Chapter 1251: Apollonius's Rampage

Dozens of swords flew at Apollonius, and he had no way to evade them.

The countless blades impaled his body. That said, he had already proved he was no ordinary man.

Well done, I say!

He didnt even need a barrier; his body was simply that durable. The tips of the magic swords may have pierced his flesh, but none went through completely.

Apollonius quickly recovered and unleashed flames from his entire body, causing the magic swords to melt away and disappear.

This is nowhere near enough to take me down! URAAAAAH!

d.a.m.n!

I reflexively teleported us high into the air. Apollonius had released an even more powerful inferno.

It seems he was taking the just obliterate the entire area if your enemy keeps dodging you strategy. The other Hero Zombies had already retreated out of range in antic.i.p.ation of this.

They must have known what Apollonius was after.

Amanda swiftly swung her whip to extinguish the flames and create a path for retreat. Forrund, however, got engulfed in flames. He didnt make it in time to escape Apolloniuss charge.

I could hear metallic clanging sounds from behind the roaring flames. Forrund and Apollonius seemed to be battling it out inside there.

We stood in front of the swirling blaze that covered an area of about thirty meters. Yet before it subsided, Forrund got flung out with blood gus.h.i.+ng from his abdomen.

Forrund!

Wait, Fran!

!

Fran was about to rush to Forrunds aid, but a killing intent suddenly appeared from behind. Apollonius had teleported right behind us, and I couldnt tell when!

We turned to see Apollonius with his halberd raised. Whats more, his weapon had grown even more deadly. The flames entwined around the halberd gave it a similar glow to molten lava.

I reflexively put up another layer of barriers behind Fran, combining it with hers to make it more st.u.r.dy.

Yet Apollonius easily sliced through the layered barriers. Nevertheless, the slight pause allowed Fran to narrowly evade the swing.

Kuh!

Not enough I see!

Fran took some burns from the fiery halberd after we failed to detect his teleport. However, Apollonius was unsatisfied at the fact that his best attack on a distracted opponent got evaded.

As such, both sides grunted in discontent.

However, Frans pause lasted only a moment. She activated Black Lightning Roll to move behind Apollonius and pay back the favor.

The divine slash tore through Apolloniuss barrier and inflicted a deep cut onto his arm. But at the same time, Apollonius thrust the b.u.t.t end of his halberd backward in an attempt to counter us.

Fran leaped back to evade and created some distance.

So that cant get you either! Youre too fast!

Apollonius was growing increasingly frustrated. Despite having the clear advantage in pure power, he lacked the ability to finish off the apparently weak girl in front of him.

Or rather, not being able to inflict major damage at all. It must be gnawing at him.

Apollonius took his gear up another notch, releasing flames from his entire body again. This allowed him to accelerate himself for tricky movements. His speed and power seemed to be pus.h.i.+ng the limits of what he could actually control.

Together with Forrund, we crossed blades with Apollonius. Meanwhile, Amanda returned to holding back Begareth and Zinga. Shes a real lifesaver.

Even without any words from Fran, Amanda knew that the disruptive long-range attackers needed to be dealt with. The speed and sharpness of her whip strikes had almost exceeded our range of perception.

We had fought Amanda during the martial arts tournament, but she was practically a different person compared to back then. I knew why too, this must be due to her t.i.tle.

Amandas Guardian of Children t.i.tle grants her power when protecting children and imposes negative effects when fighting against children. The t.i.tle itself may even be revoked in extreme circ.u.mstances.

The martial arts tournament wasnt a battle to the death, so it was okay for her to fight a child like Fran. However, Amandas abilities should have been significantly reduced. I dont remember seeing any change in her stats, but I believe she must have had some sort of debuff in effect.

On the other hand, the current Amanda was utilizing her Guardian of Children power to its fullest. She was currently fighting to protect Fran, as well as all the children of Alessa.

Hah! Theres no way Ill let anyone hurt Fran-chan while Im here!

s.h.i.+t! I cant get past that d.a.m.n whip!

Argh! Its too fast to dodge!

Amanda had completely subdued the two former Red Knight Captains. This must be her true strength.

Thanks to her efforts, our opponents were now limited to Apollonius, Rob, Lucard, and Violetta. That said, we were still outnumbered.

And all of them were formidable opponents that we couldnt afford to underestimate.

Lucard! Lets do this!

Take this!

And they just proved it. Violetta and Lucard, who had seemed quiet up until now, suddenly invoked a combination of flame magic and storm magic. They must have been casting in secret.

The flames created by Violetta were propelled by Lucards wind to surround us.

Said spells ended up hitting Apollonius too, but he simply laughed merrily while covered in flames. The man went directly for us without any attempt at defending himself.

Fuhahaha! Now things are getting fun! Try this!

!

c.r.a.p!

Apollonius transformed his body into flames, just like Izario! He had been hiding this ability the entire time!

Its already too late to dodge or cast a spell!

The flame transformation allowed Apollonius to evade Frans blade and unleashed a full-force strike of his own. His halberds blade swept across Frans abdomen.

Fran was left with a deep wound and many scorched organs. The heat had carbonized a portion of her lungs, as black smoke poured from her mouth.

Cough

Fran!

I cast healing magic while teleporting us further back for more time to heal. But Apollonius was already right in front of us after we teleported.

Cant run from me, missy!

Our teleport didnt do a thing! Dammit!

Theres no way to run. At this point, Potential Release is my only remaining

The moment I had resolved myself, someone jumped in between Fran and Apollonius. The red-headed figure took the halberd being swung down on Fran in her place.

What the h.e.l.l is going on here?!