In the dead of night, inside Helant's room.
The dim yellow light fell softly on the bed, adding a touch of ambiguity to the room.
Compared to yesterday, besides the familiar rich fragrance, there was an additional light, elegant honey scent in the room today.
He lay on the bed, propping his head with his right hand, admiring the beautiful scene before him.
Albedo was not wearing Downfall of Castle and Country today; after the last actual battle, she decided to change her equipment.
Thus, she wore black Silk Defense Items over her long, aesthetically pleasing legs.
Under the dim yellow light, they outlined her curves even more beautifully.
According to Helant, this kind of item could not only shape the body and prevent muscle strain but also increase attack speed in actual combat.
It could be said to have many benefits.
Her pretty face wore a gentle smile, and her eyes gestured to one side.
Helant understood; she was trying to say that she was not the protagonist right now.
Helant's gaze fell on Mino, who was beside Albedo.
She was the source of that extra light honey scent; at this moment, she was wearing cute, exquisite white Silk Defense Items, looking at him with a shy expression.
"Helant, I..."
Seeing Mino's hesitant manner, Helant found it quite cute. With a teasing look on his face, his gaze continuously wandered over her body. "You usually like to act all high and bratty, so why aren't you acting arrogant today?"
"I'm not..."
A rosy flush spread across Mino's fair, tender cheeks, and her large, watery eyes were full of emotion.
She knew what was going to happen tonight, so she simply lifted her small, delicate steps and walked toward Helant step by step.
Seeing this, Helant smiled warmly. "Little dummy, you need to warm up before actual combat, you know."
"Warm up?!"
Mino tilted her little head cutely, her large sapphire-like eyes staring at Helant with pure innocence.
Helant did not feel like explaining in detail. Experience was the best teacher; one would understand after trying.
He pulled Mino's slender waist close and kissed her delicate red lips with his own.
"Mmm~"
Before she could react, a flexible tongue explored her mouth, wandering around deliberately.
For a moment, she could not even breathe, and the rosy flush on her cheeks gradually deepened into a vivid red.
After an unknown amount of time, Helant finally let her go.
"Phew!" Mino had already collapsed weakly into his arms, breathing in fresh air in large gulps, while tearfully accusing Helant with her eyes.
This is the warm-up you were talking about?!
"Pfft!"
Albedo stretched her waist and sank into the soft, large bed.
She covered her chest with both hands, pressing out an astonishing curve. "Oh my, you're done already? Some people have bodies inferior to mine, and even their stamina is worse than mine."
A low-tier player could not stand hearing those words.
Mino gritted her silver teeth, wrapped her arms around Helant's neck to pull herself up, and shot a sideways glare at Albedo.
"Helant, we're continuing!"
Helant did not expose Mino's bravado; she would be crying in a while.
He simply held her horizontally on his lap, grasped her delicate, cute little foot with one hand, and said gently, "To prevent muscle strain during the actual combat later, I'll help you loosen up first."
Then Helant's hands kneaded intermittently, moving from the arch of her foot to her ankle, then her calf, and all the way up to her thigh.
Mino lay in Helant's arms, narrowing her eyes comfortably. She really wanted Helant to massage her like this every day.
Seeing this, Helant lowered his voice and whispered in her ear, "Are you ready? The actual combat is about to begin."
The airflow of his voice was ticklish and hot, making Mino instinctively nod.
Albedo propped her head to the side, watching with great interest, even holding up one finger before her eyes.
"One hour... forget it, she probably won't last forty-five minutes."
The actual combat followed the old rules.
The male held the spear, and the female held the shield.
However, since it was Mino's first time holding the shield, she was clearly a bit clumsy, and as a mage, her stamina was truly limited.
She could not keep the shield raised for long. Helant had no choice but to let her place the shield on the bed, lowering his own body to attack close to the ground.
For the inexperienced Mino, Helant's spear seemed a bit overpowered. A single strike broke her shield, and the residual force even caused her to bleed continuously.
As someone who had been through it, Albedo, watching from the side, reminded her to take deep breaths, and it took her a while to adjust.
With her shield broken, Mino had no choice but to face the attack head-on.
Seeing Mino's teary-eyed, pained expression, Helant could not help but feel a twinge of compassion and cast Healing Magic on her.
After the pain was eliminated, Mino clearly started getting into the groove. Once Helant slowed down his attack speed, she was actually able to keep up with the rhythm.
Even though she was panting with exhaustion, Mino still found time to mock him.
"Small Fry Supremebeing, is this all the strength you have?"
With that one sentence, Helant withdrew his compassion. His spear locked onto Mino, and he launched nearly ten minutes of thrusts, even creating afterimages for a moment.
"Waaah, I was wrong! Helant, I was wrong, stop!"
It proved that you could not give Mino even a little encouragement, or she would always think she was capable.
Therefore, Helant still did not slow down his attack speed.
Until she was completely drained of strength and lay there with her whole body trembling, Helant even wanted to teach her another lesson.
Helant held his spear, preparing for the second round, which immediately terrified Mino.
She hurriedly asked Albedo, who was watching with interest from the side, for help. "Big Sis, Albedo! Save me!"
Albedo calculated the time slightly. Mino had only lasted twenty-five minutes in total.
Tsk, if it were not for her big mouth, she probably could have lasted exactly the forty-five minutes I estimated.
She slowly stood up, looking at Helant with eyes full of fighting spirit.
Her shield had already been broken during the first actual combat, so she had no choice but to enter the fray empty-handed.
She touched the black Silk Defense Items bestowed by Helant, full of confidence.
The second round was Albedo versus Helant.
Compared to yesterday's lack of experience, today Albedo had clearly adapted to the rhythm. At the same time, as a Succubus, she was exceptionally talented at performing combos.
She made full use of the wings behind her waist. High-difficulty moves like floating, spinning, and handstands were all easily executed by her.
No matter how Helant's long spear thrust, she could easily change her moves.
It had to be said that in this regard, the Warrior Class definitely had the advantage. Albedo's stamina bar was clearly not something Mino could compare to.
However, on a magical level, Albedo's mastery of Water Magic was quite impressive.
Whenever her cooldown ended, she would interfere with Helant.
This back-and-forth battle filled Mino with envy; she finally began to face the gap between herself and Albedo.
As a low-tier player, she should learn from high-tier ones to grow.
Her eyes secretly recorded every move and style of Albedo, and she resolved inwardly to master them.
At the same time, she looked at the defense items on Albedo's legs.
She suddenly realized that the so-called increase in attack speed was actually for Helant!
No wonder the speed of the long spear in Helant's hand was getting faster and faster, to the point where she could not even see it clearly.
In the end, Albedo wanted to use Water Magic to forcibly interrupt Helant's attack, but unfortunately, her own magic power had also bottomed out.
Left with no choice, she could only collapse to the ground unwillingly, her strength completely spent.
Helant wore a victorious smile. Powerful stats are the true power; what is the use of having many combos? They are just more fun for me.
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