Chapter 143: Christy's devastating attack
Christy moved like a red comet streaking through the battlefield, her body a blur and her strikes deadly precise. With her Aka Boshi no Tengan fully activated, a swirling domain of red chaotic energy expanded around her, visible only to her eyes. Within it, she saw everything—weaknesses, motion, ki flow. All of it.
Each step she took was calculated. Each strike, devastating.
– 8 Stances: Bright Brilliance Sword Stances –
She charged forward, appearing before a Crimson-eyed warrior who had betrayed them.
– 1st Sword: 1st Light Pierce –
Two of her fingers glowed with a wicked, ominous light. In a flash, they drove straight through the traitor's heart. He didn't even have time to react before his body collapsed.
Without pause, she vanished—reappearing in front of six Silent Harrow experts.
– 2nd Sword: Dazzling Horizon Cut –
A wave of her hand, and a searing chaotic sword beam erupted from her fingertips, cleaving through all six warriors. Not a single one survived.
– 3rd Sword: Solar Bloom Cascade –
A brilliant aura of red and white engulfed her body as she moved in zigzagging arcs, her motion so fast and fluid it left afterimages trailing behind—like blooming lotus petals made of blood. In mere seconds, dozens of enemies fell, torn apart in her path.
Suddenly, she was before a Gold Tier 4 expert, locked in combat with one of her allies. The man's face twisted in panic as Christy descended upon him like a vengeful specter.
He tried to block.
He tried to defend.
– 4th Sword: Starfall Severance –
From above, her palm came crashing down, the red ki solidifying into a long sword of pure force. The enemy retaliated:
– Barrakun Black Fist! –
He roared, meeting the strike with a ki-cloaked punch.
Schliiing!
The sound of rending flesh and steel echoed across the battlefield. His counterattack failed utterly. Christy's sword ki sliced clean through, ripping across his body and nearly severing his arm. A deep, gaping gash was carved from his shoulder to hip. Though he wasn't killed outright, the man was finished—his death only a matter of moments now.
Still, Christy didn't stop.
– 5th Sword: Radiant Fang Spiral –
A cyclone of red sword energy erupted around her as she appeared in the center of a dense enemy formation. Blades of ki lashed out in every direction.
Only two survived—a Gold Tier 2 and a Gold Tier 3. Both were horrifically injured and attempted to flee, limping away in disbelief.
"Who is that woman?! Why is she so terrifying?!"
A voice cried out from the distance, trembling with horror.
Christy ignored the fear and confusion. Her gaze locked onto one of the three enemy Gold Tier 5 experts—a magician still mid-battle. He saw her and reacted instantly, conjuring a dual-layered magical barrier around himself, teeth clenched and knuckles white.
– 6th Sword: Divine Gleam (Barrier Break) –
Her palms glowed with a divine, shimmering light—red, white, silver, with flickers of distorted rainbow sparks dancing across her fingertips. She dashed forward at blinding speed and slammed both palms against the barrier.
BOOOOM!!
A colossal explosion erupted.
The force uprooted trees, hurled corpses into the air, and shattered bones. Experts below Gold Tier 2 were blasted away like paper dolls, their bodies smashed through trees and reduced to ruin.
A loud crack echoed through the battlefield, followed by a sharp blast as the first layer of the barrier was annihilated under Christy's devastating strike. The protective spell warped under the pressure, and faint fractures already crawled across the second layer.
"Noooo!"
The Gold Lord magician screamed in horror, pouring all of his magical energy into the barrier. His breathing became ragged, eyes wild with panic. He could feel it — death was moments away.
From the side, one of his Gold Lord comrades suddenly broke away from his own battle, taking a brutal blow to his side to do so. Ignoring his bleeding injury, he charged forward in desperation.
But he was too late.
POOOOW!!
Christy's strike tore through the second barrier layer like paper, slamming into the magician's abdomen with a blazing red and white light. Flames burst outward, and the magician violently coughed blood, his body convulsing as he collapsed to the ground.
"Nooo! Die, you bitch!!"
the injured Golden Lord roared, his face twisted in rage.
A powerful beam of light shot straight for Christy, only to be intercepted at the last second by a Crimson-eyed ally, whose own defensive spell clashed with the beam in a thunderous explosion.
Dust and debris whipped through the air. But the Golden Lord wasn't done yet.
Fueled by fury, he leapt high into the air, his powerful aura erupting outward as it pressed down on the battlefield like a tidal wave. The sky seemed to crack under the weight of his murderous intent.
He raised his large, glowing sword, preparing to unleash a massive aerial attack.
But Christy didn't give him the chance.
– 7th Sword: Beacon Sky Rend –
A surge of energy erupted from her body. She thrust her hands skyward, launching a massive projectile of Red, White, and Gold sword ki into the air. The sheer speed and pressure of the attack distorted the air as it closed in on the Golden Lord.
His eyes widened, realizing it was too late to escape.
"HAAAAAAA!!"
he bellowed, and brought his sword down with all of his might to meet the incoming blast.
BOOOOOOOOOM!!!
A deafening explosion shook the entire forest. Trees bent backward. The ground quaked. Bodies and weapons were thrown into the air like debris in a hurricane.
From within the storm of light and force, the Golden Lord was blasted far into the distance. He vanished into the thick bloody trees beyond, his fate unknown.
The final Gold Lord leading the Silent Harrow trembled, his fists clenched in disbelief.
"How…?"
Even with all their preparations they were losing.
What terrified him most was the masked woman with glowing crimson eyes—Christy. She was from the Aka Boshi no Tengan Clan, that much was known, but… four years ago, she was nowhere near this powerful.
"This is impossible," he muttered, face pale with dread.
As he clashed with nearby enemy experts, his eyes met Christy's.
She stared at him.
Just for a moment.
But it was enough.
He shuddered.
His instincts screamed at him to flee—now.
But before he could escape—
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
Three terrifying auras suddenly erupted from the distant reaches of the forest. Two were already locked in fierce battle—but one… one was heading directly toward their position.
A split-second later, the trees shattered apart as a towering figure crashed into the battlefield with devastating force.
Clad in dark, twisted armor and holding two enormous crimson swords, the demonic warrior radiated a powerful Mortal Lord aura. The mere presence of his arrival sent shockwaves rippling through the air, flattening trees and warriors alike.
"H-he's..!"
"Mortal Lord Raschlong… from the Whispering Expanse True World!!"
a voice cried out from the distance in panic.
The moment Raschlong appeared, pandemonium erupted. Countless invaders turned to flee, their morale shattered.
The remaining Silent Harrow members, caught between fear and duty, stood paralyzed. They could only tighten their grips on their weapons, prepared to die if need be.
Raschlong's crimson gaze swept across the battlefield with calm disinterest.
Then—
His eyes landed on Christy.
Shifted to Elton.
And then—he paused.
At the edge of the clearing, he spotted the partially obscured Shayleaf, her body glowing, her aura climbing with terrifying intensity as she approached her breakthrough.
"…"
In that instant, Raschlong made his decision.
Like a bolt of lightning, he moved.