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Chapter 204: Helping the Team
Chapter 204: Helping the Team
Loka’s face was filled with shock: "That woman is so strong! She can actually fight Bargs to this extent."
Hehe.
Luo De held the pendant and sent the other wild monsters back: "Summon, Feihong Imprint Tree Monster!"
"Hey, what are you doing?"
"Helping the team, this is a team match, didn't you forget?" Luo De pointed at Erza, "Ember's Crown!"
Around Erza, red light flowed, complementing the blue light patterns that were already there.
Luo De felt the rate of magic loss and recovery, feeling like he was solving a math problem about filling and draining water for elementary school.
After a simple calculation, Luo De was somewhat moved. It wasn't easy, but he could finally incorporate this big guy into regular battles, rather than just using him as a burst skill!
No, that's not entirely accurate. It could barely be considered regular battle usage.
Luo De pointed at Bargs: "Take him down!"
The tree monster sprinted forward, its speed clearly faster than the magic golem.
Bargs noticed the commotion and was surprised: "Loka?"
Loka raised a hand shamelessly: "Bro, I lost."
Bargs found it hard to believe. Loka was no pushover; otherwise, the guild master wouldn't have assigned him as his assistant.
He was actually defeated so quickly?
"You'd better be more careful, or Luo De will give you a surprise." Erza felt the swelling on her shoulder rapidly fading, and another longsword appeared in her right hand. She swung both swords at Bargs again.
"Surprise? You mean that big guy?" Bargs dodged left and right, avoiding Erza's slashes.
The tree monster was already in front of him, its claw slicing through the air with a strong wind—covering a large area was one of the best ways to counter good agility.
"Something like this... Drunken Chop!"
Bargs’s right palm seemed to glow with magic, striking heavily on the tree monster’s palm.
Pang!
A thunderous thud echoed, and the ground seemed to tremble slightly.
"What?" Bargs's purple arm guard shattered, and he was pushed back several steps, his right arm trembling.
He felt the stinging pain in his arm: "This kind of power... What is it?"
"Roar~" The tree monster growled, its palm bursting, sending countless wood chips flying. Its left front limb looked like a tree that had been heavily struck.
The tree monster, while having slightly weaker defense than the magic golem, had much higher speed and attack power.
"Admit defeat, Bargs!" Erza's dual swords swung down from above.
"Not yet!" Bargs raised both palms, gathering magic in his palms, intending to use his bare hands against the blades.
Pang!
The sword blades struck his palms, producing a dull thud. The ground under Bargs's feet cracked, indicating the force of the blow.
Bargs was about to comment that Erza’s flying armor, while fast, lacked sufficient power.
But at that moment, the red light on Erza's body had already attached to the sword blades like flames.
Bargs's hands felt a similar stinging pain as before.
Immediately, his left arm guard also burst, and the injury to his right arm worsened, making it difficult to resist Erza's attacks.
The sword blades stopped at Bargs's nose tip.
Bargs closed his eyes and then laughed, sitting down on the ground: "Haha, I lost."
Erza returned to her normal attire and smiled: "It wasn't me who won, we won."
Bargs found his wine gourd, his arm still trembling slightly as he drank: "This is troublesome. I'll be scolded by the old man when I get back."
Luo De walked over and pointed at Bargs before sending the tree monster back: "Ember's Crown."
Bargs felt the discomfort in his arm slowly fading: "What was that magic called again?"
"Never mind."
Baggs, unable to recall, said to Erza, "You have an excellent partner."
Erza smiled, "I think so too."
"Thank you." Luo De tried to manage his expression, laughing, "A few more compliments won't hurt."
Loka followed over, rubbing his swollen face, and complained, "Why don't you heal me too?"
"Sorry, this magic can only be used on two people in a short time," Luo De said, "He looks more seriously injured."
"Alright, Loka. Since the match is over, let's go back," Baggs said, "Looking forward to our next encounter."
Luo De said, "Usually, shouldn't the losers stay and follow our orders to help us complete the mission?"
"Ah?" Baggs wasn't sure if he was truly drunk, "As a punishment for losing, that's not impossible... But, do you really want us to interfere with your mission?"
From a personal standpoint, Luo De thought having an S-rank mage wouldn't be bad, but considering the guild's perspective, it was better to handle it with their own people.
Erza felt the same way, "We'll see each other again someday."
Eliminating an interference factor by fighting should be a good thing for completing the mission.
It was all the guild master's fault for causing trouble. Luo De decided to team up with Mira to get back at him, perhaps by adding some chili oil to his wine.
Baggs and Loka took their leave.
Erza and Luo De rested on the spot for a moment before resuming their search for clues.
After a few steps, Luo De suddenly slapped his thigh, "Crap, I forgot to ask for compensation!"
"Compensation?"
"Yeah, your Flying Armor's shoulder plate and the two Ten Wheel Swords were damaged, right?" Luo De said, "Is the mission reward enough to repair your armor and replace your weapons?"
"The repair cost isn't that high," Erza calculated, "Today's damage should cost around a few ten thousand J."
"That's not expensive..." Luo De realized he was getting a bit carried away. His part-time job paid 120,000 J a month, and now he thought a few ten thousand J for repairing armor and weapons was cheap.
Erza's Knight Magic wasn't something just anyone could afford, and receiving magic was quite good.
The rich rely on technology, while the poor rely on mutations.
The sun gradually set, making the weather colder, and a thin layer of mist began to form on the ground.
Slowly, the mist grew thicker, obscuring their vision.
"Rod." Erza gave a warning.
"Right." Luo De nodded in understanding.
This mist was unusual. There was a faint, almost imperceptible gaze piercing through the thick fog, watching them.
Luo De and Erza stayed close together, one on the left and one on the right, alert for any potential attacks.
He summoned two River Crabs, which followed about three meters behind, further than that and they would be completely out of sight.
The Sharp Beak Birds scattered at the limits of the River Crabs' vision, forced to rely on physical reconnaissance and alertness due to the limited visibility.
Suddenly, two red lights appeared in the thick fog, and one of the Sharp Beak Birds let out a mournful cry before disappearing.
Erza immediately rushed over, but the attacker had already vanished.
"Feather Storm!"
Luo De commanded the Sharp Beak Birds to scatter feather daggers around, but they didn't get the desired feedback, only hearing the slight sound of feathers piercing the ground.
"Chirp~" Another Sharp Beak Bird let out a mournful cry and disappeared. Luo De, using the River Crabs' vision, only saw a black shadow flash by.
"Humanoid, with the outline of armor," Luo De relayed the information he gathered in a short time.
(End of Chapter)
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