The Paladin in the Abyss

Chapter 417: Chapter 431: Lord Versus Lord

King Consort Finier was a Tulani Angel, the forest lord who swore loyalty directly to the Queen, already the most powerful entity within the Aira Celestials, with strength enough to rival that of an Abyssal Lord. The timing of his entrance was special too, just as the Petrified Thorns wall was breached, and the Demons were all squeezing toward the gap, their dense formation allowed him to inflict the maximum damage.

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Like all Airas, that colorful sphere of light was his second form, in which he could emit a golden beam known as the Dream Ray. Any creature touched by this ray would fall into slumber, and if Fiends were the ones affected, these creatures, who never dream, would also be plunged into terrifying Nightmares.

Though this technique couldn’t directly kill the enemy, unlike other magic-induced sleep, this slumber wouldn’t end upon sustaining injury. Although many spells could dispel this kind of sleep, this was, after all, a battlefield, and the Fiends’ Spellcasters always favored Sculpting Energy Spells with massive destructive power, and they would never prepare Protection System spells that could dispel magic effects in advance.

That is to say, although those sleeping Demons hadn’t died, they had thoroughly lost their combat effectiveness and could no longer participate in the battle to come.

And for those unfortunate enough to resist the Dream Ray, they would next have to face King Consort’s gaze. As a direct incarnation of the forces of good in the Multiverse, a Tulani Angel’s gaze contained terrifying Holy Power. So strong was that power, the majority of Demons would be directly destroyed by it, only true High Rank Demons having the capacity to resist such force.

Finier had predicted that Cang Ye would intervene as soon as he joined the fight, his actual window to attack the ordinary Demon soldiers would be extremely short, so he carefully chose the timing that would cause the most damage.

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However, contrary to his expectations, the Mother of Demons didn’t appear immediately. Although he was puzzled by this, his actions didn’t hesitate for a moment. Having expended the Dream Ray and his gaze, Finier charged into the crowd of demons, wielding his Photon Longsword like a leaping bolt of lightning.

None of the Demons could withstand a direct hit from the King Consort, and following close behind him were three Radiant Cloud Angels, using their massive spiked chains to clear the fish that had slipped through King Consort’s net.

The charge of merely four High Rank Airas dealt a devastating blow to the Demon Legion. In less than a minute, at least one-fifth of the legion’s soldiers had completely lost their fighting capabilities, and what confused many was that Cang Ye, the lead general for the Demons with the home-field advantage, had yet to make a move.

Lancelot, on the other hand, wasn’t surprised—the Ruby he carried was frantically flashing, someone was urgently trying to contact the gemstone’s former owner.

The Human Knight naturally wouldn’t respond to the call of the Mother of Demons. In fact, before leaving the interrogation room, they had completely destroyed that evil Magic Formation. Since the Demons operated covertly, the guards within the Bone Castle hadn’t realized what had happened, so no one was (nor dared to) inform the great Mother of Demons that her little scheme had been spoiled, and now she could only rely on her own strength to fight against the consort of the Queen of Stars.

The Fortress Garrison erupted in a tremendous cheer for Finier. They watched with great pleasure as the unstoppable Aira Lord sent the Demon army fleeing in disarray.

Finally, with a piercing shriek, Cang Ye made her move. The translucent figure of the Mother of Demons appeared directly amidst the battle group of four Aira Celestials, her gown unfolding like a lotus and spinning around, sweeping in all directions. Those gowns seemed to have no substance, passing right through the bodies of the three Radiant Cloud Angels. At first, nothing seemed to happen, but in Lancelot’s Spirit Perception, their auras showed a clear decline, as if their strength had been drawn away.

Only Finier was able to withstand the Abyssal Lord’s ethereal attack. The moment the floating drapes touched him, the elegant robe on the King Consort burst into dazzling starlight and coalesced into a silver light shield before him. Although neither of the items had substance, they let out a loud roar upon collision, and the somewhat caught off-guard King Consort was sent flying backward, stopping mid-air.

“You all go back and help on the city wall!” Finier shouted to the three wounded Radiant Cloud Angels, “I’ll deal with her!”

The Radiant Cloud Angels didn’t show off their bravery; they believed that the King Consort’s strength was enough to contend with the Mother of Demons, especially knowing that the strengthening magic formation she had been preparing in secret had been destroyed.

They quickly moved away from the Mother of Demons in different directions, and during this process, Cang Ye didn’t make a move to stop them, because even if these three Radiant Cloud Angels returned, Cang Ye’s legion still had an overwhelming numerical advantage, enough to destroy Pascaler Fortress.

“Mother of Demons!” the King Consort bellowed as he charged, “Today, I will make you pay for all your crimes!”

Before he could finish his words, he was already close to his opponent. His light sword slashed fiercely, but Cang Ye’s figure had already vanished from the spot. Finier felt a slight sinking in his heart, subconsciously turning to block, and just managed to parry the drapes that were attacking his back, sending him flying backward again.

The Aira Lord quickly steadied himself in the air, but the Mother of Demons’ pursuit had also arrived. The apparition disappeared from where it was and reappeared directly behind Finier, the shroud that tightly enveloped its figure spreading like bat wings, ready to embrace Finier.

A gasp arose from the crowd, but at the critical moment, the Aira Lord transformed again into a huge ball of rainbow light, a blinding flash barely freeing him from the Mother of Demons’ embrace, and he reformed into his human shape dozens of feet away.

Lancelot, watching the battle from the city wall, noticed that Cang Ye seemed to be changing positions through teleportation, dodging and attacking in one smooth action, making it extremely difficult to attack or defend against her. So far, all of Finier’s attacks had missed, while Cang Ye’s three attempts seemed only a hair’s breath away from success.

Judging by the condition of the three Radiant Cloud Angels after they were hit, the Mother of Demons’ contact attack carried some kind of powerful weakening effect. Although Finier seemed to be barely coping for now, a single hit could potentially cause a catastrophic tilt in the balance of strength.

“If the fight were elsewhere, the Aira King Consort might be able to hold his own against the Mother of Demons, but the Abyss environment suppresses his strength too much.”

Kalalin’s low voice rose from behind, and Lancelot turned to find him staring intently at the Mother of Demons, his face full of excitement. Although he was a scholar of the Dark Cult, the chance to watch an Abyssal Lord battle up close was extremely rare, not to mention being able to live and record such an experience afterward.