[Border Town]
As the fight grows more fiercer and fiercer by the second, Alda himself just finished his recovery and on its way to the fight that was happening at the town's nearby houses together with Lily who is following right just behind him
As another explosion vibrated across the atmosphere Alda himself felt the tension grew heavier as he got near the battle front
"Lily! I need you to heal the other guys" shouted Alda
"I know that... . . It is my duty as a party member who can use healing magic after all, but the problem is that Archdemon... . . If that Archdemon makes his move I don't think I can cover for myself... . . I'll be completely defenseless by then" stated Lily as she hurried her pace
After hearing that Alda resolved himself in doing something
"That Archdemon right?" Asks Alda
"Yes" answered Lily
"I'll take care of him" said Alda with a strong resolution
"Eh?"
"I mean is that I'll stall him while you do your thing... . . Time is of the essence! Someone among us might die if we miscalculated even for a bit second" said Alda
Upon hearing that even Lily herself nodded in agreement as she thought of what spell was sufficient in turning the tides around
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At the same time Luke himself who was in a state of Berserk mode kept hacking down Belial who was pinned unto the ground
Eight strike!!!
Nine Strike!!!
Ten strike!!!
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With each hack gave off the pressure of a insurmountable monster that is pounding down with great anger
Each strike that Luke sent out was equivalent to a destructive bomb that can sent shockwaves from afar
As he kept hacking down Belial the ground shook greatly as cracks begun to form visibly across the surroundings
Just as Luke was busy pinning down the Archdemon, the latter however immediately grabbed Luke's wrist and smacked him with it's wings that is hard as steel
"Guhah!"
As Luke crashed down with great force, he immediately stood up again to confront Belial, but the moment he did that the latter was already in front of him as it thrusted it's sharp claws straight at his face
Reacting in time Luke pulled out another spare shield from his storage pouch and raises it to his face, but unfortunately the attack was so strong that it easily destroyed the shields upper part that is protecting Luke's face
Immediately Luke tilted his head sideways to dodge the deadly strike
At the same time as he did this Belial sent out a punch straight to Luke's jaw and followed it up with a back kick sending the latter crashing along the walls of the town's houses
Gathering dark magic in his palm Belial immediately held out his hand as he said the spells name without any incantations at all
"Dark Anima!!!'
Due to that a dense atmospheric Mana gathered in his palm forming a midsize black ball that is filled with a lot of dangerous feeling to it
With a flinch Belial throws Dark anima straight to Luke's location
Seeing the midsize black ball and witnessing the destruction it brought along the way as it passes, Luke immediately raises his shield as he shouted a spell
"Heavy fortress!!!"
"Guardian's will!!!"
"Rampage!!!"
Stacking the strength of three spells Luke fiercely confronted the incoming attack
As the Dark anima collides to a green reanimation of a wall which is Heavy fortress, it produced a huge shockwaves that shook the very earth itself and blows away all the panicking townspeople including Alda and Lily who was near the front
"Kya!" Screamed Lily
"Lily! Hold on!" Shouted Alda inspite of all the commotion
As both power kept colliding Belial made time to compliment Luke and the co.
"I praise you and your group... . . You humans are like pest! No matter how much I sent a destructive attack against your kind... . . Your kind still managed to survive like a cockroach" said Belial as he gave a eerie smile
Hearing that instead of laughing off the matter Luke became stern as he struggled to contend against Dark anima
"Human's will never give up" he said
"Yes true... . . But many of you have already given up... . . The people too, as time passes more and more people, innocent civilians, normal living creatures will die as the war goes on" he stated
With that Luke can't even gave a reply to Belial's words for the reason that what he said is a fact that can never change
"Still... . . As an adult we need to ensure that the next generation will live happily and for that too happen we need to become stronger to finish this war! We need to go beyond our limit!!!"
Mustering all his strength Luke stepped one foot at a time, slowly pushing the Dark anima
Seeing this hidden strength even Belial was delighted
"Just as I expected... . . Humans do unlock hidden strength when they're cornered" he stated
"Haaaaahhhh!!!!"
With a shout Luke managed to intercept the attack as it dispersed due to Luke's overwhelming Mana surge
At that moment after releasing so much strength and stamina whole successfully intercepting the attack, even he himself felt fatigue for the first time in a long while and quickly bent down as he pants heavily
Because of the collision of two powers the surrounding buildings were torn down as if a storm just passed by
"Amazing! Truly amazing you humans are! But if I may ask... . . Is this the extent of your strength? Cause if it is then you wouldn't survive this war" stated Belial
With this statement it made Luke felt shivers run down his spine as he glares angrily at Belial who seemed to be unscathed despite all of the attacks coming from different people attacking him
Just as Belial was lamenting on that a huge fireball suddenly went in and exploded right beside him
Dumbfounded Luke immediately turned to the person who threw the attack, due to that he saw Anna who is ragged all over and pointer her staff at the Archdemon while clutching unto something
Coincidentally just before Anna got roasted together with her surroundings by the black flame, she immediately broke the small pendant around her neck which made her invulnerable for quite some time and with this she easily escaped death
Seeing her Belial broke into a hearty laugh
"Amazing! Truly amazing! It is indeed you guys are like cockroaches! Truly unkillable" he shouted
With a snap Belial released a really heavy aura and a dense deathly Mana around the vicinity which easily engulfed the while town
This kind of pressure greatly burden everyone from combatant to non-combatant
"With this I return the favor"
With a snap of his finger a huge magic circle appeared above the town completely swallowing it whole
Due to this everyone felt the dread of death right by their footsteps as they looked at the magic circle
Without any kind of hesitation Belial immediately activated the spell
"Death rain!!!"
Right at that millions after millions of streak of light rained down across the town which greatly destroyed it completely
Everyone that got hit was killed immediately on the spot causing the place to be filled with screams and agony
Of course the co. Who is still able to move tried to evacuate the civilians but inspite of this many still died
"Bwahahahahaha! Those screams! Music to my ear" he said
As everyone tried desperately to survive which made them to activate their last life saving skill which made Luke even resolved himself to block the attacks with his body just to protect the civilians
The attack remained for quite sometime for a few minutes until a huge pillar of light rushed upwards and destroyed the magic circle
Seeing this bright illumination even Belial himself turned sour just by seeing the pillar of light
As he wondered who that person was a sword slash was directly sent to him and exploded right in front of him
Successfully defending the attack with his wings, the person who sent the attack clicked his tongue as it gaze upon Belial
"Demons... . . They are really bothersome no matter the era" said Alda who had just activated his Trump card
"Sword saint manifestation"