No longer having time to talk, the group organized a retreat before the city walls completely collapsed, each taking their weapons and engaging in fierce street battles with the corrupted army.
However, with the frontal defenses collapsed, it became even more difficult to withstand the Black Tide on the streets where there was no defensive offensive.
The Seven Stars Society fought and retreated with the Imperial City Guard. Even with Alina's support from the rear, they suffered countless casualties and had to retreat to a towering, massive gate in the city.
This was originally a massive spatial portal that Ella used to summon Loren's reinforcements, but now that the saintess's spatial power is gone, this magnificent portal that was never completed has become a waste.
That was how it was, until several invisible ripples suddenly appeared in the center of the door.
"what is that?"
A sharp-eyed soldier noticed that the statue on the door seemed to have opened its eyes, with tiny starlight twinkling in its pupils.
"The unfinished door is starting, why!?"
Dekari, who was engaged in battle ahead, turned around in disbelief and saw that the gate, which was several stories high, was trembling slightly.
"Now that the Holy Maiden has encountered such a change, the only one who can activate this spatial gate is probably..."
At this point, a look of despair flashed across Li Cheng's face.
The answer is almost without a doubt, and the only thing in the world that can still use this spatial gate is probably Chaos, which has taken over the body of the saintess.
"Hahaha! My lord must have sensed your despair and descended to reward my achievements!"
Lancelot's voice grew increasingly excited as he led the demonic tide to assault the defense forces' fragile lines from all directions.
"Om-"
Just then, a white beam of light tore through the dark sky and descended, enveloping the massive portal and summoning a huge spatial vortex.
Amidst the deafening roar, a small object fell out of the door.
All eyes were drawn to it, only to see a pale, delicate severed hand.
Chapter 258 The White Saintess
"hand?"
Everyone was stunned, while Lancelot in the air paused slightly before letting out a sneer.
"Tch, where did these body parts come from..."
Before the words were finished, the pale hand floated majestically into the air, and lines shimmering with golden light emerged from the severed end, writhing and weaving like blood vessels.
In just a short while, a complete forearm gradually recovered.
An incomparably holy aura emanated from that forearm. Lancelot, who was a thousand meters away, only sensed a wisp of that aura, and it was as if he had seen the most terrifying natural enemy. His skin instantly burned as if it were white phosphorus in the air.
"What the hell!?"
His eyes widened suddenly, and he belatedly realized what was happening. He hurriedly roared at the countless corrupted demons that obeyed his commands.
"Damn it! Kill that thing!!!"
"Everyone!! Defend the portal to the death!!!"
Severif reacted immediately, and with a roar, ordered the entire army to be on alert.
The previous shift breaks were meaningless. Lancelot went berserk and stirred up a black tide that surged like a giant wave. Countless terrifying monsters rushed out from it, their red pupils wide open, desperately trying to tear apart this last line of defense.
Driven to madness, the corrupted exhibited unprecedented frenzy, but the remaining humans also exerted all their strength, using their flesh and blood to form a defensive line that stubbornly withstood wave after wave of attacks.
Julius, Elon, Alina, Li Cheng...
Aslan, the Seven Stars Society, the Holy Light Revelation Society...
Aslan's last army fought a bloody battle amidst endless chaos and relentless attacks, yet never retreated an inch.
These people, who had once been bound together by Elavi, felt a familiar presence arrive, and their hearts, which had been on the verge of despair, were finally rekindled with flames.
In the darkness, the raised torch and staff transformed into a faint glow, standing firm in the darkness. Then, as the body behind them transformed into a more complete form, they gradually emitted an increasingly intense radiance.
Between the doors, a petite girl in a white dress gradually revealed her figure in the vast holy light.
Her long, silver hair cascaded down to her waist like a shimmering waterfall, with radiant arcs of light dancing across her smooth, fair skin.
Bathed in the sacred light, her beautiful and serene face slowly lifted her thin, cicada-wing-like eyelids, and her long eyelashes swayed like willow branches in the spring breeze.
In those crimson eyes, pure golden light surged and flowed, like the rising sun slowly illuminating the crumbling earth.
A magnificent hymn seemed to resound through the mountains and fields, and the holy light emanating from the girl, like the blazing sun, caused the surrounding black tide and demons to retreat amidst screams.
"Holy...Holy Maiden?"
Li Cheng's voice trembled. His good friend, who had never flinched while fighting bloody battles in the monster tide, was now crying with emotion upon seeing this scene.
Countless soldiers looked back at their bodies in astonishment; the wounds deeply corrupted by chaos gradually faded under the radiant light.
Ella's gaze swept over the crowd, and a long-lost, captivating smile appeared on her lips.
"Everyone... I'm back."
"Are you kidding me?!"
Lancelot, forced back into a dark corner by the holy light, roared and raised his spear with his slowly melting arm, pointing it at Ella.
"You should have died already!!"
“I will put an end to the scourge of those who speak recklessly.”
Julius's expression seemed to harden again, and unlike his gradually wavering state of mind before, the fierce aura that had been lingering around him was swept away at this moment.
"No need, leave it to me."
Ella chuckled softly and raised one hand slightly.
From the center of her palm, a halo of holy light burst forth, its dazzling radiance instantly obliterating all corrupted objects it touched.
The Lancelots scattered throughout the streets were completely annihilated under the radiant light before they could even utter a wail.
This vast light stretched for hundreds of miles, surpassing the blazing sun that erupted on the earth, covering the imperial city with its radiance, extending to the outskirts, and eventually covering the entire mountainside.
The purified earth was free of any filth, and although the sky was still broken, a sacred aura permeated the wilderness.
"Oh my god..."
Li Cheng stared wide-eyed, his jaw agape.
He knew best what level of holy light the previous saintess possessed, but Ella's casual display of this skill was enough to shatter his understanding completely.
Julius was even more astonished. Having a deep understanding of the Way of Holy Light, he had a more profound grasp of the concept of this immense divine power.
Mythical rank...? No... this is even more exaggerated than those gods recorded in the scriptures...
This is simply...
"The God of Light...?"
Alina exclaimed in surprise, feeling an increasing sense of familiarity with the divine power emanating from the air.
"Thank you all for your hard work... Please rest here for now."
Ella gave a friendly smile to the excited and astonished crowd, then turned her gaze to a distant mountain range covered with huge, dark flower buds.
That place is the Fortress of No Breath.
"I'm going to put an end to all of this."
As she finished speaking, three pairs of golden wings suddenly unfurled behind the girl, and dust and light filled the air as the huge wings flapped, and her petite body immediately took to the air.
Like a golden shooting star soaring into the sky, all that could be seen was that elegant and holy figure disappearing into the clouds in the blink of an eye.
Wow, that's awesome!
Li Cheng stared wide-eyed, and exclaimed in amazement.
"Boss, isn't your choice of words a bit too corny to describe the Holy Maiden?"
An older member standing nearby couldn't help but comment.
"What can I do? I came here right after graduating from high school."
"I don't think that's the issue."
"Don't shout, the Holy Light has healed all your wounds, now quickly pack your bags and prepare for the march!"
……
The sky outside the Fortress of Breathlessness.
Ella, who was soaring through the clouds, suddenly stopped as a raging storm carrying lightning swept towards her.
Ella tilted her body and swooped down to the ground. In the forest, a huge arm suddenly burst from the ground and grabbed at her petite body.
"Humph."
The girl wrinkled her delicately shaped nose, placed one palm on the ground and the other on the sky, and unleashed two torrents of holy light in an instant.
The thick, ink-like clouds were cleaved in two, and the earth was plowed into a bottomless ravine.
"Ow—"
The deep roar was like a horn from ancient times. The muddy forest land twisted and contorted, and lava and glaciers emerged from the mud, slowly forming a huge and ferocious face.
High in the sky, countless stars emerged from the clouds, and a man's figure slowly descended, the light behind his head gradually connecting to a divine disc.
“Gaia…and Adam.”
Ella stroked her chin with interest. "Even now, why are you two still working for Chaos?"
"This is a contract that was already established long ago."
Adam's voice is magnetic, like a captivating male actor on an opera stage.
“Chaos gained consciousness, we helped Him break the seal, and in return He accepted our submission.”
"Pfft, I see."
Ella's voice held a playful chuckle, "So you've all wanted to be His lackeys all along."
"There are countless worlds in the void, and the vast universe we can seize will be far greater than this decaying world."
Gaia opened her mouth with a deep, somber contralto voice.
"Ella Haviere, stop here. Even with the authority of light, chaos is no enemy you can defeat."
"How will you know if you don't try."
Ella waved her hand, "But there are two of you, so to be fair I have to call one too."
"Perfect, maybe it can help him break through the mythical barrier as well."
Chapter 259 Strange Glow
"Resurrect, my love... cough, never mind, let's not use such lame lines."
With a wave of her small hand, Ella activated the skill she hadn't used in a long time, just like when she first came into this world.
One breath transforms into three.
The tall, slender phantom gradually coalesced around Ella, as if invisible energy slowly gathered into that familiar outline.
When Ella saw Ye Xiao again, her feelings were still somewhat complicated and hard to describe.
Despite making boastful claims before the God of Light, can she truly be considered Ye Xiao, given that she only obtained a portion of his remnant soul?
At the same time, Ye Xiao also gently clenched his fist.
The physical sensations remained as familiar as before, without any sense of unfamiliarity or alienation arising from my state of mind.
That's it.
He shook his head, putting those things aside for now; the priority was to deal with the enemy first.
“A futile struggle is pointless, Ella Haviere. If Chaos could be defeated, how could so many gods have sacrificed themselves for it over the past tens of thousands of years?”
Adam's voice was like thunder.
"The supreme lord of chaos, Lydia, has issued a decree that the mortal realm will come to a complete end in seven days. This is the twilight of the gods. Rather than struggling in vain, you might as well cherish the things you love in your final moments."
Gaia's words were like a great earthquake.
"The supreme god who once protected humanity and the earth, in the end all he can do is spout this nonsense?"
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