Chapter 1355: Chapter 133 Light Rain Descends_3
Dubu’s figure abruptly halted, a voice neither cold nor warm proclaimed, "Rain of Light descends upon the Dark Calamity. Hmph! I shall allow no one to wreck my schemes."
One of the four figures in black stepped forward, its aged and hoarse voice breaking the silence, "Sect Hierarch, there’s no need for impatience. This Rain of Light might not necessarily be the Savior mentioned in the Demon Decree."
The Sect Hierarch snorted and said, "It’s better to believe it real than not. Besides, how could the Demon Decree be wrong? We have meticulously prepared for hundreds of years, and with our final victory in sight and darkness ready to engulf the land, we cannot tolerate any uncertainties. Serving The God of Netherworld demands caution. By the way, Elder Curse, how are things progressing with Moon King and the others? The messenger should have returned by now, right? Have they carried out my orders?"
Elder Curse hesitated a moment before responding, "The messenger has indeed returned. But the results are not as positive as we anticipated?"
The Sect Hierarch let out a cold snort, instantly a chilling aura expanding, filling the dark lair with an eerily cold sensation. "Speak, what exactly happened? Even with the Twelve Kings mobilized, they couldn’t eliminate those self-proclaimed holy beings?"
Under the imposing aura of the Sect Hierarch, Elder Curse tremblingly reported, "According to the word from Moon King, the ambush was highly successful, with over a thousand from the church successfully lured into the Valley of Destruction by the Wing King. However, the subordinates of the church were stronger than we estimated, especially Chief Judge Xuan Yuan and two Red Robe Priests. Their strength was formidable, even the Twelve Kings had difficulties contending with them. So, so..."
"Go on, tell me the outcome. Don’t tell me they managed to escape even in an ambush?"
"Sect Hierarch, our losses were substantial in this ambush. Over five thousand from various tribes fell, mainly under the powerful Light Magic of the two Red Robe Priests. Among the Twelve Kings, the Black Magic King perished in battle. Moon King, Dragon Man King, Dwarf King, Dark Ice King, Lust King, Wing King, and Cat King all sustained varying degrees of injuries, with Moon King, Lust King, and Cat King being the most heavily injured. As for the church’s side, Red Robe Priest Na Yan and six White Robe Priests used a self-sacrificing magic, and although they perished, they managed to open the previously sealed escape route. It’s precisely because of this that we couldn’t annihilate them all."
Unexpectedly to Elder Curse, the Sect Hierarch became calm upon hearing this, and casually spoke, "What’s the loss on the church’s side? Where are the escaped individuals now?"
Elder Curse breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Although we suffered heavy casualties, the church too fared poorly—Red Robe Priest Na Yan and six White Robe Priests completely destroyed their physical bodies using the sacrifice magic, and all four Holy Judges perished. Out of the twenty Judges of Light, only three escaped. The remaining Judges and Sacred Knights managed to escape around two hundred men. However, in the ongoing pursuit by the Twelve Kings, their numbers dwindled further. There are likely less than a hundred people left now. Among the key figures only Red Robe Priest Xuan Ye, Chief Judge Xuan Yuan, and Deputy Judge Ballon managed to escape. These remnants of the church have since fled into the Elf Forest, which has been surrounded by tens of thousands of armies from the Winged Tribe, Dwarf Clan, and Half-Beast Clan, who continue to attack relentlessly. However, the Elf Forest has a strange Barrier that blocks our advance. Since very few under the Twelve Kings’ command know Magic, with only the Dark Ice King being insufficient to break the Barrier, we now solely rely on brute force, yet it is hugely ineffective. But Moon King assures that not one church member has successfully escaped the encirclement."
After hearing the report from Elder Curse, the Sect Hierarch said indifferently, "It is no surprise that the Elf Clan, as one of the oldest tribes, has such a mystical forest that even we have had no opportunity to infiltrate. It turns out they saved the remnants of the church this time. Hmph, one day, I will completely destroy them, wiping out all their Spiritual Imprints. They will not fare well defying the God of Netherworld. Although Moon King and the others failed to eradicate the enemy completely and suffered heavy elite casualties, they have at least ascertained the real strength of the church. Let’s consider their merits as compensating for their faults."
Elder Curse eagerly suggested, "Sect Hierarch, should we personally take action and completely destroy the Elf Forest? These individuals, we can’t let them escape back!"
The Sect Hierarch raised a hand to stop Elder Curse from continuing, saying, "No, the time for us to appear has not yet come. The Elf Clan has tens of thousands of members and is not as easy to annihilate as the mere thousand from the church. Moreover, as the Elf Forest spans a vast area, even if we were to go all out, we can’t guarantee no one would slip away to inform the church. Now is not the time to reveal our true strength, we can’t let the church discover my existence. Pass down my decree, tell Moon King that if they can’t breach the Elf Forest within ten days, they must immediately withdraw and return to headquarters. The church will definitely react strongly once they learn of this event, our forces spread across the continent must stay hidden, without my command they must not act rashly, and the Twelve Kings’ subordinates must not be spared, let them stay at headquarters for repairs."
Elder Curse frowned and said, "Ten days? It will likely be difficult to break through the Elf Forest!"
