Chapter 80
"That scimitar" Nala's heart sank. She didn't expect the other party's strange weapon to be so sharp. Her knight's sword was a reward from the king. Although it wasn't a treasured sword, it was still a fine one, enough to be a family heirloom in a knight's home.
But with just a single slash, my knight's sword was cut in half just like that. This is a bit too much.
"Although I won't kill you due to the ancient vow, please give up resisting" Smick's voice was erratic. No one knew where he would suddenly appear from and end the other party's life with a single slash: "I will imprison you until the end of the war"
"Don't even think about it" Nala narrowed her eyes and finally began to get serious. A bit of pressure began to awaken from her body, and her originally blue pupils turned into golden vertical pupils. Her pure white throat also squirmed a little, as if some kind of structure had changed.
Smick was surprised to find that at that moment, the rhythm of the surrounding environment had automatically changed to cater to Nala's. Combined with Nala's [Respiratory Art], Smick even had the illusion that he had nowhere to hide.
"Daughter of Dragon" Smick remembered Nala's other name and didn't hesitate to use his killer move. His figure instantly disappeared and reappeared in front of Nala, the scimitar in his hand slashing towards Nala.
Nala's vertical pupils did not blink. She turned a blind eye to the incoming scimitar. The air seemed to condense at this moment, blocking Smick's scimitar. Even Smick's harmony with the rhythm of the environment was forcibly kicked away.
Nala swung the broken sword in her hand, as if there was an invisible blade in front of her broken sword, it cut open a wound on Smick's chest.
Nala's eyes slowly returned to normal. The sound of armor clashing could be heard from outside. Obviously, Royas' army had already reacted. She didn't check Smick's condition and instead followed her intuition and retreated.
Not long after Nala left, the place was surrounded by many soldiers. Smick stood up from the ground, the wound on his chest had already formed a layer of scab. After being infected by the Soul's Blood, his physique had become inhuman, and that kind of wound could heal in the blink of an eye.
He looked in the direction where Nala had left, his eyes filled with uncertainty. He raised his hand, looked at the powerful palm, and felt a deep sense of fear. In the end, 'he' chose to hold back. Smick covered his face and let out a low growl.
Soon enough, the elite squad returned to Colomier. The results of this operation could only be described as decent. They destroyed a granary, killed five commanding officers, as well as a portion of the soldiers, which caused a certain amount of chaos. However, they also lost three or four people, all of whom were elites.
Of course, if the Floating Corpse Worms released by Rhys were counted, then this operation could be said to be fruitful.
However, for Interkam who had been passively taking a beating all this time, this was a rare victory. In order to boost morale, he suggested holding a small gathering. However, during the gathering, Nala, who was the center of attention, appeared a bit distracted.
"What a pity about my sword, if I run into him again, I would still be at a disadvantage because of my weapon" Nala looked at the broken sword in her hand and recalled the battle against Smick. She could sense that he had gone easy on her, otherwise, she wouldn't have been the one to injure him in the end, but him injuring her instead.
"Are you worried about your weapon, Marshal?" a knight on the side asked.
"You are?" Nala didn't really care about this person: "I do lack a good knight's sword"
"Elbas Qi" the knight replied. The knight replied: "My territory is near Colomier, and I have a treasured sword there. I'm sure it will be enough to satisfy your excellency, Marshal"
"To be honest, I originally intended to keep that sword as a family heirloom, but now it seems that giving it to you, Marshal, might be the right choice. Perhaps that sword has always been waiting for you, Marshal"
"Hm?" Nala was a bit confused.
"I have already sent someone to retrieve the sword, it will be delivered to your excellency in a moment" Elbas smiled and said.
It was only in the evening when the sword was delivered that Nala finally understood what that person meant. As soon as she saw the sword, Nala felt a strange connection between herself and the sword.
"This sword, it was said that dragon's blood was added when it was forged. When I swung it, I could even hear the roar of a dragon. Unfortunately, I can't use this sword" Elbas sighed: "Every time I swing the sword, I can feel my heart being pressured. If I try to use it by force, I might even cough up blood"
"It must be because we are not qualified, and your excellency, Marshal, your Dragon bloodline has awakened, you are the destined master of this sword"
Standing on the side, Rhys felt that something wasn't right. After all, Nala's sword had only just been broken and someone had already given her a treasured sword that was extremely compatible with her, this was a bit too much of a coincidence. However, he had already asked around and found out that Elbas was indeed a nearby noble. The sword had also been inspected before, and there were no poisons or curses on it.
Furthermore, with Nala's inhuman intuition, she didn't sense any malice, so she reached out and received the knight's sword. The crossguard was a pair of dragon wings, and if you looked at it from the side, you could even see the patterns of dragon scales on the blade.
As Nala held the sword in her hand, her bloodline and the sword formed a connection. This sword was like an extension of her arm, and it also greatly boosted the awakening of her Dragon bloodline. With this sword, her strength would increase by at least 30%.
As Nala swung the sword, the sound of the sword whistling through the air sounded like the roar of a dragon. The nobles and knights around her began to praise her. This kind of thing could also boost morale, and if passed down to future generations, it might even become part of a legend.
Amidst the crowd, Elbas smiled. The mission given to him by Sir Negri had been completed, and he could confirm that Nala's intuition had no effect on pure kindness, but too much kindness wasn't necessarily a good thing.
In the next few days, Royas' offensive slowed down as expected. The Floating Corpse Worms had begun to spread among the Royas soldiers. Although the Floating Corpse Worms died easily, there were many places in the camp that needed water, so the speed of their spread wasn't slow.
In this era, there weren't many ways to deal with epidemics. By the time the problem with the water was discovered, many soldiers and officers had already been infected, and the tide of the battle was slowly turning. At least, it wasn't one-sided anymore. As more and more reinforcements arrived, the crisis of Colomier was basically resolved, causing many Interkam citizens to praise God's grace.
The horn of Interkam's counterattack was blown, but in the shadows, several unknown battles were still going on.
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