Badump! Badump! Badump!
The moment these words reached his ears, his heart pounded fiercely. He was certainly willing to fight the creature, but...
Sun Zhou Yi shook his head as he sighed, "I can't..."
Memories of him losing to the Wyvern King and the goat-headed creature flashed through his mind. In this situation, where he was supposed to protect the people from harm, he could not risk the lives of these people just by trying to fight a monster he was not sure he could win.
"I will stay here and protect these people with me!" That was Sun Zhou Yi's decision.
"Good, then take them to the main castle! It will be extremely hot outside!" Heero gave his order to his first disciple.
Fwoosh!
Heero's figure flashed into the sky and in the middle of it, flame burst out and covered his body. Wings of flame began to form, and if you looked closely, the flame slowly transformed into the shape of a bird.
As Heero flew into the sky, the shape grew larger and larger, until it truly formed another gigantic bird, the bird of flame.
Only then did Sun Zhou Yi realize the meaning of his master's words, "...it will be extremely hot outside,".
It was his master's technique, and indeed, he began to feel intense heat. The heat was coming from the flaming bird above them as the size of the flaming bird grew larger and larger.
In a few seconds, the flame bird rivaled the size of the Abyss Raven. The smaller Abyss Raven was burned to nothingness with a flap of the flame bird's wings.
Guardian Knight Frei looked at the flamebird in disbelief. He was beyond shocked at the sight of the flame bird. It was hard to believe that a human could possess such power.
Everyone was terrified, only Sun Zhou Yi and SES looked at the Flame Bird with admiration. Not only did Sun Zhou Yi admire his master, but he was also proud to have such an almighty master.
The capital of the Regal Kingdom was completely silent at the sight of the two giant birds. The knights and citizens were in a state of silence as their eyes never left the two giant birds.
*** ***
On the other side
Hovering in the sky, the two black-cloaked figures watched the events unfold with mad laughter.
"Hahaha... The hunt is on!"
The black-cloaked figure on the left laughed at the impending doom of the Royal Kingdom and SES.
"We can harvest their corpses and use them to fight the people they protect! This is funny! Huhuhu..."
However, the laughter was cut short as a crimson flame shot into the sky. It shot towards the Abyss Raven in the sky, and then there was silence.
The black-cloaked figure on the left could no longer speak at the sight of Phoenix. A mythical creature that could only be traced in history was appearing before his eyes.
"But Phoenix, really? How could he have that bloodline! Even in Dramonia, only one..."
The black-cloaked figure on the left stopped in his tracks as he realized, "Don't tell me he is the descendant of that person?"
"I don't know! But we must call the specters back! Don't waste our troops here, we need to gather more troops until God Horas makes his grand appearance. Then the real war will really begin!"
The black-cloaked figure on the right expressed his thoughts. The moment this Phoenix appeared, he decided to retreat decisively. He had predicted the outcome even before the battle started.
"No matter, our main goal has been achieved anyway. But it's too bad that we lost the Abyss Raven..." The black-cloaked figure on the left sighed before pausing, "Wait, this Phoenix might not necessarily win against the Abyss Raven. Let's watch for a while..."
*** ***
At the north entrance to the royal residence
Guardian Knight Adrian led the knights into battle against the specters. He stood firmly in the center of the entrance with his large octagonal shield in front of him.
His long lance stabbed relentlessly at the specters that tried to push him and his knight. It had been over three hours, but they had managed to kill a small number of the specters.
At this point, the knights, no, the kingdom, needed a miracle to win the battle. The number of specters was simply too much for them to handle, and they kept coming.
He might be fine even after hours of fighting, but the knight was not.
While Adrian's mind was in chaos in the midst of the battle, he despaired at the sight of the giant bird that suddenly appeared over the capital city.
"We're done for..." Adrian Shelton Kingsman blurted out his thoughts.
But in the next moment, a flame bird shot up from the south entrance. The appearance of the flame bird made everyone stop, including the specters.
The strong heat coming from the flaming bird snapped Adrian out of his daydreaming state. He stabbed the specter right in front of him and swung his lance, clearing the specters within his range.
But then he noticed something strange about the specters reaction. Since the Flame Bird appeared, the specters had completely stopped moving.
When the flaming bird reached the height of the blackbird and rivaled the size of the blackbird, the specters surprisingly turned around and left them.
The siege was over as the specters ran away from them. Such a scene did not only happen at the north entrance. The same thing happened at the east and west entrances.
The specters turned around and left the royal residence. At that moment, everyone's eyes fell on the two giant creatures in the sky.
*** ***
The Abyss Raven hovered around the Phoenix, no, Heero in Phoenix form to be exact. The thousands of smaller Abyss Ravens were burned to nothingness by the flame.
Feeling its authority provoked, the Abyss Raven circled around Heero with its remaining subordinates.
Inside the Phoenix's chest, Heero floated. He looked at the remaining Abyss Raven and clicked his tongue, "Tch, it seems I overestimated your strength..."
He made a big move, but the enemy was not as strong as he thought.
Then he looked down and saw the specters retreating from the royal residence.
"Huh, it seems the mastermind is still hiding..." Heero muttered and looked back at the Abyss Raven, "You're not the reinforcement they were talking about. Then let's finish this quickly, leaving the Mastermind behind is not my style. Let's give the coward a surprise!"
Heero closed his eyes. Suddenly, the crimson flame became brighter and brighter. The heat grew hotter and hotter as the smaller Abyss Raven began to burn.
Sun Zhou Yi and the others also felt the sudden increase in temperature. Sweat covered his face as the hot gust hit his face. The heat became unbearable as the people started to run to the nearest buildings and cars.
"W-w-what? W-what's your master up to?" Guardian Knight Frei asked Sun Zhou Yi in panic.
From his point of view, the Flame Bird was about to destroy itself. Realizing this, Guardian Knight Frei was scared and unconsciously questioned Sun Zhou Yi by raising his voice.
If the flaming bird exploded and the flame engulfed the city, even he would undoubtedly be destroyed by the flame, not to mention the citizens of the kingdom. The capital city would be destroyed, and the people in the city would be wiped out.
"I don't know!" Sun Zhou Yi's answer was simple as always. He was being honest with his answer, but he believed that his master would not kill him and all the innocent people in the city.
"You don't need to question his intention, just believe in him!"
As soon as Sun Zhou Yi finished his words, the phoenix in the sky exploded. A wave of crimson flame swept over the Abyss Raven, and another wave of flame descended on the city.
Sun Zhou Yi's heart was beating furiously. Despite his nervousness, he closed his eyes and trusted Heero. He stayed where he was while the others tried to escape the flame.
Swoosh!
The stream of flame hit Sun Zhou Yi and everyone around him. To Sun Zhou Yi's surprise, he did not feel the searing sensation that was supposed to come from the flame. Instead, he felt a warm current running through his body.
Sun Zhou Yi unconsciously opened his eyes and was stunned by the sight in front of him. The flame was engulfing everyone, but it was not burning them.
He looked at his hand, which was covered by the flame, yet he felt nothing but warmth. Everyone soon realized this strange phenomenon. The flame did not burn them, even the grass, the tree, and the buildings were safe despite being swept by the crimson flame.
*** ***
On the side of the two black-cloaked figures.
"He is insane! He wants to kill the people and burn the city just to kill the specters!" The black-cloaked figure on the left shouted at the sight of the flame that was about to reach him.
But then the black-cloaked figure on the right stretched out his hand.
Swoosh!
A ball of pitch-black energy shielded them from the flame. As soon as the flame hit the barrier, the black-cloaked figure on the right became alarmed.
"Damn! This is Phoenix Divine Flame! We should leave this place as soon as possible!"
The black-cloaked figure on the right lowered his hand to reach his comrade. He wanted to force his comrade to leave.
But then the black barrier disappeared and Heero appeared in front of them, "Found you!"