Chapter 121 The Devil's Ambush
Above the wilderness, raging flames lit up the sky.
A large area of hellfire trapped more than twenty elves. Countless demons rushed out of the flames and pounced on these elves fearlessly.
Catherine looked at the demons rushing towards her, calmly drew her bow and released her arrow.
Thousands of starlight burst out from her hands, nailing a large number of demons to the ground. A huge black panther guarded Catherine, shielding her from cold arrows and spells from all directions, allowing Catherine to focus on destroying these demons.
The elves following Catherine were also powerful. Their bows and spells were equally sharp, and their bursts of attacks could firmly suppress the wave-like demons.
Although there is no danger for the time being, there is no sign of the hellfire going out.
Thousands of demons have fallen, but the speed at which they rush out has not slowed down at all.
The elves have begun to feel a little tired. If these demons continue to come, they may not be able to hold on.
Being suddenly trapped in such a desperate situation, the elves began to suspect that it was a trap set by Amber.
An elf guard advised Catherine, "Your Majesty, please leave here first. We have fallen into the trap of the lich. He does not want to negotiate at all. He only wants to take the opportunity to assassinate you, Your Majesty."
Catherine also had some doubts. Could it be that the negotiation with the lich was fake, and the real purpose was to kill her, the Elf Queen?
Because the capital of the Alchemy City has become a ruin, the teleportation array system of the entire kingdom has collapsed, so the elves cannot reach their destination directly through the continental teleportation array. They can only teleport to the border between the two countries first, and then use magic to travel quickly.
And this route was arranged by the other party.
As the middleman between the two parties, Amber designed a route for both the desert dwarves and the elves that would "not cause misunderstandings." Catherine believed in the "sincerity" Amber had shown before, so she cooperated and followed this route.
Unexpectedly, when we were about to reach our destination, we were suddenly ambushed.
That was definitely a long-planned plan, otherwise it would be impossible to open a semi-permanent gate to hell in this place.
The gate of hell distorted the nearby space, making it impossible for Catherine to use teleportation magic to escape. Endless demons rushed out from the hellfire, constantly draining their strength.
From this point of view, it is very likely that the other party deliberately set a trap.
But after thinking about it carefully, Catherine felt that something was wrong. If they really wanted to kill her, would they rely on these low-level demons? Although there were many demons in front of her, most of them were just small winged cowards, about the same height as dwarves, with skinny bodies that were not stronger than ordinary beasts, except for their sharp claws and fangs. If they could not fly, they would not be much stronger than wild dogs.
Occasionally, there are a small number of Kashi demons mixed in with the small cowards. This monster looks like a hybrid of humans and flies. Besides being disgusting, it can also cast simple spells. It is a very cunning and difficult demon.
The battle situation seemed to be that the elves were being suppressed, but Catherine had not yet used her full strength. Not to mention her legendary spells, just summoning a giant eagle could take her away, and these demons could not stop her. Catherine was only protecting other elves, so she was trapped here.
"Don't try to persuade me to leave. If their target is me, this is not the only trick they have. Get ready. We are going to break out."
Catherine gathered her magic power and began to chant quickly.
Black Panther held Catherine tightly behind him and used his body to protect her from the demon's attacks.
In just a few seconds, the black panther's body was covered with several scars, but the black panther stayed by Catherine's side until her spell was ready.
A translucent magic passport quickly unfolded among the demons, and all the demons covered in it were frozen in place.
Transmutation Spells - Time Stands Still! Within the range of the barrier, everything except the caster himself is frozen in time.
A large piece of the originally surging demon army was suddenly dug out, revealing a huge gap.
Dozens of light spots flew out from Catherine's body and sank into the bodies of these elves. Originally, only the caster was immune to the effect of time stopping, but Catherine's legendary favor "Selfless Sharing" could grant this immunity effect to other elves.
"Now!"
Catherine rode on the black panther and rushed towards the barrier where time stood still. The other elves followed Catherine and rushed into the barrier together.
The frozen demons were unable to resist and could only allow the elves' sharp blades to cut through their bodies and tear their flesh.
The hot and smelly blood of the demons flew everywhere, also frozen in mid-air by the effect of time standing still.
Wherever the elves passed, they left behind a path of blood and flesh.
The demons outside the barrier wanted to stop them, but as long as they touched the barrier, they would be frozen. They wanted to bypass the barrier and surround the elves again, but they could not keep up with the opponent's speed.
Catherine has led the elves out of the encirclement. If they run a few hundred meters forward, they can get rid of the influence of the Hell Gate and use teleportation magic.
But these ambushers were not limited to this preparation. Just as Catherine walked out of the time barrier, a large amount of magma emerged from the ground, hellfire shot up into the sky, and four tall Balrog demons crawled out of the magma and blocked Catherine's way.
Balrog is also a well-known demon in hell. They are huge, holding flaming swords and whips, symbolizing the most ancient evil. They fight with hatred and rage, and can destroy all enemies with fire.
As soon as these four Balrogs appeared, the flames on their bodies enveloped the surrounding area within a hundred meters, causing the elves to be scorched by high temperatures.
The long whip burning with hellfire was swung over, tightly binding the black panther that Catherine was sitting on.
The Black Panther's charge was intercepted by the Balrog, and its flesh was burned by the flames, causing the beast to howl in pain.
Catherine turned over nimbly and jumped off the black panther's back. Before landing, she had already cancelled the black panther's summoning effect, and at the same time, she bent her bow and shot an arrow at the nearest Balrog.
The starlight condensed on the arrow, and after it flew out, it turned into thousands of rays of light, covering the Balor Flame Demon.
The Balrog roared in pain. Catherine's arrow had pierced his body with holes, and his heavy hell armor seemed like it was made of paper.
Although the arrow severely damaged the Balrog, the other three demons did not care about the life or death of their companions, and their flaming whips were already lashing towards Catherine.
Catherine could only dodge and fight back against these demons.
But the Balrogs have also learned to be smart. When faced with Catherine's arrows, they will simply use teleportation to dodge.
With the blessing of the Gate of Hell, the Balrog's teleportation technique seemed to require no magic power, and it turned this group of berserkers into assassins.
Catherine tried several times but could only cause some minor injuries to these Balrogs. Although she managed to pin these demons down, the other elves could not bear it.
The Balrog has a flame aura that makes the surrounding environment scorching hot, continuously burning all mortal creatures.
The magical equipment on Catherine was enough to resist this kind of fire damage, but other elves were unable to be immune to the superimposed flame aura effects of the four Balrogs.
Their hair began to curl, their faces turned red, and some of their weapons were so hot that they could hardly hold them.
Catherine had to cast a weather control spell, causing heavy snow to fall from the sky.
Snowflakes fell, but before they reached the ground, they were melted by the flames and turned into mist that enveloped the surroundings. Although the flames on Balrog were not completely extinguished, the heavy snow still offset most of the effects of the flames and turned the battlefield into a thick fog, blocking the enemy's sight.
It looked like both sides had become blind, but the Balrog kept making crackling sounds in the thick fog, and Catherine could determine the opponent's position just by the sound.
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The longbow was fully drawn, and then a brilliant arrow was shot.
This time it is no longer thousands of stars, but an arrow condensed to the extreme.
The magic arrow accurately hit the head of a Balrog, leaving half of his head.
The tall demon fell to the ground with a thud, the fog blocking his vision and preventing him from using the portal to escape in time.
Just as Catherine was about to aim at the second Balrog, the earth began to shake again, more magma gushed out, and three more Balrogs crawled out from the ground.
The endless high temperature dispersed the fog, and the battlefield turned into a sea of fire again.
Not only that, the barrier that stopped time has also disappeared, and those surging little demons have begun to surround them again.
"Your Majesty, please stop caring about us and leave here!"
The elves realized that they had implicated the queen, and they were all extremely ashamed.
It’s all because these demons are too despicable. They used the Gate of Hell to ambush, which not only created a huge geographical advantage, but also interfered with the elves' spellcasting. Only legendary strongmen could remain unaffected in such an environment.
If they had been given a little preparation, even just half an hour in advance, they would not have been beaten so badly.
But war is so cruel to the weak. They now have to admit that they are a burden to the queen. If they delay any further, Catherine's magic power will probably be exhausted.
Catherine looked at the elves who were determined to die, and she felt a sharp pain in her heart again.
I clearly came here to save people, but in the end I just let more elves die in vain?
Catherine fell into despair. Even if she still had a chance to escape, she no longer wanted to escape. The elves had no future.
Looking at the approaching demons and the elves around her who were tortured by the high temperature, Catherine opened her mouth and couldn't help wanting to tell them the truth. At least, let them understand why they died.
"Everyone, actually this time..."
Catherine was about to tell everyone the truth when she suddenly heard the Balrog scream.
Turning around, I saw that the tall demon was wrapped in green magical energy, and his magma-like flesh and blood continued to cool and collapse, eventually turning into a half-rotten corpse.
Then, the empty eye sockets of the Balrog lit up with the blue light of soul fire, and he swung his greatsword and slashed at his former companions.
Catherine recognized it as a high-level necromancy spell - Finger of Death.
Kill the target and quickly transform it into a zombie.
However, the Balrog has strong magic resistance. Under normal circumstances, the Finger of Death will not be effective against this kind of demon.
Catherine looked up at the sky in surprise. Under the moonlight, a black-haired boy sat on a dazzling throne.
Amber Xiu's voice came from midair: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty Catherine, there were some problems with my reception. But please rest assured, I will handle these accidents."
The demons on the ground roared towards the sky, and countless fireballs flew towards the young man, as if to drown him.
Amber snapped his fingers lightly, and an anti-magic force field appeared under the throne, annihilating all the flying fireballs.
Immediately afterwards, strange rustling noises were heard all around. It turned out that the bodies of the dead demons were twisting.
One, two... a large group of demon corpses crawled up and pounced on their former companions with their fangs and claws.
This is the simplest zombie resurrection spell, but with the blessing of the Golden Throne, Amberxiu pulled up tens of thousands of zombies in an instant.
Now, the demons are at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.
Sorry, I failed to update 10,000 chapters today, and I only have 7,000. I will try harder tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)