Hollow Knight: Hallownest

The battle with the seniors started out pretty much as Mo Rong had expected.

Teleport, jump, block, triple hit, and stab.

He couldn't say that he was familiar with these first-stage skills, but he could almost say that he knew them by heart. As long as the senior raised his hand, he could basically guess what move was going to be released. Combined with the short-term invincibility of Black Charge, he was able to fight for nearly twenty rounds without being hurt.

The four knights were stunned.

"Oh my god, big brother, did you see that? This little guy seems to know Bai very well..."

At this moment, Orgrim looked at Mo Rong strolling leisurely in the center of the field, with suspicion mixed with surprise.

Even though there was no trace of magic yet, he was not sure that Bai could defeat Mo Rong based on the bone nailing skills alone.

I believe even any guard in the palace can see it!

"Well, it's just like..." Hegemo stared at Mo Rong, seeing him constantly moving under the bone nails that were almost twice as long as his body, brushing past him many times. He was stunned for a long time before he continued speaking.

"It's like he has the ability to read minds. He can predict Bai's every move, exactly!"

As the kingdom's top combat force, he would not think that every "brush-by" with Mo Rong was just luck. Once the frequency of such things becomes higher, it means there is an ironclad gap in strength.

Could it be that this guy, like them, had practiced sparring with Bai before?

How else to explain his current look of knowing everything? !

Contrary to the two knights' speculations, Mo Rong's mind was not so clear.

He looked at the bone nails that kept coming at him, and at the moment he still had a lot of doubts, mainly because he found that something was missing while dodging -

What about those giant spires rising from the ground?

What about those white daggers that flew out of his hands?

How come I don’t see any of them?

How come the seniors today are not much different from the ones I saw in the Colosseum before?

Mo Rong looked towards the palace in the distance and frowned.

He had also seen the second-stage spell when he came in earlier, but nothing else.

Could it be that the stingy Bai Wang is hiding something from us?

Mo Rong flew to avoid the bone nails, still muttering in mid-air, but his ears seemed to be blocked suddenly. The buzzing sound kept echoing in his mind, forcibly pulling his attention back.

Looking sideways, white particles have already appeared in the air, forming lines that are gradually becoming dazzling.

No buddy, you can read minds?!

The sudden spell made Mo Rong a little flustered, but fortunately Hei Chong didn't use it much, so he could easily escape from the spell range.

The black particles dispersed as the huge white aperture exploded, and then condensed again ten steps away.

Mo Rong stood still and kept looking around. His body was still in motion. After a while, he felt a little confused.

Gone?

What about small aperture?

Even this has been castrated?

Just as Mo Rong fell into deep doubt, several knights in the distance noticed something unusual and looked at each other with serious expressions.

Just a moment ago, they smelled a strong scent of void matter, which reminded them of the time when they faced the Black Worm.

That kind of purity is comparable to it.

"Wait! Don't rush to attack!"

Hegemer stopped Isma who was stepping forward. The vines that broke out of the ground under her feet were already murderous and kept dancing beside her.

None of the Five Knights had a favorable impression of void matter, especially Isma.

The battle in Black Worm not only injured her, but also made her fall into the fear of losing Orgrim. Now that she sees him again, she must be extremely jealous.

Especially since I didn't have much of a good impression of Mo Rong to begin with.

"That disgusting smell must come from the abyss. Don't stop me, brother."

Isma tried to push down Hegemer's hand, but was stopped by a hand on the other side. He looked back angrily, and his murderous intent was slightly weakened.

It's Orgrim.

"Ishma, don't worry, just listen to your brother."

"......it is good."

Hegemer stood with his arms folded, his expression much more relaxed, and raised his chin slightly to signal.

"If that little guy was an enemy, the king would never have pulled him into our camp in the previous battle, and kept him with us, so that he could still swagger into the palace now."

Zemor, who had been silent for a long time, seemed to remember something and reminded: "Could it be that he used it to attract the hatred of the ancient god? I heard that the two sides have always been at odds."

"What you said is indeed possible, but this just confirms my thoughts even more."

Hegmer nodded and shifted his gaze to Bai: "In fact, you should all know that Bai also has the aura of the void, but why don't you take action?"

"In the final analysis, we all know that this is a matter under the control of the king. If the king does not speak, we cannot overstep our authority."

"This little guy, I think so too."

At this point, Isma fell silent, and the vines went back into the ground, apparently agreeing with Hegmer's statement.

But at this moment, another doubt emerged in Hegmer's mind——

why?

If he remembered correctly, he had seen Mo Rong long before Bai. The latter's figure and appearance were almost the same as now. Moreover, the king had also seen him during the guard selection competition, so it was impossible for him not to have noticed.

But, just leave a void creature in Hallownest without any supervision?

Besides, since there is such a person, why do we need to...

Hegmer quickly shook his head to get rid of those strange thoughts.

Since it is not an emergency, there is no need to worry about it anymore. Just take care of the present.

On the other side, Mo Rong finally took action.

He strongly suspected that he might have to beat his seniors a few times before he could awaken higher-level skills and spells.

Thinking of this, he retreated while accumulating momentum. Without waiting for his predecessor to attack again, Mo Rong leaped forward and threw out a dashing slash.

Senior, I'm sorry...

Ding--!

Sa——!

A slightly dull collision sound and a rapid sound of breaking through the air rang out one after another, and Mo Rong's pupils suddenly shrank.

Block and counterattack!

If it was just a blocking counterattack, Mo Rong wouldn't be surprised to this extent. But if he suddenly stopped raising his hand during the pre-release phase of the skill and took a blocking stance without hesitation, then there would be a problem!

The mechanism is wrong!

How could he interrupt the release of his own skills? !

The senior's action was unexpected. Mo Rong didn't have time to think about it, because the release of the sprint and slash consumed the black charge. At this time, he had to take out the shining tortoise armor to block the attack.

Perhaps because he dodged too easily before and didn't suffer any damage, Mo Rong was a little lax when he raised his shield, and then...

boom--!

A black shadow swept across most of the training ground uncontrollably and smashed straight into the wall, getting embedded in it. The rubble rolled to the ground along with the shadow.

Mo Rong lay on the ground, looking at the sky above his head with a dull expression.

Eh?