Became The Son Of The Final Boss [EN]: Chapter 158

158.

Olivia kept her word to Arune.

After the battle began, she focused solely on dealing with Gordon.

Although Arune’s opponent was the 8th Circle mage Lillian, making it dangerous, she believed Arune would overcome it.

Gordon’s sword aimed for Olivia’s shoulder.

Olivia moved smoothly to the side, dodging Gordon’s sword, and then swung her own.

Olivia’s trembling sword aimed for Gordon’s abdomen.

Gordon smiled and said,

“Excellent.”

Olivia had only shown one move, but Gordon nodded as if he had seen all of Olivia’s skills.

Clang-!

Gordon’s and Olivia’s swords met, and sparks flew.

Olivia pushed back Gordon’s sword.

Gordon stepped back slightly and unleashed an aura blade [a concentrated wave of energy formed from mana].

The green aura blade that Gordon launched flew towards Olivia’s face at a terrifying speed.

Olivia quickly evaded Gordon’s aura blade without directly confronting it.

Gordon instantly launched multiple aura blades at Olivia.

Seeing Gordon’s aura blades closing in from all directions, Olivia bit her lip and infused her sword with mana.

Gooooooo-!

Olivia’s sword trembled, and a light pink aura blade soared.

Bang-! Bang-! Bang-!

Olivia’s face hardened as she deflected Gordon’s aura blades.

‘I’m being pushed back in terms of power.’

Realizing that Gordon’s aura blade was superior in power, Olivia unleashed even more aura blades.

Gordon moved again.

“To think that the White family would make a girl who hasn’t even had her coming-of-age ceremony [a traditional rite of passage marking adulthood] into a Sword Master.”

Olivia barely blocked Gordon’s sword while he spoke.

Clang-!

As soon as the swords collided, Gordon smoothly rotated his body while his sword was still in contact with Olivia’s.

Chaechaechaechaeng-!

Olivia barely managed to keep up with Gordon’s movements.

“If I kill you, Duke James will hunt me down with his eyes blazing, right? The Emperor said that Duke James is the best swordsman, so I definitely want to cross swords with Duke James, who is recognized by the Emperor.”

Olivia infused her sword with a lot of mana and replied,

“Someone like you wouldn’t even be able to withstand a single move from my father.”

It was a statement to provoke Gordon.

Olivia definitely felt that she was becoming increasingly disadvantaged.

‘I have to take a gamble.’

The color of the aura blade emanating from Olivia’s sword became increasingly intense.

Gordon stepped back slightly and exclaimed.

“Oh, so you’re thinking of betting on the amount of mana rather than swordsmanship?”

Olivia didn’t answer and rushed towards Gordon.

Hundreds of pink aura blades split according to Olivia’s movements.

Gordon widened his eyes at the magical scene.

Gordon hardened his face and unleashed an aura blade.

Once again, the two people’s aura blades met in the air.

Bang-! Bang-! Bang-!

Gordon felt the impact and stepped back.

Olivia’s aura blade was definitely stronger than before.

Gordon rotated his body and unleashed dozens of strands of aura blades.

Surprisingly, Olivia’s aura blades split into several strands each time they collided with Gordon’s aura blades.

The power of each strand of the aura blade that had split into several strands weakened, but it was enough to threaten Gordon.

Olivia took a gamble.

The ultimate technique of the White family’s secret swordsmanship, Blooming Lotus.

Olivia had not yet fully mastered this technique.

Nevertheless, Olivia used it in actual combat because she felt the gap between her and Gordon widening as time passed.

Olivia knew that Gordon was adjusting his strength appropriately because of his curiosity about her.

In a real battle where he had to kill the enemy, Gordon was careless.

Olivia’s gamble seemed to be working.

As Gordon was pushed back, he only deflected Olivia’s aura blades and showed no signs of counterattacking.

Olivia continued to unleash aura blades, and each time Gordon deflected them, the number of aura blades only increased.

Gordon grinned.

Gordon drew his sword horizontally.

The horizontally drawn space distorted as if it were split.

Green aura blades flowed out from the space twisted by Gordon’s sword and began to absorb everything.

Olivia’s aura blades were sucked into the space divided by the green aura blades, causing a strong explosion.

Kwaaaang-!

Olivia staggered from the impact of the explosion of the aura blades she had unleashed.

“Keuk!”

Olivia vomited thick blood.

In the aftermath of the explosion, Gordon said,

“It’s dangerous to use an incomplete technique in actual combat. I understand that you tried to gamble against me, but to preserve your life, acknowledging the gap between you and your opponent and surrendering is also a method.”

Olivia replied with difficulty.

“So, have you begged for your life in such a cowardly manner every time? I was wondering why you were still alive even after losing to His Majesty so many times, but it seems you knelt down and begged for your life?”

“That kind of speech doesn’t do you any good. As a daughter of the White family, you should have learned a lot, but you’re saying foolish things.”

Olivia glanced at Arune.

‘I’m sorry, Your Highness. It seems like this is the end for me.’

* * *

I heard the explosions from Gordon and Olivia’s clash, but I couldn’t even think about looking at Olivia.

Gooooooooooo-!

I swallowed hard as I watched Lillian infuse mana into her staff.

‘Sylphen!’

Now is the chance to kill Lillian.

Isn’t she vulnerable to defense at this moment when she is concentrating on implementing magic?

Sylphen and Ignis met and unfolded a storm of red wind.

I infused a considerable amount of mana into the two spirits, and the power of the skill increased accordingly.

The moment Sylphen and Ignis tried to unleash their skills, I realized that the space around Lillian was completely dominated by the flow of mana she was emitting.

This was because Sylphen and Ignis’ bodies were pushed back from around Lillian as they tried to unleash their skills.

Lillian smiled and said,

“Your Highness’s immaturity has been revealed. Did you think I would be preparing magic without any preparation?”

I didn’t answer and quietly summoned high-level spirits around me.

“Usually, when you reach my level, you can instantly cast low-circle magic without casting. Magic is a discipline that rearranges mana to create new power, and the higher the circle, the more complex the rearrangement formula.”

“I don’t think this is a magic lecture time.”

Lillian nodded at my retort.

“It’s a courtesy to Your Highness. You should know what kind of magic you’re being subjected to.”

Light began to seep out of Lillian’s staff.

“This magic was discovered in an ancient magic book, and it’s a complex magic that requires mana rearrangement dozens of times. It’s an 8th Circle magic, but I think its power is comparable to a 9th Circle magic. And the charm of this magic is.”

Lillian paused for a moment and then held out her staff.

The light that had been slowly flowing out of the staff now exploded, completely dominating the surroundings.

“It’s designed to completely incapacitate the enemy without killing them. I have to take you hostage, so I’m using it even if it’s a bit of a stretch.”

A net of light flew towards me.

I immediately sent Ignis upwards.

Kwaaaang-! Bang-! Bang-!

Before Ignis could even unfold a curtain of fire, the net of light touched Ignis’s body and exploded.

I staggered.

Ignis was reverse summoned to the spirit realm due to the tremendous impact.

I was thrown into confusion by the fact that a high-level spirit was reverse summoned to the spirit realm with just a collision.

‘How do I block it?’

Fortunately, the speed at which the net was descending from the sky was not fast.

The first thing that came to my mind was to get out of the net’s range, but I soon realized that it was impossible.

Lillian cast magic at the start of the battle and erected huge walls around the area.

The walls perfectly separated the outer space from the inner space.

Still, with the thought that there might be a chance, I asked Sylphen to attack the wall.

The chain of wind flew towards the wall.

The wall absorbed Sylphen’s chain of wind.

I was speechless and couldn’t say anything. It wasn’t even colliding with the wall, but absorbing the skills that a high-level spirit was unfolding!

Lillian opened her mouth.

“That wall is also an 8th Circle magic. You can’t break through it with your power. It only breaks when it receives a certain amount of impact, but you don’t have enough power to give the impact that can break the wall.”

I turned my gaze back to the net.

The net was already closer.

Lillian’s face floating in the air was full of composure.

‘She’s being careless.’

Lillian seemed confident that I couldn’t block the magic.

The slowly descending net gave me time to observe the net in detail.

“Giving up is also a good method. Still, since you are the Crown Prince of the Empire, I will treat you with courtesy.”

Lillian suggested that I surrender, but I didn’t answer.

‘Sylph.’

I secretly summoned Sylph and tried to pass it through the net.

Bang-!

The space between the nets was also blocked by invisible light, and Sylph’s body collided and was immediately reverse summoned to the spirit realm.

I smiled bitterly.

‘There’s no way to avoid this.’

I couldn’t think of a way to block or avoid the net.

-Try using the sword.

I was startled by Elraim’s voice.

-The sword?

-How about cutting it with the essence of wind? The power itself is much greater.

“Ah!”

I exclaimed without realizing it.

I immediately drew the Sword of Destruction.

Lillian’s eyes widened.

“Your Highness, you’re not committing suicide, are you?”

Lillian seemed to have no idea that I would use swordsmanship.

“Surely.”

“I haven’t heard that you are also skilled in swordsmanship.”

“I am Ron Carl Leord, the son of the great Emperor, but are you sure that I only inherited the talent for spiritism?”

Lillian’s expression momentarily hardened at my words.

Lillian, who quickly relaxed her expression, said,

“Yes. It’s amazing that you only inherited spiritism. And the Kingdom Alliance is always observing the Empire. It’s also an amazing talent that you became a high-level spirit master in just a few months, so why don’t you stop bluffing and cooperate obediently?”

Lillian’s finger pointed to the side. My gaze followed her finger.

“It seems like you have a special relationship with the White family’s young lady, but Gordon won’t let the White family’s young lady live. He wants to fight Duke James, so he’s thinking of incurring Duke James’s resentment. That way, Duke James won’t be able to hide in the Imperial capital anymore.”

I took a deep breath.

I have to trust Olivia.

She will be able to survive.

And I still had one chance left.

‘After momentarily cutting through the net with spirit swordsmanship, I’ll aim for Lillian’s back while she’s being careless.’

I summoned all the spirits to give Lillian the feeling that I was giving it my all.

‘This time too, Sylph.’

The moment I cut through the net, Sylph will secretly use the Chain of Wind.

Lillian exclaimed as she looked at my sword.

“A mithril sword! The Crown Prince has a good sword after all…”

Lillian couldn’t continue her words.

This was because Sylphen was not in the form of a wolf, but the essence of wind, a constantly swirling tornado, was contained in the sword.