Volume 3 Chapter 164
by Need_More_SleepVolume 3 + Chapter 164: Choice
Because he sensed a resonance with the Holy Sword’s imprint, he suddenly felt uneasy.
The reason he could now become the Human Sword Saint was because the previous Human Sword Saint challenged the Silver Dragon Queen and failed, ultimately dying.
The human world needed someone to fill the role of hero, and that’s when it became his turn.
If the previous Human Sword Saint were still alive, then he…
No!
The Sword Saint immediately dismissed this thought.
The previous Human Sword Saint was already dead.
Now he himself was the Human Sword Saint, the hero who could lead the future of humanity, the totem of faith for countless humans.
If that guy really came back, he wouldn’t mind pointing his Holy Sword at him…
“Lord Sword Saint, watch out!!”
A student from Laurel Tree Academy warned.
While Chimera was confronting the Human Sword Saint, it swung its tail.
Because of his earlier shock, he didn’t quite react in time, and the tail slammed into him.
Boom!
The Sword Saint was sent flying.
“Lord Sword Saint!!”
The teachers and students of Laurel Tree Academy cried out in concern.
He couldn’t fall. Right now, he was the hero.
A hero absolutely cannot fall.
The Sword Saint stood up from the ground.
He further unleashed his draconic aura. With his back to everyone, the human eyes in his face began to change, turning into the vertical pupils of a dragon.
“Monster, do you think you can defeat me just like that?!”
The Sword Saint raised his Holy Sword—Balmung—high into the air. A blue light floated around him, gathering onto the blade like scattered particles.
“Ahh!! That move!! Lord Sword Saint’s finishing move!!”
The students of Laurel Tree Academy shouted excitedly.
“It was this very finishing move that Lord Sword Saint used to fight the Silver Dragon Queen!”
The Sword Saint, holding the Holy Sword high, slashed down toward the Chimera.
“Sword of Hope and Victory!!”
The blue sword energy struck Chimera’s body. It tried to resist, but was still pierced through, pushed into the air, and then slammed down, its fused body shattered into pieces.
Victory.
“Ugh…”
The Sword Saint knelt on one knee, clutching his chest, his hand trembling slightly.
“Lord Sword Saint, are you okay?”
“Stay back!!” the Sword Saint snapped.
He absolutely couldn’t let others see his eyes right now. If they discovered he had the dragon clan’s pupils, his identity as a human hero could no longer be maintained.
A human hero, yet part of the dragon race.
That could never be allowed.
He took out a potion and drank it all in one go. Under the potion’s effect, his frenzied heart gradually calmed, and the dragon’s vertical pupils returned to human form.
“Phew…”
The Sword Saint let out a long sigh.
At the same time, he also noticed that the Holy Sword’s imprint on his hand was no longer resonating. He could no longer sense the Holy Sword wielder who had appeared earlier.
“Could it be… it was just my imagination?”
He was still confused.
“Lord Sword Saint, the spatial magic is almost complete, come quickly!” Biden shouted.
“Alright!”
The Sword Saint stood up and walked into the magic circle with Biden.
The other injured students were also being transferred into the magic circle by others.
—-
Hill did a headcount, and her expression changed dramatically, “No! Xia Yi—where is Xia Yi?!”
The Sword Saint furrowed his brow and found that the black-haired loli had indeed vanished.
Biden clicked his tongue.
That failing student really knows how to make trouble!
“That failing student already ran off—she went back to Laurel Tree Academy!” he said.
“Really?”
“Really! While you were all fighting the mutated magical beast, I was in the rear, saw it clearly—she fled mid-battle and ran back!”
Biden tapped the center of the magic circle with his staff, activating the circle to begin teleportation back to Laurel Tree Academy.
“We must go. The army of calamity beasts is almost upon us. If we wait even a bit longer to return to the academy, we’re all going to die!!”
“…”
Hill didn’t think Xia Yi would run. She was sure she had gone somewhere else.
In a situation like this, even if it were a teacher—could they truly be safe?
“I’m going to find her!”
Hill intended to leave the magic circle.
“This is not the time for you to act on your own! Hill, stop right there!!” the Sword Saint shouted. “Mr. Biden already said, that student has returned to Laurel Tree Academy—didn’t you hear?!”
Hill turned back and gave the Sword Saint a cold glance, completely ignoring his command.
“You…”
The Sword Saint was furious.
Why was his own student looking at him like that?
Just as the conflict was about to escalate further, Biden raised his staff and tapped the center of the magic circle.
“Spatial teleportation magic, activating!”
The runes on the magic circle lit up, and teleportation was imminent.
“Hill-sensei, this is not the time for conflict. You’re a senior teacher at Laurel Tree Academy—you must follow orders.”
“…”
Hill bit her lip, still torn.
She was worried about her teacher’s safety, but also felt that if she went alone to search, her strength was too weak. Wouldn’t she just be adding to her teacher’s burden?
She was well aware of her own strength and didn’t believe she could stand against calamity beasts.
The runes on the magic circle lit up one by one. Once they were all activated, the teleportation would begin.
But just as the last few runes were about to light up—
Whoosh!!
Chimera’s claw came flying.
Everyone’s expression changed drastically.
The core sphere on the disaster beast’s corpse, full of calamity energy, hadn’t been destroyed. It used its black aura to control the remains of the corpse and launched an attack at the magic circle.
Biden was fully focused on casting the extremely complex spatial magic and couldn’t pay attention to the situation outside. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have needed the Sword Saint to hold off the disaster beast earlier.
If this attack really hit the magic circle, everyone here would be doomed.
When casting spatial magic, not even the slightest mistake can be allowed—any error would bring total destruction.
Even trying to retaliate from within the circle could disrupt the spell.
The activation of the teleportation circle was imminent. Leaving now to defend outside would mean getting left behind, and afterward facing the endless wave of disaster beasts alone.
Everyone was frozen.
Either way—it was death!
Even the Sword Saint hesitated.
If it were teacher…
Hill’s eyes sharpened. She snatched a sword from a nearby student, dashed out of the magic circle, and blocked Chimera’s claw.
In the next instant, all the runes on the magic circle were fully activated, and the spatial teleportation was completed. Everyone—except Hill—was transported away.
The disaster army had already reached the ruined walls of Moon Laurel City.
The Sword Saint’s lone disciple was about to be swallowed by an endless tide of monsters.