The story of the black silk female knight

In just about 5 or 6 seconds, the Black Dragon and the Fairy Dragon regrouped, but the battle between them seemed to have reverted to the pattern of the first round—the Black Dragon relentlessly pursued, while the Fairy Dragon tried to maintain distance while unleashing spell attacks.

After being bombarded with various elemental spells mixed with moon magic, the black dragon felt that continuing to fight like this would be too much of a loss for him, so he decided to bring back the dragon knight to give himself some buffs.

So the black dragon stopped chasing the fairy dragon and instead turned its attention to the highest point in the sky, intending to see how the two dragon riders were doing.

At that moment, nearly a thousand meters away from the battlefield between the two dragons, Valensa suddenly shouted "Expand your domain!" and disappeared along with the female mage.

This scene was completely unexpected by the dragons. Apart from Dreigan, who already knew, even the onlookers were discussing it animatedly.

"Did I see that right? That paladin just used a domain?"

"Unless I'm also mistaken... she's using a domain."

"But isn't a domain a specialty of monsters? How can a human paladin use a domain?"

"Perhaps she also has demonic blood... Aren't human dragon vein sorcerers also able to use dragon breath magic similar to our innate abilities?"

"That's just Dragon Breath Technique, how can it compare to a domain? And did you notice the shield she used to step on earlier? That should be her Noble Phantasm... A Star-level human paladin who possesses both a Noble Phantasm and can deploy a domain? How is that possible... I've only slept for less than 30 years, have humans become this outrageous?"

"Perhaps it's not her own power that extends to the realm, but some kind of divine artifact she possesses? She's a high-ranking paladin of the Church of the Sun... If she's very favored, it's not surprising that she has a divine artifact, right?"

"...That's quite possible...hiss, the Church of the Sun is really powerful. Luckily, we surrendered quickly enough during the Human-Dragon War."

"There's nothing we can do, they have a true god backing them up. But in this way... this match is going to be very interesting... very interesting."

"That's right, that's right... I thought the duel would be over quickly, so I didn't bring many snacks. Can I borrow some of yours?"

……

As the audience discussed among themselves, Princess Okoya, the Black Dragon, finally realized what was going on.

She looked at Dreigan with a cold smile:

"Separating people from the dragon? This is the tactic you came up with? That's really unoriginal."

"A good tactic is one that can win; it has nothing to do with creativity."

Dreigan didn't seem to care, and magical elements rapidly gathered around her as she spoke:

"Now that there are no dragon knights to buff you, how are you going to deal with my magic?"

"It doesn't matter, just tough it out."

Okoja's tone became even more mocking, and her eyes began to look crazed:

"If you were still the same person you were in the first duel, I would definitely lose now... But after recovering from your serious injuries and breaking your vow of celibacy, how much moon magic power do you have left? You don't really think that after the dragon knight and the dragon fought one-on-one separately, you have the advantage, do you?"

Chapter 11 Monster Hunter, Activate!

within the field.

The basin, which had been surrounded by numerous dragons, instantly transformed into a clear sky and a dark sea, startling the female mage who was using flight magic to dodge Valensa's attacks.

But she was only slightly surprised... As an adventurer who had been active in the Witch's Forest for nearly 30 years, the female mage had seen too many wonders and experienced too many dangers, so this situation was nothing to her.

She immediately understood the current situation:

"A domain? You can actually use a domain? Is it due to demonic bloodline? Or some kind of special artifact? Is that why you started chasing me so relentlessly? You want to separate the dragon and the dragon knight to fight? But don't you think that doing so would give you an advantage..."

Snapped!

Valensa completely ignored the sorceress's barrage of questions and delivered a hard punch to her chest.

Within her own domain, Valensa could fly freely, and her speed and agility in aerial maneuvers increased dramatically, allowing her to easily catch up with the female mage.

The attack hit, but Valensa showed no joy.

Because the feedback felt wrong... my fist didn't feel any softness from the woman's body, only a hardness like crystal.

click!

It really was crystal... After being punched in the chest by Valensa, the sorceress's body turned into a crystal statue, and then was shattered by the second burst of fist force, turning into countless fragments.

A clone technique? A crystal substitute? Her real body had actually long since disappeared, perhaps even outside the domain?

No...no, she's definitely been pulled into the domain!

Valensa was very confident about this... When she deployed her domain, she could clearly feel a Star-level life force being pulled in, and so far, that Star-level life form was being slowly absorbed by the domain.

Therefore, that female mage is definitely still within the domain!

But...where is she?

Valenza's territory, resembling a clear sky and a vast ocean, appears very expansive, but its maximum diameter does not exceed one kilometer. Moreover, with only clear skies, blazing sun, and swirling eddies, there is absolutely nowhere to hide.

Valensa just couldn't find the female mage... Whether she used her mental powers to enhance her senses or activated the sound wave positioning technique she learned from Fran, she found nothing.

It's as if the female mage has really disappeared from here... but that's impossible, because the female mage's magic is still being absorbed by the domain itself, so she is definitely still inside the domain!

There is only one answer left.

Although Valensa didn't want to believe it, the facts were right in front of her... The female mage possessed a kind of invisibility technique that was even more advanced than the Chiba family's Leaf Concealment Technique, which was very likely her Radiant Rank secret technique.

The female mage who survived multiple perils and abandonments by her teammates in the Witch Forest must indeed possess some very powerful special abilities!

This was actually within Valensa's expectations... She never thought she could quickly render the sorceress completely incapable of fighting.

However, this female mage's trump card was indeed the most troublesome situation, and many of the countermeasures that Valensa had prepared were no longer needed.

The fact that even sound wave positioning was useless shows that the female mage's invisibility spell can not only perfectly hide herself in an optical sense, but also eliminate her collision volume!

How to find this?

If it were Tia, who was very knowledgeable about the principles of magic, perhaps she could find a way... Unfortunately, Valensa really didn't understand the principles of magic at all, so she could only think of other ways.

With her strength greatly reduced, Dregran is unlikely to be able to defeat Okoya, so time is of the essence. We must find and eliminate this female mage as soon as possible!

Valensa's first thought was an anti-magic grenade... No matter what spell the sorceress used, an anti-magic grenade would affect its effect. She didn't need to destroy the spell, but just cause a slight anomaly so Valensa would notice would be enough!

Valensa immediately went to the center of her domain, spun around in mid-air, and threw grenades with both hands at every corner of the domain.

Although Valensa's area was not large, it was by no means a box of grenades could achieve a comprehensive and thorough bombardment... Valensa's current method of throwing grenades was just a random bombardment, hoping to get lucky.

However, even if someone who always gets a high pity reward when opening blind boxes has had their luck boosted twice, their luck is still far from good.

Most of the box of anti-magic grenades were quickly thrown away, but they had no effect whatsoever... The female mage seemed to have vanished into thin air, without any apparent abnormality.

...This won't do; it's just a waste of time!

Valensa quickly realized this, stopped what she was doing, frowned, and hovered in the air with her hand supporting her chin, thinking carefully.

What other ways are there to find or force the female mage out?

In a life-or-death battle, you can directly conjure thermobaric bombs or simply throw nuclear bombs, which would definitely blast the female mage out, and even have a high probability of killing her.

Unfortunately, this is just a duel... We cannot use those dangerous killing moves unless absolutely necessary.

Are there any other moves or divine arts that can be used?

Feeling the warmth of the bright sun on her body, and recalling the divine grace she received when she advanced to the Radiant Rank, Valensa's eyes lit up and she came up with another idea.

"This divine spell might work!"

She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, mobilized almost all of her Yangyan divine power, and activated a divine spell she had never used before, based on the knowledge instilled in her mind by divine grace.

【Sunshine】

This is also a type of Sunfire Divine Art, but it is not a combat-type divine art. Rather, it is a relatively rare weather-type auxiliary divine art among Sunfire Divine Arts... There are very few recorded uses of it, and most of the time it just sits in the divine art library to fill up the inventory, so Valensa hadn't paid much attention to it before.

Weather-related spells, as the name suggests, mainly change the weather and have no direct destructive power, just like the rain spell in a mage's water magic... A rain spell alone can only wet the enemy; to damage the enemy, it must be combined with other spells.

The same goes for the divine spell "Sunshine Illuminates All." Its original purpose was to provide illumination for large armies in the dark, or to kill low-level spiritual monsters that fear sunlight over a wide area... It is completely ineffective for normal people, only making them feel warm and at most sweating.

But what if this super-illumination technique, which can cover an area of ​​tens of kilometers, is limited to a region with a maximum diameter of no more than one kilometer? Will it still only make people feel warm and at most sweat?

That's definitely not the case... It's like using an electric heater in a small 2-square-meter room versus in a yard outdoors—the results are worlds apart.

As Valensa activated [Sunshine], at first it was just another small sun in the clear sky over the sea, but soon the temperature in the entire area rose significantly.

Although the seawater here is essentially made of mental energy and won't boil, the surface temperature is already hot enough to boil an egg... A normal person would definitely faint at this temperature, and even a fully evolved, powerful body like a Radiant Rank cultivator wouldn't be completely unaffected.

At the very least, a Radiant-rank mage who is not good at close combat would definitely not be able to withstand such high temperatures. They would have to use magic to fight it off... And as long as there is a flow of magic, Valensa, with her full perception activated, is confident that she can catch the female mage.

However, the high-temperature environment, enough to cook the steak well-done, lasted for nearly 15 minutes, and the hiding female mage still did not reveal any flaws, as if Valensa had been doing futile work.

...But how is that possible?

Disappointment was inevitable, but Valensa was not discouraged at all... The sun-drenched failure actually gave Valensa a glimmer of inspiration, and she felt that she was about to figure out the true nature of the sorceress's secret arts.

The idea of ​​sunshine everywhere is absolutely correct. This kind of all-around high temperature within the area can definitely force the female mage to come out... or force her to use magic.

But the female mage hasn't appeared or used any magic... so there are obviously only two possibilities.

The first possibility is that the female mage's physique is far stronger than other spellcasters, allowing her to withstand the temperature of roasting meat in an oven without using magic, but this possibility is extremely slim.

So the answer is most likely the second one... Even the divine spell "Sunshine" couldn't achieve full coverage of the area without any blind spots, and the female mage was hiding in a blind spot!

Does Valensa's all-encompassing sunshine have any blind spots?

There really is... Although Valensa herself isn't particularly afraid of high temperatures, she doesn't want to turn herself into barbecue for no reason.

Therefore, the only blind spot of the Sunshine spell within its domain is Valensa herself!

The female mage was hiding on my body! Her previous crystal clone was just to lure me into a melee attack, so she could use the opportunity to hide on me!

Valensa finally figured out where the sorceress was hiding... although the method was still unclear, she would soon find out the answer.

Without hesitation, Valensa pulled out another anti-magic grenade, but instead of throwing it, she detonated it in her hand!

Bang!

These anti-magic grenades had very low physical damage, about the same as firecrackers, and Valensa's hairstyle wasn't even affected.

But suddenly her legs felt a little uncomfortable... to be precise, it wasn't that her legs felt uncomfortable, but rather that something like a small stone had appeared in her boots and was hurting her feet!

The unidentified object that was hurting my foot kept growing bigger and bigger, and finally jumped out of the boot when it was about the size of a peanut.

It was a tiny figure enveloped in magic... the missing female mage!

That's it!

Valensa finally understood... the sorceress didn't actually know how to become invisible; she knew a shrinking spell like Ant-Man, which had been hidden in her boots all along, which was why she couldn't find her!

But now the shrinking spell is clearly affected by the anti-magic grenade and can no longer be maintained, causing the female mage's body to grow larger and larger... Within seconds, she returns to her original size from a peanut.

At that moment, the female mage was right at Valensa's feet. Valensa could no longer maintain her composure, her face filled with panic. She crawled through the air, trying to fly away.

Valensa wasn't about to give her another chance. She raised her fist and slammed it down, intending to use physical means to give the sorceress a good night's sleep.

However, just as she was halfway through throwing her punch, Valensa suddenly felt a colossal creature intrude into her domain, and at the same time, a surge of intense heat rushed toward her.

It's the breath of a black dragon!

Valensa, who had been trained by Farian for eight days, could recognize the energy without even looking at it... If she continued to choose to knock out the female mage, she would most likely be 70% dead herself.

With no other option, Valensa could only kick the sorceress hard in the buttocks, and amidst the sorceress's screams, she herself flew backward, dodging the dragon's breath.

The female mage, who was kicked and lost her balance, did not fall into the whirlpool with a scream. Instead, she was caught in mid-air by a black figure—it was the black dragon princess, Okya.

After helping her partner settle back onto her back, Okoa didn't rush to attack. Instead, she raised her black dragon head, grinned, and sneered:

"Want to keep fighting, little knight? I admit you're somewhat skilled, but do you really think you can beat me?"

"...How is Sister Dregran?"

Valensa already knew the answer in her heart, but she still couldn't help asking.

"Don't worry, she's fine."

As the black dragon spoke, it flapped its wings like a human waving his hand:

"Just like what you were planning to do to my partner before... I only used my claws to temporarily knock her unconscious... After all, I still need her to lay eggs for my brother to carry on the Black Dragon royal family, so I can't hurt her body."

"Sister Dreigan would never lay eggs for you black dragons! Absolutely not!"

Valensa glared angrily at the black dragon, showing no sign of backing down.

"...What? You don't want to give up? Do you enjoy getting beaten up that much?"

Seeing that Valensa showed no sign of surrendering, the Black Dragon was quite surprised:

"Do you really think you still have a chance of winning?"

Why isn't it there?

Valensa smiled calmly and asked in return:

"Since I dared to devise a plan to have the knight and the dragon fight separately, I must have already considered the worst-case scenario—that my partner would be defeated by you before I could defeat him."