77 – Cat fight?
A tax collector brandishing a sword at Franklin.
With this blow, delivered with complete concealment, she thought she would be able to put an end to her opponent.
Of course, there would be no defenses like magic barriers, but it wouldn’t be easy to block Se-Ri’s blow, which is specialized in assassination, with her defensive power as a mage.
So confident of victory in this situation, Seri’s sword flew straight toward Franklin’s shoulder.
By the way…
“!!”
– KANG!!!
The next moment, a sudden, sharp sound.
At the same time, Se-ri’s face began to be enveloped in deep embarrassment from the cold chill she felt.
‘radish… what?…’
Seri’s surprise was perfectly executed.
What blocked it was a huge block of ice that appeared in front of her eyes.
It rises from the ground and blocks between Se-Ri and Franklin.
In this unexpected situation, Se-ri began to feel a deep confusion for a moment.
at that time.
“!!!”
A chill that started to climb quickly along the sword that was embedded in it.
At the same time, seeing the dagger that had begun to freeze, Seri hurriedly pulled it out with all her strength.
“Kuk!”
A cold chill felt even after a brief moment of contact.
At the same time, she was aware of the fact that this cold area was getting wider and wider, and she had no choice but to distance herself.
“found.”
“Quit!”
At that moment, her appearance began to appear again at the same time as the magic was dispelled.
In response, Franklin’s face still had a deep smile, while Se-Ri’s face began to harden coldly as he saw her.
“how… ? Clearly, he completely hid his presence. How did you find out?”
A tax collector who asks questions with deep doubts.
However, instead of replying to this, Franklin again froze the surroundings with his overflowing magic and spoke in a light voice.
“Are you saying you’re hiding your presence just that much? I’m sorry, but such a plain surprise is of no use to me.”
“… ”
Franklin speaks to Seri in a voice full of composure.
However, apart from talking as if nothing happened.
At this moment, Franklin was breathing a sigh of relief.
‘It was close… Even if the magic was a little late, it would have been game over… ‘
To be honest, when Se-ri disappeared right in front of her eyes, she was also quite embarrassed.
Apparently, as the opponent was an assassin, a surprise attack in the dark was in danger of becoming a fatal blow even for the great mage.
But,
In the midst of this unexpected situation, she began to prepare contingency plans as calmly and quickly as possible.
Although invisible, Se-Ri was sure to be approaching where she was at this moment, and at the decisive moment, he was about to strike her.
You cannot see it with your eyes, but the opponent’s surprise attack is predicted.
And in this regard, Franklin was fortunate enough to have some useful magic.
It’s kind of like a trap. Magic that is supposed to be activated in response to an opponent’s attack.
＜Frozen Web＞
An original magic developed by Franklin,
Originally, it was a magic made to react according to the vibration of the air in order to prevent an attack that is difficult to chase even with the naked eye, such as a flying bullet.
No matter how much the opponent hides his presence, he won’t be able to hide it.
That’s how Franklin set up the spider web in advance and thought that if the opponent’s attack came in, he should hit it back…
‘Ugh!’
The moment it was completed, she was barely able to block the attack that was just flying this way.
Of course, these facts didn’t even have to be explained to the other person.
‘This might be a little dangerous if it drags on for a long time. Since it happened like this, as soon as possible… ‘
Deciding to end the situation with this momentum, Franklin released his magic and cast another spell.
“Then, it’s my turn this time.”
“!… ”
With those words, Franklin begins to form fist-sized chunks of ice around him.
Seeing them aiming at the tax collector’s place like loaded arrows, the tax collector couldn’t help but frown.
And.
-Pacan!
With a sharp sound, the ice bullets were shot straight toward the place where Seri was.
Seeing them flying this way with terrifying speed, Seri started to activate her magic again.
“＜La-Bressique＞!”
The magic that wrapped the body of the tax collector with the incantation composed of the ancient language.
Immediately after that, countless chunks of ice began to fall where Seri was.
-Quaguaguagwang!!!
Along with a loud explosion, white cold air began to surround the area.
At the same time as blinding
A feeling so cold that even Franklin shuddered through his body.
It wasn’t intended, but it was a magic that was used a little excessively.
Looking at this, Franklin thought that this would have done a lot of damage to the opponent, even if it didn’t end there.
‘An assassin’s defense isn’t that good either. Maybe this is enough… ‘
By the way.
“!?”
A sudden, terrifying sensation.
There was no time to use the ＜Frozen Web＞, so Franklin hurriedly wrapped his entire body in a magical barrier.
But.
-Pak!
“Kuh!…”
The stabbing pain felt the next moment.
Then, in her eyes,
With a knife stabbed in his shoulder,
Se-Ri, who had a cold expression on her face, began to appear.
Seri’s blow that succeeded in penetrating the magic barrier.
Fortunately, the wounds were not deep, but the aftermath of the unexpected surprise attack came as a considerable psychological shock to her.
“damn! ＜Ice bust＞!”
Even at a fairly close distance, Franklin explodes attack magic while risking damage himself.
At the same time, Seri pulled out the sword she had been stabbing in, and then pulled herself backwards in an instant, widening the distance.
“Chit… ”
Her swift movements are not easy to follow even with the naked eye.
Seeing this, Franklin clicked his tongue as he felt his body ache from the aftermath of using the magic right in front of his nose.
‘It was close… If I had given him a little more space in that situation, one arm would have blown off. no… Before that, if this had been a real battle, I might have been defeated with a knife stuck in my throat with that blow… ‘
Franklin frowns at the blood flowing from his shoulder.
At this point, I had no choice but to admit that the other person was more unusual than I thought.
But,
Even so, Franklin still had no thoughts of defeat in his mind.
Although he went through a considerable crisis and was even injured, nevertheless, it was not good if the opponent in front of him was in worse condition than he was, because he never looked fine.
“Ugh… .Ugh… Ugh… ”
Se-Ri is sweating like rain in this situation where it seems like there is fog everywhere due to the cold.
However, the abnormality of her body was not just fatigue.
One leg visible through the torn dress.
Red bloodstains were visible where the ice was still frozen due to damage from previous blows.
Unlike her, who has no problems in combat right now, Seri doesn’t look good in many ways.
Seeing this, Franklin spoke confidently with a smile on his lips.
“If you did this, would you know? No matter how hard you struggle, you can’t defeat me. Don’t struggle pointlessly and give in at this point… ”
“hate.”
“… ”
A publican who rejects her words as if cutting them with a knife.
At the same time, she straightened up again and began to prepare for the attack.
She looks quite uncomfortable due to the pain in one leg.
Even so, her attitude of not giving up at all made Franklin a bit of a surprise.
‘… Even with that kind of injury… Do you mean that you love that much?… Captain Cromwell… ‘
To be honest, I still didn’t like her attitude towards her man.
However, as a woman, her unwillingness to give up on the one she loved under any circumstances evoked some sympathy from Franklin.
‘But I can’t give him a seat next to me. never… I will never be the same as my mother!’
Just like that, at this moment, frowning at the memories of that day that began to come back to him, Franklin began releasing his mana again.
‘If you make a clumsy attack and the same quick attack as before comes in, it will probably be quite difficult to deal with… Shall we maintain a counterattack posture like we did the first time here?’
If you use ＜Frozen Web＞ to maintain a counterattack posture, you will be unable to use other attack magic.
However, since the opponent’s movement was so unusual, Franklin decided that it was the best for now.
In response, she activated her magic while waiting for an attack from the other side.
“＜La-Bressique＞”
Seeing this, the tax collector uses magic.
Watching her put on the same magic she used to evade her attack earlier, Franklin came to expect the same attack as before.
‘No way. At that time, I was slow to respond, but in the current situation, the reason why I can’t block that level of attack… ‘
It seemed to be a technique to improve physical abilities, and although the power was quite great,
Still, Franklin thought it was defensible enough.
By the way..
“＜Rho-Tiranua＞, ＜Shah-Nipahar＞, ＜A-Bolarekha＞”
“… Eh?”
“＜Shu-Nigras＞,＜Nell-Aquitoria＞＜Tun-Paragras＞＜Zel-Lokorosuk＞… ”
‘No, this year?…’
Being already in May I want there to be an update