Foreign Soldiers
“…Stand back.”
The moment he gave the instructions, Ximu rushed towards the enemy at an astonishing speed. The dagger in his hand shone with a cold light, and in an instant he stabbed at the opponent's face, the only part that was not protected by armor!
The man in heavy armor in front of him looked heavy, but his reaction was not slow - after bending down to avoid Xi Mu's attack, he swung his shield to the ground, not only stabilizing his body, but also using the momentum to complete the turn, and with his other hand, he stabbed Xi Mu's abdomen directly with the sword!
"Be careful!" Molina warned in a low voice.
But before she could raise her staff to support, Xi Mu had already adjusted her body shape in the air and bent down to block. Under the dual defense of magic and weapons, although she was blown away for a long distance, she herself was not injured.
——What a strong force.
Using the wall to absorb the impact, Ximu didn't linger for long, turned around and continued to attack the enemy.
In a blink of an eye, the two sides exchanged several moves, and for a while they were evenly matched and in a stalemate.
Although the opponent was a shield-wielding, heavily armored type, and not as fast as her, he had excellent combat skills and very powerful attacks. She had almost no chance of winning in a head-on battle with him.
Therefore, Ximu exerted his subjective initiative as much as possible, focusing on his blind spots and back, forcing him to constantly adjust his body shape, and leading him away from his current position little by little, so that Morina would leave his perception range.
But... this person can actually use magic.
After having a small strand of hair cut off by a close attack, Ximu caught a glimpse of golden light on the opponent's weapon and guessed that it might be some kind of auxiliary spell that increases the power of the weapon.
He was in good physical condition, well-trained, and even without consciousness, he still retained such complete fighting instincts... I'm afraid this person's level in life must have been extraordinary.
Thinking of this, Ximu's eyes gradually darkened, and he began to become serious.
Morina barely saw the ensuing battle.
She only knew that Ximu's speed increased suddenly, and the short knife in his hand dragged a long black shadow, but she could only see those shadows disintegrating in the air, and could not see how the main body was operating at all.
In the blink of an eye, the enemy's armor at the joints was visibly damaged. Just when he suddenly knelt down on one knee without knowing how, the girl appeared behind him like a ghost, dragging a short knife covered in black mist, like a life-threatening object thrown from the abyss, and pierced straight into the enemy's neck!
There was no blood flying out, no wailing or shock. The man with a blurred face looked blankly at the empty space and slowly disappeared on the spot like everyone else.
Although Ximu didn't show any abnormality in her expression, Morina cast a spell to restore her strength without saying a word.
"Goodness! I thought everyone here was so slimy, but I didn't expect there was someone so capable of fighting here! No wonder that guy got tricked here before..."
The short-haired girl was still frightened and walked quickly to Ximu's side.
Indeed... compared to the magicians here, the combat power of this heavily armored enemy is already close to the level of a sergeant.
Is it the Royal Knight mentioned earlier who is in charge of security in the academy?
but……
"The style of his armor is somewhat different from the knights we saw in the courtyard before."
Although the opponent's figure disappeared, the shield in his hand remained and was now lying alone on the ground.
"Yes."
Because she had encountered situations before where monsters disappeared but left some things behind, Morina was not surprised at all and looked at the emblem on the shield attentively.
"Hey, it seems really different... The emblems on the knights in the courtyard are the same as the banner at the main entrance, but this symbol of twin snakes under a vine..."
I seem to have seen it somewhere before.
She turned to Xi Mu for help, and the latter did not disappoint her. After pondering for a moment, he quickly selected the correct answer from his extraordinary memory.
"This is the emblem on the second flag."
"The second side?" Morina wondered.
"Yes." Ximu stood up and picked up the shield, even weighing it in his hand. "In the square at the main gate earlier, the twin snake flag with a vine base, similar to this emblem, was ranked second behind the Kingdom of Lun'ate."
Molina suddenly understood. She looked at the place where the enemy disappeared, then immediately turned her gaze to Ximu and said in shock: "You mean, this person is not from the Saint Feses Magic Academy, he is, he is that Ke..."
"The Kingdom of Keden." Ximu reminded.
"Yes, yes, yes!"
The girl who was squatting there checking the shield suddenly stood up and unconsciously pulled her companion's arm, but her voice was much lowered, as if she was afraid that someone would hear it.
"In addition to the trapped teachers and students, soldiers from another country have also appeared in the academy. Coincidentally, they happen to be from the Kingdom of Keden! Could it be that the sinister vice-president, in addition to assassinating the introverted dean, has also taken advantage of the situation to launch a mutiny in the academy?!"
To be honest, Ximu thought this development was too logical and very much in line with their family's style of eradicating the problem completely and leaving no future troubles.
If my younger brother were to be in charge of the planning, he would probably make similar suggestions to the client.
In this world, you can't be safe just by closing the door.
No matter how much you emphasize your harmlessness, as long as you still have the ability to control the overall situation, you will inevitably become a thorn in the eyes of some people.
Perhaps Dean Fises himself has enough strength to survive in a corner, but as a great magician who has been away from power struggles for a long time, he has obviously made a very fatal misjudgment in his estimation of human hearts and desires.
No wonder the "auditory hallucinations" at various locations previously included sounds of panicked running and pleading, coupled with the phantom of what looked like a drowned body seen at the waterwheel...
Perhaps, on the day the mutation occurred, the academy was already plunged into a chaotic war.
But the seal covering the entire academy is so tight, how did Mia Rhodes send his own soldiers in?
If his strength is strong enough to break the seal directly, he should be able to fight against Phises directly, and there should be no need to entrust an assassin, right?
No...if you want to talk about loopholes, of course there are some.
——Didn't the three of them come directly in through the sealed so-called "emergency entrance"?!
After all, it is unreasonable to let the person in charge who holds the spare key leave the academy during such a serious wartime... Or is it that the old man's previous mention of a chaotic situation and a hurried departure refers to the sudden invasion of the academy?
That's not right. Didn't he say he left before the seal fell? But this mutiny clearly happened after the academy was closed...
This old man must not be telling the truth.
Could it be that he is Mia Rodes's spy?
Was it voluntary or coerced that he activated the spare key for the enemy, which led to the academy falling into the flames of war?
Then why did he let them in and leave them the key, saying he would return it?
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, but in the absence of key evidence, he still couldn't come to a definitive conclusion.
"It's possible."
Faced with Morina's speculation, Ximu could only respond to this extent.
But she also knew in her heart that the vice president was taking such a risk, and his purpose was probably not just to eliminate a potential powerful enemy.
Could there be some other, more specific purpose hidden in this desperate action?
Just as he was thinking about it, some subtle noises suddenly passed by his ears, alerting Ximu.
She turned and looked at the corner on the other side. After staring for a moment, she suddenly made a gesture to Morina to "continue talking."
The latter blinked, not understanding why, but knowing something was wrong when he saw her on high alert, he began to talk to himself on the spot.
"Ah, come to think of it, I heard the Dean and the Vice Dean used to have a pretty good relationship. I wonder what led to such a heated argument... But if Dean Phises hasn't been seen since then, how did he issue the order to close the academy? Did he use a large-scale telepathic spell? Wow, a great wizard is quite impressive..."
She was talking to herself there, and later she even started to make small talk because she couldn't continue.
But through her chatter, Ximu had quietly approached the corner and clearly felt that there was someone there.
The monsters wandering around the academy are all unconscious. Although some of them will make sneak attacks, if you study them carefully afterwards, you will find that they are just staying in those hidden places. They only attack instinctively because someone has entered their sensing range.
So far, they have not encountered the type who would actively "hide themselves".
This teaching building is truly full of hidden talents... Compared to this place, the previous dormitory area is really nothing.
Xi Mu approached the target cautiously and was even prepared to teleport. If the opponent couldn't hold back, she would be able to take advantage of the moment when his attack missed and counterattack.
The person on the other side of the wall was obviously unaware of Xi Mu's approach. He listened to Molina talking about all kinds of increasingly outrageous ideas. As if he finally couldn't help but say something, he poked his head out a little bit from the corner.
Then--
He stared into the eyes of an expressionless silver-haired girl.
“Ahhhhhhhhh!!!”
A series of screams that were obviously caused by fear came out of his mouth, and the peeper was frightened and retreated. However, Xi Mu did not give him any chance to escape. He turned around and rushed behind him in an instant, raised the knife and habitually stabbed him in the back!
——No, wait.
This all too familiar and smooth development actually aroused her vigilance.
She has been fighting against non-human creatures all the time, so she has made some corresponding adjustments in her combat habits.
After all, those non-human creatures have different vital points from ordinary people and different levels of injury resistance. Without knowing their weaknesses, it would be difficult for her to kill them with one blow as usual.
But this opponent before me...
Both the feel and reaction were too "human". She could even clearly guess the direction of the muscles in his hands through his magic robe and judge whether he was controllable in the shortest time.
The conclusion is - yes.
"Ah, ah ah ah! Gently, gently! Ouch, that thing, I didn't hear it, I really didn't eavesdrop... Ouch, ouch, it hurts!"
The boy, who didn't sound very old, had his hands tied behind his back and was pinned to the ground the moment he fell. He screamed like a pig being slaughtered under Ximu's knees.
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