Summoning the Holy Sword

According to Angelina, the path that Erin pointed at led to a stone door, which Angelina discovered by accident. Angelina thought she was so lucky for finding the exit so soon, but was utterly disappointed at the very next moment. Because when she was about to open the door, a specter shuttled out of it suddenly, raised its sword, and slashed at her. In the beginning, Angelina thought she was strong enough to defeat the enemy, only to realize the enemy was too powerful, and Angelina’s spirit was almost pulled out of her body. After constant struggles, Angelina left this ridiculous place immediately and had no intention of heading back. She couldn’t communicate with the specter either. Whenever she spoke, the specter acted as though it didn’t hear her and flourished its blade at her like a lunatic! Thanks to that, Angelina scrambled in ignominious defeat and almost lost her life. It was due to this reason that Angelina cursed that insane specter in front of Erin. Angelina deemed the specter as irrational, foolish, and idiotic, where its brain was full of muscle and it couldn’t do anything else apart from fighting.

Of course, among all the possible reasons, Angelina didn’t know if the specter was simply venting its anger.

Despite the complaints, Angelina and Erin were calm to the possible appearance of that specter. In the Country of Darkness, it was par for the course to use specters to watch over important channels, facilities, and treasures. That was why Erin wasn’t surprised that one was here. On the contrary, this also proved to her that the path ahead would indeed lead them to the exit. Perhaps the reason why it attacked Angelina was that it recognized her as not being one from the royal family. This wasn’t a rare occurrence, especially in tunnels where only royal family members could enter. As soon as any outsiders arrived, it couldn’t be helped that the specter would eliminate them swiftly.

After making her decision, Erin led Angelina ahead. Shortly after, they passed through the tunnel and arrived at the stone door that Angelina mentioned.

“How strange…”

Standing on the bluestone brick floor and gazing at the stone door, Erin knitted her brows. The stone door wasn’t considerably tall and was only about two meters wide like ordinary ones. But what left Erin doubtful was the patterns engraved on it. She thought the patterns should be the same as the ones earlier, where only the dragon race could understand. But after taking a closer look, Erin discovered it was completely different than she had expected. Not only were they not in traditional patterns recognizable by the dragon race, but the texts were also entirely different. Despite that, Erin felt like she had seen the patterns somewhere in the past…

It feels so familiar…

At this thought, Erin twitched her brows.

That’s right, there were similar patterns in that palace on Earth. Could this be a product of that era?

(Angelina, can you contact His Majesty Rhode?)

And over time, she had gotten used to it.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

But it was a pity that Angelina’s tragic state didn’t garner the attention of Erin and the specter young lady. At that moment, they were glaring sternly at each other. Erin waved her sword gently like a fluttering butterfly, metamorphosing into streaks of beautiful arcs that swayed in midair. At a glance, the blade arcs looked like they were dancing lightly and gracefully. But the flashing sword lights and sparks proved that Erin wasn’t brandishing her sword at nothing.

On the other side, the specter young lady maneuvered in midair, as light as a feather. There were no drastic movements from her, but her right arm moved up and down from time to time. What astonished Erin more was that the moving arm seemed so slow, but the speed about her wrist was so fast that it was hard to discern, where not even Angelina could clearly witness the movement of the five glowing and slender fingers. Along with the specter’s action, Erin picked up her pace with her sword. She stared grimly at the specter as her sword constantly trembled and twisted as it slashed the air. Then…

Clang…!

In a loud collision, the specter young lady retreated quickly this time. The spiritual flames emanated from her cyan eyes dimmed greatly. Without any hesitation, Erin seized the opportunity and dashed, extending her left hand forward. The sword that she gripped in her right hand appeared on the left out of the blue. Then, she slashed a blinding blade of light.

It resembled a full moon: pure, soft, and fascinating.

The blade descended from above, sending a circular arc forward. Facing this all-out attack from Erin, the specter young lady revealed an unprecedented, imposing look in her eyes. She extended her right hand gradually, clenched her fist, and held the invisible sword before her. At the next moment, the attack of a formidable crescent landed.

Clang———!

The clash of swords was so loud that it brought along unprecedented seismic waves to the surroundings. Angelina’s vision blurred instantly. She took a few steps back dizzily and only barely returning to her senses after a few moments. The specter young lady apparently couldn’t resist this assault from Erin. She drifted back like a piece of paper, before landing on the ground powerlessly. Spiritual light dust scattered from her, making her seemingly even thinner.

(That’s Her Highness Erin for you! Is she done for?)

Looking at this scene, Angelina let down her guard and ran over hurriedly, gazing at the young lady and rejoicing in the joy of her misfortune. Angelina wasn’t worried about Erin being unable to deal with that annoying fellow. Erin wasn’t called the moon princess for nothing. She definitely wouldn’t have any issue dealing with a specter. Upon hearing Angelina’s question, Erin shook her head.

(No, I didn’t kill her. She is powerful, but I took advantage of the fact that she has been here for a long time and didn’t get to replenish her spiritual power. If she weren’t this weak, perhaps we would be 50-50 in terms of sword skills.)

Erin told the truth unabashedly. The invisible sword was indeed a huge trouble. Erin initially thought of relying upon her ability to gauge the length of the sword, but during the battle she was surprised that the sword shrunk and extended along with the holder’s emotions. It became as long as 30 meters and even as short as one meter. Despite that, the specter’s sword skills were limited. Normally, even if Erin were to wield an extendable sword, it would still be tough for her to put it to good use. But in the hands of the specter, the sword was as though an extension of her. The specter struck at Erin’s weaknesses smoothly. If it weren’t for the fact that Erin was powerful and the specter’s power had declined by a lot, perhaps Erin wouldn’t have won.

But now, it seemed like the trouble was resolved.

Rumbles…

At that moment, the sealed stone door opened gradually. Looking at this scene, Erin and Angelina couldn’t help but heave sigh of relief and scurry toward it. If Erin weren’t wrong, this should be the exit of the escape route.

As soon as we leave this place, we can escape the Darkness Capital!

As soon as we leave this place…

Leave this place…

…

Angelina and Erin gazed at the scenery ahead silently. After a few moments, Angelina turned to Erin hesitantly who stood beside her.

(Your Highness Erin, this doesn’t look like the exit…)

What stood before them wasn’t the exit they imagined, but a hidden chamber with its surroundings sealed off instead, and there didn’t seem to be any way out. A cyan stele was erected in the middle, with a translucent sword emanating a cyan radiance inside it. It was apparent that no matter from where they looked, this wasn’t the exit that they anticipated. It was simply a hidden chamber for storing precious treasures instead. But now, treasures were the least of their concerns!

(This really isn’t the exit…)

After scanning the place, Erin nodded helplessly. She didn’t find any symbols of the dragon race either. This hidden chamber seemed like a product from ancient times. Since this wasn’t the exit, they could only search for another exit all over again…

At that moment, in a chilly breeze, the specter young lady reappeared before them silently. She hovered beside the sword, staring at Erin and Angelina. She gazed at Erin with a heavy expression, before turning slightly to Angelina on the other side. Upon sensing her gaze, Angelina took two steps back and glared vigilantly.

“What are you looking at me for?!”

Facing Angelina’s snarls, the young lady didn’t seem to have any intention of responding. On the contrary, she suddenly vanished after a few moments, twisting and metamorphosing into a wisp of cyan smoke that fused with the cyan sword. Then, the sword inserted into the stele floated in midair and…

A dazzling ray of blade flashed.

Argh! Why am I so unlucky!

Angelina eyeballed the sword that pierced the ground beside her feet. Not only that, but she was also completely speechless after witnessing her reattached arm being severed yet again.