Chapter 84: Mysterious Helper

Those golden orbs of light seemed like miniature suns...

Not only did they provide warmth to people around them, but they also brought hope and a source of power.

Nobody saw how they appeared. In fact, those who tried to probe the orbs couldn't trace anything. They don't know who produced them nor how they work at first. All they knew was that they suddenly appeared when the situation turned for the worst.

Imagine their surprise when, all of a sudden, the golden orbs started spinning fast and proceeded to shoot projectiles at demons. What's even more surprising is that, everything those projectiles touched turned into dust in mere seconds.

Their firing speed wasn't slow either. Some experts saw and calculated that the orbs were shooting out at least six shots per second. What's even more absurd is that those projectiles do not miss.

Each shot was approaching the speed of light, they seemed to track heat for nobody saw even a single projectile fail to kill a demon so far, and if one shot wasn't enough, then two it is...at least for the weaker enemies. Those who needed more to kill will of course receive more.

The surprise didn't end there either...

Just as everybody was marveling at the sudden appearance and ability of the golden orbs, a pillar of golden light erupted from the core of the city, drowning everything with a golden radiance.

Nobody was prepared for it. Thankfully, it wasn't an enemy attack. Everything that golden light touched was purified, yes this includes the Black Sky itself.

Those who were showing signs of being corrupted instantly felt their mind clearing up. The psychosis induced by the corruption was instantly silenced by the sudden eruption of that golden light.

Beyond that, the golden light healed everybody to their peak state. Yes, everybody, as in every single person within the city was healed by that golden light. Even those who were barely clinging to life were healed back to their peak state.

And as the golden wave of light traveled and touched the army of Tier 5 Demons wanting to bury the city, they turned incomparably ferocious. Demons who were touched by the golden wave of light suffered extreme agony and were severely weakened. Everyone else felt it too.

The demons were already dreading those miniature suns atop the city walls and now they have been weakened by another attack they haven't seen before. The sheer suddenness of the tables turning could give anyone a whiplash.

The sky has been cleared, allowing the fake sunlight to shine down the city. While demons were suffering, the majority of Humans in the city were still gobsmacked by the sudden turn of their situation.

"KILL!!!!"

The City Lord knows his body better than anybody else. Since the curse that had been holding him back was removed by the golden light, he could feel his suppressed vitality returning to him and his latent potential exploding.

The only scar on his body, which also coincidentally carried the curse, has now completely disappeared. It wasn't the golden light that did but it's more or less the same.

More importantly though, the real reason behind the City Lord's exuberance, he could now feel his imminent breakthrough within reach.

The City Lord felt so relieved that his eyes turned misty. He was emotional and nobody could blame him. He knew very well how much suffering he endured from that pesky curse. How much he lamented over the fact that he could not get through the next stage.

After more than a decade of searching for answers and failing, it turns out that only a mysterious aid from an unseen helper would do what he had been seeking all along. He wanted to complain but he really couldn't. Not when he's feeling so relieved and light-hearted that he could go back to his roots and advance his power that has stagnated for more than a decade now.

As for the one responsible for this sudden turn of events? Well, he's back in his house, pale and extremely exhausted.

"...shit, I barely had enough energy to handle all of that." Cedric groaned as he nursed his head.

He weakly drank some water and lay down on his bed. He already calculated his expenditure and knew that this would happen, but still, he underestimated the backlash of releasing more power than he could handle.

"That's fine though. With that done, I could rely on the rest to finish the demons off." He sighed as he rested.

He used two skills from his Sage Arts just now, they were the 'Sunlit Stars' and a new one called 'Light of Dawn'.

The Sunlit Stars were those golden orbs. As for the 'Light of Dawn', it's a mass-healing spell that is frankly beyond his current skill level to cast, but he did it anyway through sheer grit and determination. It's also why he's weakened right now, his lack of expertise caused him to experience backlash from the skill.

That was the first time he used the Light of Dawn, he should already be thankful that it worked just fine despite him being severely weakened after using it.

Thankfully, he had an absurd physique. He will recover within two hours so what he did wasn't severely threatening to him. He exerted himself for that act, yes. But he did provide massive help to the people around him.

Even though he's determined to never let anybody know that it was him who did that for now, the mere idea that he helped turn the situation around for the better was enough to make this exhaustion worth it.

Even with his senses disabled, Cedric could tell that the humans won this war already, he could rest easy and recover, not having to worry about the final outcome.