Chapter 124

Chapter 124: Lamp Sword

Late at night, the vast villa of Field was pitch black. Due to Lue’s use of the “Shadow” extraordinary item, all the lights in the villa were forcibly extinguished. Coincidentally, there were clouds in the sky that blocked the moonlight, causing the surroundings to be almost completely dark.

In one corridor, the sudden darkness saved Bill’s life. Bill, who was being relentlessly pressured by Vania’s fierce attacks and struggling to catch his breath, took advantage of the darkness to create distance between them. Unable to see, he couldn’t locate or counterattack her. Vania’s torrential sword strikes came to an abrupt halt, giving Bill a moment to breathe.

“Huh… huh… huh… What’s wrong with this nun… She can use bl**d-eating because of the ‘Cup’, but her swordsmanship is truly bizarre… She keeps attacking, and the angles are so strange and precise. Her moves are flawless, leaving no openings for counterattacks. Does the Radiant Church have a specialized tradition in swordsmanship? I haven’t heard of it. Could she be a disciple of a master swordsman?”

Bill thought anxiously. He had studied swordsmanship and wasn’t a beginner, which is why he carried a sword. However, it was precisely because of his experience with swordsmanship that he could feel just how extraordinary the nun’s skills were.

In the short time they had been sparring, Bill had been slashed, stabbed, and cut countless times, his body covered in bleeding wounds. If he weren’t an extraordinary user of the ‘Cup’, he would have already collapsed.

Fighting against the nun, Bill could barely ensure he wasn’t hit in vital areas, and he couldn’t last much longer. Without the assist from the lights going out, he would have been finished.

“Huh… huh… All the lights are out. The mentor must have used extinguishing candles. This saves me, and… I can counterattack…”

Thinking this, Bill, covered in injuries and bl**d, pulled out a piece of paper from his body. It depicted intricate graphics and the symbol of “Shadow.” This was a sigil, the “Shadow” sigil.

“Silent sigil…”

Bill activated the sigil. Under the protection of the “Shadow” spirituality, all sounds he made would be suppressed to an almost undetectable level for ordinary people. For Vania, Bill would become silent.

As Lue’s true student, Bill naturally followed the path of beasts on the extraordinary journey, and he would eventually ascend to become a Beast Transformer. Therefore, he had accumulated “Shadow” spirituality within him, giving him the ability to activate the “Shadow” sigil.

“Hmph… No matter how skilled your swordsmanship is, you can’t attack if you can’t see or hear. Now, you can’t see or hear me. Let’s see what you can do… Nun…”

With this thought, Bill steadied his sword and began to move silently in the darkness. He was sure the nun couldn’t determine his position, while he could find her by scent. Despite his own blindness, he was certain the nun was standing motionless a short distance ahead, fully focused and wary.

Now, Bill believed the nun standing in the darkness had become his target. Using his sense of smell, he silently circled around behind her and gripped his sword blade tightly.

“Your light will also be extinguished here, Radiant nun…”

Relying on the silent protection, Bill whispered and swung his sword blade towards the source of the nun’s aura, hoping for a satisfying revenge.

Unexpectedly, instead of feeling the sensation of his sword entering flesh, there was a sharp, resounding clang.

“Dang!!”

“What! This… It was blocked? How is that possible! She should be unable to see and hear!”

Feeling the sensation of holding the sword and hearing the clear clashing sound, Bill was stunned. At that moment, the clouds in the sky drifted by, allowing faint moonlight to enter through the window, slightly illuminating the scene before him.

He saw the platinum-haired nun holding her sword in a perfect stance, blocking his attack. Her eyes, hidden behind glasses, were peacefully closed. This sight left Bill stunned.

“Eyes… are closed… This…”

Before Bill could react further, the nun used both hands to forcefully divert Bill’s sword to one side, pinning it to a wooden railing, immobilizing him. Then, she swiftly struck at Bill’s throat. This time, Bill couldn’t block it, and he fell down with wide eyes and bl**d gushing from his throat.

“Thank the Lord… Illuminate my heart with light to guide me through the darkness…”

Habitually praying, Vania closed her mind’s eye and opened her eyes to look at the dead Bill in front of her. She instinctively stepped back. After her intense focus subsided and she took a few deep breaths, she managed to calm herself down and looked at the bl**d-stained blade in her hand.

“I won… I won… I defeated an extraordinary cultist? Amazing… This swordsmanship given by divine revelation is truly powerful. Even someone like me can fight other extraordinary beings…”

Vania thought, still incredulous despite her victory. It felt unreal, as if she couldn’t believe it was her doing.

Sitting on the ground and taking a big sigh, Vania looked at the dark, distant corner, worry welling up again.

“It’s over here… I wonder how Miss Dorothy is faring…”

…

A little time earlier, in another part of the third floor, there was a spacious room with large windows, filled with weapons such as a couple of suits of armor, spears and swords hanging on the walls, and a tapestry depicting the Field family’s coat of arms.

Underneath the tapestry stood an old knight’s plate armor, fixed in a combat stance, holding a spear pointed forward, presenting a valiant image as if facing a thousand soldiers without flinching.

This was a weapons exhibition room, used to display weapons and armor. As a traditional noble family with a long history in the region, having a room to showcase their ancestors’ martial glory was quite normal.

At this moment, Dorothy was in this spacious exhibition room, looking at the scene through the faint moonlight, contemplating seriously.

“He disappeared… After destroying all my zombie puppets with the darkness, he vanished… Now, except for the area near the window, the entire villa is pitch black, and I can’t see where he is…

“I disrupted his ascension plan. He won’t let me off. He should be searching for me inside the villa now.

“Beast Transformers in their beast form have stronger senses than apprentices of the ‘Cup’ extraordinary ability, able to move faster in the dark, hide their presence, reduce noise, and have claws sharper than knives. Their physical strength and vitality surpass those of thirsters, though they still have fatal weaknesses, like instilling fear in enemies with their roars…

“Vania is fighting Bill and can’t leave. To prevent me from escaping, he’ll likely prioritize finding me. With his superior sense of smell, he’ll find me sooner or later based on the remaining scents in the villa…

Recalling the information about Beast Transformers obtained from Audric, Dorothy carefully considered, realizing she needed to prepare for a direct confrontation with Lue.

First, she needed to choose the battlefield. Since the beast had come looking for her, Dorothy had the right to pick the battlefield.

Using the faint moonlight, Dorothy began to survey the surroundings, carefully examining the environment before nodding slowly.

“This is it…”