Chapter 475: “So, You’re Trying to Steal My Girl?”
“Thud!”
As this clear landing sound echoed, all those hidden in the shadows were startled.
The person who appeared before Shien was beyond everyone’s expectations.
“Aldia!?”
Ancil abruptly turned his head and looked behind him but couldn’t see the knight who had always been by his side.
Yes.
The opponent who appeared before Shien was Aldia.
“It’s him…!?”
“How did he get out there!?”
“Could it be…?”
Everyone was in an uproar.
“It’s actually him?”
Rockto’s expression also changed, and then an even stronger fighting spirit burned in his eyes.
“This will be a good show.”
Harvis, Jacinta, and Yuler had this thought.
“Master Aldia?”
Lia covered her mouth, and even Charl beside her seemed startled.
Shien, on the other hand, looked at Aldia, who had suddenly appeared before him, with an amused expression.
“I didn’t expect you to be the first one to show up.”
Shien calmed down Yulin, who was about to make a threatening gesture, and turned his gaze to the other side.
There, Aldia stood expressionlessly, holding his sword.
Then, the strongest knight of the human race spoke.
“I said before that I’m interested in your strength, especially now that you seem different from before.” Aldia stared intently at Shien, a rare flicker of emotion in his eyes. He said in a deep voice, “Although I feel a bit bad for His Majesty, this seems like a good opportunity. This was your intention, wasn’t it?”
Aldia had seen through Shien’s thoughts.
He knew that Shien was looking for an opponent to test his current strength.
Aldia understood this impulse.
“Back then, after entering the inner sanctum, achieving a breakthrough, and becoming a legendary-level expert, I was also eager to find someone to test my strength, just like you.” Aldia said, “Or rather, everyone who entered the inner sanctum and gained something felt this way after coming out. It’s just that they weren’t as reckless as you, directly releasing their magic power and provoking all the experts in the capital.”
“Really?” Shien raised an eyebrow and said nonchalantly, “So, you already knew that I entered the inner sanctum?”
“It’s not a secret.” Aldia said calmly. “Is it?”
Indeed.
The fact that Shien and Lucy visited the temple and were preparing to enter the inner sanctum wasn’t only known to the Holy Sword Knights, but also to all the priests in the temple.
Moreover, with Shien’s sudden increase in strength, anyone who knew about the inner sanctum’s existence would naturally think that he had already entered it.
Since that was the case…
“Many people are curious about your current strength.” Aldia looked directly at Shien and said, “Including me.”
Shien narrowed his eyes.
He was still a bit surprised.
Although he knew that Aldia was paying attention to him, Shien hadn’t expected that when he urgently needed someone to test his current strength, the first person to appear before him would be Aldia.
This Kingdom’s Shield, who always appeared cold-blooded, ruthless, and indifferent, actually abandoned his duty of protecting the king and appeared before him to test his strength. How could Shien not be surprised?
However…
“Alright.”
Shien couldn’t help but smile.
And he smiled happily.
The reason was simple.
“As an opponent, you’re qualified.”
As the Commander of the Kingdom’s Royal Knights, a descendant of the Hero like the royal family, and a legendary-level expert at level ninety-eight, Aldia was known as the strongest knight of the human race, second to none.
Even Lucy had mentioned more than once that in the Kingdom, the only person she wasn’t confident she could defeat was this Commander of the Royal Knights.
This Commander could even suppress Diere in her demonized state and had once been by Diere’s side. Even when Shien and Lucy were fighting with all their might, this Commander could sever both their [Magic Sword] attacks with a single sword strike. His strength was astonishing.
Now, Shien could use [Outer Awareness of Heaven’s Decree] to see the terrifying magic power burning like magma within Aldia, telling him how powerful this opponent was.
Frankly speaking, in the current era, besides those transcendent beings like the Three Goddesses and the Six Demon Lords, the strongest in all of Omnipotence was this level ninety-eight Commander of the Royal Knights.
His strength was said to be no less than any of the thirteen human heroes who fought against the Beast Demon a thousand years ago. He was the current strongest human, the pillar of the Kingdom. Even a legendary expert like Rockto wanted to challenge him.
If such an opponent wasn’t qualified, then who was?
“Let me see then.”
Aldia drew his sword first.
“Let me see if you have the ability to force me to use my Unique Skill.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding air changed.
It became incredibly heavy.
The terrifying magic power, burning like magma within Aldia, was unleashed.
That magic power seemed to ignite the entire world, the temperature rising rapidly.
Shien, without hesitation, drew his Holy Sword.
“Clang—!”
At this moment, a massive broadsword suddenly slashed down from before Shien, striking the Holy Sword he had just drawn, creating a resounding clang like a bell.
A powerful gust of wind erupted.
The terrifying force shattered the ground beneath Shien’s feet.
Dust and debris exploded around Shien, rising like a sandstorm.
Aldia’s figure then appeared before Shien, maintaining his sword-slashing posture, confronting Shien.
This scene was exactly the same as when Shien and Lucy were fighting in the palace arena, and after their battle was stopped, Aldia suddenly attacked Shien.
The only difference was…
“You’ve become much stronger than before.”
Aldia looked at Shien, who had blocked his attack with the Holy Sword, his expression unchanged, even looking somewhat relaxed, not showing any signs of strain, and said these words.
Back then, although Shien blocked Aldia’s sword strike, he was almost injured by the impact and felt immense pressure.
And this time, Shien effortlessly blocked Aldia’s probing attack with just one hand.
Shien grinned.
“Speaking of which, we haven’t settled the score from that time yet.”
When these words reached Aldia’s ears, his pupils constricted.
Because a hand suddenly reached out from behind him and landed on his shoulder.
Shien’s figure appeared behind Aldia like a ghost.
“Just in time, let’s settle the score from that time.”
As these words reached Aldia’s ears, he shuddered, a sense of crisis rising in his heart.
“Clang—!”
Shien’s Holy Sword slashed down, mercilessly aimed at Aldia’s head.
“Boom!”
An explosive sound echoed in the plaza in front of the Buztout mansion.
A terrifying shockwave erupted there, creating a gust of wind and kicking up dust, as if an explosion had occurred.
“They’re fighting!”
“Earl Buztout and Marquis Elvenbein are fighting!”
The experts hidden in the shadows couldn’t help but exclaim.
“Aldia…”
Ancil also held his breath, his attention completely captured by the sudden battle, no longer caring about anything else.
“Roar!”
Yulin also rose into the sky, roaring excitedly as she watched the fierce battle.
In the plaza, amidst the storm of dust and debris, two figures, like meteors chasing each other, suddenly dashed out.
“Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang…!”
With a series of intense metallic clangs, the two meteor-like figures unleashed a flurry of sword strikes, the Holy Sword and the greatsword colliding at a terrifying speed.
Sparks flew with every collision.
Shockwaves erupted with every clash.
Shien and Aldia instantly entered a fierce battle, like thunder clashing against lightning, a needle against an awl, or even a meteor colliding with the earth, instantly erupting with astonishing power.
And in this fierce battle, the one who gained the upper hand first was Shien.
“Swish!” “Swish!” “Swish!” …
Shien’s figure not only moved as fast as a meteor, but also flickered like a phantom, appearing to Aldia’s left, then his right, then in front of him, then behind him, instantly creating countless afterimages, as if forming an army, relentlessly attacking Aldia.
“He can actually teleport…!?”
Aldia’s expression changed upon seeing this.
Teleportation was a very high-level ability, basically only appearing among Spatial Magic users. It was almost impossible for a warrior who hadn’t learned Spatial Magic to possess such an ability.
Aldia had heard that some legendary-level experts had coincidentally learned some skills in this area, but those skills usually had limitations, either requiring being attacked to activate, only usable for dodging, or only usable under specific conditions. He had never heard of a warrior who could teleport at will like this.
This was an ability that directly connected with space, something even experts of the Divine Race and the Demon Race had difficulty achieving.
And Shien seemed to have mastered this god-like ability.
No, not just this one divine skill.
At this moment, the swordsmanship Shien displayed was also god-like.
“Swish!”
Shien suddenly appeared before Aldia, the Holy Sword in his hand like an arc of light under the moonlight, unleashing countless sword strikes in an instant.
His attacks were sometimes fast, sometimes slow, sometimes heavy, sometimes light, sometimes ordinary, sometimes concealing deadly intent, as if the sword strikes themselves had gained sentience, making Aldia repeatedly misjudge the timing and strength of his defense.
Such divine swordsmanship, coupled with the ability to teleport, instantly put Aldia at a disadvantage.
If it weren’t for his high level, strength, and rich combat experience, Aldia was certain that he would have already been knocked down by those terrifying sword strikes, unable to fight back.
“You’ve actually become this strong…!?”
Aldia knew he couldn’t hold back anymore and unhesitantly unleashed his magic power, gathering his [Magic Sword].
However, at the same time, among the countless sword strikes, one suddenly pierced through the air, like the deadly stinger of a scorpion’s tail, striking the greatsword where Aldia was gathering his [Magic Sword].
“Bang!”
Aldia’s gathering [Magic Sword] instantly dissipated, his magic power forcibly dispersed.
“What!?”
Aldia couldn’t believe his eyes.
At this moment, Shien’s voice came,
“There’s nothing to be surprised about.” Shien said, “To use [Magic Sword], the most basic condition is to gather enough magic power on the weapon and form a magic blade.”
“Therefore, with keen eyesight, agile movements, high-level swordsmanship, and powerful magic control, one can use their own magic power, through the collision of weapons, to disperse the opponent’s forming [Magic Sword] and prevent it from solidifying.”
This was an ability that only the current Shien possessed.
[Outer Manifestation of Heaven’s Decree] granted him unparalleled perfect combat techniques, his weapon skills reaching the divine realm.
The enhanced perception and senses from [Outer Awareness of Heaven’s Decree] also gave Shien unparalleled eyesight in battle.
[Outer Perception of Heaven’s Decree] gave Shien the ability to teleport, providing him with sufficient agility and speed.
Coupled with the unparalleled magic control brought by [Inner Perception of Heaven’s Decree], Shien was finally able to achieve this astonishing feat.
“I’ve indeed become different from before.”
Shien’s voice was filled with amusement.
“You’ll suffer if you underestimate me, Commander Aldia!”
As he spoke, Shien appeared above Aldia’s head, like a bolt of lightning, diving down and raising his Holy Sword, unleashing a strike towards Aldia’s head with a sonic boom.
“Clang—!”
Aldia only had time to raise his broadsword above his head in a hurry, then with a loud clang, he was sent flying by a terrifying force, crashing towards the ground.
“Tit for tat. This is for last time.”
Shien’s voice echoed.
“Bang!”
Aldia crashed into the ground, creating a cloud of dust and a shockwave, buried by the debris from the shattered ground.
“Aldia!”
Ancil couldn’t help but exclaim.
“How could this be…!?”
Lia also exclaimed in shock.
“Commander…!”
This time, it was Charl who covered her mouth.
As for the experts hidden in the shadows, they all gasped.
That Aldia was actually defeated like this?
H-how was this possible?
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