I Was The Hero, But I Woke Up as a Phoenix Princess! – Chapter 154

Chapter 154 Chapter 72 Crimson Night (7)
Since the establishment of Aslandt fifty years ago after the war, the Rubiel City of the Adrian family has always served as its capital and is renowned as the largest city in the western part of the kingdom.
Even after the war against the remaining Blood Race hunts, and the upheaval of the Star God, its prosperity has not been harmed.
The moonlight was silent in the cold night wind. The man, still wearing simple black long clothes and a silver long thin sword at his waist, had a faint smile on his face under his cloak.
“The city owned by Peka’s Golden Lion, although beautiful and prosperous, if this Duke were still standing here, I wouldn’t want to come to this city to find trouble for myself… It’s a pity that the Duke probably won’t be able to attend our grand event, what do you say, Lord Claude?”
Said the man in black. He looked up admiringly at the clear moonlight pouring down from the sky, but in his vision, the cold silver moonlight seemed to be instantly stained with thick, bright crimson blood.
A man of the same tall stature, wearing a black cloak, emerged. With his steps, a dense bloody aura seemed to spread, revealing the vigorous and terrifying Dou Qi and blood power within his body.
Thecomer was undoubtedly the leader of the Bloodwind Blade, Claude. Claude’s hair, as if washed by thick blood, fluttered slightly.
“But no matter what, I think the noble Saintess would never tolerate Oran’s power falling into the hands of His Majesty the King, right? Moreover, Mr. ‘Lust,’ would you fear Dawn, who was just an unknown person back then?”
“It seems that Lord Claude knows quite a lot, worthy of being someone who absorbed Lord Oran’s essence blood…?”
“But I think the power in your body is ultimately not the correct inheritance. You have been doing this for ten years, and even after absorbing the essence blood of a thousand people, you probably can’t hold on to its corruption anymore?”
The man in black’s voice caused Claude’s expression to change slightly. The other party shook his head and chuckled.
“But you don’t have to worry, our objectives do not conflict, and you don’t need to continue probing at this time… As for Lord Dawn you mentioned, Lord Claude, I don’t think the Golden Lion, famous throughout the kingdom, would let you ravage under his eyes without being vigilant against the Abyss.”
Claude fell silent.
Claude naturally knew that the renowned Golden Lion in the entire Peka Kingdom had allowed him to do this up to now, solely because of the powerful enemy his former lord had defeated and conquered this land fifty years ago before the Demon Race War, Grand Duke Oran.
The man in black spoke eloquently.
“Unfortunately, the Duke probably truly believes he has victory in hand, but he never expected that he would find it difficult to return and preside over all this. So this is our opportunity, don’t you agree, Lord Claude?”
Claude was silent for a long time before looking up.
“Emissary of the ‘Abyss,’ what do you want to do?”
“You don’t need to worry. The ‘Abyss’ is not interested in the inheritance of Lord Oran, but out of the will of the Saintess and our interests, we do not wish for the Sacred Sword Hero to defile it again. Or, we would rather see the Lord Oran of fifty years ago become our ally.”
Said the man in black. The hidden meaning in his last sentence made Claude ponder.
Claude suddenly looked up and said.
“I understand what you mean… Emissary of the Abyss, I have another question. I heard that Oran’s bloodline remaining in the world today is being protected by you people.”
“It seems that our Lord Claude still cannot let go of this pitiful little girl.”
The man in black shook his head, and the other party snorted coldly, his eyes, stained crimson by the ancient dark red blood in his body, showing apprehension.
“Miss Elri and her guardian’s relationship with us is, just like yours, a usual transaction. Don’t worry, the ‘Abyss’ will not hinder your actions towards her.”
The blood in Claude’s eyes slightly receded. The man in black shook his head and smiled, turning his gaze back to the bustling city under the quiet night, and exclaimed aloud.
“After the blood of fifty years ago faded, this city has stood ever since… just as the esteemed Duke painstakingly adorned his family crest with precious gold. Countless slaves and laborers served her, making this pampered noble lady no longer see the poverty of the past, but prosperity and beauty.
“Emissary?”
Claude said, and the clear azure eyes of the man standing before him flowed with a smile.
“Just a momentary感慨. The prosperity this city has gained may, after tonight, also be destroyed by the blood and the slaves she has exploited… Lord Claude, do you think that after the ensuing days, poets will record such dramatic times and sing praises for us?”
The leader of the Bloodwind Blade frowned, and the man beside him seemed to have no intention of waiting for his answer, raising his sword and stepping out.
The peaceful and quiet night… and this silk-like moonlight, the color of today is destined to be crimson, representing blood.
“By the way, Lord Claude. I also heard that you sent Cross and Kane to visit a beautiful young lady tonight?”
The man in black suddenly stopped, as if inadvertently turning his gaze and smiling.
“Your meaning, Emissary Excellency?”
Claude grabbed the hilt of his sword. Although the other party’s smile was kind, it made him feel a chill.
“Just curious… and, I can only mourn for your subordinates.”
The man in black swordsman laughed heartily, picked up his sword, and continued to walk towards the darkest corner of the city with his back to the light, “But it’s good that they are only characters of about Crystal Rank. You don’t need to feel too bad, Lord Claude.”
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“The Flower of the Red Hall,” a luxuriously decorated hotel in Rubiel City, now had its walls bursting with huge cracks under the impact of surging energy. The dense and tainted smell of blood was like swords and sabers, emitting violent sounds.
The cold moonlight from the silent sky seeped through the gaps but was stained red by the rolling, tainted blood light, falling on the delicate girl with a slender shoulder and a porcelain-white face showing pain.
“You can’t escape!”
The swordsman grinned ferociously, and his blood-colored long sword, raised with surging power, stirred up a strong bloody wind. Every wisp of overflowing blood qi was sharper than a steel blade, devouring the girl before him like the gaping maw of a giant beast!
Verafia slightly tilted her fair face, her pale delicate face reflecting in the tainted blood light, the radiance stinging her eyes.
She thought of raising her sword to respond, but her body, just struck by blood-light arrows, could not react in such a short time.
“Ice Binding Chains!”
In the short few breaths of combat time, Igni, who had been protected by the girl, gritted his teeth and turned sideways to face the blood wind that was like scraping swords, and forcefully tore open the magic scroll he held.
Not only the pain in his body, but with his bronze level, the rapid consumption of energy from forcibly tearing a platinum-level magic scroll made Igni’s face turn pale, almost spitting out a mouthful of blood.
In this instant, the light of ice instantly bound the blood-colored swordsman, causing his charge towards the girl to stall.
Although this high-level magic only lasted for an instant under the fully erupted blood-colored Dou Qi, it was enough for Verafia to stop her retreating figure.
The girl gritted her teeth, her wrist as smooth and lustrous as jade flipped, and she raised her long sword and slashed down.
The straight silver blade was covered with radiant light, like the reflection of stars in the sky, but it was instantly engulfed by the surging crimson flames.
The pure sword light swept across the sky, and the blazing flames surged!
“Starflow Sword Qi Slash!”
The flaming sword qi struck the blood sword that the black-robed swordsman slashed down, causing his charging momentum to stall. He suddenly grunted, stomped his right foot to stop himself, and the rushing power directly shattered and cracked the entire ground beneath him, kicking up broken stones and sand.
This sword was not enough to deal with a Crystal Rank swordsman…
Verafia, who was also blown away by the fierce impact, stared intently at the opponent. With her left hand, she raised her staff, which shone brightly. On the top of the staff, the already heated flame magic erupted with a roar!
“Flame Domain · Flame Burial!”
The flame domain, condensed in the previous instant, collapsed and disintegrated into hotter light and radiance, hitting the blood sword swordsman, burning his black clothes; the explosive power shattered the solid rock, the dust splashing was instantly evaporated, directly sending the blood sword swordsman, along with the entire corridor, crashing down!
The rebounding aftermath also knocked Verafia to the ground in a disheveled state.
“Ugh…”
The girl gritted her teeth, but couldn’t help but let out a groan.
Verafia propped herself up with her left hand on the ground, enduring the pain in her body as she tried to stand up. Her soft hair, in the afterglow of the flames, was like a layer of beautiful soft light, resting on her pale cheek flushed with pain.
“Young Lady!”
Igni rushed over to help her up.
Verafia didn’t have time to say more. The moment Igni helped her up, she raised her staff again with her left hand and repelled the archer who was trying to draw his bow again.
“Ugh… Igni, let’s go!”
Verafia said, turning her pale little face. Without waiting for him to reply, the girl grabbed Igni’s arm, rolled over to the side of the corridor, and tumbled down through the wall that had already been blown open during the fierce battle.
“Cough, cough, cough…”
Falling from a five-story building to the ground, but under the temporary spell cast by Verafia, Igni only felt pain and did not suffer much injury.
Igni supported himself, and picked up the girl whose little face was pale and who was breathing rapidly.
“Miss Verafia, are you alright…”
Although the previous battle did not last long, only a few breaths, with what he saw, he could tell how dangerous it was, let alone the girl who was facing the blood-colored long sword and was attacked by another blood archer.
“Ugh… Fortunately, how could these two people injure this young lady.”
Verafia raised her snow-white face, which was covered in dust, but Igni could still hear the forced tone in her voice.
Verafia picked up the sword that had fallen on the ground again, holding the staff in her left hand in front of her. In less than a blink of an eye, the blood archer she had repelled earlier also drew his bow and arrow and leaped down.
The fireball burning with the girl’s pure magic erupted again. Verafia grabbed Igni and said with indignation.
“Igni, let’s go first… Damn it, if this young lady’s
vital energy hadn’t been restored from half a month ago, how could these two bloodsuckers be so arrogant!”