21st Century Necromancer

Although the Bone Shield summoned by Chen Yu only blocked for a moment, it was enough for Hiromi Jounouchi, who faced the Vermilion Spear head-on.

In that fleeting instant, thanks to the Bone Shield obscuring Maeda Toshiie’s line of sight, Hiromi Jounouchi had already retracted her thrust Crimson Stiletto Sword and switched from a thrust to a block, using the sword guard of the Crimson Stiletto Sword to fend off the flying Vermilion Spear.

However, even though she blocked the spear tip, the force attached to the Vermilion Spear still made it difficult for Hiromi Jounouchi to resist.

Even with the physique of a giant dragon, she had not yet fully unleashed this strength, only using a mere two or three tenths of the dragon’s power. Facing the spear thrust by the Warring States military commander, she blocked it, but was still knocked back.

Chen Yu, while directing two Reaper Maidens to attack Maeda Toshiie to entangle him, extended his hand to steady the retreating Hiromi Jounouchi. A forceful impact came upon him, causing his steps to falter, nearly losing his balance.

"He’s so strong! What should we do, Mr. Chen Yu?" After steadying herself next to Chen Yu, Hiromi Jounouchi asked with an anxious look in her eyes. @@novelbin@@

For Hiromi Jounouchi, this was her first real confrontation with a Transcendent’s battle, and the fierceness of Maeda Toshiie had exceeded her imagination, creating an anxiety that felt insurmountable.

"True to his reputation as a Warring States military commander, his strength is just one step away from the Legendary! But don’t worry, even against the Legendary, we might not necessarily lose," Chen Yu said. Although he felt somewhat nervous, he managed to remain calm; after all, he still had the ultimate move of "Release Xiao Lan" up his sleeve.

Even if both were Legendary, there was a vast difference between humans and giant dragons, and this was the confidence Chen Yu had in resolving the matter.

Within the short time that Chen Yu and Hiromi Jounouchi exchanged words, Maeda Toshiie had already repelled the two Reaper Maidens’ joint attack and had shattered the Blood Claws that trapped his warhorse, freeing himself.

Seeing this, Chen Yu immediately controlled the four Combat Golems to surround him and, together with the two Reaper Maidens, launched an assault on Maeda Toshiie.

Meanwhile, Chen Yu himself held the Bone Scythe in both hands, resting it on the ground, and chanted loudly in the Necromantic Language: "O flames of the Netherworld that forever smolder beneath the earth, by my name, I call upon your arrival!

Burn! Sever! Separate this place from the living world! Let the souls adrift in this world, the departed roaming the realm of the living, follow the laws of nature and return to the land of the dead! To the eternally flowing Endless Styx!" Find adventures on NovelBin.Côm

As Chen Yu chanted, the eerie green flames that surrounded the courtyard suddenly turned ashen and flared up violently, forming a firewall that separated the whole courtyard from the surroundings.

But this was clearly more than a simple firewall. Hiromi Jounouchi could distinctly feel that as this firewall rose, the entire courtyard seemed to be severed from the world of the living.

At the same time, the phantom image of a vast, boundless river appeared beyond the firewall. The river rushed continuously, exuding an ancient and timeless aura, inviting onlookers to embrace it, to become one with it irresistibly!

Gathering her wits and suppressing the desire to delve into the Endless Styx, Hiromi Jounouchi sheathed her familiar but ill-suited-for combat Crimson Stiletto Sword and summoned the blood-red greatsword that accompanied her from birth.

Hiromi Jounouchi’s gaze sharpened as Maeda Toshiie destroyed the last Combat Golem. In that instant, she recited in Dragonic Language, "Death born from the Endless Styx, I offer my blood as a sacrifice, summoning your descent! Manifest your power, transform into my blade, let all things wither and decay, returning to dust!"

As the Spell was uttered, Hiromi Jounouchi could distinctly feel a vast and mighty power gathering from the phantom river beyond the wall of fire in response to her call. It congregated upon her blood-red giant sword, causing the originally decorative dragon-shape of the sword guard to spread its wings as if coming to life.

At the same time, she felt at least one-third of her blood transform into a sacrifice and vanish in an instant, making her vision momentarily darken.

However, for a Blood Knight, fighting with blood was instinctual. Although she had lost one-third of her blood, she merely felt faint for a moment before regaining control of her body. She spread the Dragon Wings that came with her dragonkin form and, wielding the blood-red giant sword, she charged toward Maeda Toshiie.

For an ordinary person, even a Transcendent being who suddenly acquired a pair of wings would struggle to master them without prolonged practice to learn to fly.

Yet for one known as the Child of the Storm, the master of lightning, Blue Dragon, flying was mere instinct. The Blue Dragon clan could dance within the storm itself.

With Xiao Lan’s assistance, Hiromi Jounouchi could naturally maneuver her wings adeptly for flight. Although she was still some distance from true proficiency, it was already sufficient for combat.

Following Xiao Lan’s guidance, Hiromi Jounouchi didn’t charge directly toward Maeda Toshiie but instead flew around him. At the same time, the blood-red giant sword in her hands, imbued with the force from the Nether River, fiercely slashed out, sending crimson crescents from the blade soaring toward Maeda Toshiie like a blood-red storm!

Even for a famed military commander who was just a step away from becoming a legend in the Warring States Period, coping with such storm-like assaults proved difficult. He had successfully destroyed four Combat Golems, but the two Reaper Maidens were not so easily dealt with—they occupied much of his attention.

This meant that when faced with the blood-red Blade Storm sweeping toward him, Maeda Toshiie could only leap from his warhorse to avoid the blood-red Sword Qi that blocked all chances of evasion around him.

Although he managed to evade, the warhorse he left behind could not and was instantly engulfed by the Blade Storm formed from the blood-red Sword Qi.

Landing on the ground, Maeda Toshiie waved his Vermilion Spear, taking hold of the spear shaft with both hands, readying his stance.

Although warriors from the Warring States Period often fought on horseback, they were in fact more proficient in infantry combat.

Seeing that she finally had Maeda Toshiie dismounted from his warhorse, Hiromi Jounouchi flew to Yu Chen’s side and landed, feeling a bit breathless as that Blade Storm had been quite draining for her.

However, while dismounting Maeda Toshiie greatly reduced his mobility, the moves and Martial Techniques at the disposal of a dismounted Military Commander were far more numerous than when mounted, making him perhaps no easier to confront than when he was on his horse.

By then, Yu Chen had also finished his prayers, holding the Great Scythe and standing alongside Hiromi Jounouchi. The two Reaper Maidens guarded their sides, facing off against Maeda Toshiie.