PNB Chapter 612 - 612
Chapter 612 - 612
The blade rippled like water, its gleam flowing like waves.This strike was powerful enough to cleave her in two. Left with no choice, the woman turned and raised her guard, blocking Eiji's attack head-on.
But to her surprise, the force behind the blow didn't seem particularly strong?
After delivering the strike, Eiji leaped back, reaching for the thrown crystal vial.
Yet this movement left him wide open!
In an instant, the woman targeted his exposed back, extending her sharp claws for a grab.
If this hit connected, she would gain the upper hand!
But just as the thought crossed her mind, a hidden force erupted out of nowhere, sending her flying backward.
She froze momentarily.
What just happened?
While she was still bewildered, a third wave of force burst forth, shoving her sideways once more.
The vampire princess's face was a mask of confusion.
This was "Rippling Radiance," the seventh technique of the Aurora Sword Style created by Eiji.
In simple terms, it was a multi-layered force—concealing multiple bursts of power within a single strike, each erupting at different intervals. It excelled at creating unexpected disruptions in battle.
Imagine hiding several layers of force within one slash. When those forces suddenly detonated, an unprepared opponent would inevitably expose fatal openings, allowing for a decisive finish!
Here, Eiji used this technique to push the woman away, buying himself time.
After catching the crystal vial, Eiji uncorked it, poured the pungent kerosene over his blade, then resealed the bottle and set it on the ground.
By the time he completed these actions, the pure white vampire princess had just steadied herself.
Her large eyes were filled with bewilderment.
Her face clearly read, "What in the world just happened?"
This sword technique transcended ordinary comprehension, leaving even the vampire princess momentarily stunned.
Strike while the iron is hot!
Eiji closed the distance in a flash, swinging the kerosene-soaked katana straight at her!
The woman's eyes sharpened instantly. She raised both claws, ready to counter.
"—Fleeting Glimmer!"
But abruptly, the incredibly resilient weapon vanished from her sight.
The woman blinked in surprise.
Once again, the unexpected had occurred.
Then, a blade gleam flashed.
"Ugh!"
The woman finally cried out in pain, stumbling backward.
A massive gash split open across her chest, deep enough to reveal bone!
Don't think I'll go easy on you just because you're the heroine!
Eiji thought viciously to himself.
Simultaneously, azure flames erupted from the wound, spreading like ripples across her entire body.
"Argh!"
The woman let out a sharp scream.
Then, as if making a decision, her gaze turned fierce.
In an instant, a chilling aura materialized around her, enveloping her body and swiftly extinguishing the azure flames.
But she herself was left pale and shivering, her lips tinged blue from the cold.
"You hit me hard, I hit you back. Now we're even. Can we talk properly?"
Eiji paused, then spoke up again: "I'm a pacifist who advocates solving problems through dialogue!"
He said this with a completely serious expression.
But Aoko just rolled her eyes at his words.
Dialogue with a sword, is that it?
You being a pacifist is utter nonsense!
"Huff..."
The True Ancestor vampire let out a heavy pant.
She slowly lowered her stance, intense killing intent surfacing in her eyes.
Her crimson eyes instantly turned gold, pupils narrowing vertically like a beast's.
In just a moment, a strange sense of restraint descended upon Eiji.
She answered with action.
No way!
"Be careful, that's a bewitching Mystic Eye!"
Aoko quickly warned.
But even before that, Eiji had already sensed the danger and leaped away from her line of sight.
"Whoosh!"
The next instant, flames suddenly erupted from where he had landed.
His intuition warned him again - Eiji jumped away the moment he landed, before even steadying himself. A pillar of fire shot skyward, instantly reducing a nearby tree to ashes!
"Flames? Could she be the fire-wielding Dead Apostle we're looking for?"
Aoko's expression tightened.
She quickly channeled magical energy into her Magic Crest, and a magic circle filled with various geometric patterns abruptly unfolded before her right arm.
But then, golden beast-like pupils suddenly filled her vision.
Startled, Aoko instinctively averted her gaze, avoiding the Mystic Eye's power.
Never look directly into your opponent's eyes - this was an iron rule among magi.
"Aoko, don't interfere!"
Eiji quickly stopped her.
Aoko had been about to fire a magic bullet, but at his words, she could only pout and disperse the gathered magical energy.
Only after she canceled her spell did the vampire princess shift her gaze away from her.
In her eyes, the magus Aoko Aozaki was nothing significant.
Her main enemy right now was Eiji the warrior, whose swordsmanship was bizarrely advanced - so incomprehensible that she couldn't even follow it, his strength so extraordinary that she had been forced to use Marble Phantasm.
Therefore, her priority was dealing with Eiji first; Aoko could be handled anytime.
But if the magus foolishly tried to attack her, she would just take a moment to eliminate her.
"How does this attack keep appearing out of nowhere!"
One moment it was flames, the next an icy blast, then vines, followed by gales and lightning.
If he let his guard down for even a second, a vacuum bomb would suddenly explode nearby, the air attacking like sharp blades - he barely managed to escape!
Eiji was astonished.
The attacks appeared without any warning, their patterns completely unpredictable. Only when they materialized before his eyes could he detect any signs!
If not for his intuition warning him, he would probably be lying defeated by now!
While he was shocked, the pure white princess was equally astonished.
She had even used her trump card, so why couldn't she take down this cockroach-like guy?
Every time she felt she had him cornered, he would slip away like an eel, completely frustrating her!
"This can't go on!"
Continuously dodging around, Eiji's mind raced nonstop.
These attacks were coming from that woman. The reason she remained stationary was probably because she needed to concentrate. If he could break her concentration, he could disrupt this technique!
Any normal person would think this way.
So that woman had laid invisible traps around herself.
If he charged in recklessly, he might end up getting caught instead—Eiji had this premonition.
How should he handle this?
Thoughts rapidly turned in Eiji's mind.
Use the demon sword? Or perhaps employ supernatural projection?
"—"
Suddenly, Eiji instinctively sensed something unusual.
The source of this strangeness wasn't the vampire princess, but rather—the sky!
A massive statue abruptly descended from above!
Its target was directly aimed at the True Ancestor's princess!