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Just as Zesshi's scythe of death was about to touch Aura, a flash of blood-red light streaked by, and Shalltear's figure suddenly cut in between them.
Her artifact spear clashed with the Scythe, creating a sharp, deafening clang. A pure contest of strength began. Both weapons vibrated, yet slowly, Shalltear's spear was pushed back. It was clear that in this physical duel, the human, who appeared more fragile, was actually outmatching a vampire.
Damn it!
Shalltear's normally calm face was now grim, filled with frustration. She exerted all her strength to reverse the situation, but her efforts were in vain.
Suddenly, six energy arrows were shot from behind her. They flew nimbly like venomous snakes, targeting Zesshi.
Realizing the impending danger, Zesshi immediately stopped her fight with Shalltear. She stomped on the ground with force, using the momentum to leap backward. A shield of divine light appeared in front of her, easily deflecting the arrow attacks. Her eyes were now locked on Aura, who had just launched the surprise attack from behind Shalltear.
This dark elf... is she an attack unit or a harasser?
Zesshi saw that Aura did not stop, continuing to fire new arrows at her. She spun her scythe to block all the attacks while racking her brain, recalling the information about the Great Tomb Guardians that she had gathered from the Church of Destiny.
The characteristics of each Guardian were very clear, so she quickly remembered the section on Aura. The beast tamer's main combat method was to use monsters as the main force, while she provided support and controlled the enemy. Her own attack ability was relatively weak.
A little kid like this should be able to be temporarily held down by a holy beast.
As Zesshi's thoughts spun, the Golden Holy Dragon in the sky suddenly swooped down, as if inspired, and charged at Aura!
At the same time, Mare realized that Aura was about to use magic. A magic circle appeared in front of Zesshi, and white energy emerged from her body.
"Tenth-Tier Magic: [Summon Archangel of Splendor]!"
"Tenth-Tier Magic: [Summon Warrior]!"
A six-winged angel holding a sword and shield came out of the magic circle. The white energy radiating from Zesshi's body condensed into a combat puppet clone. These two summoned creatures passed Shalltear, one on the left and one on the right, and rushed toward Mare who was far in the back.
"I won't allow it!" Shalltear shouted.
Shalltear's class was very similar to Zesshi's, and she could also summon creatures. Seeing that Zesshi wanted to restrain her companion, Shalltear also summoned high-level undead and heroic warriors.
In general, the strength of summoned magical creatures was directly related to the level of magic, not the summoner's attributes. Therefore, when the undead and the six-winged angel collided, they fell into a stalemate. However, the two heroic warriors, who inherited their summoner's personal attributes, showed a clear difference in strength.
Although Shalltear's Heroic Elf tried its best, it suffered more and more wounds under the fierce attack from the enemy's Heroic Elf, and it had almost no power to fight back.
Still, the blockade was effective.
Mare, who was undisturbed, stared at Zesshi's real body with his large round eyes. His original weapon, the [Shadow of the World Tree], had been taken by the Church of Destiny in the last battle. Ainz later gave him a magic staff that had been used by one of the Supreme Beings from the treasury.
"Hey!"
He slammed the staff onto the ground and used the forest priest's signature wide-area magic, [Spore Diffusion] and [Plant Growth]. In an instant, adult-arm-thick vines appeared in a large area within the [Map of Mountains and Countries] space. The entire battlefield suddenly turned into a dense forest.
Mare's magic wasn't over. Strange fruits appeared at the ends of the vines. The next second, those fruits seemed to have a life of their own, hurtling toward the enemies and exploding on contact!
Aaaaaahhhh!!!
Wails of pain were heard everywhere. The monsters summoned by Aura had thick skins, so the fruit explosions didn't have much of an effect on them. But the Church of Destiny's warriors, who were already struggling against the monsters, were caught off guard by this sudden attack and suffered heavy casualties.
Bang!
Zesshi was thrown back by an explosion. Seeing her army at a disadvantage, her brows furrowed slightly.
"Instant Move!"
Shalltear moved nimbly among the vines. Upon getting close to Zesshi, she leaped and thrust her spear at the enemy's throat.
Zesshi quickly changed the Scythe in her hand into a shield, deflecting the thrust while cutting off all the vines that grew toward her.
However, the vines she cut were just a drop in the ocean. More vines wound around her hands, feet, and body under the control of Mare's magic!
How annoying! Zesshi cursed inwardly, continuing to chop the vines.
At that moment, a black arrow silently shot out between the vines and passed Zesshi without her noticing.
Did it miss?
No. The black arrow accurately hit the shadow that Zesshi left on the ground. An inexplicable binding force immediately wound around her body, stopping her movements instantly! This was a magical arrow from Aura that controlled the enemy's movements.
However, Zesshi had the equipment given by Kael. Her arm only trembled for a second after she was controlled. The arrow, which should have been effective for three seconds, only had an effect on her for 2.5 seconds, and she was able to recover quickly.
At that moment!
Gasp!
Dozens of thick vines quickly wrapped around Zesshi's body, continuing to restrain her.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shalltear rushed forward with a sinister smile on her face, swinging the spear in her hand with all her might, thrusting toward Zesshi's face!
Just as the fatal blow was about to kill Zesshi, a blazing holy light suddenly erupted from her body, accompanied by a deafening bell clang. Shalltear cried out and was thrown backward!
"At this moment, I transform into a judgment angel! Holy fire burns and cleanses the world!"
The hymn echoed, and holy feathers suddenly fell from the sky. As they touched the vines on the ground, a blazing holy fire quickly spread.
Zesshi's petite figure disappeared, replaced by a female angel with twelve wings on her back, holding a blazing holy sword. Her terrifying aura overwhelmed the entire battlefield.
Just as Kael had the ultimate skill exclusive to humanity, [Transform into a Savior God in an Instant], this skill that Zesshi used, [Transform into a Judgment Angel in This Moment], was also an ultimate skill of the same series. The difference: the former was a short-term transformation with great destructive power, while the latter lasted longer, could greatly increase attributes, and gain new skills. After using this skill, Zesshi would have a combat power no weaker than a BOSS in a low-level area for the next 20 minutes.
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