Chapter 98

Boom! The earth trembled.

"Was that an earthquake?" Negris was surprised.

Suddenly, loud noises came from outside. Everyone went out to see a pillar of light piercing straight down from the sky, landing in the World Tree Forest outside the Demon Valley.

Anthony and Negris' expressions changed drastically. Anthony urgently said, "This is bad, the Light Deities haven't disappeared. This is the Heavenly Staircase. They're using me as a beacon to transport here. Quick, destroy my body!"

Negris shook his head, "It's too late."

The Heavenly Staircase is the name of that pillar of light. It is a special method of transportation that directly penetrates two planes, capable of continuously transporting large numbers of troops. It serves as a bridge for the Holy Heaven to invade other worlds.

The so-called Holy Heaven, according to the legends of the Church of Light, is a place without hunger, sorrow, pain, illness, aging, or separation. The rivers flow with purified, sweet water, and the granaries are filled with grain that will never run out. It is a place of eternal happiness and joy.

As long as one washes away their original sin, they can reach Heaven and enjoy eternal peace.

Everyone ran to the World Tree Forest outside the Demon Valley. They soon saw the landing point of the light pillar. The massive light pillar struck the ground, creating a large circle in the World Tree Forest. Inside the circle, all the World Trees and the various crops around them were shattered.

Seeing this, Ang's head burst into flames: How dare they destroy my trees...

A figure of light fell from the top of the light pillar at high speed, hitting the ground with a loud thud, causing the earth to shake.

The figure of light landed on one knee, hands on the ground, then suddenly raised its head, and a pair of white wings unfolded behind it, rushing out of the light pillar.

It held its hands out, and as it swung them, a light sword condensed in its hands. It was clearly a Holy Spirit Angel.

"The blood of the blasphemers is the best offering to the Light." The Holy Spirit Angel declared in a cold voice.

As soon as it finished speaking, a beam of light struck it, instantly vaporizing its flesh and wings, leaving only a charred skeleton that collapsed to the ground.

Everyone looked in shock at the direction the light beam came from. The small, cute angel skeleton was turning to ash, its body gradually dispersing, making people feel extremely distressed.

Then... it shook its body, shaking off the ash, revealing a white skeleton. It ran to Ang's front as if nothing had happened. The first time it used Holy Light Flash, it was uncomfortable for a while, but now it showed no signs of discomfort, clearly having adapted.

Ang tilted his head: "Roar" (Too early).

The angel skeleton pointed at the broken angel: "Roar roar!" (It attacked me).

"Roar!" (Can't fight anymore).

The angel skeleton flapped its remaining wing bone: "Roar!" (Heal).

"Roar!" (No time, let's go).

Boom! Another figure of light fell from the sky, landing at the point where the light pillar struck. A new Holy Spirit Angel stood up.

"Roar..." (Oh...) The angel skeleton drooped its wing bone and walked away dejectedly.

The second Holy Spirit Angel rushed out of the light pillar, declaring, "Where the Holy Light shines, darkness retreats."

Whether the darkness retreated or not, some people didn't. Luther, who was stuffing beets into his mouth, intercepted it, his longsword aiming for the angel's face.

Boom! Another figure of light fell from the sky.

Just as it rushed out of the portal, a large club swept across, striking the Holy Spirit Angel.

It didn't even get to make its declaration. The angel hastily blocked, but its entire form was sent flying.

"This one is mine! Don't fight over it!" The Great Mage shouted, carrying a club as thick as a human waist. Behind him, a group of purple skeleton titans who didn't get to fight looked disappointed and dejected.

If you had seen the purple skeletons before, you probably wouldn't recognize them now. They were all a bit fatter, taller, and even the Great Mage was no exception, though the older ones didn't change much.

Adequate nutrition had allowed these hybrid titans to develop again, rejuvenating them.

The third Holy Spirit Angel finally rushed out: "Purify the darkness..." Before it could finish, a series of fireballs hit it.

Ang shot fireballs at the Holy Spirit Angel from a distance, three per second. The fireballs in the air almost formed a chain, like a stream of fire.

At first, the Holy Spirit Angel didn't take it seriously. This low-level magic couldn't even break its holy armor, so it didn't need to block.

But when a series of fireballs hit it, it changed its mind.

Bang bang bang bang... The sound of fireballs hitting its body was continuous. Each fireball only made it tremble slightly, but a series of them hitting it forced it to retreat, the strength of its holy armor rapidly decreasing, and cracks appeared.

The angel no longer dared to resist. It pushed off the ground, leaping upward, and flapped its wings, turning ninety degrees in mid-air and flying sideways.

But it was no use. Ang's gaze was locked on it, and the fireballs he shot made sharp turns in the air, almost at right angles, heading for the angel.

Because the angel was moving, the fireballs formed a line, each one intersecting with the angel at a different angle, creating a very dazzling, brush-like pattern.

As the angel flew, fireballs kept hitting it. When it made its second turn, its holy armor was shattered, and the fireballs hit its body.

The angel's body was enveloped in a bright holy light, which tightly protected it. Its wings flapped wildly, and its form twisted in the air like an ant on a hot pan.

Such intense maneuvering finally caused some fireballs to miss, at least ten percent of them overshooting and losing their lock.

But what did it matter? The remaining ninety percent still hit the angel, and its holy light was stripped away layer by layer, visibly weakening until it disappeared.

The fireballs continued to hit the angel, which began to smoke, then catch fire, and then suddenly lost control, falling to the ground. The remaining momentum made it roll continuously, and when it finally stopped, it was a charred corpse.

Everyone stared at Ang in shock. Some had heard Negris boast before that Ang was a magic cannon, but it wasn't until today that they truly understood what a "cannon" meant.

A Holy Spirit Angel was burned to a crisp by a first-level fireball spell. Oh my God, is a first-level spell really that terrifying?

All the Holy Spirit Angels that rushed out of the light pillar faced a barrage of fireballs, like a chain of bullets. Whether they resisted or dodged, they couldn't break through the blockade and get close to Ang.

The remaining purple skeleton titans, unable to get any targets, squatted on the ground, drawing circles. They had been farming for a long time and hadn't fought in a while, their hands itching.

But Anthony and Negris couldn't be happy.

"These are all 1.9-meter first-level angels, just cannon fodder. The higher-level ones haven't come down yet," Anthony said worriedly.

"Ah, you've doomed us. You shouldn't have messed around here. Did you do this on purpose?" Negris sighed.

Anthony said委屈地, "How was I supposed to know this would happen? They should have just burned me to ashes. Why would they activate the Heavenly Staircase?"

It's like they could have stepped on an ant, but instead, they brought a cannon to blast it. Activating the Heavenly Staircase is not cheap, but making Anthony's divine power burn out of control on the spot is just a thought.

Unless, their target wasn't Anthony at all.

"Uh, I think it might not be about you. This isn't the Heavenly Staircase, it's the Descent of Heaven," Negris murmured, looking at the end of the light pillar.

At the end of the light pillar, a huge shadow appeared, like a massive mountain, slowly descending along the light pillar.

The descent of the shadow was very slow. At this rate, it would take at least a day to reach the ground. But halfway down, night fell, and the wind began to blow.