<h4>Volume 6 Chapter 378: The Largest Battle Royale In The History Of The Sky Arena</h4>


    Trantor: The Light


    Edits by Kenny


    The Sky Arena battle zone in the imperial city was located within Madix City, the capital of the Manasvir Empire. This arena was supposedly the legendary ruins of the Gods, but Be was not sure how credible those legends were. However, there was one thing for sure, the Sky Arena definitely lived up to its name. Its unique point was that it was suspended in the air, which meant that it appeared to be much more imposing than the other arenas on the ground.


    The Sky Arena was extremely huge. From what she could see, Be estimated that more than ten Dragon Knights and their steeds couldfortably engage in a melee here without feeling too crowded. It was such a waste to fight in a 2v2 battle in such a big arena. As Be looked around at her surroundings, a bold idea popped into her head. In fact, it was incredibly insane.


    When Be suddenly called a timeout, the crowd froze in confusion. Could it be that the Dragon Mage, the Grand Duchess Baize, was going to make a cowardly move and surrender? It was understandable, though. As Dragon Knights were prohibited from using their Dragon Steeds during this stage of thepetition, the Dragon Mages were affected by those rules as well. For a Dragon Mage, their main source of battle power was summoning their Giant Dragons. Since they were not allowed to summon any dragons, it would note as a surprise if the Dragon Mage’s powers drastically dropped to the level of a junior level Mage.


    The fake Emperor Manas the Eighteenth, and arge group of guests and the magical host, were seated within an observatory in the arena. Be did not know if that thing were a relic of the Gods. If it were, then that God really knew how to enjoy himself as he could create something like that. However, the sight of that floating observatory irked Be so much that she was sorely tempted to knock it down, together with the guests inside.


    “What’s wrong, Grand Duchess Baize? Is there a problem?”


    The fake Emperor Manas asked hypocritically. Although it sounded sincere, Be had already seen its true appearance before. No matter how well that thing tried to act, it was still a monster. Nothing could change that fact. If Be’s deductions were correct, its n was to deplete Be’s partner, Princess Kriss’ energy reserves. As those male Saviors had crashed unexpectedly, Kriss had unintentionally be its biggest obstacle.


    Emperor Manas the Eighteenth was nning toe up with some strange excuse to continue thepetition. However, he did not expect that Be wouldn’t intend to back down at all. The fact that Be chose to ept the challenge was not something that Manas the Eighteenth had nned for at all. This also stunned the guests who were watching the battle into momentary silence.


    “Your Majesty, I wish to fight ten... No, my team wishes to fight ten in a single battle. Please allow the remaining four teams to enter the arena as well. If Princess Kriss and I can take care of them all at once, then consider it as five wins in a row. As we don’t have much time left, by the time we go through all the groups one by one, the slots for the next round would have filled up already.”


    “Ten at once?! Grand Duchess Baize... you shouldn’t make jokes like this. Are you... are you serious?”


    “Of course, I’m serious. Kriss is not objecting either. Also, I believe that the audience would like to see something exciting too!”


    Be had no intention of backing down. Furthermore, Kriss did not have any objections to Be’s suggestion at all. Although a 2v10 battle was a little challenging, as long as the Knights on the other side were not Dark Warriors like Be’s little sister Kriss or any of their close friends, Kriss was confident that she could win the fight.


    Be’s opponents, the “Dusk Knight” Daphne and “Third Chapter of Taboo” Effie, were shocked for a moment. They knew that the Grand Duchess Baize and Be were the same. However, they never thought that Be would be insane enough to request to fight all her opponents at once. After a moment of silence, the audience started an uproar. Nopetitor in the history of thispetition had ever attempted to take on a 2v10 battle before! No matter what the oue was in the end, this battle would allow Be to go down in history.


    The fake Emperor Manas the Eighteenth’s face was filled with uncertainty. It was obvious that it could not figure out what Be was nning to do. After seeking an opinion from the mastermind and reaching an agreement, the fake Emperor Manas the Eighteenth harrumphed and regainedposure, returning to its previous calm expression.


    “Grand Duchess Baize, your courage is highlymendable. I have discussed this matter with thepetition officials. We have decided to make a special amodation and bend the rules for you this time.”


    “Also, Grand Duchess Baize, as we do not have enough slots left, if you and Princess Kriss were to lose this round, the cooling-off time would not be sufficient for you to win the next four rounds. Do you have any issues with that?”


    “Doesn’t matter. I will go along with your rules.”


    Be willingly cooperated with the other party and gave an impassioned speech, dering that victory would be hers. When she saw the next four teams ofpetitors, Be rxed her nerves. Those four teams appeared to be rather strong. If it were anyone else, there was a definite possibility that it would be impossible to win. However, Be felt extremely lucky that none of them were the male Saviors or her dorm mates. Now, she was confident that she could win this.


    The second team was the “Thunder Knight” Aurora and the “First Chapter of the Sky” Princess Eveny. Aurora’s steed was a Thunder Unicorn. Before Be had met Thunder Dragon Queen Geleman, Aurora was a challenging opponent. Even the smallest shock would cause her to gopletely numb. Now, Be was not afraid of lightning anymore, so Aurora was no longer such a threat.


    The third team consisted of the “Golden Knight” Princess Irene and the “Gifted Holy Maiden” Hayley. Princess Irene was the oldest sister of Princess Felia, who was Be’s surrogate. Her steed was a regr pure white Unicorn. When she caught sight of Be, a hint of surprise shed past her face. However, Irene quickly caught herself and carefully concealed her emotions.


    The fourth team had one of Be’s rtives as well. It consisted of the “Retribution Knight” Princess Luce and the “Blessed Holy Maiden” Susan. Luce was Princess Felia’s second sister. Just like Irene, her steed was a pure white Unicorn. She had a close rtionship with Be as there was a possibility that she might let her off easily with Princess Irene.


    However, the fifth andst team was the toughest one to beat. This team was made up of the “Guardian Knight” Mathilde and the “Divine Second Chapter” President Lucia. Mathilde was a Holy Knight as her steed was a Radiant Golden Lion. Her teammate, President Lucia, had healing abilities that were on par with the four Holy Maidens of the Radiant Church.


    Now that both sides had been presented, Be and Princess Kriss, a “Mage” and a swordsman respectively, now had to go up against five Holy Knights, two Mages, two Priests as well as an opponent with a Priest-Magebo. The discrepancy inbat power was a little much. However, they were not infallible.


    Firstly, Princess Irene and Princess Luce were Princess Felia’s older sisters, this meant that they would not go all out. Most importantly, none of the other girls had any knowledge that those two Knights were on Be’s side. Before the battle even began, there were already two “traitors” in their midst.


    Another crucial point was that Be had “pushed” every single girl on the opposing side before. This meant that from the beginning, none of them could remain calm when facing Be. They had already lost their morale before the fight even began. Once they had confirmed that their opponent was Be, the girls on the other side were all blushing as none of them dared to make eye contact with her.


    When they saw the evil smirk on Be’s face, they were immediately reminded of the humiliating experience of how they had been pinned underneath her and got taken advantage of. Although Be had basically forced herself on them, none of them had felt disgusted. In fact, some of them had even enjoyed the sensations. Due to this, none of those girls would give their all in this battle. They were afraid that if Be were to sneak a “night attack” on them, their performance in this battle would be used as a benchmark for Be to decide how far she would go.


    The moment the battle began, the Knights were the ones to take the lead and charge forward. The five beautiful Holy Knights seemed to move together at the same time. However, as they charged towards the Swordsman Kriss, Princess Irene and Princess Luce purposely slowed their steeds and soon fell behind the other three.


    The Holy Maiden Susan and Holy Maiden Hayley, who were at the back, immediately activated their blessing magic. Other than the “Dusk Knight” Daphne whose nature was ipatible with a holy-type blessing, the other four Holy Knights were supported by their magic. President Lucia and the other two Mages remained on high alert. They were carefully warding against any weird moves that Be might use.


    The Knights in front had already begun their fight with Princess Kriss. This made it difficult for the Mages to unleash any magical attacks in fear of hurting one of their own. Under normal circumstances, five fully equipped Holy Knights and their steeds would be more than enough to deal with a Swordsman and a Mage. In fact, it would not be difficult at all, as it was unlikely that they would need to step in at all.


    Unfortunately, Be and Kriss’bat abilities could not be measured based on traditional standards. With the two “spies” in their midst, technically only three Holy Knights, the “Dusk Knight” Daphne, “Thunder Knight” Aurora, and “Guardian Knight” Mathilde, were fighting with Be and Kriss. Princess Irene and Princess Luce had purposely slowed down and did not participate in the first round of battles.


    Daphne had charged all the way to the front and sent a few “Dark Spikes” towards Kriss. However, she stepped nimbly out of the way and swiftly avoided Daphne’s attacks. Kriss brandished her sword in an attempt to retaliate, but Captain Mathilde, who was right beside her, used her Holy Shield to block Kriss’ attacks. This particr scene was filled with irony. Competitions like these were probably the only time a Radiant Knight would use a Holy Shield toe to a Dark Knight’s aid.


    Be, the Mage, did not follow the standard procedure and was not hiding in the back in preparation to provide assistance from afar. While the two Holy Knights were distracted with Kriss, Be seized the opportunity to make her way towards their opponents’ base. In this day and age, a Mage who was not well versed in closebat would be ashamed to im that they were a Mage. The “Thunder Knight” Aurora, clearly did not expect that Be would immediately engage in closebat. As Be was now impersonating a Mage, she was expected to follow the rules.


    Since Be had alreadye close, she would blow her cover if she did not attack. Aurora swung her spear and sent out a “lightning strike,” hoping to cause Be to gopletely numb. However, as Be was in a contract with the Thunder Dragon Queen Geleman, she was naturally immune to lightning attacks now. So, Aurora’s attacks did not cause her any harm at all this time.


    This moment stunned the entire crowd as they watched in awe as the lightning bolts from Aurora’s spear shot out towards Be. Instead of being shocked, Be merely reached out, grabbed hold of Aurora’s spear and tugged forcefully. As Aurora was caught off guard, she fell off her Thunder Unicorn steed. Using her momentum, Be leaped and jumped onto the Thunder Unicorn. With skilled ease, she rode the steed and charged towards the area where the magical professions were supporting the team.


    Such actions had broken so many rules. It waspletely unheard of for a Mage to engage in closebat to throw a Holy Knight off their steed and steal their opponents’ warhorse. The crowd was shocked. They did not know when Mages could engage in closebat with such terrifying strength. Be rode the Thunder Unicorn and charged towards Princess Irene and Princess Luce, the two Holy Knights who had just arrived.


    No matter how much they wanted to give way to Be, they were stuck in a quandary. At this point in time, they could not possibly jump off their own steeds and admit defeat! The most disgraceful thing a Knight could do was jump off their own steeds to admit defeat or run away from a fight. They had no choice but to urge their warhorses forward and face Be head-on.


    Both Princesses’ spears were pointed towards Be. This was the Octavia Empire’s Royal Knight’s special move, the “Holy Strike.” The spears shot towards Be as the attack causedrge amounts of air currents to ripple with energy. It was an absolutely terrifying sight to behold.


    Just when the audience thought that Be would be struck down, something even more unexpected happened. All they could see that Be leaped up into the air using a magical tool to make it appear as though she was using the Mage’s flying magic to fly. Irene and Luce’s attack simply hit nothing except for Be’s shadow. At that same moment, the audience finally remembered that Be was a Mage, not a Knight. This meant that she did not need to follow the rules where she could not leave her steed without being injured that Knights needed to abide by.


    Realizing that they had been tricked, Luce and Irene hastily brought their steeds to a halt. They tried to turn their warhorses around to charge back at Be. However, it was toote. There was no way Be would allow her opponents to have an opportunity to retaliate. She gathered a ball of lightning in her hands, spun it around as she threw it towards the Holy Knights Princess Irene and Princess Luce, who still had their backs towards her.


    Being Holy Knights, Irene and Luce had extremely quick reflexes. They instantly activated their Holy Knight’s protective barrier, the “Sacred Shield,” in an attempt to block Be’s sneak attack. However, they did not expect Be to act in an unorthodox manner. Rather than directing the attacks at the Holy Knights, the ball of lightning’s target was their steeds.


    Irene and Luce’s Unicorn steeds were not strong in defense as Be’s lightning attack easily struck their hind legs. The blessings earlier were mainly focused on the Holy Knights themselves, but their own steeds were not included. Now that they were once again outsmarted by their opponent, it instantly turned into a tragedy.


    As their Unicorn steeds copsed to the ground, the Holy Knights Irene and Luce were forced to jump off their warhorses. ording to the Knight’s rules, when battling alongside their steeds, it would be considered a lost battle if the Knight couldn’t get back on their steed after being thrown off. Now that Irene and Luce’s steeds couldn’t continue the battle and Be had snatched the “Thunder Knight” Aurora’s steed from right underneath her, this meant that she had defeated three Holy Knights with just her first move. The other two Holy Knights were still busy fighting Kriss and couldn’t support those of the magical professions behind them. With results like these, Be would have bragging rights for at least a few months, maybe even up to a year.


    Be had found the loophole within the rules and was making full use of it. Although she wasmandeering a steed, she had stolen it from someone else. Furthermore, as she was a Mage by profession, she was not limited by the rules if she were to fall off the steed. As the Sky Arena was extremelyrge, there was still a fair bit of distance between Be and the other girls of the magical professions. At this moment, the girls at the back still had some time to use magical attacks to stall Be’s advance.


    At the back, the most threatening one was the “First Chapter of the Sky” Princess Eveny. As the first of the Eight Chapters, her magical attacks were extremely powerful. The next in line would be the “Divine Second Chapter” President Lucia and the “Third Chapter of Taboo” Princess Effie. The Holy Maidens Susan and Hayley belonged to the Ellen Faction, which was the most traditional of the Radiant Church’s three main factions. This meant that their Holy Maidens were more orthodox and were not well versed in powerful offensive magic. Instead, they were trained mostly in cleansing magic and exorcism magic and did not have muchbat power. If it were the Holy Maidens Sophia and Daisy, they would be more of a threat.


    Once they were sure that Be had broken past the Holy Knights’ defenses and was advancing towards them, Princess Eveny and the others began to gather their magical attacks to stop her. However, before they unleashed their attacks, they hesitated for a moment. Be was currently riding on the Thunder Unicorn, their ally, the “Thunder Knight” Aurora’s steed. Due to this, they did not dare to directly attack the steed. If they were to identally cause any damage, it would be difficult to exin things to Aurora after the battle.


    Be’s despicable battle tactics were basically just like holding an opponent hostage. The only difference was that the hostage was a steed, instead of a person. In the end, as Eveny hesitated, the “Third Chapter of Taboo” Princess Effie made the first move. She immediately activated the dark magic “Slow Earth” in an attempt to throw Be off Thunder Unicorn by decreasing its speed.


    As a Demon King, Be was naturally immune to dark magical attacks. Furthermore, Princess Effie was a Dark Mage. If she had hit Be directly, she would have been vaporized. Effie was trying to use Be’s tactics against her by using the same methods to force her off her steed. Even if they could not win against her, at least the audience could see that they had been doing their best to fight.


    Just as Effie hoped, under the effects of the slowing magic, the Thunder Unicorn seemed to be held back by invisible hands and eventually slowed down. After Princess Effie attacked, the other girls finally regained their senses and quickly attempted to unleash their own magical attacks. Once Be hit the ground, they nned to force her off the Sky Arena with a relentless onught of magical attacks. Be could finally be defeated this way.


    However, Be soared up once again and abandoned the steed that was trapped by magic. She then used the same flying magical tools and flew towards the girls in the back. The second round of the battle in thispetition where Be would go head-to-head with other Mages was about tomence.