Lord of the Mysteries: The New Black Emperor

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According to the brief war meeting called by Samuel, Hobert learned the real battle situation at the Amantha Mountain Pass battlefield.

Contrary to the reports in the newspapers which claimed the two sides were evenly matched, the Feysac Empire, which had been preparing for this, still held the advantage.

If the teleportation array hadn't been transporting large quantities of supplies and soldiers to the front lines, most of the positions on this defensive line would probably have been lost already.

The main reason was that the Ministry of Defense had misjudged the ammunition consumption of modern warfare. At the very beginning of the war, the ammunition reserves were quickly exhausted. The armory produced day and night for more than a month before finally meeting the needs of the battlefield, barely holding the line.

The reason why the war has slowed down slightly is that the Feysac Empire's military also misjudged the amount of ammunition they would consume, and their initial preparations are basically exhausted.

Hobert guessed that there should also be extraordinary factors involved. The high-level members of the Feysac Empire obtained key information from him about disrupting George III's apotheosis, so there was no need for the front lines to fight so fiercely.

However, the high-level members of the Feysac Empire should also have other concerns, such as what if they fail to stop George III from becoming a god?

So the war continues, otherwise the Feysac army could have waited a little longer, waited for the severe cold to further weaken the combat effectiveness of the Loen soldiers, and then launched a new offensive in the coldest season!

And the war entered a white-hot stage from the very beginning. The war between the Church of the Evernight Goddess and the Church of the God of Combat was even more intense than the extraordinary war between the two military forces.

Taking the Church of the Evernight Goddess as an example, a large number of Nighthawk members and "Red Gloves" members, as long as they had basically digested their potions, could immediately get the opportunity to be promoted, even if they didn't have enough merit.

Hobert learned from his chat with Ben just now that in the battle for the Amantha Mountain Range, the Church of the Evernight Goddess had already lost more than a dozen demigod-level Beyonders.

This is where the foundation of a true god's church is revealed. As long as the demigod's characteristics are recovered, if he died in the morning, a corresponding Sequence 5 would complete the advancement in the afternoon and become a newly promoted demigod.

The two sides had wins and losses in this battle, and some Beyonder characteristics were also taken away by each other.

Because the Beyonders of the two churches can exchange pathways, several "Demon Hunters" and "Silver Knights" appeared in the Church of the Evernight Goddess, while several "Nighthawks" and "Horror Bishops" appeared in the Church of the God of Combat.

As for what is being discussed in the meeting now, the battle tomorrow will be another large-scale extraordinary war between the two sides.

Currently, the Church of the God of Combat has occupied the northern foot of the Amantha Mountain Range, and even the Cathedral of Serenity on the southern foot of the mountain range has been attacked by them.

In tomorrow's battle, the Church of the Evernight Goddess will try to recapture the middle section of the northern foot of the Amantha Mountain Range. If the war objective can be achieved, it will be difficult for the enemy to attack the Cathedral of Serenity again.

The task of Hobert and others is to provide cover for the main battlefield on the western side of the battlefield. Samuel and others guessed that the angels of the Eternal Blazing Sun Church should also provide cover in this direction.

Whether it will be a confrontation or a battle depends on the actual situation, as long as the angels from this direction are prevented from joining the battle on the main battlefield.

Regardless of the outcome of the main battlefield, the people from the Church of the God of Combat will most likely retreat from this direction.

When their main force retreats here, Hobert and others" mission will be accomplished, and they can withdraw from the battlefield.

Of course, it is also possible that an angel of the Church of the God of Combat will come here. If that is the case, the other party will most likely not attack, and it will eventually develop into a confrontation.

The Church of the Evernight Goddess is wary of the angels of the Eternal Blazing Sun Church who suddenly joined the war, and the Church of the God of Combat must also be very wary of the angels of the "Creator" faction who suddenly joined the war.

At the war meeting, Hobert reiterated his request, if an angel needs to take action, he needs to be notified three seconds in advance.

This time, he asked the Messenger Beverly to help, because summoning and using the "Order Wood" to restore his condition takes time.

The reason why he asked Beverly to help, instead of using the spiritual residue in the "1-113" Solomon family emblem to create an angel to participate in the war, is because the created angel has limited sanity, and once it leaves the "Nation of Disorder" it has to fight.

Originally, the angels of the Eternal Blazing Sun Church did not intend to attack, but the angel 'serving" the "Creator" would give them two big slaps in the face, then congratulations to the "Creator's" forces for gaining an opponent from a true god's church.

As it stands, this is not what Hobert wants to see, after all, the cooperation between the Intis Republic and the Eternal Blazing Sun Church is very pleasant.

Many believers of the Eternal Blazing Sun Church regard electric lights as a gift from the gods, which means that the electric light business has encountered almost no resistance.

In addition, Hobert stated at the meeting that if Beverly or the demigods have any spoils, they belong to their spoils and do not have to be handed over to the Church of the Evernight Goddess.

This point was also approved by Samuel, and He formally ordered Ben to serve as a liaison and receptionist, and also to participate in the war with Hobert and others.

However, the command of the battle is in Hobert's hands.

After the brief battle meeting, Hobert returned to the reception area under Ben's leadership, and Hobert relayed the battle mission to Lawrence and others.

Although the battle sounds like it is not very risky, Hobert still took out a few high-level talismans of the Marauder Pathway: "These are "Deception" talismans and "Deprivation" talismans, even if they are used on angels, they will have a certain effect.

Each of you choose one, just in case."

Ben, who came with them, looked at the black crystal-like talismans and suddenly had the feeling that the "Creator" was very rich.

It wasn't that he was envious, after all, the true god's church had a rich accumulation of sealed artifacts. During the current war, Beyonders at Ben's level could hold a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact for a long time.

It's just that in his concept, new organizations like the "Creator's" forces, or simply secret organizations, should be relatively lacking in Grade 1 Sealed Artifacts or high-level talismans.

But Hobert took out six or seven high-level talismans at once, which surprised him a bit.

After everyone chose their talismans, Hobert talked about the precautions.

Actually, there is nothing to talk about, there are only two things, the first is: after the war between the angels starts, run as far as you can.

The Eternal Blazing Sun Church also sent several demigod-level Beyonders, and Hobert and others" goal is them.

The second thing to pay attention to is to restrain yourself and try not to be the first to attack.

After a similarly simple war meeting, Hobert talked about the internal structure of the Cathedral of Serenity, which is not a secret. Ben on the side would also give some detailed introductions.

This topic made Lawrence and others very interested, after all, that is the headquarters of a true god's church.

After eating dinner and playing cards for a while, Hobert and the others went back to their rooms to rest.

The night in York City was particularly quiet. Even Hobert and other demigods, who did not need much sleep, fell asleep quickly and did not wake up until five or six o"clock the next morning.

This was the most comfortable sleep Hobert had had in the past six months.

Under Ben's hospitality, after eating breakfast, they came to the designated battle position early in the morning, braving the cold wind.

Some Beyonders below the demigod level also arrived at the battlefield one after another, but they were all farther away from Hobert and the others. If the enemy also had Beyonders below the demigod level participating in the war, they would also participate in the war.

Hobert and the others were at the top of a small hill, from where they could see many of the surrounding snow-capped mountains and the main battlefield in the distance.

The weather today was not very good, there was no sun, and it looked like it was going to snow.

The gale howled past the high snow-capped mountains, blowing up a lot of snowflakes, and it seemed that it had already started snowing in those areas.

Hobert and the others breathed hot air and sighed, fortunately, ordinary cold had no effect on them, if ordinary people were in their current position, they would definitely be frostbitten before long.

Around nine o"clock, the colors of dusk and night appeared under the dark clouds in the direction of the main battlefield, it seemed that the battle over there had already begun.

At this time, Hobert's spirituality noticed that a very oppressive force was coming towards this side from a distance, that should be the angel they were going to stop.

So Hobert immediately recited the incantation in ancient Hermes language: "Messenger!"

The space next to him became illusory, and an ancient coffin floated out of the spirit world. In the blink of an eye, the coffin appeared directly in front of that surging power.

Immediately afterwards, the "Order Wood" rose from the ground on another mountain, quickly spreading hundreds of kilometers around.

That oppressive force stopped, and the confrontation between the angels began.

Hobert and the others also began to act, going to intercept the demigods coming from afar.

But for some reason, Hobert's heart skipped a beat twice, and he had a bad feeling.

He was a little uneasy, so he winked at Lawrence, temporarily handing over the command here to him, and then quickly came to the vicinity of the trunk of the "Order Wood" with "Distortion".

Arriving here, Hobert happened to hear the conversation between the two angels.

Not far from the trunk of the "Order Wood", a man nearly three meters tall, wearing a thick leather coat and with golden hair, suddenly roared: "Beverly! I knew you weren't dead!"

Beverly had already come out of the coffin at this time, and her tone was a little puzzled: "You are? Who are you?"

The strong man said: "I am Larrion! You didn't expect it, did you? I didn't die either, and I became the Chief Shepherd of the Church of the God of Combat."

Hearing this, Hobert thought to himself: Oops, they seem to know each other, and judging from the tone of this Chief Shepherd, it seems that he has some grievances with Beverly.

Beverly was still a little dazed: "We know each other?"

Larrion sneered, "You killed my parents and almost beat me to death. Do you think we know each other?"

"That was over a thousand years ago!" Beverly smiled helplessly. "You"re an angel now. Do you still care about that?"

Hobert had spoken to Her before. This time, the focus was on confrontation, and they should try to avoid fighting as much as possible.

"You can afford not to care!" Larrion said coldly. "But I rely entirely on hatred to maintain my humanity!"

Beverly said with a serious face, "You must be mistaken!"

"During the Fourth Epoch, the Tudor Empire rarely clashed with the Church of the God of Combat. I don't remember encountering a family of three from the Church of the God of Combat fighting together."

"Perhaps your family was killed by someone else."

This was an attempt to deny everything.

However, Hobert, hiding in the distance, nodded repeatedly. The "lawyer" saw eye to eye with him.

"That's because, at that time, our family was a viscount family of the Trunsoest Empire. Because of our faith in the God of Combat, we obtained the potion formula for this path!" Larrion's voice was no longer so cold, but somewhat excited.

This time, it was Hobert's turn to smile helplessly. The change in the other party's emotions meant that they had gone from surprise and hatred at the beginning to excitement at being able to take revenge.

Beverly also became more vigilant. "At that time, it was normal for viscount-level nobles from the four empires to disappear in battle."

A silver-white longsword appeared in Larrion's hand. "You"re right. Then please go to the underworld and explain to my parents."

After saying this, Larrion thrust his sword at Beverly.

Beverly immediately took out a "Order Wood" from her coffin to block the opponent's offensive.

He was well aware that the silver sword in the hands of someone on this path could pierce through all Beyonder abilities of the same or lower sequences.

This was the most troublesome aspect of the "Warrior" path. If Beverly used "Distortion" to distort Larrion's attack in another direction, the sword in Larrion's hand could completely "pierce" Beverly's "Distortion". The attack of this Chief Shepherd of the Church of the God of Combat would not be affected in any way.

Hobert, watching from afar, saw that Beverly's close combat skills, honed on the battlefield, were also very formidable. She was actually able to completely block the attack of a "Warrior" like Larrion with just a "Order Wood".

While fighting Larrion head-on, Beverly was also able to use abilities such as "Tamper" and "Exploit" to avoid his silver sword and attack Larrion himself.

It's just that Larrion was surrounded by twilight, and Beverly's extraordinary attacks were not very effective.

Hobert couldn't help here, and he realized that the other side must have started fighting as well, so he quickly returned to the demigod battlefield.

The "Demon Hunters" and "Silver Knights" of the Church of the God of Combat, who were originally supporting the main battlefield from this direction, had all started smoking. They also knew that the other side was an outside aid invited by the Church of the Evernight Goddess, and that they shouldn't be able to fight before there were clear orders from above.

But what they didn't expect was that, after taking only a few puffs, their spirituality sensed that the two angels confronting each other had actually started fighting!

This caught both sides" demigods off guard, but they were, after all, very experienced in combat, and they immediately entered battle mode in the next second.

The "Demon Hunters" drew their double swords, and the "Earls of the Fallen " began to create large areas of chaotic interference to confuse their opponents.

Silver-white light appeared around the "Silver Knights", and huge "Swords of Dawn" appeared in their hands.

The "Sword of Dawn" at this level was very sharp, and the blade could even tear apart a hill.

Lawrence used the ability of "Exploit" on one of the "Silver Knights", and the "Sword of Dawn", which could originally be used for a long time, could only be maintained for one minute.

Hobert returned just in time to contain another "Silver Knight".

Thus, the melee between the demigods of both sides completely erupted!

The "Silver Knight" in front of Hobert suddenly turned into a pool of liquid mercury. His speed became extremely fast, and he came to Hobert's feet in the blink of an eye.

Hobert quickly used the ability of "Tamper" to "tamper" with the state of the 'liquid mercury', causing it to show signs of coagulation, thereby slowing down the "Silver Knight".

Then, Hobert used the ability to distort space to retreat a distance, thus defusing the opponent's offensive.

"Warriors" are often good at the most direct attacks, so their attacks may seem somewhat reckless, but this is actually their way of fighting.

This was different from the enemies Hobert had encountered before, so he was somewhat flustered at first.

But Hobert quickly reacted. Since the opponent was seeking close combat with him, then he would deliberately keep his distance from the opponent.

The 'liquid mercury' also had the characteristic of being able to resist Beyonder attacks. The state that seemed to be about to solidify quickly disappeared, and he resumed chasing Hobert after returning to normal.

At this time, Hobert used the power of "Distortion" to continuously avoid the opponent's attacks.

At the same time, he drew the thin sword hidden in his cane, established a connection with the underworld. Since directly attacking this "liquid" was not very effective, he prepared to try attacking the opponent's spirit body.

Just then, Lawrence shouted, "Be careful!"

It turned out that the "Sword of Dawn" in the hand of the "Silver Knight" that he was containing had exploded, forming a "Hurricane of Light" composed of light spots!

Lawrence's abilities of "Disorder" and "Distortion" were torn apart by the "Hurricane of Light", and those light spots instantly enveloped the entire battlefield, attacking all the enemy demigods.

Fortunately, although there was no way to 'distort" the "Hurricane of Light", it was possible to avoid the attack of the "Hurricane of Light" with surprise but no danger by "tampering with" and 'distorting" the surrounding environment or space.

Rumble ~

The violent "Hurricane of Light" slammed into the mountain, causing a violent explosion and blasting many huge holes in the mountain.

At the same time, Hobert and Lawrence also had some corresponding understanding of the "Silver Knight's" abilities.

The two looked at each other from a distance and understood how to deal with such an opponent.

Hobert immediately "tampering with" the temperature around the 'liquid mercury', making it colder there.

Then he 'magnified" his "tampering", causing the local temperature to reach minus thirty or forty degrees Celsius. A layer of frost immediately appeared on Hobert's hair and eyebrows.

As expected, the 'liquid mercury' had a corresponding deceleration, and then the "Silver Knight" noticed that this deceleration was continuous, unlike Hobert's previous "tampering", which was resolved by him in less than a second.

This was because Hobert did not directly attack the opponent with Beyonder abilities, but changed the surrounding temperature, causing the opponent's liquid state to show signs of solidification.

So this time's "low-temperature offensive" could be sustained.

The "Silver Knight" realized Hobert's intention. He did not continue to chase Hobert, but fled in another direction, hoping to get rid of this slow speed state as soon as possible.

What Hobert was waiting for was this opportunity. He immediately injected his spirituality into the "0-71" disaster porcelain doll and used the ice frost ability of the angel level.

The Sequence 3 "Silver Knight" had difficulty getting rid of the frost attack in a short time, and the speed of the 'liquid mercury' became slower.

Hobert clenched the thin sword in his hand, opened his mouth towards the 'liquid mercury', and made a silent roar.

A face with a painful expression was outlined on the 'liquid mercury'.

Hobert's attack of "Language of the Dead" made the "Silver Knight" stiff all over and stopped in place.

"Language of the Dead" is a direct attack on the spirit body, which can bypass the Silver Knight's suppression of Beyonder abilities to a certain extent and attack his spirit body.

What followed was the coldness belonging to the underworld, which completely froze the opponent's movements.

Hobert certainly wouldn't miss this opportunity. While stepping forward to stab the opponent with the thin sword, he threw out a talisman in his other hand: "Deception!".

The talisman, like a black crystal, turned into complex mystical symbols, covering the silver-white light on the surface of the 'liquid mercury', and a gap appeared.

Because the level of the talisman was higher than the sequence of the "Silver Knight", the talisman had an effect.

The gap in the silver-white light indicated that the "Silver Knight's" ability to ignore Beyonder attacks to a certain extent was briefly 'deceived".

At the same time, the thin sword in Hobert's hand pierced the 'liquid mercury', and then he used the ability of 'magnification".

When the "Silver Knight" recovered from the state of "frost" and "Language of the Dead", he was already seriously injured.

The 'liquid mercury' immediately turned back into a human form. At this time, the "Silver Knight's" body surface temperature was extremely low, and his whole body was covered with a layer of frost.

But a 'silver thin sword" immediately appeared in his hand. He didn't care about his injuries at all, but instead thrust a sword at Hobert, who had finally managed to get close.

Hobert quickly used "Distortion" to distance himself from the "Silver Knight" again. He didn't have Beverly's fighting skills honed from actual combat, so he wouldn't get entangled with a "Warrior".

A gorgeous silver-white armor appeared on the "Silver Knight", and he rushed towards Hobert, even if he wasn't in the 'mercurialization" state, his speed was still very fast.

The collision and tearing of the armor with the surrounding air formed a "whooshing" sound.

Even Hobert's 'distortion" of space was affected and influenced by this.

Looking at the "Silver Knight" who seemed to have never been injured and was not greatly affected by the mystical virus, Hobert sighed: As expected of a "Warrior"!

However, because the "Silver Knight's" speed was ultimately a little slower than before, Hobert was now more composed. He would sometimes 'magnify" the power of the mystical virus, and sometimes use the ability of 'tampering" to make the air denser, hindering the "Silver Knight's" charge.

He just wouldn't give the opponent a chance to fight at close quarters!

If this continued, the injury from the foil would become more and more obvious, to the point where the "Silver Knight" could no longer ignore it.

In addition, the angel-level mystical virus would also have a greater and greater impact on the "Silver Knight," and in the end, he might cough so badly that he couldn't even hold his sword.

Hobert estimated that even if the "Silver Knight's" physique was strong, he could only last for 2 minutes at most.

After 2 minutes, he would definitely take advantage of his still basically good condition and immediately withdraw from the battlefield.

That would be when Hobert launched his attack.

But only a dozen seconds later, Hobert's spirituality sensed something. Out of the corner of his eye, he looked towards the direction of the main battlefield. The twilight there was moving towards this side, and the night sky behind it followed.

Hobert didn't expect the battle on the main battlefield to end so quickly.

Or could it be…

He looked again towards the trunk of the "Tree of Order." At some point, a raging fire had already ignited there!

This immediately made Hobert realize that Beverly's younger brother, the "Weather Warlock" Raymond, had joined the battle.

Hobert twitched the corner of his mouth. Could it be that the main battlefield was moving towards this side?

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