SSS Grade Saint Knight - Chapter 75

Chapter 75: The Power of Holy Light! Light’s Punishment! A Casting Range of Two Thousand Meters!

TL: YYang

“My attribute values have increased so much!”

“Wow!! This boost is terrifying!”

“Is this the amplification effect a Level 16 Saint Knight can provide? It’s ridiculous!”

“……”

Soon, the remaining members of the Blue Kite Squad also noticed the changes in their strength, expressing their surprise one after another.

“How is he doing this? Even if his intelligence attribute is higher than that of a typical professional, it shouldn’t give us such a terrifying boost, right?” Zhang Yi blinked, her clear eyes filled with curiosity.

She knew that Zhou Yi’s attributes were overwhelmingly superior compared to professionals of the same level.

But buff skill effects are influenced not only by the four-dimensional attributes but also by skill levels.

At Level 16, Zhou Yi’s skill level should be quite low.

However, the effects of his skills were even stronger than those from a Level 22 Saint Knight she had previously experienced!

“This might be the characteristic brought by the S+ talent, Protection of the Holy Angel.” Watching Zhou Yi’s quickly retreating figure, Su Qinglian murmured.

S+ talent…

She herself had an A+ talent and had thought that although there would be a difference, it shouldn’t be too large.

Now it seemed the gap was absurdly wide!

“Roar!!”

“Howl!!”

“……”

On the plains ahead, about 20 Flame Demons were charging toward them, and the excited, ferocious roars snapped Su Qinglian back to reality:

“Let’s go, Zhou Yi has left. Although we can’t kill all these demons, we can hold them off here.”

Her gaze sharpened as she dismounted from her steed.

As the magic array shimmered, her mount stepped into the contract space and disappeared.

Unlike Zhou Yi, as a warrior professional, a mount would only hinder her combat effectiveness.

The remaining members of the Blue Kite Squad followed suit, putting away their mounts.

“GX-1 Corona!”

“GR-5 Ranger!”

“RT-5 Defender!”

“Y1-5 Self-Destruct!”

“……”

With a series of shouts, the mechanic sisters Zhu Rao and Zhu Dan quickly deployed their machinery.

Zhang Yi, holding her staff, first cast a shield on herself, then closed her eyes and began chanting her spell.

As a summoner, the petite Wen Tianrun, despite losing an arm and having most of her contract beasts perish in the forest, still had skills that didn’t require contract beasts for summoning.

“Spirit Summon: Ice Ness!”

“Spirit Summon: Ardor Flame!”

“Spirit Summon: Revos!”

“Spirit Summon: Sermontek!”

Ice, fire, light, and dark, four Level 22 elemental spirits were summoned.

These spirits were formed by extracting elements directly from the surrounding air.

Their combat power was influenced by the elemental concentration in the air and couldn’t provide the stable strength of contract beasts.

But in the current situation, they were a decent means of output and protection.

Facing demons, the Blue Kite Squad’s combat power might be somewhat lacking.

However, among ordinary professional teams, they could definitely be considered top-tier.

In just a few seconds, the squad members were fully prepared, ready to fight at any moment.

“Let’s go!! Falling Moon Slash!”

Su Qinglian initiated the attack, releasing a massive sword qi edged with golden holy light!!

It directly hit a charging Flame Demon!

Boom!!

The Flame Demon hit by the sword qi was sliced into two smooth halves and then exploded.

Flames scattered, quickly igniting the grassland.

“This power?!” Su Qinglian was momentarily stunned.

She had expected this strike to merely knock the demon back, allowing it to attack again.

How did it get killed instantly?

“Fireball!”

Boom!!

Zhang Yi cast a Fireball, similarly blasting and injuring five or six Flame Demons!!

“Captain, my skill power has increased a lot!” Zhang Yi exclaimed excitedly.

Meanwhile, watching their machinery maneuver through the demons, the sisters Zhu Rao and Zhu Dan were equally thrilled:

“The demons seem to fear our attacks!!”

“This……”

Su Qinglian instinctively looked at her longsword, which was radiating a golden light.

[Weapon: Sunan Secret Shadow Longsword]

[Quality: Gold☆☆]

[Level Requirement: 22]

[Attributes: Strength +27, Agility +30]

[Race Restriction: None]

[Profession Restriction: Warrior, Swordsman]

[Effect: The longer the battle lasts, the higher the attack speed increase, up to a 30% attack speed boost.]

[Note: Under the special effect of Holy Light Blessing, Strength +19, Constitution +22, and damage to dark attribute monsters is doubled.]

“This is the power of Holy Light? This is absurd.”

Looking at the details in the weapon’s note, Su Qinglian couldn’t help but murmur to herself.

She finally understood why Zhou Yi could kill demons as easily as drinking water…

The buffs he applied had a doubling effect on damage against dark attribute monsters.

If applied to himself, under the S+ talent effect, the damage bonus must be even more terrifying!!

“The blessings Zhou Yi gave us counter demons, let’s quickly clear out the demons here, and then we can help!” Su Qinglian said, revitalized.

“Yes!” Zhang Yi and the others responded promptly, beginning a one-sided slaughter under the power of Holy Light!

……

……

On the other side, as time passed, the Succubus Power within Jiang Churan weakened more rapidly.

Surrounded by six Flame Demons, she was close to her limit.

“Roar!!”

Suddenly, a demon seized the opportunity as Jiang Churan paused after swinging her sword, and slashed with its clawed right hand!

The claws were as sharp as blades, reflecting a chilling light under the sun.

No one would doubt that if those claws hit her head, it would explode like a watermelon.

“Is this the end…”

Despair filled Jiang Churan’s violet eyes.

The remaining dark attribute Succubus Power within her rapidly condensed, preparing for self-destruction.

“Thunder, come!! Fall!!”

At that moment, a deep voice suddenly rang out.

Zzzap—

Lightning! Majestic golden lightning, like divine punishment, suddenly struck down!!

It slammed directly onto the head of the Flame Demon with the outstretched claw!!

The Flame Demon, towering over two meters tall with skin like armor, had formidable defense!

But the moment it touched the lightning, it was like a fragile toy, unable to react, its face still showing the excitement of catching prey, and it was instantly turned to ashes!

Leaving only a deep pit in its place!

From the moment the lightning flashed to the demon being blasted to dust, it all happened in an instant.

Jiang Churan’s Succubus Power hadn’t even fully gathered before the crisis was resolved.

“This is…??!!”

Jiang Churan was stunned for a moment, then quickly looked around.

About a hundred meters away, a massive Gale Wolf was charging toward her.

On its broad back sat a tall young man clad in white and green light armor.

He had a handsome and resolute face, his entire being enveloped in a holy aura, wielding a giant warhammer glowing with golden light.

Like a god of thunder, golden arcs of electricity danced and flickered around his muscular, tall body.

Even just sitting on his mount, he exuded an overwhelming sense of holy pressure!!

“Zhou Yi!!”

Seeing the familiar face, Jiang Churan exclaimed with joy.

The Succubus Power within her, which was about to explode, quickly dissipated.

Zhou Yi was here! She was saved!

“Roar!!”

The remaining five Flame Demons quickly reacted, rushing to surround Zhou Yi.

“Zhou Yi! Be careful!” Jiang Churan quickly shouted.

Like humans, Flame Demons, as a significant demon group, had various professions.

Besides basic warrior, assassin, and mage professions, there were many others.

Among these five Flame Demons, there was even a Flame Demon Knight!

This Flame Demon Knight was Level 23! Extremely powerful!!

It was the demon that had put the most pressure on her during the earlier siege.

Though she knew Zhou Yi probably had other trump cards, Jiang Churan couldn’t help but worry.

“Roar!!”

The tall and robust Flame Demon Knight charged at Zhou Yi like a military armored vehicle, full of oppressive force!!

Boom!!

Meanwhile, the flames in its chest burned more fiercely.

From its chest, the flames spread to cover its entire body!!

Flame Body!!

A rare innate skill of the Flame Demon clan.

Its effect was similar to the berserk mode of another major race from the other world—the Beast Race!

However, besides enhancing the demon’s power, the Flame Body also maximized the Flame Demon’s inherent flame power!

The flames enveloped the Flame Demon, scorching the grassy ground it passed.

“Destroying the environment is not good.”

Zhou Yi, on the back of the Gale Wolf, squinted his eyes, his mind stirred.

Zzzap!!

Another bolt of lightning fell with a crash!

Though it didn’t reduce the demon to dust like the previous one, the Flame Demon Knight was instantly charred black upon being struck by the lightning, collapsing lifelessly.

Seeing their strongest Flame Demon Knight defeated in an instant, the remaining four demons began to flee in unison!!

And they were fast, like demons with the speed of mounts, quickly escaping dozens of meters away.

“Heh, you can’t escape.”

“Thunder, come! Fall! Fall! Fall! Fall!”

Four consecutive bolts of lightning struck down precisely on the fleeing Flame Demons, turning them to ash.

“No wonder everyone wants to become a mage; the feeling of killing monsters from afar is indeed nice.”

Watching the four demons being annihilated by his strikes, Zhou Yi felt pleased.

With the Light’s Punishment skill activated, he could summon lightning in a designated area.

And the range of this area increased with the skill level.

Having leveled the A-Rank skill Light’s Punishment to LV5, he could summon lightning over a range of up to two thousand meters!

In other words, unless they escaped two thousand meters away instantly, he could summon thunder to strike from afar with just a thought.