I will be crowned king

Under the dark rain curtain, Freya's eyes have completely turned scarlet. The originally black and white nun's uniform has turned into a red imperial classic dress with white edges. Her long flowing hair is naturally spread out without contamination. A tiny drop of water.

If you observe carefully, it is not difficult to find that the falling rainwater has evaporated into water vapor the moment it touches her body; looking from a distance, the elf girl standing on the top of the tower is surrounded from beginning to end by hazy smoke, enchanting and elegant.

"One, two, three... Oh, he pretended to hide his presence, and even approached from a special tunnel and complicated paths..."

The elf girl narrowed her eyes: "You...really think this boring little trick will have any effect on Freya?"

As a reptile but without the self-consciousness of a reptile, I really don’t know whether to call it ignorant, hateful, or both?

Freya couldn't understand, but she didn't intend to understand anymore; her white right hand slowly reached towards the sky, and then she clenched it tightly.

boom--

The sight-distorting heat wave exploded around the elf girl's body, roaring towards the attackers who were ambushing all around.

The strong burning smell mixed with the evaporating water vapor was like a shock wave, burning their bodies in all directions; the exposed skin was instantly red and swollen, and the parts covered under the clothes were also faintly hot.

The terrifying heat can even penetrate the surface and directly attack the internal organs, making even breathing extremely painful.

Even though their whole bodies were burned by the heat wave, the attackers hiding in the dark remained concealed; not a single figure could be seen on the dead streets.

But not only did the heat wave not fade away with the heavy rain, it even continued to heat up!

The originally humid air became drier and drier, and the soil underfoot began to emit a faint burning smell. The heat like a furnace was still rising rapidly, and even the rain began to become extremely hot.

The expressions of the attackers hiding in the darkness suddenly changed.

Freya's smile grew wider, and her scarlet pupils instantly locked onto the two figures rushing toward her.

Finally I couldn't help it anymore... But how are you going to approach me?

The elf girl stopped delaying. A gorgeous gold-plated dagger appeared in the palm of her right hand as if by magic, and the sharp tip pointed at one of them.

What does she want to do?

The faithless knight wielding his double sword looked stunned. With the current distance between the two sides, if he used the fire sticks or fireballs used to deal with the defense line, it would be impossible no matter how slow he was...

"Leather—get out of the way!"

At this moment, the urgent roar of his companion came.

The faithless knight named Lesser's pupils widened - the gorgeous dagger suddenly became dazzling, and a crimson beam of light shot straight towards him.

"boom!"

The beam of light that was dodged by grazing the edge barely showed up, and the muddy sand melted at a speed visible to the naked eye, leaving behind scorched black marks. The surrounding stone slabs exploded directly, and countless sparks exploded.

This... Lesser was stunned. If he had been hit just now, he might not have disappeared directly!

But despite the suddenness, the opponent's accuracy is obviously not very good; as long as he can seize the gap in the attack and get close, the rest is... huh? !

Under his horrified gaze, the light beam did not disappear after the attack, but continued to sweep towards him.

Without hesitation, the Faithless Knight decisively turned around and ran wildly, rushing into the narrow alley beside him to try to get rid of the incoming light beam; but the bright golden red beam seemed to have eyes, easily erasing the obstacles that hindered it. The animal chases the prey in the direction it fled until...

A fireball fell from the sky, blocking the prey's escape route!

With no way to escape, Lesser turned around in despair, protecting his upper body with his crossed swords, and faced the incoming golden-red light beam.

"bring it on!"

Along with the passionate shouts, a pale silver light and shadow emerged from the two long knives, gradually covering his whole body from the blades; when the light beam collided with his body, there was a sound of metal collision.

The golden-red light pillar that destroyed the heaven and earth turned into tiny sparks under the offset of the pale silver light and shadow.

...just the beginning.

Freya smiled slightly and slightly increased the strength of her grip on the dagger; the golden-red fire pillar suddenly opened up like an umbrella and instantly covered Lesser's body.

"Rather?!"

"I didn't...ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

A shrill scream rang out, and the faithless knight, surrounded by red light, suddenly opened his arms. His weapons, clothes, hair, skin... everything melted quickly like butter, emitting a strange and strong stench.

In just a few seconds, only broken charcoal residue remained on the charred ground.

But his death bought an opportunity for another figure!

The bright silver blade tip turned into a shooting star, piercing the sky from the night sky under the rain, and stabbing the slender figure on the tower unstoppably.

There is no obstacle in front of him!

Holding the spear tightly in his hand, the knight leaped up almost with determination to die, and launched a surprise attack from behind at the moment when her attack was about to end.

All conjurers, no matter how strong or weak they are, have a strong sense of distance. As long as they step into the casting range, it is impossible to escape their "eyes". Therefore, the knight's goal is not the sneak attack itself, but to make her lose consciousness for a moment.

The attack from behind at the moment when the attack is about to end will inevitably attract almost all of her attention, giving the others a perfect opportunity to take action!

A scream ripped through the air. As if she had noticed something, the elf girl slowly looked back and smiled calmly at the knight who sneaked up on her.

Um? !

Looking at that sweet smile, the knight suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and his instinctive fear kept urging him to run quickly.

But it was too late... The figure leaping with inertia and the spear in his hand were already stabbing straight at the elf girl.

"boom--!!!!"

The moment the tip of the spear touched the girl's skin, golden-red fire extended from the tip of the spear and swallowed up the knight's body instantly!

The fleeting flames dissipated, and there were some floating ashes around Freya, who was still smiling.

She slowly raised her hand, pointing the still-red dagger at a corner of the wall, and the golden-red light beam lit up again.

At the moment when it was about to fall, a pale silver light once again lit up in the dark night and was directly swallowed up at a speed visible to the naked eye, exploding into a dazzling fire on the ground.

"One, two, three..." The smiling elf girl raised her left hand and stretched out her green onion-like fingers one by one:

"who is the next?"

There was deathly silence under the scalding rain.

………………

To the west of Sailing City is the Governor's Mansion.

"Boom——!"

In the garden in front of the mansion gate, several huge vines broke out of the ground without warning, blocking Louis' way.

If you look closely, the sap flowing under the epidermal tissue of these seemingly "green and harmless" plants is filled with some kind of dark red viscous substance - and exudes an indescribable stench.

"It just looks like a plant, but is it still some kind of flesh-and-blood monster?"

The young knight who dodged decisively muttered to himself, raised his knife and cut off the head of the vine that was rushing towards him.

"puff!"

The imaginary picture of plasma splashing did not appear. Countless hair-thick and thousands of tiny branches and vines burst out from the severed cross-section.

These tiny branches trembled violently at first, and soon spread out like sharks that smelled blood, chasing the young knight's fast-moving figure.

Under the heavy rain, the bright silver sword light was like a stream of trailing flames, flying up and down in the vestibule covered by vines; but there were still countless branches and vines flowing with blood, and even more and more branches were cut, and they continued to flow towards. He came to kill.

Even with the explosive power, reaction speed and insight that have been enhanced by the blood of "Sea Knight", Louis can only leave the vine behind, but cannot completely get rid of it, and...

"clang!"

At the moment when the long sword danced in circles, dazzling sparks bloomed brilliantly as the lead bullets collided with the blade.

There is more than one enemy to stop you!

Louis jumped up into the air and threw out three cards with his backhand while dodging.

The metallic special cards turned into flying knives, quietly passing through the dense "defense lines" of the vines, and struck in the direction of the gunfire.

"Cang! Cang!"

The crisp sound of metal collision echoed around the vestibule, and a dark figure burst into his field of vision; and in the center of his right shoulder, there was a blood-stained playing card.

The young knight's pupils shrank suddenly and he instantly locked onto the weapon in his opponent's hand - the steam rifle of the Judgment Knights!

No wonder he only noticed the trajectory of the lead bullet, but didn't hear the gunshot, and didn't even see the gunfire or gunpowder smoke... Louis, who suddenly understood, locked the gunman's position, cut off the vines coming from behind with his backhand, and continued Quickly dodge around.

"boom!"

Almost at the same time as he jumped up, a small pit suddenly exploded where he was standing; and the second roar had already hit him.

So fast!

Louis was shocked. He didn't know much about the weapons of the Judgment Knights, but the rate of fire of ordinary steam rifles should not be that fast.

Unless what just attacked him was not the rifle, but the opponent's own ability - he was a "Wind Knight"!

If there is no deviation in their memory, although the wind knights have different abilities, they all have strong detection skills without exception. They do not rely on observation but breath to judge the location of the enemy and ourselves, which is far more keen than ordinary talents... …

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Continuous gunshots interrupted the young knight's thinking.

Almost at the same time, the vines that gave him no room to rest were still chasing him in all directions; countless branches turned into wandering poisonous snakes, waiting for opportunities to attack different parts of his body.

There are vines chasing and intercepting them in close combat, and there are cold guns with an alarming rate of fire in the distance... All possible attack routes are completely blocked.

Seemingly realizing the problem, Louis decisively gave up on the front and began to move to the right along the guard wall at the edge of the courtyard, trying to take a detour.

The surrounding vines immediately began to follow him, and the gunman in the distance took cover again, constantly looking for gaps in the vine attack to attack his defensive blind spots.

If the surrounding vines are the hounds guarding the courtyard, then the gunmen hiding in the dark are the guards... Unless it is absolutely necessary, they will only let the hounds rush to bite the intruders, while they hide in a safe place and keep a distance A sneak attack will never get close easily.

The whistling gunshots continued to echo, and the young knight already had a few scratches and bullet marks on his body, but there was no longer any nervousness in his eyes.

"Five, four, three, two..." When he silently counted to the last moment, Louis suddenly stopped, turned around and slashed!

"boom!"

"puff!"

The oncoming vine was split into two by the long knife, and the bullet marks that were difficult to distinguish with the naked eye whizzed past Louis' side, exploding a small pit in the place where he had just stopped.

A flash of astonishment flashed through the corner of the gunman's eyes, but it was just astonishment... He still methodically corrected the trajectory in his hand and continued shooting for the next round.

After all, their mission was only to prevent "Louis Bernard from entering the Governor's Palace", and they were not asked to kill the young master of the Bernard family.

Even if he could see through his own shooting rhythm and habits, how was he going to get through this "vestibule defense line" alone - not to mention that there were more than a dozen of his companions behind him, plus the current head of Cressy's family.

As long as he delays for a while, someone will come to take his life, and it's not him anyway; wounding a young master Bernard and killing the heir of the Bernard family are two different concepts.

Even if he has become a fugitive wanted by the Church of Order, the gunman doesn't think it's a big deal to have another enemy who wants to kill him with a thousand knives, let alone... huh? !

A scream that tore through the air came towards his face, and the moment the gunman realized it, three "cards" were approaching before him at some point.

Obviously, the special features of the cards, which are regarded as treasures by the black mage, are not just the materials.

It was too late to hide, so he could only kill it... The gunman felt cold in his heart and subconsciously pulled the trigger.

"Dang! Dang-dang!"

Three gunshots, three sparks...but for some reason, the sound of the last shot was hesitant for a moment longer than before.

But Louis already knew.

Turning around, dragging the flowing silver sword light in the direction opposite to the last impact, he ran straight away.

No, was he discovered? !

The gunman's face turned extremely ugly for a moment, and he pulled the trigger frantically without hesitation; the vines around him opened up uncharacteristically, chasing the young knight's figure frantically and desperately as if he had been stimulated.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang..."

The bullet marks that penetrated the sky roared continuously under the rainy night, and the surrounding vines gradually lost their order; but no matter how intensive the attacks were, they could never catch up with that nimble figure.

Staring at the empty garden in front of him, Louis ran straight ahead with an unparalleled expression of determination, and there was no trace of confusion in his eyes.

That's right, there was only one reason why the gunman on the opposite side hesitated for a moment - he was afraid that if he lost ground, he would most likely be injured accidentally.

Therefore, the other "enemy" who controls the vines must be in the direction of the straight line of the previous gun!

The long knife was raised with its backhand, and with an unstoppable momentum, it was suddenly swung down amidst the panicked shouts of the gunman:

"Louise—run!"

Freya has been slightly strengthened, otherwise she always seems a bit weak compared to Thalia, although it is indeed a little weaker... Uh, do I seem to have spoiled it? !