The moment the powerful fighting spirit broke out, Arno, the knight following Hinata, noticed something and said in shock: "Hinata-sama?"
Something happened. Just now, Hinata had connected with Pope Rey, and vaguely heard the words Nan Yao's betrayal, asking her to take people back immediately, but before she could respond, the magic communication was interrupted by powerful magic intervention.
.
It probably came from Rimuru, and there might have been some misunderstandings between the two parties. The Leonard grudge coming from it reminded her of something, but the more important point is...
She stared in another direction. From the beginning, there was a faint oppressive feeling coming from there. The magic energy was blocked very well. Only she, as a saint, could feel it. When it burst out,
How amazing it would be.
What is that? Veldora seems to be stronger than Luminas-sama?!
The uneasiness in my heart was swirling, and suddenly a turbulent malice swept through me, and a strong wind blew up.
The faces of the four knights around them suddenly turned pale: "What, what is this?!"
They are all immortals, the best among human beings, 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 she gritted her teeth and said: "Oops... let's meet up with Leonard and the others first!"
The four of them came to their senses and rushed towards Kuangben on the same day.
On the other side, Leonard and his men, who felt that Hinata was under the control of Rimuru, encountered Shion who was blocking the way. They saw that this 'evil ghost' was difficult to deal with, and they began to prepare for battle.
In the dazzling brilliance, the light enveloped them and became the armor that protected the body. This is the 'Elf Armament', which allows the Holy Knight to exceed the limit of combat skills. It is the ultimate armor. Not only will it not make the body heavy, but it will also become more powerful.
Feather light.
Immediately afterwards, 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 the monster is shrouded in the Holy Purification Barrier, its strength will often be reduced.
There is not one out of ten.
Because it is temporarily applied, the holy purification barrier is only a simple one, but even if it faces a special A-level opponent, it will not be broken in a few times.
But just when they were getting ready to fight, a surge of magic energy destroyed the holy purification barrier like a torrent!
That was no one's attack.
It feels more like throwing a big stone into the water, causing ripples to break the calmness of the barrier and destroy it unintentionally.
"What, what is this?!"
"Evil Dragon Veldora?!"
The paladins were shocked and panicked, and Ziyuan, who was holding a big sword, also turned around solemnly - Why is it starting now? You can't let me fight first?
But...is that the power of the dragon species?
…
The ground rolled up like waves, and the figures of the two female demons shot out from the sand.
In just one encounter, the two awakened demon archdukes who had just evolved were blasted away by Velgrendo. The terrifying power climbed up on Velgrendo, almost distorting time and space.
Still with a faint smile on her face, she said: "You two, don't think you can fight me after you evolve, do you?"
"No, we have never thought about it that way." Missali stopped three hundred meters away, and her voice came clearly: "We are very happy just to be able to ask you for a few tips."
"Yes, hahaha." Lei Yin's voice sounded from the other end: "But you don't need to bluff. We are fortunate to often practice with Lord Velushad. Are you serious?"
Velgryndo was noncommittal, and the paladin armor that seemed clumsy to her disappeared, and she used magic to change her clothes and put on a dress.
No, it's just clothing that looks like a dress, but it's actually legendary equipment!
She was indeed serious. It would not be good for her to fight in the enemy camp for a long time. With the two female demons here, Qi Yi could teleport over at any time. Although she could interfere with time and space so that Qi Yi could only teleport to a few hundred kilometers away, but
That distance is only a moment for living beings like them.
She must complete the target that Rudra needs her to clear and the task given to her. She must find it as quickly as possible or force Ji Xing out.
Then...she cast her eyes on Shyvana, and the red lotus fire began to rest on her fists. The next moment, she suddenly got closer!
No matter in terms of goals, or compared to the two evolved female demons, the new demon king under the skill merchant is a weakness!
The sharp hand knife brought out a blazing arc of light, which would turn ordinary people into ashes just by being burned by the light and shadow. But to her surprise, Shyvana responded with an identical hand knife.
Huh? Don’t overestimate your capabilities!
Velugrendo knew that Shyvana, who was a flaming dragon, would have a body more powerful than most demon kings, but she was a flaming dragon, a being that was completely superior to the flaming dragon!
Compared to her, the Blazing Dragon is no different from the monsters spawned by escaped magic. It just absorbed some more escaped magic from their dragon species during the birth process.
So it's like an adult hitting a child, and confronting her head-on is equivalent to hitting an egg against a stone!
Boom——
The dull sound of collision echoed, and the ripples of flames ignited and knocked down the trees in the distance!
The forest burst into flames.
However, she thought that Shyvana would break her bones and tendons with one blow, but at this moment Velugryndor couldn't help but open her eyes wide in shock.
Shyvana in front of her actually remained motionless and firmly caught her attack!
How is this possible?! Could it be...
‘The ultimate gift-Dragon Teeth Thrust!’
The muscles of Shyvana's arm that was resisting Velgrendo's sword were tense. The dragon scales emblazoned with strange power were pregnant with it. Her long, bright red hair was stirring 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. They were so shocked that they even forgot to pursue them - what happened? They also felt that Shyvana among the three would be an easy weakness to defeat, but in front of them...
They met face to face, but 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. As expected, 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 grant is to add the power of ultimate skills to other people's skills!
Among all the people in the world who have ultimate skills, Velgryndo only knows that Rudra has this kind of power, and today he saw the second one.
Facing Velugryndor's question, Shyvana did not answer, but looked solemn. 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 you haven't fought much, you have positioned yourself fairly accurately and have not belittled yourself. 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. It's appropriate.
There are not many opponents.
This time there is one for you to practice with, the Burning Flame Dragon Velgrendo. Well, don’t think too much, you will definitely not be able to defeat her, but a separate body with a low magic content, plus two
You can try the evolved Demon King's raiding array.'
‘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 Lord Milim said she wanted to fight seriously.
A skill merchant. Under personal training, the skills Shyvana acquired must be the most powerful skills among all!
More than one! Like these days!
'The ultimate gift - the arrival of the devil dragon!'
As Shyvana rushed forward, she transformed into a huge red dragon. Her magic content and strength increased dramatically, and the ground where she passed turned into scorched earth, like a source of disaster, heading towards Velu
Grendel roared away!
"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 away 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 she has no choice but to kill you first!
Searing Breath! The nuclear strike magic that magisters need to carefully prepare 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 lifted them both up 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 fierce.
…
"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. Hey, you sense the devil.
Come on, that Shyvana guy actually spared me a hand, it's really outrageous.'
Well, I’m sure, Veldora is probably no match for Velgrendo.
What a headache, Ji Xing should know that, 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 raid 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's really uneasy, so I must solve the immediate trouble as soon as possible.
She returned her gaze and looked forward.
Hinata was there, breathing smoothly and with a calm look on her face. Rimuru couldn't help but admire her excellent mental quality. But Leonard, who almost had a fight with Shion next to her, was saying something to Hinata with excitement.
.
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 plotted rebellion and wanted to use Demon King Rimuru to get rid of me who had affected their status. They have been eliminated by the church."
"Wha, 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 was nothing compared to the amazing magic over there, the quality of Rimuru's magic in front of her was completely different from the last time they fought.
It cannot be ignored, even the two evil spirits following her are quite powerful.
If you let the other party misunderstand that you are an accomplice on the battlefield over there, casualties will be inevitable.
To avoid that kind of thing 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 her hand, and Rimuru also stopped Shion who was about to try. Before his awakening, he had not realized the power of Saint Hinata, but at this moment, the sense of oppression was real, and only
I can handle 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."
If you ask me to let you take the initiative, I won't be so kind."
"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? It was you who killed Resim, blame us, blame it all 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's fight alone. If you have the ability to avenge the last time, do it, but I won't kill you this time, wait until I defeat you
After that, I hope you can listen to my explanation."
"...Hey, that's 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 and a disciple of Miss Jing. Rimuru can’t bear to kill her. Since the other party has already made an excuse, I’ll just believe half of it.
"Information. The explanation given by the individual named Sakaguchi Hinata is more than 90% credible."
Huh?! 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. Now let's talk about it, I believe it will make them think that I, as the Demon King, have given in, which will lead to a bigger problem.
crisis?
Just when the atmosphere was a little awkward, the young man's shout suddenly came from the distance.
"No! Don't fight! Master Hinata! Master Qiyao deceived us. They colluded with the Burning Flame Dragon Velgrendo and want to capture Mr. Ji Xing and plot his skills!"
Hinata hesitated: "Domini?"
"It's true! I saw it with my own eyes! The Burning Flame Dragon disguised himself as my deputy Xilian and used me to get close to attack Mr. Ji Xing! Fortunately, Mr. Ji Xing found out early, otherwise I wouldn't be able to atone for my sins even if I die!"
Domini ran to the battlefield with some breathlessness: "Hinata-sama, you must have been deceived by Qiyao, please don't be impulsive!"
The three parties knew somewhat different information, but they got the same information neatly.
It's all Qiyao's fault!
Then the atmosphere became subtle.
…
The other side.
After Damrad took Domini out of the battlefield, he immediately went to look for Yushu and the others.
Because he found that Yuuki and the others moved a little away from the battlefield after noticing something strange, but not too far away. Hiding behind the hillside, they were still blown to pieces by the violent wind pressure, and even Velgrendo's scorching breath.
Almost hurt them.
"Are you okay, Damrad!"
Seeing Damrad, Kagurazaka Yuki said loudly: "I didn't expect such a thing to happen. We are really on the verge of death."
"I'm fine!" Damrad approached him and said, "Who would have thought that Lord Velgrendo would disguise himself as a paladin's adjutant? It's really dangerous. Why don't you escape as soon as possible? She must have noticed our presence.
This is enough to give Gulamber an explanation!"
"No..." Yushu lowered his head, dodged a large tree that rolled up, and said: "It's so strange that the Burning Flame Dragon appears here. There must be some dispute that we don't know about. The skill merchant Ji Xing may also be out of our minds.
The existence that was originally expected!
This is an opportunity for us. After knowing the confrontation between Demon King Qi Yi and the Eastern Empire, the Eastern Empire is my goal. Only there can there be a broader world, and only with the help of the empire, can we have the opportunity to win from Demon King Qiyi.
Inari, rescue Clayman!"
"Clayman? So you..."
Yuuki smiled: "We always have to take risks to change our situation, not just for Clayman, but also for our dreams, Damrad!
If I use all my skills and have the opportunity to intervene in this battle, and judging from the current battle situation, Velgrendo seems to have some concerns or is not at its peak, we may become the key player to influence the outcome!"
Damrad's expression changed. Do you want to 'contribute' in front of Lord Velgrendo?
"No, this is too dangerous. Skill merchant Ji Xing has not shown up yet!"
"There is nothing without risks." Yushu said firmly: "Do you think the empire has personally dispatched even the Burning Flame Dragon? If it pays such attention to it, don't you think it doesn't have some emergency plans?"
Damrad was silent.
Yes, the plan is mine.
He thought back to two hours ago, when he was on the road and suddenly heard Velgrendo's voice echoing in his mind: "It's a little strange. I sensed two powerful demonic flames in the direction of the Monster Federation, although they are not as weak as Qi Yi."
, but it is far stronger than ordinary demon kings and will cause some trouble.
Veldora's magic element is gradually being sensed, and it is much weaker than before. But if he joins forces with those two demons, there may be a chance to hinder my steps and cause additional trouble.'
'A devil who is not weak? Even you say that, he seems to be a very troublesome guy.'
'You may be able to deal with one.' Velgryndo replied: 'Maybe not. It seems like it will take more effort... I have 50% of my magic energy in this body, and I will separate it.
A separate body with a perfect amount of magic energy will move with you.
The other one will be hidden. You try your best to cooperate with my other body to force the skill merchant Ji Xing out, and I will kill it at full speed. But... pay attention to safety and do what you can, Damrad, you are dead Rudra
It will be sad.'
Lord Velgrendo did not expect that the 'Dragon-Blooded Warrior' Shyvana would have the ultimate power. Damrad, who had received the ultimate power from Rudra, knew how much of an improvement it would be.
If the battle continues like this, it's very likely that even the Storm Dragon and the Skill Merchant won't show up yet, and Lord Velgrind and those three people will both suffer losses.
Even...defeated!
Thinking of this, Damrad was shocked in his heart. Although it is a separate form with only 10% of the magic element of the main body, except that it cannot use ultimate skills freely, its power should be about the same as the main body, and it is possible to be defeated.
?!
In this way, it would be a good idea to let Yuuki take advantage of the situation. If Yuuki gets serious, he might be stronger than me... If Damrad is really just a spy for the Eastern Empire, that's right.
But he is more than just a spy, his desire to help Yushu is serious, and he sees the shadow of young Rudra in this boy.
Your Majesty at that time...
His eyes wandered for a few seconds, then recovered when Yushu blocked an incoming stone for him.
"Damrad, don't worry about me, don't be distracted at this time! Otherwise... you, Tia, and Futterman should evacuate here first!"
"No, let's go together."
"Together!"
The two clowns responded immediately, and Damrad shook his head apologetically.
Then... I'll do it.
Under the attention of the four people who had their own thoughts, the battle in the distance became fierce.
The two sides were basically evenly matched, but the battle situation was not tense at all, because it was a battle where everyone was rushing to kill the other side.
Soon Shyvana and the two female demons were covered in bruises, and their movements slowed down a bit when they fell down and got up. Looking back at the Burning Flame Dragon Velugrynd, there were almost no scars on her body, because she had the overwhelming power of the dragon species.
Physical advantage.
But Damrad and Yuuki were able to recognize it, and Velgrendo also 'slowed down'.
She was injured and had no physical body, but dragons are spiritual beings, and energy damage is also damage! When fighting against powerful opponents like Shyvana and the three of them, Velugelundo, who was going all out, could not care too much about consumption.
The 10% of the magic essence in her body has been exhausted, and she can no longer summon those terrifyingly powerful magics at her fingertips.
If it continues, no one can tell whether Velgryndo will exhaust his magic power first or Shyvana and the other three will fall first.
"Dragon species are actually running out of energy. Is it a clone skill?" Yushu murmured softly, ready to go.
Damrad tensed up, preparing to take the lead, and said at the same time: "Yushu, develop well after you go to the empire, I believe in you."
Is it too early to talk about this...? Yushu was startled, as if he had realized something, but just when he turned to ask Damrad, he suddenly paused.
A figure rushed towards the battlefield.
Not Damrad.
Of course it’s not Kagurazaka Yuuki either.
It's Futterman the Clown!
This made Yuuki suddenly startled and shouted: "Footman! Don't mess around! That's not..."
He stopped mid-sentence because he was shocked to sense an extremely powerful magic element and an extremely evil will from Futterman.
That feeling is even stronger than the two original demons Rein and Missali. It is a power that Fordman should never have, but how is this possible?!
That's obviously Fordman!
In the blink of an eye, Fordman intervened in the distant battle, leaping towards... Shyvana!
Powerful power condensed in his hands, and when he thrust forward, he even tore apart the 'fire prairie fire' surrounding Shyvana.
Shyvana wanted to spit out fireballs to blast away this strange guy who suddenly attacked, but the injuries she suffered made her reaction slow for a moment.
At the critical moment, a graceful female figure suddenly condensed out of thin air, punched Fordman away with all her strength, and shouted: "Footman! What are you doing?! Where is Yushu?!"
"Cagalli? No, why?"
Yuuki in the distance was even more confused. Wasn't Cagalli waiting at Gulambel's place? Why did she appear here? And that ear... what on earth happened?!
The battlefield was silent for a while, and even the two demon kings looked surprised. The guy named Fordman... his breath seemed familiar?
Until another figure appeared, and with a wave of his hand, a milky white light enveloped Shyvana's body, and the injuries of the flame dragon healed quickly.
"Good fight." Ji Xing walked to Sivana and said, "Substitute."