Chapter 160: Fire Dragon Swallowing Heaven

There were seven assassins in total.

No, to be more precise, there were seven people around the exclusive viewing platform where Luoning was located; Luoning did not know the number of the remaining assassins in the thick fog.

Their arrangement was flawless—

Three knights, led by a Bronze Knight, held back Mixi, then two Advanced Knights pinned down Maiken, and the final two were to assassinate Princess Blanche and Luoning respectively.

From the exchange just now, Luoning judged that the two who were assassinating him and Princess Blanche should also have Advanced-level strength.

Added to the Wind Blade magic weaving through the thick fog, this assassination could be considered quite a grand display.

"Kill them quickly!"

The Clear Wind Spell blew away the surrounding fog and exposed these people, causing them a moment of shock.

However, they were all well-trained killers; they reacted almost instantly, wanting to end this assassination mission with even greater speed.

"Be careful."

Princess Blanche in his arms whispered a warning; she had not expected Luoning to have such strength, and even less did she expect that besides possessing Battle Qi, he was also a Magician.

This was something the outside world did not know.

Facing the attacks of two assassins simultaneously, Luoning held his sword in one hand, feeling not the slightest fear.

Before the Clear Wind Spell lost its effect and the thick fog could drift back over, Luoning shook one assassin back with a single strike of his sword, then took a large step forward, blocked the second assassin's attack with the Liuyan Sword, and pressed toward the opponent.

"Your strength!"

That assassin panicked; he felt an unshakable power from the opponent's sword, but according to intelligence, shouldn't the opponent just be a Primary Knight?

He no longer had the chance to learn the truth.

Luoning did not explain; a murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and the long sword in his hand sliced across the opponent's throat, bringing up a spray of fresh blood.

When this assassin fell into a pool of blood, the two assassins besieging Maiken had also fallen to the ground, unable to rise; their necks had been twisted by immense force, clearly already dead.

The current Maiken was a genuine Silver Grade, and his combat techniques had always been excellent; having two Advanced Knights try to pin him down was undoubtedly seeking his own death.

After resolving these two assassins, Maiken dashed toward Mixi at the side, and the moment he arrived, he forcefully broke the stalemate.

Mixi had been quite flustered, not because she was being besieged, but because she was worried about Princess Blanche's safety.

Princess Blanche was only an Intermediate Mage; once approached by knights for an assassination, it would be difficult for her to survive.

It was just that what she did not expect was that Luoning, who was said by the outside world to have very poor cultivation aptitude, had actually displayed shocking strength!

Also, Mixi discovered that the guard by Luoning's side had astonishing combat power; he could force back the strongest of the three besiegers with a single sword strike, and it looked like he had also been hiding his strength!

"Go save the Princess; leave this side to me."

Mixi shouted hurriedly; although she was at a disadvantage, she could still barely hold on, and ensuring the safety of Princess Blanche was the top priority.

Maiken did not follow the instructions of Knight Mixi, as this was contrary to Luoning's orders. At the same time, he noticed that Luoning was under no pressure here, so he engaged the Bronze assassin in battle.

The battle between Bronze-grade knights was very intense and required a large area.

Although Mixi and Maiken avoided the area where Luoning and Princess Blanche were, the exclusive viewing platform only had so much space, and soon, the battle spilled outward.

The colliding and spraying Battle Qi formed incredibly sharp sword blades that cut into those spectators who were caught in the thick fog and completely unable to retreat.

The mere aftermath of the battle claimed the lives of many people.

Some were even unluckier, being blasted away by the shockwaves and falling from the viewing platform toward the performance stage; from a height of over ten meters, ordinary people would likely fall to their deaths.

Suddenly, screams, curses, and weeping resounded throughout the Colosseum, completely devoid of the excitement from when they were watching the gladiator matches just moments ago.

Luoning took the opportunity to have already finished off the other assassin who was targeting him and Princess Blanche; he pulled Princess Blanche and stood back a bit.

"Are you alright?" Luoning asked.

"I-I'm fine!"

Princess Blanche's heart was pounding.

Just now, while being held by Luoning with one arm, watching him kill without a ripple of emotion, she found that she seemed to have been captivated by that scene, and thinking about it now, her heart couldn't help but race.

At the same time, she also did not understand why such an excellent Luoning would be stripped of his inheritance rights?

She did not believe that Marquis Lulansi would do such an absurd thing; there must be some reason for it. Could it be a strategy used by the grandfather and grandson together?

"You..."

Princess Blanche just wanted to ask, but she saw Luoning staring fixedly ahead, where the fog was churning and a tall figure was slowly appearing.

"Interesting, I didn't expect the intelligence we received to be fake."

This voice revealed a playful tone, "Luoning, you actually have such strong power, and your combat techniques are not low either."

As he spoke, this person revealed his face; it was none other than the gladiator Mondo who had just entered the arena!

In Luoning's perception just now, this guy had leaped directly onto the ten-plus-meter viewing platform, which showed that the opponent's strength was extremely powerful!

At the very least, a Bronze Knight could not do this.

Sure enough, the hand behind the assassination of the Princess would definitely not be that small.

"Who are you, the Skull Society?"

Luoning questioned: "What is the purpose of assassinating the Princess?"

"You don't need to worry about that; now you and Princess Blanche can prepare to get married in hell."

As the man said this, he drew the slender sword at his waist; he prepared to finish off Luoning first, and then kill Princess Blanche.

But at this moment, a sound like a dragon's roar shook away the surrounding thick fog; one could see that Luoning was holding a scroll in his hand, and endless fire elements were gathering toward it, forming a clearly visible red vortex.

Following immediately after, accompanied by the sound of a dragon's cry, a huge phantom of a fire dragon rushed out from the Spell Scroll and lunged toward Mondo.

It opened its bloody maw, and endless flames surged out like a breached flood, directly incinerating the viewing platform in front.

This was the Level 6 Spell Scroll "Fire Dragon Swallowing Heaven" that Lulansi had prepared for Luoning; Luoning did not have any hesitation in taking it out at this moment.

It was mainly because this Mondo brought him too much of a sense of danger, and as a trump card arranged for the assassination of the Princess, his strength was definitely not ordinary.

"You actually have a Level 6 Spell Scroll on you!"

Mondo clearly had not expected this situation and immediately changed his offensive strategy, shifting into a defensive state.

His Battle Qi condensed into a beautiful suit of golden armor on his body, and a massive Sword Radiance erupted from his longsword, as if intending to sever this giant fire dragon.

"Boom!"

The impact and collision of the two forces erupted with a deafening roar; the entire spectator stand was trembling, and the area in front was cracking inch by inch, turning into stones of various sizes that tumbled down.

Mondo's hasty sword strike clearly failed to defend against the power of Luoning's Fire Dragon Swallowing Heaven Spell Scroll, and his entire body was struck by the massive flames and sent flying toward the fighting platform of the Colosseum.

The green-skinned giant troll that had been looking around in the mist was used as a cushion, and it was directly crushed flat by this impact force.

The soaring temperature and violent shockwave completely dispersed the thick fog covering the Colosseum, and the spectators whose vision had been obscured by the fog could finally see clearly again.

But when they saw the scene around them clearly, some people were scared to the point of wetting themselves on the spot, standing frozen in place as if they had lost their souls.

At this moment, there were countless people lying helter-skelter on the spectator stands.

Some of them were injured by the residual force of the battle between Maiken, Mixi, and the others, while others were injured by the shockwave from the collision between Mondo and the fire dragon just now.

Those with better luck were only slightly injured, while those with bad luck lost their lives on the spot.

"My lord, how are things on your side?"

"Princess, are you injured?"

Maiken and Knight Mixi, who had finished the battle, ran over quickly.

Blanche shook her head slightly, "Thanks to Luoning's protection, I am fine."

"I am fine too."

Luoning was not injured, but the use of the Level 6 Spell Scroll just now had consumed a great deal of his Mental Power, and he was extremely exhausted at this moment.

He forced himself to stay alert and asked, "Are there any survivors?"

Maiken shook his head, "I had intended to capture one person alive, but I didn't expect that person to commit suicide by taking poison."

Luoning frowned deeply; it seemed that this group of assassins was different from the Shadow, as they were determined to die if they did not succeed.

He looked at the fighting platform, where a large crater had already been smashed out. However, there was only the corpse of the green-skinned giant troll in the center of the crater, but no corpse of Mondo.

Clearly, that Golden Knight had successfully escaped the battlefield.

(End of this chapter)