CHAPTER 796: MAGIC ABOVE THE STRATEGIC LEVEL 623

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It was a sight that froze the minds of all who beheld it.

The stunning beauty who could overthrow countries appeared suddenly before Rom, extending her palm in an attack so swift that no one had time to react.

Her movements were so graceful, so delicate that they seemed devoid of any threat, yet they were incredibly fast.

Her figure was so enchanting, so voluptuous that men couldn’t help but stir with desire, but when she darted towards Rom, not a single person present could react in time.

Whether it was Hemulinp, with the Sword of Power in hand, or Flon, the strongest in the room, they only noticed Yuloli’s presence the instant she appeared before Rom.

But by then, it was too late to respond.

They could only watch helplessly as Yuloli reached out her jade-like hand—delicate and flawless, yet as sharp as the most lethal blade in the world—and pierced Rom’s abdomen, her palm burying itself inside him.

The mighty Shadow Sword Saint had no way to counter this strike and was simply impaled in the abdomen by Yuloli’s hand. As the Shadow Sword flew to his side, his blood sprayed around like burst waterdrops when Yuloli withdrew her hand.

"Rom!" Hemulinp cried out in dismay.

"Stop!"

A cold light flashed in Flon’s eyes as Magic Power surged around him. He stepped forward, and his figure moved so fast it left a trail of afterimages, arriving behind Yuloli in an instant.

As Flon was about to strike Yuloli with his sheathed sword, she had already turned her head, her ruby-like eyes focusing on him.

"...!"

Flon was immobilized.

On closer inspection, Yuloli’s eyes were flashing with red light, adding an incredible charm to her beauty.

It was her special ability as a vampire—the Charming Demon Eye.

Unlike Reiger, who could completely ignore mental interference, Flon was dominated by Yuloli’s Charming Demon Eye.

If Flon’s will had not been steadfast and his mind resilient, he might have already become Yuloli’s captive at that moment, mentally dominated and turned into her slave.

Flon Bolei, worthy of contending for the title of the kingdom’s strongest Sword Saint, broke free from the charming spell in less than a second.

But in less than a second’s time on Yuloli’s scale, that was more than enough.

"Clang!"

With a sound heavy like metal collision, Yuloli’s outstretched palm landed heavily on the black sword’s scabbard that Flon had hastily raised in defense.

Explosive strength burst forth from that delicate hand, creating shockwaves and blasts of air, sending Flon, who was trying to block, flying.

Flon’s feet plowed the ground as if intending to shatter the floor itself, leaving two furrows in his wake as he retreated explosively, covering a distance of tens of meters.

"Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh...!"

At that moment, the severely injured Rom let out a roar like a last flare of life, commanding the pitch-black Shadow Sword. He gathered tremendous Magic Power and swung down at Yuloli, who was turned away to fend off Flon.

This sword strike, while not as powerful as the previous clash with Reiger’s "Godspeed" that had gathered the magic power of all the Shadow Knights and Rom himself, still possessed a formidable power after being transformed by the shadow blade. It was powerful enough to cleave mountains and part seas, slashing through the air with a shriek, making space itself tremble.

However, just as the sword light that could pierce the heavens and earth was about to be unleashed from the shadow blade, Yuloli preemptively reached out her hand, actually attempting to grab the shadow blade that was swinging toward her.

"Boom!"

When the shadow blade struck that beautiful jade hand, the sword light exploded like a burst of radiance, triggering a terrible roar and shockwave.

That roar echoed in the hall of kings, lingering for a long time without fading.

The shockwave generated winds of up to gale force intensity, blowing away everything in the vicinity.

Had it not been for the protection of the "Light of the Celestial Pillar," that shock and gale would have surely blown the entire hall of kings away.

Such an astonishing blow was, however, steadily caught by Yuloli; though her palm ruptured, splattering a great deal of blood, she indeed caught that earth-shattering slash empty-handed, easily neutralizing the full-force strike of a Sword Saint.

"Wha..."

Hemulinp gasped in astonishment.

"Impossible!"

Rom couldn’t believe his own eyes and exclaimed in shock as he had never done before.

"This..."

Felas’ eyes were wide with disbelief as he looked at Yuloli.

Yuri was the same, her gaze full of amazement as she watched Yuloli, almost losing her composure.

She knew Yuloli had an extraordinary origin, being the last queen of the ancient magic civilization, a hero of the Reinnaier clan that once led all of humanity, but she had not imagined Yuloli to be this powerful.

To catch the full-force strike of a Sword Saint empty-handed?

To repel the kingdom’s strongest knight empty-handed?

To grievously wound Rom with nothing but a blink of an eye?

"......"

Ignoring everyone frozen in place, Yuloli cocked her head, looking at her palm which had received several minor cuts as if she found the fact she was injured to be unbelievable.

Yet, such minor wounds, with the advanced healing abilities of a high-ranking vampire, were almost instantly healed in the blink of an eye.

Therefore, Yuloli no longer paid attention to her now fully healed palm; instead, she raised her other hand, preparing to deliver a fatal blow to Rom, who was watching with a completely changed expression.

"Come back."

Reiger, who had been watching everything with a detached gaze, did not speak until this moment.

Yuloli’s movement paused slightly, and after blinking a few times, she flashed back to Reiger’s side, almost as if she had teleported.

It might seem complicated, but in fact, from the moment Yuloli dashed out from beside Reiger until she dashed back, the whole process took less than ten seconds.

In less than ten seconds, Yuloli had severely injured Rom, repelled Flon, caught the full-force strike of the shadow blade empty-handed, and returned to Reiger’s side without a scratch.

"Cough cough...!"

Rom coughed up blood, clutching his pierced abdomen, and collapsed into a pool of blood.

"Quick! Heal!"

Hemulinp could no longer remain composed, somewhat out of character as he cried out.

The one who reacted to this directive wasn’t anyone else but Felas.

"Don’t move."

Felas quickly walked over to Rom, held down his instinctively struggling body, and began to chant spells rapidly.

He chanted the spells at an extremely fast pace, yet they were smooth and clear, reminding Reiger of a technique known as "High-Speed Chanting."

Of course, there was no such technique in this world, but the speed at which Felas chanted the spells was just like possessing that technique. He quickly finished chanting and launched the healing magic.

"Clang..."

A faint magic light shone on Rom’s body, beginning to heal his wounds.

The rest of the people looked at Reiger with shaken souls, as well as at Yuloli standing beside him, their hearts full of shock.

Feeling the numbness in his arm and having been pushed back, Flon slowly lifted his head and turned his gaze to Yuloli.

"Sword Saint."

He uttered the words.

Yes.

Sword Saint.

The beautiful attendant beside Reiger was, without a doubt, a Sword Saint.

"You, you actually accepted a Sword Saint as an attendant?"

For the first time, Flon looked at Reiger with eyes full of astonishment.

Not to mention Flon, even the others present felt disbelief.

Faced with this inquiry and the present scene, Reiger’s response was quite simple and clear.

"Yes."

A response so brief it couldn’t be any briefer, it unsettled the hearts of everyone present.

"How is that possible..."

Someone, unconsciously, murmured such words.

They couldn’t help it.

Accepting a Sword Saint as an attendant?

Reiger Brillhaut... This excessively young Sword Saint had actually managed to do such a thing?

This was clearly not just a simple Sword Saint, but an exceptionally powerful one, able to easily repel Flon, the kingdom’s strongest knight.

How could such a beautiful, such a powerful Sword Saint be willing to serve someone else as an attendant?

Everyone felt a moment of unreality, as if they were dreaming.

Then, Reiger spoke again.

"Also, you said I can’t use magic here, which is also wrong," Reiger stated in a manner that left everyone in disbelief.

"Admittedly, because of the ’Light of the Celestial Pillar,’ unless granted permission by the Barrier Controller, no one can use magic here, not even the special abilities of superior sword techniques."

"But the ’Light of the Celestial Pillar’ is a strategic-level defensive magic. Even though it can block direct bombardment by strategic-level attack magic, if there is magic above the strategic level that strikes this barrier, or if it occurs inside this barrier, I believe the ’Light of the Celestial Pillar’ also wouldn’t be able to block it or restrain it, right?"

"That means, as long as the magic is above the strategic level, it can be used here."

As for what others thought of Reiger’s statement, Hemulinp didn’t know.

He himself couldn’t help but swallow hard.

Could it be...

"No, impossible, there is simply no magic above the strategic level in this world...!" Hemulinp shouted out, whether to convince himself or others.

In response to this, Reiger calmly uttered a sentence that sent Hemulinp into a panic.

"I have."

Golden glints began to radiate from Reiger’s eyes as he gazed at Hemulinp.

In an instant, everyone was dumbstruck.

In a state of absence, they felt as though they were being pulled into a world stripped of everything.

This was a world as if the surface layer had been shed, and the mysteries hidden within the world’s underside began to spill out like a storm.

This was the world’s end.

This was the final destination of mysteries.

This was the terminal point of the stars.

This was the space of the end.

Like a tower, the anchor of light shot up here, binding the entire world.

"Holy Spear—Unanchor."

When this word, judging all evils of the world, was spoken, the storm engulfing the planet covered the entire King’s Chambers.