Chapter 1863. The Situation on the Other Fronts 1

Chapter 1863. The Situation on the Other Fronts 1

The underworld forces that headed to Aurebor hit the defensive fronts on the second day after the battle in Hydrurond started.

It was Aurebor's Southern defense line that was hit first. The situation was the same as in Hydrurond. The defenders faced the underworld's vanguard army first.

Unlike the battles in Hydrurond, the divine factions didn't come during the middle of the battle. They were present before the battle started. They joined the defenders around the same time the Council of Elpo and the Council of Virtus arrived on Hydrurond's battlefields. Most likely these divine factions moved at the same time after the first contact between the upperworld and underworld forces.

At the Southern defense line, the Verremor army was bolstered by Pride's faction, the Council of Hybris. The members of this divine faction wore white robes that covered most of their bodies, including their faces. When they moved, glistening black armor was spotted under their robes.

The Council of Hybris was second only to the Council of Elpo, so most members had high levels and grades. This faction had two leaders, who were the only members of this faction with their faces revealed. One was an elf by the name of Petunia. The other was an orc called Balrd. Both were level 95 eternal grades.

Following the Council of Hybris was a gargantuan bird with long iridescent tail feathers. This was the faction's guardian, the Radiant Peafowl. While the tail feathers showed various colors that were constantly changing, its body, wings, and head were blanketed by shining white luminance. This luminance made the peafowl seem as if it was made of light. Its face was unperceivable behind this luminance.

The radiant peafowl was a level 97 eternal grade.

With the aid from the divine faction from the get-go, Verremor's army didn't encounter much trouble from the underworld's vanguard army. Things only got rough when the main underworld forces arrived. The demon army attacking this side was led by Asmodeus.

The devil's chimerical body advanced without giving the defensive walls any mind. One of its three heads, which had a man's face, showed a condescending expression while the demons ahead fought ferociously against the defenders.

Spell formations formed one after another on each of his three heads. His spells mostly had AOE, and they all packed a punch. He continued to walk forward slowly while casting spells non-stop. This brought him close to the defensive walls.

The radiant peafowl didn't expect Asmodeus' long-distance traveling speed to also be that fast. Asmodeus was before it already while its feather tails were glowing and preparing another attack.

Asmodeus made a forward roll once he arrived. His draconic hindlegs kicked the radiant peafowl so hard it shot straight down to the ground. The ground the radiant peafowl slammed into formed into a crater. He then cast three spells of devastating power at the peafowl. One of the spells inflicted chaos-element damage. After he was done, he remained floating up there with a mocking grin on his human face. Even though the Radiant Peafowl was the same grade and level as him, he never saw it as a worthy opponent.

All the members of the Council of Hybris felt great rage welling up from inside them. They all had great pride. To be looked down on like this was something they couldn't take. Even when the opponent was superior to them, they fought to the best of their abilities. Their pride demanded that. Even so, they couldn't do anything to give Asmodeus a sense of threat.

After a hard struggle for three days, the defenders were forced to retreat. Most of their battle structures were in ruin. Their siege weapons were destroyed. Insisting to defend this place would be folly.

The radiant peafowl possessed two other trump cards which it used during this three-day battle. The first was when its HP fell below 50%. The white luminance that covered its body turned pitch black. The element of its melee engagements changed to the dark element. In this manner, the radiant peafowl could be said to possess all the elements except for soul and chaos.

At the same time, its ultimate attack also became available. This ultimate attack was called Compound Element Rupture. It discharged the destructive energies of the seven elements into a small localized area. With the aid of Balrd and Petunia, the radiant peafowl managed to land this attack on Asmodeus.

Anything within the struck area underwent tremendous pressure. Even Asmodeus had trouble escaping. But still, the damage he suffered wasn't as severe as the defenders hoped. Asmodeus' tanking ability was more formidable than they first thought.

Quetzalcoatl, who was fighting on another side, came to assist them in battling Asmodeus. Like Eoranth and Syndrillis, he came to this battlefield on his own. Not from summon, so he had no time limit here. But even with his help, they still couldn't threaten Asmodeus.

Balrd, Petunia, and the radiant peafowl survived the three-day battle, but they still lost a considerable number of their faction members. The members of the Council of Hybris had a similar trait to the Council of Virtus. They preferred to fight alone and were unwilling to retreat. Their haughtiness was even worse. This caused them unnecessary deaths even when they had many strong members.

The defender's retreat plan was the same as the one used by the defenders in Hydrurond. Everything was prepared beforehand. Thanks to their pride, the Council of Hybris retreated the last. This let many of the defenders survive.

After the underworld forces were stopped by the hidden traps, Asmodeus didn't charge ahead to pursue the retreating enemies. He just stood and watched. His human face displayed a condescending expression toward the retreating army. The same expression he displayed when he arrived three days earlier.