Lord of the Magical Beasts

Chapter 457: Surrounded

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

More and more angels were rushing out of the tunnel. There were two-winged angels, four-winged angels, and even several dozen six-winged angels and one eight-winged angel. Their strength was alarming.

According to the memories of Cardinal Daniel, the abilities of a two-winged angel was akin to a Sage-level Expert, while a four-winged angel had abilities equivalent to an average Domain Expert. Six-winged angels were about as strong as a fighter at the peak of Domain Expert, just one step away from advancing to a divine level. An eight-winged angel had alarming abilities, at least at the level of a mediocre Low-level Deity.

The soldiers of the Dark Association were strong and unafraid of death. However, they did not have any chance of winning against the large group of powerful angels. They were unable to even touch the angels even after two thousand of them fell. They charged forward like moths to a flame, never able to return.

What do we do?

Looking at the several hundred angels blocking off the entrance to the tunnel, Elder Klive swallowed with difficulty. He did not expect the Church to have such a terrifying army within the underground jail facility. It was no wonder that the Pope would dare move the Divine-level Church Templars defending the Iron Edge Castle to the Stormy Seas!

Do I get the entire army to swarm forward, or...

Sensing the aura of the Great Elder deep within the underground jail facility, Elder Klive was hesitant, being put in a spot. After millennia, they had finally broken into the Church’s Iron Edge Castle. Sensing the aura of the Great Elder at close proximity, Elder Klive was not willing to retreat just like that. However, if the entire army were to swarm forward, they might not only not be able to save the Great Elder, but instead, get exterminated. If that happens, the Dark Association would dissolve.

The battle capabilities of a group of several hundred angels were too alarming!

“Hmph, Daniel is too useless, for him to let a bunch of this trash in here!” After easily repelling the first wave of the Dark Association’s attacks, the eight-winged angel leading the army let out a cold grunt. He believed that if the elite Divine-level Church Templars within the Iron Edge Castle had not been mobilized right away, the enemies before his eyes would not have been able to charge into the area no matter how hard they tried.

“Even if they are a bunch of trash, they are still more powerful than a group of birdmen!” After instructing the group to set up a tight defensive formation around the Great Wizard Altar, Yang Ling let out a cold laugh, then continued, “Birdmen will always be birdmen. No matter how great the armor you put on, you are still a despicable birdman!”

Even though the tunnel was large, it was still extremely narrow if compared to the small plaza the group was at, making it unsuitable for a large-scale coordinated attack from the army. The tunnel was easy to defend. Rather than send in heavy forces and launching a fierce attack at any price, they might as well think of a way to draw the angels out so that they can surround and kill them. The Angel Army was powerful, but after having charged their way into the facility with much effort, Yang Ling felt the same as Elder Klive, unwilling to retreat just like that.

“Hehe, I like the taste of birdmen. Especially the female angels, tsk tsk, a massive soul, sweet Blood Essence, tender and fair thighs...” The Corpse Wizard King let out a loud cackle as he thought about the Blood Essence and soul he absorbed from the two Strength Angels, licking his dry lips as he savored the moment once again. He unleashed the Mind Magic Field as he spoke, prepared to suddenly layer on the Corpse Poison Domain at any critical moment to give these arrogant angels the taste of his might.

“Back then, when I was still a young dragon, my favorite thing to do was capture angels and pluck off their feathers. Seeing a bunch of featherless angels dancing naked is the greatest enjoyment of the giant dragons!” The Dark Dragon King had an evil smile. His words became more and more sly, influenced by the Corpse Wizard King; He seemed to be getting more and more lecherous, his eyes sweeping past the supple breasts of the female angels.

Birdmen, birdmen who danced naked after having their feathers plucked off?

The Corpse Wizard King and the rest of the group let out a loud cackle, while the angels facing them on the other side turned furious. This was especially so for the female angels with voluptuous figures. They wanted desperately to draw their swords and charge toward Yang Ling and his group to render them to pieces! As a high and mighty angel, even the Pope had to give them respect when he saw them. When have they met with such humiliation?

“Hmph, despicable cultists, go and die, Holy Barrier!”

In his fury, the eight-winged angel let out an angry roar, casting a shimmering Holy Barrier on all of the angels before ordering them to launch a strong attack. Originally, he had been prepared to defend the entrance of the tunnel and wait for reinforcements from the Holy City. However, seeing that the abilities of the other party were not as strong as he had imagined, he heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. Aggravated with the agitation he suffered from Yang Ling, the Corpse Wizard King and his group, he decided to take an active position and attack.

Even though it was only their clones that have descended onto the Tailun Continent, the pride and glory that the angels have been born with made them hate Yang Ling’s snide remarks to the core! Of the several hundred angels, other than a small portion of them charging toward where Elder Klive was at, most of them rushed toward where Yang Ling was at in unison. They were all overcome with bloodlust.

The angels were extremely fast, able to push a dozen steps ahead with a mere flap of their wings. They arrived in front of the group in the blink of an eye. In his alarm, Elder Klive waved his hand, instructing the army to swarm forward, engaging in an intense battle with the other party at any price. Yang Ling’s emotion did not change as he looked coldly at the Angel Army approaching him. He only ordered the soldiers to attack when the other party was just several dozen steps away from him.

In that instant, the Pear Blossom Crossbows in the hands of the three thousand armored soldiers bared their fangs, shooting out a concentrated rain of poisonous arrows, turning the angels in front into porcupines. The defensive strength of the angel’s Holy Barrier was startling, but the penetrative force of the Pear Blossom Crossbows was also far stronger than any military crossbows. After instantly being hit by a few hundred arrows, the shimmering Holy Barrier scattered into the wind after wavering. Following that, the endless stream of arrows rained down on the angels. The angels who were hit by the arrows turned black immediately, no longer able to fly after struggling for a moment.

“Brothers, charge!”

“Charge...”

Seeing the Angel Army lose a dozen of their powerful angels in an instant under the sharp attacks from the Magical Beast Territory, the soldiers of the Dark Association had a huge boost in morale, roaring as they pounced manically forward. The Dark Knights pushed their horses forward, slamming into the angels along with their horses. The infantry units raised their long spears, stepping forward in waves. The Dark Spellcasters joined forces and cast high-level spells like Hellfire, Descent of Meteors, and City-razing Blazing Flames. Even though their individual strength was far weaker than that of an angel from the Church, they had the advantage in numbers and the fact that they were not afraid of death. Not only did they manage to fend off the first wave of the angel’s attacks, they even managed to launch an effective counter-attack!

“Hmph, Shining Holy Light!”

Witnessing the surprising power of the Pear Blossom Crossbows in the hands of the soldiers from the Magical Beast Territory, the eight-winged angel was furious, once again casting large-scale group magic. Within the radius of his spell, a layer of golden light appeared on the surface of the angel’s bodies, multiplying the power of the Holy Barrier. When the sharp arrows of the crossbows hit them, they got reflected as though it had just hit a layer of steel. At the same time, a few of the poisoned angels got up slowly, the poison in their bodies expelled rapidly.

“Hehe, it’s great that you came!” Seeing the angels charge toward them with force after being covered with a layer of golden light, Yang Ling fiercely waved his hand and gave an order. In that instant, the archers at the front squat down, revealing the ferocious Magic Crystal Cannons and Dragonbone Battle Carriages behind them.

“Magic Crystal Cannons, not good, quick, dodge quickly!” Witnessing the sudden appearance of over a hundred Magic Crystal Cannons, the four-winged angels were alarmed, leading their individual units in avoiding the attack. Unfortunately, they were too late!

Several hundred Magic Crystal Cannons roared in unison. The angels were either dead or injured after being hit at such a close range. The heavy attacks of the Magic Crystal Cannon could even blast open the sturdy castle walls, much less the clones of the angels. Even their sturdiest Holy Barrier would not have helped them there!

A round of close-ranged cannon fire heavily injured the angels, forcefully dispelling the gold light and Holy Barrier around their bodies. After that, the concentrated rain of arrows harvested their souls like the scythe of a reaper. Without the protection of the Holy Shield and gold light, the angels were unable to defend against the concentrated rain of arrows no matter how strong their physical bodies were; They would feel their limbs turn numb after their blood came into contact with the poison on the arrows, their bodies becoming limp and helpless.

After several barrages of cannon fire and rain of arrows, the careless Angel Army had suffered heavy casualties. Even though they had forcefully charged to the front of the Magical Beast Territory’s formation, they had amassed several hundred corpses in just the short distance they covered. In his fury, the eight-winged angel personally took action, instructing the four-winged angels to lead their individual teams in destroying the Magical Beast Territory’s Magic Crystal Cannons while leading the six-winged angels straight toward Yang Ling on the Great Wizard Altar. He wanted desperately to turn Yang Ling into ash!

Everyone who approaches him will suffer defeat!

After instructing Ashnamov to get the soldiers to retreat, Yang Ling commanded the Magical Beast Army to swarm forward, manically attacking the Angel Army charging toward him. Elder Brent naturally was pitted against the eight-winged angel with terrifying battle capabilities, trying his best to restrict the movements of the Angel Army to buy time for Elder Klive, who had headed to the second level of the underground jail facility to rescue the three head honchos of the Dark Association.

Roar...

Under his command, the bloodthirsty, violent Giant Apes disregarded the wounds they suffered from their battle against the Death God Puppets, raising their heavy metal clubs as they pounced toward the angels rushing toward them. The Dark Dragon King transformed into a massive Dark Dragon, unleashing his Dragon Realm as he engaged in an intense physical battle with the other party. The Corpse Wizard King schemingly hid within the Magical Beast Army, getting closer to the angels before suddenly casting the Corpse Poison Domain, turning those that were caught off guard into individual skeletons...

After casting a few rotations of Roar of Dead Souls and Soul Assimilating Light Ray with the Crystal Skull in his hand, seeing that the attacks failed to cause any lethal damage to the souls of the angels, Yang Ling opted to put on the Ice-sealing Throne Armor and decisively teleported outward. He broke the ribs of a two-winged angel with a punch, then pulled hard with both his hands, ripping both the wings off the angel; He then lifted his knee with force, turning the organs of the other party to mush before tossing away the corpse, rapidly in search of his next target.

“Hmph, detestable cultist, let’s see where else you can run off to?”

After successively killing a few two-winged angels, just as Yang Ling was prepared to teleport away to kill off a four-winged angel, suddenly, following a cold grunt, a dozen six-winged angels appeared by his side. He had been surrounded instantly. A six-winged angel had abilities equivalent to the peak of Domain Expert, how powerful was the combined attacks of a dozen of these angels?

Even worse, the space around him was filled with a strange ripple of energy, and Yang Ling was unable to teleport away in any direction no matter what he tried. Even his connection between him and the Wizard Pagoda’s Space had been forcefully severed. It was as if the entire space had been sealed by the other party. The Corpse Wizard King, Dark Dragon King, and purple rat Little Ice had their hands full with four-winged and even six-winged angels, while Elder Brent was at a stalemate with the eight-winged angel. Even though he had a large number of low-level Magical Beasts, the creatures would get torn to shreds the instant they approached the strange ripples of energy!

The situation was far more severe than he had expected!