Dai Zhi felt an unreal sensation.
Because she had clearly killed her opponent.
Dai Zhi was different from Xiao Min.
Xiao Minâs combat style was somewhat similar to Xia Baiâsâor rather, it aligned with the overall style of Cloud Peak.
Bravery, fearlessness, iron will, sacrifice, and an emphasis on offense.
But Dai Zhiâs fighting style carried her own distinct flair.
Her attacks seemed unremarkable, lacking any striking characteristics, and her battle beast was purely support-oriented.
Apart from her complete lack of fear toward injury or death, Dai Zhi didnât seem like a member of Cloud Peak at first glance.
Yet within the Female Guards, her importance was no less than Xiao Minâs.
Because she was responsible for defense and support.
Many outsiders regarded the Female Guards as Cloud Peakâs top combat unit, but the members themselves knew their primary duty was to protect Ye Zhongming.
Xia Bai was too aggressiveâshe was the sharpest blade, and her way of protecting Ye Zhongming was to slaughter anyone who dared approach him. But often, a blade alone wasnât enough. You also needed a shield.
Dai Zhi was that shield for the entire Female Guards.
If they had been facing any other opponents, Xiao Min and Dai Zhi would have cooperatedâone leading the offense, the other providing support and defense when necessary.
But Troyilia and Melfis were different. It was obvious that their combined strength was formidable, so Xiao Min and Dai Zhi chose to engage them separately.
Yes, Dai Zhi specialized in defense and support, but that didnât mean she couldnât attack. On the contrary, her assaults carried a sense of fluid elegance.
Dai Zhiâs weapon was the Backblade.
This was a set of Wheel Space equipment that, after Ye Zhongmingâs enhancements and enchantments, had reached blue-htsfr. The Backblade consisted of eight flying daggers with four innate skillsâall offensive. The black blade shadows she had used earlier against the half-man, half-woman duo were one of them.
Under the Three-Headed Spirit Birdâs Song of Fearlessness, Dai Zhi unleashed her signature chain attacks.
The eight flying daggers danced around her, weaving through the air as they relentlessly pressured Melfis.
From time to time, blade shadows would shoot from the daggers, slicing toward the half-man, half-womanâs body.
Melfis, unlike Troyilia, fought in a manner surprisingly similar to Dai Zhiâs.
Her hands didnât expand like rubber bands, but her masculine half couldâconstantly morph into fleshy spikes, whips, or even spheres to assault Dai Zhi.
The flying daggers left only shallow marks on these deformations, failing to penetrate.
Melfis was the first to escalate.
She noticed Troyilia struggling on the other side. Her bizarre dual-gender mouth opened, emitting an incomprehensible syllable, and the rubbery flesh began moving faster and more wildly.
In an instant, the Backblade daggers were all knocked aside, and Dai Zhi took a heavy blow.
Just like Xiao Min, her armor shattered on impact, leaving her defenseless.
Melfis lunged forward to finish Dai Zhi off, but before her grotesque fleshy spikes could strike, a tiny black blade shadowâbarely a few centimeters longâstreaked in from behind and slashed the back of her neck.
A lethal strike.
This was another skill of Dai Zhiâs BackbladeâKilling Thread!
Melfis immediately collapsed forward, fluids spraying from her wound.
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The Three-Headed Spirit Birdâs third head sang a melody, and a radiant pillar of light descended, enveloping Dai Zhi completely. From the outside, her figure was no longer visible.
The Female Guard deputy captain sprang up from the ground, the eight flying daggers merging into a single black longsword. With a decisive leap, she brought the blade down on Melfisâwho was still stumbling forwardâwith unstoppable momentum.
As the distance closed, the light surrounding Dai Zhi erupted with tremendous suction, dragging Melfis toward the descending sword.
This was Dai Zhiâs wayâwhether she held the advantage or was at a disadvantage, her attacks never ceased.
Melfisâs expression remained cold and unchanging, as if the injuries werenât hers. Even now, as she lost her balance and was pulled toward the blade, she seemed utterly indifferent.
Her masculine half split into two sectionsâone covering the gash on her neck, the other shielding her head.
The Backblade longsword hacked into the rubbery flesh, sinking deep.
Dai Zhi felt an immense force transmit through her arms. After a quick mental command to her battle beast, two of the Three-Headed Spirit Birdâs heads opened their beaks simultaneously, singing the same tune.
A crimson glow erupted beneath Dai Zhiâs feetâthe Song of Savagery had arrived!
While the Song of Fearlessness enhanced overall physical attributes, the Song of Savagery drastically amplified strength and speed.
The longsword wrenched free from the flesh, splitting back into eight flying daggers that shot toward Melfisâs original feminine face from all angles.
At the same time, the Female Guard deputy captainâs body underwent a sudden transformationâsleek fur sprouted across her skin as she activated her explosive Primary Spirit Cat Bloodline. Alongside it, she unleashed her Juggler job skillâBall Play!
The eight flying daggers and a newly summoned short dagger became a blinding storm of steel, their movements too fast to follow. Only interconnected afterimages remained as they rained down on Melfis with frenzied intensity.
The speed and agility from the Spirit Cat Bloodline, combined with her class skillâs ability to control nine weapons while boosting attack power, allowed Dai Zhi to seize total dominance.
She didnât know what job this half-man, half-woman belonged to, what skills she possessed, or what those elastic, defensive, and powerful fleshy tissues were.
Dai Zhi only knew one thingâreduce her to mincemeat!
The Backblade was blue-grade equipment, and so was the short dagger. As the third-in-command of the Female Guards, this level of gear was standard.
The dual enhancements from her bloodline and job also ensured overwhelming offensive capability.
Chunks of flesh were sheared off Melfisâs bodyâeven the rubbery tissues couldnât withstand the assault. Some wounds reached bone!
Compared to Troyilia, Melfis was in far worse shape.
Yet, the half-womanâs face showed no trace of panic.
Dai Zhiâs onslaught ceased. Her opponentâs body was now more than half-exposed bone. Apart from the head and neck she had shielded, not a single part remained intact.
By all logic, Melfis should have been dead. No one could survive after losing so much tissue.
But against all reason, Melfis was unharmed. Her smile remained intact. When she lowered her arm, Troyiliaâon the other sideâwas just beginning to topple backward.
Then, in the next instantâ
Both of them vanished without a trace.