The story of the black silk female knight

The angel of sin paused, remained silent for a moment, and then sighed:

"Indeed, I really want to kill you immediately to eliminate the threat... but I can't. Your regenerative ability is too strong in this state. Even if I completely tear your flesh and blood into a skeleton, you can regenerate quickly."

Of course I know that a hard blow to the head would kill you, but every time your head is struck, you briefly break free from my control and come out of stillness... then you retaliate against me with your body's instincts... I tried to attack your head three times, and failed each time.

"That means you still can't kill me."

Valensa spoke mockingly again, but her body kept retreating as the Sinful Angel approached like a leisurely afternoon stroll. Her nerves were completely on edge, and her brain was spinning rapidly as she considered how to defeat the enemy.

"Hmph, all you've got left is stubbornness."

The Sinful Angel, however, saw through Valensa's mindset at a glance, and her expression and demeanor became even more confident:

"I did fail to kill you just now, but thanks to using you as practice, I'm now much more proficient in using my power. Killing you again will be a piece of cake... Even if you want to run, it's useless!"

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Valensa did intend to avoid the limelight for a while, but she had only just exerted force with her ankle and hadn't even had time to propel her body backward when everything around her fell still again, and she remained motionless as well.

Everything seemed to have returned to the beginning. In this world where time stood still, Valensa's consciousness remained intact, but she couldn't even move a finger.

But how is this possible?

Just now clearly...

"You were able to move just now, that's what you wanted to ask, right?"

The angel of sin had already reached Valensa, his face full of victor's smugness:

"Didn't I already say that? I was still very unfamiliar with the use of power just now, and I was basically using the human way of thinking to use my abilities... But that way of thinking is actually very wrong. The power of God must be used with the thinking of God in order to exert its greatest effect."

Unfortunately, you have missed the best opportunity. I have now completed my ascension... From this day forward, neither the Sinful Angel nor Angela are history; only the Goddess of Illusion remains!

As both an evil god and a chosen one, you are qualified to witness my birth at the cost of your life… I will remember your name forever, as the first formidable enemy in my divine career!

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Valensa seemed to want to say something, but she couldn't even open her mouth; she could only stare with her eyes.

"There's no point in struggling in vain. You absolutely cannot resist the power I have complete control over!"

The angel of sin seemed to enjoy that look, and still didn't rush to make a move, continuing to show off:

"I'm not afraid to tell you, when I was still human, I was already able to briefly stop time by using illusion magic that could deceive the world... for about 4 seconds."

When I first merged with the power, I was already able to easily stop time for more than 30 seconds. That's the difference between a god and a mortal!

As for now... how long did I talk to you just now? One minute? Or two minutes?

Actually, it's all the same! For me, who has already fully ascended to become the Goddess of Time, manipulating time is as easy as using my own arm. I can stop time for as long as I want!

For example, right now, after suppressing you with my power for so long, I haven't felt the slightest bit tired! This is the power of a god! Hahahaha…”

He laughed loudly several more times before the angel of sin's gaze turned cold:

"Alright, you can rest in peace now, right? Time to get going... hmm?"

As the angel of sin spoke, he tried to gather his power to attack Valensa's head, but found that he couldn't lift his hand no matter what he did.

How can this be?

The angel of sin was very surprised, even somewhat panicked.

She was all too familiar with this feeling of being unable to move; it was a manifestation of time being frozen... But she was already the Goddess of Time, who could freeze her time?

still?

No... no, this isn't time standing still!

The Sin Angel, who had already mastered the power of time, suddenly noticed that Valensa's eyes had become vacant again, as if her mind had been frozen just now.

But she clearly did not concentrate the power of her authority on Valensa's consciousness. Valensa could have maintained her consciousness during the time stop, but Valensa lost her consciousness.

So this is definitely not time stop, but another kind of time manipulation... In this state, even Valensa, who has the blood of an evil god, has no sense of time. Among all things, only the angel of sin, who has the power of time, can perceive this stolen time!

That's why the Sinful Angel was so astonished... Who... or what being could manipulate time in front of a false god who wields the power of time?

"You're very confused and puzzled, aren't you?"

The words the angel of sin had just used to mock Valensa were returned to her in full.

It wasn't Valensa's voice, yet it made the Sinful Angel even more incredulous.

"Did you misunderstand something?"

Accompanied by confident and elegant footsteps, Tia, who had been temporarily ignored by the Sin Angel since leaving the underground due to her own weakness, walked up to the Sin Angel.

Her stunningly beautiful face with silver hair and red eyes remained unchanged, but her temperament and aura were completely different.

Even though Tia had accumulated a lot of combat experience, her spellcasting still showed a clear academic style, as evidenced by her sage apprentice robes.

But now, Tia no longer exudes any aura of a sage. Instead, she has a bit of the destructive witch Elanfiel's feel, only not as wild as Elanfiel, but more mysterious.

The sage's apprentice robe had been completely transformed into a black witch's robe, with the back hem extending past the knees and the front hem just past the waist, brazenly displaying her beautiful legs, which were meticulously adorned with white stockings and boots.

Beneath the witch's hat, pointed at the top and rounded at the bottom, her crimson eyes, with their upturned corners, were filled with the witch's defiance and rebellion against the false gods.

"When did you come to believe that time is nothing more than a toy to you? Do you really think that your mere false godly power can freeze time forever?"

"Big mistake!"

"From the moment you walked up to Valensa and spouted nonsense like a clown, it was my magic that separated that period of time from the river of time!"

Snapped!

Almost as soon as Tia finished speaking, before the Sinful Angel, who had just regained her freedom, could say anything, she saw a fist loom large in front of her and was sent flying, seeing stars.

Tia certainly didn't have the ability to knock a false god away with one punch; it was Valensa who threw the punch.

Valensa didn't really know what had happened... She only knew that the Sinful Angel had just been babbling sarcastically in front of her... If she could move, she would have smashed that face to pieces!

Then suddenly she could move again, and once again her body's instincts acted before her mind could judge, punching the angel of sin away.

"Huh? Baby Tia?"

Then Valensa saw Tia, whose appearance had changed drastically, and her expression was even more surprised than that of the Sinful Angel.

In the end what happened?

Could it be that Tia broke through at the last minute during the crisis and successfully advanced to the Radiant Rank?

That doesn't make sense... How could someone who just advanced to the Shining rank be this strong?

Although Valensa didn't know exactly what had happened before, she could guess that it must have been Tia in this state who broke the power of the Sin Angel, which allowed her to regain her mobility.

And Tia in this state...

Valensa took a closer look, and her mouth involuntarily opened even wider.

Moon...Moonlight?

Witch of Time?

Author's message:

The second illustration for this book is here! Many thanks to the amazing artist @Eustiamk!

Chapter 74 A powerful spell with a 50-year cooldown!

Rewind to a dozen minutes earlier, when Tia had just escaped from underground with Valensa, the Sin Angel chased after them, blasting the ground apart with a wind cone.

At that moment, Valensa immediately entered her evil god mode and fought against the Sin Angel. The Sin Angel also focused on dealing with Valensa's offensive and ignored Tia.

This was not due to the angel of sin's carelessness; her judgment was actually correct.

Firstly, Valensa in her evil god mode launched a fierce attack, and the Sin Angel had to use all her power to maintain the suppression.

Secondly, although Tia can connect to the River of Time and is almost immune to time-related abilities, she is ultimately only below the Radiant Rank and does not pose a threat.

Advancing from the Lighthouse to the Radiant rank is not something that can be done in a flash like leveling up in a game. A breakthrough like Fran's is a very special case that requires coincidence and luck and cannot be replicated.

Moreover, even if Tia manages to break through in the heat of battle, she will only be a novice Star-level being, which is no threat to the Sin Angel who already possesses Moon-level power. She can easily crush him with pure wind magic.

Therefore, although the Sinful Angel was very jealous of Tia's talent and opportunities, she never considered the potential threat that Tia might pose. In her eyes, the only formidable enemy was Valensa.

This gave Tia an opportunity.

Normally, Tia, who has not yet advanced to the Radiant Rank, would absolutely not be able to interfere in the battle between Valensa and the Sin Angel. Using a spatial link to rescue Valensa and escape with her, as she did just now, would be the limit... Moreover, it would be difficult to replicate such an event once the Sin Angel was on guard.

So Tia didn't make a move, even though she watched helplessly as Valensa was manipulated by the power of time and beaten badly.

She chose to remain silent until she made a stunning debut.

There's likely only one chance; either you both lose, or you turn the tables and succeed.

The real turning point came a few nights ago... the night Valensa and her companions defeated Purple Leaf on Sword Island.

Mai Asakura, who comes from another world, is a very outgoing and talkative little sister. While exchanging ideas with Tia about the magic systems of the two worlds, she also casually chatted about a lot of random things.

One of these things is that the speaker may not have meant anything by it, but the listener may have taken it to heart.

Mai Asakura said that many young people in her area like to buy things on installment... not only working adults, but even some high school students... many of her female classmates ended up having to resort to prostitution or compensated dating because they bought too many items on installment and couldn't pay off their debts.

Originally, Mai Asakura was criticizing the stupidity of the installment shopping concept... She believes that you should pay for things in one lump sum to feel at ease.

Tia nodded and agreed, but she was actually very interested in the installment payment model and asked a lot of questions about the details.

After that, Tia had a bold idea.

In an economic society, people can purchase luxury goods they couldn't afford otherwise through installment payments. Could spiritual practitioners also use a similar method to quickly acquire powerful abilities they could only attain in the future?

This was not a whimsical idea of ​​Tia's; she had been seeking similar methods for a long time.

Everyone has a competitive spirit, especially a girl who has been called a genius since childhood.

Back in the day, when the War Academy was recruiting students, female knights from remote rural areas needed young ladies from the capital to guide them.

But now? Many times, Tia can't even get involved in Valensa's battles; her biggest help is simply not to hold her back.

Was Tia resigned to this? Of course not.

However, the path of spiritual practice must be grounded in reality; all shortcuts carry risks.

The grace of the gods requires faith and sacrifice, and the miracles of magic also come at a price. There are no free lunches in the world, and every bestowal of power inevitably requires more.

But what if the one who lends me power is myself?

This might be unbelievable for others, but it might be for Tia.

She has already established a connection with the River of Time and is destined to become the Witch of Time in the future.

It's very difficult for an ordinary student with nothing to obtain a large loan; they need to go through layers of review and various risk assessments... But what if this student is also the sole legal heir to a conglomerate, destined to inherit billions of dollars in assets in the future?

Tia is in a similar situation now... Her future is destined to become the Witch of Time, and her affinity with the River of Time has made a magic that should not exist possible.

[Time-Traveling Secrets: Magical Borrowing]

With only a dozen minutes to spare, it was quite rushed. Fortunately, Tia had been refining her ideas since that night when she chatted with Asakura Mai, and now it was just a matter of putting them into practice.

It was very difficult, and the cost was higher than expected, but we succeeded in the end.

Tia successfully forged a pact with the River of Time itself using the Linking Arcane Art.

Starting tomorrow, for the next 50 years, Tia will engage in 50 hours of deep meditation each month to pay for the magic she needs in installments, allowing her to connect with the future and temporarily gain the power she has 20 years in the future—the complete power of the Witch of Time.

A new contract cannot be initiated until the current contract expires.

This is a spell with a cooldown period of 50 years, and its effects are absolutely powerful—Tia will receive a temporary trial card for the Time Witch.

. . . . .

"Mmm..."

In response to Valensa's questioning expression, Tia gave her a gentle kiss.

It wasn't about showing affection; rather, it was about conveying the entire backstory of their situation through this kiss, like a compressed file.