Chapter 178: Overwhelming the Battlefield
In the distance, a massive horde of demonic beasts surged toward White Fortress like a black tide bursting through a dam.
The scale of this army far exceeded the last one. Even the number of flying demonic beasts in the sky surpassed a hundred, forming a small dark cloud that obscured some of the sunlight.
At the forefront of the demonic beast army, twelve figures were particularly eye-catching, and among them, three had exceptionally powerful magical auras.
These were clearly the three Greater Demons mentioned by the dwarves.
"Hmph, so many demons… Schlacht is truly generous." Kurtz quickly calculated in his mind.
The three leading figures all looked formidable. Working together, they would be even more troublesome.
"Serie, the front lines are yours. I'll scout for any hidden demons. Flamme, be careful and protect yourself. Just do as we practiced."
"Understood."
Serie responded indifferently, her tone carrying a hint of icy killing intent.
She appeared in the sky at some unknown moment, magical radiance illuminating around her, instantly becoming the most dazzling presence on the battlefield.
"Okay."
Flamme gripped her staff and stood behind the dwarves, also beginning to prepare her magic.
The demons clearly noticed Serie as their most obvious target. The twelve demons quickly made arrangements, with a full ten demons going to deal with Serie, while the other two charged separately towards Flamme and Kurtz.
Facing the demons' offensive, Serie merely sneered, raised her hand, and manipulated her magic. Hundreds of light arrows formed an arrow rain, pouring down on the demons charging toward her.
Earth-shattering explosions and dazzling light erupted simultaneously. All the demons were forced to unleash their most powerful magic to counter Serie's attack.
To alleviate the pressure on his companions, one of the Greater Demons cast a spell, forcibly pulling in the demonic beasts from the army, continuously merging and twisting them until they formed a hideous behemoth.
Seeing this, Serie recalled the first demon she and Kurtz had faced a thousand years ago.
Now, seeing the same type, that deep-seated feeling of disgust resurfaced, and even the magic she released became specifically targeted.
Without any hesitation, she immediately cast a high-tier spell, a beam of light fiercely striking the ugly, twisted monster.
In an instant, the monster vanished without a trace, as if wiped away by an invisible eraser, leaving only a few ashes to prove its former existence.
Times had changed.
The once troublesome monster could no longer withstand even a single move from Serie.
She then slowly shifted her target to the demon who had summoned this ugly creature.
The demon immediately felt a fatal threat.
However, before he could react, Serie had already raised her finger, locking onto him.
"Bang!"
A soft sound, like a bursting bubble.
The demon, who had just finished casting his spell, along with the terror in his eyes, was completely crushed as if by an invisible giant hand.
A powerful demon, yet he couldn't even withstand a single move in front of Serie.
This shocking scene left all the demons besieging Serie frozen in place, afraid to move.
The dwarves, meanwhile, erupted in thunderous cheers.
The great Lord Serie was still the unparalleled Master Mage.
At the same time, an exceptionally large demon had already arrived before Kurtz. Compared to the demon, Kurtz was as tiny as an ant.
The demon was clearly a warrior type. After letting out a deafening roar, its massive fist, like a falling meteor, smashed towards Kurtz.
As the fist moved, the air compressed, creating a resounding boom.
Facing a punch capable of pulverizing metal, Kurtz raised the Auge at his waist, not drawing it, but simply gripping the hilt and meeting the fist, which was larger than his entire body.
Boom!!!
The demon's unstoppable punch was halted less than a meter from Kurtz's head.
Seeing his full-power strike easily blocked, the demon's eyes were filled with disbelief.
How could this seemingly weak human possibly block his attack?
If he had looked closely, he would have realized that rather than Kurtz blocking his attack with the unsheathed Auge, his attack had actually struck the magical shield on the surface of the blade.
However, from the side, it looked as if Kurtz had easily blocked the opponent's attack with the Auge.
"Too weak." Kurtz's voice was almost bored.
He pushed his palm slightly forward, unleashing the gravity magic he had learned from the elf.
Rumble—!!!
It was as if an invisible mountain had crashed down fiercely.
The incredibly massive body, as if struck by a ten-ton hydraulic press, was directly pressed to the ground by an irresistible force, deeply embedded in the rock, forming a huge crater, with dust rising into the sky.
The same move.
A seemingly powerful demon was completely suppressed by Kurtz's pure gravity magic, unable to move.
On the city wall, Flamme watched as her two teachers effortlessly suppressed powerful demons with mere gestures, and the shock in her heart was beyond words.
But she dared not hesitate. The light of magic flared at the tip of her staff, and she controlled light arrows to attack the demonic beasts in the sky, attempting to relieve pressure on the dwarf guards.
However, just as Flamme focused on clearing out the flying demonic beasts, an aura silently locked onto her.
It turned out that a demon had, at some unknown point, broken through several lines of dwarf warriors and appeared like a phantom not far from Flamme.
He then unleashed magic without hesitation, a dark light spear shooting towards Flamme with such speed that she had no time to react.
"Watch out!" A nearby dwarf cried out in alarm, but it was too late to provide aid.
Flamme also felt the deadly killing intent the next moment. A magical shield instinctively manifested instantly, but this hastily cast shield appeared very fragile before the demon's full-power strike.
Rip!
The dark spear directly broke through the magical shield, its momentum unchecked, heading straight for Flamme.
Flamme's breath caught in her throat. Death's shadow was right there—far clearer than the last time she'd faced it.
Just in this flash of lightning.
Hum!
An even more solidified magical shield appeared before her.
The dark spear struck this shield, unable to break through as easily as before. It couldn't even penetrate the opponent's defense even after its magic was completely exhausted.
However, it seemed that not only a shield appeared at the same time.
A light spear also aimed at the demon who had attacked Flamme, equally swift and equally unstoppable.
The demon instinctively dodged, but it was still a bit off, and its entire arm was completely obliterated by this attack.
"Ugh ah—!"
He let out a desperate scream, his eyes filled with terror. He hadn't even seen where the attack came from.
The demon didn't hesitate and immediately began to retreat, attempting to escape this battlefield.
However, it was too late.
Dozens of light spears had already targeted him, blocking all his escape routes.
Without any surprise, the fleeing figure was hit by countless light spears, truly dead beyond dead.
Flamme turned around, still shaken, only to see Kurtz already by her side at some unknown point. Clearly, the magic just now was cast by him.
"Remember to observe your surroundings during a battle, Flamme."
"Yes! Teacher Kurtz! I was careless!" Her voice was steadier than her hands.
She had indeed been somewhat distracted by seeing her two teachers' overwhelming victories, thus neglecting to be vigilant of her surroundings.
Kurtz nodded, his gaze once again turning to the chaotic battlefield below.
The demons besieging Serie were simply unable to resist her, finding it incredibly difficult even to stall for time. In just this short while, several demons had already died under the full-power attacks of the elf mage.
Serie even managed to spare some effort to clear out the demonic beast army on the ground.
Each wave of her hand could clear a large area.
However, despite this excellent situation, Kurtz's unease did not dissipate. Instead, it grew heavier as these demons appeared.
He was now sure that Schlacht was behind this.
The opponent was sending out so many demons at all costs to stall for time, surely plotting something big. And the situation in El Country was not optimistic.
They had to end the battle here as quickly as possible.
[End of Chapter]