Chapter 290 (1/2)

Ice and Fire (1)

The block of ice hit the duke with a heavy thud. Since his feet were frozen to the ground, he could do nothing but take every hit. “Ye Lanyu, hit his chest, don’t waste your hits on his limbs! Hurt him!” said the seventh princess very calmly. Her words didn’t match her tone at all.

“His chest, his stomach, and that part… Yep, they’re the best parts…” nodded Ye Lanyu, aiming the ice block at the three points. The three vulnerable points.

“You’re a lady, you still need to be a little gentler! His chest will be enough!” said the seventh princess.

“Why do you care?! I’ll do what I want!” Ye Lanyu was still smashing ice into the duke.

“Ah…” It was unbearable to watch now. The duke was crying both on the outside and inside. He deeply regretted provoking this monster of a woman. But first, he still had to wait for his men to arrive.

Oh fuck, why aren’t they here yet?! Are they going to wait until I’m dead?

He was furious at his own men, for they hadn’t arrived after so long. He seemed to have forgotten that he’d left his guards outside the city because he didn’t want anyone to know he was sick.

Boom!

A wave of qi hit the ice block. It exploded. The source of this wave of energy now stood in front of the duke. This middle-aged man looked like a swordsman.

He wasn’t old, but he wasn’t young either. Mastering the skills of a swordsman was the same as any other career. The older you were, the more skilful at it you would be.

A few magicians and fighters arrived behind the swordsman. While they seemed subpar compared to this swordsman, they were still powerful enough to defeat an expert fighter together.

This duke was still a duke, his subordinates would naturally be very powerful!!

“My lord, are you alive?!” shouted a man, panicking. The martial artist shook the duke, who was barely breathing by now.

The duke was still alive, but his reply was a little odd as he pointed at Ye Lanyu, “I’m still alive!! I’ll deal with you later, catch that bitch first! And I want her alive!”

“Understood!” nodded the swordsman. When he was about to attack, he realised Ye Lanyu was already prepared. Magnificent ripples of ice magic formed as she attacked him.

Fuck, this girl isn’t giving anyone any chances!!

“Frostbolt storm!”

A brewing vortex of mist in the sky suddenly rained arrows, and every arrow was made out of ice. Its sharpness and harness could rival a metal arrow.

“Hut! Aargh…”

The swordsman shouted a few times, swinging his long sword around. Every stroke he made would send a wave of douqi, and when the wave touched the arrows, the arrows would disappear while the ripple would still push forward.

The swordsman’s dance quickened, waves of douqi now exploding from himself like blades hurtling towards Ye Lanyu.

In the end, the swordsman was moving so fast he was only a shadow. The space around him sizzled with powerful douqi- it was the fire dance technique used by fire attributes!