Reversal of the situation
“clang!”
At the critical moment, an invisible obstacle blocked the suddenly attacking knife tip, and the swift impact was broken.
"Run!"
Following Sorens's shout, Morina ran away without looking back, and two long belts made of runes lit up and followed her all the way, always protecting her in the center.
Defensive barrier?
It's actually a mobile type that can follow its target?
These little devils...are a bit prickly.
He originally wanted to deal with the priest first, but since the brown-haired boy came forward, the swordsman didn't choose him. He paused, suddenly changed direction, and rushed straight towards Sorens beside him!
Compared with this kind of people who have been killing for years, Sorens's fighting state is still not very good. Although he has tried his best to tell himself to stay calm, the fear of the approaching powerful enemy still affects his mood.
At the same time, the opponent came too fast. Before the magic to protect himself could take shape, the long sword swung out a huge slash, directly chopping him to the ground!
The unfinished defensive magic was shattered into dust by this blow, and even the staff blocking in front of him was directly split in two - Sorens, who was knocked away, groaned and fell to the ground, without a sound.
Just a little bit.
Ximu, who was almost able to block the attack, launched countless fine crescent-shaped slashes from a distance, forcing the evil man away from his teammates and pulling him back to the more open battlefield in the distance.
She really didn't have time to check on Sorens, but since he still had a faint heartbeat, with Molina around, there shouldn't be any problems...
It's her fault.
If I had known this guy was so difficult to deal with, I would have gotten rid of him as soon as possible even if it meant exposing some of my biggest moves!
As soon as the thought came to his mind, seven or eight figures separated from Xi Mu, approaching from different directions and angles at an extremely fast speed!
Originally, dealing with just Guang Ximu alone was already troublesome enough. When he realized that each of these clones could use magic such as teleportation like the original, the man's face gradually became ugly.
"Hey, hey, hey, that number of clones is a bit too much... Miss, what do you do for a living?"
Although he was already struggling to cope with the situation, the man in the bamboo hat smiled instead of getting angry. Although he started to get injured, he always managed to avoid the most fatal damage at the critical moment, and even had the mind to make jokes.
Xi Mu completely ignored him, and in the fierce attack, he began to slowly and silently transfer the focus of the attack to his left hand.
The hand was gloved and hidden by the side of the cloak, and at first glance there seemed to be nothing wrong.
but--
It didn't seem to be a human body of flesh and blood, but a mechanic's hand.
She had already vaguely sensed something when he had used his arm to block Xi Mu's dagger.
After several rounds of attack and defense, she was almost certain that this was a mechanical arm that had been well-matched with his own, and... it was obvious that some damage had occurred before their encounter.
Once again forcing him to block with his left hand, and seeing the metal sparks flying from his arm joints when he exerted force, Ximu smiled coldly, using other clones to restrain his opponent, while he focused on attacking the only weakness he had exposed at the moment.
Although he wasn't present, she had a very good mechanic on her team.
Ask her to assemble a mechanic arm, and she may not be able to do it yet;
But if he combined the mechanical knowledge he had learned from Ruixia with his own years of practice in human joint destruction techniques, destroying an already damaged mechanical arm would be a piece of cake!
The man obviously noticed her intention, the smile on his face began to fade, and his eyes gradually became fearful.
Although he saw from the beginning that Xi Mu was the most difficult to deal with among the three of them, he did not expect that this little girl who seemed to come from a wealthy family would be so difficult to deal with!
What's going on with this mad dog-like persistence?
Who educates girls like this?!
He had seen some women of noble birth who had some fighting skills, but none of them was like her. She would bite her opponent to death without saying a word. She was so paranoid that she didn't seem like a normal person!
No, wait, could it be that...
Realizing that he might have made a mistake this time and had narrowed the road right from the start, the man broke out in a cold sweat. While pretending to be overwhelmed and continuously retreating, he seemed to unintentionally shift the battlefield slowly towards the location of the purple ore.
Just as Ximu knocked over several tables and chairs in succession, finally making his opponent lose balance and preparing to stab him from behind to take him away, his originally smooth movements suddenly slowed down by several beats under the illumination of the purple light.
No, it's not slowing down...it's just that my body suddenly felt heavier.
Recalling what Sorens had said before about gravity magic, Ximu immediately realized that the problem was with the ore, but just as she was about to leave the area covered by the ore's light, the man in the bamboo hat blocked her retreat.
"Since we're already here, why rush to leave?"
In fact, this is also a very risky move for him. After all, this gravity suppression applies equally to everyone who enters it, and it also imposes certain restrictions on his movements.
But his weapon is a long sword. Even if he is suppressed in the same situation, his attack range is much farther than Ximu's.
Her movements were suddenly suppressed, and even for an expert, it would take some time to adapt to normal... As long as he could take the opportunity to hurt her a little and disrupt her pace, he would have a chance to escape.
The goal was reduced from interception to escape, but the man did not think it was humiliating.
When people live in this world, no matter what money, power or pleasure they have, they have to be alive to enjoy it. Once they die, they will have nothing.
"Son of a bitch!"
At this moment, a roar suddenly came from a distance, interrupting the intensive sound of weapons clashing.
As if surrounded by a raging fire of rage, Morina raised her staff high and cursed in a voice as loud as a bell: "Today I will let you know what the consequences of killing someone in front of a priest will be!"
--ah?
He didn't realize for a moment what the short-haired girl was doing there alone, but when Xi Mu was suddenly surrounded by several rays of light, the word "It's bad" suddenly exploded in his mind.
Damn it!
It turns out that people should not be too confident... We should have killed that priest first!
But it was too late for him to regret.
The blessing of strength and speed instantly made up for Ximu's loss of combat power under the suppression of gravity. She suddenly jumped up, and even relied on the increase in strength to fight him with a sword. Caught off guard, the man whose left hand was not very nimble could not control the long sword in his hand. Under the opponent's dazzling pick, stab, block and turn, the long sword was actually knocked out of his hand and he was disarmed on the spot!
"Wait a minute, I think there might be a misunderstanding..."
Reading the unquestionable murderous intent in Ximu's eyes, the man in the bamboo hat changed his expression and quickly begged for mercy.
But the silver-haired girl remained unmoved. Before he could finish his words, the dagger was already close to his throat!
At this moment, a mechanical insect flew out from nowhere, passed in front of Xi Mu, and quickly drew a short symbol in the air. The short knife that was stabbing straight at him suddenly turned, and the handle hit sideways, knocking the man unconscious instantly.
The trajectory of the little bug's flight was one of the secret signals Ruixia agreed upon with them before they set off.
"'Wait a minute'... do you want to keep him?"
After neatly planting the same death curse on the man as Sorens, Ximu pulled one of his legs and slowly walked out of the area affected by gravity. She teased the little bug that rested on her fingertips and muttered to herself.
Molina hurried over and saw that the man was still breathing, so she kicked him without saying a word.
It was obvious that she wanted to curse even more, but the priest training she had received over the years prevented her from saying such life-threatening words as "Just kill him". She could only look at Xi Mu in confusion with her eyes still filled with anger.
"Ruixia won't allow killing."
After releasing the mechanical bug in his hand, Ximu's explanation was brief and powerful.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, it is not difficult to understand Ruixia's thoughts.
The functional configuration of their team has always been very imperfect. Ximu, who plays as a forward, does not have enough ability to withstand blows, and has always been at a disadvantage when encountering powerful opponents.
Although this swordsman is not a heavy armor profession in the traditional sense, as long as there is such a person, she can draw away the enemy's firepower for her during the battle, so that she can free up her hands to better exert her armor-breaking and sneak attack abilities, effectively reducing the difficulty of the battle.
But this person... is different from Morina and Sorens. He probably didn't do any legitimate business before.
If he really harbored evil intentions and still wanted to hurt them, even if Ruixia objected, she would never let him live a moment longer.
"How's Sorens?"
At this time, they had almost walked back to Sorens. Molina squatted down and touched his forehead, then grabbed his arm to check the condition of his meridians.
"I've already healed the wound from the slash, but since he was suddenly interrupted mid-cast, he suffered some magical backlash. I guess he'll need to rest for a while before he wakes up."
Ximu nodded, threw the man he dragged back aside, and tied his limbs with binding magic to prevent him from pretending to be unconscious after waking up and waiting for an opportunity to attack them.
While Sorens was asleep, Molina sorted out the scattered manuscripts according to the old rules, picked out the most valuable ones and took them away.
The suspended ore had its own gravity suppression, and since they didn't know how to use it, it would be a hindrance, so they ignored it.
At this point, it was impossible to continue exploring with such a stranger. Ximu and Molina discussed it and decided to return the same way after Sorens woke up and regained his mobility.
Thinking that he would see Ruixia again soon, Ximu subconsciously touched the hair crown on his head, and the joy in his heart popped like bubbles, which was indescribable.
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