I, the Goblin Emperor, Rule the World - EP.170
Dolerance’s body strangely shifted half a step backward, allowing the white line to emerge from within the Dragon Armor and appear outside Dolerance’s Dragon Armor.
The next moment, the white line draped over the Dragon Armor, and Dolerance was sent flying, rolling dozens of meters on the ground.
“Is… is it His Majesty?” Dolerance, who was still alive, was shaken.
Just now, it seemed to be an ancient magic, achievable only through his heroic strength, but it could only make him retreat to his previous position in an instant.
And this seemingly trivial magic, in the situation just now, ingeniously caused the white line to leave his Dragon Armor, successfully saving his life.
The incredible judgments, preparations, and the wisdom behind them were simply mind-boggling.
Truly worthy of His Majesty!
On the other side, Jack Cloud’s golden flame sword seemed to come to life, flickering in front of Lexiya, cutting down all her clones, and she herself was knocked back, with several sword marks appearing on her body, as if she had been struck by multiple swords, sustaining significant injuries.
Also in that instant, as Lexiya flew backward, she saw a figure appear in front of her for a moment, with the sword raised in his hand, ready to strike, but ultimately did not.
He seemed to spare her life, for reasons unknown.
Everything happened so quickly.
While Dialuk and Dian were still diving towards Princess Loxis, Dolerance and Lexiya had already declared defeat.
And Jack Cloud’s figure had disappeared from here, appearing in front of Princess Loxis, looking up at Dialuk descending from the sky and Dian on the dragon’s back, raising the sword in his hand.
One person, controlling the entire situation?!
No, he had miscalculated.
“Jack Cloud!”
In the distance, Princess Loxis’s voice sounded urgent.
For some reason, Princess Loxis’s figure appeared in the distance, while the Lexiya and the goblins fighting here all turned into illusions and disappeared.
Only then did Jack Cloud realize that he had been deceived.
The blizzard blurred his vision, disoriented his sense of direction, and made it impossible to distinguish between reality and illusion.
“I’ve been waiting for you, my friend!” From above, Dian’s voice echoed.
Chapter 160: The Princess Who Was Sullied
“Every swordsman has their own reason for wielding a sword, Jack Cloud. What’s yours?”
In his mind, the future master of Princess Loxis, the wandering sword saint Yutsumier, asked.
That year, the young Jack Cloud replied, “To determine my own life, to protect… those I can protect.”
“Perhaps it’s too early to answer now, but grasp the sword in your hand, Jack Cloud, and face what you cannot face.”
…
Facing what he couldn’t face?
Jack Cloud looked at Dialuk and Dian falling from the sky towards him, his mind flashing back to memories from that year.
At this moment, the sword demon of the kingdom lost his focus on the battlefield.
Why did he recall those memories at this moment?
That unforgettable segment of memory had always been etched in his heart for a reason.
Memories that could be remembered must have their own important reasons.
At this moment, Jack Cloud realized something.
Back then, as a child, after hearing those words, what he truly wanted was not to protect others, but to wield a sword to prove himself, to defeat that person!
And now, these goblins gave him a sense of crisis, instilling in him a desire to overcome this dangerously changing battle with the sword in his hand.
What he yearned for was to advance boldly on the path with the sword in his hand, and what he swore was the pinnacle of the sword!
At this moment, he understood.
“This is a gamble, my friend.”
In the sky, Dialuk descended with a vast thunderous force, while Dian on his back waved his own war flag.
If time were to rewind, Jack Cloud would realize that this battlefield had long been set with magical traps by the goblins.
Facing the approaching quasi-platinum-level kingdom generals, relying solely on them was not enough.
They couldn’t defeat him, and even if they could, they couldn’t detain him.
Once these humans left here, their future would be endless war with humans, and when Jack Cloud brought other kingdom generals to them, it would also mark the end of their fate.
If they wanted to defeat the sword demon of the kingdom and detain him, they must have unexpected attack methods.
From just now until now, Dian had actually not made too many attacks because he had been storing power.
The three five-clawed thunder dragons entwined around Dian were all preparing for this strike.
For this opportunity.
Taking a gamble, going all in!
The weak goblins, facing the strong humans, must be prepared for failure.
Now, they bet right!
Buried in the snowy ground under Jack Cloud’s feet was a magical artifact that connected the magic of the Red Devil Goblins and the Purple Demon Goblins in the city of Strange Mist, the highest research achievement of their organization, “Under One Emperor.”
Pooling the power of a city to shake a corner of the kingdom’s strongest force!
In an instant, guided by the lightning flag in Dian’s hand, countless thunderbolts rose from the ground under Jack Cloud’s feet, covering the area with countless thunder cages.
And within this thunder cage, various unstable magical forces collided, causing a magical storm to sweep through.
This place gathered too much goblin magic, unable to be controlled by any one person, but it could serve as a magical minefield, allowing anyone stepping on it to taste the flavor of the magical storm.
“Come and try it, kingdom generals!”
Dian shouted, and in that instant, the thunder cages on the ground dispersed countless chaotic magical currents in all directions.
The storm was coming.
In this world, there must be a place for us goblins!
Victory will ultimately belong to the Goblin Emperor!
Hum!
The turbulent flow of magic emitted a deafening roar, countless magical currents surged in all directions, and under the encirclement of Dian’s three five-clawed thunder dragons, those magical currents seemed like a terrifying black hole constantly expanding around them, engulfing everything.
Its power surpassed the strongest magic that a sovereign-level creature could release, reaching the level of a royal attack.
However, this kind of attack also had a drawback—it couldn’t be controlled, was fixed in position, and required advance preparation.
Once the opponent left the coverage area, the storm would be meaningless.
This was also why Dian had to set up the cage in advance to prevent escape.
“It worked!”
Dolerance looked at the huge magical storm vortex in front of him, his face full of excitement.
Such a powerful opponent was defeated by them!
Lexiya looked at the magical storm, but her mind was filled with the scene of Jack Cloud holding back against her just now.
Why would a human show mercy to her?
Was it because she was the daughter of Star Sword Princess Jasiya?
“Did we win?”
Dian stood on the dragon’s back, holding the war flag, his gaze fixed on the figure of Jack Cloud being engulfed by the magical storm.
As the eldest brother leading the high-star and quasi-high-star overlords present, Dian, although not the strongest, was the most intelligent one.
This battle was arranged by him after discussion within their organization, “Under One Emperor.”
Now, it seemed they had succeeded.
However, Dian wasn’t as happy at this moment.
Because he had a feeling that the boss wouldn’t be so easily defeated.
However, the ominous premonition eventually became reality.
The duration of the magical storm wasn’t long. After the terrifying power had wreaked havoc, the area gradually revealed the devastated land ravaged by the rampant magic.
Between the land still containing abundant magic residue exposed in the air, it turned into a colorful ground, and on the chaotic ground left by the magical storm, there stood a figure.
Dian’s gaze sharpened, and the other goblins couldn’t help but widen their eyes.
He’s not dead yet?
This… was like a person walking out of the mushroom cloud of a nuclear explosion, shocking the goblins.
In the aftermath of the magical storm, Jack Cloud, with traces of residual magic all over his body, held the platinum flame sword in his hand, expressionless, standing still.
At this moment, he had obviously suffered significant injuries. His overall strength seemed chaotic, but he didn’t seem to have any major problems on the surface, yet there were many issues within.
“Crack!”
“Crack!”
With two crisp sounds, the magic ring worn on Jack Cloud’s left hand and the jade pendant around his waist shattered at this moment.
“Magic armor?”
Dian and the others felt a sinking feeling. This was the variable—they didn’t understand Jack Cloud enough and ultimately overlooked the different power he might possess besides the name of Sword Demon.
Jack Cloud glanced at the surrounding goblins, then turned to look at Princess Loxis not far away. Afterwards, he swiftly rushed towards her.
“Scatter!”
Dian in the sky immediately shouted to the overlords not far away, then chased after.
What was incredible was that Princess Loxis, facing the siege of so many overlords alone, still stood undefeated.
When Jack Cloud arrived next to Princess Loxis, the low-star overlords immediately stood together, ready to confront him.
Dian and the others also chased after from behind, surrounding the two.
Although the magical storm failed to kill Jack Cloud, it at least injured him. The balance of victory had tilted in their favor.
The goblins surrounded the two, watching them closely.
As Jack Cloud reached Princess Loxis’s side, his clothes were no longer as bright and beautiful as before.
At this moment, Jack Cloud was somewhat disheveled.
“Your Highness, it’s time to go.”
Jack Cloud looked at the surrounding goblins, his expression calm as he said, “We’ve confirmed the situation here, and it’s indeed possible that the Silver King Goblin is right here. We should go back and report to His Majesty the King.”
Want to leave?
“Stop them!”
Dian hurriedly shouted.
If this news got out, their goblin clan would be in trouble.
As travelers, they were well aware of their clan’s current situation. Their goblin clan had not yet reached the point where they could stand firm in the sunlight. They must not let outsiders know of their existence!
“No.”
However, at this moment, Princess Loxis remained expressionless, seemingly indifferent to the goblins’ actions and thoughts. She said, “These despicable creatures are well aware of their clan’s situation. When their king’s existence was exposed, they chose to go all out to confront us, but their formation is just like this.
This shows that either their combat power is just like this, or the Silver King Goblin has likely escaped.
Now, what I need to do is not to leave and report back, but to personally confirm the direction in which the Silver King Goblin escaped, capture two Black Fury Goblins here, and use them to find the whereabouts of the Silver King Goblin.
In this way, the throne will inevitably belong to me in the future!”
“Step back, Jack Cloud, you disappoint me.”
In the sky, upon hearing the two’s unabashed conversation, Dian’s heart sank.
Clearly, they still had a trump card up their sleeves.