfish, intending to cut off one of its tentacles and run away.

Anyway, the Night Jellyfish is a giant monster, with a body that is over 40 meters tall and each tentacle that is over 100 meters long. They are as dense as human hair, except that they grow on the underside of the body.

With so many and such long tentacles, I should be able to cut off a few dozen meters and take them with me without any problem, right?

With this in mind, Valensa held her breath and patiently continued to approach stealthily, preparing to make her move when the opportunity presented itself.

Just as Valensa had submerged into the water beneath the Night Jellyfish, about 30 meters from the nearest tentacle, she suddenly sensed the surrounding water elements surging violently. The Night Jellyfish even stopped singing to the moon and let out an angry shriek.

Oh no! We've been discovered?

Valensa was terrified and immediately tried to run away, but then she discovered that the raging water element, after condensing, did not seem to be targeting her. Instead, it transformed into a powerful stream of water that shot towards the east.

The water jet was at least ten meters in diameter, with an extremely fast flow and immense power. If used to attack a city, it would be like using a high-pressure water gun to smash a sandcastle built by a child on the beach, easily reducing all the surface buildings of a city to rubble.

Even Valencia, if hit head-on by this current, would be sent flying far like a baseball hit by a home run... She wouldn't be killed outright, but she would likely be knocked unconscious.

This was clearly a furious attack from the Moon-class monster, the Night Jellyfish... So who was its enemy? Was it another Moon-class monster?

The answer was quickly revealed.

A sharp sword beam suddenly came from the east, cleaving the water stream in two like a sharp fruit knife slicing a banana vertically, and slashing towards the Night Jellyfish.

The power of this strike was terrifying; it not only easily cleaved through the water that could destroy a city, but also made Valensa, who was far away from the path of the strike, feel a sense of unease and danger.

That was absolutely a strike from a top-tier expert! The one who wielded the sword was at least at the peak of the Moonlit Realm, on par with Saintess Velenkasa, the bald-headed headmaster, and the Witch of Destruction, Elanfiel, or perhaps even stronger.

Does the Four Islands Alliance still have such a powerful figure?

The Demon Queen Himika should have roughly this level of strength, but she is a spellcaster who is skilled in dark magic and necromancy, so it's impossible for her to have such good swordsmanship.

Who would that be?

Lost in thought, Valensa saw the Night Jellyfish's water jets completely shattered, and it quickly gathered more seawater around itself, compressing and rotating it in defense.

Valensa had seen similar tactics before. When conquering the Golden Lord's dungeon, the Dragonblood Goblin used a similar tactic to defend against many of Valensa and Fran's attacks. In the end, it was Fran's Noble Phantasm Gungnir that successfully broke through its defense and killed it.

The water armor that the Night Jellyfish has now condensed is much stronger than that of the Dragonblood Goblin back then... Valensa roughly estimated that unless she uses her evil god instinct to directly devour and drink all the water, she currently has no way to break through this defense.

Even the Yangyan Blaze that killed the centipede crab probably wouldn't be enough.

Yet this water armor couldn't even buy time to stop the sword light.