Invitation

Mobile Armor (Legendary)

Cost: 4

Attack: 3

Defense: 4

Instant Summoning: If 10 or more of your Creation Cards have been destroyed during this battle, this card can be automatically summoned onto the battlefield.

Instant Summoning meant that as long as its conditions were met, it could be summoned automatically without consuming Psychic Power. That was why Duanmu Huai had not fought the Green Knight right from the start. After all, this was his first time getting a Creations deck, so he had to try it out first.

It seemed quite useful now.

Mobile Armor could be used separately or equipped on the body. When used separately, it was essentially an autonomous intelligent robot that could help the player defend against enemy attacks. But when equipped, the Mobile Armor's stats enhanced the player's own.

But that was not all!

As he strode toward the Green Knight before him, Duanmu Huai tightened his grip on the Warhammer, a glint flashing through his eyes.

Spend 1,000 experience to return Artisan's Belief to hand! Activate Artisan's Belief to add Enhanced Doll and Armed Reinforcement to hand, then activate Armed Reinforcement, targeting myself for +2/+2!

Of a player's six attributes, Strength and Intelligence primarily governed offense. Agility and Constitution primarily governed defense, while Charisma and Perception were auxiliary attributes. Calculated according to Soul Card attack and defense, Duanmu Huai's current attack equaled 1 point of Strength energy level plus 1 point of Intelligence energy level, for a total of 2 points. Since only his Constitution exceeded 10, his defense counted as 1 point.

At that moment, Duanmu Huai's attack had risen from the initial 2 points, plus the Mobile Armor's 3 points, plus Armed Reinforcement's 2 points, to 7 points. The Green Knight's defense was only 5 points. In other words—his defense had been breached!!

"Haaaaaah!!!"

Facing the Green Knight, who raised his longsword and brought it down at him with all his might, Duanmu Huai roared and swung his Warhammer straight at him!

"Thud!~!!"

The two collided heavily, and a cloud of dust erupted from the ground. Within the dust, Duanmu Huai suddenly slid backward, both hands gripping his Warhammer. A ragged, conspicuous gash had appeared on his Power Armor. On the other side, the Green Knight was sent flying as well. The warhorse beneath him was smashed directly onto its back, and his own armor was left in tatters.

"Whew..."

Duanmu Huai let out a long breath as he stared at the Green Knight. By Soul Card stats, Duanmu Huai was currently at 7 attack and 7 defense, enough to break through the Green Knight's 6 attack and 5 defense. But that did not mean the Green Knight could not hurt Duanmu Huai... That blow had really been vicious. If Duanmu Huai had not summoned the Mobile Armor, he probably would have had a hard time blocking it.

"..."

At the same time, the Green Knight raised his head again, looked toward Duanmu Huai, then lifted his longsword and charged at him once more!

Duanmu Huai rose again and charged toward the Green Knight. Yet just as the two clashed and the Green Knight thrust his sword toward Duanmu Huai's chest, Duanmu Huai spread his arms and met the blade head-on! The Green Knight's sword pierced through Duanmu Huai's armor, but it failed to enter his body. Instead, Duanmu Huai suddenly thrust out an arm and seized the Green Knight's arm in a death grip!

Duanmu Huai dared to be so bold precisely because of the Mobile Armor's Protection trait.

Among Soul Cards, Protection was an extremely peculiar trait. Simply put, unless the opponent destroyed the Soul Card possessing Protection, he could not deal damage to any other cards. Just like how the Green Knight's strike had destroyed the Mobile Armor, but because the Mobile Armor and Duanmu Huai were considered separate entities, the moment the Green Knight's attack destroyed the Mobile Armor, that attack was considered finished and could no longer harm Duanmu Huai himself.

And Duanmu Huai could use this opportunity to launch a counterattack against the Green Knight!

At the same time, Duanmu Huai had already grabbed the Green Knight. Then he slammed his head fiercely into the Green Knight's!

"Thud! Thud! Thud!!"

The helmet of the Power Armor smashed into the Green Knight's head again and again. Even his helmet cracked beneath Duanmu Huai's blows. The Green Knight struggled desperately, but unfortunately, once Duanmu Huai had hold of him, he was like an animal caught in a pair of pliers, incapable of breaking free from that iron Binding Vow no matter what he did.

"Thud!!"

After another impact, Duanmu Huai let go, and the Green Knight collapsed headfirst onto the ground. But it was not over yet. Duanmu Huai quickly picked up the hammer from the ground and brought it down hard on the Green Knight's head!

"Bang!!"

The next instant, the Green Knight's head shattered into fragments beneath the Warhammer's blow. At the same time, words indicating the mission's completion appeared before Duanmu Huai.

Mission "Challenge" completed

Mission evaluation: First-rate

Reward: 2,000 experience, plus an additional 1,000 experience. Randomly obtained the Green Knight's special trait—Terrify the Enemy (can terrify enemy forces, causing their melee units to rout). Intimidation increased to LV4.

"Whew..."

Only then did Duanmu Huai relax, but when he looked at the final reward trait, he was thoroughly displeased.

Is this seriously giving me another Fear Domain? Is this never going to end? Since he was a guardian Heroic Spirit, shouldn't he have given me something better?

However, when he looked again at the Green Knight's corpse beneath his feet, he froze.

Oh crap, I killed Bartonia's guardian deity. The people of Bartonia aren't going to blame me, are they?!

Just then, Duanmu Huai suddenly saw the Green Knight's finger twitch sharply. Then the knight slowly climbed back up from the ground! At the same time, his shattered head and helmet began to restore themselves as though time were flowing backward!

"...???"

Seeing this, Duanmu Huai instinctively took half a step back, gripping his Warhammer as he stared at the Green Knight in uncertainty. Yet the Green Knight merely rose slowly to his feet, his smashed head and helmet restored once more. He looked at Duanmu Huai, extended a hand, and pointed toward the forest path beside them. Then he turned, went to his equally revived warhorse, mounted it, and rode away.

Was there something in there?

Duanmu Huai looked toward the forest path the Green Knight had indicated and pondered for a moment.

In any case... he would find out if he went over and took a look.