Rebirth Of The Noble Mage Behind The Scenes-Chapter 593 - 111 Close at Hand

"Roarrr—"

Finally, with an indescribable massive collision, a blinding light punctured the dark sky like a small rising sun.

After the light gradually extinguished, the figures of Marquis Winter and the King of Nightmare Spirits finally reappeared before everyone.

The body of the King of Nightmare Spirits became somewhat broken, but its aura remained stable. In contrast, Marquis Winter’s own body had become somewhat blurry, and his power fluctuated erratically, making the outcome of the battle clear at a glance.

After a fierce battle continued for some time, Marquis Winter gradually fell at a disadvantage.

For Inheritance Land, he was ultimately an outsider, his existence being out of tune with the entire world, far unlike the form of the King of Nightmare Spirits, Marquis Beixi.

"Hmph... very well, you’ve won."

Coldly staring at the distant huge black labyrinthine King of Nightmare Spirits, Marquis Winter looked at his own hand that had started to turn transparent and suddenly smiled.

Being of the Ninth Rank himself, even though the King of Nightmare Spirits was slightly stronger than Marquis Winter, it was a limited advantage and the battle should not have concluded so quickly.

But the goal of the King of Nightmare Spirits was not to annihilate Marquis Winter’s avatar but to expel him.

Marquis Winter could feel that his dream-form body had its existence erased by the opponent, about to dissipate completely.

Even if he could re-condense a new dream body and find a way to return here, it was likely that the opponent would have already conquered the city.

"Heh, but I’ve left a little gift inside your body, hope you enjoy it!"

After finishing his last sentence, Marquis Winter’s body finally couldn’t hold on any longer and turned into specks of starlight, dispersing.

Buzz—

At the same time, a strange white transparent ripple, like water waves, suddenly burst open from the King of Nightmare Spirits’ body.

Even though Marquis Winter had been expelled from the Dream World, he had infused all of his remaining Rule Power into the King of Nightmare Spirits’ body before his roots were erased.

After his consciousness vanished, this Rule Power finally lost its restraints and instantly started to wreak havoc inside the King of Nightmare Spirits’ body.

Having swallowed this blow solidly, the aura of the King of Nightmare Spirits suddenly plummeted significantly.

This injury was more severe than all the injuries it had received in the battle combined.

With the ripple dissipating, the outer layers of the dark labyrinth-like body of the King of Nightmare Spirits visibly collapsed a large part, becoming even more battered.

Moreover, as the dark canopy had been shattered by the aftermath of their fight, the world’s Rule of rejection came down on it once again, causing its own power to be suppressed once more.

But in Marquis Beixi’s view, all of this was still worth it.

Having dealt with Marquis Winter, the other Trialists and Fiona herself were not a concern.

To avoid prolonging the night and yielding more dreams, he no longer hesitated. While forcibly repairing the dark canopy, he also started to force his way into the Protective Shield with his immense Rule of Fear force field.

Suddenly, the Rule Power maintaining Fiona’s Protective Shield began to rapidly drain away, as if a dam had opened its gates.

But what the King of Nightmare Spirits did not expect was, as time passed, the silver Protective Shield remained stubbornly erected, firmly blocking its invasion.

Due to the King of Nightmare Spirits being weakened time and again by Anvis’s schemes, its power was forcefully suppressed to a level not too far from that of the young girl.

At that moment, a balance was formed between the two forces, and they began to stalemate.

Seeing this, Fiona and the two little ones breathed a sigh of relief, but Anvis slowly furrowed his brows.

It might seem temporarily safe, but this wasn’t a good sign.

Because the King of Nightmare Spirits was currently in a severely injured state, if he couldn’t defeat the girl over time, he might choose to temporarily retreat and come back stronger after his wounds healed.

By then, the situation would no longer be under his control. Perhaps the girl could still explode with potential and defeat the King of Nightmare Spirits under the arrangement of fate, but that would likely be based on sacrificing him.

After thinking it over, Anvis decisively ordered the three controlled Four Nightmares to stop delaying and attack the Protection Barrier with full force.

With Anvis’s command, the situation on the battlefield finally shifted.

The delicate balance between Fiona and the King of Nightmare Spirits deteriorated rapidly with the meddling of the Four Nightmares, much like an avalanche.

Even though Fiona tried hard to divert some of her energy to quickly defeat or expel the Four Nightmares, the King of Nightmare Spirits firmly restrained her, and the girl severely lacked experience in rule-based combat.

After gritting her teeth and holding on for a while, under the unwilling gaze of the girl, the silvery Rule Shield that enveloped the entire city gradually faded away.

"Such incredible talent. Even though I’m severely injured right now, the fact that you could hold me off for so long is something to be proud of!"

Seeing the city’s shield finally dissipate, Marquis Beixi also breathed a sigh of relief, somewhat surprised by the ferocity of the fight.

The battle between him and the girl was purely a collision at the level of rules, and he could feel that her strength wasn’t even at Seventh Rank. Her ability to use Rule Power was entirely due to being in this world.

Yet, despite her complete lack of experience, she was able to hold out so long against him, a seasoned Ninth Rank in a battle of rules. If Fiona wasn’t already bound to the Olivendi Family, Marquis Beixi would probably be considering taking her under his wing at this moment.

But since this talent was destined not to serve him, then, after he figured out the true meaning of "Star," she too could disappear from this world forever.

Moreover, the four Nightmare Spirits performed well this time; after he completely took control of the Inheritance Land, he might consider preserving their self-consciousness to lead the Dream World legion he was planning to build in the future.

With all the subsequent finishing touches already in his mind, Marquis Beixi, controlling the body of the King of Nightmare Spirits, descended strongly into the city.

As the terrifying nightmare force field naturally emanating from his body spread, the Royal City of the Incredible Country was plunged into chaos.

The many fairy-tale-like animal residents dressed as humans screamed in terror and fled, but ultimately could only despair as they were swallowed by the darkness from the skies, and then transformed into horrific nightmare creatures amidst great fear and pain.

"Little squirrel! Little titmouse! Don’t—!!" 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Sadly watching everything happening in the city, Fiona’s voice was already tinged with tears.

This was her world, and with the actions of the King of Nightmare Spirits, she could partially sense the emotions emitted by the many small animal residents at the time of their deaths.

Watching her most intimate loved ones moaning and writhing in pain in front of her, eventually being transformed into mindless nightmare creatures, she felt heartbreaking helplessness.

Trapped under collapsed buildings that pinned their legs, they could only despairingly wait for the terrifying nightmare creatures to crawl over, helplessly watching as they were slowly consumed by terror and despair.

These intense emotions surged into the girl’s heart, making Fiona feel as if she were experiencing them herself.

She struggled to continue controlling the world’s rule power, trying to protect the small animal residents of the city, but found herself helplessly realizing that her control over the world’s rules had become extremely sluggish and dull due to the previous defeat.

The King of Nightmare Spirits was already close at hand, a smear of silver shield appearing strugglingly under the girl’s desperate attempt, but it could only cover an area the size of the palace.