274: Chapter 274 Another Power

"What a coincidental time to arrive."

Inside the command room, Zhang Huaiyuan watched the red dots that instantly covered the periphery of the detector screen. Without a hint of panic on his face, he instead revealed a faint smile and walked toward the door.

Under the desperate stalling of many teammates, his trump card was finally complete.

"Hmm... However, it shouldn't be that simple for the Holy Light Monastery to persist in its own way like this. There's no rush."

Zhang Huaiyuan, who was about to push the door open and leave, suddenly stopped. After pondering for a moment, he returned to his seat.

On the other side, the remaining forces of the Faith Legion, who were originally prepared to continue their offensive, had to stop now.

Despite the blessing of faith, they still felt instinctive fear when facing the endless, hideous sea of insects.

The hands holding their weapons trembled slightly unconsciously.

"Hahaha, Your Highness the Saintess of the Holy Light Monastery, thank you for solving a big trouble for us."

An ordinary Claw Bug, possessed by a student from Leviathan Academy, bravely stepped forward and shouted using special biological waves.

"In return, we are willing to give you the chance to withdraw voluntarily and maintain your dignity."

The many commanders of the swarm did not care about Zhang Huaiyuan in the command room; all their energy was focused on dealing with the only remaining Saintess of the Holy Light Monastery.

It wasn't that they looked down on the Time Book House.

After his landslide lead in the previous round, everyone regarded him as one of the opponents they needed to be most wary of.

This included Saintess Jiang Nian as well, which was why she chose to use all her troops and even sacrifice nine Missionaries. She wanted to eliminate the opponent directly without giving them any breathing room, lest long delays bring trouble.

But the technology side was different from others; it was strongest when prepared and in positional warfare. In this situation where resources and troops were exhausted, no matter who it was, they would be unable to turn the tide and were already lambs to the slaughter.

As for the Holy Light Monastery, their faith-based methods had always been unpredictable. Especially this mysterious Saintess—God knows if she still had a trump card hidden.

Therefore, even while persuading her to surrender, the massive sea of insects did not stop for a moment and directly launched an attack on the remaining Faith Legion.

The speed of those Claw Bugs could almost rival the terminator generation one combat robots, and they were even more flexible.

Before the warriors of the Faith Legion could fully react to the sudden change, the bugs had already closed in.

Roar!

They growled lowly, leaping from a distance. Their forelimbs, as sharp as blades, slashed down in mid-air with the speed of lightning.

A well-equipped knight bore the brunt of it. He barely managed to raise his greatsword to block the attack of one Insect Beast in front, only to have his chest pierced through by another that leapt up at the same time.

High-level armor turned out to be as fragile as thin paper before their claws.

For a time, screams rose one after another.

Although these native warriors remained heroic under the blessing of faith, they had, after all, gone through a long period of bitter fighting. Their physical strength and energy were nearly exhausted, and they were at an absolute numerical disadvantage.

Facing a swarm ten times their number that had been waiting at their ease, they simply couldn't hold their ground.

The Mage Legions and Gods of Magic, who were originally best at large-scale combat, had all fallen by now. These Insect Beasts entered as if into an uninhabited land, crazily slaughtering the last remaining troops of the Holy Light Monastery.

Soon, the last of the army was completely submerged in the sea of insects, becoming fodder for those Insect Beasts.

"Your Highness the Saintess, I wonder how your considerations are going. If you are willing to withdraw voluntarily, I can take it upon myself to hand over that survivor from the Time Book House to you to deal with, adding a few more points to your score."

Seeing that the overall situation was settled, the students of Leviathan Academy felt a bit more at ease and continued their persuasion.

The winner would directly receive a 120-point reward. Even if the opponent killed one more person, their academy would still maintain the first position during the final settlement.

"In that case, do I have to thank you?"

The woman who had been standing quietly atop the head of a Ground Dragon suddenly gave a light smile and casually waved the staff cast from faith in her hand.

A sphere of faith light, larger than those of the previous nine Missionaries combined, floated in the air, flickering with bursts of light.

"Your Highness the Saintess, are you certain you want to oppose us?"

Sensing the massive power of faith, the student controlling the Claw Bug had a change in expression and spoke in a deep voice.

However, even though he was annoyed, he still subconsciously maintained a respectful tone in his speech.

He could vaguely feel a will in the dark; if he said the wrong thing, it was highly likely to invite some kind of great horror.

"Why do you say that?"

Saintess Jiang Nian shook her head with a beaming smile. Her voice was somewhat sweet and clear, yet it carried an innate and absolute confidence.

"I just don't like my results being snatched away by others. If someone insists on snatching them, then I can only drive them all away."

As her voice fell.

That sphere of faith light suddenly shot up into the sky, interweaving with the endless golden clouds on the horizon.

Mysterious and unpredictable magic formations loomed within it.

Fifth-Rank Faith Divine Art: Divine Punishment.

"Not good, dodge!"

The group of Leviathan Academy students far away at the base saw this scene through the vision of the Claw Bugs. Their expressions changed simultaneously, and they immediately issued orders through the biological network.

As one of the races standing at the peak of the All Heavens and Myriad Realms, even if these were just low-quality imitations, the swarm still displayed amazing coordination.

Almost at the same moment, all the Claw Bugs immediately burrowed underground, while those insects covered in thick carapaces formed perfectly fitting phalanxes, facing their hardest side outward.

In the next moment, infinite pillars of light descended from the heavens.

The entire horizon was shrouded in a golden glow, and even vision was completely lost.

But from the feedback of the detector, Zhang Huaiyuan could still clearly feel that terrifying power.

The originally dense red dots disappeared rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"What terrifying power... but I'm afraid this alone isn't enough."

Zhang Huaiyuan looked up with interest.

Through the True Sight effect, he could clearly see the vast energy in the sky also rapidly decreasing.

Leviathan Academy now sat on the resources of three regions. Even if this batch of the swarm died out, the rear could still continuously transport more in.

As expected.

After it lasted for about a full day and night.

The boundless golden glow finally dissipated.

The entire ground level was practically shaved down by over a hundred meters. Dark red blood and severed limbs of Insect Beasts were everywhere.

"Well... can it only do this much?"

Saintess Jiang Nian looked at the branches of Nydus Worms breaking through the soil once again in the distance, a playful smile appearing in her eyes.

"However, this many corpses should be enough... It just so happens that the last of the faith power is used up. It's time to switch to another kind of power."

She blinked her eyes gently. When she looked up again, her left pupil was already as pitch black as ink, and she spoke faintly:

"Undead Divine Art: Necromantic Dominion."

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