Chapter 93: Chapter 92 Dilemma
To be frank, if it were a one-on-one duel, Bella would not fear Fang Zheng. This young man indeed possesses strange and formidable powers, and Bella could sense that he hasn’t played all his cards yet. But so what? As a servant of the Demon King, in the Abyss Bella had seen countless demons and devils, all equally cunning and sinister.
But the issue is, it isn’t a duel between the two of them!
Bella hadn’t forgotten that it was Fang Zheng who ordered that little angel to sabotage the altar. But for Bella, the altar was absolutely off-limits for destruction, as it was the most crucial part of her plan. If the altar were destroyed, it would essentially spell the failure of her plan once more—an experience Bella had tasted before, but she really hoped to succeed this time after waking up.
Initially, Bella thought she could easily kill the mortal in front of her and then find that angel—the opponent seemed so weak it was beyond her imagination. Even though she had some abilities that, in Bella’s eyes, seemed odd, when it came to fighting, Bella thought that angel was utterly useless. To deal with her would be nothing more than child’s play.
But Bella didn’t expect that, due to a moment’s distraction, she’d be held up by Fang Zheng!
The current situation was that Bella didn’t want to fight, but Fang Zheng wouldn’t let her leave. And because Bella’s strength was restricted to that of a Grandmaster’s rank, there wasn’t a significant difference between her and Fang Zheng. But that wasn’t the most important thing; what mattered was the terrifying scent of death she felt emanating from Fang Zheng!
If it had been Holy Light or that strange, fierce beast’s aura, Bella wouldn’t have cared. But that particular scent of death was different—Bella had an intense premonition that if she were struck by that aura, she might actually die!
Keep in mind, Bella didn’t currently possess a physical body; the body she had was recreated using the power sacrificed by the Destruction Mage and her own soul, not just a mere clone!
In other words, if she died, she would truly be dead!
For this reason, Bella hesitated in the face of Fang Zheng. She had been revived with great difficulty and, naturally, it wasn’t so that someone could kill her off again. The current situation was not in her favor, the little demons were still resisting the attacks of the Pegasus Knights, but were gradually hard-pressed. If she were able to move now, she would first get rid of those damned mercenaries, and then… But such thoughts were pointless now.
A bunch of good-for-nothings!
Bella was infuriated, clenching her teeth as she observed the cultists who were blocked outside by the mercenaries. If those cultists could get rid of the interfering mercenaries and come to help, even if they only managed to delay for a few seconds, it would be enough for her to escape. But now, those cultists were utterly useless!
And that angel, where on earth was she?!
Bella surveyed her surroundings cautiously, but she couldn’t spot Nymph anywhere. If it were an ordinary angel, Bella could easily track their position through the Sacred Aura. But the Sacred Power in Nymph, the angel, was so weak it was nearly non-existent, not to mention that she didn’t resemble the angels from Bella’s memory—who were “open and noble”—but was incredibly sly instead. Just thinking about that angel hiding invisibly nearby, waiting for an opportunity, made Bella all the more frustrated.
Who is the angel here, and who is the demon?
Compared to the anxious Bella, Fang Zheng seemed very calm. To tell the truth, Fang Zheng still didn’t understand what Bella and the Destruction Mage planned to do with that Daimon, but it didn’t matter—his mission objective was very clear: destroy the altar!
So when in doubt, breaking up the scene was definitely the way to go!
That’s why Fang Zheng had ordered Nymph to destroy the altar while he restrained Bella. That was the only thing he could do at the moment since the Six-Armed Serpent Lord was also not easy to deal with. Without activating the Soulstone, Fang Zheng couldn’t possibly kill her. However—under the current circumstances, Fang Zheng couldn’t possibly activate the Soulstone either.
If he did, it was very likely that the Six-Armed Serpent Lord in front of him would consider switching allegiance.
Thus, the altar once again descended into an eerie equilibrium, and if one wanted to break this balance next, either those cultists needed to breach the mercenaries’ defensive line first, or the Pegasus Knights had to repel the attacks of the little demons.
It all depended on whose reinforcements were more effective.
While Fang Zheng stood off against Bella, Nymph quietly reached the Core Zone of the altar.
As an Omnipotent Electronic Warfare Angel, Nymph had first-rate capabilities in searching and investigation. In fact, when she infiltrated the statue earlier, she immediately noticed that beneath the entire altar there was a hidden massive Array, which seemed to have some connection to the statue above.
Unfortunately, Nymph hadn’t had the chance to explore further before that statue initiated its counterattack mode, which forced her to abandon the search.
“As expected, it’s still incomprehensible,” she said.
Looking at the engravings that seemed like gibberish on the ground, Nymph furrowed her brows. If the Array were to act, she might be able to make a rough judgment and speculation by observing the energy fluctuations, spatial axis displacement, and so on. But since the Array was inactive, and Nymph had no knowledge of magic in this world, she could only stare helplessly at the runic engravings and Array before her.
However, it was okay because her mission from Fang Zheng wasn’t to explore but to destroy!
Although Nymph didn’t know the true function of the Array, it didn’t stop her from finding its core. After all, energy flows in the same way everywhere, so discovering the core of the energy flow was not hard.
Looking at the gigantic pillar in the center of the altar, Nymph frowned slightly. Her combat strength wasn’t very strong; to be precise, Nymph only had one fighting technique at her disposal.
But this technique was enough to cause destruction!
With this thought in mind, Nymph opened her small mouth, gazed at the pillar before her, and took a deep breath.
Bella quietly retreated, her six scimitars still shining with a silver glow, while in front of her, Fang Zheng rolled up from the ground. His exquisitely made clothes were now covered in dust.
Seeing Fang Zheng’s current state, Bella couldn’t help but mock him.
“Look at you, mortal. What’s the point of persisting ? Moreover, I can feel that you are not one of those brainwashed fools, your power hides a darkness…”
“If you said ‘I’m your father!’ right now, I might actually consider it…”
Before the Six-Armed Serpent Lord could finish her speech, Fang Zheng interrupted her with a cold laugh, then twirled his Sky-Cleaving Sword and pointed it once more at his enemy.
“Sorry, the prophecy says I will destroy Xis, not join them. I’m supposed to bring balance to the Primordial Force, not fall into darkness.”
“What? Xis? Primordial Force?”
Hearing Fang Zheng’s words, the Six-Armed Serpent Lord was taken aback, but the next moment, she revealed a triumphant smile.
“I may not know what you are talking about, but… it seems you have already failed.”
“Mr. Fang Zheng, we can’t hold them back any longer!”
Just then, an anxious voice from Fina reached Fang Zheng from behind. Clearly, the cultists had finally broken through the mercenaries’ defensive line and were moving towards Fang Zheng’s position!
There was no helping it; after all, the mercenaries were of limited strength, and there were simply too many cultists on the ground. To have held their ground until now was already quite an achievement.
“Now, what can you do?”
Glancing at the sky, Bella smiled confidently. The Pegasus Knights Order was still entangled with Little Demons and couldn’t spare any effort to help. As long as those cultists arrived, she would surely hold victory in her hands!
What the Six-Armed Serpent Lord didn’t expect was that in response to her question, Fang Zheng gave a slight smile, then planted his longsword in the ground.
“Are you trying to surrender?”
“No, I was going to say…”
While speaking, Fang Zheng glanced at the ground.
Before he could finish, suddenly, a fierce explosion rang out, and then Bella was shocked to see the altar beneath her feet begin to collapse like a stack of tumbling blocks!