Volume 3 Chapter 233
by Need_More_SleepVolume 3 + Chapter 233: Fighting Side By Side
“Damn it…”
The Knight Princess held the Holy Spear, locked in a standoff with the Ruins Guardian wielding a long spear. The battle had already gone on for a long time.
And already, many of the Temple Knights had fallen.
Before the might of the Ruins Guardian, ordinary humans seemed to stand no chance.
When she saw Xia Yi fall down just now, she was terribly worried, almost wanting to jump after her.
But she was held back by the Fearless Knight.
If she abandoned the people here to go after Xia Yi, it would be no different than letting them be slaughtered by the Ruins Guardian.
The responsibility upon the Knight Princess’s shoulders made it impossible for her to do so.
The only way was to defeat the Ruins Guardian as soon as possible, and then send someone to search for Xia Yi’s whereabouts.
“Roar…!”
The Ruins Guardian let out a low growl. The long spear in his hand seemed to ignite, blazing flames wrapping around it, burning fiercely.
It was an attribute enchantment!
The Ruins Guardian raised his spear and drove it into the ground.
The earth seemed to melt, the temperature rising rapidly, and then flames erupted like magma, spewing outward. Pillars of fire sealed off everyone’s movement, a sea of flames crashing down from above, covering their vision completely.
“Not good, where did the enemy go?!”
The Knight Princess realized the Ruins Guardian seemed to have merged into the sea of flames, disappearing without a trace. The whole place was saturated with fire-attribute magic, making it impossible to discern him.
When fighting the Ruins Guardian, the Knight Princess had a great limitation.
That was, her release of the Holy Spear could only stay at the surface level—she could not go deeper into full liberation.
Once the deeper liberation state was triggered, the power of the Holy Spear would increase explosively—so much that even she herself could not fully control it.
Just now, the Ruins Guardian’s strike with a sword had created a massive crater in the ground, causing large-scale collapse.
If the Knight Princess attempted a deeper liberation here to blow away the flames, she might very well blow apart this entire floor.
Whether it was the Doctor, or Sander, or the Temple Knights, all would die here.
But if she let the Ruins Guardian continue unchecked, the others might not be able to withstand such flames either…
The Knight Princess was caught in a dilemma—no matter which side she chose, the outcome would be disastrous.
“Tempest Slash!”
Swift as a storm, sword qi tore open a gap in the sea of flames.
Everyone raised their heads, following that mature, steady voice. They saw a Sword Saint in golden armor, holding a gleaming Holy Sword, leaping in.
Then he landed in the heart of the sea of fire, pouring sword qi into the ground, just like the Ruins Guardian had.
The sword qi turned into a raging tempest that swept across the space. In the howling wind, the blazing fire was scattered.
He displayed swordsmanship that left people in awe, and a mastery of sword qi at the highest level.
In the human world, only one had reached such an unsurpassed pinnacle of swordsmanship—
“Wright!!”
The Knight Princess cried out in joy.
“Is it actually the Sword Saint himself?!”
The archaeologist Sander revealed an expression of disbelief.
“Is it really him?”
“No mistake—it’s truly him,” the Fearless Knight said with emotion. “Mr. Sander, you should know best—the Holy Sword the Sword Saint is using right now, it is…”
“The prototype of Balmung—Gram.”
Sander himself had excavated this piece of history—how could he not know?
The Doctor gazed at the golden Sword Saint. “Why does it feel like he’s a bit different from the Human Sword Saint I saw before, not quite the same?”
The Temple Knights didn’t dwell on such details—they were all excited. Who would have thought that the hero of humanity would appear at such a crisis, to save them all!
“Tia, I’m here,” said the Human Sword Saint. “There were some monsters on the road—I was delayed—but I made it in time.”
“How are you here? And also…”
“Xia Yi is fine. I’ll explain later. First let’s deal with the enemy in front of us, or else everyone will be in danger.”
“All right!”
The Knight Princess nodded.
Hearing the Human Sword Saint say that Xia Yi was safe, she became relaxed, at least for the moment.
To the Knight Princess, Wright was more than just a fiance—he was an important and special person, the one she would unconditionally choose to trust in this world.
Then, the two of them stood together.
The wielder of the Holy Sword and the wielder of the Holy Spear—under everyone’s gaze—fighting side by side.
This sight made everyone present tremble with excitement, as if they were witnessing history itself.
What happened today could absolutely be recorded in the annals.
“Roar!!”
The Ruins Guardian bellowed in fury. Having his assault suddenly interrupted by the Human Sword Saint, he was enraged.
“Let’s begin, Wright,” said the Knight Princess.
“Right.”
The Human Sword Saint’s speed surged. He passed the Knight Princess and rushed to the Ruins Guardian, swinging the Holy Sword in a flurry of strikes.
Sword light blazed, sword qi crisscrossed.
Clang, clang, clang—!
The Ruins Guardian swung his long spear, but in the clash of strength he was actually being suppressed, driven back again and again.
“Slash!”
The Human Sword Saint swept the Holy Sword sideways, unleashing a strike so fierce it seemed to split even space itself.
To block it, the Ruins Guardian once more wreathed his weapon in flames and met it head-on.
But with the Human Sword Saint wielding the Holy Sword, holding nothing back, the Ruins Guardian could not be a match.
The weapon in his hands was severed by the Holy Sword.
“Pierce the enemy, Holy Spear!”
The Knight Princess appeared behind the Ruins Guardian. The Holy Spear shone with light, hurled straight through the Ruins Guardian’s body.
The spear carried him flying, pinning him against the Gate of a Thousand Miles. The burst of holy power made him take the full brunt of the blow. Then, after uttering a few obscure words, he dissipated.
“We won!!”
The Temple Knights shouted in unison to the Human Sword Saint and the Knight Princess, rejoicing in victory.
“Just now, didn’t the Ruins Guardian say something?” asked the Doctor.
“Mm, the general meaning seemed to be ‘you have passed the trial’—perhaps it was an acknowledgment of us humans,” Sander explained.
The long-sealed Gate of a Thousand Miles cracked open, light spilling through.
The gate slowly opened.
“It’s opening!! The legacy of the ancient human civilization is right there!!” Sander shouted in ecstasy.
“After so many of our comrades sacrificed themselves, at last…!” The Fearless Knight too was overcome with emotion.
A golden opportunity.
Seeing everyone’s attention fixed on the legacy of the ancient human civilization, the Human Sword Saint thought to slip away now, retreating several steps backward.
He needed to quickly find a place to drink the Conversion Potion, disguise himself again, and then return…
At that moment, the Knight Princess grabbed the Human Sword Saint’s hand.
“Wright, where are you going?”