Chapter: 51. Cannot Go Past!
As a gust of wind soared, Nona Light, who was about to plummet to the ground, was rescued from the air by Carl Light, who gently brought her down to the grass far away from Jeffrey.
Nona cried out in pain, with both arms completely broken, unable to cover either side to ease the pain. Tears streamed down her once arrogant face.
Lying flat on the grass, she opened her eyes in agony and saw Carl’s face, regretting she didn’t know how to express her remorse!
“Carl…! Wuwu…! I know I was wrong! I… I can’t beat him! It hurts so much… really hurts! That demon race! Didn’t even move a muscle!”
“Hiss… don’t talk yet! I’ll use Healing Magic to relieve your pain… the Court Medical Corps is already on their way here. You’ve really taught me a lesson! Let me be at ease! Got it?!”
“I got it…! I got it! It hurts…!”
Carl felt heartbroken seeing his sister in pain.
Yet he felt this wasn’t entirely a bad thing.
Today, they only broke your arms.
If you remain stubborn and don’t see the difference in strength, you’ll end up on the battlefield costing your life one day!
But…
Carl turned around and looked up at the swirling thunderclouds near Jeffrey.
That old guy in the sky clearly had enough time and energy to deliver a fatal blow earlier… why didn’t he take any further action after just breaking an arm? Does he not want to provoke too much conflict this time…?
In any case, the outcome of this incident should be decided now.
If asked why…
Uncle has already prepared.
Jeffrey withdrew his emotionless gaze from the girl lying on the grass, shook his head in disappointment, and raised his staff toward the King, a thunderous force seemingly ready to descend at any moment.
But…
“Hmm?”
The next moment, Jeffrey uttered a slightly surprised sound.
— The Thunder Magic was indeed released.
But what it struck was an empty patch of ground.
The royals who had just been standing right in front of him had now shifted several dozen meters away.
No…
It wasn’t that they had shifted position.
Was I hit by some force and moved from my original spot…?
Jeffrey first shook his red robe sleeves, which were emitting thick black smoke where he had been struck.
However, after shaking them a couple of times, the black smoke dissipated as if there had never been an issue, and not a single thread of fabric was burned.
Then Jeffrey looked up at the sky where he had originally been floating.
There, a muscular, burly man with golden hair was standing mid-air, holding a large sword.
His gaze was equally cold, reflecting Jeffrey’s six wings in his bright blue eyes, showing no sign of wavering.
Taking a deep breath, he rested the large sword on his shoulder, with the tip aimed at Jeffrey’s face, exuding a sharp, cold light.
This time, Jeffrey was genuinely astonished and shook his head with admiration!
“Wow… the Human Kingdom truly has an abundance of talent… is this the Tenth Phase of the Human Race…? No… the Tenth Phase in history never had such determination as yours, friend, may I ask for your name?”
“Ecklight.”
“Hahahaha…!! I’ve heard of you! I’ve heard of you! This old fool has heard of you…! Ecklight… the Sword of the Nation! Come on, come on, let me see why my Demon Race soldiers have struggled to conquer for so long!”
No need for him to say it.
Ecklight, who had originally been standing there, now seemed like a phantom, and in an instant, his large sword was already swung down in front of the old man.
Jeffrey still did not move, and the surrounding lightning transformed into blades, attacking Ecklight from all directions.
Ecklight’s heart sank; he thought to himself, this is the technique that attacked Nona earlier…
Though the head of the Light Family was large, he moved like a dragon.
His eyes darted side to side, quickly observing the flow of lightning, and with minimal movement, he precisely evaded nearly all of the lightning currents.
Of course, the lightning web was too dense, and some couldn’t be avoided.
Since he couldn’t dodge…
— He would take it head-on.
His tough skin broke out in spots of blood, and his muscle, refined to the extreme, could not be pierced by the current, while the high-raised large sword swung down like it had broken the sound barrier, creating a terrifying wind pressure toward the old man!
Even Jeffrey showed a hint of surprise.
The people on the ground thought Ecklight could cut down the six wings with this strike.
Yet…
The six wings folded together to protect Jeffrey’s body, and the heavy large sword struck on top, producing a dull sound with no movement in the old man at all.
This time it was Ecklight’s turn to show an expression of surprise.
In the next second, he was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string.
【Hurricane】
Around Jeffrey, four terrifying tornadoes surged, swirling around him.
【Flames】
The tornadoes wrapped in flames transformed into four fire dragons spiraling in mid-air.
This scene could indeed be considered a natural disaster…
From the ground’s perspective, the four fire dragons seemed to roar and twist, and the ground was already heating up from a distance, while the Kingdom Knight Corps cast Water Curtain spells to shield the nobility from this deadly threat.
Facing the roars of the massive dragons, Ecklight raised his large sword and braced himself.
Using his highly skilled swordsmanship, he decapitated one of the fire dragon heads, but the fire dragon had never been alive and quickly regained its form, its momentum even more ferocious.
And looking at his large sword… the tip had already melted from the high-temperature flames.
“So this is the Six Wings…”
“The outcome is clear now; there’s no way for others to intervene in our battle. You don’t need to think about any support.” The fire dragons circled and aligned themselves around Jeffrey, illuminating his six wings like hellfire. “Ecklight, I admire you. You still have the potential to grow stronger; your life should not end here. Go, persuade your king to hand over my Demon Princess, and I will let you leave. Otherwise, all of you will die.”
As if in conjunction with Jeffrey’s speech.
The four fire dragons suddenly split, transforming into eight denser fire dragons, leaping over with the tornadoes, a scene of utter despair.
Yet faced with such a situation…
Ecklight merely let out a cold laugh.
He twisted his neck, infused magic power at his fingertips, and lightly tapped the damaged blade of his large sword.
— Like the fire dragon that had just been cut and restored, Ecklight’s blade also returned to perfection.
“The pride of the strong always seeks to be defeated head-on. Old elder, let me teach you a lesson today: when fighting, pay attention to what’s behind you.”
“?!”
The instant Ecklight finished speaking.
It was the moment the Holy Sword’s blade gleamed and slashed down.
A golden sword light whistled in, and at the instant Jeffrey turned his head—this sword light passed through the encirclement of the fire dragons from the side, directly striking down upon Jeffrey’s black wings, which had been moved in a hurry.
A tremendous impact shook the heavens and earth. Timing it perfectly, Xialet activated her Holy Sword’s magic power, emitting a brilliant light that pushed Jeffrey back over a hundred steps!
“And here’s another lesson.” Ecklight leaped to face Xialet, and the father-daughter pair surrounded him with Jeffrey at the center. “When we Humans say to watch your back, what you should watch out for is definitely not what’s behind you.”
Wow…! It was actually an ambush!
At that moment, Shaya, who had shrunk behind a broken pillar, exclaimed how exciting the battle was!
Xialet, you can fight!
This hit was incredibly difficult to achieve, considering Uncle Jeffrey was a demon who had lived for over three hundred years and had extensive combat experience. But who knew they would encounter such terrifying ambushers!
Hehe, hit him hard! You all don’t know… this Uncle Jeffrey, the fish I caught when I was a child, he pulled a prank and secretly released all of them! Can I tolerate that?!
— What Xue Fei didn’t mention was that the initiation of this incident was because she had pranked Jeffrey and set free the fish he had caught.
In the sky, lights and blades clashed as the dual swords and lightning painted the air, creating fierce sparks at a breathtaking speed, making it impossible to capture the shadows generated from the rapid movements of the three in battle.
The Tenth Phased Light father and daughter managed to temporarily restrain Jeffrey, with golden light, cold light, and fire hurricanes erupting, as the battlefield shifted from a one-sided situation into relative equilibrium.
Well… actually Xue Fei had long seen that Uncle Jeffrey was holding back.
It was obvious that he didn’t come this time for killing and didn’t want to create too much trouble.
Otherwise, his instant-kill spells would have been deployed already, rather than a mage here fighting two warriors in close quarters.
On the ground, those without the strength to join the battlefield, under Carl’s guidance, were all casting directed attacks toward Jeffrey.
Though it couldn’t cause harm like an ant shaking a tree, it could still distract Jeffrey and create opportunities for the two Tenth Phase experts, not to mention the Light Family’s Eighth and Ninth Phase spells were not mere ants.
Not seeking to defeat him, just hoping to hold him back.
As long as they could delay until the army on the outskirts of the capital arrived, Jeffrey would naturally retreat, for his purpose was merely to take the Demon Princess without escalating this “personal action” into reigniting war.
The King had a keen insight… he judged that Jeffrey’s actions were definitely not under the Demon King’s orders.
Meanwhile, Xue Fei was still tightly focused on the 【Magic Surge】 behind Jeffrey.
The only variable… was the person hiding behind Uncle Jeffrey…
This guy still hadn’t made an appearance.
What exactly were they planning to do…?
Suddenly.
A familiar voice seemed to echo softly in Xue Fei’s ear.
“Queen Sister… don’t you want to go home yet…?”
“Belis?”
Xue Fei turned her head in surprise but saw no figure.
An illusion?
Tsk, that annoying Belis, since you don’t want to fish with me or eat the big grilled fish I made for you, and you keep scolding me, I definitely won’t catch fish for you in the future!
She continued to stare at the 【Magic Surge】, feeling increasingly restless.
The current situation was just hoping Uncle Jeffrey wouldn’t go berserk, just see the situation clearly and retreat, and Xue Fei would make other plans afterward.
But…
When people get into a fight and are excited, how could they not go berserk?
“Hahahaha!! Happy! So happy! I didn’t think I’d find such fun today, you two have such skill! Tenth Phase…? No, no, no, both of you have potential to surpass the Tenth Phase! That’s why! I can’t let you live to that day!”
This sounded like a death proclamation.
Xialet immediately gripped the Holy Sword tightly, channeling magic power, illuminating a portion of the sky like flowing gold, shining like stars.
“Father! Distance! He’s about to use some unknown magic!”
“I know…!”
“Too late!!”
The massive dragons in the sky completely dissipated.
The world returned to calm, and the sky that had just been filled with lights and blades now seemed as if nothing had happened.
However… this was merely the calm before the storm.
A darkness deeper than the night suddenly engulfed the three in the sky like a black hole.
Jeffrey murmured the name of this magic.
— 【Zero】.
Uncle Jeffrey!! You’re actually going berserk!
Xue Fei knew this magic was Jeffrey’s unique domain magic.
It lowers the flow of time in the space surrounding the black hole to nearly zero, rendering the opponent incapable of combat, imprisoning and slaying them.
Like the name of the magic, this was a terrifying spell that returns all things to “zero.”
Who cares if Jeffrey notices! If I don’t go out now, Xialet will be in danger!
Xue Fei could no longer wait.
She kicked aside the pillar in front of her, sprinted with her short legs, and dashed towards the center of the black hole, beginning to float up towards its direction!
In the royal area protected by the Light Family…
The Third Princess Livra, who was already anxious and worried, suddenly turned her head and saw the little one rising into the air, instantly freezing in place.
Her mind buzzed.
After regaining her senses, she hurriedly reached out to retain her!
“Miss Shaya…! You can’t go over there!!”
