Chapter 669: Chapter 268: Crushing the Firm! (Two-in-One Mega Chapter)_2
In an instant, three figures made the same move, stretching out a finger toward Rein and a black stream of energy shot from the slender tip of her finger straight at Rein!
The moment Rein’s Skull Warhammer hit its target, it was as if it struck a mere bubble of illusion.
Although the ‘Galina’ before him shattered with a hammer blow, the complete lack of resistance made Rein instantly realize that he had not hit her true body.
Furthermore, Rein, unable to dodge the three black streams of energy, still got hit by one and his movement speed immediately slowed down.
Seeing that Rein was affected by the Single Target Slow Spell, the illusions of the two Galinas chuckled simultaneously.
The next second, another Galina illusion appeared behind them.
This scene slightly startled Rein!
He was certain that he should have hit her real body. However, to his surprise, it turned out to be an illusion – a peculiar aspect of her witchcraft or rather, dark magic.
Indeed, this was quite tricky.
Because if he couldn’t identify her real body, no matter how many illusions he destroyed, they would soon recover and reappear time, rendering his efforts useless.
At that moment, the three Galina illusions once again cast spells simultaneously.
However, this time she didn’t launch any offensive dark spells but instead cast another black beam indicating the ‘Tracking Mark’, almost instantaneously as before.
This time, the target was not Cleya; the black beam hit Rein in an instant.
A faint black light then appeared above Rein’s head.
Rein immediately understood their scheme.
Clearly, they wanted the Giant Axe Golem to abandon the chase after Cleya and go after him instead!
And at that moment, slowed down by her slowing dark magic, any chase, especially with the golem attacking from behind, would be very hard to endure.
Sure enough, heavy footsteps thundered from afar, rapidly closing in.
The situation was turning decidedly against him.
Of course, Rein wasn’t without countermeasures, but he didn’t want to resort to them so soon.
With the enemy still at some distance, Rein was planning to use that thing when he was more certain of taking her down.
“If it’s just three illusions, there’s still a way,” he muttered.
Rein’s eyes remained calm as he grasped his Warhammer and charged at the nearest illusion once more!
Seeing Rein, who had been hit by the Slow Technique, still so doggedly trying to take down one of her illusions, Galina couldn’t help but show a mocking smile.
“Strong indeed, but seems a bit weak in the head,” she mused.
“Perhaps I don’t even need the Giant Axe Golem to work with me. I can dispose of him on my own.”
Galina didn’t even try to dodge Rein’s assault. Instead, she began chanting another spell.
Rein could tell from the content of her incantation that it was different from the previous two dark spells.
Quite likely, she was preparing a much more powerful attack spell this time.
In Galina’s view, Rein might continue destroying one of her illusions, but he was soon going to face her ‘Explosive Black Flame’ attack.
She didn’t believe he could withstand it unscathed.
Once he was injured, he would fall into a passive cycle: slowed down by her negative dark magic, he would continue to be bombarded by her ‘Explosive Black Flame’ until total collapse.
This was the disadvantage of the knight’s path – if a Great Knight didn’t possess anything to dispel negative effects, they would be severely hampered.
Suddenly, just as Rein’s Warhammer hit another Galina illusion, a fierce war hound the size of a small pony sprang up next to two other Galina illusions, along with a raptor with blue-purple feathers diving from the sky!
All at once, Rein and his two spirit animals attacked Galina’s three illusions!
The illusion before Rein shattered with a single hammer blow!
The illusion, target of the Blood Feathered Horned Eagle’s dive, dissipated like bubble foam under the talons’ assault.
Next to the last figure, the whippet war dog ‘Cookie’ bit into a supple black membrane.
Though not tearing through, this undoubtedly disclosed the location of Galina’s true body.
Also, this sudden assault interrupted Galina’s spellcasting of the dark magic ‘Explosive Black Flame’.
Galina’s expression turned sour in an instant.
‘Charming Eye Technique!’
Galina fixed her gaze on Cookie’s canine eyes, unleashing a rare Pupil Skill, and in the next second, Cookie foolishly altered its attack direction, charging toward Rein at high speed.
At that moment, Cookie saw Galina where Rein stood, while Rein appeared as Galina.
Cookie’s interference left Rein speechless, and with a slap, he sent the dog flying aside. However, this delay allowed the Giant Axe Golem guard to catch up, and it launched an attack right behind Rein!
A six-meter radius of cold light flashed by!
Within that radius, whether a knight or a cultist, all were killed with a single blow!
Rein leapt to dodge the attack, but also lost the chance to pursue Galina.
Immediately, the Giant Axe Golem caught up behind him, the attack no longer a horizontal axe sweep, but a vicious downward chop aimed at Rein’s head!
Just as Rein tried to dodge, suddenly, two large hands formed of black energy erupted from the ground and grabbed hold of Rein’s plate armored boots, firmly rooting him in place.