The story of the black silk female knight

Now, the berserk giant monkey is less than 20 meters away from the Docosaurus, and it will be very troublesome if the Docosaurus is startled.

"Look at me!"

At this moment, Melody jumped to a diagonal position above the berserk giant monkey.

The berserk giant monkey, a creature that has lost its mind, is actually the most difficult for Melody to deal with, but it's not like she can't deal with it at all.

Just like Valencia's previous life as a rhythmic gymnast, Melody, wearing a white bodysuit, forcefully swung her body forward in mid-air.

biubiubiu

Unlike the elegant spins of a sword dance, this time Melody's centrifugal force was much greater, causing the diamonds on her white silk stockings to shoot out like hidden weapons, hitting the face of the berserk monkey.

Diamonds were one of the hardest natural substances in Valensa's previous world, and they also rank high on the hardness list in this world. The skin of ordinary monsters' faces is incomparable to them.

The berserk monkey's face immediately developed many bloody holes. These holes were not large; normally, they would be like a human being pricked a few times by a needle—painful but not serious.

But Melody wasn't just targeting the berserk monkey's face; she was also aiming at one of the most vulnerable organs in most creatures—its eyes.

"Roar!"

After going berserk, the giant monkey let out its first wail, and its charging pace finally slowed down. Its body swayed from side to side, changing its direction of advance.

This greatly relieved Valensa, as she had just been the last line of defense between the berserk giant monkey and the Docos.

If she were in good condition, she wouldn't be afraid of this big monkey, but her mental pool had only just stopped being overdrawn and was still far from fully recovered... She had even prepared herself to be injured.

"Oops!"

However, before Valensa could even catch her breath, she heard Tia's exclamation again.

Although the berserk monkey, whose eyes were pierced by Merudi's diamonds, was forced to slow down and turn, its body did not come to a complete stop.

The Docomon was not startled, but the metal container behind it was in big trouble, as it was directly rammed by the berserk giant monkey.

Fortunately, the metal container was of good quality, and the impact did not cause any damage. The magical seal on the container door remained stable and secure, so there should be no need to worry about the high-quality ingredients inside.

But the flatbed truck that carried the metal containers wasn't so lucky... The main material of this flatbed truck was wood, and it almost fell apart after being hit by the berserk monkey.

"Damn it!"

Tia stomped her white-stockinged feet on the soft carpet in anger. She felt very embarrassed that the caravan had suffered losses during their first encounter with a monster attack.

The three musketeers of Suri City seemed to think the same way; they were all furious.

Giru's blunt greatsword and Harry's ice and fire magic were quickly unleashed on the berserk monkey, and Melody also vented her anger by stabbing the berserk monkey several more times.

The berserk monkey was already covered in wounds, and that was its last charge. Now, facing the wrath of the Three Musketeers of Suli City, it could not withstand it and was quickly beaten to the point of losing all vital signs.

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Seeing Giru still furiously smashing the bladeless greatsword, Tia quickly stopped him and, adopting the demeanor of a captain, gave him a stern reprimand:

"Have you forgotten my orders? I already said its berserk state just now was suspicious, and we must keep its corpse as intact as possible for easy investigation."

"……Feel sorry."

Giroud then stopped, took a deep breath, and shrunk his height from 2.2 meters back to 1.9 meters. The cracked leather armor on his body was no longer so tight.

Valensa had also rushed over, and now she took the opportunity to explain to Giroud:

"I also want to apologize to you... I shot you just now."

"fine."

Giroud was quite magnanimous towards Valensa, waving his hand with a smile:

"I understand, you did that to save me."

"But I still don't understand!"

Melody, however, still harbored some resentment towards Valensa:

"It's impressive that you noticed the big monkey's unusual behavior beforehand, but was it really necessary to shoot Giru? Couldn't you have just warned him?"

"This...I don't know."

Valensa shrugged with a wry smile:

"At the time, I didn't have time to think about anything else; my body just started moving on its own... It was as if an instinctive intuition told me that this was the best thing to do."

"Your instincts are truly dangerous!"

Melody pouted:

"Next time there's a battle, whatever you do, don't stay behind me! My body isn't as sturdy as Gil's; getting shot by your arrow will hurt a lot..."

“No, Melody, you’ve misunderstood. Valensa’s intuition is right.”

Valensa herself didn't know how to explain it, but Giroud defended her earnestly:

"At the time, I was charging up to finish off the enemy, and even if I had heard the warning, I probably wouldn't have had time to react. And even if I had had time to react, given my personality... I would probably have chosen to fight to the death."

In hindsight, Valensa's choice was indeed the most effective, and I trust her intuition.

After saying that, he smiled at Valensa and pointed to his leg:

"If this happens again, don't hesitate, keep shooting at me."

"……you!"

This made Melody somewhat embarrassed, and she glared angrily at Gil.

"You big idiot, I shouldn't have worried about you, hmph!"

"it is as expected."

Meanwhile, Tia also seems to have made a new discovery on the corpse of the berserk giant monkey.

Chapter 109: Bonus Questions Still Need to Be Done

"what happened?"

Seeing that the investigation into the berserk monkey's corpse had yielded results, Melody and Valensa quickly put aside their earlier misunderstanding and looked at Tia together.

Even Asaki, who was a medical support staff member, pulled Luca over to join them.

"Look here."

Tia pointed to the back of the berserk monkey's neck.

During the final beating, Harry threw many fireballs at the berserk monkey, burning off most of its gray fur, leaving the back of its neck bald.

Therefore, everyone quickly understood what Tia had discovered.

The berserk monkey had two circular wounds on the back of its neck, about the thickness of a girl's index finger. The wounds were smooth, flat, and very new, and appeared to have been caused by some kind of spike, but they did not belong to any of the weapons present.

"That must be why it suddenly goes berserk."

As Tia spoke, she inserted a small, white jade stick, shaped like an ornament, into the circular wound and stirred it a couple of times. Then she showed everyone the slightly blackened stick after pulling it out.

"It's the effect of some kind of alchemical potion... Someone secretly injected this big monkey with a berserk potion while we were fighting."

"what?"

Everyone looked incredulous. Harry immediately activated his wind-based detection spell, searching the surroundings repeatedly, but found nothing.

Valenza's expression wasn't too surprised; instead, she seemed thoughtful.

"Don't waste your energy. That person is likely a Radiant-level expert... at least a peak Beacon. If they are focused on hiding, we won't be able to find them at all."

Tia first dissuaded Harry, then looked at Valensa:

"Speaking of which... how did you know in advance that the big monkey would go berserk? Could it be because of your recently awakened bloodline talent?"

“…Probably not.”

Valensa lowered her head and pondered for a while:

“At first I thought it was my talent or intuition... but now that I think about it carefully, it seems that someone secretly reminded me that Giroud was in danger.”

"...So that's how it is."

Tia didn't seem surprised, she just sighed:

"It seems that even though I specifically recruited Luca, I still couldn't escape this..."

Luca looked puzzled when his name was suddenly mentioned, but Valensa and the Three Musketeers understood what it meant, and even Asaki seemed to have guessed it.

"Captain, you mean..."

Melody gave a wry smile, yet couldn't help feeling a surge of anger:

"We were still targeted by the teachers from the War Academy and became the unlucky ones who had to do the extra questions? Was the sudden berserk state of this big monkey a result of the War Academy teachers secretly pulling the strings?"

Even if he gave Valensa a hint, Giroud was still in real danger... What if Valensa didn't choose the most effective method?

"Then you can only blame Giru for his bad luck... but don't worry about his safety."

Tia shrugged:

"Have you forgotten the scroll the War Academy gave you when you enrolled? Your elite soldier's scroll should also have a protective function, which can be automatically triggered when you suffer a fatal attack, generating a shield strong enough to block continuous attacks from a lighthouse-level enemy."

However, once this shield is triggered, it means the candidate will be disqualified and eliminated... Unless there is an unexpected and powerful enemy intervening, it is difficult to escape unscathed.

"Stop dwelling on this."

Seeing that Melody was still somewhat indignant, Gil patted her on the shoulder in a very generous manner:

"That's how the real battlefield is... Many times, it's not enough for you to perform well; your teammates also need to make the right judgments. That teacher probably wanted to tell us that."

You should be grateful that Valencia is good enough; it was her correct judgment that allowed me to continue in the assessment instead of being eliminated early.

"……Feel sorry."

Melody was a straightforward girl; without much hesitation, she walked up to Valensa and extended her hand.

"I misunderstood you just now. Thank you for saving Giru."

"It's alright, you're just worried about Giroud's safety."

Valensa smiled and extended her hand to shake hands with Melody, glancing at Tia as well.

“I understand how you feel, because I also have a good friend I’ve known since childhood… If someone dared to shoot her from behind, I might just attack without even asking questions.”

"So you're the stupid, pretty-boy knight? You should learn more from Melody!"

Tia immediately rolled her eyes at Valensa.

Now that her identity as a young girl has been exposed, she simply stopped acting and resumed the charming and alluring demeanor befitting a beautiful young woman.

Before Valensa could pout and retort, Tia's expression turned serious:

"Alright, now let's talk about the next steps."

Everyone listened attentively, and Valensa loosened her pout.

Everyone had already reached a consensus on this point: since Tia was the captain, they would listen to Tia on such matters.

Unless the order is extremely absurd, everyone will obey.

Tia didn't hold back either:

“We’ve been traveling for over eight hours today, and the Docos must be getting tired too. It’s almost evening… I suggest we all set up camp here and get some rest. The flatbed cart that the big monkey damaged also needs to be repaired.”

"So...we're going to camp here?"

Asaki glanced at the corpses of the wild monkeys scattered all over the ground, her eyes showing some resistance:

"But there are so many monster corpses here, and the smell of blood is overwhelming... If we camp here, will we be attacked by other monsters at night?"

After asking her the question, she noticed that everyone's eyes were looking at her strangely, especially the Three Musketeers and Valencia.

"Asaki, my little sister~~"

Melody then put her arm around Asaki's shoulder, her voice laced with teasing:

"You've probably never camped in the wild with your boyfriend, have you? Actually, quite the opposite, these corpses everywhere are what ensure we get a good night's sleep tonight."

"Hey?"

Asashi blinked, somewhat confused and shy about Melody's closeness.

Melody seemed to have noticed as well, but instead of backing down, she gave Luca a provocative look and blew a breath into Asaki's ear:

"Demon groups like the Earth Monkeys usually have territories. The stench of blood around us will let other demons know that we have wiped out this group of monkeys. Would demons that couldn't even defeat this group of monkeys dare to attack us?"