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"My lord, the shadow leaves no trace of their departure." Aaron Longsan solemnly but respectfully reported to Todd.
Todd held his long sword tightly and looked around warily.
It's gloomy and dark, full of earthy and rotten smells, full of tall black firs and all sorts of strange shrub plants, not much different from the rest of the depths of the Melze Black Forest, the only striking feature is a slightly peculiar shaped boulder.
"There is no river here, what do they rely on to avoid the shadows? Unless, it's not good!"
As soon as the thought in his mind arose, Todd slammed into Aaron, and the long sword slashed upwards with a faint bloody light, while his left hand, which had been broken by iron gloves, flashed with metal light, and quickly stretched and lengthened to become a square shield and lifted up.
As Aaron was knocked out by Todd, a figure in a white knight's uniform fell from a tall black fir tree, and she slashed down with a long sword surrounding the silver-white electric snake.
The crisp and loud sound of metal collision came far away in the quiet forest, and Todd's bloodlight longsword was directly split by Natasha with the help of the power of the downward leap, and a crack in the void appeared on the steel shield transformed into his body, almost cutting it off.
But Todd finally blocked Natasha's surprise attack.
And he had already been prepared, and after the shield turned into a silvery-white liquid, it condensed again, but the steeled body crackled and flashed with countless electric lights, which made him a little paralyzed, and he was unable to fight back the moment Natasha landed.
Seeing that she failed to kill Aaron, Natasha was not greedy, turned around and quickly fled to the Black Forest on the other side.
Although he was surprised why Natasha suddenly burst out of level five strength, it could be felt from the fight just now that she had not fully recovered, and she could defend against her heavy blow even if she was raided!
Moreover, her escape immediately after the raid also showed that her inference was correct, and even she was likely to only recover briefly with some kind of potion, so she had to raid and kill Aaron Longsan, who had tracking skills, to completely get rid of the tracking.
Todd, who was like a steel golem, strode forward, closing the distance between him and Natasha, as long as he could kill Natasha, he didn't care whether Aaron who stayed here would be killed by another knight.
The two chased and fled, and soon disappeared into the dense forest.
After Aaron was knocked away by Todd, he tumbled and landed steadily on the ground in mid-air, but another black figure in the canopy of another tall black fir pounced down holding a long sword shining with cold light.
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After Todd ran after Natasha for more than ten seconds, the distance between the two was getting closer and closer, which made him feel even more at ease, her strength had returned to the normal level five at most, the reason why she was able to split her long sword just now was not only with the help of the falling power, but also because the Thunder Sword could increase her strength to a level similar to her own. And now, she can't outrun herself, who is usually more coordinated and faster than herself!
Seeing that she was about to chase after Natasha, Natasha suddenly turned around, holding the hilt of the Thunder Sword in both hands and slashing it out as a two-handed sword.
Todd's shield in his left hand blocked and the long sword in his right hand blocked it, and after the loud metal collision sound, he successfully blocked the thundering sword, and the gap from the bloodline power of the "Sword of Truth" did not penetrate his shield.
After this fight, Todd was more confident, holding the "steel" shield and wielding a bloody long sword to meet him.
Natasha did not back down, her silver-gray eyes turned into silver and gray again, staring intently at Todd, constantly slashing, slashing, and attacking with the hilt of her sword, as if she had forgotten the purpose of luring Todd away and then going back.
The two fought fiercely, the sound of long swords clashing roared like thunder, and the air waves raised up blew the surrounding shrubs, small stones and partially rotten black firs backwards, and the tall trees within their fighting range were either cut off or scorched by thunder and lightning.
After blocking Natasha's onslaught, Todd began to counterattack at a regular pace, making a lot of wounds on Natasha's body several times, but Natasha's attack after bleeding and injuring did not become more ferocious and powerful, and still maintained the previous rhythm and strength.
"Can't you get hurt, the stronger you are?" Todd mocked coldly, "It seems that Your Highness, you have regained some of your strength by stimulating your bloodline and combining potions again! How long can such a recovery last? Do you think you can defeat me?"
Although his strength is the strongest in the same rank, his own bloodline determines that he is a great knight who is good at defense over attack, so he has a good ability to keenly observe and provoke the emotions of his opponents.
And Todd does hate Natasha's mutated bloodline ability, if it weren't for the explosive power that the more injured the stronger, with the "Shield of Truth" that is best at defense, how could Count Verdi be broken through by her head-on in less than ten seconds, of course, the most important reason is that the holy light strike that appeared at the critical moment shook Count Verdi's will, otherwise even if Natasha's strength became stronger, she would still be blocked for at least a minute!
Natasha's longsword slashed hard, but was barely blocked by Todd, and she sneered: "Hey, it won't be long before I can defeat you head-on!"
Todd's long sword raised and slashed at Natasha's left shoulder, but was blocked by her hilt recovery: "If it weren't for the annoying lightning damage and paralyzing effect, I would have killed you!"
His steeling was very restrained by the side effects of the "Thunder Sword", and even caused a real lightning bolt just now, almost hitting him, resulting in an unlucky fir tree being completely charred.
Since she started her knight training, although she has experienced forest training, hunting training, monster fighting training, combat training, faith training and other formal church knight training processes, she has also really gone to the battlefield and killed heretics, but she has never been in such a dangerous situation and a battle at a disadvantage as today.
Whether it was the previous riding and assault to defeat Verdi or the current hand-to-hand combat with Todd, it brought her great danger, but also gave her precious combat "wealth", which not only sharpened and strengthened her own will, but also gave her the opportunity to thoroughly understand and master her own bloodline.
With every slash and slash of the long sword in danger, with every step of retreating and dodging, the blood and body are becoming more and more synchronized, and it seems that there are signs of blending with the will of "never give up and always move forward".
Although the strength, speed, etc. have not improved, there are signs of cohesion in both momentum and spirit, giving people a strange sense of oppression.
Natasha did not forget the time limit, but she was not afraid or afraid, and threw herself into the battle.
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Lucian held "Vigilance" and slashed at Aaron from the sky, the metal light of the long sword was sharp and cold.
Aaron didn't have time to dodge, the black dagger he was holding in his right hand was accurately resting on the blade of the long sword, while his left hand, which was burning with black shadow flames, clenched his fist and hit Lucian's abdomen.
Snap, the black dagger is made of a special material, and the clash between the two weapons only made a dull sound, and the moonlit Lucian twisted his waist in mid-air and jumped to the side, dodging Aaron's fist.
"Is it you? The prospective knight also dares to raid me?" Aaron recognized Lucian, swung his dagger with a fierce smile and pounced on him, even if Lucian was good at speed and agility, he had to surpass him a little, not to mention strength, physique and shadow flames!
Lucian held the vigilant long sword and sealed Aaron's dagger with its length and speed, but the shadow flames wrapped around his dagger showed signs of corroding the long sword.
Aaron did not attack strongly, but turned into a shadow and wandered around Lucian. But even if he relied on his strength and rich combat experience to completely overwhelm Lucian, creating many opportunities to attack Lucian's body directly, he was at the same time, and he only cut his clothes and left a wound before returning, and did not pursue the victory.
The reason why he used this way of fighting was because he was not a fool, Lucian dared to raid himself with his own strength, either because he had to do it in a desperate situation, or because he had a way to kill himself.
Thinking that Count Verdi was defeated by Natasha because of this kid's magic item attack, and almost died under her sword, Aaron became very fearful, afraid that Lucian still had magic or magic items on his body that could be used, so he kept fighting without any pause, so as to avoid being locked by transcendent items, and when the magic was released, there was a certain amount of room to dodge, and the small wound was still slowly weakening Lucian.
Those small wounds healed quickly under the good self-healing ability of the moonlight, but the shadow flames on it were like black maggots digging into Lucian's body, sucking Lucian's physical strength, strength and spirit before disappearing, making Lucian weaken.
And the positions Aaron chose to do were very special, all of which were places where extraordinary objects were worn, so Lucian's chest clothes were shattered, revealing the "Crown of the Sun" that looked like the Holy Emblem of Truth, and the belt was also cut and fell directly to the ground.
Glancing at the emblem of the cross surrounded by the sun, as well as the metal ring inlaid with crystal sapphires on Lucian's left hand, Aaron thought with a little jealousy: "This kid actually has a magic item, a magic item, and an extraordinary long sword, what a waste! I have worked hard for so many years, but there is only a weak dagger given by Count Verdi, is he Natasha's little lover?"
The feeling of jealousy did not affect Aaron's judgment, the light of the two items was abnormally dim, either they had exhausted their supernatural power and had not yet recovered, or only one or two attacks or defenses were left.
As a result, Aaron's attacks began to become ferocious, trying to guide Lucian to activate transcendent items, but under his tidal attacks, Lucian was shaky, but there was no sign of using magic or divine magic.
"Is the power of the transcendent item really used up?"
As time passed, Lucian became weaker and weaker, his steps were chaotic, his ankles twisted, and he fell directly in front of the strange boulder, his right hand was propped up in the dirt, and the long sword fell out.
Unable to let go of this opportunity, Aaron bypassed Lucian's left hand and chest, pounced on his right body, and stabbed his head with a dagger, whether it was a holy emblem or a ring, under the attack from this angle, he could only hit himself first!
Suddenly, a thin layer of brilliant round shield lit up on Lucian's body, blocking Aaron's black dagger.
Watching the dagger burn and slowly pierce the shield, Aaron was suddenly surprised, because the two magic items did not flash, and the fluctuations of the magic shield seemed to originate from Lucian's body.
"He can do magic?! He is a magician?!"
Countless past events flashed in the flash, and Aaron looked at Lucian's handsome face with a chuckle in horror:
"Professor?!"
Lucian's right hand, which was supported in the dirt, took out and held a dark red bracelet, which suddenly burst out with intense flames, swallowing and knocking Aaron away, who was trying to shadow him.
"Goodbye, Mr. Aaron." Lucian smiled and nodded.
The third-level high-level magic item "Fireweaver's Bracelet", which comes from the magic apprentice Fire Wolf, has been buried here by Lucian, and I didn't expect it to come in handy today.
This bracelet woven with "tinder grass" has two magic attached to it: "Two-ring magic, yang flame protection (twice a day); Three-ring magic, fireball (twice a day)."
The fireball the size of a head wrapped Aaron's upper body, exploding and burning violently, and by the time Aaron landed, only half of his body was left.
Lucian stood up with the "Fireweaver's Bracelet", and at this time, Natasha's familiar voice suddenly sounded in surprise:
"Professor?!"
Turning her head suddenly, not far away, on the edge of the Black Forest, Natasha stood there in a daze with a lightning-shining thundering sword.
(End of this chapter)