Noel honestly doesn't like fighting; she personally has no feelings towards battle. It was only after becoming a maid in Mohe's mansion that she suddenly realized that what she wanted from the beginning was not power, not so-called authority or glory, but a sense of peace.

There's nothing wrong with being a maid; other things would be fine too, like being a cook or a carpenter—these are things she'd enjoy, unrelated to all those trivial matters, as long as she can peacefully do something.

But now, as a member of the Demon King's forces, her combat power is still significant and cannot be ignored.

Even in the Mage Union, Noel is an extremely powerful being. However, speaking of that, the one with the title of Wise Person is Adriana, who is over on Doro's side. She had previously had a tentative scuffle with Adriana. Although at that time, her attitude was very arrogant, as if she would kill Adriana at the slightest disagreement and then ascend herself, she actually knew better than anyone else that she could not beat Adriana.

It wasn't just the Hero who learned something from the battle with the Demon King; the Wise Person also learned something from that battle.

She is proficient in all-attribute magic, allowing her to manipulate all the magic power within a certain range, turning a particular area into a vacuum of magic—which is deadly to mages. Rather than being a mage at the top, it's more apt to say she's the nemesis of all mages. Calling her a mage killer is not an exaggeration.

It's said that was once a technique used by the Demon King.

However, Adriana didn't actually learn the Demon King's magic. Her magic power vacuum domain isn't truly invincible. After all, under normal circumstances, mages also store magic power within themselves. If one can defeat Adriana by relying on their own magic power, then the magic power in nature isn't too worrying—even though, in that vacuum magic environment, one's own magic power easily dissipates.

The Demon King's magic clearly belongs to the category that can overcome that situation, as for other people's magic...

Trying to defeat a Wise Person who stands at the pinnacle of magic is quite a challenge.

So, in the field of magic, Noel actually sees no chance of victory.

Fortunately, the Wise King didn't assign her to fight Adriana; she was instructed to deal with Ah Xion, Doro's teacher.

The title of Sword Saint and her title of Thunder Emperor aren't too different, mostly just a matter of "contribution." If a fight really broke out, Noel personally thinks it's pretty much an even match. After all, the Sword Saint has been famous for many years and even had some connections with the Elf clan in her youth. It's a well-matched opponent. Although she's curious about how the Wise King plans to win this war, Noel also understands that it's not her place to handle it.

Without a major initial collision, the subsequent process becomes a matter of mutual probing.

The world has been peaceful for so many years, and these well-known strong individuals haven't actually collided with each other lately. People truly don't know the specific strengths of their opponents.

When it truly comes to a fight, as strong individuals, they all have the confidence to win. However, what the actual fight would look like is still unclear.

Therefore, the early scale of the war won't be too large. Although it's unclear how the Wise King assessed that the opponent would send the Sword Saint into battle, Noel is actually indifferent about who her opponent is. Anyway, the most terrifying two are in the sky, and although the others might not be easy to defeat, they definitely wouldn't render her unable to fight back.

Though the canyon is vast, for someone like Noel, crossing it is quite simple. She wouldn't take more than a second. This battlefield, while extensive, feels somewhat insufficient for her display. At least, for someone like Noel who can transform into lightning, if determined to expand the battlefield for more entanglement, this area feels too narrow.

As the Dwarves were building fortresses, both sides had already dispatched people to go down from the cliffs, occupying positions below the canyon, attempting to start a battle below. The bottom of the canyon hosts many strange terrains, demanding great skill from commanders if used as a battlefield—above the canyon, the sky, all belong to the domain of the strong, while below is the domain of the legions.

According to some "etiquettes", before the legions officially start fighting, "Dueling General" is necessary. Of course, one side can propose and the other side can refuse—it's an issue that greatly affects morale, and if the Dueling General is defeated, it also affects morale. This situation only occurs when both sides have immense confidence in their Generals. Even if not dueling, when legions fight, the strong would battle in the sky. In a situation where an individual's power could influence much, it's hard to say whether the corps are securing time for the commanders, or whether the commanders are securing time for the corps.

Perhaps, it's a bit of both.

In any case, it was Noel and Ah Xion who went into battle.

Currently, Ah Xion is wearing attire of the "A" clan, adorned with golden sword patterns on the cuffs, very formal. This is a big contrast to her previously exposed attire and unlike the maid outfit she wore in Mohe's mansion.

The opponent holds a long sword. Her expression is cold and serious.

Saying Noel feels no pressure would be a joke. After all, Ah Xion is A·Gedora's teacher. In any case, the swordsmanship used to defeat the Demon King was learned from this woman by A·Gedora, although it's well-known that defeating the Demon King was, in a certain sense, not much related to swordsmanship anymore.

But ignoring it isn't realistic either.

Noel, on the other hand, still wore her maid outfit, with lightning swirling around her.

Worth mentioning is that she saw members of her own family.

"Thunder Emperor! Why are you—"

The person shouting at her was her second uncle, who was of rather ordinary character—someone Noel didn't want to deal with at all. She knew from childhood that these people were good to her for her talent, and when she was sent off as a tribute to the Demon King, she knew it was the decision made by these people.

Later, when she returned, leading her family to glory, she knew that these people were leeching off her.

She didn't mind; she felt that was her life's purpose.

And now, she had found what she truly wanted to do.

"By comparison, the Sword Saint Family is indeed a convenient family. The 'A' name is passed only between master and disciple, not by blood. Even one's own children cannot bear the 'A' name. That's wonderful, unlike me, who was born unable to choose my family. I once even took pride in my family."

She stepped step by step through the air, the lightning around her shining ever brighter, approaching Ah Xion without a care.

"If you'd like, you could too,"

Ah Xion already grasped her sword, and an aura filled with intent to kill pervaded a certain area around her. Anyone entering that area would be instantly cut down by the sword.

"But maybe not," Noel sneered, "The funniest thing about your Sword Saint Family is that you've never had children. After all, teachers fancy their disciples, but disciples don't fancy their teachers, only their own disciples…this seems like a curse. It'd be accurate to say that your family's taste in people is exactly the same; rather—it's because of affection that you make them your disciples. Your teacher fancied you too, didn't he? You defeated him and took the 'A' name from him. But, what's different is that you killed him, yet in the end, he still gave you the Life Dew so you could stay forever young. Really impressive love, I must say. You didn't grasp any of that essence—otherwise Mr. Doro wouldn't shake off your nightmare-like fate. Look, even if you masterfully apprenticed him, he wouldn't love you."

Noel brazenly spoke of the Sword Saint Family's secrets, and even soldiers on both sides were wide-eyed at such words.

Such a thing?

This really shocked many soldiers whose notions were quite conventional.

Noel halted, stopped at the final step of Ah Xion's aura filled with intent to kill.

"Is there any significance to you saying all this, Thunder Emperor? You once knelt before the King to live by any means, and now you kneel once again. The name of Emperor weeps on you. Do you dare take another step forward?"

"What difference does it make who you kneel to? I've already abandoned so-called glory, Sword Saint. Without the resolve to forsake everything, how can one obtain what they desire? If you don't put down the sword, you'll never hold him. What difference does it make if I step forward?"

As the words fell, terrifying lightning descended from the heavens. Noel took a step into Ah Xion's domain, and lightning clashed abruptly with sword light. The sky above the canyon became chaotic, with raging power sweeping in all directions. Whether it was the Sword Saint's sword or the Thunder Emperor's lightning, both possessed extremely terrifying destructive power. Even experts of the same level didn't dare to easily step into the battlefield of the two, as both were terrifying beings known for their "lethality".

The Thunder Emperor happens to be among the few mages capable of close combat with life forms like the Sword Saint.

"If you don't put down the sword, you can't hold him~ Noel seems to have many insights lately. Her glasses aren't just for show; they exude a scholarly air." Mohe casually spoke to Doro while watching the battle, "What do you think? If she abandoned the sword, would you think differently of her?"

"The matters between her and me should have long been clarified, back at your residence."

"You think it's clarified, but I see the other party doesn't think so."

"That is her own affair, and I will not meddle extensively; one has the right to like another."

"You're really cold and ruthless, yet selfish~"

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