Chapter 84: Radiance of Runes
At this moment, the King of Humans was clad in a golden suit of armor, with smooth lines that combined strength and flexibility. A majestic and roaring beast was engraved on his chest, exuding an awe-inspiring aura. Surprisingly, he looked even more impressive than Su Hao's Winged Armor, embodying the true essence of a king.
The King of Humans held a long sword in his hand, calmly lifting his head, his sharp eyes fixed on the dark speck gliding slowly across the sky.
He didn't know what was in the sky, but regardless of what it was, he had the confidence to crush it if it dared to intrude.
Even though he was aged and frail, even though he was nearing the end of his life, he still had confidence. This was the confidence he had gained from countless battles and fights throughout his life.
It wasn't just him who had confidence; everyone surrounding the King of Humans was filled with trust in this old man.
The King of Humans was forever undefeated.
Soon, accompanied by a thunderous rumble, the small black dot drew nearer, and everyone could see its appearance clearly.
No, it wasn't a black dot; it was a silver-armored figure, with two thin wings extending diagonally backward from its back, resembling a sharp triangle. It was soaring through the sky at an incredible speed.
On the back of the armored figure, there seemed to be a huge metal ball, and below it, a smaller metal ball was being dragged along.
The overall appearance was extremely peculiar.
But deep down, everyone had the same thought: "This armor looks so cool."
Immediately, a big question arose: How was it able to fly freely in the sky like a bird without flapping its wings?
"Whoosh—Boom—"
The armored figure soared above the main city, capturing the attention of countless onlookers.
It was none other than Su Hao, wearing the Winged Armor.
The large metal ball he carried on his back was the "800 Exploding" bomb, just in case. And the smaller metal ball he dragged along was the gift he had brought for everyone today.
Although not everyone would like this gift, at least no one would refuse it.
Hovering in the air at a height of around 700 meters, Su Hao observed this magnificent city—the largest human city in this world, An City.
Quickly, he locked onto the central location of An City—the Royal Palace!
He changed direction, flying towards the Royal Palace, and then started ascending, going higher and higher until he turned into a small black dot again.
In the high sky, Su Hao took out the basketball-sized metal ball from his hand, cradling it with both hands.
He took a deep breath and slowly infused a massive amount of blood energy into the metal ball.
The metal ball quickly emitted a faint white light that grew brighter and brighter until the appearance of the metal ball was no longer visible. Even Su Hao himself was bathed in the white light.
Like a second sun in the sky.
Su Hao stopped ascending and began to plummet down, getting faster and faster.
The spherical shape of the metal ball in his hand seemed to have sublimated into a dazzling white light, losing its physical form. With Su Hao's propulsion, it fell straight toward the ground.
Like the fall of a sun.
Su Hao named this luminous ball "Radiance of Runes."
People on the ground watched in panic as the "sun" fell, screaming and fleeing from the range of the Royal Palace. The crowd rushed outside the city.
But was there still enough time?
All the guards and warriors in the Royal Palace looked up, squinting their eyes, their faces wearing an unpleasant expression as they stared at the descending radiance. What was it? How could they defend against it?
Everyone had the same thought in their minds: We're done for!
At this moment, someone voiced their suspicion, "Could that person up there be the Silver Armor Rune Grandmaster?"
Immediately, someone else chimed in agreement, "It must be him! Besides him, I can't think of anyone else who could do this."
"What does he want to do? Destroy the Royal Palace?"
"We're finished!"
At this moment, the King of Humans stepped forward. He took two steps forward, his eyes ignoring the dazzling light, staring intently at the rapidly descending ball of light.
Calculating the distance, the King of Humans sprinted forward, getting faster and faster. Golden patterns covered his exposed face, crawling densely over his skin.
With a leap, he soared into the sky, ascending rapidly, rushing towards the falling ball of light.
Su Hao also saw the golden-armored person leaping up. He was the most powerful warrior in this city, with roughly ten times the strength of Su Hao. Su Hao was sure that he must be the King of Humans.
"The current state of Radiance of Runes leans more towards a smoky fluid. It needs to be given an initial velocity to release it. Only when it impacts the ground can it rapidly spread!" Su Hao pondered while silently calculating the descending speed.
When it descended to about 400 meters, Su Hao pushed it away with both hands, allowing the ball of light to continue its descent due to inertia. Meanwhile, he adjusted his Winged Armor, preparing to ascend.
The King of Humans widened his eyes, his aged face twisted with a ferocious expression. The golden patterns on his face seemed as if they were about to burst out. Shouting towards the dazzling ball of light, he exclaimed, "Blade of the Void!"
"Swish!"
A slash cleaved through the ball of light.
"Hmm?"
In the instant the blade cut through the ball of light, the King of Humans immediately sensed that something was amiss.
It didn't feel like cutting through a solid object; it was more like cutting through a mass of air, with no point of impact or resistance.
In the next moment, he passed through the ball of light, continuing to rise towards Su Hao in the high sky. However, he wasn't harmed by the ball of light at all!
Turning back to look, the ball of light remained unchanged, continuing its descent towards the Royal Palace.
But soon, the King of Humans noticed something different.
His entire suit of armor, including the long sword in his hand, was no longer glossy and translucent; it was now covered in tiny inscriptions.
He recognized these inscriptions; they were the contents from "The Path of Warriors" and "Rune Compendium." He had studied them repeatedly, no fewer than five times, and he couldn't be mistaken.
"Could it be..." the King of Humans had a guess.
Looking up at the silver-armored figure rapidly changing direction during its descent, the King of Humans' eyes flashed with coldness. He could adjust his direction in mid-air and intercept the silver-armored figure.
As Su Hao pushed away the ball of light, he immediately controlled his Kairui to change direction and ascend.
With his current speed, coupled with the massive "800 Exploding" bomb on his back, it would require a buffer height of more than 200 meters to change direction and ascend smoothly.
Just as Su Hao was about to turn into a U-shape and pull up, he saw the King of Humans, with his imposing aura, adjusting his direction in mid-air and intercepting him.
He immediately calculated whether the King of Humans could intercept successfully: Based on the
speed of both parties, the current King of Humans in front of him would fail to intercept, and Su Hao would pass twenty meters in front of him, smoothly ascending.
Nevertheless, Su Hao drew out his short and long knives and held them in his hands, ready to defend against any unexpected situation.
However, Su Hao miscalculated. The King of Humans also understood that at this speed, he had no chance of coming into contact with this "Traveler." As a result, the King of Humans shouted loudly, and a surging blood energy burst forth from his feet, increasing his speed by a notch.
This was the King of Humans' martial skill—Air Treading.
Su Hao widened his eyes, realizing that things had taken a turn for the worse. He hadn't expected the King of Humans to be capable of short-lived flight in mid-air.
Immediately, he activated his runes.
"Hardness," "Barrier," "Deflection," "Oscillation," "Radiance," "Coordination." The runes on his two knives were also activated: "Hardness," "Sharpness," "Penetration," "Rotation," "Corrode."
Still uncertain, he infused blood energy into his Winged Armor and long knife, simultaneously attempting to control the Kairui to adjust his direction and avoid the King of Humans. At the same time, he remained ready to strike with his long knife, prepared for battle.
No matter how Su Hao adjusted his position, the King of Humans could always react quickly and keep up. Soon, Su Hao and the King of Humans made contact.
"Blade of the Void!" the King of Humans shouted, as he swung his sword towards Su Hao, attempting to cut him in half with a single strike.
"So he wants to cut me in half!" Su Hao raised his knife to meet the attack, but he knew it would be difficult to parry.
"Clang—Crack—"
The two sides passed each other.
Su Hao's long knife snapped, his body swayed, narrowly avoiding the King of Humans' sword as it sliced past his chest.
"That was close!"
Su Hao quickly adjusted his direction, flying towards a distance.
The King of Humans ascended for a short while and then descended to the ground. His magnificent long sword also broke after Su Hao's long knife broke.
The King of Humans had an extremely unpleasant expression. He stared fiercely at Su Hao's retreating figure, gnashing his teeth, "Damn it, he managed to dodge!"
At the same time, the large ball of light, "Radiance of Runes," landed on the ground.
(Translated by begs)