Immediately after throwing the scroll, Iri regretted it. With her head full of anger, she hadn't considered anything properly. Now, she was directly causing destruction before even leaving the danger zone. What if they noticed that Astrology Thousand Miles had been ruined by her!
Sure enough, Iri had already sensed the rapidly approaching aura behind her. There was only one person, and she knew who it was without even thinking!
"Irubyue! Quick, use teleportation!" Iri urgently shouted. Although Iri herself could also directly throw a scroll, it was already too late.
If she threw another scroll, she would likely be dealt with by Death Knight, who was rushing from behind! She had to focus on guarding against her!
Irubyue nodded understandingly. Before entering the forest, Irubyue had set up a teleportation board in a hidden spot outside the forest. Irubyue's teleportation magic wasn't as convenient as Iri's high-level teleportation scroll; it required setting up a teleportation board to teleport. Moreover, the farther the main body was from the teleportation board, the longer the 'chanting' time required. Therefore, before entering the forest, Irubyue had already found a hidden place to set up the teleportation board, so she could quickly escape if necessary.
"Teleport!" Just as Iri was vigilant against the approaching Death Knight, Irubyue successfully activated her teleportation magic.
Unfortunately... at the moment of activation, the entire space seemed to be distorted, and everything around them darkened.
Time? Slowed down?? Oh no! It's a delayed teleportation spell! Is it too late? I didn't expect Death Knight to be so cautious!
Normally, anyone affected by a delayed teleportation spell would be drawn into a time-slowed state, like a tape playing in slow motion. As the caster of the magic, Irubyue, and everyone within the teleportation magic's range, including Iri and Arshe, were all drawn into this time-slowed state. When facing an enemy, being hit by this was almost equivalent to being sentenced to death.
A black and white figure rushed over, swinging the double-bladed scythe in her hand, and without a word, she slashed down. In normal circumstances, anyone in a time-slowed state would be like a lamb to the slaughter. However... this strike was blocked by Iri.
"Ho..." Death Knight was very surprised, probably not expecting anyone to still be able to move and even block her attack.
After being blocked by Iri, Death Knight took a step back and observed Iri with interest.
Iri was also very nervous now, only glancing out of the corner of her eye at the guardian ring on her finger. Sure enough... one charge had been consumed, and she had been saved by the ring.
Although Irubyue and the others were affected by delayed teleportation, that magic's effect was only to delay the activation of teleportation, not to completely stop it. So Iri only needed to hold out until the effect wore off!
The key was how long Death Knight's delayed teleportation effect would last? Could she protect them and retreat safely by herself!
"You... Name." Death Knight asked with a playful smile.
"Isn't it common sense to introduce yourself before asking for someone else's name?" Iri replied, feigning calmness. Iri's palm, tightly gripping the hammer's handle, was already covered in sweat. Iri was quite confident that she could abandon them and escape, but if she did, the outcome would be self-evident.
Although Arshe's original fate in the story was to die, she had survived due to Iri's interference. Dying here probably wouldn't affect the subsequent plot. But what would happen if Blue Rose died here?
She didn't know... Who knew what other effects there would be! Besides, the reason Blue Rose was even here was ultimately because they had relied on her, Iri. If they all died here, her conscience wouldn't be at ease!
"Heh..." Death Knight didn't reply, merely let out a cold laugh, then flicked her hand, and a fire ball the size of a washbasin flew directly towards Iri's face.
For caution, Iri directly used Unclean Impact Shield to defend against this attack. Facing Death Knight was not the time to be stingy with skills or hide her strength!
Even with Unclean Impact Shield, blocking the large fire ball Death Knight threw, the blast and residual flames from the explosion alone affected the surrounding trees, and the resulting blast obscured Iri's vision. At this point, Iri was already prepared to withstand Death Knight's next attack.
However, as the blast dissipated, Death Knight was still standing in place, not moving, with no intention of pursuing. This person would throw a fire ball at someone's face without a word, and then not seize the opportunity to pursue. It seemed this person was not only extremely ill-mannered but also quite confident.
"Heh heh... You can even defend against this? That's quite surprising. You... Name." Iri being able to directly block this attack might have been beyond Death Knight's expectation. Once again, the arrogant Death Knight asked Iri's name again.
Iri's answer was the same as before. When encountering someone with such a bad 'character' and who was so good at putting on airs, she absolutely couldn't let her have her way.
"Hmph! Forget it. Since you want to leave the name section on your tombstone blank, I won't stop you. Just now... you were the one who caused Astrology Thousand Miles to backfire, right?" Death Knight snorted coldly, saying with great self-satisfaction. It seemed she was very confident she had Iri cornered.
She had already taken two of her moves like that, yet she was still looked down upon. Iri was getting a little angry.
Originally, she still had a trace of fear towards Death Knight, but now... What was fear? If it weren't for the fear of you ambushing Blue Rose, she would have rushed up to fight you to the death long ago! What are you so proud of!! Iri thought, quite annoyed.
"Backfire? I don't know what you're talking about, big brother? Hmm? Shouldn't it be big sister? My apologies, my apologies, I mistook you because you're so flat." Iri replied with ill intent.
In that case, she would try to provoke her as much as possible, make her focus all her attention on herself, and then lure her to another place.
"Hmm? Not dealt with yet?" At this moment, the other two Black Scripture teammates slowly walked over.
Oh no! Her attention had been entirely on Death Knight, and she had forgotten about her teammates!
What to do! Even if Death Knight was provoked, her teammates were still there! How to protect Blue Rose! Damn it! Has the delayed teleportation status not been lifted yet! Iri was truly anxious now...
Death Knight, who had been mocked by Iri, still maintained that playful smile and did not respond to Black Scripture's words.
"Heh heh heh... You've got guts! You!!" The next moment, Death Knight's smiling face suddenly twisted. Before Black Scripture and the others could react, they saw a faint green light flash across Death Knight's body, and then her figure immediately disappeared in front of Iri.
After all, she often practiced with Insect Lord Cocytus, so Iri could barely keep up with Death Knight's speed. Others couldn't see it, but Iri saw it clearly: a slash from below upwards! If she understood the attack trajectory, wouldn't it be very simple to block it!
Iri thought so, and she did so... However, Iri did indeed block Death Knight's powerful slash, which had considerable speed and force, and she felt the impact.
However, just as Iri thought she had perfectly blocked the attack, Death Knight's figure reappeared with a strong gust of wind at the position she had just been. To others, Death Knight seemed to have blinked in place.
The next second, a bloody gash appeared on Iri's chest.
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