Chapter 180
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Volume 2 + Chapter 180: A Surprise Attack!
“Xia Lulu! Come out here right now!!”
The door to Queen Xia Lulu’s office was thrown open.
Xia Yi marched in, holding her teddy bear and striking an imposing pose, brimming with momentum as she stood in the doorway.
At that moment, Xia Lulu was replenishing her energy with desserts to relieve the stress of her overwhelming workload.
“Mmhm~ Good afternoon, daughter.”
“Hmph! Good afternoon!”
Though she was furious, her body was honest—she grabbed the hem of her skirt and bowed politely to Xia Lulu.
Courtesy before confrontation!
Xia Yi stormed up to her.
“You’re terrible, Xia Lulu!!”
“Oh? What did I do this time?”
“Why is my allowance completely gone?!” Xia Yi demanded. “I had so much allowance! Not only did you give me nothing, but you even deducted extra from me! The staff at the finance office told me—it was all your doing!”
“Oh my? Really?” Xia Lulu blinked innocently.
That feigned cluelessness only made Xia Yi angrier.
“Xia Lulu, cancel that order at once!”
“My dear daughter, let me ask you something. Last time, was it you who deliberately drugged Aili and then let her run wild, trashing the Dragon Palace?”
“Uh—well…”
Xia Yi instantly felt guilty.
That had happened, after all.
She’d drugged Aili, who then went berserk, and Xia Yi had secretly watched everything unfold from the shadows, grinning like an evil mastermind. Totally diabolical!
“Unfair! This is so unfair!! I won’t accept it!!”
Xia Yi threw a tantrum, deliberately avoiding the facts.
“You’re seriously throwing a fit?” Xia Lulu narrowed her eyes.
Xia Yi instinctively took a step back.
No!
I’m a human Sword Saint! How could I possibly cower before the Silver Dragon Queen?!
Besides, I’ve just advanced my power—I’ve stepped into Tier 4!
If I combine that with the Holy Sword, then against this Silver Dragon Queen… I might not be as powerless as before!
Yes!!
Why am I chickening out?!
I should stand firm!
“Hmph, trying to scare me, Xia Lulu? It won’t work,” Xia Yi sneered. “Don’t you know? My strength has reached a fearsome level! I’m not the same as I used to be. You can’t suppress me anymore. This punishment—cutting my allowance—it’s totally unjust!”
“My daughter, anyone can raise objections to me—even you. But whether I accept them or not, that’s a different story,” Xia Lulu smiled. “After all, we’re dragons. Talking isn’t as convincing as action.”
“Perfect, Xia Lulu. Then I challenge you! I’ll defeat you—and you’ll admit I’m right!”
Xia Yi was full of confidence now.
“Xia Lulu, do you dare fight me? If I win, you must cancel that order and obediently hand my allowance back over!”
“No problem,” Xia Lulu stood up. “Reading documents is boring anyway. Let’s kill some time.”
—
Xia Yi and Xia Lulu left the Dragon Palace and went to a remote hilltop near the royal capital.
It was here that Xia Yi had once challenged Xia Lulu before—and suffered humiliating defeat.
But this time was different.
Back then, she’d been only Tier 3.
Now, she is Tier 4.
And with the Holy Sword’s boost, she could even touch Tier 5.
That’s a drastic transformation.
After all, Tier 5 power was exceedingly rare across the land.
Of course, Xia Yi hadn’t lost her head. She knew better than to charge in recklessly like last time.
She had to create favorable conditions for herself.
“Xia Lulu, what Tier are you?” Xia Yi asked directly.
“My power level? Hmm, I forget. Lived too long—my memory’s not great,” Xia Lulu deflected.
Hmph! Your memory is just like your chest—not just lacking, but nonexistent!
…Of course, Xia Yi couldn’t say that out loud.
She’d done that once before in a moment of recklessness and completely infuriated Xia Lulu—leading to her loss.
A lesson well learned.
“Xia Lulu, don’t tell me you’re planning to fight me without handicaps?” Xia Yi taunted. “Even Atiya knew how to balance strength levels. Are you saying you’re dumber than ‘Big Smart’?”
“My daughter, how would you like to balance it?”
“If I can just land one hit on you, I win!” Xia Yi declared.
“Fine.”
Xia Lulu accepted instantly.
That’s… way too dismissive!
Xia Yi thought Xia Lulu would at least negotiate a bit—after all, this condition favored her tremendously.
Beating Xia Lulu head-on was still tough, but landing a hit?
That was much easier.
Because now she had not only her Tier 4 strength—she also held a powerful trump card.
With it, she was guaranteed to win!
“This battle will be nothing like before!”
Xia Yi raised her hand, and the Holy Sword Seal began to glow.
“Come forth—Holy Sword!!”
She summoned it. Now that she was Tier 4, the sword’s aura was even more formidable, exuding heavy pressure.
Xia Yi swung it, and the blade’s aura cut across the land, sending sand and dust flying.
“Let’s begin,” Xia Lulu said calmly.
In a fight between a swordswoman and a mage, the sword usually held the upper hand.
Thus, Xia Yi launched the first strike, darting toward Xia Lulu at blinding speed.
“Chant Suppression.”
Xia Lulu’s eyes lit with a faint glow. Her Silver Dragon Queen bloodline activated, letting her cast spells without chanting.
A massive fireball formed in the sky and crashed down like a meteor.
Xia Yi had no choice but to intercept it, slashing upward with the Holy Sword and sending waves of energy skyward.
But as she defended, Xia Lulu began her next move.
The Silver Dragon Queen started murmuring in Draconic, constructing multiple magic arrays around her.
In no time at all, layered multicast attack spells took form.
By the time Xia Yi cleared the fireball threat, Xia Lulu was already surrounded by spinning magic circles—transforming into a full-blown magic artillery battery.
“My daughter, it’s over. You won’t even be able to land a single hit now,” Xia Lulu announced smugly.
A barrage of spells rained down on Xia Yi. Xia Lulu only had to keep loading new magic into her formations, sustaining the onslaught.
In this kind of setup, Xia Yi couldn’t even get close.
Swords usually counter mages—but once a mage sets up a fortress, that advantage flips.
And Xia Yi had never fought a mage who used something as broken as chant suppression to skip the vulnerable early phase of battle.
“So dirty! This is so dirty!!”
Xia Yi yelled as she dodged incoming spells.
“What’s wrong? Is this what Tier 4 power looks like?” Xia Lulu mocked. “Feels like you’re even weaker than before—you can’t even touch me.”
“Ughhh! Why—why can’t I even land one hit?!”
Xia Yi was furious and flustered. The relentless magic fire turned her into a soot-covered mess—her once cute little face now smudged like a cartoon cat.
“Ahhh~ Toying with my arrogant daughter is so delightful~” Xia Lulu giggled behind her hand.
And in that moment—
Xia Lulu let her guard down.
The once-flustered Xia Yi smirked.
As if everything up to now had been a performance, all staged to exploit this one moment of carelessness.
Now!!
“Xia Lulu! Pay for your arrogance!!”
Xia Yi unleashed her unexpected trump card!
