Chapter 202

The bright flash of light, a light akin to God’s blessings, that burst out had caught everyone’s attention. However, that was just a trick. Davey would be out of his mind if he tried to put a buff on each and every single one of the tens of thousands of soldiers who stood in front of him. As long as he did not get caught, this trick would work on the soldiers.

The soldiers looked at the flecks of light that fluttered down around them. They thought that God had truly bestowed his protection upon them. This was the placebo effect, which was a psychological effect that could make someone who only had sugar believe that they had truly eaten a medicine that could cure their disease.

“The human body is truly amazing.”

“The hell. How many people have you deceived in such a short time?”

Davey looked solemnly at the girl who asked him this question as he imparted a saying, “As long as you don’t get caught, it’s a skill.”

“Goddess Freyja might have gotten something in her eye when she gave you that stigmata.”

“There are no rules saying that only one person can receive a stigmata.”

After hearing Davey’s words, Illyna flicked her braided hair and immediately followed right after him. She asked, “Ah, are you really going to charge forward like that without setting up any sort of countermeasure? I know that you’re strong, but you're in charge of the lives of many. You have to think about it more carefully...”

“Illyna.”

Illyna’s eyes widened when she saw Davey turn away from her.

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Davey’s short answer forced Illyna to go silent. She did not ask Davey about why this should be the last time and why he was running out of time. She simply tugged at his sleeves, which she had never done before, and said softly, “Then...please do me one favor. We still...haven’t recovered my brother’s body.”

Davey definitely knew which brother Illyna was talking about. Illyna was talking about the Pallan Empire’s crown prince who had led the first subjugation in hopes of destroying the Lich, Grell Orfan.

“We have to find my brother’s body. Find him and...deliver the news to the Crown Princess and arrange a state funeral for him.”

Davey just covered Illyna’s face, which expressed a rare look of weakness, and pushed her away. “Stop worrying about useless things. Also, you have to stay.”

“What?! No way!!!” Illyna screamed.

Davey grabbed Illyna by the wrist and rolled her sleeves up. He saw that her arm was riddled with bruises, which were a result of necrosis in the muscles and the veins. This was a side effect commonly seen among people who have already exhausted their mana and forcibly summoned some more.

Thankfully, the situation was not that bad yet. Davey could tell that there would be no scars left behind as long as Illyna got treated. However, if Illyna still stubbornly continued to fight, then her arm would be littered with ugly scars, the tell-tale signs of necrosis.

“You think you can fake it by walking around and showing that you’re well in front of someone who has learned medicine, huh?” Davey said, turning Illyna’s face blue with his words. Then, he added, “Go to the treatment center before I kick you out.”

“Kyaack!” Illyna stepped back after shrieking in Davey’s ears.

Davey sighed.

—Is it really necessary to drive her out so forcefully?

“You have to scold foolish pushovers sometimes to make them aware of the situation.”

‘Gnoass, you still there?’

[I’m all ears, Contractor.]

“Get ready. I’m giving you permission to go wild and use all of the spirit energy stored in my body the moment I give the signal.”

Davey’s spirit energy could be recovered by using the other forces within him and converting them into spirit energy. Due to that reason, Davey could be said to have a lot more spirit energy than the other forces in his body. However, it also has the slowest recovery rate.

The enemy was the Undead, and Davey had the Spirit King. Davey wanted to see whose side had the bigger advantage in terms of force.

Thud!!!

The soldiers were shocked when a huge earthquake shook the ground.

A gigantic figure made from earth stepped forward, opening a path for the soldiers.

“Prince Sullivan.”

“...Ah, yes! Men! Forward!”

“Foolish ones...”

After hearing the terrible screams and shouts as the slaughter continued on, Grell Orfan finally thought of ending this fight all at once. Once his preparations were complete, he tapped his staff on the ground...

Thunk...

The cliffs surrounding the grand canyon began to shake. The surroundings were all of nature, but there were secrets hidden in this place that even humans did not know of. This was the place that had been used by the dragons as their tombs for hundreds of years. And over time, many bones had accumulated in the area.

Crack!!!

With a loud crack, the ground shook terribly.

Thump!!!

With another loud sound, cracks began to appear on some of the canyon’s tough and hard rocks.

Thud!!!

When the crack finally spread far and wide, the cliffs collapsed to reveal the huge figures of the beings that had been dormant beneath the ground. The beings were the ultra-cold Frost Wyrm Wyverns. It was not just one or two, but dozens of Frost Wyrm Wyverns flying over the skies and casting great shadows on everyone on the ground. It was a very spectacular sight.

“It seems like they could block at least one of them.”

Grell’s red eyes followed the giant monsters, which were Frost Wyrm Wyverns, that had risen to the skies. He muttered, “It would be hard for them to survive without any cover the moment dozens of monsters fired their breaths at them.”

The most efficient way to get rid of the allied troops would be for the Frost Wyrm Wyverns to release their breaths on them. Also, Grell did not really care how the allied troops would stage a counterattack from this attack.

Thud!!!

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!!!

One of the giant wyverns that was tens of meters in size suddenly gathered a black current of energy in its mouth. The Frost Wyrm Wyvern’s breath shot straight toward the members of the allied troops who were not participating in the battle.

Baaaaaang!!!

The attack’s low temperature caused mist and vapor to rise up from the ground, covering the view of the canyon. Obviously, the scene below could not be seen but Grell, whose eyes had turned green, could see what was happening inside the mist and the vapor very clearly.

“Aaaaaaaaack!”

“Save me!”

The allied troops’ soldiers screamed in terror as the Frost Wyrm Wyvern’s breaths broke their formation and froze them all.

The situation was obviously to Grell’s advantage. So, why was Grell Orfan feeling some strange sense of deja vu? It did not take too long for Grell to find out where the strange sense of dissonance was coming from.

The soldiers screamed as they got swept away by the Frost Wyrm Wyvern’s cold breath. Those who were unaffected kept fighting desperately to stay alive.

The breath attack was only for a moment, but the entire fight between the Undead and the allied troops had lasted for quite a while already.

If that was the case, then Grell should have already sacrificed a lot of his Undead. However, none of the Undead had been disposed of. To be exact, none of the Undead had perished under the hands of the allied troops. The short and intense feeling of deja vu was enough for Grell’s instincts to determine that there was something dangerous here.

“Did you enjoy the 3D surround sound and display?”

“Heuk?!”

Grell Orfan, who was about to turn around, was shocked by the figure who suddenly appeared in front of him. However, his reaction was too slow. The strange red and blue swords that had once killed him pierced through him once again. He fell to the depths of the canyon.

“Keuaaaaaaaaaaack!” Grell shrieked loudly from the pain that tore through his soul after being struck by the sword. He also saw the entire allied troops disappear from sight. It seemed like all of the opponents that he had seen so far were just mere illusions. And...

Thud!!!

As the allied troops disappeared, the ground beneath their feet slowly started to shake. That was when a giant made of earth appeared together with hundreds of smaller clay giants. The being had a momentum that weighed down the surrounding air and made the dozens of Frost Wyrm Wyverns look shabby in comparison.

“All of those soldiers...were just an illusion? That’s impossible! The mana needed to maintain that kind of magic is something that you can’t handle...!”

“If we’re talking about the simplest method, then you are certainly correct.”

Grell screamed as if his judgment of the situation was correct. However, shortly after that, the earth giant slammed its fist toward the Frost Wyrm Wyvern. This time, it was not the fake trampling of the Undead from before. It was the true abuse and trampling from the allied troops.