Bishop Utravsky's attack opened the battle.
He wielded a heavy sword formed from light. Every downward slash and sweeping stroke carried immense force.
He had removed his Priest Robe and changed into an oversized, elongated knight suit. Every movement he made was crisp and decisive; the gentleness and compassion he showed while preaching had long since vanished.
Bishop Utravsky alone blocked the path of the three Middle Sequence Beyonders. From the building the Giant Bishop had leaped out of, two more masked figures, a man and a woman, emerged.
Aputon also took the initiative, using Astrologer's Hair Strand to summon a "helper" from the Spirit World.
The three Middle Sequence Beyonders were not flustered. One of them tossed a stone at Hobart and the others, completing the Bribe process. "Weaken!"
He was a Sequence 6 Corrupted Baron.
Hobart and Daly immediately felt their strength and speed greatly diminished. Only the Dawn Light on Utravsky and his greatsword showed no sign of weakening. The greatsword in his hand could cleave through all extraordinary attacks, provided the enemy's extraordinary attack did not exceed his level by too much.
After reaching her tactical position, Daly ignored the weakening of her spirituality and used Spirit Communication to summon an Undead with an elongated head and a long blade in its hand from the Spirit World.
The Undead wore tattered clothes and had nothing left but bones and a skeleton, yet he moved nimbly. Red light glimmered in his eyes, giving him an indescribably imposing air.
Another Middle Sequence Beyonder on the enemy side struck at just the right moment, saying to the skeleton, "Exile!"
The skeleton had barely made an appearance before an invisible force pushed him back step by step.
Hobart exchanged a glance with Daly. The enemy actually had two Sequence 6