Chapter 256: The Chain Strategy

Lingyun and Budo clashed head-on once again, both of them stumbling back several steps.

"As expected of a Great General of the Empire, this strength is enough to uphold your honor!" Lingyun steadied himself and gave his arm a light shake.

Budo looked at Lingyun with a gaze full of gravity; in just a few minutes, the two had already exchanged hundreds of blows. Lingyun's strength truly exceeded his expectations. Although Lingyun did not look particularly robust, his own power was extremely formidable. Even with the protection of Adramelech on his hands, Budo could feel waves of pain, yet looking at Lingyun, he seemed to have suffered no damage at all.

Seeing Najenda appear in the sky riding a Sky Manta, a dark glint flashed in Budo's eyes. Having worked with Najenda before, he still had quite an understanding of her. If not for that warning from Esdeath just now, perhaps Najenda would have already rescued the two people in the Execution Ground.

"This cannot go on. In matters like this, Najenda never prepares only one plan! Under these circumstances, they are very likely to use other methods to rescue those two who betrayed the Empire!" Budo's thoughts raced, and he had already made up his mind.

"Hah!" Budo let out a deep shout, and the Thunder Power on his body expanded wildly, causing the ground beneath his feet to shatter under such immense power. In the sky, massive dark clouds gathered instantly, and within the dark clouds, lightning overflowed.

"Summoning the Thunder Emperor?" A glint flashed in Lingyun's eyes. This move was an extremely powerful wide-area attack skill; was Budo thinking of wiping everyone here out in one go?

With his hands slightly spread, Lingyun also stimulated the lightning power on his body. The dark clouds in the sky became even gloomier, and one could faintly see purple lightning weaving through the clouds.

"Hmm?" Budo frowned slightly. He could feel power appearing in the dark clouds of the sky that was not under his control, and that power was even eroding the lightning power he controlled.

Seeing Budo cast his gaze toward him, Lingyun smiled faintly: "Manipulating lightning is not your specialty alone, Budo!"

Budo did not reply, but his body slowly floated into mid-air. Powerful Thunder Power swirled around him, making him look like the Thunder God Descended.

Budo looked down at Lingyun from mid-air and shouted: "Those who betray the Empire, accept the judgment of lightning! Summon the Thunder Emperor!"

The lightning in the sky surged all at once, as if thunder pillars might descend from the sky at any moment.

"Nine Heavens Thunder Prison!" Lingyun gripped with one hand, and the purple lightning within the cloud layer instantly rioted. The thunder pillar Budo had summoned was torn to pieces by the rioting purple lightning before it could even take shape. The thunderclouds gathered in the sky were also completely scattered under the confrontation of the two lightning powers.

"You..." Budo's expression was very ugly.

"You have already made your move, so now it is my turn! Take this blow, Thunder Dragon Roar!"

Lingyun formed seals with his hands, and the purple lightning around him gathered rapidly, subsequently forming a giant Thunder Dragon beside him. The Thunder Dragon let out a roar from its mouth and charged toward Budo in the sky.

Budo spread his right hand slightly, and the Thunder Power on his body gathered together to form a giant thunder ball. The thunder ball and the Thunder Dragon collided, instantly emitting a violent roar, while at the same time, a fierce Flash erupted from the Thunder Dragon's body. This Flash appeared too suddenly; no one present had reacted in time, and they could not help but subconsciously squint their eyes to resist the damage of the strong light.

"Not good!" Budo's pupils could not help but shrink. Ignoring the damage of the strong light to himself, and not caring to wipe away the tears constantly welling up in the corners of his eyes due to the strong light, he stared fixedly at the Sky Manta in the sky.

Sure enough, Najenda in the sky had already put on a pair of goggles capable of resisting strong light at some point, driving the Sky Manta to dive toward the direction of the execution platform.

"Don't even think about succeeding!" Budo let out a roar, and with Thunder Power gathering in his hands, a giant thunder pillar blasted toward the direction of the Sky Manta.

Najenda was startled, and she hurriedly made the Sky Manta fly upward again, narrowly avoiding Budo's attack.

"You dare to be distracted while fighting me! Take this punch!" The moment Budo attacked the Sky Manta, Lingyun's figure appeared in front of Budo like a ghost, slamming a heavy punch into his abdomen.

"Wah—" Suffering Lingyun's heavy blow, Budo could not help but turn pale, spitting out a mouthful of blood. His figure also drew a parabola in the sky, crashing heavily to the ground. However, a smile appeared on his face; he had already ruined Najenda's plan. If the other party wanted to use the same trick again, it would likely not be easy.

Suddenly, Najenda above the Sky Manta let out a whistle. A glint flashed in the eyes of Sheele, who was entangled with Seryu in the field, and she retreated rapidly to break out of the battle. Seryu stepped forward wanting to pursue, but countless lasers shot from afar, blocking her path.

Having exited the battle, Sheele suddenly leaped upward, holding the Cross Tail high in her hands, and then activated its secret technique with all her might. The dazzling light appeared once again, and the people in the field could not help but squint their eyes again. However, having learned from the previous lesson, the gazes of most people on the Empire's side were fixed on Najenda.

"So it really is the same trick again, but this is already useless!" Budo, who had climbed up from the ground, pulled a smile at the corner of his mouth, his eyes locked on Najenda in the sky.

At this moment, an unexpected change occurred. When everyone's eyes were gathered on Najenda, another giant figure like lightning instantly rushed down from the sky. Before the others could react, that figure had already swept past the execution platform and rushed back into the high sky.

"Not good! It was a trap!" Budo was startled and immediately looked toward the direction of the execution platform. Sure enough, the figures of Tatsumi and the other person were already gone from there.

"That is the Thunder Eagle, known as the fastest flying Special Grade Danger Beast. To think that Night Raid would even send out this kind of flying Danger Beast to save people. This Danger Beast has an extremely powerful resistance to lightning; is this to prevent me from shooting it down? As expected of Najenda, to have considered even this kind of thing. However, if you think you can rescue people like this, that is truly too naive!" Looking at the three blurred figures on the Thunder Eagle, a dark glint flashed in Budo's eyes. He drove his Thunder Power to suspend himself in the air, wanting to pursue the Thunder Eagle that was flying away at high speed.

Not far away, the battle between Esdeath and Luo Yexi had also entered a white-hot stage. After an ice dragon and a fire phoenix collided fiercely and separated, dazzling light shone on both of them, and then these two behemoths were seen crashing into each other fiercely.

With a "Boom," countless ice blocks and flames spread outward accompanied by a powerful shockwave, each one possessing great force. Facing this situation, even Great General Budo could not help but avoid the brunt of it.

When this violent shockwave passed and Budo flew into the sky once again, the Thunder Eagle had already relied on its superhuman speed to fly off to who knows where.

Seeing that the Thunder Eagle had already disappeared into the horizon, Lingyun suddenly flew into the high sky, let out a whistle, and turned his hands, sending countless Sword Qi blasting toward the plaza below with him as the center.

The Sword Qi arrived, piercing the air and carrying powerful force. Both the Jaegers and the Wild Hunt members could not help but dodge to avoid a head-on clash with the Sword Qi. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the members of Night Raid retreated rapidly, and after withdrawing from the battle, they instantly leaped onto the back of the Heavenly Dragon.

"Don't think about leaving!" Budo was furious, and a thunder pillar blasted toward the sky. Lingyun appeared in front of the Heavenly Dragon instantly, shattering the thunder pillar with one punch. The Heavenly Dragon flapped its wings, instantly increasing its altitude, and left this place at the fastest speed.