Chapter 521: Chapter 289: Dark Flame Lord Malganis (3)
At the same time, a look of disdain and a cold sneer appeared in Malganis’s brutal gaze.
In an instant, a black shield materialized around Malganis’s body.
The shield was a faint black glow, enveloping Malganis’s form.
Osetis soared into the air with a furious roar. Gripping his sword with both hands, he leaned back, his body coiled like a spring.
A golden brilliance gathered on his sword, instantly igniting into a towering pillar of fire.
"Divine Rune!"
Osetis roared the name with all his might from high above.
Immediately, the ten-meter-long pillar of golden flame slammed down, crashing toward Malganis.
Just then, the airborne Malganis let out a deafening roar.
A shockwave of sound radiated out from Malganis, subjecting everyone in the vicinity—human and demon alike—to a powerful psychic assault.
Some Little Demons were knocked down instantly by the shockwave, while human soldiers staggered, and many fell to their knees.
They were instantly sapped of their strength, as if all their attributes, including stamina, had plummeted.
Even Fang Zhen could sense his own attributes—strength, perception, and more—beginning to decline.
The reduction was minor, however—less than 3%.
He could calculate it so precisely because his perception was over 15, giving him an extremely strong command and understanding of his own body.
’This debuff is manageable.’
The fiery environment had activated Fang Zhen’s Heart of Flames, which counteracted the weakening effect. Overall, the buff from his Heart of Flames was still stronger than the debuff.
The others, however, weren’t so lucky.
Both human and demon soldiers fell into chaos or collapsed under the assault, with over a thousand falling in swathes.
On the bodies of these soldiers, an ethereal black flame would flicker into existence every few seconds, causing them to cry out in agony.
The soldiers weren’t burned to death, likely because the power of Malganis’s skill was spread thin over such a large area.
Still, the searing pain was excruciating.
Fang Zhen also felt the magical attack around him—a force trying to break through his defenses and set his body alight.
Fang Zhen’s intuition vaguely told him that the attack’s damage was proportional to a target’s own attributes, though the exact mechanism was unclear.
However, the attack didn’t inflict much damage on Fang Zhen.
The Gang Zan Seal instantly materialized around Fang Zhen’s body.
The moment the Gang Zan Seal appeared, the black flames clinging to him were instantly extinguished, no longer a threat.
In the air.
Osetis’s sword had just slashed down, but just as the pillar of Golden Flame was about to strike Malganis’s head, the Demon Lord’s roar threw off his aim.
Instead of striking the head, it crashed into Malganis’s right shoulder.
The instant the Golden Flame struck, the ethereal Shadow Shield around Malganis’s body converged on that one spot, blocking the attack.
Malganis still cried out in pain. Its right shoulder was visibly charred, seared by the Golden Flame.
However, it didn’t impede its movement. The wound was painful but not fatal.
It was not a decisive blow.
The next moment, the Shadow Shield seemed to absorb the Golden Flame completely.
A moment later, a gout of black flame shot back the way it came, rocketing toward Osetis.
Osetis cried out in alarm.
The Divine Runes on his body flared to life once more.
A golden sphere of light enveloped him completely.
It seemed his Golden Flame attack had been absorbed by Malganis’s shield and then partially reflected back as Dark Flame Energy.
The reflected black flames continuously scorched the airborne Osetis.
Crying out in pain, Osetis plummeted from the sky like a fallen Angel.
Although injured and struck by the attack, he hadn’t lost his ability to fight.
He managed to maintain his balance as he fell, eventually crashing to the ground.
The form-fitting golden sphere and the wings on his back played a part in softening the impact.
As a result, Osetis wasn’t killed or seriously injured by the fall.
After Osetis crashed pathetically to the ground, his wings of golden light dissipated, leaving him unable to take to the skies again.
From the sky, Malganis let out a laugh laced with brutality and mockery.
It was truly the laugh of a demon.
Immediately, it spat a volley of black fire projectiles that rained down, seeking to engulf Osetis.
Osetis pushed himself up and drove his broadsword into the earth.
Divine Runes appeared on his body, armor, and even his sword, forming a shield that protected him.
The concentrated black fire projectiles landed around him, exploding on impact. Their burning power overlapped, completely enveloping Osetis.
After a few seconds, the flames subsided slightly.
Most of Osetis’s hair was singed and curled.
But he wasn’t dead.
His shield had held against the onslaught, saving the powerful Divine Rune Warrior from death.
Seeing Osetis, the strongest of their number, so thoroughly brutalized by Malganis, a heavy weight settled in the hearts of the Divine Rune Warriors.
’Is this the power of a Demon Lord? If this is what he’s capable of, who could possibly pose a threat to Malganis?’
Osetis had been taken down in just a few exchanges, and his sorry state dealt a huge blow to the confidence of Duke Phil’s legion.
For a moment, it seemed the tide of battle had turned completely.
Yet at that very moment, a silver light suddenly streaked across the sky.
All eyes were drawn to the streak of silver light.
They saw Fang Zhen, who at some point had unfurled a silver lotus.
The lotus blossomed in midair, transforming into a platform large enough for one person to stand on.
Fang Zhen leaped into the air, and the lotus platform, as if sentient, moved to meet his feet.
Standing atop the lotus platform, Fang Zhen rode the wind, moving at a speed the eye could barely follow.
This world had no Sword Immortals.
Otherwise, one might think he was one, for even a Sword Immortal might not be able to match his speed.
Riding his flying lotus, Fang Zhen soared into the sky and charged toward Malganis.
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