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Chapter 472
Chapter 472
Chapter 472
Chapter 472: Azure Flames
After receiving Nigel's slash, Alida was forced to retreat and managed to deflect the attack upward.
However, the slash continued its momentum without losing speed, soaring through the air.
"It is as His Highness predicted, perhaps."
There was a hint of caution in Alida's voice.
The attack just now was undeniably powerful.
If they were repeatedly bombarded with attacks of this level, it could overwhelm the two of them.
However, judging from the situation, Nigel wasn't continuously launching these attacks.
"He seeks to settle this with swordsmanship..."
Alida remembered Al's words.
When he came to convey the plan, Al had mentioned this possibility.
If Nigel was deliberately trying to bring Theodore into the fight, he might be seeking to determine the outcome through swordsmanship.
Alida had begun to think that this conjecture was accurate.
That's why Alida erased her presence.
It was the prelude to fulfilling the strict orders given by Al.
To stealthily eliminate Nigel who was seeking to determine the outcome through swordsmanship.
In order to carry out that directive, Alida concealed her presence like an assassin.
It went against the knight's pride to launch a surprise attack, but now the current mission took precedence over her pride.
Alida erased her presence to the extent that even a small animal wouldn't notice her, and she slowly and deliberately returned to the battlefield.
The battle between Nigel and Theodore lacked a decisive offensive.
They nullified each other's strengths, causing the fight to drag on.
Unless one side clearly faltered, the attack and defense would continue indefinitely.
Theodore, too, was not solely on the defensive.
He occasionally launched counterattacks, but none of them managed to catch Nigel.
Nigel had thoroughly grasped the swordsmanship of Rossarc, and Theodore knew Nigel's habits just as well.
So neither of them faltered.
"Are you waiting for reinforcements? Pathetic!"
"Is that meant to provoke me? You're as inept as ever."
Theodore chuckled.
In response to his smile, Nigel intensified his offensive.
However, Theodore's defense showed remarkable tenacity, stopping just short of breaking through.
Nigel had failed multiple times in his attempts to forcefully penetrate Theodore's defense.
But Nigel didn't give up. If he couldn't break through this defense, then his training would have been meaningless.
"A swordsmanship that only focuses on defense... It's nothing more than rubbish!"
Looking down on the discarded swordsmanship, Nigel struck with a lethal blow.
The downward strike from above shattered Theodore's sword.
However, Theodore remained calm and formed a blade with wind magic to defend against Nigel's follow-up attack.
"Take this!"
As Nigel pursued Theodore, who had taken a few steps back, Theodore looked at him with a mournful gaze.
If it were just about talent, Nigel surpassed him.
They were supposed to spread the name of Rossarc together under their master's tutelage.
There was undoubtedly a future they were meant to walk together.
How did it come to this?
Regret washed over him.
But reality didn't change.
Behind Nigel, who was focused on attacking, Alida had deeply pierced his heart.
"Cough..."
As Alida withdrew her sword, Nigel coughed up a clump of blood and collapsed on the spot.
As a precaution, Alida also struck his neck and severed the right arm wielding the magic sword.
"I've interrupted your one-on-one duel."
"...It's my fault that I couldn't settle it."
After Alida replied, Theodore let out a deep sigh.
He had endured Nigel's relentless assault, and even Theodore, despite his fatigue, was accumulating.
Furthermore, before him lay Nigel, whom he had thought of as a younger brother, covered in blood.
He couldn't remain composed.
"Will you mourn for him?"
"...If I can."
"As long as we retrieve the magic sword..."
It shouldn't matter.
That's what Alida was about to say when suddenly Nigel's body began to ignite.
The flames engulfing him had become even bluer than before.
The azure flames wrapped around Nigel's body and the severed right arm.
Simultaneously, Theodore and Alida launched attacks toward the magic sword.
But before their attacks could reach, the azure flames surged and blew them away.
"Kuh!"
"How did you... with that wound...?"
While maintaining distance, Theodore stared at the azure flames.
The flames transformed into a spherical shape, completely enveloping Nigel.
Observing this, Alida murmured softly.
"Should I have torn him to shreds...?"
She thought that severing the connection with the magic sword would prevent any unfortunate events.
That's why she had cut off his arm after inflicting a fatal wound.
But even that had proven to be naive.
"I never expected the Captain of the Royal Guard to resort to a sneak attack."
Nigel emerged from within the azure flames.
His chest and neck wounds had closed, and his right arm had been restored.
The flames surrounding him had also changed from the previous blue flames to a pure white hue.
"The wounds have healed... It's not just regeneration, but resurrection."
"He shouldn't be able to revive many times. I'll keep killing him until he can't anymore."
Saying so, Alida took a step forward.
However, when Nigel raised the magic sword high, she halted her movement.
Her instincts as a swordsman told her that she mustn't advance any further.
"You promised to go all out in the capital... But it can't be helped if the opponents are the Captain and Vice-Captain of the Royal Guard."
Saying that, Nigel began gathering flames around the magic sword.
Sensing the crisis in an instant, Theodore positioned Alida behind him.
"To the rear!"
"I'm counting on you."
Theodore mustered all his magic power and unleashed a barrage of wind blades.
He used them as a substitute for a defensive barrier.
There was a dangerous aura emanating from Nigel's magic sword.
And...
His intuition was not wrong.
When Nigel swung the magic sword, a torrent of flames surged toward the two of them.
Theodore desperately used his wind blades to intercept the flames.
How long would it continue?
When Theodore's determined spirit was on the verge of breaking.
Finally, the torrent of flames subsided.
Looking around, the ground had been deeply gouged, except for the spot where Theodore and Alida stood.
The gouges extended quite far into the distance.
"This... would have been troublesome if we were in the capital."
"That seems to be the case... Let's go on the offensive."
Thankfully, this wasn't the capital.
With that thought in the depths of their hearts, Theodore and Alida didn't give Nigel any chance to attack and instead launched their own offensive.
TL's Notes
I just checked the date and its still July so double chapter!!
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