Chapter 1253 - The Valkyrie’s Test (2/2)

The moment he entered the hall, the construct guard in the middle also seemed to detect his presence. She turned toward him immediately, raising and pointing the spear forward, as well as widening her mouth to yell.

“Come forth, Challenger. Let me see your worth!”

As the valkyrie bellowed, the beautiful magical ritual on the floor emanated a blinding, golden radiance. Shortly after, countless runes appeared in midair, sealing the entire battleground. Almost at the same time, Rhode emerged out of nowhere and leaped up.

Thank God!

He felt assured after witnessing the surroundings being sealed by the runes. At the very least, he didn’t need to worry about waves of construct guards charging at him anymore. Even though the valkyrie wasn’t easy to deal with, taking on a BOSS head-on wasn’t difficult for a Spirit Swordsman!

“Go!”

Rhode screamed, raising his arms and tossing out black and green cards from his hands. Shortly after, a specter young lady wielding an invisible sword and a young lady donned in a tattered dress, raising a huge longsword, and bound by steel chains appeared in midair. They dashed to the left and right in a pincer movement toward the valkyrie.

“Come forth, Challenger! Shall me your strength and prove your courage and determination!”

Facing this attack from Rhode, the valkyrie shrieked once again. Swish! She brandished the spear at her enemies. At the same time, the specter young lady’s invisible blade and Shira’s longsword slashed through the air and collided heavily against the valkyrie’s weapon and shield.

Clang! Clang!

Along with two deep, resounding clashes, the huge, scarlet longsword deflected the spear, while the specter young lady who struck the valkyrie’s shield flickered. She retreated in her barely visible form as though she were about to dissipate into air. She rotated her wrist and swung the invisible blade in a trail of gloomy blade light, launching another attack on the valkyrie.

At the same time, Rhode seized the opportunity to strike at the valkyrie’s opening. He flourished the dazzling holy sword, Star Mark, in the air, where a blade ray emanating spots of light dust charged straight at the gorgeous sapphire in the middle of valkyrie’s chest. Rhode had lots of experience dealing with construct guards. According to his experience, shattering the sapphire was the key to defeat the valkyrie!

The instant his blade ray was about to penetrate the sapphire, a rune transformed into a barrier that negated his attack. Rhode felt like his sword had punctured a thick layer of rubber and he couldn’t exert more force. At the same time, he caught a glimpse of the valkyrie widening her jaw, where golden flames coalesced in her mouth.

Boom!

Gushing flames slammed onto the ground. The scorching heat dispersed, raising the temperature of the air. The air became so hot that it twisted and warped. But at that moment, Rhode had already withdrawn to the side. He narrowed his eyes and stared at the valkyrie, while slashing multiple blade arcs with his right hand. Meanwhile, he held his left arm down. A blue card appeared in his hand, before vanishing in a bright flash.

The little mermaid who was swimming in the water ball showed up behind him. She raised her arms and along with this action, bone-piercing chilliness coalesced and filled the air, spreading white frost across the battlefield to curb the blazing flames. Meanwhile, Rhode’s blade rays slammed onto the valkyrie one after another.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Along with deep explosions, the burly valkyrie shook. But it was apparent that this attack didn’t deal enough damage to her. The valkyrie flourished the spear, striking Shira and the specter young lady away. Meanwhile, innumerable runes started swirling and operating around her body.

“Not enough, Challenger! You are not strong enough to defeat me!”

“She’s just a robot and yet she speaks so much crap!”

Rhode turned grim upon witnessing the cracks on the valkyrie left behind by his blade rays healing in an instant. He swung his left arm again and this time, the heavily-armored Centaur Knight appeared in midair. Rhode gestured to the specter young lady and Shira and in an instant, all three of them pounced on the valkyrie at once!

Ssss——!

Chilly winds rose from the ground, while ice edges coalesced and flew toward the valkyrie like swift arrows. Upon spotting the ice edges released by the little mermaid, the valkyrie let out a fierce bellow. The blazing barrier over her body devoured the ice edges mercilessly before they caused any damage. The valkyrie raised the spear with force and slammed its rear toward the ground, striking the Centaur Knight below her. Even though the heavily-armored Centaur Knight had raised its shield and resisted the assault, it was pounded flat in an instant, before metamorphosing into a faint spiritual radiance and returning as a card that vanished in sight.

But despite that, the sacrifice of the Centaur Knight gave Rhode another opportunity!

“Shira!”

“Heh, heh… Hahahaha!”

Upon hearing her master yelling her name, Shira burst into a crazy laughter. She raised her arms and all of a sudden, a dozen pitch-black steel chains flew out from her back, binding the valkyrie’s arms like strong, unbreakable vines that restrained her movements. The valkyrie erupted in rage, turning around to launch her attack on Shira. However, she didn’t notice the aquamarine brilliance that flitted across the air. It was the specter young lady. Her invisible sword flickered in a dazzling radiance in front of the valkyrie, enveloping her vision.

“Ahhhhhhh!”

For the first time, the valkyrie let out a blood-curdling scream. Her eyes were punctured mercilessly by the transparent sword, while her body was held down by Shira and she couldn’t budge at all. The only thing she could do was to raise her shield in front of her helplessly. But at that moment, she heard a deep, thunderous rumble approaching her, closer and closer…

Rumble…!

At the next moment, a magical cannon that appeared in midair slammed into her body, smashing her onto the wall. Then, spurts of steam erupted from the enormous barrel.

Shortly after, a blinding magical brilliance enfolded the entire hall.