That Is To Swear Allegiance To The Dear

Obadiah, who moments ago was passionately weeping, was instantly dumbfounded.

Obadiah stared blankly at Rhine.

"Rhine... Rhine... Rhine!!!!"

The enraged ancient dragon, completely losing control in its fury, charged at Rhine without regard for anything else:

"Killing you a thousand times wouldn't be enough, aaaaaaaaah!!!"

Thanks to the boss "Taking names is too troublesome" for the reward, you're generous!

47. The Grand Tutor's Heart Flutter

Nameless Golden Sword [New One-Handed Sword01], It was the supreme holy artifact of the ancient dragon race.

Even though they had long since parted ways with those primordial beings, the ancient dragons still devoutly believed in those great superiors.

And this golden sword, was precisely the great relic inherited by the ancient dragons' ancestors from their superiors, a token of their covenant with the supreme existence.

It was a sacred power that should not have been used, even if Obadiah were to be killed, Yet now, Obadiah had convinced himself to activate the golden sword, but not only did he fail to defeat his enemy, He had, instead, had the holy sword stolen by the enemy.

At that moment, Obadiah's breakdown and madness were indescribable.

He had lost all reason, desperately charging at Rhine without restraint, attempting to reclaim the holy artifact.

However, Even a rational Obadiah was no match for Cystia.

Now, this mad dog posed even less of a threat to Rhine and the strongest Demigod he had created.

Cystia struck again, The authority of Order gradually compressed into a crystalline sword, aiming for the ancient dragon Obadiah's heart, preparing to end this battle.

As soon as this sword strike landed, the battle would be over.

Having obtained the golden sword, eliminated the ancient dragon, and also acquired treasure, This journey would conclude successfully, however...

Rhine felt something was wrong.

Having reincarnated a thousand lifetimes, countless experiences and knowledge had become latent instincts in his mind. With these, Rhine had honed an extremely formidable sixth sense.

Rhine felt there was something he hadn't accounted for...

The ancient dragon Obadiah's barrier possessed the ability to sever the space of the dragon's lair from the mortal world, fundamentally cutting off the possibility of teleportation spells.

But...

The ancient dragon's barrier still had one last link to the mortal world.

That was, the elemental ley lines of the Leta Elves!

Obadiah's barrier was strengthened by draining energy from the elemental ley lines. Even with the barrier active, it needed to draw power from Rhine's spiritual veins.

In other words...

If a powerful individual intimately familiar with the elemental ley lines were to intentionally intervene in this battle.

Then, They would be able to reach the interior of the barrier unimpeded through the elemental ley lines!

Not good!!!

The moment he thought of the ley lines, Rhine's mind instantly conjured the image of that woman.

And at this very moment, Rhine's conjecture came true...

Beneath the earth, the ley line network was invaded by some unknown force, and then silver waves erupted.

It was liquid mithril.

Mithril... which should have been several times more precious than gold and other heavy metals, the highest-tier magical forging material of the Elf race. Yet now, this mithril had gathered into waves, seemingly about to engulf the abyss!

Endless liquid mithril flowed along the elemental ley lines, The barrier composed of Silver White Crystals suffered severe erosion!

The divinity of the Order was challenged once again.

Unlike before, when it was easily dispersed by the Golden Sword, This time, mithril and crystal were evenly matched, standing in opposition!

A weak voice echoed from the sea of mithril:

"I never expected that the one who could best comprehend the truth of us revered gods in this world would be a human... I am truly ashamed."

Next, amidst the flowing mithril, A silver-haired beauty with a haggard expression appeared.

That woman was none other than someone Rhine was intimately familiar with, Leta's strongest Demigod, the White Light Grand Tutor, Iliketra Lucia.

That woman, the only one in the mortal world capable of interfering in this battle, had finally appeared.

Whether the Grand Tutor was friend or foe was an unquestionable matter.

The Prince of the Human Empire had invaded Leta with the Demigod Imperial Guard to hunt down the ancient dragon guarding the northern border.

Leta's White Light Grand Tutor naturally could not agree.

However, upon descending onto the battlefield, the flowing mithril did not attack Rhine and the others. Instead, it transformed into a fluid colossal beast, firmly restraining the rampaging Obadiah.

"Ancient dragon, don't go to your death."

The Grand Tutor said, "You've already fallen under the enemy's mental control. Haven't you noticed?"

"Elf!!!"

Obadiah roared, questioning, "How did you break through my barrier!!"

Obadiah attempted to struggle, but the mithril beast possessed a terrifying strength that could suppress the ancient dragon through brute force alone.

If any Elves were present, they would have been shocked to discover upon careful observation, That the mithril creation firmly controlling Obadiah was not arbitrarily conjured by the Grand Tutor, but was in fact one of the Elven Gods from ancient murals!

And within this colossal mithril construct, it seemed... a true god's essence actually existed!

Obadiah glared at the Grand Tutor.

The Grand Tutor's expression was calm, her pale face showing only indifference.

Finally... Obadiah stopped struggling.

He finally perceived his own strangeness.

From the moment before, his anger, his panic, and even the final impulsive act of unleashing the holy artifact... all of it originated from Cystia's mental control spell.

And the instant Obadiah realized he was being manipulated.

The manipulation ceased to exist.

Cystia's spell had failed.

"Treacherous human..."

Obadiah glared at Rhine with hatred.

Although Obadiah did not know much about the Demigods of Hain, He was aware of some of the Demigods of his neighbor, Leta.

For example, While Cystia, the legitimate daughter of Hain's Order, was incredibly powerful, There still existed beings in the mortal world who could challenge her authority.

Among them, one of the Demigods believed to have the highest chance of defeating Cystia was this Grand Tutor of Leta.

Although in terms of bloodline, the Grand Tutor was far less pure than Cystia Hain.

But this monster... had increased her strength to a terrifying degree by devouring a Demigod.

And, No one knew, After devouring the first Demigod, how many more Demigods she had subsequently devoured in the following decade.

The silver-haired Elf beauty, who appeared as delicate as a flower, actually harbored a mutated Elven Pantheon within her.

Truly disgusting...

However, none of that mattered anymore.

With such a powerful ally, Obadiah saw hope for a comeback!

Obadiah: "Elf, you go deal with Rhine, and I will kill that Demigod."

"..."

The Grand Tutor didn't reply.

She merely watched Rhine silently.

And Rhine, too, was on high alert.

Histia Hela arrived before the Grand Tutor.

Rhine had to temporarily abandon killing Obadiah to deal with this more troublesome enemy first.

The Grand Tutor asked calmly, "Rhine Hain, four days ago, did you visit a certain hospital on the northern border?"

Rhine gave a calm smile. "Yes."

The Grand Tutor's expression darkened slightly.

The truth was finally revealed.

"...I will grind you into dust!"

Then, in the next instant, the battle erupted suddenly!!

The Grand Tutor attacked. The mithril flowing beneath her feet transformed into countless mithril machines, launching the first wave of attacks at Rhine.

Histia immediately counterattacked. A crystal spear appeared in her hand, and then she thrust it into the ground!

In an instant, dense crystal clusters burst from the earth, instantly annihilating the entire mithril machine swarm.

Round one: a draw.

Round two, commencing immediately!