Chapter 971
Time, Stop!
After defeating the Greed Demon, morale surged immediately.
In the previous battle, the soldiers’ minds were manipulated and drawn out by the Greed Demon, and they were unaware of how dangerous it had been, nor did they recognize the Greed Demon at all.
All they knew was that such a powerful great demon was slain by their lords in less than a minute. Originally, they would have felt timid and hesitant, as they also didn’t know if mortals could truly slay gods.
But this great victory undeniably gave people a sense of reassurance.
“We can win! We can really win!”
“We need to go out and face the enemy, and teleport directly to fight them!”
Lixia said without hesitation, “These children can’t resist the plague of the Fly Demon—we brought priests, but they don’t have enough mana to dispel diseases.”
“Looking at the Greed Demon’s situation, if we can defeat the Fly Demon as soon as possible, the plague might be lifted…”
Siegfried analyzed seriously, but he looked at Lixia who was frowning, and quickly added, “But it’s better to be safe than sorry. We can’t take chances—and the Fly Demon’s derivatives are increasing. The sooner we fight, the better.”
“…Speaking of which, where is Little Eivass?”
Lixia frowned deeply. “I remember he can summon a phantom demon that controls fire and can release a large amount of purifying flames. If that guy were here, then the poisonous spores scattered by the Fly Demon could be burned away from afar, and our battle would be much safer.”
“His Majesty the Pope should still be resting,” Cardinal Galatea said expressionlessly, her clear and cold whisper filling the air. “After all, he created such a miracle last night.”
“…Catching a meteor? That’s truly a miracle…”
Lixia had also clearly guessed what Galatea was referring to.
However, she couldn’t figure out why the Fallen Heavenly Envoy would inexplicably throw a meteor at that place.
“I hope he can recover as soon as possible,” the Grand Guardian shook his head slightly, feeling somewhat uneasy. “The Fallen Heavenly Envoy dispatched these two powerful demons… I think he might be making a move.”
“You mean,” Siegfried looked at the Grand Guardian, “the plan needs to change?”
“At least we should have a backup plan,” Cardinal Galatea added. “What if the Fallen Heavenly Envoy attacks, or if war is inevitable, and His Majesty the Pope has not yet arrived?”
“As long as the Mage Tower is not paralyzed, they can teleport Little Eivass over,” Lixia said seriously. “If that day truly comes, we will need Her Majesty Saint Joan to forcibly awaken Little Eivass…”
“Leave it to me,” Saint Joan nodded seriously.
“But before that,” Siegfried began, “we need to confirm—should the Pope’s substitute be brought over? Or should they be allowed to stay safely in the rear?”
Substitute…
The Grand Guardian and Lixia’s expressions changed instantly.
The only ones who could substitute Eivass in battle were Lily and Yulia.
Until just now, everyone had tacitly avoided mentioning these two. Because these two were Eivass’s choices to bring along, and he himself was not here now. If they were to encounter danger at this moment, they wouldn’t be able to account for it to Eivass!
For a moment,
no one dared or was willing to voice a statement that might offend Eivass at this time.
Lixia gritted her teeth. “I’ll take responsibility—Mage Tower, teleport Yulia over.”
“…You?!”
The Grand Guardian was shocked.
His expression became extremely serious. “You should know… how much Lord Eivass cherishes his sister, right?”
“Yes,” Lixia nodded frankly, her voice gradually becoming louder and clearer. “But I also know Yulia—that child has lived with me for a long time!
“She would never be willing to stay in a safe rear when she has the ability to change the tide of battle! Obey my command, Mage! Teleport that girl over!”
As if finally confirming Lixia’s words, a howling azure storm swirled up from the ground.
A vague white humanoid figure condensed from it, then suddenly dissipated. Yulia staggered a step forward, appearing from the void.
—Teleportation takes time, and she had already heard everything.
“Please don’t worry, I can protect myself,”
The first words from the little girl, who looked no older than fifteen or sixteen, were these.
She gently placed her small right hand on her heart, her voice young and soft, speaking earnestly like an oath, “I am also a warrior! I will never let everyone down, nor will I let my brother worry.”
Her voice made Siegfried and Mu show a hint of pity.
Saint Joan even squatted down and hugged her.
Her appearance wasn’t much older than Yulia’s, but she was considerably taller.
“Don’t be afraid,”
Saint Joan whispered. “Big sister will protect you.”
“—What are you waiting for!”
Lixia yelled sternly. “Teleport us over!”
The next moment, the azure storm swirled up again.
Everyone was immersed in the increasingly intense storm, like stepping on a wooden board, violently shaking and swaying on the stormy sea!
A strong sense of dizziness accompanied by increasingly violent vibrations—as if the machine beneath their feet was about to collapse, a numb and itchy sensation spread throughout their bodies along the bones of their lower limbs.
Like a sudden tremor when dozing off, everyone’s body instinctively twitched.
When the storm dissipated, they had already arrived under a dim sky.
It was precisely in an uninhabited ruin, in front of the giant tree that was born last night!
The sky not far ahead had already turned dark, while behind them was the blue sky and white clouds. They could even see that the distant sky, gnawed by that “dark cloud,” had already turned “bluer than blue” and transparent.
A strong smell of rot, accompanied by stench, immediately made them feel dizzy and want to vomit!
Saint Joan, holding Yulia, changed her expression, and an instant divine art was generated—
The domain of [Purifying Fire] from the Heavenly Candlemaster Envoy unfolded, within a white ring of fire suspended in the air with a radius of about thirty meters, all impurities were instantly swept away and burned!
“Yulia, get ready!”
Lixia shouted.
Unlike the previous situation—facing the Fly Demon, many of them would become powerless.
For example, Mu and Siegfried, who were skilled in close combat, couldn’t reach the swarm of demon flies at the same altitude as the clouds!
They couldn’t reach it!
The Grand Guardian was the same… Although he could fly up, facing a Sixth Tier Fly Demon alone was no different than delivering food. One slide tackle and those demon flies would pick him clean to the bone… not to mention, after leaving the range of the purifying fire, he might not be able to charge to the horizon while enduring those spores.
This was a Sixth Tier as a priority!
Their biggest problem now was “how to reach these demon flies,” to lure them down!
At this moment, the mages who were slightly weak when fighting the Greed Demon finally had a chance to perform—
Master Amber was finally able to react this time and use his Preservation Technique.
“Prepare to attack them…”
Master Amber said in a low voice.
His pupils turned dim yellow, and he quietly looked up at the sky.
He raised his hand as if to grasp at the sky. The dim yellow flame became infinitely active, overflowing from his pupils and flowing out from between his fingers.
“Time…”
Master Amber murmured softly. “Please stop here, and wait for me…”
In an instant.
A towering beam of dim yellow light shot up from the ground!
The slender light beam shot into the sky, then frantically spread out in all directions!
It was as if heaven and earth were solidified in a giant piece of amber.
The azure sky instantly solidified, turning dim yellow.
The clouds no longer flowed, and even the demon flies were completely fixed by him.
