In just an instant, the world's scenery dramatically changed!
The dark, eerie stone corridor transformed into an infinitely vast battlefield!
The sky was a dull yellow, and the setting sun was like blood.
Within the Reality Marble, the caster could freely choose the positions of allies and enemies.
Rin and Jalter were thrown a kilometer away from Darius III.
Darius III in the distance was no longer alone; he was now riding on the back of a golden-armored war elephant, nearly five meters tall.
The war elephant's skin was as dark as his own, and its body was covered in golden armor.
A massive golden single eye was embedded in the war elephant's forehead.
This war elephant was not a living creature, but a war elephant of death.
And the real point was that surrounding Darius III, stretching as far as the eye could see, like mountains and seas, was a legion of ten thousand men!
A full ten thousand strong undead legion!
Golden armor, golden shields, golden spears (Persia was so rich back then--||), infantry, cavalry chariots, mounted soldiers, all encircled the Persian king on the war elephant's back.
The Persian Immortal Army!
The Immortals, Athanatoi. A renowned elite army in human history during the 5th and 6th centuries BCE in the Persian Empire, the Immortals typically served as the Persian King's Imperial Guard.
Historically, these gifted warriors adopted 'Immortal' as their moniker. In fierce battles, they would still sustain injuries, but they could rapidly recover without any external aid, relying solely on their robust physiques. If a soldier was injured, sick, disabled, or killed, he was immediately replaced by an elite warrior from another unit—one person died, and one was added—hence the name Immortal Army, ensuring the entire legion could deploy at full strength in the next battle.
The Reality Marble before them was a legion of undead soldiers, materialized as noble phantasms from the ten thousand elite warriors who once existed in historical fact. Accompanied by the legends created in his later years, their indestructibility and immortality were emphasized. The Death War Elephant, ridden by Darius III, was a composite entity, capable of utterly destroying the King's adversaries with a single blow imbued with astonishing magic power.
"Roar—!"
"Roar, roar, roar...!"
Killing intent filled the air, and battle cries shook the heavens! Led by the Death War Elephant, Darius III's mount, the infantry, warhorses, and chariots—a full ten thousand strong undead army—surged towards Rin and Jalter like an overwhelming tsunami! Before the wave of a ten-thousand-strong army, a single person's existence was incredibly minuscule, like facing a tsunami alone; no matter how one resisted, they would ultimately be easily crushed and swept away.
However, neither Rin nor Jalter showed any signs of panic or disarray. This was confidence in their own strength; even against ten thousand, they could fight a great battle!
"This is quite a headache. In this Reality Marble, not even a single spark of the Flame of Vengeance can escape," Jalter said, feigning a headache and rubbing her forehead, but the wicked smile on her lips remained.
"Why? Can the Reality Marble seal your noble phantasm?" Rin asked curiously, looking at Jalter.
"It's not sealed, but it burns too well. The Reality Marble is the crystallization of a mental landscape; this pure materialized thought is the best fuel for the Flame of Vengeance. Once ignited, the entire Reality Marble will be reduced to ashes, and no existence, except for me, will be spared."
Rin understood Jalter's words. At this moment, Rin and Jalter were like standing in a pool of oil; even a tiny spark would ignite the entire pool, and those standing in it would, of course, not be spared.
"So, I'm holding you back?"
"You could say that."
Rin shrugged helplessly and said, "There's no helping it; protecting the Master is also a Servant's duty."
"That's quite a willful statement, but there's no choice. It's the truth. Well then, let's go, Master!"
"Mm. I'll tie down those soldiers; you deal with that African chieftain as quickly as possible."
"Alright!"
Facing the surging undead army like a tide, Rin and Jalter went against the current, launching a counter-charge!
Mana Burst: Tenfold operation!
Reinforcement Sorcery: Strength, Agility, Coordination, Defense, Perception!
Numerology: Zero-style Magic Blast!
Multiple Numerology arrays appeared on Rin's skin, and highly compressed black-blue Mana Burst coiled around Rin's entire body. She charged directly towards the attacking Death War Elephant!
A hundred meters vanished in the blink of an eye. The war elephant, like a charging mountain, and the petite Rin were completely disproportionate. No one would doubt that Rin would be crushed to dust.
Even Rin herself didn't believe she could withstand the impact of the noble phantasm war elephant, which had been charging for hundreds of meters. Just as Rin was about to make contact with the low-charging tusks of the Death War Elephant, Rin suddenly halted her charge and placed both hands on the ground—
Numerology: Natural Chasm!
"Crack!!!"
As surging magic power was poured into the earth, the hard dirt ground was instantly torn open by an invisible force, creating a bottomless abyss hundreds of meters long and two meters wide!
The elephant's leg, already stepping out and about to land, inevitably stepped into the chasm! Subsequently, the cavalry and chariots, unable to stop, immediately threw the entire ten-thousand-strong formation into chaos! The paralysis at the front caused the following troops to be obstructed and unable to advance. The charge of the ten-thousand-strong army was forcefully halted by Rin's sole effort!
As Rin stooped to the ground to cast her spell, the evil dragon battle flag, coiling like a spear, swept over Rin's head, pointing directly at Darius III on the elephant's back like a shining comet!
"Roar—!"
Even with his mount trapped in the chasm, the powerful Darius III remained completely unperturbed. He swung his golden mace upwards to block, but the force from the incoming battle flag was unexpectedly immense. Even after deflecting the flag, Darius III on the elephant's back stumbled uncontrollably.
And at this moment, the deflected battle flag had not yet been thrown away, moving with instantaneous speed! The Dragon Witch, clad in black battle attire, appeared suddenly before Darius III, trailing a series of sonic booms! She stepped on the elephant's broad head and grabbed the battle flag before it could fly away—
"Bang!!!"
Like hitting a baseball, a circle of air blast ripples exploded on the spot. Darius III was blasted like a cannonball into his scattered army behind him. The cannonball-like impact directly 'blossomed' in the middle, sending large numbers of undead soldiers flying into the air and creating an empty space.
Jalter arrived immediately, landing in this open space within the vast army formation. Her follow-up pursuit was keenly blocked by Darius III, who was still lying on the ground. Seeing the Immortals about to swarm them, Jalter cast a cold glance around, twirled the battle flag above her head, creating a strong gust of wind, and then swung it forcefully around her!
"Boom!!!"
A level twelve storm that suddenly erupted in all directions swept countless Immortal soldiers directly into the sky! They rained down, creating an empty zone with a radius of two hundred meters, centered around Jalter and Darius III!
At this point, Rin, who had just created the chasm, arrived immediately. Before the Immortal soldiers could close in, she broke into the open space, and a massive Numerology array unfolded—
Numerology: Absolute Boundary!
A pale blue light reaching into the sky separated this open space from the thousands of troops outside, creating two worlds. Rin and Jalter, with their combined strength, carved out a king-on-king duel within the vast army.
"Jalter! I'll maintain the boundary; finish him as quickly as possible!"
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