SSS Grade Saint Knight - Chapter 82

Chapter 82: Zhou Yi! Like the God of Thunder! Ten Consecutive Lightning Strikes to Kill the Commander!

TL: YYang

Within the demon legion.

Kumata, the Flame Demon Commander who led the entire army, was furious.

Every demon in this legion had been personally selected by him from his tribe.

In the six months since they followed the prince to the Blue Star world, they had lost fewer than ten demons.

But now, during the final celebration before returning to the Holy Realm, nearly half of his tribe had been killed by humans!!

Although this half was among the weaker members of the legion, it still filled him with boundless rage!!

Die!!

These humans must die!!

“Humans! I will extract your souls and burn them with the fires of hell forever!!”

His blood-red eyes seemed ready to bleed, and his demonic warhorse mount sensed its master’s fury.

It quickened its pace, galloping faster.

Behind him, the Flame Demon legion, like a black cloud, also accelerated, closely following their commander.

Their momentum was overwhelming!

……

On the other side.

Su Qinglian and the others had quickly equipped themselves and were ready for battle.

Zhou Yi’s gaze was fixed on the black and red Flame Demon legion sweeping in like an iron flood, but his mind was focused on his status panel.

In the month since entering the Tempest Mountain Range, he had consistently completed the system’s daily tasks.

Every day, he received task rewards of 10 free attributes and 10 skill points.

After obtaining free attributes, he would allocate them immediately.

However, he hadn’t used all of his skill points.

Combined with the 30 skill points from his recent level-ups, he had accumulated a total of 92 free skill points on his status panel!!

Facing the formidable Flame Demon Commander, he decided not to hold back these free skill points any longer.

“Light’s Punishment! Max it out for me!”

The Light’s Punishment, an A-Rank skill, began rapidly leveling up under his allocation!

LV6!

LV7!

LV8!

After consuming 80 skill points, the Light’s Punishment skill was elevated to LV8!

It became the highest-level skill he possessed, aside from the basic Air Slash and Tiger Assault skills!

The reason he maxed out this skill was naturally for the upcoming battle.

“A demon legion of over 200 Flame Demons; if I can first kill their commander, the rest of the battle will be much easier.”

Zhou Yi’s gaze sharpened, and with a thought, he mobilized the mana within him.

First, he applied all buff enhancements to himself and Su Qinglian’s group, then unleashed his newly upgraded skill:

“Light’s Punishment!!”

Boom!!

Zhou Yi’s eyes suddenly turned a domineering golden yellow.

In the air, countless light and lightning elements gathered around him, forming golden lightning that flickered incessantly.

“Thunder, come!!”

At this moment, he pushed the lightning element control granted by Light’s Punishment to its limit.

Boom!!!

Under his control, countless lightning elements converged towards him!

Under the influence of the dense lightning elements, the blue sky and white clouds above quickly faded, condensing into clouds flashing with lightning!

Unlike ordinary dark clouds, these clouds were golden!

Golden lightning-laden clouds continuously formed, and a heavy sense of oppression spread out!

“Hiss! What kind of skill is this? It can change the weather!”

“The sense of oppression is so strong! It feels like we’re about to face a catastrophe!”

Watching Zhou Yi, who seemed like the God of Thunder, surrounded by lightning, everyone was astonished.

Changing the weather was a privilege of second or even third-transfer professionals.

Yet Zhou Yi, only a first-transfer professional, had achieved this, which was unimaginable!

“See the lightning flashing around him? It’s the same as what we saw over half an hour ago! This should be the skill he used to save Jiang Churan earlier, the one that summons lightning. But for some reason, its power has increased significantly, even affecting the weather!”

Sun Hao of the Giant Eagle Squad had sharp eyes and immediately recognized the skill as the previously used Light’s Punishment.

“So that’s it. Does this mean we have another chance to fight?” Another squad member quickly reacted, excited.

“Not necessarily.” Sun Hao sighed. “A skill that can change the weather is indeed powerful, but as you saw earlier, it’s just a single-target output skill.”

“Facing over 200 Flame Demons, relying solely on lightning won’t turn the tide. Prepare for a last-ditch effort.”

Sun Hao tightened his grip on his shield, offering a final piece of advice.

It wasn’t that Zhou Yi was weak, but the Flame Demon legion they faced was overwhelmingly powerful…

……

“This is… the aura of Holy Light!”

Seeing the golden lightning clouds in the sky not far away, Kumata, the Flame Demon Commander, was both shocked and enraged.

With his sharp eyes, he could tell that the humans not far away were not particularly powerful professionals.

But the aura of Holy Light produced by the opponent’s skill was astonishingly dense!

It was as if it came from the descendants of the Angelic God Clan!

“Impossible! The Angelic God Clan and their descendants on Blue Star all reside on Angelic Holy Island!

…It’s this damned human! He possesses an extremely high affinity for Holy Light!”

The Flame Demon Commander Kumata quickly realized the truth.

Filled with shock and rage, his gaze towards Zhou Yi was now full of murderous intent.

Such a dense Holy Light affinity!

Absolutely! Such a human must not be allowed to survive!

“Flame Curse Legion, charge with me!”

He shouted in demonic language, and the entire Flame Demon legion seemed to activate some switch.

They suddenly accelerated!

And Kumata, the Flame Demon Commander, was engulfed in bright red flames, leading the charge towards Zhou Yi’s position!

He moved with incredible speed, leaving a trail of afterimages behind him, and in the blink of an eye, he was within 100 meters of Zhou Yi.

“Good timing! Heavenly Thunder—Fall!!”

With a roar, the golden clouds, nearly condensed to their limit above, unleashed their thunderous power towards the Flame Demon Commander under Zhou Yi’s control!

Crack!

With terrifying pressure, a golden lightning bolt as thick as a bowl’s mouth fell from the sky at lightning speed!

The sound of the lightning strike was deafening, making eardrums ache, and the dazzling lightning forced eyes to squint!

Boom!

The lightning struck the Flame Demon Commander precisely!

The demonic warhorse beneath him was instantly reduced to ashes.

The immense inertia flung his entire body forward,

Yet he adjusted himself mid-air, landing stably with a thud.

Zzzt zzt zzt~~~

Arcs of electricity containing light elements danced across his armor, and the Flame Demon Commander’s horned, ferocious head wore an expression of discomfort, with his eyes seemingly burning with furious flames.

Holy Light and thunder were almost the two elements demons feared most.

Although he could still withstand them, he was deeply uncomfortable internally.

Staring at Zhou Yi, he bellowed in imperfect Zhongxia language:

“Punishment Lightning?? Saint Knight, I want you dead!”

Before he finished speaking,

Crack—Another lightning bolt descended!

Boom!!

This bolt was even stronger than the last!

“How is this possible! How can he summon lightning so quickly!”

Kumata, the Flame Demon Commander, was shocked and enraged, having taken the hit head-on!

As a member of a regular army, he had undergone rigorous training.

He had some understanding of the Punishment Lightning summoned by human Saint Knights.

Naturally, he knew that such a weak Saint Knight shouldn’t be able to cast Punishment Lightning so swiftly!

Feeling the chaotic destruction of lightning and Holy Light within him, even someone as powerful as him sensed something amiss.

No! This can’t continue!

“Charge!”

Staring at the tall figure less than 100 meters ahead, he stomped his foot, activating his innate skill.

Driven by intense anger, his towering two-meter body surged with overwhelming momentum, magic energy waves erupting from behind him, and he charged forward.

But…

Just as the skill began, boom, two more golden lightning bolts crashed down!

Under the barrage of Holy Light lightning, his entire body went numb, and the charge skill he was about to release was ruthlessly interrupted!

What is happening?

Why is the lightning’s damage increasing!

Under the intense pain, the Flame Demon Commander’s expression twisted.

In fact, he wasn’t mistaken.

As an A-Rank skill, the higher the level of Light’s Punishment, the stronger the control over lightning elements.

With Zhou Yi leveling it to LV8, the storm clouds he summoned would gather more lightning elements over time!

Although he could still only summon one Holy Light lightning bolt at a time, the power of the lightning would grow stronger with time!

Crack!

Crack!!

Crack!!!

……

Lightning flashed, and in an instant, five more bowl-sized lightning bolts rained down in succession!

The powerful Holy Light and lightning forces struck the Flame Demon Commander like a heavy blow!

His exposed skin turned charred black, and blood seeped out, making him look terrifyingly ferocious.

“No, I can’t, I must return to the legion immediately.”

At this moment, the bloodied Flame Demon Commander realized.

This human before him was not someone he could handle alone; he needed the entire legion!

Unfortunately, he had charged too far ahead, and the legion was about 160 meters behind him!

That distance, usually seeming short, could be crossed in the blink of an eye.

But now, his entire body was paralyzed, unable to move a single step!

And this distance was just beyond the range for the demon mages in the legion to cast supportive spells.

Boom!

Just then, familiar thunder rumbled from the golden storm clouds.

A lightning bolt, more than twice as powerful as the previous ones, suddenly struck down!

“No! Flame Body!!”

Sensing the terrifying power in the lightning, the Flame Demon Commander snarled, flames on his chest flaring up, and his body grew taller.

At the same time, a massive purple-red demonic energy surged from within him, enveloping him layer by layer, forming a seemingly strong protective barrier.

Boom!

The golden lightning ignored the protective barrier, striking the Flame Demon Commander directly.

Under the dual effects of Holy Light and lightning, he could no longer withstand it.

With a loud bang, he exploded violently!