Extraordinary Rise: Starting Contract with the Silver Dragon Countess

Chapter 191: The Valkyrie Rises in Fire—Asuna Iliad! (Valkyrie Picture!)
A strong wind suddenly blew up in the entire work site, and the surrounding sand and stones were swept into it, making a sharp sound.

As the energy of the formation runes gathered to its peak, all the members of the "Bound Church" on the work ground were enveloped by the huge formation.

Before everyone could react to what was happening, their figures were blurred by the strange energy of the formation, and then after a flash of strong light, they all disappeared.

When everyone regained their composure, Raymond's thunderous laughter exploded in their ears like thunder:

"My Lord, the God of War, welcome the wonderful sacrifice!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a dark mark on Raymond's hand suddenly leaped, and another strong suction force appeared. Before the people who had just arrived here could stabilize their bodies, they were all sucked into the secondary plane of the extraordinary arena - the "Final Arena" by this inexplicable suction.

……

The "Final Arena" is built of huge obsidian, and blood-red magic fire runes flicker on the walls.

The auditorium is in the shape of a huge ring, made up of countless bones and fine iron.

Like a dark version of the Colosseum,

The central ground is covered with sharp barbs and ditches with flowing magma, and the hot breath hits you in the face, making you feel like you are in the furnace of hell.

The sky was shrouded in a layer of blood-red fog, with purple-black lightning flashing from time to time in the fog, accompanied by deafening thunder, like the angry roar of the god of war.

At this time, Uriel, the Archbishop of the "Bound Church" who was frozen by Adair, finally broke out of the ice sculpture. He was still shivering uncontrollably, his face was black and blue, and his lips were trembling.

But no matter how cold my body was, it was nothing compared to the layers of chill that emerged from my heart after seeing the scene I was in.

The final arena!

One of the sub-planes of Ares, the god of war!

It was also the execution ground where Ares executed traitors before he became a god!

Every owner of the extraordinary arena has a spatial channel leading here.

They were actually sent here!
There is no doubt that this is a complete trap for their "bound church".

He forced himself to calm down, gathered all the followers around him, and looked vigilantly at several figures that slowly emerged in the distance.

At the front, Queen Adel of Effiin looked at them indifferently, without any emotion in her eyes, as if she was looking at a group of dead people.

Uriel had just gained a deep understanding of the young queen's strength.

Even though he was close to becoming a half-step legend, he could not last more than a few minutes in her hands.

If the appearance of Adele only made him feel troubled, then when he saw the two figures behind Adele, his breathing stopped.

Legendary Paladin Haug Corleone!
Legendary Mage Raymond!
Two legends!

Despair filled everyone's heart.

Uriel roared angrily:

“Gore!

What about Kingworth DuPont?

Why did you betray us?"

Uriel still believes that the DuPont family betrayed them.

Prince Hauge's voice sounded from a distance:

"He will go to hell with you later, so go ask him yourself!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a vast holy power, emanating from Prince Hauge, shook the entire arena.

Legendary territory, open!

As soon as Prince Hauge made a move, he directly attracted five ninth-level transcendents including Uriel.

The remaining five gold-level members and more than a hundred silver and bronze-level members quickly fell into a tough battle as they watched the Military Control Commission action team members in Black Hawk uniforms rushing in from all directions.

Cohen also joined the action team.

In the shadow plane, Cohen soon found a suitable opponent, a sixth-level peak sorcerer.

With his current strength, even if he doesn't drink the power drink, those below the gold level will not pose any pressure to him.

The dragon seal on Cohen's hand flashed, and he rushed out from the shadows.

Activate runes, add fuel to the fire, and waltz with blades!
Cohen's footsteps were light and nimble, and each step he took was accompanied by the swing of a sharp blade, drawing out arcs full of lethality.

The body becomes untargetable, making it easy to avoid the opponent's counterattack.

The dragon blade in his hand was swung at a high speed, madly adding fuel to the fire to the target Silver Transcendent.

Bang!
The two sides fought for less than a minute, and a sixth-level silver sorcerer fell at the speed of light.

After Raymond sensed Cohen's presence, he immediately shifted his attention.

His eyes were fixed on the battlefield on Cohen's side, and as the battle deepened, his face was gradually filled with shock.

Even a powerful legendary warrior like him couldn't see clearly Cohen's body movements and skills, and he was only at the fourth level now!
A fourth-level killer slaughters a sixth-level killer like slaughtering pigs and dogs?
If Raymond hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it.

Adair, who was standing by, also noticed the battle situation on Cohen's side. She frowned slightly and a name came to her mind.

Lord of Shadow?

He actually took the initiative to join the battle. He is really amazing. A fourth-level person can kill a sixth-level person so easily, and he also possesses such an unheard-of powerful skill.

Is he really the descendant of an ancient family?
Adele glanced at him for a few moments before looking away. Her attention was focused on her new squire knight, Asuna.

Asuna learned that there was a battle to participate in and immediately signed up.

Adele also wanted to see the true combat power of her talented squire knight, so she agreed to let her join the operation to encircle and suppress the "Bound Church".

Asuna's body flashed red, and a red shadow howled towards the sky, instantly transforming into a giant dragon that blocked out the sky and the sun. Its huge body was covered with scales as hard as iron, and it shone with a cold luster in the dim light.

After more than a year of growth, Asuna's contracted dragon has passed its infancy.

Its huge wings spread out, and every flap brought up a surge of air, as if to tear the sky apart.

With the appearance of the giant dragon, the resistance of the entire "Bound Church" instantly dropped a level. This divine creature that only existed in the mouths of bards actually appeared before them alive.

The impact of this is no less than having another legendary opponent.

Asuna, dressed in a neat battle outfit, stood lightly on the broad back of the dragon, her hair flying freely in the strong wind.

With her exquisite and picturesque face, she looks like a descending Valkyrie!

Asuna raised her hand slightly, and the dragon's head rose high, with a high fighting spirit burning in its eyes, like two balls of blazing fire, spewing out a surging dragon breath. The dragon breath was like a blazing torrent, and wherever it went, it instantly melted more than a dozen bronze transcendents.

Looking at Asuna displaying her might, Adelle's eyes lit up. With this level of destructive power and attack range, her power would be even greater if she fought in conjunction with the legion.

Adele had already secretly planned to form a special army for Asuna.

Cohen, who was not far away, also noticed this scene and couldn't help but click his tongue. He still underestimated the ability of the dragon warrior.

Although Asuna is only a silver transcendent now, she cooperates with the dragon to play a role in resisting an entire army on the battlefield!
It seems that the matter of establishing a legion tailored for Asuna needs to be put on the agenda quickly. From now on, her dragon legion will be the vanguard of her expansion of territory!
After expressing his feelings, Cohen continued to focus on his own advancement.

After easily taking out another level five, Cohen retreated back into the shadows, searching for his next target.

After repeated cross-level battles, Cohen's experience points rose rapidly, and soon he had reached the threshold of advancing to the fifth level.

A surge of energy rose from his body, golden light flashed, and Cohen's personal strength once again underwent earth-shaking changes!
The sound began to ring in my ears:

"Master the Shadows", "King's Treasure", "Torn of Soldiers", and "Counter Storm" have been upgraded.

"Master Shadow": A Level 2 skill that grants unfettered access to the secondary plane, the "Shadow Plane," and grants control of the "Shadow Plane," granting the same level of authority as a "Shadow Knight." (Shadow Knight privileges: Allows up to five people to enter the "Shadow Plane" and summons the bronze-tier shadow creature "Shadow Phantom.")

Shadow Phantom: A vague, humanoid shadow with no physical form. It can blend into the shadows and excels at stealth attacks. Its attacks are relatively simple, typically wrapping its shadow tentacles around its enemies.
"King's Treasure": Rule skill, Level 100, launches a will check on 50 enemies at the same time. If successful, the opponent's weapons will be stored in the "King's Treasure". The collected weapons can be shot as arrows, exerting % of the power of the weapons.

"Transform into a Thousand Soldiers: Level 100, provides friendly units (including the host) with a magic weapon. The weapon's level is determined by the host's class level."

"Counterattack Storm: Level 80. Swing your weapon and enter an absolute defensive stance that lasts fifteen seconds. Activate this skill at any time to stun enemy units for seven seconds. (Absolute Defense: Immune to attacks of the same level and below, reduces high-level attacks by %)"

Gain two free attribute points.

Cohen added attribute points to strength.

After adding points, he clearly felt that his silver body had taken another step closer as his strength attribute increased.

After the voice stopped, a golden light flashed in Cohen's eyes, and then a familiar character panel appeared:
[Name: Corleone]

[Race: Human]

【Age: 17】

[Attributes: Strength (16), Agility (13), Willpower (MAX), Intelligence (17), Charm (MAX)]

【Talent: Son of the Mist】

[Extraordinary Occupation: Secret Occupation, Dragon Seal Weapon Master. Silver Body: 80%]

[Professional Level: Tier 0 (Mid-Silver), Experience Points: 100000/]

[Professional Skills: Transform into a Soldier (Level 5), Counterattack Storm (Level 5)]

[Rule Skills: Control of Shadow (Level 2), King's Treasure (Level 2)]

[Passive Skill: Weapon Mastery] [Runes: Add Fuel to the Fire, Strength, Dexterity, Universal Scope, Frozen Foundation, Banner of Command, Blade Waltz]

[Equipment: Ghost Crab, Power Drink, Guardian Dagger]

After the upgrade was completed, Cohen breathed a sigh of relief. With his current strength, it should not be a problem to deal with a low-level gold-level transcendent.

At this time, the battlefield had been almost cleaned up by the Military Control Commission's action team.

With two legends and a queen with the equivalent combat power of a legend, the people of the Bound Church can't make any waves at all.

Not long after, the entire "Bound Church" of Effiin was destroyed.

After the battle, in order to avoid the Queen from noticing any mistakes, Cohen did not stay for long and quickly withdrew from the battlefield with the main force.

In the East Suburb Prison, Hermann breathed a sigh of relief as he saw Cohen appear safe and sound.

It seems the operation was very successful.

He nodded imperceptibly, and Cohen disappeared with a gesture.

Not long after Cohen left, Adair, Prince Hauge and others also appeared.

Prince Hauge didn't say much, but made a slight gesture. The Military Control Commission's action team, who had just participated in the suppression of the "Bound Church", disguised themselves as prisoners and entered the East Suburb Prison.

……

Cohen looked at the list of national and organizational delegations that Prince Hauge brought over and would be coming to Florence to attend the Northwest Regional Exchange Conference a month later, and fell into deep thought.

At the same time, a sentence rang in his ears:

"Who are our enemies? Who are our friends?"

In his previous life, Cohen always regarded this sentence of his teacher as the first strategic question and regarded it as a guiding principle.

Anyone who wants to accomplish something must keep this sentence in mind.

Cohen plans to take advantage of this Northwest Regional Exchange Conference to clearly distinguish between his enemies and friends, unite true friends, and attack true enemies!
The three major organizations are the Northwest Alliance, the Charter Covenant, and the Pale Wings.

Needless to say, the Northwest Alliance is the organizer of all previous Northwest Regional Exchange Conferences.

The Charter Entente chose to send a delegation to participate in the regional exchange meeting this time, mainly because of Eifine's status as an Entente country.

As one of the few members on the continent that joined the "Charter of Gods and Demons" as a principality, Effiin's status has always been rather special.

The representatives sent by the Charter Entente this time are from the rotating presidium, and the identities of two people in the presidium are particularly noteworthy.

One of them, Cohen, was no stranger to him; he had even dealt with him through Isabella not long ago.

It was Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Chairman of the Disciplinary Investigation Committee of the Senate of the Central Empire's House of Nobles, whom the son of Grand Duke Falkenham Francis of the West had offended.

The fact that this Grand Duke, who enjoyed great fame on the continent, was willing to come to Florence to attend the exchange meeting on behalf of the Charter Concordat was most likely due to Isabella's request.

Having another impartial and strict Grand Duke as a witness will also serve as a deterrent to those forces plotting against Effiin.

Whether it was out of public interest or the favor of the Golden Wing Family, since Archduke Ferdinand was willing to come to Florence and wade into this muddy water, Cohen decided to treat him as a true friend!

The identity of the other one is more intriguing. He is a member of the royal family from the Eastern Territory Empire.

When Cohen saw the name, detailed information about this person appeared in his past life memories.

Quentin Tang is the third brother of the current Emperor Shenlong of the Eastern Territory Empire, and also the third uncle of Princess Grace Tang and Prince Xia Zuo Tang.

Unlike several other royal family members who joined the fight for the throne, Quentin Tang has always been in a relatively Buddhist state in the political arena of the Eastern Territory Empire.

He turned a blind eye to the intense struggle between his two nephews and niece, neither taking sides, and was not even very interested in the domestic situation.

He took the initiative to apply to serve as an ambassador to the Charter Entente to show his attitude of not caring about domestic affairs.

Seeing that this idle prince was also coming to participate in the Northwest Regional Exchange Conference, Cohen's face showed a playful sneer.

Cohen, who was familiar with the plot of the game in his previous life, knew clearly that Prince Quentin was not as indifferent to the world as he seemed.

Although he seemed to be not helping either side, he had actually secretly sided with Prince Xia Zuo long ago.

Going to the Charter Entente as an envoy was also to help Prince Xia Zuo win over foreign supporters.

Using overseas accounts to collect political donations, shaping international public opinion, and interfering in foreign political changes to exert pressure domestically.

All actions and work carried out by the Princess's faction are often interfered with and suppressed by international forces, and often result in mission failure and poor performance.

The result is that the people in the eldest princess's faction have low working ability and are unable to shoulder heavy responsibilities.

Over time, not only will His Majesty the Emperor have opinions, but the entire Eastern Territory Empire will also question the eldest princess's personal abilities.

When the time is right, it will be natural to replace the first heir.

This is why Grace is eager to find a helper who can help her take charge of the overall situation.

When she learned that Isabella had a close relationship with Cohen, she immediately contacted the famous "Lord of Shadows" through her best friend.

She hopes to use Cohen's personal abilities to help her recover from the disadvantage, and even joins a small adventure group as the princess of the empire.

It can be said that Quentin Tang’s importance to the Xia Zuo political group is unquestionable, and he is also an indispensable helper for Prince Xia Zuo to successfully ascend the throne in the future.

Cohen speculated that Quentin's main purpose in coming this time was to keep a close eye on the situation in Aifein on behalf of Xia Zuo, to ensure that the Kingdom of Ceylon controlled by the Xia Zuo Group could successfully annex Aifein and control Aifein's two seaports.

Prepare to hold the Golden Wing Family hostage in the future.

He is even the highest decision maker of the Effiin plan!
There is no doubt that this is the enemy that Cohen is determined to attack and destroy!

Almost in an instant, Cohen understood the purpose of Prince Quentin's visit to the Northwest Regional Exchange Conference, and he quickly came up with a plan in his mind.

If we can take advantage of this opportunity to defeat Prince Quentin, it would be equivalent to cutting off one of Xia Zuo's arms, which would definitely be a heavy blow to Xia Zuo's power.

However, to achieve this, he still has to blackmail Her Royal Highness the Princess.

No matter what, I am helping her a lot by dealing with the Xia Zuo Group. I can't just stand here and work foolishly.

I'm afraid Grace doesn't even know now that her uncle, who seems to be maintaining a neutral attitude, has already stood against her a long time ago.

Suppressing his turbulent thoughts, Cohen looked at the list of the Pale Wings delegation.

The Pale Wing's initiative to participate this time was probably due to the Golden Wing family.

Cohen suspected that the Golden Wing Family had secretly informed the other four Wing Families about Prince Xia Zuo.

No matter what happens within the Five Wings Family, they are generally of the same blood and belong together as one.

The Xia Zuo Group is plotting against the Golden Wing Family, which is actually targeting the "Pale Wings".

If the Golden Wing Family, the strongest of the Five Wing Families, is easily captured and held hostage by the Eastern Territory Empire, the fate of the remaining families will not be much better.

In fact, just as Cohen expected, the patriarch of the Golden Wing Family and Isabella's father, Aziz Wenze, had recently officially informed the top leaders of the other four-wing families of the news.

Among them, Cassius Dela, the patriarch of the Dark Wing family who had the hottest temper, even openly proposed at the meeting whether to secretly kill Xia Zuo, but was forcefully stopped by the others.

However, although they did not take direct action against Xia Zuo Tang, they still formulated a series of plans against the Xia Zuo Group.

Therefore, this time "Pale Wings" came to participate in the Northwest Regional Trade Fair held in Florence, mainly to help Aifein resist the pressure from Xia Zuo Group.

He is Cohen's most reliable ally!

The "Pale Wings" sent a joint delegation of the Five Wing Families.

There are many familiar faces among them, such as Meyer Child from the Purple Wing family and Pacino Della from the Dark Wing family.

As the "Infinite Alliance" established by Cohen develops better and better in the "Land of the Lost", the Dark Wing Family represented by Pacino Della has basically announced its withdrawal from the competition.

Currently, within the five major families of "Pale Wings", the "Endless Alliance" founded by Cohen is regarded as the best partner.

The previous trial operation of the cross-racial trade route also proved that Cohen's "Endless Alliance" was fully capable of protecting the entire trade route.

Now even there are some dissenting voices within the Dark Wing Family, who believe that Pacino should withdraw from the "Lost Land" as soon as possible and try to make up for the losses.

Some people also hope that Pacino can take the initiative to communicate with the "Shadow Lord" side to see if he can negotiate and get back the half of the profit that was promised before.

The "Dark Wing Family" promised to give them half of the profits as compensation because they had secretly gone to the "Lost Land" to establish their power without telling the other four wing families.

Whoever can finally successfully establish a base in the "Lost Land" will get half of the profit.

Now that things have come to this point, they naturally hope to cancel their previous promises.

As for the issue of face, it is not a big deal for the Dark Wing family, which started out as bandits.

Pacino had long lost the high spirits he had when he first came to "Land of the Lost", and the criticism of him in the family became louder and louder. Some people even secretly accused him of being incompetent, which resulted in the family not being able to keep even half of the profits they should have.

Pacino was so angry that he cursed. Is it because I am not capable enough? I don’t even look at who I am facing.

A person who has been in the "Lost Land" for half a year and has formed an alliance with the Lord of Sequence, united with the "Unicorn Trading Company", the Taiwo Family, the Solari Family and the Nelson Family, and even ignited the flame of order and opened up so many ordered city-states, will be the same no matter who comes.

But having said that, he was the one who took the lead in this matter after all, so he must take responsibility.

He is currently negotiating with the Endless Alliance.

He hoped to mortgage the conquered territory, the low-level "order city-state" that he had obtained with great difficulty, to the other party in exchange for the half-percent profit.

The person who negotiated on behalf of the "Endless Alliance" was Windsardler, who informed Cohen of the matter.

Before Cohen could think it through, he asked Windsardler to hold the other party back first and wait until he returned to the "Lost Land"!
Cohen also plans to return to the "Lost Land" after finishing his work here, bring back his achievements over the past year to Florence, and prepare for the ultimate battle!
(End of this chapter)