Chapter 489: Demigod War
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After the "Desire Apostle" Wordsworth fell to the ground, two black arms covered in short, stiff down stretched out from the gray puddle. They seemed to be able to extend infinitely, reaching from the field to grab Wordsworth.
Wordsworth tried several times but couldn't sit up. He quickly summoned more than twenty fireballs with blue flames and smashed them towards the two arms and the gray puddle.
The arms, seemingly devoid of any life, nimbly dodged the fireballs. The fireballs that hit the puddle didn't make any sound of water splashing. Instead, they entered another world, transforming into fireballs burning with a gray, hazy flame.
The surrounding people were seeing gray flames for the first time. They didn't look like flames at all; rather, it was as if the fireballs were emitting gray dust.
These fireballs had completely escaped Wordsworth's control. "Slow!"
He used the power of "Devil Language" to stop the fireballs from crashing into him.
One of Wordsworth's "Devil" subordinates summoned a "Magma Sword" to chop at the two arms.
However, as soon as he summoned the "Magma Sword," he seemed to be controlled by an invisible force, rolling over in an abnormal way, ending up upside down.
At some point, the second hand of "1-102" had already been raised. In the unblinking eyes of a corpse on the ground, all color suddenly vanished, turning gray. Within this layer of gray film, there was a shadow resembling a jellyfish.
It was a jellyfish toxin that made the "Devil" feel upside down, a toxin that made the "Devil" feel that being upside down was normal.
Then, the "Devil" swung his large fist, pounding his chest forcefully, "Thump, thump." This was another type of jellyfish toxin that made the "Devil's" chest feel very heavy, only feeling comfortable when struck hard.
"1-102" effectively stopped the reinforcements' offensive. They weren't sure how many monsters the Sealed Artifact in Hobert's hand could summon. A "Desire Apostle" and a "Devil" had already been hit. The Sequence 7 and "Low Sequence" Beyonders in the reinforcements were too frightened to rush forward.
However, Gloria knew that she should eliminate Hobert as soon as possible. Only by eliminating Hobert could her companions be saved, and only by eliminating Hobert could they join up with Yarling and the others who were struggling to hold on, completely reversing the unfavorable situation.
"Die!" Gloria uttered several evil syllables, forming an evil concept.
"Knight!" As if in response, Hobert recited an ancient Hermes incantation.
Hunter, with eyeballs hanging on his cheeks, appeared in front of Hobert, taking the brunt of Gloria's "Devil Language" for Hobert.
But Hunter was already dead. The invisible hand groped around his heart, but it was useless.
As for those blue flames, they were quickly covered by the ghastly white light on Hunter's body, extinguishing rapidly like flames that had lost all fuel.
At this moment, one leg of "1-102" in Hobert's hand lifted up. A shiny metal button on a nearby corpse lost its luster, turning a hazy gray.
This time, there was no shadow, but a skeletal hand reached out, grabbing the edge of the gray button. Immediately afterward, a complete skeleton crawled out.
The button was only the size of a normal button, but it gave people the feeling that the skeleton was crawling out of a well.
The skeleton held a bone sword emitting a ghastly white light. After it came out of the metal button completely, it was about the same build as a normal person, except for being a bit taller.
To Hobert's surprise, the skeleton, holding the bone sword, rushed towards him.
This was a monster that felt that the enemy's face was not very good, and instead took a liking to Hobert's face.
Just as Hobert was about to block with his knife, Hunter suddenly deflected the bone sword: "So my bones were in the Mirror World, no wonder I couldn't find them no matter how hard I looked."
He said to Hobert: "Leave him to me. If we're talking about swordsmanship, you're no match for him."
As Hunter spoke, he and the skeleton had already exchanged several sword strikes back and forth.
Because they had already understood each other's moves and counter-measures, it was meaningless to continue attacking.
Hobert couldn't have asked for more: "He's all yours."
At this time, Gloria had already rushed to the front, and Hobert fought with this female demon who had a very good figure and was not wearing much.
Hobert complained in his heart: Is this what is called a devil figure?
Gloria at this time "Demonized", while using the "Magma Greatsword" to chop, while summoning blue fireballs, surrounding Hobert and smashing.
What made it difficult for her to understand was that she couldn't feel any emotional fluctuations in Hobert, which greatly reduced the attack power of the "Desire Apostle".
The other four "Devils" also joined the battle with "Magma Swords". Hobert was no match for four fists with two hands, and rolled and crawled to avoid their attacks.
At this time, the second leg of "1-102" finally lifted up. A sword flashing with cold light on the battlefield suddenly turned gray. In the gray film, a shadow of a crown appeared.
A Sequence 6 "Devil" suddenly seemed to have lost his soul, staring blankly at the blurry crown: "What a beautiful crown, put it on, and I will be the king, hahahaha ~"
As he spoke, he walked step by step towards the crown. After taking two steps, the "Devil" seemed to realize something, and his face began to struggle. The leg that had stepped out hesitated to fall.
"Holy Light!" Hobert endured a "Magma Sword" on his chest, and summoned "Holy Light" with the "Light Priest Ring" at the right time.
The reason why it was said to be the right time was because the laughter from the "Devil" who was just attracted by the "Crown" made the other "Devils" unconsciously try to stay away from him, resulting in them gathering together.
One "Holy Light" went down, encompassing Gloria and one "Devil", and another "Devil" was on the edge of the "Holy Light". He quickly dodged, but still had his entire shoulder encompassed by the "Holy Light".
Hobert endured the excruciating pain of a hole being burned in his chest: "Disorder!"
The "Devil" who was closest to Hobert and stabbed Hobert fell into a state of "Disorder".
Hobert slashed from his left shoulder to his right waist. The "Devil" who had recovered from the "Disorder" state was filled with horror. In his unbelievable expression, his upper body slid to the ground.
"Distortion!" Hobert "Distorted" the concept between himself and Gloria. This female demon, who had suffered considerable damage from the "Holy Light", also had wounds on her chest and was bleeding, sharing Hobert's injuries.
This made her even weaker.
Hobert used a "Healing Spell" on himself, and the wound on his chest was mostly healed. Not having time to wait for the injury to fully recover, Hobert rushed forward to attack the three "Devils" who had been hit by the "Holy Light" and were now weak.
Perhaps seeing that the Sealed Artifact in Hobert's hand was no longer summoning any monsters, those "Serial Killers" and "Unwinged Angels" were preparing to bypass the battlefield of Hobert and others from the fields to support Yarling and others who were obviously somewhat overwhelmed.
"Corrosion!" Just as they were about to pass Hobert, Hobert's long-brewing "Corrosion" erupted.
Although the Beyonders of the "Criminal" pathway are known for their calmness and rationality, their minds are usually too dark. "Corrosion" can easily detonate the dark side of their hearts, causing the grievances they have accumulated to erupt at this moment, causing infighting. Or make stupid moves like going to the corner of the battlefield to go to the toilet, or sitting on the ridge of the field watching the battle in front of them like watching a play.
Even Hobert's three opponents were affected to varying degrees. Hobert took the opportunity to stab a "Devil", and was about to backhand and kill the opponent, but Gloria, who had recovered first, deflected Hobert's knife, saving the life of that "Devil" companion.
Hobert was not in a hurry, slowly grinding down Gloria and the two "Devils". He had already used "1-102" to block the enemy's reinforcements, completing his first mission.
This is the power of a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact, allowing Hobert to face enemies several times his number.
With multiple Sequence 5 and Sequence 6 on the enemy side, "1-102" is easier to use than "1-103", because the monsters summoned by "1-102" will first attack the enemy's high-level combat power.
Now the problem is thrown back to Bowen. Bishop Simpson's side is gaining more and more advantages. If it weren't for Yarling constantly amplifying Simpson and others' carelessness, anger, and other emotions, causing them to always miss the chance for the final blow, there would be no suspense in the battle situation over there at this time.
If that Archbishop named Bowen doesn't care, most of his subordinates will have to explain it here.
And if Bowen makes a move first, then he will completely lose the initiative. Hobert can win without summoning reinforcements, but he will not be able to hunt the other party's demigod.
At this time, Hobert also thought that it would be a bit wrong if Bowen made a move in advance. He should be able to feel the malice from Jonathan. If he makes a move, will it mean that he has other means?
Just as Hobert was thinking about these things, his spirituality sensed something and looked at the burning tree. Suddenly, the flames in one area turned blue, and ten "Demonized" figures jumped out from inside.
Hobert was somewhat surprised, and quickly injected his spirituality into a piece of metal in his pocket, which was Jonathan's "Communicator". As long as he injected spiritual power here, Jonathan would be able to sense it as long as he was not out of the South Coelson area.
The appearance of these ten enemies was unexpected for Hobert. Judging by their size, there were 3 "Desire Apostles" and 6 "Devils" among them.
Generally, "Devils" in their "Demonized" state are over two meters tall, while "Desire Apostles" in their "Demonized" state are nearly three meters tall, making them easy to distinguish.
They were likely a batch of forces recently recruited from other places, hidden by Bowen until now.
In short, they were not within Hobert's calculations.
Moreover, this group of "Devils" appeared near the second squad of the Special Operations Team. Their position on the battlefield seemed carefully chosen, targeting the weakest point in Jeffrey's Beyonder force, where Fors was also located within the second squad.
Helen immediately led the second squad to move closer to the first squad, hoping Angus and the others could spare some energy to block these demons.
However, the "Devils" attacked with extreme speed, closing within meters of Helen and the others in the blink of an eye. Just as they were preparing to unleash a massacre, a tall and wide door filled with illusory colors suddenly appeared before them.
The space behind the door seemed to become extremely distant, as if it were another dimension.
The demons quickly halted their advance, all sensing the immense threat emanating from the door.
Ah~
Just as they were awaiting further orders from their leader, a "Devil" suddenly let out a miserable scream. Without them noticing, a man in his thirties, clean-shaven and with meticulously combed hair, had appeared beside them.
This was Jonathan, whom Hobert had "called" for assistance. He could conceal his spirituality and aura, entering a state of "Concealment."
Even "Devil" with "Danger Perception" couldn't anticipate from which direction Jonathan would appear.
The state of "Concealment," combined with a sudden attack, meant that even a Sequence 6, let alone a demigod, could fall victim to his ambush.
Fortunately, this pathway didn't have overly strong offensive Beyonder abilities. Therefore, the silver-white, frost-glowing, beautiful short sword in Jonathan's hand was a carefully selected sealed artifact, possessing extreme attack power and a significant chance of "critical hits."
"Charm!" Just as the other nine were launching attacks on Jonathan, he unleashed a skill he had recorded. The attacks of the "Desire Apostles" and others struck Jonathan, but the instant they hit, Jonathan's figure became illusory—it was just a phantom!
Simultaneously, the effect of "Charm" caused all nine to stop in their tracks. The more they looked at Jonathan, the more they found him handsome and charming, inspiring genuine affection from the bottom of their hearts.
When Jonathan reappeared, none of the "Devils" showed any intention of attacking. Thus, Jonathan easily eliminated an "Desire Apostle."
As Jonathan continued his assault, his spirituality stirred with a premonition, and he vanished once more behind an illusory door. Almost simultaneously with his disappearance, a shadowy figure carrying malice emerged.
This shadowy figure seemed to be the embodiment of evil thoughts. The remaining eight "Devils" immediately felt the growth of their own evil thoughts, which snapped them out of the "Charm" state.
Just as the shadowy figure was about to transform into a human shape, a "Holy Light" descended from the sky. Jonathan had unknowingly reappeared in a corner, using "Holy Light," which was effective against evil creatures, to attack the enemy.
The shadowy figure abruptly turned, dodging the "Holy Light," and charged towards Jonathan: "Wrath!"
The "Holy Light" struck a "Devil," causing it to lose a significant portion of its combat power.
Another door materialized in front of Jonathan, in that instant, he and the shadowy figure on the ground seemed to exist in separate worlds.
The shadowy figure's "Wrath" attack also missed its mark.
Hiding behind the illusory door, Jonathan extended his weapon-wielding hand, which turned ethereal, suddenly appearing directly above the shadowy figure. With a forceful thrust, the hand pierced towards the shadowy figure.
Suddenly, Jonathan seemed to snap back to his senses: Wouldn't it be better to use "Banishment"? Why risk directly stabbing it?
This attack method was indeed seized upon by the shadowy figure. While taking a sword strike, the shadowy figure entangled Jonathan: "Come out!"
In fact, this wasn't a tactical error on Jonathan's part; it was the "Devil's" signature skill, "Corruption!", which would slowly and gradually degrade the enemy's rationality and thinking ability, eventually rendering them dull-witted.
Jonathan was also a demigod-level Beyonder, and although he wouldn't become a fool in combat, he was still affected by "Corruption," becoming careless and making the wrong choices.
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