Chapter 22
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How did I encounter her? I couldn't sense any trace of Elena nearby. Has my contract with Elena truly been broken? But I can still feel the presence of the contract. How did Marutan manage to do this? I hate this feeling so much.
The crimson and golden armor appeared incredibly mysterious under the moonlight.
"Elena must have come for those few Angels. Qin Yang, you..." Nana started to say, but then turned her head and saw my vacant expression. Helplessly, she said, "You should just go first. Judging by your current state, you won't even think about fighting Elena later!" Nana drew out her long sword, keeping a wary eye on Elena in the distance!
Elena stood on one of the shield-like structures, along with five cone-shaped objects emitting golden light. She swiftly sped forward, while the other shield emitted a dazzling bright magic, carrying a forceful impact as it jumped up and delivered a heavy punch.
"Get out of here!" Nana forcefully pushed me away and quickly jumped in the opposite direction!
"Wow? A new vehicle, just got it for half a day!"
In one strike, Elena shattered the power system of the motorcycle, causing the blue liquid to flow out from the attacked magic crystal inside. It was rendered useless.
"Crack!"
Elena pulled out the shield, the one she had just stepped on, and brought it back to her side. Raising her right hand, the golden cone-shaped object disappeared in an instant, and the next second it appeared in the dark alleyway. Those five cone-shaped objects had a peculiar appearance up close, and no one knew what special effects Elena had given them. Anything she created with her hand could potentially be an artifact with such headache-inducing abilities.
The five cone-shaped objects appeared in five different positions around Nofice. Suddenly they opened up, extending ten centimeters, and shot out compressed magic cannons from their fixed positions!
Nofice spread his eighteen wings, rotating to avoid the cone-shaped objects that followed closely behind. The attacks of the cone-shaped objects were too unpredictable, disappearing and reappearing suddenly. At times they emitted magic cannons, and at others they used their sharp heads like a drilling machine, continuously striking Nofice's body. Feathers were falling from Nofice's body, almost pierced into pieces by those attacks.
"The Valkyrie is here, old man, we need to retreat!" The four-winged Angel who had been calling the old man the entire time saw Nofice leave. The Magic formation beneath their feet that had been draining their stamina disappeared, bringing them immense joy. At the same time, they saw the unpredictable cone-shaped objects moving through the air and became even more confident in escaping from this fearsome and awe-inspiring eighteen-winged Angel.
"Old man, hurry!"
The five Angels singing hymns scattered and fled frantically. Nofice instantly noticed their actions. His staff spun, and another magic formation appeared in the sky. Five iron chains burst out from the center of the formation. The younger Angels were fast and managed to escape, but the movements of the old Angel were slow and he got caught.
"Old man!" Although the four-winged Angel named Zuomo Jia managed to escape the range of the iron chains, he stopped at the outskirts and looked at the old man, who was captured by the chains, hesitating.
"Don't come back, Zuomo Jia, go quickly!" The old man spread his wings wide, struggling with all his might! The iron chains made cracking sounds.
Zuomo Jia looked at the old man, his fists clenched almost to the point of shattering!
"Let's go, Zuomo Jia!" Another four-winged Angel forcefully grabbed Zuomo Jia's arms and brought him away.
Nofice was enveloped by a fully enclosed circular Magic formation. The cone-shaped objects were randomly scattered and attacked the circular Magic formation, but it remained solid and immovable for the time being.
"You traitor, Elena!" Nana's black shield clashed against Elena's two shields, as she unhesitatingly dropped those words.
"I have never betrayed anyone. I am only loyal to Saint Dragon." Elena's shield was so hard that it could easily shatter any weapon that attacked it, while Nana's black shield was worn and had no cracks at all.
"You don't remember, Elena Brandt, you belong to Qin Yang! Loyalty should be to him." Elena frowned at the mention of Qin Yang's name and kicked the black shield, creating distance between her and Nana.
In just a few moves, Nana made a Mandala flower bloom on the blade of her longsword using Pluto's secret magic. The black shield disappeared as Nana held the sword with both hands, the magic on the blade spreading and a strong killing intent emanating from her.
"Death Flash Blade!" Nana's figure disappeared. She didn't use spatial magic, but her speed was so fast that it seemed like teleportation. Death Flash Blade consisted of thirty-eight strikes, each one doubling in magical power. Nana dared not use her dragon spirit contract recklessly, fearing that the magic power wouldn't keep up with the last few strikes.
Elena closed her eyes as two shields floated around her. Every spot they floated over was where Nana had attacked. No matter how fast Nana was, she only had a longsword. Elena's two shields could easily catch up to her rhythm.
For the first thirty-seven strikes, Nana hit the triangular shield. But on the final strike, Nana went all out and aimed for Elena's heart.
"Ugh!" A sharp cone pierced through Nana's right ribs, and her blood shimmered with golden light, swirling around Elena.
The remaining four cones appeared simultaneously, with the clear intention of piercing Nana's magic barrier and attacking her body once again.
Suddenly, all the cones turned around and charged towards Elena.
Elena promptly stopped the cones and cast a disgusted gaze at me, who was supporting Nana.
"It's you again, still not dead."
"Elena, do you really not remember me? I... Qin Yang!"
"Don't ask me that question again!" Elena's temper flared up, and she said, "I won't allow you to call me by my name directly anymore."
"Then what should I call you?"
"My title - Ice Wheel Valkyrie!" Under the moonlight, five cones formed a wheel of light made of the magic element of light.
Elena's cones were that type of space magic that moved unpredictably, making it extremely difficult to anticipate their positions and intervene.
"She... her abilities are god-like. If... if, Qin Yang, as the Saint Dragon, you don't have the heart to fight, then she will never show mercy to you." Nana covered her bleeding wound with her right hand, and I tried to heal her with the Flame of Punishment.
"The wound is healing too slowly. After stopping the bleeding, you need to leave first, taking Nofice with you!"
Elena gained immense magic power from the wheel, and the two corners of her triangular shield extended instantly, forming the shape of a bow. She pulled the bowstring with all her strength.
"Elena, if I must fight you, if this is inevitable, then I must make you understand one thing..."
"What is it?"
"Who the true Saint Dragon is!" A blinding light erupted from my left hand, and as the light faded, a white dragon hand was revealed.
"A half-dragon? Even so, you cannot blaspheme the name of the Saint Dragon!"
Elena forcefully pulled the bowstring, almost breaking it, and three arrows shot out from her hand.
"Elena! Your title doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is that you're still Elena, the elegant golden-haired Elena in my memories. I will make you remember me again, or get to know me once more!" It seemed like something was slowly being lifted by my left hand.
"The Ice Wheel is the moon, and the moon's power comes from the sun. While the sun rises, the moon remains dim and without light!" The radiance of the sunrise unexpectedly appeared in this midnight hour!
