Chapter 200 - 45

Back to when Fornius gathered the golden lightning in the sky and formed a giant ball of energy that looked like a small sun, Kalya and the girls on the spot were feeling a little worried about Ziel. They had difficulty seeing it clearly because the golden energy ball was so dazzling that it erased all the thunderclouds in the sky. The rainwater instantly evaporated without getting close to the golden energy ball. They sensed that the attack was enough to wipe out the largest island in the Cirlus Kingdom, Blue Turtle Island.

"Are we going to be okay?" Princess Irene approached Clara and the girls. She left King Redis and Queen Triana because she felt their condition had stabilized. After all, she could still check their condition in case something suddenly happened because of the distance from where Clara and the girls were close to where her parents lay.

"Irene, how are your parents' conditions? Is it okay if you leave them?" Clara responded to Princess Irene first before the other girls could speak. But her words didn't answer Princess Irene's question at all.

"They're in good condition, and maybe it won't be long before they wake up. The more important thing is about our current situation. Will we be okay if we stay here? Doesn't that look very dangerous to him?" Princess Irene pointed at the small sun that was gradually approaching them. She felt they would die in that place if Ziel couldn't withstand the attack.

"That is… I don't know either. We are worried about him too." Clara shook her head sadly. She felt disappointed with herself for not being able to help anything. Princess Aishia and the other girls also feel the same because they can only depend on Ziel.

"We can only pray and believe in him. I'm sure he'll be able to beat that guy since it's not the first time he's faced such an enemy." Kalya smiled and tried to calm the worries of Clara and the girls.

"Hmm… why do I feel like you know Ken very well, Miss Kalya?" Clara narrowed her eyes after hearing Kalya's words. She becomes suspicious of others more easily after Princess Iris and the other girls hide about Ziel from her.

"You'll find out if you ask him later." Kalya answered Clara's question calmly. She believes that Ziel can explain everything without making Clara mad at them.

"Okay. I understand." Clara quickly gave up and didn't ask any further after seeing Kalya's smile. His worry lessened a little after seeing that smile.

Clara and the girls saw what Ziel did to counter Fornius' attack. They had expected that Ziel would use an attack as flashy as the little sun, but they never expected that Ziel would throw an energy ball as big as a tennis ball at the giant golden energy ball. Even though they believed in Ziel but they were afraid if Ziel's counterattack failed.

But not long after, the faces of Clara and the girls who already knew Ziel's identity changed. Suddenly the little sun had cracks on its surface and was enveloped by a red glow. Then it starts to get smaller and smaller until it completely disappears.

"Eh?" Clara rubbed her eyes like she couldn't believe what she had seen. The dazzling and overwhelming sight before was like a lie and an illusion.

"What is happening? Why did that giant ball of energy disappear all of a sudden?" Princess Irene muttered loudly, but no one knew the answer to her question.

"As usual, he can make the seemingly impossible possible. He can also always make us feel worried and surprised at the same time." Kalya smiled and looked at Ziel. What Kalya shows is not a smile from a teacher because she is proud of her student but a smile full of love from a woman to her lover. Clara frowned upon seeing that smile.

After that, the girls saw that Ziel had moved behind the golden giant and was about to stab Fornius, but Fornius and the golden giant suddenly disappeared.

"Where did that person go?" Princess Freya asked the girls. But they are just as confused as Princess Freya. The girls looked around but didn't find Fornius until they heard Ziel say something and turned their gaze to where Ziel's eyes were looking.

"There he is! Uh? But there was someone else with him!" Megumi was shocked and pointed at Fornius, who didn't appear alone. He appeared together with a white-haired man.

Lilith's face became tense because she could guess who the person who had appeared with Fornius was. Her feelings became more and more complicated. She didn't want her to be the only person left of her race. If they keep popping up like that, Ziel will kill them all, and Lilith doesn't want that to happen. But Lilith is helpless because a master-servant contract with Ziel binds her.

(Am I going to be the only person from the divine race left on this continent?)

Lilith muttered sadly in her heart. After getting together with Clara and the girls, she started to feel like that.

(Hopefully, there is the best solution without sacrificing one of the parties)

Lilith hoped in her heart. She didn't want Ziel to slaughter her race one after another. Even though she had no ties to them, she would feel very lonely if she had to be the only person from the Divine Race left in the Clorius continent.

Meanwhile, outside the barrier where Clara and the girls are, Ziel responds to the appearance of Fornius and Aghares calmly. His poker face didn't change at all as he had predicted it, or maybe he didn't care about the appearance of Aghares.

"Aghares, what are you doing in this place?" Fornius felt uneasy about the sudden appearance of Aghares. Even though he was in danger back then, he thought that he could still dodge Ziel's attacks without the help of Aghares.

"I sensed you were in danger. That's why I came to help you. I didn't expect that your opponent would be the one who killed our members and also foiled our plans all along." Aghares answered in a hoarse voice.

Azalia assigns Aghares to watch over Fornius. While watching him, he suddenly lost track of Fornius after he met Oillet. He could find Fornius again because he sensed the giant ball of energy that Fornius had created. When he found him, he saw that Fornius was in danger, and the person he was fighting with was the grey-haired man who had been thwarting the plans of the 'God Domain' organization.

"Are you secretly watching me? I don't need your help. I was just a little careless before and could still fight him. You better not interfere in this fight." Fornius snorted at the words of Aghares. Right now, he's still emotional from being cornered like that by Ziel. He doesn't want to admit that he is in danger if not helped by Aghares.

"Okay, I'll say it. What I have done now is an order. So you should have understood without me having to explain in detail." Aghares' face suddenly became serious. He felt that Fornius would not accept his help if he didn't tell him the real reason he was keeping an eye on Fornius.

"That's an order from Miss?" Fornius frowned after hearing Aghares answer. He no longer dared to refute his words. His voice contained a hint of fear in it. Suddenly, a voice sounded between them before Aghares could answer Fornius's question.

"Can you guys continue your chatter in hell?" Ziel appears between Fornius and Aghares. He had already grasped his black and white sword and slashed it towards Fornius and Aghares.

"Eh?" Fornius and Aghares were shocked when Ziel suddenly appeared between them. But Aghares quickly resisted the attack.

[Space Bending]

The space around them looked warped, and the trajectory of Ziel's slash shifted from where it should have been. But that only applies to Aghares, who is on Ziel's right side.

"Aaah!" Fornius screamed in pain because he didn't expect that after Aghares had resisted the attack, he would still be hit in the chest. The slash could even penetrate the divine dress that Fornius was wearing. Aghares next to him frowned at the unexpected situation. Although he managed to escape from Ziel's slash, Fornius looks seriously injured.

Aghares and Fornius quickly kept their distance from Ziel. Fornius immediately healed his wound and prepared to receive the next attack from Ziel, but Ziel didn't move at all from where he had attacked them before.

"What have you done? How can you still hurt Fornius even though you are in the space I bent?" Aghares became alert after Ziel's previous attack. Azalia had warned him to be careful, but before he knew it, he had been caught off guard against Ziel.

Ziel's attack towards Fornius can't be bent because his white sword, Alvha, has the ability of space. When his slash shifted due to the skill of Aghares, Ziel quickly readjusted the white sword's trajectory. So his slash could hit Fornius without being affected by the warped space.

"You can do it again when I attack and find the answer yourself." Ziel shrugged his shoulders and had no intention of answering. Then he moved at high speed towards Aghares.

Aghares prepared for Ziel's attack when he saw Ziel charging towards him. But Ziel suddenly disappeared when he was in front of him. Aghares had a bad feeling when Ziel vanished from his sight and couldn't find him anywhere.

"Watch out, Fornius!" Aghares shouted to remind Fornius, but it was a little too late because Ziel had already slashed his two swords at Fornius' back.

"Gah!" Fornius was hit a second time. The wound was even more fatal than the previous one. Just as Ziel was about to give another slash, Fornius suddenly disappeared and appeared next to Aghares.

"Aghares, we must attack him together. We can't underestimate him. Otherwise, we might be at a disadvantage here. You should have sensed how powerful he is, right?" Fornius is still in pain from the wound that Ziel gave him earlier. Surprisingly the wound healed very slowly.

"I know that, and you don't need to remind me. We muster all our strength and attack them simultaneously. We must not allow him to counterattack." Aghares said with a gloomy face. He was a little annoyed with Fornius for feeling like he was ordering him.

Suddenly the expression on Aghares' face changed. A milky white aura overflowed and flooded the entire area. A set of white armor slowly formed on Aghares' body, and seven layers of god rings appeared behind his back.

The space under Aghares' feet distorted, and a gigantic axe appeared from its center. The axe hovered in front of Aghares like waiting for his orders. Aghares stretched out his hand and grabbed the hilt of the axe. It is a weapon belonging to Aghares, and its name is Sagaris. The weapon was on the same level as Fornius' Goldenia.

"Let's begin." Aghares gives the signal. Fornius just nodded his head in response. The two of them disappeared simultaneously and appeared in front of and behind Ziel.

Fornius slashed Goldenia from behind Ziel while Aghares swung Sagaris in front of Ziel. The two attacked in unison, and their cooperation looked superb and without gaps. Divine lightning condensed within Goldenia and slashed towards Ziel's back. Fornius used his full power in that slash. At the same time, the attacks from Aghares shattered the space in front of him.

Ziel faced their attacks calmly. He twisted himself and clashed his white sword with Aghares' axe and his black sword with Fornius's.

Clank! Clank!

"What!?" Fornius opened their eyes wide because they didn't expect the combined attack using Aghares' teleportation to be so easily blocked by Ziel. But Aghares remained calm in response and seemed to have expected it. They both keep their distance from Ziel again.

Ziel just kept quiet and didn't chase after them. He suddenly tilted his head, and the boulder behind him became hollow as if an invisible force had perforated it.

"Can you see it? How about this?" Aghares raised his eyebrows after seeing Ziel's reflex to his attack. Then Aghares eyes glow milky white. He seemed to have done nothing, but he had already launched his attack on Ziel.

[Space Bullet]

Hundreds of bullets formed from the compression of space suddenly appeared in front of Ziel. The bullets are invisible and move like teleporting. Ziel narrowed his eyes and swung his white sword horizontally.

[Space Banishment]

All the bullets were sucked into the space rift without getting close to Ziel. Aghares frowned because Ziel seemed to see hundreds of bullets coming at him.

"Looks like I need to be more serious when fighting you." Ziel said indifferently. Suddenly an aurora appeared and covered the entire sky. Ziel's body is also covered in the same aurora light as the one in the sky. The roar of the nine dragons echoed throughout the territory of the Cirlus Kingdom or perhaps even the entire human region. After the light on Ziel's body disappeared, he appeared wearing new armor on his body.

"Show me how strong you are." Ziel said to the armor he was wearing.. A dragon's roar resounded in response to his words.