Chapter Fifteen In the Silent Ruins

  The force of this blow far exceeded the Mountain Splitting Strike that Mi Di had been accumulating for a long time. Jian Ling could only dodge desperately, and the broadcast brushed past his side, making his armor scorching hot, and even his hair gave off a scorched smell.

  It was a close call. The attack that utilized the blind spot ultimately came too late, after all, Fina still had a considerable distance to go before becoming the Queen of Magic Bullets, and many extreme and super magical techniques were not yet added to her arsenal. Nevertheless, looking at the gigantic crater with a diameter of over 10 meters that was finally blasted out by the beam, the killer got a very intuitive glimpse of the true strength of Miss Hamilton, the thousand-golden girl of the Hamilton family.

  He felt somewhat desperate.

  Ahead is a mysterious youth who has mastered unknown and terrifying techniques, able to turn his own ghostly energy against himself. In the distance is a red-haired girl whose magical powers are still in excess, like a heavy artillery emplacement. And on his own body, he still bears extremely difficult-to-heal severe injuries.

  At level 35, there's no advantage anymore. Facing these two fierce people, it's even difficult to escape.

  Besides, even if you escape, what can you do?

  The Blood Blade Thief Gang never allows failure, especially this time.

  But at least, the current self still has a battle of strength. Jianhun thought, suddenly revealing a ferocious smile. As an assassin like him, who spends his days licking blood on the blade, and is also a ghost swordsman, the ghost hand is both helpful and a bomb, which may backfire at any time, and he is extremely indifferent to life and death.

  Now that all hope is lost, the choice to be made is also simple - make a final crazy move and at least take two noble sons with me before I die.

  "Not good!" Mide's voice finally became serious, and with one glance, he could see that his opponent was going all out. Originally, if Mide himself had enough ability, of course, he would have tried every means to slowly drain him, until the final fatal blow wouldn't let his opponent produce any thoughts of mutual destruction or total annihilation.

  However, the magic bullet that Fiona fired earlier to help herself was too powerful, directly plunging this sword spirit into despair and then choosing a death struggle.

  Only to see the sword soul let out a loud roar, then untied the lock chain on his left arm. In an instant, his eyes had become blood red, and all over his body, there were bursts of bright red flames, like angry entities.

  Berserker Rampage. No reason, no emotion, no pain, only slaughter and destruction before being completely destroyed, can't even be called human anymore, that's the Berserker.

  The air around suddenly dropped in temperature at this moment, and then it was boiling again, hot to the point of suffocation.

  A metallic crash rang out.

  Midi charged forward without hesitation. If a 35-level Berserker were to get moving, no one could stop that kind of speed and power. The only way was to stop the Berserker's movement from the start, pinning it in place.

  But how could a mere 19-year-old Mide stop this embodiment of fury? The Berserker simply raised his sword to block, and with a casual swing, he parried Mide's full-force attack. Next, the lightsaber in his hand descended like a fly swatter, immediately suppressing Mide's offense.

  Midi exerted himself to resist, but the opposing force was like a tide surging towards him. The power of the Berserker had indeed surpassed human limits. Even in a static confrontation, Midi was being pushed back step by step, his feet starting to slide on the muddy ground, leaving two deep gullies behind.

  When he was exhausted, it was when his lightsaber was shattered by a berserker warrior.

  But Meddy is not alone.

  "Maximum magical attack!" Amidst the clash of powerful forces, Middy could only barely squeeze out these few words.

  "But..." Even the Storm Queen, who was always confident, showed a moment of hesitation. The two had clashed swords to their peak, and Midie found it difficult to withdraw even if she wanted to. And in this sticky situation, Feena's terrifying firepower could not be unleashed.

  "I can dodge it." Midei said again, without turning back, only facing away from the red-haired girl.

  The decisive voice and the still calm back figure made Fina no longer hesitate. More importantly, just by confronting for a few seconds, Middy was already clearly unable to withstand the powerful Berserker who was more than one level higher than himself. Fina immediately realized that if she dragged it on any longer, Middy would definitely die, so she might as well give it a try.

  A red-haired girl's sapphire-like blue eyes flashed with a hint of determination.

  She crouched down, stretching out her right hand straight, and then supported the right hand that was stretched out like a bow with her left hand. The next moment, magical power surged forth, with that flying red hair as the center, radiance burst forth like ripples, and an obscure and profound magic array unfolded under her feet, like a vast and unfathomable ocean.

  More and more magical powers began to condense, transforming into firefly-like light spots that wandered around in the air, then as if being swept into a whirlpool, they accumulated towards the girl's right hand, where they were compressed again at the tip of her slender white fingers.

  "It's here!" Fina shouted at the moment when magical energy condensed to a controllable peak.

  Midi burst out all his power in an instant, pushing away the pressure of the mad warrior, withdrawing his sword, dodging to the side and turning into a lead-gray shadow to avoid it.

  Devil May Cry's high-level skill, Shadow Step.

  The Berserker's power was unleashed, and with a swing of his sword, he slashed at Midy as she tried to escape. However, in that instant, the lead-colored shadow suddenly disappeared, only to reappear ten meters away in an instant.

  Ghost Shadow Steps forward, Ghost Shadow Flashes!

  Fina's magic bullet has finally arrived. This time, the attack did not come with the usual overwhelming momentum, but in order to make it easier for Middy to dodge, the red-haired girl shot out a slender beam of light that was condensed to the extreme, like a sword blade.

  This blow was only a thumb-sized hole when it shot into the chest of the Berserker, but in the back of the Berserker, a large piece of flesh and bone was lifted. The final roar did not even have time to come out, and the Berserker was blown out by that huge impact force, splitting into four pieces in mid-air, and a bloody rain fell.

  One strike breaks the defense, one strike kills.

  For any 21-level adventurer, defeating a level 35 opponent is an achievement to be proud of. However, Feena knew that she was able to do this only because of that guy.

  At this moment, the black-haired youth merely glanced at the silent assassin's corpse and then collapsed to the ground in a very unglamorous manner.

  Even with the use of Dante's advanced mobility techniques, it was still a forced display, and the effect was not good. The Berserker's casual strike directly broke through his armor, opening a shocking wound on his chest, with blood constantly seeping out, dripping onto the ground.

  Fina hastily ran up, but had only taken a few steps when she suddenly stopped in her tracks.

  Because Middy was waving at the girl and showed a smile that indicated she was safe, although it was somewhat difficult. This made Fina recall the impressive smile of Middy during the initial Flame Challenge.

  This guy! The red-haired girl put down her heart, but couldn't help wanting to say something.

  "Fina's gaze wandered aimlessly in the ruins, feigning nonchalance as she said to Middy, 'You did something quite remarkable just now, didn't you?'"

  Her movements were somewhat abrupt, originally should be face-to-face conversation, but intentionally pretended to look elsewhere.

  But Medici didn't notice any of this, despite being a reincarnator and knowing the girl in front of him very well. At this point, he simply didn't have much energy left. His physical strength was exhausted to the limit, his Ghost God power had been overused, and the wounds all over his body as well as the excessive loss of blood accompanied by various pains made him feel extremely tired, a fatigue that came from deep within his bones and couldn't be shaken off.

  "Isn't it unbearable?" After a while, Midei gasped and replied with difficulty. Even breathing in air was exhausting, he didn't even have the strength to turn his head to look at Feena.

  The red-haired girl didn't respond, only observing the boy with the corner of her eye. This was a boy who had made her feel uneasy since their first meeting, yet she couldn't quite put her finger on why. Although she had known since the Flame Challenge that he wasn't just some pampered rich kid, but a truly formidable warrior in terms of both skill and mentality, she still hadn't expected him to be this strong.

  All the way, he has been dealing with hidden enemies in the dark, and is familiar with the Gran forest like the back of his hand. He is well-versed in various prescriptions and designs counterattack traps. With a mere 19th level body, he blocks the strongest killer, and can even predict the actions of his opponents.

  That's right. The reason Fina was able to arrive so quickly is that Mide made tactical arrangements in advance and emphasized the need for a quick battle.

  How could you have anticipated that this group of 30-level killers would choose to drag out the battle? And how did you know that suppressing firepower could take care of that assassin?

  And when exactly did he obtain the oni and become an Oni Swordsman?

  Medi? Are you Alexis, who are you exactly?

  The usually calm and collected Storm Queen couldn't help but almost blurt out the questions that had been on her mind, yet even if she did ask, she had no way of predicting how the other person would respond, and felt like speaking first would be a loss, so she deliberately adopted a nonchalant attitude.

  Fina was fortunate that Midy was now too busy to notice her strangeness.

  The two of them quietly gazed at the ruins, feeling the silence after victory. The red-haired girl couldn't help but sneak another glance at the black-haired boy, and in her heart, she had to admit that this time, although she had defeated a 30-level assassin and finally killed a 35-level berserker, it was all because of being hand-in-hand with Mide.

  What this young man has done is actually even more astonishing than "awesome".

  Considering the nature of this assassination, not to mention himself, even the entire Hamilton family owes him a favor. However, although the Ashlex family has completely broken with the Senator faction, will they really turn to the Queen's faction?

  Thinking of Hamilton's current master's style, Fiona also lost her grip.

  However, even so, the girl still wants to make an effort, at least, to show her attitude.

  After adjusting her breathing, Fiona stood up. Although it was a bit forced, she also had the pride of being an adventurer, and besides, what she was about to say next not only represented herself but also the entire family.

  "Medea, thanks to your help in today's battle. How about becoming a member of the Queen's faction?" In an instant, the red-haired girl regained her usual dignity, and even looked somewhat unfamiliar due to her serious expression.

  She said as she stretched out her hand to pull Midy up from the ground, who was panting heavily. But Midy didn't take her outstretched hand and instead stood up on his own, staring fixedly at the red-haired girl in front of him with those black pupils.

  "What?" she asked again in a calm tone, but Fina's face couldn't help but flush with an uncontrollable blush, and her eyes began to wander.

  If it were any other man, he would have been dead by now. But being stared at by Middy like that, Feena didn't feel any discomfort or even a hint of disgust. Because that was the gentle gaze that made the red-haired girl feel at ease unintentionally.

  "As for the Queen's side, I plan to observe first. To be honest, the style of the Hamilton family is not much better than that of the Bates family." Middy replied bluntly without any politeness. However, before Fina could retort or cover up, he suddenly changed his tone and smiled, saying "But I think I'll stay in this team, your team, can I?"

  The red-haired girl was stunned for a moment, then she understood what the other person meant.

  Not forming an alliance for power and benefit, but just representing themselves and then recognizing each other. That's what Miti wants.

  Fina's mouth corners slightly rose up.

  Isn't this what she wanted?

  "Of course." The girl replied.

  This time, Mide's hand grasped Fiona's without any hesitation.

  The girl felt that the boy's hand was very warm and powerful.

  And just like a long time ago, with a sense of nostalgia.