I Was The Hero, But I Woke Up as a Phoenix Princess! – Chapter 138

Chapter 138 Chapter 56 “Jealousy” (8/79)
“You hateful kid!”
Rols shouted angrily, his dignified Golden Dou Qi condensing into a substantial form and pouring onto his long sword. The downward slash was incredibly terrifying, aimed directly at Ig!
Ig naturally did not harbor any contempt for this Gold Rank swordsman whose rank far surpassed his own. He channeled his Sword Qi, desperately mobilizing the power lingering from the young girl in the End, and raised his hand to unleash a wave of flame to meet the oncoming slash.
The treasured sword, enveloped in Gold Rank Dou Qi, carried a terrifying prestige. It cleaved through the ignited flames almost instantaneously, and the fierce wind stirred by the sharp sword directly suppressed and extinguished the splashing flames.
The long sword, carrying immense rage, clashed rapidly and fiercely against the End’s worn blade, emitting sharp ringing sounds during their intense exchange.
“This Rols really wants to kill me! Honestly… I only mocked him a few times?”
The massive impact made Ig’s wrist go numb, but he still had to focus entirely on the opponent’s attack, gritting his teeth and swinging the End to block Rols’ offense.
Rols used a long sword. Although not much of his swordsmanship was evident, the terrifying force brought by his absolute rage and full channeling of Gold Rank Dou Qi at this moment was by no means inferior to a heavy sword used with wide, sweeping movements, placing an extremely heavy pressure on Ig.
Even with some of Verafia’s power to borrow, Ig was mostly relying on his own faster and superior swordsmanship, along with his talent for predicting Rols’ sword movements, to barely contend.
Ig even had no doubt that without Verafia’s special training over the past few days, he would have been unable to withstand more than a few blows before being unable to parry the opponent’s attacks.
Even now, he was at an absolute disadvantage, with his room for counterattack and defense constantly being compressed.
Ig was contemplating a method to break the deadlock when Rols’ gaze suddenly sharpened. Seizing upon Ig’s momentary lapse, he stepped forward heavily and swung his sword with all his might in a diagonal slash.
Ig had no choice but to reverse-grip and raise the End, facing his sword head-on.
“Bang!”
The clash of the metal swords erupted with a sound like thunder. The red flames and Golden Dou Qi continuously surging on both swords were crushed by the immense force, only to be reborn and surge forth again.
Rols shook his wrist forcefully, and the violent force transmitted by the rotating sword blade directly struck Ig’s chest, causing the young man’s face to turn pale, forcing him to sidestep and retreat.
However, Rols’ movements were not slow in the slightest. As he drew his sword, it shone with a golden light and he cleaved directly towards Ig!
“Kid, I finally caught you! Die for me! Talent: Sword of Gold Slash!”
The sword move Rols suddenly unleashed, combined with his occupational talent, erupted with power several times greater than before! If struck directly, even a warrior of the same level would be severely wounded, let alone killed instantly!
Ig sharply raised his face, his left hand already gripping the magic scroll in his embrace, and on the End, pressed by his right hand, the momentarily bright blade edge was stained with the radiance of stars.
Ig had deliberately created an opening earlier precisely to make Rols attack with such ferocity that he would be unable to maintain equal defense. During the interval when he unleashed “Starflow Sword Qi Slash,” he could completely use the magic scroll to block, which was his only possible way to repel the opponent!
Although his “Starflow Sword” had been criticized by his young lady many times, Ig didn’t think he would be much worse against someone like Rols.
Rols swung his sharp sword, its light blinding, the golden radiance submerging his vision. Ig slightly raised the End, whose blade edge was rapidly rendered with starlight, and a resolute glint flashed in his raised eyes.
“Sacred light shines upon the world, Divine Word: Protection.”
But before Ig could tear the magic scroll, a clear, youthful voice suddenly appeared in the air.
Ig looked up in surprise. Before him, countless pure and clean light elements gathered, blocking the Sword of Gold Rols was swinging at him.
“This is!”
The purity of the pure light elements before him surpassed even Ig’s imagination. Ig subconsciously turned his head, and not far away, the golden-haired female swordswoman slightly raised her face, her pair of pale gold pupils now like the dawn light.
The young girl also seemed to notice Ig’s gaze and a slight curve appeared on her lips.
Ig suddenly felt the girl’s voice echo in his consciousness.
“Proverb says: A true and good heart can surely eliminate evil. With light as a sword, the manifestation of the Sacred Light spirit!”
A flow of extremely pure and incredibly powerful protective energy descended upon Ig.
Ig sharply turned his gaze. Rols’ fully unleashed Sword of Gold had struck the light shield before him, and the End held in his right hand vibrated violently under the power of flame and light, with all the starlight about to pour out!
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The scene of Rols furiously drawing his sword and attacking Ig was all observed by those in high positions.
The voice of a middle-aged man chuckled, “Rols’ talent isn’t that great, but it’s rare that in his early twenties, he’s already reached Gold Rank, and his foundations and swordsmanship cultivation are quite solid. It seems Douglas has put a lot of effort into him.”
In the darkness, outlined by refracted light, a slender figure like a young girl appeared. She didn’t speak, only let out a soft “Hmm” in response.
The middle-aged man didn’t seem to mind her reaction, merely shaking his head.
“However, you brought him here to try and stop Alicia, this little girl. But because of this kid who suddenly appeared, your plan might have gone awry…”
“Count, you jest,”
The young girl suddenly spoke, “How could someone like Rols possibly stop that legendary girl?”
“Alicia is merely unwilling to alert the enemy and expose her identity at this moment. However, if she were truly obstructed because of that, would she care about such things?”
“It’s a shame she doesn’t know you’ve been watching her all along,”
The one called Count said, “I just don’t know how she sensed something unusual here. Could it be that Temple Knight from the Royal Capital, who shines upon the Round Table?”
“Count, saying that is meaningless. Rols can only delay her for a little while. Our original time isn’t very long, and now that Dawn and Lancaster’s forces are empty here, and Alicia has sensed the disturbance…”
The girl’s voice paused, and she raised her eyes to look at the hesitant Count opposite her:
“Lord Linton, the Saintess believes in your loyalty. However, the truth of the Abyss is hidden in shadows at this moment. If it is exposed to the light, it will be easily destroyed. Now is the best and final time for what we are doing.”
As her voice spoke, the shadows shrouding their vision swayed, and the light that flowed in illuminated the Count’s luxurious attire. Count Linton also looked up at the brown-haired maiden.
If Ig were here, he would definitely recognize that the girl who was talking to Count Linton was the defeated noble maiden Verodia he had seen not long ago.
Count Linton looked at Verodia’s indifferent eyes, and a smile suddenly appeared on his aged face:
“Miss ‘Jealousy,’ what you say, I also understand in my heart. I was originally just waiting for a more suitable time for myself, but since the Abyss and the Saintess require it, I will naturally do my best.”