After adapting to the Sword of St. Trina in his hand, Radahn raised his head, his gaze sweeping across the rampaging golden dragons.
Soon, he locked onto one of the Three-Headed Dragons, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.
Taking a deep breath, he cast gravity magic and violently dragged the great dragon toward himself.
The great dragon struggled in midair, but unable to break free from the shackles of gravity, it could only obediently fly toward Radahn.
The moment the great dragon arrived before him, Radahn swung his sword without hesitation.
A flash of sword light appeared, and the great dragon's mind—which had remained perfectly fine even after enduring repeated bombardment from Radahn's gravity magic—was instantly plunged into deep sleep after being struck by the Sword of St. Trina.
Even its other two heads felt overwhelming drowsiness invading their nerves, causing the Three-Headed Dragon to immediately activate the Dimensional Gate and flee into the Cyber Dimension.
As soon as the Three-Headed Dragon returned to the Cyber Dimension, white mist slowly enveloped the dragon's heads, and this Xiao Family member directly collapsed onto the ground, falling fast asleep.
Outside, after waiting for a long time and seeing that the Three-Headed Dragon still had not emerged, the group immediately realized that it had been completely hypnotized and would not awaken anytime soon.
"It really works. The Gloam-Eyed Queen's lineage is weak against sleep, and these dragons are clearly no exception!"
Malenia, the Valkyrie, spoke proudly, her voice full of confidence.
Then, Malenia also picked up the Sword of St. Trina and charged into the dragon horde. She moved like a phantom among the great dragons, and every swing of her longsword released powerful sword energy, sending all the rampaging golden dragons into a sleeping state.
For a moment, a peaceful aura spread across the battlefield. The intense sounds of battle gradually faded away, replaced by silence.
"Hehehe~~ Impressive. Truly worthy of being some of Marika's finest children."
Xiao, who had been standing high in the sky, chuckled softly. He leaped down from Shimaraga's head and applauded the group.
"God of the old order, you finally show yourself!"
Holding the Sword of St. Trina in one hand, Malenia instantly teleported beside Xiao and used the classic Golden Lineage Broken Blade technique, attempting to instantly defeat Xiao through the Sword of St. Trina's suppressive effect.
However, Xiao reacted instantly. He bent his knees, tightened his abdomen, and roared as power erupted from his dantian.
The violent shockwave directly blasted Malenia flying backward.
Name: Noble Presence.
Type: Godskin Incantation.
Description:
The Godskins reveal ancient power.
In the past, it represented the wrath of the gods,
but later transformed into a symbol of noble glory in god hunting.
Effect:
Allows the user to greatly expand their abdomen, generating a shockwave that knocks away surrounding enemies. Its power can be strengthened through charging, sending enemies flying.
Immediately afterward, Xiao crossed his arms and unleashed another wave of black flames that swept outward.
The heavy black flames, like the fire of a god hunter, crashed down like a giant hammer, inflicting massive true damage and poise-breaking effects upon Malenia.
After the two consecutive attacks, Xiao pressed the assault further, displaying astonishing power and skill.
He wielded the Godslayer's Greatsword and unleashed its weapon art—The Queen's Black Flame.
Burning black flames erupted from the blade, carrying immense impact that directly smashed Malenia to the ground and pinned her there, leaving her unable to rise or counterattack.
Although Malenia possessed unparalleled skill, she was still only a female demigod and naturally disadvantaged in terms of raw strength.
Furthermore, she had long been corroded by her own Scarlet Rot law, having already lost both legs and one arm. Although Miquella's golden prosthetics allowed her to move freely,
Malenia still appeared extremely frail in terms of physical power.
To compensate for this weakness, Malenia chose an extreme combat style—relentless offense.
She first used her terrifying swordsmanship and rapid attacks to suppress her opponent completely, preventing any chance of counterattack. Then, she would use Waterfowl Dance's pursuit ability to completely finish the enemy off.
Finally, she relied on the Scarlet Rot law as the killing blow, poisoning the enemy's life force or draining vitality to replenish her own consumption.
It was precisely through this combat style that Malenia achieved countless victories and earned the title of Valkyrie.
However, even though she had compensated for her lack of strength through skill, it did not mean those weaknesses had disappeared.
In truth, Malenia remained the physically weakest among all the demigods in direct confrontations.
This was also why, in the game, Malenia was so often pinned against walls and relentlessly bullied by heavily armored knights using Ironjar Aromatics and blind attacks.
To defeat Malenia, the key was always the same—whoever achieved suppression first would gain the initiative and completely overwhelm her.
"Save her!"
Seeing Malenia being pinned to the ground and beaten, a trace of anger rose in Radahn's heart.
If he did not intervene now, Malenia would likely continue suffering even harsher torment.
Thus, without hesitation, he mounted his scrawny horse and charged directly toward Xiao.
The Starscourge Greatswords in his hands radiated dazzling brilliance. He tightly gripped the hilts and swung them violently, the blades slicing through the air with overwhelming momentum as they cleaved toward Xiao.
However, Xiao had already sensed Radahn's movements and reacted instantly.
Using the newly learned Bloodhound Step, he escaped Radahn's attack range at astonishing speed.
Bloodhound Step was an extremely powerful movement technique, similar in effect to one of the Six Powers from One Piece—Soru.
But compared to Soru, Bloodhound Step far surpassed it in both movement speed and travel distance.
More importantly, Bloodhound Step generated a special 0.01-second ethereal state when activated.
This allowed the user's body to become immune to all external attacks during that brief instant.
Although this ethereal duration was unbelievably short and almost negligible, for a top expert like Xiao, it was more than enough to evade a fatal strike.
This ability elevated Bloodhound Step from an ordinary low-level weapon art into a powerful technique that touched upon the level of law.
Under the enhancement of gravity magic, Radahn's speed became incomparably fast. His body seemed weightless, allowing him to soar and move freely through the air.
Yet the greatswords in his hands still carried boundless force. Every swing possessed the might of a mountain, leaving observers terrified.
Nevertheless, Xiao showed no fear whatsoever. In terms of direct physical combat, he had never yielded to anyone in his life.
He directly clashed head-on with Radahn using the Godslayer's Greatsword, which was infused with multiple forms of Haki.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
The collisions between the Godslayer's Greatsword and the Starscourge Greatswords resembled the violent clash of two ancient ferocious beasts, erupting with showers of sparks every instant.
Even Radahn himself felt his arms grow numb from the terrifying impacts, and the greatswords in his hands were nearly knocked flying.
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