Chapter 972: Dark Demon, Furious Justice (8k for subscription request)
The defense of the “Absolute Fortress” was perfectly synchronized with that of the “Ironclad Divine Soldier.” The mana value was also shared between them.
Unless the speed at which the barrier was destroyed surpassed the “Ironclad Divine Soldier’s” mana transmission speed, the “Absolute Fortress” would only break when the “Ironclad Divine Soldier” fell.
Lucia Artemis layered numerous defensive buffs on top of the “Ironclad Divine Soldier,” greatly enhancing the defense of the “Absolute Fortress.”
However, even under these conditions, cracks continued to appear in the “Absolute Fortress” under the sonic attacks from the lion-headed, snake-bodied monster.
Despite these cracks being repaired in time, the “Ironclad Divine Soldier’s” mana value was rapidly depleting.
Lucia Artemis had to constantly summon and activate mana cards to replenish her mana.
Her own mana was also being consumed at an accelerated rate. If not for Aurora feeding her a “Little Phoenix Blood Pill,” she would have already been in a state of mana exhaustion.
During this process, Aurora took charge of commanding the other golems against the enemy.
Lucia Artemis seemed to have shared control of her golems with Aurora. At this moment, several high-star golems active on the battlefield were barely holding their ground under Aurora’s command.
Among them, the only golem capable of directly confronting the lion-headed snake monster and the black fog beast was a jet-black panther with countless vines growing from its neck!
This panther had pitch-black fur with silver-gray spots, and the vines on its neck were nearly black, verging on dark green.
Its body length exceeded three meters, resembling the form of the beast shrouded in black fog.
No!
The reason why the beast shrouded in black fog resembled the lion-headed snake monster was likely due to the use of a mimicry skill!
Dark’s eyes flashed, and he quickly found the answer.
If the lion-headed snake monster was called a “Lion-Headed Snake Beast,” then the black fog beast could temporarily be referred to as a “Black Fog Beast.”
And Lucia Artemis’s ace panther was named a “Forest Shadow Panther!”
In legend, the “Forest Shadow Panther” lived in a secluded forest, appearing only under the moonlight, with a beautiful form and a pure heart, always helping those in need.
Lucia Artemis’s “Forest Shadow Panther” was a genuine twelve-star golem!
Its attributes were Grass + Dark, classified as a “Moon Panther,” and thus possessed a skill called “Moon Panther,” granting it significant attribute boosts and speed boosts under moonlight, as well as the ability to move through shadows.
The “Forest Shadow Panther” was an incredibly powerful golem.
However, the “Black Fog Beast” mimicked it, displaying even higher strength.
Their battle appeared evenly matched in the short term, but over time, the weaknesses of the “Forest Shadow Panther” as a golem would become apparent.
Moreover, the “Black Fog Beast” would only grow stronger with each passing moment.
Furthermore, the “Lion-Headed Snake Beast” was still circling around, watching intently.
Therefore, without external intervention, this life-or-death battle between humans and “Heavenly Court” creatures would likely end with a victory for the “Heavenly Court” creatures.
The best outcome would be the human side successfully escaping.
But for some special reason, these two humans could not escape from their captors!
Everything froze in the instant Dark arrived.
Perhaps because the “Chariot of the Moon Goddess” arrived too swiftly, neither the “Lion-Headed Snake Beast” nor the “Black Fog Beast” had time to react.
Within a few seconds of entering the battlefield, Dark completed his analysis of the situation.
Immediately after, he shouted, “Chariot of the Moon Goddess, Charge into Battle!”
Having distinguished friend from foe, there was no hesitation.
Dark immediately ordered the “Chariot of the Moon Goddess” to unleash its sole powerful ultimate skill— “Charge into Battle!”
The “Chariot of the Moon Goddess” maintained its incredible kinetic energy from eight-and-a-half times speed, instantly deploying a triangular light array twice the defense before receiving the order.
This triangular light array had a defense of five thousand points.
Such defense was nearly unbreakable in typical mana duels.
However, in the current situation, it was insufficient. But it had an additional ability that prevented the “Chariot of the Moon Goddess” from suffering backlash during “Charge into Battle.”
— The “Chariot of the Moon Goddess” glowed with blinding white light, its speed increasing again, breaking through to nine times speed!
Dark unhesitatingly chose the larger target, the “Lion-Headed Snake Beast.” An extremely terrifying collision sound suddenly echoed as the snake body of the “Lion-Headed Snake Beast” was pushed forward, its gaping mouth closing abruptly, silencing its sonic attack.
The “Chariot of the Moon Goddess” had a base of three thousand, but with the immense kinetic energy from acceleration, it shattered the scales on the back of the “Lion-Headed Snake Beast.”
However, beneath the scales were extremely resilient muscles.
As the triangular light array shattered due to the reaction force, the “Chariot of the Moon Goddess” sent the massive snake body of the “Lion-Headed Snake Beast” flying forward but did not sever it.
“Holy Sword!”
A resounding voice instantly rose.
The “Billigion” that had already stepped out of the carriage raised its head, and holy power gathered above it, forming a glowing green-haloed horn that grew visibly longer and thicker, transforming into a sturdy “Holy Sword!”
Facing the clearly dark-attribute “Lion-Headed Snake Beast,” the “Holy Sword” unleashed its holy power, increasing its resistance to dark attributes by 50%.
With the attribute resistance, the attack, originally reaching 6,700 points, completely pierced the defense of the “Lion-Headed Snake Beast.”
The “Billigion” twisted its head sharply, creating a deep gash several meters long on its back, nearly severing it in half!
The “Lion-Headed Snake Beast’s” blood-filled mouth opened wide, emitting an agonizing roar.
The “Billigion” remained expressionless, but flames began to spark in its eyes.
“Do not hold back.”
Dark stepped out of the carriage, speaking beside it.
The “Billigion’s” eyes widened, and an overwhelming rage surged, igniting fury.
Whether it was the “Lion-Headed Snake Beast,” the “Black Fog Beast,” or the surrounding creatures, they all exuded a dark and evil aura.
The “Billigion’s” “Furious Heart of Justice” could no longer be contained. Stimulated by the evil, it entered a rage state, burning away its rationality, but also increasing its attack power by 50% to 100%.
“Fury” + “Holy Sword”!
The legendary “Holy Swordsman,” facing evil, drew his sword.
At the peak of its rage, the “Billigion’s” slash could maintain an attack power of 10,700 points for an extended period!
In a rage, it saw nothing but evil! “Hwaaaaa!”
With a roar, the “Billigion” lifted the “Holy Sword” and leaped out from the carriage, the sword extending continuously, striking the rapidly healing wound of the “Lion-Headed Snake Beast.”
Dark squinted at the wound and quickly said, “Destroyer God, Annihilation Proclamation!”
The “Fantasy Beast: Destroyer God” hiding inside the carriage immediately launched an “Annihilation Proclamation” at the “Lion-Headed Snake Beast.”
The wound of the “Lion-Headed Snake Beast” instantly stopped healing. The “Billigion” attempted to strike again.
But the “Lion-Headed Snake Beast” finally reacted in the face of sudden death, dodging sideways in time.
Yet, an inexplicable sword mark still appeared on its body. The “Billigion” triggered the “Holy Sword’s” guaranteed hit feature, twisting its body to forcefully cut through the “Lion-Headed Snake Beast.”
Though this strike wasn’t at full power, it still broke through the “Lion-Headed Snake Beast’s” defense.
The wound, which should have healed instantly, showed no signs of healing at all.
It was as if the “Lion-Headed Snake Beast” had completely lost its biological recovery abilities!
After this strike, the “Billigion” landed on the back of the “Lion-Headed Snake Beast.”
It stepped on the snake scales, rapidly climbing upward.
When the “Lion-Headed Snake Beast” tried to wriggle free, it adjusted its position mid-run, staying directly above the giant snake.
“Roar!”
The “Lion-Headed Snake Beast” seemed agitated, like it had lice on its body. It suddenly turned, its lion head glaring fiercely at the “Billigion” running on its back.
Then, the lion head suddenly lunged, biting viciously at the “Billigion”!
Simultaneously,
The “Chariot of the Moon Goddess,” under the control of the “Fairy Tale Animal: Little Rabbit,” withdrew from combat, heading toward the “Ironclad Divine Soldier’s” head.
At this moment, the “Lion-Headed Snake Beast” was distracted by the “Billigion.” The “Black Fog Beast” continued to engage with the “Forest Shadow Panther.”
Other creatures were also battling with the golems summoned by Lucia and Aurora.
For a moment, no creature attacked the carriage that had injured the “Lion-Headed Snake Beast.”
The “Chariot of the Moon Goddess” halted outside the “Absolute Fortress” barrier. After Lucia Artemis replenished the “Ironclad Divine Soldier’s” mana, she glared at Dark with wary eyes.
Though she was nearly twenty years old in terms of strength and age, she looked young and cute on the surface, with thin eyebrows standing up, making her look even more adorable when angry.
But Dark only glanced at her face before completely focusing on Aurora next to her.
Aurora’s face involuntarily relaxed upon seeing Dark.
She hurriedly leaned close to Lucia Artemis’s ear and whispered softly. Lucia Artemis actually had an impression of Dark, though she didn’t like him, she still commanded the “Ironclad Divine Soldier” to open the “Absolute Fortress” barrier.
Dark lightly tapped his foot, and the “Fairy Tale Animal: Little Rabbit” drove the carriage directly into the barrier, landing atop the “Ironclad Divine Soldier.” The “Absolute Fortress” barrier closed immediately.
The “Ironclad Divine Soldier” had a flat top with a ring-shaped protrusion. Designed to protect the magus, it naturally had a place for the magus to stand.
The ring-shaped protrusion was one meter high, providing some protection even without unfolding the “Absolute Fortress” barrier.
Dark descended from the carriage, his expression easing as he said, “I guess I’m not too late?”
Aurora placed her hands in front, gripping her fingers tightly, and responded softly, “Yes.”
Lucia Artemis took over Aurora’s command, continuing to direct the golems in battle without pause.
The situation hadn’t truly eased despite the “Lion-Headed Snake Beast” being drawn away.
In fact, the “Lion-Headed Snake Beast” had been attacking the “Absolute Fortress” playfully, which held Lucia Artemis back but didn’t reveal its true combat strength.
The other creatures alone were enough to make Aurora and Lucia struggle.
Especially the “Black Fog Beast,” they had to frequently summon mana cards to assist the “Forest Shadow Panther,” preventing it from being defeated immediately.
Under such pressing circumstances, they still had to divert attention to command the other golems.
These golems were also at a disadvantage in their battles against the other creatures.
This was mainly due to their numbers and the short “health bars” of the golems, lacking self-healing abilities.
If Dark had arrived even a few minutes later, those golems would have inevitably been overwhelmed.
At that point, Aurora and Lucia would have had no choice but to flee again. Dark was aware of the situation but still chose to ask Aurora what had happened after he entered the “Heavenly Court.”
Aurora raised her head, trying to give a concise answer.
Two minutes later, Dark realized his previous assumptions were somewhat off.
Aurora wasn’t in danger because of Lucia Artemis’s appearance.
On the contrary, she was saved by the passing Lucia Artemis!
At that time, she vanished within a flesh tunnel, only to find herself in a forest filled with charred trees in an instant.
Before she could adjust, a creature hiding behind a tree launched an attack on her.
Fortunately, the creature wasn’t strong, and she easily repelled it with a single strike.
Aurora immediately became alert, summoning a golem that could hide her form, attempting to stay hidden.
But this strategy proved ineffective; instead, more golems emerged from the forest, launching fierce attacks at her.
She hurriedly summoned other golems to respond.
Due to the dense trees in the forest, making it difficult to maneuver, she fought while retreating, trying to exit the forest.
She succeeded, even driving back some of the forest creatures. Other creatures hesitated due to the unique aura emanating from a palace outside the forest.
She sensed the palace’s effect, feeling joy, and cautiously made her golems stop attacking.
The creatures observed from afar and eventually retreated into the forest.
Aurora momentarily relaxed, thinking she had found a “safe zone.”
However.
Minutes after resting, a creature ignored the palace’s aura and appeared before her.
[Oh my, I still have to write twelve thousand words before bedtime! Only two days left this month, and the votes will disappear if I don’t cast them soon! 0(´・ω・｀)o! The storm of explosive updates is coming soon!]
