The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated

Chapter 576: The Tide Turns

Frankly speaking, Shien Buztout still wasn’t clear on what exactly had happened to the Bigusler family.

Why was Rockto suddenly fighting someone?

Who were those fighting with Rockto?

These questions flashed through Shien’s mind several times.

But then, Shien knew that this wasn’t the question he should be considering now.

He should be considering another question.

That was…

“Should I intervene?”

Shien pondered.

Undoubtedly, Rockto was in trouble, and it wasn’t a small matter.

If he didn’t help, Rockto might not be able to overcome this hurdle.

Although, with Shien’s discerning eye, he could naturally see that Rockto wasn’t being suppressed, but rather had a slight advantage. His overall strength was definitely superior to his opponent’s. While an easy victory wouldn’t be simple, he wouldn’t be at a disadvantage either.

The problem was that the female knight being besieged seemed to have an unusual relationship with Rockto.

If something happened to that female knight, it would definitely affect Rockto.

At that time, Rockto’s situation would become much more difficult.

In fact, this could be seen from Rockto’s current performance.

“Tilly!”

Rockto, in the midst of his fierce battle with Saliro, noticed Tilly’s situation. Seeing his daughter surrounded and barely holding on, a look of urgency finally appeared on his face.

He wanted to go and help, but he couldn’t.

“You dare to look around while fighting me? Do you really think you’re Aldia Elvenbein, Rockto!?”

Saliro seized the opportunity to approach Rockto, his giant sword crashing down like a pillar of heaven.

Rockto hurriedly parried, shouting at Saliro furiously,

“You dare to attack my daughter, Saliro? You’re a disgrace to knighthood!”

Rockto clearly saw Saliro’s intention of using Tilly to restrain him.

Saliro sneered.

“The victor takes all, Commander Rockto. Just give up!”

Saying that, Saliro swung his giant sword again, creating gusts of wind as he continuously attacked Rockto.

He didn’t dare to use [Magic Sword] against Rockto.

Because he was very clear about the abilities of this opponent who had been above him for twenty years.

Others might not know Rockto’s Unique Skill, but Saliro knew it all too well.

It was a Unique Skill that could sever magic power, sever magic, and forcibly nullify any power that required magic power to activate – [Close Combat].

As the name suggested, it was a Unique Skill that could force the opponent to fight only in close combat.

With this Unique Skill, Rockto could even sever the most powerful Higher-level magic.

Therefore, Rockto was known in the human world as a magic nemesis, even a magic power nemesis. If his opponent was a magician, they had absolutely no chance of winning.

Using [Magic Sword] to attack such a Rockto was simply courting death.

However, conversely, as long as one didn’t use magic-infused attacks, Rockto’s Unique Skill would be useless.

Therefore, Saliro planned to crush Rockto with the most powerful close combat.

“You’re finished!”

Saliro continued to attack while using verbal taunts against Rockto.

“Tsk!”

Rockto naturally knew that his Unique Skill had been seen through by Saliro and was almost useless. He clicked his tongue, his grip on his sword tightening as magic power surged around it.

Saliro didn’t dare to use [Magic Sword] to attack, but Rockto had no such qualms.

He could use the [Magic Sword] skill, considered a close-combat ultimate move, while others couldn’t. This was also a huge advantage.

This was also the reason why Rockto could still fight Saliro to a standstill, even gaining a slight advantage, even though his Unique Skill was ineffective.

After all, in terms of pure strength, Saliro was stronger than Rockto.

Because Saliro’s Unique Skill was [Dragon Power], which allowed his body to transform to a level of strength unattainable by humans, rivaling that of dragons.

In other words, although Saliro was human, he currently possessed physical strength comparable to a dragon.

His skin was as tough as dragon scales, difficult to penetrate.

His strength was immense, each strike carrying tremendous power.

Because of this, he didn’t need to wear heavy armor. His body’s defenses alone could block most attacks. Coupled with his immense strength, he wielded a heavy greatsword that purely enhanced attack power, each strike capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks.

If Rockto weren’t using [Magic Sword], he wouldn’t even be able to break Saliro’s skin, let alone withstand his attacks head-on.

This was a human-shaped dragon. Except for not being able to breathe dragon breath, he possessed all the advantages of a dragon.

“Boom!”

In the next second, Rockto’s magic sword and Saliro’s dragon-powered strike clashed again, creating another explosion.

One was a magic-infused strike, the other a dragon-powered strike. Their collision created such an explosion, with no clang of metal.

On Tilly’s side, however, the clanging of metal was constant.

This daughter of the Bigusler family had already used the [Magic Sword] skill, her crimson magic blade sweeping along with her sword light, constantly deflecting incoming attacks.

Geno was incredibly jealous.

After all, he hadn’t learned the powerful [Magic Sword] skill yet.

This skill was a close-combat ultimate move. Ordinary people could only learn it at level seventy, and even then, it was only a possibility. If their magic power was too low, and they lacked talent, they wouldn’t be able to learn it even at level seventy.

In Omnipotence, whether one had learned the [Magic Sword] skill was a dividing line between the strong and the weak.

Only those who had learned the [Magic Sword] skill could be considered true close-combat experts and would be recognized by others.

In the Empire, once someone learned the [Magic Sword] skill, they would immediately be recruited by the Imperial Knight Order, becoming a Knight Captain commanding ten thousand soldiers at the very least.

Tilly was a genius who learned the [Magic Sword] skill at level sixty-six, causing a minor sensation at the time. The next day, she was brought into the Imperial Knight Order by her father and became a Knight Captain.

And Geno?

Although a year older than Tilly, his level was much lower. His father had also given him special training in private, trying his best to help him learn the [Magic Sword] skill, but he just couldn’t succeed.

As a result, Tilly was already a Knight Captain commanding ten thousand soldiers, while Geno was only a Knight Commander commanding a thousand, being overshadowed by Tilly.

Now, seeing Tilly using [Magic Sword] against the guard knights trained by his family, fighting alone against several opponents stronger than herself, although struggling, she still showed no signs of defeat. One could imagine how jealous Geno was.

“She’s just a woman, why does she have such talent?” Geno shouted angrily, “Hurry up and capture her! Quickly!”

The young master of the Renitra family shouted frantically, but he could only use his mouth.

The guard knights looked at each other, not replying, but still taking action.

“Buzz!” “Buzz!” “Buzz!”…

Suddenly, amidst the trembling air, these guard knights also used the [Magic Sword] skill.

“Oh no!”

Tilly’s expression changed slightly.

“Be careful!”

Rockto saw this and became anxious.

Saliro, on the other hand, sneered.

“It’s a pity, Rockto.” Saliro said smugly, “This is the consequence of opposing Imperial Consort Mara.”

Saliro felt victory was within his grasp.

He didn’t know that these words of his changed the course of events.

Because the person he mentioned was exactly the one someone intended to deal with.

In that case, there was no need to consider whether to intervene or not.

Just as the guard knights wielding [Magic Sword] charged towards Tilly, and Tilly prepared herself for a desperate fight, a sudden change occurred.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…!”

A shower of Flying Stars suddenly descended from the sky, like a torrential downpour of tiny meteors, transforming into streaks of light with dazzling brilliance, bombarding the guard knights.

“Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom…!”

Amidst the explosions, the Flying Stars struck the guard knights one after another, creating gusts of wind.

“Ah!”

“Wha…!?”

“Ugh…!”

The guard knights cried out in alarm and pain, struck all over by the sudden attack, as if being hit by invisible hammers. Their bodies trembled as they were sent flying, collapsing on the ground.

This was celestial magic specifically designed to suppress enemies and knock them unconscious.

Hit by this magic, all the guard knights instantly lost consciousness and fainted, completely losing awareness.

“This…”

Seeing a group of knights stronger than herself taken down in one move, Tilly was stunned.

“What!?”

Geno also widened his eyes and exclaimed.

“Flying Star?”

Rockto froze.

Saliro’s face darkened, and anger surged in his heart.

“Who!?”

Saliro roared.

“Who dares to ruin my plans…!?”

Saliro’s roar echoed through the sky.

In response, a faint chuckle echoed.

“Of course, it’s your grandpa.”

As soon as the voice fell, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Saliro like a ghost.

“No, wait, I don’t have such an unfilial grandson.”

Saying that, the cloaked figure, whose face couldn’t be seen clearly, kicked the stunned Saliro without mercy.

“Bang—!”

A gust of wind erupted, and the sound of impact echoed.

Saliro, who had been so arrogant and powerful just moments ago, was sent flying from the roof and crashed to the ground.

The ground seemed to be struck by a heavy blow, exploding.

Dust and smoke rose, filling the air, and debris flew everywhere.

Saliro was buried under countless rubble, disappearing from sight.

The tide of the battle turned instantly.