<h4>Chapter 294</h4>


    <b>C294 - Power and Reverence for Power (5)</b>


    "I clearly gave you the opportunity to give the order to retreat, fourth gbearer. I am disappointed," Barton spoke with a cold look on his face.


    There were more casualties. The guardian knight who lost his right arm was surrounded by Magicians and was at risk of dying. The infiltration group attempted to save him, but their approach was deterred by a spatial explosion.


    "Do not expect me to speak in your favor, fourth gbearer."


    "All guardian knights, retreat!"


    Barton was about to shout those words when he felt Jin approaching.


    "Twelfth gbearer?"


    "Sir Barton, I apologize for the dyed support. I stayed on standby because I did not receive any orders."


    "You should have stayed on standby. This mission has failed. We must retreat, so return to your position."


    "What is the reason for the retreat?"


    Jin''s provocative question made Barton''s eyes dangerously gleam. So, you dare to show me your attitude because you too are a gbearer, is that it? That was the message his eyes conveyed.


    On the other hand, Dyfus felt a strange sensation. It was a mix of anticipation for the possibility of Jin offering a brilliant solution and the humiliation of his own powerlessness.


    "It is due to the spatial explosion. We have lost all aerial capabilities because of that spell. We cannot continue the battle," Dyfus responded.


    The three took a step back as Beradin triggered a spatial explosion between them.


    "It clearly seems dangerous."


    Jin looked up at the sky.


    Beradin did not react upon seeing Jin. He simply continued forward, flying across the battlefield on a red dragon and spraying spatial explosions all around.


    Jin, on the other hand, maintained hisposure.


    "Do you have any solution?"


    "Fourth gbearer, stop ying dumb. What could the twelfth gbearer do in this situation?"


    "I can suppress the spatial explosion." Jin cut Barton off abruptly.


    Dyfus could not believe what he was hearing.


    Barton shuddered and turned his head. "What do you mean by that, twelfth gbearer? Can you be held ountable for your words?"


    "If the spatial explosion is suppressed, can you continue the mission?" Jin looked directly at Barton and asked.


    Barton concealed his dilemma. He remained silent for a moment but soon nodded. "If that is possible, execute it immediately. The guardian knights cannot hold on any longer."


    As far as Barton knew, the spatial explosion was impossible to neutralize.


    If this young brat could neutralize it, then all those martial artists who challenged Keliac and ended up having their bodies explode all these years would have lost their bodies in vain.


    But Barton couldn''t shake off the uneasy feeling that Jin might seed, as Jin had proven himself through various adversities and miracles since his cadet days.


    Barton was the only spy of the Runcandel n who reported directly to Keliac.


    And yet, he didn''t even get to hear how the Zipple restrained him in Bentica.


    So when he saw the spatial explosion, he thought it was a brilliant tactic because no other spell could be more fitting to provide a reason for retreat. It also shocked him horribly that Keliac had shared his divine fire powers with Beradin.


    If the twelfth gbearer manages to neutralize the spatial explosion, the n will bepromised. If the tide of battle changes significantly, he probably should guide the Zipple to retreat instead.


    Barton formted his ns.


    Meanwhile, Jin began casting spells.


    Fwoosh. Blue mes extended from Jin''s hands. All the Magicians in the air focused their gaze on Jin. They could feel the unique strength of the blue mes.


    "Gaaaah!"


    It was Tess, the master of the fire realm. Tess burst through the dimensional gate and screeched.


    Now he was muchrger than before Jin crossed Lafrarosa. He looked like a dragon as he pped his gigantic wings, but the force he carried was iparable to the measly red dragons surrounding him.


    Tess''s strength had grown due to Jin''s increased mana.


    The Magicians had no time to react. The pressure of the blue mes already covered the sky. A thousand veins of blue mes writhed above their heads, creating a circle sorge that it immediately epassed the entire battlefield.


    The air became heavy. It was not just a matter of expression. The battlefield was literally pressed down by the pressure of the mes.


    The dragons struggled more to p their wings, and the Magicians had to control their breathing and release their mana.


    On the other hand, the guardian knights did not have to fight against the weight of the pressure. Tess could perfectly control every tiny ember of his blue mes, which now spread across the entire battlefield in a way that ensured Jin''s friendly forces suffered no harm.


    But from their enemy units, Kozec seemed unaffected despite being exposed to the pressure more than any other unit.


    "It''s done, Sir Barton. Let''s proceed with the mission."


    Barton didn''t have to ask Jin what he meant. Tess''s introduction immediately stopped the spatial explosions.


    Barton wasn''t a Magician, but he could tell that it wasn''t the sudden introduction of the phoenix that made Beradin stop casting spells.


    It was the region of the absolute blue mes.


    No me from Shinu could prate them unless it wasunched by Keliac Zipple himself.


    Indeed, the region of the blue mes posed no restriction to other ordinary me spells that did not derive from the powers of Shinu.


    Simrly, Tess''s mes couldn''t target Beradin either. Anyone, even those unaware of the fire and Shinu realms, could tell that the blue mes did not extend towards Beradin.


    The debris falling from the sh of sword waves and cannon fire turned blue under the pressure mes.


    "Fourth gbearer, please retrieve the wounded guardian knights. And as for Sir Barton."


    Jin looked up and located Beradin.


    The red dragon carrying him flew toward Kozec. Tess''s appearance deactivated his spatial explosions, which in turn made it impossible to ensure Beradin''s safety outside of Kozec.


    Beradin did not turn his gaze towards Jin. There was an empty hatred in his eyes, still shining in red.


    "Make sure not to lose Beradin Zipple. This is thest chance we''ll have to cut his throat."


    Barton had only one option left. To attack Beradin Zipple with all his might. Any hesitation would be an acknowledgment of his own betrayal. For now, he had to leap forward with everything he had.


    None of the Zipples present on the battlefield were aware that Barton was their own spy.


    Sir Barton would never kill Beradin, although he would pretend to give it his all.


    This was the reason why Jin had Barton take the lead against Beradin, and not Dyfus.


    Securing the lives of the guardian knights was assigned to Dyfus, who genuinely fought for the Runcandels.


    And securing Beradin''s life was assigned to Barton Vichena, who fought for the Zipples.


    "Protect the young master!"


    "Stop the ck Knight!"


    It was almost impossible to stop a ten-star knight leaping in the air without the ability of spatial explosion.


    All sorts of attack magic fell like a cascade, but Barton deflected their efforts and secured his path of attack with nothing but de waves.


    The faces of the Magicians turned horrified as they saw Barton soar in the air with de waves.


    But even Barton couldn''t reach Beradin in a straight line, through the shortest possible distance. It was no easy task to follow the flight course of his red dragon, and the Magicians fought more desperately as he approached.


    "All phoenix contractors, summon your phoenixes! Groups one and two, take down Jin Runcandel. The rest, block the ck Knight! He must not reach the young master!"


    Amanding Magician aboard Kozec shouted, causing several dimensional gates to open in the sky.


    To the sky of Bentica, currently gued with blue mes, de waves, countless spells, and falling debris from the mixture of all these energies, about thirty phoenixes joined in.


    Energies of various colors swirled together, making the sight blurry.


    Magicians without enhanced vision could not see anything beyond the barriers of their shields, and the guardian knights did not dare to brandish their swords.


    Gaaah, gaaaawk!


    Tess cried out towards the newly summoned phoenixes.


    If Murakan were here, he would have mocked them, saying that humans were foolish enough to summon phoenixes to attack the master of the fire realm.


    Jin chuckled. This made no sense.


    The Magicians only saw Tess as the most powerful phoenix. Not many were aware that Tess was the sole absolute sovereign of the fire realm.


    This was something only the gods who had been in the fire realm or those close to beings of such status knew.


    Unfortunately, none of the White Night Magicians aboard Kozec were such figures.


    There were also several renowned phoenixes among the summoned ones, but they could only roam the sky, unable to follow the will of the Magicians.


    It was clear that they were afraid.


    That''s why all the phoenixes from groups one and two, which were supposed to attack Jin, ended up heading towards Barton. Given the urgency of the situation, the Magicians had no time to investigate the phenomenon.


    This was what Jin wanted. The thirty phoenixes would serve the purpose of making Barton''s false threat seem real.


    If all went well, Barton could receive a good amount of damage and fall to the ground.


    Barton was covered by the mes of the phoenixes and waspletely blocked from view. Simrly, the mes also covered Beradin, making him disappear from sight, and only the wing or tail of the red dragon briefly appeared and disappeared from time to time.


    Amidst all this chaos, Kozec prepared to fire its cannon. It was aiming at Tess.


    "Fourth gbearer!" Jin shouted loudly, causing Dyfus to immediately turn his head. He had just returned to his position after taking the wounded guardian knights away from the battlefield.


    Jin pointed at the cannon with his finger. He gestured for him to take it out. It was not something a twelfth gbearer should ask of a fourth gbearer, but Dyfus rushed to defend against the threat withoutining.


    He knew that neither Barton nor he were the targets of this operation. Jin was.


    He didn''t want to admit it, but it was true. Dyfus was not someone who made foolish decisions out of ego.


    "Anyway, how did you neutralize the spatial explosion? Was it Tess''s power? Why didn''t you get involved immediately if you had such powers?" It sounded like he wasining, but in reality, Dyfus had never appreciated his younger brother as much as he did today.


    Jin responded coldly. "Shouldn''t you say thank you first?"


    "It''s just that I wasn''t ustomed to these scenarios. Thank you. And I mean it."


    "Keep blocking the cannon fire until Sir Barton returns or falls to the ground. The spatial explosions will start again the moment Tess is summoned after taking a hit from that cannon."


    Dyfus nodded.


    Jin assumed a stance and prepared to cast another spell. Now was the time to turn the tide of the battle.


    And to think that the first time he would cast this spell would be against the Zipples.


    The Decimating me Orb Of The Dark Sky: The Final Version (??????? ???).


    Jin was preparing to cast Riol Zipple''s legacy.


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