The Sword Emperor Transmigrates-Chapter 219

As Leonard unleashed the Cold Snowfall of Winter, Vulcanus was in the midst of thrusting his sword. Meanwhile, the Wraith King of Poison, also mimicking an Outer God, was literally being hunted down.

Even though Thetis had imitated the monster Charybdis—making her body so resilient that even Demigod Tier warriors would find it difficult to destroy, and also significantly increasing her power and status—the three-on-one fight proved too much for her to handle.

Cardenas’ second-in-command, Red Dragon Commander Wade; the bane of the Spriggans, Green Dragon Commander Uluka; and the pinnacle of endurance and firepower, Blue Dragon Commander Grace.

As the relentless assault of the three commanders continued, cracks appeared on Thetis’ wooden scales. The spiritual entities making up her body gushed out through those cracks as though she was bleeding out.

“Thetis’ combined form is incomplete and lacks refinement.”

Wade’s earlier words rang true. Unlike Vulcanus, Thetis had merely adorned her body with Spriggans and treants. As soon as her outer shell began to peel away, the cluster of souls that made up her core unraveled like exposed flesh.

Soul-Breaker

Uluka, catching sight of the exposed wound, raised his sword. The Aura Dragon that surged from his blade emitted a murderous glare. This martial art, resonating with its master’s will, had been influenced by Uluka’s determination for an all-or-nothing outcome.

The pale-blue Aura Dragon opened its jaws and fired a condensed beam of fire.

Thoughtless Killing Art

Spirit Burst

Unlike when dealing with multiple enemies, the concentrated beam pierced the exposed wound perfectly. Such an attack would seem like a mere pinprick to the massive Charybdis imitation, but the blood loss and pain couldn’t be ignored.

Thetis, the giant wood dragon clad in bark-like scales, writhed in anger and bloodlust.

Graaaaaaawh—!!

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The sheer weight of the creature was a weapon in itself. Thetis, now resembling the pinnacle of mass weaponry, could crush even the Mobile Fortress by wrapping around it, and despite her size, she demonstrated incredible flexibility.

Yet, her speed was nowhere near supersonic—barely exceeding the speed of sound—making her overall movement ineffective against the Demigod Tier knights, who could react with the speed of light.

“How simple,” Wade muttered, his brow furrowing despite landing several successful hits.

Nodding in agreement, Grace added, “Thetis seems dumber now than when she fought alone. Could it be that the fusion with those spirits caused a side-effect and muddied her intelligence?”

“That’s possible, but it could also be that she’s simply not yet adapted to her new form,” Wade explained.

“Then we shouldn’t give her time to adjust. Let’s keep pressing.”

At that, Wade accelerated again. Emerging several hundred meters away in the blink of an eye, he struck Thetis square between the eyes—a strike empowered by the incredible speed of Bayard.

Baaaaang—!!

The shockwave, delayed by a few beats, pushed the air aside, and using the impact itself as a foothold, the other two commanders followed up with their attacks. Even a moment’s hesitation would allow Thetis to retaliate, and they could be overwhelmed by her immense power. So far, their combined attacks had caused minimal damage—barely even scratches.

Thetis, though too slow to catch up to the Demigod Tier knights due to her enormous size, was nonetheless incredibly resilient and brimming with vitality, nearly reaching the level of a True God.

...Is she just trying to buy time?

If Yggdrasil had any secret moves left, perhaps she was just using the two Wraith Kings as sacrificial pawns to stall for time. Wade unleashed over a hundred strikes in less than a second, shaving off meters of wooden bark and easily deflecting Thetis’ tail swipe, what seemed to be a counterattack.

The battle itself wasn’t complex. At this rate, the giant wood serpent wouldn’t last more than ten minutes; the commanders could even take her down in eight minutes if they pushed hard enough.

Tempest Blade

Giant wind blades struck the spot where Wade had cleaved away chunks of bark, triggering a massive explosion. While the first layer was tough to breach, once exposed, widening the wound became much easier.

Following that attack, Thetis was enraged and unleashed a breath attack. However, Grace dodged it and glanced around, surprised. Unlike the Inferno Blade or the Stone-Cutting Blade, it was the Tempest Blade that had proven most effective.

If Leonard had been present, he might have explained it to her. Thetis, as a Wraith King based on the element of water, was naturally vulnerable to both fire, her opposite element, and wood, her elemental counterpart. But as a result of fusing with the Spriggans and treants, Thetis had a mix of wood qi within her, nullifying both elemental weaknesses.

However, abilities related to metal, like the Tempest Blade, were highly effective at cutting through her wooden scales and disrupting the unstable fusion of her elemental energies.

Ah, screw that! Grace, not knowledgeable about the compatibility and incompatibility of the elements, simply unleashed another barrage of Tempest Blade.

Countless Spriggans gushed out like blood from the now-ragged shell. Although Grace’s attack wasn’t a huge blow to the amalgam of spiritual entities—hundreds of thousands strong, perhaps even a million—the damage would add up over time.

And as Soul-Breaker kept scorching away those spirits, Thetis’ situation grew increasingly dire. No matter how much power Yggdrasil poured into her, if the foundation and pillars crumbled, all that would be left was a heap of dirt.

—■■■■■■■■!!!

Then, it happened.

Perhaps realizing that she couldn’t keep up with the commanders through sheer speed, Thetis changed her strategy. Instead of targeting the three of them, she turned her attention toward the Mobile Fortress.

———————!!!

Thetis unleashed a poison breath that spanned over several kilometers, crashing into the outermost layer of the fortress’ defense barrier. Though the physical damage wasn’t substantial, the True God-level authority imbued in the attack was catastrophic.

Uluka’s face twisted with anger. “Damn it!”

The defense barrier, already strained by constantly countering Yggdrasil’s influence, flickered and crackled under the added pressure of Thetis’ attack. Worse still, the poison spread across the surface of the barrier, coalescing like slime and taking the form of a monster by using the Spriggans at the core.

This barrier was designed to block attacks, not infiltration. If the barrier were to also prevent monsters from infiltrating, the energy consumption would be astronomical, so it allowed passage, leaving intruders for the knights to deal with.

Unwittingly, Thetis had exploited that very weakness.

“It’s a monster born from the poison of a Wraith King! Be careful with physical contact!”

“Even if you don’t touch it, you can still be infected or poisoned! Use your inner aura to strengthen your respiratory and circulatory systems!”

“Prioritize long-range attacks, then move in close!”

Veterans from the Green Dragon Order and Blue Dragon Order cautiously surrounded the dark green slime, maintaining absolute vigilance. They unleashed precise slashes with their Aura Blades, attempting to strike down the monster. It was a textbook tactic—calculated, efficient, and leaving no openings.

Thwip! Thwip! Thwip!

But despite their flawless strategy, the dark green slime managed to land a hit. With absurd speed, the thing launched high-pressure poison shots by consuming part of its own mass; not even Transcendence Tier knights could react to something like that.

The slime’s fragments tore through the knights’ energy shields, melting their skin and bones, and ultimately turning their organs into a grotesque mush. Even though they were protected by aura, the overwhelming difference in status led to a brutally cruel outcome.

Knights who had survived hell countless times collapsed like straw men, dying instantly. Their comrades, wide-eyed at the surreal scene, filled the gaps and pressed forward.

“Focus everything on your reaction speed! You can’t block it!”

“A single graze means instant death. This is absurd!”

“Has fighting monsters ever been fair?”

After briefly mourning their comrades with bitter smiles, the other knights changed strategy, having already learned from the previous exchange with the monster. Attacks that kill almost instantly upon contact tend to weaken on subsequent attempts, and indeed, as the fight continued, the slime’s effectiveness decreased.

Thwip! Thwip! Thwip! Thwip!

The dark green slime suddenly shrank to less than half its original size before firing another eight droplets of poison. Just like before, the lethal bullets effortlessly pierced through the energy shields, melting the innards of anyone caught in their path. Yet, the knights of Cardenas leaped into action.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

If they tried to block head-on, the poison projectiles would pierce right through their swords. Sensing the frightening power of the attack, the knights pushed their reflexes to the extreme, bringing their swords to meet the nearly invisible droplets.

The faster an object moves in a straight line, the stronger the interference from the side. This principle applies in every case; even an arrow’s trajectory can be diverted nearly ninety degrees by something as light as a leaf.

And just like that, the high-speed poison droplets were deflected by the blades, scattered into the ground or in the air. Except for one unlucky knight who was grazed, none were hit directly or killed.

“...Die!”

With a cold fury, a few streaks of burning augmented sword energy shredded the slime to pieces. The slime’s remains bubbled and dissolved the fortress floor, making for a chilling sight.

However, the knights’ anger at the loss of their comrades burned even hotter than the acid. They turned their gazes once again to Thetis’ incoming venomous breath from afar and reformed their battle formation.

With all their commanders battling outside the fortress, they were the only defense left.

“For Cardenas!”

At someone’s call, the knights shouted in unison, “For Cardenas!!”

The elite knights of the two orders charged toward the slimes falling inside the Mobile Fortress. Among them was the young girl riding on her wolf, Heather.

“How dare you play these cheap tricks!” Uluka roared as though spitting out his organs, observing the situation in the fortress through his enhanced senses.

In hindsight, it was just as Uluka had predicted. Thetis hadn’t grown foolish; she had just been adapting. As she fused with the large number of Spriggans, her intelligence became muddled, but after sustaining multiple wounds and losing Spriggans, she was regaining her clarity at a faster rate.

In other words, the damage inflicted by the commanders had helped her regain her senses.

—■■■■■. ■■■.

Thetis laughed in derision, as if in delight at her suffering. The waves of scornful laughter soon turned into a venomous mist, forming a sea of clouds that covered several kilometers. She was at the level where the manifestation of her martial prowess could alter reality.

Even the Demigod Tier knights, whose inner cosmos allowed them to resist external laws, felt their skin prickling. This was proof that Thetis’ poison had reached a level capable of threatening even Demigod Tier beings.

Do I have no choice but to use it here?

Wade, standing above and gazing down on Thetis’ massive form, grimly tightened his grip on his sword, using the heat from Bayard to evaporate the poison around him.

After using it to reverse-summon Boreas, this will be the third time. I only have a single use of Areadbhar left. Without knowing what trump card Yggdrasil left behind, I don’t want to waste it.

But one thing was clear. Even after becoming the imitation of an Outer God, that wood serpent Thetis was focused on trapping them and draining their strength, leaving them unable to keep fighting. Whatever foe awaited them next could be even more dangerous, and if Wade used his trump card now, their chances of victory might disappear outright.

However, if he didn’t use it and they suffered greater losses, they would end up in an even worse position. It was better to rely on an unknown variable and end the battle now.

Bzzzzzzzt—!

As Wade prepared to activate Areadbhar with that resolution, a voice interrupted, “I’ll do it.”

Grace flew in front of Wade, her body radiating an immense power.

Wade, surprised, spoke with unusual admiration, “Impressive. How many times can you use it?”

“Once. I only recently reached this level.”

Grace had no time to explain that it was thanks to Leonard, so she simply gave a bitter smile and closed her eyes.

Five Elements Chaos Origin

Unlike Leonard’s Five Elements One Origin, Grace had taken a different path, only recently reaching the pinnacle of her abilities. Her training, which had focused more on intuition than theory, had paid off, giving her the equivalent of decades of progress.

Whooooooosh!!!

The five elements—earth, water, fire, wind, and metal—unleashed themselves and converged into a single flow. The power was so overwhelming that it nearly broke free from her control, far surpassing the strength of a typical Demigod Tier warrior.

Grace barely managed to stabilize the power, suffering internal damage just from controlling it for a few seconds, and she successfully directed it toward Thetis.

It was an unfathomable force, far beyond the abilities of the Demigod Tier.

Cosmic Blade

The blade, as black as the night sky but shimmering with an inner radiance, took shape. The backlash from unleashing the elements of the universe in the form of a sword sent a tremendous recoil through Grace, causing her to stagger.

—■■■■■■?!!

Nonetheless, the power of the Cosmic Blade was undeniable—it cut through the air like the stroke of a brush, slicing through the poisonous mist pouring from Thetis’ maw before plunging deep into the monster’s gaping mouth.

Suddenly, Thetis’ movements stopped.

Crack!

A single fissure formed down the middle of the wood snake’s body, stretching for a few kilometers. Had Thetis not taken the form of an Outer God, she would have been split in two.

The long, grueling battle seemed to come to an abrupt halt.