socalfunplaces Chapter 536 Foreplay
Chapter 536 Foreplay
I parkoured all the way from Michaela's crown of the sacred tree to the sacred tree stage. I had drained my magic power and health bar, and then I stumbled to find the "Royal Guard Knight" Loretta.
——As long as I have the arrow given to me by the Sons of Platinum, she won’t make things difficult for me.
But... Loretta isn't at home?
After I broke into the stage, I found that there was no one there.
Behind me, the incessant buzzing sound sounded again. When I turned around, I saw a group of large scarlet ants, some of which flew out directly, while others crossed the wooden suspension bridge and rushed towards me with great momentum.
I quickly stuffed the two Holy Grail bottles into my mouth and gulped them down. While quickly recovering my health and mana, I swung my sword behind me, causing the flames to sweep towards the group of flying ants.
But unexpectedly, those guys suddenly became agile, braked, and dodged my attack.
——Originally, I wanted to follow up with Molten Hurricane Dance in case some fool happened to dodge it and continue to charge at me.
buzzing-
Then, those big winged ants dispersed in an orderly manner and formed a circle around me from a distance.
They raised their tails one by one, pointed them at me, and fired a volley of formic acid.
I was forced to use Molten Hurricane Dance to resist the attack.
But unexpectedly, the next second, one black shadow after another suddenly appeared in front of the flame barrier.
The big ants crawling on the ground actually curled themselves up into a ball, withstood the raging fire, and charged! The scene was like a hundred beasts galloping. If you were hit by one of them by mistake, you might be like a pinball, bumping around non-stop and finally falling to the ground.
I looked around, and finally, my eyes fell on a branch above my head that crossed the large stage. Then, I pulled myself up with the force of a hurricane and stretched out my arms to grab the branches hanging down from the branch.
buzzing-
Suddenly, a large winged ant seemed to have anticipated my action. I had just grabbed the branch when it thrust its stinger straight at me.
I just wanted to cross the night fire to resist the opponent's attack, but I was stabbed and flew away. After several somersaults, I finally landed safely on the ground.
Before my eyes, a circle of giant winged ants were dancing noisily in the sky.
A circle of big ants on the ground also came in formation and surrounded me in the corner of the Holy Tree Stage.
——How did these guys suddenly become so smart? It's like an army.
——Could it be that Loretta was hiding in a corner, secretly directing the group? Anyway, I don’t believe that the scarlet ant could become so well-trained on its own. It’s impossible that the desire to perform came up when it was on the big stage.
"Royal Knight Loretta, I am not your enemy. Please ask these ants to retreat." I shouted to Loretta who was nowhere to be found, "I have something important to discuss with you."
But... there was no response.
Well, it makes sense when you think about it. After all, no one can just believe what a person with unknown origins says.
——Then I’ll just have to force you out, Loretta!
Just now I was just caught off guard by the ants' unexpected behavior, but now I will not give them another chance!
This time, I took the initiative to attack, dragging Night Fire, and rushing towards the big ant in front.
The ants flying in the sky immediately repeated their old trick, raised their big butts and aimed at me, and then shot streams of formic acid at me.
Combat skill - hound step.
I increased my speed instantly, making all of the opponent's attacks miss. At the same time, I launched a powerful spinning slash at an ant, directly chopping off the opponent's upper body and knocking it to the ground.
Seeing this, the big ants around immediately raised their heads and bodies, wanting to bite me with big bites.
I slashed from bottom to top with a bloody blow, causing the head of the first guy who came forward to shatter from the center of his mouth.
He turned his head and took a quick glance to avoid the sneak attack from behind. Then he jumped hard and landed directly on the back of a big ant, stabbing it with his knife.
The ants in the sky immediately planned to raise their tails and shoot me before I could pull out the night fire.
But, combat skill - gravity!
The purple halo spread quickly, and after covering the flying giant ants, it began to shrink rapidly.
Although a few formic acid beams were still ejected, they lost their accuracy after I pulled them. In addition, several guys fell to the ground because their balance was disrupted by gravity magic.
I pulled out the Nightfire, and a raging flame burned on the blade. The next second, it was accompanied by a scorching storm and chopped down at those giant scarlet ants.
Perhaps knowing they were no match for the opponent, the remaining big ants hurriedly ran or flew away, one after another, retreating from the holy tree stage.
Or...
"It seems that the Faded One who was able to get here does have some abilities." A woman's crisp voice sounded above his head.
I saw a blue glow leaping down from the branches of the holy tree above the holy tree stage, and hitting me like a thunderbolt.
I quickly dodged to the side.
In the glow, a silver-white knight stood up, and with a wave of his hand, the fragments of light condensed into a Guandao-like scythe.
"Royal Guard Knight" Loretta, as expected, it was this guy who was commanding those ants to attack me just now.
Like a night cavalryman, the blue pyroxene at the end of the scythe in her hand lit up, forming a circle of magic runes under Loretta's body. Then a warhorse also wearing silver-white armor was summoned out from the runes, and Loretta was asked to ride on it.
"Well, next, let me meet you, Faded One." He swung the scythe and pointed it straight at me.
"Wait a minute!" I raised one hand to stop the other party, and with the other hand I put away the night fire and raised it to the sky.
Loretta was also quite martial. She pulled back the horse that was impatient and wanted to rush towards me. She looked at me warily and asked loudly, "Faded One, do you have anything else to say? But even if you surrender now, for the sake of the master here, I will not let you go easily."
"Someone asked me to bring you something, Loretta." Rune's light finally floated over from the nearest blessing point and condensed into shape in my hand. "Look at this!"
“...Princess?!”
"Shit, I got the wrong one." Somehow I summoned the petite Lani over, which made the situation awkward for a while. Even the horse named Loretta tilted its head with a confused look on its face.
If you didn’t know, you might think I was just trying to show off to Loretta. After all, she was once a knight under the royal family of Calia.
——Obviously, I should have summoned the arrow of the Son of Platinum.
Okay, I admit that there is an element of showing off.
After meeting the petite Lani, Loretta's aura also eased: "It seems that you are indeed a genuine Knight of Kalia, not a fake one."
"Could there be fake ones?" I summoned the arrows again and replied casually.
"After all, I heard that many faded people who returned to the borderland, because they have no blessings, often plunder others' belongings and seize armor and weapons. So, even if you are indeed wearing the armor of the Knight of Kalia, it is difficult for me to judge." Loretta explained.
I... couldn't refute it at all. After all, I had done this kind of thing many times.
Oh, here it comes, the Rune of Light.
This time, it finally took the shape of an arrow in my hand, an arrow coated with platinum blood.
I threw it at Loretta and asked, "You should recognize this, right?"
"This is..." Loretta gently grasped the arrow, and the whole arrow seemed to merge into her body. She raised her head and asked in surprise and disbelief, "Faded One, who are you?"
"Perhaps, it shouldn't be called the first time we meet, 'Royal Knight' Loretta." I clasped my hands together and bowed slightly to her. "As you can see, I am just a passing Faded One named Zero. By chance, I helped the platinum girl named Letina complete her mission. This time I came to the Holy Tree because I got information about the 'Son of God' Michaela and came to meet the Valkyrie Marennia."