The story of the black silk female knight

So Nana took a few steps forward, stopped attacking the fat, big-eared general's back, and prepared to stomp on his head and crush it.

The Six Flower Floating Cannons also drew a divine magic array in mid-air, gathering the power of the Yang Flame Divine Power, preparing to burn through the enemy with an even more powerful Yang Flame Strike.

Valensa, who had just been severely injured by a combo attack, seized the opportunity to heal on the spot, using the power of chaos to quickly repair the shattered fractures and dislocated internal organs in her body.

At this moment, the fat-headed, big-eared general finally realized what was happening and came up with a new trick.

His new move was still not fast, but it was very effective.

First, a large amount of fatty oil suddenly secreted from the surface of his back, making it very slippery. Nana, who was about to step on his head, lost her balance and slid off him.

Then the fat, big-eared general braced himself on the ground with both hands, pushed himself up, and opened his mouth to spray the divine magic array that had already formed in mid-air.

What spurted out was blood, blood that was both foul-smelling and pungent.

After the stinky blood hit the divine magic array, the originally golden array shattered and disappeared as if it had been contaminated... Even the two petals of the Six-Flower Floating Cannon that were accidentally touched by the stinky blood became uncontrollable for a moment, and Valensa quickly put in more mental energy to restore stability.

puff!

Even after getting up, the fat, big-eared general didn't forget Nana. As Nana quickly cleaned the slippery oil off her feet and prepared to continue her attack, he suddenly spewed out a large amount of white steam from his nostrils, enveloping himself like a smoke bomb.

Valensa was a little confused about what was strange about the white steam, so she carefully controlled Nana to keep jumping back and dodging, without making any rash moves.

However, after careful observation, Valensa was filled with regret... This time she had fallen for the enemy's empty city ploy.

The white steam was just ordinary water vapor, nothing unusual. The fat, burly general, however, precisely exploited Valensa's growing fear after suffering repeated losses, using this commonplace steam to cause her to miss her best opportunity to retaliate.

...Damn it! That fatso is too cunning!

Fortunately, although they missed the opportunity to counterattack, they bought enough time—Valenza's severe injuries had already healed under her super-fast regeneration.

Now let's begin the second round.

The fact that the fat, big-eared general spat out foul blood to interrupt Yangyan Liepo just now shows that even his fat body has its limits in terms of defense—Yangyan Liepo can definitely cause him effective damage.

However, Valensa's current divine magic cultivation is not yet at the level of instantly casting Yangyan Liepo with bare hands; she must first use a divine magic array to gather Yangyan divine power.

The core tactic for the second round is quite simple... The main body and Nana should try to restrain each other as much as possible, creating an opportunity for the Six Flowers Floating Cannon to complete the Blazing Blade!

Having learned her lesson from that strange ground wave, Valensa didn't jump so easily this time.

Wielding a Moon Kiss and a cross-handled lightsaber in each hand, she charged forward with explosive speed, aiming for the fat, big-eared general's two thick legs, specifically targeting his knees.

At the same time, Nana took advantage of her ability to fly, attacking directly from above and kicking the fat-headed, big-eared general in mid-air.

The fat-headed, big-eared general stomped the ground again, creating ground waves to hinder Valensa's charge, but Valensa would not be defeated by the same trick twice.

She had already figured it out; the fat-headed, big-eared warrior was a strongman who combined strength and skill, and his physical resilience and recovery ability should also be very strong, but his agility was really not high.

Like that previous pounce, the fat-headed, big-eared general had to rely on the force of Nana's punch to the waist to launch a quick attack, and even then, Valensa managed to dodge it.

The correct combat strategy is to use one's strengths to attack the opponent's weaknesses.

Valenza's speed is far superior to that of the fat-headed, big-eared general... She can conserve a third or even more of her strength to change tactics, and attack with only a little over half her speed, so she won't be afraid of the fat-headed, big-eared general seizing a momentary opening to retaliate with ground waves.

Because no matter how skilled the fat-headed, big-eared general was at seizing opportunities, Valensa, who always had room to maneuver, could quickly change her tactics and dodge.

Unless the fat, big-eared general can execute a precise double counterattack, but he can't... His skills should be more than enough, but unfortunately, his speed is simply not fast enough.

This is only Valensa's main body, which is responsible for low-level attacks on the ground. Nana, who is constantly launching flying kicks in the air, and the Six Flowers Floating Cannon, which is preparing to release the Sunfire Blaze Break again, are even more threatening.

Given the choice between multiple threats, the fat-headed, big-eared general clearly recognized the divine technique "Sunfire Break" and knew its power, yet he still regarded it as the most pressing threat to be dealt with.

Every time the magic array of the Six Flower Floating Cannons is completed, the fat-headed, big-eared general will risk enduring the attacks of Valensa and Nana, even spitting out foul blood to ensure the destruction of the magic array.

As for Valensa's main body and Nana's attacks, the fat-headed, big-eared general could only take a portion of them by sheer force.

However, it's not a matter of simply brute force; the fat-headed, big-eared general still has countermeasures... or rather, he himself has extremely strong resistance to pure physical attacks.

The fat, big-eared general had no hair; his head was covered in fat, round in shape, and secreted a lot of slippery oil.

No matter what angle Nana kicks from, her foot is easily slipped off the fat-headed general's head when it comes into contact with it... 10 points of force can only be effective for 4 points at most, which can indeed cause some damage, but the damage is not high.

After at least ten or so kicks, the fat, big-eared general showed no other unusual symptoms except for two more bursts of steam from his nostrils.

Valenza's attack on the fat, big-eared general's knee from below was also not very successful.

This fat, big-eared general's fat was peculiar; every time Valensa was initially struck by the Moon Kiss or the cross-hilted lightsaber, she could easily cut or pierce it.

But it can't cut or pierce very deeply... The fat has a strong kinetic energy absorption capacity. The more the blade pierces or cuts in, the stronger the kinetic energy absorbed, making it even more difficult to go deeper.

Anyway, Valencia's attacks could only penetrate about half a meter into the flesh each time. If she wanted to go any deeper, she would have to stand still and keep exerting force to cut or stab... But the fat-headed, big-eared general was not a sitting duck. He would also retaliate in various ways.

Therefore, Valensa could only choose the tactic of stabbing or slashing once and then leaving, in order to maintain speed and mobility and avoid being caught off guard by the enemy.

She didn't want to experience being slammed against the wall by the ground wave like she had just done.

However, just as Valencia had predicted before the start of the second round... the fat-headed, big-eared generals also possessed considerable resilience and recovery abilities.

It's still quite a bit behind the super-fast regeneration of the body of an evil god, but it's not something that can be broken by a sword wound that's at most half a meter deep on the knee or a kick that always slides off the head.

As for the Six Flowers Floating Cannon's Blazing Blaze, it has now turned from an offensive tactic into a hindrance... because it can't be used for offensive purposes at all, as the fat-headed, big-eared generals don't give it any chances.

Thus, the battle seemed to have reached a stalemate... The fat-headed, big-eared general was helpless against Valensa, who was always vigilant and highly mobile. Even if Valensa attacked from three directions with her main body and two Noble Phantasms, it would be difficult to inflict effective damage on the fat-headed, big-eared general.

The fact that her fat body can absorb kinetic energy makes the fat-headed, big-eared warrior completely immune to all kinds of physical attacks based on kinetic energy... unless her strength is strong enough to break through the absorption limit, but Valensa doesn't have such a powerful move yet.

The five-jab punch that the bald man used when he hit Elena could have easily killed that fat, chubby guy, but Valensa couldn't do that kind of attack.

Her martial arts skills still focus on piercing and slashing to attack vital points, and she has not changed to the brute force route that can create a nuclear explosion effect with her fists.

As for energy attacks that primarily rely on thermal damage, Valensa is particularly skilled in the Sunfire Divine Art and the Blazing Evil Light Bomb, which she developed herself.

The power of the Sunfire Ray is insufficient, and the power of the Sunfire Slash is sufficient, but there is no opportunity to use it... The Blazing Evil Light Bomb is a powerful area attack, and its damage to a single target is actually similar to that of the Sunfire Ray. It is estimated that it can burn a layer of black shell on the fat of the fat general's body, but it still cannot cause effective damage.

Therefore... we must use other attack methods.

After all, the two had different goals... Valensa was in a hurry to save people, while the fat, big-eared general was probably waiting here for the conspiracy to be completed.

Continuing to drag things out will only play into the enemy's hands; we must act quickly and decisively.

……hateful!

Thinking of this, Valensa's eyes blazed with fury and her teeth clenched tightly.

There was no other way but to use that trick... She originally didn't want to use it because the ugly and fat appearance of this fat-headed and big-eared general was really unsettling.

But there's really no other way.

eat you!

Gaaah!

This time, when Valensa rushed to the fat, big-eared general's knees, she didn't attack with her sword again, but instead opened her mouth and bit him.

Valensa's massive, thick leg, which she couldn't even encircle with her outstretched arms, was torn apart by Valensa in the blink of an eye. Unlike before when it was attacked by a sword, it could not heal quickly and instead remained with a huge gaping wound from which blood gushed.

"what!"

The fat, big-eared general finally uttered his second cry since the start of the battle, but this shout sounded rather strange... less like pain and more like anger.

But Valensa was no longer in the mood to think about the reasons behind it.

Her bite did indeed inflict the first effective damage on the fat-headed, big-eared general, leaving him kneeling on the ground, unable to move, like a tank with broken tracks. He could only stop the bleeding from the wound on his leg with all his might, but there was no sign of it healing.

However, Valencia almost lost her life because of this piece of fat.

The fat itself may or may not be poisonous, but that doesn't matter to Valensa; even the most poisonous thing can't harm her at all.

The problem is that this fatty meat is just too awful... it's like a carefully purified version of all the tastes that humans hate, magnified tens of thousands of times.

The incredibly overpowering stench and nausea made Valensa feel even more pained after taking that bite than when Elena beat her half to death, and she even briefly lost consciousness... Nana and the Six Flowers Floating Cannons fell to the ground from mid-air like out-of-control drones.

Fortunately, the fat-headed, big-eared general was also bitten quite hard and couldn't pursue, otherwise the battle would have been over.

Now, both sides can only silently recover and adjust their state before starting the third round.

Valensa used her mental powers to temporarily block out her sense of taste, finally escaping the torment of the stench and nausea and regaining her fighting strength.

But she refused to eat the enemy anymore... Doing so might allow her to quickly defeat the fat, big-eared general and save the Sage's Tower, but it would also leave her with a lifelong psychological trauma, and she might never want to eat meat again.

That's absolutely unacceptable... Eating meat is one of the joys of life, and life without meat would be too painful.

...There must be other ways to win, think about it, Valensa!

Valensa kept encouraging herself, patting her chest and scratching her head.

Use your brain to think! Not your breasts!

The fat, big-eared general, whose leg had been almost completely destroyed by Valensa, blocked the ornate door after receiving emergency treatment, clearly intending to prevent Valensa from entering easily.

Having determined that conventional attack methods would be ineffective, Valensa did not rashly initiate a third round of combat. Instead, she carefully observed, recalled, and pondered.

There must be some other clue... a clue that leads to victory.

The scenes that unfolded after entering the Sage's Tower kept replaying in Valensa's mind.

Ok?

When Valensa was replaying the scene for the third time, witnessing herself watching two young sage apprentices and a severely wounded old sage being killed by soldiers of the Middle Kingdom, a thought suddenly struck her.

The incident clearly occurred in some other world, but the danger encountered by the sage apprentices did not come from otherworldly creatures, but from soldiers of the Central Continent Empire.

This means that the pseudo-divine power of the central pillar of the Sage's Tower is not currently controlled by the traitors of the Central Continent Empire or the Sage's Tower. Its power is indiscriminate and will throw everyone currently in the Sage's Tower into another world, including the soldiers and generals of the Central Continent Empire.

If that's the case, then why is this fat, big-eared guy allowed to stay in the Sage's Tower? Why wasn't he thrown into another world by that power?

Is it possible that the underground space of this sealed area is unaffected by powers?

No, that's not it.

Valensa closed her eyes slightly and carefully sensed the surroundings before denying the guess.

The underground space of this sealed area is closer to the central foundation pile, and is therefore more affected by the false god's power than in the Sage's Tower.

So, does this fat, big-eared fellow also have divine blood?

Probably not.

Having come into contact with divine bloodlines or relics of false gods multiple times, Valensa is now quite familiar with the power to use the power of rules.

If the fat, big-eared warrior also possessed that kind of power, Valensa, who had been banging and thumping at each other for half a day, would definitely have felt it... not to mention that she had just taken a bite.

Why wasn't this fat, big-eared guy thrown into another world by the power?

Valensa continued to recall and ponder carefully.

First, think about what those who were thrown into another world and those who weren't have in common.

Hmm... the answer seems simple, but I hadn't thought of it before.

Those thrown into the other world were all people or creatures from the Sage's Tower. The tables, chairs, experimental materials, and research data from the Sage's Tower remained intact and were not sent to the other world.

As for why Nana was also affected by the power when she first entered the door, it's because Nana's body is exactly the same as a human's from the inside out, except that she has no soul... It's perfectly understandable that she would be mistaken for a human.

Then...

Valensa opened her deep blue eyes wide and carefully examined the fat, big-eared general once again.

This guy... isn't actually human, or even a living being?

It's not impossible... If I can remotely control Nana in battle, why can't others use a similar method?

and……

Following this line of thought, Valensa keenly noticed the white water vapor that had not yet completely dissipated in the underground space of the sealed area.

All this water vapor was exhaled from the nostrils of the fat, big-eared general during the battle.

The first time this white steam was sprayed, it could be said that the fat-headed, big-eared general used the empty city stratagem to force Nana to retreat.

So what's next? Use it as a smokescreen? Is it necessary? Is it even effective?

Or perhaps... he had no choice but to spray these white water vapors?

So... what use is spraying this white water vapor besides being used as a smoke bomb?

Does it dissipate heat?

...Wait, heat dissipation? Yes, it's heat dissipation!

Chapter 15, the operation to rescue the Sage's Tower, has ended.

Once the mind starts working, the discovery of new clues becomes unstoppable.

When was the first time this fat, big-eared guy exhaled steam from his nose? It was after Nana punched him hard in the lower back.

What about the next few times?