<h4>Chapter 543: Someone that Get in The Way</h4>


    「Zelos… Reed!」


    Fran, who was running while being d in ck lightning, muttered a word filled with killing intent. However, she didn’t leak any killing intent at all.


    As a result of the use of Awakening and Brilliant Lightning Rush, arge amount of magic power has leaked out. However, whether or not there was killing intent attached to it, it could buy her a fraction of a second before the target she was aiming for―Zelos Reed―noticed her.


    Fran was calm even though she was dominated by fury. Calmly, she acted to kill Zelos Reed.


    「Sword God Transformation!」


    『Ugh…!』


    This was bad. Fran was even more pissed than I had thought. She didn’t even check to see if it was okay for me to use the Sword God Transformation! The usual Fran would never do something like this!


    I couldn’t stop her anymore at this point. Her eyes were simply focused on therge, scarred man directly in front of her.


    For some reason, his evil spirit seemed to have faded, as I could finally sense it at this distance, but I could certainly feel the evil spirit from inside the man. That figure and that evil spirit. He was definitely Zelos Reed.


    Zelos Reed’s face finally turned to look at her, as if he had noticed Fran’s gaze, which was filled with crazy killing intent.


    Our surroundings looked slower as we had entered the realm of super speed with our Sword God Transformation, and it had probably only been a few blinks since Fran had awakened. However, the distance between us was already less than half.


    More magic power then gushed out of Fran, and the ck lightning in her body increased in density. Then, Fran, who was running at full speed, turned into ck lightning.


    「ck Thunder Rolls!」


    The ce where Fran reappears after moving at super high speed with the ck Thunder Rolls was behind Zelos Reed. She had pulled me out of my scabbard and positioned me at her hips.


    「Haaa!」


    Fran’s suppressed energy overflowed. It was the first time that even I had seen Fran unleash such killing intent.


    As if seeking an outlet for her killing power, I was swung at him. Despite her current wild emotions, the attack was calm and beautifully executed.


    The sword sh, which had been optimized by Sword God Transformation, was sure to reach Zelos Read in the neck.


    He shouldn’t be able to duck at this point. Fran, who was in a state of Sword God Transformation, was convinced of this, and I could see it in her eyes.


    Zelos Reed sensed Fran’s killing intent and tried to react to it. I could see his head moving slightly as he tried to turn around to face us. But the fact that he was making such a movement now meant that he waspletely unable to react in time to Fran’s surprise attack.


    No matter what he did now, there was no chance that Zelos Reed would be able to prevent this attack. It was already toote for him to try to activate any skills.


    My de then slipped into Zelos Reed’s neck and sliced through his flesh. However, it was just right after that feeling came over me.


    Booom!


    「Ghaah!」


    『Ghuhh!』


    Fran and I were blown away by an impact that came from the side.


    It wasn’t that powerful. However, because she was targeted at the moment sheunched her attack, shepletely lost her bnce.


    If he had aimed for this timing, his discernment was perfect.


    Fran twisted in mid-air as she was blown sideways andnded on the ground without any injuries. I wonder who this mysterious attacker was?


    The crazy thing was that we didn’t know the source of the attack until we were attacked. Now we knew they were a little behind Zelos Reed. There was someone there.


    I couldn’t figure who it was. But I could tell from the bias of the magic and the presence that there was someone there…


    But Fran seemed to understand. Her eyes were clearly on the one behind Zelos Reed. Could it be that she could see them?


    However, Fran’s eyes quickly returned to Zelos Reed.


    『Fran?』


    「Let’s go」


    『Eh?』


    Without the slightest hesitation, Fran’s next move was to attack again. She seemed to be nning to defeat Zelos Reed here, even if it meant ignoring the mysterious person who had attacked us earlier.


    No, it seemed that she would try to block their attack by putting up a barrier. Did she find out the identity of the other party?


    「Tsk! This brat!」


    「Haaah!」


    In the meantime, Fran, who was in a state of Sword God Transformation, shed at Zelos Reed without hiding the vicious killing intenting out from her.


    With the first blow, she sliced off his left arm, but the feeling was strange. It was clearly not flesh, but a hard substance.


    Then I remembered. Come to think of it, Kiara’sst attack had severed Zelos Reed’s left arm, and apparently, it wouldn’t regenerate.


    For the evil people, the divine attribute was not only a weakness for them, but it could inflict fatal damage. And now she was d in that divine attribute due to the effects of Sword God Transformation.


    This was not a relief or anything, but a chance. If we hit Zelos Reed now, we might be able to inflict a fatal wound on him.


    But this time’s attack did not go well either.


    It wasn’t the invisible shock I had felt earlier, but this time I could see it. Suddenly, ayer of water the size of two tatami mats (Note: 2-3 meter) was stretched between Fran and Zelos Reed.


    It was so dense with magic that I’d think it was made up purely of magic power.


    However, Fran didn’t care and shed at it. And at that moment, the wateryer then created a huge explosion.


    「Ghaa…!」


    『Fran!』


    It seemed theyer of water was created bypressing a tremendous amount of water. When thepressed water was released all at once, an overwhelming amount of water overflowed instantaneously, making it look as if a huge explosion had urred.


    While in the air, she was attacked by the violence of the water so I rescued Fran from drowning by teleporting. But I could see that even though she was drowning, Fran’s face was still looking in Zelos Reed’s direction.


    She hadn’t given up yet. But honestly, she was already at my limit. Any more fights would be bad for us.


    『Fran, sorry. I’m already…』


    「Ugh!」


    Hearing my words, she must have finally remembered that she was using the Sword God Transformation. She then hurriedly deactivated the skill.


    「I’m sorry… Master…」


    『I’m fine now!』


    A tremendous amount of pressure then surrounded us. It was not Zelos Reed. For some reason, the pressure that Zelos Reed was giving off was not as significant anymore. It was as if he had no intention to fight us.


    The source of the pressure was the person who hade out of the building after Zelos Reed. It was a blonde Elf.


    「I wonder who is this bad girl who behaves badly in my beloved academy?」