1143 Delusion Part 1 (1/2)

The temperature of demon blood was lower than human blood. The two types of blood mixed with each other and seeped into the ground, giving it a pungent stench.

Nailisi charged all the way, and casualties from both sides were almost equal.

However, Nailisi felt heartache. The two supreme demons were severely injured and had to be pulled from the battlefield, and the rest of the demons died. It was the first time she fought a battle like that, where the tall, hulking demons were inferior to human opponents. If it was not due to her side having the advantage of numbers, the casualties would be a lot more severe.

Sika felt how frustrating it was to be overpowered because of level difference for the first time as well. While the Magical Element Tower remained impregnable, having the fire dragon coiled around the tower meant that the people inside were unable to attack their enemies.

But then again, it was fortunate that they had enough level nine professionals on their side to keep the level ten sorcerer busy. Eleanor's arrows were a great threat to the Grand Duke's men. Archers lacked in defense, but their capacity at offense was on par with mages. If they were equipped with decent equipment, it was easier to enhance an archer's attacks than a mage's.

Sika dared not let Eleanor charge outside. That was one mistake they made. If Eleanor was in the air several thousand meters above the ground, their enemies might not have been able to keep up with her.

Grand Duke Jatan looked at the magic array and found the mages had finished building it. Light shimmered from the array, and a small territorial space appeared. The ones in the tower would not make it through the territory to help their own fighting in the canyon.

”Come with me.”

Grand Duke Jatan called his mages and left only the level ten sorcerer to man the magic array. The other warriors followed the Grand Duke.

The Grand Duke took to the air and brandished his own weapon: a blade curved into a half-circle. The blade was over four meters long and looked incredibly awkward.

The Grand Duke stood high above the canyon and laughed. He swung the blade, and the blade's aura shot towards the mountains at the flanks and killed the demons one by one.

The demons that were hit by the blade's aura were shredded. Blood splattered everywhere and flowed down the cliffs, staining them blue.

Nailisi was incredibly frustrated, but she dared not take on the Grand Duke. The Grand Duke had a lot of people by his side, the most notable being a level ten true might and a level ten sorcerer. Nailisi was no match for him. She was only able to open the purgatory of the fallen and stand before its entrance, summoning the Shackles of the Fallen.

The Shackles of the Fallen were connected to the altar and were unable to be summoned entirely from the purgatory. The altar's power was incredible in the purgatory. However, the 24 chains had a limited area of attack when they were used outside the purgatory. Furthermore, the most powerful attack only worked when used against believers.

There were some fallen believers of the goddess in the purgatory, but Nailisi did not mind it anymore. She summoned hundreds of them and had them stand at the entrance of the purgatory, blocking the entrance of the canyon.

The believers were translucent, and their legs looked squishy. They were useful for moving around in the water, but hardly useful on land.

Grand Duke Jatan was curious when he saw a huge demon bring weird creatures and block his way. He slowed down with the slaughter and saw the demon use short sword, which seemed like less than a dagger in relation to her size, to cut off the head of a golden grand swordmaster.

The slash was incredibly quick. The blade held in her hand was never seen in battle, and the golden grand swordmaster was unable to defend against it. His head was cut off by the Sword of Rules.

Grand Duke Jatan was furious as he swung his curved blade downward. Slashes of aura shot at Nailisi. The attacks were unleashed with the power stored within the blade, making it look easy. However, the attacks were deceivingly powerful. Nailisi took control of the chains and used them to deflect the aura attacks. Her Grey Memory continued to take out one warrior after another.

The Grey Memory had a range of over 100 meters, which was a common attack range of mages.

The Shackles of the Fallen were made of materials comparable to godly items. None of the Grand Duke's attacks was able to tear through the chains and hit Nailisi. Nailisi held four weapons in her four hands: the Grey Memory, the Sword of Rules, a square semi-godly shield, and a flail that Saleen crafted for her. It was a replica of the Winged Skull's weapon, but was used for close quarters combat. The head was over half a meter in diameter, enabling it to be used like a small shield.

No one in the air was able to do anything to her while she was protected by the Shackles of the Fallen. The chains shot out for tens of meters from the purgatory of the fallen, protecting Nailisi.

The Grand Duke hesitated. What is Saleen doing? And what is the demon is working so hard to protect?

A huge fireball descended from above, but it was the work of the level ten sorcerer at the Grand Duke's side. Almost every mage knew Fireball, but few used it as their main skill.