What?! You want me to be the Herrscher of the End?!

When Sakura mentioned Su, Durandal merely frowned but did not deny it.

"I really hope you'll say that when you see him again."

"Come on, since you're the one chosen by Su, let me see your true strength."

After saying this, Sakura's aura changed instantly. Even though it was not yet winter and the katana did not emit any cold air, Durandal felt as if she were in a snowy wonderland.

The biting wind felt as if my very soul was frozen.

This was a complete and utter crushing defeat in terms of strength; even when she fully activated the power of the world bubble within her body, it was useless.

Left with no other choice, Durandal could only gather her strength to unleash her strongest attack.

After all, she could sense that the woman in front of her was absolutely telling the truth. Was she trying to see just how high she could go? Well then, so be it!

With a thought, Durandal unleashed the power of the World Bubble within her, holding nothing back.

The soaring starlight even tinted the sky, and everyone at the Destiny Headquarters could see this strange sight from a great distance, including Otto, who had been observing the area, but now dared not move forward.

Well, I understand everything.

On the battlefield, as Durandal finished charging up, Sakura was also ready at any moment.

Leaning slightly forward, one hand on the scabbard and the other on the hilt, he performs an iaido motion.

Chapter 308 The End of the Battle / Otto's Proposed Cooperation

"This strike! Pierces through the stars!"

The power of the World Bubble surged within her, and golden streams of light erupted from Durandal's body, finally converging in front of her to form a golden longbow.

With her foot planted firmly on the bow, Durandal lowered her body, pulled the bowstring open with one hand, and drew it to its maximum extent. The spear that had previously been formed from the stars now became an "arrow." With a sudden release, the "Holy Sword," which gathered the power of countless stars and anchored the world, was shot out with the force of a piercing wind.

Whoosh! ! !

After delivering this attack, the power of the World Bubble within Durandal's body was temporarily drained. Her golden holy armor slowly faded away, and Durandal clutched her chest, panting heavily.

If this attack still doesn't work, then she really has no other options.

A complex expression flashed in her eyes as Durandal looked up. At that moment, the "arrow" carrying the power of the world was already less than ten meters away from Sakura.

"Not bad strength. In that respect, you've already passed the test."

Sakura readily admitted this point, after all, the power contained in this attack was far greater than that of many others, and even the current Herrschers of civilization would not fare well against it.

Unfortunately, Durandal was facing Sakura, the eighth of the Thirteen Heroes of the Flame Chaser, and no ordinary opponent!

"what!"

To Durandal's astonishment, Sakura, facing her most powerful attack, simply drew her katana from its sheath and swung it forward once.

There was nothing fancy about it, nor was there any trace of sword technique, but it was this ordinary, unremarkable strike that brought Durandal immense shock.

This move is not as calm as it appears on the surface; on the contrary, the power it contains is incredibly profound.

A single slash unleashed a deluge of blade light, its chilling aura spreading outwards. Everything around seemed to be forcibly paused by this single strike.

In those brief few seconds, in this dark realm, only Sakura was able to move.

Time slows down, consciousness scatters, and everything comes to a standstill.

With a single strike, Sakura's blade froze the space itself!

Is it a trump card? No, it's merely an attack method that Sakura has come to understand as she has reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship.

As if taking a leisurely stroll, Sakura looked at the "arrow" that had stopped moving in front of her and easily walked around it. Then, in a flash, she appeared behind Durandal.

"Let's end it here. As someone chosen by Su, I acknowledge your abilities."

A cold, clear voice brought Durandal back to her senses, and the space returned to normal. The "arrow" carrying the power of the world missed its target, and a huge explosion came from ahead. Large areas of vegetation and buildings were destroyed, leaving only ruins everywhere, which showed just how powerful Durandal's attack was.

"you win."

Did I lose? Yes, faced with absolute power, I didn't even have the strength to resist.

If this were a real battlefield, I probably would have been defeated by this one strike right from the start.

Looking at the spirit blade pressed against her neck, emanating a chilling aura, a sense of powerlessness welled up in Durandal's heart.

"Relax, I won't do anything to you, and you have a lot of room to grow in the future. I look forward to our next encounter."

Sakura slowly removed the Spirit Blade Frost Prison from Durandal's neck, sheathed the blade, and then spoke softly.

He's a decent soldier, except he's a bit simple-minded.

At least Sakura currently has a pretty good impression of Durandal, though it would be even better if she could complain less about Aqi.

"Clap clap clap clap..."

Suddenly, just as Durandal was considering whether to continue fighting, a round of applause rang out from outside the arena.

Then, a voice that was familiar to both of them rang out.

"The two of you really had a spectacular match, especially Miss Sakura. Her swordsmanship, which is rumored to be able to freeze space, is indeed well-deserved."

Otto walked slowly from behind with a new Soul Steel body, a very formulaic smile on his face, as if he didn't care at all that Sakura had "killed" him twice.

"Your Majesty Bishop."

Durandal nodded in acknowledgment, then shielded Otto behind her.

Otto smiled and waved his hand, indicating that it wasn't necessary. After all, if Sakura still wanted to kill him, probably no one here could stop her.

"Aren't you afraid I'll kill you again?"

Her hand, which had already loosened its grip, tightened around the hilt of the sword once more, and a hint of killing intent flashed in Sakura's cold eyes.

She wasn't just saying that for fun. After all, the original evacuation time had already been delayed, so she wouldn't mind taking action one more time.

"It's just a mass-produced Soul Steel body, and it seems you're interested in Soul Steel, Miss Sakura? Schicksal has plenty of Soul Steel; you want..."

"No need. I came here just to kill you a few times to vent my anger, and to sharpen my knife as well."

Before Otto could finish speaking, Sakura interrupted him, and the temperature around them dropped a few degrees, causing Durandal to become alert.

"Feel sorry."

Otto was taken aback by the undisguised killing intent, but in order to cooperate with the World Serpent, he didn't mind offering a sincere apology.

"I mean, the incorrect statements on Miss Asura's arrest warrant will be revoked by Destiny soon, along with the entire warrant."

Otto spoke these words with a rather serious tone, clearly assuming the identity of the Bishop of Destiny.

Durandal merely frowned at this, but said nothing.

Haven't our own bishops done enough outrageous things? This one more won't make a difference.

"Heh...you've got a good plan. At this point, is it even useful to withdraw the arrest warrant? Or are you treating us like fools?"

The voice came from the device in Sakura's hand, clearly because Wilvi couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up sarcastically.

“Destiny will provide additional compensation for this.”

At this point, Otto didn't care who the voice belonged to and immediately spoke up to add to it.

"Compensation? The World Serpent doesn't need your little bit of stuff, and what is your purpose in doing this?"

"An opportunity for us to cooperate, an opportunity between destiny and the World Serpent."

"..."

Vilvi remained silent for a long time on the other end of the device. She wasn't suited to talk about these things; she had only appeared to vent Bai Mo's anger.

Chapter 309 Virvie's Magic Show~

Why do we have to talk about cooperation? If you want to talk, go talk to Kevin!

Inside the magic workshop, the magician scratched his head in frustration.

She's really not good at this kind of thing. If she had known, she would have let her "id" or "conductor" split into a "politician" or something similar personality.

If such a situation were to occur again, Vivi would absolutely guarantee that she would make Otto suffer the consequences, and she would definitely take a piece of his flesh.

【Extremely Evil】: "What's the point of talking to this kind of person! Just send him on his way with a bomb!"

[Expert]: "Although the bomb inside the device is small, its power is sufficient."

[Ideal]: "Although I strongly advise against causing Aqi so much trouble, it's still best not to go too far."

"Well, let Kevin worry about this himself. Let's stick to the original plan. After all, the audience has already entered, and this genius's magic performance can't be abandoned halfway."

With a helpless shrug, [The Magician] largely agreed with [Extreme Evil]'s idea, since she had long disliked Otto.

They always have a fake smile on their face, much like some politicians who chase after fire. Just looking at them is annoying.

[Expert]: "In the future, let's produce less explosive literature and learn less from extreme evil."

【Extremely Evil】: "What are you saying? Who made the bomb? And what do you mean by 'Don't learn from me'? Aren't you talking about yourself?"

Ruthlessly sabotage it, after all, the most crucial part of this plan still relies on the "experts" to complete, otherwise where would the bombs and such come from?

"Alright, alright, stop arguing."

This feeling of holding a major conference was giving the Magician a terrible headache. Was it really meaningful to argue with himself every day?

Despite unilaterally halting the "Vilvie Shared Online Chat Room," [The Magician] ultimately decided to proceed according to the original plan.

She picked up the device again and said in a rather impatient tone, "You want to talk about cooperation? Sure, but before that, how about this magician gives you a magic show?"

Upon hearing Wilvi's words, Sakura, who was far away at the Destiny headquarters, subconsciously took a half step back, looking as if she was about to throw the device away at any moment.

When the Magician performs magic, it's truly insane in every sense of the word. If it's someone you know, at least you can watch a normal magic show. But if it's someone you don't know, especially someone like Otto who's obviously hostile, then Sakura can't guarantee that the Magician will be serious for once.

“In that case, it would be my honor, Miss Wilvi.”

However, it was clear that Otto had not yet grasped the seriousness of the situation. Although he had guessed her true identity from her words, Otto ultimately did not understand her.

Our silly goose was completely baffled. Wasn't this situation developing a bit too far off?

He had just gotten into a fight with someone, and his own bishop was apologizing and talking about cooperation, and now this was the last thing he'd done—perform a magic trick?

Has being killed twice caused him to lose his mind...?

However, she was too embarrassed to say it aloud.