Chapter 121: Chapter 38: Hunt 2
An invisible shockwave forced him back.
Su Ziyu felt a bit stuffy in his chest; this seemed to be some kind of force field spell.
Where is it?
In the sky.
Su Ziyu looked at Lady Inid, who had a playful smile at the corner of her mouth in the sky, and instinctively wanted to take out his anti-material sniper rifle. But remembering that this was just a test, he could only smile wryly and put away his weapon, saying, "You win."
Since the point was to stop at the brink, neither side was going all out.
Su Ziyu withheld seventy percent of his strength, and Lady Inid didn’t use any high-powered spells. However, facing the female warlock flying in the sky, Su Ziyu had no way to deal with it, unless he took out his anti-material sniper rifle; otherwise, he was just a living target on the ground.
"Lord Su, you’re too modest." Lady Inid landed, shook her head with a smile, and said, "If you had used the anti-magic bomb from the start, I would probably have already lost."
This female warlock was very aware of her weaknesses.
She didn’t know if Su Ziyu had other hidden cards, but she knew if Su Ziyu used anti-magic equipment, her chances of winning were not as high as she thought. The first attack of the anti-magic weapon could break through her mana shield, and followed by an anti-magic bomb that disrupts her spellcasting, would leave her in a nearly helpless situation.
She had nearly been caught by witch hunters like this once before.
Lady Inid had been studying a unique focus casting technique over the years, which could counteract the interference of anti-magic metals to a certain degree.
"Oh, not at all! Lady Inid is truly a master!" Su Ziyu shook his head with a smile and said, "I lost."
Hearing this, Lady Inid hurriedly said, "Lord Su, you’re too humble."
"If we really went all out, I would definitely not be your match."
The two who were exchanging compliments suddenly exchanged a glance and couldn’t help but laugh.
To be honest.
The real outcome should be around a sixty-forty situation, with Su Ziyu’s greatest chance being time acceleration. If he couldn’t take down Lady Inid swiftly, he’d be in a situation of being suppressed. Because Lady Inid, unlike other female warlocks, mastered quite advanced teleportation spells. Once the distance was too far, Su Ziyu could only bet that the anti-material sniper rifle could break her mana shield.
Even if she’s not a legendary warlock, she’s not far off.
If a demon hunter dealt with a female warlock of her level, the disadvantage would be rather obvious.
Lady Inid’s close combat ability was no less than that of an elite warrior, and she had certainly received quite rigorous training in the past. The lifespan of an elf is a great advantage, as it gives them at least decades to train their combat techniques.
Compared to her, other female warlocks were too young.
They have much to learn.
Many people have a lot of mana but have no idea how to use combat casting techniques, which require specialized training.
Combat casting, mobile casting, spell-less casting, multitasking casting...
In that extremely brief encounter, Lady Inid demonstrated many extraordinary techniques, which are abilities that other female warlocks would take a long time to master.
Since the world has anti-magic metals, they have even more to learn.
It is best if they also have some close combat ability.
But it is precisely because there is anti-magic metal that Lady Inid was so eager to draw in Su Ziyu.
Two days passed quickly.
After some simple training, Lady Inid and Su Ziyu decided to let them train in practical combat.
Thus.
Su Ziyu entered the sewers of the City of Freedom with six female warlocks and a demon hunter.
Alice, Daisy, Elena, Judy, Nicole, and Mira.
These six were currently the most promising group in the Female Sorcerer Mutual Aid Association, with others being only slightly stronger than apprentices, requiring a lot of learning time. The "Rich Three Sisters," although having little practical experience, had adequate spellcasting abilities, and they had mastered some relatively advanced spells, but they didn’t know how to leverage their power.
The sound of dripping water echoed.
The group had just entered the sewer when Nicole’s voice rang out, whispering, "It’s so dirty here. It stinks."
Su Ziyu turned his head and glared at her, immediately turning the female warlock into a cowering quail.
Mira gently tugged at her.
Lady Judy said nothing, only slightly furrowing her brow, enduring the unbearable stench here.
Nicole had a pitiful look, preferring to cling to Su Ziyu rather than engage in such strenuous training. She was a woman without much ambition, her interests lying more in cooking, tea ceremony, and cultivation rather than combat. She preferred to live a happy, leisurely life, enjoying life every day like a salted fish.
After all, she was already quite wealthy.
If it were a time of peace, someone like her would live very well, but unfortunately, it was a chaotic and tumultuous era.
Apart from the Rich Three Sisters, others were more adaptable.
"I smell blood," Melissa said, sniffing.
She was now very sensitive to the scent of blood, an ability other demon hunters didn’t have.
Honestly, Su Ziyu also found it a bit stinky.
Being a demon hunter is indeed a tough job. Looking at Melissa’s seeming adaptation, with energy to spare, it was clear this wasn’t her first time in a sewer. Monsters don’t wait for you to kill them after washing off their stink; some even use their odor as a weapon.
"Watch your surroundings," Su Ziyu gave Lady Judy a look, and then a ball of light appeared before them.
The group cautiously advanced deeper.
Inside the City of Freedom’s sewers, there were crisscrossing pathways, with garbage floating in the waterways, carrying the stench of rotting corpses.
Squeak squeak squeak!
A large group of rats scurried out.
Su Ziyu stepped on one, Melissa stepped on two more, Alice, Daisy, and Elena remained unmoved, while the Rich Three Sisters stepped back, looking quite disgusted.
These three women had pursuits akin to modern people, with personalities somewhat like urban women Su Ziyu had encountered before.
"No spells allowed," Su Ziyu turned to them and said seriously, "Now each of you kill two rats."
Blood splattered.
Soon the ground was littered with the corpses of rats, yielding a decent outcome that Judy, Nicole, and Mira adapted quickly.
Rustling sounds came from the front, and after listening for a moment, Su Ziyu smiled, saying, "It seems we have company. It’s your time to perform next."
As if remembering something, he added, "Be careful not to collapse the sewers."
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