CHAPTER 1113: CHAPTER 827: THE LEAST AFRAID OF WAR OF ATTRITION

Palace Between Kings, outside the hall.

As the whole palace began to shake, and a deafening roar emerged within the Palace Between Kings, Liz and Yuloli had already withdrawn from the inside.

There was no way around it; the aftermath of the battle between Reiger and Redson was terrifying, even more shocking than when Reiger wreaked havoc here last time, making it impossible to remain inside the Palace Between Kings.

If not for the blessing of the [Light of the Celestial Pillar], the fierce battle between two powerful Sword Saints, whose strengths surpassed Lv.8, would have certainly destroyed the entire palace.

To avoid being affected, Liz and Yuloli could only retreat first, which was also Reiger’s instruction before the battle started.

However...

"Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!"...

Just as Liz withdrew from the Palace Between Kings, faint sounds of something slicing through the air appeared.

In the next second, attackers cloaked in black robes ghostly appeared, surrounding Liz who held Luna.

"Magic constructs...!"

Seeing these familiar attackers, Liz’s expression shifted slightly.

"...Target confirmed."

"...Liz Reinnaire, target confirmed correctly."

"...Commence execution of task."

"...Eliminate."

In the slightly vibrating air, the magic constructs completed their communication and lunged towards Liz without hesitation.

Judging by the decisive actions, it’s certain they were premeditated or had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

It makes one wonder if all of this had been secretly planned by someone long ago.

Taking advantage of the conflict between Reiger and Redson, when neither could disengage, and then secretly targeting Liz at the perfect moment—saying that no one secretly planned all this is hard for anyone to believe.

In this regard, even Reiger couldn’t help but commend them.

"It’s remarkable they managed to accomplish this."

One must know that Reiger had summoned thousands of small fairies and spread them throughout the palace to monitor everyone’s every move.

The result?

The small fairies hadn’t reported any issues; everyone in the palace behaved normally, with nothing suspicious prior to today. But today, knights, servants, maids, and even officials and nobles suddenly turned violent, launching attacks against them. These magic constructs had been secretly lying in wait, completely unnoticed until now.

This informed Reiger that the opposing side had likely made certain arrangements before he took any corresponding actions.

Which is why the little fairies didn’t detect anomalies in time and report to him.

Now, as Redson returned to the palace, they attacked fiercely, leaving no chance to react.

This offensive was quite formidable.

Unfortunately, the opponent underestimated the strength on Reiger’s side.

...

"Boom!"

Amidst thunderous explosions, countless lightning-like slashes formed a storm in the Palace Between Kings, one after another slashing towards Redson, making Redson’s expression change drastically as if facing a mortal’s heavenly tribulation.

Faced with such astonishing offensive, Redson felt a crisis that hadn’t been triggered in unknown years surge within him, prompting him to utter a low shout, unleashing the Time Sword Skill to the extreme. His figure accelerated continuously within the fluctuating flow of time, appearing as if he had split into countless clones to desperately dodge the incoming slashes.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"...

The lightning-like slashes missed one after another, striking the ground, walls, and stone pillars, causing a series of roaring explosions.

The scene truly seemed like countless bolts of lightning descending from the sky, indiscriminately bombarding the entire Palace Between Kings, causing the ground to crack, air to tremble, walls and stone pillars to crack continuously, as if struck by a natural disaster.

Reiger darted into the sky, his eyes shimmering with a transparent sheen fixed on the rapidly accelerating Redson, as the black blade in his hand swiftly struck one slash after another, shooting out bolts of lightning, continuously bombarding the opponent.

Undoubtedly, this was the fifth form of Lightning Breathing—[Heated Thunder].

By now, Reiger’s mastery of Lightning Breathing had reached an inconceivably high degree, even without using [Thunderclap Flash], his previously favored sword form. He could still unleash the remarkable speed and explosiveness of Lightning Breathing to the fullest extent.

Given Reiger’s current level, even the power boost from Sun Breathing no longer significantly affects his combat prowess, serving only as a conventional fighting method. Naturally, the power boost from Lightning Breathing is almost negligible too, yet Reiger still favors the sword techniques in Lightning Breathing because they complement his combat style with high speed and high burst attack perfectly.

Thus, even with almost having abandoned other Breathing Techniques, Reiger still frequently uses Lightning Breathing.

After all, if it weren’t for his genuine appreciation for Lightning Breathing, he wouldn’t have developed it, sequentially crafting sword forms like [Godspeed] and [Flaming Thunder God].

This also led to Reiger’s understanding of Lightning Breathing advancing day by day, even enhancing his affinity with it.

Currently, Reiger only uses Sun Breathing, Moon Breathing, and Lightning Breathing in battles.

Sun Breathing has strong power, with the ability to purify evil.

Moon Breathing covers a wide attack range, suitable for attacking groups.

Lightning Breathing is fast, with incredible burst power, suitable for one-on-one duels.