The story of the black silk female knight

The technology required to make white phosphorus bombs is not advanced. Simply put, it involves making full use of the property of white phosphorus to spontaneously combust in hot and humid air and filling ordinary bombs with phosphorus powder.

The bomb body can be made from a glass water bottle. Since Valensa doesn't know how to mix explosives, she uses fire-attribute magic crystal powder instead.

Although the white phosphorus bombs made in this way are prone to accidental discharge and inconvenient to store, Valensa intended them to be disposable... as long as they could be used in the battle against the armored bearmen.

She made a total of 5 bombs using the simple white phosphorus, and used 2 of them in the experiment... Each one was very successful.

Just as Valensa envisioned, in the summer jungle environment, if her white phosphorus bombs were thrown forcefully and hit the target, they would trigger a small explosion, causing the white phosphorus to burn completely.

"Hmph, you damn stupid bear, you'll pay for this!"

Valensa temporarily stored the remaining three improvised white phosphorus bombs in a cool, shady place, then looked down at her chest.

White phosphorus bullets will definitely have an effect on the armored bearman, but at most they will burn off its fur... It's unlikely that you can defeat it completely with this, because it also has extremely high defense from earth-attribute magic.

To truly complete the extermination mission, we must rely on the power of the divine runes.

Chapter 14: First, I'll infuriate you, then I'll deflect your attack.

Valensa's current tactical approach is to stack the thickest armor, take the heaviest hits, and then use divine runes to deflect the attacks, sacrificing her own minor injuries to kill the enemy.

The skirt-armor she's wearing now, though light and thin, is made of top-quality materials and craftsmanship, making it more than capable of defending against conventional stabs and cuts.

However, against blunt weapons like double-handed maces that primarily rely on kinetic energy impact for killing, even the best single-layer metal armor is ineffective.

Improve! It must be drastically improved!

Although this improvement would make Valensa look a bit bulky for the time being, she gritted her teeth and endured it. She didn't yet have the ability to maintain elegance in battle at all times; all she wanted now was victory.

Back in Melina's two-bedroom apartment, Valensa stripped off all her upper body clothing except for her underwear.

Afterwards, she rummaged through her room and found a very tight-fitting leather vest, which she wore as the first layer over her underwear.

She continued searching and this time found a thick cotton-padded coat that she would only wear in winter. It looked very hot for this season, but for the sake of victory, Valensa endured it.

After putting on a thick cotton-padded coat, Valensa put on the armor she had taken off earlier, and then put on another thick layer of cotton clothing over the armor.

"That's about right... Wearing any more will severely impair your agility and mobility."

After wearing four layers of armor in a soft-hard-soft-semi-hard pattern, Valensa could clearly feel a tightness in her chest, so she gave up the idea of ​​continuing to layer armor.

She endured the sweltering heat and did some warm-up exercises in the room to fully adapt her body to the combat conditions she was in, before setting off with the makeshift white phosphorus bombs she had prepared earlier.

This was Valensa's third time undertaking a mission to subdue the armored bear-men, so she was naturally very familiar with the task.

That armored bear-man was incredibly carefree... or perhaps it was overconfident, because despite being attacked by adventurers from Sergintown many times, it never changed its home.

The armored bear-man still lives in the same place. As a monster that can use tools like humans, it even built itself a tent-like hut out of stones and firewood.

It can't compare to human-built architecture in terms of comfort, but it's enough to keep out the wind and rain.

When Valensa found it, the armored bear-man had probably just finished hunting and was sitting by the hut, feasting on a deer leg. The deer, which only had three legs left, was still alive, struggling and howling.

Upon seeing Valensa, the armored bear-man paused for a moment, then a distinctly mocking expression appeared on his large bear face.

It was too lazy to even stand up and continued gnawing on the deer leg.

Knowing how to use weapons and tools and even build their own houses, the armored bear-man is certainly not unintelligent. Naturally, it also remembers Valenza, a defeated opponent who had visited twice before.

Her weak attack power couldn't even scratch me, but she was incredibly agile, leaping and bounding about. Fighting her seriously was a complete waste of time; I might as well continue eating meat.

Based on my experience from the previous two encounters, as long as I defend myself properly, this female human will run away on her own after a while.

The armored bear-man didn't sense any increase in strength from Valensa, and it didn't think today's outcome would be much different from the previous two.

"Damn it, how dare a mere monster mock me!"

Valensa naturally saw the armored bearman's expression and guessed his thoughts, which made her even angrier.

Despite her anger, Valensa didn't act impulsively... Those female knights who liked to draw their swords and fight on a whim never met a good end, and she still vividly remembered some strange comics she had read in her past life.

We'll proceed according to plan here.

"go with!"

Valensa quickly threw the first improvised white phosphorus bomb, but the target was not the armored bearman, but the small shack that the armored bearman had built.

The violent impact shattered the glass bottle, and the fire-attribute magic crystal powder exploded in flames, igniting the white phosphorus inside the bottle and causing it to burn fully in the humid, hot air of the summer jungle.

This effect was even more powerful than a mage's fireball spell, at least on par with ignite. Within seconds, the armored bearman's home was completely engulfed in flames, and there was no way to save it.

Roar!

Watching helplessly as his painstakingly built home burned down, the armored bear-man roared in anger, and the deer leg in his hand suddenly lost its appeal.

In a fit of rage, it stomped on the struggling deer beside it, killing it instantly. Then, it picked up a large, two-handed hammer from nearby and glared angrily at Valensa.

Instead, it was met with a second improvised white phosphorus bomb.

Having already witnessed the power of the bottle, the armored bear-man dared not be careless. Even though it was very clumsy, it still tried its best to dodge and barely avoided the simple white phosphorus bullet.

But it was no use, because at the same time the armored bearman made his dodge move, Valensa also threw out the last improvised white phosphorus bomb, completely locking onto the armored bearman's landing point.

As a result, the armored bearman was still hit by a makeshift white phosphorus bomb, and all the bear fur on his body was set on fire.

Even the deer that was beside it was not spared; it was hit by the second improvised white phosphorus bomb and was engulfed in flames in the blink of an eye.

Humph.

A smile appeared in Valensa's eyes as she looked at the result of her three-shot combo with her makeshift white phosphorus bomb.

I burned down your house, burned all your fur, and burned your food. Aren't you angry?

The armored bear-man was furious; he was practically bursting with rage.

Even knowing that the two were far apart in agility and that the attack would most likely be futile, it still charged forward, swinging its long-handled mace and smashing wildly through the jungle.

Trees as thick as a bowl are as fragile as newspaper under the sledgehammer, easily broken and shattered, with countless rootsless branches and leaves falling like rain and snow.

The squirrels and birds living in the treetops were innocently caught in the crossfire, squeaking and jumping around, and a large area of ​​the jungle trembled under the armored bear-man and its giant hammer.

But Valensa, with her exceptional agility, always kept herself out of attack range, and deliberately jumped around the armored bear-man, provoking him from time to time.

The armored bear-man became even more enraged, completely losing his mind and going mad, swinging his large iron hammer with a whooshing sound as it cut through the air.

Finally, Valensa seemed to have accidentally stepped on her own foot. She cried out in alarm and fell backward.

Completely enraged, the armored bear-man had no suspicions whatsoever. He raised his hammer high and unleashed his strongest attack of the day, slamming it down.

when!

The hammer struck Valensa's upper body successfully, but the armored bear-man looked somewhat puzzled... The feel of this blow was very strange. Valensa seemed to have anticipated it, and jumped back in the direction it was thrown, so she wasn't actually injured at all.

Could this be a trap?

The armored bear-man realized this, but it was too late... It felt a sharp pain in its chest, as if it had been hit by a giant iron hammer, and almost all of its sternum was shattered.

Chapter 15 This young lady is rich again!

"Phew...that was close, that was close."

As the armored bearman fell, Valensa, who had been thrown out, stood up, patting her chest.

Even though she was prepared and wore four layers of protection to reduce the impact of the kinetic energy, and jumped back with all her might in the direction of the hammer the moment she was hit, the blow still made her feel quite uncomfortable.

My stomach churned violently, and I almost threw up my lunch.

Valensa wasn't worried about lunch; she was more concerned about whether her hard-earned figure would be flattened by the sledgehammer. She only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming with her own hands that her size hadn't changed.

The armored bear-man had definitely used all its strength in that hammer blow, as evidenced by its constant vomiting of blood and its shallow breathing... it was nearing its end.

But Valensa still didn't approach easily... Many monsters are quite intelligent and cunning, and playing dead to turn the tables is their specialty.

Many inexperienced young adventurers are fooled by this trick, only to be killed by their prey when victory is within reach, becoming food or toys themselves.

Valensa's adventurous experience wasn't actually that extensive, but she had read a lot of comics in her past life, especially those about defeated female knights, priestesses, and sorceresses being bullied by monsters—there were just too many of them.

Therefore, after Valensa became an adventurer herself, she was always as cautious as possible, preferring to miss out on rewards rather than risk her life.

At this point, she kept her distance and observed the armored bear-man, waiting patiently.

Even though the earth-elemental magic enhancement effect on the armored bear-man had disappeared, his breathing was very weak, and he had lost consciousness, Valensa still did not make any rash moves.

She took out the round shield that would bounce back twice after being thrown and began smashing it repeatedly against the armored bear-man's helpless head.

As it turned out, she had worried too much. The armored bear-man had already been completely crippled by the rebound of that full-force hammer blow. Under the impact of the shield, he quickly lost all life and his body gradually grew cold.

Valensa then cautiously approached with her longsword, cut off the armored bear-man's head, and even dug out a fist-sized earth-attribute magic crystal from its heart.

"yeah!"

The bounty for the Armored Bearman alone is 30 gold coins, and even if this earth-attribute magic crystal is sold cheaply and quickly, it's worth more than 20 gold coins.

Valensa quickly raised half the money needed to buy the magic shield scroll, prompting her to jump around a few times while flashing a peace sign.

Once she gets her hands on the magic shield scroll, she'll have a way to easily pass the first stage of the War Academy's entrance exam a month from now.

Besides buying magic shield scrolls, opening blind boxes at the Dimensional Hardware Store is also an option.

If Valensa could pull out a useful gold... no, purple quality protective item from the blind box, she would be confident of performing well in the War Academy's admissions assessment.

But these things are too random, and Valensa doesn't really believe in her luck... otherwise she wouldn't have had to save up enough for the guaranteed drop before seeing a golden legendary item for the first time.

So after careful consideration, Valensa decided to prioritize using her earnings to buy magic shield scrolls.

As for the number of blind box draws... well, there are now new ways to obtain them.

Let's try again tonight, this time with a different target... like Kiri and Lulu at the front desk, they'd be perfect. I can use the successful completion of the raid as an excuse to invite them out for a few drinks to celebrate.

While planning her 'mischief' for the night, Valensa packed away her spoils and rested for a while until the discomfort in her chest and abdomen completely disappeared before starting her return journey.

"Haha, I'm rich again! Kiri, Lulu, let's go for drinks tonight... Hey?"

Before even entering the Adventurers' Guild hall, Valencia put on an excited act and extended an invitation to the two receptionists.

But she was stunned when she pushed open the curtain, because the atmosphere in the hall was quite serious and somewhat sad.

Besides the usual adventurers, several fully armed kingdom soldiers had also arrived, and they were talking to Melina with serious expressions.

Moreover, at a table in the corner of the hall, a young adventurer with a blood-soaked bandage still hanging from half of his arm sat there, his eyes red-rimmed, and a large axe covered in blood sat on the table in front of him.

This……

Valencia's smile, which she had just managed to put on, froze on her face, and she almost bit her tongue.

She quickly observed that the kingdom soldiers and Melina were probably discussing official business; she could just ask Melina directly later.

But that young adventurer in the corner... Valensa vaguely remembered him; he seemed to be the nephew of the veteran adventurer, Hand.

That big axe on the table probably belongs to Hande... Did something happen to him?

Hand is a genuine Pearl-level warrior. There shouldn't be any beasts or monsters roaming around Sergin Town that could kill him... Could it be related to what the soldiers are talking about?

Valensa quickly made a guess based on the situation, then hesitated for a moment before deciding not to go directly to the corner to ask the young man.

He must be heartbroken right now, having just lost his uncle... What if he falls for me if I, a beautiful girl, try to talk to him?

Simps are notoriously difficult to deal with, which is why Valensa insisted on retaining her aristocratic status; class differences helped her avoid a lot of trouble in this regard.

So Valensa chose Kiri and Lulu's side. She pointed to the young adventurer who was staring blankly at his uncle's belongings in the corner and asked in a low voice:

"What's going on over there? Do you two know?"

"Hey, don't even mention it, Uncle Hand has had a lot of bad luck."

The two counter staff exchanged a glance, and Lulu answered with a wry smile:

"A winged falcon appeared on the cliff to the north at some unknown time. It is a peak Pearl-level monster that can even endanger Lighthouse-level adventurers."

Today, Uncle Hand and his companions, who were out in the north, were attacked by a Blade Falcon. Uncle Hand died on the spot protecting his nephew, and even his body was stolen by the Blade Falcon and used as food… His novice adventurer nephew barely escaped, but he lost an arm, and it will probably be difficult for him to even farm in the future.”

"Winged Blade Falcon? A peak Pearl-class monster?"

Valensa frowned, repeatedly pondering the name as she carefully recalled the information she had seen in the monster encyclopedia.

The Winged Falcon has wings as sharp as finely enchanted blades, with a wingspan of about 5 meters. It is extremely fast. Although its overall rating is only Pearl-class, Lighthouse-class enemies are still very likely to be injured or even killed if they are attacked by it.

Valensa wasn't very satisfied with the information in the monster encyclopedia.

If that winged falcon is going to stay near Sergintown for a long time... then it's necessary to ask that young man carefully after he calms down.

Chapter 16 Latent Danger