Chapter 52: The Third Intense Battle
“Diaz was exceptionally excited, trembling all over, making Tyr think he had a fever.”
“Yes, very good! Only like this can one be worthy of challenging me,” Diaz said, then charged towards the battlefield with an intense momentum, moving at bullet-like speed.
Tyr shrugged. To make Diaz take things seriously to this extent, Ye Xi really had some skills. However, whether she could withstand Diaz’s attacks until the end was still unknown.
Ye Xi didn’t feel complacent for dodging Diaz’s attacks in such a desperate situation. Instead, she shifted her gaze back to Kagura Xiaoqi. His expression changed slightly, and he continued to retreat.
Ye Xi’s breath remained steady, as she compressed the space beneath her feet once again. She burst towards Kagura Xiaoqi like a spring compressed to its limit.
Kagura Xiaoqi, resembling a charming young girl, paled and continued to retreat. However, when Ye Xi disappeared from his sight, Kagura Xiaoqi, who had been at a loss, stopped retreating. A faint smile appeared on his lips.
A loud bang!
A massive black shield appeared in front of Kagura Xiaoqi, blocking Ye Xi’s attack. At the same time, from beneath Ye Xi’s feet, nearly thirty strange symbols appeared in a radius of ten meters, resonating with each other and emitting black light.
Magic runes?! Ye Xi’s reaction was lightning-fast. Even before identifying what lay beneath her feet, she chose to retreat. However, her retreat turned into an advance at this moment, and she crashed violently into the black shield.
What?! Ye Xi suddenly realized that her muscle nerves were malfunctioning at this moment.
“I’ve been waiting for you to take the bait for a long time. I almost got killed by you just now. This time, I’ll pay you back double.”
As Kagura Xiaoqi spoke, dark elements continued to condense in the air. The black shield, which originally had only one side, now formed six pieces, blocking all of Ye Xi’s directions. Then, they abruptly merged together to form a black cage.
Third-level magic, Black Pool House.
Kagura Xiaoqi didn’t stop there. He raised his right hand gently, and a mysterious chill spread out from the center of the Black Pool House.
Third-level magic, Blackberry Fire.
A muffled sound echoed from the black cage. After five seconds passed, Kagura Xiaoqi nodded slightly. Being attacked by Blackberry Fire at such close range, no one below the level of Celestial Emperor could withstand it head-on.
However, when he realized that Leilindor did not announce Ye Xi’s elimination, the black cage was suddenly shattered in an instant, and Ye Xi emerged unscathed!
Kagura Xiaoqi secretly blamed himself for being careless. An opponent who could destroy Diaz’s terrifying Elemental Emperor Sword was not someone he could defeat with ordinary means. In reality, Kagura Xiaoqi’s skills were extraordinary, but Ye Xi was simply more powerful.
With silver light flowing from the short knife in her hand, the moment of victory or defeat was imminent!
“Stop!”
Suddenly, a deep voice, like a blade tearing through space, followed Ye Xi’s movements. At the moment the voice shouted “Stop,” Ye Xi’s entire body was frozen, halting her attack.
Kagura Xiaoqi didn’t even have time to reflect on his narrow escape before swiftly retreating. At the same time, he conjured three black shields in front of him to guard against any sudden attack from Ye Xi.
He turned to look, only to find Constantine grinning at him.
“Hero saves the beauty. It seems we’re fated after all.”
“You must be out of your mind,” Kagura Xiaoqi concluded without hesitation.
“But that move you just did… was it… Verbal Magic?”
“You guessed it right. It’s Verbal Magic, the rarest among Summoners and also among magicians.” Constantine proudly puffed out his chest. Kagura Xiaoqi, upon hearing the confirmation, shook his head in disbelief.
“When did comedic characters become so powerful?! This is impossible!”
“Although I don’t know what character from the Magic Stone you’ve mistaken me for, it’s quite rude!” Constantine finally realized that he had been perceived as a comedic character all along, not just by Kagura Xiaoqi but also by his dorm mates Claude and Tyr. Soon, anyone who got to know him might think the same.
“Alright, no more talking. I don’t have confidence in defeating that monster myself. What’s the chance we’ll succeed if we join forces?”
Kagura Xiaoqi regained his composure and, looking at Ye Xi, who was also gazing in their direction, couldn’t help but come to a conclusion.
“Thirty percent.”
“Hey, come on. So, you only had a fifty-fifty chance before I arrived?” Constantine seemed to have a natural talent for humor. His self-centered remark made Kagura Xiaoqi both angry and amused. He shook his head in silence, too lazy to argue with him at such a critical moment.
Meanwhile, Neruko and Damiyala, who had avoided a significant amount of elemental power, emerged from the snail shell. Seeing the tense situation in front of them, Neruko immediately assumed a defensive stance, while Damiyala narrowed her eyes slightly as she looked at Constantine.
Under Damiyala’s gaze, Constantine couldn’t help but shrink back a bit. Although he was nonchalant, he had always been deeply afraid of her since childhood. It wasn’t that Damiyala was particularly powerful; it was her cunning and schemes that had cast a psychological shadow over the young Constantine. Even though looking back, the past events might seem insignificant compared to now, he still held a healthy respect for Damiyala.
“What should we do? Our chances of winning might have dropped to fifty-fifty,” Constantine asked Kagura Xiaoqi earnestly, only to receive an attractive eye-roll in response.
“It’s quite obvious there’s no chance of winning here!”
“So, what do you suggest…”
Before Constantine could finish his sentence, Kagura Xiaoqi had already used magic to enhance his speed and dashed away!
“Hey, miss! That’s not fair,” Constantine complained, but before he could finish, Ye Xi had already sprung into action. This time, Ye Xi didn’t rely on compressing space to explode with speed beyond the naked eye. Instead, she utilized the agility unique to a rogue, swiftly approaching Constantine like a serpent weaving left and right.
“Stop!”
Constantine didn’t care what the other party was up to. He immediately began to use Verbal Magic. His command caused Ye Xi’s footsteps to pause momentarily, but she broke free in an instant!
Constantine’s facial muscles twitched a couple of times, and he chuckled. He knew that low-level Verbal Magic wouldn’t have much effect on this monster.
“In that case, let’s target something else.”
“Guardian of the Earth, block her path for me!”
Interfering with the material world through language, this terrifying Verbal Magic skill drained half of Constantine’s magical power in an instant. He suddenly felt exhausted all over, and at the same time, a ten-meter-high giant made of stone appeared before him!
What was even more astonishing was that the stone giant’s punching speed was incredible, even catching Ye Xi off guard and nearly hitting her.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Constantine waved to the three of them, intending to leave. However, he suddenly heard a beautiful singing voice slowly emanating.
Constantine’s face turned pale. The next moment, a gigantic turtle descended from the sky.
He looked up at the approaching unidentified object, shaking his head and sighing.
Boom!
The forest was blasted away, and the devastated land suffered another fatal blow. Countless cracks spread suddenly, making the once flat ground difficult to traverse.
