Chulidis pulled himself together.
Although accidents had occurred, as long as D didn't show up, he dared to take a gamble!
He looked at the girl in the altar whose expression was somewhat dazed. It seemed the girl was also surprised, as if the Hero's actions had exceeded her expectations.
Indeed.
Tsukasa had not expected this result either.
But this time, there were many things she hadn't expected. After all, she extremely lacked understanding and knowledge of both the Hero and the Holy Sword.
She only knew some superficial details.
She knew the Holy Sword was strong, but she really didn't know it was nearly instantaneous. The Hero also seemed to have been prepared, already holding the Holy Sword when he teleported over. If the Holy Sword's target had been Tsukasa herself, she would probably have perished along with the Hero by now.
With the Holy Sword's rule-breaking ability, even with the Celestial Realm activated for defense, she didn't feel a shred of security. She felt the Holy Sword could easily pierce through all barriers.
However, the thoughts of the Hero and the Light Dragon were different.
Considering the Hero's attribute values, if both sides used instantaneous attacks under those circumstances,
in a direct clash, the Hero's side would definitely be a step slower, and the one to die would certainly be the Hero.
That's why they thought of using the Holy Sword to disperse Twilight, because that really was the only choice to survive at the time. As for whether the Holy Sword could pierce the invincibility of the Celestial Realm, it probably could, but whether it could then continue on to kill the girl inside was a very difficult question to answer, because they didn't dare to gamble in that situation.
"Find a way to escape, Hero! Now that you no longer have the Holy Sword, you are absolutely no match for that caster. While the opponent has yet to recover from the state of mana backlash, run quickly, run as far as you can! Don't worry about those boring thoughts; right now you should only think about one thing: staying alive!!"
Before disappearing, the Light Dragon exerted itself to leave a final tip for the Hero, and then the Hero decisively fled.
At this point, he had no other choice but to follow the Light Dragon's instructions. While fleeing, the Hero didn't notice that strange person in the sky.
He was now running away with all his might.
Seeing the Hero flee, Chulidis remained silent for a long time. He wondered what Julius would think if he knew the truth, and what would happen if he let him know later that Harris had already been killed. However, Sophia was still guarding that villa; it would be best not to go and confirm.
He actually hoped the Hero could forget about Harris and escape alone, but he also knew Julius would absolutely never do such a thing.
In the altar, Tsukasa wanted to pursue, but because the spell had been broken, resulting in mana backlash, she couldn't release much magic for a while.
Especially since the Hero was now quite far from her.
Originally, she had chosen this distance to ensure a relatively safe distance for herself. She didn't expect that it would now become a case of shooting herself in the foot; at this distance and in her current state of mana backlash, she couldn't release any effective magic.
"Hmph."
A voice came from the sky.
Tsukasa's expression changed, and she looked up solemnly, only to see a dark figure watching her from above.
The dark figure drew closer; it was actually a Dragonoid wearing full armor with a cloak hanging behind his back.
Could this person be that Dragon God?!
"I didn't expect that even the Holy Sword couldn't kill you. It seems I was right to rush over; I must take action personally." Chulidis struck toward the altar with a palm.
Terrifying lightning struck the altar, colliding with the mysterious barrier, and then the power was neutralized.
"Eh?"
Chulidis didn't expect his attack to fail to break this barrier. He observed carefully and found that the domain's nature was actually invincibility? How could such a skill exist?
"But true invincibility cannot exist in this world. Your barrier must have some kind of limitation. Is it time, or your mana supply?"
Chulidis continuously attacked the barrier.
Tsukasa had a pained expression; she bit her lip, forcibly squeezing out her own mana to provide for the barrier.
Now she couldn't even use the power of the leylines.
This Dragon God has no sense of honor! To think he would launch a sneak attack while she was in a bad state!
But now was not the time to care about whether the opponent had honor. If she didn't think of a way soon, she would be shaken to death inside the barrier. Mana backlash was no joke; it was a very serious problem for a mage.
She had never thought before that her spellcasting would one day be forcibly broken. This was simply like a dream, okay? Go out and ask any random mage on the street; see which mage would be so pathetic as to have a just-formed spell dispersed by someone. Unless it was a high-level mage teaching a newcomer, such an overwhelming situation wouldn't occur.
"Heiya!"
Suddenly a voice shouted as someone rushed over.
Sophia rushed out from the teleportation point, swinging that greatsword toward Chulidis's
back. However, only a loud clanging sound of metal hitting metal was heard. Chulidis stood there, not even moving an inch.
Sophia's eyes widened: "No way?"
She swung with all her might, yet she couldn't even scratch the opponent's skin, let alone make the opponent's body move back even a tiny bit? Although she had known for a long time that Chulidis was strong, this was simply too ridiculously strong!
"I remember I warned you not to interfere in this matter, didn't I?" Chulidis stared at Sophia and spoke slowly, "Or is it that you just don't know how to cherish your own life?"
Although he didn't like indiscriminate killing, for the sake of achieving his goal, if Sophia dared to continue obstructing him here, the current him really would kill.
"Don't be ridiculous! Who would accept that kind of talk? Don't you dare think of hurting my friend!"
Sophia wanted to launch another attack.
"You stupid Vampire, what are you doing here?! For that matter, how on earth did you get here?!"
The moment Tsukasa saw Sophia appear, she knew she had misunderstood this Vampire. To be honest, she was a bit moved, but this Vampire was clearly seeking death, because this Dragon God was just too excessively strong.
And how did Sophia find the teleportation point? What on earth was Eidor doing?!
Just as Chulidis intended to continue attacking the barrier, a Flash of light appeared in front of it, turning into a beautiful blonde woman.
"Little Tsukasa, I'm sorry."
It was Eidor's voice.
Tsukasa looked at the blonde woman in front of her in shock; she hadn't expected Eidor to have an adult form!
The moment Chulidis saw Eidor in this form, a memory resurfaced in his mind, and he cried out in surprise: "It's actually you, Fairy Queen!"
It was evident that this fellow seemed somewhat afraid as he took two steps back. The memory he recalled probably wasn't a very pleasant one. Eidor and he were indeed old acquaintances.
"Young Dragon God, that's enough. As the Fairy Queen, I will never sit by and watch you harm my clansman!" Eidor's voice became full of majesty.
Moreover, she seemed to have regained her former strength?
For a moment, Tsukasa relaxed her mind and released the barrier, and her body was pulled toward the black hole.
"Eh?"
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