Chapter 50: Fierce Battle
Diaz sensed the sudden change in atmosphere and a hint of seriousness appeared between his brows.
It seems there are strong opponents on the other side as well.
So be it.
“Constantine, you go first!”
“Alright!” Constantine, who also sensed that something was amiss, didn’t hesitate at Diaz’s actions. Instead, he immediately obeyed the command, stepping on a device resembling a meteor and rushing towards the battlefield at an extremely fast speed.
And at this moment, Ye Xi had already arrived at the battlefield!
Diaz sneered coldly, while Tyr and Claude watched him standing still with curiosity, wondering what move he was going to make.
Diaz drew his knightly longsword, holding it high with both hands. The clouds in the sky began to swirl around Diaz as if he were the center of a vortex…
When Ye Xi arrived, Kagura Xiaoqi and Wind Slash Ghost were still struggling with Neruko’s fierce attacks. It wasn’t until they reacted that Ye Xi was already heading towards Wind Slash Ghost.
“Shadowwalker!” Wind Slash Ghost’s face turned pale suddenly. When he saw the indifferent pupils of Ye Xi, he already knew her profession. It was a look that only those who walked in darkness could reveal.
However, the gap between them was too significant.
Even though Kagura Xiaoqi intended to save Wind Slash Ghost, the factor of distance ultimately slowed him down.
The next moment, under Ye Xi’s short blade in his left hand, Wind Slash Ghost vanished into the pocket dimension.
At the same time, Leilindor’s leisurely voice, which didn’t match the atmosphere, slowly came through.
“Um~ Wind Slash Ghost is out~ He’s back on my side now, so don’t worry and keep fighting.” Leilindor also knew that even if he spoke grandly without actual evidence, Tyr and the others wouldn’t fully believe him. Even Ye Xi, considering this reason, only cut an artery on Wind Slash Ghost’s neck in their final encounter, without directly beheading him.
Back in reality, Wind Slash Ghost quickly covered his neck, preparing for the pain, only to realize there was no injury at all, not even the impending pain he felt earlier.
He scanned his body again with his senses, finding no wounds whatsoever, then exclaimed excitedly.
“Mr. Tyr, I’m fine!”
Wind Slash Ghost’s voice spread through space to the entire battlefield. Tyr and Butterfly of Sunflowers, who heard the voice, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After all, everything here was too real, and Tyr had to be careful. Now that he knew Wind Slash Ghost was unharmed, he could finally relax completely.
Ye Xi didn’t slow down her attack because of this. Her eyes glanced towards Kagura Xiaoqi in the distance, and the next moment her entire body vanished from where she stood.
Kagura Xiaoqi had already anticipated the opponent’s extraordinary speed. At this moment, a shield made of dark elements had appeared in front of him.
Clang! Just at the same moment, or even just a fraction later, Kagura Xiaoqi would have followed in Wind Slash Ghost’s footsteps!
Because Ye Xi’s short blade had already appeared on the black shield, the terrifying impact made the entire space turbulent.
Boom! It wasn’t until this moment that the place where Ye Xi had originally charged erupted with a roar. The space seemed to be squeezed to its limit and then burst open, causing the air to instantly disperse!
At this moment, Kagura Xiaoqi could already feel a tingling sensation on his spine, caused by the imminent sweating amplifying the pores.
This woman is too terrifying! Kagura Xiaoqi’s evaluation was only this sentence; all other descriptions seemed pale and powerless.
If he hadn’t been alert and condensed the “Black Pool” in advance, he would probably have been eliminated just now.
However, blocking this attack didn’t mean safety. Kagura Xiaoqi knew this, and Ye Xi was even more aware of it.
At this moment, suddenly a golden light shot straight into the sky, and the source of that light was Diaz, who held the knight’s longsword. Endless light elements gathered on the knight’s sword, continuously growing until they formed an extremely long sword that seemed to pierce the heavens.
Diaz was ecstatic, trembling all over as he looked at Ye Xi in the distance, who seemed ghostly. He shouted loudly.
“The Art of Celestial Convergence Formation! Emperor’s Origin Sword!”
Tyr and Claude couldn’t help but facepalm slightly on the side. While Diaz’s stance indeed looked exceptionally cool, and the Emperor’s Sword, the secret technique of the Heaven Convergence Formation, reaching straight to the sky, was terrifyingly awe-inspiring, they couldn’t help but hope that Diaz would change his habit of shouting catchphrases every time he used a powerful move.
You could argue that magic requires chanting to be released, so it’s okay to say something aloud, but martial techniques don’t need that. Moreover, reciting the name of the move during its execution not only wastes time but also risks exposing one’s origins. Although it does indeed enhance the momentum, both Claude and Tyr were skeptical about this.
While Tyr and Claude pondered this issue, the Emperor’s Sword had already descended towards Ye Xi, Neruko, Butterfly of Sunflowers, and the approaching Damiyala. The air emitted a whistling sound due to the arrival of this unwelcome guest, and all the stones and leaves began to roll up slowly into the air.
The entire forest seemed like a lone leaf boat, ready to be smashed to pieces under the wave of the Emperor’s Sword. Even friendly Kagura Xiaoqi felt an irresistible pressure approaching him. Although Diaz hadn’t locked the Emperor’s Sword onto Kagura Xiaoqi, even from the bystander’s perspective, he was sweating profusely out of fear.
The first to respond was Damiyala.
She spoke slowly, and a wonderful singing voice emanated from her mouth. Suddenly, a phantom clad in armor resembling a Valkyrie appeared on the ground. As Damiyala’s singing changed, the Valkyrie drew her longsword and managed to block the Emperor’s Sword in an instant. However, the immense pressure caused the Valkyrie to kneel halfway to the ground instantly, and the originally illusory figure became even more blurry, as if it would be shattered by the Emperor’s Sword in the next moment!
“Hahaha, useless, useless, useless! Under the Emperor’s Sword improved after I watched Lord Laogeri personally demonstrate it, summoning spirits like yours are of no use!”
Damiyala’s expression remained unchanged, but she also knew that her summoned spirit couldn’t withstand the attack of the Emperor’s Sword.
The Sound Spirits are among the most unique summons of Summoners, requiring song as their catalyst for summoning. Among the already scarce population of magicians, Summoners capable of summoning Sound Spirits are even rarer, with one in a thousand being considered a genius. They are also naturally gifted singers. Once they debut, they are destined for stardom, receiving immense attention from the entertainment world of the empire.
As the Valkyrie gradually disappeared, Butterfly of Sunflowers and Neruko glanced at each other, without the need for verbal communication. They both unleashed their strongest attacks towards the Emperor’s Sword.
Although the Butterfly of Sunflowers had been affected by the backlash of the second technique before, she had only rested for half a minute until now. However, facing the pressure of the Emperor’s Sword, she didn’t hesitate to exacerbate her injuries and unleashed the complete first move of the “Sword of Heaven and Heart”!
On the other hand, Neruko raised her staff high into the sky, continuously chanting incantations. Countless stones began to gather above the staff, while intense flames generated around the stone sphere, permeating into it. In less than a moment, a magma boulder, towering at five meters high, appeared! Neruko’s face turned slightly pale as she shouted and hurled the magma boulder towards the Emperor’s Sword!
