114 – That Girl’s Sweet Trade 13

After confirming the opponent’s intention to attack, Ophelia set out to sortie immediately.

Immediately after that, the mana that wrapped around the woman’s body began to change into countless spheres in an instant.

And..

“! Chit..”

Spheres of magical power rained down on Ophelia.

In response, she immediately opened a barrier to defend it.

-Quaguaguagwang!!!-

Countless explosions occur in front of your eyes.

However, even after being hit by the attack, which would have turned a lot of people into mush, Ophelia’s barrier did not even fall into incontinence.

And, the woman who attacked her while seeing her like this.

A slightly tense smile formed on Echid’s lips.

‘As expected… it’s not an ordinary bet, as you’ve heard. It is as the children said.’

While estimating the opponent’s ability, at the same time, in order to proceed according to the plan, Echid slowly began to lure Ophelia, who was following him without any problems even while getting hit by magic bullets.

*

“Okay, went. This is far enough.”

Ken, who had been hiding in the alley and watching the situation, spoke, and then the three people hiding behind her appeared from the darkness.

“Wow… will it be okay? If that happens and the leader gets hurt…”

“Don’t worry, I’m well aware of our leader skills, right?”

“That woman is also a monster, but the leader is also a formidable monster. I don’t know, but it’s going to be a battle worth seeing.”

At Mino’s question, Mergon and Nemea spoke confidently.

Although they knew that their opponent’s skills were overwhelming compared to their own, the same goes for their leader.

Except for that woman, I had never seen anyone as strong as the leader, Echid, so it was clear that I would never be taken lightly.

“Then, with this, we will leave that woman to the leader, and we will proceed as planned.”

“okay.”

Deciding to be faithful to their task, the four immediately went into action.

The place they headed to was the inn where the Beden merchants were staying.

Preliminary work, such as knowing where to secretly climb over the wall, has been completed, and the clothes of the workers have been prepared.

Having succeeded in entering the building with such care, they immediately headed for the VIP room, where executive-level personnel were presumed to be staying.

And..

*

Late at night, a plaza in Benessa with few people.

There, the two women were looking at each other with cold eyes.

“Who are you? From the looks of it, they seem to be of the same type as those who attacked me before.”

“Yeah.. At the time, it seemed that our children were indebted. I was honestly surprised, I know the skills of those kids best, but I never thought they would crush them so thoroughly.”

“Even though it was you who attacked first… So, why bother doing such a troublesome thing?”

“That’s… I’ll let you know after I’m done with my business.”

Echid speaks in a voice filled with quiet anger at Ophelia’s words.

Then she drew a weapon from her waist as she glared at Ophelia with cold eyes.

At first glance, it looked like a simple sword.

However, the moment Ophelia saw this, she automatically began to feel suspicious and wary.

‘Isn’t the sword missing? What the hell is that…’

At first glance, it appears to be holding only a simple handle.

It was at this time that Ophelia began to have doubts.

“!”

The next moment, a sudden, shallow but distinct wound.

At this, Ophelia’s face was perplexed, and a cool smile began to form on Echid’s lips.

“Let’s hear it, you say you’re pretty good at watching and learning other people’s things, right? If so, how about this?”

“… .”

With those words, Echid lightly wields a bladeless sword.

It was an incomprehensible action at first glance, but the effect was very clear.

“Kuk!”

Ophelia frowned at the pain she felt again the next moment and used the barrier for defense.

But..

-Kwajik!-

“!”

A barrier that easily blocked even countless magic bullets just a few seconds ago.

But at this moment it began to crack rapidly, as if struck by something invisible.

And the moment he saw this… Ophelia’s head automatically started to have a fact.

‘This… can’t be…’

-grasp!-

The magical barrier that will be completely destroyed the next moment

At the same time, the smile on Echid’s lips began to grow thicker.

“damn!”

Ophelia hurriedly withdraws as soon as the barrier is broken.

At the same time, she swung her greatsword into the air as it was.

OK..

-visor!-

The sensation of being caught by something felt with a sharp sound.

Recognizing this, Ophelia increased the distance of several meters from the opponent in front of her eyes, and began to observe the situation while holding her sword straight.

At first glance, it was a simple evasive action.

However, watching this, Echid was deeply impressed.

‘Did you already notice something that you’ve opened the distance to the extent that it’s too much? To read this far in such a short amount of time… it’s really quite good.’

Human beings are greatly perplexed when faced with something unknown.

As a result, it is very common to be swayed by embarrassment and suffer great harm or be helpless, even though we are able to cope adequately.

But… that woman in front of me didn’t have that.

When faced with something unexpected, she calmly analyzes the situation and seeks countermeasures instead of being swayed by fear or bewilderment.

‘The amount of magical power that woman possesses is amazing, but actually, what scares me the most is that kind of calmness and the talent that supports it…?’

While thinking about that, Echid lightly swung his sword once again.

There was no such thing as a change that was still visible in front of my eyes.

Her movements simply show her swinging the hilt of a sword without a blade. Nothing was seen to pose a threat.

But..

-Pak!-

In the next moment, Echid’s ‘sword’ pierces the exact spot where Ophelia is standing.

However, Ophelia was barely aware of this and continued to back away while avoiding it.

But..

-Choak!-

“Chit..”

The hem of Ophelia’s sleeve cut away with a sharp sound.

Fortunately, there were no injuries, but even if I moved a little late, my hand would have fallen off.

‘There is something. Surely… something invisible… is this some kind of magic?’

While thinking so, Ophelia sharpened her senses as much as possible.

Although she was invisible, trained in countless battles, she reflexively sensed the approaching danger and narrowly avoided it.

Although, it wasn’t perfect and I was constantly wearing minor abrasions because of it, but for now this was the best.

‘But… there’s absolutely no way to counterattack with this senseless evasion. Somehow, if this attack doesn’t happen perfectly…’

Ophelia continued to pull herself back quickly as she struggled so hard.

In that state, the moment she passed a certain point, no more attacks came in, so Ophelia sighed for a while and quickly began to think about a plan in her head.

‘Attack of something invisible.. I don’t know exactly, but it’s definitely a kind of magic. then..’

Ophelia thinks that far and makes a decision.

On the other hand, Echid, who was unilaterally attacking while watching this, frowned slightly.

‘Is it out of range…’

If you don’t get closer than this, the attack is impossible.

Making that decision, Echid pulled the hilt of the sword backwards.

At the same time, something invisible pulled backwards along the sword hilt.

It seemed as if nothing had happened.

That’s right… Unlike the others, it was only visible in Echid’s eyes.

A stem of magical power stretched from her body along the hilt of the sword.

It was wriggling around the area like a huge living snake.

Its net length alone reached 30m, and its cutting power exceeded that of condensation used by ordinary magic users.

In addition, as this was the magical power that emanated from Echid, she was able to control it precisely and freely, rather than simply wielding it.

shadow sword.

That was the name of this magic that Echid was using.

An overwhelming range, destructive power that can shatter steel, and precision that allows you to accurately target opponents tens of meters away. And decisively, to the enormous advantage of being invisible.

The number of lives Echid has taken by using this magic so far is uncountable, and there is not a single life that he has not taken.

‘No matter how great a talent you have, there is a limit to that too. Then… I’ll have to hold on to his ankles so he doesn’t run away like this.’

Making that decision, Echid slowly approached to put Ophelia within her range again.

A situation in which you have to hold on to your ankles even if you can’t get rid of it, as you may recognize that the opponent is at a disadvantage and choose to run away.

However, contrary to her concerns, Ophelia did not run away.

The next action of Ophelia is to stand with a sword in the correct posture.

That was all.

‘It seems like there’s something… but even so, there’s no point. If you do, it will end like this..’

Watching her calm and unwavering appearance, Echid swung the hilt of his sword again.

At the same time, the shadow sword falls towards Ophelia’s body.

Blows invisible to the eye began to fall on Ophelia’s head.

at that time..

-visor!-

A sharp sound heard the next moment.

As a result, Echid’s face began to look bewildered, and Ophelia, seeing her, corrected her posture again without a change in expression.

‘read..’