I Was The Hero, But I Woke Up as a Phoenix Princess! – Chapter 64

Chapter 64 Chapter 57 A Smile (Part 1)
The impact of the flames scorched the air, repelling the swordsman in an instant, and the black-robed mage’s staff began to accumulate magic power.
Verafia twirled her staff and saw the mage who was about to attack. She hesitated for a moment, took a deep breath to suppress the weakness in her body, and her flaming light transformed into a phoenix of flames. She turned and fled.
“Ronald, you wait for me! I will definitely come back…”
The young girl’s fierce voice had not traveled far in the air before it was submerged by a heavy pressure.
The black-robed mage raised his obsidian staff at her, the surging demonic power stirring the sound of the wind that whipped his robe. The magic power at the tip of the staff instantly brightened.
“Deep Ice Cage, Freeze!”
The seemingly shallow ice layer quickly froze in the air. The young phoenix in the flames let out a mournful cry, its already sparse flames extinguished, and the girl’s figure reappeared on the ground.
“Eternal Spirit Prison, Bind!”
The black-robed mage unleashed another spell, which also gathered on his staff and was released with a burst.
“You detestable bastards, do you really think you can defeat me!”
Verafia also realized that she couldn’t escape. She forcefully turned her delicate white face towards the mage. Her silky hair, under the magical light, shone like burning gold. Her fingers gripped the staff, and the spell that erupted exploded again, instantly incinerating the binding directly aimed at her!
The black-robed mage retreated several steps. Verafia bit her tongue hard, forced herself to regain her spirit, and prepared to retreat the mage completely while his spirit was injured.
“Miss Phoenix, don’t forget, Ibewen isn’t fighting you alone. Return Light Sword!”
Suddenly, a deep male voice was heard, and a cold sword light drew an arc. Verafia’s heart startled, and she hastily shifted her half-finished spell.
The crimson flames were cleaved by the sword light, and large, hard rocks exploded. The girl with the gilded hair was blown several meters away by the explosion’s impact.
“Damn it…”
The girl propped herself up with her staff, breathing heavily. Only exhaustion and paleness remained on her exquisitely crafted little face, her fluctuating breaths extremely unstable.
However, Verafia had no time to rest and was forced to grudgingly raise her right hand again, releasing a shield of flames to block the attack from the mage in front of her.
“Boom!”
The flames exploded in the powerful magical turbulence, stirring violent air currents that scattered the fragmented flames everywhere.
Verafia, her pretty face pale, stumbled backward. Her brilliant golden hair swayed, and she suddenly couldn’t help but let out a muffled groan.
Clearly, she was finding this attack extremely difficult.
“Heh, as expected of a noble bloodline of the Fire Phoenix… even at this point, you still possess such power.”
Ronald watched the girl, who was completely weakened under the siege of two Platinum Rank powerhouses yet still struggling to support herself, and couldn’t help but shake his head and murmur.
He also knew in his heart that if the girl hadn’t consumed so much of her strength in the previous battle with the Frost Ice Dragon, the current situation would not be like this… Even so, if he were alone against her, he would definitely be defeated by the girl!
The flame light of the fire was extinguished by the tsunami-like immense demonic power, and in an instant, sword Qi split the air and descended.
“Cough, cough…”
Verafia, who had just managed to block the sharp and biting sword light, bent over and coughed painfully. The girl raised her pale face with difficulty, her dim golden pupils showing no strength to move.
The mage, who was unleashing powerful magical fluctuations, once again pressed his staff down. An uncontrollable excitement appeared on his face.
“Miss Phoenix, this is the end. Spatial Bind!”
An invisible high wall instantly descended around her, and the heavy pressure made the girl’s small face show pain. She struggled and released a few bursts of flames, but the now extremely weak spells could no longer shake this high-level spatial magic.
“But, in the end, there are no what-ifs.”
Ronald finally revealed a victor’s smile.
The Paladin carefully observed the beautiful little bird finally captured in the cage. The girl was still struggling, and her porcelain-white and exquisite little face showed no trace of blood.
Thinking of the girl’s identity, even he couldn’t help but feel excited. Ronald took several deep breaths and turned to look at Ignet on the other side.
In the previous moment, Ignet, who had been pushed away by Verafia, had been protected by her hastily cast flame defense. In a battle of this magnitude, even the aftershocks had repeatedly blown away Ignet, who had tried to rush into the fray.
The black-haired young man propped himself up with his sword, and Ronald smiled at him.
“Young Master Ignet.”
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Ignet’s eyes narrowed, and he looked at the smiling Paladin Ronald in shock.
“Ronald… what did you call me?”
“Young Master Ignet, or rather, His Excellency Ignet Lintz Landisthaofen, son of Marquis Eggesti, ‘Lord of Fiery Domination’, from the Mies Territory, adorned with the magnificent blue crystal gem atop the Pucca Crown.”
Ronald’s glowing holy light wiped away the flame dust that had stained his body, and he looked like a heavenly knight serving under the holy throne. He emphasized again with a smile.
Ignet gripped his sword hilt tightly and suddenly said.
“How did you recognize me, and… what do you want?”
“It’s not difficult. After all, your father, Lord Eggesti, is a powerful Sword Saint renowned throughout the kingdom. Perhaps Lord Eggesti’s swordsmanship might be unfamiliar to ordinary people, but it is not difficult for me, who has long admired the Marquis’s honor, to recognize it.”
“The legendary Three Sun Swords… I am also honored to witness the swordsmanship you once displayed.”
Ronald repeated his previous words, then looked at the young man holding his sword with a wary expression. The Paladin suddenly shook his head and smiled.
“Young Master Ignet, you don’t need to be so alert. I have no ill will towards you. On the contrary, we should be friends.”
“Friends?”
“Of course. You are a noble person from the Landisthaofen family. It would be my honor to become your friend.”
Ronald said with a smile, “Young Master Ignet, I know that you, with your nobility, have been so humiliated by this little enchantress. You must be holding something that is disadvantageous to you against her. But you don’t need to panic anymore, we have captured her.”
Ignet turned his eyes to the girl, who was suppressed by the power of two Platinum Rank individuals, weakened like a small bird trapped in a cage.
The girl also trembled slightly, her eyelashes fluttering. On her pained, exquisite face, her once noble and beautiful eyes now resembled fragile glass, silently gazing at him.
Ronald saw the look in the young man’s eyes and a faint smile flickered across his face. He suddenly said.
“Young Master Ignet, I believe you must also resent this little enchantress who treated your nobility like a slave and ordered you around… If you also consider me your friend, I would be very happy to share her essence blood and origin with you.”