Chapter 364: Chaotic Battle

Chapter 364: Chaotic Battle

Levi peered through the eyes of the hummingbird.

Beyond the walls of Storm City, a colossal mountain peak pierced the clouds.

In an instant, a thought flashed through his mind.

Earth Beast!

Savinia had a companion who was an Earth Beast.

Back then, after that Earth Beast merged with the earth, its manifested form towered hundreds of meters high, even larger than the floating city.

Now, it had grown even more immense.

Like a truly majestic mountain peak.

One could scarcely believe this was a living creature.

Seeing the Earth Beast, Levi realized the Legendary Lich was preparing to seize the Goddess's Tear.

He also deduced the enemy would act at this precise moment.

Emotionally, Levi wished the Legendary Lich would wait until everyone was healed by the Goddess's Tear before attempting to seize it.

But clearly, neither the Church of Light nor the Legendary Lich cared about the fate of Storm City's populace.

One side fought solely for faith.

The other side fought solely to obtain the Goddess's Tear.

All else was disregarded.

Once the Earth Beast appeared, Storm City immediately entered a state of war.

Levi saw several holes opening on the body of the Earth Beast.

Then, countless skeleton monsters erupted from within the Earth Beast.

Like water spraying from a high-pressure hose.

Thousands upon thousands of skeleton monsters were sprayed directly into Storm City.

Storm City had already activated its defensive barrier.

However, the height of the city wall's magical defensive barrier was ultimately limited.

The Earth Beast towered higher than the defensive barrier.

Countless undead crossed over the walls and fell into Storm City.

A rain of undead began to fall within Storm City.

Countless undead descended from the heavens.

Most were smashed to fragments, while a few managed to land safely.

The shattered skeletons picked up body parts from others and pieced themselves together.

Many grotesque undead appeared within Storm City.

Skeleton monsters with six arms yet no legs.

Skeleton monsters composed entirely of feet, lacking bodies.

Utterly chaotic.

Yet, the Legendary Lich had achieved his aim.

The vast number of undead falling into Storm City created endless turmoil.

The entire Storm City was thrown into disarray.

City defense forces and extraordinary professionals rushed everywhere to put out fires, and even the defensive strength of the city walls was significantly reduced.

Undead could directly cross the walls and enter Storm City.

Concentrating all troops on the city walls was now meaningless.

Countless low-to-mid tier undead pinned down the majority of extraordinary professionals inside Storm City.

Outside the Light Temple, a large crowd of humans gathered.

Their vigorous life force attracted numerous undead toward the Light Temple.

"Filthy undead, forbidden from approaching the Light Temple!"

"Purify the undead!"

Light Knights, Light Guards, Light Wardens, Priests, and other extraordinary professionals stepped forward to intercept and slay the undead approaching the Light Temple.

The High Priest gazed at the towering Earth Beast in the distance, a slight worry stirring in his heart.

The thing they feared had finally come to pass.

The Legendary Lich truly dared to risk an attack on the Light Temple to seize the Goddess's Tear.

The miracle ritual centered on the Goddess's Tear primarily functioned to heal, purify, and dispel.

It possessed no combat ability.

That is to say, the miracle ritual not only lacked combat power and defense but also demanded they expend effort protecting it.

If the Legendary Lich intended to destroy the altar and the statue.

Then the Light Temple must intervene to protect the altar and the statue.

The Light Temple could not allow the statue to be destroyed before the eyes of hundreds of thousands.

No matter the cost, they must prevent the statue from being damaged.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The High Priest heard a whistling sound coming from the air.

Raising his head, he saw three figures appear overhead.

Hen bore black double wings on his back, gripping the horns of the Minotaur Anuo as he flew in the air.

Taking advantage of the commotion caused by the Earth Beast and the countless undead, they approached the Light Temple amidst the chaos.

They had already arrived above the square of the Light Temple.

The three flew past the top of the hummingbird controlled by Levi. Levi recognized "Hen" as the dark-clad youth who had nearly been killed by the self-detonation of the Light Magic Cannon last time.

Hen let go, and the Minotaur Anuo allowed himself to be pulled by gravity, falling to the ground.

Savinia sat behind Hen, commanding him to fly downward.

"Hen, get down quickly."

"I know, don't rush me."

Whoosh!

The Minotaur Anuo descended from the sky.

A Paladin of the Light Temple stepped forward bravely to meet the falling Minotaur Anuo.

The Paladins guarding the altar and statues were all Sixth Order Paladins.

Their strength was immensely formidable.

Confronting the Paladin's spear, Minotaur Arno unleashed a punch.

The terrifying power blurred the very air itself.

The fist's speed instantly surpassed the sound barrier.

Thud! Roar!

As the fist clashed with the spear, an explosive shockwave sent countless ordinary folk flying from the altar's vicinity.

The Paladin's expression shifted.

His arm trembled; the opponent's strength was simply too great.

Even bolstered by a priest's blessing, he could not withstand that force.

And worse still, the foe had countered his strike with a hasty blow.

"Form the combined assault!"

The Paladin stepped back, shouting aloud.

Three other Paladins nearby rushed over to launch a righteous onslaught upon Minotaur Arno.

"Holy Light Purification!"

A cleric from the Temple of Light cast a spell from the side to support the Paladins.

The radiance of the Holy Light Purification descended upon Minotaur Arno.

It proved utterly ineffective.

Vast white-gold runes materialized across Arno's body.

Seeing this, the cleric's face registered sheer shock.

"A Light Blessing! Why would an undead bear such a blessing?"

With a Light Blessing upon him, ordinary holy magic held no sway over him.

Unless a High Priest of immense power wielded a superior incantation.

Even then, the efficacy would be severely diminished.

A Light-wielding undead!

Such an absurd combination was impossible, yet here it stood.

The cleric could not fathom who had bestowed this blessing upon the dead.

His Holy Light Purification spell was rendered useless.

The one who granted this blessing must possess considerable power.

Could it be a High Priest within the Temple of Light?

While the cleric remained frozen in shock...

Arno went all out, toppling four Paladins single-handedly before charging toward the High Priest atop the altar.

The Paladins and clerics sought to pursue and halt him.

Savinia and Hen descended from the heavens.

Hen roared loudly, "Your adversary is me!"

His black twin wings flared outward, transforming into demonic claws that swooped down upon those below.

"Holy Light Purification!"

"Sacred Lance Impale!"

Hiss!

In an instant, Hen coughed up blood and was sent flying hundreds of meters backward.

Savinia was left speechless.

Minotaur Arno could dominate them due to his strength and his immunity to holy magic.

For Hen to survive even a single exchange without being slain was a feat in itself.

After all, his foes were all Paladins and clerics specialized in slaying the undead.

Savinia paid it no mind, leaping onto the altar to dance with grace.

As she moved, an almost imperceptible flute melody drifted through the air.

"Grrrroooowl!"

Those afflicted by the Green Corpse Chill surged forward instantly.

Tens of thousands of the infected, spurred by Savinia, surged wildly toward the altar.

(End of Chapter)