"Summon the troops! Replenish the next batch immediately!!!"
In the Church's army, as the commander's order was given, magic circles appeared in front of the casters, and the shining light made the entire grassland bright and dazzling.
Angels, demons, undead, and all sorts of summoned monsters flew out of the summoning circles and rushed forward under the unified command of the casters.
The summons with flying abilities were convenient, as they could fly directly toward Nazarick's Tower. However, the remaining summons didn't have the ability to fly, so they had no choice but to rush toward the base of the Tower along the slopes created by the forest priests and earth magic casters.
Unlike the smooth progress before, Nazarick's monster army continuously flowed out from the damaged gaps. Without suffering the Super-Tier magic attack at the level of [Magic Copy: Platinum Explosion], even under the firepower of the Church's magic army, they managed to block the summoned monster group in front of the Nazarick building.
The entire battlefield was in a stalemate at this moment. Both sides were constantly releasing magical attacks into the enemy's camp, and the Church army, which had the advantage, couldn't help but start suffering casualties.
The five members of the Blue Rose stood on the temporary observation tower, looking down at the brutal battle between the monsters in the 'deep valley,' and showed no signs of joining the battle.
The warrior Gagran carried his huge war hammer, rubbing his chin with his skinny left hand. He mused, "Hmm~ Those guys haven't come out again. Are they scared?"
Those guys, of course, were Albedo and the other Guardians of Nazarick. They stayed here to wait for the guardians to appear, and then to stop these extremely dangerous monsters as soon as possible to prevent their own army from being attacked by Albedo and the others.
After all, a large number of soldiers in the Church's army didn't have high levels. If a level 100 monster rushed into the formation, it would be quite troublesome. It would naturally be a good thing to avoid this kind of situation, but Albedo and the others hadn't appeared, and these senior fire-fighters were also very bored.
"They must be planning something."
Lakyus leaned on the Champion Sword with both her hands. Seeing that Gagran was a little restless, she gently reassured him, "This is a protracted battle. Patience is also part of the test of war. Besides, we have the advantage right now, don't we?"
"We just have to wait patiently. They will eventually be able to take action."
While they were talking, the Church army's long-range magic attack had already broken through the fourth level of the tomb, and water from the underground lake flowed out through the cracks in the walls to form several waterfalls.
This was not the second time the fourth level had been damaged. In the previous two hours, Nazarick had used its building restoration ability three more times. What was a bit strange was that the building's interior seemed to be able to be restored to its original state as if "reloading a game," but the underground lake water that flowed from the fourth level to the outside world had not disappeared.
The ground at the bottom of the 'deep valley' had been watered by the water and had turned into a muddy swamp. It was extremely inconvenient for the monster armies on both sides to move in this area, which was also one of the reasons why the battle had fallen into a stalemate.
As time went on, the battle continued, and the advantage was clearly tilted toward the Church.
Dog-sized cockroaches flew out in groups from the cracks in the walls. If these little monsters, whose level was above LV20, were to attack the former capital of Riesteje, they might be able to eat all the citizens of the city.
But even these monsters had to face an angel holding a blazing scepter with six extended wings behind him. The Holy Flame Archangel, level LV45, could be summoned using seventh-tier magic.
He raised the scepter in his hand, and a scorching holy flame roared out like a tornado. Wherever it passed, all the cockroach summons were burned to charcoal. Such a scene could be seen everywhere on the battlefield.
On Nazarick's side, in addition to the high-level monsters (LV80 and above) that were summoned at the cost of a large amount of resources, the other units were at the level of a ragtag army. They couldn't even resist the monsters summoned by ordinary summoners or priests of the Church army. They could only rely on numbers to temporarily hold back the enemy's advance.
On the fifth floor of Nazarick, Albedo and the others gathered there immediately became solemn as they felt the strong vibration coming from the floor's walls and ceiling.
Albedo turned and said to Cocytus, Sebastian, and the others, "I will perform the first exploratory charge. If nothing unexpected happens, you will lead the follow-up troops."
"Yes! We understand!" Cocytus nodded seriously.
Boom!
A huge hole suddenly broke through the ceiling of the fifth level, and sunlight shone onto the frozen plains through the gap. A group of mighty angels rushed into this extremely evil space.
"These bastards!!!"
Albedo was instantly enraged. She flapped the black wings at her waist and floated up into the sky, swinging her black battle-axe to continuously kill these mid-level angels. Behind her, Cocytus and the others also launched an attack against the Archangel of Splendor, destroying the enemy's tentacles that had invaded the Great Tomb.
Not only that, the tens of thousands of high-level undead that had gathered in the Katze Plains also received orders. With the help of flying magic insects, they followed Albedo's figure and continuously poured into the gap in the ceiling.
In addition to a small number of summoned mercenaries from the Nazarick Monster Lair, the rest of these undead were monsters that had been transformed using the [Enhanced Death Spiral Ritual] during the previous attack on the cities of the Kingdom and Empire, as well as monsters created through secondary creation by absorbing a large amount of negative energy left in the northern part of the Kingdom and the western part of the Empire.
This encounter would be Nazarick's all-out counterattack. Whether the Church of Destiny's army could be successfully repelled depended on this battle!
Inside the different space, the [Map of Mountains, Rivers, and Countries].
Zesshi had returned from his form as a [Judgment Angel]. Countless monsters all around him continued to close in on him, and then turned into ashes under the blade of his Scythe.
Although his appearance still looked calm, anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was at his wit's end. The Church warriors who were trapped in this strange space had all been killed. Besides him, only a few members of the Dark Scripture Team remained.
Within the team, the [Four Elements] and the [Magic of Infinity] had used up all their magical power, becoming a burden with little combat power. Their captain was still fighting hard, but his condition was not much better. The damage rate of his armor was as high as 80%, and his breathing was as fast as an old ox who had just plowed a field.
"Strongest Magic: [Vermillion Nova]!!!"
A blazing flame rose from under his feet, and Zesshi couldn't help but groan, raising his eyes to lock onto Shalltear behind layers of monsters.
With thousands of high-level monsters on the front line, the opponent finally doesn't need to block me personally. Is she also playing a surprise attack trick?
Transforming into a [Judgment Angel] consumed half of his HP and MP, and the subsequent battle had almost depleted his remaining MP, so failure was inevitable.
About fifteen minutes later, a ferocious monster rushed forward and tore Zesshi into seven or eight pieces.
"Finally won!"
An expression of victory appeared on Shalltear's face. She excitedly pushed away the monsters blocking her way and prepared to move forward to pick up the magical equipment from Zesshi.
Of all the many Guardians of the Great Tomb, she was the one who most frequently perished, and as a result, she had lost a significant amount of high-tier equipment. Judging from Zesshi's previous combat performance, the gear she was wearing was clearly not of low quality, and its class compatibility appeared to be highly consistent with her own, so this equipment would be perfectly suited for her.
Just as Shalltear arrived in front of Zesshi's remains, filled with anticipation, a sudden accident occurred!
The pieces of limbs were suddenly covered with a layer of white energy, and then they transformed into specks of neon light and vanished, leaving not even a single piece of equipment behind.