Steel steam and flame

Cassia knew that it was impossible to talk right away. The other party would definitely not know the situation. If he relied on the collected information to analyze, the result would only be too distorted from the actual situation. Because there are precedents, but Cassia is also grateful to countless analysts among the enemy, including current and past ones. With them here, in the minds of almost all enemies, he has already become a cold-blooded and vicious creature, not even a human being.

He has always been an amiable, sincere and honest person. Cassia usually thinks about himself in this way, although many times he kills many people out of necessity.

With the other person's gaze on her, Mousse also felt invisible fluctuations around her. The two people were facing each other on the spot, and there was a crackling sound from the burning trees nearby. The two people who were standing still suddenly started to move.

He kept reminding himself to control his strength. Cassia, who drew the second-generation Holy Sword, was afraid that he would not be able to grasp it accurately. He was worried that the sharpness of the Holy Sword would cause the enemy to be cut apart with the weapon with the first sword. . This worry was slightly reduced until a slight "buzzing" vibrato was captured by Cassia.

The body seemed to be restricted, and the extremely high-frequency sound wave pulses and the sensory amplification emitted allowed Cassia to keep her state in sync with the opponent after about ten steps. The test before the conversation needs to be just right, so that the other party can give up the idea of ​​continuing to surround you, but also prevent the other party from overestimating your true strength.

The hundred-meter distance between the two became far away due to the trees blocking their view, and they locked onto each other. As the two continued to get closer to each other, the shadows of each other moving at high speed could occasionally be seen between the trees.

Observing the opponent's changing body, the slowly expanding arms and legs will cause a huge explosion in the opponent's speed. That's almost it, Cassia thought, and her muscles began to tighten.

"Buzz!" A sound like a giant bee spreading its wings suddenly erupted in the surroundings, and the enemy that had been firmly locked by the sound wave pulse suddenly disappeared in the blind spot of the huge ripple line created by the buzzing sound. The "crackling" sound of breaking followed closely, and the trees around Cassia broke from their roots at the same time, and collapsed with the area where he was roughly centered.

From the corner of his eyes, he glanced at the broken parts of the trees. There was a trace of a light cut across them, even if they were not leaning to one side. The enemy seemed to have done a lot of things while running back and forth looking for opportunities.

There was no choice to move, and it took two or three seconds for the trees to collapse. Cassia knew the enemy's purpose. Standing there holding the sword in both hands, strength has begun to accumulate in his throat, and his senses are further condensed and dispersed around him. The chaotic airflow began to become regular afterwards, and a gust of wind blew from the side. Cassia's shoulder moved slightly and directly swayed a fallen tree away.

The buzzing sound of the enemy's sword is decreasing, and the blind area of ​​the sound wave pulse is also getting smaller. Cassia didn't think about the enemy's time to wait for an attack, so this action was of little significance. If he could see through his offensive intentions in this way, Cassia felt that there was no need to talk to the other party.

Something was approaching rapidly, and Cassia's perception clearly captured it. Knowing her own speed, Cassia deliberately slowed down her movements a little, her body twisted violently and her bones made sounds. The moment before twenty or thirty trees collapsed, the enemy came to the side and raised the navy blue sword in his hand from bottom to top without any other movement, directly bringing up a gust of wind and slashing towards Cassia's chest.

The metal collision caused airflow to spread to the surroundings. The moment the sword attack was blocked, there was an extremely high frequency of vibrations in the backlash. The field combat uniform in front of Cassia's elbows was torn directly, and the tremors on the tight skin and muscles could be seen. The navy blue long sword seemed to have some kind of built-in mechanism, and the vibration effect made it easier to cut any object.

The fallen tree hit Cassia, but it could only break Cassia's clothes and not even leave a red mark on her skin.

Mousse sank down at this moment, and his skin turned silver-gray in the blink of an eye, as if it were coated with a layer of metal. The large swath of sunlight that suddenly fell after the tree collapsed made him look like a metal statue. The rock beneath his feet cracked, and the force exerted by Mousse on the navy blue sword suddenly increased, but it could only rise a few centimeters higher before it could no longer move forward.

Suddenly sensing danger, Mousse made a cracking sound on his neck and instantly turned his head to the side. The translucent air channel extended smoothly and directly blew the trunk of a tree behind him into pieces. In a tacit understanding, Mousse snorted at this time, and Cassia withdrew the power on the sword at the same time.

Mousse pulled back about ten meters, and the shock on the navy blue sword disappeared at the same time. He looked forward. Cassia pushed aside the tree that was pressing on him and walked out in a few steps. Focusing on the arms with torn clothes, Mousse saw that there was no trace of skin cracking, and then waved her hand.

"Your mask is quite novel." Mousse stared at the simple mask made directly from tree bark and flexible vines, squinting his eyes slightly, "Do we know each other?"

Cassia shook her head: "I don't know you, but from the family information, I do know some information about you. I didn't expect that this would be your supervision area." The words seemed very calm, Cassia put away the second generation holy sword, " You know that people like us always use whatever is available wherever we go. The most important weapon is ourselves." He pointed to the mask on his face, "I don't think we will meet again in the future. This The time and place are not so suitable. Although all of this was caused by us."

"So, can we talk now?" Cassia made a gesture of invitation. The falling sunlight was extremely dazzling, and the shadows created by the mask covered his eyes.

"That team seems to be very important to you, but this bargaining chip doesn't seem to be enough." Mousse said, "I want to know your purpose?"

"Purpose?" Cassia sighed, with an indifferent tone, "As for the purpose, you have already guessed it since the early morning wildfire. There are far more than one team like ours, and some may have already entered We are deep in the mountains. We are waiting for orders to prepare for action." Looking like he was thinking, Cassia was indeed thinking, "Our luck doesn't seem to be very good. The ambush team exposed its traces and could have continued deeper. , but for some reasons, I gave up. As for what happened next..."

There was no words spoken here. Cassia looked at Mousse. The silvery gray on his skin had faded and returned to normal. Cassia continued her words: "I don't think anyone can benefit from being involved in such a big incident. In short, for me, I don't want to really block my life until the last time. If the wind direction at the top changes, or It means that your goal, that is, if Cassia suddenly appears elsewhere, what we do will immediately lose its effect. This is my idea. Everyone has consciousness, but I think this consciousness should be used in the right way. It’s an important place.”

The confusion on Mousse's face did not disappear. He looked at Cassia in front of him for a long time, and after writing down all his characteristics, he turned and walked towards several adjutants: "The team on the encirclement will stay where it is and continue to gather when evening comes. I I think these few hours are enough."

"I hope it's as you said, and there won't be a chance to see you again. I don't like surgical development projects in the sonic field!" Mousse tilted his head as if to praise this ability, but also because of the past. experience to vent some pent-up anger. This kind of thing is not important, he just thinks that he has figured out the approximate strength range of the opponent.

Cassia watched Mousse disappear behind the tree trunks, with a smile on her lips under the bark mask. The time spent in the small country was not without rewards. To be precise, it was after meeting Miss Tavel and joining the organization that Cassia discovered another talent of hers.

"The next step is to wait for Isa and the others to meet up." Cassia concealed her aura and waited until the airship returned before heading towards the encirclement again.