Volume 3 Chapter 250
by Need_More_SleepVolume 3 + Chapter 250: Death Descends
“Betray… humans, is that what you think?”
Xia Yi only felt disheartened.
Back when she was in the human world, even if the Schubert family treated her as a tool, she still fought to protect people.
Even knowing she had been abandoned, she still set foot on the path of slaying dragons without hesitation.
And in the end, all she received were such curses?
“Isn’t it?” the Knight King questioned Xia Yi. “Tia clearly invited you to return to the human world, to continue serving us humans, yet you refused. Isn’t that the act of a traitor?”
“Tia? You… are you saying…”
Xia Yi seemed to have guessed something.
“I suspected it from the start. You, evil dragon, would surely come to meet Tia. So I laid a formation in Black Swan City in advance, waiting for you to step into this grave.”
“You’re despicable!! Using such a method—Tia is your granddaughter, and yet you would use her?!” Xia Yi grew angry.
“Despicable? Laughable. Do the dragons even have the right to speak such a word?” the Knight King said coldly. “In the distant mythological past, the dragons used despicable schemes to manipulate us humans, leading to our downfall. Now, dragons dare to speak of being despicable in front of humans—ridiculous! This is the price evil dragons should pay!”
“Absolutely absurd.”
Xia Yi could not reason with the Knight King at all.
He was determined to kill her, no matter what she said here, it would be meaningless.
Under the Knight King’s leadership, the morale of the Holy Knights soared.
Although they knew of the enormous gap in strength between humans and dragons, not a single one was cowardly. They all wanted to fight here, to slay the dragons who entered the human world for the sake of humanity.
“Knight King, please move to the rear. This dragon has gone berserk and is far too dangerous. Allow me to command the battalion.”
The Great Knight Commander of the Holy Knights—the Silver Edge Knight—stepped before the Knight King, bowing courteously.
“Silver Edge Knight, from here on, it’s up to you.”
The Knight King turned and walked to a higher, safe position, consolidating the morale of the Holy Knights.
“As you command, Knight King. For glory.”
The Silver Edge Knight felt immense honor.
These knight battalions were under the command of the Silver Edge Knight.
The decision to lay the Holy Cross Formation here and ambush Xia Yi was entirely his doing.
He was like the director of this dragon-slaying drama.
Next came the scene he orchestrated, destined to be recorded in human history—the death of the evil dragon.
“Launch the attack!” the Silver Edge Knight commanded.
The Holy Knights raised their weapons and let out an inspiring war cry.
“Ice Arrow!”
Xia Yi infused the Rose Staff with magic, condensing ice-elemental magic into magical arrows and fired them.
“Holy Light Shield Wall!”
The heavily armored Holy Knights rushed to the front, raising shields and using holy power to form a wall. Their disciplined formation made a continuous golden barrier.
However, since their strength was not on her level, the ice arrows froze the wall, and the spreading ice-element magic created cracks.
Xia Yi raised the Rose Staff and struck the Holy Knights.
Boom!
The shield wall shattered instantly, and the Holy Knights were sent flying in disarray.
“For… glory!!” the Holy Knights yelled as they fell.
The hymn floated above the battlefield. The Holy Knights’ bodies emitted divine golden light, receiving the blessings of the Holy Cross Formation, and they stood up once more.
Extremely annoying, just like cockroaches.
“Damn it, these Holy Knights—if not killed, under the blessing of the Holy Cross Formation, they will rise again and again, endlessly.”
Xia Yi frowned.
Unless she struck deadly blows to eliminate them, but she did not want to hurt Tia’s heart…
“Hehehe, fallen Sword Saint, why not summon your Holy Sword and strike mercilessly?”
The Silver Edge Knight seemed to see through Xia Yi’s thoughts and chuckled coldly.
“Quickly, summon your Holy Sword! Then, take the Holy Sword that should have protected humanity and turn it against human troops! Use it to prove your betrayal!”
“You… shut up!”
Xia Yi knew this person was the Silver Edge Knight, one of the four great knights of the Holy Knights, likely the battlefield commander here.
Since the Holy Knights were so troublesome, she would first target the Silver Edge Knight to paralyze the command system.
“Protect the Great Knight Commander!!”
The Holy Knights attempted to form a formation to defend the Silver Edge Knight.
“Step aside!!”
Xia Yi effortlessly struck down the Holy Knights, charging straight through as if no one stood in her way.
The power gap between Silver Edge Knight and Xia Yi was too large. If she wanted to capture him, he would not be able to resist.
However, strangely, facing Xia Yi’s assault, the Silver Edge Knight remained unmoved, simply muttering: “Your turn.”
“Shine!! Holy Sword Balmung!!”
With a roar, blue light descended. The Holy Sword Balmung appeared, slashing toward Xia Yi.
Xia Yi instinctively raised her hand, blocking with the Rose Staff.
Clang!
The Rose Staff collided with Balmung, the two wielders clashed.
The person before her was the False Sword Saint!
A hybrid experiment, identical in appearance to Light.
“How are you here?” Xia Yi was surprised.
“Of course… to become a hero!!”
The False Sword Saint’s human eyes had transformed into dragon slits. He unleashed the dragon blood within, gaining the power of the dragons.
His body changed, his output power skyrocketed, and he immediately pushed Xia Yi aside.
Xia Yi was surprised. After the invasion of Laurel Academy, the False Sword Saint should have lost all morale and fighting spirit.
Yet now he could summon the Holy Sword again and fight before her.
“You can still fight?”
“Because I have gained enlightenment. I have sworn, no matter the cost, I will defeat you!”
The False Sword Saint raised the Holy Sword, pointing at Xia Yi.
“You have disappointed humanity! You should have been a human hero, inspiring all, but you chose to fall, siding with dragons, becoming a traitor! You betrayed humanity’s expectations!”
“You dare say that? Look at your current state!” Xia Yi retorted.
The heartbeat of the False Sword Saint was not human—it was the heart of a dragon, pounding.
His dragon transformation deepened, scales appeared on his skin, a dragon tail grew behind him, and his hands turned into claws.
“I am not like you, evil dragon. Even using dragon power, I still stand for humans! I am human! You chose to side with dragons, abandoning your heroic dignity to gain dragon power and turn against humans!”
Everyone could hear the False Sword Saint’s words.
It seemed the Holy Knights knew this, no one dared oppose him.
The Silver Edge Knight looked satisfied, silently nodding, approving the False Sword Saint’s declaration.
“Next, I will crush you! Completely replace you, and become the true dragon-slaying hero!”
The False Sword Saint declared.
Xia Yi paid no attention.
Even if he gained dragon power, so what?
In the end, he was just a hybrid of impure blood. Even a true dragon would not be her match.
“If you think you can defeat me head-on, then come,” Xia Yi scoffed, “you are no match for me.”
“Arrogance, pure arrogance. You have truly fallen, but for that arrogance, you will pay the price!”
The False Sword Saint did not attack Xia Yi. Instead, he stuck the Holy Sword into the ground, took out a ring, and put it on.
“Awaken, Ring of Clarity!”
The ring glowed mysteriously. A dark field radiated from him, rapidly expanding, covering Xia Yi’s location.
Xia Yi’s dragon instincts reacted, sensing a mortal threat. This mysterious ring’s field was extremely dangerous!
Even the nearby Holy Knights felt its effects more strongly than Xia Yi, each silently collapsing, unconscious.
Xia Yi charged at full speed toward the False Sword Saint.
“Too late! Pay for your arrogance!!”
The False Sword Saint’s face twisted.
“Erase her soul!!”
As he spoke, the black field shrank instantly, concentrating under Xia Yi’s feet into a small circle.
The terrifying impact engulfed Xia Yi, her body stiffened, her eyes lost their light.
“This is the moment!!” the Silver Edge Knight commanded. “Holy Cross Formation!”
Tens of thousands of Holy Knights released their holy power again. The Holy Cross Formation radiated golden divine light. Chains projected, piercing Xia Yi’s body, binding her.
“Ugh… ahhhh!! Ahhhh!!!”
The Ring of Clarity fell from the False Sword Saint’s hand. He clutched his head, wailing in agony.
This was the price of using the Ring of Clarity—the soul suffered excruciating pain, far beyond any physical headache.
Even with a robust dragon body, the extreme mental agony threatened to stop his heart.
“No, no… I cannot die… I must become… a hero!! I became like this for heroism!!”
The False Sword Saint wept blood, biting his teeth to maintain his fading consciousness.
His obsession would not allow him to collapse at this moment.
He had been warned of the cost of using such a legendary artifact. Even if he survived, his soul might be damaged, and he might not live ten more years.
But, as long as he could become a hero!
He must become a hero!
He focused on the silver-haired girl locked by the Holy Cross Formation.
This dragon’s power far exceeded all expectations, likely not in the same league as humans here.
Even the strongest False Sword Saint with the Ring of Clarity could not annihilate Xia Yi’s soul, he only restrained it.
“The gap… too large? Doesn’t matter. Restrain her, that’s enough.”
The False Sword Saint laughed.
With her soul restrained, she could not act—this evil dragon was about to be killed by him.
His dream was finally about to be realized.
“Hahaha, hahahahaha!!!”
The False Sword Saint laughed wildly, the happiest moment of his life.
He raised the Holy Sword, symbol of heroes.
“Now, under everyone’s gaze, I will become the dragon-slaying hero!!”
The Holy Knights all watched.
The Silver Edge Knight smiled.
The Knight King felt a weight lifted from his heart.
Everything was about to end.
Once a human hero, who went to the Land of Dragons to slay the Silver Dragon Queen and failed, abandoning human glory to side with dragons, becoming a human traitor—now, the human traitor was being slain by the power of humanity itself.
Human glory would endure forever.
This was the thought of everyone present.
“Evil dragon, today is your end! Die! Holy Sword, Balmung!”
The False Sword Saint sneered, stabbing with Balmung at Xia Yi’s chest.
He intended to end Xia Yi’s life with this strike.
However…
“Holy Sword Gram.”
A voice filled with killing intent rang out.
A sharp sword light shattered Balmung, striking the False Sword Saint. A gruesome gash appeared, blood gushed.
His arrogant expression froze, he could no longer hold Balmung.
The dragon hybrid looked at what lay before him with difficulty…
The silver-haired girl’s hands displayed the Holy Sword mark. Holy Sword Gram appeared in her hands, and the chains of the Holy Cross Formation were shattered by her dragon power.
Impossible.
The False Sword Saint thought. Her soul was already restrained by the Ring of Clarity, how could she act?
He could never have guessed the answer.
Another sword light flashed, severing the False Sword Saint’s head.
To the end, his eyes remained wide, unable to close.
At that moment, it seemed as if the world lost all sound. Deathly silence descended. The Knight King, Silver Edge Knight, and tens of thousands of Holy Knights could not believe what they saw.
“Were you the ones bullying Xia Yi?”
The silver-haired girl’s slit pupils glowed faintly. The power of the Silver Dragon royal blood suppressed everyone, almost suffocating them, shaking their bodies.
Humans could not comprehend the force she unleashed.
This was Xia Yi’s completely different aura—raw anger and killing intent.
One soul restrained, another soul liberated.
She would slaughter everyone here.
“Ants, are you ready to meet death?”