System vs Rebirth

Once they heard Laufey's orders, they couldn't help but grit their teeth. They understood what Laufey wanted and the situation they were in.

They never thought that Noel would be able to eliminate their advantage with just a single move.

However, this was not supposed to be possible if Noel never thought about something else other than win or lose.

The world was not just black and white, so Noel realized that he didn't need to defeat them or get obliterated by them as the only possibility.

That was why Noel changed the outcome to this. They might not be able to win, but they wouldn't lose either as long as they could hold them for fifteen more minutes.

With that thought in mind, both sides had reached the same conclusion. They had to use all their abilities to win within fifteen minutes.

Damian and Laufey suddenly emitted a tremendous amount of Spiritual Energy. When their weapons clashed, the ground was shaking for a second as a huge ice crystal appeared before getting shattered into pieces two seconds later by Laufey's rage.

Paul and the Vice Captain of the Demon Barrier Squad also used all their strengths to strike their opponents.

Unfortunately, their opponents were stronger than them. Both of them got pushed back before one of them was launched away and crashed into the demons that were attacking the base.

The situation was constantly changing, including the last battlefield.

Hailfa didn't hold back anymore and used all the remaining Spiritual Energy from her body to form a giant cloud full of poison.

This cloud had a potent poison that when Stella's wind blew it away, the wind somehow got slower and slower before it ultimately stopped.

The poison was so strong that it could corrode the Spiritual Energy itself.

That was why Stella immediately lost the power to stall Hailfa.

The others also helped her, but whether it was illusion or telekinesis, they required Spiritual Energy.

And Hailfa could corrode their Spiritual Energy, neutralizing their attack. So, they couldn't do anything to Hailfa.

Noel was the only one left who could fight Hailfa. His Undying Fire was stronger than her poison, but the amount of Spiritual Energy Noel had was far less than Hailfa.

Even if he could use the fire, he had to channel the Spiritual Energy into it. Meanwhile, the production of poison smoke was so fast that the fire was unable to contain it.

If this continued, Noel would be inside the poison smoke and no one would be able to help him anymore.

At that time, Noel was as good as captured.

That was why they had to come up with something that could stop Hailfa for as long as possible.

Fifteen minutes.

These fifteen minutes felt like fifteen hours. Their frustration kept growing as they were unable to stop Hailfa even at this moment.

Some of them even thought about sacrificing themselves for Noel. But Noel stopped them since he was their target. He had to deal with this personally.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard Noel fought Hailfa, his condition would only turn worse and worse than the previous state.

"Gah!" Noel caught some blood before Hailfa appeared in front of him, kicking him in the stomach.

The kick was strong, causing Noel's mind to stop for a second. In fact, one of his ribs seemed to be broken from that kick alone. If there was no armor, there might be a severe inner injury.

The kick blew Noel away as his body rolled on the ground a few times.

Noel tried to get up, but he barely had any strength left.

Noel gritted his teeth, glaring at Hailfa, who was about to reach him.

'Ah… It seems that I have become overconfident after causing a lot of problems for the Supreme Devil Organization. I dared to do this because I thought I could deal with them.'

'However, what's currently happening is completely different from what I have in mind.'

'Spirit Grandmaster in one and a half years… I might not have that much time. If I'm getting captured, it's basically the end of my life. I don't know what they're planning to do to me, but I won't be alive for sure…'

Noel realized that several successes had made him too confident. In the past, he was careful or even a bit paranoid when dealing with a situation. As a result, he could somehow deal with it and even benefited from it.

However, this time, the reality struck him hard.

All his plans would be useless if he didn't have the strength to back it up. There was no way it could defeat an absolute power. Even his father recruited Dimitri to reinforce his plan. There were also the knight captain and his mother, who were Spirit Grandmasters.

There might even be more trump cards that his father had. When he thought about it, he couldn't help but feel ashamed.

His mind might be equal to Luke Ardagan, but his experience was too lacking. He couldn't see something this simple.

That frustration was the only thing that remained in his heart.

Noel gritted his teeth as he asked Ardagan for one last resort. No, it was his desperation. 'Ardagan… Do you have a way to turn around the situation?'

Unfortunately, not everything would go according to his way.

Even Ardagan couldn't help him in this situation as the answer was obvious.

[No.]

When he saw that answer, the last bit of hope in Noel's heart disappeared. This defeat was entirely his fault. So, he could only blame himself for being overconfident.

Noel tried to rise from the ground, trying to make the last stance. But it was too late.

Hailfa had already stood in front of him and was about to grab his neck before dragging him somewhere.

The poisonous smoke had even surrounded them. Unless one of the members sacrificed their life, they wouldn't be able to rescue Noel.

Obviously, Rose was the first one to sacrifice herself since Noel was her master.

"No!" Rose shouted in anger and approached Hailfa's poisonous smoke.

But before she reached the poisonous smoke, a light pillar appeared from the sky, illuminating the poisonous smoke.