Pillar of Yita

”Eh, isn’t that Atira and her group?” the man had suddenly exclaimed.

When ’Big Sister’ heard this name, her face stiffened and she promptly raised her monocular to look in that direction.

After adjusting the multiplier by twisting the brass shell, she indeed saw Fang Hong and the others, and couldn’t help but grind her teeth in anger, saying, ”It’s like finding something you’ve searched for everywhere right in front of you without any effort; those are indeed the guys!”

She put down the monocular, fiercely drew her rapier, and pointed in that direction, saying, ”The time for revenge has come, stop them!”

Fang Hong and his group were hastily escaping from the back door.

Under the cover of her own maid, the blonde girl, holding her skirt in one hand and a suitcase in another, had been running at the front of the group ever since they left the door. However, at that moment she suddenly stopped and lifted her head, her pale blue eyes cautiously watching the darkness ahead.

A loud ’bang’ echoed as a burst of firelight burst out from the darkness.

A Hunter Soldier wielding a long gun fired first, his conical lead bullet spinning toward Hilveld, seeming destined to hit the apparently stunned girl right in the heart. But just then, a hand reached out from beside her, the bullet hitting that arm, sparking a long trail of sparks before disappearing somewhere unknown afterward.

Xiesta took a step forward, cautiously guarding her mistress behind her. The white laced, ruffled sleeve of her left arm was torn open, revealing a metallic gleam under the charred fabric.

But everyone’s attention was initially drawn to the burst of firelight in the darkness so that no one noticed this detail.

Miss Red Leaf ran out from the dense smoke; seeing the attire of the attackers, her hair nearly stood on end—the unmistakable costume of the Jiefulite Red Cloak Team, with the long white feather on the triangular hat swaying slightly in the night breeze, impeccably replicated.

But where would the Jiefulite Red Cloak Team come from in this place?

Of course, she recognized these people, ”Have you gone mad, even daring to attack the Tabopolis Oak Knights?”

The Hunter Soldier who had fired the first shot finally noticed there were more people behind him, and turned around saying, ”Big Sister, that woman looks like Red Leaf; she is from the Tabopolis Oak Knights.”

”What does the Tabopolis Oak Knights count for,” ’Big Sister’ rolled her eyes and angrily commanded, ”Fire at them!”

In response to Red Leaf, a volley of gunfire ensued.

Red Leaf was so enraged she nearly fainted on the spot, throwing up her hand, and seven or eight Shining Fields formed a giant hexagonal formation in front of her, with the lead bullets rippling out circles on their surface.

She pointed her finger, ready to counterattack.

But Fang Hong ran up from behind and pushed her hand down. By that time, he had already recognized the group they had seen during the day and immediately realized they must be targeting him and Atira.

However, the primary concern at that moment was not this, so he turned his head to exchange glances with Atira.

She too recognized these people and was mouthing to him, ”Break through.”

This idea coincided with Fang Hong’s; he gave a slight nod, then finally turned back to Red Leaf and said, ”Miss Red Leaf, these people are not a great threat!”

Red Leaf also snapped to her senses, remembered the real threat was still behind them, and compared to that — the people in front of her were no issue at all. She angrily swung her fist and shouted in that direction, ”If you don’t want to die, get out of here now!”

The two groups weren’t far apart.

’Big Sister’ had also clearly seen Red Leaf’s actions, and her face couldn’t help but twitch.

Although the Tabopolis Oak Knights held considerable power in the First World, they were not so notable in the Second World, and the Free Guild often lacked real-world foundations; she really didn’t take them seriously.

She had been attacking many people in the Elpaxin area under the name of the Jiefulite Red Cloak Team, but few knew that they were actually members of ’Dragonfire’ behind the scenes. The Dragonfire Guild, although on par with the Tabopolis Oak Knights in Eteliria and having real-world financial groups and clubs’ support—

As she was infuriated by this gesture, she simply pulled out her handgun and fired at the group. This shot, like a signal, made the Hunter Soldiers ambushing outside the inn unleash a barrage of gunfire, with countless sparks spiraling from their barrels in the darkness.

”Transfer control of the Shining Fields to me,” Fang Hong said within the Ether Network.

Red Leaf nodded.

Fang Hong stopped, spreading his hands to either side.

The scene was nothing short of a miracle—

In front of all eyes on the battlefield, centered around this young man wearing a silver mask, three slowly spinning Annihilators and twelve Shining Fields stretched from left to right across the entire battlefield.

With each wave of rainbow light, each appearance was guaranteed to block a bullet.

The ’Dragonfire’ Hunter Soldiers were momentarily stunned, almost forgetting to fire. And ’Big Sister,’ though she had encountered Fang Hong before, was also unable to recognize him at the moment.

She held her handgun, unsure whether or not to continue firing.

This spatial judgment and calculating ability were enough to explain many issues. A third-tier craftsman, a Creator?

Was this their reliance?

But she apparently misinterpreted the meaning behind it.

And the consequence of this misinterpretation was naturally even more severe than encountering a combat artisan above level thirty—

Just as the battlefield fell into a terrifying silence, the ground suddenly shook slightly, and massive ripples spread across the surface of the swamp.