As a villain, I really don't want to be pursued by the heroine.

"As long as you don't get into danger."

"Hehe, thank you very much."

Nia stretched her arms, then stepped over the cordon formed by the adventurers and walked into the depths of the fog alone.

At this moment, the fog became restless, and the creepy and shrill chirping of insects could be heard faintly.

Nia's eyes sharpened.

A buzzing sound flashed by.

A white light flashed through the mist, and the terrifying sickle and the delicate dagger collided in mid-air. The destructive firelight illuminated the figure in the mist.

The giant mantis, pure white, slender, and two meters tall, is none other than the magical beast hidden in the fog, the top hunter in this forest, the [Mist-Hidden Mantis].

It is said that this monster only needs one strike to deal with most enemies. When it attacks, a fog will surge in. When the fog dissipates, there is nothing at the scene except a corpse that has been split in two. Therefore, it is feared by adventurers in the academy.

However, when the top hunter's sneak attack fails, the veil of mystery is greatly reduced.

"Be careful of the cubs of this thing, don't let them get in the way of Miss Nia!"

Countless goblin-sized mantises swarmed out of the mist.

Reid and the others knew that they could not intervene in the battle between sequences, so they turned to deal with these small monsters.

Under the cover of fog, these magical beasts, which are as powerful as goblins, are also quite threatening and difficult to defend against.

The little mantis grinned fiercely, opened its terrifying mouth, and attacked one of the adventurers from behind.

Unfortunately, before that, Roy arrived, grabbed its head with his bare hands, and crushed it into a paste like a tomato.

"Why are you looking at me? Be careful of the monsters. Now that you're here, you don't want to just sit back and enjoy the fruits of my labor, do you?"

"of course not!"

"Everyone, be alert. Don't bother Roy with any action!"

Red shouted that, but Roy's move undoubtedly reassured everyone.

With a high-ranking official in charge, crushing these mantises is no different from crushing ants. What are they afraid of? Just do it!

But Roy himself looked at his hands full of paste and activated the power of purification with disgust.

It's cool to crush something with bare hands, but it's a bit disgusting.

On the other side, the fierce battle between Nia and [Mist Mantis] is still going on.

The flashes of swords and sabers kept shuttling through the fog. By the time an adventurer thrust his weapon into the little mantis, the flashes of blades had already appeared dozens of times.

[Mist Mantis] is ferocious, but does not like to fight head-on.

Faced with the equally agile Nia, the mantis, unable to gain any advantage, quickly changed its strategy.

The dagger swept across again, but it seemed to be trapped in the fog, leaving only a wisp of green smoke.

The next moment, the figure of the mantis appeared behind Nia, and the sickle blade fell ferociously.

However, the hunter's sinister smile froze immediately.

Because its sickle blade also only leaves a trace of afterimage.

Accompanied by the green wind shadow, Nia came behind Mantis and swung her sword back, successfully leaving a bloody mark on the enemy's body.

The [Mist Mantis]'s [Mist Hidden] has the ability to temporarily turn its body into mist. Combined with its super high mobility, it is indeed hard to guard against and is worthy of the title of top hunter.

But the [Forest Elf]'s [Turning Wind into Shadow] can also achieve the same effect!

For a moment, the wind and fog intertwined with each other, ferocious and roaring.

White and green halos flickered in the thick fog, accompanied by rising and falling sparks and splashing blood, creating a beautiful yet terrifying picture that frightened the adventurers.

Even Red swallowed his saliva and didn't dare to get close at all.

Ha people!

Even if the Sequence 7 thief who nearly wiped them out had been involved, he would probably die without even knowing why!

Only Roy remained calm and waited patiently for the tense battle.

The abilities of both sides are very similar and they appear to be evenly matched, but Nia has a fatal disadvantage.

Both are Sequence 5, [Mist Mantis] has grown naturally over the years, while Nia has just entered Sequence 5. The difference in extraordinary power between the two is obvious.

The longer the battle drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be for Nia.

As Roy expected, after another round of exchanges, the elf girl was the first to emerge from the wind shadow, covered in blood and sweat, looking a little disheveled.

In the mist, [Mist Mantis] swung its sickle blade ostentatiously, opening and closing it left and right, following closely, grinning fiercely, wanting to cut its prey in two.

As the two swords crossed, Nia managed to block the fatal scythe.

The pressure from the giant mantis seemed to be of tremendous force, causing Nia to look strained, and her two Mithril swords were also shaking.

[Mist Mantis] was not annoyed at all, but instead let out a terrifying laugh.

In terms of strength, it is superior due to its huge size. Not only that, it also has other weapons.

It opened its mouth full of fangs and took a bite.

Roy's fingertips trembled slightly.

But at this moment, he suddenly retracted his action and a hint of surprise flashed across his face.

There was only a loud "bang".

Nia actually jumped up from the spot and headbutted him from bottom to top, hitting him hard.

With a click, the clear sound of some kind of flesh and tissue breaking could be heard.

The pain was ten times worse than biting off one's tongue while talking on horseback, causing [Mist Mantis] to howl miserably immediately. It lost all strength and was kicked away by Nia.

Chapter 16 Not Good Enough for You

Got it!

Nia's joy was not only because she had successfully repelled the powerful enemy, but also because she clearly caught a glimpse of the astonishment that flashed across the boy's face out of the corner of her eye.

If not now, when will you show off?!

Nia took advantage of the victory and pushed her extraordinary strength to the limit. She galloped on the wind, went against the wind, and slashed out with a sharp blade in an instant.

There was no time to use [Mist Hidden] again. Sensing the murderous intent contained in this attack, the instinct for survival made [Mist Hidden Mantis] roar and raise his sword forward, swinging the sickle at the attacking Swift Shadow.

The time for decisive victory has arrived, and the solemn atmosphere is almost suffocating.

But at this moment, Roy moved.

He was the first to arrive and the elf girl in mid-air was already embraced by his waist.

The sharp sickle blade attacked, but Roy simply blocked it with his hand, and the dark gold dragon scales prevented it from moving forward.

Warcraft has always had a keen sense of crisis.

If the sense of crisis brought by the enemy just now made it instinctively want to fight back, but now this person brought a terror that made it unable to even resist Ou Dusheng, almost suffocating it.

Can't win.

Before even thinking, the so-called top hunter instinctively took action, wanting to [hide in the fog] and escape.

But it no longer has that chance.

In an instant, Roy raised his hand and threw out the vast dragon flame.

The Dragon Tooth Spear combined with [Fire Flame] was just a casual attack for Roy, but with a high-level attack, one strike was enough to shake the world.

With the roar of a cannonball being fired, the [Mist Mantis], which had only been half vaporized, was pierced through by the scorching flames and was blasted to death without a form.

The spear of fire finally exploded after piercing the enemy, and the high-temperature wind pressure spread in all directions, stirring up a foehn wind, which pressed down all the adventurers so that they could not raise their heads and lay flat on the ground.

After a while, when the air was no longer scorching hot, some adventurers cautiously stood up and looked outside.

The thick fog had long since dissipated, revealing the azure blue sky and presenting a colorful picture before their eyes.

It was an endless sea of ​​flowers.

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[Mist Mantis] was reduced to debris without any suspense, and the remaining small mantises were quickly wiped out by the adventurers.

What should have been a life-or-death mission for them was easily resolved with Roy's attack, and the adventurers were finally able to enjoy the scenery of nature.

Who could have imagined that the territory of the top hunter would contain such a magnificent scenery?

A rough guy may not be without a girl's heart. Looking at the flower field, Red couldn't help but feel that his body and mind were healed.

After experiencing adventure, enjoying the hard-earned beauty is probably the common vision of all adventurers.

The only downside is that it would be nice if there was a beautiful girl around to share it with...

Looking at the group of rough young men dancing among the flowers and plants, Red was silent for a while.

It hurts, it hurts too much.

Those who know the pain of being single know it, just get used to it.

But Red didn't understand why Roy stood on his side and didn't go to accompany the elf girl sitting in the flower field in the distance.

"Roy...Sir, why don't you go and keep her company?"

"Didn't you see? I broke the agreement and attacked, and now he's angry." Roy sighed helplessly, "Also, you don't have to call me sir."

In the final showdown, Nia can indeed win.

But as a price, she will definitely be seriously injured.

It's understandable that you want to express something, but it's not worth risking your life and ending up with a river of blood.

Nia has her persistence, and he has his own. Just like Alice, Roy can't stand seeing other girls bleed unnecessarily.

At least Alice still has the holy light to recover, but if Nia is injured, she will have to go back lying down.

Roy couldn't accept the fact that he had spent his last breath just for a date.

"Alas, I clearly told you not to worry about your strength, why don't you listen to me? Sometimes I really don't understand what this girl is thinking."

Reid glanced at it with some surprise: "Don't you understand?"

The scandal about Roy had spread throughout Viszea a long time ago. Red thought that this guy who was having ambiguous relationships with both the saint and the princess must be the kind of romantic who could see through a girl's thoughts at a glance.

"Actually, I can understand Miss Nia's thoughts."

"You?" Now it was Roy's turn to be surprised.

"Well, the reason we adventurers yearn for adventure is often because we want to follow a certain idol. To follow in their footsteps, embark on the same adventures, accomplish the same feats, become someone like them... I can see that Miss Nia feels the same way, because I feel the same way."

Reid's expression was no longer rough, but instead revealed the youthful vigor and gentleness, and his eyes became clear.

Roy was slightly startled, then frowned and cautiously took a step back: "Are you trying to say... that you like me too?"

Red nearly fell over.

"No, that's not it! What I mean is, Miss Nia really admires you! That's why I want to show off in front of you!"

"What do I have to worship..."

Roy laughed in silence, but suddenly he understood everything.

If Nia wants to worship someone, she should worship the Sword Ghost.

But now, I am already more worthy of admiration than [Sword Ghost].

The trial of the saint, the feat of slaying the dragon, along the way, the challenges and crises that must be overcome for survival are already extraordinary feats in the eyes of others.

Roy didn't think the girl of destiny in the original work was much inferior to himself, but it was another matter for Nia herself.

Just like the poor boy and the rich woman, Cinderella and the prince, it is only natural to feel inferior and discouraged.

This is really because the authorities are confused.

"Thank you, I think I know what to do."

Reid smiled, turned around and left in a dashing manner.

At times like this, a real man should tactfully leave.

Roy walked over and sat down next to Nia.