This strike sent a cold shiver down Iri's spine. When Iri defended against that attack, she suddenly felt a sense of incongruity.
Although she felt like she had blocked it, it was too light, a significant difference from the previous strike they had exchanged.
Just as Iri felt something was wrong, she instinctively recoiled, a completely natural reaction.
Even Iri herself didn't understand what had happened. By the time she came to her senses, Death Knight had already returned to her original position, and Iri felt a stinging pain in her chest, which cleared her mind considerably.
As expected of the strongest native! Iri had no idea what she had done, yet she was hit.
She had clearly watched the trajectory of the strike and defended against it, yet she was still hit... Could it be related to the buff she cast on herself before attacking? And she even attacked this spot! Was she jealous!
"Tsk... it didn't cut through." Death Knight clicked her tongue. See, see! She deliberately aimed there, didn't she!!
...At this moment, Black Scripture's gaze also sharpened. He hadn't expected anyone to be able to withstand Death Knight's attack and still be alive and kicking.
Looking at the Blue Rose behind this little sister, they were also unharmed. Black Scripture placed his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist.
Iri didn't know what to do. Just Death Knight alone was enough of a handful; adding her companions was unimaginable.
"That bitch is mine. You don't need to act. I'm going to cut off the excess flesh from her chest, piece by piece, and stuff it all into her mouth!" Death Knight said with a twisted, hideous smile.
"Wow! So scary, so scary, poor Heigen, your resentment is truly terrifying!" Iri exaggeratedly puffed out her chest, deliberately showing it off to Death Knight.
Keep provoking her, infuriating her! With Death Knight's twisted and arrogant personality, provoking her like this would make her focus all her attention on Iri!
This would also prevent Black Scripture and his team from attacking Blue Rose! Although continuing to provoke her would be dangerous, this was the only method available in the current situation.
"She's clearly trying to provoke you and stall for time, isn't she?" Black Scripture immediately saw through Iri's intention and signaled his companions to prepare for battle.
Seeing this, Iri almost cried. What the heck, this wasn't playing by the rules! Death Knight plus Black Scripture, they couldn't win, couldn't win.
It looked like she really had to abandon them and run for her life. Sorry, sorry!
She would collect their bodies later and resurrect them. She just hoped they would go easy and not slice them into pieces. Iri had already apologized to the members of Blue Rose in her heart. Finally... she would struggle one last time!
"Oh! Are the cannon fodder going first? That's fine. Sister Heigen can hide behind the cannon fodder and watch my performance. Although they're cannon fodder, they look quite troublesome, so it seems I need to be serious and not fall into their hands." Iri said mockingly and adopted a fighting stance.
"Cannon fodder..." Black Scripture's eye twitched several times. His normally pleasant face was somewhat distorted. Perhaps no one had ever called him cannon fodder before!
...Death Knight extended her hand and, without a word, slammed her double-bladed scythe in front of Black Scripture, blocking him.
"You're... Alright!" Black Scripture looked awkward. This lady was furious. If he provoked her, he would be in big trouble. She might even turn around and kill him, which would be disastrous. So Black Scripture chose to back down, silently taking a step back and removing his hand from his sword hilt.
Seeing this, Iri breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. Death Knight indeed had no intelligence. A little provocation made her lose her mind. She was probably used to being praised, so when she encountered someone who didn't take her seriously, she immediately exploded with anger! Now, she just needed to focus on dealing with Death Knight.
Just as Iri was mentally preparing for a big battle with Death Knight, she heard a whoosh behind her. Without turning, Iri knew the delayed teleportation time had arrived. Irubyue's teleportation magic had activated.
Heaven truly didn't want her to die. It was perfect timing. Although Iri had already moved out of the teleportation range, Irubyue's teleportation magic didn't take Iri along. But as long as they could leave safely, Iri, without any worries, could cause as much trouble as she wanted.
Seeing Blue Rose escape, Black Scripture could only shake his head behind them, expressing helplessness. Dealing with Death Knight's bad temper must be quite hard on them. Iri even felt a little sympathy for Black Scripture.
Then it was time for her to retreat too. Should she just run away? Or should she stay and court death for a while longer?
Anyway, no one was influencing her now. She could have a good fight with Death Knight and judge how high her combat power truly was. If it got too bad, she would just use a scroll and escape!
She still had the resistance to Time Slowing, so delayed teleportation wouldn't affect her. She could leave whenever she wanted. Since she had a safe escape route, she might as well court death! Iri thought.
"Oh dear! My companions have left, so it's time for me to take my leave too. See you later, Brother Heigen, um... sorry, sorry! I called you wrong again. It should be Sister Heigen." Iri's suicidal behavior made Death Knight's nose twist with anger.
She said that, but Iri had no intention of retreating or running away. Instead, she stared intently at Death Knight with a vigilant expression.
"This girl really isn't afraid of death!" Black Scripture snorted with a laugh. He was now quite looking forward to seeing what kind of miserable state this little sister would be in later.
At this moment, Death Knight's figure disappeared from everyone's sight once again.
Here it comes! This time it was the same as last time, but this time it was a vertical downward strike. This speed could already rival Cocytus's slashes, but Iri, having learned her lesson once, wouldn't fall for it. She wouldn't be foolish enough to try to block it with her weapon again.
"Unclean Impact Shield!" Iri immediately used her trump card. Given this guy's temper, that vertical slash should also be a feint; the real target should still be her chest.
But the opponent was Death Knight! Iri couldn't ignore that seemingly Cocytus-level powerful slash, so she directly used the offensive and defensive Unclean Impact Shield.
Indeed... Death Knight's large scythe collided with the transparent shield in front of Iri. The blade of the scythe was precisely at Iri's chest.
Iri's judgment was indeed correct. Although she didn't know how Death Knight managed it, she at least defended against it, and the impact force generated when the Impact Shield collided with the scythe even sent Death Knight flying back a bit.
After all, she was still the strongest native. If it were a normal person, they would have been dazed by the Impact Shield's force, but Death Knight stood firm.
Perhaps she hadn't expected Iri to use such an unseen move. Death Knight hesitated for a moment, though the smile on her face became increasingly hideous and twisted.
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