Chapter 84 Signals (6)
Selena’s needle splits the air, and Hagley’s shadow shoots out from all directions.
The moves that separate each other’s gaps and gaps were crossed, and their nerves were sharpened to occupy the opponent’s back with shadow transfer.
“You’re used to fighting using transference, Selena!”
“Thanks to!”
Actually, it wasn’t because of Hagley, it was because of Frontier.
In order to follow his fight, there was no way not to use transference.
Hiss!
Wow!
Hagley’s shadow does not damage anything other than living things, and Selena’s needle can hit inorganic objects as well.
That’s why their fight was quiet.
Only the occasional sound of footsteps hitting the ground remains, and they do not make any noise.
The assassins’ fight is silent, as if it were the trajectory of life, even when it is not an assassination.
“I am the one who raised you! “I already know your fighting style!”
“I’ve seen something too!”
Selena and Hagley’s fight seemed to be even.
Although Hagley is the one who raised Selena, he cannot imitate her skill in handling needles. Just as Selena can’t imitate Hagley’s shadow magic.
Unlike Hagley, Selena was not very talented at magic. To be more precise, Selena, the youngest of the ‘Capes of Ten’, a group of assassins, was the most inexperienced with magic.
However, her exceptional appearance and talent for close combat made Selena more suitable as an assassin than anyone else.
As much as she was poor at magic, she overcame it with martial arts, and what strength she lacked because she was a woman was offset by her ability to handle needles.
‘Handling needles was Selena’s natural talent.’
Selena has eyes that read the flow of mana inside living things. The reason she excelled in close combat was also because she had an understanding of anatomy and a knack for applying it.
When hit by her needle, most living things cannot survive and collapse.
This is not because the bones or joints are out of alignment, but because the needle cuts off the flow of mana that naturally circulates in living things.
As a result, twisted arms and legs, or death, are just inevitable consequences.
“I shouldn’t have given you that weapon!”
“It’s always too late to regret!”
Hagley’s hands stretch out and then come back together in front. The aim is aimed at Selena. As soon as Selena confirmed it, she flew up.
Pababat!
Shadows are cast from all directions of the cave, and the blades are ridiculously sharp, surpassing the sharpness of clumsy weapons. There seemed to be no way out for Selena.
Whick!
Selena placed her body in the gap between the blades created by shadows and roamed the air with amazing flexibility.
“… … !”
Hagley’s eyes widened. Selena’s evasion skills were amazing, but the clothes she was wearing also surprised her.
From the beginning, I didn’t think I could hit the shadow directly. Because I know Selena’s skills well.
But I thought it would be possible to just graze the body. If you can induce bleeding with that, even better.
However, none of the blades that grazed Selena could cut her skin.
“… … “You’re wearing nice clothes.”
“Yes.”
After landing back on the ground, Selena stood upright and looked at Hagley.
“It’s not enough clothes to seduce a man.”
“… … “Did Frontier give it to you?”
“That’s right.”
“It’s clear that he seems to be firmly possessed by you.”
“… … .”
Selena had nothing to say.
Belphegor is like that, and Hagley is like that too. There was not the slightest doubt that Frontier was infatuated with her.
To be honest, to Selena, it seemed like she was just reviewing the armament of her bodyguard. Of course, you may have developed some sense of familiarity and trust.
‘What should I do?’
Although I tried to act relaxed, in reality, it was Selena who was at a disadvantage.
As Hagley himself said, he knows almost all of Selena’s attack patterns.
It is said that some improvements have been made during the time spent with Frontier, but the main trend will not change.
Due to the nature of Selena’s weapon being a ‘needle’, the ejection is not visible to the naked human eye.
This is especially true in places where the light source is uncertain, such as a cave.
However, for Hagley, who deals with shadows, the place in the dark is literally his battlefield itself, and there are almost no penalties for Hagley due to ‘darkness’.
On the other hand, even though she has seen Hagley, Selena does not know everything about him, and even if she does.
‘There aren’t enough needles.’
This fight, being fought evenly, only deepens Selena’s defeat.
Selena has a delicate sense and can tell the number of embedded needles based on their weight.
And to avoid mistaking its weight, this dress contains the same number of needles as the clothes Selena has worn so far.
“Why but Selena?”
And that inevitably
“We’d better hurry, wouldn’t we?”
Hagley also knows.
Selena was on edge. I knew it from the beginning, but you can’t use needles carelessly. Each shot fired through Hagley’s shadow is precious.
“Selena, it may be important to find a way out.”
Meanwhile, Hagley raises one hand.
“I can do pranks like this.”
After saying that, Hagley blocked his path with a curtain of shadow. It was a curtain so large that it covered his entire form.
“… … ?”
Selena stood there for a moment because she didn’t understand its intention.
“!”
Hiss!
However, just by a moment, Selena realizes his intention and rotates his body in the air.
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Technology that simultaneously ejects needles in eight directions. Naturally, I use up all the needles loaded in my hand.
Originally, it was a technique used in siege situations or to wipe out hordes of enemies on one’s own, but this time it was different.
Sigh!
Hagley, who appeared behind Selena, blocked the needle with his shadow.
“Okay, do you understand now? “Selena.”
Selena pursed her lips at his words.
When hiding behind a veil of shadows, Selena cannot determine whether Hagley will use Shadow Transfer or not.
If you carelessly look behind your back, you will be defenselessly exposed to Hagley if you have not transferred.
Therefore, the safest move is to throw needles everywhere like you did just now.
Of course, 8 needles are consumed at one time.
“I already know how many needles you have left. There are now twenty-four steps left. “Can you fit a needle for me in there?”
Hiss!
Hagley did not rest. He continues to shoot shadows and chase Selena.
Selena dodges hard and moves using transference, but it is difficult to block all of Hagley’s attacks inside the cave. In the end, her needles are wasted for checks.
Hagley knows. This attack alone is the safest method when dealing with Selena. When Selena uses up all the needles, his victory is secured.
“Ugh!”
And the last four feet. When Selena held it in her right hand.
Hagley stretched out his shadow to completely eliminate it.
It protrudes from the floor like a devil’s hand, and from the walls and ceiling, waves of blades resembling shark’s fins surge towards Selena.
There are only four needles to write ‘Octagon’.
In a desperate situation.
“… … barely.”
Selena opened her mouth softly.
“I could barely see it.”
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Selena ran headfirst. A hand pounces on her. Selena threw the first needle.
After being hit by that needle, the shadow’s hand collapsed helplessly.
‘… … !’
Hagley, who witnessed the scene, opened his eyes wide.
‘I erased the magic with a needle.’
Selena’s needle cuts off the flow of mana in living things. Her techniques up to now have been a means of directly targeting her opponent.
Because the needle targets the enemy directly, the opponent cannot use magic or long-distance attacks carelessly, and as a result, it is possible to keep them in check.
But just now, the magic itself disappeared after being hit by a needle. Like every living creature that has ever been hit by a needle from Selena.
‘No way, the flow of mana!’
Did you read the flow of mana from the magic fired by the opponent? In this short time?
As if to confirm that thought, this time the shadows of the needles and blades shot into the ceiling were all penetrated by that single shot and disappeared.
‘Frondier was almost eaten by numerous evil spirits.’
When the fragments of Helheim were destroyed.
Selena remembers the feeling of helplessness at that time.
Faced with the fragments of Helheim in front of him, he was unable to do anything while Frondier caught the liquid with one body.
For her, who was an escort and stood next to Frondier, it remains a huge sense of guilt and shame.
If she could interfere with the soul, much less touch its mana.
He wouldn’t have just cried like a helpless child.
‘I can’t show such disgrace again.’
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Two feet left.
fault!
Selena jumps up and kicks the wall. Selena flew back from there and reversed her body.
A needle shot toward the ceiling. As a result, the magic of the shadows collapsed and the ceiling of the cave became safer.
Her feet touch the ceiling.
Of course, Selena doesn’t have the talent to stick her feet to the ceiling. The moment your feet touch, it’s only for a moment.
However, in that moment, Selena balances her body and applies strength to her muscles.
One foot left.
Kwaang-!
A foot filled with aura kicks the ceiling, and Selena’s new form flies towards Hagley.
Grab the only remaining needle and draw a single line, aiming for the enemy’s neck.
“What a waste!”
Hagley’s shadow transference. There is nothing for Selena to reach.
But Selena knows Hagley.
If it’s Hagley, definitely,
‘now.’
That she would take advantage of this moment in the air.
Hiss!
Selena turns around and extends the needle toward her back.
Hagley will get there. certainly.
──However.
Wow!
Even though all those thoughts were correct.
“It was dangerous.”
Hagley blocked Selena’s needle.
Through the shadow transfer, it was predicted that it would reach Selena’s back, but Hagley, who read Selena’s movements, hit the last needle with a shadow.
As Selena knew Hagley.
Hagley also knows Selena.
thud!
Selena fell from the air. Hagley took the top spot.
“You’ve grown up, Selena.”
“… … .”
“But in the end, that’s about it. “It doesn’t exceed my expectations.”
Hagley’s shadow curved, split into several branches and stretched out. It turned into a thorn resembling a tentacle and aimed at Selena.
Selena watched the scene from afar.
What happened after this was unknown to her. Therefore, I tried to win with only the four remaining shots.
However, it failed. Her best moves and defenses fell apart.
That’s why Selena.
‘… … how.’
Since you always have four feet in one hand, the needle must be loaded in multiples of four.
‘What’s with this one foot left?’
Inexplicably, he loaded the last shot that was embedded in his clothes and fired it at Hagley.
I don’t know where this needle came from.
If you take this out, something might happen.
Will this help her, or is something more terrible happening, something else disguised as a needle?
Because I didn’t know, I didn’t want to bring it up.
What Selena threw was unlike before, it was pitch black.
“… … !”
Hagley’s eyes widened when Selena’s needle suddenly ejected.
But even that.
Hissing─
Hagley managed to avoid it by turning his face. It grazed my skin, but there was no problem with the flow of mana.
“… … Huh, you’re still doing useless things.”
Hagley said, sweating coldly inside. I pretended I expected it, but I didn’t.
Of course, if he had had one last shot, he wouldn’t have been in such a dangerous situation.
Selena is lying down now, and if this one shot misses, it’s the end. In fact, it went astray.
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It was truly the last shot left. Selena let her body hang down, feeling weak.
‘I finally gave up.’
After confirming the appearance, Hagley aimed the shadow’s thorn at Selena.
And just like that,
Coo!
I fell sideways.
“… … ?”
“??”
Both Hagley and Selena were stunned for a moment, not knowing what was going on.
Hagley used his hands to raise his fallen body. But the body did not move. No, I couldn’t even put strength into my hands in the first place.
Hagley collapsed next to Selena. Selena slowly gets up and stands with a distance between herself and Hagley.
Selena wondered what kind of joke this was, as if Hagley was pulling a ridiculous trick.
“Sele, what have you done to me… … !”
However, Hagley’s young face was perplexed. The sight of him reaching out to Selena was clearly not acting. If you see right through it and sleep, why would you act like that?
And above all.
“… … no way.”
Selena had seen Hagley’s appearance once in the past.
─What, are you dead?
─No, not yet.
That was when I entered the sacred forest with Frondier.
After striking the bat with his dagger, Frondier said this.
‘no way… … no way… … !’
─I have exactly 24 on my wrist right now.
Selena said. About her outfit.
About the structure of the needle she injects.
─Some trimming should be done to the sleeves and waist. Because there is not enough storage space.
─Always install needles in multiples of 4. When you hold it in your hand, exactly 4 are ejected.
Frontier knew that Selena judged the remaining number of needles by weight and always installed them in multiples of 4.
Therefore, I know that if I put just one foot in my clothes, Selena will sense more than that.
Since it is a shot that even Selena herself did not know about, it is a shot that Hagley can never doubt.
It is a shot made of ‘black cloth’ and filled with Slavic poison.
─It’s okay.
Selena’s eyes trembled.
From some time ago, there were times when she had unknown emotions.
It sometimes became too much to handle, painting her as an assassin in many colors.
I couldn’t figure out what it was.
No, I didn’t want to know.
─I have nothing to spare from you.
“… … Hmm… … .”
Selena covered her face with both hands.
I wanted to hide my flowing tears and my distorted face.
More than anything, I wanted to hide the colors of emotions that were pouring out beyond my control.
For such a long time, Selena tried to ignore the feelings that colored her.
Actually, I knew it clearly.
For a very long time, from the moment I first touched her.