Chapter 285: Fight! (5k)
Outside Red Maple City, on the gravel plain.
The howling wind was blowing wildly, and only a few thin trees could be seen on the endless gravel ground. Occasionally, a few lonely birds flew across the sky, and their chirps were drowned out by the dark tide gradually approaching from the distance.
In the dark military formation.
Koros looked at the outline of the fortress wall at the end of his field of vision, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up in a subtle arc.
He has already calculated that at about this time, the "Death God" will fall into a violent rage due to hunger, and will rush to the ground to "find food" at all costs - He will spread death and use the red maple to spread death. Using the city's civilians and extraordinary beings as food, it doesn't take long to turn half of Red Maple City into a "dead city"...
Before that, Hubert, the only "saint" in the city - [Glory]'s "Deacon of the Purification of Sins" will be bound by the Death God, and he will be locked in an endless decisive battle with him.
And at the moment when Hubert is the only "saint", he can't stop his strong devouring instinct. For Koros, the best result is that Hubert is killed and devoured by the Death God on the spot, which will save Koros a lot of trouble...
This outcome is doomed in Koros' view. Koros even made a special reconnaissance around Red Maple City for this purpose, knowing that although there were "holy" [Supreme] people rushing to Red Maple City, he would never be able to intervene in the crisis at hand.
Kross is quite relieved about this.
After that, the fortress city in front of you can be obtained easily without using too much force.
As for how to deal with the "Death God's Heir" after entering the city, Koros had his own method.
Koros thought excitedly. He saw the raging beacon smoke rising from the wall of the fortress in the distance, but he didn't take it seriously.
And just when he was thinking so freely, a somewhat confused voice came from next to him: Bablon:
"...I feel something is wrong, Kross."
"What's wrong?" Kross turned to look at Babelun, only to see a rare look of doubt on his face.
Babelun raised his arm and opened his palm. A spherical outline slowly formed in his palm, with several gray and black dots floating on it. They were gradually dimming and dissipating.
"The 'divine' reaction in Red Maple City has become extremely thin, Koros." Babelun said slowly.
"...What do you mean?" Koros was a little confused. "You mean, the 'Death God's Heir' was not born at the scheduled time?"
"..." Babelun didn't answer him. He just continued to stare at the ball in his hand with his brows furrowed. After a while, he slowly said:
"I'm worried that it's another possibility that we don't want to believe."
"How is it possible?" Kross shook his head, his somewhat sharp voice seemed to tremble with laughter, "How could Hubert, a 'holy deacon' alone, complete the purification so quickly?"
"Didn't we predict it a long time ago, Babylon. In that city, there can only be one saint named Hubert in such a short period of time."
"Are you worried that the 'Death God's Heir' will be purified? No, it's impossible. I think it's more likely that they used some kind of method to mask their aura -"
"Do you still remember that when we were in Sina City, the 'Ancestral Spirit Bishop' Sandos invaded the church, and the 'lightless cage' pulled up by the church's Bishop Fabian... Oh, I forgot, you have never been there Sina City.”
"..."
Kross said this, the confidence in his tone not diminishing at all, but Babylon could not find a reason to refute him.
Because what Kross said is indeed possible - it is indeed possible for Red Maple City to take such measures to avoid exposing itself to the crisis, and "Holy Deacon" Hubert does have May have the authority over the "Lightless Cage".
After thinking this way, Babelun suddenly felt that it was more reasonable, and his frown slowly relaxed.
"Perhaps you are right, Koros." Barberon said lightly, "I hope I am overthinking."
The brief conversation ended quickly. The army behind them was still advancing slowly and steadily towards Red Maple City.
Then, although Babylon was able to convince himself with the words of Koros.
But there was always an ominous premonition in his heart. This feeling made him extremely irritated, but he couldn't get rid of it no matter what.
…
Half an hour later.
As the Black Army's military formation drew closer to Red Maple City, that ominous feeling intensified in Bablon's heart.
As expected, the scene of the city filled with death fog did not appear. On the contrary -
The military formations of Red Maple City have already lined up in front of the city and are ready. On top of the city wall, the four extraordinary beings of the "fourth level of destiny" in the side courtyard and the square monument courtyard were also looking at them. There was no sign at all that they were in crisis due to the birth of the "Death God's Heir"!
"Koros..." Barberon thought about it for a moment and said again:
"...I still feel something is wrong."
"..."
This time, Kross did not refute.
Because he also felt something was wrong.
Except for Rossiu Carlos, the church's "master of ceremonies", and the "holy deacon" who could not be seen, almost all other high-ranking people in Red Maple City appeared in front of Kross!
There was no panic or despair on their faces, on the contrary, they were faces full of high-spirited fighting spirit.
Koros couldn't help but put his hand on his chin and wanted to think. Suddenly, there was a loud sound of horns in his ears——
Woo-woo! ——In the military formation of Red Maple City, the horn of charge suddenly sounded!
Accompanied by the sound of gongs and drums like raging waves crashing on the shore, their military formation in front has begun to move and charge towards the Black Army's military formation!
Dozens of guard knights and hundreds of campaign knights in the side courts led thousands of cavalry to outflank the two wings. In the center was a formation of city defenders showing a fanatical fighting spirit. They were wearing half-length uniforms. Wearing leather armor, holding a simple shield and a long sword, he rushed towards the dark army on the opposite side without fear of death!
On top of the towering city wall of Red Maple City, thousands of crossbows were neatly pushed out, and fiercely shot out curtains of scorching fire one after another!
This scene happened so fast that Kross was caught off guard.
Obviously, Red Maple City was fully prepared for the invasion of the Dark Army, and before they could gain a foothold, they launched an attack on them!
With no time to think about where their confidence came from, a black light flashed in Koros's eyes, and he reached into his arms and took out a colorful mask.
After putting on the mask, Koros raised his arm, and countless silk mists of dark light suddenly spread out from his body.
Taking him as the starting point, a thick black mist descended from the mid-air. It enveloped thousands of ordinary soldiers around them, and shadows poured into their bodies like silk.
Visibly to the naked eye, the bodies of the soldiers bound by the shadows began to twist and deform, and their eyes were covered with a layer of warlike, fanatical crimson.
This is one of the most important abilities of Koros as the "Shadow Strategist" - he can forcibly strengthen ordinary people who are not extraordinary to a level close to that of an extraordinary, at the cost of losing their sanity and greatly shortening their lifespans. .
There is a certain range in this "enhanced" area. The more targets that receive enhancement within the range, the lower the average improvement ability will be, and the price that needs to be paid will be relatively lower.
On the contrary, if the number of "strengthened" targets is smaller, the degree of strengthening will be more thorough. If the foundation of the strengthened target is good enough, Koros can even "boost" him from an ordinary person to a four-year-old in one fell swoop. An extraordinary person with great destiny and strength.
The soldiers who were "catalyzed" by Koros into extraordinary beings immediately roared like wild beasts, and then charged towards the Red Maple City guards rushing from the opposite side. --boom! The first round of military formations on the front line had collided, and the strong smell of blood suddenly filled the air.
Thousands of berserk soldiers strengthened by Koros have entered the city guard formation on the opposite side, tearing into pieces the dozens of soldiers who were the first to come into contact.
But soon, Koros realized something was wrong.
The city guards who fought with his strengthened soldiers were actually indifferent to the death of their companions, and their faces even showed a more fanatical and warlike light!
The number of those city guards was more than twice that of the strengthened berserk soldiers. Although the berserk soldiers quickly killed hundreds of people on the other side, more city guards actually overwhelmed them!
Then, under the gaze of Kross, the source of the increasingly rich smell of blood that filled the air gradually shifted from the city guards to his strengthened berserk soldiers!
——Those "City Guards" also possess physiques and strength that far exceed those of ordinary people! Although Koros can feel that they are not extraordinary yet, they can already compete with the mad soldiers!
"...When did Red Maple City train such an army?" Koros murmured in confusion. He raised his arms, preparing to strengthen a wave of surrounding soldiers to fill the gap between the two to three thousand "city guards". "The amount of troops consumed.
Although each "strengthening" will consume a lot of Koroth's spirituality, the battle situation has obviously exceeded Koroth's expectations.
However, just as he raised his arm, the thick black mist flickered faintly in mid-air.
Suddenly, Koros caught a glimpse of a dazzling golden light at the edge of his vision. Feeling something in his heart, he immediately stopped strengthening the weapon and took off the snake-shaped tapered blade from his waist.
--clang! As soon as he flicked the awl with his finger, the dark bell screen he summoned burst out with a series of dazzling golden light!
A war hammer has flown from the sky like a meteor, smashing out several obvious cracks in the bell curtain of Koros!
And what followed the flying war hammer was the "Holy Deacon" of the diocese!
——"The Holy Deacon of Purification" Hubert! He has appeared in front of Koros!
He was riding an illusory, armored white lion, and the thrown war hammer had returned to his hand. A burning golden light burst out from his eyes, looking down at Koros below with contempt.
In contrast, obvious shock and confusion flashed in Kross's eyes.
He didn't expect that "Holy Deacon" Hubert would actually appear in front of him! He didn't get into a fierce battle with the "Death God Heir" and just appeared in front of him first!
"How...how..." Koros asked hesitantly, "Shouldn't you be fighting the Death God's Heir? You shouldn't be here!"
"..."
"'Death God's Heir'... you mean that baby head?"
Hubert responded to him in a calm voice and said:
"He was indeed born. But unfortunately, He has been purified by me."
--roar! Just as Hubert was speaking, the illusory white lion under him roared and swooped towards Kolos under Hubert's control!
In the process of falling from the sky, the white lion's claws had condensed into a giant sword that emitted bright golden light and could not be looked directly at.
The giant sword struck down in the air above Koros' head!
Under the gaze of Koros, the spiritual flow in his eyes seemed to have stopped for an instant, and the sound of the wind that was still whistling and circling around him also became silent at the same moment.
The invisible sword wave, but powerful enough to cut off everything, flew towards Koros very fast!
Kross's vision went dark. He had already subconsciously bent his fingers. A bottle of "Crazy" demon dolls behind him had rushed forward and blocked him.
--boom! ! !
The golden light suddenly erupted, and Koros's vision was instantly completely occupied by a dazzling golden light.
The golem's fine steel surface wall was firmly swallowed by Hubert's heart lion's slash, and its surface suddenly broke into a large smooth fracture, and the gear bearings and other small parts inside poured out like an hourglass. out.
As Kroos watched, the golem that blocked his blow suddenly turned into scrap metal and collapsed heavily on the gravel ground.
"What are you thinking about? Koros?" Bablon's voice came from behind Koros, "Even if the current situation deviates from the plan, he is only a person now!"
"Changes will come soon! Koros! Remember, change will come soon!"
As he spoke, Babelun commanded all the "Crazy Era" demon dolls around him to surround Hubert.
Kross also recovered from the extremely shocked state of mind. When he looked at Hubert opposite, his eyes once again had a deep light.
Although I don’t know whether what the “Holy Deacon” Hubert in front of me said is true, I still can’t feel the breath of the “Death God” even though I’m so close. Hubert is probably not there. lie.
But when Koros was thinking this way, a greater sense of crisis had arisen in the hearts of Koros and Barberon at the same time.
It is absolutely impossible for "Holy Deacon" Hubert to purify the "Death God" by himself, which just illustrates another possibility——
In Red Maple City, the "second saint" that they didn't know about had appeared!
But the unknown enemy has not yet appeared. At the moment, Hubert is obviously alone in the presence of Koros and Barberon.
A fierce look flashed in Kross's eyes. He once again flicked the snake-shaped awl in his hand. The previous bell curtain quickly faded and dissipated. A new bell curtain soon appeared above Hubert's head, and quickly Falling down!
The next moment, Hubert was enveloped by the bell curtain. Koros flicked the serpentine awl blade again without hesitation, causing countless sharp awl thorns to protrude rapidly from the surface of the bell curtain!
Countless thorns grew and stabbed at Hubert's body rapidly, and streaks of bright red splashed from within the bell curtain.
But the rich, dazzling golden light also surged within the curtain - "Holy Deacon" Hubert avoided the critical point, and opened several protective barriers in time, blocking more cones. The thorn is blocked outside the barrier!
Then, he swung the war hammer, summoned all the [brilliance] spirit in his body in the hand holding the hammer, and slammed it towards the surface of the bell curtain!
--boom! ! ! All the spikes on one side were broken, and a large gap appeared in the bell curtain behind it. Hubert's figure quickly appeared from the gap.
And at the moment Hubert escaped, the surrounding "Crazy Era" demon dolls had gathered around and launched a round of bombardment at Hubert!
The indestructible steel punch, the beam of light containing destructive spirituality, etc., were blasted towards the only target of Hubert, but Hubert did not retreat and just raised his left hand.
On the back of his left hand, a ring of golden light patterns appeared.
--boom! ! ! Taking Hubert as the origin, a surging air wave full of spiritual pressure suddenly burst out, knocking all the surrounding demon dolls away!
That is the power of "rejection" held by "Holy Deacon" Hubert!
In Kross's field of vision, the outline of Hubert's body has been covered with a dazzling golden light. The light even makes it difficult to distinguish the outline of Hubert's facial features. The whole person is like a sparkling golden man.
And around Hubert, several rings were hovering and shrouded there. They "rejected" everything they touched, and foreign spiritual beings could not get close at all!
The cruel look on Kross's face became deeper and deeper, and he couldn't help but become anxious.
He raised his dagger, wanting to summon all the remaining bell curtains at once, trying to break through Hubert's circle of "rejection" and get rid of him once and for all.
But his idea failed to be put into practice, as another ethereal whistle came from mid-air.
A figure emitting golden light then descended in front of Koros. He raised his hand with two radiant crosses to disperse the bell curtain spirit that had not yet condensed in the mid-air!
The sudden attack made Koros take a step back. It was not until the light in front of him dissipated that he could see clearly who was coming.
Then, Koros's eyes widened.
The person who just appeared in front of him started with a very oppressive holy art. He was undoubtedly a "fifth-level destiny".
But what Kroos never expected was——
What appeared in front of him turned out to be the church's "master of ceremonies", that "Roseux Carlos"!
——He turned out to be the second "saint" in Red Maple City!
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(End of chapter)