Chapter 696: The Falling Airship

"Boom, boom, boom—"

Countless sparks erupted instantly in the sky. The light cannons fired by Arbatel were torn to shreds in an instant by the myriad Sword Qi, turning into specks of starlight that vanished into the Void. Those missiles also exploded in the sky under the bombardment of the Sword Qi.

At the same time, the torrent of Sword Qi showed no signs of stopping, continuing to surge toward the direction of Arbatel.

"Full defense, full defense!" Watching the Sword Qi expanding on the screen, James's pupils shrank to the limit in an instant. He sensed a lethal aura from this Sword Qi.

"Arbatel, activate the defensive Territory, full power!"

Under the control of the crew, a powerful Territory suddenly emerged on Arbatel. This Territory formed a Shield around the hull of Arbatel, preparing to withstand the attack of the Sword Qi.

But when the Sword Qi and the Shield formed by the Territory collided, they finally realized what despair was. The Shield formed by the Territory was no different from ordinary paper in front of the Sword Qi, directly torn into fragments by it. After tearing through the Shield around Arbatel, the vast Sword Qi descended upon the hull of Arbatel.

For a moment, the entire airship began to shake violently. James failed to grip the armrest of his seat in time and was shaken directly off his seat by the intense rocking, crashing headfirst onto the floor.

"Damn Swordsman!" James cursed angrily and quickly scrambled up from the ground. "Report the damage status of Arbatel to me immediately!"

"All secondary cannons have been destroyed and are completely inoperable! All missile silos have been destroyed, missiles cannot be launched! All defensive Realizers have been destroyed, unable to provide a protective shield for the ship again! Engines are seventy percent damaged, now only barely able to maintain Arbatel's flight..."

The series of damage reports made the corners of James's eyes twitch. Arbatel had been damaged to this extent after enduring only one attack from Lingyun. If the opponent attacked a few more times, wouldn't Arbatel have no choice but to be blown up?

"Captain, the Magic Convergence Cannon is ready!" Just at this moment, a crew member said to James.

James, having finally heard some good news, suddenly became excited: "Is it finally ready? All crew members, pay attention, lock onto the Swordsman. I want to completely cripple him with one shot!"

"Yes!"

"Click, click—"

A pile of rubble in the dense forest suddenly erupted with a burst of light, and then powerful force exploded directly from the rubble pile, blasting the entire pile of rubble away.

"Cough, cough, cough—"

A figure covered in blood stood up shakily from the rubble and couldn't help but cough several times.

"Is this the true strength of the Swordsman? It is truly terrifying!" Ellen couldn't help but cough again, a mouthful of blood spraying from her mouth and landing on the ground.

Ellen's condition looked extremely dire now. The Realizer all over her body was almost completely totaled, and the Light Sword in her hand had become a pile of debris. Ellen's right hand was completely deformed, hanging limply at her side. In her perception, the bones of her right hand were completely shattered. At the same time, she had multiple fractures on her body, and sixteen ribs in her chest were broken. Her internal organs were also severely damaged by the powerful shock force, with multiple injuries and symptoms of internal bleeding.

In her current state, even if she were taken to the most high-end hospital, she would likely only receive a critical condition notice. The reason Ellen could still stand up now was, on one hand, due to her own powerful willpower, and on the other, her powerful, modified body. Moreover, given her current miserable situation, even if the DEM Company had powerful medical equipment far exceeding existing technology, it would take a significant price and time to restore her to her original state.

"Oh no, Arbatel!"

Ellen's gaze turned toward the sky, and her pupils couldn't help but shrink. She happened to see Arbatel hovering in the sky, and it seemed to be confronting Lingyun now.

"James, you are no match for the Swordsman, retreat quickly!" Ellen reached out to cover her wireless headset and roared loudly.

"Retreat, are you kidding me!" James gritted his teeth, his eyes full of anger. "I don't believe that the Magic Convergence Cannon fired at full power by Arbatel can't deal with a single Spirit. Besides, in Arbatel's current state, it can't leave either!"

"Hmm, is this an attempt to go all out against me? Time Sword!"

Lingyun raised his eyebrows slightly. He sensed a powerful magic power continuously gathering from Arbatel. He flicked his hand, the Long sword in his hand disappeared, and a great sword appeared in his hand.

"Fire!" James let out a roar and pressed the launch button himself.

A powerful magic cannon erupted from Arbatel and shot directly toward Lingyun's direction.

"Time Torrent!" Lingyun swung the Long sword in his hand, and the Pocket Watch behind him emitted a clicking sound that resounded through the sky, striking toward Arbatel's Magic Convergence Cannon with one sword.

Two rays of light of different colors collided in mid-air, emitting a violent roar. For a moment, they were evenly matched.

"Ho, how can this be?" James, who was controlling the magic cannon, couldn't help but open his mouth wide, his eyes full of disbelief. He completely couldn't imagine why a Spirit's spiritual power could contend with the magic power of an airship.

A cold sneer curled the corner of Lingyun's mouth. The vast Source Power in his body transformed into spiritual power and poured into the Time Sword. The power of the Time Torrent surged, instantly swallowing the Magic Convergence Cannon and rushing toward the direction of Arbatel.

"No—" James let out a desperate roar, after which his vision was completely engulfed by white light.

"This, this..." Ellen looked at Arbatel in the sky, her eyes full of horror.

Arbatel, engulfed in the white light, seemed to have experienced countless amounts of time in an instant. The dazzling patterns on the ship dimmed in an instant, as if it had experienced countless winds and frosts. Various parts of the ship began to decay, and finally, it even began to disintegrate, turning into pieces of wreckage that fell to the ground.

"Boom—"

The fragments of Arbatel that fell to the ground couldn't even produce an explosion, becoming a pile of scrap metal, only kicking up a cloud of dust.

Watching this shocking scene, Ellen's pupils couldn't help but shrink, her eyes full of horror. One must know that in the DEM Company, the number of airships was not large, and each one possessed powerful strength. But now, one of the airships had fallen right before her eyes, completely becoming scrap metal.

"No, I must notify Isaac about this matter immediately."

Ellen struggled to get up and quickly left the place. As for the wreckage of Arbatel, she did not go to investigate; she did not believe that under these circumstances, the crew on Arbatel could still survive. As for those magicians who were fighting, she had also abandoned them; their role now was to buy her time.

Having lost the support of Arbatel, the DEM Company magicians were completely wiped out after a short while under the joint siege of Lingyun and the others.

"That Ellen seems to have run away!" Kurumi landed beside Lingyun and said.

"If she ran away, let her run. She took a sword strike from me directly; she should be severely injured." Lingyun waved his hand. "As for the cleanup, leave it to Fraxinus!"

"Fraxinus?" Tokisaki Kurumi raised her eyebrows slightly.

"That's right, they are here!" Lingyun smiled and looked toward the sky.

In the sky, another huge airship slowly revealed its form.