Outside the church, the work to dismantle the barrier was in full swing.
Iyas sat nearby, fiddling with the freshly procured .
No matter how many times, as long as she held the , an indescribable sense of familiarity would rush towards Iyas.
Without any guidance, Iyas was fluent in every state of the Holy Light Acceleration Stone, adjusting it to optimal condition.
Iyas poured her Holy Light into the , which would refine and purify her Holy Light, then feed it back into her body.
The compressed and purified Holy Light made Iyas's body feel warm, soothing her slightly tense mood.
"Opened a little bit."
"Give it a harder push, keep expanding."
"I have completed the deconstruction of the magic barrier, it's been a hard work.
Leave the rest to me.
Take a break, you'll need your strength for the upcoming battle."
Bai Jin's strength had already been unanimously recognized by the magician troops.
But facing her proposal, the magician troops shook their heads,
"Let us handle it.
Miss Bai Jin, you are better than us.
If anyone should rest, it should be you.
Without you, we would not have come this far."
Nobody left. All magicians focused their magic power on the barrier, assisting Bai Jin in enlarging the pinhole-sized entrance.
The speed of enlarging the entrance was fast, soon becoming as big as a ping pong ball, but to expand it enough for the troops to enter would take some time.
However, it's possible to inform Yang Yu to prepare for battle.
Without hesitation, Bai Jin initiated telepathy to Yang Yu, who was arranging tactics for the team, informing him of the current progress.
At that moment, Iyas suddenly stopped fiddling with the , a chill pierced her heart fiercely from her spine.
She looked up, gazing in Bai Jin's direction at the small hole appearing on the barrier, feeling a foreboding in her heart.
Putting the into her arms, Iyas hurriedly stood up, her slightly trembling hands resting on Yang Yu's shoulders.
"Yang Yu.... Commander, something terribly wrong, I can feel it...."
Iyas's voice unknowingly became trembling, getting smaller and smaller.
Looking at the expeditionary team members in front of Yang Yu, Iyas was unsure whether to voice what she sensed.
If her senses were wrong... causing undue tension to the team... if it was true... directly speaking could impact everyone's morale...
In urgency, people tend to overthink.
The information sent by the egg-sized entrance invoked a primal fear in Iyas's body.
Even if she kept telling herself "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid" repeatedly, Iyas could not calm her nerves.
"Don't rush. Take your time."
Yang Yu turned his head, and remarkably, the fear on Iyas evaporated.
Iyas slowly lifted her hands away from Yang Yu's shoulder and reported:
"Commander, I deeply apologize for losing my composure earlier.
I have something to tell you, it might take a bit of your time."
Yang Yu sighed deeply, "Seeing your anxiety earlier, I have a rough idea what you want to say. Just speak your true feelings entirely."
Upon receiving the order, Iyas glanced at the expeditionary team members casting their gaze upon her, gulped, straightened her stance, and stood before everyone, voicing her awareness:
"Everyone... here's some bad news, the Curse Sect may have successfully summoned demons beyond the barrier."
Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked.
Yang Yu raised his hand to quell the commotion, and solemnly asked Iyas:
"Can you confirm if demons have really descended into this world?"
"The presence I sensed is undoubtedly not weaker than the demon felt earlier...
Moreover, they didn't summon just one demon, but a total of three.
In my senses, two demons have already disappeared, presumably they left the church by some means.
Around here, I can't feel the presence of those two demons..... perhaps they have already...
The last demon, I can sense it, is starting to move.
Towards us where we are now!"
Inside the church, a dark power entwined Kekarlos's arm, her previously pale complexion instantly regained its color.
"Is this the power of a demon?"
Kekarlos could feel the dark power amplifying her attributes, her wounds, and depleted magic quickly recovering.
Pope must have succeeded.
Were those noises from the demon's appearance? What does a demon truly look like?
Kekarlos felt a tremor behind her, and turning around, saw a towering creature in black armor, half-human half-lion, standing behind her, gently resting a finger atop the barrier she had just reinforced.
"Did you make this?
Considering humans, you've done quite well.
But now there's no need for such things.
I will thoroughly crush all enemies outside.
Consider it a minor warm-up."
With a forceful touch from the finger of the half-human half-lion demon, the barrier Kekarlos painstakingly established shattered instantly, breaking into countless sparkling fragments that scattered away.
The half-human half-lion demon indifferently walked through the sparkling fragments, moving toward the church's exit.
Kekarlos had listened to countless stories from her mother about demons, spawning various imaginations of them in her mind.
However, upon seeing the demon for once, other than being astonished, she couldn't find another word to describe her current emotions.
Is this a demon? How could there exist something so formidable and majestic in this world?
Marbas paid no attention to Kekarlos's budding affection, only walking straight toward his target.
Agares and Lilith had already left.
Although they were still in a partnership with the Curse Sect, Marbas personally felt he didn't have the obligation to wholly adhere to the Sect's requests.
Casually exchanging pleasantries before convening to the battlefield was enough formality.
What's left is to act on whims, doing as he pleases, crushing all enemies.
Same as ever before.
Since Bar didn't express any objection, Marbas took it as Bar's implied permission.
Redirecting attention to the expeditionary team, Yang Yu commanded the liaison officer to swiftly contact the authorities of Trent Republic, detailing the situation, while efficiently organizing the troops around the small hole Bai Jin made, laying an ambush, awaiting the demon's approach.
Bai Jin and the other magicians slowly withdrew from the small hole while continuing to release magic, sustaining the entrance enlargement, so that post-defeating the demon, they could promptly charge into the church, executing the Curse Sect.
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