A group of Angels gently flapped their wings, suspended in the sky, their holy radiance interwoven and echoing!
The 32 Peace Authority Angels at the forefront, each holding a silver long spear staff, their four pairs of wings forming a continuous expanse. This unparalleled sense of shock silenced the entire battlefield.
Quartet swayed her body, an unnatural flush appearing on her pale cheeks, weakened from excessive Mana consumption.
"Your Majesty, Holy Queen Calca..."
A surge of excitement and fervor welled up in Quartet's brown pupils.
Although this power was not as strong as the Angels summoned by the Slane Theocracy, it could still easily dictate the victory of a war!
Humans... why?
The Emerald Witch, holding the unconscious Anri, quickly retreated to Tang Zheng's position, her eyes vigilantly watching Quartet's direction.
In her understanding, humans had always been weak beings, but everything she experienced today shattered all her perceptions.
"Emerald, put Anri on Xiao Hei."
A calm and steady voice softly sounded.
The Emerald Witch snapped back to reality in a daze and quickly replied, "Yes."
"Woof."
The Evil Spirit Dog lay down, and Tang Zheng stepped off its back.
Only then did the Emerald Witch carefully place Anri on the Evil Spirit Dog's back.
Looking at the unconscious Anri.
"She should just be exhausted," Tang Zheng felt relieved.
The power of that strike was too strong, and Anri's level was too low. Even with the power of her profession, her body couldn't quite handle it.
His gaze swept over the Emerald Witch beside him.
Tang Zheng could roughly guess her thoughts. Was it because the power displayed by humans was too shocking?
Heh.
Tang Zheng chuckled inwardly, his gaze returning to the direction of the Shrine Priest Order, or more precisely, the crown in Quartet's hand.
The crown, which had originally shone with a golden luster and was adorned with bright Crystals, had become extremely dim, and even the transparent Crystals on it were covered in a layer of dust.
"The luster of the Mana has completely disappeared."
"It should not be able to be used continuously, and may even require a long time to recover."
After observing the appearance of the crown, Tang Zheng had already deduced some information.
The Holy Kingdom was like this, and the Theocracy was similar.
The Sealed Magic Crystal was part of the Slane Theocracy's foundation. In the eyes of the Different World inhabitants, it was an extremely rare item.
Even for Players, it was an item of relatively high value.
And the process of the Slane Theocracy injecting the 7th-tier "Angel Summoning" into the Sealed Magic Crystal required an extremely large amount of manpower and financial resources to complete.
This wasn't a conventional method.
"If I remember correctly, these Angels should be Neutral summoned creatures." Tang Zheng stared at Quartet, wanting to see how she would command these Angels.
He actually wanted to test the tenth-tier Magic he had newly mastered. The Magic Quartet used with the crown was, after all, a degraded version. However, the current situation was clearly not suitable.
'Final War (Evil)' and 'Final War (Good)' had similar effects.
The original work mentioned that the Demons summoned by 'Final War (Evil)' were not considered companions of the summoner. Aside from not attacking the summoner, they would attack everything around them indiscriminately.
Therefore, they were generally used as sacrifices, for sacrificial Magic, or for activating rituals, which was also a limitation of the Magic.
"As expected of 'Good' aligned Angels."
Tang Zheng observed that these summoned Angels had made no movements since appearing, and he mused:
"At least they are much friendlier than the Demons who attack indiscriminately upon appearance."
At this moment.
Quartet slowly lowered the crown she held above her head, a look of piety on her face, and held the crown with both hands against her chest.
"I am Quartet Custodio, the Highest Priest of the Holy Kingdom Temple and the Leader of the Shrine Priest Order."
"I hope all you Angels will eliminate these Demi-humans!"
Quartet slightly raised her head, looking directly at the Angels in the air, and spoke solemnly and seriously.
A brief silence!
Whoosh whoosh—
The Angels began flapping their wings and swooping down towards the Demi-humans on the battlefield.
Seeing this scene.
"Not commanding or ordering, but 'negotiating'? Or perhaps giving these summoned Neutral Angels a clearer enemy target."
Tang Zheng's heart stirred, and he vaguely understood the trick to commanding these Angels.
The Different World was a real world, not a game, so some Magic would differ from how it appeared in games. This was something Tang Zheng was quite concerned about.
Swish—Swish—
Over 200 Angels flew past in a blur from the sky!
Especially the 32 Peace Authority Angels, who had already charged into the Demi-humans in moments.
The Demi-human troops, already exhausted physically and mentally from the previous battle, were no match for the power of these Angels.
The angry roars and screams of the Demi-humans instantly echoed through the sky!
"As expected, this is how it would unfold."
Tang Zheng looked at the scene, his eyes shifting before returning to calmness.
Quartet was cruel? Breaking the previous cooperation agreement?
That was from the perspective of the Demi-human side.
Tang Zheng was not a saint. He had slaughtered a considerable number of demi-humans himself, and he had no valid reason to stop any of this.
The hatred between the Holy Kingdom and the demi-humans had lasted for hundreds of years; it was not something that could be stopped or forgotten with just a few words.
How could the Holy Kingdom possibly give up an opportunity like this, unless there was a greater benefit or an unstoppable force?
The remaining troops of the Sunlight Scripture watched all of this with indifference, also showing no intention of stopping it.
The secret mission that the High Priest of the Slane Theocracy had secretly given to Captain Nigun, 'to prevent the Holy Kingdom from completely annihilating the demi-humans,' was known only to Captain Nigun himself.
Now that Captain Nigun was dead, he naturally couldn't stop it either.
"Hmm!"
Tang Zheng's gaze suddenly sharpened, immediately focusing on the Shadow Clone: "Found him!"
The mountain range south of the hills.
The Shadow Clone quickly descended from the air, looking into a deep pit in the crevice of the mountain range.
The Alliance Leader's appearance at this moment could no longer be described as miserable. The black mist that enveloped his entire body had completely dissipated, and a pure black magic robe hung in tatters on his body.
His true appearance, which had been hidden all along, was revealed!
It was an incredibly ugly sight. His entire body was skinless, looking like a skeleton that hadn't completely decayed yet.
There was a thin layer of red flesh on the surface of the bones, especially on his cheeks, where the bright red, dried flesh was most obvious. Without the support of skin and muscle, the remaining flesh on his entire face was loose and sagging.
Especially his protruding, cold white eyes, one large and one small, were terrifying.
Tang Zheng had been somewhat suspicious before, but seeing the other party's appearance now, he was completely certain that the other party was an Undead.
The Alliance Leader's exposed jawbone was slightly tilted, causing his entire mouth to be completely unable to close, remaining in an open state.
"I never thought I would lose to a mere Shrine Priest."
The Alliance Leader crawled out of the pit, trembling, with a "sizzling" sound as he was corroded by the holy purifying energy. Enduring the feeling of weakness, he looked at the Shadow Clone descending from the air, his jawbone clacking up and down:
"Isn't it, isn't it very surprising, that I... didn't die? Before the return of the great God, how could I die!"
"This world... is far vaster and more terrifying than you imagine. Do you know... why I did all of this?"
"Zuranon, in the eyes of ordinary people, is... an evil secret society, but there exists in this world a secret society... even more terrifying than Zuranon!"
The Alliance Leader's hoarse, grating voice rang out, weak and fanatical.
Having directly endured the full force of a Dominion Authority Angel's attack, the Alliance Leader, as an Undead, had not died. This could only mean that he possessed some kind of powerful Magic Item.
Tang Zheng naturally knew that the Alliance Leader was stalling for time. The Shadow Clone couldn't speak, nor did it have any intention of speaking. It raised its palm, preparing to launch a Magic Attack.
"Wait, wait!"
Seeing that the Shadow Clone, despite having the advantage, showed no signs of questioning or curiosity, which shattered his plan to stall for time, the Alliance Leader immediately panicked and mobilized the little Mana he had left.
Teleport!
A Magic Ring on the Alliance Leader's left middle finger flashed with a faint light, and his trembling body suddenly distorted.
One-Sided Duel
Seeing the Alliance Leader about to disappear, the Shadow Clone immediately followed suit and cast magic.
The next moment.
Their vision blurred for a moment.
Both of them disappeared from their original spots simultaneously, and when they reappeared, they were already in a dry forest.
The Shadow Clone quickly locked onto the Alliance Leader not far away and, without hesitation, cast magic again: "Lightning..."
That the opponent could cast "Teleport" once in their current state was already surprising enough for Tang Zheng; it was impossible for them to have enough mana to cast it again.
Whoosh—
A piercing sound of air being cut through came from behind the Shadow Clone, so fast that a normal Magic Caster's reaction wouldn't be able to dodge it.
However!
The Shadow Clone was not a normal Magic Caster. For a moment, Tang Zheng intended to let the Shadow Clone take the hit, but after a brief hesitation, he quickly switched magic:
"Dimensional Move!"
Swish!
The Shadow Clone quickly disappeared from its original spot, reappearing more than ten meters away.
The Short Cone pierced through the air, letting out a hiss!
"Oh my, you can even dodge that, you're really cautious."
A surprised voice rang out.
The Shadow Clone stood ten meters away, looking at the person who had just attacked it. It was Clementine, who had been sent flying by the Alliance Leader earlier and disappeared in the chaos.
Tang Zheng, seeing this scene through the Shadow Clone, immediately understood that this was clearly a backup plan arranged by the Alliance Leader.
"Didn't kill him, identity exposed."
Clementine grabbed the cloak behind her with her right hand, pulling out another Short Cone, and looked at the Shadow Clone with a sinister smile.
"As long as he's killed, no one will know... that your identity is exposed."
The Alliance Leader's voice was intermittent.
"Oh~"
Clementine drew out the sound, tilting her neck and head, looking sideways at the Alliance Leader:
"Even if he tells someone, I doubt anyone would believe him, Alliance Leader."
Hearing this, the Alliance Leader's cold white pupils contracted. He immediately realized that seeing his current weakened state, Clementine might have other ideas.
The backup plan he had arranged wasn't just Clementine; there was also the Gray Robe Magic Caster!
However, upon seeing the Soul-Eating Demon born, the Alliance Leader had already realized that the Gray Robe Magic Caster was dead.
"Heh heh..."
The Alliance Leader's withered arm, covered in a layer of red flesh, hung down. His ugly face twisted, and faint flames burned in his eyes:
"My esteemed disciple, you should understand that only I can help you achieve your goal."
Clementine's twisted smile became even more radiant, and her aura became like that of a beast preparing to hunt.
Tang Zheng felt it was troublesome that his Shadow Clone couldn't speak, because he suddenly wanted to cooperate with Clementine. After dealing with the Alliance Leader, he could secretly control Zuranon.
The information the Alliance Leader had deliberately revealed just now mentioned another evil society!
This finally allowed Tang Zheng to understand the point he had been confused about before.
Why did the Alliance Leader cause such a huge commotion between the Holy Kingdom and the Slane Theocracy, and why did he only bring two of his powerful disciples?
Because from the beginning, the Alliance Leader was prepared for failure!
It could also be said that the Alliance Leader's true purpose was to attract the attention of another truly secret society by creating the commotion caused by the legendary Undead.
This secret society was the Abyss Body!
Tang Zheng also knew another extremely little-known secret, which was that the current Abyss Body was controlled by a True Dragon Lord.
Using the influence created by Zuranon to make contact with the Abyss Body was a good method.
But!
The Shadow Clone couldn't speak, nor could it express its intentions. Tang Zheng was currently in the center of the battlefield and couldn't suddenly disappear and rush here.
Clementine held a short cone in each hand and stared at Tang Zheng again, her round and powerful legs tensed and lowered, adopting the posture of a leopard ambushing its prey.
"Hiss-ga—"
A hoarse shriek came from above.
It was a Skeleton Gryphon!
Clementine licked the corner of her mouth, and her attacking movement paused.
The Skeleton Gryphon quickly appeared above the Alliance Leader's head, causing the Alliance Leader's tense nerves to relax.
With a "plop" sound.
The Alliance Leader took out a translucent crystal from the Magic Leather Bag in his arms and threw it towards the Skeleton Gryphon in mid-air.
This transparent crystal was the Sealed Magic Crystal that Captain Nigun had used up earlier!
Clementine's pupils widened, and she looked at the Alliance Leader with some disbelief.
"I don't think there's a problem we... we can't solve. Let's use this Sealed Magic Crystal as our first meeting gift."
The Alliance Leader looked at Tang Zheng and smiled strangely.
"Hiss-ga!"
The Skeleton Gryphon squeezed the Sealed Magic Crystal and flapped its wings, soaring straight into the sky and flying towards the center of the battlefield.
The other party was clearly gambling whether Tang Zheng would continue fighting Clementine here or pursue the flying Skeleton Gryphon.
Such endless tricks!
It had to be said that he was indeed the Alliance Leader. If the Shadow Clone truly only had the power of 5th Tier Magic, it would probably prioritize pursuing the Skeleton Gryphon at this moment.
"Teleport!"
Tang Zheng's figure vanished instantly.
The Alliance Leader's eyes relaxed, and he immediately looked at Clementine: "Let's go quickly!"
The Skeleton Gryphon's movement speed was extremely fast. Even with Teleport magic, it would instantly move to the target's location, but if the target was moving quickly, it would be impossible to lock onto them quickly.
Teleport magic was originally an auxiliary magic, not meant for combat.
However!
Just as the Alliance Leader finished speaking, before he could even take two steps.
The air twisted not far away.
A Shadow Clone, holding a Sealed Magic Crystal in one hand, reappeared in front of the two Alliance Leaders.
"How is this possible!!" The Alliance Leader roared sharply, his voice hoarse with disbelief.
"Silver Knight Lance"
Tang Zheng raised one hand and aimed it at the Alliance Leader. A Silver Lance over two meters long condensed, instantly piercing through the Alliance Leader.
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