Chapter 411: Act 123 I’m Sorry, I’m Not a Knight (4th update)_2
The stone shield was formed by the assembly of small hexagonal stone slabs, one of the strongest passive skills of the Earth Envoy—’Rock Shield’. These rocks were made from the sturdiest granite, with three layers from top to bottom, each over six centimeters thick. As long as any physical attack entered within a one-meter range of Eckmen, this shield would automatically activate, making it impossible for a regular physical attack to harm this monster in the slightest.
But Ecco was obviously unaware of this. His sword was blocked, and he immediately realized something was wrong. It was too late to retreat.
The Earth Envoy swung backhandedly, the petrified limb creating a sharp wind blade, and countless stone fragments swept past, forming a second attack. Ecco thought he was doomed, but at that moment, he felt someone crash into him with great force, and they both flew to the side. The young man hit the ground with a thud, groaning in pain. He opened his eyes in surprise, just in time to see the Earth Envoy’s strike miss its mark.
He turned his pale face to see Brand climbing up from the other side, and immediately realized what had happened. In a daze, he quickly expressed his gratitude, "Thank you..."
"Hell!"
Brand silently cursed, wasting another charge skill. Though this guy was better than the likes of Macaro and Bujia and had a decent heart, he was still a headstrong fool. Brand wondered how Macaro managed to educate this son of Duke Lune, as it seemed a complete failure in educating a noble.
The young man couldn’t know Brand’s thoughts. Seeing Brand’s silence, he assumed he was considering how to deal with the monster. Resolutely, he thought that since Brand had saved his life earlier, he decided to be braver and said loudly, "Sir Knight, I will hold him off, you attack from behind—"
Brand barely held back from bursting into tears, thinking that any attack direction was meaningless. Nevertheless, to shut the guy up, he curtly interrupted, "Shut up! Now is not the time for nonsense!"
"Sorry..."
"Never mind, pretend I said nothing." Brand turned back, but as soon as he did, he saw the colossal monster charging towards them like a heavy tank. Facing a level 65 BOSS charge, he didn’t dare delay, immediately dodging to the left. He aimed to land a ’Frontal Breakthrough’ on its less defensive side, hoping the armor-piercing attack could affect the ’Rock Shield’.
Unexpectedly, his dodge was surprisingly successful. Although Eckmen was slow to turn, it shouldn’t have neglected its flank protection. Brand had braced for a hit, but left the attack range unscathed. A cold sweat broke out on him as he considered another possibility. Turning back, he saw Ecco facing the Earth Envoy head-on, sword at his chest.
"Are you kidding me!"
In an instant, Brand abandoned the ’Frontal Breakthrough’ skill, raising his right hand to unleash a wind bullet. Although the Wind Queen’s Ring had only charged for ten minutes and lacked power, the fierce wind disrupted Eckmen’s strike, which had been aimed at the young man’s chest but instead struck Ecco’s left shoulder. Screaming in pain, he was sent flying into the nearby bushes, laying still after a dull thud.
Brand quickly retreated a step. Facing the monster, which was slowly turning towards him, he inwardly cursed.
He was out of options, praying for Namenis to arrive soon. But his wish seemed unrealistic, as if Martha had ignored his prayer.
The forest was deathly silent, as if only he and the Divine Envoy were left in the woods.
But at that moment, Brand heard a light laugh.
The laugh was so out of place—
...
For Antitina, the battle became easier once Romantic joined. Of course, Miss Merchant wasn’t keen on revealing how many Dissolution Crystals she possessed. Initially, she supported with three crystals, which the mercenaries used to blast the Lizardmen off the platform. Though the forest-dwelling barbarians seemed less evolved, they knew self-preservation. Under the Lizardman officer’s command, the green-skinned reptiles quickly reformed the skirmish line and charged again.
This time, Romantic contributed five Dissolution Crystals before shaking her head, claiming she had no more left.
Miss Merchant had a natural cunning, hearing the Dragon Horn of Namenis echoing over the ruins from the other side of the battlefield, signaling the end of the fight. Though reinforcements hadn’t arrived, they could at least retreat.
But Antitina didn’t want such a result.
So her orders were simple, "Furlo, go grab her bag for me—"
The Elf Girl acted on command, and as a result, Romantic tearfully watched as Antitina pulled five more crystals from her bag of peculiar items, asking discontentedly, "Why did you hide so many! These are dangerous, haven’t I warned you?"
"I was careful with them." Miss Merchant replied, aggrieved.
"That’s not the point, forget it, we’ll talk later..." The noble daughter sighed, "Furlo, distribute these crystals. We’re preparing to counterattack."
The Elf Girl nodded and carried out the order.
Clearly, the battle’s outcome was foreseeable. (To be continued. To find out what happens next, log on to for more Chapters, support the author, and read the official version!)