Chapter 319: OUT-OF-SPEC ITEM: THE STOLEN SEALING CRYSTAL

Everyone was stunned.

Their gazes shifted in unison toward Tang Zheng, who was controlling the Monitor Authority Angel. Captain Nigen also looked over, equally bewildered.

【Experience gained: 270,000】

【Experience Bar: 289,235/310,000】

【To think the experience would be this high.】

Tang Zheng was a bit surprised, then noticed everyone's eyes on him.

"It was actually... eliminated in one go?"

Tang Zheng quickly put on an expression of surprise and bewilderment.

By this time, even the slowest person realized that the Death Knight, having endured a strike from the Dominion Authority Angel, was clearly on the verge of death.

That was why it had been so easily killed by the angel controlled by Tang Zheng.

"Tsk tsk, someone stole your thunder, Captain Nigen." Clementine gripped her short awls in both hands, a strange glint in her eyes as she chuckled beside Captain Nigen.

"Eliminating the enemy is what matters most." Captain Nigen kept a straight face, though his tone betrayed unconcealable astonishment.

"To have such a reaction in that situation... it's surprising, time and time again."

Clementine's eyes narrowed slightly; her fluffy golden short hair swayed as she tilted her head, obscuring half her vision.

She knew why Nigen was so shocked, because she felt the same way.

As a member of the 【Black Scripture】, every member had to study all kinds of knowledge regarding monsters, and legendary undead like the "Death Knight" were of the utmost importance.

One of the Six Great Gods of the Slane Theocracy, the 【God of Darkness】, possessed the ability to control and summon Death Knights, so information on such undead was well-known.

Both Clementine and Captain Nigen knew quite a bit about them.

Even so!

Upon truly witnessing the shocking power of purity released by the Dominion Authority Angel,

even knowing the detailed intelligence on Death Knights, Clementine had still subconsciously assumed the Death Knight would be directly annihilated.

The result was naturally the same as the intelligence had predicted; the Death Knight had not actually perished.

During this process,

let alone Nigen,

even Clementine had been so immersed in the terrifying power of the Dominion Authority Angel that she hadn't recovered, yet Tang Zheng had been able to react instantly and launch an attack.

"Feels a bit abnormal, little brother~"

Clementine's lips curled upward, her gaze toward Tang Zheng filled with a hint of heat and interest:

"Being so decisive doesn't match your outward appearance at all."

A brief silence—

"Ah, we won!"

"Awoo!"

"..."

"The Death Knight has been eliminated!"

A large number of demi-humans began to cheer excitedly. To ordinary demi-humans, the Death Knight was like a shadow hanging over the hills.

Its ability to continuously create undead had even once made many ordinary demi-humans despair, thinking they would be wiped out.

Now that the Death Knight was gone, this repressed emotion was completely released!

However,

"Seven-Colored Scale" Rokkashu and "Beast General" Hekete Weishi were even more nervous than before.

The angel summoned by the humans, which transcended their understanding, left them without a shred of security!

At this moment, the two from 【Zuranon】 were the most fearful and nervous.

Are you kidding me!

To be able to use such power.

"Teleportation."

The gray-robed mage didn't hesitate for even a second; he cast a teleportation spell and fled, disappearing.

He abandoned the Dark Armored Knight who had teleported over with him on the spot.

"You stinking old bug!"

Seeing this, the Dark Armored Knight cursed through gritted teeth, cold sweat on his forehead, and ran away at full speed.

Remedios kicked off the ground, leaping out like a spring: "Don't think you can escape!"

Except for those two,

Tang Zheng controlled his shadow clone to also pretend to flee, casting a teleportation spell and disappearing along with them.

In the blink of an eye,

the strongest enemy, the Death Knight, was gone, two magic casters had fled, and only the Dark Armored Knight, relying on brute force to run on the ground, remained.

The mere presence of a single "Seventh Rank Dominion Authority Angel"

had completely reversed the situation on the field. Even powerful magic casters and warriors who were considered the pinnacle of human strength and had stepped into the "Heroic Realm" had only one path: to flee.

This is the power of a god!

To be afraid—that was only natural.

Captain Nigen couldn't help but shout internally, though he maintained a calm appearance on the outside.

"Evil ones, let us turn to ash together under this noble power."

Captain Nigen looked toward the Dark Armored Knight fleeing in the distance, clutching the Sealing Crystal tightly in one hand while raising the other:

"Pay the price for your stupidity!"

The Dominion Authority Angel once again radiated divine light.

"Wait, Captain Nigen!"

"Remedios is still in pursuit..." Not far away, Kelart's expression changed drastically, and she spoke up to stop him.

At this moment!

Remedios was very close to the enemy; if the Dominion Authority Angel launched an attack, it would very likely affect her sister.

Captain Nigen acted as if he hadn't heard Kelart's warning at all and commanded the angel to attack: "Extreme Holy Strike!"

The light released by the Dominion Authority Angel brightened.

A force of pure, clean, divine power descended almost instantly upon the head of the Dark Armored Knight.

The scent of death surged forth.

It felt as if their souls were trying to break free from their bodies and flee at this very moment.

"Immovable Fortress!!"

The Dark Armored Knight's eyes turned bloodshot in an instant, and he used all his strength, letting out a desperate roar.

Swish!

"Ah—"

The holy light engulfed the black-armored knight, and the terrifying energy drowned him, followed by a shrill scream.

"Ah!"

Another scream rang out.

Only, this sound wasn't made by the Dark Armored Knight, but by Remedios; the two were too close, and she had been caught in the shockwave and blown away.

The holy light dissipated.

Where the black-armored knight had been, only a damaged black armor remained, along with a slightly trembling, white-steam-emitting Corrupt Sword stuck in the ground.

"One of the Four Great Magic Swords, Corrupt Sword: Krokdabar, recovery successful." Captain Nigen's indifferent voice rang out slowly.

"Lord Nigen!"

A cold voice arrived.

Kelart clenched her fists beneath her loose sleeves and spoke in a tone bordering on hostility: "What were you doing just now? I want an explanation."

"Is the Slane Theocracy trying to go to war with the Holy Kingdom!"

The priest corps and paladin corps raised their staves and longswords in unison, aiming them at the 【Sunlight Scripture】 side.

A tense atmosphere erupted between the two sides!

Facing this situation,

Captain Nigen's eyes were calm: "No need to be so tense, Captain Kelart. The power of the Supreme Angel far exceeds the understanding and imagination of ordinary people."

"That pure, holy, clean power only causes severe damage to the undead and the evil."

Having said that,

Captain Nigen let out a cold laugh instead.

"If Captain Remedios suffered relatively heavy damage, then you should suspect whether Captain Remedios is disrespectful to 'God' and not a devout believer."

Captain Nigen clearly raised his tone.

This caused the expressions of everyone in the paladin corps and priest corps to change.

Kelart's face became even uglier, and the hostility in her eyes grew more intense.

Watching the two sides stiffen,

Tang Zheng couldn't help but feel a headache, preparing to step forward.

But just then—

"Tang!"

"Quickly control the angel and destroy the shield left behind by the Death Knight!"

Go Jin's roar came from the center of the battlefield.

He was one of those who had witnessed the scene of the Death Knight's birth, so he naturally knew that this black tower shield was the key to the Death Knight's birth.

"Finally appeared."

Tang Zheng sensed something immediately and looked toward the location of the black tower shield.

Beside the cracked black tower shield,

a figure wrapped entirely in black mist appeared out of thin air.

"Lightning Strike!"

The Alliance Leader's hoarse chant rang out first.

The blooming blue lightning turned into twisted thunder and struck the Monitor Authority Angel.

With a "bang,"

the Monitor Authority Angel dissipated into white light spots on the spot.

"This kind of Demon God-level power must have used an out-of-spec item."

The Alliance Leader didn't even look at the Monitor Authority Angel, but tilted his head slightly to look at the holy and powerful Dominion Authority Angel floating high in the sky:

"The Theocracy is truly as wealthy and extravagant as ever."

In this world, there exist three types of out-of-spec magic items that even top nobles and the royal families of various countries know very little about.

One is the relics of the Eight Greed Kings.

One is the Dragon Treasures crafted by true Gao Jie Dragon Lords using special magic.

The last one,

is the supreme treasure left behind by the Six Great Gods. The current Slane Theocracy was built and inherited 600 years ago after the Six Great Gods descended.

"【Zuranon】 Alliance Leader!"

Captain Nigen came back to his senses at this moment.

Facing such a dangerous figure, he didn't waste any words, raising the Sealing Crystal to control the Dominion Authority Angel, preparing to launch an attack.

But the Alliance Leader was faster.

"Decaying Bone Prison!"

A blue magic circle appeared beneath Captain Nigen's feet, and then a large number of bone spikes emerged from the magic circle.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

The hard bone spikes locked Captain Nigen's movements in an instant, and both his arms and thighs were pierced by the bone spikes.

The metal clothing, made of special metal threads and enchanted to have higher defense than ordinary armor, didn't provide the slightest obstruction.

"Ah!"

Captain Nigen screamed, the pain of his arms being pierced causing his palm holding the Sealing Crystal to loosen.

With a "click,"

the Sealing Crystal fell to the ground, making a crisp sound.

The priests of the 【Sunlight Scripture】 held their breath.

"Teleportation!"

The air vibrated slightly.

The Alliance Leader appeared in front of Captain Nigen, a stiff smile appearing on his face behind the black mist: "Let's use this to offset the cost of destroying the Death Knight."

The Alliance Leader spoke indifferently while reaching out a withered arm from the black mist to grab the Sealing Crystal on the ground.

Seeing the Alliance Leader's move, Captain Nigen's eyes were filled with terror, and he struggled and roared wildly, ignoring the pain of the bone spikes piercing his body:

"Clementine! Clementine!"

He had kept Clementine by his side just in case.

"Gale Walk!" Clementine's delicate shout came.

Whoosh!

Her fluffy golden hair scattered in an instant, and she appeared in front of the Alliance Leader out of thin air, as if shifting sideways, the short awl in her hand piercing the air and accurately stabbing toward the Alliance Leader's heart.

Bang!

A translucent barrier blocked the short awl.

This strike, which looked powerful, couldn't advance even half an inch further.

"Dragon Lightning,"

the Alliance Leader said indifferently, and surging lightning blasted from his palm.

Boom!

Dazzling lightning exploded.

Everyone felt their vision blur, and accompanied by the explosion of violent power, Clementine was blasted away, her life or death unknown.

"Put it down, no—"

Captain Nigen watched helplessly as the Alliance Leader took the Sealing Crystal into his hand, roaring while coughing up blood.

That was an item left behind by a god.

Such a treasure was more precious than his own life; once it fell into the enemy's hands, he would be a sinner of the Theocracy!

"What a peculiar item."

The Alliance Leader didn't care about Captain Nigen's roaring, playing with the crystal-clear Sealing Crystal in his hand, seemingly full of interest.

At this moment,

everyone who realized what was happening couldn't help but swallow hard.

Even Tang Zheng's expression was slightly ugly.

He hadn't expected Captain Nigen to be such a failure, having the Sealing Crystal taken from him so easily.

"Launch an attack, Dominion Authority Angel."

The Alliance Leader raised the Sealing Crystal in his hand and said calmly.

Everyone had just seen how strong the Dominion Authority Angel was; when this powerful force became the enemy's power, despair appeared in the eyes of many.

The Dominion Authority Angel flapped its wings gently, motionless.

"Can it only be controlled by the person who cast the magic?"

Seeing that the Dominion Authority Angel didn't listen to his commands at all, the Alliance Leader shook his head thoughtfully:

"Forget it, whether it can be controlled or not is the same; it will disappear when the time is up anyway."

He put the Sealing Crystal away.

The Alliance Leader stared at the pairs of fearful eyes, raised his arms, and issued a cold declaration: "Let this place become your graveyard."

"Teleportation!"

Swish.

The Alliance Leader teleported himself high into the sky: "Pale Fire!"

Rumble.

Black clouds constructed entirely of negative energy condensed above everyone's heads at a speed visible to the naked eye, as this area already contained a large amount of negative energy and death aura.

The range of "Pale Fire" became even larger.

Splash—splash—

Drop by drop, like rainwater, cold white fire droplets fell from the sky.

A demi-human couldn't dodge in time and was hit on the head by a droplet of fire rain, then his whole body burned, and he screamed as he turned to ash!

In the blink of an eye,

the entire battlefield was covered in screams and wails, turning into a purgatory.

"Monitor Authority Angel!"

Tang Zheng quickly summoned a Fourth Rank angel to block above his head to shield himself from the damage, looking at the scene around him with a solemn expression.

Things had become troublesome!

According to the original plan, the Seventh Rank Dominion Authority Angel could counter the Alliance Leader.

Although the Alliance Leader could use Seventh Rank magic, Tang Zheng had already tested this while fighting him.

Through observation,

the Seventh Rank magic mastered by the Alliance Leader was extremely limited; even when casting the Seventh Rank magic "Undead Army," he had used the magic enhancement "Magic Boost."

Lacking high-level magic means was not surprising.

The Other World was not a game; there was no way to easily acquire magic. To acquire magic, one either had to learn from others or develop it oneself.

Therefore,

the Seventh Rank Dominion Authority Angel was indeed enough to counter the Alliance Leader.

It was just that Tang Zheng hadn't expected the Sealing Crystal to be snatched away by the Alliance Leader before the fight even started!

"Idiot!"

Tang Zheng cursed internally.

Sure enough, he had to adopt the second plan; he would have to let his shadow clone reappear to counter the Alliance Leader.

(End of chapter)