Chapter 895: A Meaningless Battle
“Speaking of which, it’s a good thing Shokuhou Misaki and Junko were also here…” Tsuchimikado Motoharu sighed with heartfelt emotion at this moment.
Thanks to these two girls being present, Little Fei’s life was saved!
It was a bit pitiful, in the eyes of everyone present—except for the Knight Captain, who was kept in the dark—the massive dragon was completely reduced to a background existence; no one expected her to have any combat power.
Ultimately, she was just a pet, albeit a large one.
Confirming that Little Fei had not been killed by the Knight Captain, who was eager to slay the dragon, Tsuchimikado Motoharu finally breathed a sigh of relief—at least the worst-case scenario had been avoided.
But when he saw Junko directly confronting the Knight Captain, Tsuchimikado Motoharu was still greatly surprised.
“The Queen Bee’s attendant cannot be underestimated either!” Tsuchimikado Motoharu clicked his tongue, but quickly understood.
While Junko’s strength was indeed formidable, the key was the Queen Bee’s assistance from the side.
Judging from the Knight Captain’s occasional abnormal reactions and movements, it could be inferred that he was under hypnosis and deception! It was essentially one person fighting against both Shokuhou Misaki and Junko.
As is well known, Shokuhou Misaki, with her Mental Out, is the least adept at direct combat among all Level 5s; but from another perspective—she is the strongest support ability user, and as long as she is paired with a sufficiently powerful attacker, she can achieve a synergy where 1+1 is greater than 2.
This scene before them was proof.
“But it’s about to end here,” Tsuchimikado Motoharu suddenly said, “The Knight Captain is about to react.”
Or rather, he was about to lose his patience.
The Knight Captain was, after all, a battle-hardened warrior; even if his mind was interfered with and deceived by an esper ability, his combat instincts could not be fooled.
His intuition and combat instincts told him that if he continued to delay, his chances of winning would become even lower.
Given this, the Knight Captain decided to end this game.
The next moment, he drew his weapon—the magic sword “fragarach.”
It was a knight’s longsword, three centimeters wide and eighty centimeters long, entirely silver-white. But on the surface of the beautiful blade was an unknown reddish-black substance, like a special coating, making the blade uneven.
It also looked like some living substance, wriggling and bubbling…
“Runzi-jie, be careful!” Shokuhou Misaki quickly warned upon seeing this, “Don’t let that sword touch you!”
Junko nodded cautiously—just seeing the appearance of that sword made it clear that she absolutely did not want to be touched by such a strange thing!
Since the battle began, this was the first time they had seen “magic” presented so directly before their eyes—the Knight Captain had drawn that longsword from a shadow at his feet.
A knight wielding a weapon was a completely different concept from when he was bare-handed.
As mentioned before, many of a knight’s offensive magic spells could only fully exert their power when he was wielding a weapon.
The Knight Captain had gotten serious.
Lin Wuming maneuvered his wheelchair forward, intervening in the battle without hesitation.
—Three consecutive Mind Power Acceleration Cannon shots!
The distance of less than two hundred meters was covered in an instant, and the Knight Captain suddenly changed his target, swinging his sword backward.
With a “clang,” the magic sword “fragarach” seemed to have struck a beam of light, its blade was repelled by a strong recoil, and part of the red-black substance covering its surface was also flung off.
Immediately following were the second and third “shells.”
The Knight Captain moved like lightning, shifting slightly, using the hilt and guard of his sword to successively deflect these two “Mind Power Acceleration Cannon” shots.
Seeing Lin Wuming enter the fray, Shokuhou Misaki and Junko tacitly retreated and deactivated their esper abilities.
Little Fei, on the other hand, took a big step forward in cooperation, spreading her wings and roaring as if showing off.
As if she was the one who had just been dueling the Knight Captain.
However, at this moment, the Knight Captain no longer bothered with her; his attention was completely drawn to Lin Wuming opposite him.
Though both were Level 5s, Lin Wuming was undoubtedly more famous in the world of the Magic Side; and because he had personally intervened in many Magic Side incidents, with verifiable achievements, there were even rumors that he had mastered the knowledge of “the book of the law”…
In the eyes of people on the Magic Side, apart from the ruler Chairman Aleister, the next strong person they would think of in Academy City was Lin Wuming.
Immediately after, the Knight Captain noticed Tsuchimikado Motoharu behind Lin Wuming: “So, this is what you’re relying on?”
“Hey, hey, hey, you’ve misunderstood!” Tsuchimikado Motoharu also stepped forward, loudly responding, “If I wanted to ask Lin Wuming for help, why would I have fled all the way here… You can only blame yourself; who told you to lay hands on someone important to Lin Wuming?”
Lin Wuming glanced back, but did not deny his words.
Twelve small steel balls circled around Lin Wuming, ready to be launched as deadly projectiles at any moment.
The Knight Captain, who had just personally experienced the power of the “Mind Power Acceleration Cannon,” had no intention of underestimating those small steel balls.
He cautiously took a stance, clearly regarding the young man in the wheelchair opposite him as an opponent he must face with all his might and seriousness.
“This…” Tsuchimikado Motoharu sighed, reluctantly stepping forward, “Actually, there’s no need for you two to fight, is there?”
Thinking carefully, there was no conflict between Lin Wuming and the Knight Captain—it was Shinkanzaki who had defeated the knight earlier.
British Puritan Church and Academy City were allies, and Lin Wuming was even a “friend” who had cooperated with Necessarius multiple times.
Even if the relationship between the Knight Faction and the Christian Church Faction was somewhat subtle, that was, after all, their internal conflict; when dealing with external matters, they would certainly prioritize the interests of Britain.
Both publicly and privately, there was no reason for Lin Wuming and the Knight Captain to start a war.
Tsuchimikado Motoharu also knew that they both currently had a common enemy—the counterattack from the Roman Orthodox Church.
To save face, the Roman Orthodox Church would likely deploy “Saint”-level powerhouses, and it was even possible that the legendary “Dark Side Organization” would be involved.
Therefore, Tsuchimikado Motoharu had no choice but to brace himself and step forward; after all, this accident originated from him, and if he didn’t do something to salvage the situation…
—Neither Chairman Aleister nor Archbishop Laura would forgive me, right? This is the downside of being a multi-faceted spy; there are too many superiors to be responsible to, and none of them can be offended!
“Tsuchimikado,” the Knight Captain looked over with an unpleasant expression, “I’m giving you one last chance.”
