Seeing the six Holy Sons and Holy Virgins rushing towards her, the High Priestess of the Church of the God of Aristocracy did not feel surprised, only vigilant.
Although there was no textbook saying in this world, "To catch bandits, first catch the ringleader," everyone understood the principle. If Olian Geerteng was not there, the nine Legendary Masters of the Church of the God of Aristocracy would have attacked her together.
It was a matter of course and right.
In any slightly larger battle, such a situation was commonplace. As long as there was a chance, any side would prioritize killing the other side's leader. This also led to the fact that most of the leaders of the army were top masters. It was almost impossible in this world to have a civil official leading an army or a "scholarly general" who was common on Earth.
Among the nine Legendary Masters of the Church of the God of Aristocracy, the strength of the High Priestess could be ranked in the top three. Of course, she was not weak. If that was not the case, she would have deliberately walked at the back instead of putting on a brave posture of "follow me".
But even so, facing the six Legendary Masters of God's Descent, she still had no chance of winning.
A smile appeared on the corner of the High Priestess' mouth. She crushed the gemstone with silver runes that she had been holding in her left palm. A circle of golden light emitted from her body, wrapping her in it.
The six figures that were rushing over all stopped, showing a trace of confusion.
Legendary Holy Spell!
Holy Spell was a well-known low-level divine spell. It could make the caster be protected by Divine Power. Any "attacker" who targeted the caster must first use their own will to resist the protection of Divine Power. If the willpower could not overcome the protection of Divine Power, then unless the caster himself did something non-peaceful, otherwise he would directly lose the will to attack and wait until the spell lost its effect.
The High Priestess had made this spell a legendary one, so that it could also be effective against Gods. Although the effect would be weakened and the duration could only be a short one or two seconds, it was enough to determine the outcome of the battle.
In the moment when the six incarnations of the God of Knowledge were at a loss, the eight Legendary Masters, except for the High Priestess, had already attacked together.
Without prior agreement, they could make accurate judgments in an instant, even if it was not even a tenth of a second's delay.
Just as the six Holy Sons and Holy Daughters were about to be annihilated, an extremely violent roar suddenly rang out.
Countless artillery fire fell from the sky, covering a large area, including both sides.
The Legendary Masters of the Church of the God of Aristocracy saw that they were about to win, but they had to change their moves urgently to resist the attack from the sky.
They had the upper hand now, so they didn't want to inexplicably get seriously injured.
The only ones that stood out were the two silent warriors. They completely ignored the artillery fire falling from the sky and continued to attack. Even at the risk of getting injured, he had to eliminate his target.
Unlike the other Legendary Masters, they were Saint Samurai specially trained by the High Priestess. They were truly and completely loyal to the God of Aristocracy and the church. To them, winning victory and glory for His Majesty and the Church was the meaning of their lives. For this goal, let alone getting injured, even if he had to sacrifice his life, he wouldn't hesitate.
Therefore, in the midst of the bright red cannon fire, the two beams of golden light did not waver in the slightest, steadily and fiercely slashing toward the two Holy Sons possessed by the God of Knowledge.
Then, the artillery fire shrouded the area. For a moment, smoke and dust were everywhere, sand and stones were flying, and no one could see the situation clearly.
After a while, a Legendary Master cast a spell to summon a gust of wind, blowing away the smoke and dust.
An unbelievable scene unfolded before everyone's eyes.
Although the six Holy Sons and Saintesses of the God of Knowledge were a little dusty, there were no obvious injuries. Instead, the two Saint Samurai of the Church of the God of Aristocracy who had rushed over fell to the ground. Looking at their motionless appearance, it was clear that they had already died.
But … how was this possible?!
Although the power of gods was far stronger than that of mortals, and the realm of gods was not something that Legendary Masters could compare with, in the face of a legendary Sanctuary technique, even the incarnation of a god would inevitably be stunned and at a loss for a moment. In a confrontation between Legendary Masters, this moment of stupor and loss was enough to determine life and death!
But why was the result the other way around?
For a moment, the six Legendary Masters of the Church of the God of Aristocracy took a few steps back in unison. They even moved closer to each other and put on a defensive posture.
When things were abnormal, there must be something wrong. They did not want to be like the two Saint Samurai, who had inexplicably lost their lives!
But with this retreat, they left the High Priestess alone in front.
Even though they immediately realized that they had made a big mistake and hurriedly moved closer to the direction of the High Priestess, they were still a step too late.
The six Holy Sons and Saintesses who were possessed by the God of Knowledge launched a charge without hesitation, rushing towards the High Priestess whose Sanctuary technique had already dissipated.
The three Holy Sons and Saintesses were responsible for blocking the attack.
With three people against six, they were completely defending and not attacking. Although the disadvantage was great, at least for a moment, it was not a problem.
And could the High Priestess, who had just lost her Sanctuary technique, hold on for a moment in the face of the three Holy Sons who were possessed by gods?
Obviously, she could not.
The six Legendary Masters of the Church of the God of Aristocracy were well aware of this, so they did not care about anything else. All of them took out their strongest means and attacked wildly without any hesitation.
Among them, the Berserker attacked the most fiercely. As a mercenary, he was a person who was very particular about professional ethics. If he caused the death of his employer because of his incompetence, even if it did not affect his remuneration, it would damage his reputation and make him feel very uncomfortable.
The Great Axe was swung quickly with a bloody light. Every swing had the power to split a small mountain, and it heavily hit the defense jointly built by the three Saintesses.
His attitude also spurred the rest of the Legendary Masters to attack with all their might. So much so that in just a short period of two or three breaths, one of the three Saintesses who were responsible for blocking the High Priestess was dead and two were injured. The line of defense was almost completely collapsed.
But it was still too late.
In the center of the battle circle, the High Priestess had already fallen limply to the ground.
The last thing she could do was to drag one of the Holy Sons to the grave with her.
It was actually very impressive to be able to do such a thing. After all, it was one against three, and the opponents were the incarnations of gods. Although they were bound by the possessed mortals to the extent that they could only exert less power, for real mortals, they were already strong beyond imagination.
The reason why the High Priestess could drag one of her opponents to the grave with her was that she was determined and smart enough to fight.
At first, she put on a posture of clenching her teeth and defending herself. But when the three opponents pressed her down and attacked her, she suddenly and violently removed all her defenses. She would rather be killed immediately than attack one of them fiercely.
This set of tactics was successful. In the original situation of one against three, the biggest possibility was that she would be killed, and the opponents would be unscathed or only slightly injured. But now, she had successfully killed one of her opponents — at least in terms of combat power, she was not at a disadvantage.
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