Chapter 738 - 682: Koed (1/2)

It was a one-sided beating, quite literally. The other guardians did not even dare Lucy or get in her way.

Veia tried her best to defend herself by swinging around her sword or raising her shield to defend, however, her opponent's raw strength was simply too monstrous.

In just a matter of thirty seconds, Veia was beaten into a bloody pulp. There were bruises all over her body, which was now exposed due Lucy's kicks and punches. The resistant armor that was supposed to defend her had broken in pieces, and even her shield was on the verge of shattering.

There were occasions when the girl managed to land a hit, but even that did not cause a single scratch on Lucy's skin.

”You defeated my pupil using that thunderbolt, yes?”

”...”

”I'll let you summon it. Go Ahead.”

The white specter displayed a devilish smile as she stood a couple of paces away from the bloodied girl. Not an ounce of Nether Energy or Mana was emitting from Lucy, she was totally exposed.

Veia gritted her teeth and, with a lot of difficulty, stood up and took the stance of prayer with her sword positioned vertically across her half-broken brėȧstplate. With no one stopping or interfering with her brief, Veia was able to quickly conjure the thick thunderbolt, which soon descended upon Lucy.

Even at that point, Lucy did not make use of Ice Lotuses, her exceptional and deadly fusion fire, her devastating silver revolver, or even her Godspirit. Her right arm drastically changed in appearance and thick steam burst from the miniature holes throughout her frightening devil arm.

Just like earlier, she merely clenched her right hand and punched the incoming thunderbolt, resulting in an earth-shattering shock wave that sent Veia blowing hundreds of meters away.

It all happened within a couple of seconds and when the steam and dust cleared out, Lucy was standing still, unscathed and unperturbed.

”Is that it?”

”...”

She was like a ghost, her silhouette blurring and instantaneously appearing right in front of the fallen Veia.

”So much confidence and yet nothing to show off?”

It was apparent that Veia was beginning to taste the bitter taste of defeat, desperation and urgency showcased on her face, which lacked its usual composure.

The girl was glaring daggers at Lucy, her Holy Magic exploding forth, coupled with a loud war cry.

It did not take a genius to figure out what she was doing; Veia was using her Blood Essence, consequently, weakening her future potential and shortening her lifespan, in order to gain a brief but explosive burst of power.

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Outside of the trial stage, Cardinal Patrick, who was rendered dumbstruck by the miserable defeat of Veia, was currently panicking, especially after he witnessed his pupil's foolish attempt to retaliate against Lucy.

Very much like Veia, a threatening amount of Holy Magic emanated from his body and shining staff, but before he could do anything, an invisible and mountainous pressure weighed down on him.

”Cardinal, I don't think you should do that.”

Arthur appeared a couple of meters away, his eyes locked onto the old man. The High Priest, Melissa, attempted to interfere and explain things but one glance at Arthur made her lose the will to speak or even move. She dumbly stood there, trembling in fear and sweating profusely.

It wasn't the effect of the Black Dragon Formation, it was only Arthur and his unseen Dark Magic. It was so concentrated and seemed to devour everything in its way, including the Cardinal's pure and supposedly unrivaled Holy Magic.

”No one is allowed to interfere in the trials. I think I've made myself clear before.”