SSS Grade Saint Knight - Chapter 89

Chapter 89: A New S+ Talent! Death Resistance!

TL: YYang

“What precise lightning! At this distance, the demon offspring must have been at least five or six kilometers away, and still in rapid motion, yet the lightning struck directly!”

When Wang Liang and others thought that Olimas would likely escape, the two terrifying lightning strikes that directly hit him left everyone astonished.

It’s important to note…

Lightning indeed traveled at the speed of light. (TL: Lol IDK where author got his facts from, but no)

But human thought didn’t move at light speed.

From locking onto the target’s position to issuing the command to strike with lightning, thought was required.

Often, it’s during this thought process that the enemy escaped.

Therefore, many mages, when using such long-range attack spells, typically chose to first use binding or slowing skills to restrict the target’s movements.

Directly predicting movement could easily result in a missed skill.

Yet Zhou Yi managed to predict the opponent’s movements under these conditions and struck with lightning—it’s simply unbelievable!

“Such combat awareness isn’t something that can be achieved by just using Divine Descent.” Xu Yuzhou’s eyes sparkled.

These two predictive lightning strikes once again demonstrated Zhou Yi’s terrifying combat awareness.

“Commander, once this is over, why not ask Zhou Yi if he’s interested in joining our military? If he’s interested, we should have him sign our genius cultivation contract. After all, only we’ve witnessed Zhou Yi’s battle here. In the future, when he shines with his own light, the competition to recruit him from other forces will be intense.”

Beside him, the mechanic Wang Liang suggested with admiration.

The Zhongxia Country military recruited not only from graduates of major military academies nationwide each year, but also sought fresh talent from top universities.

Those with exceptional talent were often approached to sign a cultivation contract before graduation.

During their time in school, they received training resources.

Upon graduation, they could directly report to the military.

Of course, such talents were extremely rare.

“The military has many rules; a genius like Zhou Yi might not agree to join us.” Deputy Commander Yang Xiaofeng shook his head.

As a level 47 second-transfer mage, after the Snow Dragon Legion’s two unsuccessful magical strikes, he joined the discussion.

After all, Zhou Yi, who had cast Divine Descent, was already dominating the scene.

So he wasn’t in a hurry.

“Haha, not necessarily. Our military has many rules, but it depends on who they’re for! For those in the Snow Dragon Legion’s first and second units, there aren’t as many rules. As long as they pass evaluations, they can do as they please in their free time.”

The Snow Dragon Legion’s first and second units are the most elite in the entire Snow Dragon Legion!!

Every member is at least a level 45 second-transfer professional.

They have a lot of freedom.

As a genius, Zhou Yi would naturally join the most elite second or first unit of the Snow Dragon Legion in the future.

“That’s true.” Yang Xiaofeng nodded.

“We’ll discuss the genius contract after this is over. Let’s continue observing the situation inside.” Hearing this, Commander Xu Yuzhou was intrigued but kept his focus on the scene ahead.

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“Roar!!”

“Urra!!”

“……”

After Olimas’s soul sphere was annihilated by divine lightning, the remaining Flame Demons near Dark Miasma Valley seemed to sense it.

They frantically fled towards the return teleportation magic array.

Buzz—

At this moment, the teleportation magic array at the center of Dark Miasma Valley was finally completed, glowing brightly.

Intense spatial fluctuations spread out.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

With the Flame Curse Legion wiped out and Olimas’s soul annihilated, the remaining Flame Demons sensed it.

In moments, five or six Flame Demons stationed near the teleportation magic array entered it, disappearing from Blue Star.

In the forest, demon squads that were hunting other surviving humans also abandoned their targets.

As if wishing for more legs, they sprinted towards Dark Miasma Valley.

Zhou Yi, witnessing this, wouldn’t stand idly by.

Turning slightly, his majestic voice echoed across the land:

“God’s Hand!”

Boom!!

In the sky, an enormous hand of Holy Light slowly descended towards Dark Miasma Valley.

Compared to the previous God’s Hand that Zhou Yi released, the one he cast under the Divine Descent state was a hundred times more powerful!!

Moreover, the enormous hand of Holy Light was as massive as a small mountain.

The entire world seemed to tremble with the appearance of this giant hand!

Boom!!!

The hand of Holy Light struck precisely at the center of Dark Miasma Valley, and as a gigantic Holy Light mushroom cloud rose,

The entire ground shook as if experiencing a level-six earthquake.

Several peaks surrounding Dark Miasma Valley collapsed under the force of God’s Hand!!

“This power is probably stronger than spells cast by an average third-transfer mage.”

Watching the scene that seemed capable of destroying the heavens and earth, Sun Hao instinctively swallowed hard inside the Light Realm Stone’s magic barrier.

Before this, he had never imagined that an 18th-level professional could create such a terrifying battle scene.

And.

He was a Saint Knight, typically more inclined towards support…

“Dark Miasma Valley might have to be renamed to Holy Light Valley now.”

Beside him, the tall, purple-black-haired girl Zhang Yi from the Blue Kite Squad couldn’t help but quip.

Dark Miasma Valley had been filled with inexplicable eerie energy year-round.

But now…

That eerie energy was completely eradicated under the onslaught of the Holy Light hand, leaving nothing behind.

Instead, pure Holy Light raged unrestrained.

“If a few more peaks fall, we might as well change ‘Valley’ to ‘Plain’ and call it Holy Light Plain.”

“Holy Light Plain? That’s such a corny name…”

“……”

With the Flame Curse Legion choosing to sacrifice, and the strongest legendary Flame Demon Olimas having even his soul annihilated by Zhou Yi’s Divine Punishment,

Su Qinglian and the others finally relaxed, exchanging jokes.

In the distance,

Under the mighty assault of God’s Hand, the entire return magic array was destroyed!!

And the core of the forbidden-level Dark Flame Wall magic array was also situated within the valley.

With the valley struck, the core was naturally damaged as well.

Thus, the purple magic barrier covering the entire valley and plain dimmed.

It vanished from the world.

With the magic array barrier gone, the Snow Dragon Legion, which had been standing guard outside, swiftly charged in.

“It’s finally… over.”

With the return teleportation magic array destroyed and the Snow Dragon Legion entering,

Zhou Yi, suspended in mid-air, suddenly felt a weight lift from his body, followed by overwhelming fatigue.

Instinctively, he closed his eyes, and along with the Holy Flame Halo behind him, the endless Holy Light enveloping him disappeared.

And he began to fall freely, headfirst toward the ground.

“Priests! Check Zhou Yi’s condition immediately and start treatment! First and second squads, quickly search for surviving professionals near the mountains! The rest of the legion, charge with me!”

Before Zhou Yi could hit the ground, Snow Dragon Legion Commander Xu Yuzhou leapt over twenty meters high to catch him.

After solemnly entrusting Zhou Yi to the priests at the rear, he led the Snow Dragon Legion forward in a charge.

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Once the Snow Dragon Legion entered, they split into two groups.

One group, led by Commander Xu Yuzhou, went to search for traces of the remaining Flame Demons and investigate the cause of this unusual appearance of foreign creatures.

The other group swiftly transported all surviving individuals, including Su Qinglian, Jiang Churan, and others, back to the supply base for treatment.

As the one who protected everyone and killed the demon offspring, Zhou Yi was naturally a key figure for protection.

After being sent back to the military district,

He was handed over to a professional priest team for treatment.

Like Jiang Churan’s use of Succubus Power, casting Divine Descent results in a two to three-day period of weakness.

And during this period of weakness, even the priest team couldn’t alleviate it.

Thus, after confirming that Zhou Yi’s physical condition was stable and that he was merely in a deep sleep,

The Snow Dragon Legion moved him to a luxury suite in the supply base for rest.

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Two days later.

At night.

In a quiet room on the 5th floor of the supply base,

Zhou Yi’s eyelids twitched slightly before he opened his eyes.

“Hmm?”

As Zhou Yi regained consciousness, he felt as though he was resting on a soft pillow.

Two large shadows loomed before him.

This is…?

Just as he was feeling puzzled, a voice filled with surprise rang out:

“Zhou Yi, you’re awake?!”

The two shadows moved aside, revealing Jiang Churan’s delicate face.

She wore an expression of delight, looking very cute.

“What is this?”

Zhou Yi raised an eyebrow.

It was then he realized he was resting on Jiang Churan’s lap.

And those two large shadows… well, no need to elaborate…

“I’ll go tell them you’re awake.”

Like a child caught doing something naughty, Jiang Churan’s face turned bright red as she leapt off the bed.

With her long legs, she quickly left the room in a hurry.

“This girl is quite bold.”

Shaking his head, Zhou Yi got out of bed and stood up.

“Phew, I’m alive again!”

The fatigue from casting Divine Descent vanished, and after a few stretches,

Zhou Yi felt full of energy, his mental state restored to its best.

“It’s just a pity about the daily system task rewards for these two days.”

Glancing at the electronic clock on the wall,

Zhou Yi realized that two days had passed since he killed the demon offspring in the Tempest Mountain Range.

“However, the biggest gain should be from the achievement quest this time.”

Zhou Yi quickly focused his consciousness on the system prompt displayed before he lost consciousness:

[Achievement quest to kill the demon offspring completed. Rewards being distributed.]

[Congratulations, you have acquired the S+ talent skill ‘Death Resistance’!]

[Congratulations, you have acquired the S-Rank divine medicine ‘Fortune Elixir’!]

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