Summoning the Holy Sword

This battle was equally tough for Grazite and Rhode’s groups as they struggled to break free from the vicious circle. Magic spells and spiritual spells clashed as blades confronted one another. The Glabrezus were becoming desperate under the attacks of Canary and Celestina, while Gracier and Madaras also played tricks behind their backs.

On the other hand, Rhode wasn’t having an easy time either.

Even though Mini Bubble Gum was providing support from the back and he had Shira as his sword, he only managed to reach a draw with Grazite. Of course, Grazite hadn’t unleashed all his strength and was still attempting to escape. Anyway, he had plenty of time to come up with new ways to destroy these bast*rds who provoked him. But now, he was extremely weak. If he were any other devil, he would have already caused a ruckus. But Grazite was special. Since he was known as the ‘devil who most resembled demons’, he had many more considerations and did not resort to risky actions. The supporting metal guards were destroyed during the battle between him and Rhode. Even though the metal guards were level 60 BOSSes of this floor, they didn’t stand a chance against the mighty Devil Monarch.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The holy sword clashed with the snake-shaped blade, forcing Rhode to retreat and dodge the splashing acid. Even though he was under the barrier of Mini Bubble Gum’s [Elemental Protection], he had no intention of meeting force with force. He swiftly released three shadow clones while Shira took his place instantly, brandishing the large, scarlet blade at Grazite’s waist along in the blustering gales. Grazite’s eyes glinted, swinging down the shield in his hand. Clang! The rasp screeched in their ears and they took a few steps back. Grazite pointed a finger forward, emitting a maroon beam from the ring and hitting Shira directly. She stiffened as layers of rock grew over her body. But at the next moment, she felt a gentle breeze against her face. Then, the rocks fell off her body and she broke free from the petrification. Canary retracted her hand, welcoming Grazite’s raging gaze. She raised her right hand and strings of fireballs and blustering whirlwind became the theme of the battle.

It isn’t time yet.

Rhode retreated, staring attentively at Grazite. The two remaining Glabrezus were still alive, but it wasn’t because Canary and Celestina couldn’t defeat them. Even though they were only elite creatures, they became quite a handful after tensing up. But it wouldn’t usually take this long to eliminate them. In fact, Rhode had already received Angelina’s report through their contractual connection. At this moment, Erin and she were on their way to the Deepest Labyrinth. Just a while more and Rhode would have two more powerful reinforcements. He came up with an idea after hearing the report from Marlene before. He had never expected to face a Devil Monarch like Grazite in this adventure. Besides, he knew that there would be difficulties facing Grazite with his current party. Marlene was occupied with her work while Gillian was nowhere near them. God knew how long they needed to arrive here. This was why Rhode decided on his new assistants after learning that the Moon Princess was on her way to find him. Rhode was confident that Erin would provide assistance as she was a person of Order, after all. It wouldn’t be justifiable for her to not attack the Devil Monarch of Chaos. With her support, Rhode was sure that the weakened Grazite couldn’t escape, which was also why he got Canary and Celestina to delay time. Both sides needed more time. Grazite had to come up with ways to flee from this predicament, while Rhode had to wait for Erin’s arrival to capture that Devil Monarch.

“Damn it!”

Just as Rhode predicted, Grazite became agitated and restless as time passed. Grazite realized that the plane signal restricting him wasn’t destroyed yet. Even though he still had two Glabrezus on his side and the other devils were also attacking the enemies, that wasn’t what he needed. Other than feeling worried that he would be defeated, another reason was that in the main plane, they, as creatures of Chaos, couldn’t replenish their strength. Therefore the longer the battle dragged on, the worse the situation would end up for him. Who knew what would happen if this stalemate continued!

“Masr, kiau, loy!”

[1] In the Warring States period of Chinese history, the Battle of Guìlíng was fought between the states of Qí and Wei. In 354 BC, an army from Wèi was laying siege to Handan, the capital of the State of Zhao. Zhao turned to Qi for assistance the following year and Qi’s co-commanders, Tian Ji and Sun Bin, led an army to rescue Zhao.