"The second stage of sword energy... but I've seen the third stage..."
Keomi's words suddenly exploded in my ears!
[Elsie! The flames are rising!]
As expected! After merging with the sword energy, the magical flames began to spread uncontrollably!
In an instant, the flames spread along her arm and engulfed her entire body, including the terrified warhorse!
"Huh?"
Elsie mustered her courage and opened her eyes, only to find everything before her completely engulfed in flames.
The sword energy's adhesion properties, combined with the self-ignition properties of magical flames, ignited the entire battlefield in an instant!
The flames instantly turned into a sea of fire, and a large number of cavalrymen lost their lives in the exploding flames. The invisible tentacles also broke away when they saw that things were not going well.
"Doesn't it hurt?" Elsie touched her face; the flames only provided warmth and did not harm her.
It seems this is the third stage.
No wonder Keomi was so afraid of magic and sword energy; these two powers that he couldn't learn could produce even more amazing offensive power when they were combined!
Of course, it's a bit of a shame that she doesn't know if Keomi will come again.
[Hey! Elsie! Wake up!]
"?"
The narration pop-up mercilessly pulled Elsie back to reality.
Haven't you noticed your magic power is rapidly depleting? It's almost gone!
"!" Elsie felt the magic pool within her body, and sure enough, it was decreasing at an alarming rate.
It seems that this force has come at a price.
However, there is still one question: why didn't the fusion phenomenon occur before?
"Is it because of the Blood Crown? Or is it because I obtained the Holy Mark?"
In short, no matter what...
You have to stop this fire no matter what! Arsonist! You've gone silent!
The flames on Elsie's body disappeared, and the remaining flames on the sword were also extinguished by the wind.
"..."
The magic is gone...
"Ah, so fast." Elsie didn't even have time to undo it.
However, the results so far are quite good.
The battlefield was littered with charred corpses, and the flames seemed to have considerable destructive power.
However, she was not a victim and had no way of knowing how hurt she felt by such an attack.
"enemy!"
Suddenly! A hand leaped out from the pile of corpses and grabbed Elsie's leg tightly!
The white horse also neighed, seemingly startled, but with Elsie present, it didn't act too aggressively.
El looked at the withered hand and the warrior who crawled out of the pile of corpses.
He only has half a body... Huh?
[He's the commander of the heavy cavalry legion!]
"Attack... Charge..." The commander of the heavy cavalry legion was still struggling to attack Elsie.
But in the end, he just grew weaker and weaker and lost his life.
"..." El hoped that the other person would fall helplessly into the pile of corpses.
If it weren't for that Lord, perhaps none of this would have happened.
[Yes, Elsie, the Lord's actions have completely provoked you.]
Now, you must continue north and utterly destroy the sanctuary! Proclaim your wrath!
"This is not good..."
【！】
This is really bad!
At the far end of the battlefield, a group of Templar cavalrymen remained, seemingly observing rather than rushing in.
"There are still more?" Elsie felt a little regretful. If the enemy had swarmed in, that fire would have sent them to meet their maker.
"There are quite a few of them, and I've run out of magic power. I need to take refuge for now..."
Elsie, they're here!
"!" Elsie stared at the sky as a huge figure flew northward.
They are twenty-four-winged angels!
Did He go to the North?
No, if He were to descend now, I would have absolutely no power to resist Him.
Hey! Elsie! Look ahead!
Elsie swung her longsword to deflect the arrows coming from afar, and she could sense that the Templars were beginning to charge towards them.
Perhaps the twenty-four-winged angels sensed that their magic was running out, so they allowed them to take the opportunity to attack?
[Watch out for the hilltop, Ledo is nowhere to be seen!]
Elsie nodded, feeling a little regretful about Ledo's departure.
There were too many unexpected events today; it seems it's time to retreat, since the magic is gone.
"Brothers, let's go!"
"For Princess Elsie!"
Connor led his soldiers, weapons in hand, and charged forward.
Before Elsie could say anything, the Blood Riders had already followed Kaelin and charged out first.
Inside the city of Orvik, Kelyat also mobilized the city's defense forces to take up arms and come to the rescue!
"Everyone..." Elsie realized in a daze that she was not fighting alone.
Even without magic, this battle can still be fought!
Judging by appearance, this Templar cavalry force is no more than a thousand strong. Even without using magic, I could fight a hundred of them alone in a short time!
Yes! You can fight! There's no need to be afraid!
What are we waiting for?
For the sake of those who support you, go forth, Elsie!
"Yes, it's time to go!" Elsie tightened her grip on the reins. Although she could no longer enhance her sword with magic, she could still use the sword energy that consumed her stamina.
[Blood Princess Knights! Crush them!]
Elsie raised her sword and charged at the forefront on her horse, the sunlight reflecting off her face.
Kaelin led the Blood Riders to flank the Templars, while Connor led the soldiers, the assembled city guards, and the civilians behind her.
Just as they were about to engage in a fierce battle with the enemy, the sunlight suddenly became blinding.
A sudden, inexplicable threat of death came, and before Elsie could react, a loud bang suddenly echoed in her ears!
Elsie's vision went black, and she instinctively used the little bit of magic she had just recovered to build up a defensive spell.
But what followed was the sound of magical defenses shattering, and the sound of large pieces of flesh being torn apart!
"My legs!!!"
"Ahhh..."
"Help!!"
The screams of soldiers came from behind, while Elsie lay in a pool of blood, still unable to comprehend what had happened.
I just feel a stinging pain all over my body!
"I was attacked...when?"
Elsie recalled that ray of sunlight just now.
"!"
That's not light!
So... was it an attack from the Lord?
No, it's definitely not the main one...
[Elsie, aged 2 years and 9 months, died from some kind of explosive injury. Our deepest condolences.]
"roll!"
Elsie struggled to open her eyes, only to see her warhorse lying in a pool of blood, still alive but seemingly unconscious.
The truly tragic fate befell the soldiers following behind them, all of whom were cleaved in two at the waist!
It looked as if it had been cut in half by something, just like harvesting wheat, perfectly neat.
Some died on the spot, while others moved their bodies, clutching their lower bodies and vomiting blood.
"What exactly happened?"
Elsie braced herself, the force slicing straight through her waist, but timely magic and the protection of her armor saved her from certain death.
She touched her stomach, where the armor was completely shattered, and shards were embedded in her body!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com