Chapter 450 - 349: The Grand Commander’s Phase Two (Part 2)

Chapter 450: Chapter 349: The Grand Commander’s Phase Two (Part 2)

At first, these guys swarmed her, their attacks a chaotic mess. At one point, the Giant even sent Little John flying with a sweep of his hammer.

Just when Diana thought she could win with ease, that irritating Goblin Leader shouted instructions to them, "Let the Giant take the lead! Red Eyes and Little John, provide support! Pazani, use your Magic to restrict her movement!"

After a few exchanges, the group actually started to coordinate seamlessly, as if they had practiced together for years.

Just like now. The Giant was swinging his massive hammer, attacking her wildly. While his swings seemed to lack any technique, a single hit from its immense power would be enough to slow her down. In that brief window, the other two would press their attack, leaving her scrambling to defend.

What was worse was the fish-headed Naga. Whenever she tried to create some distance, he would instantly fire an Ice Spear to pin her in place, and the Giant’s hammer would be right on top of her.

’A Berserker, a Swordsman, and a Mage... this combination is tough to handle. It’d be even more troublesome if they had Healing Personnel on the side,’ Diana thought, frowning as she ducked under the swinging hammer. ’Wait, that guy’s a Giant. He has Regeneration. He *can* heal himself.’

’Third Uncle, what should I do?’ she murmured, circling the field to assess the situation. ’Give up on the Giant and attack the Swordsman directly?’

’But that would expose my back. I’d get hit.’ Diana slid to the side, dodging an Ice Spear.

’I know the Giant’s attacks are powerful, but I don’t know if I can defend against his onslaught.’ She glanced warily at the deadly group, considering the suggestion. ’You mean the goblin with the red eyes? The sword he’s holding is Fourth Uncle?’

’But why isn’t Fourth Uncle helping?’

’Do I have to grasp the hilt myself to awaken him?’

’But how can I possibly get my hands on the hilt?’

Diana grumbled under her breath. ’So Little John *is* connected to Fourth Uncle. Coming to Yangjiao Town was the right call after all. I just never expected things to turn out like this.’

’Alright, I’ll listen to Third Uncle. Take out one of the Swordsmen first,’ Diana thought, her eyes narrowing as she made her decision.

Immediately, she brandished her twin swords and ducked low. She timed the swing of Caocao’s hammer, then leaped in an instant, planting a foot directly on the hammer’s head. As the Giant staggered, she launched herself through the air, shooting straight for Little John behind him.

"Your turn," Diana said, a smirk playing on her lips. Her twin swords slashed down from above. Imbued with Magic, the blades left an afterimage in the air, arcing toward Little John like a crescent moon.

Little John’s eyes widened. The turn of events was beyond his wildest expectations. He never imagined the Grand Commander of the Holy Order Army would use such Sword Techniques—using the Giant’s enormous body to obscure their vision before launching herself over it to attack him. No one present had seen it coming.

He scrambled to raise his longsword, preparing to block her full-powered strike. But Little John knew the strength of the young woman’s attacks. His hasty defense would likely be useless. At best, he would be severely wounded.

CLANG! The swords crashed together. Little John felt as if he’d been hit head-on by Giant Demon Caocao, and he was sent flying backward. But to his surprise, his longsword wasn’t shattered, and he himself was largely unharmed. Aside from two gashes on his arm cut by the Magic on her blades, he had sustained no other injuries.

’Strange,’ he thought, frowning. He was wondering why the young woman had held back on her Sword Techniques when he saw something that left him stunned.

The hand Red Eyes used to hold his sword had been severed at the forearm.

The moment Diana knocked Little John back, Red Eyes had thrust his sword forward to intercept. But it was as if the Grand Commander of the Holy Order Army had foreseen it all. After landing, she took a single, lightning-fast step backward, allowing the Shamrah Black Sword in Red Eyes’s hand to pass her by. At the same instant, "Third Uncle", who floated behind Diana, slashed down viciously, severing Red Eyes’s arm.

"Didn’t see that coming, did you? You were my target from the start," Diana said with a smirk. She moved to catch the goblin’s severed arm as it flew through the air, but an immense force struck her from behind, sending her flying.

"Hiss... that actually hurt," she muttered, quickly finding her footing and twisting her back. The damage from Caocao’s hammer blow was limited; Diana only felt a sharp pain.

But what happened next left her standing there, stunned. She watched as Red Eyes ran over, picked his own arm up off the ground, and shoved it back onto the stump. The severed ends visibly fused back together. Though it was still bleeding, the arm’s function had already returned.

"You... you’re a goblin! How can you have Regeneration?" Diana said through gritted teeth. The sight had left her baffled; she had never heard of a goblin possessing the Ability of a Giant.

Red Eyes switched the sword to his other hand. The reattached one was still bleeding, but his fingers were already twitching, visible to the naked eye. He could even slowly clench it into a fist. The pain, however, hadn’t vanished. It made Red Eyes grit his teeth, his eyes growing even redder. "You’re dead meat."

"So you were targeting Red Eyes from the start," Little John said, wiping his cheek with the back of his hand.

"Hmph." Diana scanned her enemies. For the first time, she felt these guys were going to be difficult to handle. Each one had something abnormal about them: a Giant with the Strange Power of a Little Giant, a goblin with a Regeneration Ability, a Human Swordsman who had learned some kind of intimidating Pupil Technique from who-knows-where, and a Naga, a race you hardly ever see.