The story of the black silk female knight

Realizing they had been tricked, the two generals cursed and struggled with all their might, but this time Tia had not used a precise teleportation but a random one.

Precise teleportation can fail due to the struggles and lack of cooperation of the person being teleported, but even if it fails, it is likely just that the teleportation point is off, and the person being teleported will still be teleported.

Moreover, it's random teleportation... Once you step into a spatial rift, it's very difficult to escape.

Even though the two generals struggled desperately, they were like drowning ducks, and were quickly teleported to some unknown place by magic.

It could be very far, or it could be only a hundred meters away... but Tia felt that she had always been very lucky, and those two generals from the Central Continent Empire would definitely not be back anytime soon.

that's enough.

"Sigh~~"

Despite the excruciating pain in her shoulder, Tia staggered to her feet and used her flight card to fly about 30 kilometers further before discovering a deserted island in the sea, about the size of a football field.

She didn't even dare to remove the arrow stuck in her shoulder. She landed on the deserted island, her face covered in cold sweat, and forced herself to cast the spell again. Using three golden cards as the core, she constructed a magic circle that could pull everything within 5 meters of Valensa at any time.

"……Well."

After finishing everything, Tia sat down against a rock, took out a bottle of alchemical potion with pain-relieving effects from her spatial storage, and drank it, which made her complexion look better.

"Phew... It's up to you now, Valensa."

. . . . .

On the other side, after Tia lured away the three Star-level generals, the other soldiers of the Central Continent Empire on the Lanternfish warship no longer discovered Valensa's abilities, and Valensa successfully infiltrated Xuanwu.

But Valensa only dared to quietly climb onto the shell of the Black Tortoise, not daring to enter its interior... She was afraid that if she was unlucky, she would run into the Moonlight inside, which would be very troublesome.

Even if they manage to break through with the power of the evil god and Nana, the rescue plan will most likely fail.

The best approach would be to temporarily lure away the Moon-level enemies that are likely inside Xuanwu, just as Tia lured away the three Star-level generals... It would be even better if we could also probe or destroy the magical barrier maintained by the four Star-level spellcasters.

Is there such a way?

Of course there is.

After quietly approaching the magical barrier on Xuanwu's back and maintaining a distance, Valensa used the Dragon Knight Contract to send a message to Dreigan, who was already waiting at an altitude of 15 meters.

"Alright, let's get started, Sister Dragon."

"it is good!"

Dreigan replied readily in the Dragon Knight channel, then hesitated slightly before adding:

"But this thing... must be pretty expensive, right? Won't your friend, whose entire body is made of machines except for his brain, feel the pinch if you just throw it away like that?"

"It's okay, go ahead and smash it."

Valensa chuckled softly:

"My friend of mine has hooked up with the world's richest woman... It's just a spy satellite, so what if it gets destroyed!"

"That's fine."

Without further hesitation, Dreigan took a quick aim at an altitude of 15 meters and dropped the spy satellite, which she had enchanted with a bunch of resistance spells, at Xuanwu.

In fact, when the battle plan was first formulated, Dreigan also suggested in the Dragon Knight Channel that she could launch a forbidden spell attack from high altitude.

But after careful consideration, Valencia decided to use a spy satellite to bring it down.

Because a large sea fortress like Xuanwu must have various defensive measures, its magic resistance is probably already maxed out, so even forbidden spells might not be able to cause much damage.

On the contrary, a purely physical attack involving throwing bricks with great force might be more effective.

The spy satellite that Wei brought, although not large in size, was extremely heavy... only slightly larger than a small car, yet weighing over a hundred tons.

After all, this is a satellite, an aerospace product, and the technology used to build it is the culmination of industrial advancements in science and technology, especially materials science.

In this respect, technological civilization is generally far ahead of magical civilization.

Because magical civilizations have magic, the first solution they consider when encountering problems is always various enchantments, rather than improving materials.

For example, if an adventurer finds that their weapon's sharpness and toughness are insufficient while hunting monsters, they can enchant the weapon with sharpness and toughness.

If your weapon's performance isn't enough when fighting stronger monsters, then change the enchantments to Greater Sharpness and Greater Toughness.

If that doesn't work, keep trying Super Sharp and Super Tough... until no enchantment can meet the performance requirements, then the artisans of the magical civilization will consider materials science.

This results in most of the so-called top-tier weapons of magical civilizations being of lower quality than scrap steel from technological civilizations after losing their powerful enchantments.

Aerospace products, which embody the pinnacle of technological civilization, absolutely surpass magical civilizations in terms of advanced materials science.

For example, the spy satellite that was dropped by Dreigan hurtled down from high above towards the spellcasters on Xuanwu's back with tremendous force.

As a massive sea fortress, Xuanwu could not possibly be without anti-aircraft weapons.

Upon discovering the enormous iron block that had fallen from the sky, the Xuanwu tortoise shell immediately emitted the sound of a mechanism operating below, opening four round holes the size of manhole covers and raising four altars.

Then, amidst crackling lightning, four dazzling ball lightning bolts instantly formed, shooting from the altar into the sky and striking the descending satellite.

Valensa, who witnessed this scene, was not surprised at all, and even smiled slightly.

Everything was just as she expected.

When faced with a fierce aerial attack, the magical civilization would indeed prioritize using magic-based anti-air weapons.

That spy satellite had already been buffed with various resistances by Dreigan, so it was definitely not something that could be destroyed by those four single-target lightning spells, which were only about the strength of a lighthouse.

As expected, the four ball lightning bolts struck the descending satellite, exploding in a dazzling display of light and destroying everything on the satellite's surface, but the satellite's structure itself was not significantly damaged.

The explosion caused by the impact seemed to affect Xuanwu's internal judgment, preventing it from launching a second round of attacks using anti-aircraft weapons.

The result was that the falling satellite broke through the flames and slammed hard into the Xuanwu tortoise shell, hitting one of the four spellcaster formations maintaining the magical barrier.

The leader, a Star-level spellcaster, must have some means of survival, so it's hard to say whether he's dead or alive. But the other 30 or so Lighthouse-level spellcasters are definitely not going to make it... The kinetic energy and heat from the satellite hitting the tortoise shell will tear them apart and burn them to ashes.

Roar!

That wasn't the end of it. After dropping the spy satellite, Dreigan himself also dove down. At that moment, a dragon roar shook most of the soldiers below the Radiant Rank on Xuanwu, causing their legs to go weak and their spirits to scatter. Then, various spells bombarded Xuanwu's back like machine guns, killing and injuring many in the blink of an eye. The four altar-like anti-aircraft weapons were also destroyed.

Under these circumstances, the enemy Moon-level powerhouse stationed inside Xuanwu finally couldn't sit still any longer.

"Evil dragon! Cease your rampage!"

The man was a young man whose temperament somewhat resembled Xiao Yu's. He was most likely also a master of the Sword Pavilion. He immediately took off on his flying sword and engaged in aerial combat with Dreigan.

Seeing this, Dregran once again distanced herself, focusing on harassment and maneuvering, and soon fought the Sword Pavilion expert to the heavens.

...The opportunity finally arrived.

Looking at the Central Continent Empire soldiers whose formation had become chaotic and the magical barrier that was becoming unstable due to the absence of a square formation, Valensa took a deep breath.

. . . . .

Meanwhile, in the northernmost part of Eve, at the polar center.

A spatial rift suddenly opened, and two men dressed as naval officers of the Central Continent Empire stumbled out, cursing as they were immediately shivered from the cold.

They wanted to return to the battlefield immediately to capture the vile witch, but found themselves surrounded by pure white snow with no signs of life.

...No, it's not that there's none at all.

At some point, a girl in a military uniform, whose style was quite different from theirs, appeared on the ice, silently watching them in her reflection, holding a magnificent rifle in her hand.

"And what kind of enchantress are you?"

The two generals, who had just been tricked by Tia, were furious and immediately raised their weapons, unleashing protective auras from their bodies.

Seemingly confirming the two's hostility, the girl in military uniform reflected on the ice expressionlessly raised the rifle in her hand.

boom!boom!

Two gunshots rang out, and two more corpses appeared on the endless ice field... two corpses with no wounds on their bodies and faces full of surprise.

It was then buried by a massive snowstorm, as if it had never existed.

Chapter 10 This is not a personal grudge!

After experiencing the impact of the crashing spy satellite and the magical bombardment by Dreigan, even though the morale and quality of the soldiers of the Middle Kingdom were high, they were still temporarily thrown into chaos.

This gave Valencia the best opportunity to take action.

On this massive steel fortress that resembles the mythical beast Xuanwu, both the three Star Glory generals lured away by Tia and the Moon Glory powerhouse lured away by Dreigan only needed to be temporarily distracted; there was no need to defeat them.

After all, this was just a rescue mission; getting the person out would be considered a success.

But precisely because it was a rescue mission, the four teams of spellcasters who had been maintaining the magical barrier in the center of Xuanwu's back... at least the Star-level leaders of the four teams of spellcasters, had to die.

There aren't many people who are proficient in teleportation spells, but there are quite a few who can at least know a little bit... At least most spellcasters above the Radiant rank have some teleportation ability.

The three sages and Himika were no exception.

However, the fact that they couldn't even escape using teleportation magic after being ambushed shows that this magical barrier must also have the function of interfering with or blocking teleportation... Even if the Bretania family's teleportation magic based on spatial linking secrets is unique, it may not be unaffected.

There may only be one chance to save someone, and it would be a great pity if the rescue failed because Tia's teleportation magic was interfered with.

Therefore, these four Star-level spellcasters, who can lead the team to set up magical barriers and are also likely to interfere with spatial teleportation, must die... or at least be severely injured and rendered unconscious.

The attack from the spy satellite hit a barrier array, and the leader, a Star-level spellcaster, hasn't reappeared... Even if he wasn't killed outright, he was probably badly injured, so we shouldn't even consider him.

There are 3 left.

Valensa silently counted in her mind, using her mental power to continuously suppress her presence, and gradually approached one of the Radiant-rank spellcasters amidst the chaos.

The first target Valensa set her sights on was a middle-aged woman with fairly good skin and figure, and no inhuman features, except for her unpleasant face shape... She looked like the kind of high school homeroom teacher who would peek at students through a small window in the back door.

This woman was remarkably calm in the face of danger. With one member of the barrier array missing, she was the first to use some kind of secret technique that could unleash her own potential—after spitting out a mouthful of blood, she used almost double the magic power output to stabilize the barrier again.

She was too capable, so she had to die.

Moreover, she was not only closest to where Valensa had initially hidden, but also the only Star-level spellcaster who had already used her trump card.

The secret technique that can greatly increase magic output by stimulating one's own potential is likely also used by the other two Star-level spellcasters who are obviously from the same school as the middle-aged woman... If they use this secret technique against Valensa, Valensa really has no confidence in quickly defeating them.

We have no choice but to target this middle-aged woman first.

When she was about 20 meters away from the middle-aged woman, Valensa no longer hesitated. Holding Moon Kiss, she leaped out, the tip of her sword pointing directly at the middle-aged woman's brow.

"Watch out! There are still enemies!"

The middle-aged woman was indeed quite capable. She remained calm in the face of the cold light that was aimed straight at her head. She was even able to gather magic power on her body to prepare for the attack while shouting to warn her two companions.

But Valensa's sword was incredibly fast; by the time the middle-aged woman was about to cast her spell, Valensa had already stabbed her within 5 meters.

That covers the area covered by the Moon Kiss ability.

Crescent Moon Scar, activate!

The power originated from the magic of the Moon-level Fairy Dragon, which was effective even against Star-level spellcasters. The magic around the middle-aged woman was immediately disrupted by the moonlight and became disordered. No matter what spell she wanted to use before, she failed now, and she would be unable to cast spells for at least 3 seconds afterward.

A spellcaster who is unable to cast spells within 5 meters for 3 seconds is likely to be killed multiple times by a warrior of the same level.

This is true at least in most cases on the Frenoia continent. Valensa was able to kill a Star-level cultist with her Pearl-level strength entirely because of this move.

But this middle-aged woman from the vanguard fleet of the Central Continent Empire taught Valensa another lesson.

Despite being unable to cast spells and being surrounded by warriors, she showed no sign of panic. Instead, she clasped her hands together and caught Moonkiss's blade in a classic hand-to-hand combat maneuver, while simultaneously kicking Valensa in the abdomen.

It is an extremely sophisticated unarmed combat technique!

Snapped!

This move truly caught Valensa off guard, successfully striking her in the silver armor on her abdomen and sending her flying another 10 meters away.

After Valensa adjusted her posture in mid-air and landed, the effect of the Crescent Moon Scar had worn off, and the middle-aged woman could cast spells again.

But she no longer had the chance.

The superb unarmed combat skills did surprise Valensa, but Valensa was a cautious female knight, and she always had a backup plan when making moves, and this time was no exception.

Middle-aged women possess secret techniques that can significantly boost their magical output for a short period, and Valensa also has a powerful Noble Phantasm.

While Valensa charged forward with her sword, Nana, who was faster and showed no signs of energy fluctuation, had already circled behind the middle-aged woman.

The middle-aged woman, who had been focused on Valensa, didn't notice Nana at all... By the time she used her fighting skills to block Valensa's charge and prepared to counterattack, Nana had already pierced through her protective magic from behind with a hand chop and stabbed her body with her palm.

puff!

The middle-aged woman, coughing up blood, was definitely severely injured by this attack. Even so, she did not panic. Instead, she decisively gathered her magic power again, seemingly preparing to use some ultimate spell to take Nana with her before she died.

Nana's physical strength allows her to easily withstand most direct damage skills of the Star-level.

But never underestimate a stranger caster... Spells like sealing, banishing, and cursing are far more annoying than direct damage spells, especially when used in a desperate situation.

Valensa, who had originally planned to use Nana to simply crush the middle-aged woman's heart or tear her in two, had to change her mind. She controlled Nana to retreat decisively, and at the same time kicked the middle-aged woman far away towards the sea.

The result proved this judgment to be very correct—the middle-aged woman's already mangled body exploded in the air before it even hit the sea, turning into a purple sphere that resembled a black hole, sucking everything within a radius of about 30 meters into it... It was very much like some kind of seal, or perhaps spatial exile.