Chapter 1654: Chapter 1104: The Beginning of the Melee
High-order Heaven, The Supreme Heavens.
This is a city of heaven in the truest sense, with countless pure white high towers situated above the clouds, as if a city built in the sky, magnificent and splendid. Anyone who comes here would sigh at its grandeur and beauty—but now, this city has completely lost its original opulence and magnificence, replaced by utter devastation.
There was only one person, yet he brought unimaginable shadows of destruction and blazing flames to the entire Supreme Heavens.
“Stop him!”
“Halt, mortal, the Supreme Heavens isn’t a place you can invade at will!”
Angels wielding long spears descended from the sky, wings spread, charging straight towards Duanmu Huai. They tried to use their bodies to block the demon who was wantonly spreading destruction in front of them—and this was not a metaphor, but a fact. Every step Duanmu Huai took caused the pure white, flawless floor to crack, and then the dark flames of Predetermined Death emerged, spreading to the surroundings like ignited fuses.
Anything touched by these flames, whether buildings or decorations, would begin to crumble gradually.
In other words, Duanmu Huai was genuinely destroying this heaven!
For the angels, this was naturally intolerable and unforgivable!
However, Duanmu Huai never intended to seek their permission. Since they declared they wanted to annihilate humans, the Supreme Heavens had already become the enemy of the Tribunal. And for the Tribunal’s enemies, total destruction was the only path. Not to mention, these angels weren’t even considered subhumans; they were purely some sort of energy life forms—regarded as aliens within the Tribunal!
So, the answer was only one!
“Hah—!”
Facing the angels charging towards him, Duanmu Huai mercilessly swung his War Hammer, and the resulting air wave immediately sent those angels flying. The latter flew back at several times faster speed than they came, hitting the buildings behind them with a scream, turning into beams of light and disappearing. The armor they wore, having lost its owner, turned into a pile of scrap copper and rotten iron scattered on the ground.
To be honest, this stuff really does look a lot like the Red Letter Warriors.
Glancing at the armor on the ground, Duanmu Huai quickened his pace, continuing forward.
After all… it’s probably going to be very troublesome down there too.
In fact, just as Duanmu Huai thought, as he delved deeper into the Supreme Heavens, chaos continued within the Royal City.
The citizens, who were initially merely enjoying the festival, never expected the angels they worshiped would try to obliterate them, and now they were in a complete panic. Although the guards were trying hard to maintain order, the shattered faith and the shock of seeing the angels they believed in trying to kill them were unimaginable to the people in this world.
Conversely, the students are now doing their utmost to evacuate the crowd, fending off the angels’ attacks that breached the barrier. Thanks to Duanmu Huai for asking them to prepare for combat in advance, these students were now fully armed. Moreover, they had no particular feelings towards the world’s religious beliefs and didn’t fall into an unquenchable panic like the others, instead becoming the most reliable aids.
Currently, the barrier cast by Kousaka Reina still steadfastly covered the skies of the Royal City, countering the Light Spear bombardments from the Angel Army. With Kiyosumi Takanashi’s “Holy Woman” magic power enhancement, it’s still not an issue. Meanwhile, towering Steel Giants mercilessly poured firepower over the city, engaging fiercely with the Angel Army.
Dense smoke, violent explosions, plus the collapse of faith, had turned the Royal City into utter chaos. Of course, besides that, some angels broke through Kousaka Reina’s barrier and launched attacks on the Royal City.
Naturally, most of their offensives were blocked by the students.
“Why, why Angel Lord?”
Kneeling on the ground, watching the angel in front of him wield a Sharp Blade, mercilessly killing the people, an old man knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face as he muttered.
“Why do you want to destroy us, what have we done wrong?”
It’s obvious this old man was also a devout believer, but his voice meant nothing to the angels, who merely turned their heads towards him and raised their Light Blades—slashed down with force!
“Clang!!”
At this moment, a skeleton warrior wielding a greatsword suddenly appeared, blocking the angel’s attack. Meanwhile, Hideichi Tsukamoto also appeared at the old man’s side, grabbing him.
“Grandpa, it’s dangerous here, let’s leave!”
“Ah, but, but, the angels want to kill us, how can we escape?”
“No, why not run away? If you don’t run, you’ll be killed, right?”
Hearing the old man’s words, Hideichi Tsukamoto was speechless, and ahead, his skeleton warrior was already swinging its greatsword, battling the angel. And just then, another angel seemed to notice the disturbance here and charged towards the two.
“Whoa, don’t come over!”
Seeing this scene, Hideichi Tsukamoto was also startled, quickly raised his Necromancer Magic Wand, and then saw the corpse in front explode instantly, followed by a towering white bone wall erected layer by layer, blocking the angel’s path.
Well, it’s quite normal that Hideichi Tsukamoto isn’t welcomed, and he’s helpless about it.
Who said the necromancer’s skills are so disgusting and terrifying?
“Wuaaaah!!”
Even the old man screamed at this scene, then leaped up, disappearing quickly into the alley with agility unimaginable for an elderly.
Rather than saying he wanted to flee from the angel, it would be more accurate to say it was Hideichi Tsukamoto’s necromancy spell that scared him away.
“Sigh…”
Seeing this scene, Hideichi Tsukamoto almost wanted to cry.
“Bang!!”
Just then, the white bone wall was also shattered by the angel, who, with a fierce aura, raised its Light Blade, charging towards Hideichi Tsukamoto once again.
However, at this moment, a slim and slender figure suddenly leaped up from the rooftop like a cheetah, and then delivered a kick directly to the head of the attacking angel, sending the latter flying. Then, Hiwa Ichiki landed steadily and turned to look at Hideichi Tsukamoto.
“Tsukamoto, are you alright?”
“Ah, um…….”
Hearing Hiwa Ichiki’s inquiry, Hideichi Tsukamoto nodded and then re-evaluated his classmate in front of him.
A beautiful girl with long black straight silky hair, yet now she revealed a pair of fluffy, cute cat ears on her head, with a cat tail swaying beneath her skirt. No matter how you looked at it, she seemed incredibly cute. It was quite clear that Hiwa Ichiki must have summoned a cat’s soul to possess and transform herself using the Spirit Descent technique.
Sigh, even with the same Necrosis System, why is Hiwa Ichiki so cute, while I am so unfortunate?
Thinking of this, Hideichi Tsukamoto nearly burst into tears.
“Tsukamoto?”
“Ah, I’m fine.”
Hideichi Tsukamoto shook his head.
“Keep up the effort, we definitely need to stop these angels!”
“Yes!”
To be honest, facing so many angels, even the students found it hard to keep up and were struggling. More importantly, the soldiers there seemed to lack fighting spirit, and facing the angel’s attack, many of them even dropped their weapons and ran away. This left the students utterly dumbfounded, unable to understand the situation.
After all, back in Bastion Fortress when fighting against the Demon Army, even as endless as demons were and as vicious as they looked, those soldiers still charged courageously forward, sacrificing their lives if necessary. However, now facing the angels, these soldiers couldn’t even lift their swords!
What on earth is happening?
And for the students, this wasn’t the only issue they faced.
“What the hell are you doing!?”
Huang’zen Kumiko gripping her longsword, stared discontentedly at the crowd in front of her. Originally, Huang’zen Kumiko was also working hard to evacuate the civilians; when she heard the screams from this area, she thought it was the citizens being attacked by angels, but upon rushing over, she discovered that these soldiers and citizens were planning to attack some defenseless people!
“Angels are attacking this city right now, why aren’t you fighting, what are you doing here?”
Looking at the woman behind her, who was holding her child and trembling in fear, Huang’zen Kumiko also had a tense expression, glaring ahead.
However, upon her inquiry, the leading officer raised his hands.
“That’s right, Brave Lord, this is exactly why we need to rise up now!”
“Rise up?”
“Exactly, the rulers of this country are so corrupt and incompetent, which is the reason they incurred the wrath of the angels! As long as we can eliminate this country’s rulers and make them pay for their wicked crimes, the angel’s attacks will stop. We must show the angels our will and conviction at this time!”
“What on earth are you talking about?”
Looking at the officer in front of her, Huang’zen Kumiko was completely confused, unable to understand the logic. The officer, however, was unfazed; instead, he wore a smile and extended his hand to Huang’zen Kumiko.
“Brave Lord, you should join us as well, and together we shall overthrow the tyrannical rule of the Kingdom! Only then will humans have a future!”
“………I refuse!”
Glancing at those behind her, Huang’zen Kumiko gritted her teeth and responded. No way, she would never point her weapon at defenseless elders and children!
“In that case, you are also our enemy, an enemy of the angels!”
Upon hearing Huang’zen Kumiko’s response, the officer’s expression suddenly changed.
“Kill her!!”
Watching the soldiers wielding weapons charge at her, Huang’zen Kumiko clenched her teeth.
It seems a battle is inevitable.
While the fierce battle raged in the Royal City, Duanmu Huai finally stopped in his tracks.
The reason was simple, as four figures appeared before Duanmu Huai, blocking his path.
“This is where it ends, mortal.”
Though Empress still looked as haggard as ever, it didn’t seem to stop it from speaking harshly.
“I know what you want to do, but I won’t let you succeed!”
“Well spoken, I’d like to see if you have the ability.”
Duanmu Huai tightened his grip on the war hammer and once again looked at the archangels in front of him, smiling slightly.
“Come on, I’m best at dealing with you all together.”