Equipment Printing School Mage
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When Bayer saw that Emilia was still intact, a very sincere smile appeared on his face.
When he saw Tani's head rolling on the ground, his mouth was so wide open that he almost dropped his chin to the ground: "Mr. Emia of Lunya, you have made it so difficult for me to find you."
The big devil clapped his hands, and with a loud vibration, the digging worms that were already swarming like a tsunami stomped heavily on the ground at the same time and stopped collectively in an instant.
Aimiya silently raised her head and said, "Bail... the greatest devil in Avernus... How could I be so worthy as to deserve your attention?"
"Ha! Hahaha!" Bayer had no intention of launching a general attack. Instead, he shouted, "Heroes of Elturgard, you've probably always wondered why the devils of the Nine Hells are mobilizing so many troops, launching wave after wave. We're certainly not fighting for Berdusk's harvest this year."
He locked eyes with Craig and Dregos, then roared, "Mr. Emya of Lunya, you have one chance to end this war—if you will join the baatezu and spend the rest of your life in service. Grand Duke Zariel has promised to immediately withdraw all forces from Elturgard, and all of Elturgard's heroes will survive their impending doom!"
"...Oh." Emilia nodded perfunctorily. "I've heard that devils are known for their wisdom and their ability to make deals. But your terms are rather insincere."
"Trading a needle for a manor is nothing but nonsense," Bayer said with a chuckle. "The true way to make a fortune is always to trade [surprises] for bargaining chips."
When will fair trade bring wealth? The real way to make money is always through unequal exploitation.
The devil doesn't even bother to sugarcoat this.
——But, of course, Bayer’s conditions were insincere.
Because Emiya knew what Bayer wanted to say.
Bayer wants to use Emiya to attract Zariel.
Half of Elturgard's high-end combat power was now concentrated here. Hoping that a nation's entire force would mobilize together, and that Zariel would foolishly fall into a trap alone... was simply unrealistic.
Only by using combat power beyond Zariel's expectations could he lure her into a trap while she was feeling complacent.
And now is a very good time.
Bayer would create opportunities for them, but he would never get caught up in them himself. If there was a chance to get rid of them, Bayer would never hesitate.
Emilia had no illusions about this famous devil who might be thousands or even tens of thousands of years old.
The relationship between them was merely a temporary common interest in targeting Zariel.
At this moment, the relationship between the two fighters was the most traditional one—each relying on their own abilities. There was no covenant between them, only an unspoken understanding.
Asur gripped the sword tightly and shouted at Craig with his last hope: "Craig!"
The Supreme Observer raised his head slightly, almost unable to suppress the smile on his face. He turned to Asur and said, "I told you, Asur—"
This matter has nothing to do with you.
"You pathetic creature, whose life and property are completely in the hands of others, should just shut up. I didn't even ask for your opinion." Bayer sneered and ignored the paladin. Instead, he said seriously, "Mr. Emya, you should know that this is not the first time I've contacted you. I must ask you again, what are your thoughts? Now that I'm carrying out the Grand Duke's mission, everything is different now."
The last time, Bayer didn't ask about taking refuge in hell.
—but rather wanted him to help lure Zariel.
And now, Bayer is saying that the proposal to lure Zariel is still valid, but he is also here with orders from his superiors.
"What if I don't agree with the Grand Duke's proposal?" Emilia asked.
Bayer spoke slowly and clearly, "Then we will take you back home."
"...I'm afraid that won't work." At this moment, Dregos, the leader of the Church of Amaunator, said slowly, "During this time, we have witnessed the work of this craftsman. Although we haven't received any gifts, we know his value."
He coughed softly and said, "He must not fall into the hands of the devil. If the crisis comes, we would rather he die here in battle."
Then, a chilling chill entered Dregos' voice: "—Or, let him be more respectful and commit suicide."
Such cold-blooded words sent Lulu raging. She was the only one among the people present... the only one who was a traditional Lathander. The callousness of the Amaunator followers was a tactic that threatened to overwhelm her: "Heretics posing as Lathanderists! You have insulted the Lathanderists of all Faerûn. You deserve only to be reduced to ashes in the morning light!"
"You should think about yourself." The differences between Lathander and Amaunator were naturally a sore spot for the Cult of the Rising Sun. Draegos's face darkened instantly at the mere rebuke. "Miss Lulu."
“…Lulu? Lulu?!”
Among all the people present, only Bayer heard this name for the first time.
To be more precise, he was the only one who never expected this name to appear in this occasion.
He immediately stopped smiling.
Lulu was unafraid. She flew to Aimiya's shoulder and stretched out her front paws towards the sky. "That's right! It's me! Bayer, you were once chased by Zariel and rolled all over Avernus. Why didn't you look so majestic now?"
"……good very good."
Unlike Dregos, Bayer was not angry. Instead, for a moment, he showed an uncontrollable... ecstasy.
Bayer, however, cast a deep glance at the enemy in the abyss and said, word by word, "Could there be any friendly forces down there?"
He clapped his hands, and the digging worms immediately launched another charge towards the camp.
The big devil said coldly, "Indiscriminate bombing. Use meteor blast, fireball, arrow rain, ice wall, all of them. How could we be so unlucky that we just happened to kill our target?"
Then, he pointed at the enemy sect of the Abyss and said, "In the first wave, we will eliminate those from the Church of Torm first."
The Church of the Enemy of the Abyss is Zariel's subordinate.
But not his subordinates.
As if the priests of the enemy of the abyss weren't miserable enough, Bayer even had the leisure to sneer, "Those of the Church of Torm, do you dare to lift the forbidden spell?"
They dare not.
Using the restraining spell to restrict Emiya's movements was part of the plan. If they lifted the restraining spell now, Emiya could escape at any time. Such a crucial mission could fail, but it couldn't fail due to their direct fault!
Otherwise, the wrath of the Grand Duke of Hell will make them live a life worse than death.
Bayer smiled contemptuously and waved his hand downward.
The next second, dozens of demons began to dive towards the earth.
At the same time, a rain of flames that covered the sky and the sun came roaring.
Seventy-eight Companions (Part 3)
The crimson demonic clouds dissipated in the sky.
The demons gave up their original height and swooped down towards the camp with their tall bodies. Their shrill screams arrived before the destructive wind they had stirred up.
It is dusk now, and the sky, which was about to darken, suddenly becomes as bright as day.
More than a dozen fiery red meteors lit up in the sky, trailing golden arcs. To the gaze of those on the ground, the massive fireballs instantly became more dazzling than sunlight.
"Meteor Explosion!!"
Even though everyone present was planning to fight each other, no one dared to ignore the meteor in the sky.
The Shaper Master's Meteor Explosion can accurately protect his teammates within the range of the Meteor Explosion, but the devil obviously does not have such mercy!
Following the deafening crash, there was the sound of flames growing in the air.
All the snow instantly turned into boiling steam and soared into the sky in the terrifying heat. The thriving flame trees instantly turned the entire camp into a sea of fire, and the screams that came one after another in the camp were the greatest compliment to this attack.
As Bayer said, this bombardment was an indiscriminate bombardment.
Emiya had long realized that Bayer and his group had bad intentions - perhaps they would not kill Emiya and his group right from the start, but they would definitely not show mercy.
As expected, one of the meteors seemed to be aimed right behind Emiya and her group.
If Emiya and her group had not taken any action, Emiya herself would probably have been the only one who could have survived.
But Emilia had anticipated this scene.
A transparent force field wall unfolded in mid-air, blocking Meteor and their team in time.
Because of this, the devastation caused by the meteor was clearly revealed before them.
The flames within the crimson meteor burst forth at the moment of contact, transforming into a fiery blaze of light and heat. Its destructive kinetic energy was poured into the force field wall, causing the impenetrable wall to tremble like ripples under the earth-shattering impact, as if it would shatter in the next wave.
The heat bypassed the force field wall and swept towards Emiya and her group along the hot wind that was rushing through the camp.
Sig had simply squatted down with his head in his hands, screaming, "Mr. Emiya, can you dye your hair? Or even get a cut! Right now, your hair is fluttering in the hot wind, just like flames! It's so scary!"
But the fact that she was still able to make jokes at this moment meant that she was unharmed.
Emiya ignored her and quickly surveyed the battlefield.
There were naturally mages among the Hell Knights, and they had also relied on the force field walls they had prepared in advance to block several meteor blasts. However, the Hell Knights were much larger in size, and not all of them could benefit from the force field walls.
Even though they were heavily protected, many Hell Knights were blown high into the air by the explosion caused by the meteor blast. The lucky ones slowly landed on the ground under the protection of Feather Fall, while the unfortunate knights could only fall heavily to the ground and sink into the newly melted mud.
They had already made sufficient preparations to fight the devil - spells such as protection from fire and protection from evil had already been fully cast on them.
All of this combined only prevented them from dying on the spot.
The aftermath of the meteor explosion swept across the entire camp, countless victims fell heavily to the ground, and the burrowing zombies were blown to pieces.
Broken meat and bone residue are the rain falling from the sky, and burnt and rotten are the proof of their existence.
In an instant, the place became a living hell. The meteor explosion had indeed washed the entire camp clean.
Emiya silently watched as a priest of the enemy of the abyss fell heavily in front of him, his fully armed body shattered into pieces by the impact, his bloody hands splattered on his own shoes.
Intentionally or unintentionally, the target that was most closely watched by the Meteor Explosion Group was actually the enemy priest of the Abyss.
——Moreover, it seems that the enemy priests of the abyss did not prepare the necessary protection to defeat the devil in advance.
At the same time, the demons have already drawn their bows.
Normally, a bow's range is far inferior to a meteor blast—but now, the devil is above, and the enemy is below. Whatever the bow lacks in power, Toril's gravity more than makes up for it.
So, after the storm of fire, there is a jungle of steel.
And in the distance, amidst the chaos, all the surviving enemy sects of the Abyss did not have the courage to retaliate against the devil.
Even though they were already covered in wounds, with nearly half of them already collapsed, these people, their faces blackened by the raging fire of hell, all looked in the direction of Emiya and the others.
The steel armor on some people's bodies melted slightly, but they seemed not to feel the heart-wrenching pain and looked in the direction of Emiya.
Then, they roared at the sky like beasts that had been hungry for three days.
They were speaking Infernal, calling out to all the zombies still alive in the camp.
Then, they began to move quickly towards Emiya and the others.
In this world, distance is the boundary between life and death.
One step further away and you may be safe, but one step closer may mean death.
Emiya narrowed her eyes. "...Silver. Now it's our turn to unleash our firepower."
Among all the people present, the ones who were most hostile to them and also happened to be the weakest were none other than the members of these enemy sects of the abyss.
If you leave them alone, it won't be long before the ground is swarmed with digger zombies.
Now, the possibility that worries them most is that they will lose the space to maneuver and eventually be forced to confront forces that are far stronger than them and have their own agendas.
And the weakest Digger Zombies can do this with their corpses!
"Then, Sig, always keep the Silence spell ready. If anyone else is about to enter the range of thirteen meters, release it on them immediately. Elastrid, if a large number of zombies approach, please drive them away. Mars, please lead the way and serve as the reserve." Emilia took a deep breath and gave the order quickly.
Among the enemies present, the priest poses the most direct threat.
The holy words and blasphemous words of the priests have always been the most destructive and favorite weapons of high-level divine professionals.
Simply by reciting the prayer, any weak enemy within ten meters would be reduced to ashes—the immense power contained within was beyond the reach of willpower and physical strength. It was a direct reflection of the gap between time and accumulated faith.
And now, most people in Emiya would probably be killed by the blasphemous words of top priests or demons - even Tani, who died at their hands not long ago, might be able to do this!
—We must not let the priests of the Abyssal Enemy get close. Granted, these surviving priests are unlikely to be as strong as Tani. But if the goal is to capture Emya alive, they are perfectly weak.
Emilia might die on the spot when faced with Tani's blasphemous words, but when facing these priests, she might be paralyzed instantly.
Even if we take a step back, Emilia has no desire to experience the pain of being burned by the flames of hell - he doesn't think his body is stronger than that of a Hell Knight.
At the command of the enemy of the abyss, the vision of Emiya and his group began to be gradually squeezed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Countless burrowing worms rose from all corners of the camp. Countless corpses, not yet reanimated as undead, were pushed aside by the zombies, either from beneath or on top of them. The already chaotic camp was further thrown into disarray by this onrushing force.
They weren't dangerous. These hastily transformed undead burrowers were far weaker than they had been in life.
There are countless spells in this world, and many of them are only effective against specific groups of creatures. Undead creatures are one of the most targeted groups.
But even so, the undead were still incredibly troublesome, because when they appeared as a threat, they were often not the main force in the battle, but rather cannon fodder used to divert attention.
——In this situation, the only significance of undead creatures is to use their death to exchange for the other party's casting time and magic power.
The zombies of the digger worms can do this job perfectly.
Just as Emiya and Yin finished chanting the spell, a zombie that was severely swollen due to corruption stood between them and the enemy of the abyss, blocking the vital line of effect.
Just a brief pause, and more burrowing zombies had blocked the passage. Emiya could even smell the stench of decay on their bodies.
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