Chapter 1449 - Hao Ren Deserves an Oscar (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
When the silvery white bolts tipped with mighty magic power pierced through the air, they left behind crisscrossing blazing trails in the sky. The bolts penetrated the protection spells and enchantments like paper. That was followed by offensive magic from the Letta runes, which destroyed the witches’ defenses in the cemetery. To survive in the Dark Ages, the witches had earlier laid down layers of defenses in the forms of enchanted tombstones and twisted dead trees around their lair. Those objects, the witches’ primary shields, could only momentarily delay the advances of the demon hunters.
The witches finally got their act together after their initial panic. Madam Marie and Hessiana became the ones whom the others looked to for instructions. Their shouts of command prevented the witches from doing anything stupid in panic. Under the cover of the mysterious fog, the witches hid and retreated to a narrow strip of land in the southwest corner of the cemetery. The witch, Helen, chanted a spell, and the tombstones around the open space came to life, turning into black stone guards covered in moss. The guards formed another line of defense, holding back the remote strike of the demon hunters.
*Boom!*
Almost as soon as the stone guards rose, a dazzling, silvery-white fireball whizzed in a parabola through the air and landed on one of the guards. The supposedly indestructible stone guard, which had a robust anti-magic ability, shattered in an instant. Sacred Flames vaporized most of its broken pieces before they even crashed to the ground.
“The stone guards are crumbling. They can hold up for a few more minutes at the most,” Hessiana said quickly. “What the hell. They are no ordinary demon-hunter squad. Only the elites could unleash such destructive power!”
Hao Ren glanced at Little Bat and said, “It seems that even if your previous plan were successful, it would still be useless. The strength of these demon hunters is not what you think.”
Hessiana seemed to be quick in admitting her miscalculation. “The intense interest the demon hunters are showing towards this place is a surprise. It seems that they still see Vivian as a threat even though she is in hibernation.”
While Hessiana spoke, Hao Ren had another question in mind.
Are these demon hunters coming for Vivian? Isn’t Vivian a deterrence to the demon hunters? Why would the demon hunters look for trouble with the Countess although they know that she has rarely caused any trouble before? Hao Ren asked himself.
What was wrong with these elite demon hunters?
The demon hunters appeared to be using their firepower to pin the witches into a corner. Perhaps their extreme discipline made them very cautious although they were only raiding a bunch of half-human witches. Up to that point, the demon hunters were still using bolts and spells to go against the resistance in the cemetery. It seemed like they wanted to play the long game of exhausting their enemy.
However, the game of exhaustion would soon be over.
Hao Ren looked up towards the west of the cemetery. His peered through the thick fog and saw several figures moving. The demon hunters had crossed the fences and animated trees. Their actions only meant one thing: the killing had just begun.
Hessiana threw out a few corrosive balls of blood. The blood balls, which contained the power of death, landed before the demon hunters and immediately exploded into clouds of toxic fog. The demon hunters were wary and halted their advances.
“We are on the defensive here. Those bastards are good when it comes to a siege.” Hessiana snorted. “We must find a way to get out. It is close to the full moon; if we can get out, I will be able to harness the power of the moonlight to shake them off. But there are two caveats.”
“What caveats?” Madam Marie quickly asked.
“First, we cannot break through the blockade. You even have difficulty looking after yourselves, who can break the demon hunters’ defense? Second, we need someone to stay behind to buy us some time. Even the slightest would be good enough.”
The witches and Bain, the wizard, looked at each other. But Hao Ren already had an idea.
“No problem,” Hao Ren said quickly as he opened his Dimensional Pocket and took out a weird-looking weapon, at least it was weird in the eyes of the witches. “Lily will lead the charge to break the siege… Lily, put this on. You need this weapon.”
Lily looked at Hao Ren as he put the equipment on her. “But I am better at close-quarters combat.”
Hao Ren waved his hand. “This thing is much better than a large sword. Your goal is to break the blockade, not to engage the demon hunters. Thus, firepower will do the job better than anything else.”
Before Lily knew it, Hao Ren had finished equipping her with a massive case of ammunition on her back, and a six-barrel machine gun in each hand. The writer, now, looked like the Terminator.
As he hung the weapons on Lily, Hao Ren leaned over and whispered to her, “Bring everyone and storm out of here. Do not engage the demon hunters—I need them.”