Chapter 251 - Realm Of Sword Spirit
North district of Eastfell City had the greatest number of survivors than any other districts, totaling a count of 4000 people.
However, the inside was literal hell. One look was enough to make any normal person's blood boil with anger.
There were fewer Valaran soldiers in the north district, but it was a playground for the sect members.
Rather than slaughtering the innocents quickly, they enjoy watching the innocents struggle for their lives as they die a slow death.
The fire in the city burned violently and few buildings have already collapsed as a result.
The northern gate was not an exception and had collapsed into a bundle of burning hot charcoal that impeded the survivors from escaping.
Everyone who had attempted to escape through the northern gate had burnt to death without exception and became fuel for the broken gate.
The entire group of survivors was bundled together before the broken gate. All other paths had been blocked off by Valaran soldiers.
On a high building that had yet to catch fire, the sect members gather to watch the show. In truth, the original idea came from an inner sect member.
The outer sect members preferred to just refine the blood, but they were only subordinates of the inner sect members.
"This is getting boring. These vermins are not struggling. Let me help them!" An inner sect member of Bloodfiend Sect licked his lips and said cruelly.
The inner sect member bit his thumb and formed a glob of blood that rotated on the tip of his finger before taking aim like he was holding a firearm.
Bang!
The Blood Bullet was shot and whisked through the air.
A burning building that was already on its last leg in the distance was struck and collapsed.
"Nooo!"
"I don't want to die!"
The people next to the building began scrambling with horror but there was nowhere to go. They were already crowded together.
People began pushing, shoving, and even climbing over each other. Some fell and some were stepped on as they got away from the collapsing and flaming hot building.
A few unfortunate victims looked back with despair as the building enlarged in their pupils. Their bones were broken by the stampede.
"God, why is this happening?"
"What did we do to deserve this—"
Boom!
Rubbles and flaming hot charcoal scattered, claiming the lives of dozens and seared the flesh of a few dozen more nearby survivors.
"Ahhh! It burns!"
"It hurts! Help me! I think my leg is broken!"
"Nooo! I'm stuck!"
Some got trapped under the rubbles of the ruined building and pleaded.
The cries of the victims sent waves of tremors through the rest of the survivors as they looked at the flaming hot broken gate with steely determination.
"Everyone! We can overcome this obstruction if we all rush at once!"
A commoner voiced the thoughts of many, but no one was the first to move. Everyone knew what the consequence of being the first runners was.
They would become sacrifices and stepping stones for others to climb over the broken gate safely, while they themselves will be suffering the agony of being burned alive until the last wisp of vitality leaves their dying body.
Boom!
Another building collapsed and the survivors no longer hesitated as a large group of people in the back began pushing forward.
"Noo! What are you all doing?! Stop pushing! Ahhh!"
People at the forefront could not hold back the strength of so many people and be helplessly pushing into the burning hot broken gate and used stepping stones for others to survive.
"Bahaha! This is it! Struggle, vermins!"
The inner sect member laughed insidiously.
"You are too mean." Another one smirked and enjoyed the cruel entertainment.
Mean? Mean was a severe understatement!
The outer sect members shivered. The cruelty of the inner sect members was on a whole different level.
Aria and Lynne saw what happened and trembled with anger. Others kill for survival but these sect members were hunting people for sport!
Lynne's sword glowed with a blueish hue before she slashed at the broken northern gate with a wave of cold air that snuffed out the fire and instantly cooled the surface of the broken gate.
Another slash was sent, and the entire broken gate obstruction crumbled into fine pieces.
"We're saved! Thank you, beautiful ladies!"
The people cheered as they found their saving grace and rushed out of the city.
Aria and Lynne did not say a single word and dashed over the northern wall.
"Hm? Where did these beautiful ladies come from? Did you both come to play?" An inner sect member said with a grin, while the rest chuckled and stared at the two fairies unrestrainedly.
Killing intent radiated from the two ladies. This was the first time both wanted to kill someone so badly.
The world was not for the weak-hearted. They have steeled their resolved and prepared to slaughter all these inhuman fiends.
Their future mother-in-law had taught them a few military tactics for commanding an army but the focus had always been on sword techniques and the [Formless Sword Art].
At the end of the day, the Queen was not a general, but a warrior.
If one's strength was sufficient, what do they have the need for strategies? Just sweep all obstacles with their sword!
The laughter died down in the group of sect members and looked at the two ladies seriously as they felt a powerful aura radiating from them.
The outer sect members only had cultivation between the 7th to 9th step, while the inner sect members were between 3-stars to 5-stars level.
"Be careful, these two women are very strong! We need to fight together!"
Aria and Lynne didn't feel a need to exchange words with such cruel people.
In a short instance, the two sides were already engaged in battle.
[Formless Sword Art]
Strong icicle element gathered to Lynne's sword and radiated with frigidness before she swept out with a sword wave imbued with her ice element.
Lynne knew her shortcoming. She had yet to master the sword and could only utilize her advantage at long-range combat.
"Dodge!"
An inner sect member shouted, but three outer sect members reacted too slow and got slashed in half from the waist.
It was instant death.
The frigid chill froze their blood and countered the strong blood vitality of blood cultivators.
"Kill her!"
The two ladies were surrounded by the sect members of the Bloodfiend Sect.
When Lynne attacked, an inner sect member at the 5-star level snuck behind and fire numerous Blood Bullets at her back, but Lynne did not even bother looking back.
Shing, shing, shing!
In a quick flurry of sword shadows, all the blood bullets were deflected by Aria. Lynne's back was completely covered by Aria as they worked together in tandem.
An equally powerful pressure exuded from Aria, but the sect members felt even more threatened by the sense of danger she was giving off than what they were getting from Lynne.
There was a certain sharpness in the way Aria stared at them like she was a sword and the sword was Aria.
"This sharpness…"
A knowledgeable inner sect member had an abrupt change in expression.
"Realm of Sword Spirit, she's a Swordsman!"
"What!"
The other sect members became shocked.
"How is this useless kingdom still able to produce such a young Swordsman?!"
The inner sect member had not guessed wrong.
Aria was a monstrous prodigy in the way of the sword. When she was given a sword, she only took one week to unite human and sword, comprehending the realm of sword spirit to become a Swordsman.
In the known Human Domain, a Swordsman might not necessarily be able to jump stages and fight those with higher cultivation, but they were almost invincible within the same stage of cultivation
The Queen was completely dazed at that time.
The realm of Sword Spirit was not hard to achieve, but even the most dedicated to the sword would take a year to achieve.
A genius could achieve it in less than half the time, but one week was unprecedented.
"Call the elder! We can't handle such a person on our own!"
An outer sect immediately ran to call for help, but the two ladies did not give them the opportunity.
Lynne's sword glowed with a blue hue and another icy Sword Wave was sent the outer sect member's way, bisecting the person in half.
Another instant death!
Everyone felt chill.
With a Swordsman guarding the back, they could not do anything to Lynne.
"Shit! Focus on the Swordsman first! I don't believe she can't take on so many of us at once!"
"Don't hold back on your blood vitality! It's do or die!"
…
At the Governor's mansion, the two hooded figures were still at the scene.
The Governor's mansion was the most central and highest point of the entire Eastfell City. The entire situation of the city could easily be seen from there.
"We have a sudden change in the situation. More reinforcements have arrived."
"The troops are from Valaran and Durham. The northern coalition army has failed. We failed."
The two hooded figures were both elders of the Bloodfiend Sect, except one was an inner sect elder while the other was an outer sect elder.
Both of them knew what it means for the northern coalition army to fail. The Grand Elder of their Bloodfiend Sect, a Blood Transcendent was killed.
"Hm? I sense a Swordsman in the north district, a particularly young one at that." The inner sect elder squinted.
"Seriously?" The outer sect elder kicked the empty husk of the Governor's corpse in annoyance. He was the one that made secret deals with the Governor over the years. "Useless thing can't even provide such important intelligence!"
"This changes a lot of things. We have all underestimated the Crawford Kingdom far too much. Any place would have their own hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Fortunately, we still have our Sect Master." The inner sect elder said with grimness.
"Send the signal. We cannot wait any longer."
The outer sect elder nodded and pulled out a large cylindrical object from his sleeve and pointed it towards the sky before lighting the rope attached at the end.
Very shortly, a fiery orb was shot into the sky before it exploded into a round of fireworks and formed the outline of a giant drop of blood.
The beacon was lit and the message was sent!