chapter 5

“233 [1]!? What a sinister number. The Hero is getting weaker with each generation. Now, a High tier maggot has become the Hero, the Church has really declined…” Lilith shook her head and spoke in a scornful tone.

“Shut… shut up!” Alice’s face turned red, and she said angrily.

With a leap, she rushed towards Lilith and brandished her rapier, and numerous sword rays barreled toward the opponent in a silver torrent.

Lilith attacked with her whip, which dances like a snake.

Whip shadows and sword rays of the two intertwined and clashed for several rounds.

Unexpectedly, the High tier Alice is not only keeping up with the Saint tier Lilith, but even has a slight advantage.

How strange…

She’s clearly a wizard.

Why is her swordsmanship this superb?

Every sword strike contains auror?

Is she a wizard or a warrior?

Lilith became more and more apprehensive as she fought. She suddenly pulled open the distance, brandished her whip in a backhand swing, and wrapped it around the rapier, trying to seize it.

“How is it? Now you can’t attack, right?”

Alice didn’t respond, an expressionless look on her face. The rapier suddenly became hot and burned Lilith’s whip. As a holy sword, Hymn of Light isn’t something that dark creatures can touch.

What?!

Made from the tendons of a demonic dragon, this whip won’t burn even when placed inside magma. Yet it was actually burnt just now?

What is the name of that rapier?

Lilith became distracted. Alice seized the opportunity to imbue all her mana into the holy sword, and a layer of magic ice crystals emerged on its surface. Now the rapier can even penetrate an enchanted shield with one blow.

Facing against the Saint tier Lilith, Alice doesn’t intend to give her a chance to take a breather, but plans to end her with one sword strike!

Alice operated her auror and attacked abruptly, using the final sword strike!

Lilith panicked, a frightened expression on her face.

Shit! I was careless! If I had known beforehand, I would have used magic to blast this small fry away!

At this critical moment —

A black shadow flew out from the Demon Palace and landed between Lilith and Alice like a meteorite, causing cracks extend a few feet and a dense cloud of sand splash about.

“Who is it?!” The archbishop exclaimed.

When the cloud of dust settled, Merlin’s figure appeared in the center. He easily clamped Alice’s sword with two fingers and protected Lilith.

How can this be?!

My all-out strike…

It was actually blocked by two fingers!

Who is this man? He’s so powerful!

A look of astonishment on her face, Alice panicked momentarily.

Merlin looked at Alice, thinking — so that’s what it is, she’s a dabbler who practices both magic and martial arts. However, by combining mana and auror, she can fight a Saint tier individual. That’s quite impressive. No wonder my younger sister suffered a defeat at her hands.

Merlin flicked his fingers and pushed Alice back. The latter rapidly inserted her sword into the ground and stopped the momentum, cutting a rather sorry figure.

To push me back by just flicking his fingers, who is he?

Merlin, with an expressionless look on his face, calmly protected Lilith behind him.

“Lilith, step back and leave it to me.”

“Older brother! I can do it myself, she’s a mere High tier opponent! I was just careless a moment ago!” Lilith showed an aggrieved expression, feeling that her older brother doesn’t trust her.

“I’m not talking about that dabbler, but…” Merlin raised his head and looked at the creature swimming in the sky, “That big whale.”

“Is that whale that powerful?” Lilith asked, unreconciled.

“Well, it’s barely qualified to have me draw my sword.”