Chapter 88

As the sword light flashed, it directly slashed across the swordsman's chest.

The aura that enveloped his entire body failed to completely stop the sword energy from entering. A long wound immediately appeared on the swordsman's chest, and blood spurted out!

"Ah! Damn it! Damn you... May the True God protect us!" The swordsman, severely wounded by a single strike, staggered back a few steps, his expression extremely fierce. He suddenly pulled out something that looked like a small statue and crushed it forcefully!

Jiran sensed something was wrong. That thing was clearly a divine artifact, and from the words the man shouted, it was either a protective shield or a healing type...

Then, the worst-case scenario occurred. A large mass of white light enveloped the swordsman, and even the nearby mage was covered. The white light turned into fragments that merged into their bodies, and their injuries rapidly healed!

Jiran, holding his long sword, did not act rashly. The white light seemed to be the range of a divine spell, and rushing in recklessly could lead to unknown consequences. It would be better to wait... but if he waited any longer, both of their injuries would be completely healed!

Without time to think, Jiran dragged his long sword behind him and focused his gaze on the mage, who was coughing but whose complexion was improving.

For Jiran, the swordsman was not difficult to deal with, but the mage was a different story!

In a flash!

Without any warning, Jiran suddenly unleashed a lethal sword technique. His figure turned into a long streak of light and rushed into the range of the white light!

The white light suddenly intensified, as if resisting the intruder. But in an instant, the resistance vanished, and the white light shattered. The mage stood there, stunned.

In the next moment, a gush of blood over half a meter high spurted from the mage's neck. He reached out to cover his neck, his eyes wide open, his mouth opening and closing as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

A fifth-level mage, who had barely used his true strength, was thus silenced by Jiran's single strike!

Of course, this was also due to their initial complacency. How could they have thought that a third-level student still in school would have such incredible speed and such powerful sword skills?

The mage's throat bubbled with blood, and his body swayed. But suddenly, his eyes hardened, and he showed a determined look. Then, he forcefully plunged his staff into the ground!

The ground suddenly trembled, and cracks appeared. The area within several dozen meters was completely enveloped by the most powerful and last instant spell the mage cast in his life!

A fourth-level spell, Earthquake. By altering the terrain, it affected the opponent's movement and inflicted massive damage on the target!

A crack quickly appeared where Jiran was standing. He immediately jumped away, and from where he had just left, a jet of lava spurted out!

Landing, the cracks on the ground seemed to follow him. Another jet of lava spurted out. Jiran had to jump again as soon as he landed, or being caught by the lava would not be a pleasant experience...

"Damn it!" The swordsman, whose injuries had healed after absorbing all the white light, turned to Jiran with bloodshot eyes, looking at his mage companion who had fallen with a sinister smile.

"I will offer you to our True God and let your soul sink into hell forever!" The swordsman roared, raised his long sword with both hands, and charged directly at Jiran!

The swordsman's level was slightly lower than the mage's, but still much higher than Jiran's. Moreover, the True God believers often had better physical attributes than ordinary people—especially those with higher ranks. This believer, who had come to participate in the operation at Azure Wind, must have had a high status. Therefore, his overall strength should not be less than fifth-level!

Unlike Hein, this swordsman's fifth-level strength was mostly honed in actual combat. And now, with the determination to kill Jiran, his attacks were incredibly fierce!

However, Jiran was no longer the same as when he fought Hein. Without mentioning anything else, after reaching level 30, his combat style had been greatly enhanced.

Moreover, his current level was 32.

Although he had used most of his sword energy, sword energy was something that could be accumulated!

Leaping up, he kicked a nearby tree to dodge a jet of lava and attacked the swordsman again. The Four Seasons Sword Technique unfolded, and the area was immediately filled with a chilling sword energy!

The sword energy danced, making Jiran appear as a silver light. This silver light was extremely dangerous, and even protective aura could not stop it from cutting into the body. Under Jiran's storm of attacks, the fifth-level swordsman had to temporarily retreat to avoid the sharp edge.

The Earthquake spell on the ground had not disappeared, showing that the mage's last spell was quite powerful. Moreover, the mage had set Jiran as the target, so the swordsman could completely avoid the spell's effects!

As long as he didn't jump into the lava, the spell would have no effect on him.

But for Jiran, it was different. He could only land temporarily and then immediately leave, or the lava would spurt out from the ground. However, this was not a big problem for Jiran.

His fighting style was always mobile. Standing still and hacking away was not his style!

Leaping up, landing, and thrusting with sword energy! Turning around, he slashed upward! Taking advantage of the opponent's dodge, he jumped again and delivered a heavy strike from the air...

Jiran's current movements were not just the light steps from the game. In the game, many actions had predefined procedures, and you just needed to give the command. But in reality, Jiran had to perform various actions himself. This highly flexible movement was somewhat stiff if relying solely on system-granted skills.

However, during this period, the basic courses he had taken from Professor Lawrence deepened his understanding of swordsmanship, making his movements more flexible, reasonable, and graceful. In this small forest, using the trees, Jiran moved as agilely as a monkey living in the forest—this was not a derogatory term—completely eluding the fifth-level swordsman!

The fifth-level swordsman became furious. Taking advantage of Jiran's dodge of the lava, his aura suddenly surged. Then, he swung his sword horizontally, and a several-meter-long aura blade cut down all the surrounding trees!

Thus, he artificially created an open space. Confident that he could finally force the guy to fight him head-on, he was surprised to see Jiran turn and run!

Without the trees to obstruct, and with lava on the ground, who would be crazy enough to fight here!

"Damn it, you can't run away!" The swordsman roared, dragging his long sword and charging directly at Jiran!

It was clear that this was a sprinting skill, and one that increased in speed. Once this skill was activated, unless the terrain was particularly complex, catching Jiran was just a matter of time. But Jiran did not intend to run; he just wanted to change the battlefield...

Seeing the swordsman about to catch up, with his long sword wrapped in aura and swinging at him from a distance, Jiran suddenly stopped, turned his body, and faced the swordsman from an odd angle. He was now crouched, dragging his long sword...

Flowing Wind!

Like a gust of wind, Jiran rushed at the swordsman. His figure was unpredictable, leaving several afterimages on the ground. The fifth-level swordsman, with his sword technique already in motion, had no choice but to strike in the direction where Jiran was most likely to appear!

"In this world, sword techniques have a lot in common. At least, everyone seems to know the downward strike..." In this tense situation, Jiran suddenly had a random thought.

However, his hands did not slow down. He rushed to the swordsman, raised his sword, and slashed directly at the swordsman's neck!

The fifth-level swordsman roared, swung his long sword, and slammed it into the ground. Then, aura spurted from the ground around him!

This was not a sword technique Jiran had seen before, but another type of attack and defense combined! The fifth-level swordsman had tricked Jiran. Now that Jiran had rushed to the swordsman's side, he was involuntarily sent flying into the air!

The fifth-level swordsman immediately held his sword with both hands, twisted his body to gather strength, and then a stream of aura was thrown directly at Jiran in the air!

In his view, there was nowhere to borrow force in the air, and a third-level swordsman had no ability to change direction in mid-air. This time, there was no escape...

If this fifth-level swordsman had seen Jiran's battle with Hein, he would not have thought so.

A Thousand Miles Apart. In mid-air, Jiran's figure suddenly flickered, and he rushed far away! The aura stream naturally missed.

Turning around, he charged forward again! Jiran rushed to the fifth-level swordsman's side. Sword energy erupted! Blossom!

The power of the sword technique increased significantly after the sword energy erupted. The sword flowers from Jiran's Dawn Sword were as large as washbasins. Dozens of sword flowers came at the fifth-level swordsman, making him dizzy.

He extended his long sword and swung it in front of him, creating a wall of aura. The fifth-level swordsman hid behind the wall. No matter how dazzling your attack, if it can't hit me, it's useless!

However, the dozens of sword flowers disappeared upon contact with the aura wall. Then, a brilliant, over one-meter-long, solid sword energy slashed down from above.

Thunder! A thunderous sound, and the aura wall cracked!

Jiran's sword directly shattered the aura wall. Then, the remaining sword energy continued its momentum and slashed directly at the fifth-level swordsman!