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Meanwhile, Anne, sensing Lius's movement, couldn't help but smile slightly. Amidst a surge of excitement, she looked at the blond boy in front of her with a playful expression and slowly said:

"How is it, Xiaoli? This is the divine power bestowed by the supreme god. What I've shown so far is only the most basic power, nothing too outstanding. But if I were to use all my abilities... it would definitely open your eyes to a whole new world, Xiaoli."

"Really? Then I'm really looking forward to seeing what you'll do next, Auntie. Besides using a stronger attack, do you have any other tricks up your sleeve?" Leus said, glancing in Annie's direction. He was about to assume a defensive stance when the black-haired woman in front of him took action and launched an attack on the blond boy.

"Gah!"

A gust of wind whistled past his ear, and Lius could sense that Anne had taken action.

The black-haired young woman took a step and rushed to his side with incredible speed, swinging her wand at him. Just like her previous action, it was like a flash of light blending into the wind, making it difficult for an ordinary person to deal with.

"boom!"

Levi reacted instantly, stepping back to the side. Amidst flashes of light and gusts of wind, he dodged the attack and created distance between himself and Annie once again.

If that's all there is to it, then Auntie, your moves still won't be enough to defeat me..."

As Lius distanced himself from Anne, he was about to continue speaking to the dark-haired young woman when he suddenly realized that something seemed amiss around him.

"Huh? The scene in his line of sight suddenly changed. The place where Lius had retreated reappeared. To Lius's surprise, the figure was himself. It was as if time had been stretched out. After realizing what had happened, he found himself back in the same spot where he was about to be attacked by Annie.

drink?"

After a brief moment of surprise upon realizing his predicament, Leus looked up and found that the staff that was falling from above was still relentlessly attacking him, just as before, with overwhelming force.

And this time the distance was much closer than before, leaving almost no time for Lius to dodge.

What surprised Levi even more was that it seemed that the person attacking him... was not just Anne. There appeared to be another figure beside Anne.

The figure had long black hair, wore the same tight-fitting clothes as Annie, and was tall and voluptuous. It waved its heavy and huge wand at itself, mimicking Annie's movements, and attacked straight up at its head.

"boom!"

Faced with this situation, the boy had no time to think and immediately took action.

The next moment, Leus instinctively raised his hands, using the resilience of the staff-sword in his hands to hold the blades that gleamed with cold light directly above his head, using all his strength to block them. Finally, with a metallic clang, he blocked the two wands that were about to fall on his head.

"Gah!"

Taking advantage of this brief moment of obstruction, Lius pulled his legs back, leaning back as he dodged again, retreating from Annie's presence and widening the distance between them once more.

Before he could even exhale, Lius froze again, realizing that his body was still in the same spot, back within Annie's attack range. The staff that Annie had smashed on the ground instantly reappeared above his head, once again unleashing a torrent of attacks at him.

This time, the attack distance closed again, so close that Leus couldn't even raise his hand to block it, so close that he could feel the gusts of wind coming from the staff, constantly blowing towards his face.

At this moment, Leus's gaze once again turned to Annie's side. To his surprise, two new figures appeared beside Annie. This time, Leus realized that these two figures were exactly like Annie, almost like clones. Each of them held a staff, and together with Annie's own staff, the three heavy wands came down straight at Leus.

"Give me a review!" "Hey!"

Realizing that he was inevitably going to be attacked, Lius gritted his teeth and prepared to take the hit. He leaned back as fast as he could to neutralize the force coming from above. At the same time, his staff sword immediately changed its defensive stance and turned into an attack on Annie. It slashed at the black-haired woman in the tight-fitting clothes in front of him, tearing open the thin clothes covering her body in an alluring way.

"Um?

Faced with Lius's attack, Annie glanced back and quickly retreated to avoid further damage to her body. The two figures beside Annie that looked exactly like her also quickly dissipated, turning into magic and disappearing into the air.

Taking advantage of this brief respite, Lius managed to withstand the attack from above with his shoulder amidst a barrage of blows from his staff. As Annie retreated, he also stepped back, finally managing to create distance between himself and the dark-haired woman in front of him.

Rubbing his tingling and aching shoulder, Leus breathed heavily as he stared intently in Annie's direction. After assessing his situation, he realized that the strange occurrence hadn't happened again, and he hadn't returned to his previous position. Only then did he temporarily relax his tense mind and reflect on the series of events that had just transpired.

"Just now... I did step back from Aunt Annie, and her staff did only attack once, without any change in angle or force. But after I stepped back, my body returned to the original spot, and a figure exactly like her appeared next to Aunt Annie, making the same swinging motion, and getting closer and closer to me until it hit me... What is this?"

With these questions in mind, Leus looked at Anne again and found that the cut on Anne's body had healed completely, without any trace of being torn apart. At the same time, a look of ease appeared on Anne's face, and the wand in her hand, which was flashing with light, became even more dazzling.

"Hehe... How about it, Xiaoli? This is part of Auntie's ability, isn't it amazing?"

"Hmm... this ability... just now, Auntie, did you use some method to return my state to its original state, so that your attacks could accurately hit me—and you also used a kind of distraction ability to attack me, is that right?" Looking in Annie's direction, Lius frowned slightly as he analyzed.

"That's right, you could say that, but that's not the full picture of my abilities, Xiaoli. You'll need to guess again. Now, I'm going to continue my attack!"

With a light yet earnest tone, Annie's staff once again emitted bursts of light, enveloping her entirely. Immediately afterward, beams of light materialized in the air around her, resembling sharp arrows poised to be launched, pointing directly at Leus and locking him into her attack range.

"You won't be able to dodge this attack so easily, Xiao Li. And in order to completely disable your fighting ability, I won't hold back. So please be careful, Xiao Li, and don't let me really hurt you."

Ha... Is this considered showing concern for me? Well then, thank you so much, Aunt Annie. It's truly an honor.

Listening to what Annie said, Leus also said something in a general tone, then seriously observed Annie's attack, gripping the sword blade that was condensed with magic power, and thinking about his next move.

Hundreds of magical arrows had condensed around Annie, hovering in the air in a dense array, like a tight hunting net, firmly capturing Lius's body within.

Even if the boy tried to escape from this encirclement, Annie could control the direction of the arrows to further capture Lius.

Therefore, the most appropriate approach for Leus at this moment is to take the initiative to confront the dark-haired young woman in front of him and resolve Annie's fierce attack through a direct confrontation.

Having thought this through, Leus made up his mind. He held the sword in front of him, letting bursts of magic and flashes of light swirl around the blade, causing it to lengthen and transform into a heavy sword as tall as a man, blocking his way.

"Oh?"

Seeing Lius expand the weapon, Anne observed with great interest for a while, and finally nodded with a smile, seemingly quite appreciative of Lius's actions.

"Not bad... Xiaoli, you immediately thought of a way to deal with it, but that alone is not enough to completely neutralize all of my attacks."

"Whether it can be resolved or not, we'll find out by trying. Auntie, stop talking nonsense and let's end this battle quickly," Lius said, looking at Annie.

"Hehe, so impatient, huh? As expected of Xiao Li. In that case, Auntie won't hold back... Take this, Xiao Li, accept all of Auntie's attacks!"

As Annie spoke her sharp words, the arrows around her reacted, trembling slightly as they aimed at Leus's location, unleashing an undisguised hostility towards the blond boy with overwhelming force...

Chapter 297 The Second Battle with the Young Woman (Part 4)

"Take this, Xiao Li!"

With a sharp remark, Annie unleashed her magic. In the next instant, accompanied by the sound of air being sliced ​​apart, the arrow hurtled towards Leus, transforming into a series of flashes of light and arriving before Leus in the blink of an eye, only a foot away from him.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

A crisp sound rang out in front of Lius, whose greatsword stood like a heavy shield, blocking the barrage of arrows that rained down upon him.

Despite the arrows' sharp light, the attack was insignificant against the heavy, magical blade.

Lius's hands, gripping the blade tightly, showed no sign of wavering, deflecting all attacks aimed at him into thin air without the slightest fear.

"Hmm...not bad, Xiaoli, your defense is indeed very solid, but my attacks don't only come from this side."

Seeing Leus's impregnable defense, Annie showed no sign of panic. She waved her wand slightly, and the arrows that were originally aimed at Leus's front suddenly changed direction, slicing past Leus's greatsword and rushing towards the boy's sides and back, attacking Leus from all directions.

"Bang! Bang! The arrows struck the target, but the scene of the boy being knocked down as expected did not occur. Instead, Lius simply lifted the greatsword that was originally standing upright on the ground and, using the angle of his wrist and shoulder, swung the heavy blade with a light and skillful posture, blocking the arrows flying towards him one by one to his side."

"Ah!"

With a battle cry, Leus's body moved with incredible agility, like a dragon soaring through the air, constantly dodging and weaving amidst the fierce attacks. Sometimes he would turn and slip through the gaps in the arrows, sometimes he would use his greatsword to block attacks from behind. His movements were sometimes as powerful as a collapsing mountain, and sometimes as light as a feather passing through a crack, displaying a combat posture of complete ease. Every move he made was a masterpiece.

If those in the kingdom who were knowledgeable about combat were to witness this battle, they would surely be captivated by the boy's graceful movements. Annie, on the other hand, also flashed a look of surprise, feeling both unexpected and admiring of the fighting stance that Lius was displaying.

"boom!"

A dense volley of arrows flew towards Leus, who swung his greatsword, slicing off a large portion of the arrows still in the air. The row of sharp arrows broke in mid-air, some even shattering on the ground and dissipating into the air as bursts of magic.

Seeing this, Anne smiled with satisfaction, deeply impressed by Lius's growth.

"I never imagined that Xiao Li's fighting skills had developed to this extent... Even I, as her aunt, didn't know. As expected of Xiao Li, if we can let her continue to grow, she might actually be able to completely defeat me and resolve this incident."

Thinking of this, a hint of disappointment flashed in Annie's eyes again, and she gently shook her head.

“Unfortunately… Despite your rich combat experience, Little Li, you still cannot defeat your aunt at this moment. This battle will inevitably end in my victory. The result that you and I are hoping for is destined to fail…” Thinking this, Annie sighed again, then withdrew her previous expression and put on that mocking look for Lius again. She gently twirled her fingers in the air, and then a burst of pure white magic appeared in the distant sky, enveloping Lius, who was dodging.

"Sing?"

Sensing the white light enveloping him, Lius, who had been dodging, narrowed his eyes slightly. An ominous premonition instantly surged in his heart, and his body immediately began to rush towards Annie. On one hand, he wanted to attack Annie, and on the other hand, he tried to escape from the white light and avoid this unsettling attack.

However, for Annie, the boy's sudden rush was nothing, because ever since they entered the range of the white light, all of Lius's subsequent actions had been completely controlled by the black-haired young woman.

"Xiao Li, it will hurt a little now, please try to bear it, it will be over soon, don't blame Auntie..." Annie said this in her heart, took a deep breath, and finally made up her mind to press her finger down. *Boom!*

The next moment, Lius, who was in the white light, looked up and found himself back in the position where he had started his attack. His steps were frozen in place as if he were under some kind of restraint. The arrows that had been flying around him were now close to him again, flying to a position where he could neither block nor dodge them.

As expected... it's like this again. Feeling the dense and fierce attacks all around him, Leus frowned slightly, gritted his teeth, and struggled to raise his head. While protecting his head, he kept moving his feet, barely managing to break free from the encirclement. He wanted to bend down to minimize the damage. Annie, who was beside him, also bit her lip with some heartache. She stretched out her finger again, and with a flash of white light, Leus's condition returned to normal, and he stood in his original position again.

Furthermore, if one looks further up at the top of Lius's head, one can be surprised to find that the original two-layered arrow net array has now condensed into four layers, and the density of arrows in each layer is even denser than before, firmly surrounding Lius on the ground.

"what!"

Faced with this scene, Leus was also surprised. He stared at the arrow above his head, then glanced at Anne in the distance. After a moment of stunned silence, his eyes flickered slightly as he noticed something unusual about the arrow.

"Wait a minute, these extra arrows... some of them are broken off, and judging from this area, these broken arrowheads... are the arrows I shot down after swinging my greatsword earlier!"

Realizing this, Leus narrowed his eyes, and a thought suddenly surfaced in his mind, gradually giving him a clearer understanding of the surrounding scene:

"These extra arrows were not released by Aunt Anne again... but were the arrows she released at the beginning. She simply restored those arrows and turned back time to the point when they were originally flying towards me. That's why some of these arrows were the ones I destroyed. Looking at the arrows flying overhead again, the rough cuts on them further confirmed the boy's thoughts at this moment."

"From this perspective, Aunt Anne's current ability is... within the range of her magic, she can freely control the scene to rewind to the previous state, whether it was my previous situation of constantly retreating to the starting point, or the addition of these arrows now."

Just as Leus was pondering, the arrow above his head was poised to strike, aimed directly at him, seemingly ready to engulf the boy and end the battle.

For Leus at this moment, more than the imposing barrage of arrows overhead, he was pondering Annie's abilities, especially after recalling the "clones" that had appeared beside her earlier. His thoughts became increasingly clear:

"Judging from Aunt Anne's previous actions, this ability to reverse time is not so simple. Since she can make double the number of arrows appear in the air, it means that she can keep things that have been reversed in the current time. If she herself enters this area, she can make herself from different times appear here at the same time and attack me together... This is the full extent of her ability, and it is also the attitude she showed me earlier."

Thinking this through, Leus looked up at the arrows overhead again, gripped his staff and sword tightly, and the image of the arrows and Anne alternated in his mind. Then, a thought suddenly flashed into his mind.

"Wait a minute, if Aunt Annie can do that, why doesn't she enter the white light now? If she could really make different versions of herself appear at different times and attack me together, it would be more advantageous for the upcoming battle, just like before... But she's using this long-range flying arrow method to attack me, wouldn't that add more variables to the battle?"

"Xiao Li, don't just stand there, Auntie's about to launch her attack, so you'd better be prepared!"

Anne's voice echoed in Lius's mind, deepening his doubts and gradually giving rise to a new idea:

"Why...why would Aunt Anne back down when she has such an advantageous position? Is she trying to fight in a safer way, or is there some constraint preventing her from doing so? Is she worried about something, something that could affect the fight..."

Thinking of this, Lius suddenly flashed his light, raised his head again to look at the arrows poised to be released in the sky, stared at the arrows he had cut off earlier, roughly estimated their number in his mind, and then gripped the sword blade with even greater force.

"As expected... the number of those sword blades... the proportion hasn't changed at all. In other words, the reason Aunt Annie didn't want to enter this area affected by her abilities... is because of this."

Feeling the conclusion he had reached, Leus slowly exhaled, a confident smile creeping onto his lips.

"Oh? Xiaoli, you suddenly laughed? Does that mean you have a plan to deal with Auntie's upcoming attack?"

Seeing the boy's expression, Annie tilted her head slightly, looking towards Lius with some surprise. Lius, however, did not respond much to the dark-haired woman, but continued to grip the hilt of his sword, having made a decision in his heart:

"Now... if we want to win, we must completely break this situation and escape from Aunt Annie's control! To do this, the first thing we need to do is to put Aunt Annie and me in the same situation, and make her enter the barrier she has set up!"

With this thought in mind, and looking sharply in Annie's direction, Leus took a deep breath, gently stroking the blade in his hand, allowing the magic on the blade to slowly dissipate, changing the state of the blade and transforming it back into a more agile staff-sword. He also took a sudden step forward, rushing towards Annie, who was outside the white light, with a surging momentum.

"Hmm? Is Xiaoli planning to attack Auntie directly? That's too serious. Auntie won't let you get any closer, Xiaoli."

Sensing Lius's actions, Anne immediately responded by waving her wand again. As long as she released her magic, Lius's movements would immediately change, and he would retreat back to his original position.

This time, however, Leus did not stop his charge. Instead, just as Anne was about to swing her wand, he stopped in his tracks and began to wield his sword with incredible speed, creating flashes of magical light in the white space and sending sharp slashes into the air.

""Um?

Having witnessed the traces of Lius's actions, Annie once again opened her eyes in surprise, seemingly puzzled by the boy's behavior.

Meanwhile, Leus seized the opportunity presented by Annie's display of power, swung his sword towards her, and the blade flew straight towards her, breaking through the white light and arriving right in front of her in the blink of an eye.

"boom!"

Faced with this, Annie immediately retaliated, holding her wand horizontally to deflect the blade shot by Leus, knocking it down beside her. At the same time, she swung her wand forward, intending to send Leus back to his original position.

“Using flying swords to attack Auntie is a good idea, but it won’t be enough to completely defeat her. For now… Xiaoli, you should go back to where you were and accept Auntie’s attacks.”

As she spoke these words, Annie's magical light shone brightly, as she was about to teleport the boy back to his original spot. However, just as she was about to release the magic, a cold sensation from her ankles startled him, and he couldn't help but look down at his feet on the ground.

Now, a silver-white steel band wrapped around Annie's skin around her ankle, tightly encasing her and her bodysuit.

If you look closely at the wrapped steel, you can see the clearly exposed blades, which is enough to show the original state of this "chain".

"This is... the flying sword Xiao Li just threw over! When did it become like this?"

Feeling the sword tightly wrapped around her ankle, Annie showed a look of surprise, while Leus smiled and shook his finger. Immediately, the hilt of the sword next to Annie emitted bursts of light symbolizing force, and moved continuously towards Leus.

Fortunately, I gave the original sword to Lia earlier, and now the staff sword I created with my own magic is completely at my disposal, including for Aunt Annie's actions now... As he said this, Lius took a deep breath, and finally pulled Annie, who was originally outside the white light, towards him.

"Now... please come in too, Aunt Annie! Come into the territory you've created!" "Ah!"

With a gasp from Annie, the black-haired woman stumbled forward as she ran, falling into the white light along with the sword blade still attached to her foot. Pulled by Lius, she was brought into the barrier she had set up.

Chapter 298: The Second Battle with the Young Woman (Part 5)

"ah!"

With a scream, Annie tried to adjust her posture, but under Lius's grip, her body could not withstand any imbalance and she fell straight forward, plunging into the shimmering silver-white light.