Chapter 456: Thank Goodness (3)

I shouted with all my might.

-Pull your sword out!

My scream of agony fortunately reached the Demonic Sword as she started to reach for something towards her waist.

Then.

Roaaaarrr-!

Unbelievable light poured out from the Demonic Sword and shot up at the sky.

Rumble-!

Powerful waves of Qi mixed with the harsh wind and blew away everything nearby.

Due to Lightning Qi mixing with the wind, it was enough for martial artists below Peak Realm to be blown away by it.

“Ugh…!”

I stomped my feet into the ground and was barely able to endure the force using my Qi.

Skid-!

Trying to withstand the force made my feet dig into the ground deeply.

It felt as if I was going to be blown away at any moment.

I still endured as best as I could.

I had to watch this unfold no matter the cost.

…Fucking hell, what’s going on here?

I grit my teeth and looked in front of my sight.

Lightning struck down with a monstrous sound of thunder.

Its impact was so great it almost seemed as if a hole was made in the middle of the sky.

Unlike the horrifying situation, the clouds in the air started to disappear.

Once all the clouds went away, only the blue sky remained.

Rumble…!

But in an instant, a dark cloud made an appearance wherever it came from.

The sun hid itself.

Rumble…

Now, the only thing remaining in the sky was a dark cloud filled with lightning. It seemed too strange for the sight to seem natural.

As I watched the sight in awe,

Rumble-!

Lightning Qi that was contained in the dark cloud suddenly started to go wild.

Each lightning strike was showing its presence from the cloud as if it had a will of its own.

I felt the chills down my spine after seeing the sight.

It was possible to see just how powerful those lightning stakes were.

Rumble-!

After showing its presence, the Lightning Qi started gathering into one spot.

Roaaarr-!

Unlike before where it shot up at the sky, it now struck the ground with all its might.

Such power was enough to crush and shake the whole ground and its implosion started pulling my body inwards.

Thankfully, it only lasted an instant.

The powerful light gradually calmed down after a few seconds. The only thing covering my sight were dust and dirt.

“…”

I felt rather uncomfortable not being able to see anything, but I didn’t do anything about it as I knew that it would go away soon enough.

It was as I thought.

Swoosh-!

Unbelievable wave of wind suddenly blew away all the dust.

A clear sight was revealed in front of me after.

“…!”

It was the Celestial Sword who was breathing heavily after sticking her sword into the ground, and the Demonic Sword who pointed her sword while looking down at her opponent.

I couldn’t help but gasp after seeing the sight.

I… haven’t seen that kind of sight in a while.

I thought to myself after seeing the Demonic Sword. It was completely different from the usual Demonic Sword.

Despite being completely exhausted with blood dripping down her arm just a moment ago, she was now standing in a firm state.

The sword she held was different from before as well.

Its shape was rather unique.

The only thing it had was its hilt.

Instead of the sword having a guard locked into the top of the hilt, there was a strange blue gemstone.

That was what made the Thunder Fang so special.

The strange shape of the treasure made it seem like it wasn’t intended to be used as a weapon, but it was indeed a sword.

It was one of the five treasure swords of the Central Plains known as the Thunder Fang that the hero of the past, Thunderous Sword of Namgung Clan used in the past.

In other words, only the true blood of Namgung was allowed to use this sword.

In the past, the Lord of Namgung Clan position was only given to the descendant who was capable of wielding the sword.

A sword without a blade.

It seemed strange to call such a thing a treasure, but the Thunder Fang became a more ferocious weapon than any others as long as the wielder had the rights to use it.

“…”

This especially became a whole different story for the Demonic Sword Queen.

Step.

The Demonic Sword started to move.

Rumble-!

The ground shook with each step. I felt the air starting to distort rapidly.

Flash-!

At the same time, the gemstone shined brightly from the Thunder Fang.

It was radiant and bright enough to completely illuminate the surroundings.

I had to close my eyes because of how bright it was.

Once the light was reduced, I started to open my eyes slowly.

…!

I couldn’t help but open my eyes widely after seeing the sight.

Even though there wasn’t anything there before, the Thunder Fang now showed a blue blade.

That was the true blade of the Thunder Fang.

A force that was purely made of Lightning Qi.

I felt an unbelievable amount of strength coming from the blade made with purely Qi.

Craack-!

As if it was proving its strength, an unbelievable amount of condensed Lightning Qi sparked from the sword.

Fang of a thunder…

Such a description fits the Thunder Fang way too well.

Moreover, that wasn’t the only thing the Thunder Fang showed.

Rumble-!

There was a change in the Demonic Sword’s body as well after she unleashed the Thunder Fang.

Her hair waved in the air as if it now had a will of its own, and Lightning Qi fiercely leaked out from her body as it couldn’t be fully contained.

Her Lightning Qi waved around like a dragon.

This was the battle stance of the Demonic Sword using the Thunder Fang.

It was a treasure not even the Heavenly Venerable or the Lord of Namgung Clan, the Sword King was capable of using.

After seeing the Demonic Sword like this,

The descent of the Lightning Empress…

That’s what they called her in fear.

The Demonic Sword gestured with her hand in her Lightning Empress state.

Then, the dark clouds in the sky started to move following her command.

Rumble-!

…It’s fascinating every time I see it.

I didn’t know the exact power of the Thunder Fang as I never got to use it myself, but just using it alone completely changed the Demonic Sword’s power.

Blade formed with Lightning Qi was capable of cutting through anything and its strength endlessly expanded to take over all territories nearby.

Saying this was reaching a whole new level was an understatement.

I’ve always wondered every time I saw this kind of power.

Was the Demonic Sword really behind the Three Venerables in strength when using such power?

I wasn’t certain.

Yes, she may have been borrowing power from a treasure.

But no one besides her can use it anyways.

It was why the Demon Emperor bastard didn’t show much concern despite the Heavenly Venerable having possession of the treasure.

Only the Demonic Sword was capable of using the Thunder Fang’s strength.

If the Heavenly Venerable was capable of using it…

At the very least, he wouldn’t have died a pathetic death against the Heavenly Demon.

He wouldn’t have died so powerlessly. It showed just how powerful the Thunder Fang was.

Step.

The Demonic Sword moved.

Thunder roared loudly after her movement. The Celestial Sword tried to lift herself up after seeing her opponent move.

Golden blades shining brightly formed behind her back.

Damn.

I wasn’t in a situation to watch and do nothing.

Even if the Demonic Sword became this way, the Celestial Sword seemed to have no intention of backing down.

Truthfully, I didn’t know what was going to happen if the Celestial Sword went all out even with the Demonic Sword using her Thunder Fang.

She was never serious herself after all.

There was a problem, though.

The Celestial Sword shouldn’t be using all her strength right here.

At the time in the past, I saw the Celestial Sword’s strength as something one could only reach by achieving perfect understanding of martial arts.

However, her power used her own life force.

I couldn’t afford to let her do such a thing right now.

I looked around my surroundings.

Even with how dire the situation became, the Heavenly Venerable didn’t intervene, which showed that he really wasn’t present right now.

I was at least glad about that. It would have been a big deal if he were here.

But on the contrary.

Where the hell is the bastard called the Demon Emperor?

Did the Demonic Sword come here alone?

I couldn’t even see any other Demonic Humans, let alone the Demon Emperor.

This meant that the Demonic Sword came into the enemy’s base all by herself.

Has she seriously gone insane?

Why?

Why did she suddenly come here alone?

Perhaps, it was so that she could save me?

I just couldn’t understand the situation.

She was a crazy swordswoman who didn’t hesitate to cut anyone in half whether it was the Alliance or fellow Demonic Humans.

She shouldn’t have come here.

At least then, she wouldn’t have been injured like this.

As I made a big frown on my face,

Roaaarr-!

A monstrous sound roared out from the Thunder Fang.

It was the battle cry of the treasure, preparing to go on the offensive.

This was dangerous.

Dammit.

I already knew just how powerful she was with the treasure. I thought about why she didn’t pull her treasure sword out even when her life was in danger.

I was able to realize right after.

I told her not to without my permission.

That’s the order I gave her after I saw her slaughtering enemies using the Thunder Fang.

I had no other choice.

At the time when she used the Thunder Fang,

It was a disaster.

I saw even my allies burning alive after being struck down by her endless, fierce lightning from the sky, let alone the enemies.

She with the Thunder Fang was dangerous.

Even the Demonic Sword couldn’t easily control her strength, and its destructive force was enough to completely annihilate the area around her.

Though of course, I too was infamous for burning everything in my sight, but even I saw her as extreme, which is why I gave her such an order.

…But she had been listening the whole time?

It seemed like the Demonic Sword listened to my order this whole time.

I didn’t know that.

I never once thought about it, nor was I in the situation to.

I wasn’t going to care even if she didn’t listen to that order of mine.

Yet, she had never broken the rule.

I bit my lip after seeing her.

Is it because it’s the Demonic Sword of this timeline?

The girl in my current timeline might have been different.

According to the Blood Demon, this world was different from the one I lived in.

However, it didn’t feel like that was why the Demonic Sword was like this.

Rumble-! Rumble-!

Her Lightning Qi became fiercer, and it felt like there was a storm of blades in the air.

Shing.

The Demonic Sword pointed her sword towards her opponent, and the Celestial Sword wrapped herself in golden light in response.

This was going to be the last struggle.

Swooosh…!

A change started to occur in the Celestial Sword’s body as she charged her energy.

It became harder for me to breathe as her aura changed.

I threw myself at the sight as soon as I saw her like this.

I couldn’t afford to let this go on.

“…!”

“…Hgh!!”

I strongly leaped forward and arrived between the two swordswomen.

Both the Demonic and Celestial Sword stared at me in shock.

“Stop- “

I was trying to stop the Demonic Sword,

“Ah…”

Thud.

But the light from her Thunder Fang disappeared once she saw me. Only the hilt of the treasure remained once more.

Furthermore, the dark clouds slowly disappeared, forming a clear sky again.

The overwhelming pressure of her Lightning Qi disappeared as well.

It was actually I who became more shocked at the situation after this happened.

“…Thank goodness.”

That’s what the Demonic Sword said while looking at me.

“…”

I had to keep my mouth shut after hearing her short phrase.

How was she able to say such a thing in her situation?

Her left arm was in a bad condition as blood dripped down from it.

I knew how bad her condition was, judging from her cloudy eyes and heavy breathing.

After seeing her like this, I couldn’t help but put my hand on my face.

“…You.”

You still choose to protect me until the end while becoming a mess yourself.

My heart felt heavy because of that damned thought.