66: Beyoncé's Nightmare

Chapter 66: Beyonce's Nightmare

"Water God Stream..."

However, Beyonce just looked hesitant, muttering in a low voice, her eyes full of confusion.

"It's a sword technique style I haven't heard of. Is it also an A-grade sword technique?"

Dick chuckled and shook his head. He didn't introduce Water God Stream to Beyonce in detail; with her current perspective, it would be difficult for her to understand.

In the most desolate northern part of the Demon Spirit Continent, the most top-tier sword technique style is a B-grade one like Water Severing Style, and above that is the A-grade Fire Separation Style.

In the eyes of the people in the northern part of the continent, a mere A-grade sword technique style is already legendary.

As for an S-grade sword technique style like Ancient God Mind Flow, people in the north have never even heard of it, which is why Jack wasn't immediately given important responsibilities.

No one in the Aimiya Empire recognized Ancient God Mind Flow; they all thought it was some obscure B-grade or C-grade minor style.

Little did they know, Ancient God Mind Flow is the 19th ranked sword technique style in the world!

As for the Water God Stream that Dick just recommended, it is an SS-grade sword technique style ranked eighth in the world!

Cultivated to the highest realm, it can transform into a flowing water spirit, riding the wind and extinguishing fire, invincible.

After lunch, the two did not go to the training ground of the Swordsman Department but came to a lake within the Academy, where Dick would teach Beyonce the Water God Style Sword Technique.

"Dick, do we really have to do this...? I've never heard of any sword technique that needs to be practiced at the bottom of a lake."

Listening to Beyonce's doubts, Dick nodded gently and took her hand, about to go into the water.

Low-level water-oxygen magic can make people like fish, allowing them to breathe easily underwater before their magic power is exhausted.

But after entering the water, Beyonce showed some fear, saying nervously, "Or, maybe it's fine as long as we're in a place with water, there's no need to dive to the bottom of the lake..."

The further towards the center of the lake they went, the more resistant Beyonce became. When the lake water passed her shoulders, Beyonce refused to go any further.

"Are you afraid of diving?" Dick couldn't help but ask.

Because they were holding hands, Dick could sense Beyonce's physical condition in real time. At this moment, her breathing was rapid, her heart was beating violently, and the magic power within her body was surging wildly.

"I, I just don't like being enveloped by water..."

After a few exchanges, Dick learned that Beyonce had almost drowned when she was a child. At that time, she sank to the bottom of the water, lost consciousness, and almost died.

It was clear that Beyonce feared being underwater and saw water as a Nightmare; this was a psychological issue.

How ironic, possessing the 'Water God Sword Body' yet fearing water. If Beyonce continues like this, she will never be able to learn the Water God Style Sword Technique.

And her 'Water God Sword Body' will forever stagnate!

This would lead to a huge problem: Beyonce's furnace physique would no longer grow, its effect would remain at a low level, and Dick would suffer a great loss.

Thinking of this, Dick immediately held Beyonce's hands and said seriously, "I like you, Senior Sister, because of the strong and confident aura about you."

"Water is the weakest and most harmless element. As a Nightmare, it's easy to break. All you need to do now is take one step forward."

"But, but I..."

Beyonce was still hesitant, because one more step forward would make the lake water go over her nose, which was the thing she feared most.

"Hmph, in my opinion, you, Senior Sister, are incredibly cowardly right now. Perhaps I was mistaken about you."

"No, Dick, don't..."

Hearing Dick's suddenly indifferent words, Beyonce became anxious, her feet trembling as she tried to step forward.

But soon, Beyonce's eyes were filled with fear, and the memory of drowning in childhood surged into her mind again.

It was a sense of desperate suffocation, her limbs helpless, water constantly invading her body, struggling on the edge of death.

Beyonce fearfully pulled back her feet; she even retreated.

Seeing this, Dick shook his head gently.

It seems that relying solely on verbal stimulation, Beyonce cannot defeat the Nightmare in her heart. A strong dose is needed.

Suddenly, Dick's foot slipped, and he fell into the lake water.

For a moment, Dick struggled wildly, the water splashing violently, and cries for help rang out loudly.

"Se-Senior Sister, save me... My leg is cramping, I can't use any strength... Help, Senior Sister..."

Beyonce was greatly alarmed and instinctively walked forward, but Dick was 'swimming further and further, faster and faster'. In his struggle, he actually drifted towards the center of the lake.

The bone-deep fear surged into her heart again, conflicting with the urgency to rescue Dick, causing Beyonce great turmoil.

"Di, Dick, quickly use water-oxygen magic!!!"

"I can't use it... Senior Sister, quickly save me... Sav... *gurgle gurgle gurgle*... me..."

Dick had clearly started to choke on water and was currently enduring great pain. As someone who had almost drowned before, Beyonce understood this very well.

The situation was so critical that Beyonce no longer hesitated. She immediately used water-oxygen magic, dived into the water, and swam towards Dick.

"Hold on, Dick, I'm coming to save you!!"

In the lake water, Beyonce's face was pale. The feeling of being completely enveloped by water made her feel suffocated, and her body trembled uncontrollably.

But all Beyonce was thinking about at this moment was 'saving Dick'. She was currently using magic to enhance her vision, constantly searching for Dick's figure.

Tens of seconds later, Beyonce still hadn't found Dick. Not only that, there was no movement at all at the bottom of the lake; it was as if he had vanished into thin air.

Soon, a terrifying conjecture arose.

Perhaps due to a large amount of water in his lungs, Dick had lost consciousness and stopped struggling. Coupled with his gravity being greater than buoyancy, he had completely sunk to the bottom of the lake!

Thinking of this, Beyonce was burning with anxiety. She immediately used magic and swam desperately towards the bottom of the lake.

At this moment, Beyonce regretted it immensely. She should have grabbed Dick the moment he fell, instead of hesitating for a few seconds where she stood, fighting the Nightmare in her heart.

Several minutes later, Beyonce still hadn't found Dick. She had searched almost the entire bottom of the lake.

But Beyonce still didn't give up, because the bottom of the lake wasn't flat; there were many uneven submerged rocks, and Dick might be hidden among them.

As she searched, Beyonce blamed herself fiercely in her heart. If her cowardice had caused Dick's death, she almost wouldn't want to live anymore.

Dick was her first love, the only man who loved her, a true love that was hard to come by.

At the same time, Dick also held the most important inheritance of the Li Huo Rabbit Clan, the key to the family's great prosperity, something generations of clan members had longed for day and night, a dream they yearned for.

On the day Dick came to the manor as a guest, her father's smile was more than it had been in the past twenty-something years combined.

But now, such an important man was gone because of her!

Breakthroughs in bottlenecks, the arrival of true love, the revival of the family... everything was gone, everything was over.

The lake was not large. More than ten minutes later, Beyonce had searched every corner of the lake bottom but still could not find Dick.

On the shore, Beyonce was soaking wet but did not dry herself. She just stared blankly at the shimmering lake, her eyes empty.

"Dick..."

"I'm here."

"?!?"

Beyonce turned her head sharply, looked at the smiling Dick beside her, was stunned for a few seconds, and then directly pounced on him.

"Wuwu... Where did you just go... Wuwuwu..."

"I was actually by your side the whole time, I just used the Water God Style Sword Technique and merged with the lake water."

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Phew~ The rating is out, it starts with a 6. I guess I still need to practice more on Tomato...