Puff—
It sounded like a balloon popping.
The white bubble vortex dissipated into tiny specks of light.
Finally, this massive Angel fully appeared, its three pairs of neat, pure feathered, holy white wings slowly unfolding.
The intense pressure caused changes in the air, creating faint ripples around it. Even the high temperature of the Lava Zone was suppressed by this power, becoming cool!
The external appearance of this Angel was also not much different from the previous two Throne Angels, but the wheel placed between its palms became larger.
It was composed of a large wheel nested within a small wheel, a total of 4 bronze gears with a silvery sheen. Faintly, multiple eyes were visible on the wheels!
The four wheels moved and turned in different directions, rising like living creatures, as if the entire Angel was an empty shell and its true body was the strange rotating gears in its hand!
1 Tenth Tier Judgment Throne Angel (Lv 70)
A chill rose from his spine.
Tang Zheng's body instinctively tensed, staring intently at this Lv 70 Judgment Throne Angel. His intuition told him that this Angel was extremely dangerous.
It was clearly impossible to ignore!
It was like an alarm suddenly ringing in his mind, a biological warning of danger, making him want to keep his distance from this Lv 70 Judgment Throne Angel.
This feeling of danger was the first time it had appeared!
Tang Zheng stood still, calmly looking ahead.
At a glance!
A full 239 Angels were suspended in mid-air, like a true Angel army. Countless holy lights connected together, wantonly releasing divine radiance.
They dyed the entire Red Lava Zone a snowy white!
Even as the summoner, Tang Zheng.
Facing this group of Angels, he felt an indescribable pressure.
"I feel like if I get surrounded, there will be a real threat to my life." Tang Zheng's mouth slightly curved into a smile:
"Hmm... as expected, I can't directly control them."
After a brief thought.
"Thunder Dragon"—
Tang Zheng suddenly raised his arm and began chanting.
Blue electric light flickered, transforming into a curved dragon-shaped lightning bolt that struck the low-tier Angels at the front.
Boom!!
In an instant, dozens of Lv 10 Angels were destroyed. Immediately after, the Shockwave generated by the explosion cleared out a portion of the low-tier Angels.
While casting the Magic.
Tang Zheng stared intently at the few Throne Angels, especially the Lv 70 one. There was a difference of over 20 levels between him and the opponent!
Whoosh—
A few Throne Angels flapped their wings, making no other movements.
Tang Zheng's gaze relaxed. "Neutral Demon Creatures should normally counterattack when attacked, but the caster won't be affected by this."
"For high-level Players, they are indeed suitable as sacrificial characters."
This thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind as he scanned his Attribute Panel. He found that he hadn't gained any Experience Points from eliminating those Angels, which was a bit of a shame.
But it was also expected.
Angels summoned by normal Angel Summoning also didn't provide Experience Points.
"The highest-level creatures I've encountered before should be the Ancient Fire Dragon and the Sun Angler, both of which were only between level 47 and 49."
Tang Zheng did a simple experiment, and a thought couldn't help but arise in his mind:
"Controlling this Angel army should be able to easily destroy any country, well, except for the Slane Theocracy and the Council State where the Platinum Dragon Lord is located."
There wasn't much to observe about the ordinary Angels.
Tang Zheng's gaze remained on the few Throne Angels.
"Level 50, 60, and 70 are all Throne Angels. According to the tier ranges of Tier Magic, they correspond to Eighth Tier, Ninth Tier, and Tenth Tier Magic."
Tang Zheng wanted to complain about the YGGDRASIL modelers: "This modeling... aside from the different wheels in their hands, there isn't much difference."
In Western Angel legends, there are a total of 9 levels of Angels.
Above level 80 are Cherubim, which belong to the Domain of Super-Tier Magic. Above level 90 are Seraphim, which should require special skills to summon.
However, Tier Magic is divided into levels with 7 tiers per level, which inevitably leaves three tiers without a corresponding level.
In legends, Throne Angels are described as the throne of God, or part of a divine chariot, so their image is a wheel burning with flames and countless eyes.
"Alright, in that case... it's not exactly being lazy."
Tang Zheng looked at the somewhat strange and sacred "wheel within a wheel" in the hand of the level 70 Angel.
Through the magical connection, he had already figured out the abilities of these Angels.
The level 70 "Judgment Throne Angel"'s passive ability is Invisible Eye, which can detect and discover all invisible units.
Its special ability is Glorious Spirit Body, which is similar to a taunt skill and has a damage reduction effect.
The skill that made Tang Zheng's eyes light up the most was Judgment Blockade.
In the game's background, summoned creatures like Angels and Demons are set as residents from a Different World. High-level Angels and Demons can use a power similar to Eighth Tier Magic, Dimensional Lock.
This is a power that can prevent transfer-type Magic from taking effect within a certain range.
Teleport and Greater Teleportation would be unable to leave the blocked range under the effect of the blockade.
Recalling how Quartet communicated with this group of Neutral Angels.
As the caster, Tang Zheng still took some effort to get these few Throne Angels to each release a skill.
He ultimately obtained three Magic spells.
Sixth Tier - Greater Heal: Restores 80 HP, cures diseases and negative statuses.
Seventh Tier - Sunlight Burst: Area-of-effect attack magic that deals higher damage to evil creatures, Undead, and creatures with low Justice Points.
Eighth Tier - Judgment Blockade: Disables teleportation magic within a certain range.
[Skill Points: 67 → 64]
The basic experiments were complete.
After about an hour, all the Angels suddenly trembled slightly, their bodies decomposing into a large number of white light spots that began to dissipate.
The scene of over 200 Angels dissipating simultaneously was like twinkling stars in the sky!
"This scene is much more dazzling than fireworks."
Tang Zheng looked up slightly, gazing at the countless brilliant white light spots dancing in the air, and let out a sigh:
"Next, I should investigate the Alliance Leader."
What a pity!
Only he was there to witness such a beautiful scene.
Besides, no one else would likely spend a large amount of Mana and Experience Points just to see this scene of Angels dissipating.
Wait—
Tang Zheng's heart skipped a beat. Looking at the starry light spots filling the sky, a peculiar thought suddenly entered his mind.
"So many white light spots are the product of Angels decomposing. Theoretically, they should be Holy attribute energy, right?" Tang Zheng muttered to himself.
Negative energy is a power for the Undead!
Holy energy should also be considered a power for the living, right?
Tang Zheng's heart couldn't help but beat again.
...
Meanwhile.
Holy Kingdom - Royal Capital.
Hebans.
Inside the palace deep within the vast court built primarily in gray and white.
"The losses are so heavy." A voice filled with grief and sorrow sounded.
It was the voice of Holy Queen Calca.
On her delicate yet heroic and beautiful face, there was a hint of paleness and unconcealable pain.
The Paladin Order and the Shrine Priest Order were the Holy Kingdom's strongest elites, and now the survivors were less than half.
"They were prepared to die, Your Highness Calca."
Quartet's brows held a trace of weariness. Her false smile and hidden cunning disappeared at this moment as she comforted Holy Queen Calca.
Although she possessed the magic of Raise Dead, most of the Paladins and Shrine Priests, except for a small portion who turned into Undead, basically died under the Alliance Leader's Pale Flame attack, their bodies severely damaged.
exceeded the requirements for resurrection magic.
"This achievement will be forever etched in the history of the Paladin Order and the Shrine Priest Order."
Quartet's gentle voice, which had just offered comfort, vanished, and her tone became calm: "Their families and descendants will receive double the compensation and preferential treatment they would have before."
These words were spoken.
They made Quartet appear quite cold, as if she no longer cared about the deceased members of the Knight Order and Shrine Priests.
In reality, this is how a superior should act!
It is right to be saddened by the death of subordinates, as it represents a loss of national strength, but it is wrong to be immersed in this "grief" and let it affect one's emotions and judgment.
"Sigh."
"I have already arranged for people to monitor the movements in the south in advance. Not long ago, I dealt with quite a few nobles in the south because of the grain trade with the Hills."
Holy Queen Calca sighed softly, her bright golden hair falling on either side of her face, as she looked at the travel-worn Quartet before her:
"Now that the Paladin Order and the Shrine Priests have suffered heavy losses, they will inevitably make some moves."
"Quartet, you rushed back alone, did something happen?"
Being too kind as a "king" is indeed a weakness, but Holy Queen Calca does not lack the intuition and talent of a ruler.
Currently, the remaining forces of the Paladin Order and the Shrine Priest Order, as well as Remedios, are still in Calinsha.
"Those idiotic fools."
Quartet felt a surge of anger whenever she thought of the southern nobles trading grain with the demi-humans in the Hills:
"The Abelion Hills are currently experiencing an extremely severe drought, even worse than the intelligence gathered before. Water and food are very scarce. If it weren't for the grain support from the southern nobles,"
"After this undead disaster, coupled with the lack of food and water, even if those demi-humans weren't wiped out, only two or three large and small groups would be left."
"Originally, I planned to use the national treasure to clear out those demi-humans..."
Quartet's expression was somewhat troubled. She respectfully took out the Holy King's Crown from her bosom and carefully placed it opposite Holy Queen Calca.
After witnessing the power of this national treasure-level magic item, Quartet was afraid of losing it or causing even the slightest damage.
Now that she had returned it to Her Majesty, she felt an inexplicable sense of relief.
"This national treasure item was given to you to deal with the undead."
Holy Queen Calca heard Quartet's murmur, her expression turned serious, and she was a little angry: "You acted on your own again."
"If we can use this matter to eliminate the demi-humans,"
"The safety of the country and its people that Your Majesty pursues will be forever guaranteed, and the huge military expenditure spent on the fortress castles will also disappear."
Quartet lowered her head and responded calmly:
"Unfortunately, I did not obtain the specific location of the demi-human gathering place."
"Although I anticipated this result from the beginning, that's why I prioritized eliminating the elite forces of the demi-humans..."
"Did something unexpected happen?" Holy Queen Calca was indeed a little angry, but she also understood that Quartet was doing it for the Holy Kingdom.
Quartet reported the entire process in detail. Some matters required the Holy Queen to make a decision.
Holy Queen Calca was initially calm, but then became increasingly astonished. The composure expected of a ruler vanished completely at that moment.
She felt as if she were listening to a story from a Heroic Saga.
...
Slane Theocracy.
God Capital, Great Holy Temple.
The "Shrine Priest Chief Conference" was the smallest and most private high-level meeting in the Theocracy, usually held only once every six months.
The last meeting was only about a week ago.
The six Shrine Priest Chiefs gathered once again in this sacred, clean, and dust-free temple conference room.
This meeting was naturally about the events that occurred in the Hills, and the dispatched Sunlight Scripture unit had not yet returned.
The six Shrine Priest Chiefs already had the most detailed information about the Hills area, thanks to Astrology Thousand Miles.
The air was very quiet.
Anyone who witnessed the feat of slaying a legendary Undead like a Soul-Eating Demon with a single sword strike would find it unbelievable.
It would be strange not to be surprised!
Even for members of the Darkness Scripture, dealing with a Soul-Eating Demon one-on-one was not an easy task.
Much less a "one-hit kill"!
This term came from the ancient Gods, one of the strange words they uttered that were difficult to deduce and understand.
Although the specific meaning of some was unclear, others could be translated.
"What is the situation with this 'Free Will' Adventurer Team?"
"Is there any more specific information?" Light Shrine Priest Chief Ion was the first to break the silence.
"According to the information from the Adventurer's Guild, this team hasn't been registered for long."
Fire Shrine Priest Chief Benice, with her round cheeks, still maintained a motherly smile as she spoke softly:
"The team leader's name is 'Tang', and he is quite famous in the Kingdom and the Empire, known as a 'Genius Alchemist'."
"He was also issued a bounty by the Emperor of the Empire, specifically related to the Demi-human 'Martial King' Go Gin in this incident."
"He appears to be a rather high-profile Adventurer. His more detailed identity has not yet been investigated, but with this style of action, he shouldn't be the type we imagined."
Water Shrine Priest Chief Sinedin gently pressed his earthy-colored hands on the table, a wise look in his withered eyes: "The issue now is not this team leader, but this girl named Anri!"
"No matter how you look at it, something is not normal!"
"That's right."
Voices of agreement rose one after another.
"There is no specific information about this girl named Anri from the Adventurer's Guild. She needs to be investigated."
Fire Shrine Priest Chief Benice put away the smile on her face.
"It's been 200 years, counting the time."
"You mean?"
"Perhaps it's that time again."
"Player? NPC?"
The atmosphere in the great hall was somewhat solemn and tense.
"In any case, we need to investigate immediately, and also the special method that Team Leader Tang possesses to fuse with Angels. We need to make contact as soon as possible!"
"I can sense that this ability will have a huge impact on the Theocracy!"
"Then—send the [Water Extinction Scripture] to the Re-Estize Kingdom to investigate the information on that girl, Anri."
"Send the [Wind Flower Scripture] to the Holy Kingdom and invite the 'Free Will' team."
"Before 'Free Will' arrives at the Theocracy, we must figure out the specific information on that girl, Anri."
"Seconded!"
"Seconded!"
"...!"
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