Chapter 321: The Magic Sealing Crystal Appears! The Death Knight Perishes
The Black Armored Knight's furious roar was so loud that it briefly drowned out the battle cries of the demi-humans.
"Flowing Water Acceleration!"
Having roared, the Black Armored Knight watched the swarm of demi-humans charge toward him. A savage grin spread across his face as he shifted his shoulders.
The cold glint of the Corrupting Sword seemed to devour the very light under the bright sun, forming a fleeting black shadow in the air!
*Pfft— Pfft—*
Blood shot into the sky!
One by one, the demi-humans convulsed and collapsed to the ground.
It didn't take much effort. As long as they were cut by the Corrupting Sword's blade, blood would flow uncontrollably from their wounds.
Let alone these ordinary demi-humans, even Remedios, who had stepped into the Heroic Realm, had nearly died under this Corrupting Sword.
In the blink of an eye.
Dozens more demi-humans charged forward!
Facing the encirclement of demi-humans, the Black Armored Knight calmly swung the Corrupting Sword in his hand as if he were slicing melons and vegetables. No demi-human could get near him.
Gagaran, leading a demi-human unit comprised mainly of Ogres, saw this and immediately raised her Spiked Club, preparing to charge.
"Gagaran!"
She was stopped just as she was about to move.
"Beast General" Hector Weiss, holding a dark gold longsword, stopped her with a shout, "Don't act rashly! Don't forget our task is to clear out the Undead."
"Besides, someone from the Human Faction has arrived!"
Gagaran halted and only then noticed Remedios, clad in silver-white Paladin armor, running out from the stream of people behind them.
"Die!!"
Remedios's eyes were ice-cold as her body moved nimbly, weaving rapidly between the Undead and demi-humans.
"Holy Strike: Breakthrough!"
Remedios held the Holy Sword with both hands, erupting in a dazzling white light. In an instant, the blade extended to one and a half times its normal length.
In an instant!
*BOOM—*
Remedios and the Black Armored Knight crashed into each other.
The ferocious impact sent the surrounding demi-humans, who hadn't had time to react, flying, letting out miserable screams and wails.
After being knocked back, the Black Armored Knight showed no sign of alarm. Instead, his face was filled with excitement and fervor. "Now this is interesting!"
"Come on, Remedios! I won't let you escape this time!"
"You're the one who should be running!"
Remedios roared, her cold eyes glinting with a frosty light.
The two warriors who had stepped into the Heroic Realm clashed once more. The immense power displayed in their every move was impossible to ignore, and all surrounding demi-humans and Undead were killed by the aftershocks of their attacks.
They forcefully cleared out an isolated zone!
Seeing the demi-humans killed by the aftershocks, the expressions of both "Beast General" Hector Weiss and Gagaran turned ugly.
The enemy was one thing.
But that human named Remedios had clearly never considered them, the demi-humans, as allies from the very start.
Suppressing the rage in his heart, "Beast General" Hector Weiss knew this was not the time for infighting with the humans. He readjusted his forces, bypassed the two combatants ahead, and continued to advance.
As for the Gray-robed Mage, he was surrounded by the Flame Archangel Legion summoned by the Sunlight Scripture's forces.
For a moment!
All three powerful enemies were suppressed by the might of the Human Faction. Without the obstruction from the three shadow clones, the Allied Forces of humans and demi-humans began to gradually approach the corpse pit. Among the vast numbers of low-level Undead, some powerful undead monsters also began to appear.
However, relying on his formidable abilities as a commander, "Beast General" Hector Weiss led an overwhelming annihilation of the Undead, who possessed little wisdom.
The location of the corpse pit was getting closer and closer!
Both the humans and the demi-humans grew increasingly solemn. Up to this point, neither the Death Knight nor the Alliance Leader had appeared.
*Thud— Thud— Thud—*
The heavy footsteps were like drum hammers striking the ground, causing the earth to tremble slightly.
A tall figure wreathed in a corrosive black mist composed of Negative Energy emanating from its joints finally appeared.
On its pure black armor, fine red patterns, like blood vessels, grew increasingly crimson as the Death Knight ran.
The moment the Death Knight appeared!
Everyone's gaze was uncontrollably drawn to this powerful, terrifying Undead.
A chilling aura spread out!
The surrounding temperature dropped by a degree or two with the Death Knight's appearance.
Its crimson gaze was filled with such hatred for the living and pure malice that a single glance was enough to send a chill down one's spine.
"It's a Death Knight!"
"Beast General" Hector Weiss's pupils constricted. He swung his blade, cutting down the nearest Undead, and hurriedly halted.
"Third Plan!"
His high, piercing voice spread across the field.
The demi-human soldiers, tense from the Death Knight's appearance, began to part to either side.
*Clank—*
Under the command of "Beast General" Hector Weiss, several thousand demi-humans moved as one, as if an extension of his own arm. The commotion caused by such a large-scale maneuver instantly drew the attention of everyone on the battlefield.
Against a legendary Undead like a Death Knight, trying to fight it with sheer numbers was useless.
The Baharuth Empire had once captured a Death Knight.
Their so-called elite troops were at an overwhelming disadvantage against the Death Knight. In the end, the Empire had no choice but to deploy their trump card, Fluder, and his group of high disciples, resorting to a shameless aerial bombardment with magic.
By exploiting the Death Knight's weakness—its inability to fly—they barely managed to capture it alive.
Although this incident was a secret, the heavy losses the Empire suffered during that time were still noticed by the investigations of other nations, even if they didn't know the specific reason.
Soon—
A straight, empty path was created by several thousand demi-humans.
At the cost of more than fifty of their demi-human kin, the Death Knight was finally lured into this straight passage.
Directly opposite them were the forces of the Sunlight Scripture!
As an annihilation and covert unit, the members of the Sunlight Scripture rarely received such intense, widespread attention.
The ever-cold Captain Nigun subconsciously straightened his back, slightly raising his head to face the Death Knight that terrified everyone.
Hmph!
"Sacred Kingdom, and you damned demi-humans, witness the power of the Theocracy with your own eyes!"
"No matter how evil a being is,"
"before the power of absolute purity, it can only perish!"
Captain Nigun's expression was solemn and dignified as he took out a translucent, irregularly shaped crystal from his robes. It looked like several conical crystals of varying sizes joined together.
Tang Zheng, who had been closely watching this scene, immediately turned his gaze to the translucent crystal.
"The Magic Sealing Crystal!"
Tang Zheng's eyes lit up as he stared at the crystal, which held a soft, pale white energy within.
"It really is that item."
The Magic Sealing Crystal was a magical item with an effect similar to a magic scroll.
It could release the magic stored within, but the biggest difference from a magic scroll was that the Magic Sealing Crystal could freely store magic from the First Tier to the Tenth Tier.
Furthermore, the Magic Sealing Crystal could be used multiple times, whereas a magic scroll was a single-use item.
This was a magical item that even Tang Zheng wanted to get his hands on, equivalent to having a magic scroll with infinite uses.
"I thought it would be something else."
Tang Zheng felt a pang of envy, yet couldn't help but feel disappointed. He had thought that in this situation, the Theocracy would use a different magical item.
"But on second thought,"
"an angel summoned by a magical item should also be affected by Nigun's innate ability. This is indeed a magical item that is more suited for Nigun to use."
Looking at the Magic Sealing Crystal in his hand, Captain Nigun grew excited, his hands trembling slightly.
200 years ago, beings known as Demon Gods descended upon this world, wreaking havoc across the entire continent. The power sealed within this crystal was a mighty force capable of annihilating a Demon God!
The manpower, resources, and expenses consumed to infuse this power into the Magic Sealing Crystal could no longer be measured in money.
However, facing the legendary Undead "Death Knight," as well as that Alliance Leader, this power was necessary.
What a pity!
He still hadn't managed to draw out the Alliance Leader of Zuranon.
"The other party must also be wary of the Theocracy's power. Since you don't dare show yourself, I'll eliminate the Death Knight first. After seeing this power, though... you'll probably run away... Heh!"
"Reveal yourself! The visage of the highest tier angel!"
This thought flashed through Captain Nigun's mind as he raised the Magic Sealing Crystal in his hand, his fanatical voice echoing across the battlefield:
"Archangel Dominion!"
In that instant—
an indescribable sense of oppression was released from the Magic Sealing Crystal.
Everyone couldn't help but look up at the sky, where it seemed as though a sun had appeared!
Sacred beams of light rained down from above!
The dazzling white light wasn't blinding; instead, it had a peaceful warmth that made one want to kneel and pray piously.
Countless white feathers materialized from the light and fluttered down.
As the brilliant white light contracted, a massive angel, wreathed in radiance and far larger than any ordinary angel, appeared in everyone's sight. It looked like an aggregate of wings.
Above the angel's head was a yellow halo. It possessed three pairs of wings—one large and two small. Unlike low-tier angels, it was no longer full of the metallic texture of a construct, but was composed of truly pure white feathers.
Strangely!
The Archangel Dominion had no head or feet and held a golden scepter symbolizing royal authority. Although it looked somewhat bizarre, it didn't feel frightening in the slightest.
The faint scent of fragrant grass wafted into everyone's nostrils.
The rotten, foul stench in the air was purged the moment the Archangel Dominion appeared, and the air quickly became clean.
The members of the Sunlight Scripture, upon seeing the Archangel Dominion in mid-air, all assumed a prayer-like posture, their faces filled with fanaticism and worship.
"Beast General" Hector Weiss, Seven-Colored Scales Kōkosh, Gagaran, and the others stared blankly, in utter disbelief.
Just the aura it exuded while hovering in mid-air was enough to make Kōkosh and the others too scared to make the slightest move, with fear emerging from the depths of their eyes.
What is this?
How could the weak, cowardly humans possibly wield such terrifying power!
The people from the Sacred Kingdom's side were also completely stunned.
Kelart subconsciously pursed her pink lips. No matter how good her disguise was, she couldn't help but reveal a shocked expression at this moment.
"What is this..."
"What is this power? How is this possible...!"
The Gray-robed Mage seemed to have been triggered by something. His face twisted as he shrieked and forcibly fled the battlefield.
The Black Armored Knight, who was locked in a fierce battle with Remedios, hadn't even figured out why Remedios wasn't suffering from the continuous bleeding effect after being hit by the Corrupting Sword when he saw the Archangel Dominion appear!
An aura of death flooded his heart.
"Damn it!"
The Black Armored Knight took advantage of Remedios's brief moment of stupor to take a sword blow head-on and retreat as if fleeing for his life.
They suddenly understood why the Alliance Leader had not appeared this whole time!
"Before a god, perish!"
Captain Nigun spoke excitedly, raising his arm and pointing at the Death Knight ahead:
"Activate Extreme Holy Strike!"
This was the power of 7th Tier Magic, a domain that humans could never reach, a level belonging to the Demon Gods.
There was no spectacular scene.
Only a pure, pale-blue pillar of light descended.
Except for Tang Zheng, no one present could track the trajectory of the magical attack.
"Even with my speed, I probably couldn't dodge it."
Tang Zheng's gaze narrowed slightly as he took in the dazed expressions of the people around him.
*7th Tier Magic "Extreme Holy Strike" discovered. Requires Faith-Type Spellcaster Level (43-49). Current conditions met.*
*Consume 1 skill point to learn?*
Tang Zheng briefly glanced at the information on his status panel, not paying it much mind.
This was a magical attack that leaned towards targeting "evil" beings.
It dealt immense damage to enemies like the Undead or those with a negative Justice Value, making it a type of targeted magic.
However, one of Tang Zheng's *Magic Transcender* passive abilities, *Super Magic Master*, could maximize all variable effects in a spell.
In his hands, this magic could unleash its maximum power, even against opponents of "positive" or "good" alignment.
At his current Player Level, he could also summon a 7th Tier Angel, so this was a skill he could master at any time.
"It's over."
Seeing the Death Knight get hit, a victor's smile had already appeared on Captain Nigun's face.
This was an inevitable result.
Everyone present let out an inexplicable sigh of relief. With the Death Knight dealt with, the crisis in the hills was half-resolved.
The pale-blue pillar of light dissipated!
And there, the Death Knight looked as if its entire body had been scorched, emitting scalding white steam. The demon horns on its head were broken, and even its black tower shield was covered in a dense web of cracks.
This was clearly a sign of having suffered a grievous blow, but—it had not perished. It still stood silently in the same spot!
The joyous expressions on the faces of Seven-Colored Scales Kōkosh, Kelart, and the others all froze, as if they were witnessing something incomprehensible and unbelievable.
Even an ordinary person could feel the indescribable and irresistible power of the magical attack unleashed by the Archangel Dominion!
How could the Death Knight possibly have withstood it!
The atmosphere fell into a strange silence.
Tang Zheng, however, noticed that Captain Nigun showed no surprise at all and understood. "As expected, the Slane Theocracy is well aware of the Death Knight's trait."
He had noticed just now.
When the Archangel Dominion activated "Extreme Holy Strike," it didn't use its special ability to destroy its golden scepter to enhance the attack.
"Hmph!"
Captain Nigun snorted. Failing to annihilate the Death Knight in an instant lacked a certain shock value, which was a slight pity.
But it couldn't be helped. After all, the Death Knight possessed a special ability that prevented it from dying immediately, no matter how severe the attack it suffered.
It just meant he had to attack one more time.
Thinking this, Captain Nigun prepared to have the Archangel Dominion attack again.
"Holy Hammer!"
Amidst this strange, silent atmosphere, a Watcher Dominion Angel suddenly flew down from the sky, rushing in front of the Death Knight.
Its silver nail hammer, wreathed in holy light, struck the Death Knight heavily!
*CRACK—*
The Death Knight didn't even try to dodge. Struck on the head, its entire body trembled, then disintegrated into black residue, vanishing like a snowflake in the sun.
Only its crack-covered black tower shield was left, stuck silently in the ground.
(end of chapter)