NOVEL NEXT Chapter 42: King Sword & Heroic Stand
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Three Fallen Angels were caught off guard and found themselves in a dire situation. Under the life-threatening crisis, despite the suppression of the forbidden magic, they could barely resist.
The three spat out a mouthful of blood in unison, trembling under the power unleashed by the King's Sword.
Their clothes gradually disintegrated from the impact, and bloodstains began to appear on their skin.
Eventually, even the last shreds of their clothing disappeared completely, leaving them struggling and covered in blood.
At this moment, they were relying solely on their bodies to withstand the attack.
But how could they stand it?
Badr's eyes were cold as he increased his magic input, intensifying the power of the King's Sword. The three Fallen Angels under the anti-magic domain had no power to resist and were all blown away, falling to the ground covered in blood.
Seeing the three Fallen Angels lying on the ground, their fate unknown, Badr rushed forward without hesitation. Magical energy surged through his silver longsword!
The boy's killing intent erupted madly; he wanted to take advantage of their brief unconsciousness to kill them!
"How dare you!!"
The two top-tier fallen angels and the remaining high-ranking angel were all shocked and angry.
The situation had just reversed too quickly. They didn't have time to help, and their three female companions had already fallen.
At this point, they didn't care about Rias and Akeno Himejima, who were biting them hard. They quickly freed themselves from Rias and rushed forward to save their companions.
But Rias and Akeno had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time!
Taking advantage of the three being distracted, Rias and Akeno used their full power, not to kill, but to block their actions!
Violent magic raged and crimson flames roared like an angry dragon. The terrible heat caused the leaves of the trees below to curl up and almost catch fire.
Akeno was not to be outdone. Lightning flashed in the sky, and a golden bolt as thick as a bucket struck down as if tearing through space!
Facing such powerful attacks, the three male Fallen Angels' expressions changed drastically, full of fear!
"Damn!!"
Forced to defend, the three male Fallen Angels could only throw lightning spears at Badr, trying to disrupt his actions.
In the next second, they were engulfed in flames and lightning, retreating far away with ashen faces!
This distraction caused them to take the full force of Rias and Akeno's attacks, making them feel as if they were about to vomit blood from the pain.
After their successful attack, Rias and Akeno struck again, but what drove the Fallen Angels mad was Badr;
Facing the incoming spears of light, Badr didn't even try to dodge. Instead, he used the Sacred Shield to defend himself, deciding to take the three attacks head-on and kill his enemies!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three explosions rang out on the Sacred Shield in front of Badr!
Even with the shield's protection, Badr didn't feel well under the combined attack of two top tier Fallen Angels. Some Sacred Power still penetrated, making him grunt and his body go numb!
The left arm that channeled magic into the Sacred Shield seemed to have a broken bone.
But it had actually blocked their combined attack!
The King Sword mercilessly slashed at the three Fallen Angels, its massive blade light covering the blood-soaked, naked Fallen Angels!
Not even a scream was heard as the three Fallen Angels were instantly vaporized!
"Ah!!"
On the other side, Rias and Akeno's attacks also left the three male Fallen Angels in great pain. As they emerged from the interwoven lightning and fire, their breath weakened considerably.
At that moment, they saw Badr vaporize their three female companions with a single blow!
"Damn, how could this happen?"
They could hardly believe it. How could a low-level devil like Badr kill three high-level angels all by himself?
Even Rias and the others were pleasantly surprised.
Badr's performance completely exceeded their expectations. They had originally thought that he would only stall the enemies, but he actually killed them...
"Cough..."
While everyone was stunned, Badr couldn't help but cough up blood.
The consequences of the attacks from the three Fallen Angels earlier had taken effect.
His body was still numb, his magic nearly exhausted, and he was swaying.
"Ah... Badr, let me heal you!"
Seeing Badr coughing blood, Asia was startled and quickly ran to him.
Badr felt a bit dizzy, but in the next second, he heard Koneko's alarmed cry!
"Asia! Don't go over there!"
The cry was full of tension, so Badr immediately forced himself to look up.
What he saw was a figure suddenly lunging from the side and grabbing Asia by the throat.
"Hey! Checkmate! Wahaha..."
A voice full of excitement and smugness.
Badr and Koneko frowned.
It was that stray priest!
"Freed."
Badr shouted coldly, looking at Asia, who was grimacing in pain from being choked. He tightened his grip on the king's sword.
"Yes, it's me! You didn't expect this, did you? Actually, I've been here the whole time~~"
Freed cackled.
The sinister priest had been lurking nearby, waiting for the right moment to strike after Badr and the three Fallen Angels had weakened each other.
His sudden ambush was indeed successful, catching Asia as she dropped her guard to check on Badr.
This sudden change made Rias and the others' faces change, while the three Fallen Angels were overjoyed after their initial shock.
"Freed, well done!"
The three Fallen Angels couldn't help but laugh as they descended. Capturing the most important hostage and target was indeed a great stroke of luck for them.
Badr secretly signaled to Koneko and Rias by moving his lips slightly.
The group was startled.
They understood the boy's intention.
-Attack with full force!
...
Seeing the three Fallen Angels gaining the upper hand, Badr's demand to attack with full force made Rias and the others nervous.
With Asia held hostage, an all-out attack would inevitably harm her, and the Fallen Angels wouldn't protect her!
But Badr was never a reckless person and would never disregard Asia's life...
Rias and Akeno exchanged a glance and silently gathered their magic!
Silver light flashed in the sky and the silver-white seal flew back, flapping its little wings as it landed in Badr's palm. The anti-magic field also enveloped the Fallen Angels, making them look grim.
"Boy, tell your familiar to stop the anti-magic field, or I'll kill this woman right now."
Fallen Angel raised his light spear, pointing it at Asia's heart. The sharp spear cut through her clothes, revealing a bit of white skin, and a trickle of blood stained her clothing.
"Hurry! You know I'm not joking!"
Under the influence of the anti-magic field, he knew they couldn't take on Rias and the others. They would have to use Asia as leverage.
In reality, Badr wanted to use his familiar to kill the enemy, but the antimagic field had a time limit, and it had just spent energy sealing the three female Fallen Angels.
The power of the seal was exhausted, making it impossible to maintain the anti-magic field long enough to kill the three Fallen Angels.
The enemies were also wary of the seal's full anti-magic attack, making it difficult to hit them again...
So Badr called the seal back and lowered the king's sword.
Then he took two steps forward and spoke calmly:
"I'm willing to be your hostage if you let Asia go."
"Stop!" The Fallen Angels were very cautious and did not allow Badr to approach them.
Badr said calmly:
"What's wrong with that? I'm much more important than Asia. I'm a devil who used both the knight and eight pawns."
Although they suspected a trap, Badr's words made the Fallen Angels pause.
"This is impossible. Do you think we're children? We know that a devil piece can only have one rank!"
Badr smiled calmly, "But I used both pieces. I'm much more valuable than Asia. It would be more advantageous to capture me."
As he spoke, he took two more steps.
With these steps, he was within the attack range of the three Fallen Angels.
Suddenly, the three Fallen Angels attacked without warning!
"Fool, who cares how important you are? If you come to us, we'll take your life!"
The three Fallen Angels slashed. They had never intended to exchange hostages; Badr walking towards them was perfect to take him down.
But Badr also attacked fiercely!
The previous conversation was just an excuse to get closer.
Revealing his secrets worked well, distracting them enough to get within striking distance!
Badr jumped and slashed down with his sword!
The sword light was immense, aiming to envelop all five of them, including Asia!
Rias and Akeno also attacked at the same time!
Magic surged, seemingly aiming to completely wipe out the three Fallen Angels, Freed, and Asia!
"What?!"
Freed was terrified, sensing a life-threatening crisis!
These guys, weren't they worried about Asia's life?
The hostage immediately became a burden.
The faces of the three Fallen Angels changed drastically in the face of Rias and the others' relentless attack.
This shouldn't be happening!
But they could only take a defensive stance.
They had to block the attack first!
what surprised them even more was that Badr had, in his leaping slash, closed the distance to the group!
Just as they were still reeling from the previous shock, Badr had already raised the King's Sword high and jumped forward to slash directly at Freed, his posture and intent suggesting he was about to cleave the priest in a single strike...
They couldn't understand why this young man was so brave!
It should be noted that by doing this, he had also entered the attack range of Rias and the others. In the real world, there is no such thing as team damage immunity!
"Damn it!"
Freed shouted, drawing out the hilt of his sword, from which a blade of light emerged to meet Badr's attack.
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