He had gone from dominating his opponent at the start to gradually losing ground and falling into a bitter struggle.
Shi Lei's surprise attack could be called a complete failure. His opponent's strength exceeded his estimates, and she had even held something back, only using magic at the very end.
She was far more formidable than the Paladin Shi Lei had once killed.
The players on the scene naturally witnessed their fight as well. The outcome between the two would essentially decide the outcome of this battle.
Neither side could readily spare another combatant this powerful. Once one of them fell, the other side would face a one-sided slaughter!
This was a world where great power rested in individuals. The outcome between individuals could determine an entire battle.
The Golden Collector, who might originally have introduced an element of uncertainty to the battlefield, had already fallen completely. Under the siege of countless Goddess Statues and Holy Church Knights, he had essentially lost the ability to resist. Bound by Holy Chains, he lay on the ground, his body covered in marks left by holy light attacks and bristling with spears made of light.
The pressure on the players thus increased sharply, because the Goddess Statues forming the Light Barrier were beginning to free themselves up to attack the players or aid the Holy Church Knights.
Large groups of Holy Church Knights formed ranks in full gear and marched out of the barrier.
Had the Iron Will not arrived from the rear, and had Steam Island not committed large numbers of robots to the battle, it would have been hard to say whether the players could even hold their line.
Several of the strongest players had paid a considerable price to kill the Divine Bull Knight. Though they had won, their victory