Chapter 511: Instakilling a Legendary Paladin

Chapter 511: Instant Killing a Legendary Paladin

"Holy Charge!"

The Legendary Paladin spurred his sacred unicorn into a furious gallop.

The unicorn lowered its head, training its sharp horn directly at Levi as the radiant power of Holy Light converged upon the tip, forming a colossal lance of pure brilliance.

The Holy Charge thrust toward Levi like a divine spear piercing the firmament.

It was impossible to evade.

The Legendary Paladin’s aura had completely locked onto Levi.

Had he chosen to flee, turning his back to the Holy Charge would only ensure a swifter demise.

The charge technique had always been the absolute apex of a knight’s martial prowess.

Even for a Paladin of legendary renown, this absolute truth remained unchanged.

This single strike embodied the full, unbridled might of a Legendary Paladin.

The maximum output of a legendary powerhouse.

Levi harbored no certainty that he could withstand it; after all, his greatest strength had never lain in defense.

It lay in offense.

Confronting the ultimate strike of a Legendary Paladin, Levi offered no defensive maneuvers whatsoever.

Instead, at such a critical juncture, he actually averted his gaze and looked up toward the heavens.

The Legendary Paladin felt a flicker of perplexity at Levi’s bizarre reaction.

Yet the charge was already unleashed, and he could only forge ahead with relentless momentum, brook no shred of hesitation.

"Ah!"

The Legendary Paladin roared, committing his entire being to the charge with a resolve that knew no retreat.

No matter what machinations Levi might employ, he would shatter them utterly beneath the vanguard of his Holy Charge.

Such was his unyielding conviction.

Absolute confidence!

As the Legendary Paladin’s roar erupted alongside a sudden surge of his formidable aura, the power of the Holy Charge swelled instantly, its dread majesty growing even more fierce.

Rumble!

The very sky trembled.

A crimson meteor manifested within Levi’s field of vision—the very object he had been gazing upon.

He had awaited it for a long while.

Fortunately, its timing was impeccable.

Long before arriving to join the fray, Levi had already cast this spell.

Meteor Fireball!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The flaming crimson meteor tore through the sky, plunging toward the earth.

Target locked... the Legendary Paladin!

After being pushed away by Levi, Gutherie had initially intended to rush back and face the enemy alongside him.

Upon witnessing this spectacle, she instantly understood Levi’s gambit.

Without stopping for a single breath, she fled Levi’s side at the absolute limit of her speed.

A Legendary Paladin’s charge was incredibly swift; even though the Meteor Fireball traveled with immense velocity, striking a moving Legendary Paladin precisely remained an arduous task.

Relying solely on the secondary explosion damage triggered after the meteor struck the ground would hardly inflict a fatal blow upon a legendary powerhouse.

To decide the battle in a single strike, the sole opportunity lay in having the Meteor Fireball secure a direct, unmitigated hit upon the Legendary Paladin.

To achieve this, Levi had selected a target that could never deviate... himself.

Ahead, the Legendary Paladin charged toward him at terminal velocity, determined to run him through.

Above, the crimson meteor rent the heavens asunder, descending rapidly to bring total annihilation.

"Holy Charge! Pierce!"

The lance forged of Holy Light impaled Levi’s silhouette.

Under the devastating impact of the Holy Charge, the hundreds of layers of invisible armor cloaking Levi’s body shattered almost instantaneously, utterly incapable of offering resistance.

The invisible armor broke apart, scattering a sky full of cerulean shards.

Levi’s flame form was torn to shreds by the lance, disintegrating into a swirling vortex of fire.

Mere moments later, the crimson meteor descended upon the spot.

The Legendary Paladin had absolutely no time to evade.

Bang! Rumble!

A blinding golden radiance erupted from the Legendary Paladin’s body, only to be instantly swallowed by an even more dazzling, cataclysmic blast of light.

Levi’s form was completely pulverized by the colossal meteor.

Slammed into the earth alongside the Legendary Paladin, they perished together within the immense explosion.

Shrouding herself in an ice shield to ward off the searing thermal shockwaves, Gutherie kept her eyes wide, staring directly into the heart of the explosion; even though the blinding detonation caused her eyes to sting and weep, she refused to close them or turn away.

An profound dread gripped her heart.

An attack of such horrifying proportions was already comparable to a Forbidden Spell.

She did not know if Levi could survive this alive.

Gutherie knew that the one who had just rushed to save her was Levi's true self, not some illusory clone.

Sensing Levi's aura vanish in an instant, a sharp pang pierced Gutherie’s heart. Overcome with overwhelming anxiety, she lost her voice and screamed, "Levi!"

Recklessly, she lunged toward the epicenter of the explosion.

Boom! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The terrifying shockwave blasted her silhouette backward by several hundred meters.

It was fundamentally impossible to draw near.

Only when the residual tremors of the explosion had completely subsided, revealing a gargantuan meteor crater before her, was Gutherie finally able to step into the battlefield.

Gutherie stared blankly at the crater before her; there was no longer any trace of Levi to be seen.

Two tracks of tears streamed down her cheeks; she could not accept losing two of the most vital people in her life in a single day.

"Levi..."

Gutherie knelt upon the charred, blackened earth, letting out a low, agonizing sob.

Sizzle!

Tears splashed upon the scorched, smoldering earth, evaporating into puffs of steam in an instant.

The Frost Staff emanated a soft blue radiance, shielding Gusevi from harm.

Gusevi reached out with a trembling, powerless hand to grasp the empty air ahead, desperate to catch hold of Levi's soul.

Suddenly, the fire elements dispersed within the crater began to converge rapidly toward the center of the open air.

Gusevi raised her head slightly, staring blankly and listlessly at the shifting elements before her.

A profound sorrow had left her utterly unable to contemplate what might happen next.

As the fire elements gathered, a giant crimson egg materialized in the center of the crater, its surface covered in vibrant patterns of flame.

The spectacle brought Gusevi back to her senses, and a flicker of doubt crossed her face; what on earth was this?

Just as she was about to step closer and investigate the nature of this mysterious object, the egg fractured in a blaze of fire, and a figure emerged from the flames.

The moment she laid eyes on that silhouette, an overwhelming tide of joy surged through Gusevi's heart.

Almost instantly, she knew with absolute certainty that the man before her was Levi.

Without a shred of hesitation, Gusevi ran toward Levi with long, hurried strides.

Hearing the commotion, Levi turned his head and saw Gusevi sprinting his way.

He hastily cried out, "Wait a moment... I don't have any clothes on..."

Thud!

Gusevi threw herself into Levi's embrace and held him tight, squeezing with all her might, unwilling to let go even for a second.

Tears dampened Levi's chest, trickling down his skin.

Seeing this, Levi helplessly wrapped his arms around Gusevi's back, no longer caring about his stark nudity.

He had only just resurrected; he possessed absolutely nothing and was entirely bare.

Exposing himself completely to Gusevi in reality for the first time made Levi feel rather self-conscious.

Yet, witnessing Gusevi's profound grief and sudden joy, Levi cast those superfluous thoughts aside.

He only felt a twinge of regret for not informing her about this beforehand.

Had he done so, she would not have suffered such agonizing sorrow.

She would not have believed him dead.

Levi had indeed died.

He had somewhat underestimated the destructive power of the Meteor Fireball spell.

He had mistakenly believed that by relying on his Flame Lord form and his intermediate flame immunity supernatural trait, he could withstand the impact.

To his surprise, he could not endure it at all; he was torn to shreds by that violently rampant power almost instantly.

Even a legendary paladin, upon sustaining a direct hit, had only barely managed to survive by exerting every ounce of his strength, leaving him gravely wounded.

And then, he had perished in the explosion.

The moment Levi was struck by the meteor, he lost consciousness as his entire being was blown apart.

Upon death, his holy-spirit-grade supernatural trait, "Nirvana Rebirth," was triggered.

Thus, the very scene Gusevi witnessed unfolded.

In short, he had traded one of his lives for the life of a legendary paladin.

Levi could now claim a genuine record of slaying a legendary powerhouse.

However, this method was hardly repeatable.

Trading life for life was not suited for every adversary.

Take Lox, for instance; he possessed more than a single life, meaning a mutual exchange would only result in a net loss for Levi.

Furthermore, the legendary paladin might not even be completely, irrevocably dead.

Perhaps after his demise, he could ascend to the divine realm and become a holy spirit angel.

Regardless, for now, Levi had won, though the victory was exceptionally brutal.

Nirvana Rebirth was incredibly powerful, but it could only be invoked once every month.

During the cooldown period of the Nirvana Rebirth trait, if Levi were to die again, it would be a true, permanent death.

Levi would have to proceed with far greater caution during this period.

After dressing himself and clearing the battlefield, Levi quickly departed the area with Gusevi.

Before the meteor plummeted, Levi had stuffed all his possessions into his magical cottage.

Otherwise, his entire fortune would have vanished into nothingness along with his death.

The legendary paladin had died with only two indestructible items remaining.

Aside from those, not even a bone was left behind.

To say nothing of a spatial ring.

The two items consisted of a translucent, hexagonal golden crystal and a palm-sized golden badge.

Levi had seen a golden badge like this before; Torresta had once given him a similar one.

The Holy Emblem of Light!

This was a special insignia that could only be bestowed by the Holy Temple of Light.

Levi had not expected such an object to withstand an attack possessing the might of a forbidden spell.

It did not bear even a single trace of damage.

This was somewhat beyond imagination.

After all, even the legendary paladin’s armor and weapons had shattered to pieces in the explosion.

Yet, the Holy Emblem of Light remained entirely unblemished.

Could it be a creation of divine power? Levi pondered.

There was likely nothing else in this world save for divine creations that could possess such astonishing properties.

This was "indestructibility" operating at the level of fundamental rules; the Meteor Fireball spell had not yet touched upon such rules, so it was only natural that it could not break it.

As for the other item, the translucent golden hexagonal crystal, Levi was not entirely certain what it was.

Upon seeing it, Gusevi told Levi its identity.

"The Holy Crystal. He used this during the sacrificial ritual to summon the eight-winged Angel of Light," Gusevi explained.

A look of astonishment crossed Levi's face.

So, this item belonged to the God of Light?

The Holy Crystal sounded as though it might be of the same nature as the Heart of the Holy Spirit.

However, Levi could sense an abundant concentration of holy power dwelling within the crystal.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, wondering whether this holy power could be digested and absorbed by Saixi.

The God of Light and his radiant angels possessed sacred power equal to that of the divine dragons, yet he remained somewhat perplexed.

Were they of the same origin, or merely wielding similar forces of the same nature?

Li Wei could not discern the hidden truths behind this mystery.

Securing the sacred crystal and the holy emblem of light, Li Wei and Gusewei hastened back to the City of Ice and Snow at full speed.

The Ice Emperor, the demon apostle Basam, and the eight-winged angel of light Russell had all vanished into the spatial rifts.

For the time being, Gusewei need not worry about the City of Ice and Snow facing imminent peril.

Li Wei finally had the opportunity to cultivate in peace and break through to the sixth tier.

(End of Chapter)