The villain daughter did all kinds of things

This is all thanks to Yulia's continuous efforts over the past two years and the film's promotional campaign.

In the eyes of the residents of Locke City, there are now not only the heroine Yulia, but also Judy, the ace commander of the demon tide extermination, and Miss Melson in the fusion stage. How could they possibly lose to a mere level 5 demon tide?

This is why, even though the federal government had advised the residents of Locke City to evacuate, the vast majority of residents were unwilling to leave.

Not only do they have to defend their homes, but many hot-blooded men have even bought magic guns to practice at home these past two days, intending to do their part in fighting the demonic tide, at least to protect their families in case of unexpected danger.

And what about Emery?

Since she already knew the enemy's detailed information based on the original game, she was naturally prepared for the sudden dark cloud looming over the city.

Although the dark clouds were only blocking out the sunlight and posed no real danger, Amelie was still quite displeased to see Locke City, which she had always considered her private garden, suddenly darken.

So, to Judy's rather surprised gaze, Emery picked up the magical communicator, an undisguised smug smile playing on her lips, and gave orders to her technical team:

I say... Light! Dispel the darkness!

This message was not only transmitted as an instruction to Emery's technical team, but was also broadcast to almost all the residents of Locke City.

So the residents curiously looked up in the direction of Blue Star Film and Television, and saw that, in the blurry image, there seemed to be a lump of iron flying up from the top of the Blue Star Film and Television building, hovering in the air.

Then, hum!

The spherical iron lump trembled and then emitted a bright light. The intense white light brought tears to the eyes of many curious residents who looked over, and it also illuminated the dark city of Locke once again.

Judy's strength meant she was no longer afraid of such harmless bright light. She stared at the big metal lump for a while and quickly understood what it was.

It wasn't anything particularly advanced; it was just a large magical device that could float in the air, using a high-quality light-attribute magic crystal to unleash a powerful illumination spell.

It might be quite difficult for people in small cities to play this game, but for Emerald, with her financial and technical resources, it's like a big toy.

"You anticipated this situation?"

Judy asked the question aloud, but she was genuinely puzzled.

Emerald was far too well-prepared and too confident in this demonic surge, as if she herself had created it for some purpose...

Of course, even if the truth were true, Judy wouldn't report Emerald. On the contrary, she would help Emerald cover up and destroy evidence. The two were already deeply bound by common interests. Judy was even hoping to marry Popeye someday, at which point Emerald would be her sister.

"To be precise, it should be said that it's better to be prepared."

However, the fact that Julia is the heroine of Destiny and the original game is top secret, and Emerald certainly wouldn't tell Judy, so she could only continue to boast about her own brilliance and wit:

"After receiving the general information about this demonic tide, I guessed that this kind of aerial demonic tide might cause the city to be completely blocked from sunlight... So I had someone make this little sun overnight as a backup, and it turns out that I was right! Wahahaha..."

"Really……"

This explanation was equally reasonable, and Judy had no doubts.

Those familiar with Emerald are used to her practice of preparing answers before questions arise, and even now, many believe that Emerald's innate magic allows her to predict the future to some extent.

Two more days passed, and as the power of the demonic tide continued to gather, the appearance of the demonic tide lord became clearer.

It was a hemispherical object, with the spherical surface on top and the flat surface on the bottom. The spherical surface was a large, eerie, writhing mass of dark red flesh, while the flat surface had a honeycomb-like structure with countless, densely packed holes about one meter in diameter.

Looking at the images transmitted back by the reconnaissance magic device, Judy's expression became somewhat solemn, while Emery felt a weight lifted from her heart.

Just like in the original game, the level 5 Demon Tide Lord that Yulia will face when she breaks through is still the same thing. All the methods she prepared in advance can be put to use. If she's lucky, she can even catch a big fish.

"It is a nest-type lord."

Judy's solemn expression stemmed from her extensive experience in suppressing demonic tides.

This type of lair-type lord is arguably the kind of demonic lord Judy least wants to face.

As the name suggests, a lair-type lord is a demonic lord who has transformed itself into a lair and merged with the entire demonic tide.

This kind of demonic tide will not contain the miscellaneous demonic creatures found in ordinary demonic tides, and the combat power of the lord's core body will also be slightly weaker.

But the real power of a lair-type lord lies not in itself, but in its ability to continuously transform the power of the magical tide into individual soldiers, much like a large biological arsenal.

These individual soldiers, born from nest-type lords, are often stronger, more cunning, more ferocious, and fearless than monsters born from normal demonic tides. They can even execute tactical coordination under the command of nest-type lords.

Simply put, other types of demon lords leading monsters into battle are like a very capable leader leading a bunch of mindless underlings charging around randomly. They often appear very weak when facing organized and tactically sound human armies.

While a demonic tide with a lair-type lord may not be as well-organized and tactically advanced as a battle-hardened human elite army, it still possesses a certain level of military prowess. Defeating such a demonic tide often results in greater losses than defeating a regular demonic tide, sometimes by several times.

Fortunately, Judy soon discovered that Emery was still very confident, and her slight worry quickly dissipated.

Judy's repeated collaborations have given her considerable trust in Emerald's abilities.

However, Judy quickly informed her subordinates about the demonic tide and reminded them not to treat this mission as a way to gain merit. She stressed that they should never be careless and should be fully alert to face the enemy attack.

Finally, as the Demon Tide Lord fully took shape, the strange demonic power above Locke City almost dissipated, leaving only a huge hemispherical honeycomb floating there.

It's coming; a level 5 demonic tide is about to strike.

Chapter 216 The First Battle of the Heavenly Winged Saintess

Once the demonic tide truly began its invasion, the first thing to press down on Locke City was the dark clouds in the sky.

The hemispherical, honeycomb-shaped Demon Tide Lord was located at an altitude of about 5000 meters in the air. The black clouds blocking the sunlight above Locke City were at an altitude of about 1200 meters. The small sun that Amelie launched into the air later for temporary lighting was at an altitude of 800 meters.

Now, the dark clouds pressed down, and in just a few minutes, the bright little sun was completely swallowed up by the dark clouds, plunging Locke City into darkness once again.

"Let's begin, just proceed according to plan."

On the rooftop of the Blue Star Film and Television Building, Emerald was the first to act. She walked directly into the air step by step, and on the fifth step, she changed into her magical costume. A white robe with gold trim, in the style of a nun's dress, was put on her body, and a pair of large, snow-white wings appeared on her back.

After changing her clothes, Emery's ascent speed increased significantly, and she reached an altitude of about 500 meters in the blink of an eye, facing the dark clouds pressing down from the sky alone.

Instead of immediately making a move, Emerald took out her communication magic device and gave another instruction to Sulina, who was already prepared:

"Remember, senior, no matter what happens or what you see, don't leave the stage I've prepared for you."

"I understand."

Su Lina obediently responded, her voice filled with no fear, only determination.

"That's good……"

Amelie took a deep breath and adjusted her communication magic device, changing her private message to Sulina into a city-wide broadcast to Locke City.

Then, she stretched out her hand, pointed to the rolling black clouds pressing down from the sky, and said loudly in a holy and ethereal voice:

"I say! The holy light will shatter the darkness!"

This behavior of broadcasting melodramatic lines to the whole city before unleashing a skill doesn't actually enhance the skill's effect, but it makes Emery feel great and has immense emotional value.

"Her arrogant side really hasn't changed at all..."

Judy, who had seen Emerald quite a few times at the academy, smiled wryly, but her eyes were fixed on Emerald's fingertips.

A thin but very bright beam of light shot out from Emerald's fingertip, tearing through the dark clouds as easily as a sharp sword piercing through rags, and shooting straight into the depths of the clouds.

The light was powerful, but piercing and breaking through were two different concepts. Although Judy's strength had not yet reached the Fusion stage, she had seen many battles between Fusion stage experts and did not believe that Emery could break through the black cloud with just this one strike.

As expected, the light did not directly pierce the dark cloud, but after piercing through it, it accurately struck another entity within the cloud.

That little sun that brought light to Locke City for more than three days, which had just been swallowed up.

The small sun had dimmed to the point of almost going out, and its alloy shell was severely corroded. It was estimated that it would disappear completely into the dark clouds in another 2 to 3 minutes at most.

But now things are different. As the light from Emeryte’s fingertips struck the little sun, it was as if a star that had truly gone out had been relit, burning itself almost to ashes in an instant, while simultaneously bursting forth with unparalleled light and heat.

Astronomically, this phenomenon is called a supernova explosion. Of course, the explosion of the small sun is not comparable to a real supernova explosion, but it still released enough light and heat energy to severely damage a town. It almost instantly blew away the dark clouds in the sky, allowing the sunlight to shine on Locke City again, and allowing the people in the city to clearly see the real enemy in the sky.

That enormous, hemispherical beehive.

Amelie's use of the small sun to break through the dark clouds seemed effortless, but for a level 5 demonic lord, the dark clouds pressing down on the city were merely a probing attack. For a powerhouse of this level, destroying cities and towns and altering terrain were commonplace once they engaged in serious combat.

If Emerald were facing a level 5 Demon Tide Lord who excels in head-on combat, the opponent would probably have already charged forward fiercely and engaged Emerald in a great battle.

However, the giant hive is a nest-type lord, and it is not good at fighting head-on with beings of the same level. It is better at massing troops.

Whoosh whoosh!

The first to move was the honeycomb section on the lower plane of the hemisphere, where a large number of insect eggs, each about 1 meter long, shot out from the round holes in the honeycomb structure and rained down on the ground.

That wasn't the end of it. Soon, the fleshy part above the hemisphere also stirred. Suddenly, pustules rapidly swelled up on the surface of the fleshy part. Then, the pustules burst open, and huge demonic bees, about the size of humans, swooped down towards the ground amidst buzzing sounds.

Many residents of Locke City who witnessed this scene turned pale, and those with low tolerance for vomiting couldn't help but vomit.

There was no way around it; the monsters released by the Hive Lord looked extremely disgusting, and the aura of demonic energy they carried instilled fear in ordinary people even from thousands of meters away.

However, the residents of Locke City only experienced some physical discomfort. They did not show any particular panic, and even though their faces were pale, their eyes shone with a unique confidence.

Some mothers were even whispering comfort to their children who were about to cry:

"Don't be afraid... It's just a mere demonic tide. Lady Julia and Lady Emery will definitely be able to defeat it."

Amelie certainly did not disappoint the residents who believed in her.

She still wore that slightly disdainful smile, but her snow-white wings behind her were spread wide, and feathers shot out, almost instantly covering the entire sky above Locke City.

Then, that ethereal and sacred voice rang out again on the city's public address system:

"Holy light will block evil, purify evil, and shatter evil! Drink!"

Emerald extended both palms, making a pushing motion towards the sky, and immediately a golden holy shield was generated in front of her, protecting an area with a radius of at least several hundred meters.

Then, the snow-white feathers that Amelie had shot at all around Locke City also vibrated. The magic power stored in the feathers beforehand began to be consumed, and the inscribed Lohid Copying Technique was activated simultaneously, causing the same holy shields to appear all over Locke City, like golden holy umbrellas, protecting the entire sky of Locke City.

"this is……"

Judy showed surprise for the first time. Even though she had seen many Fusion Stage experts take action during the Demon Tide Extermination War, this was the first time she had ever seen someone protect an entire city with a single move.

"Just how many trump cards are you hiding... Emerald?"

Shaking her head to clear her mind of the jumbled thoughts, Judy quickly returned to her post, ready for battle—it should be her troops' turn to go into action next.

As expected, the falling bees and insect eggs crashed into Amelie's golden shield like raindrops on an umbrella. Then, like food that had jumped into a frying pan, these monsters screamed and burned, quickly being burned to nothing.

The horde of monsters that swarmed in like a torrential downpour seemed to be dealt with by Emery in a single move.

"Oh my gosh... Miss is invincible!"

"Is this the power of a Fusion Stage expert? As expected, what they showed in the movies was real. Even such a terrifying dragon was shot down by the young lady with a single blow. The mere demonic tide is even more worthless!"

Many residents of Locke City cheered, as if the battle against the demonic tide had already been won.

But the experienced Judy didn't think so. She not only had her men prepare, but also sent some soldiers to remind the people to quickly return to their shelters and take refuge. The real battle was just beginning, and those who were not capable of fighting should not stand outside and watch the excitement.

Many people didn't understand what Judy meant and hesitated for a moment, but they quickly realized what she meant.

Emerald's shield covering the entire city is indeed powerful; it is indestructible in the face of the demonic tide and can even directly destroy any monsters that collide with it.

However, this shield is not a single piece. Even a powerhouse in the Fusion stage would find it impossible to create such a large shield on their own. Emeryt created this large shield by simultaneously casting spells using more than 200 feathers as independent spellcasting units and then piecing the more than 200 shields together.

No matter what it is, anything pieced together will never be as good as a whole, and this large shield of Emerald is no exception.

At least in the gaps between adjacent shields, the strength is relatively weaker, and it is possible for monsters to force their way through.

The lair lord who controlled the entire monster horde quickly noticed this as well, and immediately all the monster bees made their target very clear: to squeeze into the gaps in the shield.

The first few hundred demonic bees were quickly burned to ashes by the holy light, but even more demonic bees immediately swarmed in.

Finally, the rate at which the demonic bees were burned in the gaps of the shield gradually began to fall behind the relentless charge of the demonic bees. Some demonic bees began to rush into Locke City like mosquitoes and flies squeezing into a house through a window crack in summer.

However, before these demonic bees could begin their rampage, they were met with dense anti-aircraft fire from Judy's well-prepared forces.

Judy had already spotted the gaps between the connected shields as weak points in the defense, and had already ordered her men to lock their weapons onto those areas. Now, she immediately unleashed a barrage of fire.

Previously, seeing how quickly these demonic bees would be obliterated upon impacting the holy shield, the officers and soldiers of Judy's unit had assumed that these demonic bees were not very strong, at most comparable to awakened mages.

However, after actually engaging in anti-aircraft fire, the officers and soldiers realized they were wrong... The reason these demon bees had died in large numbers was not because they were weak, but because Amelie was too strong.

These demonic bees are far more powerful than any awakened mage could ever fight; each of them possesses combat strength equivalent to a dragon-level monster!

After all, this is a level 5 demonic tide! Not only is the strength of the demonic tide lord at the level of an ancient dragon, but the strength of the ordinary monsters in the demonic tide is also far superior to that of a low-level demonic tide.

Fortunately, Judy's judgment was accurate; otherwise, even a tiny number of demon bees could have caused heavy casualties among the city's residents.

Even now, the situation remains far from optimistic.

Judy's troops' anti-aircraft firepower mainly consists of fixed, high-speed, rapid-fire magic guns, similar to the anti-aircraft machine guns or anti-aircraft cannons on Blue Star in Amelie's previous life. Their main means of killing are high-speed steel spikes and magic bullets with fire attributes.

While most flying monsters are highly mobile, their defense is often not very high, and this level of firepower is enough to kill them directly.

But this time, the attacking bees are different.

Their bodies are extremely hard, comparable to high-quality man-made alloys. When the steel nails fired from the magic gun hit them, they will basically only deform and break after exploding into sparks, making it difficult to cause damage, unless you are lucky enough to hit vital organs such as wings and eyes directly.

The fire-attribute magic bullets, which were the most numerous, were also ineffective. Although the force of the explosion could knock the magic bees off balance, the high temperature could not damage their bodies. They could adjust their posture and recover after a few seconds.

On the contrary, a few ice-attribute magic bullets were quite effective. The ice mist after they exploded could freeze the magic bees, causing them to lose their ability to fly for a short time. After falling, they were completely shattered by the Federation soldiers who swarmed them with powerful melee magic weapons such as axes and sledgehammers.

However, ice-attribute magic bullets were ultimately few in number, and high-speed steel spikes and fire-attribute magic bullets were unlikely to completely kill the magic bees. Judy had no choice but to order all the aerial mages in the unit to take to the air and engage the magic bees in melee combat with close-quarters weapons.