Storm Overlord

A heaven-shaking cloud of smoke filled the area; it had all happened so suddenly.

The stirred-up dust gradually dissipated, revealing faint flickers of lightning followed by a roar as massive as a dragon's.

The sonic wave dispersed the remaining dust outside the crater, exposing a colossal figure radiating white lightning.

It was a Storm Bear, standing five meters tall even on all fours, having smashed a crater a meter deep into the ground.

Wild, surging, and unstoppable!

It opened its blood-stained maw, revealing sharp, frigid fangs capable of biting through rock. On its upper arms, thick as stone pillars, faint blue patterns emerged, blooming with lightning, while its blade-like claws tore the earth asunder!

A low-rank Storm Bear!

Every Overlord-class magical beast was incredibly troublesome. To hunt them, one needed at least an elite knight order led by a mid-rank knight, along with thorough preparations and a rotation strategy to slowly wear them down.

Yet here, there were only Aurelian and Jeanne, two low-rank knights!

Aurelian gritted his teeth, peering into the crater, worried for Jeanne's safety. After all, this had been a lethal strike from an Overlord-class beast; if not for Jeanne just now, he would likely have become a soul under the claws of this Storm Bear, which descended like a god of thunder.

"Damn it, this beast actually knows how to ambush!"

The dust in the crater had not yet settled, and he could not see the situation clearly.

But he could not wait. Even if it was an Overlord, he had to clash with it, if only to buy Jeanne a little time to escape.

He drew Innocent Starlight, channeling the surging star magic within his body. The azure blade trembled, and its inscribed runes began to glow.

A purple magic, shining like starlight, began to swirl around the azure blade!

Aurelian gripped the longsword with both hands, pushed off with one foot, and leaped forward. Utilizing speed that surpassed human limits, he used Flash Step to appear before the towering Storm Bear and thrust his sword upward.

This was the Flash Step commonly used by Star Knights, utilizing magic to augment the body for a rapid decapitation strike.

However, the Storm Bear stood five meters tall even on all fours; if it stood on its hind legs, it would likely reach over ten meters. It was a gargantuan monstrosity, truly worthy of being an Overlord-class beast.

The sharp blade struck the Storm Bear's forepaw, sparking bursts of lightning. Aurelian's hair danced in the wind, and the lightning illuminated his face.

The Storm Bear roared, its other claw wreathed in lightning, and with a rolling wave of air, it swiped down viciously!

A massive thunderclap!

It stirred up a sky full of ice shards and dust.

Aurelian was sent flying, his feet carving deep furrows into the ground, a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.

This was the power of a low-rank Overlord-class beast; humans of the same rank could not go head-to-head with it.

Once engaged directly, one would either die or be severely injured!

He wiped the blood away with his hand, his eyes filled with stubbornness.

"I was overconfident. Ordinary slashes and thrusts can't hurt it at all."

The Storm Bear hammered its chest with both claws, roaring at Aurelian as if showing off its peerless, powerful physique.

Aurelian raised Innocent Starlight once more, taking a deep breath.

"Time to gamble!"

He charged again, rushing toward the Storm Bear, unafraid of its roar that could shake the mountains and forests, and closed the distance once more.

His armor, bathed in dragon blood, could neutralize most of the lightning radiating from the Storm Bear.

Before the giant beast's massive frame, Aurelian held his longsword with both hands, the tip aimed at the beast's head. He channeled all his magic, causing the star magic covering the blade of Innocent Starlight to surge, then suddenly unleashed a violent purple storm that slammed into the beast's head and chest.

Magic release: Wind King Hammer!

The Storm Bear did not dodge; in its eyes, attacks from such insects were usually ignorable. All things have spirits, and having become an Overlord, it possessed no small amount of intelligence, though it was not as clever as a human.

BOOM—!

"Can you do that again?" Jeanne turned and asked.

"Do what again?" Aurelian was a bit bewildered; the phrasing sounded strange.

"That move you used to push the beast back just now." Though she didn't understand why Aurelian's expression was so weird, Jeanne couldn't care less.

"Wind King Hammer? It's not impossible, but I need a moment. However, my magic will likely be completely drained, and my body might be overdrawn."

Aurelian looked hopeless; magic was a very precious resource.

"Fine, I'll go hold it off. Give me a signal when you're ready."

Jeanne was very decisive; Aurelian suddenly started to believe the claim that his little maid had once been a knight.

"Alright."

He nodded. There was no time left; Master and the others were waiting for them outside, and he had to finish off this Overlord quickly.

ROAR—!

The fact that its previous strike hadn't crushed these two insects to death made it extremely furious.

Heavy black lightning bloomed, collapsing everything like a storm, and dark clouds even flickered into existence around its body.

The Storm Bear charged, carrying rolling waves of thunder; its run caused the very earth to tremble.

Jeanne had already begun to step forward, drawing the magitech weapon at her side—a silver-white longsword engraved with golden runes.

Her expression was filled with indifference, her blue pupils reflecting nothing but the charging Storm Bear.

Facing the giant bear's roar, she rushed forward, moving with great speed; she chose to meet this behemoth head-on!

The cross-hilt longsword in her hand was like a streak of golden light, its slender tip dazzling and eye-catching as it aimed straight for the Storm Bear ahead!

The Storm Bear paid no heed, for in its perception, the weapons of these insects could not inflict any damage upon it, not even the slightest bit.

It only needed to trample forward, and these insects would be crushed to death.

Jeanne was less than three meters away from the Storm Bear, her cross-hilt longsword moving like a blur of light as it thrust toward a single point!

Squelch!

The giant bear felt a pain it had not experienced in a long time; a deep gash appeared on its forearm, and blood gushed out like a fountain.

It swung its right claw, crackling with thunder, in a furious swipe toward Jeanne.

Yet, after her strike landed, Jeanne leaped more than a dozen meters into the air, and the giant bear's claw didn't even touch a single hair on her.

Its heavy body could only roar in fury; it stood upright, intending to use its lightning-covered claws to swat at Jeanne in the sky!