Divine Flame Crystal

Chapter 590 Bloody Night Ambush

Atlantis spoke in a low voice, his fingers moving rapidly in the air. Countless blue ripples flowed around him, as if endless characters were floating around him.

"Either we take advantage of the fact that the Vatican's logistics supply has not caught up and directly attack their main army; or we first eliminate the Knights who came to support and cut off the Pope's left and right arms. These are the details of the battle deployment after my deduction, you can take a look."

After saying this, Atlantis handed Xingluo a piece of parchment with densely packed words written on it using magic.

Xingluo was silent for a moment and slowly raised his head.

"The knights outside can't attack for a while, and we don't have anything to eat or drink. It would be better to fight after a while."

His eyes were as deep as the abyss. "First, destroy the knights who are delivering supplies. The rest are just a bunch of chickens and dogs."

"Got it, Boss." A sneer flashed across Ying's face. "Then let the Knights die in their 'light'."

"Xingluo, the outside is blocked and we can't use the teleportation array inside. How can we get out without being noticed?"

Xingluo smiled softly, "Have you forgotten that I am a space magician? Can the order seal of light magic stop us?"

That night, Xingluo led the elite Sky City Mercenary Group out of the shadows to the route that the supply group had to take.

Just as the intelligence said, the Knights had already ambushed in advance. Dense groups of platinum paladins stood in the woods, with a translucent holy light field appearing above their heads.

The night was as dark as ink, with low-hanging dark clouds, and the earth was pressed so hard that it felt suffocating.

In the woods, only the sound of wind rustling through the branches and leaves could be heard. Occasionally, a low roar of a wild beast could be heard, but it was immediately suppressed by some invisible aura. Deep in the woods, a legion of high-ranking knights was waiting in full battle array.

Their war horses were covered in heavy silver armor with holy emblems, and a faint holy light floated on the stirrups, illuminating the forest as bright as day. In front of each paladin's forehead, there was a translucent halo, which connected to each other, eventually weaving a field that covered the entire army.

“This is a trap.”

On a dead old tree high up, Ying looked down, his dark eyes reflecting the tide of holy light. He passed the message on immediately.

Xingluo could feel that the Holy Light Domain not only blocked space, but also interfered with the flow of time. Anyone who dared to break in would be torn into pieces in a world where time was slowed down.

But this is not unexpected, but expected.

"...What a boring plot." Xingluo murmured in a low voice, his fingertips gently stroking a crystal. The crystal had long been integrated with his divine blood, and contained the magic of time and space, and his understanding of the origin of time and space was in sync with his heartbeat.

Behind him, the elite of the Sky City Mercenary Group were lurking in the darkness.

These people were assassins trained by Ying. They had no heavy armor, only light armor like snake scales reflecting a faint light. In the night, hundreds of eyes looked at him at the same time, and his breathing almost disappeared completely.

Mo walked forward slowly and asked in a low voice: "Front-on attack?"

Xing Luo raised the corners of his lips slightly: "If we attack head-on... then won't we have to follow their script?"

On the other side, the temporary commander of the Paladins, the Silver Saint Philomena, was standing quietly in the tent.

"Xingluo will definitely come." Her fingers tapped the holy emblem scepter, and her voice was as cold as frost.

"Your Highness the Saint, why don't you wait until the supply group arrives before moving? What if Xingluo really doesn't show up..." The adjutant hesitated.

"He will come." Philomena raised her eyes, her gaze sharp.

"The entire continent knows that he is best at cutting off the enemy's logistics lines."

"Besides, our domain can dispel all shadows. His shadow lurking technique is useless here."

"Philomena...it's her." Mo's face changed slightly after hearing the information under the tree. "Her holy light field can purify all darkness within ten miles. Even shadow demons dare not approach. Xingluo, do we really have to force our way in?"

Xingluo did not answer immediately. He reached out and plucked a leaf, twisting it gently. The leaf instantly turned into ashes between his fingers.

"...Unfortunately, it's not daytime here."

"She thought the Holy Light Realm had dispelled all darkness, but this actually exposed herself."

Xingluo turned around, glanced at everyone, and said in a stern tone: "Prepare for battle."

"Get into formation!"

Following Xingluo's low shout, dozens of mercenaries threw out crystals at the same time.

The crystal fell to the ground, and instantly exploded into a strange black mist. In the mist, faint blue light spots flickered, like countless pairs of lurking eyes. This was something newly developed by the Flame Hammer, one of the technologies that Starfall passed on from the abyss.

The front row of the Platinum Paladins immediately raised their shields, and holy light shone, suppressing the black fog outside the formation.

"A mere trifle." Philomena sneered, raised her scepter, and shouted, "Holy Light—Dispel!"

boom!

The holy light turned into a tide and swept out, washing the black fog into pieces.

But the moment the black fog was dispelled, a subtle wave quietly spread - the speed of time changed!

"…Something's wrong!" Philomena's heart tightened.

Xingluo took action.

In the shadows among the trees, Xingluo stretched out his hand and waved it. Tiny red lights flickered in his bones. With the help of the crystal, this magic instantly enveloped the entire Knights Order.

——Time and Space Break: Countercurrent

An invisible force spread among the Paladins. The Paladins' movements were slightly slowed, and the neighing of their war horses was stretched out into a strange low moan.

"It's time interference!" Philomena turned around suddenly, and the holy emblem scepter fell heavily to the ground.

"Light Wheel, Time Sequence is upright!"

Circles of golden halos appeared at the edge of the holy light field, spinning rapidly like gears, forcibly pulling time back on track.

However, while they were trying their best to resist the time interference, the shadow assassins of the mercenary group had quietly sneaked into the formation.

"Shadow, do it!"

Xingluo growled.

In the void, Ying's figure emerged, and huge amounts of energy gushed out from his fingertips.

This strange ball of energy pounced towards the Holy Light Realm like a living thing. Wherever it passed, the light turned into charred ashes.

"Her Highness the Saint!" the adjutant exclaimed.

"Form a formation!" Philomena bit her tongue and sprayed a mouthful of blood on the holy emblem. The holy light suddenly surged, suppressing the terrifying energy.

But at this moment, the elite mercenaries have already entered the inner circle!

In just a few breaths, a hole was torn in the Paladin formation.

The woods turned into purgatory.

Black flames and holy light intertwined, and sparks from the collision of swords flew in the night sky.

Xingluo wielded the sword as fast as lightning and killed three paladins with one sword. The divine flame of time and space was burning on the blade. Any existence that approached him would be affected by time and space, and their strength would be directly reduced.

"Starfall!"

Philomena's eyes were stern, and her scepter turned into a golden spear that stabbed out like lightning.

Ding--!

The sword and the gun collided, causing a deafening roar.

"Your layout is indeed more cautious than I thought." Xingluo panted slightly, with blood at the corner of his mouth.

"But my people have already seized your supply lines."

"...You devil!" Philomena roared.

"Devil? Ridiculous." Xing Luo's eyes glowed red. "The 'devil' that the Holy See of Light refers to is just someone who refuses to submit to you."

Suddenly, a low dragon roar came from afar.

"Is... the Abyss Dragon?!"

In the mercenary group, a giant dragon covered with lava scales was summoned by Xingluo. It opened its mouth and breathed, and its breath sprayed on the wet trees to form a mist, causing the Paladins to lose their sense of direction.

"retreat!"

Philomena looked pale as she finally gave the order.

Xingluo had no intention of letting this army go.

The time magic was released, and these teams that should have retreated quickly entered a state of stillness. Mo found that they were motionless, like a group of carved wax figures, as if even their breathing had stopped. They were still maintaining their previous movements, some just taking a step, some swinging their arms, and even the terrified expressions on their faces were frozen in front of everyone like a painting.

"Is this time magic? Xingluo is getting stronger."

"Yeah, I remember he could only release space magic before."

As Xingluo was promoted to Grand Mage, he no longer hid some things. After all, his return had been noticed by the Pope's clone, and it no longer made sense for him to hide it. It would be better to destroy the other party's manpower faster.

As the encirclement was formed, Xingluo withdrew his magic and took a slight breath. This kind of large-scale time magic was still very mentally exhausting. If he were a magician, he would definitely not be able to perform it so easily.

"Starfall!" A roar came from the Knights.