Chapter 286 - Necropolis (5) (1/2)
Chapter 286: Necropolis (5)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The road before the Necropolis’ gate.
Faced with the charging high-level demons and Undead Knights, Joseph shouted, “Stop them! Stop them!”
With Joseph as the leader, the Royal Knights charged to the front and started fighting directly with the enemies! The ten Royal Knights all activated their Holy Grail Battle Auras. There was a gust of wind instantly, and holy storms swept from all the Royal Knights. The different halos appeared as well.
Protective Halo
All light organisms within 150 feet will have their defensive abilities against dark power raised by 50%. Their protective abilities against biological attacks raise by 100%, and speed is also raised by 50%.
Thorn Halo
Attacks suffered by all light organisms within 150 feet will rebound to the attacker at 30% of the original strength. The attack must not be higher than Level-8.
Brilliant Halo
All light organisms within 150 feet will have their elements raised by 20%.
Instantly, everyone was surrounded by a layer of thick white light. Various light runes flowed through it, making the sight extremely glamorous. The Royal Knights used their own power to create a territory of light in this toxic forest filled with darkness.
The next moment, the demons arrived. The first one was the Fodor Flaming Demon.
The vitality of high-level demons was honestly too strong. This Fodor Flaming Demon had been stabbed by Nana twice earlier and had its arm broken. Now, it looked completely fine!
The only difference was its weapons. It originally had two burning demon swords, but one had been destroyed so now it only had an average saber.
Seeing it charge forward, Joseph went to meet it without hesitation.
Cling. Clang. The two exchanged countless strikes without either gaining the upper hand.
Indeed, the Fodor Flaming Demon had near-perfect swordsmanship, but it had changed its weapon and was not yet accustomed to it. Earlier, its arm had been wounded by Nana too. It seemed okay from the surface, but it was still a problem in high-intensity fighting. Even worse, the Royal Knights had many halos, most notably the Thorn Halo. The demon could feel the reverberations from the opponent very clearly.
This made the demon hold back.
It was the opposite for Joseph. He had no concerns and put in his all. There was nothing to worry about; he just had to kill the demon before him. He displayed his strongest power.
With this shift, the Fodor Flaming Demon who could hold its ground with Nana was now incomparable to Joseph.
Milda fought too. She took out three fist-sized seeds and poured her Mana in. The seeds instantly glowed with green light. Then she tossed them forward. “Grow, my little soldiers!”
This was a Planting Spell unique to the High Elves. Right now, Milda used it to create the most powerful Plant Warriors of the High Elves—Golden Tree Spirits!
Golden Tree Spirits
Level-7 Planting Spell
Effect: When the seeds are filled with enough Mana and are introduced to oxygen, soil, and water, it will instantly sprout and turn into resilient Tree Spirits with shocking combat power. These Tree Spirits use vines with poisonous thorns as whips. Tree Spirits can also spray seeds with immense explosive power. It is enough for the opponent to feel their internal organs split apart.
(Note: This is a special spell of elven royalty. Each casting consumes large amounts of vitality and should not be used often.)
With a boom, the seeds dropped onto the ground. They immediately burrowed into the soil and started sprouting. After a few seconds, three 16-foot-tall Tree Spirits appeared amongst the mass of enemies.
These Tree Spirits were made entirely of dark gold vines twisted together. The wood material was very resilient, and their attacks were crude and aggressive. As soon as the thick and thorny golden vines appeared, they started whipping the demons and undead.
Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack! The vines’ sounds were impressive, surprisingly cracking in the air. Some Undead Knights were flung into the air from the hit; some unlucky ones got hit in the head, which instantly exploded.
The high-level demons were not much better. They were strong and just stumbled backward when they got hit once or twice. However, these Tree Spirits were too efficient. Their storm-like whips were unavoidable.
A Thousand Eye Demon was distracted for a second and was whipped dozens of times. Its flesh burst open, and a few dozen pairs of eyes went blind from the hits too. It writhed on the ground in pain.
This was not all. The vines of these Tree Spirits also had golden buds. They swelled up like balloons and exploded with pops, spraying out dozens of seeds.
Pop, pop, pop! The seeds exploded inside the undead soldiers. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. Countless poisonous thorns wreaked havoc within the crowd.
The toxin was not very effective against the undead, but it was great against the demons. The demons could survive with their strong vitality, but they were still in immense pain, affecting their power.
“F*ck! Kill these damn things!” Half of the Thousand Eye Demon’s eyes had gone blind. It roared in pain and charged at the Tree Spirits.
The three Golden Tree Spirits had terrifying combat power. They battled with a large amount of Undead Knights as soon as they appeared, while also fighting with five high-level demons.
Therefore, the Royal Knights only truly faced two high-level demons. Joseph dealt with one, while the other nine Royal Knights fought the other one. They were evenly matched.
During this, Link was gathering the Holy Power. A spatial lens appeared beside him. The Holy Power was guided out, and it entered the spatial lens to be further agglomeration so it could achieve a higher combat effect.
Link had used this in the Black Forest against Auselia.
However, last time he had used this to gather the power of the light runes. Now, he was using it to save the Holy Power of the statue. Yes, the statue contained enough Holy Power to cast a Level-9 spell, but if he purely guided the power out and then let it explode, it would be a waste.
Without the restrictions of the Mana structure, the Holy Power could reach the level of a Level-9 spell. However, the cohesiveness would only be around Level-7. That sort of power could force the Undead Knights back but was not very threatening towards the high-level demons. They only needed to hide for a bit and come straight back after the explosion of Holy Power. It would be a tragedy at that point.
Therefore, Link prepared to use only half of the Holy Power. Then he would use the spatial lens to agglomerate the power into high-intensity Holy Power rays. That way, he could save some power and also be truly threatening to the demons.
Of course, this needed time. Even if it was only half of the Holy Power, it was still a lot and was difficult to control. He needed at least five seconds.
“Huh, they actually do have some skills,” Misamier’s voice rang out. She didn’t join in at the start but seeing this situation with the human Magician’s Holy Power aura growing heavier, she had to act.
“Kid, don’t do small tricks behind my back,” she said with a smile. When she said the first word, she was still 250 feet away. By her last word, she had already crossed the battlefield and was beside Joseph. She was so fast it was almost instantaneous.
Since she was beside Joseph, who was fighting the Fodor Flaming Demon, she offhandedly whipped him. The whip slashed down and didn’t hit Joseph, but he suddenly felt unable to breathe as if he was suffocating.
That’s her power? It’s terrifying. I can’t handle it! Joseph was entirely shocked. He immediately realized that he didn’t even have the chance to block this hit. He couldn’t do anything other than wait for death.
But he wasn’t alone!
Just as the whip was about to hit him, Nana’s short sword, the Last Nightmare, appeared beside him. With a snick, it blocked the strongest whip and sliced down, cutting the whip.
Oh? Interesting. Misamier collected her whip and dodged Nana’s sword. She shook her arm slightly, and the whip seemed to come to life. It twisted and streaked towards Nana like lightning.
Crack! Nana was hit!