Well, well, to think Firefly would come at this time too. Derick, who was in the middle of fighting Blade, still had the presence of mind to
Well, well, to think Firefly would come at this time too. Derick, who was in the middle of fighting Blade, still had the presence of mind to
Well, well, to think Firefly would come at this time too.
Derick, who was in the middle of fighting Blade, still had the presence of mind to glance at the sky.
After all, Blade's main study back then was forging; his talent was all in that area. His swordsmanship was something that Jingliu had force-fed him, so it wasn't too profound.
With both weapons out, it wasn't too difficult for Derick to suppress Blade's attacks. But with Blade's immortality, even if Derick suppressed him, it was still very difficult to win.
Derick's gaze turned upwards. Castorice was already standing on Polyxia, also flying in mid-air.
March 7th and Stelle were on the ground at this moment. Seeing the girl in the wheelchair who had just been standing beside them now transformed into a giant dragon, the two of them were dumbfounded.
"What happened? How did Polyxia turn into a giant dragon?" March 7th said in astonishment.
Stelle nodded seriously. "Yeah, it would be great if I could turn into a giant dragon too."
Looking at Polyxia's form, saliva was almost dripping from the corner of Stelle's mouth.
"That… would probably be quite difficult," March 7th said helplessly upon hearing Stelle's fantasy.
Stelle shook her head and sighed.
The two of them could only tilt their heads up and watch the battle between Firefly and Castorice.
Watching Firefly—oh, it should be said Sam's attack now—Polyxia opened her draconic maw and spewed dragon's breath from within to clash head-on with Sam's flames.
Sam saw that Castorice and Polyxia were now at roughly the same altitude as it. The fire coiling around its body grew even more intense.
"Switching contingency plan. Combat objective changed."
Two light blades appeared in Sam's hands. Adjusting its attack posture, Sam charged straight for Castorice.
It flew agilely through the air, leaving a trail of flames. It quickly rushed in front of Castorice, both blades slashing out at once.
Facing her attack, Castorice already had a plan in mind. The scythe in her hand danced like a flower, wreathed in purple energy, its sharp edge clashing perfectly with Sam's light blades.
Both felt the immense power and energy of the other. Castorice felt a burning sting on her hand, while Sam also felt the erosion of the purple death energy within the flames.
The two of them moved slightly to nullify the other's attack, then continued to clash in mid-air.
The scythe and light blades crossed and struck, the cyan and purple lights appearing incredibly dazzling in the sky of the Xianzhou Luofu. Both were using all their martial skills to attack each other, and Polyxia didn't forget to extend her claws from below to attack Sam.
Facing Polyxia's claw attack, Sam gathered flames at its feet and kicked the claws away.
On the ground, seeing this situation, Stelle and March 7th couldn't help but worry for Castorice and Polyxia.
"Go for it! You have to win!" March 7th shouted at the sky.
And Derick, who was fighting Blade, took another look at the battle between Castorice and Sam.
Without the authority of the Titan of Death, Castorice is actually no match for Firefly. Even with Polyxia assisting on the side, it's still a stalemate.
As he thought this, his attacks quickened, and he continuously poked several holes in Blade's body. Of course, Blade wasn't just passively taking hits. While Derick was piercing his chest, he also left a deep wound on Derick's arm.
The wounds on both of them looked terrifying, but entangled by their immortality, their wounds quickly healed, and they began a new round of fighting.
Blade's recovery ability was thanks to the Emanator of Abundance, Shuhu. Even an Emanator might not be able to kill him. Derick's clone knew it wouldn't work now either. Derick estimated his clone's devouring speed and felt that it couldn't even keep up with Blade's recovery speed.
It was the same for Derick. Unless one could know of all his clones and find all of them, they also couldn't kill him.
Blade now thoroughly understood that his combat skills were definitely no match for Derick's, so he simply changed his combat style.
If I can't compare in skill, then let's see who's tougher!
He simply didn't dodge or evade Derick's attacks. He would rather be pierced by Derick than not leave a scar on him. Faced with this shameless fighting style of Blade's, Derick also just went along with his wishes and attacked him frantically.
Anyway, in a contest of immortality, the two of us can fight until the end of time.
Derick thought to himself as he poked a few more holes in Blade.
Just then, Stelle's phone buzzed. She opened it and found it was a call from Dan Heng, who was staying behind on the Astral Express.
Stelle answered the phone and asked curiously, "Hello, Dan Heng, what's up? Is something wrong?"
"I just received a message from Mr. Welt. He said you were going to escort that criminal named Blade. I'm reminding you, he is really dangerous."
Dan Heng was the one on the Astral Express who understood Blade the best. After seeing Welt's message, he had been worried. Unable to rest easy, he decided to remind Stelle and March 7th, and also intended to come down from the Express to find them.
"Huh? Dangerous?"
Hearing Dan Heng say this, Stelle and March 7th were stunned. Then, she silently turned on the video call button, aiming the camera at the battle between Derick and Blade.
At that moment, Derick was continuously poking Blade, creating one hole after another in his body.
Dan Heng: "…"
But after a moment of silence, he continued, "A battle like this doesn't prove anything. His recovery ability is also very strong."
Stelle continued to show him the fight between Derick and Blade.
Blade was also slashing several cuts on Derick's body, and Derick was also recovering just as quickly.
Dan Heng's expression became even more silent.
From a certain perspective, Derick was like an enhanced version of Blade. His recovery ability and immortality were no worse than his, while his swordsmanship and strength were clearly superior.
Dan Heng was silent for a while, then said to Stelle and March 7th, "In any case, you two had better be careful too. I will be leaving the Express shortly to find you."
He still needed to personally protect their safety to feel at ease.
On the entire battlefield, the calmest ones were still Welt Yang and Kafka.
The two of them looked at each other, seemingly peacefully.
However, the tension between them was at its peak. Uncle Yang's hand fumbled with his cane; if needed, he could release a pseudo-black hole at any time. It was the same for Kafka. Her hands moved slightly, ready to release her Spirit Whisper at any moment.
"You can tell me now the purpose of you Stellaron Hunters coming here, can't you? Is this Stellaron related to you or not? In this situation, being honest is beneficial for all of us," Welt Yang said, pushing up his glasses.
"This Stellaron certainly has nothing to do with us," Kafka said with great honesty. "I called you all over before to help the Xianzhou Luofu resolve the Stellaron crisis."
"Of course, it was to let you get on good terms with the Xianzhou Alliance," Kafka said with a slight smile.
"Oh? You went to so much trouble just for this?"
Welt Yang still couldn't quite understand Kafka's plan.
Kafka took a step forward.
She said to Welt, "In the future, one day, we will join hands to fight against a powerful Aeon. And when that day comes, the more allies we have, the better."
"What is this? Your speculation?"
"It's a script written by Elio," Kafka said with a smile.
At this point, her gaze turned to the other battlefields. Welt, seeing this, also waited for the others.
In the sky, the battle between Castorice and Sam continued. The output of Castorice and Polyxia exceeded Sam's, but Sam's body was smaller, and its mobility was stronger.
The battle between the two sides had no clear result.
Sam darted around in the sky, hoping to find a breakthrough against Castorice.
Several times, it wanted to attack Castorice, but she and Polyxia always reacted in time. Sam's attacks never managed to successfully strike her.
Seeing this situation, Sam knew it had to revise its attack method. This was, after all, the home turf of the Xianzhou Alliance. The longer they delayed, the more disadvantageous it would be for them. They had to act soon.
Thinking of this, Sam quietly changed its intended attack direction.
"I shall… ignite the sea of stars!"
As Sam said this, the flames around its body became even more ferocious. The entire mech's body was completely ignited. This attack was extremely powerful, and it seemed as if half the sky had been set ablaze.
Seeing it prepare to attack like this, Castorice and Polyxia didn't dare to be careless. Castorice swung her scythe, and Polyxia opened her maw, both unleashing their strongest attacks at the same time.
However, to their surprise, Sam suddenly changed direction in mid-air. This swift attack adjusted its angle and went straight for Derick on the ground.
She didn't dodge Castorice and Polyxia's attacks at all, letting them land on her back.
A violent explosion occurred on Sam's back.
[Airframe severely damaged…]
As Sam heard this voice, it headed towards Derick and Blade. In fact, because of Castorice and Polyxia's attack, its descent speed became even faster.
Derick was currently attacking Blade. He suddenly noticed Sam's attack descending and quickly adjusted his posture, planning to continue suppressing Blade with one hand while resisting Sam with the other.
But just at that moment, his movements suddenly paused. Then, without making any defensive action, he leaped backward, dodging Sam's attack.
Sam's goal was not to actually harm Derick. Seeing him dodge, she quickly reached out to grab Blade and leave.
The direction was exactly towards Welt Yang and Kafka.
Rushing to their side, Sam reached out with its other hand, grabbed Kafka, and took her away as well.
Kafka seized the opportunity to release a Spirit Whisper at Welt, who was preparing to give chase. Although it didn't have much effect and could only affect Uncle Yang for a moment, it was enough to create a chance to escape.
Blade, Kafka, and Sam left.
As for Silver Wolf in the distance, her retreat was even faster, and she had long since disappeared from everyone's sight.
Castorice and Polyxia quickly flew down and asked Derick with concern, "Derick, are you alright?"
"I'm fine. I dodged in time. I wasn't hurt at all. It's just a pity they got away," Derick said with a wave of his hand.
At the same time, his gaze turned to the shadow of a nearby building.
Old man Huaiyan was standing in the shadows, looking at him. The eyes he raised held a look of gratitude.
He could have actually taken Sam's attack just now, but as he was preparing to, he had heard old man Huaiyan's voice in his ear.
"Derick, do me a favor. Let them go. I want to go see Blade later and have a chat with him. Please."
Since old man Huaiyan had asked like this, Derick naturally had to let them go. He pretended to dodge Sam's attack, allowing Sam to successfully take Blade away.
Anyway, he had no grudge with Blade. Letting him go could even earn him a favor from General Huaiyan, which was for the best.
One had to know, although General Huaiyan had promised to help him re-forge and strengthen the Lance and Blade of Divine Retribution, besides these two weapons, the weapons of Castorice, Hyacine, and Cipher also needed to be strengthened.
With this favor in hand, having him forge weapons for them would be much easier.
Derick thought to himself.
This was a good deal. The fight wasn't for nothing.
Sam carried Blade and Kafka to the residential area near Aurum Alley. When they got there, Sam's armor dissipated, revealing a sickly-looking, silver-haired girl.
The girl wore a long dress that was gray on top and green on the bottom, her perfectly shaped legs wrapped in dark green stockings. Now, after de-transforming, her steps were a bit unsteady.
It was Firefly.
Kafka quickly reached out to support her.
She asked Firefly, "Firefly, are you alright?"
"That attack just now was much heavier than I expected. I can't summon the Sam armor for a while," Firefly's tone was a bit weak.
"Then we'll take you away!"
"No need, that would be very troublesome." Firefly knew how much trouble it would be to carry her body away.
She turned her head to look at Aurum Alley on the side.
"That's a commercial district, with a lot of people. You can just drop me off over there. I'll find a way to leave the Xianzhou later," Firefly said to Kafka.
"Anyway, the wanted person on the Stellaron Hunters' bounty is Sam. No one would expect that under Sam is someone who looks like me. As long as I don't do anything more, the difficulty of evacuation is much simpler than you taking me away. I just have to wait for Sam to self-repair, or I can just find a way to hire someone else to leave. I can easily leave the Xianzhou."
"Alright." Kafka thought for a moment and also agreed with Firefly's proposal.
Arriving at Aurum Alley, she even used Spirit Whisper to control a middle-aged Xianzhou woman, having her temporarily take care of Firefly.
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