Chapter 340: Noan and Aldric vs Vylyss

Vylyss looked at him, her gaze so emotionless it sent a chill through Noan.

He couldn’t see a single feeling in those eyes. In fact, they were no longer pink as before, but a gray color, like a sky about to rain.

Vylyss didn’t reply, but Noan already knew the answer.

Yet at that moment, he hesitated.

"Vylyss..." Noan murmured, "I really don’t want to fight you."

Vylyss remained silent, her eyes flashing with a trace of killing intent that startled him.

She had never looked at him that way before.

Noan took a deep breath, his grip on the sword trembling, his eyes wavering, uncertain what to do.

Kill her? No! He couldn’t do it.

But... he didn’t know how to wake her up, either.

Noan’s sword arm started to tremble, because right now, he couldn’t make a choice.

Vylyss tilted her head at him, like a wild beast perplexed by something strange.

Then, she swung her hand—

Whoosh!

A spatial blade, sharp as a razor, shot toward Noan. Though it had no shape or warning, Noan also possessed the Space talent.

So, he knew exactly what was happening. He could sense the space vibrating violently, like a wave surging toward him.

He tried to defend himself, but...

’Too fast!’ Noan thought.

Whoosh!

"Ack!" he cried out in pain as the spatial wave swept over him.

His arm was sliced off easily, flying high before thudding to the floor.

Blood sprayed from the severed limb like a fountain, Noan stumbling back several steps, face twisted with pain.

But what hurt even more was his heart.

He never thought the girl who loved him more than herself would attack him so mercilessly.

As if... she was now someone else.

Crack! Crack!

The ’Immortal’ talent activated, and the severed arm slowly disintegrated into dust, while a new arm regenerated.

However, Noan could feel the energy within his body steadily draining away.

’This isn’t good! If this keeps up, when my energy is depleted, even Immortal won’t work anymore,’ Noan thought.

But he truly didn’t know what to do next. He didn’t want to kill her, but he also couldn’t resist her overwhelming power.

When Vylyss saw Noan’s arm regenerate as if nothing had happened, she tilted her head, her face reflecting a sort of puzzled curiosity toward the strange creature before her.

"You don’t have the guts to fight back, do you?" Suddenly, a voice sounded from behind.

Noan was startled, but before he could turn, a white figure shot toward Vylyss at terrifying speed.

Whoosh!

The wind howled, leaving a streak of white light across the sky.

BAM!

That figure collided with Vylyss, releasing a deafening blast.

The pressure exploded, sending a shockwave tearing through everything.

Noan waved his hand, and the Abyss Cube instantly transformed into a shield in front of him, shielding him from the terrifying shockwave.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The explosions echoed one after another.

Noan looked up, but he couldn’t see Vylyss—only two figures, one white, one black, repeatedly clashing and breaking apart in midair.

His eyes couldn’t follow their speed; all he saw were two streaks of light constantly colliding.

Every time those two figures crashed together, a terrifying shockwave would blast out, like a hurricane tearing through everything.

Even standing on the ground, Noan was battered by the endless shockwaves—he could only cling to the shield for protection.

’Unbelievable... just how strong are they?’ Noan thought.

The space shook violently, like a lake churned by a storm.

BAM!

Suddenly, a massive explosion rang out, and the shockwave turned into a spatial wave surging toward him.

Boom!

"ACK!" The protective dome shattered, and Noan was blasted backward, tumbling across the ground like a sack of sand.

He struggled to his feet, looking ahead.

By now, the two figures had stopped moving.

Vylyss hovered in the air, while the other figure was none other than Aldric.

At this moment, Aldric wore gleaming white heavy armor, radiating a dazzling brilliance. On the armor, dragon patterns seemed to come alive, as if the dragon itself were breathing.

In his hand, he held a long spear, pointing directly at Vylyss.

"Noan! This girl is no longer yours—her mind has been seized by the Insect Queen."

Hearing Aldric’s words, Noan was shocked. "Impossible! She..."

Aldric sighed, "Even if you don’t believe it, it’s the truth."

"She’s no longer herself. Right now, she’s just a puppet of the Insect Queen."

"The only way to save her... is to kill her."

Noan was filled with utter despair. He couldn’t believe things had come to this.

Kill her?

Perhaps Aldric could say such a thing so easily because he didn’t know Vylyss.

But Noan was different.

Vylyss was his woman—he... couldn’t do it.

Noan let out a long sigh, then said, "Thank you for coming, but... please leave."

"Hm?! Are you crazy?" Aldric shouted. "Did you not understand what I just said? She—"

"I understand perfectly!" Noan shouted, cutting him off. "But... you’re not in my situation, so how could you understand what I’m feeling?"

Aldric stared at him in disbelief.

Noan shook his head, "This is my problem. I will... resolve it myself."

Aldric was surprised by Noan’s decision, but he didn’t leave. On the contrary, he said with disdain, "Huh! This is my mission too."

"To destroy the Insect Queen—that’s the task Queen Catherine gave me. You can’t stop me."

"You—" Noan gritted his teeth, about to say more.

But at that moment—

Whoong!

"Watch out!" Aldric shouted as Vylyss suddenly swung her hand, sending a spatial wave toward Noan at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

Of course, Noan could sense the danger approaching.

This time, Vylyss truly intended to kill him. That spatial slash was no longer aimed at his arm, but directly at his head.

"Damn it!" Noan cursed inwardly. He could sense the spatial slash approaching, but his body couldn’t react in time.

In that instant, face-to-face with Death, a streak of light suddenly sliced through the space between him and Vylyss’s spatial attack.

BAM!

The streak collided with the spatial slash, unleashing a terrifying explosion.

"Pfff!" Standing close by, Noan was crushed by the shockwave, his blood vessels bursting and blood spraying from his mouth as he was blasted backward once more.

But this time, Aldric caught him.

"Damn it! If you want to die, don’t drag me down with you!" Aldric yelled angrily.

Though his voice was full of fury, Aldric continued pulling Noan back, putting as much distance as possible between them and Vylyss.

Aldric waved his hand, and Noan saw clearly—the thing that intercepted Vylyss’s spatial attack was Aldric’s spear.

It drew a perfect arc through the air, landing right in Aldric’s hand.

Whoong! Whoong! Whoong!

A deep vibration sounded as spatial waves appeared one after another, but instead of spreading out, they converged toward the tip of Vylyss’s outstretched finger.

"This is bad!" Noan muttered.

"Of course it’s bad! You don’t need to tell me," Aldric grumbled.

He let go of Noan, grabbed his spear with both hands, and stabbed it into the ground.

KENG!

A sharp metallic clang echoed. From the point where Aldric’s spear struck, a magic circle appeared, radiating a dazzling light.

"Heroic Summon—Holy Dragon Sreca!" Aldric shouted.

Immediately, a dragon soared from the magic circle.

With wings spanning over ten meters, standing more than four meters tall, its body looked as if it were forged from impenetrable layers of armor.

It radiated a brilliant white light, both majestic and divine.

GRAOO!!!

Holy Dragon Sreca soared through the air, unleashing a terrifying roar that rippled through the space as waves of sound.

"Let’s go!" Aldric grabbed Noan, leaping up and landing perfectly on Holy Dragon Sreca’s back.

"Hold on!" Aldric barked. "I have a way to help you get her back."

"What?!"