According to common sense, a Tiamat was supposed to be a long-range spellcaster. The four tentacles on their back could release a variety of demonic spells at the same time and the two horns on their head could also be regarded as antennas that could amplify their Psychic Energy. For that reason, even though their melee combat ability was not bad, most of the time, they still maintained their human appearance as sorcerers in the demonic army.
For that reason, the situation in front of him was a little strange. Two sorcerers who were supposed to be sorcerers actually gave up on casting spells and went all out in melee combat? And the melee combat was even more exciting and intense? Not only that, their combat skills and tactics were even higher than the warriors of the same level?
This inadvertently added a sense of comedy to the intense and exciting duel.
However, it was not an easy or fun situation for Baiyi. The strength of the Tiamat was also beyond his imagination. Facing the enemy's attacks that were getting faster and faster, he was already starting to feel a little strained. Not only that, the enemy's speed was still increasing. Before this, he could still launch a counterattack by relying on small-scale teleportation but now, every teleportation point would be accurately grasped by the enemy, causing a few scratches to appear on his armor.
Even though the poison on the enemy's sharp claws could not threaten his life, it could still destroy his current body. Mithril, a spellcasting material, was not considered to be very strong. Not only could it not withstand the enemy's attack, even his own strength was showing signs of being unable to withstand it.
After all, he had received the blessing of the ancestors. Powerful strength should have brought about faster speed but the armor itself could not withstand such a huge force. No matter how hard he tried to adjust the technique of exerting force, using as little strength as possible and as extreme as possible to dodge the enemy's attack, a few joints that were used to exert force inevitably began to crack.
However, the main reason that caused him to fall into a passive situation was because of his scruples. Mia was right behind him in the woods. Even though he had arranged the hammerhead shark plushie to protect her, he was still not completely at ease. Furthermore, once he retreated, the town behind him would be directly exposed to the attack of the devils. That made it impossible for him to widen the distance between them in one breath.
But the key question was, since when did the Tiamat become so powerful? Did she eat some devil fruit and mutate?
"This is definitely not the ability that a Tiamat should have. Their endurance, speed and strength are the lowest among the high-level devils. It must be the effect of that mark that forced you into such a situation," the Devil explained calmly. The Devil explained unhurriedly. He didn't seem to care much about the current passive situation. He even joked, "I think you miss your identity as Sven the Rogue Swordsman, don't you?"
Be it martial arts, theurgy, or even his final trump card, the Void Energy, all of them were more than enough to deal with this situation. Unfortunately, his current identity was that of the highly respected Master Hope, not the Sven who could do whatever he wanted. The limitations of his identity forced him to use sorcerer's methods to fight against the high-speed banshee. So, it was only natural that he would be forced into a passive position.
The key point was that when the Tiamat first appeared, she was just an ordinary high-level devil which was equivalent to the strength of a Master Level human. However, ever since the mark began to burn, the energy that came from her body instantly broke through the Legendary-level and continued to grow stronger, steadily advancing towards the Immortal Level.
The mark was indeed very strange. It should not be a simple enhancement or a berserk effect... Baiyi could roughly guess but he did not have the time to think about it. After using two consecutive teleportation to increase the distance between them, he realized that the Tiamat was not in a hurry to attack him. Instead, she stood still and stood straight as if she wanted to say something.
"In the face of real power, all of your resistance is just to bring me pleasure," the Tiamat said in her original crow-like voice, "Go on! Continue to resist! When the final despair comes, you will become my most delicious dessert... "
It seemed like she thought that the outcome was already set in stone and could not wait to enjoy her bad taste.
"I'm just a little surprised. Why aren't you panicking at all?" Baiyi asked in return. He did not take the opportunity to prepare any magic. The Psychic Energy that the Tiamat's pair of horns gave her a very sharp perception. He wanted to delay her for a little longer.
"I think it won't be long before the people from the Church are here," Baiyi continued to say.
There was no reason for the Church not to notice something like the Spatial Rift. This kind of invasion that appeared in the hinterland of the mainland was something that they had to pay extra attention to. By the time those powerful people from the Church arrived, this small group of devils would definitely not be able to escape the fate of annihilation!
However, what was strange was that the Tiamat was still playing her game calmly even though the rift had already appeared for such a long time. It was impossible for her not to know that.
"Oh, so you're waiting for backup?" A ferocious smile appeared on the Tiamat's face as if she was about to taste something delicious. "This is interesting! You're actually trying to buy time?"
Baiyi was stunned for a moment but did not say anything. He seemed to have realized something as he lowered his head slightly.
"You should have noticed this barrier as well, right?" The Tiamat raised her head and looked at the sky, "Not only can this barrier block everything, it can't even cover up all the fluctuations. So, do you understand now? Your reinforcements won't come until we've retreated safely … "
"All the fluctuations?" Baiyi's body trembled slightly as he asked.
"Yes, all the fluctuations! So don't even think about raising the alarm anymore. No one will be able to hear it! " The Tiamat said confidently, "What's more ironic is that this is the wisdom of you humans... Alright, what are you going to do now?" As she said that, she stared at Baiyi's trembling body and sniffed the air, trying to find the sweetest scent of despair on his body.
However, she was disappointed. The despair that she had been anticipating for a long time did not appear on Baiyi's body at all. Not even a little bit of it but he was clearly trembling!
"You bastard..." The Tiamat seemed to have realized something. Once again, her body turned into a black lightning and pounced towards Baiyi.
However, the Baiyi who was completely suppressed by her did not dodge at all. He did not even make any movement and just stood there motionlessly. However, the Tiamat let out an ear-piercing shriek and was sent flying backwards. Not only that, the momentum was so strong that it knocked down a few devils who were watching from the side. In the end, the Tiamat had to plunge her limbs into the ground, creating four deep trenches before she finally managed to stop.
"How is this possible?!" The Tiamat stood up angrily. Then, she saw that Baiyi had already raised his head. A few of the main joints on his body were burning with an ominous black flame as if they were ignited by someone. The mask that was originally clean was now painted with a sinister smile by the strange black flame.
Baiyi had already used this method to convey the joy in his heart, "I have to thank you for telling me such a good news..." Since the Tiamat had already set up such a great stage for him, there was no reason for him not to use his true strength.
The moment the Tiamat pounced on him, the Mana in his body was replaced by the black Void Energy and quickly wrapped around the cracked joints on the armor. With the protection of the Void Energy, he no longer needed to worry about the strength of the armor. Without any hesitation, he punched the Tiamat and sent her flying away.
In the next second, he stomped hard on the ground and his entire body turned into a gust of wind. Before the Tiamat could react, he had already grabbed her neck and twisted her up.
"W-What the hell are you?" The Tiamat struggled violently in his hand. However, with the support of both the Ancestral Energy and the Void Energy, even if the mark on her chest was about to melt, she still could not break free from Baiyi's grasp.
Baiyi did not say a word. Instead, he turned around and glanced at the devils who were rushing to save their master. Raising his free left hand, he said calmly, "Ants should return to the ground..."
Having said that, he clenched his left hand into a fist. Immediately, a black flame appeared on the bodies of the devils. In just a blink of an eye, the remaining hundreds of devils, big and small, disappeared into thin air.
That was the Black Flame of the Void that could incinerate everything. As the manifestation of a higher power, even if the devils were burnt into ashes, it would not even take a breath's time. So, it looked as if they had disappeared into thin air.
"W-What is this?" The Tiamat's dynamic vision allowed her to clearly see the scene where her subordinates were burnt to ashes by the enemy. She had lived for thousands of years and she had never seen such a terrifying black flame before. Those devils did not even have time to react before they were completely wiped out.
Instinctively, she realized that the black flame was not something that she could resist.
"Where did this mark come from?" After Baiyi was done dealing with the rest of the devils, he stared at the mark on the Tiamat's chest and asked. The more fiercely the mark burned, the harder the Tiamat struggled. Her strength had almost reached the Immortal Level.
Unfortunately, in the face of the overbearing Void Energy, the strengthening of her body did not have much effect. Her resistance was futile. Even when she raised her four tentacles and fiercely stabbed at Baiyi's body as a final resistance, all of them were burned away by Baiyi's gaze.
"Don't tell me that you think that I'll let that little girl go?" The Tiamat gave up her last resistance and said with a sinister smile. The flame on the mark on her chest quickly spread to her entire body.
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