Kangdingrant's attitude was unwavering.

Just as he finished speaking, Ronald felt the surrounding environment suddenly undergo a violent change.

At the center of the entire ritual, dense Magic Power began to rapidly converge onto this original enigma bearer. Standing on the lake water dozens of meters away, Ronald could even feel the intense sensation of the Magic Power colliding with his body before sliding away.

"..."

There was no doubt, as the one who fully activated this ritual array.

Kangdingrant was also in a dire state!

Ronald fixed his eyes and saw that Kangdingrant's eyes were indeed bloodshot, and his bare skin showed no trace of color. The whole person stood there weakly, exuding a sense of impending dissolution.

Meanwhile, an indescribable sense of danger emerged in Ronald's heart.

The [Instinct] of "The Origin of Species" was frantically warning!

—Something beyond common sense, and absolutely dangerous.

—Was about to descend upon Kangdingrant!

At this moment.

There was no room for hesitation.

Understanding that Kangdingrant was advancing this ritual at the cost of his own life, Ronald immediately rushed forward, raising his longsword directly toward the high-ranking Entrode officer.

"Don't think about it!"

"Protect Lord Kangdingrant!"

The two Entrode casters guarding Kangdingrant directly blocked Ronald's path at this crucial moment.

Just as they were willing to risk their lives and remain here to guard Kangdingrant, now facing Ronald's charge, they also fearlessly prepared to protect their leader.

"Get out of the way!"

Confronting their actions.

Ronald shouted, his voice laced with words of power that could control the heart.

However, these two Entrode casters were not like the previous evil cult magicians.

Crack—

Upon the descent of the word of power, the sound of glass shattering came from their chests simultaneously. A suddenly erupting spell simulacrum replaced them, acting as the target controlled by Ronald's words of power.

As for them, they remained unrestrained, rushing at Ronald from both sides, directly leaping onto him.

"Ronald, you won't get through!"

As elite Entrode agents.

These two were clearly aware of the gap between themselves and Ronald.

Thus, they charged without regard for their lives, not to defeat Ronald or completely block him, but merely at the cost of their own lives to delay him as much as possible, giving Kangdingrant time for his actions.

As a result, their bodies almost turned into solid steel.

Betting everything to keep Ronald in place.

"Get lost!"

Ronald activated the [Solar Radiance] on himself without a second thought.

Yet these two Entrode agents endured the immense pain of being scorched by flames, maintaining their positions without a word, refusing to let go of Ronald.

"Are you both seeking death?"

Without hesitation, they shouted in unison, "Everything is for Entrode!"

"..."

"Starting from the relationship between the entire earth and sky, it will begin to form our cognition!"

Ronald decisively recited the spell from "Astronomy Master."

Subsequently, the power of [Balance Wheel] descended upon these two Entrode agents, but they still clung to Ronald with a death grip.

Crack! Crack!

The sound of flesh and bone tearing resounded.

Under the immense pull of stellar power, the arms of the two Entrode agents were forcibly torn off.

They themselves were flung far away by Ronald, landing at a spot they could never return from.

"Kangdingrant! Stop!"

With nothing standing between them anymore, Ronald charged toward the front of Kangdingrant with his sword.

The distance of several dozen meters vanished instantly.

As he uttered a last plea, the Saint Catherine Sword in Ronald's hand slashed down from above.

—This was the final ultimatum.

If Kangdingrant was still unwilling to stop, then this blow would be the end to slay him!

"..."

Kangdingrant remained unmoved by Ronald's attack.

Or rather, in the face of the impending defeat of Waterfall City, Kangdingrant's steadfast will would not allow him to waver.

To this Entrode Governor.

This was the only option to turn the tide in the current situation.

On the other hand, Ronald did not hold back.

He intently watched Kangdingrant's expression, channeling all his strength into this slash aimed directly at the opponent's head.

Crack!

An unforeseen situation occurred to Ronald.

Despite his full-powered strike, he could not kill Kangdingrant.

The blow on Kangdingrant's skull with the Saint Catherine Sword felt to Ronald as though he was trying to pierce through battleship armor with a butcher's knife!

The attack failed?

This cannot be!

Even if Kangdingrant's enigma was "Human Body Construction," such an astounding level of hardness should be impossible to achieve.

Even artificial deities in the past.

Could not withstand the sharpness bestowed by the saints with mere flesh without casting a spell!

Amidst this shock.

Ronald's gaze met Kangdingrant's.

At this moment, the eyes of the Entrode enigma bearer turned blood-red, completely indistinguishable between sclera and pupil.

In this nearly blinded state.

Kangdingrant, with his last breath, loudly declared:

"I will protect this city, I will guard everything of Entrode!"

Boom!

In an instant, an inhumanly massive Magic Power erupted from Kangdingrant.

Ronald, caught off guard, was blown away by this solidified magic fluctuation, and only after nearly a hundred meters in the air did he manage to stabilize himself with the wildly flickering [Guardian Angel] aura, regaining balance like a drifting leaf in the wind.

At a glance below.

After the sudden eruption of Magic Fluctuation, Kangdingrant's form was completely different from before.

The man still retained a human shape but had become extraordinarily large, looking over two and a half meters tall, with intertwined muscles exuding an aura of destructive power.

Yet Ronald's concern wasn't about this.

Meanwhile, the exaggerated Magic Power converged by the entire ritual array over the lake had vanished without a trace.

Ronald clearly understood what happened—Kangdingrant's measures to catalyze the ritual had succeeded.

The faith of the evil cult magicians, the awareness of that so-called great being.

Had descended upon Kangdingrant at this moment.

Now this man...

Is he truly still himself?

Just then, Kangdingrant, standing on the lake, raised his head slowly. With eyes full of danger and murderous intent, he stared directly at Ronald in the sky.

Kangdingrant spoke in an oppressively low tone:

"Ronald, considering your help in clearing the summoned creatures earlier, I can give you a chance."

"Step aside now, and I'll pretend you weren't here tonight!"

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