novelno Chapter 1266 Kite Tactics
Chapter 1266 Kite Tactics
The moment the countdown reached zero, Dillian took a deep breath.
She pulled her right hand out from under her robe, her five fingers spread, palm facing down, and elemental power surged from her body.
Dilline's figure began to distort, not her body, but the air around her.
When the elemental power reaches a certain concentration, it changes the refractive index of light, making her look like a painting that has been soaked in water, with the outline slowly blurring in the air.
This is a sign of highly concentrated elemental power, a direct manifestation of the spellcaster's talent.
People who can mobilize so much elemental power are rare even on Arcane Eternal Star.
In the audience, several elderly spellcasters with white hair and beards exchanged glances without speaking, but the meaning in their eyes was clear—this little girl's talent was indeed high.
Serphia sat at the highest point of the stands. Although her face was expressionless, everyone could see the satisfaction in her eyes.
Unfortunately for Di Lin, her opponent this time was Su Xiao.
Last time on the Barren Island, Dillian fought Su Xiao using the Li element and suffered a great loss from the power of the Azure Steel Shadow.
The weapons formed from the Li element were as fragile as paper in front of Qing Gangying, crumbling at the slightest touch, and her mentality collapsed along with them.
If it weren't for Hugh's intervention, she might have died on the Barren Island.
Dillian is not the kind of person who forgets the pain once the wound has healed.
After returning, she made thorough preparations, studying Su Xiao's fighting style, analyzing the corrosive properties of the Blue Steel Shadow, and looking for ways to deal with it.
Her conclusion was simple—she couldn't use Li elemental weapons to confront Su Xiao head-on, or she would die very quickly.
Although Li Yuansu has some resistance to Camille, it only delays the collapse and cannot fundamentally solve the problem.
Once her weapon breaks down, she will be put on the defensive, and against an opponent of Su Xiao's caliber, being on the defensive means death.
So she found Serphia and asked her to make a transformable physical weapon.
The core of that weapon is a specially made metal rod, about half a meter long, dark silver in color, and covered with fine runes.
It can change form according to the user's will; it can be a sword, a spear, a bow, or even a whip.
The weapon's material has undergone special treatment, giving it a certain resistance to the energy of the Azure Steel Shadow, unlike pure Li elemental weapons which crumble upon contact.
Dillian held the metal rod in her hand and felt a cool sensation coming from her palm.
Su Xiao stood fifty meters away, the Dragon Slayer Sword hanging at his waist, his right hand resting on the hilt.
He frowned, not because of Dillian, but because of the elemental forces surging wildly around him.
The elemental forces, like iron filings attracted by a magnet, surged towards him from all directions, swirling and converging around him, their concentration increasing until his skin could feel a tingling sensation.
He waved his hand irritably, and the Blue Steel Shadow energy surged from his body, forming a thin protective film on his skin.
The elemental forces that surged forth were dispelled the moment they came into contact with the Blue Steel Shadow's energy, like mist meeting sunlight, quickly dissipating into the air.
The air around him cleared up, and the tingling sensation disappeared.
Those who destroy the law have a natural affinity for elemental power.
If elemental talents were converted into a tiered system, Su Xiao would be at least SSS+++ level.
If this talent were placed on Arcane Eternal Star, he would definitely be a top seed among top talents. Dilling Hugh wouldn't even be worthy of carrying Su Xiao's shoes.
The power of the elements will instinctively gravitate towards him, like moths to a flame, like rivers flowing to the sea; it is an instinct etched into the very essence of the elements.
However, Su Xiao would never be able to harness the power of the elements for his own use.
This is a taboo for those who destroy the law; it is a red line that must never be crossed.
The duty of those who destroy the Dharma is to maintain the balance of the elements, not to destroy it.
If they themselves also devour elemental power, then what difference is there between them and spellcasters?
If Su Xiao really does that, the old destroyer of the law will personally step in to clean house.
That wasn't punishment, that was execution.
Those who destroy the law treat traitors more ruthlessly than they treat any enemy.
The instant the countdown reached zero, a pale blue arc of electricity flashed across the blade of the Dragon Slayer.
The electric arc is very thin, so thin that it is almost invisible, but it beats very fast, so fast that it leaves fine afterimages in the air.
This is a sign that the power of the Blue Steel Shadow is attached to the weapon, a sign that the Destroyer of Laws has entered combat mode.
In the audience, the cheeks of several veteran spellcasters twitched simultaneously.
That wasn't out of fear, but rather an instinctive reaction.
They had fought against the Spellbreakers and knew that once this energy entered the body's magical circuits, it would rush straight to the brain.
The feeling was beyond pain; it was more like someone threading a red-hot wire through the spine, stirring it in the brain, and then pressing the person down in an electric chair, shocking them back and forth for three days and three nights.
Once you've experienced that feeling, it's etched into your very bones and you'll never forget it.
thump.
The Sword of Barrow clashed with the Shield of the Gods in mid-air, producing a loud clanging sound.
The deafening roar echoed through the arena, drawing everyone's attention back to the competition.
The barrier rose, and pale golden light converged from the edges to the center, enveloping the entire sandy area.
Su Xiao's figure disappeared instantly on the yellow sand.
The spot where he had been standing was blasted open, creating a deep crater, and sand particles flew in all directions, forming a ring of sand.
That was caused by the reaction force of his feet against the ground when he exerted force. The force was so great that the sand was dented by his feet, creating a depression nearly a meter in diameter and deep enough to submerge a person's ankle.
Several streaks of blue-green light flew out from the spot where Su Xiao had disappeared, heading straight for Di Lin's face.
The blades didn't fly out simultaneously, but one after another.
They left long, thin, bluish-green trails in the air, like several bolts of lightning striking simultaneously, enveloping Dylin entirely.
Bendo Sword·Ao Oni.
Dillian's pupils contracted slightly. Her senses had been fully activated the moment Su Xiao disappeared, allowing her to capture the trajectory of those sword lights.
From the moment Su Xiao disappeared to the moment the blade flew in front of him, only a single breath elapsed.
Fifty meters seemed to disappear in the face of those flashing blades.
She didn't retreat; retreating would be useless. The range of those blades was too large, and their speed too fast. Retreating would only cause her to lose her balance and give Su Xiao more opportunities to attack.
Her weight was on her right foot, her upper body leaned to the right, and she looked like a bamboo stalk bent by the wind.
With a whoosh.
The first blue blade grazed past her ear. The wind pressure from the flash severed a few strands of her short hair, which scattered in the air, landing on her shoulders and then on the sand.
The second blue ghost flew over her head, less than two centimeters from her scalp.
The third blue ghost slashed across her waist, leaving a thin tear in her robe, revealing the white shirt underneath.
Three flashes of light, three brushing past each other.
None of them hit her.
But Dillian's expression was not good, because she knew that Su Xiao's attacks never relied on sword flashes to win.
The flashing of the knife is just an appetizer; the real main course is yet to come.
boom.
The sound of something cutting through the air came from ahead.
Dillian focused her senses and immediately realized that Su Xiao was lunging at her with a forward thrust.
His body was almost parallel to the ground, the tip of his Zanpakuto pointing forward, and he was like an arrow released from a bow, unstoppable.
Dillian waved her right hand forward, and golden Li element gathered in front of her, more than twice as fast as it had been on the barren island.
The Li elements condensed into a hexagonal shield in less than half a second.
The shield has a rather strange shape; it is not a standard circle or square, but an irregular hexagon with curved protrusions on the surface, making it look like a tortoise shell.
Although it is not aesthetically pleasing, its mechanical principles are scientific enough to disperse the impact force in all directions, maximizing the protection of the user behind the shield.
Click.
The long sword pierced through Li's elemental shield.
The blade pierced the shield from the front and exited from the back, less than ten centimeters from Dylin's chest. The golden light on the shield's surface flickered violently, and cracks spread outwards from the point of piercing, like a giant spider web.
The shield shattered in less than half a second, scattering golden fragments that refracted into tiny sparks in the sunlight.
Dillian was not surprised by this at all; the last time she clashed with Su Xiao, it was the same situation.
She leaped backward in a series of light and agile leaps, each step landing on the sand, her boots kicking up a small cloud of golden dust.
Her body flipped in mid-air, adjusting her posture, and when she landed, she was already more than ten meters away, putting distance between herself and Su Xiao again.
In the audience, Serphia's thin lips parted slightly, her face showing obvious astonishment.
The Li element she developed was pierced by the Destroyer of Law with a single blow.
That stab not only pierced through Serfia's years of research, but also shattered many of her plans.
The indescribable feeling in her heart was something only she knew.
On the sandy ground, after the long sword pierced through Li Yuansu's shield, the entire shield exploded.
Su Xiao landed alongside a large number of fragments of Li element, his boots making a dull thud as they stepped on the sand.
His body adjusted its center of gravity the instant it landed, and without the slightest pause, it rushed forward.
The sound of wind breaking came straight at me.
Su Xiao didn't look up; he simply relied on his senses to slash forward with his sword.
With a clang.
A spiral sword was shattered, exploding into large golden fragments.
The fragments flew through the air, and a few grazed Su Xiao's cheeks, leaving small bloodstains on his skin.
He didn't pay any attention, and didn't even blink.
A dozen meters away, Dillian held a longbow made of Li elements.
The bow is about 1.5 meters long, streamlined, with slightly upturned ends and fine, flowing patterns on its surface.
The rope around her waist was actually a bowstring, which has now been untied and tied to Li Yuansu's bow.
The bowstring is made of a very special material; it is not an ordinary rope, but a string made from the tendons of deep-sea monsters through a special process. It has excellent elasticity and amazing toughness.
Dillian transforms into an archer.
She would never forget the experience of being beaten into a daze by Su Xiao in close combat last time. She never wanted to experience that feeling of being suppressed and unable to fight back again.
Therefore, she decided not to engage Su Xiao in close combat, but to wear him down from a distance using a kiting tactic, making up for the difference in strength with distance and speed.
Unfortunately, ideals are lofty, but reality is cruel.
Three spiral swords floated beside Dylin, their blades slowly rotating with their tips pointing forward, like three satellites orbiting a planet.
She grabbed a sword casually, wedged the groove at the end of the blade onto the bowstring, and aimed at Su Xiao using the groove on the spiral sword as the aiming point.
Her movements were swift; from grabbing the sword to nocking the bow to drawing the string, the entire process took less than a second.
boom.
The spiral sword shot out from the bowstring, cutting through layers of air waves, and flew towards Su Xiao.
The sword left a long, thin golden trail in the air, stretching from Dilin's position all the way to Su Xiao's front, like a straightened golden thread.
Su Xiao dodged to the side, his movement was not large, he just slightly turned his body.
The spiral sword swept past him, the force of the blade ruffling his clothes and leaving a shallow crease on his black trench coat.
The spiral sword finally struck the transparent light barrier behind the arena. The tip of the sword hit the barrier, and the entire sword shattered into countless tiny golden fragments, leaving ripples spreading across the light barrier.
Behind the light barrier, some audience members with poor mental fortitude subconsciously leaned back.
Dillian's sword shot at an odd angle and with astonishing speed, as if it would pierce through the barrier and pierce their chests in the next second.
Dillian transforms from a melee mage into a parkour-style archer.
She was nominally a spellcaster, but her physical abilities were very strong, and her speed was only slightly slower than Su Xiao's.
She ran almost silently across the sand, her boots treading on the sand as softly as a cat's paws.
Her figure moved swiftly across the arena, leaving behind streaks of golden afterimages that intertwined like a complex maze.
Spiral swords shot out from her hands, each aimed at Su Xiao's vital points.
Some targeted his face, some his chest, some his waist and abdomen, while others flew close to the ground, aiming for his ankles.
The flight trajectories of those spiral swords varied; some were straight lines, some were arcs, and some even had slight deflections, like a snake swimming in the air.
Dillian now had room to maneuver.
She didn't seek a fatal blow, she only wanted to keep Su Xiao away.
As long as the distance is kept above 20 meters, she is confident that she can hold out for this period and wear Su Xiao down.
Su Xiao moved amidst the attack of the spiraling swords.
He tilted his head, turned his body, raised his foot, and swung his knife.
Every spiral sword grazed past him, none of them managing to touch his body.
Occasionally, when he couldn't avoid a strike, he would use the Dragon Slayer Flash to shatter it directly. The blade and the sword collided, producing a crisp metallic clang. The fragments scattered and flew, landing on the sand and embedding themselves in the sand, with only half of the sword exposed.
Dilling is stalling for time.
She didn't collapse when what she held dear was broken, so how could she possibly give up hope now?
She wants to drag it out for five minutes and then forfeit.
She had already informed her mentor of one thing—Li Yuansu could not restrain the Destroyer of Laws.
The narrator's voice came from the amplification array.
"The battle is fierce. Dylin, the spellcaster, and the spell destroyer are evenly matched."
His voice grew softer and softer, increasingly lacking confidence.
He originally wanted to be more exciting and stir up the audience's emotions, but the battle offstage wouldn't allow it.
Wearing a red robe, Dillian darted around, and whenever Su Xiao got within twenty meters of her, she would conjure a large number of Li elemental weapons and bombard Su Xiao with them.
The weapons included swords, spears, and darts, each with a different shape, but all had the same purpose—to force Su Xiao to retreat.
Not only is Dillian on the run, she also uses the element of Li to materialize a pair of wings.
The wings were about two meters long, streamlined, and each feather was clearly visible, gleaming with a golden luster in the sunlight.
Once Su Xiao gets within fifteen meters of her, she immediately uses her wings to fly low, taking off and gliding over the sand, flying from one side of the arena to the other.
Su Xiao was very frustrated in his pursuit. He was faster than Di Lin, but his explosive power couldn't be utilized on the sand. The sand under his feet was too soft, and every time he exerted force, some of his power was absorbed by the sand.
Although Dillian was slower than him, she had wings that allowed her to change direction in the air, glide over the sand, and suddenly take off when he was about to catch up.
boom.
Su Xiao stopped after shattering a spiral sword.
He stood in the middle of the sand, his Dragon Slayer sword pointing diagonally at the ground, the blue-green light on the blade slightly dimmer than before.
His breathing remained steady, and there wasn't a drop of sweat on his forehead, but there was a hint of irritation in his half-closed eyes.
It wasn't annoyance with Dillian, but rather with this style of fighting.
The Destroyer is born for close combat; the corrosive effect of the Blue Steel Shadow energy can only be maximized upon contact, and ranged attacks have never been his forte.
He looked up at Dillian, who was several dozen meters away.
Dilling was standing on the sand on the other side of the arena, her wings fluttering gently behind her. Golden specks of light drifted down from the edges of her wings, swirled a few times in the air above the sand, and then dissipated.
Her chest heaved more violently than before, and fine beads of sweat seeped from her forehead, sliding down her cheeks and being absorbed instantly on the sand.
Dilin has learned her lesson and is no longer going to engage in close combat with Su Xiao; instead, she plans to use ranged attacks to wear him down.
She knew where her strengths lay, and she also knew where Su Xiao's weaknesses lay.
As long as she keeps her distance, she has a chance.
Unfortunately, it seems that she is the one who is about to give up.
Calling upon elemental power is no simple matter for a spellcaster, especially given Dillin's current relentless barrage. (End of Chapter)