Chapter 849 - The Sword Stained by Blood (1/2)
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Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The glaring scarlet light column burst into the ceiling and in an instant, the air around the Bloody Field vibrated. At the same time, Rhode sensed an incredibly pure, powerful aura which silenced the entire battlefield.
The pure desire to slaughter, destroy, and perish; just like a shimmering blade that was unsheathed, announcing to the world its only purpose. The mighty aura sent chills down everyone’s spines as though one was holding a blade against their backs and at the very next moment, would be slicing through their thin skin and puncturing their hearts, mercilessly eliminating their presence in this world.
“Damn it.”
Rhode clutched the sword. This was the first time that he sensed such a pure, yet horrifying aura. But there wasn’t a single trace of murderous intent or hostility at all. Instead, it simply harbored desires to destroy and slaughter every being. Could this even be considered a holy sword spirit?
Rhode pondered on how tough his life would be if he managed to obtain it…
The aura was so strong that even the Bow Knights had to shift their attention away from the devils before them and stare vigilantly at the red light column. On the other hand, the devils had an even more dramatic reaction. They snarled while turning around and launching their attacks at the red light column. It was extremely rare for the devils with disorderly natures to do something together, which proved how threatening the situation was to them.
“Let’s go!”
Rhode came back to his senses. The surrounding devils were constantly ‘spawning’ and since most of them had turned their backs to him, it would be a waste if he let this chance go, wasn’t it?
“Everyone, attack! Eliminate all the devils!”
The Bow Knights immediately regrouped and in the blink of an eye, they lined up in the formation of an inverted triangle with Rhode in the middle. Lesa stood behind them in silence and lifted her staff while the Bow Knights aimed with their bows. Shortly after, a dazzling brilliance shone from the tip of Lesa’s staff and the Bow Knights released their arrows.
At the next moment… endless torrents of light engulfed the Bloody Field.
Thousands of light arrows streaked across the air, puncturing countless devils ruthlessly in an instant. Pale blue flames blazed in the sea of corpses and in the blink of an eye, almost half the devils were eliminated. The putrid pool of blood on the ground was devoured by the pale blue flames.
“A few of you, follow me. The rest, keep on fighting.”
This violent attack temporarily cleared out the path leading to the red light column and Rhode led Anne, Lesa, and around 20 Bow Knights to it. The remaining Bow Knights swiftly continued their attacks on the devils who had retaliated.
However, Rhode didn’t expect that the target had come to him instead.
As soon as Rhode arrived at the red light column, a sudden sense of nervousness forced him to a halt. Without any hesitation, he held his sword before him horizontally. This had nothing to do with experience or judgment. It was basically an instinct from the countless battles that he had gone through.
At the same time, danger appeared before him in a physical form.
The instant Rhode raised his sword, the devils’ encirclement was instantly ripped apart by a whizzing red radiance that blasted from within and aimed for him. Rhode was stunned by this ambush, but he quickly coalesced all his spiritual powers into the blade before him. Shortly after, a translucent, flickering barrier emerged around him and the red radiance arrived.
Boom!
When Rhode came back to his senses, he had already been blasted away and watched the inverted scene before his eyes. The sounds in this world had as though been muffled. But after a split second, the familiar sounds returned and overwhelmed his ears.
“Leader!”
Rhode heard Anne’s scream and found himself crashing into something soft. When he forced himself to his feet, he realized that Anne was behind him and gritting her teeth palely, with her shield already tossed aside. She heaved a sigh of relief.
“Phew… Leader, you scared Anne. Are you okay?”
“I’m fine…”
Rhode answered softly. But in fact, he was baffled. Although he reacted instinctively to the ambush, the passive defense talent [Spirit Armor LV3] was activated. Not only that, but he had also coalesced almost all his spiritual powers into his sword to form a spiritual barrier. But to his surprise, he was still struck away by the other party and relied on Anne for the rough landing. Moreover, he realized that his right hand which held Succubus was so numb that he couldn’t feel anything!
Oh my goodness, this holy sword spirit is basically cheating!
Rhode exclaimed inwardly. The last time he was this desperate was when he fought the Duke Fiend. But even the Duke Fiend wasn’t able to numb his arm. Besides, he was only around level 40 back then, but he had already transcended into the Legendary Stage! Furthermore, he possessed more strength than ordinary humans with that mysterious bloodline of his and yet he was still struck away? The strength of this holy sword spirit must be over the charts!
When he lifted his head to gaze at the ambusher’s true identity, he was astonished.
There was a mountain of devil corpses and a man stood above it. He wore a set of armor that only military soldiers would wear. He gazed at Rhode with a pale, lifeless expression and Rhode instantly knew that he wasn’t a human.
His body was ruptured with bloody organs flowing out from the large hole in his stomach. Not only that, but his arms and shoulders were also punctured with holes. If it weren’t for him standing upright, perhaps no one would think that he was alive. Moreover, blood was flowing out of his body continuously, fast enough to empty out his body within a dozen seconds now.
However, what caught Rhode’s attention was the huge, red sword in his hand.
The sword was nearly two meters in length and the blade was crafted from several scarlet materials and embedded with golden floral patterns like waves spreading across the blade, shaping into a bizarre pattern. What was more astonishing was that the sword seemed heavy and yet, the man actually lifted it with one hand. Not only that, but there were also thick steel chains extending out from the sword hilt, wrapping tightly over the man’s right arm, and piercing through his skin and into his body.
But at this moment, he heard a few shrieks from behind.
“Leader!”
“Sir! What happened? Why are you in this state?”
“Do you guys know him?”
Rhode turned around and asked curiously. The patrol captain turned to the man and in an instant, all the soldiers widened their eyes in disbelief. He swallowed his saliva and nodded in fear.
“Yes, Sir. That man used to be our captain. Our purpose of coming with you here is to look for him. But… why did he…”
“Does that sword belong to him?”
Rhode was disinterested in the man’s past because the sword was the most important detail.
“No, that sword… I heard that he found it while patrolling… Yes! That sword must be the curse of the devil! Ever since he picked up that sword, he became a totally different person. He became constantly preoccupied and even broke off from the patrol team and came into the Bloody Field by himself! If it weren’t for that sword…”
“I see.”
Rhode interrupted. He finally understood why that sword was possibly stronger than Succubus. Although he knew that none of the holy sword spirits were weak, this was still the first time that he witnessed one that was this insane. He lifted Succubus and injected some spiritual powers, when suddenly a familiar presence emerged.