Chương 51: Chapter 50: Furen Boswe

During this time, Furen had finally completed her breakthrough. When she opened her eyes, she felt strangely calm. The overwhelming emotions that had nearly consumed her before had disappeared, leaving behind only a quiet clarity. She slowly opened the window of the room where she had been recovering and looked toward the outside world. Without hesitation, she stepped forward. Light surrounded her body as she descended with graceful movements, each step carrying her closer toward the battlefield below.

Her single blade dragged lightly against the ground as she walked. Step by step. Slowly. Steadily. Then, her foot struck something metallic. Furen stopped. Looking down, she saw a sword lying on the ground. She knelt down and picked it up. The moment her hand wrapped around the second blade, her movements flowed naturally, as if she had done this countless times before. Now, she held two swords. For most people, someone who had spent their entire life using a single blade would find holding two weapons unfamiliar.

The balance would feel wrong. The movements would feel awkward. But for Furen Boswe... It felt natural. Almost instinctive. She continued walking toward the dragon. Even after the dragon's eyes had turned crimson following its attack on the safe house, it did not ignore the approaching figure. The creature sensed the danger. The light surrounding Furen was different. This situation was more important. The dragon prepared a wind spell, intending to strike down the approaching threat before it could reach it.

However, Furen merely moved. Her steps became faster. Lighter. She passed through the incoming attack as if she already knew where it would land. Then her blades moved. One slash. Then another. Then several more. The dragon's massive body was cut apart before it could react. After the final strike, the light surrounding Furen disappeared. Her body swayed. Then she collapsed. The head maid immediately reacted.

She moved forward and caught Lady Furen Boswe before she could fall, carrying her away from the battlefield and placing her safely beside the Crown Prince. Support creative writers by reading their stories on Royal Road, not stolen versions. Ronin understood the head maid's actions and immediately created several defensive spells around them to ensure they would not be caught in the aftermath. However... Something felt wrong. According to the Furen he knew from his previous life, a calamity was truly a calamity.

Even if the barrier had stopped the attack and the enemy appeared to be nothing more than a dragon, it was still not something that should be underestimated. A creature capable of pushing Furen to such an extent, even after she had reached a higher level, was not something ordinary. And just as he suspected... Something was wrong. The pieces of the dragon's body slowly began to dissipate. They did not bleed. They did not decay. Instead, they transformed into a dark mist. Ronin's expression changed.

The dragon was not the true enemy. From within the disappearing remains, something emerged. A calamity. The true appearance hidden beneath the dragon's form. A dark, ominous existence that carried an overwhelming sense of destruction. This was it. This was the creature that Furen had fought in his previous life. But before he could think further, the calamity moved. Its true form released a massive wave of dark energy. Even though they were far away, everyone could feel the pressure.

The attack was not spread randomly. It was focused. A single target. The safe house. Ronin looked toward the destroyed remains of the building. The structure that had once protected everyone was now nothing more than rubble. Yet something remained. A barrier. But something about it was strange. The moment the dark energy collided with the outermost layer, Ronin noticed the difference. The barrier weakened the force of the attack by half. After the first layer shattered. Another layer took the force. Then the next.

However, as each barrier broke, Ronin noticed something unusual. The layers were different colors. Different structures. Different magical signatures. A normal barrier would have a single appearance. A single color. A single source. But these... These looked as though multiple people had combined their abilities together. As if countless individuals had contributed their own strength to create a single defense. Ronin carefully watched. He counted silently. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight.

The remaining barriers slowly disappeared one after another. Ronin prepared himself for another defense. But there was nothing. Only the smaller barriers surrounding the individual people remained. He clenched his fist. So this was it. Even after everything... Even after returning with knowledge from his previous life... He still could not stop this tragedy. It was destined to happen. But just as he was about to lower his gaze in defeat... He noticed something. Someone was standing. A figure slowly rose.

Their hand extended outward. And they caught the dark curse. Not blocked. Not resisted. Caught. Almost as if they were absorbing it. But it did not stop there. The dark energy continued moving. Layer after layer. Farther and farther. Tracing the source of the destruction. The unknown figure wrapped the calamity itself in countless layers of barriers, compressing and containing it. The dark existence struggled. It twisted. It attempted to break free. But it could not.

The barriers continued forming around it, becoming a prison that even the weakened calamity could not escape. Ronin stared. His eyes widened. The light surrounding that person was too powerful. Too pure. Too overwhelming. Who was this person? How could someone with this level of ability exist? And more importantly... Why had he never seen them before? Why had he never heard of a barrier user like this in his previous life?