I Was The Hero, But I Woke Up as a Phoenix Princess! – Chapter 74

Chapter 74 Chapter 67 Dawn, the End Rings
The sky, spreading darkness swallowed the colors of twilight, strange colossal alchemical armor emanated peculiar fluctuations, an enormous shadow cast down, breeding in decay and rot.
“My identity… Heh, Royal Guard, do you really want to know?”
The black Royal Guard paused. In the girl’s eyes, a coldness appeared that even he could not help but feel a tremor in his heart… Thus, in infinite time, condensed from spreading, growing deep hatred.
“You are…”
The black Royal Guard gripped the sword hilt, the murky blackness in the sky spread, obscuring the light. The girl’s low voice came.
“The Knight of Peka, the Sword of Oath for the Royal Guard, I once wielded it myself… and Alcorea’s swordsmanship was also learned from me.”
Despite being in decay, the girl, who fully displayed the exquisite beauty of creation, slightly raised her clean white little face stained with blood, and spoke in a subtle, low voice.
The burning gold pupils, though dim, were still dazzling in the darkness, telling of the girl’s deepest disdain and mockery.
“Ridiculous! Even if you are the legendary Phoenix, how can you profane the glory of Lord Alcorea!”
The Royal Guard held his sword, the darkness in the air shook with a loud roar, he rebuked.
But Verafia merely shook her head slightly. She looked at the black figure before her, her cold gaze seeming to fall on the distant west. She spoke again.
“Royal Guard, the sword you asked me about before… its name is the Sword Edge of Empty Silence and Annihilation. You should have heard of this name.”
The Royal Guard frowned tightly. He didn’t know why the girl before him spoke this name he had never heard… Wait, the name Empty Silence and Annihilation…
The Royal Guard’s eyes suddenly widened greatly. Even though they were covered by a mask, it was easy to see the shock in his heart.
“… Naturally, my identity is Lothelser Tlaesis. I think Lancaster must also miss this name quite a bit.”
The girl’s calm, light voice was very faint, heard only by the Royal Guard.
The Royal Guard’s arm trembled violently. His previously orderly posture disappeared, and he looked at the delicate and fragile beautiful girl before him in disbelief, the pitch darkness spreading from his body rippling around him.
No matter how he tried, he could not equate the fragile girl before him with the name she mentioned, but the expression that appeared in the girl’s burning gold pupils looking at him made the Royal Guard unable to help but believe her words.
“Lothelser Tlaesis! How is this possible!”
Because of the shock in his heart, the sword he held trembled slightly.
Suddenly, a dazzling light burst forth from Verafia’s slightly dim eyes. Brilliant gold colors ignited on her body in an instant. The long sword stuck in the ground was pulled out, and the burning, intense golden light was far more dazzling than before!
All the flame light, burning fiercely!
“Sword of Blazing Flame, arise!”
With the girl’s sudden clear cry as she raised her head, she brandished her sword, and the brilliant gold sword edge cut into the momentarily shaking dark land, its radiance dazzling, like the light of dawn, tearing apart the night.
Astonishment appeared on the Royal Guard’s face. This sword strike from the girl made him feel more threatened than her Empty Silence and Annihilation!
The pitch black land blocking his path disintegrated, and in the burning darkness, mournful cries appeared. Even the defenses constructed with the almost materialized power of a Star Rank collapsed in an instant!
The Royal Guard suddenly stopped evading, and the sword swung in mid-air stirred up a black tide again, stabbing directly at the girl.
There was no way to dodge! He could only force her back with this!
The Royal Guard believed that with the girl’s current Platinum strength, she could never choose to exchange injuries with him!
However, to the Royal Guard’s surprise, Verafia also had no intention of dodging. Her eyes, gazing at the spreading pitch black will of the Royal Guard, were filled with cold killing intent.
When Verafia spoke that name, she never thought of letting the person before her escape her sight! Either she would die, or she would cut down the darkness before her with her sword!
“Crackle!”
Piercing the girl’s chest, a burning pain came to her lungs, and then instantly froze.
No longer suppressed at all, the pitch black as ink will exploded completely within her body. The pain far exceeding what her body could bear made the girl’s beautiful face involuntarily contort.
But Verafia’s gaze remained covered in cold light, unwavering. The blade in her hand slashed down.
The long sword formed by Sunflame Skyfire erupted with light brighter than the sun. The platinum-colored flames roared, and the stunning sword light tore through all the darkness before her!
“End, the judgment and return to oblivion!”
For an instant, time solidified into eternal silence. The sword light condensed by Sunflame struck the Royal Guard’s tall body, the face mask of pitch black alchemical metal components.
Wails and screams filled the air. Under the burning sword, the pitch black mask shattered inch by inch. The Royal Guard shouted in terror, but it was as if his throat was choked, unable to utter a sound; he wanted to raise his hand to block the shattering opening, but his arm suddenly became stiff and uncontrollable, and the overflowing black fragments swallowed him whole.
The blackness spreading in the sky was directly torn apart by the sword’s light. The pitch black land collapsed, and the fiendish will was exposed to the world’s light.
“Boom!”
The massive impact erupting between the white radiant sword light and the countless pitch black elements sent Verafia flying, and she fell heavily to the ground. The black fragments that had not yet been annihilated by the light tore her body with tragic wounds.
“Cough, cough, huff…”
Kneeling on the ground with her sword, the girl could not help but groan. Exhaustion, the weakness and pain from burning her spirit countless times almost made her faint. Large drops of cold sweat soaked her golden hair, washing her pale face with bloodstained dirt.
Verafia bit her lip tightly, suddenly picked up her sword, and fiercely stabbed it into herself. The girl gritted her teeth without making a sound. The flames burning on the sword burned the pitch black will stained on her body with all her might.
Opposite her, the sword light of the End gradually receded. The Royal Guard knelt on the ground, covering his broken mask with both hands. However, the shattered black fragments continued to overflow like viscous mercury.
“It’s actually you… the Phoenix of Fire… Lothelser, traitor, my king will surely give you… eternal… punishment…”
The Royal Guard’s voice was extremely hoarse, as if his vocal cords were completely torn. He forcefully raised his terrifying, distorted face. His eyes, which had lost their sight, glared fiercely at the girl.
Black fragments completely swallowed him. The pitch black color, like living things, distorted its viscous body, constantly spreading and polluting the land.
Ronald, who was confined by the Royal Guard’s power but lost his protection, cried out in terror, but it was difficult to escape the fate of being swallowed.
“Lancaster… cough, cough, I will go find him sooner or later.”
Verafia struggled to stand up, and with great effort, grabbed the still unconscious Ig to her side. Just this small action made her gasp for air.
The black tide spread towards her. Verafia gritted her teeth, exhausting the last bit of strength in her body, and flung out a small piece of flame to drive them back, staggering away with Ig.
…
After the girl left, the pitch black viscous liquid, like mud, continued to spread, devouring the life force of the earth that had already been ravaged and torn.
Suddenly, the world’s colors dimmed slightly. A slender figure walked out, and the mud, like a living thing, solidified and withered.
Her pure white hair brushed against her as she bent down, her delicate jade-like slender fingers gently picking up a dark dagger from the black water that had lost its vitality.
She then looked in the direction Verafia had left.
“The immortal divine bird reborn from fire, and his sword…”