Led by Caroline, Tawana stumbled along with her as she ran inside, though the traps she encountered along the way were easily disposed of by Caroline. But Tawana's expression was still a bit uneasy. She looked at Caroline's back and tried to speak several times, but Caroline didn't give her the time to speak, in the darkness, she seemed to be able to perceive the situation around her without the use of light.
"Sister Caroline ..."
"Ding!!!"
Just as Tawana gathered enough courage and finally opened her mouth to call out to her, Caroline suddenly turned around, the longsword in her hand swept across the room, sending out fierce sparks, a dark shadow leaped backward out of her attack range, the seemingly purple light on the dagger illuminated the silent face. It was a dark-skinned man, his eyes flickered with intense hatred as he gazed at Caroline, it was obvious that he was the one who had tried to sneak up on Caroline just now. This made Caroline frown in confusion, she could read the intense hatred in the man's eyes, but had no idea why she was being targeted. However, this man seems a bit familiar, as if he has been seen somewhere ...
(Tawana, you go ahead. I'll be right there.)
"Hey? But ..."
(I'm not sure I can protect you when I knock him out, so you're on your own for the rest of the fight, okay?)
"... hmmm."
Tawana was about to say something, then she nodded her head vigorously.
(paging ...)
It wasn't until Tawana left that Caroline breathed a long sigh of relief. She knew what Tawana was trying to say, trying to get out of the match, trying to forfeit. After all, Serenity's harsh and unforgiving words had frightened and intimidated Tawana, and she knew that she didn't have the talent or the gift to lead the others. But that wasn't a reason or an excuse to run away, there were as many reasons to give up as there were reasons to give up, but sometimes the motivation to keep going could be as simple as that. Because they knew this, Caroline and Jared didn't listen to Tawana on the way, because they knew that if they were willing to listen, then Tawana would definitely say it. The best way to deal with a man who hesitates to move forward is not to convince him, but to pull him forward. Sometimes the experience itself is better than the result.
It's better than running away altogether.
Caroline stopped thinking about it and focused on the enemy in front of her, her structure harmonized to the limits of her body enabling her to feel every move of her opponent in these dimly lit conditions, even the breath and the flow of blood were clearly audible.
Finally, he spoke.
"Where is that ... man ..."
A man? You mean Jared?
Caroline looked at him in confusion, but she couldn't speak, the ability to communicate with thoughts was good, but it was limited to just a few people. So far, the only three people who could let Caroline use thought communication were Kura, Kylie and Tawana. In front of other people, she basically never used this ability again. The reason was just like what Jared said, others had no idea what the voices in their heads would think, and it was better to be feared and disliked. So even in this situation, Caroline was careful not to use thought communication to talk to this man.
"Forget it ... you can do it too, I want to avenge Yulian ..."
The man's face was fierce, and his eyes were filled with a dangerous fervor. This alerted Caroline, and she finally remembered who this man was, the one who had been instigated by Yulian to attack them that day. The magician from the Tower of Darkness - no wonder he looked familiar.
"..."
Caroline picked up her sword without words, her expression a little complicated. Although this was just a simple competition, this man obviously didn't think so. From the way he attacked her, it was clear that if she had been slower, she would have been stabbed in the throat. This wasn't just a game, it was a killing spree. Caroline lowered her head, staring at the back of her left hand, under the snow-white silk glove, a white rune formation.
Do you want to use it?
Jared turned sideways, a stream of water deviated from its original direction, brushed past his shoulder and pierced the ceiling behind him, bringing violent vibrations and falling dirt as strong as an earthquake, Jared even wondered if this woman was sincere about burying herself here and eliminating herself, so that if she died she could even save money on a coffin. At this moment, he was also helpless, while Serenity whispered a strange prayer, the three elves formed by the water flow launched a fierce attack on Jared, any part of their body can instantly become long and sharp, turned into a lance piercing Jared's body. But Jared was able to dodge their attacks in the nick of time, but this was not the way to go.
That's the only way.
Jared suddenly stopped retreating, and an easy, relaxed smile appeared as he gazed triumphantly at the young girl in front of him.
The computation, copying and modification of the constructor has been completed.
"I wasn't going to use that one."
Jared said and held out his right hand, which made the maiden extremely nervous, she even recalled three water sprites and transformed them into solid shields in front of her body, at the same time she raised her longsword high and watched Jared's every move vigilantly.
"But then ... the game of accompanying children should almost be over."
With that, Jared waved his hand.
In an instant, the girl was surprised to find that the sword in her hand, as well as the three water sprites in front of her, had disappeared.
"Hey?!"
She panicked under the backward retreat, but when she looked down, but found that originally covered the body of light armor has long disappeared, replaced by a naked body ... What exactly happened?
Serenity wrapped her arms around her body in a panicked attempt to hide herself, but at that moment, a cold hand was pressed against her throat. She looked up in surprise and realized that Jared, who was supposed to be at a distance, had somehow arrived in front of her, wearing a triumphant, victorious smile.
"You shouldn't use that on a girl, but there's no time."
Facing the girl whose face was flushed red, and who could only try to shrink her body in order to prevent the light from leaking out, Jared said with a faintly bitter smile. Luckily Caroline is not here, otherwise she will certainly be "lady" on the topic of Jared for several hours of education." Will you surrender? Miss?"
"I surrender."
In that case, even though Jared didn't take out his weapon, it was only natural for him to surrender since he was in someone else's hands. But Serenity still didn't understand, Jared wasn't a magician, so how did he make the water sprite and his equipment disappear in a split second? She didn't even feel any magic fluctuation! What had this man done!
"That's good."
Jared snapped his fingers, and in an instant, Serenity found herself in her armor once more, and the three water sprites floating not far from her, the longsword in her hand falling to her side. Nothing seemed to have changed, except for the fact that a winner had been chosen.
In fact, Jared had already decided from the start how he was going to beat the girl. Since this was a simple competition and not a killing match, there was no way that it would result in an embarrassing situation where blood would be spilled. So he had been dodging the attacks since a while ago, at the same time quickly memorizing the structure of Serenity's body light, and eliminating the value of the armor and remodeling it into the value of the naked body, and in fact, this was similar to the method of Jared's world where celebrities' heads were grafted and remodeled into erotic pictures. Moreover, if Serenity had only panicked for a moment, Jared would have been able to capitalize on the situation and seal the deal. After all, when a woman sees her body suddenly become naked, her first reaction will definitely be to cover it up, especially for a strict and serious girl like Serenity. How would she have time to check if the naked body really belonged to her?
Jared, of course, wouldn't tell Serenity exactly how he did it.
"Can you stand up? Miss."
"No problem, I can stand up by myself."
In the face of Jared's outstretched hand, Serenity stood up without looking, sheathing her sword, and the three water sprites disappeared into the air again.
For that, Jared could only shrug his shoulders helplessly.
"Never mind, but I'll give you a word of advice, ma'am. Since you're on the battlefield, don't worry too much about whether you're naked or not, whether it's better to be taken advantage of or simply killed, you won't even be able to figure out the order of precedence ..."
He stopped talking and looked into the passage in surprise. At the same time, the rune array on his right arm began to become slightly warm, a resonance between the rune arms.
Caroline activated the Rune Arms?
What's going on?
Without hesitation,he quickly ran towards the inner passage. While he was left aside, Serenity blushed slightly, she gently stroked the hilt of the sword in her hand, gazed at Jared's back with a complex expression, and after a moment's hesitation, she followed him closely.