CHAPTER 525: CHAPTER 475: GOLD COINS ARE BURNING!

Whoosh——

The 200-meter-long flame giant sword in his hand abruptly tilted like a collapsing mountain, and the flying alchemy bullet was easily knocked away. However, at the moment of contact with the flame giant sword, it had already shown signs of melting.

Olivia, standing in mid-air, was not disappointed either. When facing enemies alongside Aiven, her role in the battle was supportive, and she would never rush in to cause confusion.

Just using the sniper firearm for constant long-range interference, ensuring that Griffith couldn’t focus on dealing with Aiven, was a significant contribution.

Of course, a single alchemy firearm could only serve as a distraction. Without three to five top snipers collaborating, it was wishful thinking to contend with a Great Knight.

Boom! Boom! Boom!...

In this situation, the rate of fire was obviously far more important than power.

Activating the [Rapid Fire Mode], streaks of dazzling fire lines forced the Peak Grand Knight to retract the "sword" for defense. Even a Tier 3 Extraordinary wouldn’t dare to physically resist the alchemy firearm.

Under Olivia’s cover, Aiven transformed into a thunderbird, carrying dazzling blue lightning, plummeting from the sky.

Circles of barely noticeable blue-white electric field ripples emanated from him, forming a protruding crest at the tip of the bird’s beak, piercing through the moist air.

Swoosh!

[Desperate Thunder Swordsmanship: High-Voltage High-Frequency Pulse]

After witnessing the three innate skills Uncle Gel acquired from the [Symbiont: Thunder Core] and comprehending their principles, Aiven had already replicated them into his own extraordinary swordsmanship through his powerful control over the life magnetic field.

Though it didn’t have the majestic power of natural thunder tearing the skies, it was stealthy and swift.

Crackle...

No matter how fast the reaction speed of a Grand Knight, it couldn’t surpass lightning. Even with the protection of Combat Qi Flame, he was still flung back like a regular person hit by high-voltage electricity.

However, the residual electric sparks on his body quickly subsided under the suppression of the Combat Qi Flame.

Besides a slight stiffness in his body, it didn’t cause much harm to him, but it did break his momentum in pursuing the "Storm Horn."

Once again, he swung his sword, knocking away the incoming alchemy bullets one after another.

Looking at the "thunderbird" preparing for another dive after circling in the sky and the sniper musketeer on a Wild Wind Steed shooting continuously in the air, Griffith’s expression had already darkened noticeably:

"Two Wizards?!"

He originally thought that the quasi-legendary battleship, easily within arm’s reach, would be equipped with two wizards, and that thunderbird seemed to possess Tier 3-level thunder attribute casting ability.

Aiven, who had been in the military for less than three years, was considered a rising star. Although Hilus’s intelligence network was powerful, it clearly lacked documentation on such dark horse-like figures. And no one on the same ship knew Olivia’s true abilities, let alone them.

Wizards were notoriously adept and difficult to deal with. With two wizards relying on mobility far superior to that of knights, constantly harassing each other, it’s not impossible that they might really cause him to be defeated and allow the quasi-legendary battleship to escape.

"Dean Webster!"

Since it had come to this crucial moment, there was no need to hold back any cards.

On the "Red Maple," flying swiftly through their battlefield, Dean Webster flipped his hand to reveal another familiar-looking parchment scroll.

But this time, the divine skill he activated was another one—[Divine Skill: Word Spirit].

"I declare: Flying is prohibited here, alchemy firearms are prohibited here, the effects of witchcraft are halved here..."

The greater the restriction on the enemy, the greater the energy consumption of the scroll. Prohibiting alchemy firearms was obviously much less consuming than prohibiting alchemy tools, and prohibiting flying was less consuming than prohibiting witchcraft usage.

Considering the mobility of a Tier 3 Extraordinary, this range was thirty kilometers!

By the time he moved to restrict witchcraft, the scroll had already burned out.

But Aiven and Olivia still felt that the "magic element" in this vast sea area had become slightly sluggish, reduced by about ten to twenty percent.

After casting this divine skill, the "Red Maple" continued its relentless pursuit towards the "Storm Horn," with Dean Webster still having one last scroll of the same kind. Even without the help of a Grand Knight, it would be enough to complete the mission.

Behind the "Red Maple."

Plop! Plop!

Aiven and Olivia had simultaneously plummeted from the air.

After hitting the water, Olivia immediately activated the activated beast hide from the Fine Black Cloud Shark and switched to a completely beastly form, transforming into a slender, colorful shark.

At first, her skin displayed a fluorescent gradient from blue to purple to magenta, like a dazzling gemstone. With a twist, she had already completely "melted" into the water and disappeared.

But in the next moment.

Sss... sss... sss...

Streams of continuous high-pressure water jets shot out, further impeding Griffith’s steps.

"Damn little mice!"

The Peak Grand Knight was already more than fed up by now.

With a single hand on his chest in a praying gesture, long and solemn prayers flowed from his mouth.

Two dark red dots quietly emerged in mid-air, swiftly expanding into two holes with a three-meter diameter, with a "pop" sound, as if piercing through a thin membrane.

Scalding magma poured down, accompanied by two gold-colored fish-shaped demons radiating a golden-red light, their bodies covered with luxurious thorn-like spikes. More accurately, they should be defined as "Celestial Creatures."

As soon as they touched the water, these creatures, possessing Tier 2 peak strength, with a pungent sulfur smell, rushed swiftly toward Olivia.

Whether or not they were optically invisible was meaningless to them, as they never relied on vision.

[Divine Summoning: Molten Fire Fish]

Among the Eight Great Virtues of knights, Griffiths did not follow the paths of humility (loyalty), bravery, or honor that kings favored. Instead, he followed the "soul" path of the church’s Holy Knights.

Thus, this Divine Favored Knight from the Volcano Knight Order of the "Eternal Flame" church was akin to the Iron Wall Knight Order of the "Iron Cross Church." As an armed force guarding divine authority, they had the right to use some divine arts due to their devout faith.

To understand the will of the gods and to implement their will was their mission!

Griffiths continued to pray, and divine art light once again enveloped him.

The Spiritual Light of divine art completely ignited the red Combat Qi Flame on his body, transforming it into a substantial flame, and converging into a Flame Badge of the "Eternal Flame" church above his head.

[Divine Skill: Flame Holy Emblem]

Effect: Increases control over fire elements, incrementally with faith level.

Blazing...

Simultaneously, the Flame Giant Sword in his hand, under the control of fire, gradually shrank and condensed into a Fire Elemental Longsword that was only two meters long, with white light tinged with blue, apparently more powerful.

In an instant, it seemed that this was no longer the sea, but a thermal pool near a volcano, with white steam beginning to rise.

Aiven, also on the sea’s surface, knew Olivia’s real strength. Without using Gem Witchcraft, mere two Tier 2 fish monsters couldn’t harm her.

Clang——

The strongest thunder-attribute longsword, Lightning Rod, at his waist had been unsheathed. At this moment, he no longer cared about distinguishing between White Knights and Brigadier General Galliot.

His gaze intensified.

With each breath, a thunderous roar erupted, and the next moment, his military boots and cuffs turned to powder in the suddenly intensified thunderlight at his ankles and wrists.

Aiven retained the Thunderbird Wings on his back. Chains of lightning tearing through the air connected six flashing thunder rings, with rune engravings on his limbs flickering with substantial light, turning the exposed skin of his limbs into a resplendent bright blue.

The strongest ability in Desperate Thunder Swordsmanship——[Extraordinary Secret Technique: Thunder God Battle Form].

This is the ultimate secret technique available to Aiven after becoming a Sword Master, amplifying combat power by 100%. His attacks were as heavy as mountains and as swift as thunderbolts, capable of overcoming the planet’s magnetic field for physical flight under normal conditions.

Pa!

Aiven, having revealed his trump cards in succession, looked across at Griffiths. Between them, the air crackled like popping beans, with electric arcs and sparks visible.

Clearly, neither intended to uphold martial virtue...

Boom——

Yet, the first to fight was not them, but Olivia, who had completely abandoned her shark form of Roddy in favor of her original girl appearance.

Her black silk-like hair flowing in the wind, snow-white skin, red lips, and her sapphire eyes shimmering like galaxies. She was already adorned with a full set of "gemstone armament" — necklaces, earrings, rings, bracelets, anklets... nothing was missing.

A deep blue gemstone flower adorned her head, a small gemstone staff in hand, with a gemstone dress elegant but not ostentatious. The light blue transparent crystal shoes faintly revealed her exquisite toes.

The surging Magic Spiritual Light around her could practically blind others.

Toni——

She raised her left hand, where the tourmaline rings on her middle and ring fingers shimmered with electric light, each flicker sending a plasma bullet towards the two Molten Fire Fish, easily knocking them off balance.

[Tourmaline: Thunderclap Cannon!]

However, in pursuit of the greatest power, Olivia chose to overburden the gemstones’ Spirituality, causing the two rings to dim at a visible speed.

In the "Gem School," jewelry embedded with different types of gemstones has various magical effects. The gemstones can store a wizard’s magic power and all the witchcraft they know, trading long accumulation for an instant burst.

Though it makes the school’s wizard somewhat versatile to some extent.

But most uses of Gem Witchcraft consume the gemstones’ mysterious traits, eventually turning them into ordinary, ineffective stones, or even directly shattering them.

In battle, Olivia exhibited an extravagant quality of spending immense wealth graciously, showing no reluctance with gemstones she usually treasures, a halo exclusive to the wealthy!

After sending the two Molten Fire Fish back to the Celestial Realm, she extended her left hand again, holding a green, a red, and a yellow gemstone of different hues between her four slender, fair fingers, excluding her thumb.

cura——

With a clear and melodious chant, the three gemstones shattered one after another.

[Emerald: Wind Element Protection]: Speed increased by 20%.

[Ruby: Fire Element Protection]: Immunity to 50% fire damage.

[Yellow Gemstone: Earth Element Protection]: Force field shield, blocks one fatal attack.

Three halos lit up successively under Aiven’s feet. Along with the increase in power, he distinctly smelled the scent of gold coins burning fiercely!