Chapter 770: 15,000 for a Moon Ticket – Intense Battle in the Sky
West City, on the city walls.
After hearing the final transmission from Professor Metia, Professor Shylph’s expression instantly tightened. Suddenly, fierce winds began to swirl beneath her feet, spreading outwards in all directions.
“What’s going on?” Professor Jones asked, noticing the unusual circumstances.
Professor Shylph raised her head and said solemnly, “Number Two is at the carriage.”
As soon as she spoke, everyone present except for Montiel Farley, the city lord, realized the severity of the situation.
“His target is Wit!” Dark immediately understood and promptly drew a [Ditto] card from his deck, summoning it on the spot.
Three seconds later, the non-sentient [Ditto] materialized from the summoning light.
Dark pointed at a wyvern and commanded, “Ditto, transform!”
“Busy~” The [Ditto] looked at the wyvern, its tiny body rapidly swelling and transforming until it resembled the wyvern in appearance.
Although the transformation was incomplete, it was enough to replicate the wyvern’s flight ability.
Dark then summoned the [Mana Book], leaping onto the dragon’s back. Eve appeared behind him, wrapping her arms around his waist.
At the same time, the professors reacted.
“I’ll handle this,” Professor Steven Harvey calmly stated, who had yet to make any moves.
Professor Shylph didn’t hesitate, recalling [Wind Element Lord Shylph] and rising into the air like a twin.
The three wind elementals sitting atop the [Whirlwind Pillar] exchanged glances before climbing out and spreading their wings, turning into gusts of wind and quickly catching up with Professor Shylph, circling around her ears.
Without the wind elementals, the [Whirlwind Pillar] lost most of its effectiveness, and the wind blades that continuously cut down life forms on the ground vanished instantly.
However, the beasts that barely survived the wind blades showed no signs of valuing their lives; they continued to charge towards the city gate instinctively.
“Snap!” Professor Steven Harvey snapped his fingers.
Suddenly, numerous circular arrays appeared on the ground.
The lingering spirits, blood energy, and piled-up corpses were all drawn into these arrays, forming grotesque undead creatures.
These undead ranged from fragile to powerful, but there were countless of them.
Thus, the “stubborn” sea of beasts clashed with the necromancer’s sea of corpses!
Seeing the beast tide halted by the undead, Professor Jones immediately drew a new mana card, directly using the [Stoneclad Great Bear] as a sacrifice to initiate a sacrificial summon.
The [Stoneclad Great Bear]’s [Gigantic] effect had already ended, returning to its normal state.
Since the next goal was to rescue Metia in the sky, the [Stoneclad Great Bear], which was only useful on land, was no longer suitable. It needed to summon a new flying mana spirit!
In Professor Metia’s power spectrum, there were indeed many options!
Professor Pavar Jones from Saint Maryann Academy, a renowned duel master, had a deck capable of handling any situation in a mana duel. Thus, it was impossible for her to lack flying mana spirits.
Even a mana spirit with twelve stars, like [Wind Element Lord Shylph], was not uncommon.
But this time, she chose not to summon the twelve-star mana spirit. Instead, she used a ten-star [Stoneclad Great Bear] and a one-star [Magical Beast] as sacrifices to summon an eleven-star mana spirit.
Once a mana spirit reached ten stars, it was considered part of the fourth tier. Beyond that, the impact of star levels on strength was not as significant.
To surpass the fourth tier and reach the legendary fifth tier was not simply a matter of accumulating stars.
“In the name of Pavar Jones, sacrificial summon—[Semi-Mechanical Titan]!”
In a sense, Professor Jones and the [Valkyrie] Alvaraite took similar paths.
She summoned the [Semi-Mechanical Titan] and immediately mounted it, sitting on its neck, which was only about five to six meters high.
The [Semi-Mechanical Titan] was not truly a titan. More accurately, it should be called a [Semi-Mechanical Giant].
Its body was divided along the midline, with mechanical parts on the left and organic parts on the right, capable of wielding thunder and walking through the void.
If it needed to accelerate in the air, it required deploying hidden jet wings for propulsion.
Professor Jones sat on it and immediately unfolded the wings, preparing to ascend. However, Professor Shylph’s voice timely echoed in her ear, “Ride a wyvern.”
Without hesitation, Professor Jones abandoned the [Semi-Mechanical Titan] and mounted a wyvern instead.
The target was in the sky, so a mage naturally couldn’t ride something that was the main aerial combatant.
Like Dark Demon, he also rode a wyvern transformed from the [Magical Beast: Ditto].
The only difference was that for someone less skilled in riding, a wyvern transformed from a mana spirit was easier to control.
On the other side, City Lord Montiel Farley also mounted a wyvern without hesitation.
She knew nothing about Numbers One and Two, but Aurora was in the carriage.
Following that, Sister Carrian, Olivia, and Angrey each mounted a wyvern.
…
Six wyverns took off from the west city wall, forming a line and charging towards Professor Metia’s pumpkin carriage.
Professors Shylph and Lily flew through the air using their own powers.
They even flew faster than the wyverns!
…
High above.
The enormous star map array spread across the back of the [Thunderous Great Peng]. All demons, except for Alastair Aldridge and the [Lich] Ian Tatter, were swallowed by the [Starry Maze].
The seven trapped demons, after experiencing initial dizziness, suddenly found themselves in a vastly expanded space. Semi-transparent walls, shimmering with starlight, stood in the void, separating those who were originally close together by miles.
This special field card, originally intended to protect Metia’s precious carriage, had to be changed due to Ophelia Brad’s overly aggressive behavior at that moment.
“The last time we fought side by side was a long time ago,” Ophelia reminisced, her expression relatively calm, except for the frequent flickering of blood-red light in her eyes.
Professor Metia did not dwell on past sorrows. To maintain the [Starry Maze], she had to concentrate fully.
Behind her, a small, seemingly silver liquid metal-formed mana spirit floated toward her, protecting her from behind.
This mana spirit was called [Child of Constellations], summoned through a ritual ceremony of the twelve constellations.
[Child of Constellations] had a round body, with its lower half resembling an inverted droplet, having only hands and no wings, able to float, somewhat resembling a small dream spirit.
However, it was not a ghost-type mana spirit but a steel-type + fairy-type!
“Boom!”
The [Ice Fire Light Cannon] grazed the shoulder of the [Blood Source Sword Saint], hitting the position where the two were standing.
Alastair Aldridge, as if greeting them, smiled brightly.
At that moment, his extremely rugged face softened—not in terms of aura, but in the actual roundness of his features.
[Swallower] was asexually gendered, able to freely change between male and female appearances, but it could not generate reproductive organs.
It likely recognized Ophelia Brad, which explained its feminine smile.
But at that time, Ophelia Brad was not accompanied by the [Blood Source Sword Saint].
Professor Metia’s curse barrier suddenly rose, blocking the ice and fire mixed light cannon.
Inside the barrier, the two remained unfazed.
Ophelia even raised her hands, inserting her left index finger between the gaps of her right hand’s fingers, creating a magical array resembling a blood magic circle in her palm.
Metia lightly tapped her hand, dividing some of the incantation text to form a circle in front of her.
The crimson beam from Ophelia’s palm passed through the circle, instantly increasing in power by about 1.5 times, making the magic beam thicker and longer.
But the shining sword light approached Alastair Aldridge even faster than the magic beam.
The [Blood Source Sword Saint]’s eyes shone as brightly as burning stars.
It was born from the hands of [Hero] Bret and [Blood Princess] Ophelia, existing similarly to Wit Gold in significance.
But it was created to protect the [Blood Princess] and to kill the Demon King!
Yet, since its creation, it had never seen the Demon King until now!
That long-accumulated killing intent erupted completely as the [Holy Blood Sword] swung!
“Ninth Secret Sword Technique, First Form!”
In that instant, a blood shadow of a strange beast appeared on the sword blade, which seemed to be made of blood.
She pressed her left hand on the hilt held by her right hand, causing the [Holy Blood Sword] to make a slight adjustment—cutting out three strikes in an instant!
The first strike shattered Alastair Aldridge’s defensive spell, the second severed his aura, and the third struck his robe.
But underneath the robe, a mouth filled with sharp teeth suddenly opened, biting the [Holy Blood Sword] and interrupting the terrifying aura that threatened to cleave him in half!
However, the [Blood Source Sword Saint]’s eyes did not blink, the [Holy Blood Sword] bitten by the mouth suddenly appearing in its abdomen!
】 The segment of the sword blade that was bitten suddenly transformed into a dense blood aura, though it still connected the two parts of the blade, it no longer had any collision volume.
【Blood Holy Sword】 continued its advance, slicing through Alastair Aldridge’s abdomen.
In just one exchange, the reborn Demon King had already been injured.
Alastair Aldridge’s expression changed drastically!
The unique divine power of the 【Holy Sword】 poured into his body, followed by double the excruciating pain alongside the damage!
“Holy Sword!”
He furrowed his brows sharply, his facial contours becoming even more rugged.
A torrent of mana erupted from within him, and at the opening in his abdomen, a row of densely toothed mouths suddenly appeared, simultaneously biting down on the blade of the 【Blood Holy Sword】, shattering it.
The figure of the 【Blood Source Sword Saint】 flashed past from his side, and the 【Blood Holy Sword】 had completely transformed into swirling blood aura.
Alastair Aldridge roared loudly, several dozen 【mouths】 shot out from his abdomen, each connected to a snake-like body resembling blood vessels.
—This was the life essence talent of the 【Swallowing Devil】, every part of its body could transform into a 【mouth】 that devoured everything.
These dozens of 【mouths】 drilled out of his body, chasing after the 【Blood Source Sword Saint】 and biting ferociously.
Alastair Aldridge abandoned the Ophelia and Metia on the other side; his attention was fully captured by this swordsman who could wield the 【Holy Sword】.
He almost thought this was the 【Hero】 of this era!
But he was not frightened.
In fact, since the beginning of this rescue operation, he had already prepared for all possible strong enemies.
How could an enemy capable of capturing 【Number One】 be simple?
Having the “Heroic Power” seemed truly reasonable.
“Halt!”
A voice filled with authority suddenly sounded behind him.
Lich Ian Tattel slightly clarified his staff, the large eyeball at the tip of the staff suddenly glaring at the nearly flashing blood shadow.
An invisible force instantly formed, pressing from all directions, pinning the body of the 【Blood Source Sword Saint】 in place.
This brief pause allowed Alastair Aldridge’s 【mouths】 to catch up from behind.
Before the 【Blood Source Sword Saint】 could react, several gaps were already torn in its back.
But it did not feel any pain, nor did it feel any itching; only absolute control over its body made it realize that the weight of that area had lightened.
At this moment, the magic light fired by Ophelia Brad approached Alastair Aldridge.
But with a casual flick of his hand, he deflected the magic light.
His right hand skin turned pitch-black, like obsidian.
…
This series of battles occurred in an extremely short time. Alastair Aldridge’s abdomen was injured but not critically, while the 【Blood Source Sword Saint】’s body was pinned down, seemingly about to be completely consumed by Alastair Aldridge’s 【mouths】.
In front of the carriage, Ophelia Brad’s lips moved rapidly, and a magic card in her hand quickly lit up, causing a thick blood aura to surge over the surface of the 【Blood Source Sword Saint】’s body.
In the next instant, it broke free from the immobilizing effect of the 【Ghost Eye】 staff, and was teleported directly in front of Lich Ian Tattel — their faces almost touching, their vision instantly narrowing to the extreme.
Ian Tattel could not react in time, but the 【Blood Source Sword Saint】 was well-versed in this, immediately pushing a palm towards Ian Tattel’s kidney, with the 【Blood Holy Sword】 manifesting at the tip of his palm, piercing through Ian Tattel’s defenses and tearing his kidney apart.
Then, the thick blood aura on the surface of the 【Blood Source Sword Saint】’s body flashed again, carrying its body through another teleportation.
Three consecutive teleports allowed it to instantly escape the danger zone.
It slapped its lower back, injecting the blood aura absorbed from Ian Tattel’s body into it, and its vanished body instantly healed.
But at this moment, Alastair Aldridge turned around, reaching into the mouth to pull out the flesh of the 【Blood Source Sword Saint】, kneading it into a small figure in his palm.
The 【Blood Source Sword Saint】’s expression changed drastically!
It immediately flipped its right hand, re-concentrating the 【Blood Holy Sword】, and with a very serious expression, made a slashing gesture towards the void ahead.
“Secret Sword · Third Technique!”
Water-like radiance gradually condensed on the blade, with insect-like beasts wriggling within the water.
The 【Blood Holy Sword】 slowly slashed down at an angle, then froze in mid-air as if encountering some obstruction.
Alastair Aldridge just extended his finger, pressing against the flesh figure in his palm, “crunch,” crushing its head into a bloody pulp.
The 【Blood Source Sword Saint】 sensed something, instantly unleashing the strength of its wrist, shattering the invisible obstruction in the air.
“Crack!”
It seemed as if something glass-like shattered in the air, and a drop of blood appeared on the 【Blood Source Sword Saint】’s forehead, dripping down along its nose.
But the instantaneous death curse activated by the flesh as a medium was severed by this slash!
“Hmm?”
Alastair Aldridge’s eyes revealed a surprised look, while the skin on his forehead rapidly writhed, a lightning-shaped horn piercing through and emerging.
And then, without any warning, a rumble sounded in the sky, and a pillar of lightning poured down onto the 【Blood Source Sword Saint】—if struck by this lightning column, it would instantly turn to ashes!
But the 【Blood Source Sword Saint】’s 【Sword Heart】 vibrated, reacting with superhuman speed at this critical moment.
“Secret Sword · Fourth Technique!”
A sword light like a dragon or serpent burst forth from the blade of the 【Blood Holy Sword】, biting at the descending lightning column.
The two energies collided and dissipated in the air, currents spreading outwards.
“Phew—”
After taking a breath, the 【Blood Source Sword Saint】 quickly adjusted its breathing, returning to a state of serene calmness.
It slowly adjusted its steps, and its blood wings suddenly flapped, granting it an instant burst of acceleration.
In the next second, it dragged the 【Blood Holy Sword】 and charged once again towards Alastair Aldridge!
…
Alastair Aldridge’s expression became increasingly solemn.
This swordsman wielding the power of the Holy Sword was more troublesome than he had anticipated.
If it were usual, he wouldn’t mind spending some time dealing with him, but now the situation was special. He must break through the defense of the carriage and capture the person inside it before those people on the west wall arrived.
…?
In that instant, Alastair Aldridge’s mind sparked with realization, suddenly realizing his thinking was flawed.
Because the person who should have been hiding in the carriage had clearly stepped out and was standing atop the carriage!
Alastair Aldridge’s gaze suddenly bypassed the 【Blood Source Sword Saint】 and 【Blood Princess】, focusing on Professor Metia in her black-purple attire.
He immediately realized that this was the person he was looking for!
“Pfft, actually came out voluntarily! I really underestimated them.”
Alastair Aldridge raised his hand, pushing his bangs upward.
And in the next second, as the 【Blood Source Sword Saint】 closed in again, both of his eyes rolled downward, and a new pair of eyes appeared in the middle of his eye sockets.
Spatial power instantly exploded!
The 【Blood Source Sword Saint】 thrust its sword, piercing through Alastair Aldridge’s residual image.
And its true body suddenly appeared atop the carriage, standing behind Professor Metia and Ophelia!
In that instant, Professor Metia felt an intense sense of danger in her heart. Her premonitions had already shown her scenes of her own death.
—The Demon King possessed too many abilities!
Professor Metia had never engaged in direct combat with the Demon King, only collecting information on their strength and strangeness. Moreover, she did not have much practical combat experience.
For a seer accustomed to having everything under control, this was extremely unsettling.
She was startled by her own premonition and did not act immediately.
Instead, it was 【Blood Princess】 Ophelia who, upon sensing spatial fluctuations, swung her hand backward—the blood covering her hand blade as it cut backward, forming a sharp blade.
But Ophelia did not feel the sensation of cutting, instead feeling a twinge of pain.
Blood splattered as her left hand, severed at the elbow joint, flew backward!
Alastair Aldridge’s right hand skin turned pitch-black again, giving him an extraordinary “anti-magic” ability.
Professor Metia’s spell barrier was easily pierced, and Ophelia’s arm was severed!
The moment she regained her senses, numerous blood threads sprouted from the cut in her upper and lower arms, connecting in mid-air.
Ophelia immediately turned and fled, the severed arm pulled back by the blood threads, accurately reattaching itself.
Then, a flash of blood light, and the wound on her arm was completely healed, leaving no trace.
She originally had highly skilled healing abilities, having treated countless wounded on the battlefield.
…
The situation had not yet become completely uncontrollable.
Although Ophelia’s attack failed, it did attract Alastair Aldridge’s attention and bought some time.
During this brief interval, Professor Metia finally snapped out of it.
“Aquarius!”
As soon as she spoke, her magic golem—the 【Child of the Constellation】—finally moved!
The 【Child of the Constellation】 immediately raised its hands, and when its hands reached above its head, a long-necked blue vase appeared between its palms.
Its eyebrows stood up, and with a “whoosh,” it smashed the vase fiercely at Alastair Aldridge!
Beyond what Alastair Aldridge had anticipated.
When it saw the vase, it originally thought that the Star Child would shoot a water column from it to attack, or perhaps suck someone into it.
But neither happened.
The vase was simply thrown as an ordinary projectile!
Alastair Aldridge took a sudden step forward, his right hand, as dark as black stone, quickly slapping the vase. He was preparing to smash it and then grab Metia and swiftly flee.
“BOOM!”
The vase indeed shattered, but so did Alastair Aldridge!
Professor Metia gasped sharply, grabbing Ophelia’s arm and rushing into the carriage.
“Go!”
The Demon King’s power exceeded her expectations.
She needed to reflect on whether it was because she had been around Shylph, Kazel, and others for too long, making her forget that she was merely a frail astrologer.
As for Ophelia’s “arbitrary” desire for revenge, let her best friend shatter it herself!
“Where’s the Demon King?” Ophelia suddenly asked.
“He was randomly teleported away by Aquarius,” Metia stepped forward. “It won’t be far. Before it locks onto us again and returns, we need to quickly join up with Shylph and the others.”
Ophelia clenched her teeth but didn’t act impulsively; instead, she turned and headed into the carriage.
But at this moment, the curtain inside was pushed open, and Wit Gold, holding the light sword transformed from the Holy Sword Curse in one hand, suddenly rushed out. His other hand held a Magic Card of the Bloody Serpent, with sacrificial worms crawling all over the carriage.
“In the name of Wit Gold, I invoke the Sacrificial Summon — Bloody Serpent!”
A massive and intricate Sacrificial Summoning Array appeared above the Pumpkin Carriage.
Seeing the ferocious snake head emerging from the array, Professor Metia’s expression froze.
The next second, Alastair Aldridge, who instantly locked onto the target, utilized a special ability from the Abyssal Bug Demon, opening a pitch-black wormhole connecting two coordinates.
From within the wormhole, a terrifying pressure emanated.
…
“Black Beast!” Professor Metia abruptly turned, driving the Black Beast to gallop.
But just as the two Black Beasts were about to accelerate, a finger extended from the wormhole, emitting a flash of black light!
“BOOM!” Before even a mournful cry could be heard, the two Black Beasts were instantly killed.
Alastair Aldridge stepped out of the wormhole, his smile spreading uncontrollably.
…
On the other side, the Blood Source Sword Saint wanted to rush over immediately when Alastair Aldridge teleported.
But the Lich Ian Tattel raised the Phantom Eye again, blocking its path.
…
Alastair Aldridge’s gaze moved downward, firmly fixing on Wit Gold. In a low voice, he said, “Found him!”
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At this moment, the pressure fell entirely on Wit Gold.
Inside his body hid another Demon King, yet facing this second Demon King, he felt fear.
Fear wasn’t shameful; even the Hero wouldn’t lose their fear.
The key was to raise courage while feeling fear.
Wit Gold gripped the blurry light sword tightly, roaring loudly, trying to boost his courage with his aura.
But the next moment, Ophelia suddenly shifted sideways, blocking between him and the second Demon King.
He summoned the Bloody Serpent to protect his mother, but in the end, he was still the one being protected.
…
“Libra!”
“Blood Mist Village!”
“Sun God’s Protection!”
“Blood Escape Curse!”
“True Form of the Demon King!”
The stagnant atmosphere was broken.
The five people inside and outside the carriage simultaneously released their skills.
Professor Metia immediately grabbed the Star Child, and a Libra symbol suddenly lit up on its forehead. Two scales appeared in each of its hands, causing the “fate” in the scene to shift bizarrely.
Wit Gold roared out the Bloody Serpent’s ultimate skill. The Bloody Serpent, fully emerged from the summoning array, lowered its head and sprayed a thick blood mist towards the carriage’s front.
Aurora’s voice pierced through the curtains, a beam of radiant light shooting out. The mingling of flames and light exploded instantly, and faint tremors echoed from beneath the Free City.
Ophelia bit her fingertip, writing a spell in mid-air. The blood energy from Blood Mist Village was seized, forming a blood wheel surrounding the entire carriage.
Alastair Aldridge laughed wildly, his goat horns branching out like trees, his back arching like a mountain. New wings burst through his skin, spreading out in fury. Terrifying demonic energy erupted from his body, his ten fingers’ nails visibly lengthening and sharpening. His already large frame unknowingly expanded by twice its size!
The Demon King’s pressure enveloped the entire scene!
…
The flying dragons sped by.
Professor Shylph was the fastest, having left the six dragons behind halfway.
Suddenly, she looked up and saw demonic energy surging into the sky, dark clouds gathering and swirling like a wrathful wave.
Her face froze instantly, turning into a fierce charge, her speed increasing dramatically.
Behind her, Dark Demon, riding a dragon, also looked up. He was flanked by Draconic Ballet and a Blue-Eyed Baby Dragon, both maintaining invisibility and post-fusion.
These magical beasts were powerful, but he didn’t dare assume they could fight the Demon King alone.
He wished he was just there to add numbers…
But at this moment, he had to seriously consider what he could do here.
As the distance closed, Alastair Aldridge unleashed the Demon King’s overwhelming pressure, clearly affecting the wyverns. Except for the wyvern transformed from the Magical Beast: Ditto, which remained unaffected, the other wyverns were startled, their flight speeds slowing down.
But the surging demonic energy made everyone realize that the carriage must be in grave danger.
Professor Jones didn’t hesitate to abandon the wyvern under him, commanding it to continue flying forward before leaping onto the Semi-Mechanical Titan’s back, kneeling slightly. The Semi-Mechanical Titan’s sides instantly sparked with electricity, creating stronger propulsion, and its speed skyrocketed.
On the other side, Lord Montiel Farley leaped into the air, her eyes blazing with flames, igniting the Sun Giant’s bloodline power. Her hair truly turned into fire, which quickly coalesced into a fiery armor, flames rising.
She blazed like a fire arrow, advancing rapidly toward the source of the demonic energy.
Behind the three wyverns, Sister Carrian had suddenly grown angelic wings. Unlike Professor Jones and Lady Montiel Farley, she didn’t dismount her wyvern but continued flying.
Olivia and Angrey naturally prioritized protecting Dark Demon’s safety.
They were slightly behind but closing in quickly.
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At the South Carriage, the situation changed rapidly, every second different.
The Blood Source Sword Saint finally broke free from the invisible force holding it with its Ninth Secret Sword. However, Lich Ian Tattel had already set up a Necromancer’s Ghost Prison, once again halting the Blood Source Sword Saint.
Though the Necromancer’s Ghost Prison couldn’t stop the sharpness of the Blood Holy Sword, Ian Tattel could release one after another in rapid succession, almost like nesting dolls.
His masked face probably smiled. Although the Eight-Star Blood Source Sword Saint had the Holy Sword Curse, it was still immature in his presence unless the Blood Source Sword Saint’s Holy Sword was a true Holy Sword, which might make him wary.
This old lich clearly didn’t want to exert too much effort.
When the Hero was driven to desperation, they could unleash unimaginable strength.
All former high-ranking demons had fallen into this trap many times.
Ian Tattel outwardly pledged loyalty to Demon King Number Two, but whose life was more important than the world?
If Alastair Aldridge wanted to achieve his personal goals, let him go. As for this old lich, he would just follow along.
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On the other side, the Bloody Serpent’s Blood Mist Village couldn’t last half a minute before being dispersed by the surging demonic energy.
The left scale of the Star Child seemed to crack under the immense pressure but didn’t break.
The Sun God’s Protection was successfully cast. Aurora’s Flame Sun Elemental flew out of the carriage, encircling it with light balls like the sun.
Ophelia’s Blood Escape Curse, due to the surrounding space being locked by the Demon King, was interrupted halfway, causing a backlash that caused blood to flow from her lips.
In the midst of Alastair Aldridge’s increasingly rampant laughter, he reached out, aiming for his sole target—Wit Gold!
Though he didn’t know why Number One’s aura was so weak or why it was “sealed” within the green-hat teenager, Alastair Aldridge didn’t need to know why. He just needed to take this green-hat teenager away—if he couldn’t, he would crush him!
Crushing him would kill Number One sealed within him, no problem.
Because they were “immortal Demon Kings”!
Everything was as expected.
Everything was under control.
When it realized that it had successfully found its true target before the group from the West City could arrive, it was very certain that victory was within its grasp.
“Zi—”
The heat emitted by the “Sun God’s Protection” was not high in Alastair Aldridge’s eyes. He adjusted his right hand to have the arm of a “Lava Demon,” gaining immunity to fire. However, when he effortlessly passed through the shield, the skin on his palm instantly melted away, revealing pure white bones. In that instant, even those bones were scorched to ashes!
“Divine Power!” Alastair Aldridge’s face, which had been confident of victory, suddenly solidified. However, his reaction was quick; indeed, he was worthy of being called the “Undying Demon King.” Even the act of severing his own limb was done with extraordinary speed.
As the sun god’s flames burned up his arm, he decisively changed his right arm to that of a “Lizard Demon,” severing it completely!
Then, new flesh and blood wriggled, and a new arm emerged from the ground.
Alastair Aldridge was drenched in cold sweat and took a step back.
…
At the front of the carriage, Wit Gold, whose face had turned pale due to imminent danger, couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief.
Then, Ophelia Brad, suppressing the backlash pain, immediately pushed her son who was standing still into the carriage.
But she herself did not enter; instead, she took out more mana cards from her deck.
Aurora’s unexpected “Sun God’s Protection” had blocked Alastair Aldridge’s attack, even burning off one of his arms. However, even Ophelia Brad quickly thought of a countermeasure.
Indeed.
After taking a step back, Alastair Aldridge’s entire massive body suddenly vanished. When it reappeared, it was inside the “Sun God’s Protection”!
He deliberately compressed his body from five or six meters to three meters tall, fitting perfectly inside.
—This short-range teleportation was not the first time he had demonstrated it.
But just as he was about to rush into the carriage and grab Wit, Professor Metia, who had remained motionless beside him, revealed a faint smile in this desperate situation.
“Balance! Scales!”
The scales in the left hand of the “Child of the Constellations” shattered completely, while the one in his right hand, intact until that moment, suddenly cracked with numerous fissures. The broken left-hand scale regrouped, returning to its fractured state.
Both scales achieved a new balance at this moment.
The fates of both sides were reset to the same scale.
The “Child of the Constellations” rushed headfirst toward Alastair Aldridge, who did not even generate any defensive intent.
However, after colliding, both the “Child of the Constellations” and Alastair Aldridge were thrown back simultaneously.
The “Child of the Constellations” shattered from the impact, but as it was about to die, the white light emitted by the “Libra” symbol on its forehead enveloped its entire body, visibly healing the cracks.
Alastair Aldridge’s face showed an incomprehensible look of shock; similar terrifying cracks appeared on its body.
Those cracks penetrated deep into the bone, almost tearing it apart instantly.
But its terrifying self-healing ability came into play; every piece of flesh and bone reconnected during the flight, even the wounds on its skin disappearing.
Yet, Alastair Aldridge could not stop retreating; its back slammed against the inner wall of the “Sun God’s Protection”!
“Zi—”
First, the two demon wings were burned away by the sun god’s flames, followed by the skin on its back, then the muscles, blood vessels, and bones beneath it…
Alastair Aldridge strained to bend its body, thrusting its head forward, using its arms to push backward. But the flames consumed everything from fingers to palms to arms, leaving no trace even of the ashes.
In the nick of time, Alastair Aldridge saw the “Child of the Constellations” flying toward the inner wall. A spark of inspiration flashed through its mind, and it adjusted its posture, extending its legs toward the flames.
—When its entire body was burned away, leaving only its head, that overwhelming force pushing it toward death finally vanished!
Alastair Aldridge managed to save its last head.
On the opposite side, the “Child of the Constellations” also ended up with nothing but a round head.
“Power of the Sun God! Power of Fate!”
Alastair Aldridge gritted its teeth.
The encounter in these mere seconds reminded it of the bitter final battle with the “Hero” team.
It was after that battle that it was captured and sealed, spending ten years in darkness.
Hatred and fear grew simultaneously under such circumstances.
Its remaining head rapidly flew away from the inner wall of the “Sun God’s Protection”; new flesh buds had already grown from the cut on its neck.
“Indeed, the ‘Undying Demon King’!”
Professor Metia’s face was equally pale; the use of fate power had greatly exhausted her.
The “Child of the Constellations” lacked the terrifying self-healing ability of a demon king.
Even using the power of the “Aries” secret technique would require considerable time to recover to the point where other constellation techniques could be cast.
Without the “Child of the Constellations,” her combat strength would be significantly reduced.
When she thought of stopping the Demon King’s wound from healing, Blood Princess Ophelia had already begun her actions.
Dark magic power drifted from a mana card in her hand, like mist, floating toward Alastair Aldridge’s head.
Alastair Aldridge suddenly felt a heavy sensation in its eyelids, even its thoughts slowing down.
But it bit down hard, causing the lightning horn on its forehead to summon a bolt of lightning, instantly clearing its mind.
Ophelia took the opportunity to cast a spell circle, which flew under Alastair Aldridge’s head, attempting to slow its self-healing process.
Then, golems were summoned and charged at Alastair Aldridge!
“Jijiji!”
Facing such a desperate situation, Alastair Aldridge suddenly burst out laughing. The golems approaching it shriveled up, all their magic power being absorbed remotely.
Its mouth opened wide, becoming a black hole, even swallowing the magic power within the spell circle set by Ophelia.
The upper part of its body visibly recovered, its arms spreading wide, expanding the range of the black hole.
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Below, countless humans were drawn to the battle in the night sky, either looking up directly or observing indirectly with tools.
At that moment, they suddenly realized that the magic power within their bodies was disappearing. Without magic power, their physical strength, vitality, and life force would fade away.
That sudden sense of weakness constantly reminded them that they had lost the right to merely spectate.
The priests invited from the Free City stepped forward slightly, weaving light spells from the Holy Church to temporarily block the absorption force.
But the area protected by the priests was limited; many people fled in panic toward the outskirts, causing chaos on the ground.
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Misfortune never comes alone.
Within the “Starry Maze,” which even Metia herself had overlooked, a magic sword emitting strong spatial fluctuations broke through the maze, piercing the clouds.
Necro-Sewer Demon Rororo raised his right hand, and the “Eye of the Void” embedded in his palm released a tangible magic sword, slicing through the maze and finally creating a huge gap.
The trapped demons inside sensed the opening and looked up, discovering the forcibly created exit.
Necro-Sewer Demon Rororo flew out first, followed by Vampire Naral, Fragmented Fairy Dorothy…
Before long, the seven black-robed demons had all emerged. Although the “Starry Maze” still existed, it was effectively useless.
Alastair Aldridge’s laughter became even more rampant.
Metia and Ophelia were so tense it felt like suffocation.
They exchanged a glance, and without hesitation, rushed into the carriage.
Metia closed the door behind her.
This pumpkin carriage was well-defended; even space techniques like “Instant Teleportation” could not penetrate it.
With such defenses, they could hold out for another minute or two.
“I’ve held out this long, why hasn’t Shylph arrived yet?”
Professor Metia was drenched in cold sweat, her robe soaked, unable to resist complaining.
Ophelia continued to pant, feeling a faint sadness.
Only after truly confronting the Demon King did she realize what kind of existence the “Hero” Bret had been fighting against.
She recalled her past with Bret, remembering his sacrifices.
“Aurora, can you release that again?”
Professor Metia pointed outside.
Aurora held the “Flame Sun Elemental” in her hands and shook her head.
After releasing the “Sun God’s Protection,” her “Flame Sun Elemental” was very weak and could not draw any more divine power from the temple underground.
Professor Metia sat down, already feeling the vibrations caused by the attack on the carriage’s defense.
“Professor, didn’t you do a divination before your trip?” Aurora couldn’t help asking.
Professor Metia picked up the crystal ball again, her eyelids twitching slightly, finally revealing a radiant smile.
“Yes, it was a great omen, a big win!”
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“Rumble!”
Necro-Sewer Demon Rororo wielded the void magic sword, striking the pumpkin carriage’s defensive barrier repeatedly.
Demonman Vernon Illectra
The surface of his body glowed red, amplifying his muscle strength to its limits, every punch causing the barrier to tremble violently.
Alastair Aldridge watched their movements and inhaled the last breath of mana.
His body had fully healed, but the lack of clothing was somewhat unseemly.
The people in the carriage had brought him great surprise, making him appear somewhat disheveled.
But the “Undying Demon King” was never renowned for sheer power.
Although he was still the undisputed strongest during the end of the war, he had also been defeated several times by human teams.
His greatest strength was “Immortality!”
So he wouldn’t become enraged over a bit of disarray; it wasn’t worth it.
Unfortunately, even if he maintained his composure well, he had to admit that the best opportunity had slipped through his fingers.
In the fierce night wind, there was a clearly discernible loathsome aura.
Alastair Aldridge closed his eyes, letting his hands hang naturally at his sides. While rapidly familiarizing himself with this new body, he swiftly activated the hidden powers within his complex bloodline.
Then, he began layering his defenses.
Since the great battle couldn’t be avoided, let it come!
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Half a minute later, Alastair Aldridge suddenly opened his eyes, his height restored to about five to six meters. His two pairs of bat wings slightly spread, dark mana flowing along their edges.
He started chanting incantations.
Demons far surpassed humans in magical achievements.
Even the acknowledged magical race—the elves—could not compare to high-ranking demons.
But amidst the incessant wars, somehow, humans quietly caught up with demons in terms of magic!
Even if it was just a slight approach in height and was only a rare few individuals, it still astonished the demons.
Yet after the initial shock, they carried on as usual.
After all, for humans to reach that “height,” they needed to pay with their lives.
Demons, however, did not require such sacrifices.
Reflecting now, if demons had acknowledged that humans were catching up back then, perhaps things wouldn’t have turned out so poorly today.
Alastair Aldridge spread his arms, palms facing upward, and one spell circle after another appeared from his palms, feet, and head. The sky was already shrouded in dark clouds, and both the moon and stars had long vanished.
Amidst the dark clouds, a heavy rumble of thunder was slowly building.
Now, a very simple truth became evident:
Electricity-type suppresses Flight-type!
The lightning horn atop Alastair Aldridge’s forehead seemed to grow longer.
He was summoning thunder, waiting for the arrival of the Wind Elemental Lord Shylph.
Thus, that gust of wind truly came!
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Professor Shylph’s figure appeared in the air about a kilometer away from the pumpkin carriage.
Without any hesitation, she continued forward.
A terrifying storm formed around her, and the path she flew along dispersed the clouds, revealing starlight.
“Stop!”
Lich Ian Tater used the old trick again, attempting to use the Ghost Sight to immobilize the incoming Wind Elemental.
However, the moment the Ghost Sight’s power condensed, it was torn apart by the storm, raising doubts about whether anyone inside had noticed.
Ian grew angry instantly, tapping his wand repeatedly to summon a whole row of Undead Prisoners—only to be instantly shattered!
At that moment, he sensed something and a flat ghost suddenly appeared beneath his feet, carrying him backward in a mad retreat.
Professor Shylph continued straight ahead, showing no intention of changing direction, but her storm suddenly expanded, enveloping Ian’s position in an instant!
“Huuu—”
Ian Tater didn’t have time to retreat. In a blink, he was swept into the storm and carried straight toward Alastair Aldridge!
Aurora’s Sun God’s Protection had been dispelled, and Alastair Aldridge stood suspended in front of the carriage.
The storm created by Professor Shylph would inevitably affect the carriage—but that was her intent.
Learning from the old lich’s mistake, the Necro-Sewer Demon Rororo immediately retreated. Only Demon Man Vernon kept pounding on the barrier.
Alastair Aldridge’s eyes widened, staring directly at the storm as he suddenly emitted a shrill scream like a banshee.
“Rumble!”
The dark clouds above swirled madly, thunder resounding across the heavens.
Alastair Aldridge unleashed the legendary forbidden spell—Breakthrough Thunder Sea!
The first bolt of lightning emerged from the clouds, tearing the night sky apart, golden lightning illuminating the sky.
The second bolt directly struck the storm enveloped by Professor Shylph. Alastair Aldridge predicted the storm’s advance and guided the lightning to strike its tip.
The attribute suppression took effect.
That thick bolt of lightning successfully broke through the storm’s defense.
But when Alastair Aldridge thought he had succeeded, Professor Shylph’s form suddenly blurred, and the lightning passed through her shadow, continuing downward.
Once the lightning passed, Professor Shylph’s form returned to solid, closer to the carriage!
“Breakthrough Thunder Sea!”
Alastair Aldridge roared furiously, and over a dozen bolts of lightning descended from the sky simultaneously.
Under his terrifying control, these lightning bolts fell in rapid succession onto a small area, densely packed.
The intense flash from the dense lightning made the entire night sky seem as bright as day.
But in an instant, Professor Shylph remained unscathed, still advancing with the storm.
Moreover, she was already in front of him.
Alastair Aldridge completely abandoned control of the Breakthrough Thunder Sea, allowing countless bolts to fall freely.
The storm swept over, engulfing Demon Man Vernon on the side of the carriage, and the edge crashed into the pumpkin carriage, sending it flying instantly.
Facing the storm, Alastair Aldridge was propelled backward like being hit by a drill, his defenses broken, flesh splattering everywhere. His roar continued, his retreat speed even surpassing the speed of sound.
During this time, the pumpkin carriage skillfully escaped the storm’s grasp, increasing the distance between Alastair Aldridge and the carriage.
Alastair Aldridge used magic to communicate in haste, and Necro-Sewer Demon Rororo reformed a void magic sword, chasing the pumpkin carriage.
Beast Demon, Vampire, Dead Swamp Lizard, Tower Demon, and Feathered Banshee were ordered to block reinforcements.
But their newly formed loose defenses were quickly breached by the Half-Mechanical Giant God. Professor Jones half-kneeling on the Half-Mechanical Giant God’s back, her hair fluttering in the wind.
She charged towards the Necro-Sewer Demon without hesitation.
When the five demons forming the line wanted to chase after her, Lily, who had arrived earlier than Professor Jones, spread an endless Illusion Wall in their path.
This Illusion Wall had no aura, but those who passed through it seemed to go through a space tunnel, appearing randomly elsewhere.
Beast Demon, Vampire, and Tower Demon stopped in time, while Dead Swamp Lizard and Feathered Banshee passed through the Illusion Wall, appearing a kilometer away in the opposite direction.
Then, these two demons faced the full might of Montiel Farley!
Following the principle that Ground-type suppresses Fire-type, Dead Swamp Lizard spread its dragon wings, actively confronting Montiel Farley.
Feathered Banshee, not wanting to get entangled, quickly returned to the direction of the others.
Not long after, Dark and four others arrived late.
Four wyverns led by two unmanned ones had some presence.
But before the strong among these demons, they were insignificant.
Dark confirmed that Professor Metia’s pumpkin carriage hadn’t yet been breached, thus he felt relieved, and the flames on him subsided.
Professor Metia nodded at her and stepped out of the carriage.
Thunder and wind sounds echoed endlessly in the night sky, stars receded, and dark clouds rolled in, as if heralding the end.
But her mind was set.
The situation was back under control!
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