Equipment Printing School Mage

But there was no joy on Elastrid's face, instead she frowned.

She was like a hammer hitting a wall of adamantium.

She hit it, she successfully exerted her strength.

——But it’s no use.

Zariel's attack was almost completely undelayed, as if her fingers had not been struck by a blow but merely by a gentle breeze.

All Elaster succeeded in doing was to leave an imperceptible black mark on Zariel's hand, which made Zariel frown.

"boom!"

The hammer in Zariel's right hand easily broke through Elastri's obstruction, bypassing the shield and striking a dent in her chest armor. The fully-armored priest was ripped off the ground by the blow and flew up like a kite.

Emiya had anticipated that their team's strength was far from enough to deal with an enemy of the Fallen Seraph's caliber. However, she hadn't anticipated that even with their full armor, the team's priests would only be able to trade blows with Zariel!

"Ahem..."

The corners of Elastri's mouth turned red, her body visibly swayed, and she stood up with difficulty.

But that's about it.

When facing an enemy of Zariel's level, the priest of the Smiling Lady could only withstand the first blow and almost lost his combat effectiveness.

Maybe the second blow would bring her down, and the third would send her to meet the goddess.

Mars reacted extremely quickly and took a step forward when Elastri was just injured.

One hand gripped the blade, the other the hilt. The greatsword had already transformed into a gleaming spear in the light of the Holy Slash.

Zariel just wanted to move sideways to avoid the attack, but immediately forced himself to adjust his balance in the air and fell in the other direction.

The next second, at the place where Zariel had wanted to hide, an arrow that was almost as powerful as a crossbow instantly pierced through the sky and the earth, raising a large amount of dust on the ground.

Zariel avoided the fate of being shot through the head by an arrow, but at the same time, she also discovered another point.

—The young paladin's movements were unusually swift and coordinated.

The extremely common spell of Haste actually doesn't give the recipient a good experience. Otherwise, if a person's speed were truly doubled, the benefits they gain in combat would be far more than just doubled.

But the speed of Mars's movements was somewhat... strangely coordinated.

It was as if he wasn't moving faster.

——It’s that the flow of time where he is has become faster.

So much so that even though Zariel adjusted his posture several times in a very short time, Mars still aimed the tip of his sword at Zariel's knee with incredible precision during the charge.

"...!"

Seeing this, Zariel swung his left arm slightly, and the meteor hammer on it began to spin in the air. The heavy iron chain instantly wrapped around the giant sword several times.

Finally, the hundred-pound hell steel hammer head fell down heavily, finally barely deflecting the direction of the sword tip.

With a sound that was almost like cutting leather, Mars's greatsword grazed Zariel's knee, leaving only a white mark on Zariel's calf.

For the Servant of Seraphim, the armor on their body is probably just a decoration - what they can really rely on is their own body.

A body tougher than steel - this is not a metaphor or exaggeration when it comes to the Seraphic Servant.

Zariel grunted, his right foot suddenly flying up like a spring, and the next second, it had slammed heavily into Mars' chest. With a creaking sound of metal bending, a terrifying dent appeared on the fine steel breastplate, almost completely destroying it. Mars felt as if he had crashed into a mountain, and Zariel's greatsword was instantly bent into a terrifying arc.

However, the seemingly insignificant white mark almost immediately shone with a golden glow. The power of the Holy Slash successfully inflicted a moderate wound on Zariel's leg. Even with such external force, the greatsword wielded by Emiya successfully rebounded to its original shape, remaining intact. Mars was forced to retreat several steps.

Zariel frowned slightly.

She knew that a paladin of exceptional bravery had recently arrived in Eltoril, said to be unrivaled among his peers. Despite his youth, he was already considered above average among the Hell Knights.

She hadn't paid much attention to it at the time; after all, such occurrences weren't uncommon. Every year, there was always one person who stood out. She was more concerned about whether this outsider paladin would officially join the Knights of Hell and secure a place in Hell.

Zariel shook his head and shook his left arm upwards. The meteor hammer tightly wrapped around the giant sword began to flow again, and the entire giant sword floated upwards uncontrollably.

If Mars did not give up his weapon in time, he would be immediately thrown off balance by the attack and then hit on the head.

But Mars was more decisive than Zariel had expected.

He had even dropped his sword when Zariel's left arm turned, and his hands were placed on his waist. Seeing this, Zariel showed no mercy and simply swung the meteor hammer and the greatsword forward together. Amid the sound of the clattering iron chains, Zariel's attack came like a tsunami.

Mars' right hand moved away from his waist and made a gesture.

Mars hardly uses a shield, naturally because his force field shield is always in his mind!

An almost colorless force field shield opened in front of him, and the flying giant sword was first bounced aside. Even though the fallen angel's hammer advanced all the way and successfully tore through the protection of the force field shield, when it finally landed on Mars' right shoulder, it could only make his body shake.

"...Disgusting Secret Fire Knight, he has more tricks than anyone else!" Zariel spat fiercely in dissatisfaction.

The paladins of Mystra have always been like this - the paladins themselves are famous for their tenacity, and the Knights of Secret Fire who possess both divine and arcane magic in the Magic Church are even more notorious among the devils.

She originally wanted to continue attacking, but the next second, her face turned dark, and she had to flap her wings again to temporarily distance herself from Emiya and the others.

The rain of arrows was already following again. If Zariel stayed even a moment longer, he would be pierced like a sieve.

She dared to take Mars's sword and Holy Slash head-on. But the rain of arrows from the Seraphic Servant was a completely different matter. Even if it was just a diversionary fire, she didn't want to be hit even once.

Even after a brief moment of fighting, Zariel's space was once again gone. She immediately retreated, flying through the air in a dizzying zigzag pattern, successfully avoiding the pursuers from the sky. Then, she raised her head and shouted, "Thinking you can kill me with an arrow from thousands of meters away is a bit too arrogant!"

However, if it weren't for the rain of arrows following her like a shadow, she would not have been able to completely capture the two young men in such a hurry.

Emiya seized this precious opportunity and placed a force field wall in front of them, giving them some breathing space.

Although Alestria and Mars were at a disadvantage, they were not yet completely defeated. It was time to move on to the next stage. Emiya immediately used her incredible skills to repair Alestria and Mars' armor, freeing them from the oppression of the deformed armor plates. She then forged a makeshift shield from the remaining burrowing beetle shells in her storage bag and placed it in Mars' hands. She shouted into the distance, "Church of Amaunator! Even now, you still won't take action?! Even Zariel is one of your kin?"

Almost at the same time, as if in response to his words, the light and shadow on the ground shook slightly for a moment.

From the beginning, the Church of Amaunator never took action.

——But they are not actually just watching from the sidelines.

It’s just that the divine magic they were preparing to release took too long.

At this moment, the preparations of the Church of Amaunator were finally completed.

More than a dozen senior priests raised the holy emblem together.

All the light in the world that you see comes to life at the same time.

Light is more like a phenomenon to mortals, and the flow of light cannot be accurately perceived by mortal senses.

But at this moment, Emiya did feel it - the light was flowing under the guidance of the Church of Amaunator.

The radiance emanating from Metatron was diverted by the priests of the Church of Amaunator. They directed all the light within sight to flow towards a single point in the sky.

"...!"

Zariel sensed the danger immediately.

She is a Seraph who prefers melee combat and doesn't even usually carry a bow and arrow. This is usually not a problem, because with her unparalleled mobility, even a distance of several thousand meters is just a step away.

However, the restriction that Bayer had placed before evacuating was fatal at this moment - Zariel's mobility was instantly reduced by half, so that she was in such a state of disarray when facing siege from all sides!

How fast does light flow?

Just as Zariel realized that the Church of Amaunator had taken action, all the light on the earth was absorbed by that tiny point of light.

The next second, that tiny speck of light expanded across the heavens and earth. In a flash, its size expanded to the point where it filled everyone's field of vision. Its dazzling brilliance forced everyone nearby to turn their heads away, while the blazing heat gushing out made everyone feel as if they were in hell.

The sun, the companion.

In the land of Elturgard, there are many celestial bodies and strange objects that seek to claim the title of Glory.

At this moment, the Church of Amaunator finally took out their trump card to compete with their former partner.

Mars clutched his injured chest and breathed heavily. "Dregos's Sun Rising Technique. ...Dregos O'Ender, the founder of the Cult of the Rising Sun, once allowed his followers to witness the so-called miracle of Amaunator's ascension and return—a brand new sun rose in the sky, eclipsing even the real sun. Some in Candlekeep had originally speculated that the so-called miracle was merely a more powerful divine spell. Now it seems...?"

"This magic is of the same lineage as the other magics of Amaunator—" Silver said dissatisfiedly. "You saw the sun? No, what you normally see is not the sun, but merely its light. And the magic of Amaunator requires the use of light itself. The light that would otherwise enter your eyes has been diverted by the Church of Amaunator, so you naturally mistakenly believe that the sun has dimmed. In reality, the sun is still there, you just can't see it."

The new sun was rapidly climbing in the sky, and the heat it emitted was quickly gathered again, causing the radiance to surge again. Everyone except Yin had to turn their eyes away.

Zariel took a deep breath and shouted in Infernal.

Thus, the Companion Sun, which stood quietly in the air, was urged to its highest power by Zariel, and began to absorb all the light in the world like a black hole, and entangled with the Sun-Rising Technique with all its strength.

However, Zariel glanced sideways at the Church of Amaunator and shook his head.

She was well aware of the divine arts of the Church of Lathander - if the Cult of the Rising Sun fought tooth and nail and used the divine arts of the high-level Shield of Lathander, even Zariel would be helpless in the short term.

Finally, her gaze returned to Emiya and the others.

This team is still the weakest point on the battlefield.

If one wants to make the Forsaken's actions go wrong, Emilia is still the only possibility.

At this moment, the Hell Knights finally arrived in front of Emilia and others.

They lined up neatly, stood in front of the force field wall, and silently blocked Zariel's way.

Zariel was stunned for a moment and had to flap his wings to change direction and try to bypass them.

During this brief delay, Dregos's Sun Ascension Technique finally reached its final stage.

The sun's rays, which penetrated the heavens and the earth, no longer poured their power aimlessly in all directions.

Quite the contrary. To Emiya and the others, the enormous ball of light created by the Yang-raising Technique seemed to vanish from the world. The world once again fell into darkness, without a single ray of light to enter their sight. It was as if even time had stood still. In that moment of silence, it was as if the entire world was holding its breath, awaiting the awakening of some terrifying power.

The next second, a destructive pillar of light suddenly emerged from the world. Like a bolt of lightning ripped from the void, it surged forth with unstoppable force. A constant stream of radiance, like a torrent, spread relentlessly across the world, illuminating the form of the Sun-Rising Technique anew. Even the mere streaks of light escaping through the air illuminated the world like the surface of the sun. The pillar of light, like a dragon of light piercing heaven and earth, instantly dispelled the darkness. Wherever it passed, it seemed as if even space itself was scorched and distorted.

At this moment, Yin curled his lips in dissatisfaction, but still stretched out his hand in Zariel's direction and lightly tapped. An invisible and colorless wall suddenly appeared in front of Zariel.

Zariel was flying through the air, but at that moment, she felt a sudden pain in the part of her body that was hit by Alestria, and her flight direction deviated slightly.

So, Zariel, who was moving at full speed to avoid the Yang Sheng Jutsu, plunged into the range of the Wall of Time.

Her lightning-fast speed suddenly slowed down without any warning, while the destructive light column of the Yang Sheng Technique was still moving forward steadily at her previous speed and trajectory. However, even when this light column poured into the Wall of Time, there was suddenly some disturbance.

Seeing this, the Hell Knights and Mars raised their Moonlight Swords without hesitation and pushed this wonderful magic weapon to the highest overload gear in one breath.

More than a dozen clear moonlight rays instantly passed through the wall of time and hit the place where Zariel was previously.

The attack speed of the Moonlight Sword was fast enough, but when Zariel was running fast, they had no way to lock onto Zariel's position in time!

Then, the beam of light escaped the influence of the wall of time before Zariel did, locking onto her front. When Zariel rushed out of the influence of the wall of time, the radiance of the Sun-raising Technique almost instantly struck her head—

In other words, caught off guard, Zariel almost completely rushed into the range of the Yang-raising Technique.

Next, no matter how she accelerated and circled, she could not escape the radiation of the Yang Shengshu.

Then, Zariel suddenly stopped and was silent during the Yang Raising Technique.

Only at this moment, the rain of arrows that had been following him like a shadow suddenly stopped.

At that moment, Aimiya thought she could smell the sizzling sound of flesh turning to charcoal, and even hoped that perhaps the evil demon would be annihilated in this blow. They might not be able to capture Zariel alive, but it would be good to drive her away.

However, Emilia realized the next moment that she was overthinking it.

In the light of the Sun-Rising Technique, a dark green light shield slowly rose up and enveloped Zariel's entire body.

The seemingly unmatched Yang-raising Technique was slowly and steadily pushed away from Zariel's body by this dark green light shield, and could no longer affect her in the slightest. The Hell Knight's second round of moonlight bombardment was also blocked.

Even though Emilia had not yet reached the eighth ring, he was still aware of the anti-magic field on Zariel.

In Faerun, not every spell can single-handedly alter the dynamics of a battlefield, forcing everyone present to rethink their strategies.

Unfortunately, the anti-magic field is one of them.

This spell arbitrarily suppresses the effects of all magic. Most magical items, no matter how valuable, will turn into scrap metal in the anti-magic field. Only true artifacts can survive.

In this anti-magic field, the more naturally powerful a creature is, the greater advantage it has!

And a fallen servant of the Seraph God is even more invincible.

The armor on Zariel's body had been almost burned by the Sun-Rising Technique, and her body was now covered with terrible burn marks left by the Moonlight Sword and the Sun-Rising Technique.

Her breathing became heavy for the first time.

Zariel casually wrapped the meteor hammer in his left hand around his arm - this weapon had become ineffective in the anti-magic field and turned into ordinary iron.

However, the hammer in her right hand still gleamed brightly.

This unexpected change made the Hell Knights' mages change their expressions. They had planned to use the force field wall to completely trap Zariel, but now they had to abandon the spells they had prepared - the force field wall could exist in the anti-magic field, but it could not be released in the anti-magic field.

The buff spells on Zariel also dissipated due to the anti-magic field, and his strength and speed were reduced.

——However, mortals will be affected even more.

The mages among the Hell Knights wisely stopped their mounts.

With their physique, even if they just brushed past Zariel, they would be left half dead.