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Chapter 1506: The Arrival and Declaration of Empress Esdeath! (Two-in-One)
Clare was very surprised now.
She had just heard from Teresa that Millie refused to become a Heavenly Queen's Guard.
Millie decided to join the Adventurer's Guild.
Incidentally, she would gather other Claymore Warriors who chose to become Adventurers to form a 'Greatsword Adventurer Group' to earn a living by taking on various missions.
One could only say it was regrettable, but Clare and Teresa still respected her decision.
Besides that, Galatea also refused.
Not only did she refuse to be a Heavenly Queen's Guard, but she even refused Sea Star Citizenship.
Yes, Galatea decided to return to the Claymore World.
She would even return to the Rabona Church on Claymore Island to continue being a Sister.
She would dedicate the rest of her life to promoting the Rabona Religion.
So, it wasn't that she disliked Teresa.
She just wanted to help the God of Rabona in her own way.
Teresa was deeply moved by this.
She immediately decided to appoint Galatea as the Saint of the Rabona Religion to preside over all matters related to the religion.
At the same time, at Tsuru's suggestion, before Galatea left the Sea Star, she was to report her identity to the Ministry of Religion, where Bartholomew Kuma served as Minister.
This way, when necessary, even without Sea Star Citizenship, she could travel between the Claymore World and the Sea Star through the connections of the Ministry of Religion.
Next were the 'Black Twins', Alicia and Beth.
They did not refuse Teresa's invitation.
After all, when it came to who was most severely brainwashed by the Organization, it was these twin sisters.
However, Warden Columbus of Impel Down stated.
He wanted to invite the two of them and Raftela to be Prison Guards, managing the current and future Yoma Prisoners.
And they had already agreed and were officially included in the Establishment.
This left Teresa and Clare somewhat speechless, but they could only accept the fact.
Fortunately, Irene of the 'High-Speed Sword', Audrey of the 'Soft Sword', as well as Helen, Deneve, Tabitha, Yuma, and Cynthia, seven people in total, accepted the invitation.
Among them, except for Irene, all had already lost their Yoki Power.
This saved the process of Purifying Yoma Power and the torment of suffering.
As for Irene, she was looking for a place where she could live a stable life.
Having familiar partners by her side was much better than living in seclusion alone in the deep mountains and old forests.
As for the remaining two quotas, Teresa and Clare discussed it.
They ultimately decided to give them to the 'White Twins', Lida and Leda.
Although they were still very young, their talent was top-tier.
Crucially, they hadn't been too severely brainwashed and still retained a certain degree of autonomy and a kind personality.
Thus.
Teresa's ten Personal Guard candidates were confirmed.
They were Clare, Irene, Audrey, Helen, Deneve, Tabitha, Yuma, Cynthia, Lida, and Leda.
Once the nine of them arrived at Noah's Ark.
Tsuru would Purify Yoki Power for Irene, Lida, and Leda, and then Teresa would transform them into the Angel Race one by one.
Im was happy to see this happen.
This way, in the future, the Hearts of Supreme Demons could be handed over to Teresa for Purification.
The Hearts of other low-level Demons would be handed over to Clare and the other nine for Purification.
For them, this Purification process should also be considered a form of cultivation.
At the same time.
Just as Teresa, the new Heavenly Queen, was demonstrating her self-worth and developing her own force.
Another Heavenly Queen in the Teigu World, Esdeath, was also working hard for her career.
After several days of voyage.
The Heavenly Queen's Ship smoothly arrived in the airspace within Dondurma from the Flasia Snow Mountain in the North.
However, not long after arriving.
They were intercepted by a large scout airship and a dozen hot air balloon airships.
Clearly, the Hunter's Guild's Elder Dragon Observation Team had discovered this magical, exquisite, magnificent, and huge Heavenly Queen's Ship.
In front of it, their scout airships couldn't even be called large.
What panicked the Guild Knights on these airships the most were the two Dragons crouching on the ship's deck.
One was azure all over with green wing membranes, scientifically named Rathalos Subspecies, and generally recognized as the Azure Fire Dragon, which was more powerful than the Rathalos!
The other was even more terrifying.
It was an Elder Dragon Species with various legends such as 'Embodiment of Natural World Phenomena and Disasters' and 'The Greatest Threat in This World', known as the Velkhana, capable of 'Freezing all things'!
This left the Guild Knights on the airships not knowing how to block the Heavenly Queen's Ship.
For a time, the atmosphere became extremely nervous, serious, and heavy.
Everyone was waiting for the Azure Fire Dragon or Velkhana to fly up and attack them.
But things did not develop that way.
The ship seemed to not have seen them and continued forward on its own.
Seeing the colossus pressing down, the few hot air balloon airships blocking the path had to hurriedly make way, awkwardly watching the ship pass by in front of them.
Just as they were hesitating whether to attempt an attack with ballista bolts.
A voice suddenly broadcast from the Heavenly Queen's Ship.
"This is the Heavenly Queen's Holy Ship under the banner of the World Government. You all may go and notify the Hunter's Guild high-ranking officials to prepare to respectfully welcome the arrival of Heavenly Queen Esdeath!"
These words were repeated three times, causing everyone present to look at each other.
To be honest, some didn't understand, but they could tell that the other party had no hostility.
This made them let out a sigh of relief.
If possible, no one wanted to engage in combat with an Elder Dragon, especially up in the sky.
But who exactly was this Heavenly Queen Esdeath?
Why could she make the Velkhana and Azure Fire Dragon obey?
Incredible!
But regardless, the misunderstanding seemed to be dispelled, and a group of airships surrounded the Heavenly Queen's Ship, heading together towards Dondurma City.
These Guild Knights of different ranks more or less felt that they shouldn't let the other party pass so easily.
But no matter how they looked at it, they couldn't stop them.
Of course, without the three broadcasts just now, they would have definitely launched an attack.
As Hunters, they were long accustomed to facing seemingly impossible situations and executing seemingly impossible missions.
So, it wasn't that they were afraid of death.
They just felt that since the people on the ship were also human, there was a possibility for dialogue.
It was just that the existence of the Velkhana was too threatening.
At the same time.
A black eagle flew into Dondurma City.
Inside the Great Elder Hall.
"World Government... Heavenly Queen... Velkhana..."
The Great Elder, sitting on the platform, gripped the Wakizashi named 'Elder Dragon Cutter: Susanoo' in his hand and stood up after hearing the urgent report relayed by a Dark Night member.
That's right, this nearly six-meter-long long saber, suspected to be a tachi, was actually a short sword used for close-quarters melee combat.
At least, that's how it was for the Great Elder.
The reason it looked like a tachi now was entirely because he had grown old, and his body size had shrunk significantly compared to when he was young.
The normal size of a Giant Wyverian is over twenty meters, comparable to the Giants of the Sea Star.
"Let's go, let's go meet this so-called Heavenly Queen!"
In an instant, the Great Elder led fourteen Palace Knights, holding various court weapons and wearing magnificent armor, striding out of the spacious Great Elder Hall.
They were both male and female, belonging to the highest level of Guild Knights, the Palace Knights.
Their Hunter Rank was uniformly Nine-Star, second only to Ace Hunters and Legendary Hunters.
However, the highest level for Hunters was Nine-Star.
Ace Hunter and Legendary Hunter were honors and epithets given by the Hunter's Guild.
The difference was that Ace Hunters were the outstanding individuals among Nine-Star Hunters, with the record of solo hunting Elder Dragon level monsters.
And Legendary Hunters were the Ace Hunters among Ace Hunters.
They had the record of solo hunting 'Unsealed' Elder Dragons or repelling 'Forbidden' Elder Dragons.
Alatreon and Fatalis were 'Forbidden' Elder Dragons.
Currently, the entire Hunter's Guild only had three Legendary Hunters!
Guild Elites and Guild Guards ran over one by one, blocking the crowds on both sides without question, clearing a path for the Great Elder and others.
They really had to do this.
The Great Plaza in Dondurma gathered Hunters and merchants from around the world.
It could be said to be the most lively place on this continent.
The Great Elder's body size was too large, and it would be difficult to pass smoothly without clearing a path.
Fortunately, the Great Elder's reputation was very good.
So most people were more curious about what exactly happened.
It actually caused the Great Elder to lead all the Palace Knights towards the northeast direction.
However, the Great Elder was not in the mood to explain to them at this moment.
Stepping with heavy footwork, he arrived at the edge of this city.
After all, it was impossible to let an Elder Dragon directly enter inside the city.
At this moment, a large number of Guild Knights and Cross Knights had already gathered here.
Compared to the Guild Elites and Guild Guards who were only responsible for maintaining order.
They were considered the regular troops of the Hunter's Guild.
And the person leading this Guild Knight force was precisely the one before them holding dual blades, Julius.
He had once solo hunted a Lunastra, thus obtaining the Ace Hunter epithet!
After that, he also teamed up with another Ace Hunter, Delaroche, to repel a Kushala Daora!
"Great Elder, we should immediately order the other party to stop approaching."
"As you know, although the Velkhana's combat power is not very strong among Elder Dragons, its special ability to control blizzards and release cold air is enough to turn the entire Dondurma into a frozen wasteland!"
Julius walked up to the Great Elder and stated firmly.
"It's already too late."
The Great Elder shook his head: "If the other party were approaching by land, we would definitely stop them by force."
"But in the air, it's not possible. The report mentioned that the other party's airship is larger and faster."
"Moreover, not only can we not see a gasbag, but there's also a strange shield around it blocking the strong wind, plus a Velkhana..."
Julius frowned tightly, he didn't expect it to be so troublesome.
So now, can they only hope that the other party has no malice?
To be honest, this feeling was very unpleasant.
"Where's Blaze?"
At this moment, the Great Elder scanned the entire area, finding that the figure he wanted to see was not present.
"He said this morning he was going to explore the swamp. I've already sent the Dark Night to call him."
Julius put his hands on his hips, let out a long sigh, his face full of helplessness.
It wasn't that he blamed Blaze, after all, who could know that such a thing would happen.
But when the situation was so urgent, Blaze not being present indeed made them feel less safe.
Because he was the only Legendary Hunter currently in Dondurma!
The Great Elder silently nodded.
"They're here!"
A moment later, using the advantage of his tall and large body size, he was the first to notice the small black shadows appearing on the horizon.
"Vigilance!!!"
Julius, wearing a set of Lunastra Armor, immediately drew the Azure Blade Dual Blades from his waist, which were also forged from Lunastra materials, and shouted loudly towards the surrounding Guild Knights.
Instantly, everyone raised their weapons one after another, looking towards the sky with solemn expressions.
Until a magnificent platinum airship slowly came into view.
Boom————
The next second.
The Velkhana and Azure Fire Dragon flapped their wings and flew out of the deck from both sides together.
Under the gaze of countless pairs of vigilant eyes in the entire area, they circled around the airship, flying back and forth.
But they consistently did not attack the nearby airships or the crowd below.
This made the Great Elder begin to believe that the other party indeed had no hostility.
The Heavenly Queen's Ship slowly lowered its altitude, until it was about ten meters from the ground.
Bang! Bang!
One could see wide and long steps suddenly lowered from both sides of the ship's hull.
Thump thump thump thump...
Holy Guard Knights, covered entirely in armor, with their white cloaks fluttering up and down behind them, and holding sharp spears, ran down quickly one by one.
After spreading out, they faced the Guild Knights approaching from all directions head-on.
They completely ignored the other party's gazes filled with hostility and vigilance.
Straightening their backs, they stood firm, quickly establishing two layers of defensive lines, preventing them from continuing to approach the Heavenly Queen's Ship.
This wasn't the end.
Following bursts of swishing sounds, black shadows leaped out from the deck one after another, landing behind the Holy Guard Knights.
These figures in black suits, wearing sunglasses, with empty hands.
Wearing wireless earphones in their ears and possessing a cold demeanor.
Instantly formed the third layer of defensive line under everyone's gaze.
Some had one hand in their pocket, some had their hands behind their backs, scanning the surroundings and the people back and forth.
And the Guild Knights who were scanned by their gaze would inexplicably feel a chill in their hearts, until their gaze moved on.
Julius frowned tightly.
Such a great display was truly no small matter, he only hoped that no conflict would occur.
It wasn't that they were afraid, but rather...
One of their hunters' two major principles was not to harm people, especially not to use hunter weapons to harm others!
Of course, if the other party attacked first, then this rule could be waived.
Anyway, no one would wait for death.
"You are the Great Elder of the Hunter's Guild, Dondurma the Giant Wyverian?"
Just as everyone thought there would still be people coming down from the ship.
An arrogant figure appeared at the top of the ship's bow, overlooking the Great Elder, Julius, and others below.
"That's right, this old man is!"
The Great Elder's gaze was steady, holding the Elder Dragon Cutter, he stepped forward, looking up at Esdeath.
"May I ask who you are, and what brings you here?"
"Heavenly Queen... Esdeath."
The woman's lips curved slightly, her beautiful smile extremely alluring.
"From today onwards, the Hunter's Guild will be included in the World Ecology Association and will be under my jurisdiction!"
"What?!"
The Great Elder was greatly shocked.
But before he could question, Esdeath suddenly drew the ice-patterned rapier from her waist, its tip flashing with cold light, pointing directly at the sky.
"But before that, you must accept a test, because I don't need weak trash!"
Boom——————
As soon as the words fell, a visible aura burst forth from Esdeath's body.
This aura was so violent, cold, and full of killing intent.
It even pushed the air, forming surging winds that swept across all directions.
"What! What exactly... exactly is going on?!"
The Great Elder felt the mental shock contained within the wind rushing towards his face, his face full of astonishment.
But when the Guild Guards and Guild Elites rolled their eyes and fell to the ground unconscious with muffled sounds of 'bang bang bang'.
The shock in his heart had reached an unparalleled degree.
"Is this Dragon Pressure?!"
In the Great Elder's knowledge, only Elder Dragons possessed the strength to cause mental shock purely through their aura from a distance.
But wasn't the other party human?
"It's your turn, come, take a slash from me, Giant Wyverian!"
Esdeath didn't care what mood the Great Elder was in.
The next instant after her warning, she suddenly swung the ice-patterned rapier in her hand forward, unleashing an ice blue Flying Slash Attack.
Although she held back some force in this strike, its power was still enough to pierce through half a city.
Therefore, the Great Elder had to block it!
"You've gone too far!"
Realizing this, the Great Elder was both shocked and angry.
He didn't expect Esdeath to disregard human life so much.
Immediately, he swung the tightly gripped Elder Dragon Cutter with both hands at full strength, facing the incoming ice blue blade light head-on.
"Haaah——————"
Boom!!!
A dazzling radiance suddenly bloomed in the area, and an ear-splitting rumble resounded through Dondurma.
Many Hunters, merchants, and residents inside the city raised their startled and suspicious gazes one after another.
What's wrong?
Clare was very surprised now.
She had just heard from Teresa that Millie refused to become a Heavenly Queen's Guard.
Millie decided to join the Adventurer's Guild.
Incidentally, she would gather other Claymore Warriors who chose to become Adventurers to form a 'Greatsword Adventurer Group' to earn a living by taking on various missions.
One could only say it was regrettable, but Clare and Teresa still respected her decision.
Besides that, Galatea also refused.
Not only did she refuse to be a Heavenly Queen's Guard, but she even refused Sea Star Citizenship.
Yes, Galatea decided to return to the Claymore World.
She would even return to the Rabona Church on Claymore Island to continue being a Sister.
She would dedicate the rest of her life to promoting the Rabona Religion.
So, it wasn't that she disliked Teresa.
She just wanted to help the God of Rabona in her own way.
Teresa was deeply moved by this.
She immediately decided to appoint Galatea as the Saint of the Rabona Religion to preside over all matters related to the religion.
At the same time, at Tsuru's suggestion, before Galatea left the Sea Star, she was to report her identity to the Ministry of Religion, where Bartholomew Kuma served as Minister.
This way, when necessary, even without Sea Star Citizenship, she could travel between the Claymore World and the Sea Star through the connections of the Ministry of Religion.
Next were the 'Black Twins', Alicia and Beth.
They did not refuse Teresa's invitation.
After all, when it came to who was most severely brainwashed by the Organization, it was these twin sisters.
However, Warden Columbus of Impel Down stated.
He wanted to invite the two of them and Raftela to be Prison Guards, managing the current and future Yoma Prisoners.
And they had already agreed and were officially included in the Establishment.
This left Teresa and Clare somewhat speechless, but they could only accept the fact.
Fortunately, Irene of the 'High-Speed Sword', Audrey of the 'Soft Sword', as well as Helen, Deneve, Tabitha, Yuma, and Cynthia, seven people in total, accepted the invitation.
Among them, except for Irene, all had already lost their Yoki Power.
This saved the process of Purifying Yoma Power and the torment of suffering.
As for Irene, she was looking for a place where she could live a stable life.
Having familiar partners by her side was much better than living in seclusion alone in the deep mountains and old forests.
As for the remaining two quotas, Teresa and Clare discussed it.
They ultimately decided to give them to the 'White Twins', Lida and Leda.
Although they were still very young, their talent was top-tier.
Crucially, they hadn't been too severely brainwashed and still retained a certain degree of autonomy and a kind personality.
Thus.
Teresa's ten Personal Guard candidates were confirmed.
They were Clare, Irene, Audrey, Helen, Deneve, Tabitha, Yuma, Cynthia, Lida, and Leda.
Once the nine of them arrived at Noah's Ark.
Tsuru would Purify Yoki Power for Irene, Lida, and Leda, and then Teresa would transform them into the Angel Race one by one.
Im was happy to see this happen.
This way, in the future, the Hearts of Supreme Demons could be handed over to Teresa for Purification.
The Hearts of other low-level Demons would be handed over to Clare and the other nine for Purification.
For them, this Purification process should also be considered a form of cultivation.
At the same time.
Just as Teresa, the new Heavenly Queen, was demonstrating her self-worth and developing her own force.
Another Heavenly Queen in the Teigu World, Esdeath, was also working hard for her career.
After several days of voyage.
The Heavenly Queen's Ship smoothly arrived in the airspace within Dondurma from the Flasia Snow Mountain in the North.
However, not long after arriving.
They were intercepted by a large scout airship and a dozen hot air balloon airships.
Clearly, the Hunter's Guild's Elder Dragon Observation Team had discovered this magical, exquisite, magnificent, and huge Heavenly Queen's Ship.
In front of it, their scout airships couldn't even be called large.
What panicked the Guild Knights on these airships the most were the two Dragons crouching on the ship's deck.
One was azure all over with green wing membranes, scientifically named Rathalos Subspecies, and generally recognized as the Azure Fire Dragon, which was more powerful than the Rathalos!
The other was even more terrifying.
It was an Elder Dragon Species with various legends such as 'Embodiment of Natural World Phenomena and Disasters' and 'The Greatest Threat in This World', known as the Velkhana, capable of 'Freezing all things'!
This left the Guild Knights on the airships not knowing how to block the Heavenly Queen's Ship.
For a time, the atmosphere became extremely nervous, serious, and heavy.
Everyone was waiting for the Azure Fire Dragon or Velkhana to fly up and attack them.
But things did not develop that way.
The ship seemed to not have seen them and continued forward on its own.
Seeing the colossus pressing down, the few hot air balloon airships blocking the path had to hurriedly make way, awkwardly watching the ship pass by in front of them.
Just as they were hesitating whether to attempt an attack with ballista bolts.
A voice suddenly broadcast from the Heavenly Queen's Ship.
"This is the Heavenly Queen's Holy Ship under the banner of the World Government. You all may go and notify the Hunter's Guild high-ranking officials to prepare to respectfully welcome the arrival of Heavenly Queen Esdeath!"
These words were repeated three times, causing everyone present to look at each other.
To be honest, some didn't understand, but they could tell that the other party had no hostility.
This made them let out a sigh of relief.
If possible, no one wanted to engage in combat with an Elder Dragon, especially up in the sky.
But who exactly was this Heavenly Queen Esdeath?
Why could she make the Velkhana and Azure Fire Dragon obey?
Incredible!
But regardless, the misunderstanding seemed to be dispelled, and a group of airships surrounded the Heavenly Queen's Ship, heading together towards Dondurma City.
These Guild Knights of different ranks more or less felt that they shouldn't let the other party pass so easily.
But no matter how they looked at it, they couldn't stop them.
Of course, without the three broadcasts just now, they would have definitely launched an attack.
As Hunters, they were long accustomed to facing seemingly impossible situations and executing seemingly impossible missions.
So, it wasn't that they were afraid of death.
They just felt that since the people on the ship were also human, there was a possibility for dialogue.
It was just that the existence of the Velkhana was too threatening.
At the same time.
A black eagle flew into Dondurma City.
Inside the Great Elder Hall.
"World Government... Heavenly Queen... Velkhana..."
The Great Elder, sitting on the platform, gripped the Wakizashi named 'Elder Dragon Cutter: Susanoo' in his hand and stood up after hearing the urgent report relayed by a Dark Night member.
That's right, this nearly six-meter-long long saber, suspected to be a tachi, was actually a short sword used for close-quarters melee combat.
At least, that's how it was for the Great Elder.
The reason it looked like a tachi now was entirely because he had grown old, and his body size had shrunk significantly compared to when he was young.
The normal size of a Giant Wyverian is over twenty meters, comparable to the Giants of the Sea Star.
"Let's go, let's go meet this so-called Heavenly Queen!"
In an instant, the Great Elder led fourteen Palace Knights, holding various court weapons and wearing magnificent armor, striding out of the spacious Great Elder Hall.
They were both male and female, belonging to the highest level of Guild Knights, the Palace Knights.
Their Hunter Rank was uniformly Nine-Star, second only to Ace Hunters and Legendary Hunters.
However, the highest level for Hunters was Nine-Star.
Ace Hunter and Legendary Hunter were honors and epithets given by the Hunter's Guild.
The difference was that Ace Hunters were the outstanding individuals among Nine-Star Hunters, with the record of solo hunting Elder Dragon level monsters.
And Legendary Hunters were the Ace Hunters among Ace Hunters.
They had the record of solo hunting 'Unsealed' Elder Dragons or repelling 'Forbidden' Elder Dragons.
Alatreon and Fatalis were 'Forbidden' Elder Dragons.
Currently, the entire Hunter's Guild only had three Legendary Hunters!
Guild Elites and Guild Guards ran over one by one, blocking the crowds on both sides without question, clearing a path for the Great Elder and others.
They really had to do this.
The Great Plaza in Dondurma gathered Hunters and merchants from around the world.
It could be said to be the most lively place on this continent.
The Great Elder's body size was too large, and it would be difficult to pass smoothly without clearing a path.
Fortunately, the Great Elder's reputation was very good.
So most people were more curious about what exactly happened.
It actually caused the Great Elder to lead all the Palace Knights towards the northeast direction.
However, the Great Elder was not in the mood to explain to them at this moment.
Stepping with heavy footwork, he arrived at the edge of this city.
After all, it was impossible to let an Elder Dragon directly enter inside the city.
At this moment, a large number of Guild Knights and Cross Knights had already gathered here.
Compared to the Guild Elites and Guild Guards who were only responsible for maintaining order.
They were considered the regular troops of the Hunter's Guild.
And the person leading this Guild Knight force was precisely the one before them holding dual blades, Julius.
He had once solo hunted a Lunastra, thus obtaining the Ace Hunter epithet!
After that, he also teamed up with another Ace Hunter, Delaroche, to repel a Kushala Daora!
"Great Elder, we should immediately order the other party to stop approaching."
"As you know, although the Velkhana's combat power is not very strong among Elder Dragons, its special ability to control blizzards and release cold air is enough to turn the entire Dondurma into a frozen wasteland!"
Julius walked up to the Great Elder and stated firmly.
"It's already too late."
The Great Elder shook his head: "If the other party were approaching by land, we would definitely stop them by force."
"But in the air, it's not possible. The report mentioned that the other party's airship is larger and faster."
"Moreover, not only can we not see a gasbag, but there's also a strange shield around it blocking the strong wind, plus a Velkhana..."
Julius frowned tightly, he didn't expect it to be so troublesome.
So now, can they only hope that the other party has no malice?
To be honest, this feeling was very unpleasant.
"Where's Blaze?"
At this moment, the Great Elder scanned the entire area, finding that the figure he wanted to see was not present.
"He said this morning he was going to explore the swamp. I've already sent the Dark Night to call him."
Julius put his hands on his hips, let out a long sigh, his face full of helplessness.
It wasn't that he blamed Blaze, after all, who could know that such a thing would happen.
But when the situation was so urgent, Blaze not being present indeed made them feel less safe.
Because he was the only Legendary Hunter currently in Dondurma!
The Great Elder silently nodded.
"They're here!"
A moment later, using the advantage of his tall and large body size, he was the first to notice the small black shadows appearing on the horizon.
"Vigilance!!!"
Julius, wearing a set of Lunastra Armor, immediately drew the Azure Blade Dual Blades from his waist, which were also forged from Lunastra materials, and shouted loudly towards the surrounding Guild Knights.
Instantly, everyone raised their weapons one after another, looking towards the sky with solemn expressions.
Until a magnificent platinum airship slowly came into view.
Boom————
The next second.
The Velkhana and Azure Fire Dragon flapped their wings and flew out of the deck from both sides together.
Under the gaze of countless pairs of vigilant eyes in the entire area, they circled around the airship, flying back and forth.
But they consistently did not attack the nearby airships or the crowd below.
This made the Great Elder begin to believe that the other party indeed had no hostility.
The Heavenly Queen's Ship slowly lowered its altitude, until it was about ten meters from the ground.
Bang! Bang!
One could see wide and long steps suddenly lowered from both sides of the ship's hull.
Thump thump thump thump...
Holy Guard Knights, covered entirely in armor, with their white cloaks fluttering up and down behind them, and holding sharp spears, ran down quickly one by one.
After spreading out, they faced the Guild Knights approaching from all directions head-on.
They completely ignored the other party's gazes filled with hostility and vigilance.
Straightening their backs, they stood firm, quickly establishing two layers of defensive lines, preventing them from continuing to approach the Heavenly Queen's Ship.
This wasn't the end.
Following bursts of swishing sounds, black shadows leaped out from the deck one after another, landing behind the Holy Guard Knights.
These figures in black suits, wearing sunglasses, with empty hands.
Wearing wireless earphones in their ears and possessing a cold demeanor.
Instantly formed the third layer of defensive line under everyone's gaze.
Some had one hand in their pocket, some had their hands behind their backs, scanning the surroundings and the people back and forth.
And the Guild Knights who were scanned by their gaze would inexplicably feel a chill in their hearts, until their gaze moved on.
Julius frowned tightly.
Such a great display was truly no small matter, he only hoped that no conflict would occur.
It wasn't that they were afraid, but rather...
One of their hunters' two major principles was not to harm people, especially not to use hunter weapons to harm others!
Of course, if the other party attacked first, then this rule could be waived.
Anyway, no one would wait for death.
"You are the Great Elder of the Hunter's Guild, Dondurma the Giant Wyverian?"
Just as everyone thought there would still be people coming down from the ship.
An arrogant figure appeared at the top of the ship's bow, overlooking the Great Elder, Julius, and others below.
"That's right, this old man is!"
The Great Elder's gaze was steady, holding the Elder Dragon Cutter, he stepped forward, looking up at Esdeath.
"May I ask who you are, and what brings you here?"
"Heavenly Queen... Esdeath."
The woman's lips curved slightly, her beautiful smile extremely alluring.
"From today onwards, the Hunter's Guild will be included in the World Ecology Association and will be under my jurisdiction!"
"What?!"
The Great Elder was greatly shocked.
But before he could question, Esdeath suddenly drew the ice-patterned rapier from her waist, its tip flashing with cold light, pointing directly at the sky.
"But before that, you must accept a test, because I don't need weak trash!"
Boom——————
As soon as the words fell, a visible aura burst forth from Esdeath's body.
This aura was so violent, cold, and full of killing intent.
It even pushed the air, forming surging winds that swept across all directions.
"What! What exactly... exactly is going on?!"
The Great Elder felt the mental shock contained within the wind rushing towards his face, his face full of astonishment.
But when the Guild Guards and Guild Elites rolled their eyes and fell to the ground unconscious with muffled sounds of 'bang bang bang'.
The shock in his heart had reached an unparalleled degree.
"Is this Dragon Pressure?!"
In the Great Elder's knowledge, only Elder Dragons possessed the strength to cause mental shock purely through their aura from a distance.
But wasn't the other party human?
"It's your turn, come, take a slash from me, Giant Wyverian!"
Esdeath didn't care what mood the Great Elder was in.
The next instant after her warning, she suddenly swung the ice-patterned rapier in her hand forward, unleashing an ice blue Flying Slash Attack.
Although she held back some force in this strike, its power was still enough to pierce through half a city.
Therefore, the Great Elder had to block it!
"You've gone too far!"
Realizing this, the Great Elder was both shocked and angry.
He didn't expect Esdeath to disregard human life so much.
Immediately, he swung the tightly gripped Elder Dragon Cutter with both hands at full strength, facing the incoming ice blue blade light head-on.
"Haaah——————"
Boom!!!
A dazzling radiance suddenly bloomed in the area, and an ear-splitting rumble resounded through Dondurma.
Many Hunters, merchants, and residents inside the city raised their startled and suspicious gazes one after another.
What's wrong?
