748. Chorus
This had been the plan which Manos and I had concocted. Well, he had suggested that we arrive there, pretending that he had taken prisoner, before he betrayed them. However, I had insisted that we at least give the remaining leaders of the legions a chance to surrender. After all, if we were going to go up against the Demon King, we were going to have to convert as many of his n to our side as we could.
Of course, killing them for experience so I’d level up would prove useful. But Regnorex was a Primordial Demon. Even with Manos— now a Level 197 Prival Demon, after killing Jofis— that wasn’t enough for us to co out victorious.
I had seen how difficult it was just to kill a Prival Demon on the precipice of becoming a Primordial Demon during my battle with Jofis. We had to be strategic when challenging the Demon King, or else we would all die.
Unfortunately, nobody accepted the offer I gave them. And now, we were forced to go with the Executioner’s plan. Which, unsurprisingly, was to massacre them for experience. Considering his Title, I was hardly shocked.
However, his surprise attack of Chordus partially failed— only slicing off one of her arms before she leapt out of the way. Even still, that was a physical handicap she would have to deal with when we fought, which was good enough for .
She stumbled away from us as the other leaders of the legions charged at us. Each and every single one of them was a Prival Demon. At least Level 150, but so of them were even Level 180, with the sole exception of Chordus being at Level 191.
It was dozens of them against just Manos and I. Even though the two of us were strong, this would be a difficult battle. Or so I thought.
But the Executioner just grinned as he stepped forward.
The first of the Prival Demons reached him. It was a Level 181 [Djinn]. He was massive, and his entire body began to crack as he grew larger and larger, steam pouring out of the cracks in his skin. His eyes shone red as he scread, swinging down at Manos.
“[Be Crushed Under My Furious Fist]!”
The [Djinn] swung down with all his might. And Manos just raised his waraxe simply. The sheer force of the strike shockwave across the cliffside— the landscape was ripped apart, and I lost my footing as I realized that the entire side of the mountain had been smashed apart from the impact.
Had that been a Grand Skill? I didn’t know. But it had been deflected so easily, and now, the cliff was cascading down into the mass of Demons beneath us.
But despite the power of the attack, Manos didn’t budge. Even as the ground around us crumbled, falling as an avalanche, he just smirked back at his large enemy.
“Oh, Mozar, you were always quite the brawn-brained fool, weren’t you?”
And with a simple sidestep, Manos swung up at the [Djinn]’s head. In an instant, Mozar’s head went flying into the sky.
“[Deathstrike].”
Manos grinned as he walked up the falling debris casually. Behind him, I spread my wings wide and flew up, avoiding the collapsing boulders and chunks of stone as they fell upon the valley.
The Demons gathered down below scread and backed away from the falling mountain. But ascending from the cascading rubble was Chordus, carried by flaming pink wings. Her face was full of fury, and she scread at the legions as she pointed at .
“You damn fools— kill the Enemy, or I will kill all of you!”
A ripple washed over the millions of Demons down there, and they began to unleash a flurry of spells. Hundreds of thousands with every passing second— whether it was a spears of ice, bits of stone, or balls of fire. It didn’t matter. The attacks ca my way as I cursed, creating an armor out of my iridescent fla to shield myself from them.
These were weak spells. Not only could they not harm , I was also able to avoid most of them. But so still reached . And that served to be an annoying distraction from my actual enemies.
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I blinked as a blast of pink fire shot up at , cutting through the rain of other spells blocking my vision. I narrowly avoided the attack as I looked down at the [Hellprincess] in the distance, floating in the air and keeping a distance from as she clutched onto her missing arm.
But she imdiately vanished from my vision as the curtain of spells surrounded once again. I cursed as I clapped my hands together.
“Get out of my way—”
And with a flash of light, a pair of my clones spawned into existence, imdiately unleashing their own plus of flas back in the direction of the army. I didn’t want to kill too many of them— unfortunately, I had no other choice but to fight back, or else I’d have my attention drawn away from the real enemy I had to deal with.
So I was given a mont of reprieve as my clones distracted the remaining legions down below, letting regain a bearing of my surroundings. Up above, Chordus still floated as a pair of winged Prival Demons accompanied her, like they were guarding her.
And below , Manos was leaping from falling piece of rubble to falling piece of rubble, all the while he was chased by dozens of the Prival Demons at once.
“We just have to kill Chordus, then we’ll win! I’ll distract the rest of them, I leave her up to you!”
Manos called out to as he decapitated another Prival Demon with the sa attack he used to kill the [Djinn]. It was a powerful attack— and yet, he could cast it with practically each swing of his waraxe.
I sure was glad he was on my side.
I nodded to him as I spread my wings wide, flying straight for the leader of the Second Legion. However, before I could get close, one of the winged figures that was guarding her shot down straight at .
They moved fast— they reached in an instant, their clawed hands aid straight for my neck. Fortunately, I blocked it just in ti, before swinging my assailant around. However, they ca to a halt a few dozen feet away from , their bat-like wings flapping behind them as they wore a wicked grin on their face.
[Sagelord Fiend - Lvl. 184]
“I am Tersh the Wise And Deadly. I am the leader of the Thirteenth Legion, and I will not let you get to Chordus.”
“Oh?”
I narrowed my eyes at him as he bared his teeth. But before I could even co up with a response, he shot towards as his body flashed with a crimson light.
He was fast. Extrely fast. Even with my speed, it was hard to keep up with him.
But how? It had to have been a Grand Skill of sorts that gave him this boost in speed. Because I already had an extra boost in my [Agility] thanks to [Divine Essence of the Angelic Devil Princess], and I wasn’t as fast as him.
Still, once again, I managed to block his attack, even if I was caught off-guard by his speed. I clicked my tongue as I swung out with a follow-up strike. And he zipped away from .
I shot forward to give chase to him, however a volley of pink flaming weapons flew down my way. Chordus conjured up thousands of blades made of fire and fired them at . I cursed as I matched her attacks with my own fiery projectiles. The crimson sky of the netherworld was lit up with the brilliant colors of our exploding projectiles.
However, in a test of magical power, it was clear that I was stronger than the [Hellprincess]. I began to push her raining projectiles back, overwhelming her with my far superior attacks. She desperately tried to conjure up even more projectiles to keep back. And I grinned as I wanted to take this opportunity to strike her down from the side.
Unfortunately for , I was distracted as Tersh appeared behind once again. I only reacted to his sudden appearance thanks to [Angelic Premonition]. I spun around and blocked his attack once more as he snarled at .
“I told you, I’ll be your opponent.”
“I’m sorry, but—”
I spat back in response as he flew back. I pointed at him, a grin plastering my face.
“You really aren’t much of an opponent for .”
A blazing mark glowed brightly on his forearm as he blinked, staring down at himself. And then his body erupted into a powerful explosion that shook the sky. For a mont, the bright light of the attack that had captured him drew the attention of everyone in the battlefield.
However, I knew the battle wasn’t over just yet. Because the notification of Tersh’s death hadn’t yet resounded in my mind.
So I moved, diving down into the clearing explosion as I saw the [Sagelord Fiend] flying back, half his body charred. But he was still alive, using so sort of protective Skill to save himself.
Unfortunately for him, I reached him a mont after. And unlike him— who gave ample ti to react to his strikes— I didn’t give him a chance to fight back.
“Die.”
I uttered the word filled with [Intimidation] as I swung down with a [Divine Radiant Slash]. Tersh stared at , round-eyed, as he was gripped in terror. He could only utter a final scream as I tore his face off his body.
And then his death rang in my head.
Defeated [Sagelord Fiend - Lvl. 184]
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I snapped my gaze away from Tersh’s falling body as I looked up at Chordus, floating there alongside a [Hellprince]. She stared at in horror as her projectiles crashed with mine, exploding overhead and lighting up the sky. I bared my teeth at her and was just about to deal with her too.
When the [Hellprince] next to her swiped at her with a sword made out of ice.
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