Richard turned around and saw a door of light open in mid-air. An old man with wrinkles all over his face stepped out, wearing a gray linen robe like an ascetic. It was the former Holy Cathedral of Fire, Great Seigneur Valla.
Valla glanced in the direction of the forest and narrowed his eyes when his gaze fell on the broken longsword in Brando's hand. He then turned around and looked at the four people in front of him.
A sacred and majestic aura instantly filled the air.
Richard, Royer, Saipan, and Willek's expressions changed slightly when they came into contact with this aura. They knew in their hearts that this person was already the strongest in the Holy Cathedral forty years ago, and now it seemed that he had already stepped into the last step of the forbidden zone of men and gods — the peak of the Supreme Realm.
And just as Valla stood still, the gray domain in the sky in the other direction retreated like the tide, revealing the hidden figure behind it. It was a middle-aged man with gray hair and carrying a huge sword. His appearance was not conspicuous, as if he had been through a lot. Only the crow's feet at the corner of his eyes could vaguely see that he used to be a distinguished and elegant man.
But the aura exuding from his body was extremely shocking, silent and heavy, making people feel as if they were facing a mountain. This person's appearance alone was not special, but the people of the Empire still recognized him at a glance — Greysword Saint-mephistopheles.
"Mephistopheles." Richard said this person's name in a deep voice. His brows were tightly knitted, and his heart sank slightly. His opponent was already in the middle of the Supreme Realm, and was on par with him. The next battle was going to be even more difficult.
The forest suddenly quieted down because of the sudden appearance of Great Seigneur Valla and Mephistopheles, leaving only the crackling of the flames. The Knights of the Flame Family were a little confused, partly because they did not know what to do. Some of them finally recognized the Holy Sword Oderfeiss, and partly because of Mephistopheles.
This' Demon of the Empire 'was notorious in the hearts of every Kirrlutzian.
"The path of the Golden Flames is not blindly converging," the Silver Queen's cold voice sounded again, "What are you confused about? Did the Flame King leave you with a yes-man's attitude? You should recognize the choices in your hearts and differentiate between right and wrong. "
"His Majesty is right," Valla unexpectedly agreed, "You should have your own justice in your heart and be the master of your own destiny. There is no eternal definition of right and wrong. What is important is the opinion and position in your heart."
"As Knight of the Flame Family, you should understand the true meaning of the Golden Flame Dao. Therefore, you should be more resolute than others. Your current confusion will only bring shame to your predecessors."
Only then did the Knight come to a sudden realization, revealing a look of shame. They drew their swords and bowed to Vara in apology, because next —
The two sides were probably going to stand on opposite sides and fight.
"Great Sage, thank you for your teachings."
"We will do our best."
Walla only smiled.
On the other side of the crystal ball, the Silver Queen looked at this scene with a frosty expression. Valla seemed to be helping her, but in fact, his words did not deviate from the definition of the Golden Flame Dao. He just put aside the question of whether it was right or wrong to discuss this issue, but in fact, he denied the supreme position she stood on.
The key was that he planted the seed of resurrection in the hearts of these Knight. This was the true meaning of the Golden Flame Dao. It did not bend to the will of any one person, even the supreme of the Holy Cathedral.
Then she, a mere ruler in the secular sense, was even less of a problem.
"These damned fanatics."
She hated them in her heart, and her voice became colder and more threatening, "Valla, it seems that you are determined to stand on the opposite side of the Empire. You are even willing to stand with the notorious enemy of the Empire, Mephisto. Are you even going to abandon the dignity of the Holy Cathedral?"
Valla shook his head. "Your Majesty," he said, "I am only here today for the Holy Sword."
The Silver Queen let out a cold laugh. "So what? Do you know why the Holy Sanctum is divided because of you? It's because you old fogeys are inflexible and inflexible. You're always pinning your hopes on inanimate objects. Could this be the belief of the descendants of the Flame King, the so-called Golden Flame Path?"
"That is not dead, Your Majesty. That is the will of the sages. Remembering history is not standing still, but because there is something in the past that is worthy of our attention."
"However, what you do not see is that what my ancestor, the Flame King Gretel, left to this world a thousand years ago has long been abandoned by the people of the world. What the sages wanted this world to become, but today it has already become another." The Silver Queen's voice was disdainful, "Times have long changed, Valla, but you are still stuck in the past."
This was not the first time that Valla and the Queen had argued about this issue, but like every argument before, it was destined to be fruitless.
Valla was silent and did not refute. The Silver Queen knew that at their position, it was impossible to persuade them with just a few words. She sneered and secretly ordered Richard to take action.
Because they were no longer in an advantageous position, the Queen did not intend to give them a chance to stall for time before she called for reinforcements.
She knew that Sidney had not appeared yet, and since Mephisto had found Valla, there was no reason for them to let Tessie Castle go. Tessie Castle was guarded by the head of the Knight Guards, Tessie Castle, who used to be Sidney's student. Although his loyalty was reliable, he would definitely not be able to stop Mephisto. At this time, Tessie Castle might have already fallen.
However, she did not care much about the nobles that Mephisto had rescued. After all, they were just bait.
Richard, Royale, and the others received the Queen's signal at the same time and turned to look at each other. Royale and Valla were old acquaintances, so they did not want to face each other. Of the remaining people, only Richard and Saipan had the strength to fight against Mephisto. As for Willek and Bradley, they were a little weaker, and could only be considered second-rate Limiteers in the Empire.
After hesitating for a moment, Richard, the head of the Flame Family Knight Regiment, unsheathed his sword. The blade of the Empire's most famous sword, Steadfast Guard, flowed out like a pool of silver light, blocking the other three. He then said to Royale and the others, "I'll stop Valla. You guys split up and stop Mephisto."
Now that the situation had developed to this point, everyone understood that it was impossible to stop the other party at this time. The best choice was to find a way to change the balance of power on the battlefield before Sidney arrived.
Out of the three Limiteers, Brendel was the weakest, so the moment Richard opened his mouth, the others understood what he meant.
Among the three, Grand Wizard Royale did not want to bully the weak. He smiled bitterly and went straight for Mephisto, who was not far away. With a sweep of his five fingers, a lightning bolt that was almost a hundred meters long struck towards Mephisto.
This was the sixth-circle air spell, Chain Lightning. Although Royale was a wizard of the law, this kind of 'low-level' elemental spell was a piece of cake for him. He was also known for his supreme magic skills, and could cast spells below the seventh circle in an instant. His reputation as a sky wizard was not undeserved.
However, Royale's strongest point was actually counterspell. His Elemental Mirror Realm could reflect all mana, and that was how he got his title of Lightless Reversion. Therefore, he chose Mephisto as his opponent because he was at a disadvantage.
It was like a lightning dragon that crossed the night sky, and the forest near the Colddew Manor was reflected in a snow-white light. However, in the face of this attack, Mephisto did not even use his sword. He just reached out and tore the lightning dragon into pieces.
Sparks flew all over the sky.
However, Royale's attack was only to buy time. As soon as Mephisto blocked the lightning, he felt the space around him folding layer by layer. He looked up and found that the space had been sealed into a spherical space from the bottom up. Although the sky and earth were still outside the sphere, there was a vague feeling of being separated by a crystal.
He knew that this was a magic boundary set up by Royale, but it was not the kind of boundary that was made of paper. The boundaries set up by supreme realm wizards usually contained the power of their ultimate realm, so it was not wrong to say that it was a more changeable version of the ultimate realm.
Mephisto instantly understood his opponent's intention. He pulled out his sword, and at this time, Royale had already hidden his figure. It was not a useless spell like Invisibility, but a real leaving from the material world and hiding in a parallel dimension.
At the same time, two roaring flames instantly formed in the spherical space. If Brando was here, he would definitely recognize that this thing looked almost the same as his fire giant, but its size was several times larger, and its strength had increased exponentially. This was the Fire Deity Elder.
As soon as the Fire Deity Elder was summoned by Royale, it immediately roared and rushed toward Mephisto. The Ash Sword Saint was not a novice who had never fought with wizards before. He knew that this thing was just a means to buy time for his opponent to cast a more powerful spell. He did not think and directly opened the Ultimate Domain.
A gray world appeared behind Mephisto. It was like a boundless, lifeless wilderness. Other than the endless gray, the horizon and the sky seemed to have merged into one. However, the Ash Sword Saint waved his hand, and suddenly, figures appeared on the gray ground. They seemed to have 'grown' out of the gray world. They did not have faces, and their bodies were only gray. They held longbows and swords in their hands, and tens of millions of them stood in rows like an army.
Without needing anyone to give orders, the gray figures raised their longbows and shot forward. Tens of thousands of gray arrows that blotted out the sky and covered the earth were like a storm passing through. The two Fire Djinn Elders were directly shot into hedgehogs and exploded into countless flames on the spot.
Mephisto held the giant sword in his hand and did not move. The gray army rushed forward and spread in all directions along with his gray domain.
Royale, who was hiding in the parallel dimension, immediately could not stand still. Although he was not in the material world, Mephisto's gray world was the same. Although the space in the spherical enchantment was almost infinite, there was a limited place for him to hide. He had just fought with Mephisto, so he could not be thousands of miles away. Therefore, when Mephisto's army moved, he immediately knew that Mephisto had caught his weakness.
This enemy of the empire, who had experienced life and death several times, really lived up to his reputation. No wonder he could escape from the empire's encirclement time and time again and continue to cause trouble for the empire. Royale put away the general contempt and arrogance of wizards toward other professions and had to go all out.
He quietly chanted a spell, and the sky in the spherical space was immediately covered with dark clouds. Endless lightning storms fell from the sky and instantly struck Mephisto's gray army into ashes.
The gray army that Mephistopheles had summoned was, in fact, the manifestation of his law. Once the gray army was destroyed, a hole was naturally torn in his domain. At the same time, he was injured and let out a muffled groan.
But it was also at this time that he found the location of Royale through the power ripples caused by his incantation. The grey sword in his hand swept towards that direction like a stormy sea.
The surging laws immediately caused the entire space to tremble. Royer could no longer hide in the parallel dimension and had to reveal himself in the material world. The next moment, a sword light that was several hundred meters long immediately swept across his waist.
Royale's body shook slightly as if it was cut in two, but there was no sudden scene of blood. His body that was cut in two disappeared into the air like broken water ripples.
Illusion — —
Royale appeared on the other side of the sword light. His face was pale, and the ring on his right index finger had shattered. If it weren't for the Life Protection Ring, he would have been cut in half by his opponent.
That gray sword could actually ignore his magic defense, which made him horrified. After the previous round of battle, although Mephisto had suffered heavy injuries, he also lost an elemental ring and a life ring.
The most important thing was that he was forced to reveal himself by Mephisto. The biggest advantage of a wizard in a battle against a warrior was the unpredictable spells that allowed them to always be in an active position.
Once they were passive, it was the warrior's home field.
… …
Just as Royale opened a magic boundary and moved the space above the Colddew Manor out of the material world, Richard and the others also faced their opponents.
Richard himself blocked in front of Valla, while Willek flew down into the forest below. But what the great commander of the Flame Family Knight Regiment did not expect was that the tower defying Saipan stayed behind to block in front of Valla.
His opponent's approach was beyond his expectations. Although his own strength was slightly inferior to Valla's, it was not difficult for him to delay Valla for a while. Richard's original intention was to let the other two take the opportunity to subdue Brando first. With the two of them working together with Bradley and the other three supreme class, the young man named Erouine had no chance at all.
But he was a soldier, and his duty was to obey orders, but he forgot that his partners were not the same. Royale was a court mage and only obeyed the orders of the royal family, and Willek's situation was similar.
However, apart from these two people, the man who was known as the Tower Defying, or the Near-Divine Wizard, was a complete outsider.
Richard could not help but look back at him, only to see that he was expressionless and did not intend to communicate with him. In fact, this person was not a person who was good at talking. His reputation was spread far and wide because of his terrifying strength and legendary experience.
Saipan was once a real civilian. He followed an old wizard and was lucky enough to manifest his element. He once served in the Imperial Knight Regiment, but because his element 'World Reflection' was not valued, he left in disappointment.
So far, his experience was not much different from most of the wizards in the Empire who pursued power and status. But just a few years later, when he reappeared in people's sight again, he had already activated his element.
His Elemental Element, "World Reflection," could reflect everything in the material world. It seemed like a useless illusion Elemental Element, but after Elemental Activation, this law showed a terrifying power.
This was because in Saipan's hands, he was actually able to make the reflection of the World of Laws appear in the real world. This wasn't a Domain created by an insignificant individual's comprehension of Laws, but a true reflection of the World of Laws. The power of this reflected world was almost a thousand times greater than that of the Extreme Plains, so its might could be imagined.
Therefore, the people called him the wizard closest to God, and it was not a rumor.
However, this kind of reflection was not without a price. Even he himself had only completely reflected the White Tower in the material world once. In that battle, he almost razed a legion of the Zel to the ground with his own strength. That was how the title of the tower defying came about.
But after that, Saipan never showed such powerful strength again.
Because of his early experience, Saipan had always maintained a distant relationship with the Empire. He appeared here at this moment because he was now employed by the Imperial Family.
But this kind of employment was not a relationship of loyalty, but nothing more than a relationship of power or money.
In the face of such a person, even if Richard was dissatisfied, he did not dare to speak casually. Besides, he also understood that the other party was not his subordinate.
"Well, Willek and Bradley should be enough to deal with that young man. If this guy stays, at least it will be easier for me."
In the heart of this great leader, he could only helplessly comfort himself.
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Author's Note: I spent some time yesterday to look up some details and information. At the same time, I took a lazy break. After all, I'm going to write a battle, so I need to understand the main character's attributes and details. That way, I'll be prepared. Also, I expect that after this volume is finished, I will update the main character's attributes. At that time, everyone can help to find if there are any bugs. Finally, I want to thank Student Yu Chenzi for helping me organize the information.)
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