nucmednet 036. Moonlit Serpent Shadow
036. Moonlit Serpent Shadow
Eve held the snowflake with the cold blade that Xinlai had previously stuck in her hair, and gently plucked a petal from her fingertips.
"Xinlai is a big bad guy."
The petals fell, but were lifted up by a pale purple magic, slowly swirling around her.
Pick another one.
"Actually, it's not so bad...?"
Around Eve's purple hair, petals with a blue-white gradient had already floated, like satellites surrounding her.
The exquisite snowflake with its cold blade in her hand was now reduced to a lonely pistil and a thin stem.
The scenes of our time together these past few days keep flashing through my mind—Xin Lai's every move, her unintentional thoughtfulness, or her deliberate teasing…
Eve's cheeks flushed red one moment and turned pale the next.
"snort."
She gently tossed the bare flower stem through the car window.
"Xinlai is a big bad guy."
The bright moon hangs high outside the window, and the streets are no longer as bustling as during the day. A few vendors are packing up their stalls and preparing to go home.
Eve, bored, withdrew her head and leaned gently against the car wall.
This person is so annoying, making her wait so long...
And what's with all this talk about gentlemanly manners? Pshaw.
"Chase!"
A sudden commotion erupted outside the carriage.
Eve sat up straight alertly and listened intently.
"Damn it! A woman running that fast!"
"You bunch of useless trash, you can't even catch a priest!"
Eve moved to the window and peeked through the corner of the curtain.
In the darkness of night, a pink figure was running wildly, with several tall pursuers closing in from behind.
"They've really come?" Eve whispered in surprise.
Xinlai was right... there really was a girl being chased.
But at the foot of the royal city, who would dare to pursue and kill so openly?
Even if that pink-haired girl was truly a heinous criminal, the pursuers shouldn't have acted so rudely...
Three warriors, one assassin, one tank, and one greatsword master.
This is more like the Adventurers' Guild...
Eve stretched her limbs and gave a big yawn, her little watermelon standing tall, revealing her fair thighs in her maid outfit.
She hasn't actually laid a hand on anyone since she came out of the dungeon.
Not counting the assassination attempt on Xin Lai, he was being unilaterally teased the entire time.
Remembering Xinlai's instructions, Eve leaped out of the carriage, hooked her right hand on the carriage roof, and swung gently, her whole body drawing a graceful arc in the air like a peacock spreading its tail, before landing steadily on the roof of the carriage.
The magic lifted the skirt just right, preventing any accidental exposure.
As the pink-haired girl drew closer, Eve didn't even draw the staff that Sinley had prepared for her in the carriage.
She slightly bent her left index finger, hooked her little finger, stood her ring and middle fingers together, and placed her thumb in front of her lips.
Close your eyes, open your eyes.
A cold glint flashed in his amethyst-like pupils.
A giant python made of water instantly materialized behind him, its scarlet eyes flashing with murderous intent, its forked tongue flickering.
"Moonlight Serpent Shadow, appear."
Beneath the full moon, before the shadow of a snake, the purple-eyed girl's face was frosty, and her magic surged.
"boom--"
The giant python shot out like an arrow, its blood-red maw wide open, lunging straight at the pursuers.
Aleya paused, instinctively glancing at Eve:
Her long, icy blue hair fluttered in the night breeze, pale blue petals surrounded her, and a white veil concealed her face. Even with only her beautiful purple eyes visible, one could tell she was an absolute beauty.
who is it?
Eve, dressed as a maid, wielded second-circle water magic, precisely ramming into the lead pursuer.
The Moonlit Serpent Shadow swept through the enemy like a whirlwind, instantly knocking the two who couldn't dodge to the ground. Both of them had their heads loll to the side, their brains literally turned to mush, and they were no longer heard from.
"Hmph, you dare call for reinforcements!"
The burly man roared, wielding his greatsword, and strode forward. With a leap, the sword cleaved through the air towards Aleya.
Speed Enhancement Lv.7!
Alaya moved with lightning speed, suddenly bursting out and dodging.
The greatsword slammed into the ground, sending Alaya flying three body lengths forward in an instant, sending rubble flying.
"boom!"
Where the sword fell, the ground cracked.
"hateful……"
The man drew his greatsword, while three pursuers behind him formed a serpentine formation, their eyes fixed menacingly on Eve in the carriage and Aleya beside it.
"You...are you helping me?"
"Um."
Eve raised her hand, flipped it, and slid it down.
The Moon Serpent Shadow, which had long since disappeared from sight, suddenly turned around in mid-air and charged towards the pursuers once more.
Without hesitation, Alaya cast buffs on herself and Eve, then gripped her longsword and charged forward.
Damage Enhancement Lv.8!
Strength Enhancement Lv.7!
A flash of sword light, a splatter of blood, and a pursuer fell to the ground.
Alaya turned to block, and with a crisp "clang," she was knocked back several steps.
The man wielding the sword was surrounded by red mist, his eyes bloodshot, staring at her like a wild beast.
"hateful……"
Alaya glanced at the moonlit serpent shadow swirling in the sky, then rushed forward again to entangle the man.
"Overestimating yourself!"
The man exhaled scorching breath as his greatsword swept across the room, swift and fierce.
Aleya's pupils shrank sharply: This sword strike cannot be dodged!
"Whoosh—"
The thin water rope suddenly wrapped around the man's wrist and pulled him backward sharply.
The man's stagger gave Alaya a chance to react.
She swooped down, her fist hooking upwards like a cannonball, and with a muffled "bang," it struck the man's chin squarely.
Teeth shattered, blood splattered, and the man's face contorted as he fell backward.
Aleya lunged to one side:
"Boom!"
The Moon Serpent's Shadow descended from the sky, its massive body crashing into the dust and smoke, its long tail sweeping across the ground, causing it to tremble.
Alaya lay on the ground, coughed twice while covering her mouth and nose, and turned to look into the smoke.
"At this rate... he should be dead, right?"
However, a pair of scarlet eyes suddenly lit up.
The smoke and dust dispersed to both sides, and a bare-chested man, carrying a giant sword on his shoulder and with white smoke escaping from the corner of his mouth, walked down to Alaya from his elevated position.
Before the smoke and dust had even cleared, those scarlet eyes had already locked onto Alaya.
She lay on the ground, her chest heaving violently, frantically calculating the distance in her mind.
Unfortunately, the greatsword's sweeping attack completely covered all her escape routes, and the buff effect was fading.
"Run!"
The man carried the giant sword, each step making a dull thud. His bare upper body was muscular and bulging; the full-force attack from the Moon Serpent Shadow had only left a few shallow white marks on his chest.
"Why did you stop running?"
The giant sword slowly rose.
"Hello,"
A cool, clear female voice came from the roof of the car.
The man subconsciously looked up and saw Eve forming a hand seal with one hand and pointing to the sky with the other.
Under the moonlight, a second moonlit serpent shadow was gathering.
No, that's not right!
The man's pupils contracted sharply. It wasn't one, it was three! Three water pythons coiled and intertwined, opening six scarlet eyes in the night sky.
Moonlight Snake Shadow lv.3.
Eve's voice was cold and calm, as if killing this man was just a trivial matter.
"fall."
The three water pythons fell to the ground like shooting stars, but not at the same time.
The first attack aimed directly at the man's face, the second blocked his left escape route, and the third circled around to his rear, sealing off all his room to dodge.
"A trivial skill!"
The man swept his greatsword horizontally, unleashing a surge of sword energy. The first water python was severed in half, turning into a cloud of mist.
But just as the mist filled the air, a second water python crashed into him from the side, forcing him to sidestep and take the hit.
"Bang!"
Water splashed everywhere, and the man staggered two steps. Before he could regain his balance, the third water python pounced on him from behind!
"roar--"
The man whirled around, his greatsword raised to block, but the immense impact sent him sliding backward, his feet carving two deep furrows in the ground. His back was now facing Alaya.
Alaya did not miss this opportunity.
Strength Enhancement Lv.7!
Speed Enhancement Lv.7!
Damage Enhancement Lv.8!
The triple buffs stacked instantly, and she shot up like an arrow, her longsword piercing straight into the man's back!