LIGHTNOVELWORLD Volume 1 Chapter 3
3. I, Xia Yi, Did Not Cheat!
Xia Yi watched as Sera silently backed away, a strange glint of expectation flashing in the maid’s eyes.
The little Dragon Princess had a belly full of words, but she was too embarrassed to speak.
In fact, she still hoped that Sera would change her opponent to something less ridiculous, water down the challenge and adding some value to her own efforts…
But why did you back down? I just wanted a way out!
Sera, be a little more assertive here. Why are you just watching? As my maid, do you really want to see me suffer?
No matter how terrifying the opponent, life must go on.
Xia Yi turned her gaze to the golem.
In front of this behemoth, even if she transformed into her dragon form now, she would be nothing more than a tiny creature.
“The Royal Trial officially begins!” Sera announced loudly.
The magic crystals on the golem lit up, and it began to move… Although its movements were slow, each motion was filled with an absolute sense of power, shaking the ground as if a small earthquake had occurred.
It walked step by step towards the loli silver dragon, the oppressive feeling brought by its towering presence stunned Xia Yi.
“Why isn’t Her Highness moving?”
“Surely she hasn’t been scared silly…”
“Is there a possibility that Her Highness is charging up a big move?”
It was only after hearing the voices of her kin that she snapped back to reality and raised her hand.
“Rose Staff!!”
A staff adorned with roses was summoned by Xia Yi, now in her grasp.
She indeed had outstanding talent in magic, even capable of incantationless casting, but having a weapon’s assistance was always more efficient.
“Fireball!”
In any case, not knowing what to do, she might as well start by casting a fireball!
As Xia Yi channeled her mana into the staff, the rose on top bloomed… Several fireballs burning with raging flames shot out from the tip of the staff like cannonballs, striking the golem.
Boom, boom, boom!
Bolstered by her dragon bloodline, Xia Yi’s magic possessed remarkable power. The fireballs exploded on the golem’s body… Instantly, smoke and dust filled the air, obscuring the situation at the center of the arena from everyone’s view.
“Did it fall?!” Xia Yi’s eyes were full of anticipation.
Buzz!
Amidst the smoke, the light from the magic crystals grew brighter, outlining the golem’s silhouette. It was still advancing methodically.
Oh no, it’s the classic “dust cloud but no damage” scenario!
“Even Fireball is insufficient to break its defense?”
Xia Yi hurriedly tried to recall if she had learned any spells that could be useful in this situation.
She seemed to remember her teacher mentioning a particularly powerful spell, something like a forbidden curse…
But because it was so difficult to learn, Xia Yi had—
Skipped class because it was too troublesome.
In short, she had bailed.
Why did I bail at that time?!
Xia Yi’s face fell in regret, clutching her head, wishing she hadn’t skipped.
But the golem would not give her a chance to regret, continuing to advance, already close at hand.
“If offensive spells don’t work, then I’ll use control spells!” Xia Yi switched her approach, “Blizzard!”
The staff lit up with a light opposite to before, and coldness descended upon the center of the arena under Xia Yi’s spell.
At the golem’s feet, a snowstorm whipped up, the severe cold spreading upwards from the soles, clinging to every corner of the golem’s body.
Xia Yi wanted to use this method to delay the golem’s movements, creating more flaws to target its weak points for a focused attack.
This was only the first phase; Xia Yi had a second phase of attack planned.
“Icefall!”
The ice crystals in the snowstorm gathered and formed into sharp giant cones, circling above the golem’s head. After locking onto the target, they suddenly fell.
This strategy was completely correct: first immobilize, then strike hard.
Previously, when Xia Yi was training, she had easily defeated many magical beasts and enemies using this tactic, earning her teacher’s praise for her excellence.
But such tactics assumed that the opponent didn’t have ridiculous magic resistance.
Buzz, buzz!
The golem swung its large arm, increasing its output power. Its exaggerated strength dispersed the blizzard.
Although Xia Yi’s Icefall did have an effect, breaking the outer shell and creating visible large cracks, the golem giant quickly absorbed the surrounding mana… In a few breaths, it had repaired the cracks, as good as new.
“Her Highness’s magic power is truly outstanding, even able to break through the golem’s defense.”
“It’s a pity that this is a challenge beyond her level. If it were a golem of the same rank… Her Highness’s spells just now should have already destroyed the core.”
“As expected, she’s still not comparable to Her Majesty the Queen back then. This is probably her limit.”
Xia Yi was now anxious. Damn golem… If the opponent’s magic defense wasn’t maxed out, she would have taken it down ten times over, even nine times!
The golem arrived in front of Xia Yi, raising its arm high. Its enormous attack range left her with nowhere to escape.
Hammer, smash!
Faced with the overwhelming strike that seemed like Mount Tai pressing down, Xia Yi cast an ice magic shield around herself at the critical moment for defense.
Boom!!
With a loud bang, the ground shattered, and Xia Yi lost her balance, falling down.
“Your Highness!!”
Sera was very anxious and hurriedly focused her gaze, wanting to determine if the little princess had fallen to the ground with her mouth agape, eyes tearful, and utterly defeated.
However, thanks to the combined protection of the ice magic shield and her innate dragon physique, Xia Yi was not seriously injured. She had only consumed a lot of mana at once, falling into an extremely disadvantageous position.
In contrast, the golem had hardly any consumption.
It seemed that the outcome of the battle was already decided.
“I’m… going to lose?”
Xia Yi’s slender arms propped against the ground, her silver vertical pupils already shaken.
On the verge of defeat, her mind went blank.
It was as if the entire world consisted of only herself and the golem delivering the final blow.
She recalled some hazy memories. Once upon a time, she had also been in an almost hopeless situation, facing an enemy that was nearly impossible to defeat.
But at that time, her choice was…
Not to give in.
Her pupils suddenly contracted, revealing a sharp edge. The past realm sealed within Xia Yi’s heart was awakened.
“No, I, I don’t want to lose!”
Xia Yi struggled to stand up, tossing aside the Rose Staff and grasping at the void.
“Holy Sword! Gram!!”
A mysterious mark appeared on the back of the Silver Dragon Princess’s hand, summoning a holy sword, its radiance bursting forth… She grasped it between her hands as if by instinct, swinging a dazzling slash at the golem.
The unstoppable sword qi tore through the golem’s hard shell, shattering its core. It crashed to the ground with a resounding thud.
The battle was over.
Xia Yi had one-shot it.
“What happened?” This time, it was Sera’s turn to be stunned.
The dragons present fell silent upon witnessing this scene, as if a silence spell had been cast on the entire area.
After a good while, Xia Yi’s eyes returned to their usual state. She came back to her senses and, seeing the scene before her, was also shocked.
“Eh?”
Her gaze shifted to the sword in her hand…
Why did it look so familiar??