Chapter 132 - 103: Better Than First_2
Chapter 132: Chapter 103: Better Than First_2
The Withered Messengers continued to act as healers, using their life-linking abilities to drain and transfuse vitality. They did not approach the Giant Shield Guards to cast Rotting Wind and Fear.
For one, the damage from Rotting Wind was not enough to instantly break the shield wall, so there was little point in using it at the moment.
As for Fear, its passive effect was constantly active. However, the Withered Messengers could sense that no one in the Golden Corps showed the slightest trace of fear, meaning that even if the spell were actively cast, its effect would be negligible.
The Elemental Druids, meanwhile, began to exchange fire with the enemy’s Holy Archers from under the cover of a Wind Element Shield.
The Holy Archers’ attacks could not harm the Elemental Druids protected by the Wind Element Shield. With both sides having roughly the same range, the archers were unable to kite them. All they could do was move continuously, launching symbolic attacks at the Wind Element Shield during the lulls in the Druids’ assault.
When the Golden Corps commander saw that the Elemental Corps was even more aggressive than his own troops, launching an all-out assault, he immediately dispatched half of the Temple Guards to the front line to join the attack on the Steel-backed Porcupines.
The other half remained to protect his group of Priests and Holy Archers, guarding against any stealthy surprise attacks from the enemy’s Shadow Assassins.
At the same time, the Wisdom Priests spread out, adjusted their formation, and began to chant a prayer in unison.
The Golden Corps commander declared, "Since the enemy is going for broke, we’ll stop holding back! While they’re busy fooling around with our Holy Archers, we’re going to hit them with something big!"
As they chanted the prayer, the energy from their bodies converged.
"Divine Sanction!"
A massive, golden greatsword materialized above the Elemental Druids.
This was a group Divine Art of the Wisdom Priests, which required a large number of Commanding Priests to cast it in unison and demanded a high degree of synchronization.
Seeing this, Amuti immediately roared, "Combined casting! Earth Element Shield! Fuse!"
The Elemental Druids, having seen the golden greatsword above their heads, had already prepared for a combined spell and had their Shield Magic at the ready. The moment Amuti gave the order, the Earth Elemental Druids unleashed the Earth Element Shield.
Then, under the Druids’ control, the Earth Element Shield and the Wind Element Shield merged, transforming into an Elemental Shield that resembled a raging sandstorm.
The sandstorm shield had just finished forming when the golden greatsword plunged straight down into it.
RUMBLE—
SCREEECH—
A massive explosion erupted. Grinding its way through the swirling sand, the greatsword broke through the sandstorm shield’s defense and cleaved down toward the Elemental Druids and Withered Messengers below.
In an instant, every member of the Elemental Corps beneath the shield was injured.
All the Elemental Servants were killed instantly, while the Withered Messengers and Elemental Druids lost more than half their health.
Furthermore, the Holy Archers seized the opportunity to unleash a volley. A dense shower of glowing arrows rained down, and with no shield to stop them, hundreds of Elemental Druids and Withered Messengers were slain.
The remaining Elemental Druids took a breath and immediately raised their defenses.
"Water Element Shield!"
At Amuti’s command, a Water Element Shield materialized above them. Thanks to the surrounding sea, the island was rich with elemental energy, making this Water Element Shield far larger than normal.
With the new Elemental Shield in place, everyone immediately consumed the Spiritual Honey they carried to replenish their reserves. They also began circulating the Star Technique in conjunction with the Sun and Moon Breathing Technique to absorb ambient energy.
Except for the Fire Elemental Druids!
"Combined casting! Fire Meteor! Let them have a taste of our power!"
The Fire Elemental Druids immediately began a combined casting, unleashing the large-scale spell, Fire Meteor.
If a single Fire Elemental Druid cast Fire Meteor, they could summon a few meteors at most. But with their combined casting, a meteor shower that blotted out the sky over half the island appeared before everyone.
Though called Fire Meteors, they were actually spheres of superheated molten rock. They were named for their resemblance to shooting stars as they fell from the sky.
Their temperature was extreme. Upon impact, they would detonate violently, causing immense explosive damage. The resulting splash of molten rock would inflict continuous burning damage until it cooled.
In an instant, countless Fire Meteors rained down upon the Golden Corps’ half of the island, leaving them with nowhere to hide.
The Wisdom Priests were just preparing to unleash a second group-attack Divine Art, but upon seeing the scale of the Fire Meteor spell, they abruptly halted their casting.
"Switch Divine Arts!"
"War Barrier!"
A golden shield, shaped like a massive rampart, appeared above the Golden Corps.
Innumerable Fire Meteors slammed into the golden shield, setting off a series of deafening explosions.
The superheated molten rock from the explosions coated the shield, continuously inflicting burning damage.
Fire Meteor was a channeled spell; as long as the Fire Elemental Druids had energy and continued to channel it, the meteor shower would not stop.
Thus, new Fire Meteors constantly materialized high in the sky before crashing down.
The Golden Corps’ War Barrier gradually began to fail, its surface covered in a web of countless cracks.
BOOM!
With a final, thunderous crack, the golden shield shattered completely.
By now, the barrage of Fire Meteors was thinning, but those that remained were still a potent threat.
"Sanctuary!"
Seeing the dire situation, some of the War Paladins on the front line had fallen back. The moment the Fire Meteors breached the War Barrier, they unleashed their ultimate ability: "Sanctuary."