Chapter 273: 272 will come to vie for favor. Chapter 273: 272 will come to vie for favor. “——–”
Just as the red horn fell from Tielle’s head, her roaring abruptly ceased.
The atmosphere stopped vibrating.
The magic power ceased surging.
The earth-shaking canyon regained its silence, with only a layer of dust still diffusing through the air.
Ai Yi raised an eyebrow.
Vivian, Lu Muya, and Merica all felt their hearts lift.
Shane felt a stir in his heart as he reached out, catching the horn that fell from Tielle’s head while intently watching her.
Under such circumstances, the terrifying aura exuding from Tielle began to fade away little by little, and the raging power inside her was gradually dissipating.
At the same time, Tielle’s level, which had been rapidly ascending to the max, started to decline, soon falling to Level Sixty.
Only then did the crimson glow in Tielle’s eyes disperse, and her whole body slumped forward.
Shane quickly extended his hands to catch Tielle as she fell towards him.
The lava-like high temperature that had enveloped her body had now faded away.
Realizing this, Shane finally breathed a sigh of relief, holding Tielle as they descended before the others.
Lu Muya and Merica rushed over in a panic.
Vivian also came to Tielle’s side, touched her forehead, and after noticing that her temperature had decreased, she too breathed easier.
As for Ai Yi, she had already returned to Shane’s side, retracting her Dragon Wings.
However, at this moment, the girl was not only looking at the unconscious Tielle with keen interest but also staring intently at the Holy Sword in Shane’s hand, seemingly lost in thought.
“Alright, Tielle should be okay now.”
Shane finally spoke to everyone.
“Since the power transformed from that horn doesn’t burden the user, Tielle should be merely unconscious and will probably wake up soon, right?”
At least, listening to Tielle’s gradually stabilizing breathing, that’s what Shane believed.
Lu Muya and Merica both let out a huge sigh of relief, their faces reflecting the joy of having survived a calamity.
Vivian’s smile returned to her face as well.
“Luckily you were here. Otherwise, with the power Tielle wielded after using the ‘horn’, we wouldn’t have been able to stop her.”
Vivian said to Shane with some relief.
If Shane hadn’t arrived in time, Vivian could fully predict what would happen next.
A frenzied Tielle would surely have slaughtered Jiorrido and the others, growing stronger and stronger until, by the time someone came to stop her, Tielle might already be more powerful than anyone.
This was the terrifying aspect of Tielle’s Unique Skill.
Given time, Tielle would eventually become an invincible monster, a force likely unstoppable even by the Three Great Goddesses and the Six Great Demons.
At that point, this world might see the rise of a terror akin to the Demon King.
And themselves, they very well might end up killed by a rampaging Tielle.
This was an outcome that would leave Tielle in utter despair.
Thinking this, Vivian felt a chill.
Therefore, Vivian turned to Ai Yi.
“Thank you as well for helping us to stop Tielle, Miss Ai Yi.”
Vivian expressed her gratitude to Ai Yi with utmost sincerity.
“No need for thanks.” Ai Yi seemed unconcerned, even cracking a smile, “Although at first I wasn’t too enthused, it’s lucky I came after all; otherwise, I would have missed quite a lot of interesting things.”
Saying this, Ai Yi turned his gaze back to Tielle.
“I never expected this girl to possess such potential ability. The Human Race has indeed been favored since ancient times, especially humans. Despite most being so weak, every now and then some geniuses and prodigies emerge that even we demigods cannot predict, and the role of the Hero has always been taken by a human, never by other races. It’s truly baffling.”
Clearly, Ai Yi had taken an interest in Tielle.
After all, she was a being who could become stronger than himself if the right conditions were met.
If such an existence couldn’t spark Ai Yi’s interest, then there would be no one in this world capable of doing so.
Of course, what interested Ai Yi the most was Tielle’s unique skill of Ghostification.
(This Unique Skill is unexpectedly similar to my “Dragonification”.)
Thus, Ai Yi’s interest in Tielle grew significantly.
But compared to Tielle…
(This guy’s power concerns me more.)
Ai Yi looked deeply at Shane.
In his hands, the Holy Sword, although radiant with dazzling light, Ai Yi could discern that its power was still suppressed.
That meant that the power Shane had gained after unsealing was not all there was to the Holy Sword.
Yet, Ai Yi could feel that even so, the power that Shane’s Holy Sword exerted was not at all inferior to that of the former Hero Mithra.
(This guy’s potential is indeed going to surpass that of all previous Heroes, including that Mithra.)
Thinking this, Ai Yi’s interest in Shane multiplied several times over.
On the other side, Lu Muya and Merica, who had completely let their guard down, finally began to show interest in the Holy Sword in Shane’s hands.
“That… that… Mr. Xi’en…?”
Looking at the Holy Sword in Shane’s hands, Merica spoke cautiously and with great uncertainty.
“Could that sword in your hand be…?”
Merica was both astonished and puzzled.
Lu Muya murmured similarly.
There was no need to guess; the two girls were somewhat recognizing the Holy Sword in Shane’s hands.
The design of the Holy Sword was too ornate, too distinctive. To be seen directly and not be recognized was impossible.
The reason Lu Muya and Merica spoke with such skepticism and uncertainty was because Shane’s Holy Sword still had two layers of Sealing and was not fully unsealed. Its shape was somewhat obscured and not fully revealed.
Shane laughed dryly and, while resealing the Holy Sword, coughed and then spoke.
“What do you think? It looks quite similar, right?”
His tone was as if he was suggesting, “This is a counterfeit made to look like the real thing.”
Lu Muya and Merica wanted to retort.
Where could one buy such a powerful counterfeit? Could you introduce one to us sisters? If you name a source, we’d dare to make a group purchase, you believe that?
Of course, Lu Muya and Merica both knew that Shane didn’t want the two of them to dig too deeply into this matter.
Vivian, standing to the side, shook her head at them, signaling them not to continue asking.
Therefore, Lu Muya and Merica stopped their questioning.
But, the way the two of them looked at Shane changed again.
Especially Merica, her eyes full of promise.
That gaze made Shane feel somewhat overwhelmed.
(…At this rate, it probably won’t be long before this Elf girl comes over to vie for affection.)
Shane complained to himself while tightening his embrace around Tielle.
(I should resolve this girl’s issue first.)