Chapter 44 – Felicia
“…Thank you, Your Highness Zhuosha.” Brin took a deep breath, seeming to realize that showing fear before the fight in front of everyone was rather embarrassing. He recovered somewhat, his gaze filling with seriousness.
Seeing this, Felicia understood that Brin had regained his pride as a Divine Maiden.
With that thought, her expression suddenly became stern, all traces of her smile vanishing.
‘Divine Maiden Domain – Deploy’
So it’s finally coming.
Dilin put away his book and stared intently at Felicia and Brin on the arena.
His match was in the afternoon. The reason he had agreed to come watch other Divine Maidens’ matches with John was to see what normal Divine Maiden combat looked like.
Of course, most importantly, he wanted to see what other Divine Maidens’ domains looked like.
If divine authority was the Divine Maiden’s invincible ‘divine sword,’ then the Divine Maiden Domain was the ‘sturdy shield’ that protected them. The specific manifestation of a Divine Maiden Domain was the ‘armor’ that appeared on the Divine Maiden when the domain was deployed.
Of course, it might not be armor. Divine Maiden domains came in all shapes and forms, no two alike. Some Divine Maidens’ domains were full battle armor, while others were casual wear with barely any fabric at all.
Regardless of the outward appearance, the protective capabilities remained unchanged. In other words, whether you wore armor or casual clothes, it all came down to the internal specifications. Sometimes even swimsuit-type domains had higher physical resistance than armor-type domains.
Divine Maidens – quite mysterious, aren’t they?
Golden boulders rose up, breaking through the ground to form a magnificent golden throne. The young woman sat elegantly upon it, as if the boundless sky traces and brilliant gems were crowning the amber-haired knight maiden.
Golden threads shimmered, weaving dazzling armor for the maiden.
This was a set of skirt armor in silver accented with pale gold. The upper body had only a breastplate, leaving her flawless slender waist exposed to the air, her taut flat stomach carrying an indescribable allure.
The prominent breastplate was clearly quite thick, yet gave the impression that it couldn’t possibly contain this princess’s surging curves.
Her arms bore only wrist guards, engraved with the image of a white beast’s head – the symbolic banner of the White Glass Kingdom.
Her lower body wore triangular knight maiden skirt armor, the plates covering her peach-like full hips, while between the plate armor high-heeled boots, her round, milk-white thighs were exposed.
An ornate golden crown sat atop the maiden’s head, two flowing amber ponytails cascading down to rest at her knees.
This luxurious knight maiden skirt armor accented with golden threads – this was Felicia’s Divine Maiden Domain.
After Felicia deployed her domain, the cheers from the audience suddenly surged, countless burning gazes fixed on that graceful amber figure.
Dilin’s focus differed slightly from the others. He had expected the domain’s materialization to be rather realistic armor, like full plate mail that showed no skin.
Anyone could tell this wasn’t proper armor! Rather than calling it knight plate armor, it would be more accurate to call it fetish armor – pure fan service, right?
With all those exposed arms, thighs, and midriff, he could hardly imagine how this armor could block any fatal wounds.
However, a Divine Maiden Domain was a Divine Maiden Domain. It wasn’t scientific to begin with, so naturally it couldn’t be explained with science.
“The Zhuosha family’s Divine Maiden Domain has the highest physical resistance among all Divine Maiden domains, and their other three resistances aren’t low either,” John remarked with admiration.
Divine Maiden Domain… that’s right, could his Divine Analysis technique analyze the specific values of Felicia’s Divine Maiden Domain?
With that thought, Dilin activated Divine Analysis on Felicia.
Felicia’s form paused slightly on the arena, her light eyebrows barely perceptibly rising.
Just now, she felt herself being observed by some mysterious force, which surprised her somewhat. After all, this was the first time she had experienced such a sensation while protected by [Throne’s Protection]. It felt as if that gaze had pierced through her armor and seen her completely naked…
However, the sensation was too brief, so brief it made one doubt its reality.
It was probably just her imagination.
Meanwhile, in the circular audience seating, Dilin stared at the text before him in bewilderment.
It wasn’t that he couldn’t read the Elvish script – it was just that the language was so impactful that he wondered if his Divine Analysis had malfunctioned.
Name: Felicia Zhuosha
Divine Maiden Domain: [Throne’s Protection]
Current Level: 17
Four resistances as follows:
Physical Resistance: 9 stars
Magic Resistance: 4 stars
Alchemy Resistance: 3 stars
Divine Authority Resistance: 2.5 stars
Domain effects…
“If this isn’t cheating, what is?” After reading Felicia’s domain effects, Dilin couldn’t help but complain.
“Huh? What are you talking about?” John looked completely confused.
At that moment, Felicia on the field had already charged toward her opponent, dragging her heavy crown greatsword. Each step she took left deep footprints in the ground, making the earth tremble.
On the other side, Brin had also summoned his own domain – a gray cloak outfit that matched well with the rapier in his hand, though as for its effects…
[Guile’s Protection]
Current Level: 3
Physical Resistance: 5 stars
Magic Resistance: 2 stars
Alchemy Resistance: 2 stars
Divine Authority Resistance: 1 star
Domain effect: Greatly enhances jumping ability. Attacks launched from behind the enemy deal 5x damage.
Dilin was shocked that his Divine Analysis could show the four resistance values and effects of both Divine Maiden domains in such detail.
The so-called four resistances were the four types of damage resistance that Divine Maiden domains provided, each independent of the others – just like in a game, where armor only provided physical resistance and couldn’t help against magic damage.
Setting aside the gap in resistances, just looking at the domain effects, the two weren’t even in the same dimension.
Seeing the knight maiden charging toward him, Brin suppressed the panic in his heart and brought out his specialty – exceptional jumping ability.
Just as that terrifying greatsword was about to touch his neck, he leaped up, landing behind Felicia and thrusting out his rapier.
This was Brin’s fighting style – simple, yet extremely effective.
Especially against this type of clumsy opponent. Before the opponent could turn around, he could use his domain effect to deliver five times the fatal damage!
Brin went in for the attack, and just as he expected, Felicia had no time to turn and defend.
The audience watched this thrilling scene – Brin was about to land his attack.
Perhaps only Dilin and Felicia herself knew that she had no need to turn around. If she turned around, that would actually cause problems.
Because…
[Throne’s Protection] Effect: When not moving, completely immune to physical attacks.
And that wasn’t all. There was another line below:
When moving, completely immune to all magic attacks.
If this wasn’t cheating, what the hell was?
“Clang clang!” After wild joy came terrifying fear.
Brin’s eyes widened. His rapier had clearly struck Felicia’s back, yet she was completely unharmed. After his attack landed, that greatsword finally came around in defense.
Cold sweat poured down Brin’s face.
That greatsword, wider than his shoulders, had stopped less than a hair’s breadth from his neck.
“…I surrender.” Though he had expected this result, Brin still couldn’t understand why his five-times attack hadn’t worked. He couldn’t even hear the referee announcing the match results or the audience’s cheers.
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Dilin silently watched the dejected Brin leave the field. After this, he probably wouldn’t sleep well for several nights, his mind full of ‘why didn’t my five-times Kaio-ken work?’
This was normal too. He wasn’t a Divine Son – he couldn’t see just how outrageous Felicia’s Divine Maiden Domain truly was.