Chapter 2339 - 110: Magic Sword (Part 1)

"Little Kong..."

In Shaya's heart, there was a moment of silence. She read from the boy's face the kind of determination that she naturally understood—someone was willing to protect her with such resolve, how could one not be moved? But she shook her head gently, what about the person she liked?

The other party had long abandoned the Knight Order.

Her voice weakened:

"Little Kong, go quickly..."

But the sounds in the Forest gradually quieted down.

The mercenaries began to surround them from all sides.

"Capture him!" Grid suddenly shouted: "That young man was possessed by a Shadow Person, he's a Monster!"

The knights who initially had a theater-going attitude suddenly became serious when they heard the shout. They turned around and drew their Longswords. With a command, the mercenaries surrounded Little Kong, surrounding him completely.

A cluster of swords glimmering with cold light pointed at the boy standing in the center, but the boy faced them fearlessly, with only a single sword alone. Just like a brave knight swears to protect the person in his heart.

Shaya watched the man in front coldly, biting her lip, as Grid covered his hand and said to her somewhat proudly: "Watch, he's doomed..."

In the distance, the knights raised their swords.

But at this moment, a voice that floated like a ghost suddenly replied in the Forest:

"Really?"

The voice was ethereal, with a hint of mischief.

Grid raised his head slightly, confused, while the mercenaries holding Shaya were evidently more alert, already turning towards that direction.

...

"You're holding the sword wrong—"

A voice suddenly came from behind.

Little Kong was shocked; an enemy had approached him from behind, and he hadn't even noticed?

He almost instinctively slashed his sword in that direction, but a hand had already stopped him in advance—a hand that wore a pair of silver Magic Guided Gloves.

"Holding the sword like this won't hurt the enemy," said a boy almost the same age as him, as he walked out, standing side by side with him.

And Xiangzi turned his head, nonchalantly glancing at the other: "Has no one taught you how to use a sword?"

Little Kong just felt a little hot.

The sword wasn't his most adept Weapon; it was simply the only thing he found upon leaving his tent, not any other more handy Weapon.

However, what supported him to stand here wasn't any exceptional swordsmanship, but merely the impulse and courage to protect someone in his heart. He looked at the other, stuttered, and asked:

"You—you, who are you?"

"I am—" Xiangzi suddenly remembered the previous 'tragedy,' fell silent for a moment, then finally replied: "I am Xiangzi."

"Xiangzi?"

Xiangzi nodded.

He turned his head towards the distant knights, while placing his hand on his sword hilt.

Hesitating just a moment, his right hand slowly moved down and pressed on the hilt of another sword, which was as black as ink, like being covered by Crow Feathers.

And the Ruby embedded on it gleamed with dazzling and bizarre light.

As the ethereal voice echoed again—

A piercing note fell into the snow, like a giant, booming sound wave scattering, the snow from the trees shivering down, while everyone surrounding Shaya was knocked off their feet.

Unprepared, Grid almost cried out as he fell backward, and the mercenaries at the forefront stumbled from the sound wave. Among all people, only Shaya remained unaffected.

She didn't understand what happened, but it didn't stop her from seizing the opportunity. Shaya pushed aside the mercenaries around her and charged forward fiercely. And Grid, dizzy and confused, suddenly awoke, shouting: "Capture her!"

The mercenaries ignored the ringing in their ears and rushed after her. But a small figure crashed out, colliding head-on with the nearest mercenary, sending the foe sprawling backward. The small figure himself staggered back several steps, dropping his Magic Guided Piano, clutching his head, and wailed in pain:

"Oh, my head!"

Shaya instantly recognized it as the owner of the ethereal voice from before.

She looked closely, finding that it seemed to be a rather cute blonde girl, whom she seemed to have seen somewhere before. Turning back, she saw a line of Invokers rushing out, drawing Weapons and blocking them in front of her.

Shaya paused, realizing these were her subordinates sent earlier to escort the Seven Seas Travel Group back.

All these people had returned, doesn't that mean?

She turned her head to look at the little girl clutching her head—

"Xiangzi!" Tianlan shouted while holding her head: "Hurry up, more enemies are coming!"

Little Kong heard the distant voice and paused slightly, turning his head:

"I think I've seen you..."

"Yes, I've seen you too."

"Oh, you—you're Mr. Ade's companion...?" Little Kong suddenly realized.

Xiangzi neither confirmed nor denied.

But the boy already understood that Xiangzi was a friend, not a foe. He looked at the distant knights and hesitatedly asked: "Then, what should we do...?"

"Help me keep an eye on those people."

"Keep an eye on...them?"

Xiangzi already placed his hand on the black sword hilt.

The Forest seemed to whisper that sound:

"Remember this name..."

"I am Edwin Cleworth..."

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