Chapter 127 Red Lotus Feast 3 (1/2)

Lize spread out her hands.

A white holy light condensed in her hands and flowed in a way she had never experienced before.

Currently, the holy power that used to flow like a clear spring was showing a fierce side it had never showed before. The power was surging forward from Lize's hand like a wild horse that was struggling to get out of its shackles. Right now, Lize was biting her lips firmly, trying to control the power for her own use. However, it wasn't easy; as a Cleric, she had always been biased toward supporting power rather than offensive power, so she was naturally lacking in experience. It was just like a man who usually drove a classic car, but was suddenly given an F1 car—it was impossible for him to be good at driving it.

But Lize was still resisting. Sometimes she could even feel that it was not her who was manipulating the spell, but rather the spell that was manipulating her. It was just like a greedy beast that sucked on her strength for its own use. She felt her body begin to get tired and even her strength somewhat subsided. But she still resisted. She didn't want the nightmare to become a reality; no matter what, she wouldn't accept that kind of future! As long as she was still here, then she would never allow herself to be powerless and just watch her comrades die one by one just like before!

This is my mercenary group; I will protect it no matter what!

The power was getting stronger and the resistance more violent.

Lize still persevered and she slowly moved her hands to hold the power. She secretly mumbled the ancient spell and the dragon language could be heard. The language was strangling the power that was out of order forcefully, making it to listen to her order. Lize looked up towards the sky.

Countless golden beams burst out from her hands. They spun around and aimed toward different directions. A dazzling light shrouded everyone for a moment, even the sun in the sky had temporarily lost its color

”Holy Verdict!?”

Looking at the scene before him, the black-cloaked mage's expression changed. Although mages and clerics could both be classified as a caster, the energy that they controlled was different. While cleric attack spells didn't vary in complexity like a mage's spell, in terms of penetrating power, it was even more terrifying than mage's. He was confident on blocking Marlene's magic by using his own magic, but when facing Lize's spiritual power, he couldn't help but get serious and carefully deal with it.

The black-cloaked mage quickly reacted. He lifted his left hand and thunderbolts appeared from his fingers, expanding and connecting to form a net. It was aiming toward the golden beam.

Soon, two sides collided.

The continuous golden beam hit the thunder wall and a burst of explosions sounded. With the flashing thunderbolts and explosion, the entire sky looked as if it was torn. It was a very frightening scene.

After casting the spell, Lize fell to the ground. The offensive spell was far beyond her ability, depleting almost all of the energy in her body. If not because the half-angel blood that ran through her veins, she might have been unconscious already.

Anne hurriedly held onto Lize's body and brought her to Marlene's side. At the same time, a thunderbolt struck down from the sky. Fortunately, Anne had long been prepared. She quickly pulled Lize back and placed the shield in front to protect the three of them. At the same time, the stone hard surface quickly covered her skin, and in a blink of an eye it completely wrapped around her and turned her into a perfect statue.

Boom!!!

The thunderbolt hit the fine gold shield heavily. A huge force shook her body, but she still clenched her teeth and persevered. But it was not without any sacrifice. The stone-hard surface that had covered her skin before had been completely shattered to withstand that impact. If she did it again, most likely she would not be able to hold it anymore.

At this moment, a hand patted her shoulder

”You did well, Anne.”

Anne turned her head in surprise, then she realized that Rhode has come to her side. He looked pitiful, but his expression remained calm as usual.

”Leave it to me.”

Hearing Rhode's words, Anne didn't refute. She quickly retreated to take care of Lize and Marlene. From the distance, it could be seen that the mercenaries could no longer hold on anymore. They began to act on the defensive, and there was someone who turned around and shouted toward them, but what they said couldn't be heard clearly. Another pungent smell spread out, meaning that the mercenaries had already started using the next four gas precipitation potions.

Rhode looked toward the sky and the smoke gradually disappeared. The black-cloaked mage and the Wind Snake Lord once again appeared.

Rhode frowned.

Honestly, Rhode didn't want to use his trump card unless it was necessary, because first, it costs EXP points, and second, his information regarding the card wasn't clear. He didn't want to use a power he didn't fully understand, but it seemed that he had to do it now.

Rhode made this decision after realizing the black-cloaked mage's true strength when he failed in his surprise attack. Indeed, a Level 50 Mage really was hard to deal with. Although the contracted mage's offensive powers weren't as strong as an elemental or arcane mage's, it also depended on the opponent. If Rhode was on the same level as him, then he definitely would have already beaten him, but the gap between them forced Rhode to change his mind. This battle was just like a battle between Level 80 Cleric and Level 10 Warrior. Even if the cleric didn't use any skills, a stick would be enough to kill that fully armed warrior. This was the difference between them. Since Rhode couldn't make up for the gap, it meant that the battle had ended.

This is the only way.

Thinking until here, Rhode extended his hand and soon, a red card slowly rotated and emerged in his hand.