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Chapter 420 My Holy Sword!!

Paris,

"Durandell?!"

"Hey, did I hear that right? That's what the British princess just said."

In the special operations command center, a group of high-ranking French officials looked at each other, and one of them forced a smile:
"Maybe it's just a coincidence of names—"

"Wings of Saint Denis!"

In the footage transmitted back by the reconnaissance plane, the eldest princess of England held a gold and black two-handed sword, with translucent golden wings spreading behind her, soaring into the sky like a real 'angel' and charging towards the Ijiang River in the sky.

"Aaaaaah, my holy sword!!!"

Seeing that the opponent had indeed unleashed extraordinary power, and with the appearance of the name 'Saint Denis,' it was confirmed that it was indeed 'Durandel,' one of the three holy swords, the French officials in the command room let out heartbroken wails.

If I had to describe it, it would be the frenzied state one feels when one is enthusiastically watching an 'art film' and suddenly discovers that they are the victim.

Durandal, one of the three great holy swords of Europe.

In terms of its legendary status in Europe, it even surpasses "The Sword in the Stone" and "The Lake Without Regret".

This is because it is the sword of Roland, the first Holy Knight: a sacred artifact personally bestowed by the Archangel Gabriel, and within its blade are hidden the tooth of Saint Peter, the blood of Saint Basil, the hair of Saint Denis, and a piece of the Virgin Mary's garment. It can be said to truly embody the blessings of the Church of Yahweh and all the saints.

Legend has it that Roland, wielding this sword, was invincible and unconquerable.

Finally, they fell into a traitor's trap, and 30,000 men were surrounded by an army of 100,000; even so, they still managed to repel wave after wave of attacks.

Left with no other option, the enemy sent another 300,000 reinforcements to completely surround Roland. In the end, only Roland remained standing and sounded the call for help, but it was too late.

To prevent Durandal from falling into enemy hands, the severely wounded Roland threw the holy sword. It flew over several mountainous areas, and one account says it landed in a lake and disappeared; another says it stuck in a cliff in a small French town called Rocamadour.

More than a year before the 'Olympics', this very holy sword mysteriously disappeared from the cliff, causing quite a stir.

But the official French explanation is: it was just a replica.
"This is impossible!"

"It's all fake! It's an illusion—"

"Why is our holy sword in the hands of the English?!"

The command center was in complete chaos, a scene comparable to a miserable office worker coming home to find his wife throwing a party: the despair and helplessness of being the last to know made these high-ranking officials, who were originally there to watch the fun, suddenly find themselves the source of the amusement.

"enough!"

The cabinet's defense minister roared,
"Even the Holy Sword Durandal, if it can't stop that descendant of the God of Destruction."

That would be in vain.

France is notorious as a "rebellious son of God." In recent years, there's been the Notre Dame fire, the loss of the Holy Sword, and even the Olympic opening ceremony, where they put together a bunch of so-called politically correct people to imitate "The Last Supper"—it was utter chaos. If Yahweh had a spirit, he would be the first to send a great flood to wash away Paris!

Therefore, they are more dismissive of legends related to Catholicism than people from other countries.

Just how powerful that holy sword really is remains a huge question mark.

Let's see if we can stop the descendants of the God of Destruction!
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"It's too late,"

As the girl holding the 'Holy Sword' soared into the sky below, Ie's eyes remained calm and unmoved.

Because the 'divine avatar' enveloping him had finished charging up, and the pitch-black 'phantom dog cannon' in his mouth had taken shape, which meant that everything was over.

As the enormous skeletal angel lowered its head, a jet-black energy sphere descended with the power to destroy everything.

Disappear.

? !
That's the trick!

Flying into the sky with her wings spread, the girl named Charlotte watched the falling black ball. She knew very well that once the ball hit the ground, the entire city of London would be reduced to ashes.

"Holy Mary, pray for us sinners now and at our deathbed—"

Seeing that it was too late to stop it, the girl immediately drew her sword and prayed.

The figure flashed suddenly.
Three golden rays flew out.

boom--------

The falling Tailed Beast Ball suddenly expanded, and its blazing white light engulfed the sky above London!

In the sky, countless reconnaissance planes and drones were instantly reduced to ashes; on the ground, buildings disappeared in the light, as if they had never existed; the shockwave of the explosion swept out, engulfing countless pieces of earth and rocks, which tumbled and shattered in the air before turning into debris.

"Quickly, quickly, get the latest racing drone on board!"

"Battle situation! I need to see the battle situation!"

This scenario was anticipated by all countries: whether it was a battle between superhumans or a nuclear explosion, it would cause widespread destruction.

Previously, one could wait for the aftershocks of an explosion to dissipate before checking, but in this era, a mere aftershock is not enough to kill a superhuman. Therefore, various high-strength shells and streamlined "time-traveling machines" have emerged: these machines can withstand temperatures of thousands of degrees and can move through turbulent air currents.
Simply put, they moved aerospace equipment onto these reconnaissance aircraft!

It's definitely ridiculously expensive.

But if only we had witnessed the battle a second earlier—?!

Hallelujah~

"Hallelujah!!"

"Hail Mary, you are full of grace!"

"The Lord is with you; you are blessed among women, and your own children with you."

A magnificent hymn resounded from the epicenter of the explosion, and amidst the smoke and dust, a huge, square, golden 'shield' appeared before everyone's eyes.

"This is?"

"Yahweh has bestowed blessings!"

"Hahaha~~ This is the protection of the Holy Mother!"

Everything in the area covered by the light shield was completely unharmed, and the British soldiers who had escaped were overjoyed.

Many people have begun to kneel and weep, or clasp their hands in prayer, or make the sign of the cross on their chest, starting from their forehead, passing over their chest, then their abdomen, and finally their feet; or they raise their hands to the sky to express their reverence and reliance on God.
"No!"

But a superhuman officer interrupted their fervent prayers.
"Princess Charlotte saved us!" "Look—"

Following the direction the superhuman officer pointed, the remaining soldiers all looked up.

In the sky, there were 'four' Princess Charlottes, standing at the four corners of the enormous golden light, holding swords and praying. The golden light shield protecting them descended, clearly originating from this 'princess' who had suddenly unleashed extraordinary power.

Four Purple Flame Array
Although the color has changed, the essence of this technique is still the Four Purple Flame Array.

This is a powerful barrier-type ninjutsu that requires four people to perform together. It creates a rectangular barrier with purple transparent flames in the four directions of east, west, south, and north. The barrier array is covered with purple flames, preventing outsiders from entering the barrier. Anyone who touches the four walls of the barrier will be burned by the flames.

The barrier that Yu 'bestowed' upon the Holy Sword eliminated fire damage and retained only defensive capabilities.

It's incomparable to the 'Four Red Sun Formation' cast by four Kage-level warriors, but the swordsman doesn't need to face the Ten-Tails now; blocking a Tailed Beast Ball is still no problem.

If it can't even block a Tailed Beast Ball, it would be even more abnormal if it could block the aftershocks of a Kage-level battle.

Orochimaru used this technique to fight the Third Hokage one-on-one.
He saw his teacher off on his final journey.

At the same time, this formation does not necessarily require four people: during Boruto's time, Orochimaru created three snake clones and used the 'Four Black Snake Formation' himself.

They are essentially the same.

"As expected."

Did they really block it?
Not to mention others, even Charlotte, the girl who cast this 'sacred spell', was stunned.

Indeed, the moment she drew the holy sword 'Durandel', she received all of its abilities in her mind: she didn't need to master it, or even infuse it with spiritual power; the power of the sword alone was enough to unleash all sorts of legendary 'holy arts'.

The 'Wings of Saint Denis' used for flight and the 'Protection of Saint Mary' used to block the dark energy ball of the descendant of the God of Destruction are both abilities of this sword.

So strong!

Maybe we really can win!

Looking up at the Yi River in the sky, Princess Charlotte's fighting spirit was ignited.

Regardless of the reason, we cannot allow the other side to continue this indiscriminate destruction, therefore—

"Let's go!"

With a delicate shout, the girl, wielding a holy sword, charged towards the Yi River.

At the same time, three other radiant 'Charlottes' followed closely behind. Judging from their illusory figures, they should be some kind of magical creation.

After casting 'Saint Mary's Protection', the three clones did not disappear, but followed Charlotte to attack Ijiang.

With the blessing of the 'Holy Sword', the girl and her clones temporarily possessed demon-level power, speed, and physique, slashing at the blue skeletal giant in the sky with rings of white shockwaves.

"The Fang of Saint Peter!"

As the girl shouted, golden light shone from her longsword.

She unleashed the third power of the holy sword.

Wind Release: Vacuum Blade

This move was a ninjutsu that Shimura Danzo was skilled in, and it was also the reason why he dared to 'stab' Susanoo with a kunai.

Although Danzo was evil, his Wind Release technique was not weak: he was able to blast away a second-stage Susanoo with a single 'Vacuum Ball'. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Danzo was the Kazekage.

In contrast, in Gaara's family, apart from his older sister, no one else uses Wind Release.
?

As the longsword, shrouded in golden light, swung towards them, Yi Jiang frowned, instinctively sensing a hint of threat.

Could the opponent's attack threaten his 'divine avatar'?
brush,

He conjured a hundred-meter-long sword in his hand, and with a series of swings, he unleashed a devastating attack on his opponent!

Although Yijiang is powerful, she mainly relies on her 'bloodline' abilities, and her actual combat skills are only average; while Princess Charlotte, although she has practiced some swordsmanship, is only at the level of an ordinary person; both of them can be described as typical examples of 'rising to the top in one step'.

The fight appeared to be earth-shattering and dazzling, but in reality, it was all supported by chakra; in terms of technique, it could only be described as "chicken fight".

"Ahhhhhh~~!!!"

"It's actually the Holy Sword! How could it possibly be the real Holy Sword?!"

"Merlin, that thief, that piece of shit, that scoundrel, that son of a bitch! How could he do such a thing?! That's our holy sword!!"

If the remaining English soldiers cheered and shouted deafeningly as they watched their eldest princess suddenly display her divine power, fighting the "devil" in the sky with the grace of an angel, then another group of people were so distressed that they banged their heads on the ground, almost wishing they could faint on the spot.

Without a doubt, the victims are the ones who would be so agitated.
Cough, no, it's the country where the original owner of the holy sword 'Durandal' lived.

France!
The stronger the Holy Sword appears, the more pained the French officials become.

That was originally their holy sword, but it was stolen before the Olympics: at the same time, the government did nothing, and was even 'testing' whether Yahweh would interfere with human affairs.

Damn!

The cabinet is full of idiots!
"cough,"

The Minister of Defense, one of the "idiots" in the command center, forced himself to speak despite the many unfriendly stares.

"Everyone,"

"Since the Holy Sword could withstand the attacks of the divine descendants, then we—"

Should we do something?
doing what?
Many officers were speechless. What could they possibly do in a battle of that magnitude?
Drop a nuclear bomb?

One is a demon born from a nuclear bomb, and the other looks like a standard 'angel'. No matter how rebellious France is, they wouldn't dare to interfere at this time: do they really think Yahweh is some kind of good-tempered being?

Don't you even look at where King Solomon's seventy-two demons came from?

They were all defeated generals of that lord of ten thousand armies.

"Hey,"

"Regardless of who wins or loses,"

An officer's frustrated sigh,
"France is the complete loser."

Ideally, that demon—no, the divine descendant—and the English princess would perish together, so they could retrieve the holy sword!
(End of this chapter)