Chapter 89: Fierce Attack (III)

  The Pegasus knights charged down with loud battle cries, their holy light illuminating the night sky. The first to notice the disturbance were the small demons patrolling the skies. As the knights desded from above, the demons shrieked, raising their spears to meet the ining assault. The two sides cshed fiercely, with the knights' swords pierg through the demons' bodies, while the fireballs spewed from the demons' mouths exploded in the night sky. In an instant, the once-dark sky turned into a spectacle of fireworks, filled with brilliant fshes e and pure white light.

  "Initiate the ritual immediately!"

  "In your dreams!"

  Before the words of the Destruage even finished, his vision blurred, and the moment, Alex appeared in front of him. The sword in Alex's hand gleamed with holy light as he swiftly sshed at the cultists before him. A series of explosions followed, and before the cultists could even offer their lives for their faith, they were sent flying. Alex then pulled back his sword and swung it toward the broken statue ahead. A burst of sword energy, transformed from the radiant holy light, shot forth from the sharp bde, heading straight for the target.

  However, just as the sword energy was about to reach the statue, which seemed fragile and dipidated, the green light oatue's surface suddenly fred up. The sword energy Alex had unleashed vanished into thin air, like a droplet of water falling into a pond. Even so, the green light oatue dimmed siderably, as though it had expended a great deal of power.

  Alex wouldn’t let su opportunity slip by. The holy light on his sword began to shine again, ready to strike once more.

  "Get lost!"

  With a furious shout, the Destruage finally made his move. Without any visible a on his part, a deep red fme surged toward Alex like a wave. Faced with the strange fire, Alex had no choice but to roll backward and evade it.

  At the same time, the cultists around the altar seemed to snap out of their daze. They began shouting curses and summoning demons from the depths of hell to attack. But at that moment, arrows and spells flew from the darkness, striking their targets with deadly precision. The valiant sword-and-shield warrior led his rades out of the shadows, f a solid barrier to block the cultists' advance.

  The battle had now truly begun.

  In the sky above, the Pegasus knights and the small demons cshed violently. Although the knights were far superior in strength, numbers often pensate for a ck of quality. Faced with the overwhelming assault of hundreds of small demons, the mere twenty-something Pegasus knights found it difficult to break through their defense.

  The meraries temporarily halted the cultists' advance, and the Pegasus knights above were held back by the swarm of demons. For a brief moment, the altar where Alex stood became an eerie calm, like the eye of a storm. Only he and the Destruage remained in the area—no one else resent.

  "Die, pdog of order!"

  "You should be the oo die, you fming corpse."

  At this point, her side cared to ask the other what they were pnning. Both knew ohing: the other was the enemy, and enemies were meant to be fought, defeated, and killed. As for what these people were doing here—who cares? Ohey became corpses, they would have plenty of time to figure it out!

  For now, the only thing that mattered was the battle.

  Holy Storm!

  Dozens of radiant swords materialized before Alex, and with a swift movement, he sent them flying toward the Destruage. The Destruage let out a furious roar as crimson fmes erupted from his robes, f into a giant humanoid figure that stood in front of Alex. The fming giaes arms to block the ining storm of swords. Radiant bdes cshed with the hellfire, causing explosions and fshes of light as holy energy collided with infernal fmes. The scorg heat expanded and burst in the air, and amidst the chaos, Alex rolled forward, charging through the remnants of the hellfire, his sword poised to strike his enemy.

  He chose not to use his time-maniputing abilities this time. After being thwarted twice by the bald mage and Stone, Alex had learned o rely on time painst oppos who seemed as strong or strohan himself.

  But that didn’t mean he had no other ways to deal with this fiery man!

  "Foolish move!"

  Seeing Alex rushing toward him, the Destruage sneered and raised his right hand. With a flick of his wrist, dozens of fireballs appeared out of thin air behind him and shot toward Alex. In respoo the ining barrage, Alex gripped his sword tightly. In the moment, dazzling holy light transformed into shields that appeared before him.

  "Boom! Boom! Boom!"

  One by ohe fireballs relentlessly smmed into the Holy Light Barrier, exploding on impact. After withstanding several seds of tinuous assault, the barrier began to flicker, as if it were a balloon about to burst. Just as the Destruage prepared to strike again, he suddenly noticed a blinding light emerging from the seemingly fragile Holy Light Barrier!

  Boom!!

  The Holy Light Barrier finally shattered uhe onsught of hellfire, but at the same moment, the sacred power hidden withied, spreading out in all dires. As the divine aura swept towards him, the Destruage screamed areated. To ordinary people, it might have felt like a gentle breeze, but to the Destruage, it was like being doused in acid!

  The holy light searing through the air caused unbearable pain for the Destruage. He staggered backward, screaming in agony, while Alex seized the opportunity to charge forward. His sword, the Void Cutter, sshed down toward the Destruage’s body. Alex was fident that this strike would cleave from the shoulder all the way to the Destruage’s heart, ending this wretched creature ond for all!

  But as it turns out, mages are mages for a reason.

  Boom!!

  Just as Alex's sword swung down, a surge of hellfire erupted between him and his target, f a bzing barrier that blocked his view. His sword was deflected as it cshed with the surging fmes, and Alex was forced to step back several paces, barely managing to resist the shockwave from the hellfire.

  "You'll never defeat a mage."

  As the fmes dissipated, the Destruage sneered coldly at Alex, a smug smile f on his lips. In this world, spellcasters often harbored a sense of superiority over other professions, and even though he had "transitioned" into a Destruage, he still felt the same. Padins were iroublesome, but to defeat a mage? This young man was far from capable.

  I don't believe it!

  Alex’s expression darkened as he gred at the Destruage before him. His biggest weakness was his ck of diverse ratacks, making it easy for the eo ter him. In trast, the Destruage had a myriad of teiques, making it difficult for Alex to eve close. A mere Destruage, not even a lich, a he was giving him this much trouble?

  If that’s the case… it’s time to ge tactics.

  "Hmm?"

  The Destruage’s eyes widened in surprise as he saw Alex lower his sword. Alex coldly stared at him, and the radiant holy light that had been shining on his body slowly faded. At the same time, an eerie aura began to rise from Alex, spreading from his body like a dark mist.

  What is this…?

  Sensing the ge, the Destruage furrowed his brow. If the young man had previously radiated the repulsive divine aura of an uardian, then now he exuded somethiirely different—like a ferocious beast from the depths of the abyss.

  No, not a single beast! It felt like tless bloodthirsty, savage creatures were gring at him with cold, murderous i, ready to tear him apart at any moment!

  Alex slowly raised his head, and it was only then that the Destruage noticed with shock that his oppo’s eyes had transformed into a pair of eerie, golden pupils.

  Could this be…?

  Before the Destruage could fully grasp the situation, Alex’s figure vanished in a fsh. In the blink of an eye, he leapt into the air, sword in hand, and brought it crashing down toward the Destruage!

  (End of chapter)

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