The Hero Kicked Me Out of His Party, So I Turned Him into My Maid - Chapter 69

What a wonderful feeling. In my past life, I never had anyone I could trust like this.

Except for the girl who was trapped in the cave for a long time…

This was clearly not a test about bonds set up by the academy, but it was enough to test those bonds.

I never imagined that one day I would be able to fight Karina.

Ariel knows Karina inside and out; Karina is a warrior who can use sixth-tier combat techniques.

Yes, in terms of strength, Karina is actually quite strong.

Therefore, the only way to defeat her one-on-one is through the power of bonds.

As a result, Luna and her two companions, like Lynn and the others, fell into a deep sleep.

The crystal for Ariel’s team shows their bond level as 92 points.

After becoming a “Bond General”, Ariel can see that Karina’s team has a bond value of 52 points.

If you don’t know exactly how much of a bonus the bond value provides, then you can only give it a try.

Ariel looked up at Karina across from her, her eyes filled with unwavering determination and hatred, and said coldly:

“Kalina, today I will utterly defeat you!”

Karina scoffed, her face full of disdain:

“How could a piece of trash like you possibly beat me? This proves that my previous decision was correct!”

“No need to say more!”

A soft light suddenly shone around Ariel. On the ground, the light condensed into a pale golden hand, lifting her into the air.

Holding “Whispers of the Stars” horizontally, the energy-storing magic crystal at the top of the staff unleashed unprecedented power.

The power of bonds is unleashed.

This is the power of bonds; Ariel has never been so powerful.

Karina’s heart tightened, and she gripped her twin swords tightly. She could keenly sense the superimposed power from her companion within Ariel, a power that subtly propelled Ariel’s magic power past the threshold of the sixth life stage.

How is this possible? What kind of bond power could allow someone to transcend an entire Fate Rank?

“Ariel, die!”

Karina made the first move, slamming her pair of magical swords into the ground!

The earth cracked open, and pale pink magic erupted, forming waves of pressure around Karina. That was the power of a sixth-level cultivator, enough to instantly defeat those of lower levels.

Layers of battle runes lit up beneath Karina’s feet, resembling magic circles, their complexity comparable to high-level magic circles.

“Ariel!”

After letting out a loud shout, Karina’s figure suddenly disappeared, leaving only a pink afterimage in the spot.

In the blink of an eye, Karina appeared before Ariel, her twin swords imbued with a suffocating intensity of emotion, aimed straight for her brow! The surrounding space distorted as the thrust was delivered.

Ariel knew that because of those magical blades, Karina’s attacks could penetrate defenses and were not blocked by magical shields.

Just as the spear tip was about to touch Ariel, Ariel simply raised her arms, and the muscles on her arms bulged and swelled, quickly becoming half the size of her body.

The light gilded her arms with a golden sheen, and Karina’s twin swords pierced through them, shattering the light and sending dust flying.

However, when it touched Ariel’s arms, a powerful force neutralized all the damage, leaving Ariel unharmed.

Karina looked on incredulously:

“You actually used the power of two people at the same time!”

What Ariel did was to combine Mira’s arm abilities with Luna’s earth-attribute magic to create a defense.

Karina stepped back, gathering her magic to grow her pair of sword blades even longer, and swung them at Arivil.

The tip of the sword had already touched the wall of the room, slicing it horizontally, causing rubble to fall and forming a gruesome wound.

Ariel has absolutely no way to avoid it!

But Ariel laughed.

“why are you laughing!”

Karina roared.

Alyssa answered coldly:

“Your bond level is only 52, while ours is 92. This gives me not only a boost in life rank, but also greater power.”

As the blade swept across, Ariel raised her hand, her palm now as big as her face, and pinched the blade between her index finger and thumb. Ignoring the sharp and piercing magic within the blade, she gripped Karina’s twin swords tightly until she crushed them. The fragments fell to the ground with a crisp and melodious sound.

“What?”

Karina stared at the half-circle of wound on the wall and Ariel’s calm demeanor. Although she was furious, reason told her that she seemed to be losing.

Ariel’s right arm returned to normal, and she once again raised “Whispers of the Stars” with one hand.

The sky began to darken.

The atmosphere froze, and Karina could hear her trembling, rapid breathing.

“I…I’m scared, I’m scared of Ariel???”

Ariel sang calmly and naturally, without haste or passion:

“Stars of the Astral Plane, I am your king. Heed my command and unleash divine punishment—”

“Star Punishment Descends!”

The moment the last four words fell, Ariel opened her eyes, her pupils filled with deep starlight and countless stars.

The light around Ariel shone even brighter, as if crowning her and welcoming the arrival of a king.

There was no roar, no warning.

Karina froze, struggling to breathe, her breath lingering in front of her. The magical sword blades disintegrated on the spot, leaving only bare hilts.

The starry sky reappeared in the room, sinking completely. The light of judgment from the astral plane transformed into majestic, pure white pillars of light, bombarding everything around Karina, causing her to experience tinnitus and dizziness.

Narrow bridges, walls, lava… everything that wasn’t approved by Ariel was ruthlessly destroyed.

This is pure crushing.

The white light engulfed everything.

Before being eliminated, Karina’s mind was filled with Ariel’s last words:

“Kalina, contentment brings happiness. Don’t you get tired of always comparing yourself to others?”

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“This is……”

The teachers watching all fell silent.

In fact, they had seen power with a bond value higher than 90 before; that power could unleash all the power sealed within her.

If they were placed in front of Ariel, facing this “Astral Judgment” like Karina, they could not guarantee their safe escape.

Gavin began by saying:

“Ariel’s attack this time had the power of an eighth-level life stage.”

The entire room fell silent once again.

Although this is only released within an illusion, relying on the bond mechanism.

But the fact that Ariel was able to release it means that she can.

Given Ariel’s genius, if she continues to grow, she will eventually reach a point where she can unleash “Astral Judgment” on her own.

That’s the level at which one could become a Grand Master of the Palace.

How could someone like that be kicked out of the Hero Squad?

The teachers decided that if Alyssa’s team had it too easy, they would step in and make things more difficult for them.