"AHHH!!! DON'T GIVE ME THIS TYPE OF TOY TANK! PLEASEEEE! I'll give you all of the treasure that is in my vault! At least give me something that is a little stronger..."
Before the Devil finished his wailing, Baiyi cut him off by saying, "RELAX! This prototype could still be considered as a prototype of a luxurious early model not some cheap, mass produced tank..." Before the Devil could refute, Baiyi shut the tank hatch over him.
He continued to put the Archmage in a
Don't you worry about it. I'll deal with him, Baiyi reassured with confidence. Then, he resumed his task to place the Voidwalkers one after another into a wide range of tanks. Soon after, a great war of tank unfolded at the plains. But in truth, only a few players like the Devil, the Thane and the Lich were playing from the very beginning. The rest of them, like the Archmage, were actually enjoying the privileges of a premium user.
"MUAHAHAHAHAHA! I'LL CRUSH YOU TO DEATH! BAHAHAHAHAHA! TAKE THAT BULLET!" Well, it seemed like the Archmage was pretty fond of the game.
Baiyi pulled himself back to reality as soon as he made sure that everyone had settled down. Looking backward discreetly, he was sure that there was a little 'mouse' sneaking around behind him. The man with no sense of strength at all was probably one of the attendants from the arena who was in disguise... Ever since Baiyi walked out of the arena, he had already noticed the presence of that 'mouse' whose tracking skill was full of all kinds of flaws. Let alone a powerful being such as Baiyi, even a blind person could probably see through him! The man was totally unprofessional!
However, he had not really done anything else other than just tracking Baiyi. When he noticed that Baiyi had turned to look at him, he even flashed an awkward and apologetic smile...
If it wasn't for the fact that Baiyi wanted to find out who was the real culprit pulling the strings from behind the scene, he would have gotten rid of the attendant a long time ago. But since the mastermind had not shown himself yet, he decided against scaring the 'mouse' off and openly walked on the street. After a while, he decided to lead this man into a deserted corner of the city. That place was one of the ruins that was the result of the Southlands Unification War. Along with the decline in population, that place was slowly forgotten and became uncared for. Ultimately, it was the ideal place for murders and illegal deals.
The moment Baiyi entered the ruins of a dilapidated building, the 'mouse' who was following him just a moment ago quietly vanished. It seemed like the mastermind had decided to show himself at last. While waiting for him to appear, Baiyi glanced inwardly to casually watch the progress of the tanks war. It turned out that only a few players were still playing. The Blacksmith, the Apprentice, the Assassin and a few others were trying to fend off the powerful attack from the Archmage. Since the game was almost over now, he gathered most of his mind strength back to himself to prepare for the incoming guest.
Looking up at the sky, he realized that it was already afternoon. Only a short time left before Mia was finished with her classes. She would probably get worried if she can't find me, wouldn't she? So, Baiyi decided to speed things up and promptly kicked a piece of tile at the dark shadow near one of the rubble.
Out of nowhere, a big and dark hand appeared from the shadow and firmly gripped the tile. A frivolous voice could be heard after that, "See! I told you he had noticed us!" As he said that, the black Soul Armature stepped into the sunlight from the shadow. The magical runes that could be seen faintly on his armour was shining dazzlingly.
Then, a female knight who was dressed sexily could be seen next. Be it her flawless features, the delicate skin of her chest or even the long pair of legs that was clad in black stockings, the idle Voidwalkers who were already eliminated from the game could not help but exclaimed in wonder.
What a great beauty! Undine's beauty prompted all of the Voidwalkers to sigh in admiraton. Mia-chan or that little girl whom they saw by the lake whose name was probably Tisdale could not even be compared to her. At most, they could only be considered as a cutie compared to this woman in front who possessed both a youthful appearance and a mature charm. Only she was worthy to be called a great beauty!
"PHEEEWIT! Wow, she's really gorgeous! I haven't seen such level of beauty for a long time now!"
"Sigh.... Not only is she beautiful, she knows how to dress up too! Seductive but not gaudy. And the amount of skin she's showing is just perfect as well! She really knows how to show off the most beautiful part of a female body! Won't you look at that elegant design of that dress! Sir Hope, are you sure you don't intend to get one for Mia-chan as well?"
OVER. MY. DEAD. BODY! How inappropriate for a young girl to dress up like that! As long as I'm still breathing, I will NEVER let anybody dress Mia in that! The academy uniform is the farthest extent I would allow!
"Gee! Alright, alright! What a classic speech from a typical old-fashioned dad! This is obviously the latest trend this year! Haven't we seen quite a few female students wearing something like that in the academy? I don't see anything wrong with it!"
"Erm... that aside, I really do find this beautiful knight a little bit familiar. When I think about it, I find her to be quite similar to the characters illustrated by the Japanese manga artist,
OI! OI! OI! Don't you think you are being impolite over here? How can you compare her to some 18SX drawings? How vulgar can you be? And by the way, please come back to the reality alright?! Is this the appropriate time to discuss such a topic?
"What a joke! They are only two mere Legendary Level little fellows. Could it be that you are worried that they might take you down now?" Obviously, the Voidwalkers' confidence was much higher than Baiyi's.
As they continued to take their hentai topic to a higher level, the charming Undine glared at her own Soul Armature. Actually, her original plan was to show herself earlier to Baiyi and then find a quiet place to carry out their discussion. However, she was forcefully dragged out by her Soul Armature to such a ghastly place. Sigh... Fine then! At least it's quiet here…
"The reason why we want to talk to you is..." As Undine was speaking, a hand was raised by her own Soul Armature, interrupting her speech. The black Soul Armature moved forward and pushed Undine behind. Half-jokingly, he said, "Let me talk to him instead. We men have our own way of communication."
Letting out a snort, Baiyi disguised his voice before he spoke, "I have no interest in whatever things that you're about to say. I just wanted to find out who was following me."
In the face of such a frigid attitude, the black Soul Armature suddenly burst out with laughter. Then, he threw a standard military-style sword that was in his hand all along to Baiyi's feet. He then said in a frivolous tone, "Oh ~ Who's gonna say anything to you? I just wanna have a battle with you!"
Having said that, a black sword that was as long as the previous one appeared out of God-knows-where. Lifting it high above his head, he stamped his feet on the ground all of a sudden, stirring dusts all over the place. With no prior warning, he charged towards Baiyi.
"YOU! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Undine exclaimed in great shock. She had never thought that her own Soul Armature would recklessly start a battle without telling her. Was this the so-called communication between men?
"Interesting." Looking at the opponent who was charging at him, Baiyi's feet jerked forward and kicked at the long sword on the ground. At once, the sword seemed to be under the control of some invisible string and promptly whirled its way towards Baiyi's chest. He seamlessly grabbed the hilt with one hand while the other hand grabbed the sword ridge as he raised the weapon up to block at the critical moment when his opponent was slashing his sword down towards him.
CLANG! A crisp sound could be heard reverberating in the air. The collision between the two men caused a circle of strange distortion in the air. An invisible ripple rapidly spread out from their surrounding. The ground where both of them were standing at was hit with an impact that sent all the tiles and debris on the ground flying and crashing into the surrounding walls. A series of sound from the tiles breaking could be heard resonating in an echo.
Baiyi was pushed backward for quite a distance from his opponent's force. His feet dragged through the ground, leaving a long skid mark on the dust. Even though he had already used both his hands to defend and infused Chi Prowess into his weapon at the same time to create paths that transfered the force from the blow to the ground, he still could not fully withstand the fierce blow from a Legendary Level being. It was the strongest attack that he had met with since he was summoned to this world. The few rattans that formed his arms were also broken into several parts.
Baiyi's strength was limited to a mere Intermediate Level after all. Adding to the clumsy and inept body that he possessed, be it the strength or the Chi Prowess between them, he was far, far, far behind a Legendary Level being. The four levels of differences in the their level was beyond the limits of what his skills could withstand.
Even for the Voidwalkers, to fight with a Legendary Level with an Intermediate Level body was not an easy task at all.
However, Baiyi who was at a disadvantage seemed to not realize the huge gap between the two of them. Not only did he felt no distress, he even exclaimed with excitement, "Now that's what I'm talking about!"
After going through half a day of boring performances, this opponent who showed up out of nowhere was exactly what Baiyi needed to stretch his muscles out a little bit. Even the Voidwalkers could feel the fire burning in his body and they cheered out loud, "YES! Take him down! Get rid of this stupid reckless bloke! Don't let him block our view of that great beauty!
Only the Archmage who just won the War of Tanks warned, "Be careful! After all, he's a Legendary Level being."
While they were talking, Baiyi used his Mana to reattach the rattans on his arms. Once again, he held his sword in front of him. He did not want to have a talk with his opponent but instead, he just wanted to have a real good fight.
Even though the strength that he currently possessed was only at the Intermediate Level, it did not mean that he only had Intermediate Level combat powers!
That black Soul Armature who had shown no mercy obviously did not expect that the skinny body of Sven the Rogue Knight could withstand his full blow. The power that he could sense from him was undoubtedly only at the Intermediate Level. It meant that he really was at the Intermediate Level because of his own innate capabilities and that he did not bypass the ranking assessment.
So how is it possible for a mere Intermediate Level fighter to still be standing after that blow? And look at that posture! He's ready to continue fighting! Do all these dragon knights native to Gouve have some secret techniques to hide their real strength? The black Soul Armature was completely baffled. Ahhhhh whatever! I'll just defeat him first! Then, he continued telling Baiyi proudly, "HAHAHAHAHA! You can still stand up straight? Seems like I have underestimated your strength! I guess the previous matches on the arena just now did not leave you satisfied, am I right? Well then, shall we continue?"
Having said that, he raised the black long sword up again, his body emitting a light green glow. It was the Chi Shield of a fighter. It looked like he was finally getting serious now.
Undine who had previously intended to stop the battle temporarily dismissed the idea after watching Baiyi's performance. That Sven the Rogue Knight was way stronger than she had expected. Since things had progressed to this stage, she had no worries that he would be mistakenly killed by her own Soul Armature. We might as well just defeat him. This way, my plan to persuade him later would be conducted much easily.
As long as that proud dragon knight was defeated, she could appease him gently and offer him resources that could further enhance his strength. With the help of my beauty as well, won't this be like killing two birds with one stone then? Undine who was born in a business family had such wishful thinking in her mind.
Unfortunately, her wishes were doomed to never come to fruition. At that time, Baiyi who was once again engaged in battle with the black Soul Armature was not as rigid as he was before. Instead, shrewdly using the thickness and the lack of agility of his opponent's armour, Baiyi nimbly avoid the attacks again and again while he was constantly on the look out for an opportunity to counterattack.
However, the quality of his opponent's armour was a little too high. The runes that was covering the armour helped boost the agility of his opponent. Even if the black Soul Armature was slower than Baiyi, he was only a mere second slower. After all, the militia's armour that he was wearing was inadequate when it comes to strength, slowing down the speed that he originally possessed. Such a small speed gap was barely enough for Baiyi to escape the attack from his opponent. As for offense, he would need to wait for his opportunity before he could finally strike.
The situation at once turned into a stalemate. Even though Baiyi managed to stay away from the heavy slashing of his opponent, the opportunity for him to counterattack had not presented itself yet. It was apparent that his opponent was rich with combat experience. He did not randomly just wave and slash his swords around, instead, every tactic that he used was well-thought-out and smooth, leaving absolutely zero chance for Baiyi to attack. From time to time, he even used a few sinister tactics with the intention to trick Baiyi and lure him in for an attack. But of course, such a trick would not be able to easily fool the experienced Baiyi.
At once, the ruins around the two of them was re-dismantled by the black Soul Armature. Broken tiles and a variety of trashes scattered everywhere and fell all over the place. He tried to use the distraction to interfere with Baiyi's movements but it was apparent that such tricks were useless. In truth, with the power that the two of them possessed, one could even say that the destruction of the surrounding area was considered minimal and quite negligible.
The longer the battle between the two men dragged out, the better the impression of Sven the Rogue Knight that was formed in Undine's heart. Even if he was forced to a tight corner right now and was fully defeated, considering the fact that he was facing a Legendary Level Soul Armature and could still last that long was absolutely commendable!
From the performance of Sven the Rogue Knight, Undine could clearly see all his good traits. The extraordinary strength, indomitable willpower and the abundance of endurance that he possessed. Coupled with his rich combat experience and the Draconian Aura technique that could fend off most wild beasts, he was simply the ideal candidate!
If one were to take into account the mysterious qualities that the black cloack gave him as well as the heartfelt story behind this knight who left his everything behind and came far away from Gouve to Isythre, Undine had to admit that she would fall for that guy if she had still been a little girl. As for now, if the person under that cloak was a handsome man, even if there was still plenty of room for his strength to grow, if he was willing to serve the Dole family sincerely then she was not opposed to the future development between the two of them...
At that time, Baiyi who was doing his best out there was not aware that the beautiful knight by their side had started to develop a liking to him that stemmed from curiosity. All he noticed was the long battle that had been dragged out for quite some time and the lack of opening from his opponent that he had been hoping for. The speed of his opponent did not seem to be getting any slower. After all, he was a Soul Armature, there was no such thing as physical exhaustion at all.
That was exactly why the black Soul Armature had faith in himself. No matter how powerful his opponent was, he strongly believed that the opponent would eventually collapse due to physical exhaustion as long as he was a human. Even though that person in front of him seemed to be still full of vigor, he did not even once thought that he could possibly be a Soul Armature.
That person possessed high agility and flexibility. On top of that, there was no indication that he was a Soul Armature. The team of Soul Armature and its practitioner who had such a long range of distance would definitely have a higher innate capabilities. The most critical part was, why would a Soul Armature want to join an arena? Was he out of his mind?! Due to those reasons, the black Soul Armature automatically ruled out the possibility of Baiyi being a Soul Armature. As he was patiently waiting for his opponent's strength to decline, the black Soul Armature asked excitedly, "You are a dragon knight right? Where's your dragon? Did he get eaten by you?"
Baiyi was taken aback for a moment. Eh? This guy seemed to have some sort of misunderstanding! Does he really think that I'm a Taoist from the Quanzhen Taoism? Well, I guess this turns out pretty good for me...
The words of the black Soul Armature did not throw Baiyi off balance but it actually gave him a solution to get out of the situation. Just a moment before, Baiyi was still worried, trying to have a discussion with the Voidwalkers about the matter. It was just that those fellows were all arguing at the same time, giving him a headache with their clashing opinions and yet they still could not come up with any solution that would allow him to turn the situation around without revealing his identity.
Now that the opponent had presented him with that identity, he might as well use it to his own benefit. So, just like that, Sven the Rogue Knight transformed into Sven the Dragon Knight. In the blink of an eye, he casted a few Buffing Spells on himself. The speed was so fast that the black Soul Armature could not even see the Magical Runes that lighted up on his body.
"How did you..." When the Black Soul Armature was about to say somehting, he could feel Baiyi's agility rapidly increase suddenly. He was basically a blur of shadow soaring through the air. Without any warning, Baiyi appeared behind him and rammed his sword towards him. The speed was so fast that it did not give him any room to react. His waist was instantly hit by a huge force and he tumbled forward rolling until he crashed into a wall.
It wasn't just the speed of the opponent that had increased, his strength had also suddenly soared to the point that he could break his Chi Shield? With an incredulous look, he looked down at the scratch made by Baiyi on his waist and asked in astonished tone, "What... What did you just do?"
Of course, Baiyi had no obligation to answer his question at all. Instead, he picked up his long sword and charged towards the black Soul Armature once again. It's my turn for pay back now, isn't it?
Only Undine could vaguely see the instant burst of magical light. She could somehow guess the kind of spells that Baiyi had casted on himself. It did not come as a surprise to her that Baiyi could release Mana. Since dragon knights usually needed to cooperate with the dragons duringvcombat, they would usually be able to roughly cast some simple magic spells.
But the thing that puzzled her the most was the speed that he used to cast the spell. Not only were the runes completely unable to be seen, she was not able to hear the incantation as well. Which part of that was 'roughly casting some simple magic spells', ah? Even a real sorcerer would not be as fast as that!
Why are you so skilled? How long have you been practicing magic? Or is it that you are simply a sorcerer cum dragon knight who had learnt some physical combat skills? Are those buffs that you just casted on yourself some kind of basic spells that would increase your speed?
Strictly speaking, Baiyi only casted two basic Buffing Spells to enhance his energy and speed. However, those two spells had been upgraded over and over again by the group of people who were too bored in the Void and now it was at version 6.30. The effect was way stronger, it lasted a lot longer as well and the incantation was way quicker. Compared to the two Level 5 Buffing Spells, The Brutalizer and The Wind Benediction, the only difference was probably just the acousto-optical effect.
So, it was not impossible for the black Soul Armature to be beaten to pulp at all.
But then again, isn't this fellow a little too tough? Baiyi had slashed towards this black-colored guy for quite some time now. Every slash of his was incorporated with the Sacred Knight's technique, the Broken Chi Technique, to break apart his Chi Shield first before using the Broken Sword Technique to aim for his body. However, even with the use of the high-speed vibration technique, the most Baiyi could inflict was just some superficial scratches on his body. Why did the Chi Prowess get absorbed by the armor everytime the sword touched it? I have obviously slashed him quite a lot of times but why does he still remain unharmed? Other than just looking like a mess.
Wait a minute! Don't tell me that this all-black guy was created by pure black gold that can absorb all types of energy? NO SHIT! THERE REALLY ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO USE THIS EXTREMELY RARE AND PRICELESS ELEMENT TO CREATE A FULL ARMOUR? Baiyi could not believe his eyes at all.
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