Chapter 465: Demon Harem Vs Demon Commander - II
In the distance, Ciela's foot rested on the wooden battlement, her bow swirling with azure particles as she gathered mana into the tip of her arrows. The bow creaked with the immense force growing with each passing moment. Her mana focused and increased the density of magic.
"Haa..."
With a long breath, she exhaled, creating vapor waves of mana that blew from the side of her lips.
"Archers, maintain magic pressure."
A cold, almost mechanical voice came from her lips as the thirty demon knights, trained by the dark elf princess herself, all mimicked her arcane archery, smaller and less powerful, but one by one, the tips of their bows lit up in the dark sky.
"Hold."
In their vision, Erika and Velvet were fighting the revived demon commander, its left arm starting to regenerate, but a full recovery seemed impossible. Instead, it formed a series of spiked tentacle whips.
"Aim for it's eyes, make an opening for our sisters."
Ba-Dump!
Ba-Dump!
Each archer could hear the low thumping of their hearts, drawing mana to this extent, bringing them to their physical and mental limits. Some struggled to keep their aim focused, but Ciela didn't expect perfection—this technique was something unique to her.
Their version was just an imitation of her power, after all.
"Three... Two..."
Her gentle voice sounded as if it danced on the wind, and each member felt a soothing mana flowing into their bodies. The vapour from Ciela's mouth wrapped around their aching arms and soothed the knight's muscle fatigue.
"Fire!"
Meanwhile, as Erika's blades sliced through another slimy, spined tentacle, Velvet's fists smashed into the knee of the huge monster, bringing it down with a loud thud. The ground split as the horror lifted its right arm and opened its inhuman mouth wide to release another deafening scream.
"Prepare for its sonic wave!"
"Hurry!"
Alice guided the women, her black hair dancing with each step, as she avoided the minor demons attacking her while watching the demons' actions.
She clenched her fists, preparing to attack as the mouth of the demon started to vibrate, gathering kinetic energy to release a horrific shriek that burst the eardrums of several demon knights, leaving them disorientated and attacking anything that came near.
"Cover your—!!"
Interrupting Alice's voice was the sound of the wind's voice... a low rumbling groan as if angry dozens of arrows glowing dark purple tore through the air, led by a green light.
The green light cut through the air like a beam of light and penetrated the demon's right eye.
"Graaahh...!"
Followed by dozens of dark mana arrows that struck its other eye, throat, and chest. The vibrations from the beast's sonic wave slowed and died as the monster screamed in pain, covering its face with one arm and whipping the ground frantically because of the pain and loss of sight. This opening allowed Velvet to take advantage.
"Now!"
"Attack!"
"I'll deal with the tentacles!"
Erika's body became like the wind; she took one step before vanishing and appeared beside the monster's body in mid-air, twisting her body like a spinning top. Her blades tore through the black tentacles like a blender, blood, grime and flesh raining down like a storm.
"Show off..." The women from Grigor muttered in unison.
Velvet's body burned with a vibrant purple flame. Her fists cracked as she gathered momentum and aura.
Behind her, Vinea lowered her posture, gathering all her magic at the tip of her lance, the shimmer of her silver and golden eye creating a beautiful light.
"Sister's let me give you a hand! Capture it!"
Asmodea called out before slapping her hands together twice. Then underneath the demon, a giant series of roses and vines broke through the ground, making the monster unsteady and restricting its arm, pulling it away from its face. The grotesque freak screeched and struggled, desperate to hide the destroyed eyes.
"Stop being difficult, you big pansy!"
Asmodea screamed, frustrated that the monster wasn't cooperating with their plan, and in response, she poured more magic into the ground, increasing the size of her floral prison. The flowers' sharp thorns impaled the monster, causing blood to pour down into the rose's mouth, making a beautiful black rose bloom beneath the aberration with a huge mouth full of jagged teeth.
"Hurry..."
"You don't need to tell me, little witch!" Velvet's body burned with a ferocious flame, burning and melting the ground beneath her as it focused on her fists, flapping her small wings. She darted at the monster and smashed its jaw with her right fist, following with her left elbow, knees, and finally, with both of her feet.
Velvet's timing was impeccable, each move maximising the damage inflicted by the next blow. Her legs felt like they would snap any moment under the force she put into them, and the final kick sent her flying backward, forcing her to move away, but when she tried to adjust herself, a golden meteor shot past her.
"My turn."
Her eyes narrowed in delight.
She watched the young princesses she used to tease and bully growing to this level.
Velvet closed her eyes and dropped into the embrace of Asmodea's flower, succumbing to her fatigue and injuries.
The last thing she saw was the golden spear of Vinea colliding with the monster's head.
***
The instant Vinea released her mana, her body became like a seeking missile, flying through the sky. She tried to adjust her speed, but fast was the only option for her!
"Fuck...!"
She cursed; it wasn't because she disliked fighting. On the contrary, it brought her excitement and joy. The rush of blood and adrenaline was intoxicating for her, and she was addicted to it.
However, gathering her mana into this single spear and launching herself like a demon missile wasn't as fun as it seemed!
She would crash into the demon and impale its face, hopefully killing it.
If that didn't kill the monster, then nothing they could do here would be capable of destroying it.
WOOSH!
Vinea's eyes closed, her body almost crushed under the pressure and force of her magic; it was as if an invisible hand tried to crush her into a little ball as she crackled and arced with electricity.
The moment she collided with the monster's upper half, it vanished. Vaporised. Gone!
A small black sphere swirled in the place where it used to exist, rapidly spiralling.
It's over...
She depleted all her mana and lost all her strength, letting her lance turn back into a shimmering light that disappeared around her arm.
Like an angel descending from heaven, Vinea fell from the sky, but her wings dissipated and couldn't fly or even slow down her momentum.
"Shi-...!"
Before she crashed onto the ground and surely died, Vinea felt a series of thorny branches wrap around her body and gently lower herself on top of Asmodea's demonic flower bed.
"What would you muscle idiots do with me? Big sister."
"Ah... I can't even..."
Velvet and Vinea lay together, closing their eyes...
But the moment Vinea's focus and conscious faded, the sphere of darkness became abnormal, unstable, spinning faster with a high-pitched howl. It sucked in the rest of the demon's corpse, crushing and mincing it up before vanishing in a bright light.
Woosh!
Once the light faded, an immense shockwave followed.
"Aah!"
"No!"
The demons who fought like mindless drones all suddenly started to convulse as the shockwave burst out, expanding over the entire battlefield and causing their bodies to explode.
The shockwave struck all the demon knights, sending them hurtling across the battleground; several slammed into walls. Others smashed into one another and became entangled as they lay unconscious in a mangled mess on the ground, but only a few suffered mortal wounds.
"Is it over..."
Asmodea looked pale, her flowers creating small beds for thousands of troops drained her enough to stagger, only to be caught by Ciela, who mockingly smirked at her.
"Already done? Our dear husband needs more than that."
"Oh shut it..."
Ciela put Asmodea down before skipping across the wall. The elven princess seemed much more energetic than most of the other members of his harem.
"Wow... Levia is amazing." She muttered.
"How?! We took down the big guy!"
Asmodea snorted, but then she noticed Ciela pointing to the north and then followed her finger to see an astonishing sight.
"She did this alone?!"
She stood there in shock and awe at the sight of Levia...
The demon paladin pierced her spear and shield into the ground, but what shocked her was the mass of demon corpses, cut, sliced, burned, torn apart. The shockwave didn't do this. Leviathan's body remained standing, yet it was clear she had lost consciousness... the wind howled as it blew across the scene.
Of the many thousands of demons and minor demons... Levia must have killed half of them in some kind of gauntlet, as a black magical barrier still fluctuated, locking them in a sort of domain where the only enemy was Levia herself.
"I'll send a flower to bring her back—"
"Don't!" Ciela interrupted, then pointed to the sky... and they both gasped.
"Darling!"
"Our husband looks like he struggled too."
The two watched as his massive wings fluttered, lowering his body until standing in front of the unconscious Levia.
"This should have finally earned her forgiveness right?" Ciela muttered, her old friend's plight a constant worry for her, but the way Asmodeus looked at her... "I don't need to worry anymore, congratulations Levia."
At that moment, it was Asmodea who asked a question.
"By the way... where is Lumina?"
Hearing her question, Ciela also looked confused.
The former goddess who wanted nothing more than Asmodeus and his love... and Serena were nowhere to be seen!
***
"Haa... you really amazed me this time, Levia."
Asmodeus muttered to himself as he lifted the limp paladin who forced herself to stand even after emptying her body of magic and aura. He understood why she did it and couldn't help but lift her like a princess and kiss her forehead.
"You didn't need to try so hard to be forgiven, I forgot those things a long time ago."
"I'll reward you for this, and... Her too." His gaze shifted to the direction of Alan's citadel, where the monster army attacked. "I think she'll have a lot of fun over there with Serena. Don't complain too much Alan."
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