Chapter 540-Multifaceted Confrontation
540 Chapter540-Multifaceted Confrontation
In a battle that was evenly matched and intensely fierce, John naturally couldn't afford to pay attention to the subtle changes in the expressions on the faces of his allies. Thus, he didn't immediately notice anything amiss with Shatras's expression. John was currently focused on monitoring the subsequent actions of Corruptor and Dark Magus.
After taking out the wand from the Naga tribe, Dark Magus proceeded to shatter it completely. He employed two distinct spells to converge all the marine attribute powers contained within the wand.
Although John wanted to interrupt Dark Magus's actions, every time he attempted to make a move, he was obstructed by Corruptor. While John wasn't afraid of Corruptor, the latter was, after all, a Devil. In combat against a Devil, it was impossible for John to gain an absolute advantage.
Natasha and Shatras were continuously coordinating with John in the battle. Even if they wanted to stop Dark Magus, it was practically unlikely.
After Dark Magus completed his spellcasting, the entire Storm City began to experience violent tremors. Furthermore, all the buildings in Storm City started sinking into the ground at varying speeds. It seemed as though the whole city had submerged beneath the sea.
Upon witnessing such a scenario, John's expression underwent a drastic change, as he surmised that Dark Magus's plan might be to utterly destroy Storm City. "We must stop Dark Magus's actions! If we can't prevent the final formation of Dark Magus's spell, the entire Storm City will be completely obliterated!"
John's words profoundly shocked both Natasha and Shatras. However, after giving it some thought, they both understood the gravity of the situation.
They immediately planned to launch a full assault, but they didn't intend to attack Dark Magus directly. They were well aware that Dark Magus's strength far surpassed their own. To achieve their goal, they needed to coordinate with John to restrain Corruptor. They aimed to buy John enough time to deal with Dark Magus.
"We'll try our best to block the attacks from this formidable demon. You go and eliminate that demon magus as quickly as possible. I believe that if the demon magus is taken down, his spell will surely fail," Natasha said.
Being a veteran of many battles, her judgment on battlefield situations was more precise. John immediately sprang into action, confident that both Natasha and Shatras would support his moves.
As John sprang into action, other factions within Storm City were also making their moves. Storm City was home to several different factions.
Kingserp had been hiding in the shadows of Storm City and was overjoyed when the city's walls were breached. He headed straight for the Great Library, convinced it housed many precious spell scrolls. Even if he couldn't obtain any god-tier spell scrolls, he hoped to find some weapons there. Despite having regained his peak strength with the help of the Dark Realm, the weapons he previously used were irretrievable. Kingserp was keen on acquiring more weaponry.
As a dark Druid, Kingserp transformed himself into a crow and flew towards the Great Library. He believed that at this point, there would be no one in Storm City stronger than him.
However, Kingserp had miscalculated, for another powerful magus was present in the Great Library – the Mystery Protector, who had been recuperating there. Although the Mystery Protector had previously agreed to join the apprentice magi in repelling the Dark Faction's attack, it was apparent that he had lied.
After the apprentice magi took action, the Mystery Protector did not provide any support. In fact, he didn't even leave the Great Library. Like Kingserp, the Mystery Protector also wanted to acquire some of the Great Library's precious weapons after Storm City was completely destroyed, despite not knowing much about the Great Library. He shared Kingserp's belief that the library must conceal more weapons.
When Kingserp, transformed into a crow, arrived at the entrance of the Great Library, the Mystery Protector, being a Legend Magus, immediately detected his presence. Although the Mystery Protector had collaborated with the Darklord, he had not formed any alliance with Kingserp. Confronted with an adventurer from the Dark Faction, the Mystery Protector naturally did not hesitate.
"It's surprising that an adventurer from the Dark Faction could possess such formidable strength. It seems I can offer some assistance to Duke Arsena. This should count as making an effort for the Order Faction," the Mystery Protector mused to himself. Then, he conjured numerous mystical symbols in his eyes, invoking a powerful arcane force that enveloped the entire Great Library in a seal.
Kingserp, who had reached the entrance of the Great Library, was visibly shocked. However, he initially didn't suspect an ambush. He thought it might be one of the Great Library's passive defense arrays, well aware that all significant locations were protected by fixed defense formations.
"I was a bit too naive; I actually overlooked the existence of passive defense arrays in the Great Library!" Kingserp, somewhat regretful, transformed himself into a rat, an action that made it difficult for the Mystery Protector to continue pinpointing his exact location. However, the Mystery Protector was clearly not about to let Kingserp escape so easily.
The Mystery Protector teleported directly to the first floor of the Great Library, confident that Kingserp was nearby. If he could locate him, he would be able to eliminate him successfully.
Meanwhile, at the training field of the Storm City guard barracks, Emma was pacing back and forth. She was there because she wanted to offer some help to John.
She hadn't informed John of her presence in advance, which put her in a difficult position. If she chose to act on her own, John would undoubtedly be very upset, as he didn't want others to take matters into their own hands without consultation.
Moreover, Emma wasn't very confident in her own abilities. In her view, she was only capable of dealing with NPCs whose strength and danger level were not particularly high.
Faced with the attack from the Dark Faction, Emma felt she might not be able to defeat any high-ranking demons. As she hesitated, Drill Sergeant Betack suddenly appeared in her line of sight.
As a guard of the Order Faction, Betack was naturally expected to give his all in battle. Indeed, he had exerted his full strength in defense of Storm City.
As a Drill Sergeant, his presence there was solely to transport more weapons to the city walls, where the battle was raging intensely.
Upon encountering Emma, Betack asked with evident confusion, "Why are you here? If you're a member of the Order Faction, you should be helping us. Besides, your level seems quite high. As a fire magus, your ability to inflict damage on those demons from the Dark Faction should be significant."
Betack's words bolstered Emma's confidence. Nodding, she replied, "I do want to help you all. But I'm unsure where I should be fighting. And you must be well aware of the friendly relationship between John and me. I haven't informed him in advance about my presence here. Could I possibly fight in a location where John won't see me? If he finds out I'm here, he'll definitely be furious, and that could complicate things."
Emma's words caused Betack's expression to turn puzzled, and for a moment, he even wondered if Emma might be a member of the Dark Faction. However, Betack felt he couldn't afford to dwell on such suspicions at the moment, especially since he was well aware that Duke Arsena had disappeared. Right now, Storm City needed all the help it could get.
"There's no problem at all. You can head to the northern wall right now. John definitely won't be at the northern wall since the fighting there isn't as intense." Betack pointed over there and said.
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