CHAPTER 791: 618 SHOULD NOT BE UNDERESTIMATED, RIGHT?

Sword Saint VS Sword Saint!

This was undoubtedly an exhilarating spectacle!

Reiger and Rom released their auras from a distance at the same time, causing the intangible air of might to collide in the space between them, forming an oppressive, heavy atmosphere that made it hard for anyone to breathe!

And obviously, the clash of auras was bound to tilt towards Reiger’s side.

One could only imagine that Reiger, shortly after ascending to Lv.6, had defeated Rom, and now he had reached Lv.7, with his ability values nearly maxed out, a completely incomparable strength. The outcome was predetermined the moment Rom released his aura.

At that moment, Reiger’s aura broke through, shattered, crushed, and overwhelmed Rom’s aura, causing Rom’s shadow-covered face to undergo a drastic change.

Has this lad really grown so strong in such a short amount of time...?

No wonder Rom was shocked.

You see, by the standards of the Akasha Continent, the last time he and Reiger had a duel on the outskirts of the capital was just over two months ago.

In just over two months’ time, Reiger now gave Rom a feeling that he was simply not the same person as before.

The oppression that even Flon Bolei, who was standing by, looked over deeply was now, placed on Rom, making him feel an intense threat.

He actually felt a fatal crisis in the presence of Reiger at this moment!

"How did such a person become an opponent?"

There was a hint of bitterness in Rom’s heart.

The man is only 17 years old!

What about himself?

He was nearing his fifties!

He had lived thirty years longer than the lad, and now those thirty years seemed, in Rom’s eyes, to be as good as wasted.

To have such a promising enemy, even Rom, a Sword Saint, felt a heavy weight in his heart.

Though he thought this way, Rom did not intend to show mercy on the surface.

Attacking the King himself was such a treacherous act that even a Sword Saint must pay with blood.

"Attack!"

Thus, Rom ordered coldly.

"Swoosh!" "Swoosh!" "Swoosh!" "Swoosh!" "Swoosh!"......

The enveloping Shadow Knights burst forth, making sounds of breaking the air, and attacked Reiger.

Seeing their astonishing speed, Reiger knew that the strength of these Shadow Knights was at least that of a true Swordsman.

Indeed, for dealing with a nobody like Reiger, that mad dog Prince had dispatched a true Swordsman level Shadow Knight from the "Shadows", and now Reiger was openly challenging the King himself, the nation’s greatest figure. It seemed only natural that they would bring out such a scale and level of Shadow Knights in full force.

Perhaps the overall strength of the "Shadows" was not as strong as the Kingdom’s Knight Order, but compared to the Oasis Knights of Xinyele, they were undoubtedly stronger.

Unfortunately...

"Sending cannon fodder to their death?"

Reiger did not even swing his sword; with a flash and a dash, he dodged the weapons thrust by the incoming Shadow Knights.

Reiger’s eyes glinted with a clear luster, and in 0.01 seconds, he grasped the position, movement, attack trajectory, and next actions of all the Shadow Knights.

"Boom!"

As his breathing pattern shifted, Reiger’s body burst with lightning once more. Accompanied by thunderous roars, he shot toward the Shadow Knights.

"Lightning Flash!"

It was still a 360-degree indiscriminate slicing strike. The lightning cut through the air, tracing a true circle and attacking the Shadow Knights who were encircling from all sides.

But just as Reiger’s "Lightning Flash" was about to hit the Shadow Knights, Rom burst forth.

"Not so fast!"

The Shadow Sword Saint teamed up with his subordinates. Seeing Reiger unleashing a deadly move, he instantly turned into a shadow and shot out at high speed. His Shadow Sword followed closely, emanating intense Magic Power fluctuation with a slash downward.

"Boom!"

The attack power of the Shadow Sword was still formidable; a seemingly effortless slash created a heavenly cut, bombarding down with the force of a massive sword of light descending from the sky, fiercely clashing with the raging thunder.

An explosive roar and shockwave burst forth into the sky.

In the airspace between kings, the shockwave blasted out in rings, causing the air to buzz and the palace to tremble.

"Bang!"

The swift lightning and the descending sword light were expelled from the shockwave, one reverting to human form, the other being flung against the ceiling, hitting it to cause yet another thunderous noise.

"Swoosh!" "Swoosh!" "Swoosh!" "Swoosh!" "Swoosh!"......

At that moment, the lucky Shadow Knights turned into blurry black shadows, using the sounds of their movements to blend into the roaring, lunging at Reiger as he retreated.

They drew their swords.

Their swords were directed at Reiger’s throat, his chest, his heart, and his head, thrusting mercilessly to kill him.

"Clang!"

Reiger’s retreat did not slow as he parried the first thrust aimed at his throat, then swung his black blade, deflecting the incoming sword points one by one.

"Clang—Clang—Clang—Clang—Clang—"

Sparks flew as the black blade, etched with fiery red veins like divine inscriptions, created afterimages, instantly parrying all attacks and causing the sound of metal clashing to rapidly follow one after another.

The Shadow Knights’ ambush had been thwarted, but they did not give up and continued to attack Reiger.

Rom followed behind the Shadow Knights like an indistinct, eerie shadow—drifting in, drifting out—silent and breathless, with the Shadow Sword floating by his side occasionally flying out, hurtling at Reiger. Each attack came precisely when Reiger had just swung his sword and was still in the momentary rigidity before he could recover, sneakily and terribly devious.

Were it not for Reiger’s insight into the world and the "Rapid Assault" ability that endowed him with superhuman reaction speed, Rom’s treacherous side attacks would have certainly started to trouble him by now.

"You live up to your name as the Shadow Sword Saint, ranking last among the many Sword Saints of the Kingdom of Ginas—your ambush technique is incredibly polished."

Reiger suddenly sidestepped, avoiding the terrifyingly powerful sword light that slashed at him, allowing it to explode against the wall behind him as he spoke.

Rom ignored him, continuing to watch Reiger calmly, coldly, and sharply, attempting to find his weakness, his opening.

To Rom, Reiger’s attempt at provocation was undeniably naive.

Who was he?

He was the leader of "Shadow"!

And what was "Shadow"?

An assassination squad, a force tasked with handling the dirty work!

So, Rom was not only a Sword Saint but also an assassin, a killer, a murderer.

Ambush?

Sorry, that was Rom’s forte.

His greatest strength was his method of concealment and assassination. Hiding in the shadows or lying in wait to launch a sneak attack was where he truly shined.

For him, confronting Reiger head-on like last time was a rare occurrence.

In face-to-face combat, Rom wasn’t that strong.

Among the Sword Saints, he was just above the lowest rank, and even at the Level 7 rank, he was assessed by Reiger as having only moderate strength, nowhere near the level of Revin, Sgranot, and the icy girl wielding the unnamed National Guardian Divine Weapon, whom Reiger had previously defeated.

But his true domain was moving unseen in the shadows, a surprise attacker from the darkness.

In that realm, he was the strongest in the kingdom, unmatched by anyone.

His previous direct confrontation with Reiger was undoubtedly a misstep.

This time, recognizing Reiger’s prowess, Rom finally cast aside his weaker aspects and concentrated on utilizing his strongest methods.

"In a direct fight, I’m indeed not your match."

"But now that you can’t use magic and are being suppressed by the ’Light of the Celestial Pillar,’ your strength, though formidable, is not invincible."

"Let me teach you a lesson."

"Let me show you that even a Sword Saint can’t do whatever they want."

"Faced with the true depths of a great nation, a mere Sword Saint can’t make much of a splash."

Rom’s voice came from all directions, and his figure had disappeared without a trace, hidden even more cleanly than the strange magical automatons Reiger had encountered before.

"Boom!"

The Shadow Sword was interspersed among a group of Shadow Knights, striking at Reiger from time to time, slashing out sword lights, and making his attempts to counterattack the Shadow Knights frequently interrupted.

For a moment, Reiger was indeed caught up by a group of Shadow Knights that he would normally take care of with ease.

"After all, he is a Sword Saint. He shouldn’t be underestimated, should he?"

Transforming into a bolt of lightning, Reiger soared into the halfway space of the king’s room, evading the overwhelming sword lights that bore down on him, even as his lips slightly curled upwards.

The Shadow Knights closed in again, along with the elusive Rom and the Shadow Sword, clashing fiercely with Reiger.

Their figures were like shooting stars, appearing midair, on the ground, flashing to the left, sweeping to the right, engaging and battling fiercely, causing countless booms and impacts.

If it weren’t for the king’s room being protected by the power of the "Light of the Celestial Pillar," it would have certainly collapsed on the spot.

"Reiger..."

Yuri, realizing she had been pulled aside without knowing when, stood far from the center of the battlefield, watching the storm-like battle raging everywhere, her low voice inevitably filled with a hint of worry.

On reflection, this was the first time Yuri had seen Reiger in combat with a Sword Saint, and as a young lady who had never witnessed Reiger fight at this level, she was naturally a bit terrified.

On the other hand, the person who had pulled her over was smiling kindly.

"Don’t worry, that kid isn’t going down so easily."

That person was Felas Yakermis.