Breveros used a mighty gale magic that blew away a wall of Darklings, and the group managed to pass through the valley finally.
"We're out! Charge forward!" Breveros roared.
Some few golems blocked their path on the last leg of the journey, and some powerful darklords appeared.
They had large forms and long spines that shot out to everyone nearby.
The Cardinals fought them, but as they battled, the arms appeared from the ground, pulling many more down.
Breveros commanded the team to make haste and released his aces. The power of Crowns exploded out and attacked the ground wildly, killing beasts and allies at some time. But the mountain side between them endured the quaking powers. Clearly, they were not in the middle of a normal mountain.
Because of the dangers of the underground fleshy golems that would pull from the ground below, even the Crowns couldn't fight properly. Everyone under the Crown level was not paying full attention to the battle.
Breveros was outraged as he saw the numerous deaths that took away a quarter of the armies he gathered.
The moment they charged out of the valley, many arms began to pull down in haste, and the upper halves of the golems appeared as they used two hands to bring down some more of the men.
Champions and Commanders were pulled down as everyone rushed with all their might to go out of the accursed valley.
The moment they stepped out of the valley, Breveros instantly noticed it.
"Fly! Get out of the valley and fly!" Breveros ordered as he soared up the skies.
An angry roar of strange sound could be heard echoing out as the hands and golems began to appear, which was one step away from leaving the valley.
Golems and strange fleshy creatures appeared and tried to block the path, and the soldiers began to attack with all their might.
Explosions resounded, and the battle escalated as many angrily sent their attacks to the ground or the mountainside to close the gap.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The explosions resounded as those yet to emerge began to leap as gravity returned.
All that passed through the valley quickly flew and noticed that the power of whatever strange form was limited at the edge of the valley.
The armies began to cross and fly out, and those that had passed it began to group and huddle up in the sky.
Numerous darkling beasts charged and flew into the sky, surprising the armies.
But without the dangers of the golem dragging them down the ground, they all were able to fight.
Minutes passed as the remaining armies swiftly charged out of the valley, and the arms that dragged them down appeared much faster. It no longer concerned the cultivation levels of the soldiers but sought to drag down as many as they could.
A Ragion Prince stomped on the face of the golem that emerged and attempted to pull him down, and he flew up.
His wife, the princess, sent out numerous spells to throw back the golem.
"Husband!" The Princess called.
"Are you alright?"
"...Yes." The Ragion cursed as a strange mark was left on his legs when the golem grabbed him. He felt a strange emotion surge out, but as a Ragion, he had to control his emotions as they were the basis for his strength and power.
He began to take deep breaths as the pain of seeing the woman he loved was pulled down to the ground. But since he still had a facade to play, he never showed intense emotions of anger and sadness but bottled it all up. He couldn't tell that his surging emotions were part of a malevolent curse.
"Husband! You're leg!" The Princess approached.
"...My Princess! Thank you." The Ragion's depression and sadness were quickly replaced with warmth and relief as he saw the Princess who cared.
His thoughts were spinning as he saw the beauty of the Princess and realized that this woman truly cared.
"I've lost her... But I still have someone in my life..." The Ragion prince realized.
"Assume formation! I want a full report on the death toll! We have to keep moving!" Breveros's voice echoed out. The last platoons of the armies were leaving.
As they left, a Cardinal was dragged by many stone creatures and the darklings leaped at him.
"No!" The Cardinal shouted as he was barely a step away from leaving the accursed valley.
But his figure quickly disappeared, and the horrified soldiers sent out their strongest attacks but to no avail.
Several powerful Crowns appeared with the fleshy human form and laughed as they raised its arm.
A strange rumbling occurred, and the cliffs of the mountain began to close up. Vicious sounds and howls could be heard as a swarm of darkling creatures rushed out.
"Fly back and remain in formation!" Breveros ordered.
The midland army switched to aerial battles and moved out accordingly, with each being in a position to send out their attacks without hitting those in front of them.
Many darkling beasts continued to charge and attack, but without the tight corners of the valley and having no arms to pull them down, the darkling creatures were easily slain.
BOOM!
A sudden boom resounded, and the side of the mountain suddenly opened up.
A Cardinal cyclops emerged wielding a large staff that was releasing Crown-level power. The cyclops had no arm as it desperately charged out.
Many followed next to them, and all had wounds, crushed limbs, and bite marks all over them.
Soon, the core team of Nightwing appeared, and several of the wounded soldiers were pulled down!
As the group rushed out, flashes of dark red lights could be seen within the cave, and finally, Nightwing appeared. He had one wing and a leg missing as he flew out and could barely maintain flight.
Angelian flew in and caught him, and soon, many others appeared.
Ikarod didn't have an arm with him as he appeared.
"Nightwing! You're alive!" Breveros cheered.
SLAP!
Nightwing smacked his wing on Breveros's face.
"How unlucky are you?! What legacies did the army of darklings find that allowed them to awaken masters Mountain Golems!" Nightwing cursed out.
"It was impossible for them to awaken! I had to face several Crowns inside!"
Breveros's expression was dark. He felt immense humiliation from Nightwing's action. But he knew that if he fought Nightwing, it would affect the other kingdoms following them. He could see that many of those that Nightwing managed to save were nobles and relatives of the kingdoms, and many were flying closely to express their gratitude to Nightwing.
"This is unacceptable! We need to get to the bottom of this! Why are you so unlucky? Breveros! Open your soul to me! If we don't get to the bottom of your bad luck, I don't think we can leave this place alive!" Nightwing cursed.
"You dare!" An Eldrich roared and stood next to Breveros.
"I dare?! I risked my life and men inside the belly of that mountain! If not for my charm and blood that made all creatures have murderous intent, we would have all died! Look at us! It's a miracle we are alive! You have this army because of me. And now that this army faces extinction because of you, you deny the chance to dispel it?!" Nightwing argued.
"Lord Breveros's soul is-"
"Enough!" Breveros shouted to silence his ally.
"Nightwing... Can you figure out the mystery behind my bad luck?"
"...Yes. I am a True Neutral. Don't you know we are the absence of Luck and Bad Luck? Only a True Neutral can discern your state. And I bestow my nature in you. I might be able to remove or seal it!" Nightwing answered.
"...Continue our retreat. We look for the surviving nations here. I want the Eldrich to create an elemental barrier to protect Nightwing and me." Breveros decided.
"My prince!"
"Do not argue! This Bad luck has followed me and forced me to lose power and opportunity. And now, i threaten you all. There shall be no discussion. Follow my orders." Breveros insisted.
The Eldirch that followed Breveros were silenced. Instead, they all glared at Nightwing.
"Chose your strongest ally to guard-"
"No. I feel that my luck could harm him. We do this alone."
"...You bastard! You sense that you could die in this!? I would die too!" Nightwing angrily roared.
"You just said that you would die if you didn't seal it. So deal with this, Nightwing." Breveros glared.
Nightwing had an ugly expression at first.
"Fine. Let's do this..." Nightwing flew closer.
"Create the barrier. Eldrich Zaggin, take control of the army." Breveros ordered as he flew towards the center.
A large space was provided at the center of the army as the group moved out.
Soon, a large dark sphere was created with Nightwing and Breveros inside.
"Do it," Breveros ordered.
Nightwing nodded and raised his arm. The power of the shaman was appearing.
"Let's see what mystery attacks you, Breveros." Nightwing reached out, and the power of Mysterion was encroaching on Breveros without his knowledge.
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