Fierce Battle

As a direct descendant of the Srilan Empire, Chachek's Profession naturally falls within the core empire's Profession, in order to uphold the dignity and authority of the royal family.

If even princes like themselves can't obtain such core Profession, how can they possibly entrust these core Profession to other nobles?

The core Profession he possesses is called ' Empire Warrior,' a powerful Profession that can easily lead to a setback if one doesn't understand it beforehand.

First, there's the ability he used to pierce the shield just now; it makes the opponent's shield feel like paper, easily penetrated by him.

This is somewhat similar to the Mutual Injury Decree in the Law School, but this Mutual Injury Decree can only modify the original damage and is difficult to affect Tier 3.

His ability can even affect some Fourth Order shields and defensive capabilities, and its effect on shields is extremely powerful.

Even if the Alliance mage uses superb skills to weave armor from third-tier Magic Creature materials, it will be as thin as paper in front of him.

Of course, this also has a side effect: his armor is as thin as paper.

This ability of the Empire Warrior requires you to act like a true warrior, disregarding everything and wielding your weapon with reckless abandon.

The Warrior Duel he is now engaging in is yet another test of courage.

During this duel, neither side can do anything other than fight, and external interference will be reduced by 90% to ensure that no one disturbs the battle.

This ability stems from the Srilan Empire's inheritance of the Rodney Empire's Champion Challenge tradition, and the influence and culture formed over thousands of years have created it.

The Alliance's Champion Mage Challenge originated from the Rodney Empire, but since the Rodney Empire no longer exists, the Srilan Empire has inherited this tradition.

Chachek used Warrior Duel to directly interrupt ' Lai's ' state, thus disrupting Oinrich's process, which was supposed to arrive here.

He didn't realize this at first because they overheard the mages' conversation and knew that ' Lai ' was a very young Second Order Mage with powerful connections.

It would be difficult to successfully initiate Warrior Duel against such a target, since the Srilan Empire had not developed a tradition of torturing and killing the weak.

Only after being reminded by the Wind Hermit did he decide to try anything, and surprisingly, he succeeded.

Could it be that this Second Order Mage is more powerful than he imagined?

Thinking of this, Chachek tightened his grip on the longsword.

While Chachek was not attacking, ' Lai ' tried to get through to Oinrich's communications again, but there was still no response.

She frowned, looking at Chachek. Her aggression grew stronger, as if some voice was urging her on; this feeling was truly unpleasant.

Even though she felt uneasy, she had to take action. Activating the ship's reversal mechanism now would be betraying the mages outside who were fighting the Deep Sea Golden Dragon. Besides, her own mentor, Harbos, was still battling the Wind Hermit.

Even for Harbos's sake, she should end this battle quickly and resolve everything here.

"It's just that things might be a bit difficult to explain later. I hope everything goes smoothly."

' Lai ' hid the Communication Device inside his robe and stared intently at Chachek, who seemed to be wary of something and did not launch a direct attack.

"What is this?" In the blink of an eye, a black shadow blade came toward Chachek, as if a third-tier black wolf was attacking him. This was the effect of ' Lai ' using Secret Words.

Her body began to become ethereal, and at the same time, she began to unleash the second Secret Words.

"Quicksand Born of Claws."

The sand appeared beside Chachek, and even before the black shadow blade arrived, Chachek could feel the roughness of the sand grains on his skin.

The quicksand's binding effect was limited, but it still hindered Chachek's movements, causing him to be struck squarely by the black blade, leaving a line of blood running from his shoulder to his chest.

Chachek had no way to dodge. Although the Empire Warrior possessed some powerful abilities, as a trade-off, his physical attributes were even somewhat lower than those of a third-tier Physical Profession.

As an ' Empire Warrior,' he was not allowed to dodge the attack, otherwise he might suffer the backlash.

"He does indeed possess third-tier strength. What are these mages doing? How could they mistake a Third Order Mage for a second-tier one? Are they trying to cover something up?" A hint of doubt flashed across Chachek's face, but there was also a sense of relief.

Judging from the attacks it has suffered so far, ' Lai ' can be considered a Third Order Professional, but it is not particularly strong. At most, it is just a little fast in attack and has a little strange in attack methods.

He had never seen a Profession attacker suddenly materialize in mid-air without any gestures or movements.

Chachek, enduring the pain in his chest, strode forward and charged at ' Lai,' his golden longsword flashing in all directions. He was determined to close the distance between this mage-like opponent and him, no matter what.

A flicker of joy and strangeness crossed ' Lai's ' face. She was happy that her opponent had chosen to attack, allowing her to end the fight quickly. What she found strange was why this person actually dared to charge at her.

What she didn't know was that the Empire Warrior Profession required Chachek to charge over.

' Lai ' reacted swiftly. She raised her hand slightly, and blood spurted from Chachek's chest. The [blood energy] was seized by ' Lai ' in her hand first, condensing into a blood sword, while Chachek's body did not even tremble.

With her Mental Power activated, ' Lai's ' physical attributes instantly reached over 170 points, allowing her to raise her wrist and the blood sword was already in front of her.

She thought her immense strength would send Chachek flying, but unexpectedly, their swords clashed, sending air splattering everywhere.

The deck was almost completely lifted up, and the ground sank halfway down, but Chachek didn't move, as if he were in a stalemate with her.

No, with a physique of over 170, strictly speaking, she could fight two third-tier Sword Saint and even have a certain chance of winning. How could she be blocked so easily?

Chachek was even more surprised than ' Lai ', because this triggered another ability of ' Empire Warrior '.

That is, when facing an opponent with stronger basic stats, he can use his unwavering courage to close that gap.

But courage is finite. Chachek had no idea that ' Lai ' possessed such immense power, so powerful that under normal circumstances he would be easily crushed into mud.

He was unaware of this; ignorance breeds fearlessness, so courage bridged the gap, but courage alone could not allow him to overpower his opponent.

After he learned this, he no longer had as much courage. His position as the imperial prince, and his status as the best heir, all contributed to his defeat in battle.

His strength began to weaken, and ' Lai ' also sensed this subtle change, pressing down hard on the blood sword in his hand, even as the blood sword began to deform due to the immense pressure.

"This is an amazing ability," ' Lai ' exclaimed directly in front of Chachek.

Sweat was beading on Chachek's forehead, and his hands were beginning to tremble.

Because at this moment he could feel the immense pressure coming from ' Lai ', a pressure that he couldn't overcome with ordinary courage.

Rather, this power far surpasses that of ordinary Third Order Professional.

"That's impossible. Isn't she a mage?" Chachek had just witnessed ' Lai ' use some abilities that could be manipulated with Mental Power. Logically speaking, she should be a mental-attribute Profession.

But the reality was completely different from what he saw. Why was it that when he went up to fight the other person, the other person's strength was so much greater than his?

What kind of Profession is this, and why can it outperform the core Profession of the Srilan Empire in terms of stats?

His thoughts began to waver, and his courage could no longer be channeled into his sword, which meant that his strength was now inferior to ' Lai '.

With a gentle flick, ' Lai ' deflected Chachek's longsword, causing Chachek to lose his balance briefly.

She has over 170 points in constitution attribute, which is reflected not only in strength, but also in speed and reaction.

A flash of sword light appeared before his eyes, and a deep gash appeared on Chachek's body, from which blood flowed.

For ' Lai,' whose Mental Power far surpasses that of Chachek, this was enough to determine the victor.

Intense pain erupted from Chachek's body, followed by a feeling of powerlessness. His blood seemed to be gushing out of his body as if pumped by a water pump.

Ugh--!!!

Chachek was completely unable to resist; just as ' Lai ' had said before, the Blood Law Sword Art was simply too suitable for crushing novices.

Only now did ' Lai ' realize that the intense desire to attack was fading from Chachek's body. Clearly, even the Warrior Duel itself felt that ' Lai ' had already won the battle.

"Stop!" The Wind Hermit's huge voice came from the horizon, his words filled with anxiety, because according to the contract, he was responsible for ensuring Chachek's safety.

For Profession of his caliber, the consequences of breaching a contract are something he is unwilling to see. So at this moment, he disregards everything, and even as flames explode on his body, he still rushes towards the ship.

At this point, if he could just rush up and take Chachek away, none of this would have happened.

Moreover, given the current emergency situation, Chachek's previous order to hold off the Fourth Order troops here is no longer valid, and he must take Chachek away immediately.

' Lai ' had the chance to kill Chachek outright, but Lai didn't think he could go through the motions of a Fourth Order Profession Holder.

Moreover, the methods she used to completely kill third-tier opponents were not very effective at the moment.

The Burning Sun Power won't work, because that would take too long.

The Blood of the Furnace is even worse. If Harbos sees that she has Spell Ring without the Blood of the Furnace on her body, yet can still use it... then he'll suspect her of stealing spells, which is a capital offense in the Alliance.

So she chose to dial the Communication Device she had on hand again, entering that delicate state.

The Wind Hermit disregarded everything, not even bothering to glance at ' Lai,' and his figure rapidly ascended. With the abilities of a mage like Harbos, who was not good at chasing, it would be difficult for him to keep up with that speed.

The Wind Hermit could easily take Chachek with him and run away, but Warrior Duel wouldn't allow Chachek to escape the consequences of defeat so easily.

"Let me stay!" Chachek roared. As Fourth Order of the Srilan Empire, the Wind Hermit naturally knew Chachek's current situation. He completely ignored him and simply chuckled.

"Your Highness, bear with it. Saving your life is more important than anything else."

He knew that Chachek was in excruciating pain, and this was a tradition of the Srilan Empire preventing Chachek from escaping.

Chachek should go back and face the victor's judgment, but that has nothing to do with the Wind Hermit.

Because as long as the Wind Hermit fulfills the contract, nothing else matters to him.