Chapter 852 Loren's Divine Punishment
The blizzard in Brillda was still raging, and the pure white world was vast and desolate.
All snowflakes were blocked by the Saint-Astrey crystal sky barrier.
The barrier was like a transparent dome, covering an area of several kilometers and extending to the horizon, separating the sky from the earth.
In the center of this white land, two figures stood, like two statues standing at the end of time.
"It seems that the success of a clever trick has made you ecstatic."
Hecintos calmly turned his head and listened to the sounds outside the barrier.
“…”
Loren didn't say anything, just looked at the enemy with cold eyes. He was too lazy to have any communication with the enemy.
Now, the reporters’ cameras within a two-kilometer range outside the barrier may not be able to hear their voices, but they can clearly sense the outside world.
"Loren, you are just a fish on the chopping board, just able to jump a little more happily than other fish."
Hecintus finally looked at Loren again, and the way he raised his sword so casually seemed like he didn't even consider his opponent as a human being.
As soon as the words came out, the two men started to move, so fast that it was almost impossible to catch with the naked eye.
"Look at the sea of sword energy."
Hecintus held the sword in front of him, the ground began to crack, and invisible sword energy surged out like a tide, quickly spreading across the entire battlefield.
The original force of division rose in the sea of sword energy, trying to cut down any living creature on it.
Loren followed the direction of the sword energy and avoided the deadly sword energy, but he could feel the invisible oppression and death chasing him closely.
Hecintus swung his sword, and the silver light turned into the Milky Way that spanned the sky and the earth. The invincible sword energy whizzed towards Loren.
Loren stretched out his palm, and a strong wind suddenly arose, facing the sword energy of Hecintus.
There was a sharp whistle in the wind, sweeping everything up and crushing it to pieces. Loren also launched a violent airflow to fight against the tsunami of sword energy from Hecinthos. The slashes of the Age of Gods and the wind of the Age of Gods intertwined with each other, trying to occupy a territory on the ground that belonged only to swords or wind.
To the reporters outside the barrier in the distance, the two ninth-level masters disappeared in an instant and then reappeared at the same time in another place, accompanied by the roar of the earth and violent air currents in the sky.
The reporters stared at the battle situation in the Sky Curtain Crystal barrier with their mouths wide open. Even the commentary in front of the camera stopped. If it weren't for the protection of the barrier, they would have been crushed to pieces by the spreading aftermath and would not even feel the pain.
At this time, Simonro, the 11th God of War, had sweat all over his forehead. He tried his best to concentrate all of Brillda's energy on the Saint Astra barrier to prevent the power from spreading.
He forced one eye open and looked at the distant Kremer Memorial Plaza.
Loren and Hecintos had a brief fight, with both sides testing each other.
It looks like they are evenly matched.
Hecintus holds the sword of the heroic spirit of Ceros in his hand, and the golden glow engraved on the sword is like eternal fire.
On the other side, Loren's black robe fluttered in the wind, and his face was clearly visible on the priest's robe.
The entire square became a gladiatorial arena for them to occupy territory.
The ground cracked beneath their feet, and all the remaining solid barriers two kilometers away began to collapse and shatter.
The gust of wind swept across the square, turning the snow on the ground into a huge tornado, and the white vortex submerged the battlefield.
“Very strong.”
Hecintus held the sword, with silver light surrounding him, and praised Loren.
The crystal sky barrier made a sharp creaking sound under the impact, as if it would shatter at any time.
The environments that Hecintos and Loren wanted to create collided and intertwined.
"You haven't used your full strength yet."
Loren concentrated on directing the direction of the wind to dissipate the sword energy of Hecintos.
"Huh, I'm so bored that I'm about to yawn."
Hecintus's expression gradually turned cold, as if the praise just now was just a polite remark, and his strength gradually increased, as if he had not used even one tenth of his true strength just now.
He was greatly disappointed by the strength of the enemy.
The sword energy cut Loren's storm into pieces.
Loren's expression did not change, and the storm field did not retreat. It kept reorganizing and counterattacking, trying to engulf Hecintos' sword energy. The violent wind roared like an angry beast, trying to engulf everything in it.
"Hehehe, why are you taking it so seriously?"
The sword of Hecintus glowed with dark golden light, and when the Sword of the Heroic Spirit of Seiros was fully imbued with his aura, Hecintus released a destructive energy wave that shook the entire battlefield.
He swung the heavy Sword of the Heroic Spirit of Seiros, slashing out in a golden lightning-like line.
Wherever the slash passed, the air was torn apart, making a sharp whistling sound.
Loren dodged quickly, the wind made his figure float like a phantom, but he could feel that the god of death was right next to him.
Only by giving it your all can you survive the destructive force of this linear slash.
But even though the pressure increased, Loren knew that this kind of slash should not be released casually, he just had to dodge it and hold on.
"Then let's do it again."
When Hecinthos saw that Loren treated his normal attack as a trick, the Sword of Heroic Spirit of Seiros in his hand burst into a dark golden light and he swung it out in a linear slash again.
Loren's storm field began to show cracks.
The wind became intermittent, sometimes strong and sometimes weak, unable to completely block Helicintus's attack.
Loren's expression became more and more solemn, as if he was under tremendous pressure.
Finally in this collision.
Hecintos' sword energy broke through Loren's storm barrier.
Loren's pupils shrank as a sharp sword energy brushed across his neck, leaving a deep wound.
The bright red blood suddenly gushed out, and the blood bloomed in the air like a red ribbon.
…
North side of Blildal.
In the bustling commercial district of the North District, towering skyscrapers stand in the downtown area, with beams of light at the top announcing the light and shadow of its media giants to this snow-covered city.
This is the famous broadcasting building of the Brillda Empire, the birthplace of the Kremer Voice of Truth Broadcasting Corporation program, and also the largest media headquarters of the empire.
The exterior of the studio building features a cool, dark glass curtain wall that reflects the light of the sky and doubles as a huge projection screen that displays the station logo and the programs currently being broadcast.
The report at this moment is undoubtedly about the ninth-level battle that broke out in the center of Brildah.
Even though the entrance to the ground floor is no longer so busy today, it still seems a bit chaotic. It was attacked just now. The elite countermeasures officers sent by the Imperial Special Operations Department today are all in a serious state. They have initially maintained order in the broadcasting company building and are sending guests and staff away for shelter.
"Great! The Imperial Special Operations Department helped us repel the Silver Moon Reform Society's bandits."
"Thank you, Director Nicholas."
The administrators leaving the building thanked the lead agent.
"The job is."
Nikolai the Red Kestrel was wearing a military coat, holding the brim of his hat and nodded.
He looked at Loren's disadvantage on the giant screen between the buildings, and a trace of fluctuation flashed across his eyes.
He then led the team into the studio building.
Nicholas took the elevator straight to the top floor, walked around a corridor, and entered the central control room of the building.
Abigail was sitting inside, controlling the live audio and video broadcast by the Voice of Truth Broadcasting Company to the territory of Crane.
"This building has been taken over by the Imperial Special Operations Department. There is also the First Military Police Brigade nearby. Just rest assured and control it."
Nicholas said to Abigail.
"They probably didn't realize that we, the police and the criminals, are one family."
Abigail saw through the surveillance cameras the relief on the faces of the evacuated people when they saw the Imperial Special Operations Division.
The previous feint attack by the Silver Moon Restoration Society was just to ensure that the Imperial Special Operations Department could take over the place as quickly and smoothly as possible.
"Abigail, it's up to you now."
Lanqi contacted Abigail, and Abigail's headset echoed.
"It looks like you've gotten out of trouble here, too."
Nicholas said to Lanqi while standing next to Abigail.
"It was a narrow escape, but luckily I managed to escape. I'm sorry to have troubled you, Nikolai."
Lanqi and Nicholas greeted and laughed.
"Since we've already risked everything, let's just do whatever we want today."
Red Falcon Nikola did everything he could to reverse the situation today.
The role played by the Imperial Special Operations Department on the Kremer Imperial Army today cannot be said to be zero, but it can also be said to have done more harm than good.
"Done."
As Abigail concentrated on the operation, a split screen appeared in the upper right corner of all the broadcasts broadcast by the Voice of Truth Broadcasting Company, showing the scenes of their battle in Blood Moon City and the contact records with Violet. The White Robe Pope appeared first, telling the cause and effect of the blood clan turmoil in the Cretan Empire and the many doubts of Hecintus.
"I'll go downstairs and stay there."
Nicholas heard the noise downstairs at this time. It seemed that the military had begun to order this place to immediately stop the screening that was disturbing the people. He also realized that there were still members of the Silver Moon Restoration Society who stayed inside and controlled the center, and that the images of the Voice of Truth Company could not be cut off from the center of the city of Blierda with higher authority.
"Please, I have set up a different dimension here. Even if I bring people in, they will enter another identical central room. It will look like a ghost controlling the sound and picture."
Abigail leaned back in her chair, pinching her tired brows.
The condition for negotiation is to have military support first. Otherwise, no matter how much content is presented, it will be useless and may even be cut off by the Empire.
Only in this moment of chaos can they control the Kremer Voice of Truth Group.
In addition, Abigail, a well-known director of Creed, infiltrated in advance, and with the help of the Empire Special Operations Department, they cooperated internally and externally.
"You're still the top director, Abigail."
Lanqi seemed to be on his way to meet up with other companions at high speed and spoke to Abigail.
He couldn't help but feel worried about Loren in his heart, but his job at this time was not to worry about Loren, but to help other companions end the battle.
Ever since the siege of Bloodmoon City, Lanqi discovered that Abigail's unintentional support to the entire situation also served as a war director, and not a single scene was poorly cut.
"I'm really excited when you say that."
Abigail always felt tired when she was a magic craftsman knocking on the space barrier, but when she was a director, she always had endless energy.
Now she had to show Brillda and even the Southern Continent the performance of a top director, taking over the split screen of Brillda's main battlefield and sub-battlefield.
…
On the frozen streets, the giant screens between the buildings were covered with frost, but they were still projecting images in the white fog.
The frost here is not caused by a blizzard, but by the man-made environmental impact brought about by the battle.
The Ice Witch and the Fifth Military God Lugayed were evenly matched, and the extremely cold air currents made the glass on the buildings on both sides rattle.
In the picture.
Although Loren was injured on the side of his neck by Hecintus' sword and blood was constantly gushing out of the wound, there was no trace of panic or fear in his eyes.
On the contrary, the wind of the Age of Gods radiated from Loren's body, illuminating his face.
Under the influence of this holy healing wind, Loren's wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The blood stopped flowing and the skin became intact again without even a trace of scar left.
It was as if time had gone back, everything had been reset, and Loren had returned to his peak form.
"Very good."
The Ice Witch breathed a sigh of relief.
Loren received the blessing of the God of Wind, and his reaction speed became sharper and more agile. Not only did he increase his critical attack power and speed, but he also gained a high amount of damage reduction.
Although Artemis was reluctant to admit it, she knew that Loren's healing ability before he was promoted to the ninth level was superior to hers.
While she was fighting against Lugayed of the Fifth Military God Mica Seat, she was also worried about Loren's battle situation.
The battle on the frost screen was almost synchronized with the battle on the street. Loren's wind blade, with tremendous force, struck back at Hyacinthus.
The moment the wind blade appeared, Hecinthos dodged it and threw out a linear slash again.
This time, Loren did not choose to take the risk of dodging. The black gale surrounded him and turned into a protective vortex to block Hecintos' attack.
For a moment, the situation on the battlefield became strange.
Loren no longer launched a head-on attack, but instead began to adopt a roundabout tactic.
He appeared and disappeared from time to time, turning into a ghost wandering on the battlefield. Every attack he made was accompanied by destructive wind and thunder, but he never fought to the end and always retreated quickly before Hyacinthus counterattacked.
Loren seemed to be waiting and delaying until he found Hecintus's weakness.
The Ice Witch withdrew her gaze from the screen, and it was obvious that she had no intention of holding back at this moment.
In an instant, the snowflakes in the sky suddenly gathered together and turned into a giant ice beast, circling and roaring in the air.
Then it swooped down suddenly, trying to swallow Lugayed.
Just as Lujiade was about to dodge, he found that the ground was instantly frozen, and the iron-hard ground was covered with hideous ice spikes.
Wherever the ice beast went, the buildings were reduced to dust. Lugayed did not dare to be careless. He waved his left hand, and the red-orange potion exploded in front of the ice dragon.
In an instant, dazzling golden flames burst out and burned the ice dragon to ashes.
There was a sudden sharp explosion on the street, and flames and ice chips flew everywhere, hitting the buildings on both sides and blasting charred holes.
Luke Yed's brows were furrowed at this moment.
It was not because the Ice Witch in front of him made him feel tired, but many factors were slowing down his pace.
Luke Yed actually had no intention of thinking too much about suspecting his companions.
What puzzled him even more was the battle of Blood Moon City on the split screen.
"Ms. Artemis, what is going on?"
During the intervals between battles, Luke Yed discovered that the only way to understand the confusion in his heart was to ask questions to the enemy.
"As you can see, Violet is our ally, and we defeated the vampires, but someone stole the fruits of our victory and staged a big show."
When the smoke and dust cleared, the ice dragon disappeared, turning into ice crystals that dissipated in the air. The Ice Witch replied to Luke Yed,
"Based on this, I don't need to explain much. You should be able to figure out the cause and effect of the whole thing."
“…”
Luke Yaede stood in mid-air unharmed.
He looked distressed as he watched the battle of Blood Moon City being shown on the screen.
The Ice Witch also stopped temporarily and did not take advantage of Lujiade's distraction to launch a sneak attack on him.
"But what Hecintus described is equally reasonable. This is just your one-sided statement, and I cannot determine its authenticity."
Luke Yed shook his head and muttered to himself.
Violet, the Sixth Military God, the only one who could prove the truth, is now dead and unable to testify.
It is also possible that this is an illusion deliberately fabricated by the enemy in order to disrupt their military and civilian morale and shake their tactics.
Both sides have their own opinions, and it all depends on who is willing to believe who.
However, to the God of War, the companions of High Priest Loren were enemies on the battlefield, while Hecintus was a comrade-in-arms whom they had known for a long time. Out of emotion and reason, they had no reason to believe the words of the enemy and betray Hecintus.
"Then keep fighting."
The Ice Witch was also ready to continue blocking Lugayed.
During the short break, she also witnessed the main battlefield where Loren faced Hecintos in the Cremorne Memorial Plaza area.
Hecintos on the frost and snow screen seemed to quickly realize Loren's strategy.
"Are you the only one who can use the wind?"
Before he finished speaking, Hecintos disappeared from the spot.
The storm surged forth.
That's Hecintos' true speed.
Hecintus summoned countless clones, which turned into storms and raged on the battlefield.
The clone whirlwind moves along a fixed route, while the original body follows closely.
Loren shuttled between the rapids, dodging deadly attacks while looking for opportunities to counterattack.
Then, Hecintus unleashed his killing move, with his clones performing multiple attacks simultaneously - alternating horizontal, vertical and flat slashes. The entire battlefield was divided into a stage of death, and even the screen was cut into pieces by tangents.
If Loren fails to dodge any of the cuts, he might be defeated and killed.
The clones shuttled across the battlefield like ghosts, and their blades made piercing screams.
Loren gritted his teeth and dodged these deadly attacks under the guidance of the wind.
At this moment, Hecintos and his clone flashed on the battlefield like phantoms, breaking down Loren's defenses one by one and launching a more fierce counterattack.
His speed was so fast that Loren could hardly react and could only defend himself.
Even with the protection of the Wind of the Age of Gods, Loren could not completely avoid Hecintos's Splitting Slash.
Cut lines appeared on Loren's body, and blood flowed again, staining his black robe red.
His wounds were healing at full speed, but the speed was getting slower and slower, and even the scars on his body were becoming more obvious.
Loren's face turned into a dishevelled one, his breathing became rapid, his movements became noticeably slow, and even dodging seemed laborious.
"At the end, you will be shattered—"
Hecintos suddenly exploded.
His speed reached an unprecedented height, and countless sword energies surged towards Loren from all directions.
The sword energy cut through the wind and snow outside the painting, dividing the entire picture into two parts with the center as the intersection.
Loren barely managed to hold on, but with every attack, more sword energy would break through his defense, leaving deep scars on his body.
The light of the Age of Gods continued to flicker, and the healing wind tried its best to repair the wounds, but the speed of healing could no longer keep up with the speed of damage.
Blood poured down like rain, turning Loren, who was standing still, into a bloody man, and also dyeing the snow-white ground red.
The Ice Witch pursed her lips tightly, not daring to look at the image with a clear dividing line on the giant screen, and concentrated all her energy on the battle in front of her.
"Loren, you must win. I haven't apologized to you yet."
The Ice and Snow Witch blessed in her heart and also prayed to the goddess of fate.
…
Over the Abbey of St. Clement on the south side of Brildal.
The God of War and the demons slowed down their firepower again halfway through the melee.
On the one hand, they were questioning Geyat, and on the other hand, their eyes were paying attention to the scene of Blood Moon City outside the battle between Hecintos and Loren.
They were in no hurry because Loren's condition was getting worse.
"It's over. There is a gap between the nine levels. Hecintos has been at the peak of the eighth level for too long. He is a terrifying existence that can defeat the ninth level. Now he has three days to adapt after being promoted to the ninth level. He also has one more legendary red sword than Loren. Loren, a man-made god who was temporarily pushed to the ninth level by Lanqi, is no match for Hecintos."
Antanas held his head and said to Pranay.
She observed Pranay. Since Pranay didn't run away now, it could only mean that this Pranay was a skeleton clone.
“…”
Pranay just stared at the picture.
Loren's breathing had indeed become disordered. Every movement seemed to exhaust his strength. His forehead was covered with cold sweat, and the light in his eyes was gradually dimming.
But this is also a look of enlightenment from an old man.
Loren is gradually adapting to this ultra-high intensity.
"Loren's recovery speed is obviously accelerating, and the wound is becoming more and more shallow."
Pranay was busy preaching.
"Is there?"
Antanas looked at the screen and then at Pranay.
She didn't notice at all.
Perhaps this is the difference in observation between her and Planai. Perhaps only Planai would find some things "obvious".
Perhaps she would only be able to truly see it when it became particularly obvious.
At this moment, Shinola was still looking at the three gods of war vigilantly to prevent them from launching a surprise attack.
The ninth military god, Amethyst Ryan, covered his forehead.
The only thing Ryan was thankful for now was that the three big demons on the opposite side had very little intention to attack. As long as they didn't attack, the demons would stop immediately. They were even more chaotic than the three of them.
"Gayat, are you a traitor? Why are you silent?"
The angry voice of the fourth military god Jasper was still coming from the communication channel beside my ear. After Loren was released, they quickly synchronized the latest battle situation with each other, and were also puzzled by the battle situation in Blood Moon City that suddenly appeared on the screen.
"..."
Unfortunately, the signal from Geyat has been interrupted, so they cannot give them an answer.
Jasper was unwilling to believe that Geyat was a traitor. Geyat had always been dedicated to the empire and was a companion she had always considered reliable. However, all actual results pointed to Geyat as the one who betrayed them.
"Gayat is not a betrayer."
A voice suddenly sounded over the communication channel and above the monastery.
"?"
Ryan and Bianca both looked at Julius who suddenly spoke.
They didn’t understand why Julius had become so calm at this moment and could make such an assertion.
“Julius, why do you infer this? Do you know something?”
Jasper asked immediately.
"Because I am the traitor among the twelve gods of war."
Julius answered calmly.
At this moment, even Ryan and Bianca, who were standing beside him with their eyes wide open, were unable to react, and were unable to even distance themselves from him.
"Julius, are you kidding me? Now this joke isn't funny."
Ryan and Bianca just looked at Julius in disbelief and asked him.
They suspected everyone but Julius.
Even after hearing Julius confirm this in person, they were unwilling to believe it.
They couldn't understand why Julius, if he was a traitor, would admit it instead of attacking them! "Ryan, Bianca, keep your distance from Julius first."
The rest of the communication was silent, and only Jasper gave the order.
Ryan and Bianca could only do as they were told, still staring at Julius in confusion, hoping for an explanation.
At this point, they had no choice but to believe what Julius said.
Because Julius was already facing them, leaving his back to the three great demons.
"I admit that I am a traitor among the Twelve Gods of War, but I have not betrayed the Kremer Empire."
Julius looked at Ryan and Bianca, and also spoke to the other military gods on the communication channel.
"Don't you find it strange? That person seemed to know all the answers, and everything was resolved so smoothly, as if the turmoil of the vampires was just a heroic fairy tale made up by him. Violet and I are companions. We witnessed the process of the vampires being attacked together. I can prove that they are not lying."
Julius covered his chest with his hands, his face twisted with anger, and spoke to them with gnashing teeth.
At this moment he finally didn't have to hide his all-consuming hatred for Hycintus.
“Julius, even if you say so…”
Jasper's voice was slightly hesitant. She was surprised by Julius's attitude, but she did not change her decision because of Julius' one-sided words.
Ryan and Bianca, who were sitting opposite Julius, had the same expression.
Then, their expressions were filled with surprise.
Julius knelt down before Ryan and Bianca, bowing his head and asking the two of them to trust him.
"These are not the most important things. I want to gain your trust."
Julius kneeled down in front of Ryan and Bianca without caring about his dignity, and said, "I guarantee this with all the trust we have accumulated since we worked together. If what I said is a lie, I will accept any punishment."
"this……"
Bianca looked at Julius and then at Ryan, bewildered.
Julius, who had always been the most arrogant of all the military gods, put aside all his dignity and knelt before the two of them in order not to let Violet down and expose the evidence of Hecintus's crimes.
Bianca and Ryan's eyes were filled with emotion.
The betrayer will not stab them in the back because he still regards them as companions, or he has not changed himself.
But this is treason, there is no excuse and no way back.
"Julius, you."
Ryan gripped the magic sword tightly, feeling angry, shocked, bitter, confused, and even a little shaken.
Based on his understanding of Julius, he was actually more willing to trust Julius than Hyacinthus.
But it's not easy to risk everything and betray your faith.
Especially for the twelve military gods who are tasked with protecting the Kremer Empire.
At this moment, a slender figure on the ground ran out of the school building.
She jumped, waved her arms and shouted, trying her best to attract the attention of the military gods. She completely ignored the school-wide announcement made by the acting principal of St. Clement's Monastery and ran to the ground closest to the battle. There was a figure following her and pulling her, fearing that she would do something wrong.
The three demons and the god of war in the sky outside the connection barrier couldn't help but look over because of the noise.
The next second, the Ninth Military God Ryan's eyes widened.
That was his sister Ursula.
Ursula's good friend Elsa follows behind, aiming to bring Ursula back.
"Ursula? Go back!"
Ryan desperately stood between the three great demons and the barrier, and shouted to Ursula behind the barrier.
"Brother, help Professor Landry and the others. They are the ones who can save the empire. The Pope in white robes was the one who stopped you from being controlled by the vampires that day and prevented you from taking me away!"
Ursula was still shouting at the top of her lungs.
"Ryan, the barrier is safe, and we can hold it together. Don't worry about your sister being taken hostage, meow."
Bianca immediately understood what Ryan was most concerned about and preached to him.
We must not let threats restrict our actions at this time!
“…”
After Ryan was silent for a long time, he put away the magic sword, leaned down, grabbed Julius' arm, and pulled Julius up.
"Then I'll trust you again."
Ryan preached to Julius.
Thinking carefully back to the day when he met his sister at the Moon Goddess Festival, if he took his sister away, then her life and death would almost certainly be decided by the vampires. If Landry was a member of the vampire clan, there would be no need for him to stop himself from taking his sister away.
Just think of it as a favor he owes Landry, and he should repay it.
"Meow? Ryan? What are you doing?"
Bianca was so frightened that her tail stood up. Compared with Julius's change of expression, Ryan's change of expression at this moment caught her off guard even more.
"Ryan, think carefully. This is a crime of treason. You will become our enemy from now on."
Jasper's cold warning came from the communication channel.
"This is my only chance to make amends. I've already hurt my sister once. If I still don't trust her now, how can I make amends..."
Ryan said without hesitation,
"Anyway, I believe Ursula is absolutely right. Ever since I was controlled by the third ancestor Lachal, Ursula has been trying to find me. Now that I'm awake, I swear to only trust her in this life!"
Ryan was sure that if he couldn't tell the truth from the false, he should believe Ursula unconditionally.
Inside the barrier of Saint Clement's Monastery.
"Brother, are you stupid...?"
When Ursula heard Ryan's blatant declaration of treason, she, who had been heartbroken for a long time because of her brother's indifference, now felt a little ashamed and hid behind Elsa.
"..."
The God of War's communication channel fell into silence, with only a noisy buzzing sound.
"You two, you two!"
Bianca tugged at her sleeves anxiously.
She didn't know what to do.
These two were her best friends, and now they have betrayed her.
"Are you two going to betray me? Think about the consequences!"
The fifth military god Lugayed hurriedly advised them.
It’s no longer a matter of right or wrong, because he can’t tell who is real and who is fake, but this choice will determine the future fate of his companions.
He didn't want to face life and death with his fellow God of War anymore.
"I believe in Julius."
A calm voice came.
All the military gods were shocked.
This is the voice of the second god of war, Saron of the Obsidian Seat.
"Saron, why?"
Jasper's voice was filled with uncertainty.
Ryan's reason for rebellion left her speechless but also surprisingly reasonable. However, Salon had always been the most rational among their military gods. There was no reason for him to favor either Julius or Hecintus without hard evidence.
"Julius's love for Violet is real. I can see it with my own eyes. He will never joke about Violet's life or death."
Salon expressed his judgment on the communication channel.
"Thank you, Saron."
Julius thanked Salon.
"Saron, why are you a pure love god of war?"
Bianca held her head.
"It's over, meow. I have no choice. I'll trust you guys! At worst, I'll die with my tail up in the air!"
After a moment of hesitation, Bianca gritted her teeth and shouted, "I will follow you and monitor everything you do to see who is the traitor."
She decided to trust her friend and take a gamble.
Her instinct also told her that Julius was not a bad person, and the Silver Moon Reform Society led by the White Pope had never done anything to harm civilians. What they said did not sound false. Based on what Julius said, this group of people was more like Violet's companions. According to her intuition, she was more willing to believe this side.
"..."
The fourth military god Jasper on the communication channel stopped talking.
She had never thought that Julius's frank self-exposure would suddenly make the three military gods stand on Julius' side.
"Everyone, I am Professor Landry. I have obtained the communication device of the Third Military God, Gyat. He has been captured by my companions. I would like to have a brief conversation with you."
Lanqi's voice sounded in the channel of the military gods.
Julius understood when he heard it.
Lanci and Sigrid reunited, and Sigrid knocked Geyat unconscious and took him into custody. Lanci also got Geyat's mechanical device.
Now that they have the advantage outside the main battlefield, Ranchi has room for negotiation.
"What do you want to say?"
Jasper asked.
Now four, five, seven, eighty-one remain standing, three are captured, and two, nine, and twelve have mutinied.
If they really wanted to fight, they couldn't do it anymore.
"Whatever happens to you, how about we all work together to reinforce the barrier?"
Ranchi negotiated with the fourth military god Jasper, who was the leader of the other side, "We don't need to fight anymore. The most important thing is to protect the residents."
His voice was full of pleading as he addressed the gods of war.
"Simon Luo, do you believe them?"
Jasper asked Simonlo, the eleventh military god who was maintaining the barrier.
She is a mechanic who uses magic power to drive the army, and she is also a mage herself, but if she wants to continue fighting with the opponent, she may not be able to cast the barrier even if she wants to.
If the other party is willing to cease fire and strengthen the barrier at this time, it would be the most ideal result for both parties.
"Believe it or not, please help me strengthen the barrier first, please!"
The eleventh military god Simonlo can no longer hold on.
He also seemed to see hope.
If so many Rank 8s really come to help him bless the barrier, then this Saint Astrid barrier will become unprecedentedly powerful. Unless a Rank 9 attacks the barrier head-on and breaks through, any impact spread will be completely blocked! ...
On the other side of the distant southern continent.
At this point in time, at the Jera Memorial Square of Ikerita College in the Kingdom of Hutton, the open-air giant screen became unusually agitated.
Compared to the lively and expectant atmosphere when the White-robed Pope first appeared this morning, the atmosphere was unusually depressing and heavy at this moment, even though many students had gathered again in front of the steps where they could see the giant open-air screen.
The Spear of Evil fell from the sky.
Hecintus created three huge sword energy circles on the battlefield, which slowly rotated like clocks.
Loren had to dodge it while avoiding the slashing line.
This circle of sword energy is like the countdown of Loren's life. I don't know whether it will shrink or expand next. As long as it moves, Loren will surely be in danger.
Under such an attack, it seemed that Loren might fall down at any second.
His mental strength was like a small boat swaying in the rough sea, which could be swallowed up by the huge waves at any time.
Defeat was imminent, and the shadow of death hung over Loren's head.
All the students at the edge of the square had their hearts beating wildly, fearing that defeat was imminent.
"The two sides actually cooperated..."
Suddenly, a student discovered that the barrier was beginning to be reinforced, and all the shots of the battlefield were unified to the Saint-Astrius barrier two kilometers away from the battlefield.
All the powerful men who had temporarily stopped fighting came to the second barrier, near the Saint Astrid barrier with a radius of two kilometers.
When the eighth-level warriors from both sides began to resonate their magic power on the crystal barrier, the crystal sky suddenly burst into a strange rainbow light and began to condense resonance, and suddenly all the impacts were blocked within it.
The Saint Astrid barrier, which was blessed by the resonance of nearly ten eighth-level mages, became unbreakable within a two-kilometer range.
"These people are the real bloodthirsty audience."
Now the companions of the White-robed Pope have all stopped and stayed on the south side with the rebellious gods of war, while the remaining gods of war are on the north side where the eleventh god of war Simonlo is, either blessing the barrier or watching the main battlefield two kilometers away from a "close distance".
"They do have the ability to watch from that distance, and the current situation is that whether they like it or not, they have to get close to the battlefield and be at the forefront."
"No matter what, protecting Brillda seems to be the best option for everyone, and it is also the most correct choice for a benevolent person."
This is the only reassurance they can get outside of the Loren battle.
Even if Loren's situation is not good, the outside world will not add further pressure to the main battlefield.
"At this point, it is no longer clear who is right or wrong, who is true or false. History is written by the victors."
In fact, regarding the projection of the Blood Moon City footage, as people of the kingdom, they unconditionally believed that the White Pope and Loren were on the side of justice, but they also knew that the Kremer Empire had a different stance.
The real victory or defeat today can only be determined by the ninth-level battle within the barrier.
The winner is justice, and the loser will only be buried in history.
Inside the Saint Astrid barrier, the battle between Loren and Hecintus continues.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Loren gathers the power of the wind and delivers a deadly punch.
If hit by a heavy punch, a storm will be triggered and multiple rounds of damage will be dealt.
Loren uses the power of the wind to instantly sprint a certain distance, causing damage and stiffness to any Hyacinthus he touches during the sprint. Within a certain period of time, he can sprint again by casting additional spells.
This is Loren's most important soft connection spell, which can forcibly interrupt the currently cast spell and immediately cast Gale Dash.
But all of this was blocked by Hecintos's sword energy circle that combined offense and defense.
In terms of attack power, Hecintos is better, and in terms of defense, Hecintos is also better.
Loren was constantly covered with wounds from being slashed by Hecintus, so he wisely gave up the attack.
"Okay, let me give you a quickie."
After releasing the Plane Slash, Hecintus instantly moved into the danger zone and released a large-scale attack on the field.
Loren's intuition told him that he must quickly hide behind Hyacinthus after the plane cut was determined, otherwise he would be hit head-on.
"Cause and effect flow in the same direction."
The formed sword energy circle released by Hecintus at Loren's position began to shrink, as if it was out of time and space. No matter which direction he hid in, it would be a wrong choice. In desperation, Loren could only expend a huge amount of mana to instantly teleport hundreds of meters away, and the sword energy circle exploded immediately after it shrank.
Before Loren could regain his sense of the space.
Another sword energy circle took shape and enveloped him.
This time Loren wanted to avoid it.
“Karma works in reverse.”
Hecintus locked onto Loren and unleashed a circular attack, this time with an expanding sword energy.
The circular attack swept across the battlefield like a huge wave, carrying with it endless destructive power.
Loren, who was hit completely, was covered in gas mist and explosion.
Hecintus did not stop. He thrust his sword into the ground, detonating most of the ground in the safe area, leaving only a small area safe.
Loren will definitely be hit, or he will avoid the explosion in the sea of sword energy.
In the strong wind, Loren tried hard to see through his eyes which were almost blurred by blood, and in the next frame he saw Hecintos had suddenly appeared in front of him.
Hecintus swung his sword three times in succession. The first two were linear slashes, while the third was a flat slash that only covered the area around Hecintus.
Loren must not get too far away from Hyacinthus when dodging the first two linear slashes to avoid being hit by the planar slash on the third slash.
However, Loren's judgment was all correct. He flashed behind Hecintos covered in blood, and the bloodstains on his body began to heal at a high speed.
All of this was due to his Wind God's protection telling him how to dodge.
"Your healing spell is really useful."
Hecintus clapped his sword's hilt and glanced back at Loren.
Without any warning, he summoned clones to unleash horizontal slashes, with the original body and the other strongest clone jumping above or below to launch the slash.
The light of the slash cut through the darkness like lightning.
Considering the distance Loren was at at that moment and his previous combat experience, the better solution for him was to continue dodging at close range or directly block with spells rather than hiding far away.
But Loren's eyes froze the next moment.
The spell barrier he originally planned to release - Whisper of the Wind God - was interrupted by unknown resistance during the release process. The next moment he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
“The breakdown of causality.”
Hecintus muttered silently and launched his most powerful sword skill. Along with his counter spell, countless swords fell from the sky.
In the rain of swords, Loren was desperately shuttling between swords, jumping to avoid the circles created by the falling swords.
Every time a sword landed on the ground, it shook the Saint Astrid sky barrier.
Hyacinthus transformed into a storm and tracked Loren, releasing a circular slash whenever it came into contact with a sword on the ground.
Wherever the storm passed, dust flew, floor tiles were pulled up, magic power was shattered, and the entire first layer of the barrier collapsed in the sword wind.
Hecintus summoned a large number of dark golden sword energy circles and chased in the direction of Loren. The impact of the explosion shook the entire battlefield like a dark golden sea of fire, and Loren was submerged in the aftermath of the explosion.
At the Jera Memorial Square, the dim light and shadow of the open-air giant screen were reflected on the students' faces, sometimes bright and sometimes dark, making them swallow their saliva.
Many students felt a chill down their spines and their hair stood on end just thinking about how they would be the ones on the battlefield where they could die at any moment.
But if Loren loses, it might be them sooner or later.
South side of Blierda.
Outside the Saint-Astrius barrier.
Lanqi and others have gathered on this side of the barrier.
They looked at the battle situation in the crystal barrier and their expressions became serious.
In the battle just now, Loren's recovery ability has gradually improved, and he even began to find opportunities to counterattack Hecintos, but Hecintos only gave Loren the real killer move just now -
The Collapse of Causality
[Category: Active Spell]
[Grade: Epic]
[Attribute: Counter/Regeneration]
[Level: 7]
[Effect: Interfere with the target's spells, causing their spellcasting mana to flow backwards, interrupting their spellcasting and causing them to take damage, and allowing them to recover a large amount of health. The cooldown time is 60 seconds. If the interference is successful, the target will not enter cooldown.]
Hecintos' spells have been deciphered by Pranai's Eye of Truth and shared with others.
Previously, Hecinthos had been trying to make Loren misjudge his own characteristics, so he did not use counter magic.
It was not until he caught Loren in a desperate situation that he used his counter spell completely, pushing Loren mercilessly into the abyss.
To everyone's relief, Loren successfully reacted on the battlefield. He did not use the shield spell again, but instead generated a tornado with maximum output to suppress Hyacinthus.
After casting it, he first sucked Hecintos into the center of the tornado, changing the center point of the detonation of Hecintos' sword energy circle, then triggered a storm and caused damage to Hecintos, and to a certain extent offset the detonation of Hecintos' sword energy.
"Loren seems to play very conservatively, and sometimes he uses this kind of strategy that hurts both sides."
Julius had come to this conclusion based on the reports from when the three military gods besieged Loren.
During this time, Loren was already in a very bad condition. While being locked by Geyat, he was also about to be hit by Philip's fatal blow. At this time, Loren chose to self-destruct, and while he was seriously injured, he also seriously injured Philip.
This is also the reason why Geyat was afraid of Loren in the end.
"Because Loren's self-healing ability is quite strong, as long as he has enough mana, the blood exchange method is acceptable to him. Even prolonging the battle line will be beneficial to him."
Miaia told Julius.
Migaiya is also good at healing herself, so the same style of play can be used.
But the difference between him and Loren is that when he exchanges blood, he either has to earn blood or mana, otherwise he will not be treated that way.
For Loren, even if he loses health and mana at the same time, it may still have tactical value if it drags on for a long time.
"But Loren obviously didn't get anything in exchange. If he keeps doing this, he will definitely lose."
The second god of war, Saron, held his sword and looked at the battlefield from afar.
Watching such strong men fighting made his hands tremble slightly. Even though he knew he would die if he participated, he still wanted to try it himself.
Only in this way can he become stronger.
In fact, Saron understands Hecintus' strength better. Among the military gods, he and Hecintus have fought the most.
Even so, he still hadn't seen Hecintos's true trump card, or he felt that he hadn't really forced it out.
Loren, who had not had time to catch his breath in the center of the battlefield, was slowly recovering.
Hecintus's injury has completely healed itself.
"Cut the wound of essence."
Saron spoke the name of Hyacinthus's passive spell.
Whenever Hecintus's attack hit Loren, deep wounds would appear on Loren's body and blood would gush out.
These wounds not only cause Loren severe pain, but will also continue to restore Hecintus.
Loren must treat these wounds quickly or he will not be able to withstand the continued damage.
Faced with Hycinthos' endless clones, Loren summoned a hurricane to sweep away all enemies on the ground. The hurricane rotated rapidly and crushed the enemies.
As soon as he found a slight advantage, the spell was immediately dispelled.
The strong men outside the Saint Astrid barrier all saw that compared to Hecintus's integrated offense and defense, the biggest threat to Loren was undoubtedly Hecintus's counter magic.
"My counter spells require more inverse calculations from the principle. The more advanced the spell, the more difficult it is for me to dismantle it when I first see it. But after a long time, if the opponent still cannot defeat me, then I will successfully reverse calculate all of the opponent's spells, and the opponent will never be able to defeat me again."
Even without looking at the battlefield, Shinora could analyze the principles of the spell through magical perception with her closed eyes.
This is why Shinora is known as the demon king of bullying in their era.
"Is Hecintos different from this, meow?"
Bianca, the 12th God of War, nervously asked the demon that she had just been fighting with.
She knew that this demon was an enemy mage, with similar attributes to Hycintus.
Although Bianca and Hecintos were companions, she couldn't understand Hecintos's all-out effort at all.
"Hycintus is different. He violently dismantles the opponent's spell from the surface, so you may suffer a great loss the first time you encounter Hycintus's counterspell. But after gradually dealing with Hycintus's counters more often, you will be able to avoid his counterspell interference."
Shinora replied, shaking her head.
Her counter magic is purer and more dependent on talent, and cannot be learned, but it is not necessarily as useful as Hecintus's more brutal counter.
"Then it stands to reason that if we continue to fight, Loren will become stronger and stronger."
After hearing Shinora's conclusion, Talia and Ifatia, who were standing beside her listening to her explanation, felt much more relieved.
Both princesses had been abused by Shinola before.
"But be careful of his first sight kill."
Lanqi said to himself.
The companions around him deeply understood what Lanqi said.
"Laosang gave you a thumbs up."
Sigrid agreed, standing next to Lanci.
"Why don't we attack together? We have the upper hand now. If we stop the military gods over there, we can always spare some manpower to fight Hyacinthus."
Antanas looked at the battle situation, waved his fist and whispered.
Although she was afraid to get closer to the battlefield, and was terrified even outside the two-kilometer barrier, if Loren lost, they would all be doomed.
"Let's not talk about what this will do to the barrier. If we rush in together, we might be crippled just by the aftermath."
Migaia explained to Antanas patiently.
This is his wife's good friend, his daughter's best friend, and an employee of the bishop's colleague. He will certainly treat her with great courtesy, even though he still doesn't understand what the seniority of the demon clan is.
And at the critical moment, Hecintos will not care about the safety of civilians.
But Loren does.
This is the decisive difference between the two of them.
Helping Loren protect civilians and allowing him to fight freely is the most correct and greatest help they can provide at this moment.
"Don't disturb Loren. This kind of battlefield is not something that an eighth-level warrior can casually join. Entering casually will only cause Loren to be tied up and some large-scale spells will become unusable."
Sigrid also preached to Antanas.
Perhaps only she and the second military god, Salon, who were present at the scene, could truly understand the level of the battle situation in the center of the barrier two kilometers away.
The sword summoned by Hecintus was tearing the space apart infinitely.
The Sword of the Heroic Spirit of Seiros in his hand will release flat slashes and circular slashes at the same time, locking onto Loren, charging towards him and releasing horizontal slashes.
Loren weaved in and out of the slashing blows.
Three different swords fell rapidly on the ground again, and Loren resolutely avoided the circles created by the falling swords.
Then, Hyacinthus released the Plane Slash and Linear Slash and detonated the ground.
Every time a sword falls to the ground, it will generate a huge shock wave. Loren must try his best to find the shadow of the sword to hide, otherwise he will face a fatal blow.
But Hecintos's interference magic worked time and time again. Whenever Loren tried to cast a spell, Hecintos would interrupt him accurately, making Loren's key spells come to naught.
"If...if Loren loses, meow, what are you going to do?"
Bianca looked at the increasingly bad situation, and shrank her neck in fear, with her tail wrapped around her waist. She had already betrayed the country, and if all the images were true, Hecintus would not let her go. She felt her scalp tingling just thinking about defecting to the Allied countries.
"If Loren loses, I'll be next."
Sigrid folded her arms and stared at the battle on the screen in awe.
The ninth-level realm was not out of reach for her. If she had not considered the overall chances of winning, she would have wanted to fight a ninth-level enemy long ago.
"He won't lose."
Lanci said firmly.
At this moment, he was the only one who believed in Loren the most.
"It would be nice if Loren also had a special weapon."
At this moment, Antanas also understood what Pranai meant by Loren's growing stronger.
At present, it seems that the most significant gap between Hecintos and Loren is that the magic sword cannot make up for it.
Hyperion understood what Antanas meant, and she couldn't help but glance at the shadow under Lanqi's feet.
If Mao Lun can successfully reunite with Loren in the final battle, then the rumored lives of Loren will really be added.
Although Maolun is at most a white ordinary summoned beast carrying orange epic wind magic, a ninth-level white ordinary might actually be able to match a first-level red legendary.
"Don't even think about it. Boss Cat used Night Dew and Wind Song at the beginning of the game, and fell into a complete side effect hibernation. It can't wake up before the one-hour cooldown is over."
Lanqi shook his head helplessly.
When he met Loren just now, if he could throw Cat Boss into Loren's shadow, or give Loren the Black Sun Tyrant's Eternal Punishment Decree, he would have used it long ago.
The ninth-level Loren would burn out his magic power in an instant, and Tata would seem like a low-power electrical appliance.
As for Boss Cat, only fifty minutes had passed at most, and it was estimated that the decisive blow between Loren and Hecintos could be delivered at any time.
They are not competing for superiority, but for life and death. Every moment may cause the balance of victory to tilt suddenly, and the winning rate may change like bungee jumping.
As they chatted, they looked towards the center of the barrier again.
Loren is creating a headwind in front of him, sucking Hyacinthus to his surroundings, and can even suck in enemies that cannot be controlled.
The greatest feature of this spell is that it can forcibly interrupt other spells and cast other spells immediately.
Hecintus's counterattack this time was not successful, as it was interrupted by Loren himself before it could be launched.
The next moment, Loren created a dark aura zone in front of him. The dark aura condensed into a sphere and sucked the surrounding enemies in again, causing them to slow down.
Finally, the sphere exploded, causing Hecintos to suffer huge splash damage.
"Loren was suppressed by Hecintos in every aspect. Even without the red legendary sword of the Heroic Spirit of Cyros, it would have been difficult for Loren to defeat Hecintos just now."
Toliado's expression was rare and calm, he stared into the distance within the barrier and preached.
"You mean just now?"
The Ice Witch noticed the key to Toliado's words.
As the only general among the seven surviving great demons, and the one who was most sensitive to strength and weakness, Toliado believed that he saw things more clearly than she did.
"From the perspective of the growth curve, Loren has a chance of winning, but he is still a little short of it at the moment."
Pranay watched the battle situation thoughtfully, with an unreadable expression on his face.
Having crossed the boundary of life and death once, Loren has made a qualitative leap.
Even so, there is still a significant gap compared to Helicintos, the first god of war who possesses the Sword of the Heroic Spirit of Cyros.
But all this is shrinking.
Fighting in the storm.
Loren suddenly stopped and stopped dodging.
He stood still, facing Hecintus's splitting blow.
The Sword of the Heroic Spirit of Cyros pierced through his body, and his body dissipated like the wind.
"How dare you bet with me like this?"
This spell obviously surprised Hecintos.
If Loren had not been able to release it successfully just now, the outcome might have been decided.
Beside the barrier.
"Wait, have you noticed that the frequency of Loren's spellcasting being interrupted is decreasing?"
Ifatia pointed to the inside of the crystal barrier and asked everyone in surprise.
Everyone looked hesitant.
The wind in Loren is as gentle as flowing water, as violent as raging fire, as heavy as mountains, and as shining as stars.
He rode the wind, his graceful figure like a god, and everyone who saw his new way of casting spells was amazed.
Not only is Loren's offense and defense improving.
Even Hecintos' spells with obvious counter-interference were successfully released.
As the two sides fought, Loren seemed to have found a way to injure Hecintus without being countered.
The storms and slashes from both sides swept and collided, causing wounds on both sides that quickly healed.
I don’t know yet if it’s an illusion.
This is only the current situation where the spell has been successfully cast.
There is still a high chance that any spell will be interrupted by Hyacinthus.
"Could it be that Loren is well-versed in military tactics and is good at playing psychological warfare? He first shows weakness and hides his true strength and intentions, making you think you can defeat me, letting your opponent down and making a wrong judgment, and then attacking him by surprise! Killing him with one strike!"
Antanas asked, punching his fist excitedly.
“…”
Everyone was silent.
At this time, only the demons could be so out of touch.
But they all looked at someone among them intentionally or unintentionally.
"I believe Loren is not such a person. His fighting style is very clean, and he doesn't even block or obstruct his casting."
Lanci looked extremely embarrassed and clarified for Loren.
“Ahem!”
Antanas coughed twice.
She had no intention of completing the mission.
In fact, after Antanas's words, everyone also recalled Loren's previous battles.
The thing about watching Loren fight is that every battle is hard, but every battle is won.
From the enemy's perspective, every battle was a waste of effort, as they were just a little bit away from winning.
"Loren is now starting to use spells other than wind magic."
"Yeah, he was fighting Hecintus almost exclusively with wind magic just now!"
In the center of the battlefield, Loren shot light-attribute electricity forward, causing the phantom sword left by Hyacinthus on the ground to suffer several electric damages.
While the electric current attacks the hilt, it will randomly conduct to the surrounding swords and rebound to Hecintus again.
Before Hecintos's electroshocked state was released.
The gathered elemental auras flew into the sky, fused to create a giant elemental planet and landed vertically, causing Hyacinthus to grit his teeth and enter a state of stiffness, and suffered multiple stages of composite elemental damage.
The elemental field that unfolds after the element explodes continues to cause Hecintos within the spell range to receive damage from all elemental attributes and reduces Hecintos' resistance.
The sword energy circles all over the ground have turned into the realm of elements.
"Loren's skills in magic control, spell library, spell analysis, and casting speed are too high. Unless it is an unsolvable counterspell, it will be violently dismantled like Hecintus. Loren is adapting to a new method of casting to block dismantling."
Mi Gaiya's expression was relatively relaxed from beginning to end. It was not that he was not worried about Loren, but he had seen Loren fight many more times than others.
"This is Loren's problem-solving style. For example, when you, Lanqi, used the silencing spell on examiner Ferat during the entrance exam, if your opponent was the young Loren, then even if Loren, like Viscount Ferat, could not cast spells without chanting, Loren would be able to find out the basic principles of casting spells without chanting on the spot and become more and more proficient in it."
Miaiya used the examples of Ranchi and Hyperion as an example.
In the days after being rescued, he heard a lot of stories about Ikerite that made him chuckle.
When Loren began to use other elemental magic, Miaiya knew that Loren had basically solved the problem, and it was time to counterattack.
The reason behind this style of play is related to Loren's problem-solving ability, because to his opponents, Loren is almost an open card. He has been a rising star in the southern continent since his debut and became famous in a battle with the Bishop of Destruction. In order to protect the residents, he often tries his best to play all his cards.
There are records of Loren's habits and routines from so many years ago, and there is information everywhere if his opponents want to study it.
But what is the opponent's real routine, or how many cards he has, this actually requires Loren to study while fighting.
Loren's heart could bear watching him fight, but the audience couldn't.
"You always say that I have a good mentality, but actually Loren's mentality is also a monster, okay?"
Lanqi preached to his companions.
If he had not entered a state of mind where his mind was clear and he had sudden enlightenment, he would have probably collapsed, but Loren kept his composure.
"My form was mediocre, I had a bad start, I was in a tough fight, I was at a disadvantage, I made many stupid moves, I was already defeated, I gave my acceptance speech."
The Ice Witch murmured as she looked at the center of the battlefield which was gradually being controlled by Loren.
She used to wonder why Loren could always turn the tables, but now she completely understood.
With strong strength, a stable mentality, superb psychological tactics and problem-solving ability, Loren can always perform miracles of extreme comebacks.
This comprehensive quality makes Loren look like an honest and steady priest, but in fact he is a talented priest chosen by God.
"Wait, Mr. Artemis, last time in the seventh-level shadow world, Dean Loren resisted the pressure in the real world for more than a month. It was all caused by this guy Lanqi. It can only be said that Loren would have exploded long ago if he didn't have such a good mentality!"
Hyperion believed that Loren's good attitude was sometimes forced.
From the time he met Lanqi, some things in his life were no longer decided by him.
Suddenly, lightning in the sky attracted all of their attention.
No one spoke anymore, but instead stared with bated breath at the concentrated magic power that was strong enough to penetrate the barrier.
Loren was suspended in mid-air, his black robe moving without wind.
There was no expression on his face, and his deep blue eyes reflected the figure of Hecintus holding a sword and being locked by crisscrossing beams of light.
Hecintus was no longer unscathed, but his body was being eroded by the violent elemental forces, and blood began to flow from his ears and eyes.
"Is this... elemental poisoning?"
Hecintus muttered to himself, coughing up blood.
Being under the overabundance of elemental power is a good thing in itself, but if your adaptability to the current element is not high enough, the excess elemental power in the environment will cause your body to become unbalanced.
Loren even found out his suitability for each element during battle.
However, Loren has an adaptability to each element and can inflict multiple overlapping elemental poisonings on Helicintos.
At the same time, a dazzling light burst out from Loren, illuminating the entire battlefield like the sun.
The light contained pure elemental power, as if it could annihilate everything.
Hecintus immediately felt an unusual burning pain, which was like extreme heat and extreme cold, like cutting and corrosion.
Under Loren's command, all the elements gathered and turned into the purest natural force of disaster, creating and destroying everything at the same time. The particle fluctuations of light were surging in the air, and even from a distance, Hecinthos' skin was burned by this strong light. A raging fire ignited under Loren's feet, illuminating the entire sky red. The frost-covered barrier turned into an extremely cold world. The black insect chirping condensed into a thick shield, which was indestructibly embedded into a series of dark walls, completely blocking Hecinthos' attack and escape routes.
Then, Loren's speed suddenly increased, as fast as the wind, and the magic power of wind attribute formed a series of slashing lines around him, and the whole battlefield seemed to be swept by a strong wind.
Outside the distant battlefield, even though there was a barrier between them, all the eighth-level warriors took up defensive postures.
They knew that this was the most powerful killer move that Loren had never used!
"Loren has always been best at all elemental attributes. Perhaps the goddess of fate made him choose the gentlest wind, which is also the element that will cause the least natural disasters. Therefore, he is considered to be best at wind magic."
Miaiya's black hair was blown by the wind, but her face could not hide the long-lost joy. "Actually, for Loren, what he is really good at is causing natural disasters. If he really takes action without considering the consequences, then he will be the embodiment of disaster."
When the power of all elements comes together, it will turn back into the most original natural force, but also become a disaster and punishment from God.
【Heavenly Divine Punishment】
[Category: Active Spell]
[Grade: Epic]
[Attributes: Ice/Fire/Light/Dark/Wind/Thunder/Earth/Water/Wood]
[Level: 8]
[Effect: Consumes a huge amount of mana, causes attribute restraint damage to the target range that ignores defense, and stacks the adaptability of the player to all elemental attributes. Cooldown time is 120 seconds.]
Loren’s current strength is slightly inferior to that of Hycintos, but he has been able to successfully evade Hycintos’ counter spells.
His face showed an expression that showed he wanted to end the battle as soon as possible.
Because the disasters caused by their battle may not be regressed for a long time, continuing to fight may cause unpredictable consequences, and even the territory may collapse from here.
By then, the Botswana province may become like the Sea of Disasters between the northern and southern continents, uninhabitable, and even the entire southern continent may begin to experience extreme climate change from this point.
The power of the natural disaster was so great that even Hecintus showed a look of horror.
"This may be the only situation where Loren dares to use the Divine Punishment of the Heavenly Guard."
Lanqi looked at the Saint-Astrius barrier and spoke thankfully.
Even a fully-powered mage tank of Pope Saint Polante's level would be in big trouble if he took on this spell.
"That is to say..."
Antanas asked, tentatively shielding the white light in front of him with his hands.
When all the elements exploded at the same time, they gathered into a beam of light of Genesis. The light intersected with Hyacinthus in the air, bursting out with unprecedented brilliance.
In an instant, the sky and the earth lost their color, and the sun and the moon lost their radiance.
All the colors were absorbed into this intersection and burst out in the next second.
The shock wave generated by the explosion spread in all directions with the battlefield as the center.
"As long as Loren's Divine Punishment hits Hyacinthus, he wins."
Mi Gaiya agreed firmly, and he could already see the moment when victory was sealed.
…
…
Hecintus' body was dripping with blood, and his figure was almost turning dark red.
He staggered, leaning on the Sword of the Heroic Spirit of Seiros, and stood firmly on the ruins. Blood seeped out from the gaps between his fingernails and gathered into a black pool on the ground.
"How foolish, High Priest Loren."
Hecintos raised his head with a wanton smile of victory, looking at Loren lying on the ground in the distance, his life or death unknown, "In order to protect those weak guys, he actually made a wrong decision at this critical moment."
Hecintus could not hide the sneer and joy in his eyes as he evaluated Loren.
He gripped the sword tightly in both hands, with the tip of the sword deeply inserted into the scorched earth, supporting his wounded body.
Everyone outside the barrier opened their lips slightly.
In the first moments, no one moved, no one spoke.
Everyone was stunned, as if time had stopped.
Their eyes were wide open, staring at the battlefield in the distance in disbelief.
He even forgot to breathe, his mouth was slightly open, and his face was full of shock and confusion.
"What is going on..."
Only then did they see what Hyacinthus's true most powerful spell was.
Even though the results of the appraisal were not complete except for Pranai, they almost understood Hecintos' ultimate spell through the actual casting results.
[Unbalanced Devourer]
[Category: Active Spell]
[Grade: Orange Epic]
[Attribute: Counter/Seal]
[Level: 8]
[Effect: Swallows and resists all attacks, traps, and props within the range, temporarily stores them in the soul space, and returns them in full within 30 seconds. The cooling time is one minute.]
"No, the rebound of this spell against the Divine Punishment of the Heavenly God is not the root cause."
Mi Gaiya was the first to break the silence.
That moment just now.
Loren saw that Hecintus had a possible counter spell. Perhaps only the Divine Punishment of Heaven could force out Hecintus's true trump card, so he also prepared corresponding defensive measures.
But what no one expected was that Hecintos did not direct the Divine Punishment absorbed by the Imbalance Devourer towards Loren.
Instead, he aimed directly at the civilian area outside the Saint-Astrii barrier and Loren's other companions.
This small movement might not be visible to ordinary spectators, but Loren must have seen it.
Hecintus smiled and stared at Loren.
It's like asking Loren to choose -
Even with the protection of the barrier, the Saint-Astrius barrier could not withstand the direct attack of Loren's Divine Punishment.
By then, not only would Lanqi and his men suffer heavy casualties, but countless Brildad families would also suffer.
So the decision Loren made at this moment was to block the Divine Punishment himself, and try to detonate it between him and Hecinthos, dragging Hecinthos in as well.
However, as the manipulator of the spell, Hecintos obviously suffered much less damage than Loren.
"Hecintos!"
Mi Gaiya's angry shout seemed to break the spell and instantly awakened the others.
Then, anger spread among the crowd like wildfire.
"This despicable person!"
Julius clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white, and his eyes flashed with violent anger.
"He knew it would be hard to defeat Loren if he continued to fight, and Loren was still getting stronger, so he also needed a way to end the fight as soon as possible."
If Loren is allowed to continue fighting, even if Loren still cannot find a way to defeat Hecintos for the time being, Hecintos also lacks the means to completely defeat Loren, and the offensive pressure will be entirely on Hecintos' side.
Hecintus, who felt that he had won the battle at first, now realized that Loren was the only threat to him in the world, so he used this method to end the battle without any disguise.
At this time, no one noticed that the two people around them had disappeared.
On the other side of the northern boundary, the gods of war obviously also saw Hecintus's decision.
"this……"
Even if Hecintus wins.
The win was a bit inglorious.
Moreover, they originally did not believe that Hecintos was someone who would adopt such a strategy at the critical moment of a life-and-death battle.
The center of the barrier was a devastated battlefield.
The charred land was covered with deep gullies, as if torn by the claws of a giant.
"Well, as long as you die, no one can stop me."
Hecintus smiled heartily with a fierce look in his eyes.
Whether you believe in him or not, it doesn't matter.
Those enemies, those traitors, were waiting for him to kill them one by one.
The most important thing at this moment is to eliminate Loren.
Just when Hecintus had recovered a little on the battlefield and the wounds on his body began to heal, he was able to pick up the sword and prepare to dismember Loren completely.
A space fire arc buzzed beside Loren, and the dimensional bishop Toliado rushed out of it, grabbed the half-dead Loren on the ground, and flashed out of the barrier.
"I want to be a hero this time!"
Toliado shouted to give himself courage.
If Loren is given another chance, the stronger Loren will definitely not lose to this despicable guy Hecintos!
"You thief, I have tolerated you for a long time."
Seeing this, Hecintus' eyes burned with anger.
If it weren't for the acrobatics of the Dimension Bishop, the real Loren would not have been rescued.
Even though Loren's life or death is unknown now, he won't be completely at ease unless he completely tears Loren into pieces, cuts him into pieces.
Hecintus immediately swung his sword towards Toliado's panicked back.
Before the sword energy reached Toliado and Loren, it was shattered by the sound of metallic explosion.
The figure that fell from the sky like a silver comet hit between the retreating Toliado and the pursuing Hecintus.
The huge impact force caused the sword energy to disintegrate instantly, turning into countless light points that dissipated in the air.
When the dust settled, a figure radiating silver light appeared in front of Hecintus.
"Hecintus, I haven't met a guy like you who deserves to be beaten to a pulp in a long time."
Sigrid shook her wrist, clenched her creaking fist, and walked towards Hecintus.
Before Loren came back from hell, it was up to her, the Catholic Sigrid, to fight back.
(End of this chapter)