Chapter 322: Out-of-Spec Item, The Stolen Magic Sealing Crystal
2025-04-25 Author: Amnesty L
Everyone was stunned.
All eyes snapped toward Tang Zheng, who was controlling the Monitoring Authority Angel. Captain Nigun also looked over in astonishment.
『Gained 270,000 Experience』
[Experience Bar: 289235/310000]
'So much experience.'
Tang Zheng was a little surprised, then he noticed everyone looking at him.
"It was... destroyed? Just like that?"
Tang Zheng quickly put on a surprised and bewildered expression.
At this moment, even the slowest to react realized that the Death Knight had just endured a blow from the Dominion Authority and was clearly on the verge of death.
That was why it had been so easily killed by the angel Tang Zheng was controlling.
"Tsk tsk, looks like someone stole your thunder, Captain Nigun." Clementine, gripping her daggers, spoke with a low laugh beside Captain Nigun, a strange glint in her eyes.
"Destroying the enemy is what's most important," Captain Nigun said with a grim face, but his tone held unconcealable surprise.
"To react like that in such a situation... he's just one surprise after another."
Clementine's eyes narrowed slightly. Her fluffy, golden bob swayed as she tilted her head, obscuring half of her vision.
She knew why that fellow Nigun was so shocked, because she felt the same way.
As a member of the Black Scripture, every member had to study all sorts of information on monsters, and a Legendary Undead like the "Death Knight" was of paramount importance.
One of the Theocracy's Six Great Gods, the [Dark God], possessed the ability to control and summon Death Knights, so they were well-informed about this type of undead.
Both Clementine and Captain Nigun knew quite a lot.
Even so!
When they truly witnessed the shocking purifying power unleashed by the Dominion Authority.
Even though she knew the detailed information about the Death Knight, Clementine still subconsciously thought the Death Knight would be destroyed outright.
The result, of course, was just as the information predicted: the Death Knight had not been destroyed.
During this process, it wasn't just Nigun.
Clementine, too, had been lost in the terrifying power of the Dominion Authority, unable to snap out of it. Yet Tang Zheng had actually managed to react in that very first moment and launch an attack.
"Something feels a little off, little bro~"
The corners of Clementine's mouth curled up, her gaze toward Tang Zheng filled with a trace of heat and interest.
"So decisive. It doesn't match your appearance at all."
A brief silence—
"Ah, we won!"
"Awooo!"
"..."
"The Death Knight has been destroyed!"
A large number of demi-humans began to cheer excitedly. To the common demi-humans, the Death Knight was like a shadow hanging over the hills.
Its ability to continuously create undead had once made many ordinary demi-humans despair, thinking their race would be exterminated.
Now that the Death Knight was gone, this suppressed emotion was completely unleashed!
However, Kōkosh of the 「Seven-Colored Scales」 and the 「Beast General」 Hector Weiss were, on the contrary, even more nervous than before.
The angel summoned by the humans surpassed their understanding and gave them no sense of security whatsoever!
The ones most terrified and tense at this moment were the two from [Zuranon].
Are you kidding me! To be able to use this kind of power.
"「Teleport」"
The Gray-robed Mage didn't hesitate for even a second, activating teleportation magic and vanishing as if fleeing for his life.
He abandoned the Black Armored Knight who had teleported in with him on the spot.
"You old bug!"
Seeing this, the Black Armored Knight cursed, gritting his teeth. Cold sweat beaded on his forehead as he took large strides to run and escape.
Remedios stomped her feet on the ground and shot forward like a spring. "Don't think you can escape!"
Besides them, Tang Zheng had his Shadow Clone feign a desperate escape as well, activating a teleportation spell and vanishing.
In the blink of an eye, the strongest enemy, the Death Knight, was destroyed. The two magic casters had fled, leaving only the Black Armored Knight who was relying on brute strength to run away on the ground.
The might of a single 'Seventh-Tier Dominion Authority' had completely reversed the situation on the field. Even powerful magic casters and warriors considered the pinnacle of human strength, those who had stepped into the 'Heroic Realm,' had no choice but to flee for their lives.
This was the power of a god!
To be afraid—it was only natural.
Captain Nigun couldn't help but scream internally, but his face remained calm.
"Wicked one, be reduced to ashes under this sublime power."
Captain Nigun looked toward the fleeing Black Armored Knight in the distance, gripping the Magic Sealing Crystal tightly in one hand while raising the other.
"Pay the price for your foolishness!"
The Dominion Authority once again glowed with a sacred light.
"Wait, Captain Nigun!"
"Remedios is still in pursuit..." Not far away, Kelart's expression changed drastically as she hurriedly tried to stop him.
At this moment! Remedios was extremely close to the enemy. If the Dominion Authority were to attack, it was highly likely her sister would be caught in the blast.
Captain Nigun acted as if he hadn't heard Kelart's warning at all, controlling the angel to attack: "「Extreme Holy Strike」!"
The light released by the Dominion Authority flared.
A pure, cleansing sacred power descended upon the Black Armored Knight's head almost instantly.
The aura of death surged forth.
It felt as if his very soul wanted to break free from his body and flee.
"「Unyielding Fortress」!!"
The Black Armored Knight's eyes instantly became bloodshot as he used all his strength, letting out a desperate roar.
Shhh!
"Ahhh—"
The sacred light enveloped the Black Armored Knight, and terrifying energy submerged him, followed by a piercing scream.
"Ah!"
Another scream rang out.
Only, this cry did not come from the Black Armored Knight, but from Remedios. The two were too close, and she was hit by the aftershock and sent flying.
The sacred light dissipated. Where the Black Armored Knight had been, only shattered black armor remained, along with the Corrupting Sword stuck in the ground, trembling slightly and emitting white steam.
"The Corrupting Sword, Klorkdabal, one of the Four Great Demonic Swords, has been successfully recovered," Captain Nigun's indifferent voice slowly sounded.
"Your Excellency Nigun!" a cold voice called out.
Kelart clenched her fists under her loose sleeves and spoke in a tone bordering on hostile, "What were you just doing? I want an explanation."
"Does the Slane Theocracy wish to go to war with the Holy Kingdom!?"
The Cleric Corps and the Holy Knight Order simultaneously raised their staves and longswords, aiming them at the [Sunlight Scripture]'s side.
A tense atmosphere erupted between the two sides!
Facing this situation, Captain Nigun's eyes were calm. "No need to be so tense, Captain Kelart. The power of the Supreme Archangel far exceeds the understanding and imagination of ordinary people."
"That pure, sacred, cleansing power will only cause serious harm to the undead and the wicked."
At this point, Captain Nigun gave a cold laugh instead.
"If Captain Remedios were seriously injured, then you should question whether she is being disrespectful to 'God' and is not a devout believer."
Captain Nigun clearly raised his tone. This made the expressions of everyone in the Holy Knight Order and Cleric Corps change.
Kelart's face grew even uglier, the hostility in her eyes intensifying.
Watching the atmosphere between the two sides grow stiff, Tang Zheng couldn't help but feel a headache coming on and prepared to step forward.
But just then—
"Tang!"
"Quick, have the angel destroy the shield the Death Knight left behind!"
Gagaran's shout came from the center of the battlefield.
He had been one of the eyewitnesses to the Death Knight's birth, so he naturally knew that this black tower shield was the key to its creation.
"You've finally shown yourself."
Tang Zheng immediately sensed something and looked toward the location of the black tower shield.
Beside the crack-covered black tower shield, a figure completely enveloped in black mist appeared out of thin air.
"「Lightning Strike」!" The Alliance Leader's hoarse chant was the first to sound.
A burst of blue lightning twisted into a bolt of thunder and struck the Monitoring Authority Angel.
With a "bang," the angel instantly dissolved into white light sparks.
"This demon-god-level power... you must have used an out-of-spec item."
The Alliance Leader didn't even glance at the Monitoring Authority Angel. Instead, he raised his head slightly to look at the sacred and powerful Dominion Authority hovering high in the sky.
"The Theocracy is as ostentatiously wealthy as ever."
In this world, there existed three types of out-of-spec magical items that even top-tier nobles and the royal families of various nations knew very little about.
The first were the relics of the Eight Greed Kings. The second were the Dragon Treasures forged with special magic by true high-tier Dragon Lords. The third were the Sacred Treasures left behind by the Six Great Gods. The present-day Slane Theocracy was built and inherited from the Six Great Gods after their descent 600 years ago.
"The Alliance Leader of [Zuranon]!" Captain Nigun snapped back to his senses at this moment.
Facing such a dangerous individual, he wasted no words. He raised the Magic Sealing Crystal to control the Dominion Authority, preparing to attack.
But the Alliance Leader was faster. "「Crumbling Bone Prison」!"
A blue magic circle appeared at Captain Nigun's feet, followed by a large number of bone spikes erupting from it.
Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! In an instant, the hard bone spikes locked Captain Nigun in place, piercing both his arms and legs simultaneously.
The enchanted metal clothing, woven from special thread and boasting higher defense than ordinary armor, offered no resistance whatsoever.
"Ah!" Captain Nigun screamed. The pain from his pierced arms caused his grip on the Magic Sealing Crystal to loosen.
Clack. The Magic Sealing Crystal fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
The priests of the [Sunlight Scripture] held their breath.
"「Teleport」!" The air trembled slightly.
The Alliance Leader appeared in front of Captain Nigun. A stiff smile appeared on his face from behind the black mist. "I'll take this as compensation for destroying the Death Knight."
The Alliance Leader spoke nonchalantly as a withered arm reached out from the black mist, grabbing for the Magic Sealing Crystal on the ground.
Seeing the Alliance Leader's action, Captain Nigun's eyes widened in terror, fit to burst. He ignored the pain of the bone spikes piercing his body and struggled frantically, roaring:
"Clementine! Clementine!"
He had kept Clementine by his side precisely for an emergency like this.
"「Gale Stride」!" Clementine's sharp cry was heard.
Swoosh! Her fluffy golden hair fanned out in an instant as she seemingly sidestepped through the air, appearing before the Alliance Leader. The daggers in her hands pierced the air, stabbing precisely at the Alliance Leader's heart.
Bang! A translucent barrier blocked the daggers.
This seemingly powerful strike was stopped, unable to advance even half an inch.
"「Dragon Lightning」," the Alliance Leader said flatly as surging lightning blasted from his palm.
BOOM! A dazzling flash of lightning erupted.
Everyone saw a blur before their eyes as a berserk power exploded, and Clementine was sent flying, her status unknown.
"Put it down! No—"
Captain Nigun could only watch helplessly as the Alliance Leader picked up the Magic Sealing Crystal, coughing up blood as he roared.
That was an item left behind by a god.
Such a treasure was more precious than his life. If it fell into enemy hands, he would become a sinner of the Theocracy!
"What a peculiar item."
The Alliance Leader paid no mind to Captain Nigun's shouting, toying with the crystal-clear Magic Sealing Crystal in his hand, seemingly full of interest.
At this moment, everyone who realized what was happening couldn't help but swallow hard.
Even Tang Zheng's expression had turned a little ugly.
He had never expected Captain Nigun to be so useless, allowing the Magic Sealing Crystal to be snatched away so easily.
"Attack, Dominion Authority."
The Alliance Leader raised the Magic Sealing Crystal in his hand and said with composure.
Everyone had just witnessed how strong the Dominion Authority's power was. When this mighty force became the enemy's, looks of despair appeared in many people's eyes.
The Dominion Authority gently flapped its wings, but did not move.
"So, it can only be controlled by the original caster."
Seeing that the Dominion Authority completely ignored his command, the Alliance Leader shook his head thoughtfully.
"Forget it. It doesn't matter if I can control it or not. It will disappear when the time is up anyway."
Putting the Magic Sealing Crystal away, the Alliance Leader gazed at the fearful eyes before him, raised his arms, and made a cold declaration: "This place shall become your grave."
"「Teleport」!" Shhh. The Alliance Leader teleported himself high into the sky. "「Pale Fire」!"
Rumble. A black cloud composed entirely of negative energy gathered above everyone's heads at a visible speed. Because this area already contained a large amount of negative energy and death aura,
the range of 「Pale Fire」 became even larger.
Drip—drip-drip—
Cold, white flaming raindrops fell from the sky, one by one, like rain.
A demi-human didn't have time to dodge and was struck on the head by a drop of fire rain. His entire body then burst into flames, and he turned to ash with a scream!
In a matter of breaths, the entire battlefield was covered in screams and wails, transformed into a purgatory.
"Monitoring Authority Angel!"
Tang Zheng quickly summoned a fourth-tier angel to block the damage for him from above, his expression grave as he looked at the surrounding scene.
Things have gotten troublesome!
According to the original plan, the Seventh-Tier Dominion Authority should have been able to fight the Alliance Leader.
Although the Alliance Leader could use 7th-tier magic, Tang Zheng had already tested him during their previous battle.
Through observation, he knew that the Alliance Leader's mastery of seventh-tier magic was extremely limited. Even when casting the seventh-tier spell 「Undead Legion」, he had to rely on a magic enhancement like 'Magic Boost' to do it.
It wasn't strange for him to lack high-tier magical abilities.
This world wasn't a game; there was no easy way to acquire magic. To get it, you either had to learn it from someone else or develop it yourself.
Therefore, the Seventh-Tier Dominion Authority was indeed enough to fight the Alliance Leader.
It was just that Tang Zheng hadn't expected the Magic Sealing Crystal to be snatched by the Alliance Leader before the fight even began!
"Idiot!"
Tang Zheng cursed inwardly.
Looks like I have to go with Plan B. I'll have the Shadow Clone reappear to fight the Alliance Leader.
(end of chapter)