501 Life and Death (2/2)

Congus cackled. ”Got you two rats! Let's see how you get away this time!”

His voice was brimming with intense hatred. It was the greatest humiliation that a Demigod-lich could be killed once by two 'kiddos' who hadn't even reached the ninth circle!

Teleporting into Death Valley, Lucien and Natasha went at full speed and swooshed past the deep darkness, arriving at the area that they had prepared in advance.

”A divine domain?” Congus floated above Death Valley instead of acting recklessly this time. ”You want to team up with a fake god to deal with me, and to weaken and restrain me with the enhancement of the divine domain and the magic circles you set up in advance?”

”Hehe. Let me show you what a sorcerer should be like!”

Congus raised his hands, and seven minor meteorites fell from the sky surrounded by fire. Illuminating the dark night, they smashed into Death Valley.

”Damn it! A massive attack!” While Lucien was braced for it, he was still shocked by Congus' cautiousness and decisiveness this time and cursed. In the telepathic bond, Natasha exclaimed in ways not expected of a 'lady', too.

”Hide!” Lucien and Natasha rushed to the place they prepared, while they asked Ell and the fake angels under their control to dodge.

The meteorites almost hit Death Valley at the same time. Under the stimulation, divine defenses immediately showed up, but they were soon shattered by the Meteor Swarm. After the attack, the defense of the divine domain was already ragged.

However, Congus did not stop. He raised his hands again, and another seven meteorites fell simultaneously.

Time seemed to have slightly halted. After a boom, a minor mushroom cloud rose from the valley. The overwhelming smoke deprived the area within several hundred kilometers of their original colors.

Inside the divine domain, the city decorated in agates and jade was half-collapsed by the blast. The parts that were directly hit were even razed to the ground. The vines that had blocked the sky in the past were broken and burnt. The pure souls and angels were blown away by the wild wind, not to be seen again. The holy halo was eclipsed by the rampant dust. The magic circles deployed in advance were riddled with holes, and dilapidated walls were the only things that could be seen.

It was not until five consecutive 'Meteor Swarms' that Demigod-lich Congus descended and searched for Lucien and Natasha.

Below the ground of the divine domain, Lucien and Natasha hid inside a 'fortress' while they listened to the incessant collisions outside.

”Thankfully, you prepared this bomb shelter in advance.” Sensing the violent quakes and the dust that was sprinkling from the ceiling, Natasha raised her thumb at Lucien.

Lucien smiled and said wisely, ”It is common sense to be prepared for air raids. It's good that they are just small meteorites.”

”But the magic traps you set up have been rendered useless.” Natasha looked rather solemn.

Lucien nodded his head. ”Most of them, yes. However, a tiny proportion of them are rooted in the divine domain, which will not be completely destroyed as long as Ell is not dead. I hope that some of them are still functional.”

The explosions outside stopped. Lucien hurried to reach out to Ell and confirm their location for the upcoming counterattack.

Congus landed inside Death Valley. Looking at the messy ruins, he searched for Lucien and Natasha through magic methods. In the meantime, since the holy halo was not entirely gone, he was aware that the master of the divine domain hadn't perished yet, and therefore was even more vigilant.

The 'mosquitoes of souls' flew out of him and spread out. Suddenly, a shadow rushed out of a collapsed building, with a common longsword in her hands.

Reflecting the fire and the holy halo nearby, the longsword carried the air of divinity, and the shadow seemed to have been melded with the longsword. Surrounded by two illusionary gaps, she slashed at Congus.

Congus did not use legendary magic that required the cooperation of short spells, in case the master of the divine domain attacked him with his ring when he cast the spells. He raised his hands, and all of the colors around Natasha faded away, replaced by the greyness of the void. Natasha's movement was halted under 'Time Stop', her longsword frozen in midair.

When Congus was about to extract Natasha's soul, another person rose from behind his back. He had the Sun Staff in his right hand, preparing to 'lock' Natasha in the maze when necessary, and his left hand was emitting silver brilliance as it was raised high at the enemy.

”You are going to cheat again?” Ignoring the air of the silver moon on Lucien's left hand, and not bothering with Natasha who was in the zone of 'Time Stop', Congus summoned a void-like black ball in front of his skull. Unleashing the greatest horror, it was about to be shot at Lucien.

It was Orb of Ultimate Destruction, a ninth-circle magic!

”He is not using any legendary magic. He is truly wary of Ell.” Delighted, Lucien instructed Ell to attack.

However, there was no response to his command.