I Was The Hero, But I Woke Up as a Phoenix Princess! – Chapter 149

Chapter 149 Chapter 67 Crimson Night (Part 1)
“Of course!”
Verafia raised her delicate face with pride, seeing the boy’s shocked expression. She seemed to have quickly forgotten what happened before, and proudly let out a clear voice.
“This is my power, even if it’s just a little, it will be of immense benefit to you humans!”
“And it looks like… this Fernos’s mastery of ‘Burning Stars’ is not much different from the Silver Moon Elf who forged this sword back then, so it’s only natural to have such an effect!”
Seeing that the girl wasn’t dwelling on the End, Igert couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. He savored the girl’s words and couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise.
“Young Lady, do you mean that through the End, I can also unleash Platinum Rank attacks?”
When he clashed with Rols earlier, he had vaguely sensed such a magic circuit, but Igert didn’t have time to explore it carefully at the time. Hearing the girl’s words now, he couldn’t help but look at the End in his hand with renewed eagerness.
As a Bronze Rank nobody, to be able to witness a power above Platinum Rank and wield it himself, it would be a lie to say he wasn’t excited.
“Hey, don’t think too much about it! My power is indeed strong, but with your Bronze Rank little body, you’ll probably be drained dry before you can even use it!”
The girl glanced at the boy in front of her, then mercilessly doused him with cold water.
Igert calmed down and thought it was indeed the case.
Even releasing a magic scroll requires a certain foundation. No matter how noble and miraculous this Miss Phoenix’s power is, it cannot increase his fundamental strength out of thin air.
“But, Young Lady, what you just said about the ‘Burning Stars’ forging technique…”
Putting away the End, Igert suddenly remembered the “Burning Stars” forging technique that the girl had mentioned more than once. He had been curious about it when he was at Fernos’s blacksmith shop.
Now, seeing that this Miss Phoenix, with all her pride, seemed to highly regard it, Igert couldn’t help but ask.
“You mean this… In Rols’s memory, this is a skill passed down by the elves. It is said to have a very long history, and by my estimation, it might even be traced back to the Mythic Era.”
Verafia lightly flicked her silky and magnificent golden hair with her pale fingertips, tilted her head, and thought before speaking.
“The so-called ‘Burning Stars’, as the name suggests, uses the radiance of the stars as fire and the sea of will as a forge, avoiding the contamination of all impurities in the mortal world. In my opinion, it is also a very brilliant forging technique. It is said that in the Mythic Era, the most powerful weapons in the entire world, even those used by deities, originated from this.”
“Of course, that’s what they say, but as a secret that elves do not pass down, it certainly won’t be that simple!”
“In the inheritance of the World Tree, only elves whose names can be prefixed with ‘Burning Stars’ can receive the true inheritance. What Faelnor learned before was just a superficial superficial gain… However, looking at it now, he has improved a lot though.”
Verafia raised her delicate face and couldn’t help but stick out her tongue to add.
“So that’s how it is, then the person who cast the sword for Lord Rols…”
Igert said. He was still wondering if he could have the End reforged through this High Elf mentioned by Verafia.
“I don’t know about that. After all, it’s been over a hundred years. Although rationally there shouldn’t be a shortage of successors, who knows what happened to the elves during the Black Moon Tide and the Great Confinement?”
Verafia shook her little hand, then stretched her slender legs from under her skirt, and jumped down from the glass window sill.
“By the way, Igert, speaking of which, have you gotten any news about the two people I asked you to inquire about?”
The girl’s delicate and soft feet, wrapped in fine white silk, landed on the premium wooden floor with a “thump”. She ran to the boy, raising her bright, big eyes with some curiosity. She then tilted her pretty head and added.
“Yes, I still remember you even fought with that dandy…”
Igert was slightly stunned, then smiled.
“Young Lady, you’re talking about Dofiraia and Rols. Actually, both of them are quite famous people in Rubiel City.”
Igert said with a smile. Since he knew their names, it wasn’t difficult to inquire about them. Igert only spent a few copper coins and easily managed it.
Igert organized his language and looked at the girl in front of him, smiling.
“Dofiraia Belt, the precious daughter of Count Lyon, is not only beautiful but also showed a great talent for ice magic from a young age, and is also known as the ‘Flower of Ice Crystal’ in Rubiel City.”
“Miss Dofi was accepted as a direct disciple by the kingdom’s chief court mage at a very young age. At just sixteen years old, her magic power and attainments have undoubtedly reached the Platinum Rank. She is also very popular at Aris Academy in the Royal Capital.”
Verafia nodded, then raised her big eyes and asked.
“Dofiraia’s ice magic attainments are indeed good, otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to withstand my Blazing Fire Shock—although I did go easy on her. But, Igert, you mentioned Count Lyon?”
Compared to this talented noble daughter, Verafia was clearly more interested in her background… especially when this seemingly vast family was colluding with the dark forces of Rubiel.
“This Count Lyon is a person of great importance. Count Lindon Belt, a long-time local power in Aslandt, although his name sounds very ordinary, he was just a concubine’s son of the Belt family back then. But now he is Duke Dawn’s chief financial officer, court regent, and his most important right-hand man.”
“Count Lindon’s contribution was indispensable for Duke Dawn to win the Blood War fifty years ago and then wipe out the remnants of the Blood Race.”
Igert brought a chair and asked the girl in front of him to sit down. He looked down at her raised big eyes and smiled.
“Duke Dawn is known as the Golden Lion of the Kingdom, and Count Lindon is also called the ‘Fox Wolf of Agrand’. His cunning and treachery in the eyes of his enemies are undoubtedly the best praise for him. While assisting Duke Dawn in ruling Lansiat, Count Lindon not only had great influence over the duke’s territory’s fiscal revenue but also held significant influence in daily military and political affairs.”
“Someone once joked that if anyone could shake Duke Dawn’s rule in Rubiel City, besides His Majesty the King from the Royal Capital, it would be this Count Lindon… Of course, this joke might not be a lie now.”
“So, it seems this fellow called Lindon is also a big shot. No wonder that Dofiraia is so spoiled… But if that’s the case, Miss Elishia might be in trouble.”
Verafia said, a gloating expression appearing on her fair, delicate face.
Igert shrugged helplessly.
He knew what his Young Lady meant, of course, but regarding something that was almost openly apparent, Igert didn’t worry that Elishia would not be prepared.
“What about that Rols?”
“Young Master Rols is far behind Miss Dofiraia. In the rumors of Rubiel City, he is just an ordinary dandy.”
Igert said.
“However, his background is quite good. His father, Douglas, was a hero of the border war ten years ago. He is now dispatched by the King to the western border of the Kingdom to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Valuak Army and concurrently as Duke Dawn’s military advisor.”
His voice paused for a moment, and Igert didn’t forget to add to his Young Lady.
“Although General Douglas currently only holds the title of Baron, in terms of power, in the entire Rubiel City, it is probably only second to the Edrian family and the Belt family.”
Listening to Igert’s voice, Verafia stopped fidgeting with her feet and jumped down from the chair. Her small hands supported her snowy cheeks, and she looked thoughtful.
“In that case, Count Lindon’s promise to give his daughter to Rols is also to collude with the power of this General? If they do this, won’t Duke Dawn’s people be sure to lose? Then what do we do, Igert…”
Seeing the girl suddenly become nervous, Igert found it a bit amusing and thought, “I didn’t expect you to be afraid too.”
However, Igert still comforted the girl, who was a head shorter than him.
“Young Lady, you don’t need to worry about that. Douglas is the King’s man, and besides, this General is not in Rubiel City right now. Even if they still have their own forces, just relying on Rols, they can’t command…”
Suddenly, Igert’s expression froze. He saw Verafia raise her big eyes, and a strange expression appeared on her delicate, jade-white face.
The girl’s clear voice echoed in the air.
“Igert, it seems like someone is coming for us… Yes, although they are disguised as thieves, they are all equipped with armor and swords, and there is even a Platinum Rank existence among them.”
Igert’s eyes trembled sharply.
He didn’t think the girl would suddenly tease him, or that it would be the so-called thieves. Moreover, the “Flower of the Red Hall” had deep connections in Rubiel City, yet she couldn’t even stop these people…
“Really, I have to fight again… Well, anyway, those people are probably acting now, so let’s have them as my appetizer!”
The girl muttered with a hint of dissatisfaction. She reached out and grabbed her slender silver sword, tidied her skirt, and then turned back to smile at Igert.
“Oh right, Igert, remember to follow me closely later!”
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His boots stepped on the luxurious carpet, Rols, dressed in black, holding a long sword, his handsome face clenched in determination, his eyes burning with a fanatical flame.
His palm tightly gripped the crystal block as if bathing in blood, its sharp edges piercing his flesh, the color of the blood hot as fire, scorching his nerves. Yet, on Rols’s face, there was a terrifying smile.
“Dofiraia, Elishia… I will not be stepped on by you. When I get that vampire’s treasure, hehe… you’ll know what happens, and that girl…”
Rols had long coveted that exquisite girl, but he dared not show it at the time in the face of Dofiraia’s overwhelming power.
However, ignited by Verodia’s “fire of jealousy,” his greed was also ignited.
This time, finding the girl’s trace not only allows him to avenge the humiliation from the evening and snatch the key to the other half of the treasure, but he must also use her body to repay!
Rols licked his lips.
The thought of the girl’s beautiful face groveling beneath him, letting out a cry of humiliation, made Rols’s lower abdomen burn with heat. He wished he could immediately rush into the room and tear off the girl’s exquisite clothes!
A swordsman dressed in black approached Rols.
“Young Master Rols, the General does not wish to see you behave this way.”
The black-clothed swordsman said with a frown. His young master, usually, apart from matters concerning women, had a brain the size of a pea, but he still had some reason and had never been so obsessed.
This made the swordsman feel compelled to offer a final admonishment at this moment.
“Enough! What are you talking about at a time like this!”
Rols waved his hand impatiently.
“Besides, my father isn’t in Rubiel City, so what is there to be afraid of! When I become successful, you will all have good days!”
The black-clothed swordsman’s face was tense, but he said no more.
He grasped the sword hilt, and the powerful Platinum Rank Dou Qi attached to the drawn, silver-white blade edge. The powerful energy fluctuations subtly distorted the surrounding air.
The black-clothed swordsman walked at the forefront, approaching the door of the house, ready to break in.
“Swoosh!”
Suddenly, a long and straight sword pierced the wooden door. Sawdust flew everywhere under the sharp force, splitting and breaking. The black-clothed swordsman was startled, but he didn’t have time to think and raised his sword to block.
“Bang!”
A crisp sound erupted from where the two swords met.
“A Platinum Rank swordsman… Just right, let me test how much my swordsmanship has regressed!”
A melodious and clear girlish voice sounded. The girl’s skirt, which had broken through the door, was slightly lifted by the wind, and a smile of excitement appeared on her fair, jade face beneath her smooth golden hair.
But the black-clothed swordsman’s eyes were filled with fear, and he had no time to admire the girl’s peerless beauty. In the brief clash of swords just now, he clearly understood that the girl’s Dou Qi and strength were far inferior to his, yet the result was that he was at an absolute disadvantage!
What’s more, with the girl’s sudden sword thrust, he felt an extremely dangerous perception!
The moment Verafia raised her sword, she reversed her grip and chopped again. A sharp silver line cut through the line of sight in mid-air, forcing the black-clothed swordsman to stop deploying his sword technique and hastily raise his sword to block.
“Oh, your swordsmanship is quite good! You can still take a few more of my sword strikes!”
Suddenly, the girl raised her delicate face and smiled at him, letting out a slightly surprised voice. With the wind from her cleaving sword, crimson flames suddenly ignited!
The scorching heat instantly ignited, forcing the black-clothed swordsman to release all his Dou Qi and retreat his sword.
Suddenly, a sword cry sounded, and the straight, slender silver sword split the crimson flames in mid-air, like a falling star streaking a beautiful tail light, heavily striking the sword edge that the black-clothed swordsman was retreating to block with.
The sounds in the air seemed to fall silent for a moment, but were instantly submerged by countless fiery lights.
The exploding fierce fire instantly ignited the scattered wood chips in mid-air, burning everything within a few meters, including solid wood and fur carpets. The entire ground seemed to tremble, directly destroying the entire corridor. The huge impact directly sent the black-clothed swordsman and the swordsmen who had surrounded him flying to the ground!
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The main intention was to fill in the backgrounds of these two characters… but it turned into so much. I barely managed to get 4K, and I’ve also paid back what I owed from two days ago.
The last scene is next… I’ll try to finish it quickly.
(This volume was an impulse addition, which ended up dragging the plot and messing up the pacing… I should have just followed the outline.)