The Necromancers didn't care if this was the Count's mansion or a magic testing ground. 'Hellfire' wasn't a spell that belonged to the Necromancer system. But it was obvious that these Necromancers weren't as simple as they seemed.
The impact of the explosion shattered the glass of all the buildings within a hundred meters. The civilians who were watching were blown away without any reaction. The rising smoke gradually dissipated. The crater on the ground encompassed more than half of the manor in front of the Count's mansion. The low-level Necromancers didn't even make a sound before they turned into ashes.
For the sake of their goal, they had no scruples.
Many nodded and looked at the Necromancer in front of them quietly. Then, they stopped and turned around.
Even now, there were still arrows shooting towards his body. However, including the meteorites that landed on his body, not a single one of them could make his slow and steady movements pause.
When the meteorites collided with Many, they were bounced off by an invisible barrier. Among the huge crater that appeared on the ground, only Many's position remained the same. Even the marble on the ground didn't have a single scratch on it.
Green flames burned on the ground without the help of any material. The strange light that was reflected was familiar to Many.
Boom!
With a deep rumble, the huge meteorite that didn't completely disintegrate on the ground turned into a huge stone man that was five to six meters tall!
"Hellfire!"
This terrifying creature from another plane actually entered the Roslorian Continent under the summoning of the Necromancers!
It wasn't as simple as an ordinary Necromancer. Many squinted their eyes and looked up at the Hellfire that was crawling up from the ground. The latter had an extremely strong body. The huge stone body was burning with green flames. The high temperature that seemed to have the ability to corrode everything around it began to melt, including the shattered granite.
"Si —"
An indescribable hissing sound came from the mouth of the huge Hellfire. The top of its head was also burning with green flames. The magic power that formed its torso was unusually thick and sturdy. It was as though a normal person would be smashed into meat paste with a single punch!
Without hesitation, the first thing it did after it stood up from the huge crater was to throw a punch at Many!
With a single punch, a dazzling light illuminated almost half of the city.
He quietly raised his head and didn't even move his arms. He stared at the hellfire in front of him as it attacked crazily. However, another scene appeared in his mind …
Crack!
Hellfire's huge fist continued to wave, but it suddenly froze in place!
As if time had suddenly stopped, Hellfire's body was completely frozen in mid-air. What was even more surprising was that the leaping flames on his body also stopped moving. Following that, the green flames on his body suddenly disappeared like a receding tide!
Without the flames covering its body, the Hellfire looked like a very ugly rock puppet. Its body also didn't have the destructive aura from before. Instead, it looked like a failed statue, standing in its original position with an abnormally ugly posture.
The fireballs in his eyes that were as bright as his pupils also disappeared. The enormous Hellfire lost its last trace of life without any movement.
Turning around, Many strode towards Count's mansion. Behind him, Hellfire collapsed with a loud bang.
The unending stream of attacks bombarded his body, but the Necromancers didn't cast any powerful spells. It was apparent that the Hellfire spell was the highest level and most powerful spell they could cast.
Walking into the hall, many people looked at the empty seats and raised their heads slightly. They scanned the surroundings and then narrowed their eyes and took a step back.
Then … a strange scene appeared in front of his eyes.
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"Your pride has never led you astray. Follow it."
Follow it, "Augustine said softly as he looked at North.
The two of them were at the foot of the majestic mountain that North had just jumped off. There was a huge crater on the ground, and North was respectfully looking down at his mentor. His body was spotless.
"Pride is your greatest strength. Although humans think it is one of the seven deadly sins, you have to understand that you are not a mortal."
Augustine raised his hand gently. His simple robe fluttered. Along with this action, an indescribable majestic power flashed in the air.
"I admit your pride, North. From the past to the present, and even the future."
His palm struck down at the mountain that was thousands of meters tall. "Your desire for power should surpass mine."
"Yes, mentor."
North raised his head slightly. His gaze shifted to the mountain that was dozens of kilometers away.
Something seemed to have suddenly flashed on the snow-white mountaintop.
What followed closely was a dream-like scene. It was as if a volcano had erupted — the mountain peak that was five or six thousand meters above sea level suddenly exploded with an unimaginable amount of white fog!
That was a scene caused by hundreds of tons of perennial snow flying into the sky. This scene happened for almost a minute before the low rumbling sound that sounded like muffled thunder reached the area where North was.
The loud sound instantly caused countless avalanches!
But what was even more frightening was the scene that appeared after the white fog in the distance was blown away by the cold wind.
It was as if a god had descended from the sky and split the mountain range with an indescribable force. It was as if this was the terrifying scene caused by the giant battle axe called "Simester's Plunder" in ancient mythology. A huge crack that was two kilometers long suddenly appeared in the originally intact mountain range. The black crack at the top was more than a hundred meters wide, and the mountain peak was almost split in half in an instant!
All of this was because of Augustine's palm that came out of thin air.
In the face of absolute power, North lowered his head deeply — just like when he first met his mentor.
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"Chris, are you willing to play a game of chess?"
When Augustine reappeared in the huge palace, Nois was nowhere to be seen. Leoric and Eccleston were still standing like statues. The "mentor" who was sitting quietly on the stone chair sent an invitation to the Duke of Destruction, who was sitting below him.
"Yes, mentor."
There were no unnecessary words, only the only answer to the question.
Chris lowered his head, stepped forward, and sat down gently in front of Augustine. There was nothing under him a moment ago, but the moment he sat down, a stone chair appeared.
The shape was very similar to the stone chair that Augustine was sitting on, but the height was obviously slightly lower.
A chessboard appeared between the two, suspended in the air like a cloud, but the outline of the chessboard was abnormally clear, like a real object.
"Taking the first step does not mean that we must finish the last step. Many times, we are not defeated by a lack of perseverance, but by stubbornness and paranoia."
As soon as Augustine's words fell, a layer of enchantment appeared around the two, and then they disappeared with the stone chair.
Leoric looked up slightly, as if thinking about something, and then gently touched the crown on his head.