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In the past few days, Enrico led the newly formed cavalry unit to raid two orc strongholds. Based on previous experiences, it was certain that Qigefei and Jin Luosha would come to confront them in a fierce battle. Therefore, the two decided to separate from the troops and wait here specifically for the arrival of those two annoying flying opponents.

Of course, both sides were high-status experts, so it was natural to engage in a verbal exchange before the battle.

As the golden-haired girl surrounded by holy light approached, she summoned the double-bladed spear "Kunilong" and pointed at the dark duo, shouting, "You despicable rebels, repeatedly committing such and such crimes, are utterly detestable and will be punished with a flurry of attacks, and so on. Let's fight!"

The black-robed mage apprentice straightened his robe and declared, "Shameless invaders and human traitors, your crimes are indescribable, your character utterly vile, destined for a grim fate, and you know what I'm going to say next. Come on!"

The Death Knight remained silent, while the Eagle King Qigefei wore a helpless expression. Originally, their level of confrontation could be considered a peak clash, a high-level battle worthy of being recorded in history. Unfortunately, nothing can withstand overuse. Over the past few months, they had clashed more than ten times. Their initial righteous condemnations, repeated many times, had all turned into cold jokes. If it weren't for Jin Luosha and Enrico's childlike insistence on fooling around, they would have preferred to skip the nonsense and start fighting directly.

"Boom—"

A loud explosion erupted in the air, the result of Enrico's tenth-level dark magic spell "Dark Dragon Spear" colliding with Jin Luosha's summoned "Great Spirit Light Hammer." Immediately after, Qigefei swiftly pounced on the mage apprentice summoning the Black Crystal Bone Dragon for flight, while the Death Knight Hades intercepted Jin Luosha as she descended from the sky.

"Despicable traitor, you deserve to die a thousand deaths————" The lead-gray Frostmourne struck the golden spear's tip as Hades cursed, simultaneously unleashing a continuous barrage of cold, massive battle aura.

"Heh, despicable? Don't you know that in the elven language, 'despicable' is expressed as 'like human nature'? This word was created due to the rise of human civilization," Jin Luosha said, laughing as she parried Hades' attacks with her holy spear.

"Shut up! Helping foreign races enslave your own kind, do you, a traitor, have the face to spout nonsense without shame? Death Soul Rage Wave————" Hades loudly berated his opponent while firing a barrage of dark green necromantic orbs.

"Not at all," Jin Luosha waved her hand, releasing six divine magic shields to block the attacks, then counterattacked with divine magic, saying, "Even without orcs, haven't humans always been enslaved? Over two million human slaves are sold annually on this continent, with nearly fifty million currently enslaved. Especially in your Viking Empire, the local serfs are the property of their lords, who hold rights over their property and even the first night. Killing a serf wouldn't even warrant punishment. Is that any better than orc rule? Oh, sorry, I forgot, the esteemed Hades from the Hain family was once a great noble with tens of thousands of slaves and hundreds of thousands of serfs. It seems your anger isn't about orcs enslaving humans, but about them taking away your right to enslave and kill your own kind, am I right?"

As they spoke, their hands moved swiftly, clashing hundreds of times in moments. The light and dark forces triggered layers of explosions, the shockwaves reducing the castle ruins beneath them to rubble and scattering debris. Although sword saints possess the power to single-handedly slaughter a city, they lack the ability to fly freely. Jin Luosha could use the fused "Holy Angel" to manifest light wings for flight, but unlike the naturally winged Qigefei, she couldn't perfectly combine flight and combat. Given her martial talent, if she distracted herself controlling her wings during battle, Hades would seize the opportunity to inflict heavy damage. Therefore, as soon as the fight began, she chose to land and face Hades on solid ground.

The pair battling in the sky was different.

Qigefei's "Sky Roc Soaring Art" had reached perfection. With twelve wings spread, his speed was lightning-fast, carving countless trajectories in the sky. Ordinary people couldn't even see his figure. With such speed, he didn't need to attack directly; just by enhancing himself with a low-level wind spell, he could shred steel within three meters of his body using the wind blades generated by his high-speed movement through the air.

However, his opponent, having fought him over a dozen times, naturally had a countermeasure. The Black Crystal Bone Dragon floating in the air was enveloped in a thick cloud of black smoke, with only the two red lights in its eye sockets visible, making it appear even more sinister and fierce. This smoke was one of the three tenth-level dark magics Enrico had mastered, "Dark Banner," a spell that combined defense and support. The smoke, composed of condensed negative energy, was not only dense and viscous but also adept at absorbing and neutralizing external forces. Whether it was battle aura or magic, once it entered the smoke, it would quickly dissipate. Moreover, anyone other than Enrico who entered the smoke would lose their senses of sight and hearing, becoming as blind and deaf as if they had lost their bearings.

Faced with such a formidable defense, Qigefei had no particularly good solution. After all, his wind magic was only at the sixth level, making it impossible to dissolve the opponent's defenses. Fortunately, Enrico's power was originally given by Chen Xuanfeng, who had naturally prepared countermeasures for his subordinates, hence gifting Qigefei the "Star Catastrophe Sword." Now, the young Eagle King soared majestically through the sky. Each time he spotted the outline of the Black Crystal Bone Dragon within the smoke, he would calculate Enrico's position and execute a lightning-fast dive. Regardless of whether he hit, he would immediately use the Star Catastrophe Sword's blink ability to escape the smoke's range, then wait for the next attack opportunity. Such blind strikes naturally lacked precision, so Qigefei was soon bloodied by the bone dragon's sharp bone spikes. Fortunately, relying on his top-tier martial instincts to dodge, he avoided vital injuries. On Enrico's side, although he wasn't blinded by the smoke, Qigefei's dive speed was so fast that he couldn't see his figure. Thus, as soon as he noticed Qigefei disappearing from the sky, he would immediately flip over on the bone dragon's back to evade. After several exchanges, he too was grazed in several places, his blood staining the sky.