My transformation into a beautiful girl started with a hemorrhage.

She knew very well that this was a golden opportunity. It was rare for the hero to encounter a setback, so why not seize this opportunity?

Adding flowers to brocade can never compare to providing charcoal in the snow.

Shimogaki Seiichi felt as if he were soaking in a hot spring, with something warm, soft, and indescribable touching his back.

She gently pressed against his back, and he could still smell the faint scent of heather flowers emanating from her body...

For a moment, his heart felt more satisfied than ever before.

He reached out to his shoulder and clasped Christine's hand, and Christine hugged him tighter in return.

"Don't you think I'm useless?" Shimogaki Seiichi turned to look at Christine.

Christine said tenderly, "Seiichi is a kind person. When everyone else was gloating, only Seiichi helped me without hesitation."

In my heart, Chengyi will always be a hero, and I will never forget Chengyi's kindness!

I don't care about Seiichi's power. Even if Seiichi were an ordinary person, I would still love him.

By the end, Christine's cheeks were flushed, and her voice was barely audible.

The four girls around Christine were annoyed by her affected manner, but they didn't stop her. They didn't want to leave a jealous impression on Cheng Yi.

Moreover, this newcomer is just a used woman, so the threat has been greatly reduced.

Shimogaki Seiichi rallied once again: "Yes, we can't let Cretia's death go to waste. I must avenge her!"

He had never before felt such a firm conviction.

He stood up from the ground, glaring at Kouta in the distance, his eyes filled with unwavering killing intent, without any of his previous hesitation.

He wasn't afraid; he believed he hadn't lost.

He has only been summoned for a month, and he hasn't had time to familiarize himself with those hundreds of skills. He doesn't even know the names of many of them.

He hasn't used a single one of those thirty S-rank skills yet.

No, one should have already been used.

It's an S-rank skill—[Super Regeneration].

This is a super skill that stands at the pinnacle of immortality. Its effect is: you can be reborn as long as you have one drop of blood left.

“Your Majesty Middleton, I need your help. This man must be a remnant of the Demon King. We must eliminate him today,” Shimogaki Seiichi said to Middleton in the distance.

Before anyone knew it, the area within several hundred meters had been cleared, and people had all retreated far away.

King Middleton agreed to the hero's request without much hesitation.

He originally didn't want to get involved in this conflict.

The wise approach would be to wait until the hero and that Thom have fought to a draw before the Kingdom of Altona establishes friendly relations with the victor.

But Christine interrupted all of this.

Christine's actions bound their kingdom of Altona and the hero to each other, leaving them with no other choice.

However, this choice isn't bad either.

A brave person has unlimited potential, and a temporary setback means nothing.

On the contrary, that guy named Tenm was just a divine blood awakener and a magical weapon he obtained from who-knows-where.

Previously, he had already learned some information about Kouta from his subordinates.

"Rest assured, hero, the Kingdom of Altona will do everything in its power to help you."

“Thank you, Your Majesty,” Seiichi replied.

"You're too kind, hero. It is the responsibility of each and every one of us to contribute to world peace."

Middleton looked at the three Sky Knights: Harold with the missing arm, Odis with her effeminate noble air, and the white-bearded old man Ashburn.

Although he didn't speak, the meaning in his eyes was self-evident.

To defeat Tengmu, who wields that weapon, anyone below the Earth Knight level is just cannon fodder; any more would be a waste of effort.

Only Sky Knights can deliver a fatal blow the instant their opponent swings their sword, thanks to their incredible speed of two to three times the speed of sound.

But the Sky Knights are so noble, how could they possibly take such a risk?

It was only because the hero's reputation was too great and tonight's situation was too special that they nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Shimogaki Seiichi felt emboldened and looked intently at Kouta: "Today, you must die!"

Chapter 516 Master

Kouta stared blankly at the enormous, seemingly endless crack before him, then sheathed his Contract Victory Sword, lost in deep shock.

Although he knew that the sword was a Noble Phantasm for cities, he never had a concrete concept of what a "Noble Phantasm for cities" meant, since "city" referred to either the city gate or the city itself.

As for the city gates, some are five meters high, some are ten meters high, some are made of wood, and some are made of steel...

There are small cities, middle cities, big cities...

But now he knows.

This power is equivalent to that of a small nuclear bomb.

Moreover... he felt he could launch such attacks countless times.

That's a bit scary.

Then he saw the hero stand up again and shout something at him.

Not only that, three men exuding powerful auras surrounded him from a distance. He recognized one of them as Harold, the principal of the Royal Knight Academy, whom he had met once before. However, Harold did not show any mercy just because he was his student. After all, in Harold's eyes, he was just a nobody, and probably had forgotten about him by now.

Three sky knights and one hero surrounded Kouta in a pincer formation.

The sky was cloudless tonight, with two moons hanging high in the sky, their light illuminating the earth, and a sense of impending doom subtly materializing.

suddenly,

Kouta's pupils contracted as three figures flashed past him. In the blink of an eye, three silver flashes attacked his back and both sides of his waist.

"So fast!" Kouta was startled. He didn't have time to see the three people's movements clearly, and could only vaguely catch three shadows.

Moreover, the three of them moved without making a sound.

No, it's not that there was no sound, but rather that their speed exceeded the speed of sound, and sound couldn't keep up with their speed.

All three of them are seasoned Sky Knights; they are either unassuming or born with overwhelming power.

Two or three times the speed of sound had already qualitatively changed their speed, far beyond what the brave warriors, who had just touched one time of sound, could achieve.

The three Sky Knights wielded their greatswords, aiming their full strength at Kouta's vitals. The greatswords in their hands were about six feet long, incredibly heavy, and made of specially refined black iron. From a distance, they looked like thick telephone poles.

Of course, the greatsword is much sturdier and heavier than a telephone pole, weighing around five tons. Sky Knights are incredibly strong, with an average arm strength of over ten tons, so only such a heavy weapon can be used smoothly.

In their hands, the greatsword was just an ordinary knight's sword, wielded with the lightness of a feather. The blade, as thick as a palm, was so thin that its outline was barely visible as it slashed at Kouta; only three flashes of silver light could be seen.

Long——!

The heavy sword cleaved through the air with a deafening shriek, its unstoppable force aimed at turning Kouta into mincemeat.

Kouta opened his eyes wide; this was the first time he had ever encountered truly top-tier combat power in this world.

If it were my original self from the original world, I would probably be instantly killed by such speed and power.

It turns out that the world itself can only travel at a speed of 100 meters per second, and its strength is only enough to lift a car.

But these three Sky Knights in front of us are terrifying.

The high-speed impact of their sword swings was so great that it compressed the air, creating rings of white shockwaves, just like the white contrails left by a supersonic aircraft flying at high speed.

With such speed and power, Kouta had no doubt that even modern armies, without using weapons of mass destruction like nuclear bombs, would be no match for them.

Seeing that the three heavy swords were about to hit him, Kouta simply gave up resisting and let the heavy swords slash at him.

Ding!

Ding!

Ding!

The expected sound of flesh bursting did not occur; instead, there was a crisp collision sound, like steel hitting a lead ball.

A barrier of golden light appeared around Kouta, separating him from the outside world. Although he was standing there, he gave people the feeling of being in another world.

The three heavy swords stopped abruptly just centimeters away from Kouta, unable to advance any further.

The greatsword was suddenly stopped while moving at high speed, but the enormous kinetic energy did not disappear. Instead, it passed directly over Kouta and acted on his back, causing a violent explosion behind him.

boom--!!!

Three loud explosions rang out almost simultaneously, merging into a single roar. Suddenly, the ground where Kouta was standing exploded, collapsed, and cracked, sending dust billowing into the sky and blotting out the sun.

The blast created a strong wind that scraped off a layer of the ground within a radius of 100 meters, blowing away the lawn and shattering the moonlight flowerbed, revealing the brownish-yellow soil underneath.

Trees were bent over by the wind, some small trees even broke, and the glass windows of the distant palace were shattered.

As for the tables and food at the banquet, they were all overturned on the ground, leaving a mess, as if they had been robbed by bandits.

After a long while, the smoke and dust dissipated, and the ground was no longer visible at all; the elevation had sunk by more than half!

The three Sky Knights were horrified. Their full-force attack was blocked by this inexplicable protective shield, and the shield didn't even cause a ripple.

"you--"

"What's this?!"

"How is this possible?!"

They had never seen anything like it before. The golden glow of the protective shield looked like it could be blown away with a single breath, but their full-force attack couldn't advance an inch. The sensation was indescribable, like a kitchen knife hitting a whetstone.

While the three Sky Knights were in shock.

Behind them,

Rumble rumble rumble...!!

The spot where the three had just disappeared has now collapsed into a huge crater. No, it should be said that it had collapsed long ago, but the sound is only now reaching us.

Similarly, the air in their high-speed path was forced apart, creating a vacuum cavity.

The surrounding air, now under atmospheric pressure, surged wildly into the cavity like a flood of seawater, producing a deafening rumble, like a continuous muffled thunderclap.