Crimson Servant

Carl Demiras watched the huge fireball coming towards him, surrounded by a layer of fuzzy smoke as it flew at high speed. He was sure to hear the roar of the fireball, like the scream of the air being burned. It was so hot, so dangerous, John must have used all his strength, and Carl bet that his eyebrows were about to dry out and ignite.

The paladin half-knelt on the ground, as close to the ground as possible, holding the shield above his head, and curling his body under the shield as much as possible. Such a fatal spell made Karl's heart beat fast. It was not fear, but excitement.

He is a warrior of the sun and has certain resistance to fire damage.

And what about them? They are dryads.

Karl closed his eyes, he endured the impact, and heard a loud noise in his ears, as if an angry griffon stepped on his shield and roared. The flames exploded, and the surging heat wave spread in all directions. Part of the high temperature spread downwards, and the exposed skin had the illusion of melting. The battle sweat was quickly dried, and the sweat glands secreted sweat to cool down, and was dried instantly again, repeated several times. The glands and nerves beneath the skin have fallen into a deranged numbness, from which pain arises. This pain turns into righteous anger under the control of the brain.

"The sun is up!"

The divine power burst out in Karl's body, squeezing out more power from the muscles. Karl pushed his body up with his arms, and the flames on the shield dissipated. Karl's bright eyes scanned the surroundings, only seeing the burning ashes.

The four tree spirits had fallen to the ground and turned into burning pyres.

"You almost killed me!" Karl looked at the exposed warlock, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up. The paladin tried to raise his voice to hide the unbearable joy in his voice. Karl knew that this could not be hidden from him.

"Maybe I should add a fireball." John transformed and moved to Karl's side. The indifference on his expression succeeded in dispelling Karl's joy. He stood behind the burly body of the Paladin, hiding himself from Druid Saiman's attack. blind spot. If you want to hit him, you have to knock down the Paladin first.

On the other side, Ranger Lightning has been found by Chuck, and the two are caught in a fight chasing each other. The druid didn't dare to distance himself at all, for fear that the arakkoa might have the opportunity to use his deadly archery skills. Chuck didn't know that the four cultists died from Jenny's poison, which had been used up. Even if Lightning explains clearly now, Chuck will not believe the enemy's lies.

"What should we do now? That old thing has controlled the tree mother." More and more roots grew out to support Karl's words. The space for movement was continuously compressed, and the plants were activating, radiating from Saiman's location. Jurgen dodged among the rampaging plants, his bulky and stocky body looking a little embarrassed.

"The wait is now." John silently looked at the buds contaminated by crimson, and more than half of the sepals wrapping the Arcane Sun had turned crimson.

"Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult to break through the sepals protecting the Arcane Sun with our attacks alone, but now..."

The corruption of Wiltis was devastating, as John Kemp knew better than anyone.

"The ritual has corrupted those huge hard sepals, and those protections must have become extremely fragile. Now is the time for us to break through the protection and destroy the Arcane Sun! Karl, destroy it!"

"good!"

Karl raised his weapon and charged towards the huge core.

"Stop!" Saiman on the side certainly heard John's words. Realizing that something was wrong, the Druid immediately gave up attacking Jurgen and began to block Karl. Those constantly activated plant vines did cause some trouble, but Karl's hard armor completely ignored most of the attacks, and the plants produced in a short period of time were far from enough to stop him.

Saiman's expression became more and more sinister. Karl's long sword quickly cut and eliminated the roots, and soon came to Huayei. He jumped up with all his strength, dodging the quietly knotted grass rope under his feet, and slashed hard with the long sword raised high. The sharp blade cut through the crimson sepals. The hard fiber that was originally ten centimeters back was already densely covered with holes of different sizes, deep and deep. The red erosion has gone deep, and the sepals are as fragile as paper under the paladin's sword.

Karl successfully created a gap, and his weapon continued to penetrate, trying to cause more damage to the arcane sun in the center.

Powerful energy burst out.

The Arcane Sun is not just sealed by the Tree Mother as everyone thinks. This energy core that supplies energy to the entire Optitian Dan contains energy greater than its current size. The Arcane Sun was compressed in the Tree Mother's seal, and Karl's attack created a breach in its seal. The wild magic that found its outlet immediately blew the Paladin away.

A translucent mana hand caught the paladin's body. Karl spit out blood from his mouth and suffered the impact of the spell head on. He felt that at least two of his ribs were broken.

The hand of mana held Karl in front of John. Karl noticed John's solemn expression and casually stretched out his hand to wipe the corners of his mouth.

"I remembered it was a super bomb."

"You haven't remembered that you know the Holy Light Bullet. Does your long-range magic consume your intelligence?"

"...I forgot that in the team, I seem to be a little too dependent on your and Lightning's abilities."

Karl's confession surprised John a little. He originally thought that Karl would be more harsh. Because the energy of the arcane sun was leaking in the air, the magic power was even richer. John felt every cell in his body cheering, and the crimson power in his body was ready to move.

Next it’s time for the Crispy Career.

Unfortunately, druids are also skilled spellcasters.

The increase in magic power made Saiman more able to control plants. He quickly controlled Jurgen and made plants to build a cage for the seriously injured Paladin. Saiman is a very cautious person, which can be seen from the fact that he tied up Carl's limbs and made the entire cage sink into the tree wall.

On the other side, Chuck, who had gained magic power, also defeated Lightning and approached John from the side and behind.

"You seem like a smart guy, young man."

Saiman returned to his smiling face and looked at John with an arrogant attitude of relying on his elders.

"It's a pity that Lady Luck is not on my side."

Saiman let out a pleasant raspy laugh. Even though the situation was clear, he still stood cautiously on the other side of the tree wall, completely unlike the smug tone in his voice.

"I like smart people, because those who know the current affairs are wise. I will give you a chance, John, to leave, and you will leave intact."

"Abandon my team?" Saiman has a very deep obsession with Jurgen. John can feel this, but it is not an emotion similar to the dwarf druid.

“Smart people should surround themselves with smart people.”

John sighed. He noticed Saiman's suggestive look at Chuck, and also noticed Saiman's fear of the Arcane Sun Rift. Now that magic is abundant, any spellcaster can easily disrupt the magic in the Arcane Sun, and the chaotic magic will bring about a devastating explosion. Saiman was afraid that he would carry out a desperate operation, which became the reason for him to negotiate peace, and this thought was dissipating with time.

Magic power gathered in the palm of his hand, and the freezing magic power blocked the attacking druid. John's eyes turned light blue as he chanted, and his body became lighter as he connected to the magic network.

"A smart person should respect others and not treat another smart person as a fool. Obviously, you are not my kind, and it is not without reason that Jurgen is disappointed in you."

A few words sent Saiman into a rage. John seized the brief opportunity and rushed towards the crack of the arcane sun with continuous flashes. He didn't want to pull everyone to self-destruct. The Arcane Sun is an existence with a higher energy level than the Tree Mother. If you want to defeat Saiman who controls the Tree Mother, the more correct way is to control the Arcane Sun, cut off the Tree Mother's source of life force, and completely use the magic of the mana source to crush these creatures. Druid.

John had such a chance, even if it was slim.

"Come on, John!"

Inspired by the warlock, the trapped Carl used brute force to break free from the restraints of his hands, but he was unable to break free from the cage further. At this moment, Paladin Carl Demiras felt the presence of justice, and justice was standing beside the Sun Team and Warlock John.

Karl is extremely convinced that the warlock he hates and trusts can definitely turn the tide.

Then, he saw the warlock defeated.

A swift and complete defeat.

Looking at John, who was bound by plant roots and fixed in place, Karl gradually lost his speech.

"This, this is not fair at all."