The Shepherds Are Dense – Chapter 857

Chapter 856
Grant You a Merciful Death
No one dared to act against the “Apostle of Pillar God – Endless Knot” first.
That incomparably powerful aura placed immense pressure on the spirit of the warrior “Gray Falcon,” who could sense threats.
—He had never seen such a powerful being before!
Even the Fifth Tier beings he had encountered were not this strong!
The angel slowly extended its right hand towards them. As its right hand had already melted into light, becoming amorphous, it was impossible to discern whether it was a gesture of friendliness like a “handshake” or a rejection like “do not approach.”
But at that moment, the crimson-purple ring behind the angel suddenly unfurled outwards layer by layer!
A regular tetrahedron, cube, regular octahedron, regular dodecahedron, and regular icosahedron—not in three dimensions, but geometric patterns on a plane used to represent three-dimensional figures. Simultaneously, these five patterns converged to form a new pattern…
That was the Metatron Cube!
The lines forming this pattern were originally white.
But at that moment, the regular tetrahedron representing “fire” turned red and stood out prominently.
It transformed from a flat plane into a three-dimensional form, becoming a semi-transparent red barrier that encircled the angel.
And at this time—
The originally crimson-purple sky suddenly turned a deep red, as dazzling as a sea of fire.
The white clouds also became scorched black, like burnt cotton candy.
The next moment, countless infernos rained down from the sky!
It was a meteor shower that easily covered the entire city.
Their numbers reached thousands, tens of thousands!
Each small, golden-red fireball was two to three meters in diameter, trailing a dark red and black flame tail behind it.
“How can we fight this!”
For an instant, Crown Princess Noel felt despair.
No incantations, no rituals, no sacrifices… without uttering a word, a spell of this magnitude was unleashed!
Could the strength of a Fourth Tier Ascension Ritual truly permit this?
“—Viness!”
Alistair had no time to ponder and instead loudly called out the Night Demon’s name.
The Night Demon, in its crow form, flew upwards and transformed into its Night Demon body in mid-air.
The deep red sky was about to rain blood, but it was evaporated by the flames as if from nowhere.
“Alchemist!”
The warrior “Gray Falcon” suddenly said to Crown Princess Noel, “Give me a one-handed sword—you can do that, can’t you!”
“…I can!”
Noel replied without hesitation.
She clasped her hands together, then intertwined her fingers.
Black souls erupted from within her like smoke, permeating the earth and corroding all the metal structures of the bell tower.
When the souls converged again, a one-handed sword radiating brilliant light appeared before her, standing on the ground.
—Instantaneous Refinement!
This was something only a Fourth Tier Alchemist could accomplish.
Without hesitation, Gray Falcon drew the sword planted in the ground. The chilling light reflected a glint of fire like a mirror.
As a Sword Saint, his aura changed the moment he grasped the sword.
He placed his left hand on the blade and brushed it towards the tip. The brilliant white light spread from beneath his fingers, then transformed the entire blade into a crystalline structure.
Gray Falcon gripped the sword with both hands and then slashed downwards abruptly!
A silver light surged like a tide.
The brilliant silver sword energy rose six to seven meters high, parting the incoming fireballs like the sea and slicing them apart, extinguishing them.
It flew directly towards the “angel” and struck the red tetrahedron’s outer shell.
*Crack.*
The red tetrahedron’s crystalline outer shell bore the brunt of the attack, and a crack suddenly appeared.
The group’s eyes lit up.
As long as damage could be inflicted, it wasn’t an insurmountable enemy!
Hit by this blow, the “angel,” which had been fixated on the Night Demon, also turned its gaze towards the Sword Saint.
At that moment, the Night Demon instantly moved behind the angel.
Shadowy talons formed from shadow attempted to pierce its chest!
But the angel seemed to have expected this—Its arms and legs curled up, like an infant.
Within the Metatron Cube behind it, the green-blue regular octahedron suddenly glowed with a cold, icy radiance, replacing the red tetrahedron’s crystal shell that originally encased it with a shell of ice from the regular octahedron.
—*Clang!*
With a sound of breaking ice, the ice shell was instantly covered in cracks. But then it was re-encased in a new layer of ice, and a chilling aura spread in all directions.
The spherical ice shell, after managing to block the Night Demon’s attack, began to rapidly spread outwards again!
In just an instant, it froze one of the Night Demon’s arms beside it, and was still spreading.
Alistair’s gaze sharpened.
As a high-tier Phantom Demon of the Sixth Tier, the Night Demon’s magic resistance was equivalent to the Sixth Tier and a half. Only Seventh Tier spellcasters—or at least high-tier Phantom Demons of the Sixth Tier—could penetrate her magic resistance by a hundred percent; all other spells would be weakened or resisted…
How could an enemy this strong appear during a Fourth Tier Ascension Ritual!
There was only one answer.
This was truly a Ring Heavenly Envoy!
“Come back, Viness!”
Alistair no longer hesitated. She instantly drew another card: “The hunt has begun, Helchin!”
As a dim yellow aura gradually condensed around Alistair, Viness, who was almost completely frozen beside the angel, vanished into black mist.
A storm surged—
A chaotic storm caused Alistair’s long hair to dance in the wind.
The King of the Wild Hunt silently appeared behind her. The mask on its head clattered down, and the silvery-white knight was instantly dyed dim yellow. Behind Helchin, the King of the Wild Hunt Legion also began to condense.
Immediately after, Alistair drew another card.
—Thunderclap Halberd!
With a heart-shattering thunderclap, a lightning bolt struck directly in front of Helchin!
The Thunderclap Halberd, crackling with electricity, was summoned before Helchin!
Helchin, encased in frost, gripped the Thunderclap Halberd and uttered a low, humming voice:
“—Your will, Master. I have come by your command.”
Meanwhile, the other ascenders also took their respective actions.
Noel once again deployed her Star Antimony Alchemy—her obsidian soul roamed like a vengeful spirit, collecting metal from nearby buildings and the earth, and converging them before her into various cover Obelisks.
Sword Saint Gray Falcon held his sword with both hands, closed his eyes, and entered a meditative state to gather energy. An increasingly dense emerald aura surrounded him.
Laro, the Nocturne Poet, also became serious for once.
His pupils suddenly became distant as he quietly recited the prophetic poem that appeared in his mind:
“Golden autumn, sun and moon separate.
“Ring, deer cry, beneath the nest of steel, warmth like smoldering embers.
“The ancient shepherd offers blood, the lost wanderer shall return home…”
As he chanted, a strange sadness suddenly arose in Alistair’s heart.
The next moment, the meditating Sword Saint finally opened his eyes.
The light emanating from his eyes was incomparably brilliant. He leaped high into the air.
He abruptly brought down his blade.
A sword energy, as green as a curtain, cascaded down!
The sword energy, tens of meters high, destroyed all obstacles in its path as it advanced!
The rain of fireballs still falling from the sky was extinguished, the earth was torn apart, and buildings crumbled. Steel bars were exposed like broken white bones.
It was a heavy blow that split the earth apart!
This sword energy landed heavily on the ice wall, instantly shattering the ice wall which was already riddled with cracks on its inner layer!
But the angel inside was still unharmed.
Its limbs extended outwards, returning to an upright posture from its curled state.
However, compared to before, it now appeared “clearer.”
Its previously vague face and limbs now faintly showed their outlines.
{Such a powerful Sword Saint…}
Layered voices echoed.
This was the first time it “spoke”—it did not open its mouth, yet the voice emanated forth.
It slowly drew its right arm back.
At that moment, in the pattern behind it, the aquamarine regular octahedron suddenly lit up.
“Be careful!”
Alistair realized something.
Upon seeing the third move, she finally remembered where she had seen these techniques before.
—These were the abilities of a Geometric Heavenly Envoy!
Although the Geometric Heavenly Envoy itself was a gigantic, constantly reassembling crystal geometric body, this method of switching patterns to represent the ability to switch between the four elements was precisely its combat style!
A card suddenly appeared between her fingers.
It was [Star Ice]!
A brilliant, rainbow-colored ice wall condensed before the Sword Saint.
However, the next moment, the angel vanished instantly.
It did not penetrate the ice wall.
Instead, it circled around from the side!
—With a single punch, it pierced the Sword Saint’s chest!
The arm, entwined with emerald aura, was inserted through the Sword Saint’s back, piercing through their chest with its right hand, its five fingers splayed in front of them.
{Grant you a merciful death…}
Layered voices echoed with a holy song. The aquamarine hue behind it turned crimson.
The next moment, flames erupted!
The “wind” remaining within the Sword Saint was transmuted into “fire,” instantly burning him to ashes!
(End of this chapter)