Frostfire Legacy

Chapter 221: Twin Gauntlets

Although she just used Knight's Challenge, Liz was already regretting her choice.

*SCREECH!*

Angered by her "arrogant" stunt, the Shadow Weasel screeched, before sending several waves of invisible wind blades toward her. Liz raised her shield, protecting the still-immobile Argus behind her.

*SLASH!* *THUNK!*

"Ugh...!"

Each attack was heavy, enough to almost break her posture, her feet drawing two deep grooves on the forest's ground! Her left arm, holding the shield, already went numb from the impact alone!

'I can't receive its attacks directly!'

With such a thought in mind, she quickly changed her approach. Instead of bracing herself for impact, she adjusted her stance to ensure ease of movement. "COME!" She growled at the monster, as if challenging it.

The Shadow Weasel, still taunted by the Knight's Challenge, moved to attack once more. Several invisible wind blades flew, aiming at Liz's various vital points. However, she narrowed her eyes, observing the flow of mana around her.

"THERE!"

She swung her mace down diagonally, and, in just one attack, destroyed all three of the invisible wind blades. Still, she didn't lower her guard and raised her left arm, letting the shield cover the side of her neck at an angle.

*SHING!*

As she did, another invisible wind blade came, but quickly slipped by, following the shield's curved surface. It was a perfectly timed and executed shield parry!

Liz's lips raised a little but didn't lose focus. She quickly turned to where the Shadow Weasel had been, but... "It's gone?!"

It was just a short moment when her shield blocked a part of her vision, but during that time, the Weasel already left her view! Liz warily observed the forest, trying to find signs of movement. But there was nothing else to hear except the wind blowing, the rustling of the leaves of the trees around them, and Argus' light whimpers.

'The boss is under Knight's Challenge's effect, so it couldn't go far from me!' She thought rationally.

However, the enemy remained invisible no matter where she turned.

"Can you stand up?" Tina asked without turning around. "If you can, use potions fast. Also, wake up that stupid dog sleeping by the side."

"..."

Liz had a lot of questions for Tina but knew it wasn't time to ask those yet. She nodded silently, taking out a potion from her Spatial Fanny Pack, and downing its contents in one go.

Unlike a High Potion, a normal potion's speed of healing was slow. It would take her about ten seconds before she could move again. During that time, Tina had to handle the Shadow Weasel by herself!

A powerful Rogue Boss with invisible attacks able to break through her defense and great speed. As if ignoring all these, Tina bumped both her fists together, creating sparks.

"Come at me, you furry worm. I'll bury you in the ground!"

*SCREECH!*

Angered by her words, the weasel moved. With her taunt, all the aggression Liz had gathered was transferred to her. As a result, she brought the enemy's attention to bear.

"There!"

And this meant the enemy's movements would be predictable. Tina punched with her right hand, wearing the gauntlet with an ice element—Glacial Wrath. A freezing gale washed the entire space before her punch, even without hitting anything in particular!

*SCREECH!*

Thick ice encased the Shadow Weasel's right foreleg, trapping it within its range. It was an effective attack, inflicting pain on the monster, but still far from being decisive!

"Come down here!" Tina wasn't done yet, however.

Her initial attack with Glacial Wrath was just the prelude, as the main attack came afterward. Her left fist extended forward, creating a vortex of powerful flames—a phenomenon brought about by her other gauntlet, Emberfury!

Distracted by its frozen leg, the vortex caught the Shadow Weasel mid-air. It raised a pained screech once more, but this time it also fell to the ground, smoking hot, with freshly made bald patches here and there.

Tina raised her chin, looking confident, and bumped her fists again.

"Is that it? How weak."

She's completely dominating the fight!