The demons were roaring to scare them off, but Anna only clicked her tongue and swung her blade, releasing another lightning to the surrounding. "Shut up and die!"
She soon noticed there was a huge sword in front of her. The sword fell down but in a diagonal way, causing the body to tilt to the side.
This was Noel's Sword Fall and with the way its body leaning, she understood what he intended too.
Without hesitation, Anna stepped on the sword's body and climbed it. The sword was tall enough to surpass many demons' height, so when she was at the top, she had nothing to fear.
Four Points Circulation.
She released the energy on her feet, using the power to jump higher than any demons as they leaped past the demons.
However, Noel seemed to miscalculate one thing.
When they flew in the sky, a volley of Spiritual Energy suddenly rained them down as if preventing them to escape.
Anna could see at least five demons that were looking at them from a distance, shooting them down.
'We're going to fall at this rate.' Anna thought, but this was their chance to escape.
Anna raised her left hand and formed multiple lightning balls. She shot them forward to counter these attacks.
Multiple explosions occurred as soon as they clashed, causing a powerful shock wave toward the sky and Anna.
"Ah, not good…" Anna had expected this, but it was truly troublesome because this shock wave stopped her momentum in the air. And she could do nothing to stop her from falling back to the demon's encirclement.
However, two hands suddenly grabbed her body as Noel's voice echoed in his ears.
"As I said, I'll protect you."
It turned out Noel had predicted this but still thought about jumping past them. With Anna blowing them away, she would fall down. All Noel needed was to jump slightly later than her to avoid the shock wave and caught her in the air as they went past the demons.
Anna blinked her eyes a few times as she looked into Noel's face. Noel was reliable, that was a fact. But this time, she felt something different. She felt like she could do anything because Noel would take care of the rest.
This sense of dependency somehow stuck in her heart. In the past life, Anna was their strongest genius. No one could even come close to her. That was why every time she stood tall, she would be alone.
And the only one who could stand before her was Noel, but back then, he stood as an enemy.
This time, Anna experienced the first time what it felt to have someone standing by your side. If it was him, he could stand next to me. If it was him, I could rely on him.
It was a fresh feeling in her heart. She felt like she truly could do anything with him by her side.
However, her dream was shattered when Noel stated with annoyance. "Hey, we have landed already, so run with your own feet!"
"…" Anna was startled as she realized Noel had been carrying her in his arms. When she glanced back, some of the demons seemed to have turned around and chased after them.
Anna couldn't help but cover her mouth and say, "I feel like I'm getting addicted to this."
"Huh?" Noel's eyebrows twitched.
"Doesn't this mean I can just cling to you and have you carry me all the way without me doing anything?" Anna looked away as if she was a weak woman that needed her knight to protect her.
"Eh?" However, the reality was far different than her expectation. Noel wasn't a knight and he truly had fed up.
Without hesitation, the moment he heard those words, he threw her to the side and kept running.
Anna fell on her butt as she complained, "Oi, don't throw me like that! Can't you just put me down norma—"
She felt the incoming presence from the side as she forgot that the demons were chasing after them for a moment.
"W-wait!" Anna hurriedly rose from the ground and ran with her full speed, catching up to Noel. "You bastard, do you know how to treat a lady?"
"Then, behave like one. You are just like a gorilla compared to the ladies! And we've escaped from the demon, so my job to protect you is already over."
"Gorilla? Call it Independent and Strong Lady!" Anna gritted her teeth. As expected, she couldn't really win in argument with Noel. The previous feeling she had when relying on Noel felt like it never happened.
"Whatever. Now that we are out, there's only one thing to do." Noel glanced back.
"True enough." Anna smirked.
Now that they were the one getting chased, there was only one thing to do. Instead of using their agility to escape by using the forest, Noel and Anna were looking back while running.
There was only one thought in their mind. 'Just blast the demons who dare to chase us.'
Bouncing Spiritual Slash.
With the demons chasing after them, they simply had to drop one attack after another, killing those demons since their speed was a tad faster than the demons due to Noel's Increase Agility Rune. The demons wouldn't be able to catch up to them and ended up dying from one of the attacks.
The knight captain, who witnessed everything, couldn't help but say, "Who are they really? They are too abnormal. Are they seriously Apprentice Knights?"
"I think I know them." The soldier next to him raised his hand. "I was in the capital city a few years ago and I saw the woman. If I'm not wrong, she's Anna Stargaze, the most talented person in the kingdom."
"Anna Stargaze? Marquis Stargaze's Daughter?"
"Then, who is that man?"
"I'm not very sure. But with how the guy doesn't seem to like her that much, then I only have one person in mind." The soldier paused for a moment because he was confused by the situation. "Count Ardagan's Son, Noel Ardagan."
"Count Ardagan? Wasn't the Count executed by the royal family? If I'm not wrong, Anna Stargaze was the one suggesting the execution. With that much of hatred, how did they end up working together?" The knight captain dropped his jaw to the ground.
However, no one knew the answer. So, the knight captain scratched his back, looking at them while muttering, "Well, I'm now impressed by Noel now. What a strong kid, to think that he can hide that much hatred in his heart and work together perfectly."