Amber Sword

"I’m very interested in this bracelet," said Brand.

"It’s your spoils of war, Mr. Brand," Nemesia replied.

"Thank you."

Brand immediately put on the bracelet, and Flowing Firefly melded into the Red Blessing and Grasp of Bahamut hand armor like mercury, as if becoming part of the hand armor set. But since most magic items have the ability to change their appearance, Nemesia didn’t feel surprised.

As he put on Flowing Firefly, he immediately felt a new power merging into his body. Then an unfamiliar yet familiar sensation spread from him in all directions, as if the rain curtain slightly darkened for a moment and then became clear.

At that moment, he suddenly felt the flow of magic power between heaven and earth; although obscure, it was everywhere. Even the storm over the Outer Sea contained traces of magic power, which was actually the purest form of power, or in game terms—experience points.

It’s just that no one has a way to collect them.

Brand glanced at the female knight, Nemesia, beside him. She also had traces of magic power flowing through her body, but not prominently, mainly converging in places like muscles of her limbs and shoulders where burst power was nurtured. This was the power of the Silver Upper, already considerable among mortals, but still quite sparse.

"Miss Nemesia, may I ask for guidance?"

The female knight looked up, instantly understanding he wanted to test his new magic equipment. She nodded, took a step back, and drew her longsword: "Forgive me."

A direct stab.

In Brand’s vision, Nemesia’s swordsmanship split into three, extending three red extensions. This was the effect produced by the ’In-depth Analysis’ skill taught by the Silver Elf. But he didn’t need this reminder, as Nemesia’s swordsmanship was too familiar to him—Erune’s improved battle formation swordsmanship.

Brand instinctively thought she learned it from Frey, after all, this modified swordsmanship from Sword Saint Darius was sure to shine in the eyes of someone who truly cared. He had not intended to keep it to himself when he taught Frey. Without thinking, Brand’s left hand ’clicked’ the Grasp of Bahamut, surprisingly catching the line of attack of Nemesia’s swordsmanship.

At that moment, it was as if the female knight delivered the sword into his hand, letting him grip it, catching Nemesia slightly off guard, leading to a brief distraction.

"Use the skill, Miss Knight," Brand immediately prompted, not here to practice swordsmanship with Nemesia. Nemesia immediately bit her teeth, the sword blade quivered, and a beam of white light shot out from the sword.

At that moment, Brand immediately perceived the magic power converging within Nemesia’s body. He quickly turned sideways to dodge the sword wind.

This was exactly the power of Dark Perception, indeed just like in the game. Unlike the in-depth analysis of the Silver Elf, Dark Perception cannot judge the direction of enemy attacks but can perceive the convergence of magic power before any special skill is cast. The two complement each other perfectly, being the best warning tools in combat.

Brand completed the experiment, but Nemesia’s gaze sharpened, striking another sword towards his shoulder.

Goodness, Brand knew this time the female knight was serious. Clearly, catching her sword earlier humiliated her, as the top student of Basta Royal Knight Academy, she was not so easily beaten.

This personality was quite similar—

Only Brand wasn’t afraid of Nemesia in her current state, not to mention his strength; he could easily crush even her swordsmanship. He didn’t even draw his sword, using his armored left hand to block, then reached out with his right hand to grab Nemesia’s sword-wielding hand.

In his plan, this grab should naturally disable her further attack capabilities. But unexpectedly, Nemesia was so resolute that she dropped the sword as soon as her right hand was controlled, while her left hand caught the falling sword, her face cold, thrusting the sword towards Brand’s abdomen.

Left-hand sword!

Brand hurriedly released the female knight’s right hand but instead advanced, pressing her sword-wielding left hand. At this very moment, his left hand’s Grasp of Bahamut determined this was an attack defense move, leading to an unexpected scene.

Red Blessing, the special effect on Grasp of Bahamut, activated the Fire Shield.

A ball of flame exploded between them, leaving Brand with just a slightly scorched chest armor. But Nemesia, dressed in the Erui Army uniform, suffered significantly, with the front of her upper body’s uniform directly incinerated, exposing her snow-white skin beneath, and even a teasing, rounded curve showing through the scorched hole of her underwear.