Chapter 224: Rainbow Light Orb

Boom—!

Kuna De, who was before Anleston's eyes, disappeared in an instant.

A deafening roar suddenly rang out, as if the sky were being ripped apart. His figure shot out like lightning, surging forward at a speed beyond imagination, and the ground itself, under the reaction force, cracked open with spider‑web‑like fissures.

The air, struck by this extreme velocity, formed concentric, visible shockwaves that rippled outward like water ripples. Wherever his figure passed, space seemed to warp, and the light briefly bent under the high speed.

At the front of his figure, the air was abruptly compressed, causing the temperature to plummet, and the moisture instantly condensed into a conical white mist that tightly enveloped the charging form like a mysterious veil. The mist glittered with strange light in the sun, leaving a long tail as if a comet streaked across the sky.

In the blink of an eye, Kuna De's figure flashed to Anleston's side, and before the latter could react, a massive force slammed him away.

Pfft—cough cough—how is this possible! This speed has even crossed the Legendary limit!

Anleston crashed to the ground, his entire ribcage shattered by the massive impact; Kuna De's blow made him feel as close as to the Second from not long ago.

But the opponent is Legendary!

Kuna De stood leisurely in the air, licking the fresh blood from his claws, cruelty glinting in his eyes.

"Truly… too weak," he sneered.

Anleston could not believe it; the scene before his eyes exceeded his comprehension.

If Naimi Xisi were here, he would notice that Kuna De's recent sprint already met the physical phenomena of hypersonic flight.

This is a speed that only a Legendary can achieve.

Shockwaves that warp light, ground‑shaking impact waves, and the cloud formed by the 900‑degree heat generated when a hypersonic flyer rubs against the air.

These are all hallmarks of hypersonic speed.

The gap in Agility between Legendary and non‑Legendary lies in whether one can reach the hypersonic threshold. For most Warriors, attaining such terrifying speed is virtually impossible.

Back then, the Second Duzula only managed to break the 100‑point limit in Constitution and Strength.

In fact, aside from Legendary Wanderers, few professions can surpass the 100‑point Agility cap.

Kuna De's terrifying speed gave each of his strikes massive impact, and more importantly, Anleston couldn't even react to the opponent's attacks.

"Child of Feathers? Huh, you abandoned the Sun God to worship a tangled‑hair serpent—this is the power you gained? Truly worthless."

Kuna De's figure vanished again, familiar clouds riding the shockwave carving a gust through the air; in a blink, his sharp claws pierced Anleston's chest!

"Cough—cough—pfft!"

Anleston spat out a gush of blood, his eyes bulging; this time he tried to block, but his left hand shielding his chest was useless. Kuna De's assault mercilessly crushed the left hand to shreds, and the claw drove straight into the chest.

A Warrior of pseudo‑Legendary Level, his flesh as strong as refined steel, yet before those leopard claws he was as fragile as paper.

Saifaer noticed the scene and grew anxious; he knew that at this rate Anleston would soon die.

As a Mage, facing such a speed comparable to a Legendary Wanderer alone could be a death sentence. "How is this possible? The boundary between Legendary and non‑Legendary should be indisputable—why can he cross it? Could it be related to that leopard form?"

Saifaer shook his head, forced himself to halt the spell he was casting on the troops, and concentrated to begin a new casting.

Nine‑Ring Transformation Abjuration spell—【Time Stop】!

A surge of green light erupted, and everything in the world seemed frozen to Saifaer's eyes, except one—Kuna De.

His movements appeared frozen, but upon close inspection they changed at an extremely slow pace, even his pupils drifted slowly.

Saifaer instantly teleported to Anleston's side; he knew that a being whose Agility exceeds 100 points could act with relative delay even within 【Time Stop】.

After all, 【Time Stop】 merely brings the caster arbitrarily close to light speed, but as long as true light speed isn't reached, time still flows slowly.

He stared at the scene, troubled: once he touched Anleston, the reference‑frame contact would end 【Time Stop】 instantly, yet he lacked confidence that he could teleport both of them away the instant the spell ceased.

Kuna De was aware of everything happening outside, and Saifaer could even see the fierce, puzzled gaze directed at him.

"Alas"

He sighed, then, with some pain, produced a scroll; the golden scroll was enveloped by a massive magical aura, and merely touching the surrounding Magic Net made the power seem ready to burst forth.

!

Stored within the scroll was the Nine‑Ring Abjuration spell—【Rainbow Light Orb】, a spell that can perfectly block all damage.

Saifaer tore the scroll; the magic within the surrounding Magic Net roared violently, and a dazzling, multicolored Rainbow Light Orb slowly formed before the Mage. The orb radiated blinding light like a miniature sun, its glow containing reds, oranges, yellows, greens, cyans, blues, violets, constantly flickering and shifting—beautiful and mysterious.

【Time Stop】 abruptly vanished, and Kuna De's claw struck a shield of rainbow light.

The surface of the Rainbow Light Orb rippled in waves, yet it held firm, isolating everything; Saifaer and Anleston stood inside the orb, unscathed.

"Hmph, what kind of black magic is this!"

Kuna De, unafraid of sorcery, kept attacking the orb, but attacks that could easily fell Anleston had no effect on the orb.

"Stop wasting effort; the defense of 【Rainbow Light Orb】 can only be breached by an extremely powerful Legendary spell," Saifaer mocked.

【Rainbow Light Orb】 is the strongest Abjuration spell below Legendary, claimed to block all damage. Even Legendary spells cannot brute‑force it.

Only targeted spells like 【Wish Technique】 or 【Great Disintegration Technique】 can break the orb.

If one insists on brute‑force, it's not impossible; no spell offers perfect defense. However, the mana required rises geometrically, and only the highest‑level Legendary spells cast by the most powerful Legendary Mages can break it.

Had Saifaer been in Frelen now, he wouldn't be so confident, for any Nine‑Ring Mage versed in Abjuration could use the targeted Nine‑Ring Abjuration spell 【Great Disintegration Technique】 to dispel it.

But in this wild land ignorant of Arcane Power, Saifaer was confident no one could break the spell.

(End of Chapter)