Chapter 96: Battle Beneath Momona Village (Part 8)

At the very edge of the battlefield, where Bell was, the curse's effects lessened, but the fighting ahead remained intense.

However, at this moment, it seemed to have turned into a stalemate.

Even though everyone was attacking the Alien Evil God together using their various methods, and the Evil God was indeed suffering brutal attacks.

Yet, this half-flesh, half-plant Alien Evil God had a divine body of truly massive volume; even though it had been "accidentally" dragged over from its lair far away by the Duel Magic Arrow at the start of the battle, its entire body had been pulled into a miserable, elongated state.

But it was only heavily injured, not defeated.

Or rather, for a god, no matter how severe the physical injuries, as long as its own Divine Status, Divine Essence, Divine Power, and the core Divine Authority of the deity were not harmed, its losses were not significant.

The flesh that had been pulled into an elongated shape gradually fused under the Evil God's control, new Blood Vessels extended from the forcibly combined bones, muscle tissue was pulverized and then reconstructed, some complex Magic Organs began to gestate and form, and skin and hair began to regrow on the outermost layers of parts of the body.

Although these things were instantly exploded by the thick electric arcs that swept past the moment they emerged, the Evil God would control more Divine Power the next moment to construct new body tissues. After all, the surrounding flesh was all its own, and it was very easy to manipulate with Divine Power; every time it was attacked by the electric arcs, only the parts of its flesh charred by the electricity were considered a total loss.

Other things, like the flesh blown away or the body tissues heated until they were scorching, would either squirm back to the body under the control of Divine Power, or cool down rapidly; the flesh that had been denatured and cooked would quickly return to its normal state after being nourished by Divine Power.

The most troublesome things were the electric currents darting everywhere, which caused the partially reconstructed Magic Organs inside its body to twitch and struggle to reform, forcing them to stall under the repeated electric shocks while waiting for the effect of that most troublesome Magic Arrow to end.

A powerful move like this could not possibly last forever; it was waiting, waiting for this Magic Arrow to end, and then it would begin its counterattack.

"The situation has reached a stalemate," Priest Clark reminded the Old Priest.

The Old Priest had naturally seen it, and relying on his rich experience, he had long since discerned a way to break the deadlock.

"Young man, don't be nervous."

He said: "Priests of the other churches, please retreat, retreat to..." The Old Priest looked back, somewhat dissatisfied that Jier and his companion were hiding at the very edge of the battlefield, but he could not say anything, because this hunt itself was what their Hunting God Church pursued.

If the goal were merely to end the chaos caused by the parasitic Monster, it would have already been a success when the Altar in front was destroyed.

But to go a step further and deal with the Alien Evil God behind it as well, that was something their Hunting God Church needed to consider.

"Retreat to where Knight Jier is, please move back; we are going to use some new methods."

Once the Old Priest said this, everyone who had witnessed the strength of the Hunting God Church today immediately turned and retreated; the three priests of the Church of the God of the Dead ran the fastest—after all, they were the three closest to the Evil God.

The Church Hunters of the Hunting God Church, however, maintained their original distance, loosely surrounding the Evil God and continuously firing various Arrows. Without orders to fire Magic Arrows, they fired all the other special Arrows they carried, not caring if they could be used to deal with a god's physical body, shooting them all out at once.

Although the god's massive body, coiled upon the Stalactite Altar, did not look like it could be shot to death by random arrows.

The Evil God's skin was too thick; for the surface of the body that had already recovered under the nourishment of Divine Power, that thick skin made the vast majority of arrows—which looked lethal to both men and beasts—no more effective than using toothpicks to poke an elephant or a rhinoceros.

After finishing his words, and once the other priests had retreated to a safe distance, the Old Priest took out a special Arrow from under his Robe; it was simple in style, but the tip of the arrow was inlaid with an opaque yellow Gem.

He handed this special Magic Arrow, which one could tell at a glance was powerful, to the subordinate closest to him—the 'Falcon' Hunter.

"The secret password is: Charcoal-grilled iris-patterned hardwood chair."

The Old Priest's secret password was very strange, but the 'Falcon' Hunter who took the Magic Arrow had heard many strange secret passwords, and from them, he had summarized a method for identifying the power of Magic Arrows.

Often, Magic Arrows with simple secret passwords had relatively average effects and power, at least to the point where the consequences of an accidental activation could be accepted by the Magic Arrow's owner. But for the Magic Arrow the Old Priest was handing him now, with such an unrelated secret password, it meant that this thing must absolutely not be accidentally activated.

Once this thing was accidentally activated by reciting words identical to the secret password, the final result would be terrifying.

"My lord, should I fire it directly at the Evil God?" Before officially using it, the 'Falcon' Hunter, who was usually not one for many words, specifically asked one more question.

The Old Priest frowned: "Try to aim for the back of the Evil God, further away from our side."

"Understood! Charcoal-grilled iris-patterned hardwood chair."

As soon as the words fell, the seemingly plain Magic Arrow was fired, and under the 'Falcon' Hunter's masterful archery skills, it traced a high-arched trajectory, bypassing the areas where the electric arc core and the storm were most violent, and hit the plant-like body area of the Evil God on the back of the Altar, facing away from them, in an approximate semi-circular arc.

The next moment, a not-so-obvious yellow vortex appeared out of thin air, emitting a peculiar, indescribable suction.

That yellow vortex, which seemed to exist between existence and non-existence, did not attract the Suishi on the surrounding ground, did not attract the surrounding broken body of the Evil God, and even the rain caused by the Storm Magic Arrow was not attracted.

Yet, many people present felt for the first time that something of theirs was being continuously pulled and attracted by that yellow vortex.

Unlike all previous attacks, once this thing appeared, the Alien Evil God let out a scream of obvious terror, as if someone had stabbed it.

That sharp sound not only contained a Curse, but was also a terrifying sound attack that ordinary people could hardly endure.

But everyone had wronged the Alien Evil God; it was truly terrified and afraid, which was why it let out such a disgraceful roar.

Because that seemingly plain yellow vortex, once it appeared around its body, began to attract, pull, and devour its divine Divine Power in a terrifying, irresistible way.

Yes, this yellow vortex, which looked almost illusory, was in essence a special, forced method that possessed the ability to forcibly absorb all the Divine Power of a god within a certain range.

This was one of the most primary special Magic Arrows among the means the Hunting God Church possessed for dealing with gods.

The Duel Magic Arrow could make it impossible for a god to escape.

This Forced Condensation Magic Arrow could force all the Divine Power of any god within its effective range to gather together; no matter how the god resisted, it could not stop the flow of Divine Power, eventually condensing it into a Divine Core.

This Divine Core had many uses; it could be used as a powerful sacrifice, as a source of Divine Power for ritual activities, or even to craft a Divine Artifact or to be detonated.

In the activities of hunting gods, there was another special Magic Arrow specifically for dealing with the illusory essence of a god. However, generally, apart from the Duel Magic Arrow which was mandatory, the other two related special Magic Arrows were not necessarily used every time during the process of dealing with a god or the Great Hunt.

Because the situations of the various gods being hunted were different; some had abundant Divine Power, requiring the Forced Condensation Magic Arrow to strip away its massive power. Some gods had their Divine Essence or nature damaged, making them unable to resist the final moment of facing the Hunting God during the Great Hunt, so there was naturally no need for the relevant special Magic Arrows.

Only the Duel Magic Arrow, used for fear that the god might escape, was a mandatory means that was indispensable every time.

After the Old Priest's simple explanation, the people who had retreated to Jier's position understood the effect of the Magic Arrow just now.

Even the Old Priest himself, who had crafted this Magic Arrow, had retreated over with the other two priests of the Hunting God Church. Only the Church Hunters were still fighting in the front.

The Church Hunters' fighting style did not rely much on divine Divine Power, although once the yellow vortex appeared, the various Divine Arts of the Hunting God Church that had been cast upon them—including the Divine Power contained within the Divine Arts—were all absorbed by the vortex.

But the hunters were each powerful hunters with remarkable skills; they could fight just the same without the support of Divine Arts.

But the Alien Evil God was not doing so well.

Although the storm above, the terrifying thunder, and some Magic Arrows that required Divine Power to operate and produce effects all stopped functioning because the yellow vortex absorbed the necessary Divine Power from within them.

But the massive Divine Power that the Alien Evil God itself possessed was also being rapidly absorbed by this terrifying yellow vortex from the very beginning because it was the closest.

A large amount of the ink-green Divine Power controlled by the Alien Evil God was forcibly pulled and sucked out of its broken body, and then rapidly cast into the illusory yellow vortex. Even some of the Divine Power controlled by the god's Spirit authority was actually sucked out from the deepest parts of the Evil God's body.

The Divine Power Shield that it had been able to construct on its body surface disappeared, the shouting containing the Curse lost most of its effect, and the majority of the body that required nourishment from Divine Power to repair collapsed entirely after the Divine Power vanished.

It lay limply on the not-so-small Altar.

"Test it out, have your men fire a Magic Arrow capable of damaging the Evil God's body!" the Old Priest ordered.

Priest Jierkesi, who had been ordered, immediately nodded in agreement, turned his head, and shouted to his subordinate: "'Flesh Ripper', use your Tearing Magic Arrow, attack the Evil God's body, hit it head-on!"

The hunter who was called licked the corners of his mouth, excitedly baring his four canine teeth, and nodded in agreement.

It immediately took out from behind itself a Tearing Magic Arrow made using its own rib as the main material. This thing could cause terrifying damage to enemies with tough bodies, and it did not fear the enemy having a solid physique; the more solid it was, the more it would suffer from the damage of this magic arrow.

But the soft bodies of some enemies with flexible and versatile physiques would actually also be harmed by this magic arrow; it was just that the principle of the effect causing the damage was different.

This Hunter took out a whitish magic arrow, whispered a unique secret incantation in his mouth, and hit the spot on the Alien Evil God with the most flesh, the place that had been best restored by the Evil God's Divine Power earlier.

Whoosh—

Puchi!

The magic arrow, which did not appear to be known for its sharpness, actually shot directly into the thick body of the Evil God. Even without the defense of the Divine Power Shield on the surface of the body, the thick body could still withstand most attacks.

But this magic arrow was very peculiar; just as a silver needle could smoothly pierce into flesh, this magic arrow entered the Evil God's body with ease.

The next moment, the sound emitted from somewhere on the Evil God clearly turned into a wail.

The flesh and blood at the spot hit by the magic arrow twisted; some places swelled and rose, some places shrank and collapsed, some places on the skin surface forcibly split open, and in some places, the flesh tissue on the body surface actually began to disintegrate while writhing.

Inside the Evil God's massive body beneath the thick skin, every muscle fiber affected by the magic arrow went into a riot; not to mention the flesh parts, even the plant-like parts of the Evil God's body twisted and tore, actively turning large swaths of the plant-like body into fragments.

"Very good, the Divine Power on the Evil God's body has been temporarily sucked away. Now He can no longer use Divine Power to repair His body; it is time for the final assault."

Old Priest Mardo said in a resonant tone.

"Little Battle Bear, fire the secondary-power Explosive Magic Arrow. Everyone else, the low-power Offensive Magic Arrow can be used at will. Without the support of Divine Power, this Evil God who is hostile to Humans will surely fall today. Finally, under the gaze of the great Hunting God, we shall offer this hunt of a god to you."

While the others charged forward, preparing to finish off the Evil God who had lost the ability to resist, the Old Priest took two other Priests, and the three of them held hands to form a triangle, placing a bone Statue of the God of the Hunting God Church in the middle, and held a simple but incredibly extraordinary sacrificial ceremony.

Or rather, the entire Great Hunt activity itself was a sacrificial ceremony with a long time span and a large scope.

The participants of the ceremony were numerous, including Priests and Hunters of the Hunting God Church, and people from outside the church could also participate. The complex procedures and rituals of the ceremony had long been completed in advance when the Great Hunt began, and the entire Great Hunt itself was just busy for the most important item of the ceremony—the sacrificial offering.

And here and now, although the Alien Evil God had not yet been defeated, the Old Priest, relying on his rich experience, had already seen the inevitable result, so he did not hesitate to complete the final part of the ceremony right now.

At this moment, even the undefeated Alien Evil God had already realized something.

It was as if He saw something extremely terrifying approaching through the thick rock strata above everyone's heads.

Desperately waving the physical limbs He could control at the moment, the plant-like vine hands and feet, He flailed in panic at the empty air.

Huge explosions appeared on the plant-like parts of His body, and the raging flames ignited all the branches and thick vines that no longer had the protection of the Divine Power Shield; some weaker plant limbs turned directly into ashes.

This time, facing the strong shockwave generated by the explosion, Jier grew smart; he hid behind the attacking Church Priests. The strong shockwave was difficult to blow away the Church Priests who were equipped with armed Priest gear, and Jier was thus able to get close to the side of the Evil God's body, which was receiving various blows.

This was the closest he had been to the Evil God in this battle, and also the only time.

Jier still first threw the 【Cross-Water Skull】 Two-handed Axe forward, letting it spin fiercely into the interior of the Evil God's body that had lost its Divine Power defense, and then he brandished the Long Sword Hunting, which was glowing with Sun God Divine Power, and with the special effect of 【Radiant Weapon】, slashed open the Evil God's body with one sword, causing fire to emerge from the damaged area.

The Evil God's body was quite tough; Jier had to use a lot of strength to hold the Long Sword with both hands and slash horizontally across the Evil God's body.

Beneath the thick skin were massive body organs with unknown functions, each the size of a person.

Inside these flesh organs of unknown function, one could see the glow of Magic Power with the naked eye; it was unknown what kind of role these countless Magic Organs could play if the Evil God's body were intact.

After Jier slashed two swords on the Evil God's body, he had to retreat immediately; sometimes he even had to actively pull the crazily attacking Bell, and the two of them retreated together to avoid the attack range of the magic arrows released by a certain Hunter.

Looking at those magic arrows with terrifying power, and then looking at the old partner in his own hand, a sense of powerlessness suddenly welled up in his heart.

There was no help for it; the conventional combat methods of Knights really could not compare to the various magic arrows used by the Hunters of the Hunting God Church.

And Bell clearly had the same thoughts as Jier; he attacked the Evil God in silence, and the two of them together dealt the most insignificant damage among the injuries to the Evil God who was about to fall.

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