The Elemental Sword Demon King
Episode 176: Draconian Defeat
In the middle of the battle, to protect Victoria, Kaizo falls from a waterfall. After that, Victoria barely managed to evade the pursuit of the dark spirit and the black knight.
Trying to find Kaizo, he somehow loses consciousness when his physical endurance reaches its limit. By the time he regained consciousness, he found himself back at their fortress.
Basically that's what happened. Apparently, based on the situation, Salamander had decided to bring the exhausted master back.
"If not, hurry up, Kaizo will..."
Seeing Victoria trying to get out of bed, Tiana, unlike usual, scolded her loudly, "Wait a minute, what are you trying to do?! You still can't move!"
"But Kaizo fell from the waterfall because he protected me."
Usually strong-willed, Victoria's eyes now cry with a stream of tears. Using the sleeves of his uniform, he continued to rub his eyes.
"Seriously, you've been back to that crybaby from before."
"It-it's not like that, I'm not a whiny!" Victoria replied angrily to Aura.
"Walking through the forest with your body in such conditions, you will quickly turn into food for the monsters. Or are you trying to squander Kaizo's desire to protect you?" Aura reprimanded firmly, leaving Victoria with no choice but to be silent.
"But..."
"In the morning, we will all go together. But for now, you need to rest properly and recover your energy." Tiana pat Victoria's head gently.
"This is a special sweet medicine soup. Ah, your favorite, peaches are also added!" Aura handed over her steaming hot soup.
"Thank you." In a rare moment of obedience, Victoria nodded and sipped a mouthful of medicinal soup, "Lezat."
"Kaizo will definitely be back."
"Yes that's right."
Leaving the tent, Tiana and Aura quietly exchanged glances. Victoria's sobs could be heard from inside the tent. Presumably after taking the warm medicinal soup, the tension suddenly loosened.
At this moment, Eve came up with a serious expression. He immediately asked, "What's Victoria's condition?"
"If he rests well, he will probably recover tomorrow. However, the fact that Kaizo fell from the waterfall right in front of his eyes seemed to have taken him by surprise."
"I understand."
"There's progress in the search for Kaizo?"
"Although I have been spreading wind spirits everywhere, there has been no sign of Kaizo's existence." Eve bit her lips regretfully.
"Kaizo's..."
"He's gonna be okay, right?"
The three girls were silent. Like Victoria, they're all very worried about Kaizo.
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POV: Alicia
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Blown by the cold night wind, the leaves in the trees rustled and swayed. Intense sparks of fire scattered in the dark night.
"This thing, what a monster!" A knight holding an elemental aero spear shouted. He was the vice-captain of the Draconian Dragon Emperor Knight, Yuri El Cid.
Due to their large-scale battle operation conducted on the first day, the Dragon Emperor Knights had delayed the construction of their fortress and were currently wandering in the forest.
Teams without a fortress were considered perfect prey. However, despite the enemy's attacks throughout their journey, they still defeated all of these reckless assailants without exception.
However, their third opponent was in a completely different class compared to the previous enemy.
"Miss Viona, this is no ordinary elementalist!"
Holding the greatsword, Viona Spellister ordered her subordinates as she rushed forward, "Be careful with the black chains, those objects seem to be able to absorb holy power!"
As the four dragon knights besieged the black knight that fused with the darkness, Viona gallantly attacked. The impact of the clash from the sword sounded. The black knight and the dragon knight sword clashed intensely.
"really shocking. Not only did they have a strongest sword knight on their team, they also had this kind of problem!" Viona screamed in surprise.
The Dragon Slayer, was without a doubt an aero elemental of the highest grade. Nevertheless, his greatsword swing was easily deflected by the black demon sword. Furthermore, with each clash of swords, the sharpness of the Dragon Killer continued to decrease.
"The demon sword with the attribute of darkness, huh? It was unexpected that it could break through the magic defense of the dragon spirit!"
"Then, what about this move?!"
As she received the black demon sword attack, Viona shouted spirit magic.
"Enjoy the melodious sound of the roar of the dragon, Dragon Ray!"
When the spell was finished being recited, a fiery red glint struck the black knight's helmet directly. Not giving the black knight any time to take out the sword skill again, they directly attacked him.
"Now it's time, attack!" Under the vice-captain's orders, the dragon knights rushed forward.
Although not at the level of Viona, every knight was a mighty and accomplished warrior. As the elemental aero attacked from all sides, its blade pierced through the black knight armor at the same time.
"Victory!" Just as Yuri cheered loudly. From the gap in the armor, numerous black chains shot out like tentacles.
"Uhuk, huh!"
Stabbed on the chest by jet-black chains, the dragon knights all fell to the ground. Nephesis Loran happily let out a terrifying roar. Absorbing a large amount of divine power the girls.
"Imust be!"
"Elemental aero we should have broken through that armor!"
Just as the girls who were captured by the chains would lose consciousness.
"Damn it, you monster!" Viona muttered by severing the black chain that would ensnare her by using the Dragon Slayer.
"Miss Viona..."
"Don't underestimate the Draconian dragon!"
Instilling divine power all over her body into the elemental aero, Viona attacked.
As he blocked the large body of the black knight by himself, he shouted at the vice-captain behind him, "Yuri, prepare to retreat, this is no ordinary opponent."
"But our pride as Dragon Emperor Knights of the Draconians, how can we be forced to retreat by one elementalist?"
"Retreat! Unless you want us all to fall here!?"
"Me-understand!"
As the Dragon Princess, Viona's instincts were truly extraordinary. Just through a few rounds of exchanges, he had already realized the deviant nature of the black knight before him.
Nephesis Loran roared from under the armor. The aura of the black knight looked much stronger than before.
Yuri's fire dragon spirit, Lindwyrm, carried his unconscious comrades on his back. The two dragon knights who were still conscious were also riding on their own dragon spirits.
Seeing them prepare, Viona also made the Dragon Slayer return to its black dragon form, Nidhogg and quickly climbed on its back.
The demonic sword Nephesis Loran produced a pitch-black light at its tip. Immediately, a pitch-black lightning burst out, destroying the trees in the forest without leaving a trace.
"Retreat!"
On Viona's orders, the Dragon Emperor Knight flew in a trained formation. However, Viona and her group had already left. Thanks to their regular rigorous training, the Draconian Dragon Emperor Knights had retreated in the most beautiful way.
In the night forest, Nephesis Loran's red eyes shone with dazzling splendor. The demonic sword held in the hands of the black knight disappeared as if it melted into the night sky.
A beautiful black-winged angel appeared from the air, landing lightly on the ground. Dark spirit Alicia, who had just transformed herself into an elemental aero of her own accord.
"As per Viona Spellister's reputation, how troublesome to deal with." Alicia put her finger on her wet lips, smiling mischievously.
"Although, suppressing the famous Dragon Emperor Knight as the strongest, this was enough as an achievement. It's almost time to finish."
The Demon King's will is awakened through forbidden magic. Nephesis Loran, the monster that had absorbed the divine power of many of these elementalists might have sufficient strength to rival him now.
"Kaizo, just wait. Now I'm gonna free the real you."
Alicia's twilight-colored eyes stared at the starry night sky and muttered, "Soon, I'll be able to tell you. The true meaning of our meeting."
Three years ago, swallowed by his Wish, his past memories had been fragmented. Like her now, she was a completely different existence from Alicia in the past.
Even so, shining glistening like a treasure, one important memory still remained. A feeling sweet enough to bring a stabbing pain to the heart.
Most likely, this is a feeling commonly known as love. Only the memory of that day is forbidden to be tainted by anyone, even by fate.
"If possible, Kaizo, I want to die in your hands."
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*Connected.....
*Note: This story is fictitious. If there is a similarity in the name of the character, the scene, or the story, it is a mere coincidence and there is no element of intentionality.