One minute before Charise appeared–
Above the clouds, Regina and Sebastian's battle was still on-going.
Weapons from energy materialized around Regina, attacking Sebastian mercilessly. One of the weapons, a giant sword-like snake, slithered in the sky while its body filled with blades clashed against Sebastian's sword.
Sebastian blocked the sword with difficulty and flew away, only to see a beam of energy fleeing in his direction.
"Dammit!" Helpless, Sebastian could only take the attack head-on while using his mana as a barrier.
Unfortunately, his mana shield was unable to block the beam of energy completely. His left arm was badly burnt, forcing him to retreat again while gasping for air.
At this point, the stronger party in this battle was already evident.
On one side, Regina was standing indifferently with spotless clothes. There was no trace of struggle or tension in her expression, and instead, she seemed like she was simply taking a stroll.
Sebastian, on the other hand, was filled with injuries through all his body. Burns and cuts filled his arms, and his once neat hair was completely messy.
"… So weak. Do you truly want to take my master away with this little strength?" Regina spoke in a condescending tone.
Sebastian grunted with a grave expression. Instead of answering, he took advantage of this moment to move his mana through his body in an attempt to recover even a little of his injuries.
"I don't understand," Sebastian said. "Why is a demigod like you following the prince around and even calling him master? Moreover, do you know what are you doing? You are opposing the Kingdom of Alterna like this!"
"And what about it?" Regina said without changing her expression. "Just a tiny kingdom. If they dare to hurt my master, I don't mind wiping it off the map."
Sebastian's expression changed. "You… Do you know what are you saying!? Even if you are a demigod, you alone can't go against the kingdom! Heh, the number of demigods like you and me in the kingdom is greater than you imagine."
Regina did not even bother to reply to him. In fact, as a weapon of mass destruction belonging to a more advanced civilization, Regina disdained the powerhouses of this world.
And in fact, she has a reason for her thoughts. In terms of pure destructive power, Regina was much stronger than practically any demigod in this world.
Seeing that Regina was ignoring his words, Sebastian sighed.
"Actually, the king does not have bad intentions this time. He only wants to restore his highness's title as prince."
"Is that everything you want to say?" Regina stared at Sebastian coldly. "Regardless of your king's intentions, my master doesn't want to see him. Master wants nothing to do with your kingdom. In fact, you should count yourself lucky that master doesn't want to destroy it, otherwise, I don't mind doing it for him."
Sebastian's face was ugly. This girl was impossible to reason with!
Regina looked down from the clouds to the battle in the city and realized that it was already ending. She then withdrew the energy weapons around her and heaved a sigh.
"It looks like master managed to surmount this trial again. Perfect. I guess I have to thank you for that. Although I don't like you, only with enemies like you can master grow stronger quicker."
After saying that, a great amount of psychic energy surged out of Regina's body.
The psychic energy was much greater than anything she had used before. It instantly wrapped around her body, turning into a beautiful set of armor like an ancient goddess of war.
Then, two small silver flowers bloomed over her shoulders. The flowers hovered silently while emitting threatening arcs of silver lightning that seemed to rend space apart.
It was [Krigsrustning]. Regina's Valkyrie Armament.
Sebastian's face changed. After that armor appeared, the pressure Regina was emitting increased frighteningly!
It was as though she was several times stronger!
"I guess that there is no need to continue this fight anymore," Regina said indifferently. Then, she raised her right hand, and the silver flower over her right shoulder turned into a beautiful silver sword that fell in her hand.
Holding the beautiful silver sword elegantly, Regina glared at Sebastian.
"Now, die!"
Together with that ice-cold voice, Regina swung down her sword down.
Sebastian's expression turned grave. Without hesitation, his entire mana pool was used to unleash his strongest defensive move.
But at the next instant, the sword turned into a ray of energy that severed the sky into two. It then clashed against Sebastian's defenses, destroying them in an instant!
But when it seemed that Sebastian was going to die–
*Clang!*
Someone appeared at that moment.
Raising his greatsword, that man managed to stop Regina's sword!
However, Regina's attack was too powerful. In the instant the man received the sword, he felt as though his entire body was inside a furnace. Moreover, silver lightning rushed towards his body, tearing his insides apart.
"AAAAHHHHHH!!!" The man raised opened his mouth and bellowed. Instantly, mana erupted from his body, sending Regina's attack away.
When Regina saw that, she frowned and stopped her attack before looked at the newcomer with a chilling look.
"You are… Kallevang, right? Does the church of fate plan to take their side? If so, I don't mind killing you with him!"
"Please wait, miss Regina." Kallevang hurriedly said and lowered his sword. "We are not your enemies."
Regina furrowed her brows and observed Kallevang carefully. Just like he said, Regina could not feel malice coming from him.
Although he saved Sebastian just now, Kallevang did not seem to have the intention of fighting Regina. In fact, despite being wary of Regina's strength, Kallevang had lowered his weapon to show that he was not an enemy.
"Do speak then," Regina retracted her killing intent briefly. "Why did you stop me from killing him?"
"… Are you sure you want to kill a demigod from the Kingdom of Alterna? Once you do it, the kingdom will treat you and your master as mortal enemies. By then, they will not stop until the two of you are dead."
Regina sneered. "And what about it? Besides, this time they send a demigod against my master and failed. Next time, they will probably send two, and next time after that three. If we are destined to be enemies anyway, it's better if I chip away as much of their strength as I can."
Kellevang felt cold sweat running through his back. Facing the chilling killing intent of this girl, even he felt pressured.
In fact, he was not sure that he could win against her, even with the help of the demigod behind him.
Fortunately, he never intended to face this girl.
"Don't worry about that, miss Regina," Kallevang said. "Our saintess has already thought about that. Why don't you return with your master first? The saintess will tell you about her plans. Mr. Sebastian, you should return too."
Regina narrowed her eyes, but after thinking for a moment, she nodded.
"Very well. I hope that the words of your saintess are worth my time."
Upon saying that, she returned to the city.
Kallevang sighed in relief and looked at Sebastian with a wry smile. Then, the two of them returned to the city as well.
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This chapter was not suppossed to be like this, but when I started to write about Regina's OPness, I could not stop :p
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