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The Nether Academic Circles had always conducted minimal research on void creatures, with only sporadic records in their literature, merely clarifying that these are exceptionally evil and blasphemous beings.
An Su, however, knew that void creatures devour their mothers upon birth.
They obtain nutrients by gnawing on their mother's body.
For these newborn Void Moths, their mother was naturally Kavensis.
So this tactic could be used to kill the enemy.
Agni's face was filled with discomfort as she watched this scene unfold:
Under the dim and oppressive blood moon, those two grotesque, profane creatures lunged at Kavensis's upper body, opening their myriad mouths,
Countless tiny teeth pierced into Kavensis's skin, and in an instant, flesh and blood were flung about.
The most eerie aspect was the juvenile voices of the moths, repeatedly crying 'mama,' which sent shivers down Agni's spine.
It seemed that Kavensis had indeed fallen.
In just a moment, the Void Moths had devoured most of Kavensis's flesh and bones; their bodies had grown considerably in size. They vibrated their wings, leaving behind the mutilated corpse.
Clearly, these two Void Moths had not had their fill.
They turned around, and their compound eyes fell upon the knightly squadron, and more so on the Third Order saint, Agni.
Their taste was similar to that of the Mother Goddess of Life; they had a particular craving for life forms with high dark affinity or high affinity for the Holy Light.
This squadron of sacred knights, consisting of twenty Second Order saints and one Third Order saint, would suffice for their hearty meal.
Sensing the gaze of the Void Moths, Agni felt goosebumps all over her body.
An Su silently observed the scene before him.
Things were unfolding just as he had anticipated.
The longevity of the Void Moths was determined by the effect of "All Things Grow," the blessing of which lasted only one minute.
After one minute, these Void Moths would die.
To make the best use of them, he could only wait for the moment when the knights arrived, then detonate the bomb inside Kavensis's belly.
It was a move that killed two birds with one stone.
He intentionally provoked Kavensis, letting him chase him all the way, also to leave evidence, to craft an image of innocence.
This way, he could shift all blame to Kavensis and also summon the Void Moths.
Everything was to clear himself from the situation.
So An Su was right before, he was also waiting for Kavensis's teammates.
Of course, just two Void Moths with a lifespan of only one minute were far from enough to annihilate this group.
Perhaps letting Enya take action would be enough to wipe them out.
But for An Su, it was possible, but unnecessary.
The complete annihilation of an entire group of sacred knights would alert the Heretic Judges at headquarters.
Rather than killing them, An Su had a better way.
A way that could net him more benefits.
The dark and dense blood moon cast its shadow over the plains, staining the desolate wilderness with an especially bloody hue; the male Void Moth let out a piercing shriek and dived straight towards the knightly squadron.
"Protection!"
Agni ordered decisively without hesitation.
The twenty saints immediately began chanting; the magic they used was "Holy Light Protection," a Low Rank defensive magic.
Thick holy light overlapped and wove together, forming complex and marvelous shapes, layer upon layer. Twenty saints meant twenty layers of Holy Light were layered together.
The male Void Moth hurtled down, slamming fiercely against the shield of Holy Light. As a Fourth Order void creature, just one strike was enough to break through one layer.
The female Void Moth followed closely behind, plunging after her brother.
With their tiny, sharp, profane teeth gnawing at the Holy Light, they produced a grating sound. In just a few seconds, five layers of the Holy Light shield were shattered!
Agni's face was tense, sweat dripping profusely.
"Prepare the holy arrow."
A magnificent arc formed into a resplendent golden longbow. Aines took the arrow made of Holy Light from her attendant's hand, drew the bow, and nocked the arrow,
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Charging to the utmost, the arrow sliced through the gloom that filled the heavens and the earth, leaving behind only that streak of silver light.
Intermediate-stage Magic, "Aines' Arrow," consuming four magic points.
But that arrow merely grazed the surface of the Void Moth and was repelled by corrosion, leaving behind nothing but a streak of blood.
Ten saints loosed their own arrows, and in the blink of an eye, Holy Light fell like a sudden downpour, lacerating the Void Moth with wound after wound, until blood flowed in torrents.
Yet, this did not kill the Void Moth, on the contrary, it enraged them.
They smashed crazily against the holy shields, shattering layer after layer of Holy Light.
Only fifteen layers of holy shields held on desperately.
Agni's heart pounded violently, her hands clutching the bow and arrows tightly due to anxiety and unrest.
It was as if she was back to that day, the day she faced the High-Rank demon head-on.
The day her squad was nearly annihilated.
An Su watched the battle with a calm, indifferent gaze.
It seemed that the Church was completely at a disadvantage.
But in reality, the Void Moths were about to vanish.
From the moment of their birth, An Su had been timing them with the pocket watch he carried; they had existed for forty-five seconds and only had fifteen seconds of life left.
Even if they broke the holy shields, at most, they could injure one or two saints.
Ultimately, it was still because the core spell of the combination technique, "The Mother Goddess' Gift," was of too low a rank—merely an intermediate-stage Magic. If it could be elevated to High-Rank or above, it would be possible to summon creatures of even higher order than the Void Moths.
But An Su was already quite satisfied.
From the beginning of the battle until now, he had used two casts of the Mother Goddess' Gift and two casts of All Things Grow, spending a total of only eight magic points.
To achieve such effects for just eight magic points was indeed close to perfect.
However, this set of skills still had a flaw; that is, after killing the host, they would attack everyone present indiscriminately.
But that was hardly a problem anymore; there were plenty of ways to avoid it.
Now what An Su needed to consider was how to explain the sudden death of the Void Moth in a dozen seconds or so.
According to An Su's earlier statement, the Void Moths were profane creatures, summoned by Kavensis at the cost of sacrificing his own life—a common heretical sacrifice.
Everyone knew that such summoned creatures did not die naturally.
This would raise suspicions.
But An Su had long since thought of the perfect solution.
He glanced at his pocket watch.
Only ten seconds left.
It was almost time.
Suddenly, the Void Moths let out a deranged shriek and broke through another barrier.
A cold sweat broke out on Agni; she understood that even if they could eventually kill these two beasts, her team would suffer heavy losses.
She couldn't help but think of other ways to escape, how to get out and how to save as many of her subordinates as possible.
But suddenly, the Void Moths ceasing their devouring of the Holy Light stopped.
Their antennae lightly touched the air, as if they had scented something, and abandoned their attack. Flapping their wings, they turned towards a direction.
Following the direction of the Void Moths, Agni and the other saints could hardly believe their eyes.
They saw the unfamiliar youth, walking over with no defenses whatsoever.
It was that very youth who had attracted the attention of the Void Moths!
They could sense the dark elements contained within An Su's body.
Though the Void Moths had simple intelligence, they were capable of simple distinctions: on one side, there were cans of tough meat wrapped in iron, numerous but prickly and hard to satiate hunger with; on the other, there was an unwrapped, delicious confectionery.
If the tasty confectionery stayed put, they would pay it no heed, yet, the confectionery had actively sought them out!
In full view of everyone, the Void Moths rose and lunged directly towards An Su.
Another ten seconds... An Su silently counted in his heart.