Pillar of Yita

”Ade, remove your Magic Crystal and place it here,” Miya’s voice was very calm, almost purely rational. She was asking Fang Hong to remove the Main Crystal from the Magic Guided Reactor, but sounded as if she were instructing him to release a Clockwork Fairy, making it seem like a simple task.

But Fang Hong understood her intention.

He hesitated only for a moment before opening the Magic Guided Reactor, removing the Main Crystal that still emitted a faint glow, and placing it on the ground.

He glanced at his Control Gloves. The magic meter on the dial read less than seventy, and the system’s data was similar. The Main Core Crystal within the construct stored more Magic Power than usual, but larger Magic Guided Constructs depended more on the Combat Artisan’s supply.

Besides, without control, having excess Magic Power was meaningless.

He was calculating how many operations he could perform without the support of the Main Crystal’s magic, and Miya had already answered ahead of him: ”Ade, without the support of the Main Magic Crystal, your Magic Omnimeter has enough residual magic for the Clockwork Fairy to perform ten actions, other small constructs six, and the Energy Angel one and a half.”

She paused and asked in a slightly questioning tone, ”So under this condition, you have only one chance to strike; are you afraid?”

Fang Hong thought for a moment, shook his head, and said, ”Miss Miya, I’ll give it a try.”

”First, relax, Ade.”

”I understand...”

A trace of relief flashed in her silver eyes, and she whispered, ”Be careful, Ade.”

Fang Hong nodded.

Only then did he pat the shoulder of the girl beside him, signaling that there was an enemy ahead and indicating she should hide. The girl understood he was about to face a fierce battle, nodded obediently, and retreated behind a cluster of Black Crystal.

However, she hid there with some worry, listening intently to the situation outside, and momentarily became somewhat lost.

She couldn’t help but repeatedly recall the words Fang Hong had said earlier.

Was it true?

The girl took a gentle breath.

She lowered her head, seemingly ”looking at” the Black Crystal beside her, then instinctively touched it with her hand and quickly withdrew—its surface was smooth as a mirror, cold and icy. But that was all.

She suddenly froze, dawdling for a while, before tremblingly reaching out and lightly pressing her hand on the Crystal.

In that instant, in the darkness, it was as if something crystalline was surging forward to escape.

Quietly, silently, splashing into the dust.

Fang Hong was just standing up.

Miya then said, ”That Nightingale is within fifteen meters of you, Ade.”

”How do you know, Miss Miya?”

”I heard it.”

Fang Hong was secretly astonished. The Communication Crystal couldn’t actively capture sound sources, and the transmitted magic information had interference and distortion, yet it could passively pick up surrounding sounds so accurately through the Communication Crystal.

This reminded him of the person’s other identity. The Witch of the Sea, Miya.

R also answered, ”Actually, I heard it too, but I couldn’t locate it precisely. What’s wrong with your Communication Crystal—such severe magic distortion?”

Fang Hong felt criticized and couldn’t lift his head, but what could he do? It was because of poverty. Of course, the enemy being so close was also a reason he didn’t dare to speak easily; otherwise, he’d have argued back.

”I heard you met with Sister Baijia?” At this moment, Miya asked.

Fang Hong was taken aback and then nodded.

”Did she say anything bad about me?”

Fang Hong couldn’t help but smile wryly. Was now the time to discuss this? Clearly, the Nightingale was within fifteen meters of him, and he was holding his breath, wishing even his heartbeat would stop, yet she was asking him such a question.

But looking at Miya’s expression, she wasn’t kidding; she genuinely seemed to care. His distraction nearly caused him to lose control of his breath. Fortunately, at this level, such a faint sound would likely not attract attention.

Nonetheless, in the next moment, Miya regained her serious demeanor.

She raised her hand, gently pointing in one direction. Fang Hong got the hint, immediately looking in that direction, only to see a shadow flash by.

In the next instant, a faint sound resonated through the darkness—it should be the sound of a hand crossbow, then he heard a slight collision sound—the point of impact was near the Core Crystal he had removed. ”Ten meters, seven o’clock direction,” Miya quickly pinpointed the adversary’s location.

Fang Hong realized the opponent had fallen for it.

Without thinking, he released the Clockwork Fairy in his hand, which streaked through the darkness in a golden arc toward that direction.

The Nightingale was obviously startled as well, not expecting a ’companion’ nearby, but responded quickly, immediately drawing a knife and slashing at the approaching golden light. The Clockwork Fairy nimbly dodged and circled around to his back.

In this round of engagement, Fang Hong fully understood the opponent’s position.

Yet, he didn’t summon the Energy Angel but instead raised his right hand—a Rocket Fist punched toward the opponent. The Wire-guided Flying Claw emitted a crisp detachment sound and shot straight toward the Nightingale. At this moment, the latter had just slashed with his right hand, and upon hearing a strange sound from behind, hastily lifted a dagger with his left hand to block it.

In the darkness, a flash of firelight.

The dagger clashed against the iron armor of the Pride of the Lonely King, creating a long spark. Given the formidable attack of the Pride of the Lonely King, the punch was powerful. The opponent, being merely a Nightingale, had no blocking ability, and with the strike, the blocking gauge was immediately drained.