allonlinenovel Chapter 159 Appearance
Chapter 159 Appearance
"coming."
Gray watched as the gray-robed cultists finally revealed themselves, a smile playing on his lips, ready to move at any moment.
On the main battlefield, large groups of gray-robed men appeared, forming a dark mass, coming from behind the rebel army.
The rebel soldiers were puzzled by the appearance of the cultists, but breathed a sigh of relief when they saw them fighting with the black-robed men who were helping them.
As long as they come to help our side, that's good. If the royal family can bring in reinforcements, then they certainly can too.
Although the origins of the reinforcements from both sides were unclear, there was no time to concern oneself with such matters on the battlefield filled with the smoke of gunpowder.
The appearance of these grey-robed cultists made the already tense atmosphere on the battlefield even heavier. Their steps were light and eerie, as if they were isolated from the clamor of the battlefield, walking in a deep shadow.
The number of grey-robed men was dozens of times that of the servants, and the battlefield presented a situation where several cultists besieged the servants.
The Demon Order is a behemoth whose numbers are far beyond what the Shadow Court can match head-on, even if it is just a faction, and a relatively weak one at that, and it only has a small number of servants in Saint-Tian.
However, the individual combat strength of the Shadow Court attendants far surpasses that of the cultists.
Most of the believers in the Demon Order are only first or second-tier professionals. Compared to the Shadow Court, these "mass-produced" cultists seem like a bunch of charlatans.
Cultists offer negative emotions or even their souls to the demons they worship in order to gain power through sacrificial rituals.
However, this method has significant limitations.
Cult members participating in a sacrificial ritual often number in the dozens or even hundreds, and each person receives very little demonic power.
In a world where most creatures cannot possess magic to become professionals, this amount of power is sufficient, enough to crush non-professionals underfoot.
However, when faced with stronger professionals, the demonic power of the "mass-produced" cultists is insufficient, especially when dealing with the Shadow Court Attendants.
The Shadow Court has only been around for a little over ten years (starting from the time Alpha was rescued), and has fewer than seven hundred servants.
However, there is a connection between the entire Demon Shadow Court, known as the "Demon King's Familia".
The terrifying aspect of a Demon King lies not only in its own combat power, but also in its ability to grant power to others and recruit them as its own followers.
This kind of power bestowal is unlike that of the Demon Cult, which can "mass produce" cultists, but its advantage lies in the formidable individual strength of each "Demon King's Familia," especially the Familia whose power is personally bestowed by the Demon King.
The familiars created by the Demon Kings through their own magic are all elite soldiers under their command. In the Demon Shadow Court, this is manifested in the Ten Shadow Attendants, as well as a few special individuals.
Like Leila (0486) and Bailin (0666).
Why does the conflict between humans and demons keep repeating the cycle of humans being strong and demons being weak, and humans being weak and demons being strong?
As the demon race weakened, the Demon King was born. With his formidable fighting power and the ability to create followers, he led the declining demon race to a decisive victory over humanity.
When the Demon King leads the demon race to defeat humanity, a hero will be born. After completing the mission of defeating the Demon King, the hero will retire in glory, and the demon race will fall into decline once again due to the Demon King's death.
Then came the birth of the Demon King, who revitalized the demon race, and the birth of the Hero, who revitalized the human race.
This cycle has continued, and now it has reached the 53rd generation where Grey Brandt and Philippa Ravenhill have clashed.
Gray did not want to repeat the same mistakes, so he did not choose to fulfill his duties as the Demon King. Instead, he occasionally provided some assistance to the demons through the Theta, keeping the demon population at an extremely slow growth rate.
This might be a bit unfair to Theta, this quiet and naturally naive demon girl. She initially sought out Gray because she firmly believed that the Demon King could lead the demon race to new heights. Now, however, she has been tricked by Gray into working for the Shadow Court. Gray has no intention of revitalizing the demon race at all. Instead, he has led the Shadow Court, under Alpha's leadership, to become enemies with the Demon Cult.
Is this something completely unrelated to me...?
A sense of crisis suddenly arose, and Beta quickly took light steps to avoid the shadow's direct attack.
"Your reaction time is very fast," the person in the shadows praised in a chilling voice, before revealing themselves.
“The Demon Order, the Netherworld and Shadow Faction, the Archbishop,” she said in a deep voice.
The person in front of you is the culprit who caused Saint-Tian to fall into conflict!
Beta didn't intend to say anything more, but stared intently at the archbishop of the Netherworld and Shadow faction with a solemn expression, assessing the difference in combat strength.
Can I beat him?
Kappa immediately noticed what was happening to Beta and was about to rush over to him.
"Your opponent is me."
A shadow halted in Capa's path, forcing Capa to stop and confront the other bishop who emerged from the shadow.
They both sized each other up.
Two eighth-tier professionals, just as expected.
However, Beta and Kappa's appearance made him deeply uneasy.
In his view, the battle between the rebels and the royal guards would also determine the outcome of the contest between the Demon Order and the Shadow Court.
If either the rebels or the royal guards are losing ground, their backers must take measures to prevent the collapse of the side they are supporting, or admit defeat to avoid significant losses and withdraw from the chaos of the Kingdom of Saint-Tian.
Both sides are hiding in the shadows, and the side that strikes later will have a huge advantage. He can understand this, so there's no reason why Demon Shadow Court can't.
After the Shadow Court acted so decisively, the Archbishop felt a growing sense of unease.
Why would the Shadow Court appear so easily when the battle between the two armies is still evenly matched?
I'm afraid it might be a trap.
The archbishop hesitated for a long time before finally having no choice but to confront the Shadow Court head-on.
If they don't come out soon, the rebels will be completely defeated; the rebellion cannot end like this.
There was no way out for him.
He had to ensure the rebellion continued; he didn't need to win, just maintain the balance of power, and even a slight disadvantage was acceptable.
His main purpose for this trip was to explore the ruins and re-establish contact with Lord Daklis, or at least find out why Lord Daklis had suddenly disappeared without a trace.
The Demon Cult is a cult that relies on the demons it worships to maintain its existence.
As long as demons live, the demon cult can never be destroyed.
On the other hand, if the demon they worship goes wrong, the entire faction will fall apart.
Even if the rebels are defeated, we cannot back down in the slightest. Otherwise, once the Shadow Court takes control of the ruins, the tide will be turned and there will be no chance of recovery.
Even if it's a trap, they have to fight this battle!