Salvos

Chapter 504: Grand Battle

504. Grand Battle

Scarlets eyes grew wide as she watched the [Chthonic Agaros] rip its way through the United Coalition army. She cursed, seeing its tendrils shoot down and rip through barriers and pierce hundreds of soldiers at once. The Red Rose gritted her teeth and moved forward.

Ive got to stop it

She sprinted ahead, producing her daggers as she watched the wild Primeval Demon continued shredding through hundreds at once. She was about to leap through the air when a figure moved ahead of her.

The Elite Ranked [Rogue] paused, staring as a familiar man strode forward with his ornate spear. Mori Gladius or, rather, the fake Mori Gladius walked ahead of the Red Rose, much to her surprise. Scarlet watched as he raised his spear, whispering under his breath.

What is he doing? She was suspicious for a moment, worried about what he might do. But then her eyes grew wide as a flash rippled throughout the nearby soldiers. The [Chthonic Agaros] struck down with a dozen tendrils, targeting a group of soldiers, but a bright light repelled its attacks.

Scarlet blinked. The soldiers glanced down at themselves with wide eyes, and Mori Gladius walked past them.

I suggest you run.

He spoke simply, raising his spear. The [Chthonic Agaros] let out a screech as he stared it down. It swooped down his way, but he threw his weapon. The Bloodforged Lance streaked up through the air and struck the wild Primeval Demons underbelly.

It recoiled as its entire body flashed with an iridescent glow. Scarlet looked on, seeing her leader hold back the [Chthonic Agaros] as the closest soldiers and adventurers fled. The wild Primeval Demon let out a shriek, only to be bombarded by spells from afar.

For a moment, the Red Rose forgot this was a faker. She ran to her leaders side and nodded at him as the wild Primeval Demon flitted into the air.

What shall we do, Mori?

She asked, ready to heed his every word. But as the [Chthonic Agaros] let out its shrill screech, hundreds of [Savage Agarats] gathered overhead. The Archdemons circled around their Primeval evolution, protecting it from the onslaught of spells and projectiles flying its way.

The Champion of the Human Lands raised his head. And turned around.

Let us leave it to the other Elites.

Scarlet paused.

What?

She stared at him as he started away from the [Chthonic Agaros]. Then she heard a shout. Scarlet looked up just in time to see a man charging forward with a giant hammer. He leapt into the air, swinging down at the wild Primeval Demon as his weapon flashed.

The [Chthonic Agaros] recoiled, sent crashing into the earth. Scarlet blinked. A voice called out.

Thats Hekhi the Blacksmith Warrior of Soros! Hes one of the Eastern Kingdoms Alliances Elites!

The Red Rose watched as he continued hammering away at the wild Primeval Demons chest. It struck back with an onslaught of tendrils, and he reeled. But just before its attack could reach him, a figure appeared from his shadows.

Orgaf the Thief of the Golden Scales sliced apart the protruding tendrils, spinning around with his two daggers raised. He unleashed a flurry of shadows strikes, and Scarlet gritted her teeth.

Nows our chance to take that Primeval Demon down now!

She turned to the fake Mori Gladius. But he just faced the crimson pillar in the distance. The grand ritual itself. He strode forward, shaking his head.

They will deal with it. Let us focus on putting a halt to what matters.

Scarlet just stared at him as he quickly abandoned the [Chthonic Agaros], his attention past even the fighting [Archarachnes] ahead. He raised his spear as tens of thousands of adventurers rallied to him.

Orgaf shook his head and raised a dagger. There was only one way to slow down this proliferating monster. And that was to tear through it faster than it could grow.

So the Thief of the Golden Scales stepped forward.

A Grand Skill to defeat a Grand Skill.

He whispered, raising his dagger. And shadows moved around him. They shifted spinning around him like a cyclone of blades. Orgaf spoke as he charged forward.

[The World Shall Bleed By My Blade].

And he dove straight into the proliferating mass of tendrils. The [Chthonic Agaros] reeled, letting out a terrible shriek as the Elite Ranked [Rogue] tore through its flesh. He laughed maniacally as he pressed on, uncaring about the growing Primeval Demon.

It reeled and screamed and tried to keep him back. But the world around him was nothing but moving shadows. He slashed around him at such incredibly fast speeds, his blade became a mere blur. Only the shadows that trailed behind the swings were left.

Orgaf shot forward with a cackle. He didnt back down. And he couldnt be touched by the [Chthonic Agaros]. Even as it called for its [Savage Agarat] minions to guard it. Even as its sea of appendages swarmed his way. Anything that came close to the Thief of the Golden Scales was shredded into bits and pieces.

He charged straight for the Primeval Demons maw. It opened its mouth, and even more tendrils shot out from its insides. But Orgaf leapt into the air. He tore his way straight into its open mandibles.

The [Chthonic Agaros] screeched as he ripped apart the appendages protruding from its mouth. He crashed into its inside, tearing everything he came into contact with into pieces. A storm of neverending blades that sliced apart this neverending deluge of tendrils.

He continued running through it, spilling its black blood everywhere, until eventually he shot out from the other side, through the [Chthonic Agaros]s tail.

It wheezed behind him. The tsunami of tendrils rapidly receding as the Primeval Demon fell from the sky. Orgaf glanced back, seeing its lifeless body fall to the ground as the gathering of [Savage Agarats] regained their senses.

A flurry of notifications echoed in Orgafs head. The sound of victory and of level-ups.

He grinned as his Grand Skill came to an end, and he landed atop the corpse of the wild [Chthonic Agaros].

I glanced back, seeing the first of the wild Primeval Demon falling dead. Orgaf had dove straight through the [Chthonic Agaros], shredding it from the inside out. He exploded from the other side, and it collapsed. I nodded approvingly before turning my focus back to the enemy before me.

The [Hellabomination]. It floated high above the clouds, an ethereal blue glow wreathed around its body. Clayton Skyshredder flew next to me, his sword raised as he eyed the wild Primeval Demon.

No matter what either of us did, we couldnt touch it. But still, we had to take it down. I whispered as I twirled my Divine Nebular Scythe behind me, counting the wild Primeval Demons left on the field.

One down. Three to go.

One down. Three to go.

Levithus spoke as he saw the [Chthonic Agaros] collapse lifeless. He saw the defense of Inor failing the Humans tearing through the army of Demons. Mori Gladius led the charge through the hordes of wild Demons as the [Archarachnes] continued their bout with each other.

And Levithus just smiled.

Good.