The sky was unusually gloomy due to the gathering of the tyrannical Shadow Elements. After three batches of the 'Shadow Guards' appeared, the fourth and fifth batches appeared a few minutes later. With so many powerful summoned creatures, the battlefield was completely one-sided. The 'Rose Cross' troops struggled with all their might, but they were unable to break through the encirclement of the powerful guards. From the looks of it, it wouldn't be long before they completely collapsed and suffered an unprecedented massacre …
Two kilometers away from the main battlefield, Cardinal Goethe, who was holding the "Viper's Kiss", was not excited by the effect of the summoning spell. Instead, he stopped in his tracks and lowered his head in deep thought.
"Why is this happening …"
According to Bishop Goethe's original strength, he could summon up to 60 Shadow Guards under the effect of the skill "Phantasmal Shadows", the talent "Shadow Amplification", and the title "Cross Bearer". At this time, the powerful amplification of the scepter "Viper's Kiss" had increased this number by five times. Such an effect could be called "terrifying" no matter what, and the scepter itself was worthy of the title "Artifact".
But what made Goethe confused was that although the power of this scepter was far beyond his imagination, after casting it several times in a row, he felt an unprecedented "repulsion".
This was like two magnets that were tightly attracted to each other suddenly "repulsed". Logically, the connection between the spellcaster and the scepter should be unobstructed. Even the lowest level scepter would not have any "repulsion" towards the spellcaster, not to mention the Divine Artifact "Viper's Kiss" … But the truth was right in front of him. After Goethe cast "Summon: Shadow Guard" for the fifth time, the scepter showed signs of "Elemental Disorder" uncontrollably, and even produced "Shadow Turbulence".
Goethe had a premonition that if he continued to use it to cast spells, he might not even be able to successfully cast the spell. But he could not be sure of the cause of this situation …
So he stopped and rested for a few minutes. When his magic power recovered a little, Goethe tried to communicate with the scepter using elemental power, and immediately found that the situation seemed to be better than before.
"Is it because I don't have enough magic power, so I can't use the scepter?"
The more Goethe thought, the more he felt that it was possible. He raised his eyes and looked at the battlefield in front of him, where there was no longer any suspense. He waved to the guards beside him and said, "Find a suitable place to rest for a while."
"Yes, Sir Goethe."
As Goethe had rushed over from the distant Lennaz Canyon, there weren't many guards around him. Twenty elite guards and five shadow priests were merely symbolic "protection". Not far away were two reserve teams of over a thousand people. Coupled with Goethe himself, who had outstanding strength, there wasn't any risk in his actions at all.
Following the order, the team that represented the command center slowly changed their direction and moved towards the inconspicuous village at the side …
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At the same time, Sally, who had been sent flying by the "Shadow Blast", flew three to four meters through the air, directly smashing the window of the wooden house behind her, and fell to the ground …
The intense pain made Sally unable to make a sound. Fortunately, she had released the "Holy Shield" in advance, or else this blow would have taken her life!
But even if she didn't lose her life, Sally felt that she was not far from death. Her whole body was in pain. She wanted to raise her hand, but found that she couldn't even move a finger. She took a few deep breaths, and all she could hear were the shouts and sounds of battle outside the house, mixed with the screams of soldiers who had been hit by shadow spells.
Opening her eyes wide, Sally realized that there weren't any kitchen utensils, cheese, bacon, or rusty sickles that an ordinary farmer would have in his house. Instead, there were two huge bookshelves that took up the entire wall …
In this era, even an ordinary noble's house wouldn't have so many books, not to mention an inconspicuous house in a village. If it was any other time, Sally would definitely be suspicious and take a closer look, but at this time, she didn't have the mood to do so at all … Because the shouts outside the window proved that her current situation was extremely dangerous:
"Go protect the captain!"
"Stop them — Ah!"
"Bang …"
A body suddenly hit the wall next to the window, and the shouts stopped abruptly. There was even some dust in the house because of the tremor. Sally raised her head with a pale face … She already understood that the enemy seemed to be coming for her!
Sally took a deep breath and wanted to stand up, but found that her right arm couldn't move because of the dislocation of her shoulder. Her left hand pulled out a dagger from her waist, but before she could do anything else, the wooden door beside her was kicked open with great force.
The guy wearing the "Rose Cross" priest robe squinted his eyes as he walked into the room, staring straight at Sally who had yet to get up. At first, he was surprised, but then his face was full of mockery: "White sickle … Tsk tsk, it seems that waiting for so long is worth it."
"Receive the judgment of the Viper God, heretic."
The shadow element suddenly condensed between his hands, and after saying this calmly, he cast a "Shadow Arrow" at the defenseless Sally —
Sally involuntarily closed her eyes …
"Buzz …"
"Pa!"
There was a flash of light in front of her, but the expected pain did not appear.
"What!?"
The enemy in front of her exclaimed, and Sally opened her eyes in a daze. There was actually a hemispherical shield with floating runes in front of her …
What is this?
Sally was stunned, and then she saw a flash of red at the side of her vision.
Soon after, the blue light illuminated the dark room, and violent elemental fluctuations suddenly engulfed everything. "Rumble!" The explosion caused the entire ground to shake, and Sally couldn't help but cover her eyes with her hands. It wasn't until three seconds later that everything seemed to have gradually calmed down …
Putting down her arms, Sally gasped in shock at the scene in front of her: The wall, the wooden door, the window, and the roof above had all disappeared!
And at the side, the initiator was at a loss behind a shield, and whispered in a low voice: "The scroll that mother left behind is so scary …"
Hearing the slightly childish voice, Sally turned around and asked with a trembling voice: "Ka … Camilla?"
Half a year ago, Sally met Naifei on the way to the "Holy Cathedral", but she did not expect to meet her here, and her life was saved by Naifei in such an unimaginable way.
However, Naifei did not respond to her words at all. After the wall disappeared, the scene of the soldiers fighting in close quarters on the battlefield appeared in front of her, and Naifei was stunned on the spot …
No matter how many spells and knowledge she had learned, Neferi was still a little girl who had never seen the world. She had never seen such a fierce battle before.
She was completely stunned by the scene of flesh and bones being torn apart, the soldiers screaming in pain, and the shadow arrows flying everywhere. She even lost the ability to think for a moment.
Seeing this scene, Sally didn't know where she got the strength from, but she clenched her teeth and endured the pain to prop herself up from the ground. She rushed to Naifei's side in two steps, grabbed her ice-cold little hand, and pushed her into a corner.
"Hide here and don't move!"
Sally gritted her teeth and pulled down the wooden chair to cover Naifei's body, but she did not notice that the little girl's eyes had quickly regained its calmness, and was no longer as stiff as a few seconds ago.
"Bang!"
A shadow arrow pierced a hole in the wall, and Sally raised her hand to block the splashing sawdust. She turned around and was about to leave the room, but she heard Naifei's voice from behind. "Big sister, there is a potion on the third shelf … You may need it!"
Turning around, Sally immediately saw a dark blue conical bottle. From the color of the potion, she immediately knew that it was a mana potion!
Sally did not know how Naifei knew that she did not have enough mana, and she did not have the time to distinguish whether the potion was real or fake. She turned around and found that her team was completely surrounded by enemies outside!
At this time, there was no other choice, so Sally immediately took the potion and gulped it down. The burning sensation in her body instantly confirmed her judgment. After the potion took effect, Sally's mana began to recover rapidly. Although it was not much, it was enough for her to face the next battle.
Raising her hand to cast "Recovery" on herself, Sally took a deep breath and rushed out of the wooden house. She immediately cast "Holy Shield", "Intermediate Healing" and three or four buffing spells on the team members around her.
Just a moment's reaction showed that Sally's title of "White Sickle" was not just for show. She just cast seven spells in a row, and the defense line that was about to collapse immediately stopped declining!
"Raise your shields and defend!"
"Shield ready!"
Sally's order forcibly stabilized the team's morale. Because of her outstanding talent in "buffing spells", her several powerful buffing spells immediately doubled the strength of several of her subordinates who were holding swords and shields. They even killed two shadow priests who were close to them on the spot …
Using one person to lead the whole team to counterattack, Sally's ability to control the battlefield was undoubtedly outstanding. However, there were too many enemies. In order to avoid the fate of being surrounded, Sally knew that she could only choose to fight and retreat at the same time.
She glanced behind her to make sure that no one noticed Naifei who was hiding in the corner, and immediately ordered loudly: "Shrink the line! Go north! "
"Raise your shields and cover the rear! Mages, buff our defense! Pay attention to cover! "
In just a few minutes, the team of nearly a hundred people lost more than twenty people. However, when Sally organized the counterattack, the number of casualties was immediately reduced by more than half. Under the protection of the formation, the team began to move slowly … Even when the enemy cavalry was charging from the left and right, they did not stop under the cover of the village buildings.
Everything seemed to be going quite smoothly. However, when Sally had just walked thirty or forty meters with the team, she once again stopped because of the appearance of another team.
She had just regained some confidence, and she could not help but squint her eyes and clench her fists.
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