The protective effect of magic power could not only be applied to oneself, but also to objects one used.
Even with the strength and speed of an ordinary person, without protective magic power, one would still be cut by blades, and that included the clothes on one’s body.
Although a Tier 1 was already far beyond ordinary people, if that tall guard was a Tier 2, Shu Yue’s ordinary flames simply couldn’t break through the protective magic power, let alone cause damage.
Shu Yue’s body was extremely flexible, able to make many seemingly impossible movements to evade Belang’s pursuit.
The Magic Element Armor was certainly domineering in this situation, but its weaknesses were precisely exploited by Shu Yue.
Seeing his punch miss, Belang gritted his teeth and chased after Shu Yue again, throwing several consecutive punches, but all were dodged.
She was like an uncatchable butterfly, dancing lightly before him, a faint smile even on her handsome face, as if mocking his incompetence, which made him even more furious.
“Damn commoner! Why can’t I catch you even with the Magic Element Armor!”
Just as Shu Yue dodged another attack, she raised her leg and kicked Belang in the face.
She only felt a vibration transmitted through her leg, a thick metallic sensation.
Compared to the Darkgold Dragonbeast’s claw strike, this kick was much weaker, which made Shu Yue more confident.
Although most of the force of this kick was absorbed by the Magic Element Armor, causing almost no damage, the humiliation was extreme—like being kicked in the shin by a little girl.
Belang’s identification with his noble status was almost pathological, extreme even within noble circles.
His arrogant nature, usually hidden under a gentle disguise, was only now fully exposed.
In his eyes, nobles must maintain elegance and dignity, and Shu Yue’s kick was undoubtedly trampling on his honor.
Having his face stepped on by a base commoner was an intolerable humiliation.
Even though Shu Yue was extremely valuable, at this moment Belang conceived the idea of torturing her to death.
“Aaaaaah—you bitch!”
Belang could no longer maintain his disguise, furiously lunging at Shu Yue, roaring: “I’ll break your legs and make you crawl like a dog for the rest of your life!”
“Got angry, nya nya nya~”
Shu Yue smiled lightly, unconcerned.
Today, it’s either you die or I die—no third option.
She dodged the incoming fist.
The punch slammed into the ground, blasting a one-meter-square crater, the forearm of the Magic Element Armor buried deep inside.
Shu Yue seized the opportunity to slash out with her sword.
Bam!
The blade struck the shoulder of the Magic Element Armor, only to be deflected again.
The collision sound was unusually dull, not a pure metallic sound.
Shu Yue understood that she couldn’t break through the protective magic power on the Magic Element Armor.
It was said that to break protective magic power, one had to attach magic power to the weapon, using magic power against magic power to dissolve the opponent’s protective layer.
But that was something only a Tier 2 could do.
Shu Yue’s Mana Circuit was only at First-order Mid-stage, not yet full, so she couldn’t release magic power externally.
‘Looks like I’ll have to fight a war of attrition…’
Her thinking was very clear.
After confirming that she couldn’t break through the defense in a short time, she decided to stall.
The initiative was actually in her hands—Belang couldn’t let her leave, so he would keep chasing, and she only needed to continuously exhaust him.
After a failed strike, she quickly disengaged.
Shu Yue casually slit the throat of a Tier 0 guard, circled behind him, and kicked the corpse toward Belang.
Belang was now somewhat bloodshot-eyed.
He punched the flying corpse, shattering its chest, casually tossed it aside, and roared at the remaining guards: “Kill her! Hold nothing back!”
If this dragged on, they would all die.
They had to injure Shu Yue.
So far, they had barely touched her, while nearly 80% of their own men were dead.
The fat man’s face was grim.
He raised his blade and charged at Shu Yue.
Shu Yue used her sword to parry the broadsword, and both of their bodies stalled simultaneously.
In that instant, the iron fist of the Magic Element Armor slammed toward Shu Yue’s back—if it hit, she’d either die or be severely injured; a human body simply couldn’t withstand it.
Shu Yue forcibly twisted her body in midair, letting the iron fist brush past her back.
She landed sideways, rolled, and stood steadily, her robe a bit messy.
Another narrow escape from danger made it impossible not to respect her body movement.
The fat man finally couldn’t help cursing: “Damn it, how can you twist more than a woman!”
“Who told you to be like a pig~”
Shu Yue taunted while running, “Otherwise, why would you be slow but strong?”
The fat man was so angry his cursing changed tone: “Bitch!”
Under the Magic Element Armor, Belang’s face was equally gloomy.
He felt like a dog being led on a leash.
All this was because of another commoner—that guy who refused to submit.
If not for his warning, he would have already controlled the situation.
Rage surged in Belang’s heart.
Desecrate the corpse!
I must desecrate the corpse!
If not for that person, why would he have revealed the Magic Element Armor, and lost so many subordinates?
Although these people were easy to replace, this loss was still hard for him to accept.
Now Shu Yue was constantly toying with him, never letting him catch her, which made his anger fester.
However, Belang was not brainless after all.
He soon thought of a way to make Shu Yue stop.
He suddenly stopped pursuing and ordered his men to stop as well.
Shu Yue saw they were no longer chasing, so she also stopped more than ten meters away, watching them warily.
‘What’s going on? They’re not chasing?’
The Tier 0 guards and the fat man glared angrily.
Although intimidated by Shu Yue’s strength, they didn’t think they were at a disadvantage—after all, in their eyes, Shu Yue had been running.
The advantage was theirs, so naturally they weren’t afraid.
Moreover, Belang was still alive.
If Belang died, they would have scattered long ago, not caring about Baron Leicester’s pursuit.
Belang sneered, speaking through the visor: “Commoner, aren’t you afraid I’ll go back and continue torturing that woman?”
“Heh~”
Shu Yue let out a cold laugh.
“The humiliation you’ve inflicted on me today, I’ll repay tenfold on her!”
“And then?”
Shu Yue asked back.
Belang changed his tone, becoming playful: “Do you really believe that commoner’s words? Is it possible that he deliberately deceived you to make you leave them?”
Shu Yue’s face slightly darkened, her eyes fixed on him.
That was indeed possible, but with Mundo’s brain, he probably couldn’t think of such a scheme.
Belang added, “It should have been that woman who told him. But that guy is quite loyal—even as I tortured that woman before his eyes, he refused to submit.”
Shu Yue still said nothing, only tightened her grip on the longsword.
The next moment, she suddenly burst forward!
The fat man stepped forward to block the sword.
This time Shu Yue held the sword with one hand, the other hidden under her robe.
The moment the broadsword blocked her blade, a cold flash suddenly shot out, aimed straight at the fat man’s abdomen.
A phantom streak flashed, and a bowl-sized wound was instantly torn open on the fat man’s abdomen, yellow-white fat exposed, blood gushing.
He was kicked flying by Shu Yue, collapsing toward Belang.
This time Belang chose to catch the fat man.
After all, he was a Tier 1 late-stage guard, far more valuable than those Tier 0s.
However, the moment he caught him, a gray-robed figure appeared from his lower left—Shu Yue, holding a short stabbing sword, thrusting straight at his armpit!
‘Trying to attack through the armor’s gaps? Useless! This is the Magic Element Armor—there are no real gaps!’
Belang had no time to defend, but he was confident in the armor’s defense.
The rank gap could not be crossed, just like the unbreakable class between nobles and commoners!
[Fire Calling Method: Ignition]
Shu Yue performed the most basic Ignition Art.
Flames ignited on the short stabbing sword, and she stabbed it fiercely into the Magic Element Armor’s armpit.
Although it was covered by chainmail, it was also coated with protective magic power for full coverage.
The flames contacted the protective magic power, and Shu Yue felt a faint magic power resistance.
But the Ignition Art was too low in both quantity and quality to quickly dissolve the protective magic power—it would take at least ten seconds.
And ten seconds was enough to decide life and death.
After one failed strike, Shu Yue immediately withdrew and retreated, not lingering to give Belang a chance to counterattack.
Although Belang’s defense wasn’t breached, his face under the visor became extremely grim.
Shu Yue’s troublesome nature far exceeded his expectations—her strength, speed, judgment, and that uncanny, agile body movement. In his memory, almost no one could compare.
Even his genius sister Emily, whom he envied, seemed somewhat mediocre before Shu Yue at this moment.
‘Are all Tier 1s from the Outlands this strong? No—it must be that this bitch is too cunning, using nothing but low-down tricks!’
This battle was completely different from his past experiences in the arena; his combat experience was almost useless, and he was thoroughly outclassed by Shu Yue on a tactical level throughout.