Chapter 98 The Fire of Divine Punishment
The girl’s blood slid down her skin, dripping onto the End. Washed by the maiden’s blood, the ancient blade shimmered with golden brilliance, and intricate, magnificent flame patterns appeared on its surface.
“Even though Verafia’s divine rank was almost stripped by Lancaster, and the divine spark of the blazing flame was cracked and dim, her blood is undoubtedly the divine blood of the Blazing Flame Goddess!”
“Veer…”
Ig felt the blade in his hand tremble violently, as if a magnificent flame was about to break free.
Behind him, Rodrigo drew his gleaming sword, its dazzling light surging like a tsunami.
Undoubtedly, the maiden in his arms was a goddess of noble status, but now, not only was her divine spark broken, but there was not a trace of divine power in her body. She could barely muster the strength to move a finger.
What would happen to her after he was incinerated by Rodrigo’s holy light?
As if in pain, Verafia gently grabbed the young man’s left hand, raising it slightly. Her eyes, imbued with golden divine radiance, met Ig’s gaze.
The maiden’s soft and delicate voice echoed as the holy light began to encroach, “Ig, use your spiritual power to destroy the sword in your hand.”
Ig’s mind was suddenly shaken.
Memories long sealed away resurfaced in his mind.
A full year ago, when the Saint-level craftsman Fernos, whom he met in Rubiel City, reforged the End with Stardust, he had told Ig that the Phoenix maiden beside him might have ulterior motives.
For this reason, Fernos had left runes on the End that could completely destroy and collapse it.
“Young Lady… have you always known?” Ig’s thoughts echoed.
In the seemingly frozen space, light poured in, casting delicate shadows on the girl’s smooth, snow-white skin.
Verafia, seemingly lacking strength, gazed at the blade of the End, upon which her blood had dripped, making it look as if it were burning with intense flames.
She knew about the runes Fernos had carved into the End, particularly those related to her flame, and that she had also infused some of her own divine fire into it.
This was within the End, a symbol of Ig’s hesitation, his fear and apprehension towards the maiden, and also Verafia’s calculated plan from the beginning.
“Bang.”
With a crisp sound, the runes at the deepest part of the flame’s origin that formed the blade suddenly cracked. Golden light erupted from within the metal blade, revealing cracks and fissures, through which golden flames shone!
The golden radiance merged into the maiden’s slender fingertips. She slightly tilted her cheek, her pupils, imbued with scorching golden divine radiance, becoming dazzlingly bright once more. With a delicate gesture, her slender fingers lifted slightly.
Brilliant and dazzling blazing flames ignited at her fingertips.
A beam of golden light appeared beneath the entire world, piercing through the frozen time and space without any doubt. The Sacred Domain of Light, which almost imprisoned the entire night sky, was split in two, and then the light itself burned in the golden flames!
“Boom!”
Without any reaction, Rodrigo’s armor, scorched by holy flames, was heavily struck by the golden beam and disintegrated. The hard, Saint-level metal could not withstand even a moment before evaporating under the intense heat!
Even the golden flame’s divine breath did not dim in the slightest. Not only did the armor on his body burn, but even as the Paladin grunted and spat blood, the flames ignited within his flesh, organs, and even his Light Demonic Power!
It was like the divine punishment of the blazing flames!
However, at the same instant, Rodrigo, pushed back by the beam of flames, his body charred by the blazing golden flames, emitted a dazzling white light, and the brand of the Holy Sword of Ultimate Light appeared.
Even though the flames seemed to incinerate everything, they were slowed down countless times by the intense light emanating from the Holy Sword’s brand, making it difficult to completely extinguish the blinding white light.
The golden divine radiance in Verafia’s eyes instantly dimmed. She looked at the flames igniting on Rodrigo, which seemed on the verge of extinction.
The Knight’s arm extended. The armguard, scorched by the flames, bore residual crimson embers, but he suddenly tightened his grip on the equally charred and broken knight’s sword. With a roar, he unleashed his holy light, raising his gleaming sword, about to sever the dying golden divine flame before him!
…
The holy light erupting from Rodrigo illuminated the entire night sky, even surpassing the divine light from the battle in the heavens, as if a luminous sun had risen from the city’s outskirts!
The dilapidated houses and the dim visibility could not withstand such dazzling light. The rubble on the ground evaporated, and even the sturdy walls seemed to melt under the radiance.
The young knight, who had removed his armor and was only wearing black long clothes, raised his hand to block the blinding light. However, streams of white light still pierced his deep blue, ocean-like eyes.
His blue hair was also illuminated by the light, turning snow-white. The youth’s long robes fluttered in the wind, and hidden beneath the black fabric, his long sword shimmered with the golden light of dawn.
If there were any powerful mages, they could see a transparent, yet slightly shimmering golden barrier in front of the youth’s outstretched palm, resisting the torrent of holy light unleashed by the Paladin.
“Brother Andis…”
The hem of his clothes was gently grasped by a young, tender hand. The girl behind him, her thin and delicate body covered by a hood, had her hood blown off by the wind.
At the boundary between light and darkness, her ruby-like, beautiful, soft long hair was revealed. The girl’s crimson big eyes reflected crystal-clear light, illuminating the night sky.
“Your Highness, it will be alright,”
Andis held the girl’s hand and reassured her.
As the world-renowned “Child of Light” and a Holy Sword Knight who wielded the dawn, even amidst the divine battle of Lichen, Andis could still ensure the safety of the little princess.
Until, as they reached the edge of the city walls, they saw Ig and the others who had destroyed the sky’s shield and the city walls with their destructive dragon breath, only to be frozen in mid-air by Paladin Rodrigo who emerged from the void.
“But, Sister Veer, and Brother Ig… what about them?”
Siya’s small hand still clutched the knight’s clothes. In her beautiful, ruby-like big eyes, a hint of anxiety appeared.
Siya and Andis were not far from the erupting battle in the sky. They had seen Ig and the maiden in his arms quite clearly, and also Paladin Rodrigo, scorched by the golden divine breath, roaring as he drew his sword, scarred but gleaming with light!
The young knight’s eyes flickered with hesitation. He held the girl’s small hand:
“Princess Siya, you are an Imperial Princess of the Empire, and this is the domain of the King of Peka… If I were to intervene, it would likely cause diplomatic disputes between the Kingdom and the Empire in the future, and even involve the Holy See.”
His words paused there. Andis’s deep blue, lake-like eyes fell upon the girl’s shimmering red eyes. He was not trying to persuade her, but merely wanted his princess to understand the implications.
“This…”
Siya lightly bit her delicate lips, but she forcefully lifted her small face. In her crystal-clear, beautiful eyes, there was an uncharacteristic stubbornness:
“But Sister Veer, and Brother Ig are friends.”
Andis’s gaze shifted slightly. The red-haired girl said, “And as long as Brother Andis doesn’t act, then it’s fine, right?”
As her voice fell, Siya released the knight’s hand and walked towards the storm of light. Beneath her slender body’s black robe, her snow-white, delicate small hand reached out and took off a pendant made of bright red crystal.
The vividly red crystal, illuminated by a few rays of light, seemed to reflect a vibrant crimson flame in the girl’s fair hand:
“Stone of Aerios—”
