Chapter 283 Chapter 77 Radiant Sword Qi (Part 1)
“Sword Saint Geon, hmm, I’ve heard of him from my father too. He is a very powerful human… However, there’s something I don’t understand. If this Hodrea is really as you say, then why did he feel like just a crystal when I fought him?”
Ophi, the little princess of the Dragon Clan, with her pure white face illuminated by the pale moonlight, looked at Chrisis with her beautiful frost-blue eyes and spoke with confusion.
Although Ophi, as the little princess of the Dragon Clan, didn’t know much about humans, she knew that compared to long-lived races like elves and dragons, this insignificant species that occupied almost the entire continent had a pitifully short lifespan.
The lifespan of many humans, tens of years in their entire lives, was not even as long as the time some old fossils of her own race slept.
And according to Chrisis, the swordsman named Hodrea had already existed fifty years ago. Even if this human had always maintained the level of a crystal, how could he still maintain such a young appearance… Not to mention, how could the disciple taken in by someone like Geon, whom even her father praised, be so weak?
“That’s indeed the case.”
The nun in the silver-white robe nodded, with some doubt in her eyes as well.
“I remember that when Hodrea defected, he was already a top-tier Saint Rank expert. There were even rumors that Geon praised him as the one most likely to enter the legendary realm. Otherwise, why would the Emperor and the Holy See use such power to pursue him?”
Verafia, standing beside them, lightly pouted. With her slender arms crossed in front of her chest, she said nonchalantly:
“Tch. You said earlier that Hodrea used to fight against the Abyss, but now he’s using a power that doesn’t seem human at all. Falling from the Saint Rank is probably the price he paid.”
When Verafia fought Hodrea just now, the young girl could feel many unusual things about Hodrea. Whether it was his swordsmanship, his demonic power which was completely different from the rules of the entire world, or the “domain” he built using the power of the Abyss, it was far beyond what a crystal could reach.
However, from Chrisis’s words, since Hodrea had already stood at the pinnacle of the Saint Rank and was Geon’s disciple, such doubts were clearly resolved.
“Miss Verafia says… price?”
Ig thought to himself, but for some reason, he felt that the girl’s meaning was not as simple as the literal words.
Even though he was only looking from afar, Ig vaguely felt that Hodrea had reshaped himself using the power of the Abyss… completely discarding the old laws of demonic power and appearing as a new individual.
The black-haired youth lowered his eyes and gazed at End in his hand.
The worn sword blade reflected a few rays of frost moonlight, as if immersed in the beautiful golden flame patterns beneath the blade’s surface. However, Ig remembered the mark of “Abyss” branded within.
“Also, when Sister Chrisis just arrived, I seemed to hear a faint voice…”
Ig later asked Ophi and Flarn about that voice, but both girls shook their heads and looked at him with confusion.
The black-haired youth’s azure eyes reflected the edge of the long sword, and his expression became more hesitant. He found it difficult not to associate it with the word “Abyss.”
Beside them, Verafia, whose prediction was highly recognized, raised her delicate face proudly.
The nun in the silver robe smiled slightly and stepped forward to speak, when suddenly a silver cross-shaped pendant hanging from her waist flashed with a dazzling white light. In its changing frequency, one could sense urgency.
Chrisis suddenly raised her head and looked towards the distant horizon to the southeast. Her expression changed, and she exclaimed, “A distress message from the Church… Could it be that someone nearby is in danger?”
Ig’s thoughts were interrupted. He looked up and saw Verafia’s confused expression, and quickly explained for her:
“Young Lady, this is a tool used by Church clergy to communicate using holy power. It can call anyone within a hundred miles who carries the same device. Generally, high-level Church priests carry it with them… And the urgent frequency on Sister Chrisis’s end clearly indicates something very urgent.”
Beside Verafia, Flarn, who had been quiet, suddenly raised her eyes and said in a childlike voice, “Something very urgent… Could it be the ‘decisive battle’ that Hodrea mentioned?”
Ig thought it was very possible, so he looked at Verafia for her opinion.
“Hmph, Hodrea said I would miss it. I actually want to go and see. If it’s really Vicena, then that would be even better!”
Verafia naturally crossed her slender arms in front of her chest and said with a lifted face.
Seeing that Verafia didn’t object, Ig quickly followed Chrisis, calling for Dofiraia and the other knights who were searching.
The frost-blue demonic power flickered around Ophi, transforming into the figure of an ice crystal dragon. Shaking her dragon wings, she stirred up a storm on the ground. Verafia and the others, along with the silver-robed nun whose face was clearly anxious, climbed onto the dragon’s back. The crystal-clear and beautiful frost-blue dragon scales reflected the gorgeous luster under the moonlight.
Since the journey was at least several dozen miles, walking there would take at least an hour even if they exerted all their strength. Therefore, Ig had to ask Ophi, the dragoness, for help.
As a considerate and good dragon, Ophi naturally wouldn’t refuse her friend’s request, displaying the power and grace of a Frost Giant Dragon.
However, since Ophi was still a very young dragon, far from the size of an adult dragon, Chrisis did not call the accompanying knights, but asked them to return on their own after searching.
“Miss Dragon, thank you very much for your help… I will tell you the general location through my spiritual power, and then I will trouble you.”
Although she saw a giant dragon for the first time, Chrisis’s face showed more impatience as she whispered to the dragon girl below.
“Hmph-hmph, it’s nothing. You are Ig’s friend, so this is nothing… Besides, Dofiraia’s teacher might also be there!”
The ice-blue frost dragon raised her head and let out a crystal-clear sound. Suddenly, she flicked her long and graceful dragon tail, her massive membrane wings vibrated, stirring up a strong wind on the ground, and transformed into a graceful frost-blue figure, soaring into the night sky.
The young frost dragon’s wings beat rapidly in the air, and the frost-blue demonic power seeped into the gaps in space. In just over ten minutes, they had approached the airspace where the nun’s hands were tightly gripping the silver cross.
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It wasn’t written yet… continuing in the next chapter.
