Streaking across the night sky, what fell was not a meteorite, but a javelin.
The Blazing Lake-Light fire ignited the javelin's alloy shell, burning most of it away during its flight, but the remaining power was still terrifying, aiming precisely at the mecha's furnace core.
"Boom—"
However, the javelin failed to hit its mark. Without the mecha even moving, the javelin was blocked by a faint yellow shield. After a futile struggle against the barrier, it shattered into pieces.
The titan mecha analyzed the encounter and spoke, "The divine shield module has been consumed. Hull integrity at 100%. Module recovery estimated in... one minute."
"Not bad at all."
Selena nodded in satisfaction. Before the modifications, such a strike would have been enough to take down a titan frost-walker, but now it was blocked with ease.
"Thump, thump, thump—"
Shortly after the javelin attack was crushed, the perpetrator came trampling through the Silver-frost Forest with vigorous strides.
Dathrohan's Knight-God Stance now possessed noticeably more components than before. Most notably, the marks of purity branded upon his armor were a sign of the madness only an ascetic would undertake.
"He's intentionally sealed his senses and is fighting entirely on battle instinct? Hmph, I suppose that's one way to do it."
"Zilliax, deploy."
Selena sat in the mecha's cockpit. However, she didn't intend to emulate Faust as a pilot; instead, she planned to bestow augmentations and blessings upon the titan mecha.
Her Divine Countenance was more than just a tool for charming hearts. Under the princess's continuous development, it had gained many miraculous uses.
For instance, if charm could control enemies, could it also be applied to allies?
"Charming" her own titan was enough to grant Zilliax another layer of buffs, providing a considerable boost.
"I'll handle those beast swarms and the grail knight leading them."
Seeing Selena prepare to face the Knight-God, Viviana spoke softly before walking toward the beast tide.
The royal guard that the knight girl had brought from the Qingxi Kingdom wanted to follow their commander into battle, but Viviana refused them.
"There is no need for that!"
The young girl with pale gold hair pulled up her hood and drew the sword at her waist.
It was a slender rapier, naturally lethal in a duel against humans, but its blade seemed insufficient against giant beasts the size of buildings.
Furthermore, the royal guard knight path was... how should one put it?
It was indeed a pillar of the knight system, but in terms of actual power rankings, it was mediocre because, aside from solid stats, it lacked extra traits.
In this fantasy world filled with all sorts of broken traits, if your stats weren't sky-high and you didn't have any mechanics, you were truly a lost cause.
You were the one being kited, the one without mechanics, the one who needed time to scale, the weak one, the high-difficulty one, the one who couldn't beat a stat monster, the big clumsy oaf...
Unfortunately, none of that applied to Viviana.
Because she was a witch—a witch who clearly recognized the power and authority she possessed.
Whether in terms of stats or mechanics, one night's dream far surpassed any magical beast!
Night had just fallen, and to reach the side of the one she loved, Cinderella was capable of anything!
"Fire, burn upon my blade."
The girl's magnificent eyes looked down. Along with her whispered chant, she used the authority of one night's dream to forcibly grant herself a mystery trait she didn't originally possess.
"Sss—"
Golden luminous flames ignited the blade. The rapier instantly transformed into a solid light-sword. Radiant golden particles drifted with the flickering light, illuminating Viviana's slender and graceful silhouette in the dim night.
"Roar—"
Facing the first lion-tiger beast that pounced, Viviana executed the most difficult combo: basic attack, basic attack, basic attack. The blade flowing with golden luminous flames tore through the magical beast's body like a hot knife through butter, slicing it into several segments on the spot.
"Splat—"
Before the beast's foul black blood could stain her, it was scorched into vapor, never even touching the corner of the girl's clothes.
Golden embers continuously spilled from the gaps in her light armor. Viviana had turned into a burst of flowing light, trailing a trail of embers and a sonic boom cloud that shattered the air as she charged head-on into the beast army.
Wielding an exaggerated giant axe created casually through one night's dream in her left hand, she charged alone into the beast legion. Her giant axe swept out, triggering a violent shockwave that mowed down all the surrounding beasts like a scythe through weeds, cutting them all in half.
A massive recoil force surged back, vibrating the knight girl's bones and muscles, but even this minor damage was rapidly repaired under the miraculous warping power of one night's dream.
The giant axe in her left hand tore through hardened shells and its spearhead pierced the skulls of the beasts, while her right hand used the light-sword to parry bites and shatter the claws and tentacles swinging at her.
Dash, crush, slash, spin, destroy!
Viviana scanned her surroundings with dark purple eyes. Her movements were light and elegant—sometimes dodging and weaving, sometimes sprinting and leaping, and sometimes standing her ground... There wasn't a single redundant or clumsy motion, only a slaughter so dreamlike it was breathtaking.
Rather than martial arts, it was more like a dance!
Just as Faust had evaluated, Viviana was a supreme genius. In terms of martial skill, even the elf martial saint Mystoria had frankly admitted, "There is nothing left to teach; she has no bottlenecks, no hesitation, and certainly no limits."
Aside from a slight lack of actual combat experience, Viviana's skills were likely not inferior to Mystoria's two hundred years of battle history.
Within the dark brown swarm, the figure wielding the luminous flames was unstoppable, causing the momentum of the beast tide to grind to a halt.
Seeing this, the beastmasters of the grail knight order didn't dare let the swarm continue its charge. It was too terrifying—where had this girl come from, and did she never tire?
If this continued, she might single-handedly wipe out the foundation they had built over a decade.
As the beast tide retreated, Viviana was not satisfied. To finish the job in one stroke, she continued her pursuit into the Silver-frost Forest.
The Silver-frost Forest, ravaged by the magical beasts, was covered in trampling marks, yet it was now deathly silent—a silence that was somewhat eerie.
Clad in her white dress and light armor with her hood up, Viviana walked slowly through the snow. Her eyes were slightly lowered, but her seemingly lazy expression hid a state of high alert for any movement in the surroundings.
One grail knight had yet to appear. Only a small portion of the beast tide had been cleared, and they could strike again after a brief rest. She had to eliminate the threat of the other grail knight during this time.
Suddenly, Viviana stopped and turned her head toward the depths of the woods.
A flippant and cheerful voice drifted from among the trees.
"Lovely knight lady, could I ask you to stop this relentless pursuit? Just how much is the Princess of Midwinter paying you to work this hard?"
"I have a suggestion. Stop now, and whatever the Princess of Midwinter is paying you, we can double it. What do you say?"
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