Chapter 161: Chapter 160: Fire Dragon Devouring Heaven

There were seven assassins in total.

No, to be more precise, there were seven surrounding Ronin’s exclusive viewing platform. Ronin didn’t know how many more assassins remained hidden in the dense fog.

Their plan was seamless—

Three Knights, led by a Bronze Knight, would hold back Missy, while two Advanced Level Knights would trap Macken. The last two would assassinate Blanche and Ronin respectively.

From the brief exchange just now, Ronin judged that the two assassins targeting him and Blanche were also likely of Advanced Level strength.

Coupled with the Wind Blade Magic that shot through the dense fog, this assassination attempt was quite the grand affair.

“Finish them quickly!”

The Clear Wind Skill blew away the surrounding fog, exposing them and catching them by surprise for a moment.

However, they were all well-trained killers. They reacted almost instantly, intending to end the assassination even more swiftly.

“Be careful.”

Blanche whispered the reminder from his arms. She hadn’t expected Ronin to possess such strength, let alone that he was a Mage in addition to wielding Fighting Qi.

’This is something the outside world knows nothing about.’

Facing the attacks of two assassins at once, Ronin held his longsword in one hand, completely unafraid.

Before the Clear Wind Skill faded and the dense fog could roll in again, Ronin forced one assassin back with a single strike. Then, he took a large step forward, his Flowing Flame Sword parrying the second assassin’s attack as he pressed his advance.

“Your Power!”

The assassin panicked. He felt an unshakeable Power from his opponent’s sword. According to their intelligence, wasn’t he supposed to be just a Basic Level Knight?

He would never get the chance to learn the truth.

Ronin offered no explanation. A murderous glint flashed in his eyes as his longsword sliced across the man’s throat, drawing a spray of blood.

As this assassin collapsed into a pool of his own blood, the two assassins who had been attacking Macken also fell, their necks twisted by immense force. They were clearly dead.

Macken was now a genuine Silver Level Knight, and his Combat Skills had never been lacking. Sending two Advanced Level Knights to tie him down was undoubtedly a suicide mission.

After finishing off those two assassins, Macken shot over to Missy’s side, instantly and decisively turning the tide upon his arrival.

Missy had been quite frantic, not because she was being besieged, but because she was worried for Blanche’s safety.

Blanche was only an Intermediate Mage. If a Knight got close enough to assassinate her, it would be difficult for her to survive.

But to her surprise, Ronin, who was rumored to have poor Cultivation aptitude, had displayed astonishing strength!

Furthermore, Missy realized that Ronin’s guard was also incredibly formidable in combat. He had forced back the strongest of the three attackers with a single sword strike. It seemed he had been hiding his strength as well!

“Go save the Princess! Leave this to me.”

Missy shouted urgently. Although she was at a disadvantage, she could still barely hold on. Ensuring Princess Blanche’s safety was the top priority.

Macken did not follow Missy Knight’s command, as it contradicted Ronin’s orders. At the same time, he noticed that Ronin’s side was no longer under pressure, so he joined the fight against the Bronze assassin.

The battle between Bronze Level Knights was extremely fierce and required a large amount of space.

Although Missy and Macken avoided the area where Ronin and Blanche were, the exclusive platform was only so large. Soon, the battle’s effects began to spread outward.

The clashing Fighting Qi shot out, forming incomparably sharp blades that cut into the spectators who were trapped in the dense fog and unable to escape.

The mere aftershocks of the battle claimed many lives.

Some were even unluckier, thrown from the viewing stands down to the performance stage by the shockwaves. From a height of over ten meters, an ordinary person would likely be killed by the fall.

Instantly, screams, curses, and cries echoed throughout the Beast Fighting Arena, completely replacing the excitement of the Gladiator match just moments before.

Ronin had taken the opportunity to finish off the other assassin who was targeting him and Blanche. He pulled Blanche back a few steps.

“Are you all right?” Ronin asked.

“I-I’m fine!”

Blanche’s heart was pounding.

Just now, while Ronin held her with one arm and killed his opponent without a flicker of emotion, she found herself captivated by the scene. Her heart still raced just thinking about it.

’At the same time, she couldn’t understand why such an outstanding man like Ronin would be stripped of his inheritance rights.’

’She refused to believe that Marquis Lurans would do something so absurd. There had to be a reason. Could it be a ploy concocted by the grandfather and grandson together?’

“You…”

Blanche was about to ask, but she saw Ronin staring intently ahead. The fog there was swirling, and a tall figure slowly emerged.

“Interesting. I didn’t expect our intelligence to be false.”

The voice was tinged with amusement. “Ronin, to think you possess such great strength. And your Combat Skills aren’t half bad either.”

As he spoke, the man’s face came into view. It was none other than Mundo, the Gladiator who had just been in the arena!

In Ronin’s perception just now, this man had leaped directly up to the viewing platform, a height of over ten meters. This meant his strength was immense!

At the very least, a Bronze Knight couldn’t do that.

’As expected, an assassination attempt on the Princess wouldn’t be such a small-scale affair.’

“Who are you people? The Skull Society?”

Ronin demanded, “What is your purpose in assassinating the Princess?”

“You don’t need to worry about that. Right now, you and Princess Blanche can prepare for a marriage in Hell.”

As the man spoke, he drew the slender sword from his waist. He prepared to deal with Ronin first, then kill Blanche.

But at that very moment, a sound like a Giant Dragon’s roar shattered the surrounding dense fog. A Scroll had appeared in Ronin’s hand at some unknown point, and endless Fire Elements were converging upon it, forming a clearly visible red vortex.

Immediately after, accompanied by the cry of a Dragon, a massive, illusory Fire Dragon burst forth from the Magic Scroll and lunged toward Mundo.

It opened its cavernous maw, and endless Flame surged out like a bursting dam, incinerating the viewing platform before it.

This was the Sixth-level Spell Scroll, “Fire Dragon Devouring Heaven,” that Lurans had prepared for Ronin. He had used it without a moment’s hesitation.

The main reason was that this Mundo gave him an extreme sense of danger. Furthermore, as the trump card arranged for the Princess’s assassination, his strength was certainly extraordinary.

“You actually have a Sixth-level Spell Scroll!”

Mundo clearly hadn’t anticipated this situation either. He immediately changed his offensive approach and shifted to a defensive stance.

His Fighting Qi condensed around his body, forming a resplendent Golden Armor. A massive Sword Aura erupted from his longsword, as if to cleave the Flaming Giant Dragon in two.

BOOM!

The impact and collision of the two forces produced a deafening roar. The entire viewing platform trembled, and the area in front of them cracked inch by inch, crumbling into stones of all sizes that tumbled down below.

Mundo’s hasty strike had clearly failed to defend against the power of Ronin’s “Fire Dragon Devouring Heaven” Spell Scroll. He was blasted by the immense Flame and sent hurtling toward the fighting stage of the Beast Fighting Arena.

The Cyan-skinned Giant, which had been looking around in the fog, was caught in the crossfire and directly flattened by the force of the impact.

The surging temperature and violent shockwave completely dispersed the dense fog shrouding the Beast Fighting Arena. The spectators, whose vision had been obscured, could finally see clearly again.

But when they saw the scene around them, some wet themselves in fear on the spot, standing frozen as if their souls had left their bodies.

Countless people now lay scattered haphazardly across the viewing stands.

Some had been injured by the aftershocks of the battle between Macken, Missy, and the others, while some were hurt by the shockwave from the collision between Mundo and the Fire Dragon.

The lucky ones only suffered minor injuries; the unlucky ones died on the spot.

“My lord, how are you?”

“Princess, are you injured?”

Having finished their battles, Macken and Missy Knight quickly ran over.

Blanche shook her head slightly. “Thanks to Ronin’s protection, I’m fine.”

“I’m fine too.”

Ronin wasn’t injured, but using the Sixth-level Spell Scroll had consumed a great deal of his Spiritual Power, and he was now extremely fatigued.

He forced himself to stay alert and asked, “Any survivors?”

Macken shook his head. “I was planning to capture one alive, but he took poison and killed himself.”

Ronin’s brow furrowed. It seemed that unlike Shadow, this group of assassins was determined to succeed or die trying.

He looked at the fighting stage, where a large crater had been blasted open. However, only the corpse of the Cyan-skinned Giant lay in the center of the crater; Mundo’s body was nowhere to be found.

Clearly, the Golden Knight had successfully escaped the battlefield.

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