Chapter 611: 496 Broken-Horned Elf Knight_2
Under the Speed Attack mode, Reiger’s overall strength was slightly inferior to his own in the Strong Attack mode.
Therefore, in a contest of strength, Reiger, who had entered Speed Attack mode, could not compete with Gawain, a strength-type warrior. That Reiger would get knocked away like this was perfectly normal.
Speed alone, however, was far superior under the Speed Attack mode compared to the Strong Attack mode.
Thus, if Reiger wanted to defeat Gawain, he had to make good use of his speed advantage, rather than trying to outmatch Gawain in strength.
Which is to say...
"Avoid direct collision!"
Reiger, sent flying, nimbly adjusted his posture and landed on the ceiling in an upside-down stance, squatting there as if he were standing directly on the wall.
"Bang!"
The next second, Reiger shattered the ceiling, whipped up a shockwave, and like an arrow loosed from a bowstring, he cut through the space with astonishing speed and rushed above Gawain.
"Wind Breathing·Fifth Form·Cold Autumn Mountain Wind!"
This was an attack with an extremely wide range.
Reiger, sweeping over Gawain, suddenly released a giant Wind Blade revolving around himself, descending from above like a sweeping army.
"Boom!"
The giant Wind Blade immediately struck down like a tornado from the heavens, crashing into the ground, shattering the floor, and whipping up a chaotic current that sent debris flying, forming a dust storm.
"Don’t look down on me!"
Gawain, amidst the dust storm and continuously cut by the giant Wind Blade, let out a shout. His large and muscular frame surprisingly twisted agilely, sending out a barrage of flames into the storm.
"Thud!"
Before long, the dust storm turned into a Flame Storm and exploded. Gawain emerged covered in wounds and from within, sending a sword slash straight at Reiger, who was above him!
"Thump!"
A torrent of flames erupted skyward, resembling a volcanic eruption, shattering the walls and the ceiling.
Reiger, swallowed by the flames in the blink of an eye, then burst forth with surprising speed, carrying with him wind and sparks, darting in front of Gawain.
"Wind Breathing·Sixth Form·Black Wind Smoke!"
A Wind Blade appeared abruptly, mixing with the wind swirling around Reiger’s sword blade, creating an incredibly sharp wind slash.
On closer inspection, there was Sword Qi spreading within this slash, which set off alarms in Gawain’s heart.
Her excellent combat instincts and intuition told her that it would be best to avoid being hit this time.
If she were hit, it would not be a simple matter of having a superficial wound on her body.
And so...
"Go, my hunting hounds!"
Gawain called upon her familiars.
"Awoo!"
"Awoo!"
Suddenly, emaciated black hounds sprang from some corner, barking and rushing in packs toward Reiger, standing in front of Gawain.
"Get lost!"
A flash of sharpness passed through Reiger’s eyes as he charged forward, unfurling a dance of his sword.
"Pchew! Pchew! Pchew! Pchew!"...
Slashes carrying Wind Blades and Sword Qi continuously swiped through the air, drawing long trails of light, cutting hound after hound to ribbons.
Reiger rampaged amidst the pack, now leaping, now charging, now moving like a spinning top, brushing past each hound like a comet carving its will across the night sky, dancing over the chaotic palace corridor.
With every movement, his sword light slashed through a hound.
With every dance of his blade, a hound fell, blood spraying.
The hounds’ lunges and bites, seemingly close to catching Reiger, were always precisely avoided by him.
The hounds’ encirclement was like wild beasts spun dizzy by a Beast Tamer, disoriented within moments, helplessly watching their companions fall to swift slashes until it was their turn.
"What?"
Witnessing this scene, Gawain’s breath caught.
"Such speed! Such a beautiful assault!"
Lancelot’s eyes lit up, as if seeing a kindred spirit, and a gleam of joy surfaced on her cool countenance.
At that moment, Reiger truly had the luster of a fairy dancing atop the winds, pleasing to the eye of a certain Sky Knight, making the whole scene a delight to behold.
But beneath a pleasing sight often lies a lethal threat.
At least, this was the case for Reiger at this moment.
"Wind Breathing·Eighth Form·Initial Gale Slash!"
With the speed of a gale, Reiger broke through, leaving behind a host of hounds collapsing in blood, and charged straight up to Gawain, swinging a revolving slash that made a spiral Wind Blade materialize, tearing into her.
"Pchew!"
Gawain’s body instantly spilled large quantities of blood, revealing a ferocious, gaping wound.
This wound started from the left side of Gawain’s abdomen, wrapped around behind her, then from her back over to just above her right chest.
In other words, Reiger made an astonishingly speedy circuit around Gawain’s body, spiraling a sword wound that looped around her front, back, and side.
"Cough...!"
Having suffered such a heavy blow, Gawain coughed up blood and involuntarily dropped to one knee.
"Swoosh!"
By then, Reiger’s figure was once again above directly over Gawain, upside down like an inverted hook, launching the decisive strike down on Gawain, who was on her knees.