Chapter 366: Ch 366 : The crisis is not over yet
Seeing Skirk suddenly appear behind "Neuvillette," Su Yuan couldn’t help but think—Isn’t this way too strong? Too broken?
Faced with an enemy’s attack, she simply slipped into the fractured void to evade it, then reappeared behind her opponent without warning—completely catching him off guard...
Of course, Su Yuan also understood that pulling something like this off required one thing above all—immense power.
If Skirk had been overpowered from the start by Neuvillette’s eerie force, rendered completely immobile, then none of this would’ve been possible...
Thinking about it now, the greatest challenge in fighting the eerie power is figuring out how to reduce—or ideally, negate—the oppressive effect it exerts...
No matter how skilled one is in martial arts, if they’re paralyzed and unable to move, then all of that ability means absolutely nothing...
Facing the Skirk who had suddenly appeared behind him, "Neuvillette" was momentarily flustered—then broke into a twisted smile.
"Skirk, you actually dared to come close to me..."
"The closer you are to me, the stronger the suppression from my eerie power becomes..."
"Even someone as powerful as you can’t completely ignore it, can you???"
At that moment, Skirk furrowed her brows slightly.
Even she could clearly feel it—the closer she got to "Neuvillette," the more intense the suppression became, and the slower her movements grew...
Without the slightest hesitation, Skirk immediately turned around and vanished once more into the void...
Then, Skirk reappeared a short distance away from "Neuvillette," muttering to herself:
"A Dragon King who only commands a single elemental power, merely wielding the authority of the ancient dragons... and yet, under the corruption and control of eerie power, can still erupt with such overwhelming strength..."
"This information... I must report it to Master once I return..."
"If it were the true Dragon King, Nibelung, corrupted and controlled by eerie power... the kind of strength that would unleash is simply unimaginable..."
"Hahahahaha! Skirk, looks like you’re not that impressive after all!!!"
Seeing Skirk slightly forced back, "Neuvillette" laughed heartily, clearly delighted.
"Even if I can’t do anything to you for now, you can’t do anything to me either!!!"
"If you so much as dare to get close and I manage to catch you—I’ll tear you to shreds in an instant!!!"
"You think I can’t do anything to you?"
Facing Neuvillette’s arrogant words, Skirk slowly shook her head and said:
"Have you not realized yet? Until now... I haven’t even drawn my weapon."
Su Yuan paused—come to think of it, that was true...
Back in Fontaine, didn’t Skirk mention that after returning, she would punish herself by swinging her sword three million times?
If that’s the case... could her weapon be a one-handed sword?
As she spoke, a dark purple light began to glow in the palm of Skirk’s left hand.
Then, raising her right hand, she slowly drew a one-handed sword from the dark purple light in her palm...
The sword looked as if it were crafted from a translucent violet gemstone—crystal clear, shimmering with a radiant purple light...
Not just Neuvillette and Su Yuan—everyone present could feel the terrifying aura emanating from this one-handed sword...
"This sword was a gift from my master,"
Skirk said softly:
"Neuvillette, if I strike at you with this sword... can you withstand it?"
Though "Neuvillette" was already drenched in cold sweat from the sheer pressure of this aura, he still spoke arrogantly in order to uphold his dignity as a so-called sovereign:
"Sure—go ahead and try!!!"
Neuvillette gathered his eerie power and formed a powerful shield of eerie energy around himself—a barrier with immense defensive strength...
Moreover, everyone present—who had previously been completely suppressed and unable to move—was shocked to find that the eerie force that had been weighing down on them like a mountain... had suddenly vanished entirely.
It was obvious—"Neuvillette," now drenched in cold sweat while facing Skirk, had retracted all of his eerie power in order to focus entirely on defense.
At that moment, Skirk had also closed her eyes, holding her violet crystal one-handed sword—seemingly preparing to unleash a terrifying slash...
Watching this unfold, Su Yuan had a strong feeling in his heart: even though the eerie-transformed Neuvillette was incredibly powerful right now, when faced with this one strike from Skirk... there was likely no way he could defend against it.
Is the power of the Abyss really this terrifying?
No wonder it’s one of the only forces capable of standing toe-to-toe with eerie power...
Now that everyone had regained their mobility, all eyes turned toward Skirk and "Neuvillette," watching in anticipation to see the outcome of this direct clash—just who would emerge victorious?
But in the very next moment—what no one could have expected happened.
After gathering her power, Skirk unleashed a terrifying slash...
But the target of this devastating blow was not the fully-defending "Neuvillette"—it was the sky, dark and shrouded in storm clouds above!
Under the might of that overwhelming slash, the overcast skies and thick clouds were instantly torn apart—sunlight broke through, and the sky cleared in a single moment!
"This sword was a gift from my master. In a way, that means I’m still relying on external power..."
Skirk sheathed the one-handed sword again and spoke calmly:
"Even if I defeated you with this sword... it wouldn’t be a worthy victory. It would go against my own principles."
"Eerie Neuvillette, this is where it ends—for now."
"If fate grants us another meeting, I’ll defeat you with my own strength."
With those words, Skirk tore open the void once more, preparing to leave the scene...
But before she departed, she glanced at Su Yuan—though her words were clearly directed at Tartaglia:
"Tartaglia... just look at you, what a pitiful mess..."
"If you still had your body right now, I definitely would’ve dragged you off for a round of special training..."
"Don’t worry—your grandmaster’s Foul Legacy armor isn’t that fragile."
"Give it some time, and it will naturally recover on its own..."
Hearing Skirk say that, Tartaglia immediately perked up and recovered:
"What? Grandmaster’s Foul Legacy armor wasn’t destroyed?"
"Whew... I can finally breathe easy. That’s such a relief..."
As the skies cleared, the eerie power surrounding Neuvillette also dissipated, and he returned to normal...
Rubbing his head, Neuvillette looked around at the wrecked surroundings and asked, "Su Yuan, what exactly just happened?"
"I’ll explain it in detail later..." Su Yuan replied, then turned to look in Madame Ping’s direction with a serious expression.
"Although there were some unexpected twists along the way... this crisis is still far from over."
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