The Paladin in the Abyss

Chapter 420: Chapter 434: The Arbitrary Succubus

Lancelot could see clearly that the strike had also hit Cang Ye, except that within the shadow-like figure of the Mother of Demons appeared to be an extremely hard core that caused Aira’s King Consort’s longsword to deviate.

But the sword still left a huge wound. Filthy gas spewed out from the wound once again, and the King Consort himself seemed very fearful of the black gas and chose to dodge immediately, giving the Mother of Demons a chance to increase the distance between them again.

Perhaps it was because he had already seen it once before, that the impact of seeing Cang Ye’s true form on Lancelot was not as great as it had been at first. If he saw it a few more times, he might even be able to look straight at the Mother of Demons’ true face—who knows? But Lancelot was truly uninterested.

Finally, Cang Ye realized that her defeat was inevitable. The power she had been anticipating had not appeared, and if she did not leave now, she feared that she might lose her life here today—don’t get it wrong, as an Abyssal Lord, of course, she had means to revive herself, but it would come at a great cost.

The figure of the Mother of Demons disappeared once more, but when she reappeared, she was not near any Queen’s consort; instead, she had mingled with the Demon Legion. Don’t expect to see the ferocity in an Abyssal Lord that common demons would exhibit when fighting to the death—that kind of creature would never live long enough to become an Abyssal Lord.

“Don’t think you can run!”

Gwenhwyfar and Finier called out in unison, brandishing their weapons as they quickly gave chase. Cang Ye was attempting to cast a long-distance teleportation spell, but faced with two attackers, she was forced to stop her casting and use Instantaneous Teleportation over a short distance again, hoping to gain time to cast her spells by using the interference from other demons.

This spell was obviously a disaster for the demons on the ground. The two mighty Aira naturally didn’t show any mercy toward these evil creatures, rampaging through them like bulls in a china shop, turning any demon that stood in their way—or simply appeared obtrusive—into shreds.

Cang Ye didn’t dare head towards areas where other Aira were—Radiant Cloud Angel’s power was certainly negligible to an Abyssal Lord, but their chains imbued with virtues could interrupt her casting, and the Mother of Demons definitely did not want to be cleaved or stabbed again.

Just then, Lancelot spotted a familiar figure in the chaotic battle outside the city—Elothysia!

The Succubus had not revealed her Paladin abilities, so the demons did not pay much attention to her. And since the Aira evidently recognized this heavily armoured Succubus, they did not attack her either, which allowed Elothysia to weave through the battlefield with ease.

Lancelot noticed that the Succubus Paladin appeared to be trying to get close to the Mother of Demons. At first glance, it seemed she was holding nothing in her hand, but occasionally, a flash of light like twinkling stars would disappear just as quickly, clearly indicating she was holding the Treasured Sword known as Starlight Strike, which had once belonged to a former Aira, capable of transporting her enemies to the Stellar Realm’s prison.

The Human Knight’s mouth involuntarily fell open. Elothysia was looking to cause a sensation!

Meanwhile, Cang Ye’s actions were an unmistakable signal that the Demon Legion had completely collapsed. Although they still vastly outnumbered the others in quantity, most of the demons were fleeing. Seeing this, Lancelot bit his lip and said to his companions behind him,

“Elothysia is up to something reckless. I’ll go help her out, you guys stay here, do not chase beyond the city walls!”

With that, he leapt outward, landing on a small mountain of demon corpses, then activating the movement technique he had learned from the bamboo slips since childhood, he ran rapidly towards the Succubus Paladin.

He sped past countless broken bodies and the low growls of dying demons, still filled with malevolence. It must be said that he had never even seen such supernatural scenes in his dreams before, and now he was moving through them, with the goal of saving a Succubus Paladin who completely disregarded her own life.

Perhaps it was this very courage to disregard life and death that made her a Holy Warrior.

When Lancelot was still dozens of steps away from Elothysia, Cang Ye once again vanished from her spot with Instantaneous Transmission, and Lancelot immediately sensed a strong surge of magic near the Succubus.

“Behind you!”

His shout almost coincided with the appearance of the Mother of Demons. It was unclear whether the Succubus Paladin heard Lancelot’s warning or sensed it herself, but Elothysia immediately turned around and swung her longsword, which shimmered with starlight.

Cang Ye’s attention was entirely on the two Airas not far away, completely unaware of the presence of the little Succubus next to her. Instead, the floating drapery around her stirred again, attempting to intercept the Holy Warrior’s slashing sword blade.

However, the divine artifact forged from fragments of the Stellar Realm was one of the sharpest objects in the vast universe, and the drapery around Cang Ye, powerful as it was in its protective qualities, had already depleted much of its power under the attacks of the King Consort and Queen.

The almost invisible blade easily cut through the drapery, then solidly struck the Mother of Demons in the back.

Cang Ye hadn’t realized someone was attacking her until the blade touched her. There was no helping it, the aura of the Succubus Paladin was simply too insignificant for her, and for some reason unknown to Lancelot, the Starlight Strike gave off no terrifying presence as a divine artifact should, leaving the Mother of Demons completely unprepared for the sneak attack.

Lancelot used all his True Yuan, and his speed instantly increased tenfold, rushing past the Succubus with almost the speed of instantaneous movement; at the same time, a turbid aura burst from the spot where Cang Ye was hit, spraying directly towards the still sword-wielding Succubus.

Lancelot’s Spirit Perception had been sounding alarms since a moment ago, but the instant the turbid aura appeared, he felt as if he were pressing his ear to an inkstone while Bruto, his father, was working on it. It was clear that something even the King Consort feared was undoubtedly extremely dangerous, and there was no way Elothysia’s slender frame could withstand it.

When Lancelot was still ten feet away from the Succubus, he made a sudden forward leap, not towards Elothysia’s body—he wasn’t yet resolved to sacrifice himself in place of the Succubus—instead, aiming for her delicately crafted, wrist-thin ankle.

The moment he grabbed Elothysia’s steel-booted foot, Lancelot immediately initiated Shadow Jump. He didn’t care about the destination, as long as it was far away from the Mother of Demons. In the next instant, he and the Succubus appeared behind the back of a Berserk Demon.

Lancelot was still in the same state of movement from the jump, and with the Succubus in tow, they both fell to the ground. Somehow, they ended up in an embrace and rolled quite a distance on the ground together.

The confused Berserk Demon turned to see what was happening behind it and was then cleaved in two by a Great Sword descending from the heavens.

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