Thanks to the A.I. Chip, it was impossible for Grimm to be bewitched.
That was why he had been observing the lich's every move.
If the lich decided to give up on the divine child and focus his attacks on the Magi instead, Grimm didn't mind launching a sneak attack.
Since the lich was going after the divine child, there was no need for Grimm to keep up his act. He threw a lava fireball at Antonio and leapt into the air without hesitation, chasing after the divine child.
The explosive force of the lava fireball was clearly not enough to kill an archbishop with the All-Seeing Eye, but the explosion of the flame shockwave blasted Antonio's mouth and nose into a bloody mess. It also made the absent-minded Herry and Mangles open their eyes at the same time.
With the two of them dealing with the aftermath, Antonio and the other knights wouldn't be able to escape.
At the end of the day, the worshippers were mortals who relied on their divine halos to unleash such power. With their divine force depleted, the two grade-4 Magi were enough to keep them here forever.
Grim shuttled back and forth in the air.
In order to avoid alerting the Lich in front of him, he did not choose to use the mighty Flame Leap. Instead, he wrapped his body in golden flames and hid his figure, flying silently in the sky.
In half an hour at most, the floating city would crash into the continent below them. By then, everything on the floating city would be destroyed in the violent impact.
There wasn't much time left for Grimm and the others!
The Son of God called Mitzer was flying in the sky at high speed. Due to his extreme speed, the divine barrier wrapped around his body even created dazzling sparks as it collided with the air and scattered energy ripples. The lich, Congnus, turned into a cloud of smoke and chased after him.
Two meteors, one white and one gray, streaked across the sky at lightning speed, and their chase and escape naturally attracted the attention of other predators.
* Caw caw … *
Along with an ear-piercing roar of a strange beast, two strange-looking fellows riding ferocious-looking double-headed falcons slowly rose from below. They charged at Mitchell, the God's Son, and let out a shrill laugh.
"Human, stay …"
Judging from their appearance, they had humanoid bodies and wore long gray robes. Their exposed faces had large mouths and fleshy tentacle-like noses. They also had ears, but strangely, they had no eyes.
Underground people … It was unknown which plane these two underground people came from!
They suddenly intercepted him, perhaps with the intention of taking advantage of him, but it was obvious that they had kicked an iron plate.
Mitzer, who was already fuming with anger from being chased by the Lich, unfolded the Holy Grimoire of Wisdom without hesitation. As the pages flipped, two resplendent radiant spears shot out.
Before the two underground natives finished their sentence, their force field, their bodies, and the double-headed eagle below them had been pierced by the spear of brilliance. They screamed miserably and fell from the sky.
The Wisdom Grimoire in Mitzer's hands had given him too much power.
Although both of them were Grade-4, the two Earthlings were instantly knocked out of the sky without being able to withstand a single blow.
Because of that short pause, Lich Congenus quickly caught up. He snickered and shot hundreds of bone arrows at Mitzer.
While Mitzer could easily deal with the two underground natives, there was nothing he could do against the ferocious Lich that was immune to low to mid-tier spells.
Seeing the hundreds of bone arrows about to hit him, Mitzer could only scream and quickly infuse the divine power in his body into the Wisdom Grimoire in his hands. It formed a thin but sturdy divine barrier that withstood the ferocious attack.
Taking advantage of the distraction, Lich Congenus blocked Mitzer's path and pressed forward with a sneer.
"Congenus, don't push me too far. If Father finds out it was you who killed me, he'll bring his men to destroy your Bonehead Plane... "Mitzer seemed to know a lot about the lich and threatened him the moment he saw him blocking the way.
However, no matter how one looked at it, his threat sounded fierce in appearance.
"Kekeke … As long as I leave your soul behind and kill all the people you've brought with you, how will your loving father find me? Don't forget, this is the Morian Plane. With so many supra beings fighting here, the lines of fate here have long been messed up. Hehe, even if your Father has the divinity of prophecy, a greater divine power, he won't be able to divine anything … From what I know, your Father Jaero doesn't have the divinity of prophecy! "
"Don't even think about obtaining the Wisdom Grimoire!" Hearing this, Mitzer's expression became even more terrified. "Godfather has already left a divine force imprint on it. It's impossible for you to leave it … Anyone who touches the Holy Book of Wisdom will be sensed by Godfather, and he'll hunt you down to your death!"
"That's a pity! Looks like I'll have to harvest your soul … Kekeke, the soul of a grade 4 divinity isn't too bad either! "
Evil liches were naturally adept at toying with souls. Their favorite activity was to infuse powerful souls into broken ghostlanterns, Crying Thrones, Screaming Crystals, and other demonic items. Then, they would use thousands of years to slowly torture or mend their prey.
The heart-wrenching screams of the pitiful souls and their incessant cries and pleas might be torture and noise to other people, but to these liches who were born evil, it was the most beautiful and pleasant 'music' in the world.
That was why dying at the hands of a lich was not the end of their life. Instead, it was the beginning of an even longer and more painful torment for their souls.
Even though Mitzer wasn't any weaker than Lich Congnas in terms of combat ability, he felt a strange sense of fear the moment his gaze met Congnas' cold and sinister soulfire.
Aura of Fear!
That was also a natural biomagnetic field that all evil beings had. It could throw anyone who saw or sensed their biomagnetic field into a state of confusion, causing them to instinctively want to escape.
Logically speaking, given Mitzer's rank, he shouldn't have been affected by the aura of a lich of the same rank. However, it was precisely because he was too rational and understood the lich too well that he was scared half to death by his own deduction.
Since ancient times, those who thought too much could never become warriors!
They never understood the thrill of hot-blooded battle, nor did they believe in miracles. They only believed in theories and results that they deduced from data and knowledge.
Hence, he deduced that he was no match for the lich. Mitzer was so frightened that he completely gave up on the battle, and only focused on escaping from this inevitable defeat!
There was already a huge difference in combat ability between him and Congenus. Coupled with the influence of fear, the battle only grew more and more unsightly.
A few grade 4 divine spells smashed against Congenus's white skeleton, but they didn't leave a single mark. Mitzer gave up on attacking and used all his divine spells to buff his defense and escape.
That way, Congenus's attacks became even more fluid and ferocious!
Had it not been for the Tome of Wisdom, Congenus would have taken Mitzer down long ago.
It was a pity that the grade 5 divine weapon lived up to its name. It helped Mitzer withstand the lich's ferocious attacks and neutralized wave after wave of fatal attacks. Even so, Mitzer's nose and mouth were bleeding from the instant death spells and his lifeforce was draining rapidly.
Awkward … Very awkward!
Congenus awkwardly realized that even if he used up all his mana and cast all his spells, he would only be able to beat Mitzer half to death at best. If he didn't try to seal the Tome of Wisdom, the chances of him killing Mitzer would be infinitely close to zero.
He was a tier-4 being with a tier-5 divine weapon, after all. In terms of overall strength, he was stronger than Congnas.
However, Mitzer had been too well protected in the past. He had never experienced such a bloody battle before, so he couldn't unleash his full potential under the influence of his fear. If he had come to his senses in time and fought Congnas head-on, the lich might have been forced to retreat and seek out easier prey instead, considering the possibility of both of them being heavily injured.
Unfortunately, Mitzer's overly rational and superstitious beliefs made him choose a seemingly safer fighting style, but one that was filled with uncertainties!
Mitzer didn't know that the Lich was quietly bargaining with another guy while fighting him.
"Help me take down this bastard. I only want the Tome of Wisdom. Everything else is yours …"
"Hehe, Mister Congenus, you know I'm just a fire shaman. What use do I have for his body and soul? You don't want me to change professions and become a necromancer, do you? "
"What do you want? Why don't I compensate you with a large amount of resources? They're all top-quality items from the arcane empire. Aren't they what you're here for? "
"Why don't we do it the other way round? I'll compensate you with some resources, and you'll give me the Wisdom Bible?"
"Kekeke … Kid, don't be too greedy! That's a grade 5 divine weapon we're talking about. Are you sure you can seal it? If anything goes wrong, that Jaero will definitely take it back … "
"You don't have to worry about whether I can tame it or not. Just give me a chance. I'll only try once! If I don't succeed, I'll give up everything here and leave it all to you … "
Congenus was tempted by the offer and quickly began to think.
"Alright, I accept your conditions. Help me take down Mitzer!"
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