The Greece Antagonist

Chapter 474: Chapter 22 Everyone Goes First, I’ll Cover the Rear (4.5k)

“Pupupupu!”

More than a hundred splitting light arrows fell like a meteor shower from the sky, striking dozens of magical creatures roaming through the forest. Caught off-guard, they burst into blooms of blood and collapsed to the ground, uttering muffled groans as they spasmed in their death throes.

Crouched between the tree branches, Atalanta put down her celestial bow and waved her hand forward.

The rustling sound rose from the dense woods behind, as a fully armed squad emerged from the mist, setting up shields and long spears to methodically finish off the not-yet-dead magical creatures.

“Clean up the battlefield, keep moving forward!”

The command of Commander Hippomenes came through the magic resonance technique maintained by the priests.

The subjugators immediately pulled out daggers, swiftly dismembering the magical creatures and taking away the valuable parts, granting them additional gains from this hunt.

The fur of the magical creatures, once cured and stored, could be used as material for making leather armor;

The flesh of the magical creatures, rich in nutrients, could be cooked into food that strengthens the body and health;

The organs and bones of the magical creatures, infused with special spirit, were important ingredients for crafting some magic items and potions;

And the demon cores, these were the most precious; indispensable across many sectors from civil to mystical, and served as proof of merit for this subjugation mission. To receive handsome rewards, one had to bring a certain number and quality of demon cores to the royal palace or a temple…

The divine blood heroes participating in this “Beast Disaster” subjugation were mostly not prominent in strength or reputation and lacked significant backgrounds. Their rush to aid Arcadia was driven not only by a sense of justice to rid the populace of nuisances but more importantly, to secure resources for themselves through the hunt.

Fortunately, the current commander, Hippomenes, was quite understanding and afforded them time to harvest the spoils.

However, Atalanta frowned slightly upon seeing the formation on the ground become somewhat disorderly in their scramble for spoils.

Cleaning the battlefield wasn’t wrong, but with dangers lurking at every corner, choosing not to focus forces to resolve troubles and instead dragging down the entire operation for a bit of profit was not a wise decision.

Especially since night was about to fall.

At night, the advantages of the magical creatures would become markedly pronounced; even squads made up of divine blood heroes might suffer due to unfamiliarity with Arcadia’s mountainous terrain.

The loss would outweigh the gain by then.

Just as the locally-born huntress was about to speak up,

the ground transmitted a series of muffled tremors, and ferocious roars echoed from all around,

“The magical creatures are coming again!”

Atalanta shouted a warning, then relying on her cat-like acute senses, she peered into the deep part of the forest where leaves rustled down in droves, drawing her bow and sending a shower of light arrows forward to slow the charging beast tide and buy time for her comrades below to regroup.

“Pupupupu!”

Dozens of magical creatures, turned into porcupines by the light arrows, fell dead on the spot, but more of them spread out like a carpet, densely sweeping forward. A small barrage of arrows only provided minimal relief.

“Form up, face the enemy!”

Luckily, everyone arriving this time were skilled and possessed divine blood, with relatively rich combat experience — aware of what was more critical.

Accompanied by the clanging of shields, the squad of subjugators immediately geared up and gathered closely with familiar comrades, operating in unison like a well-oiled machine.

“When the stars align, the Circle of Reason is revealed, the Origin is minuscule, expanding into infinity. Its power, one-third of the lapis lazuli, bring forth the light of the sky to the Land of Emptiness!”

In the solemn chanting of divine words, followers of the Hermes Trismegistus Sector crushed the lapis lazuli in their hands, activating a grand ritual curse that combined astrology and alchemy.

With the scattering of lapis lazuli dust, various sized and inverted light circles were constructed in the air above, resembling a barrage of heavy cannons, automatically focusing on the approaching beast tide.

“Hum!”

With the final syllable of the chant ceasing, the corresponding stars projected a dazzling light.@@novelbin@@

“Boom!”

Amidst earth-shaking tremors, soil flew and the rumbling spread for miles as a huge explosion cloud rose up.

The dense forest hit by the Starglare Cannon was left pockmarked and barren, and hundreds of magical creatures in the explosion’s center were obliterated.

Seeing their companions unleash their power, the followers of the Cult of Erebus were not to be outdone and began to chant blessings together.

“O merciful dark Mother Goddess, may their souls find eternal peace in your embrace!”

As the shapes of the magical creatures started to appear in the forest ahead, the ground simultaneously transmitted a strange vibration.

In an instant, rocks tore apart, forming crisscrossing ravines; or the earth bulged, transforming into sharp ground spikes.

The dense formation of the magical creatures was immediately disrupted, continuously emitting cries of falling into ravines and being impaled by ground spikes.

Following that, numerous spear-like spikes of red and black burst from the earth.

The creatures that hastily halted their advance were also pierced through, unable to escape the sudden calamity.

Simultaneously, a green-black glow rose from beneath everyone’s feet, entering the bodies of the subjugators in speckles.

A rhythm from the earth and the stirring of life’s potential left everyone in awe.

The Cult of Erebus viewed Agriculture God Demeter and Queen of the Underworld Persephone as the two aspects of the Mother Goddess’s light and dark, jointly overseeing the authority over life and destruction, which is why the healers of the Cult of Erebus not only played the role of supports within the team.

After enjoying the consecutive showcases of skill from the three sects, Luo En pointed to the setting sun near the horizon and solemnly reminded the twin brothers beside him.

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