Salvos (A Monster Evolution LitRPG) - Chapter 748

748. Chorus

This had been the plan which Manos and I had concocted. Well, he had suggested that we arrive there, pretending that he had taken me prisoner, before he betrayed them. However, I had insisted that we at least give the remaining leaders of the legions a chance to surrender. After all, if we were going to go up against the Demon King, we were going to have to convert as many of his men to our side as we could.

Of course, killing them for experience so I’d level up would prove useful. But Regnorex was a Primordial Demon. Even with Manos— now a Level 197 Primeval Demon, after killing Jofis— that wasn’t enough for us to come out victorious.

I had seen how difficult it was just to kill a Primeval Demon on the precipice of becoming a Primordial Demon during my battle with Jofis. We had to be strategic when challenging the Demon King, or else we would all die.

Unfortunately, nobody accepted the offer I gave them. And now, we were forced to go with the Executioner’s plan. Which, unsurprisingly, was to massacre them for experience. Considering his Title, I was hardly shocked.

However, his surprise attack of Chordus partially failed— only slicing off one of her arms before she leapt out of the way. Even still, that was a physical handicap she would have to deal with when we fought, which was good enough for me.

She stumbled away from us as the other leaders of the legions charged at us. Each and every single one of them was a Primeval Demon. At least Level 150, but some of them were even Level 180, with the sole exception of Chordus being at Level 191.

It was dozens of them against just Manos and I. Even though the two of us were strong, this would be a difficult battle. Or so I thought.

But the Executioner just grinned as he stepped forward.

“[Be Crushed Under My Furious Fist]!”

The [Djinn] swung down with all his might. And Manos just raised his waraxe simply. The sheer force of the strike shockwave across the cliffside— the landscape was ripped apart, and I lost my footing as I realized that the entire side of the mountain had been smashed apart from the impact.

Had that been a Grand Skill? I didn’t know. But it had been deflected so easily, and now, the cliff was cascading down into the mass of Demons beneath us.

But despite the power of the attack, Manos didn’t budge. Even as the ground around us crumbled, falling as an avalanche, he just smirked back at his large enemy.

“Oh, Mozar, you were always quite the brawn-brained fool, weren’t you?”

And with a simple sidestep, Manos swung up at the [Djinn]’s head. In an instant, Mozar’s head went flying into the sky.

“[Deathstrike].”

Manos grinned as he walked up the falling debris casually. Behind him, I spread my wings wide and flew up, avoiding the collapsing boulders and chunks of stone as they fell upon the valley.

The Demons gathered down below screamed and backed away from the falling mountain. But ascending from the cascading rubble was Chordus, carried by flaming pink wings. Her face was full of fury, and she screamed at the legions as she pointed at me.

“You damn fools— kill the Enemy, or I will kill all of you!”

A ripple washed over the millions of Demons down there, and they began to unleash a flurry of spells. Hundreds of thousands with every passing second— whether it was a spears of ice, bits of stone, or balls of fire. It didn’t matter. The attacks came my way as I cursed, creating an armor out of my iridescent flame to shield myself from them.

These were weak spells. Not only could they not harm me, I was also able to avoid most of them. But some still reached me. And that served to be an annoying distraction from my actual enemies.

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I blinked as a blast of pink fire shot up at me, cutting through the rain of other spells blocking my vision. I narrowly avoided the attack as I looked down at the [Hellprincess] in the distance, floating in the air and keeping a distance from me as she clutched onto her missing arm.

But she immediately vanished from my vision as the curtain of spells surrounded me once again. I cursed as I clapped my hands together.

“Get out of my way—”

And with a flash of light, a pair of my clones spawned into existence, immediately unleashing their own plumes of flames back in the direction of the army. I didn’t want to kill too many of them— unfortunately, I had no other choice but to fight back, or else I’d have my attention drawn away from the real enemy I had to deal with.

So I was given a moment of reprieve as my clones distracted the remaining legions down below, letting me regain a bearing of my surroundings. Up above, Chordus still floated as a pair of winged Primeval Demons accompanied her, like they were guarding her.

And below me, Manos was leaping from falling piece of rubble to falling piece of rubble, all the while he was chased by dozens of the Primeval Demons at once.

“We just have to kill Chordus, then we’ll win! I’ll distract the rest of them, I leave her up to you!”

Manos called out to me as he decapitated another Primeval Demon with the same attack he used to kill the [Djinn]. It was a powerful attack— and yet, he could cast it with practically each swing of his waraxe.

I sure was glad he was on my side.

I nodded to him as I spread my wings wide, flying straight for the leader of the Second Legion. However, before I could get close, one of the winged figures that was guarding her shot down straight at me.

They moved fast— they reached me in an instant, their clawed hands aimed straight for my neck. Fortunately, I blocked it just in time, before swinging my assailant around. However, they came to a halt a few dozen feet away from me, their bat-like wings flapping behind them as they wore a wicked grin on their face.

[Sagelord Fiend - Lvl. 184]

“I am Tersh the Wise And Deadly. I am the leader of the Thirteenth Legion, and I will not let you get to Chordus.”

“Oh?”

I narrowed my eyes at him as he bared his teeth. But before I could even come up with a response, he shot towards me as his body flashed with a crimson light.

He was fast. Extremely fast. Even with my speed, it was hard to keep up with him.

But how? It had to have been a Grand Skill of sorts that gave him this boost in speed. Because I already had an extra boost in my [Agility] thanks to [Divine Essence of the Angelic Devil Princess], and I wasn’t as fast as him.

Still, once again, I managed to block his attack, even if I was caught off-guard by his speed. I clicked my tongue as I swung out with a follow-up strike. And he zipped away from me.

I shot forward to give chase to him, however a volley of pink flaming weapons flew down my way. Chordus conjured up thousands of blades made of fire and fired them at me. I cursed as I matched her attacks with my own fiery projectiles. The crimson sky of the netherworld was lit up with the brilliant colors of our exploding projectiles.

However, in a test of magical power, it was clear that I was stronger than the [Hellprincess]. I began to push her raining projectiles back, overwhelming her with my far superior attacks. She desperately tried to conjure up even more projectiles to keep me back. And I grinned as I wanted to take this opportunity to strike her down from the side.

Unfortunately for me, I was distracted as Tersh appeared behind me once again. I only reacted to his sudden appearance thanks to [Angelic Premonition]. I spun around and blocked his attack once more as he snarled at me.

“I told you, I’ll be your opponent.”

“I’m sorry, but—”

I spat back in response as he flew back. I pointed at him, a grin plastering my face.

“You really aren’t much of an opponent for me.”

A blazing mark glowed brightly on his forearm as he blinked, staring down at himself. And then his body erupted into a powerful explosion that shook the sky. For a moment, the bright light of the attack that had captured him drew the attention of everyone in the battlefield.

However, I knew the battle wasn’t over just yet. Because the notification of Tersh’s death hadn’t yet resounded in my mind.

So I moved, diving down into the clearing explosion as I saw the [Sagelord Fiend] flying back, half his body charred. But he was still alive, using some sort of protective Skill to save himself.

Unfortunately for him, I reached him a moment after. And unlike him— who gave me ample time to react to his strikes— I didn’t give him a chance to fight back.

“Die.”

I uttered the word filled with [Intimidation] as I swung down with a [Divine Radiant Slash]. Tersh stared at me, round-eyed, as he was gripped in terror. He could only utter a final scream as I tore his face off his body.

And then his death rang in my head.

Defeated [Sagelord Fiend - Lvl. 184]

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I snapped my gaze away from Tersh’s falling body as I looked up at Chordus, floating there alongside a [Hellprince]. She stared at me in horror as her projectiles crashed with mine, exploding overhead and lighting up the sky. I bared my teeth at her and was just about to deal with her too.

When the [Hellprince] next to her swiped at her with a sword made out of ice.