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Chapter 307 Projection (Two chapters in one)
"Great God of Hunting, you are the eternal light, the rising sun, bringing dawn and hope to the world."
As Exter chanted, the magic array suddenly burst into surging energy fluctuations.
This energy fluctuation was so powerful that the Duke of Munster and Admiral Edward changed their faces and quickly retreated outside the magic array area.
At this time, dense footsteps sounded outside the gate of the administrative hall.
Although most of the barons and viscounts who were awarded medals escorted their relatives to evacuate first after the attack, there were already a large number of elite guards in the administrative hall.
After defeating most of the Black Flame monks, the guards returned to the hall again.
When they saw the injured Duke of Munster and Admiral Edward, the guards were shocked and ran forward to help them.
But when they stepped into the core area of the magic array, they seemed to be trapped in a swamp, and the strong obstruction almost made them unable to move.
To move their legs or reach out their hands, they had to exert all their strength and spend dozens of times more time. Suddenly, these guards who entered the evil magic array seemed to be in slow motion.
However, this was not the most terrifying thing.
The most terrifying thing was that waves of black air like pythons emerged from the ground, wrapped around their calves, and quickly spiraled up.
For a moment, these elite guards, whose strength was about the level of formal knights, began to tremble all over, as if they could not control their bodies. The blood in their bodies seemed to have independent consciousness and was being attracted by some invisible force.
At this moment, the guards who were trapped in the evil magic array, such as ears, nose, mouth and even eyes, had red blood oozing out of their bodies, floating in the air, like tiny blood snakes, and quickly gathered towards the position where Exter was!
This horrible scene made everyone exclaim.
"Quickly retreat! Those who are not strong enough to be great knights, don't come in!" Duke Munster waved his hands vigorously at the guards who kept coming, looking anxious and shouting.
At this moment, the area where Duke Munster and Admiral Edward were located was closer to the core of the evil magic circle, and the air was heavy as if it was filled with mud.
Although they could control the abnormal movement of blood in their bodies, it seemed that there were thousands of hands grabbing their feet.
Under the heavy injuries, even with the strength of these two, it was extremely difficult to retreat and their movements were slow.
"Great God of Hunting, please accept my humble sacrifice." Exter's chanting became louder and louder, and his face became more and more fanatical and excited!
He first focused his eyes on the dying ascetic monk of the Goddess Church.
He stretched out his right hand and shook it in a vague way. In an instant, the other person was surrounded and infiltrated by a large amount of black air, and quickly stood up with his hands wide open.
The next second, the ascetic monk, who originally exuded a sacred and indifferent aura, suddenly trembled like a sieve, and his eyes rolled up!
With the last scream, it exploded!
The blood, broken organs, broken bones, etc. that originally belonged to the ascetic monk splashed around and covered the center of the evil magic array.
Inspired by this, the ceremony suddenly reached its climax!
It seemed that they were inspired by their own high priest. After feeling the increasingly strong aura of the prayer ceremony, the remaining black flame monks who had been scattered around came out from the side door again.
With fanatic faces, they knelt down in the center of the evil magic array and prayed loudly.
Compared with the shocked expressions of the Duke of Munster and Admiral Edward at this time, Exter's face was filled with incomparable excitement and joy!
You know, he has made great efforts and efforts to successfully enter the level of the third-level crystal wizard.
But this is the limit of his qualifications.
Opportunities are something that cannot be grasped.
Without external forces, his strength would never improve significantly in his lifetime.
But the God of Hunting gave him another choice!
The next second!
A surge of black energy was like a tornado that created a body around Exter, and slowly lifted him up into the air.
And a flash of black lightning flashed around him!
An indescribable aura of terror spread!
It seemed that a high-ranking being had paid attention to this place.
And Exter's aura began to rise suddenly!
"Hahaha!"
Exter found that not only did all his injuries heal in an instant, but his body also began to be filled with huge energy. This feeling made him feel better than ever before!
At the same time.
In the trade zone, at the battlefield of evil spirits.
After seeing the battle situation clearly, the two griffin knights who came to support in the sky quickly circled down from the sky.
This griffin knight was Fisher.
Fisher, who had gotten off the griffin, was anxious. He stepped forward quickly and bowed slightly to Ryan and the other two and said, "Lord Ryan, Lord Brandor, Lord Minor, the situation in the administrative office is not good. We urgently need your support."
"You three can take our griffin and rush there immediately."
Ryan and the other two looked at each other, nodded, and immediately stepped forward and climbed onto the griffin.
Minor wanted to ask about the secret of Ryan's hammer, but now was not the right time.
As the griffin flew into the sky.
Fisher, who was controlling the griffin in front, quickly said, "Lord Ryan, the situation is not good. The leader of the Black Flame Cult is very powerful this time."
"Even the Duke and Admiral Edward and others joined forces, they were defeated and seriously injured."
"Huh? Is the situation so bad?" Ryan frowned.
You know, whether it is the Duke of Munster or Admiral Edward, judging from the aura they just revealed, their strength is slightly higher than his.
What's more, there is also the stronger ascetic monk cooperating on the side.
In this case, the three of them were defeated together?
This made Ryan feel a little uneasy.
"Yes, Lord Ryan, it was him who activated the evil magic array again." Fisher nodded quickly.
He admired Ryan very much. He was younger than him, but much stronger than him.
Since seeing Ryan fight the ancient hero Monger, Fisher changed his idol from Viscount Felke to Ryan.
Administrative Office.
At this time, the support force from the Sword Bearer Branch also rushed into the Administrative Office.
The leader happened to be Ryan's old acquaintance, the captain of the Rock Team Batista and Remiel.
In fact, this is also the highest-level team in the Sword Bearer Branch that is currently on leave. Since Rossby County and Mayest County are still fighting with the sea tribe, most of the Sword Bearer teams have already been sent out.
The door on the other side of the hall suddenly opened at this time. The leader was another Punishment Knight who looked not much different from Brandur, also holding a silver two-handed warhammer.
Behind him were more than five priests and dozens of Templar Knights.
This meant that the support forces of the Goddess Church had arrived at this time!
Seeing this scene, the Duke of Munster forced himself to shout: "Quick! Interrupt the opponent's promotion!"
The two support troops immediately noticed Eckster, who was floating in the air and whose aura was constantly rising. They reacted one after another, and all kinds of witchcraft and divine arts were like fireworks released during the ceremony, intensively bombarding Eckster who was surrounded by black air.
However, these colorful energy attacks were blocked by the vast amount of black air that quickly surrounded Eckster like a tornado a few meters away from his body.
Close-range attacks were almost impossible.
Seven or eight Templar Knights and sword bearers, holding swords and shields, had just stepped into the sorcery array, and the whole person was like a fly trapped in flypaper, almost unable to move.
Fortunately, the teammates on the side quickly pulled several people out.
In the core area of the evil magic array, combatants below the level of the Great Knight cannot control their own blood and body fluids.
Basically, one comes and one goes.
Instead, they will become the food for Exter's promotion ceremony!
Batista and the Punishment Knight are the only two who can rush into the evil magic array and are not greatly affected.
"Batista, don't worry about us first, interrupt his promotion!"
"Otherwise, once he is promoted, there may be no one in the whole Munster who can resist him." Admiral Edward struggled to support and said solemnly to Batista who was going to rescue him.
"Indeed! Once he succeeds in the promotion, he will be an epic strongman, and Munster will be unstoppable!" The Duke of Munster on the side also said with a heavy face.
Batista nodded with a serious face, took out the imitation of the emperor's scepter from behind, and threw it towards the huge black cyclone floating in the air like lightning!
In an instant, the replica of the Emperor's Scepter burst out with a surging and magnificent breath, and violently collided with Exter's black airflow.
But Exter, as a third-level crystal wizard, was much stronger than the chief priest of the county city.
Even the replica of the Emperor's Scepter failed to break the defense of the black tornado at this moment. After only hitting a dent, it ran out of energy and fell to the ground.
However, Batista's attack also attracted Exter, who originally intended to attack the Duke of Munster.
He raised his palm and aimed his palm at Batista. Suddenly, a black beam of light as big as a bowl rushed straight to Batista!
"Bang!"
In an instant, Batista, who was holding a shield, was knocked back more than ten meters. The shield in his hand was broken at just a glance, and at the same time, Batista's entire left hand was almost completely shattered.
One blow destroyed a peak knight!
This kind of power almost made people feel desperate.
Suddenly, Exter's originally happy face suddenly changed color!
"Not good!"
"This power. No! Great God of Hunting, you can't.!"
"Ah!!!"
Exter screamed, and the whole person suddenly lost control. The originally orderly black energy suddenly became violent.
He also spun rapidly in the air, and the suction force soared!
Originally, Exter could still control the rhythm of the entire ceremony, but just now it seemed that a great existence projected a trace of power onto this evil magic array and onto him.
Even if Exter was a third-level crystal wizard, he could not bear the blessing of such a great power.
Of course, maybe he overestimated his willpower. Under the influence of the whispers and powerful energy, he lost himself and over-absorbed.
At this time, the trickle of blood sucking suddenly increased by at least ten times. The corpses that had not been dealt with in time were all turned into food for the ceremony.
The next second, not only the blood, but also the flesh and skin of those who were not strong enough in the evil magic array were all absorbed by "Exter".
This horrible scene made the Black Flame monks who participated in the prayer ceremony on the side terrified and kept retreating!
"Not enough!!"
"All of you, take me into my arms!!"
With Exter's high-pitched roar, as if he was not human!
In an instant, the red light of the ceremony suddenly expanded and took in all the Black Flame monks around. The next second, these Black Flame monks screamed, and their flesh and skin were sucked away, leaving only the bloody bones on the ground!
It seemed to have reached a certain critical value.
The red light stopped spreading and instead shrank rapidly.
Exter, who was originally spinning, now stopped quietly in midair. A low and inexplicably terrifying voice came out of Exter's mouth.
"What a disgusting breath."
With a light finger, a black beam of light as thick as a bowl rushed straight into the defense formation of the Goddess Church. The leading Punishment Knight roared, but his hammer was a little slower to resist.
The extremely condensed black beam of light instantly pierced through his chest armor and came out through his back. The aftermath also penetrated several Templar Knights behind him!
"Puff!"
This Punishment Knight, who was very similar to Brando, vomited blood and knelt on the ground, but he still tried to support himself with the two-handed war hammer in his hand to prevent himself from falling!
In midair.
"Lord Ryan, be careful, I'm going to land!" Fisher shouted, and quickly controlled the griffin to dive down quickly.
Suddenly, Ryan and his companions who were about to land discovered that the five black beams of light that originally surrounded the administrative hall seemed to be attracted by some force and were quickly gathering towards the center.
The next second, they merged into a huge black beam of light that was several times thicker than before.
The beam of light instantly pierced the top of the administrative hall and rushed straight into the sky.
At the same time, the surging energy and terrifying aura that came towards them could be clearly felt even by the people in mid-air. Only
with the full control of several griffin knights could the terrified griffin under their crotch be prevented from losing control!
"Not good! Faster!" The punishment knight Branduer on another griffin knight seemed to have thought of something and urged.
From the top of the broken hall, Ryan could clearly see the scene inside that looked like a slaughterhouse, and his own people who were completely at a disadvantage.
"Brannall!" Branduer's pupils suddenly shrank!
Because he saw that his brother, the Punishment Knight Brannar, was kneeling on his knees with a bloody hole the size of a basin on his chest. His body stood firm because he had been holding a two-handed warhammer tightly from beginning to end to support his body.
Branduer did not hesitate at all. He was filled with grief and indignation, and he immediately jumped down from a height of more than ten meters in the air!
The Duke's advisor on the side interjected at the right time, which verified Ryan's guess.
"That is Branduer's younger brother, and his only living relative."
Ryan nodded with a solemn expression.
The two were silent for a while, and then quickly followed Branduer who was rushing forward.
Seeing your relatives, even your only relatives, die in front of you, this feeling
"Lord Branduer!" The surviving members of the church saw Branduer coming, and they all came forward excitedly.
"Everyone, the goddess is watching everything here."
"Now, it's time to verify your courage."
"Fearless in the face of a powerful enemy!"
"., worthy of God's grace!"
As Branduer sang loudly, a group of Templar Knights, with excited faces, also sang loudly.
And with every sentence Branduer sang, his whole momentum rose.
The five priests on the side looked at each other, nodded, and their faces were extremely solemn.
Then, several people chanted spells together.
They saw their palms facing outwards, and a strong blue energy gathered half a meter in front.
The next second, five blue energy beams shone on Branduer at the same time!
Suddenly, Branduer's aura suddenly rose a lot, and he jumped from the quasi-legendary level to the legendary level!
This immediately attracted the high-level existence who occupied Exter's body.
The other party glanced at Branduer with indifferent eyes and said coldly:
"It's just a stronger ant."
"You are really courting death!"
A cold, strange, and seemingly emotionless voice came out of the other party's mouth.
This made Ryan think of a term in his previous life called the 'uncanny valley effect'.
Although the other party spoke human words, the strange voice and tone seemed to be some unknown creature imitating human speech, giving people a sense of horror and fear.
Ryan looked at the scene in front of him, and then looked around at almost all of his own combatants who were seriously injured, including Admiral Edward, Batista, Remiel, etc.
He knew that at this moment, he could not retreat!
If he didn't want to see his family fall in a pool of blood like Branduer, he had to do something.
Because once this monster, who was not sure whether it was a human or an evil god, really completed the ritual, then after that, there would probably not be many people in the whole of Munster who would survive.
Ryan's mind moved slightly!
As if he heard a call, the greyhound war dog 'Cookie', the trotting wildebeest 'Little Black' and the blood-feathered horned eagle beast 'Blood Feather' in Ryan's mansion rushed towards Ryan's current position.
Ryan drew out his two-handed war hammer and looked directly at 'Exter'!
Most of the other party's attention at this moment was focused on the legendary Brandor.
Brandor's body was full of blue light, as solid as amber!
Facing the incoming black light column, the silver war hammer in his hand was pushed in front of the black light column at the critical moment.
"Bang!"
One black and one blue, two powerful energies began to wrestle!
Although there were many Templar hymns and the divine blessing of five priests, Brandor's situation was still very bad at the moment.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Every crisp sound meant that a Templar fell heavily!
Faced with such a fearless scene, Exter obviously focused all his attention.
"Good opportunity!"
In an instant, the ground under Ryan's feet suddenly shattered, and he was like a silver lightning, attacking Exter in the center of the evil magic array!
With the blessing of the Force and the brilliance of will, the war hammer in Ryan's hand broke into the energy-surging evil magic array like a broken bamboo.
"Hammer of Annihilation!"
Ryan's dark two-handed war hammer hit the opponent's black tornado, and immediately opened a small hole.
"Huh?"
Exter turned his head and looked surprised!
It seemed that he didn't expect that someone could break his external defense.
"Soul-shattering impact!"
Suddenly, an invisible wave hit the opponent directly!
"Ah!!!"
In an instant, the opponent let out a scream, which was extremely shrill, as if he had suffered great damage.
But the counterattack also came instantly. The opponent's hands, condensed with extremely rich black light, suddenly hit Ryan's chest.
The magicized thorium shield used by the witchcraft 'metal barrier' was broken in an instant!
The mithril carved breastplate was also broken at the touch!
Even Ryan's last 'high-grade steel body' still failed to block the opponent's attack!
"Crack!"
Ryan's sternum was completely shattered, and a bowl-sized bulge suddenly bulged on his back. The whole person was instantly knocked dozens of meters away!
After launching this attack, 'Exter' was also not right.
His body twitched as if sifting bran, and that trace of majestic aura seemed to slowly disappear under the impact of the broken soul.
Although the opponent's aura disappeared with Ryan's attack, Exter in front of him did not die, but was in a...
how to say, a rather weird state of balance!
As a third-level crystal wizard, his own soul strength is not weak, but he encountered a sudden projection of a higher level, which made him unable to resist for a while.
But Ryan's move just now shattered a trace of the projection of the higher level, and at the same time, it directly damaged the original Exter's soul.
This caused the other party to be a little confused now.
However, Exter was still affected by some indescribable power.
"Flesh and blood!" He kept whispering.
"Flesh and blood!"
And his whole body swelled up like a balloon, and he acted completely on instinct, grabbing the survivors around him.
A guard was unfortunately caught by him, and in an instant, only a pile of bones were left, and the blood, flesh, and skin were all swallowed up.
Exter, now also became extremely strange, not to mention that his face was completely unclear, and his skin was bulging all over his body, as if it couldn't be filled with so much flesh and blood, but it was still stuffed in.
After a strange transformation, what appeared in front of everyone was a huge fat man four meters tall and three meters wide.
At this time, in a corner of the hall.
The place where Ryan was knocked away.
A big hand wearing a silver plate armor glove "clattered" out of the rubble and touched the huge greyhound war dog that suddenly appeared.
(End of this chapter)