Chapter 584: Chapter 199: The Holy Grail and Heroic Statues_3
“…”
Leonard Churchill’s twitched at the corner of his eye involuntarily.
This was getting interesting.
However, now wasn’t the time for idle chatter.
The Holy Grail was within their reach, and the three did not dare to act rashly.
It was not only intuition that told them getting close to the Holy Grail was fatally dangerous.
It was also because a knight clad in golden armor and with a head full of brown hair suddenly walked out from the corner.
Seeing the sacred cross emblem on the armor, Leonard guessed that the individual must be a “royal member,” perhaps a prince or some other kind of high-ranking noble.
Only someone of such stature would make a powerful Mage like Gandalf act willingly as bait.
…
The golden knight, upon seeing Leonard and his two companions burst in, drew his great sword in a flash and asked with an icy tone, “Who are you? How did you come to be here?”
Leonard glanced at the twist of black threads of distorted space around the guy’s great sword and thought to himself: Does this fellow know that secret skill?
Without betraying any emotion, he replied, “We are scouts from the Kingdom’s Falcon Hunter Legion, under the orders of Mage Gandalf to investigate the traces of the Demon Vanguard. We tracked an insider here just now.”
His words were truthful, only skirting around certain key details.
As he spoke, Leonard took out Mage Rolan’s rune mark, a token that could prove his identity as a “demon-slaying hero.”
The golden knight, seeing the magic mark, seemed to believe it somewhat.
Although he found the three of them suspicious, there was something else more pressing at the moment, and he asked in a grave voice, “Have the demons discovered this place?”
“Yes! We have verified that person is a minion of the demons!”
Leonard played the part of a loyal Kingdom soldier perfectly, adding, “We just clashed with him. But what’s worse, that man has already set up a teleportation array, seemingly to bring demons over.”
Upon hearing this, the golden knight’s expression changed drastically, and with a swift look, he produced an identity mark, saying, “I am Sane!”
Leonard recognized the pattern on the mark at a glance. Indeed, it was a prince.
The ranks among Delaney Dynasty’s nobility were strict. The mark bore five golden olive branches, signifying the “king’s fifth son.”
He saluted and said, “Pleased to meet you, Your Highness, the fifth prince!”
Leonard’s performance was not at all superfluous but rather the most reasonable method he could think of to obtain the Holy Grail.
This Disaster Level four, War Mode hidden storyline was definitely not easy to get through.
According to the will of the Alternate Dimension, it wouldn’t be a scenario where adventurers simply overpower everything.
Even with someone like Camilla, whose combat power far exceeded that of same tier card masters coming in, there would inevitably be equivalent risks.
The Holy Grail was an absolute must-have.
But now, with the Hunchbacked Old Cook already summoning reinforcements, Leonard and his two companions simply couldn’t face both enemies at the same time.
And the current fifth prince, Sane, was definitely not weak.
With the situation unclear, having more helpers meant a slightly better chance of winning.
But the fifth prince Sane was not a fool. It was already very suspicious for these three to appear here, and he promptly ordered, “You go and stop those demons!”
Enlightenment also appeared at the right moment: ‘A+ level opportunity storyline triggered: Interception of Demon Reinforcements; you and your teammates need to block the reinforcements of the Demon Clan from teleporting to the Hero Tomb. Extra exploration points +20%, mission contribution points +20000;’
Another opportunity storyline emerged!
And just by looking at the contribution points reward for the mission, one could sense the difficulty of the task.
Without hesitation, Leonard responded, “Yes!”
With that, the three of them turned and walked out.
Intervening was definitely necessary.
But whether they would be able to hold them off was another question.
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Leonard and his companions never intended to go all out on the task, nor did they have any illusions about successfully holding them off.
However, the strength of the reinforcements from the Demon Corps greatly exceeded their expectations.
No sooner had the three returned to the tunnel than “rumble” and “rumble” sounds echoed throughout the cave.
In an instant, the scorching dragon’s breath forced the three, their robes charred, to beat a hasty retreat.
That wasn’t entirely a ruse, as the enemy was simply too strong.
Not only was there the Hunchbacked Old Cook, but the Fourth Tier A-level Catastrophe, “Red Dragon Viscount Yuri,” had arrived as well!
There were also four Dragon Descendant Demon Commanders capable of taking human form.
Although there were only six enemies total, their combat power was something Leonard and his companions could not hope to block.
And prince Sane, who had originally intended to seize the Holy Grail, did not anticipate the enemy attacking so quickly.
He also hastily retreated.
Only then did Leonard Churchill see that within a hundred meters of the Holy Grail, there appeared to be a strange Domain Field.
When Sane walked past just now, his body was clearly surrounded by some black spatial lines, as if he needed to use that ability to resist something.
This was also the most important reason why Leonard and his companions had not dared to snatch the Holy Grail earlier.
It seemed the fifth prince knew some secrets unknown to outsiders.
Leonard and his two companions tacitly retreated to the prince’s side.
It looked like they were protecting nobility, but in reality, they wanted the prince’s combat power to restrain the enemy.
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Transformed into a humanoid, the Red Dragon Viscount Yuri stood over three meters tall with a body covered in scale armor and a fierce appearance, emitting an oppressive aura from a Superior Demon that made it difficult to breathe.
It eyed the Holy Grail within close reach, paying no attention to the few humans in front of it.
A loud shout issued, as if giving an order to seize the Holy Grail.
A Demon Commander next to it kicked off the ground, and its figure quickly dashed toward the Holy Grail beneath the Heroic Statues.
However, upon witnessing this scene, Prince Sane did not try to stop the charge and even a cold laugh flickered in his eyes.
Before the others could understand this eerie atmosphere, they suddenly heard a loud “smack” as if flesh had heavily hit the ground.
Everyone sharply focused and their gazes simultaneously halted.
They saw the Demon Commander who had charged toward the Holy Grail collapse on the ground within a hundred meters of it, as if tripped, sprawling out.
Yet it was a Third Tier Demon Commander; it struggled to get up, but oddly, even as its veins bulged from the effort on its limbs, it could only lift its body bit by bit.
It was as if an invisible giant mountain was pressing down on it, not giving it any chance to stand up again.
Another “smack” resounded as the creature, overpowered by the strange force, was pushed down to the ground, a mouthful of crimson blood forced out.
Watching its chest cavity’s increasingly shallow breaths, it almost felt like it was constricted by a python, its breathing space diminishing with every breath it took.
This eerie sight made everyone’s eyelids twitch in unison.
This was a powerful Dragon Descendant, yet it couldn’t even get up?
How terrifying was the pressure of that Domain Field?
Seeing the spatial threads swirling around the Demon Commander’s body, Leonard suddenly understood, “This area has a Domain Field similar to the golden power sphere!”
He had personally experienced the horrifying and strange gravity of the Golden Orb.
With this Domain in place, the Holy Grail wouldn’t be so easy to take.
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The fact that the enemy had blundered into a trap also informed Leonard and his companions of the danger.
Camilla, by his side, had a grave expression, while Mushroomhead Noah Wright seemed to be pondering something.
But what they had to face now was the menacing group of Demons.
Now that both sides knew the Holy Grail couldn’t be easily taken, they would have to kill the enemies first, then think about the Grail.
The good news was that with the strongest Demon, Red Dragon Yuri, at this Hero Tomb, the pressure on Ironforge City would be much less.
At least the white-robed Mage Gandalf wouldn’t have to die, and everyone might still come out alive.
But the bad news was that they now had to face this Superior Demon.
Red Dragon Yuri didn’t hold back, opening his mouth to unleash a stream of Dragon Flame.
Sane’s whole body erupted with Golden Armor as he, wielding a sword, charged forward.
As Leonard had anticipated, even with the opportunity scenario, there was definitely a fighting chance.
The strength unleashed by the prince was hardly less than that of a Fourth Tier A Disaster Level.
Now, what Leonard and his companions needed to do was to make sure they survived.
The two sides showed no courtesy at all, and in the blink of an eye, they were locked in battle, the situation quickly escalating to intense combat.
However, though Leonard and his companions appeared to be in a tight situation, they also had some confidence.
Camilla’s Ice Ability was the perfect counter to the Flame Dragon Breath.
And fortuitously, Leonard’s advancement to Second Tier and his Fusion Profession Card had granted him control over Hellfire.
While the quantity wasn’t substantial, his resistance to fire attacks was extremely high.
Therefore, the attack methods of those Dragon Descendant Demons were not too outrageous a threat for them.
And then there was Mushroomhead Noah Wright.
Considering he knew Camilla, Leonard thought his identity must be somewhat subtle.
This guy’s methods were definitely not as straightforward as they seemed.