NABC Chapter 296: Power and Reverence for Power (7)
Chapter 296: Power and Reverence for Power (7)
Chapter 296: Power and Reverence for Power (7)
C296 - Power and Reverence for Power (7)
Jin focused on Beradin's staff as he controlled the flames. Clearly, the staff was aimed at him. For some reason, the staff seemed to exude both a murderous intent and intrigue.
Beradin smiled, as if finding the situation exciting.
Jin decided not to dwell on bitterness over the situation. In any case, the person pointing the staff at him was probably not the real Beradin, despite taking on Beradin's form.
Furthermore, Jin was convinced of another thing: the Zipples would never let Beradin remain in that state.
If the Zipples needed puppets for battle, they had plenty of others. It didn't have to be Beradin. Surely, he would be himself most of the other times because they couldn't afford to have a bloodthirsty maniac crazed for battle as their next patriarch.
Jin thought that Beradin might have been manipulated in his past life as well.
"Those unsettling bastards."
The shining runic characters floated towards Kozec.
All the Mages realized that the runic characters were target marks of the flame orb. They panicked and pointed their staffs towards the runic characters.
They used all sorts of spells to drive away the runes.
But the characters were too small and constantly moving, making it nearly impossible to shoot them down. Some managed to hit them, but it had no effect on the runic characters. They simply pierced through the spells like a breeze and continued floating upward.
Several dozen runic characters abruptly embedded into Kozec's hull.
An equal number of fire tendrils extended from Jin's flame orb. The chains of flames wrapped and coiled around Kozec like a snake, horrifying the Mages.
It looked as though multiple snakes were squeezing a single prey.
It immediately created small fractures all over the hull. The Mages aboard screamed from the sudden impact.
It seemed like the flaming chains could crush Kozec as if it were nothing.
The surviving red dragons charged at the flames holding the hull. But the red dragons couldn't do anything.
They tried to bite the chains, but instead, their bodies were pierced by other flame tendrils or their necks were sliced. Jin looked at them with cold eyes.
"Turn the ship around!"
"The ship is stuck, sir!"
To think that Kozec could be incapacitated by a single man, the twelfth flagbearer of the Runcandels no less. No one here had imagined such a scenario.
Every single one of the thirty summoned phoenixes had been invoked. That meant the summoning Mages were all dead.
Tes let out a loud screech and unleashed her breath towards Kozec. Now that the pressure blue flames joined Jin's flames, Kozec shook violently as if it would shatter at any moment.
The guardian knights could only watch Jin and Kozec, unsure of what to say. Even Barton, the traitor, widened his eyes in shock.
Is this the power of the twelfth flagbearer?
He could barely believe what he was seeing.
Even he couldn't neutralize Kozec in such a manner, despite his ten-star prowess, regardless of Kozec's operational efficiency at that moment.
"At this rate, the Zipple Mages will be completely annihilated. In fact, I can't even guarantee Beradin Zipple's survival."
Assisting the Zipples in securing Bentica was out of the question. He had to do something to ensure that Keliac Zipple wouldn't be disappointed.
"First, Beradin Zipple seems to be attempting something. I'll see what he does and try to devise a way to work with him."
Jin shouted and elevated the mana and Shadow Energy of the flame orb. At the same time, Beradin's staff turned completely red.
He also completed the casting of the Decimating Flame Orb Of The Dark Sky-The First Version Of The Demon Empress.
The runic characters left by Riol Zipple also escaped from Beradin's body. They intertwined with Jin's runic characters and initiated a new series of flames.
The first version took the form of a giant flame orb, much like the final version.
A mana-made flame orb stood in front of Kozec like a shield. It was smaller than Jin's but contained more mana.
Blood dripped from Beradin's lips. His body couldn't handle casting such massive spells right after his continuous use of spatial explosion.
The guardian knights could only brace themselves in a fixed position by stabbing their swords into the ground. Barton pretended to protect the wounded knights and didn't help Jin.
To Barton, Jin's death was the best outcome he could hope for. Then he could wait for Kozec to retreat and kill Dyfus and the rest of the guardian knights before returning to the Garden of Swords.
That treacherous bastard! Dyfus clenched his teeth. He could clearly see what Barton was thinking.
Dyfus had also thought about killing Jin before reaching Bentica, but he no longer considered it.
Jin had to survive for now, if only for the sake of the Runcandel clan.
"Get out of the way!"
Jin raised his head as Dyfus shouted again. He didn't do it to look at Dyfus. He did it to see Beradin's flame orb, which was now right in front of him.
It was true. He had no power to dodge it.
I remember he cast it in the Holy Kingdom. Back then, he did it to protect me.
That day, Beradin attempted to cast the first version of the Decimating Flame Orb Of The Dark Sky but was defeated by Jin and suffered mana reflux.
If Jin hadn't done it in an effort to stop him, Beradin would have become a Zipple who killed his own clan members for a Runcandel.
Beradin had such determination in trying to cast the flame orb back then.
"Stop. Jin, Dante. You go ahead. I'll be the one to stop them," Beradin had said.
"Alright, we'll go ahead, Beradin."
"Jin! If we escape alone, what will happen to Beradin?"
"But in return, let's say you were horribly defeated after trying to stop me."
But now, there was no way he could perform well under mental control.
Beradin suddenly leaned forward in a falling motion.
Mana backlash.
Although Jin couldn't punch Beradin's chin like before, he knew the reflux was imminent since Beradin cast the flame orb.
It was impossible for Beradin to launch the first version of the flame orb in his current state. Even if he managed to, he would never be able to sustain it until it reached its target.
The flame orb diminished rapidly, and it was only an arm's length away from reaching Jin.
Beradin collapsed and screamed. He vomited blood, and all the capillaries in his body burst. Convulsions shook his body.
The enormous flame orb shrank to the size of an egg in the blink of an eye. Beradin lost control of his mana. The mana dissipated into the air in vain.
The flame orb that managed to reach Jin was no different from what he had seen in Sameel. It made small pew, pew sounds and caught the attention of everyone present on the battlefield.
Jin reached out and grabbed the flame.
One second later, Jin turned his gaze to the black ash in his palm.
Dyfus was dumbfounded. Did this mean that Jin already knew from the beginning that Beradin Zipple's spell would fizzle out due to mana reflux?
In the sky, Jin's flame orb continued to ravage Kozec. But its power was noticeably weaker than before and began to allow Kozec to turn in its direction.
"Fourth flagbearer, pursue them. They'll start escaping."
Jin spoke as he wiped the ash from his palm.
"I've got it! Sir Barton, let's go!"
Dyfus shouted as he grabbed Barton by the shoulder.
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