Chapter 54: The Fifth Battle
The endless radiance finally vanished amidst relentless annihilation. Under the scorching sun, the once lush forest lay devastated, leaving behind only scorched earth and wreckage as if trampled by an army.
Diaz stood alone in the heart of this scorched earth, his body radiating brilliance as if he were the son of a god, with hands slightly open, seemingly on the verge of transcendence.
Hum! A surge of golden elemental power emanated from him, roaring out in all directions like a tsunami .
Damiyala and the others hid behind the back of the Sound Spirit Turtle. Seeing the terrifying surge of elemental power sweeping towards them, the adorable turtle immediately retreated into its shell.
Ye Xi and Neruko, at this moment, were hiding behind Damiyala just like the others. Faced with this all-encompassing attack, even Ye Xi had to temporarily avoid its edge.
“Can we beat him?” Damiyala couldn’t help but ask Ye Xi, her tone devoid of any worry or fear, clearly showing signs of being provoked and ready to confront Diaz head-on. This was a side of Damiyala that Neruko and the others had never seen before. Normally maintaining her demeanor as a young lady, Damiyala unexpectedly displayed such competitiveness. Ye Xi, seemingly influenced by Damiyala’s demeanor, pondered for a moment, her eyes gleaming with determination, and nodded firmly at the two.
“Alright, Damiyala and I will create an opportunity for you. Ye Xi, deliver the decisive blow!”
Ye Xi nodded again, and after an exchange of glances among the three, they immediately darted out from behind the turtle.
Diaz’s smile remained unchanged as he watched the sudden surge of light from the three approaching figures once again intensify!
Damiyala showed no fear as she ran, her melodious singing emanating from her throat. This time, her song was continuous, as if it were completing a whole piece.
In the next moment, a white serpent slowly materialized in the void. This time, the sound spirit was clearer than before, but the serpent was only as long as an arm. Its white eyes, as lively as a human’s, glanced around and instinctively spat out snake venom.
At this moment, the song changed. While still beautiful, it carried a hint of gloom. Meanwhile, behind Damiyala appeared a skeletal knight wielding a broadsword. Its empty eye sockets emitted two chilling red lights, and as it gazed at the enemy Diaz, his aura suddenly surged.
Then, Damiyala’s voice suddenly rose, and an ethereal lion glowing with blue light charged towards Diaz. Unfazed, Diaz swung his long sword, instantly slicing the ghostly lion in half. However, as Damiyala’s song continued, the lion, which should have vanished, suddenly reformed and charged at Diaz once again, relentless and undaunted.
Diaz’s eyes were crimson, and with a sudden reach of his left hand, just as the lion was about to pounce on him, he preemptively grabbed its head. His hand looked minuscule compared to the lion’s head, yet it rendered the ghostly lion completely powerless to resist.
“Bring out something like this?! Do you think we’re playing house?!”
Diaz laughed heartily, applying a slight force with his palm, and the entire lion was immediately shattered to pieces.
At the same time, the previously motionless serpent suddenly appeared in front of Diaz. Its long poisonous fangs were about to strike, but Diaz remained calm and fearless. His radiance surged once again, and the serpent was immediately shaken away, unable to make an impact.
“Distance, forty.”
Just at this moment, Ye Xi, who had been preparing for action, finally moved. Diaz had paid no attention to Damiyala and Neruko from the beginning, his gaze fixed on Ye Xi the entire time. Now that she acted, he couldn’t help but feel exceptionally excited.
However, in the next moment, Ye Xi was already standing in front of him.
“What?!” Diaz couldn’t believe it. If the technique she used before to catapult herself using compressed space was already beyond the speed of human recognition, then what just happened surpassed even consciousness. Diaz hadn’t even seen how she exerted force, and yet she was already in front of him.
However, Diaz, being the unparalleled genius he was, remained calm and collected even in such a situation. As he stepped back, preparing to quickly form a light sword in his hand to defend himself, he suddenly felt a numbness spreading through his body!
Diaz sensed trouble brewing. He noticed the red glow emanating from the eye sockets of the skeletal knight behind Damiyala. It was precisely these eyes that were causing Diaz’s body to feel sluggish.
“Trickery!” Diaz shouted loudly. Suddenly, a golden array appeared beneath his feet, and a transparent giant shield materialized between Ye Xi and Diaz.
“Judgment Array!”
As long as this holy shield blocked Ye Xi for a moment, Diaz would be able to recover and completely reverse the situation. Diaz was aware of this, and the other three were even more aware!
With that, the ground beneath Diaz’s feet suddenly shattered, and scorching magma gushed out from below!
Diaz’s pupils contracted as he watched Neruko singing in the distance, his expression turning ferocious as he roared.
“Petty tricks! Do you think this kind of attack will be effective?!”
“It doesn’t need to be effective.”
At this moment, a cold and indifferent voice echoed in Diaz’s ears.
“Distance, two meters.”
Humming~
Ye Xi’s voice suddenly pierced through the holy shield, appearing once again in front of Diaz.
“All that matters is to draw your attention.”
“Ye Xi!!!”
Diaz’s pupils dilated, and he swung his long sword fiercely, but Ye Xi was even faster than him!
The short dagger in her hand resembled a crescent moon, slicing through the darkness in an instant.
A flicker of shadow.
As soon as Tyr emerged from the forest, he saw Diaz in a posture about to be killed by Ye Xi, and he was immediately dumbfounded. He hadn’t expected such a dramatic turnaround in such a short time, allowing Ye Xi and the others to achieve such a big reversal.
Tyr scratched his head and shook it in the end.
“I’d better help Dragon Slayer. After all, he has helped me a lot before. This time, it’s my turn to repay the favor.”
With that said, Tyr sneaked back into the forest, while on the other side, Yuehai rushed back to the battlefield once again.
A flicker of shadow.
With a cold and merciless tone, facing the soon-to-be defeated genius, Ye Xi showed no excitement, for that was a taboo for assassins.
Diaz’s abdomen was pierced by Ye Xi’s dagger. Ye Xi, who thought it was all over, found that she couldn’t pull the knife out.
Diaz coughed up blood, but his dilated pupils became even more excited.
“Interesting, very interesting! Your abilities intrigue me, your strength amazes me. Let me see today, just how much excitement you can bring me!”
Ye Xi released the dagger in her hand, her expression turning grim at this moment.
He actually used his abdominal muscles to clamp down on such a sharp weapon!
This monster!
Diaz suddenly stepped forward, the array beneath his feet expanding once again, and a massive clock, tens of meters tall, suddenly appeared with a roar!
“The ultimate move of the Judgment Array, five seconds! Come, Ye Xi, you only have five seconds left! Let me see your final struggle!”
Ye Xi clenched her fists tightly, her gaze dark as she looked at Diaz.
Neruko trembled all over, feeling powerless against such a formidable opponent. Although Damiyala’s face was equally grim, she didn’t feel despair because it wasn’t the last second yet!
As Yuehai emerged from the forest, what she saw was Diaz unleashing the ultimate move of the Sanction Formation. Five seconds. Under this move, so far, no one except Claude has been able to withstand it head-on. Even Tyr himself, as capable as he is, only managed to defeat Diaz prematurely by exploiting his innate ability to break through barriers.
Yuehai watched silently as the situation reversed once again. She scratched her head.
“It’s indeed right to help my dorm mates after all. After all, we’ll have to get along with each other for a long time in the future. It would be foolish not to fight alongside them at this time, wouldn’t it?!”
Yuehai nodded to herself, feeling very reasonable, then slipped back into the forest. On the other side, Tyr once again advanced towards the battlefield. If someone had witnessed the whole process, I wonder what they would think of Tyr’s shameless behavior as a turncoat.
