Summoning the Holy Sword

In that instant, everyone lifted their heads instinctively. Three beams of holy light burst through the clouds and into the sky. Then, strong gales dispersed every layer of cloud and presented a clean, night sky before their eyes. However, it was different this time. There were three ritual circles hovering above, which shrouded the entire sky and endless golden lines extended to the horizon. The radiances from every sacred rune were as bright as the full moon. They were rules from the past, present, and future and they coalesced to form the most glorious poem and praise.

That was from the source of the Rule of Light and the core of the Holy Poem, which was recorded and engraved in every corner of the rule framework on this continent. Up until this moment, it was summoned to display the power of the world with everything it had.

“That’s the——!”

This was the first time Cullen revealed a horrified expression as he stared in the direction of the fortress. Not only him, but the Undead Creatures around him were also flabbergasted. They might hold high positions and were scheming, but now, they stood on the spot and gazed into the night sky blankly.

A silver-whitish line that was as thin as a finger projected from the sky and shone on one of the Skeletal Troll. It appeared harmless because the Skeletal Troll continued to move forward while the Undead Creatures on its shoulders were unaffected. But shortly after, they knew that they had made the wrong choice.

The runes that had filled the night sky shone.

“Au mo si ter lor.”

After the final rune lit up, dazzling golden radiance from the three ritual circles flickered. Shortly after, the most sacred powers in this world coalesced and erupted.

A ten-meters, brilliant light beam descended from above and silver-whitish flames spread in all directions like the rushing tide as soon as it struck the ground. The Undead Creatures in its range couldn’t escape the flames’ devour and before they left a final trace of their presence in this world, they were instantly swept away. The light torrent gushed and nothing could stop its assault.

Clang!

“Perhaps you may think that we’ve won the battle. But I’m sorry to tell you that this is still far from it. Do you still remember how it felt during the battle? I’m confident that you will be extremely familiar with that feeling in the future and that will be the most common situation for us.”

“But Sir Overlord.”

Frederick stood up and said.

“Previously, even though we indeed struggled to deal with the Undead Creatures, didn’t you activate the statues? They’re so powerful, which instantly eliminated tens of thousands of the enemies and forced them off. If we continue with this arrangement, how can they defeat us?”

“Their retreat is only temporary because they aren’t prepared for this situation, Mr. Frederick.”

“But, Sir Overlord, it affects the troops to retreat all of a sudden. Besides, their internal department will…”

“Mr. Frederick.”

Rhode gestured to interrupt.

“We’re talking about the Undead Creatures here. Their morales will not fall, and neither will they feel disheartened. They only have one belief and it is to charge forward, fight, and reap deaths. That is why I’m confident that they won’t be hesitant and wavered by the formidable holy spears. Besides, the Holy Maiden Statues aren’t invincible and they have their weaknesses.”

“Weaknesses?”

“Yes.”

Rhode spread his arms apart.

“They need time to store their powers and the range which their holy spears cover is limited. Each attack requires a charging time of 10 minutes. If the Undead Creatures capture the timing accurately, we will still be overwhelmed. I believe that the enemy commander has realized this, which was why they retreated.”

“In other words, if you have more of the statues, we would be able to drive them out of your territory?”

Rhode gazed curiously at Frederick because he didn’t expect that this young man would possess the players’ line of thoughts. After all, no one around Rhode had thought of this shameless tactic. Rhode nodded firmly.

“Logically speaking, that’s right. The Holy Maiden Statues are ancient heritages which possess the holy rule powers of the Light Dragon Soul protection. If I have more of them, we can definitely force the enemies off. But it’s a pity that I can’t create that many of them in reality.”

“Why is that so? Sir Overlord?”

This time, it was another commander who asked. Rhode looked at him meaningfully and shrugged.

“It’s simple. Money.”

“… Huh?”

Perhaps due to Rhode’s overly ‘simple and direct’ answer, everyone stared blankly with widened eyes. They returned to their senses, but couldn’t figure out why.

“Creating a Holy Maiden Statue requires six million gold coins and a huge number of magic crystals and expensive gems. I’ve spent almost everything to make these three Holy Maiden Statues and I can’t afford anymore of them,” Rhode said.

The commander nodded and said, “I see. May I ask how long does it take to make one Holy Maiden Statue?”

“One can be built in less than half a month if everything is done quickly.”

Rhode believed that his ability to lie through his teeth had absolutely reached the Legendary Stage too.

The commander nodded in agreement and sat down. Rhode observed that some thoughts were going through their heads, but he didn’t expose them. Instead, he advised them not to let loose over the next few days and at the same time, requested them to behave like the Vampires—sleep in the morning and work at night. The Undead Army detested the holy powers of the Light Dragon Soul’s protection and wouldn’t possibly attack in the day, especially in this situation where there was a huge difference in their strength in the enchanted field. After a few moments, Rhode dismissed the meeting and everyone departed. However, Rhode was aware that they definitely had something to discuss in private. But it was fine too since this was part of the ‘998’ sales plan that Gillian and he had discussed.

It seems like everything is going rather smoothly.

Mini Bubble Gum and Canary smiled as they approached Rhode. They didn’t turn up for the battle today, which was one of the reasons why the battle was tough. For the sake of safety, Rhode appointed Canary to provide a certain amount of assistance from the Mage Tower. However, they would need to conserve their energy just in case the Night Wyvern attacked. It was due to this that he revealed one of his trump cards so soon. If the cunning and meticulous Lich believed that Rhode had been forced to the edge of the cliff, Rhode wouldn’t mind showing him the other trump cards in his hands.

“What’s wrong? Is anything the matter?”

“Do you still remember the Dark Elves you’ve seen earlier, Rhode?”

“Yes. What about them?”

Rhode vaguely remembered. After he returned to the fortress to prepare for the battle, he had thrown this matter to the back of his head. It seemed that there were some troubles?

“Don’t tell me you let them slip away?”

“Nope, Leader.”

Mini Bubble Gum shook her head hurriedly. Then, she displayed a proud grin.

“But we’ve captured one of them. Do you wanna check it out?”