Chapter 384 - 346: Besieged by Powerful Enemies (Part 2)

His Destruction Force Field, Calamity of All Things, was a Special Ability capable of shredding and distorting any matter that entered the effective range of his Knight Power. It made him a powerhouse who reigned supreme over his own corner of the Ash Soil Star Zone.

Then, Knight General Daqi let out a furious roar. Empowered by the Mighty Power of his Destruction Force Field, his body—weighing over a ton—shot forward like a high-speed locomotive. The air boomed as he charged straight at Reinhardt, sword in hand.

When Franz saw Knight General Daqi—a man said to be an enemy to ten thousand—make the first move, he turned to look at the person beside him.

That man seemed to have the same idea, wanting to use the reckless fool Daqi to probe Reinhardt’s true strength before making his own move.

They each cursed the other in their hearts for being a cunning rat.

Still, they couldn’t just stand by and watch Daqi fight alone, only to die before their eyes. Facing such a powerful enemy, losing any of their fighting power would do them no good.

"Together?"

Hearing his comrade’s voice, Franz’s body was once again wreathed in crackling electric sparks. "I don’t need you to tell me what to do, Nelom," he said coldly.

This was Nelom: Overlord of the Esquilino World, a Great Council Knight Warlord, and the former Battle Group Commander of the Ash Battle Group from the Imperial Main Battle Legion’s Holy Temple of Justice.

Not only was he immensely powerful, possessing strength at the Peak of Four-Star Earth Military Rank, but his Knight Power and his Extraordinary Armor—the Ashen Battle Armor—also granted him an extremely potent Special Ability: Nirvana Rebirth.

It was no secret throughout the Ash Soil Star Zone that the Ash-Burning Tyrant, Nelom, possessed an extremely powerful regenerative ability.

Some even claimed that the Ash-Burning Tyrant Nelom was the strongest warrior below the Domain level, with a fearsome reputation on par with that of Warlord Nico.

Hidden in the shadows, Urus identified the three men one by one through the auras of their Knight Power. ’This is bad,’ he thought.

These three Earth Knights, Franz included...

Any one of them possessed the terrifying power to conquer an entire world!

Even across the entire Ash Soil Star Zone, they were mighty figures who ranked among the upper echelons! Their every word and deed carried immense weight!

If he were only facing one of them, Urus was seventy percent confident he could achieve victory.

But to face a combined assault from all three... No, even against the Ash-Burning Tyrant, Nelom, alone, he would have an extremely difficult time. The best he could hope for would be to escape, heavily wounded.

Nelom’s Knight Power was a natural counter to his many assassination techniques.

In a direct confrontation, he stood no chance of victory.

At this thought, Urus’s heart sank. ’Have these bastards really reached the point where they’ll stop at nothing, driven by madness, just to kill Reinhardt?’

He prepared to intervene in the battle and support Reinhardt at a moment’s notice.

At the same time, he used the command system’s Spiritual Energy comms to send a message. "My Lord, this boarding party of rebels is made up of famous and powerful Knight Warlords from the Administrative Region.

"Please, you must be careful."

「The next moment」

The battle erupted.

Franz roared, activating Earth Ring·Thunder Step. Arcs of electricity flew as he charged at Reinhardt once more, simultaneously keeping a wary eye out for the Child of the Night Demon, who could strike at any moment.

At the same instant the Ash-Burning Tyrant, Nelom, began his charge, a dark battle armor that seemed forged from burning embers materialized around him. It formed a Great Cloak that billowed without wind, radiating an immense wave of Mighty Power.

As he ran, searing-hot embers formed from his Knight Power constantly flaked off his Extraordinary Armament, creating a magnificent, deadly spectacle.

Facing the charge of Knight General Daqi, Reinhardt, who had remained motionless, suddenly had two spheres of Eternal Flame ignite within his eye sockets. A crimson mist enshrouded his Destruction Force Field, and amplified by his Imperial Technology·Blood Flame War Axe, it erupted into a sky-high inferno of vengeance!

The moment it made contact with Daqi’s Knight Power, the ethereal, rising inferno of vengeance was continuously crushed and twisted in mid-air by the immense pressure of his opponent’s Special Ability.

This terrifying Special Ability was so potent that when it touched the Avenger Power Armor, even its paint—a finish that bullets couldn’t scratch—began to shatter and flake off in large patches.

Even the Clay Steel Armor beneath began to emit a grating groan, a sound of immense pressure.

As the Knight’s Broadsword swung down, Reinhardt raised his War Axe to meet it, and the two weapons clashed violently.

CLANG—!

The aftershock of their Mighty Power erupted in a circular shockwave, howling outward from the point of impact!

Knight General Daqi, facing Reinhardt up close for the first time, looked down from his superior height. He stared intently at this Vengeful Angel, the one Governor Claudius wanted dead at any cost.

He met the gaze of Reinhardt’s eyes, which burned with Eternal Flame.

And it was at that very moment that an unprecedented sense of immense danger erupted within him!

It was as if he weren’t looking at an Imperial Knight at all, but at some unspeakable Abyssal Great Demon!

The overwhelming stench of blood that flooded his Knight Perception, the illusion of being trapped in a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood—it all transformed into an incomparably tyrannical Destructive Suppression that came crashing down upon him!

’This is...’

’Domain Power?!’

’In such a short amount of time... How is this possible?!’

Realizing that Reinhardt had very likely already mastered Domain Power, the expression on the face of Knight General Daqi—the man said to be an enemy to ten thousand—changed drastically!

’This is bad—!’

’This guy...’

However, it was already too late to retreat.

Their locked weapons had not yet separated when, before Daqi’s very eyes, an Extraordinary Armament resembling a naval cannon sprouted from Reinhardt’s back.

「The next second.」

A terrifying Living Bomb constructed from Knight Power screamed through the air. At a distance of less than a meter, Daqi’s reflexes allowed him to perceive Reinhardt’s action,

but it was already too late to dodge.

Besides, the defining characteristic of a Destruction Knight was always strong offense at the cost of weak defense.

Faced with the assault of a Living Bomb constructed from Knight Power, his Special Ability, Destruction Force Field: Calamity of All Things, was simply incapable of destroying and distorting this Extraordinary Creation in time.

All he could do was rely on his Power Armor to tank the hit—a Living Bomb powerful enough to send an Elite Slaughter Demon flying!

"You bastard..."

He only had time to get that one curse out, with no time left to lambast Reinhardt for his lack of Knightly Virtues and his use of such a dishonorable sneak attack.

Then, a dark purple, living substance instantly oozed from the Avenger Power Armor, shielding Reinhardt’s body.

Both men were caught in the blast, but Reinhardt didn’t move an inch.

Knight General Daqi let out a muffled grunt as the shockwave slammed him violently into the ceiling. The immense force was enough to leave a huge crater in the solid steel structure!

The tides of battle can turn in an instant.

He had just witnessed Knight General Daqi get blown away by Reinhardt in their very first exchange, his fate now unknown.

Franz’s face was a mask of utter horror!

He wouldn’t have been so terrified if it were only the Extraordinary Armament Power of the Morphic Armor, but that sky-high, blood-red inferno... Twin Knights’ Power.

He didn’t even need his superiors to feed him intelligence; he’d long heard rumors after the Verne War that Reinhardt possessed a Dual Attribute Knight Power.

But to witness it now with his own eyes...

The impact and shock it delivered were far beyond anything the rumors could have conveyed!

In other words, when he’d blocked that sword strike earlier, this Vengeful Angel probably hadn’t even used thirty percent of his power!

At this thought, Franz, who was already afraid of Reinhardt, felt his heart plunge into an icy abyss.

And he wasn’t the only one.

It was also the first time Urus had seen Reinhardt use his Second Knight’s Power with his own eyes, and he was profoundly shaken!

As a Child of the Night Demon and a Master of Intelligence, he had, over his career, come into contact with knowledge that ordinary Imperial Knights could go their entire lives without ever encountering.

And within the Judgment Court, there had always been a secret rumor.

No matter how powerful an Imperial Knight becomes, they can only ever possess a single Knight Power. As for the origin of a Second Great Power...