Lita could already analyze some things. Based on what Ke Xia Er had just said, the other party knew that she had successfully escaped from the Wild Hunt, and probably also knew that she would stop nearby tonight, so this trip was specifically to find her.
Choosing to act after nightfall not only concealed her figure with the darkness, but also allowed her to locate herself by the campfire she had lit, killing two birds with one stone. However, after her sure-kill strike failed to achieve its goal, she had adopted a more conservative fighting style, continuously probing her opponent’s strength to find her weaknesses.
There was nothing wrong with this in itself. In fact, there was nothing wrong at all. In a fair and open duel, this would be the correct choice. But there was no fair and open duel here.
If she could kill the Wild Hunt in that way, dealing with a Death Knight might not be impossible. After all, the undead are not humans; the connection between soul and body is not that close, and the Dream Demon’s ability to directly impact the spirit could be said to be their natural enemy.
Catching the greatsword swung by Ke Xia Er, Lita’s wings suddenly extended from her back and slammed toward Ke Xia Er’s face. Taking advantage of Ke Xia Er’s defensive stance, Lita no longer hid. The Succubus Claw suddenly appeared, launching a series of fierce attacks at Ke Xia Er. The sudden increase in offensive power indeed made Ke Xia Er struggle to respond.
These were not killing moves. Her sure-kill strike was this—the Loving Tail wrapped in a faint pink light, like a spear, stabbed toward Ke Xia Er’s chest, as if about to pierce through Ke Xia Er’s body.
As expected, Ke Xia Er swung her sword to block, but Lita’s tail abruptly retracted. The pink halo wrapped around it, however, changed direction and shot out, hitting Ke Xia Er’s head with even greater speed and precision.
Hit!
If she had only used the tail for a thrust, its physical attack power would be terribly weak. Probably any Ranger could easily block it. Lita wouldn’t really smash her own sensitive point against hard armor. But the essence of this attack was not physical; it was a mental magic attack that Dream Demons were good at, and it was a concentrated assault focusing the attack on a single point.
The Spirit Shock from the Night Commander or Night Lord earlier had been large-area attacks. One cost a life, the other relied on brute force, but their actual effects were mediocre. Concentrating them on a single point, however, made both speed and destructive power terrifyingly strong. But this was not some invisible and intangible attack from a fantasy novel. Mental magic is still magic, and as long as it is magic, it can be traced. In essence, her attack effect was no different from throwing a fireball. It could be dodged or blocked, but its destructive power and effect were much stronger than an ordinary fireball.
Ah, having said so much, since Ke Xia Er had been hit in the head by her, this battle should be over.
“Haa…”
Ke Xia Er let out a long breath of cold air, her entire body still in a backward-leaning posture from being hit. No, if she had been hit by her Spirit Shock, the effect shouldn’t be like this. Dying or losing consciousness directly from severe damage to the soul would be normal. Even if the effect were weaker, she should feel mental dispersion or a splitting headache.
Ke Xia Er only clenched her teeth. The expression on her face was serious, but she didn’t look like she had been hit. At the tip of her pink spear, Lita saw a bit of gold that she was extremely familiar with.
And that bit of gold was spreading, like a flame burning ice and snow, causing her attack to melt away like ice and snow. Then, that faint golden light flickered once.
‘Have to dodge!’
Lita twisted her body abruptly, but the golden rays that shot out still grazed past her disheveled silver hair. Several strands of silver hair, like snowflakes, scattered in the air.
“Haa… haa…”
“Huff… huff…”
The two separated, both panting, still shaken by the extremely dangerous exchange.
“I never heard of when a Dream Demon could become a Crest Knight.” Ke Xia Er covered her eyes with one hand, gritting her teeth so hard they made a creaking sound. Lita’s attack had hit, though the effect was far less than Lita had imagined, but it was not without effect.
And the way Ke Xia Er had resisted her attack was not unfamiliar to Lita.
“I never heard of when an Alien Ghost could use the power of the Crest.”
What was going on? Although what happened between her and Lady Cecilia was just an accident—Cecilia, on the verge of death, had gambled everything and chosen to entrust the power of the Crest to her—but what about this? The other party was clearly not on humanity’s side. Leading the Alien Ghosts to attack the Great Wall, trying to assassinate her and even Brandon, the Guardian of the Northlands, who on earth would hand over the Golden Holy Blood to an Alien Ghost?
No matter the reason, doing such a thing was undoubtedly betraying the Empire, no, betraying all of humanity.
Aierteer, did you already know that such a thing existed on the Everfrost Wasteland? If that really was the case, then to deal with an enemy of this level, she had indeed been entrusted with a heavy responsibility.
Among all the enemies, no, all the opponents Lita had faced, except for Aierteer herself, there was probably none that could compare to this Death Knight. Of course, this was excluding Waerfeisi. Besides that, neither Xingxian nor Brownie exerted such pressure. Only Lita herself knew how dangerous it was to simultaneously control two completely different powers.
“Lita! You are…”
Cecilia’s voice sounded behind Lita. Although it was a bit far, it still clearly reached Lita’s ears.
‘Damn it. Her current biggest weakness was Cecilia. If she weren’t here, she could go all out, though even then she might not be able to defeat Ke Xia Er. But protecting Cecilia while fighting Ke Xia Er would surely lead to defeat. After all, Ke Xia Er’s goal this trip was to kill her. For an assassin, such a good opportunity could never be given up.’
“Lady Cecilia! Don’t come over!” Lita retreated sharply, using her body to block Cecilia.
However, Ke Xia Er didn’t move at all. Was she not seizing the opportunity? No, Ke Xia Er simply had no intention of moving. She was looking at her with those burning eyes, but made no move.
At this moment, Cecilia also noticed Ke Xia Er’s presence. Even if she had only heard descriptions of Ke Xia Er in battle reports before, she immediately recognized the other party’s identity now. Such a powerful enemy had already come this close. The sudden sense of crisis made Cecilia forget all the words she originally wanted to say.
‘What was going on now!’ Lita felt her heartbeat so fast it caused a stabbing pain, but she dared not relax for a moment. Yet Ke Xia Er just stood there, making no move at all, just staring in her direction.
Maybe she was looking at Cecilia behind her. But to Lita, it made no difference. If the other party moved, she had to react immediately. Considering that the opponent was an assassin, she had to be extra cautious.
“Alright, Ke Xia Er.”
A light voice came from the darkness. Even with Darkvision, Lita could not locate the source of that voice. But she didn’t need to find it; the source of the voice appeared on its own.
Blue Ice Flames ignited in the sky. One wisp, then another, appearing in the air like summer specters. The Ice Flames floated slowly, intertwining into an extremely complex shape. Lita couldn’t understand it, but vaguely felt that the shape looked a bit familiar. Yes, it was somewhat similar to what she had seen underground in Solus City, but there were also many differences.
Judging solely from those lines, the effect of this Magic Circle should be only one: Teleportation.
The burning Magic Circle was consumed, leaving only a huge void. A young girl in a robe slowly stepped out of the burning void. The girl’s height was not tall, probably about the same as Cecilia. Her faded long hair, reaching her ankles, hung naturally. Most of her pale skin was covered by the gorgeous robe, leaving only her eyes, which also burned with Ice Flames, and a face that made Lita freeze slightly when she saw it.