Overwhelming Crush
Fengyun originally planned to unleash his full power to repel Marco and then instantly kill Marina. His goal was simply to eliminate Marina, the Level 9 Great Mage who posed the greatest threat to him throughout the entire event.
The remaining people posed no threat to him, and killing them all wouldn't be difficult. However, he didn't expect Marina to have a Level 9 magic Magic Scroll of Light's Blessing Protection.
Because he remained cautious, Fengyun did not use the highly recognizable Light Shadow Blade to attack, allowing her to escape and missing the best opportunity to kill this Level 9 Great Mage!
After sighing, looking at the crowd surrounding him, Fengyun was surrounded by black mist, which condensed into Battle Qi Blades and attacked the members of the Inquisition with lightning speed.
These Battle Qi Blades didn't contain much aura, and although they were fast, they weren't much of a threat to the members of the Inquisition present.
This purely harassing attack drew laughter from everyone present, but when the members of the Inquisition tried to defend themselves, they discovered that the Battle Qi Blades instantly turned into black mist and broke through their defenses.
Once the black mist reached their necks, hearts, and other vital areas, it reformed into blades, decapitating them one by one before they could defend themselves.
Only a few experienced Level 8 White Robe Steward, sensing something amiss, immediately activated their battle qi to form a protective shield around their bodies, thus escaping the calamity.
Ignoring the corpses scattered on the ground, Fengyun controlled his Dark Battle Qi to sweep away a Battle Saber before returning. Only then did he touch the blade and say, "You can only blame your bad luck!"
That move just now was a special technique that Fengyun used based on his understanding of the Dark Element. It was invisible and unpredictable.
If the opponent cannot directly neutralize his attack with their powerful fighting spirit, they will inevitably be tricked.
Looking at Fengyun, who had instantly wiped out all members of their side below level Level 8 and was shrouded in black mist, Marco said with fear in his eyes, "Archbishop Marina, this heretic's strength is definitely more than Level 8. He deliberately exposed his Level 8 aura to lull us into a false sense of security and make us underestimate him."
"Such a treacherous entity is very likely the big fish we've been waiting for!"
Marina channeled a healing energy into Marco's body, rapidly healing his injuries in conjunction with Marco own battle aura, saying, "I know!"
"I just didn't expect the Darkness Church to be so willing to invest, actually daring to send a Level 9 Peak expert right under our noses to do spy work."
"Really..."
"Act recklessly!!!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a beam of light, condensed to its maximum intensity, instantly appeared from her palm and pierced through Fengyun's body!
Magic is essentially a weakened version of the laws of nature, which is why mages of the same level are stronger than warriors!
Given enough time to cast a spell, a warrior is often no match for a mage.
This is why Fengyun displayed overwhelming strength as soon as he made his move, yet Marco still seemed confident of victory, because Cardinal Archbishop Marina was there.
By having him, a Ninth-level Warrior, buy Marina time to cast her spells, he believed their side had a high chance of winning.
Just like now, Fengyun was killed by Marina in one move!
But the Fengyun that were pierced by Marina's magical beam immediately turned into a cloud of black mist and scattered. Marco and Marina were stunned when they saw this.
Immediately following was a cold slash that came towards Marco. Even though Marco was prepared for battle and was not as careless as he had been at the beginning, this slash still sent him back more than ten steps, making his arms numb and almost causing him to lose his grip on his weapon.
As Special Class Steward capable of guarding Fenlai City, Marco's strength is among the best of his colleagues; otherwise, he wouldn't be worthy of acting alongside the Cardinal Archbishop Marina.
Even with his immense strength and thorough preparation for battle, he was still suppressed to such an extent by the enemy's single strike. How could he not be horrified!
With this in mind, Marco did not hesitate to forcefully summon his fighting spirit and charge back into the battle.
His return was for two reasons, one being to protect Marina, who was being attacked by Fengyun.
He slashed at Fengyun with his sword, but Fengyun easily blocked it with his Battle Saber. Undeterred, he pulled out a pure black dagger with no reflection from his pocket and stabbed it into Fengyun's chest.
Even though Fengyun's Battle Saber deflected his greatsword and simultaneously thrust towards his chest, Marco seemed determined to fight Fengyun to the death, regardless of the consequences.
Once again thwarted by Marco and unable to kill Marina, Fengyun was filled with rage. Completely disregarding the black dagger in Marco's hand, he pierced through Marco's chest with a single blow.
But looking at Marco, who was still fiercely trying to stab him with the dagger even after being stabbed through the chest, Fengyun thought to himself, "Damn it, the people in the Inquisition are all crazy, even in death they're thinking of stabbing me!"
"However, the gap in strength cannot be bridged by fighting desperately. If Marco fights me steadily, with his Level 9 strength, he might be able to exchange a few blows with me and hold me off for a while."
"With Cardinal Archbishop Marina by my side, it will really take some effort for me to handle this."
With a cold snort, Fengyun abandoned the Battle Saber that was piercing Marco's chest and struck Marco's dagger with his hand, causing the attack to deflect. However, he suddenly felt an immense threat.
Looking around, he realized what had happened. The battle aura of the six Level 8 deacons who had escaped his clearing attack was now emanating from their bodies and connecting with each other, shouting, "Angel Battle Array!"
This was Marco's second objective: to buy time for his forces to deploy their Angel Battle Array.
"Praise of the Blazing Sun!" At the same time, accompanied by Marina's cold shout, a golden orb containing powerful energy formed at the tip of her staff, radiating terrifying light and heat as it attacked the Fengyun.
Just as Fengyun was annoyed that he had been tricked, his Dark Battle Qi covered his palms. Combined with his powerful Level 8 physique, he actually managed to grab Cardinal Archbishop Marina's Level 9 magic Praise of the Blazing Sun, with his bare hands.
Amidst the violent energy fluctuations, Fengyun clenched his right hand tightly, actually annihilating this powerful Level 9 magic!
Ignoring Marina and Marco's shock at the scene, Fengyun felt the powerful energy contained in the Angel Battle Array that quickly surrounded him, Marco, and Marina.
Marco, completely disregarding his own injuries, quickly pulled Marina to the edge of the Angel Battle Array, relying on the powerful Light Attribute Energy contained within the Angel Battle Array to rapidly heal his wounds.
Fengyun sneered, "I thought you were truly someone who was fearless in the face of death, someone who would risk your life for your beliefs!"