Above The Sky
Chapter 249 - 249 237 Must Be Applicable Next Time 44

249: Chapter 237: Must Be Applicable Next Time (4/4) 249: Chapter 237: Must Be Applicable Next Time (4/4) Sss—Crash!

The whizzing of the water gun piercing the air rose with the rumbling of the cave’s collapse, echoing continuously underground.

For a moment, everyone instinctively looked in the direction of the incoming water flow, but they could only catch a glimpse of a fleeting glint of water!

Clang!

The knight, as if facing a formidable enemy, raised his shield, and immediately heard a crisp sound of a heavy object striking!

Strangely, though the water gun seemed quite stable, the force of the final burst of water was several times stronger than the initial impact.

The knight took a half step back, and his sturdy bronze shield, capable of withstanding the simultaneous fire of alchemical firearms, shockingly now had a deep dent in it.

—But that was just a stream of water?!

“Who is it?!”

The leading knight bellowed, both as a question and to pass the alarm to their headquarters nearby.

Nobody answered him.

But the sword had something to say.

From within the shadows, a faint blue blade light suddenly shone, a sight Yisen Gard was very familiar with—it was the same mystical phenomena when the Descendants of the Sea warrior’s longsword activated its inscriptions.

Following that, a sharp sound of air being ripped apart was heard, as a blade-like water light cleaved through the mist, carving a beautiful aqua arc through the air.

The shield-bearing knight intended to raise his shield and charge forward, but the impact of the aqua arc against his shield interrupted his charge, making the shield tremble violently and nearly slip from his grasp.

—How could there be such force?!

Staggering, nearly taking a large step back, the knight was immensely shocked, “What kind of beast is this, repelling me with an Origin Quality phantom blade?!”

He was clearly a First Energy Level earth-aligned True Form “Steadfast Guardian,” and though he had given up the ability to outwardly attack with Origin Quality, his strength and endurance were amongst the finest in his class…

How could he possibly be pushed back by the power of a water-aligned Sublimator’s external Origin Quality attacks?

Water Element Origin Substance leans towards regeneration and life resilience, not strength.

Only highly pure earth elements and those in explosive state of fire elements can overpower with sheer strength…

But of course, that’s not absolute; the combinations of Origin Quality are as varied as there are natural phenomena.

But a First Energy Level water-aligned Sublimator absolutely couldn’t possess such force.

Even a dragon wouldn’t be able to!

At this moment, the other ordinary soldiers had also realized the situation.

As their squad leader knight had been pushed back, they sensed an intense death threat looming, and without hesitation, they squeezed their triggers.

Boom boom boom!

Real thunder now roared beneath the earth, and for a time, the shadows were filled with bullets hitting the rock walls, causing dust and water mist to spurt.

Even a heavily armored elephant would be turned into a sieve under this terrifying firepower.

“Is it dead?” one soldier nervously looked towards the foggy and dusty cave entrance.

The answer was, no.

A slender and pale hand emerged from the dust and shadows, holding an odd but dangerous-looking cylindrical water gun, and pulled the trigger.

Sss—Crash.

The fully charged high-pressure water stream shot forth again, piercing through the bodies of two soldiers.

The fast-moving water churned their organs, knocking them to the ground with a force like a sledgehammer.

And then they couldn’t get up again.

A slender young man with white hair stepped out of the dust, his right hand holding a sword, surrounded by a whirl of rapidly swirling mud and water flows.

The fusillade of bullets had all been ‘pushed’ aside by these surrounding water flows, deviated and displaced, not one hitting his body.

Ian?

Why is he here?

But now is the moment!

Although Yisen Gard couldn’t understand why Ian had suddenly appeared behind this Fiery Flame People’s squad, he knew all too well that now was the best opportunity for a counterattack.

Everyone was subconsciously drawn to Ian, all with their backs to him.

To not strike now would be unforgivable!

Raising his finger towards the front, a silent surge of blood-red flame pierced the air, leaving behind a dark crimson scorch mark.

Yisen Gard didn’t attack the soldiers but instead directed the Corrosive Flame towards the knight who was on guard against Ian, aiming for his back!

Where the flame passed, the air warped and boiled, waves of heat stifling—but that was just a facade.

The Corrosive Flame wasn’t really fire, but rather Yisen Gard’s blood, which could endure and absorb a large amount of heat and be commanded at will!

Though, no matter how extraordinary the Eclipsing Light Refining Dragon’s blood was, it would gradually evaporate with high temperature, so the more lethal it was, the shorter the control time.

But to sustain it for a minute or two was no problem!

The knight couldn’t dodge, didn’t want to, and couldn’t afford to because at that moment, the young man with white hair in front of him had already raised his sword, with undulating water light flowing over the blade.

I’m going all in!

Taking a step forward, the ground beneath cracked open.

The knight casually threw his large shield behind him, barely blocking the stream of blood that was not so much scorching as it was highly corrosive.

He gripped the long spear in both hands, staring straight ahead, his waist, hips, and arms all merged into one with the earth—pouring all his strength into it, including the power from the ground beneath his feet.

Whizz!

The air itself was pierced by the strike, a piercing spear designed to penetrate the carapaces of magical beasts and enemy heavy shields, thrusting straight toward Ian’s chest!

With this blow, the knight was confident, even a Constructed Knight’s armor couldn’t withstand it!

“Eh?”

But he heard the young man let out a light sound of surprise.

——Interesting.

——Is this a combat skill from the Fiery Flame Land?

Drawing strength from the earth through Origin Quality resonance rather than relying on protective armored clothing.

——Very useful.

It definitely could be applied in the next encounter.

His thoughts flowing, Ian faced the incoming spear thrust, his gaze slightly lowered, neither dodging nor evading, but instead he let go of the water gun in his left hand and reached forward.

The boy unfolded his clean fingers, strategically avoiding the sharp spearhead, directly grasping the shaft that followed.

And then he pressed down!

Bang!

The tremendous force, beyond the knight’s imagination, diverted the direction of the spear, forcing the ferocious thrust into the ground—within moments, the spear was deeply embedded in the cave floor, nearly half of its length sunk in.

With a click, Ian withdrew his hand and then placed a foot on the shaft.

The knight, roaring while trying to rise, was now positioned as if stretching his head before him.

Therefore, Ian gripped his sword with both hands, chopping down toward the knight’s neck, now close at hand.

The knight, who had been gripping the rear half of the long spear, had sensed something was wrong the moment the spear was pressed down.

He decisively abandoned the spear and rolled away, dodging Ian’s slash.

With a splurt, the spear shaft snapped, and blood spurted out as well.

The knight’s hands were unable to avoid it and were severed amid the flash of light.

The rolling knight to the side hadn’t yet noticed this.

In fact, he had no chance to notice, as a stream of flame flickered, piercing through the air, and entering through the gaps in his helmet.

Scorching blood mist rose from the gaps in the armor suit, and the knight’s body suddenly went limp, collapsing to the ground before he could even scream.

Ian’s eyes moved slightly, a faint smile forming.

He did not pause but raised his sword and charged toward the remaining Fiery Flame Land soldiers.

For a moment, there was another frantic gunfire…

but it was as futile as before.

“Quite good at seizing the opportunity.”

The sound of the sword crushing flesh rang out.

Only after everyone else who could speak was gone, leaving only Yisen Gard and himself, did Ian sheathe his sword and nod slightly.

“It’s all thanks to your efforts.” The golden-haired young man bowed deeply, expressing his deep gratitude, “I merely took advantage of a surprise attack…

and this is already the third time you’ve saved my life.”

“Mhm.”

With a light response, Ian then turned to look at Master Gossay and the parasitized fishermen and merchants, exhaling a sigh.

The bullets fired by the Fiery Flame Land soldiers didn’t have much effect on Sublimators, but for ordinary people, stray bullets were lethal.

Yisen Gard’s protective shield accessories had saved a few, but all the others had died.

“Ian…”

Approaching, Ian bent down to check on Master Gossay’s condition.

The paralyzed old man also looked at him with disbelief, “You…”

The old man had first fought against armored knights, then was ambushed by Patrick, followed by taking medicine to protect everyone from being swept away by the tumultuous Mystical Phenomena of the Southern Sea…

Even Ian had to admit that without this elder, his mission would not have seen any success from the start, let alone maintain such complete combat effectiveness in the unexpected Mystical Phenomena that followed.

Master Gossay seemed to want to ask something, astonished by the boy’s display of combat power, even unnaturally so, but his physical strength could no longer sustain such intense emotional fluctuations.

“Don’t worry, Master, you won’t die.”

Narrowing his eyes, Ian’s gaze dropped, and a silvery aquamarine halo flowed, revealing the parasitic source that was trying to spread inside the other’s body but was blocked by the medicine.

Raising his hand, a green halo shone on Master Gossay, he earnestly assured, “I promise.”