Amber Sword-Chapter 865 - 165: Escape
At this moment, Veronica no longer maintained the composed demeanor she had before. The initial explosion had damaged her uniform, and even her beautiful sky blue hair was scorched in several places. The green aura surrounding her did not completely protect her. The Female War God of the Cruz people looked coldly at Brand. The importance of hair to a woman goes without saying, and at this moment, Veronica even had the urge to kill Brand.
She withdrew her sword, and the airflow around her immediately dissipated. At the same time, her blade turned, and with her left hand resting three fingers on her right hand, she gritted her teeth and thrust the sword towards Brand. A green light swept towards Brand, with the sword tip as the center. Brand reacted almost at the last second, tilting his head to the side, allowing the sword light to graze past his cheek. The young lord felt a cool pain on his cheek, knowing without a doubt that the sword had already wounded his face.
"You're that Erune noble, I remember now," Priest Anman interjected. He raised his hand to point at Brand, his fingers forming a cross-shaped halo. "I've heard you can use the Heavenly Armament?"
Brand was taken aback, but the dormant Holy Strike Technique in Anman's hand kept him from acting rashly. He glared angrily at Veronica—this woman unexpectedly exposed this matter, which was vastly different from the historical Female War God. Did he miscalculate?
"It wasn't me who said it." Veronica replied coldly.
But she raised an eyebrow, remembering the sneaky behavior of Faina and others, and then she understood. Veronica, expressionless, replied, "But you can settle scores with me anytime; I'm always ready." 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
"You two, bullying the young as elders, isn't it shameful to say such things?" Brand wiped the blood from his face, sneered, and although he spoke disdainfully, he had already tensed his body, preparing for a counterattack. Today, Veronica would not easily give up, and Anman might not let him go either. In this case, he could only fight all out.
Brand's sneer revealed his sharp white teeth, and his gaze at Anman was cold and wolf-like. He was never one to hand his destiny over to others or compromise weakly with anyone.
"To heresy, it makes no difference—kill anyone who can still act upon sight." Anman ignored Brand's words, his gaze falling on the sword in Brand's hand, thinking that must be the Earth Sword that those little Cruz nobles talked about. The name of the Earth Sword Halangea was known not just within the mountains of Tuokui Ning. If he could obtain it, his status in the Holy Temple would be further elevated.
Whether Brand was from the Holy Hall or not was no longer important to him.
After he spoke, the Holy Strike Technique on his fingers glowed brightly, and the cross-shaped golden halo expanded in an instant, launching a light bullet straight at Brand. But with a flash of green light on the side, Veronica lashed out like a whip with her sword, sending the light bullet flying into the distant forest. With a loud boom, a bright light spot exploded in the misty valley. Veronica turned and said coldly:
"If you want to kill him, you still have to ask if I allow it, Lord Anman."
"Lord Veronica?" Anman was slightly startled. An intelligent priest like him quickly understood, "I see, Lord Veronica, you want him alive."
Veronica said nothing, while Brand quietly retreated. Both Anman and Veronica had the power of the Enlightenment Element, and facing them both was unrealistic. He hoped these two would clash due to a conflict, but that was clearly impossible. Anman was evidently ingratiating in front of Veronica. He bowed his head, silently counting down the cooldown of Charge in his mind.
Twenty, nineteen, eighteen…
A cold wind swept through the treetops in the valley, rustling the forest, but the mist shrouding everything around remained unmoved.
"Alright, Lord Veronica," Anman said at this time, "Anyway, to force a pagan to yield, the best way is to capture him first. But comparatively, it's simpler to start with his companions." After speaking, the priest turned his head towards the forest on one side. Brand saw Anman looking in that direction and his expression changed instantly. Qian had just escaped from there, and Anman's intention was obvious.
Veronica gave a slight "Hmm," neither agreeing nor opposing.
