Fake Professor, Misunderstood As Strong-Chapter 240: The Battle Above Ground.

On the surface, Elven Capital.

Outskirts.

A woman wearing a blue robe waved her arm, and she easily bypassed the barrier spanning over the city by using the dead tree nearby as an anchor.

She used the roots of the tree that were spread far into the ground and even outside the barrier, as it was located near the edge of the barrier.

Her entire body seemingly turned into an illusory state and passed through the roots of the tree, and she walked out of the tree trunk without disturbing anything in the environment.

Her pinkish hair waved in the air as a smirk appeared on her face.

Just as she took a few steps forward and was about to go towards the elven palace, someone unexpectedly appeared in her way.

An extremely handsome man was standing nearby while leaning his back on a tree; his expressions were calm, and his eyes were staring at her with vigilance.

"What are you doing here, Luche Distanthorn… I remember warning you to never set foot in the elven capital…"

Hearing the man's words, Luche sneered and replied in a mocking tone.

"Oh, Zion Reid, you are still alive? I thought you would have already died in a ditch somewhere by now… But it seems you are still as tenacious as a cockroach…"

Zion clicked his tongue at those words and replied in a serious voice.

"My well-being has nothing to do with you; I had already warned you the last time that you aren't allowed to enter the land of elven people…"

"It seems that the last time's beating has lost its effect, and you are looking for more now…"

A strange look appeared on Luche's face as she twisted her body and made a provoking gesture.

"Quite the bold man, aren't you… You are saying that you will beat sense into my body personally?... Come, this lady hasn't had enough fun lately either…"

Zion looked at Luche as if he were looking at a weirdo and replied in a disgusted tone,

"I am a married man; don't try your charm skills on me; they aren't going to work on me…"

Luche sneered at those words and spoke in a mocking tone,

"Married, you say? Hehehe… it seems you have forgotten that your wife, your entire family, and your precious little daughter—everyone died long ago…"

"You have no legacy or descendants, Zion Reid… It's been millennia since she died… Isn't it about time you move on and actually make a proper family…"

"How about accepting my offer? I am not a bad candidate either… I know enough; I promise your nights will be quite lively… hehehe…"

*BOOOM!*

Zion unconsciously punched in Luche's direction after hearing her mention his dead family and his little daughter, who died of miasmic corruption while suffering for several days.

Luche flew away like a cannonball and collided with Barrier before coughing out a mouthful of blood.

"D-d*mn you, Zion!"

Zion's only weakness was his daughter, the pain of seeing her suffer from unbearable torture for several days… the pain of holding her trembling hands that were losing warmth each passing second.

Zion couldn't forget that feeling and that pain even after several millennia.

It was something that he could never get over; he still blames his own inability for the death of his daughter.

This is also the reason why Zion made it his lifelong goal that no innocent children have to suffer like his daughter did ever again.

He wants to save the human race from the cruelty of miasmic corruption.

No one in the entire world knows how cruel and painful it is to see your entire family and your entire empire die of miasmic mutation and live in suffering and pain.

Zion survived that miasmic corruption and got to live. But the pain of losing his loved ones and the feeling of being helpless kill him from the inside every single day.

This is also the reason why, in the original game, Zion was already in deep pits of depression by the time the main character finds him at the end of the story.

"Your voice is very irritating, so stop talking or I will end up breaking the promise I made with your father and killing you right here, right now…"

Zion spread out his mana detection far and wide.

He brought out a strange orb from the inner pocket of his coat and embedded it with mana.

As if he had noticed something very weird, his eyes narrowed for a second.

'Why is that man here in the elven capital?… I need to finish my business with her and investigate the situation further…'

Zion put the strange orb away and stared at Luche with a serious look on his face.

"I am in a hurry right now… Originally, I came here to retrieve my weapon, but I can't ignore your presence here either…"

"Get lost from here, Luche, or I will really have to use my full power to deal with you fast; don't force my hand…"

Instead of getting intimidated by Zion's warning, Luche licked her lips, and her pinkish pupils shone with excitement.

"Come! Let's fight! It's been a long time since I last fought someone who can actually keep up with me!!"

"HEHEHEHEHE!!!"

[Serpent Bane Martial Art: Twisted Curse of Poison!]

Luche's eyes suddenly turned into serpent-like eyes, and she rushed at Zion with immense speed in a serpent's slithering-like motion!

In just a blink of an eye, her punch was already in front of Zion's face!

[King Style Martial Art: Shattered Earth: Domination of Light!]

In response to Luche's punch, Zion immediately blessed his own body with immense light magic and punched to counter the attack.

The two of their punched collided in an instant, and an extremely powerful shockwave spread in all directions!

*BOOOOM!*

All the trees and boulders nearby were instantly shattered and broken to bits! The ground was cracked, and even the barrier covering the capital city became unstable for a second.

The void itself trembled, and the sonic boom created by the collision of their punches was so loud that nearly all eleven citizens heard it, despite it being from far away!

[Grade-2 Wood Magic: Spike of Instant Death!]

Luche brought out her wand from her other hand and cast her magic in an instant!

A gigantic spike made of condensed wood elementals rose from the ground and shot towards Zion's face from the side!

Zion immediately raised his other hand and punched the spike head on!

*BOOOM!*

Not only he easily shattered the magic with his bare hand, he redirected the punched and aimed it at Luche, causing her to jump back and make some distance.

"It's been several millennia, and I see that you still haven't lost your edge, Zion Reid… hehehe… You really are the most charming man I have ever met in my entire life!!"

A maniac-like smile appeared on Luche's face as she aimed her wand towards the sky.

[Grade-1 Wood Magic: Spear of Heavenly Bombardment!]

A magic circle the size of a ten-story building appeared in the sky and started to rain thousands of gigantic wooden spears at Zion with immense speed.

Each wooden spear had the speed of Mach 5 from the get-go!

Their power and momentum were beyond the comprehension of normal people.

But Zion didn't even flinch at that display of insane power; he instantly brought out his wand from the inner pocket of his coat and cast his own magic.

[Grade-1 Light Magic: Rays of Dividing Light!]

The magic circle created by Zion shined even more brilliantly than Luche's and fired powerful beams of light to counter Luche's wooden spike attacks by destroying them in mid-air!

*BOOOOM!* *BOOOM!*

The moment those beams of light and wooden spears hit each other, powerful shockwaves spread in all directions, and even the wind became chaotic, causing the houses of the elven people to break apart!

Even the roads and city walls started to crack from the powerful shockwaves!

Each and every attack was deadly enough to instantly eliminate most peak grade-2 being on the spot.

Zion and Luche are both so much stronger than the rest of the people that just the shockwaves produced from the collision of their attacks are enough to instantly obliterate entire cities!

[Grade-1 Wood Magic: Roots of Death and Partings!]

A massive magic circle appeared on the ground, and gigantic roots, which were five stories thick in width alone, burst out of the magic circle to encircle and attack Zion.

Each swing of the roots had enough power to instantly wipe out an entire city off the surface of Earth!

[Grade-1 Light Magic: Armor of the Blessed Light!]

Zion aimed his wand at himself and cast powerful magic to control the light elementals and create a gigantic armor for himself.

A giant robot-like armor appeared with a massive sword in its hand and started to rampage wildly while counterattacking Luche's attacks. (Bro literally created a mecha out of condensed light elementals!)

While keeping Luche busy with his attacks, Zion cast a powerful barrier over the main eleven city to protect the people from collateral damage!