Chapter 944: Incident (7k4)

Chapter 944: Incident (7k4)

"This is... Reynard's fighting spirit?!"

At the moment when the powerful fighting spirit broke out, the knight Arno who was following Hinata noticed it and said in shock: "Master Hinata?"

Something happened. Just now, Hinata had connected the communication with Pope Ray, and vaguely heard the words of Qi Yao's betrayal, asking her to take people back immediately, but before she could respond, the magic communication was interrupted by the powerful magic.

It was probably from Rimuru, and the two sides may have had some misunderstandings. The coming Reynard's fighting spirit made her have some associations, but the more critical point was...

She stared in another direction. From the beginning, there was a feeling of oppression from that side. The magic element was well blocked, and only she, as a saint, could feel how amazing it would be when it broke out.

What is that? It seems to be stronger than Master Luminas, Veldora? !

The uneasiness in her heart swirled, and suddenly a surging malice swept over, and a strong wind was set off.

The faces of the four knights around him turned pale: "What, what is this?!"

They are all immortals, the best among humans, but under this burst of magic, they are as small as facing the power of heaven and earth.

Even Hinata's fighting spirit was stagnant, and he gritted his teeth and said: "It's bad... Let's meet up with Reynard and the others first!"

The four of them came back to their senses and ran towards Hinata.

On the other side, Reynard and his followers, who felt that Hinata was controlled and bewitched by Rimuru, encountered Shion who blocked the road. Seeing that this "evil ghost" was not easy to deal with, they had already started to prepare for battle.

In the dazzling brilliance, the light enveloped them and became armor to protect their bodies. This is the "elf weapon", which allows the Paladin to super-extreme combat skills. It is the ultimate protective gear. Not only will it not make the body heavy, but it will become as light as a feather.

Following this, they aimed at the target and launched the Holy Purification Barrier. This barrier is the top technology of the Western Holy Church. It isolates magic and weakens monsters. When monsters are shrouded in the Holy Purification Barrier, their strength will often be reduced to one tenth.

Because it was temporarily applied, the Holy Purification Barrier was only a simple type, but even against a special A-level opponent, it would not be broken in a few strokes.

But just when they were ready for battle, a rush of magic destroyed the Holy Purification Barrier like a whirlwind!

It was not an attack from anyone.

It felt more like throwing a big stone into the water, and the edge of the ripples broke the calmness of the barrier and destroyed it inadvertently.

"What is this?!"

"Evil Dragon Veldora?!"

The paladins were shocked and panicked, and Shion, who was leaning on the big sword, turned around solemnly-why did it start now? Can't I fight first?

But... is that the power of the dragon species?

...

The ground rolled like waves, and the figures of the two female demons shot out from the mud and sand.

Just a face-to-face, the two awakened demon dukes who had just evolved were blown away by Velgrind, and the terrifying power climbed on Velgrind, almost distorting time and space.

She still had a faint smile on her face, and said: "You two, don't think you can fight me after evolving?"

"No, we never thought so." Misali stopped her body 300 meters away, and her voice came clearly: "We are very happy just to learn a few moves from you."

"Yeah, hahaha." Rain's voice sounded at the other end: "But you don't need to bluff. We are fortunate to practice with Lord Velzard often. You are serious, right?"

Velgrind did not comment, and the clumsy paladin armor on her body disappeared. She changed her clothes with magic and put on a dress.

No, it's just a dress on the outside, but it's actually legendary equipment!

She was really serious. It's not good for her to fight in the enemy camp for a long time. There are two female demons here, and Guy may teleport at any time. Although she can use the method of interfering with time and space to make Guy teleport only a few hundred kilometers away, that distance is only a moment for life forms like them.

She must complete the targets and tasks that Rudra needs her to eliminate, and she must find or force Ji Xing out as quickly as possible.

Then... her eyes were cast on Shyvana, and the red lotus fire began to reside on her fists. The next moment, she suddenly approached!

Whether in terms of the target or compared to the two evolved female demons, the new demon king under the skill merchant is a weakness!

The sharp hand knife brought up a flaming arc, and ordinary people were burned by the light and shadow enough to turn into ashes. But to her surprise, Shyvana responded with an identical hand knife.

Hmm? Overestimating one's own ability!

Velgrind knew that Shyvana, whose body was a flaming dragon, would have a stronger body than most demon kings, but she was a scorching dragon, a completely superior existence to the flaming dragon!

Compared to her, the flaming dragon was no different from those monsters born from the scattered magic element, but it absorbed more scattered magic elements from their dragon species during the birth process.

So it was like an adult hitting a child. Going head-on with her was like hitting a rock with an egg!

Boom——

The dull sound of the collision echoed, and circles of flames ignited and knocked down trees in the distance!

The forest was burning.

But I thought that Shyvana would be broken by the blow, but at this moment, Velgrynd couldn't help but open his eyes wide in surprise.

Shyvana in front of her actually remained motionless and caught her attack solidly!

How can this be? ! Could it be...

‘The ultimate gift-Dragon Tooth Thrust! ’

The muscles of Shyvana's arm that was resisting Velgrendo's sword tightened. The dragon scales were emblazoned with strange power. Her long bright red hair stirred in the fire. She opened her mouth wide at Velgrendo.

‘The ultimate gift-breath of flames! ’

Boom! A fireball emitting terrifying energy hit the face of Velgrendo, who was in shock. The powerful impact made her let out a muffled groan, and she rolled and flew backwards!

The two female demons who wanted to reinforce Shyvana froze. In their shock, they even forgot to pursue them - what happened? They also felt that Shyvana among the three would be an easy weak point to defeat, but in front of them... in front of them, Velgrendo was knocked away? !

Bang——

The fireball pushed Velgrendo and flew a hundred meters, and was finally shaken away by Velgrendo. With little sparks rendering it, Velgrendo's face that was hit from the front had no scars, only a gloomy look.

‘If it weren’t for the right fire attribute, I would have been injured by this blow. Sure enough, Rudra, your decisions have never been wrong. Skill merchant Ji Xing is an extremely dangerous guy. ’

"The ultimate gift?" she asked in a low voice.

Ultimate skills are rarely known, and ultimate grant is an even rarer term. But it can be understood literally that ultimate granting is to add the power of ultimate skills to other people's skills!

Among all the people with ultimate skills in the world, Velgrendo only knew that Rudra had this kind of power, and he saw the second one today.

Facing Velugryndor's question, Shyvana did not answer, but looked solemn, and the question Ji Xing asked her a day ago flashed in her mind.

‘Shvana, what do you think of your current strength? ’

‘It’s still far behind you, Master. ’

‘Don’t compare with me, compare with others. ’

‘That should be considered relatively powerful. ’

‘Very good. Although I haven’t fought much, I’ve positioned myself fairly accurately and haven’t belittled myself. The ultimate gift you received is very strong. There are not many people in the world who can follow up with your Dragon Fang Thrust. There are not many suitable opponents.

This time there is one for you to practice with, the Burning Flame Dragon Velgrendo. Well, don't think too much, you still won't be able to beat her, but you can give it a try with a separate body that doesn't have a lot of magic power, plus two evolved Demon King plundering formations. ’

‘Lord Velgrenda, the Burning Flame Dragon? ’

"Well, are you afraid?"

"No... I have some expectations! Even if Lord Burning Flame Dragon becomes your enemy, master, I will definitely eliminate him with all my strength!"

Boom——

The huge magic element suddenly boiled like burning, and Shyvana made herself angry.

That power even briefly frightened the two female demons, thinking that they had really underestimated this flaming dragon before.

Yes, she may be an awakened demon king at the Dragon King level, half a level lower than the original demons like them, but her master is Ji Xing, whom even Milim-sama said she wanted to fight seriously. A skilled businessman. With personal training, the skills Shyvana acquired must be the most powerful of all skills!

More than one! Just like today!

‘The ultimate gift-the arrival of the devil dragon! ’

As Shyvana jumped forward, she transformed into a huge red dragon. Her magic content and strength increased dramatically, and the ground she passed turned into scorched earth, roaring towards Velgrendo like a source of disaster!

"Hey, don't get carried away."

Velgrendo was a little unhappy, so she turned around and turned into a slim red dragon. The collision of the two dragons shocked the entire Jura Forest in an instant!

After a brief struggle, Shyvana, who transformed into a red dragon, was thrown out by Velgryndor.

I don’t know how long it’s been since I used my main form, and I’m really not used to it.

Velugrendo said in his heart, looking at Shyvana who was flapping her wings and flying again, I recognize your strength. Under our dragon species, you are already the most powerful 'dragon' in the world. !

But...she opened her mouth and hindered Rudra's dominance, so I have no choice but to kill you first!

Searing breath! The nuclear strike magic that the magisters need to carefully prepare and brew is readily available to her, and its power is even several times greater.

Terrifying light gathered in her mouth, preparing to penetrate Shyvana's body with ultra-high temperature rays that were dozens of times faster than the speed of sound.

But at this moment, pain started to spread from her wings, her body became unstable, and the breath from her mouth hit the mountains in the distance, without being blocked for a moment, it penetrated and shot into the sky!

"Lord Velgrendo, don't forget us!" Two female demons stood on the left and right sides of her body, attacking the part where her wings connected with her body with all their strength.

She threw them both away in anger, but Shyvana knocked her to the ground from above.

Two giant dragons wrapped in flames fought close to each other on the ground, while the two female demons kept looking for opportunities to help Shyvana plunder the formation.

The battle between monsters became intense.

…

"I hate the Riddler."

On the other side, Rimuru had a slightly dark face and was conducting magical communication with Veldora.

She just said what kind of enemy it was. It wasn't enough for Shyvana to join the battle, but two evolved female demons were added to the battle, and they turned out to be dragons?

That guy Ji Xing didn't tell me earlier, which made me not mentally prepared at all!

'Veldora, compared with your sister... who among you is stronger? ’

'ah? Hahaha...' Veldora's dry laughter came: 'My sister is indeed very strong, but I am a powerful storm dragon! Besides, there is no need for me to take action at all. Hey, you have sensed the magic, right? That guy Shyvana actually spared me a hand, which is really outrageous. ’

Well, I’m sure, Veldora is probably no match for Velgrendo.

What a headache. Ji Xing should be aware of this, right? It's just that the aftermath of the battle may spread to the Demon Kingdom Federation, so some protection must be done.

‘Veldora, you sweep the formation for them. If you feel that the situation is not good, you have to take action... Forget it, if it is your sister, you will be in trouble, then you will still be the one to protect the town! ’

‘Ahem, um…just leave it to me. ’

Rimuru could clearly hear the feeling of relief, and he didn't know what Velgrendo had done to Veldora to make him so stressed.

It was really unsettling, so I had to solve the immediate problem as soon as possible.

She returned her gaze and looked forward.

Hinata was there, breathing smoothly and with a calm expression, which made Rimuru couldn't help but sigh at his excellent mental quality. But Leonard, who almost had a fight with Shion next to her, couldn't help it. He was talking excitedly to Hinata.

Because of the distance, Rimuru couldn't hear the details clearly, but a few words vaguely reached her ears, such as 'monsters cannot be trusted' and 'betrayal'.

Hmm, are you saying that I can't be trusted and will betray myself even if I make a contract with a human? It seems that using the word betrayal is a bit exaggerated.

She didn't expect that the word 'betrayal' was meant for Hinata, but Hinata just said lightly: "I see, is this what Nanaya said?"

The excited Leonard was startled.

"Ten minutes ago, I received a summons from Pope Rey. Except for Gulambel, the other six masters of Qiyao planned to rebel and wanted to use Demon King Rimuru to get rid of me who had affected their status. They have been eliminated by the church."

"W-what?!"

"No way...Master Qiyao..."

That is the hero who has been passed down by the Holy Kingdom for hundreds of years, the mentor of the Paladins!

Leonard and the paladins behind him were all shocked and couldn't believe it, but they felt that Hinata would not deceive them about such a big event.

"I...I was deceived by them?!" Leonard said anxiously: "Then...Master Hinata, you clearly have the ability to eliminate Demon King Valentine but you haven't done anything yet. What's the matter?"

Hinata couldn't help but remain silent.

She didn't want to lie, but she couldn't explain Luminas's matter to her paladins. It was natural for humans to be suspicious when they worked under the Demon King.

"Don't underestimate the Demon King, you guys."

She only gave this brief response and walked towards Rimuru. Although it is nothing compared to the amazing magic over there, the quality of Rimuru's magic in front of her is completely different from the last time they fought. Even the two demons following her are quite powerful. combat power.

If you let the other side misunderstand that you are an accomplice on the battlefield over there, casualties will be inevitable.

To prevent that from happening, she can only bear the responsibility and exchange her life for Rimuru to let the paladins go... No, it should be to defeat Rimuru and let her listen to my explanation.

Several paladins behind her who wanted to follow were stopped by her with a wave of their hands, and Rimuru also stopped Shion who was about to try. Before my awakening, I had not realized the power of Saint Hinata, but at this moment, the sense of oppression is real, and only I can deal with it!

So the king faced the king, and the two stood in the middle. Rimuru was the first to attack: "You actually did this, Hinata. Needless to say, this is my territory. Since you send troops at will, I will treat it as if you are going to attack our side." Unfortunately, if I let you take the initiative, I would not be so merciful."

"This time it's our problem." To Rimuru's expectation, Hinata admitted her mistake.

"Master Qiyao betrayed Luminas and bewitched my subordinate Leonard. My original intention was to come and talk to you alone."

"Huh?" Rimuru said angrily: "Now that things have happened, do you think I can believe you if you say this? You killed Resim, blame it on us, blame it on Qiyao..."

"That's what they did." Hinata shook her head slightly and said: "They have been eliminated by the church, but it is really difficult for you to believe it now.

Just like what you said in your letter, don't involve our subordinates, let the two of us fight alone. If you have the ability to avenge last time, do it, but I won't kill you this time. After I defeat you, I hope you can listen to my explanation. "

"...Hey, what a big statement."

Rimuru curled his lips and said: "I will definitely win this time! But since you said so, I will also spare your life."

After all, she is a beautiful girl from the same hometown, Miss Jing's disciple, and Rimuru can't bear to kill her. Since the other party has already made an excuse, I'll just believe half of it.

"inform. The explanation given by the individual named Hinata Sakaguchi is more than 90% credible. 》

Why? ! Really? The King of Wisdom's voice echoed, making Rimuru startled. That means... I really misunderstood Hinata?

But looking at Hinata who had drawn his sword on the opposite side and nervously staring at the paladins and monsters on both sides, Rimuru couldn't help but have a headache. If I talk about it now, will it make them think that I, as the Demon King, have given in, leading to a greater crisis?

Just when the atmosphere was a little awkward, the young man's shout suddenly came from the distance.

"No! Don't fight! Lord Hinata! Master Qiyao deceived us. They are connected with the Burning Dragon Velgrind and want to capture Mr. Jixing and plot his skills!"

Hinata paused: "Domini?"

"It's true! I saw it with my own eyes! The Burning Dragon disguised itself as my deputy Xilian and used me to approach and attack Mr. Jixing! Fortunately, Mr. Jixing saw through it early, otherwise I would not be able to atone for my sins even if I died!" Domini ran to the battlefield with some panting: "Lord Hinata, you must have been deceived by Qiyao, please don't be impulsive!"

The three parties knew different information, but they all got the same information.

It's all Qiyao's fault!

So the atmosphere became subtle.

...

On the other side.

After taking Domini out of the battlefield, Damrad immediately went to find Yuuki and the other two.

Because he found that Yuuki and the other two moved away from the battlefield after noticing something strange, but not too far away. They hid behind the hillside, but were still blown to pieces by the violent wind pressure, and even Velgrind's scorching breath almost hurt them.

"Are you okay, Damrad!"

Seeing Damrad, Kagurazaka Yuuki shouted: "I didn't expect this to happen. We really went around the gates of hell."

"I'm fine!" Damrad approached him and said: "Who would have thought that Lord Velgrind would disguise himself as an adjutant of a paladin? It's really dangerous. Why don't you escape as soon as possible? She must have noticed our presence, which is enough to give Granbell an explanation!"

"No..." Yuuki lowered his head, dodged a large tree that rolled over, and said: "It's too strange for the Burning Dragon to appear here. There must be a dispute we don't know about, and the skill merchant Ji Xing may also be beyond our original expectations!

This is an opportunity for us. After knowing the confrontation between Demon King Guy and the Eastern Empire, the Eastern Empire is my goal. Only there is a broader world, and only with the help of the Empire's power, there is a chance to rescue Clayman from Demon King Guy! "

"Clayman? So you..."

Yuuki smiled: "We have to take risks to change our situation, not just for Clayman, but also for our dreams, Damrada!

If I use all my skills and have the opportunity to intervene in this battle, and from the current situation, Velgrind seems to have some concerns or is not in his prime, we may become the key to the outcome!"

Damrada's face changed. Do you want to "make a contribution" in front of Lord Velgrind?

"No, it's too dangerous. The skill merchant Ji Xing has not shown up so far!"

"How can there be no risk." Yuuki said firmly: "Do you think that the Empire will not have some emergency plans when it even dispatches the Burning Dragon in person and attaches so much importance to it?"

Damrada was silent.

Yes, the plan is me.

He recalled that two hours ago, he was on his way when he suddenly heard Velgrendo's voice echoing in his mind: "It's a bit strange. I sensed two strong demons in the direction of the Monster Federation. Although they are not as strong as Guy, they are much stronger than ordinary demon kings and will cause some trouble.

Veldora's magic can also be gradually sensed. It is much weaker than before, but if he joins hands with those two demons, there may be a chance to trip me up and cause additional trouble. '

'Not weak... demon? Even you said so, it seems that he is a very difficult guy. '

'You may be able to deal with one. ' Velgrendo replied: 'Or maybe not. It seems that it will take more effort... I have 50% of my magic in this body, and I will separate another body with 10% of magic to act with you.

The other body will be hidden. You try to cooperate with my body to force the skill merchant Ji Xing out, and then I will kill him at full speed. But... Be careful and do what you can, Damrada, Rudra will be sad if you die. ’

Velgrind-sama didn’t expect that ‘Dragon Blood Warrior’ Shivana actually had the power bestowed by the Ultimate. Damrada, who had received the Ultimate power bestowed by Rudra, knew how much it would improve.

If the battle continued like this, it was very likely that Velgrind-sama would lose both to the three men before the Storm Dragon and the Skill Merchant appeared.

Or even... defeated!

Damrada was shocked when he thought of this. Although it was a body with only 10% of the original body’s magic, except that it could not freely use the Ultimate Skill, its strength should be similar to the original body. How could it be defeated? !

In this way, it would be a good opportunity to let Yuuki take action. If Yuuki gets serious, he might be stronger than me... If Damrada is really just a spy of the Eastern Empire, then this is true.

But he is more than a spy. He is serious about helping Yuuki. He saw the shadow of young Rudra in this boy.

His Majesty at that time...

His eyes drifted for a few seconds, and recovered when Yuuki blocked a stone for him.

"Damrad, don't worry about me. Don't be distracted at this time! Otherwise... you, Tia, and Footman should evacuate here first!"

"No, we will do it together."

"Together!"

The two clowns responded immediately, and Damrad shook his head apologetically.

Then... I'll do it.

The battle in the distance became fierce under the attention of the four people with their own thoughts.

The two sides were basically evenly matched, but the battle was not tense at all, because it was a battle and a fight to kill each other.

Soon, Shyvana and the two female demons were covered in wounds, and their movements slowed down a bit when they fell and got up. Looking back, the Burning Dragon Velgrind had almost no scars on her body, because she had an overwhelming physical advantage over the dragon species.

But Damrad and Yuuki could tell that Velgrind had also "slowed down".

She was injured, not physically, but dragon species are spiritual life forms, and energy damage is also damage! When fighting against such powerful opponents as Shyvana and the other two, Velgrind, who was going all out, could not care too much about consumption. The 10% of the magic in her body had been consumed, and she could no longer use those powerful magics at will.

If it continued, no one could tell whether Velgrind would run out of magic first, or if Shyvana and the other two would fall first.

"Dragon species actually have insufficient energy. Is it a clone skill?" Yuuki whispered softly, ready to go.

Damrada tensed up, ready to take the lead, and said, "Yuuki, do well after you go to the Empire. I believe in you."

It's too early to say this now, right? Yuuki was startled, as if he had realized something, but just when he turned around to ask Damrada, he suddenly paused.

A figure rushed to the battlefield.

It wasn't Damrada.

It certainly wasn't Kagurazaka Yuuki.

It was the clown Footman!

This startled Yuuki, and he shouted, "Footman! Don't mess around! That's not..."

He stopped talking halfway, because he was shocked to sense an extremely powerful magic element and an extremely evil will from Footman.

That feeling was even stronger than the two original demons, Rein and Misali, and it was a power that Footman should never have, but how could it be possible? !

That was obviously Footman!

In a flash, Footman inserted himself into the battle in the distance, leaping straight towards...Shyvana!

The powerful force gathered in his hands, and when he thrust forward, he even tore the "Raging Fire" surrounding Shyvana apart.

Shyvana wanted to blast this strange guy with a fireball, but the injuries on her body made her react a little slower.

At the critical moment, a graceful female figure suddenly condensed out of thin air, punched away Footman with all her might, and shouted: "Footman! What are you doing?! Where's Yuuki?!"

"Cagallie? No, why?"

Yuuki in the distance was even more confused. Wasn't Cagalli waiting at Granbell's place? Why did she appear here? And that ear... what happened on earth? !

The battlefield was briefly quiet, and even the two demon kings looked surprised. That guy named Footman... seems to have a familiar aura?

Until another figure appeared, and with a wave of his hand, a milky white light enveloped Shyvana, and the wounded Flame Dragon healed quickly.

"You fought well." Ji Xing walked to Shyvana and said, "Change people."