Chapter 95: Dragon Flame

The silver light of judgment had already blazed, and the opponent before him was a sea of crimson.

The holy sword, swung once more, shimmered with silver light and faint flames—holy knights' radiance was inherently a dual force of light and fire, perfectly concentrated in Li En's hands.

"Exterminate evil."

Unlike before, after this full-power swing, Li En even felt a hint of weakness.

With no infinite holy power now, Li En's Exterminate Evil had to shift from a basic strike to a ultimate technique.

"Boom!"

But even as the blade still arced through the air, a distant thunderous roar already echoed through the air.

His opponent could faintly hear a roar like that of a dragon.

Enraged, Li En poured his overflowing Dragon Flame directly into the blade to ensure its full power.

The stubborn gray dwarf warrior raised his shield, armored in adamantine shield and heavy plate—he was confident he could block a great warrior's strike!

Just give his comrades a moment, and a squad's poison arrows and shadow spells would kill this blocking knight!

"Ssshh."

When blade met shield, both combatants stared in shock.

"Wrong feel," Li En frowned—he felt no recoil.

"Wrong feel, no impact," the gray dwarf warrior exclaimed in disbelief—this opponent didn't seem weak, so why no force?

Of course it was wrong, because the expected clash of sword and shield never occurred!

"Splash!"

The red-hot blade, under the incredulous gaze of onlookers, sliced through like a silver knife cutting butter—impossibly smooth, cleaving cleanly in two.

A searing, air-distorting scar still burned in the atmosphere—the trail left by the blade.

The shield and armor that blocked that trail were now mere scrap metal.

The stubborn dwarf warrior himself was split cleanly in two, eyes wide open in death.

"How is this possible!" the dark elf captain couldn't believe it—his squad's warrior cut down in one blow?

But the reality before him was undeniable: the holy sword still rested in the knight's grip, faintly glowing with light and flame.

Those furious, dragon-like pupils locked firmly onto the underground squad.

"Kolchi!" the dwarf medic, close to the warrior, screamed—he couldn't comprehend what had happened.

The gray dwarf craftsman's gear wasn't inferior to the shield dwarf's—why had his shield shattered and armor destroyed in a single strike?

Why had the dwarves, famed for their resilience, been severed into two pieces by a single blow, their remains now burning?

What kind of knight is this?! A red dragon knight?!

The dark elf opponent tried to communicate, but Li En never bothered speaking to villains.

His deep breath ended; recovered, Li En raised the holy sword again—this time, its light and flame blazed even brighter!

"Exterminate evil!"

"Run! Get out!"

The formidable dark elf captain gritted his teeth and charged forward himself.

He knew his squad was doomed—he'd encountered a monster—and at least let those useless ones escape.

But was his interception meaningful? His opponent never followed conventional paths.

He saw only the young knight suddenly speaking to him, uttering sounds he couldn't understand.

"ELDER (Furnace Fire)!"

The next instant, everything before him turned to flame.

"Boom!"

The arsonist suffered the fire's retribution—a ring of flame descended from the sky, instantly incinerating the fleshly villains before him.

Escape? Not a single one would get away!

"Hum!" The true dragon's flame seemed bound within the narrow ring, detonating a second, then a third time.

Instantly, extreme heat and vacuum formed a furnace within the ring, burning everything inside to ash.

The entire squad—from medic to spellcaster, even the thief who'd forcibly entered shadow—was swallowed by flame and incinerated together.

The earth turned to charred soil; the battlefield resembled the breath of a red dragon, blackened silhouettes of corpses imprinted upon the scorched ground.

Li En took a deep breath—and felt weakness again.

His opponents? Not even charred corpses remained—only fine weapons and armor, still barely holding together as their flames slowly died.

They'd probably save themselves the trouble of reforging.

Li En's gaze turned to the surrounding fire—there seemed to be more attackers and villains nearby.

"Phew, that took a lot," though the battle was brief and won easily, Li En knew he'd need time to recover before acting again.

This time, no heroic souls would cover the cost—Kuku's heroic soul could boost base stats, but couldn't cheat like a holy knight's vow and supply mana—every ounce of power Li En used was his own.

Yet, the one most astonished by this easy annihilation of a squad was Li En himself.

The opponents weren't weak—he could sense the leader was at least a third-rank Silver life.

Li En had struck with full force, but he'd underestimated the power of Dragon Flame combined with Exterminate Evil—and even more so, the lingering power of Su Er's soul.

【Soul. Su Er's Demolisher (Raw Stone): Your blade is unbreakable!】

His first full-power strike was almost wasteful—those arcane knights, even at peak training, merely attached "cantrip"-level elemental power to their blades, becoming true magic knights, where one plus one far exceeded three.

But Li En combined Exterminate Evil with Demolisher (Armor Break), Su Er's Sword Art Secrets, and Dragon Flame (True Dragon Enhancement)—especially the reckless, full-power infusion of Dragon Flame. This full-swing Exterminate Evil Dragon Blade should have been reserved for true great warriors, not these unlucky second- or third-rank outsiders.

The Dragon Tongue incantation that followed was also clearly overused—he poured all his magic into it.

Full-force strikes naturally left him briefly weakened—if at this moment

"Aaah!"

Suddenly, an unlucky assassin was blasted out of the shadows, writhing in pain on the ground.

Judging by where he was thrown, he'd clearly intended to backstab the weakened knight.

"How could this holy flame be so strong?"

Holy Flame Aura was the most useless aura ability of holy knights—its output efficiency was far too low—but for "catching thieves," its automatic attack often worked wonders.

Full power had its benefits: routinely activating Holy Flame Aura truly did catch thieves.

The shadow assassin couldn't understand why this holy flame was so powerful—he'd braced himself to endure the flames for a backstab, yet was instantly burned into writhing agony.

The unquenchable Dragon Flame burned silently on the assassin—he rolled desperately, but gained nothing.

But the next moment, he wouldn't need to think anymore.

Shadow engulfed him; he instinctively looked up—and saw the knight, sword wreathed in flame, standing before him.

Those yellow, vertical dragon pupils, still radiating a chilling glow even under moonlight, revealed everything.

"Dragon…" This was his final utterance before his head and body parted.

This time, Li En left at least one corpse that could be pieced together.

Leaning on his sword, Li En breathed heavily again, realizing that without infinite holy power, he truly couldn't endure prolonged battles as before.

He must adjust his output intensity—if he continued treating "Holy Mother"-level opponents' required output as his normal swing strength, he'd collapse before his enemies did.

But now, it was enough.

The Holy Flame Aura hadn't detected another target; Li En turned his gaze to another warehouse, where faint battle sounds and roars echoed.

Li En had guessed what these outsiders planned—they intended to destroy the entire warehouse district and grain stores.

"They must not succeed—otherwise, the dead tonight would multiply a hundredfold, a thousandfold."

—

Talia S Daer met Li En at a police station in the Nanmen district.

She hadn't slept last night either; upon receiving the notice, she rushed across districts, stepping into the local precinct as dawn's light broke.

She never imagined she'd be returning to the police station so soon to pick up Li En again.

"He looks in decent condition…"

Seeing Li En eating noodles amid a cluster of desks, she exhaled in relief.

"Hey, you're here," Li En greeted cheerfully, then went back to eating.

He was truly exhausted after killing all night.

These dark elves and gray dwarves had likely been hiding for a long time—suddenly arriving in multiple squads, causing chaos everywhere; Li En simply couldn't kill them all.

This time, there was no misunderstanding that led to Li En being detained—he was here giving his statement on last night's events, while also helping guard the numerous foreign prisoners.

Li En's night of effort bore fruit—he'd slain at least four squads, over twenty attackers. But…

"At least half the warehouse district is gone—vast quantities of food and supplies lost. This city will suffer hardship for a long time."

(End of Chapter)