Chapter 853: We Cannot Guard This Caravan (1/2)
”Is this place good enough?” Vardin gazed around at the calm meadow situated on top of a hill. It was covered by trees on all sides, preventing anyone from seeing their actions. It was a secluded spot outside the city.
Coincidentally, it was also the same spot where Krune underwent through his 'Tribulation.'
”We won't be disturbed here,” Krune nodded as he responded, mentally sighing in relief as Little Cally didn't come out. As long as it was content by watching everything from afar, he would be happy. Well, better if Little Cally never appeared again, though.
Since they had just formed a team, they were unsure of each other's abilities. If they fought with bandits or anyone else in such a situation, their cooperation wouldn't be good. They might even hinder or prevent each other from showing their full power while fighting.
To prevent such a mess, it was better to fight and understand their respective abilities. It was why Krune proposed to fight once they left the inn. Seeing the Silver-Winged Mouses agree without hesitation, Krune nodded in satisfaction. He was afraid that they would refuse due to a lack of confidence in themselves.
That would have been annoying.
”How shall we fight?” Diana stood a distance away from Vardin, speaking as she caressed the trunk of a tree.
”One-on-one battles should probably be for the best,” Krune replied. He was intrigued by her actions, but attributing it to a habit of the Silver-Winged Mouses, he didn't press forth. Krune then summoned six shields from his spatial ring first, making eye contact with Vardin as he said, ”Let's fight!”
Vardin unsheathed his sword and entered a stance. His focused eyes resembled a battle-hardened warrior as the sword shone with silver radiance. ”Here I come!”
”Alright,” Krune just replied when he saw the figure of Vardin flash right before him, shocking him. His shields flew forward, erecting three defensive layers as a sword slash ripped them apart like paper.
”What?” Krune was shocked at the might Vardin had displayed. Silver-Winged Mouses were supposed to be weaker than the average cultivator. On the other hand, Krune had defeated a cultivator in the God Core Realm with a single hit. But just now, a single clash had already put him at a disadvantage.
Krune took out more shields from his spatial ring, letting go of the ones that had been cut. His shields spun in a defensive circle as he looked at Vardin's face through the revolving gaps, intending to attack when he noticed the six intact shields on the ground.
'Weren't they cleaved into two?' The thought echoed in his mind just as Vardin pierced his sword through a gap in the shields, heading straight for Krune.
His shields shone with seven lights like a rainbow as the sword disappeared. The silver radiance from the sword got stuck on the shields like glue when Vardin retracted his sword in reflex.
His sword returned to normal as he looked at Krune in astonishment, ”What is that law?”
Two seconds soon passed as the rainbow color vanished from the shields. The silver radiance stuck to them flowed back to Vardin before disappearing. It wasn't affected in any way whatsoever.
”Balance Laws,” Krune replied, returning with a question of his own, ”What is your Law called?”
Krune thought about the times when he used the Balance Laws, getting a better understanding of them now. 'When I used them against the God Core Realm cultivator, he only attacked me using Godly Energy. With that, my shields sent him flying. No, it was more like he was repelled by it. But when Vardin used a law against me, it was stuck on my shields.'
'The Law Cooperation Sub-Law. This should be it.' Krune thought, getting the feeling that using the Balance Laws in battle allowed him to perceive it from a different perspective, hence comprehending it faster. There was still a lot more for him to research about the Balance Laws, but at least, he was improving in his usage of it.
”We don't know its official name, but our Clan calls it the Radiance Law.” Vardin sheathed his sword, seeing that Krune was no longer in a battle-ready state. ”This law governs sight, including divine sense. It makes the target misperceive our actions.”
He then said with a wry smile, ”Since the Silver-Winged Mouses are always hunted by others, we eventually comprehended this law while trying to hide from them.”
Krune nodded as he responded, ”As for my Balance Laws, it's a culmination of all my laws. It doesn't have many uses other than to make my defense stronger. I haven't comprehended it that much yet.”
He then expressed his surprise, ”Considering the strength you displayed, the Silver-Winged Mouses aren't weak at all. If so, why are you called a weak race?”
”The Radiance Law isn't battle-oriented. It allows us to deceive enemies or run away from a battle. In other words, our true strength is the weakest. We also cannot comprehend other laws as fast as the other races.” Diana walked towards them, unsheathing her blade. ”Is it my turn to fight now?”