The thick clouds swirled slowly and from afar, it looked as though the sky was about to collapse.
One could even see countless lightning bolts flickering in the sky.
The thick, massive, dark clouds enfolded the sky above the Black Sword Fortress. In an instant, dark clouds rose from all directions, giving off a sense of extreme panic and uneasiness.
The temperature plummeted. Strong gales dispersed, swirling up withered leaves, soil, and rocks.
At that moment, on a mountain outside the Black Sword Fortress stood an old man clad in an archbishop's robe. He held a scepter and stared at the dark clouds with a gloomy expression. No one knew what he was thinking about.
Beside him stood a middle-aged mage and a young man in a luxurious robe.
"Look, Sir Bishop. They can't help but reveal their true colors."
Looking at this scene, the young man couldn't contain his joy and said.
He clenched his fists and his eyes revealed an incomparably proud expression.
It was obvious that he was very excited to see this scene in front of him.
"Such a terrifying scene is definitely the work of those heretics. I'm sure that they finally revealed their true colors under General Bolwell's oppression!
Lord Bishop, look, we can now confirm that those who came from Parsus are all heretics who believe in the Devil!
Please give the order to get the Holy Knight Squad to take action and annihilate these evil people!
See, I was right. That place is the source of all evil, the tumor of evil. That's why they dare to attack our great holy nation openly!
And now, their conspiracy has finally been exposed!
I think there's no need for you to hesitate anymore. We must take action immediately and annihilate these evil heretics! "
The young man said, gazing in the direction of the Black Sword Fortress and revealing a fanatical smile.
Facing the young man's words, the archbishop knitted his brows and remained silent.
On the other hand, the middle-aged man clad in a mage robe revealed a dubious expression. He stared at the huge, dark hole in the sky and his expression changed slightly.
"Something isn't right!"
"Something isn't right?"
Upon hearing the middle-aged man's words, the young man's expression stiffened. He turned around and glared at the middle-aged man with bloodshot eyes as though he were about to devour him in a single gulp.
"How is this not right?!
Wasn't this a sign that the other party had summoned those terrifying Demon Kings below?
You should also know that this is definitely a summoning spell!
The enemy must have been caught unprepared by General Burwell, and that's why he summoned those Demon Kings to help him, right? "
"No, absolutely not."
But facing the young man's angry question, the middle-aged man shook his head.
"I can sense the power of space, but what's gushing out of it isn't the aura of the Lower Realm.
In fact, this aura is extremely strange, and I'm unable to determine its origins … Eh? "
The middle-aged man was taken aback. Then, he lifted his head abruptly and gazed at the dark hole. His eyes revealed a look of disbelief.
"How could that be?
This aura was actually … How was this possible?!
How did she do it? "
The wind howled.
A violent hurricane rose from the ground, carrying dust with it. It was like a tornado rising from the ground, faintly resonating with the black hole in the clouds that kept rotating in the sky.
However, the soldiers of the Black Sword Fortress, who were in a frenzy of killing, didn't notice this strange scene.
The knights whipped their horses hard and charged towards Patrina through the roar of the cannons.
Behind them were the Infantries that sprinted forward in an orderly manner. On the other hand, the archers on the city walls realized that something was amiss. The raging gales blew in their faces and they couldn't even open their eyes, let alone shoot at their targets.
Many of them lifted their heads subconsciously and gazed at the sky. Then, they were taken aback.
What's that?
An incomparably massive metal object emerged from the black hole in the clouds. It was a mysterious existence formed by several geometrically shaped pillars.
Taking a closer look, one could also see that there were thin and long lines erected at the top of these pillars.
And at the top of the thin lines, small lights flickered rhythmically, one bright and one dark.
What's that?
Upon seeing this scene, not only were the Archbishop and the rest of the people standing outside the fortress stunned, even General Burwell, who sensed that something was amiss and raised his head to look up, was stunned.
They swore that they had never seen such a strange thing in their lives. It was obviously a man-made object.
But no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't imagine what kind of existence could build such a massive, majestic object.
Compared to the baffled Seth and the others, Irene and Lindy, who stood a short distance behind Pattilina, couldn't help but have their eyes glint. Because they had seen it before. Back then, when the Holy Church sent someone to Passus and the Judge Paladin kicked and injured Lindy.
Back then, Pattilina had once summoned this thing. But because Jenn stopped her in time, no one knew what it was or what kind of power it possessed.
But now, it seemed like they had a chance to feast their eyes on it.
At the same time, the strange existence that appeared in the black hole in the clouds suddenly began to change shape. The several metal pillars that were originally gathered together slowly dispersed, forming a circle.
Shortly after, rays of light emerged from within, increasing in number and speed. Soon, a circle of dazzling electric arcs was formed. What was even more surprising was that under the influence of these electric arcs, the originally empty core suddenly revealed layers of energy radiance.
Countless light spots seemed to be absorbed by something and began to coalesce toward the dark core. Layers of halos emerged from within, growing brighter and brighter …
"What's that?"
The young nobleman knitted his brows and asked doubtfully when he saw that strange object.
However, the middle-aged man didn't answer his question. Instead, he stared at the circle of light and his expression changed abruptly.
"That's …!"
At the same time, an enormous light beam with a diameter of a dozen meters blasted out from the strange metal object and shot straight toward the ground.
"— — —!"
For a moment, the sound of the entire world seemed to disappear completely. Everyone saw the white light hit the ground, and then the ground began to tremble. Then, under the external force, the ground swelled up and burst like a balloon that had been blown up.
Shattered rocks fluttered in all directions, turning into ashes in the blink of an eye.
The knights who were about to reach Patrina were the first to bear the brunt of the attack. In fact, it took less than thirty seconds from Patrina's summoning to the bombardment, and there were too few people who were able to notice the abnormality during this period of time.
During this time, the knights couldn't evade the ferocious blast at all. By the time they reacted, the pure, dazzling energy beam had mercilessly devoured them.
This time, those knights didn't even have the chance to let out a shriek before they completely disappeared in the white light torrent.
Shortly after, a deafening explosion suddenly rang out. It was so loud that everyone's ears seemed to be left with only this ear-shattering sound of the explosion.
It was as if the entire world was about to be completely destroyed at this moment, and they were like a small boat in a stormy sea. Other than desperately resisting the onslaught of the storm and waiting in despair for the moment of complete destruction, there was nothing they could do.
But this was only the beginning.
After the light beam struck the ground, it turned abruptly and swept toward General Bowell's group.
"Everyone, dodge immediately!"
Looking at this scene, General Bowell's expression turned ashen.
Although he didn't know what the light beam was, as a veteran general who had been through many battles, he could sense the danger contained in it.
Therefore, he didn't hesitate to give the order. Upon hearing General Burwell's command, the soldiers reacted quickly and scattered immediately in an attempt to dodge the light beam.
But it was a pity that they were one step too late.
The white light beam that descended from the sky swept forward and abruptly made a sharp turn, leaving a huge arc in its path as it charged straight into the Fortress.
The sturdy city walls didn't have any room for resistance under the powerful bombardment. Not only that, but they also didn't stop the light beam at all.
The light beam penetrated the city walls like a piece of butter. Then, the light beam swept across the Fortress abruptly. Along with a series of explosions, the entire Fortress shook violently and was engulfed in flames.
"This …"
Looking at this scene, the three people standing on the hillside were completely stunned.
They weren't blind and they could tell that the power of that blast had completely destroyed Seth's Fortress Ebon Blade.
This made them even more astonished. They initially thought that the enemy was going to summon some evil god or demon. But … What exactly was that?
But before they figured it out, the Archbishop standing in front of them grimaced.
"Shit!
Retreat! "
Upon hearing the Archbishop's voice, the remaining two people returned to their senses hurriedly. It was only at this moment that they realized that the light beam didn't disappear after sweeping across the entire Fortress. Instead, it continued on toward them without any decrease in its momentum!