Chapter 30: The Deranged User of Divine Magic

“Can you tell me what’s going on? How could a high-level magical beast like a Blazing Hellhound suddenly appear at Nobili Noble Academy?” Sir Vol, a Temple Knight, arrived just in time, and other people seemed to be responding to the commotion from afar.

“Don’t ask me; you should ask that Beast Faction wizard over there. He should know more than I do. But before that, we should quickly deal with this Blazing Hellhound.” Molly drew the greatsword from her back. It felt somewhat strange to see a petite and adorable lady with a well-proportioned figure wielding a five-foot-long, palm-wide greatsword.

“Go for it! I’m rooting for you!” Sir Vol, the Temple Knight, had a look of someone enjoying a show, his smug expression making others want to beat him up.

“Bastard, you get in there too!” Molly was furious and kicked Sir Vol, who was preparing to watch the show, into the arena. Vol and Molly’s arrival had already caught the bald man’s eye, but he couldn’t disengage at the moment. For the enraged Blazing Hellhound, Vol’s sudden appearance was a bit abrupt, causing it to freeze for a second or two.

“Hey, little lost kitten, may the light of the gods guide your way! Light of the Dawn Goddess!” Sir Vol, the Temple Knight, didn’t get too close to the battlefield, stopping ten meters away. He casually cast a low-level divine spell, Light of the Dawn Goddess, also known as a lighting spell. However, Sir Vol himself was a bit special; he couldn’t stably manifest the original properties of divine spells. A divine spell meant for illumination was used by him to create a flashbang effect.

A ball of light slammed into the Blazing Hellhound’s forehead and then exploded, the dazzling light carrying a trace of the Dawn Goddess’s divine power, inflicting powerful damage on the Blazing Hellhound. Its mournful screams made ears ache, and the flames on the Blazing Hellhound’s body also weakened by a third.

The evil aura and the sacred light of the gods collided violently. The evil energy on the Blazing Hellhound’s body eventually gained the upper hand, and Sir Vol, the Temple Knight, successfully attracted its attention. The bald wizard was no longer its primary enemy; Sir Vol, the Temple Knight, was. Its massive body suddenly leaped up, bringing with it a thick, sulfurous, smoky flame that roared towards him.

Sir Vol, the Temple Knight, was not from an academy; his combat experience was very rich. His figure quickly moved sideways. “May the Goddess’s light protect you! Protection of the Dawn Goddess!” Protection of the Dawn Goddess was a continuous defensive light shield, an exclusive skill of Temple Knights, a divine spell bestowed by the gods. However, the Protection of the Dawn Goddess used by Vol left a soft, sticky, white husk on the spot, like a glutinous rice cake, that didn’t move with its owner.

“Pfft~” The Blazing Hellhound crashed into the “glutinous rice cake,” which stuck to its body like mud and wouldn’t come off. The sacred light continuously acted on the Blazing Hellhound, reacting violently with the evil energy, making a “sizzling” sound. Besides flames, sparks also appeared on the Blazing Hellhound’s body, its fur standing on end, and its entire body trembling.

“Clang!” Molly, the Advanced Knight, finally made her move, and her first strike was at a vital spot: the dog’s tail! The Blazing Hellhound’s tail was severed at the root, falling to the ground and turning into a pool of fiery magma. The Blazing Hellhound’s cries became even more mournful without its tail. Without its tail for balance, it seemed to have trouble walking.

Stumbling and circling, the Blazing Hellhound looked somewhat pitiful. However, with its massive three-meter-tall, six-meter-long body, no matter how pitiful it looked, it couldn’t elicit mercy from its opponents. Other small animals look cute when they’re pitiful, but you just look ferocious when you’re pitiful.

“Don’t stop! Keep attacking! This isn’t the Blazing Hellhound’s true body, but an avatar. Its severed tail will grow back very quickly. Only by quickly depleting the evil and resentful energy on its body can we truly defeat it.” The fierce woman didn’t need the constraints of a lady. She swung her greatsword, literally batting the six-meter-long Blazing Hellhound over ten meters into the air like a baseball.

The bald wizard’s eyes lit up.

He manipulated the Silver Shield to deliver a vicious uppercut to the Blazing Hellhound’s soft underbelly. Regardless of the damage dealt, a mid-air suspension effect occurred. “I hit! I hit! I hit! I hit, hit, hit!” Heh heh, you chased me so happily before, did you ever think you’d have a day like this?

The Blazing Hellhound couldn’t fly. It was continuously kicked in the stomach and punched in the mouth. Its only long-range attack, fire breath, was also sealed. Even more tragically, it was repeatedly attacked from below, making it float in the air and unable to fall, becoming a living target.

It’s bullying to have more people. If you have the guts, let me down for a one-on-one fight! The Blazing Hellhound was beaten to the point of questioning its existence. What happened to being invincible? What happened to getting revenge? Why do I have to be abused like a dog the moment I’m born?!

Thus, a very comical scene unfolded: the majestic Blazing Hellhound floated in mid-air, wailing incessantly. A bald middle-aged man, excited like a child, swung a huge Silver Shield with ten-meter-long arms, raining down blows. Its belly and dog mouth were his primary targets. A beautiful woman wielding a greatsword occasionally unleashed a sharp sword qi that accurately landed on the Blazing Hellhound, each time leaving a deep wound. And even stranger was a Temple Knight, shouting “Protection of the Dawn Goddess,” yet throwing white “glutinous rice cakes” that slammed into the Blazing Hellhound.

The extraordinary individuals from the Church of the Dawn Goddess, the Church of the God of Craftsmen, the Church of the God of Storms, the Church of the Moon Goddess, the Church of Commerce and Wealth, and the City Hall, who had rushed to the scene upon hearing the news, were first stunned by the Blazing Hellhound. How could such a powerful high-level magical beast appear in Drake City? Upon closer inspection, goodness gracious, the one being beaten up was the powerful high-level magical beast they held in such high regard. Three people—a Beast Faction wizard, an Advanced Knight Awakener, and a Temple Knight—were having a blast.

The Advanced Knight’s sword qi attacks were incredibly powerful, causing the deepest damage to the Blazing Hellhound. The Beast Faction wizard fought truly wildly, his eyes red, yet he remained relentless. The power of his punches was such that he could consistently achieve a mid-air suspension effect on the six-meter-long Blazing Hellhound, which speaks volumes.

However, the divine spells of that Temple Knight made the Bishop of the Church of the Dawn Goddess a bit embarrassed. The effects seemed quite good, but Sir Vol, the Temple Knight, are you sure the divine spell you’re using is the same as its name? Are you sure this is the Protection of the Dawn Goddess, and not the Dawn Goddess’s Breakfast Glutinous Rice Cake?

It’s a disgrace to the entire Drake City! The white-robed Bishop of the Church of the Dawn Goddess took out a scripture he carried with him. “God says, evil will eventually be banished, and pure nature needs to return! Redemption of the Dawn Goddess!” Dense rays of Dawn Light descended from the sky, enveloping the entire Blazing Hellhound. Amidst its mournful roars and powerless struggles, the evil aura was rapidly purified. The Dawn Light fell to the ground, magma turned into soil, and the evil flames quickly extinguished.

Seeing that her father had also arrived at the scene, Molly, the Advanced Knight, withdrew her greatsword and leaped away from the scene, hiding to admire the scenery. This made Viscount Kendall grit his teeth in frustration, yet he was helpless. Although he was also an Advanced Knight, he hadn’t awakened his bloodline. If they truly fought, he might not be a match for his rebellious daughter. He decided to tolerate it.

A tall, yet emaciated, middle-aged man, looking like a skeleton, strode over. The bald wizard seemed to have seen a savior, immediately retracted his Silver Shield arm, which returned to normal, and quickly approached.

“Bang~” The Blazing Hellhound fell heavily to the ground, its body rapidly shrinking. In a moment, it transformed into a boy covered in wounds, about fourteen or fifteen years old, wearing the uniform of Nobili Noble Academy.

No wonder this Blazing Hellhound’s strength wasn’t as powerful as rumored, and its combat experience was extremely lacking. It couldn’t handle group combat and was so easily knocked into a continuous mid-air suspension. It turned out that it wasn’t a true Blazing Hellhound at all, but an avatar, a clone summoned by the Blazing Hellhound to possess a body. Because the host was weak, it only used the evil and resentful energy collected in this world. It would be strange if the mere wisp of consciousness provided by the Blazing Hellhound could make it powerful.

But for someone at Nobili Noble Academy to summon a Blazing Hellhound—this is absolutely a big deal!

“Since we’ve all met up, how about we sit down together? It seems something significant has happened in Drake City.” Patriarch Kendall looked around and suggested a multi-party discussion.