Volume 3 Chapter 206.1
by Need_More_SleepVolume 3 + Chapter 206.1: Purgatory
After Xia Yi defeated the Apostle of Calamity, the fury within it turned back on itself, burning it to ashes on the spot, unable to resist at all!
After all, the Apostle of Calamity’s power comes from Calamity itself—the Legendary Beast!
Although the power of Calamity makes one far stronger, even surpassing ordinary life, this power is obviously not something good! If it backfires, death will leave not even a whole corpse!
“What is that?!”
Suddenly, Xia Yi saw something left among the ashes after the Apostle of Calamity was incinerated, emitting a faint red glow!
Curious, she approached and used magic to summon a breeze, blowing the ashes away.
Before her appeared a palm-sized, sheet-like object. It was transparent, allowing her to see inside, where sparks glimmered faintly. On its surface were intricate patterns, like inscriptions!
Taken as a whole, it looked very much like a…
Token?!
Xia Yi picked up this mysterious item, feeling a strange sensation, as if she could sense that this token had a function similar to a pass!
Even self-consuming flames couldn’t burn this token, proving that its level was extraordinary!
“Could this be an essential item needed to access some part of this subspace?!”
After a moment’s thought, she decided to keep the token. Perhaps at a critical moment, it would prove useful!
“Next, I should go…”
Xia Yi looked back.
Chasing the illusions created by the Apostle of Calamity, and after a battle, she had traveled a significant distance from the cave where she had rested.
The surrounding environment had changed, plants were sparse, the ground barren, and there were no signs of animals—it was much harsher!
She was certain, the further she went, the more dangerous it would become!
“Should I return now and wait for Tia?”
“Searching for her alone in this deserted place seems difficult…”
Just as Xia Yi was unsure what to do…
Hum!
A golden holy light appeared in her vision, followed by a surge of divine power!
It was the Holy Spear!!
Xia Yi immediately realized: it must be the Knight Princess, fighting with the Holy Spear against something!
Could it be, like herself, encountering the Apostle of Calamity?!
Now she seemed to understand why the Knight Princess had abruptly left the cave in the middle of the night.
Surely, she must have seen an illusion and chased after it, just like Xia Yi!
“I must hurry over now!!”
Xia Yi locked onto the source of the divine aura, determining her destination!
However, she also noticed something.
During the recent battle, she had inadvertently unleashed her dragon form.
Since that was the case…
She took out the transformation potion.
Gulp!
The silver-haired loli drank the entire bottle at once. The potion’s effect began immediately, and she struggled to hold her consciousness!
Hold on… hold on… I can’t faint here!!
Xia Yi gritted her teeth, fighting to remain aware.
Fortunately, last time she had endured a similar situation, so perhaps she had gotten used to it. This time, she did not faint but returned to a suppressed state.
This transformation took even less time than before.
From a silver-haired dragon loli to a black-haired human loli!
Xia Yi had no time to wonder why and quickly moved toward the Knight Princess!
…
Xia Yi arrived at the source of the divine aura and saw almost exactly what she expected.
The Knight Princess was locked in a fierce battle with the Apostle of Calamity!
“You… you dare—kill him!!”
The Knight Princess, wielding the Holy Spear, shouted at the Apostle of Calamity, whose body was wrapped in blazing flames!
“Damn dragons!!”
“Dragons?!”
Xia Yi frowned.
Could it be that the Knight Princess had seen a dragon kill someone she valued deeply?
Just like Xia Yi had seen the witch Saphia kill Hill!
No wonder the Knight Princess was so furious!
“I won’t forgive you, Star-Piercing Spear!!”
The Knight Princess raised the Holy Spear, light blazing from its tip, and charged forward!
Her speed was incredible, the recoil even cracked the ground!
Clearly, she had murderous intent, targeting the Apostle of Calamity!
“Roar!!”
The Apostle of Calamity roared, spreading its arms as the flames burned even hotter. It didn’t retreat but met her head-on!
The flames collided with the Holy Spear, and the Apostle of Calamity exploded like a bomb!!
In an instant, flames shot skyward, and the blast wave lifted the ground!
Though the Knight Princess could have retreated to avoid the explosion, she seemed out of control, caring only to annihilate the enemy!
The Holy Spear resonated with the runes on her hand, spreading divine golden light!
“Holy Spear, unleash!!”
Divine power surged through her!
“Judgment Thunder!!”
Enduring the blast, she poured out her divine power. The golden light became golden lightning, dispersing the flames and ruthlessly piercing the Apostle of Calamity!
Under the Knight Princess’s wrathful technique, the Apostle of Calamity was defeated, consumed by its own flames!
“This isn’t over yet!!”
The Knight Princess’s anger did not subside!
Though victorious, she continued lashing the near-ash Apostle with the Holy Spear!
“Knight Princess!!” Xia Yi shouted!
“Judgment Thunder!!”
The Knight Princess seemed oblivious to Xia Yi, still striking the nearly-ash Apostle with golden lightning, venting meaningless rage!
“This state… is the same as mine just now…”
Xia Yi frowned.
If left unchecked, the Knight Princess would be consumed by anger, losing her reason!
Xia Yi, with her calm mind, could control her emotions, even in an abnormal situation.
But the Knight Princess could not.
Now, Xia Yi had to find a way to make her notice her!
Rose Staff!!
Xia Yi summoned her Rose Staff and cast a spell—Frost Missiles!!
Swish, swish, swish—the frost missiles shot out, drawing arcs in midair, exploding in front of the Knight Princess!
“Who?!” The Knight Princess turned her head toward Xia Yi!
The moment was fleeting. Now the Knight Princess’s attention was on her!
Any meaningless words would immediately be drowned by anger!
Thus, her next words were critical!
“…Wright is not dead!!”
Xia Yi shouted loudly, repeating it!
“Wright is not dead!!”
“Wright is not dead!!”
The Knight Princess’s eyes regained some light upon hearing Xia Yi!
“Wright is… not dead…?” she murmured.
As expected, it worked!!
Xia Yi was delighted, her guess had been correct!
Perhaps the Apostle of Calamity made the Knight Princess see that the dragons had killed the human sword saint—herself!
Now she only needed to apply the right remedy!
“…Awakening Spell!!”
The Knight Princess seemed to realize her state was abnormal. She lowered the Holy Spear, ceased the meaningless strikes, and released divine power to regain clarity!
Xia Yi watched silently nearby, not interfering.
After an unknown period, the Knight Princess slowly opened her eyes and stood up, seemingly back to normal!
“Knight Princess, how are you feeling now?” Xia Yi asked with concern!
“It’s terrifying… I was almost controlled by Calamity… I…”
The Knight Princess suddenly stiffened, her hands trembling. She bit her lip, as if suppressing a surge of emotion!
“It’s okay… I’m fine now…”
Xia Yi looked at her with concern!
Without a calm mind, this effect would be hard to dispel quickly!
“Thank you, Miss Xia Yi. If it weren’t for you, everything might have been lost…” the Knight Princess forced a smile!
“It’s nothing! I was worried, seeing you absent from the cave, so I followed and coincidentally felt the divine power fluctuations…”
Xia Yi spoke while secretly observing the Apostle of Calamity!
Strange—why couldn’t she see the token after it was burned?
“I barely regained some strength, only to have it drained again in that battle…” the Knight Princess lamented. “This subspace may be more dangerous than any monster I’ve fought before!”
“Shall we return now?” Xia Yi suggested!
“All right.”
The Knight Princess agreed!
The two prepared to return to the previous cave!
However, they hadn’t gone far when the subspace underwent another anomaly!
Xia Yi saw a red light ring shoot across the sky!
Turning her head, she found the source in a hellish area of the subspace!
The ring continued to expand outward, engulfing the entire subspace!
Boom!!
The whole space trembled!
“What’s causing this spatial disturbance?!” The Knight Princess’s expression changed! “Could something be happening?!”
Before her words finished, a crimson light curtain rose at the horizon, connecting the sky and the far ground!
Xia Yi was surprised to see that the entire distant area of the subspace was covered with similar light curtains, not just one direction!
The curtain moved at a steady pace toward the light source, crushing everything it touched!
“Why is this anomaly happening?!” The Knight Princess was puzzled!
Xia Yi also found it baffling!
It seemed to be forcing all life in the subspace toward the source of the light—the hellish area!
Only one being could create such a light curtain—the Beast of Wrath, Samael!!
“Knight Princess, we may have no choice but to head there!”
Xia Yi pointed to the distant, fire-filled hell!
“If we return to our previous resting spot, we might encounter these light curtains! Under such terrifying energy, we could be obliterated!”
“It seems we have no other choice…” the Knight Princess nodded! “Perhaps the path we were originally taking is within that hell, and maybe…”
Although she didn’t finish, Xia Yi understood!
They might be trapped here forever!
“We have no other options!”
“No matter what, Miss Xia Yi, as long as I’m not down, I won’t let anyone harm you!”
Even without her usual golden armor, her slightly youthful appearance didn’t diminish the firm resolve behind her words!
…
Xia Yi and the Knight Princess moved together, heading toward the center!
Since the curtain’s movement took time, they agreed to slow their pace as much as possible!