Those who can become Fiend are not brutes. Among the thirty Midgod Fiend, it has been determined that among the Highgod in the melee, the attacker who is currently fighting Johanna and the great leader of Tungsten Copper Mountain are the strongest, belonging to the peak of Five-Star Fiend powerhouses.
Faced with such a powerful being, their involvement would only delay the enemy for a short time, resulting in their deaths. Therefore, helping other Highgod escape the enemy's entanglement was the best option.
"Miss Johanna will be fine for now. Let's take care of that guy first." Among the thirty Fiend, many of them were acquaintances, and one of them, who was clearly senior and powerful, said to the assassin who had been stopped at the beginning.
Thirty Midgod unleashed their strongest ranged attacks, firing a volley at the Highgod whose strength was roughly equivalent to Five-Star Fiend.
This assassin is Highgod who cultivates the Darkness Element Profound Mysteries. He uses the Profound Mysteries of Shadow to create more than a hundred Shadow Clone around his body and is currently entangled with two other Highgod.
The purpose of the ranged attacks by the thirty Midgod was not to inflict significant damage, but to force the opponent to reveal their true form.
The ranged attack covered almost the entire area, and more than a hundred Shadow Clone were quickly destroyed, leaving only the original body.
The two Four Star Fiend unleashed their power together, attacking each other.
Although the assassin who cultivated the dark attribute possessed the strength of Five-Star Fiend, he was not good at defense and transformed into a cloud of black matter that resembled water and mist, flowing downwards.
The ranged attacks from the Midgod Fiend struck again, instantly blocking the opponent's path.
Darkness Element Profound Mysteries excels in stealth and attack, but its defense is extremely poor. Even Five-Star Fiend couldn't withstand the attack of thirty Midgod.
The black substance was directly dispersed, and the assassin revealed his true form once again.
Two Four Star Fiend seized the opportunity to attack. The assassin, with a resolute expression, threw out a black bead, which burst forth with a large cloud of black mist. He then created another Shadow Clone, which rapidly plummeted to the ground.
After the two Four Star Fiend dispelled the black mist, the opponent had already disappeared.
The two immediately turned back to Johanna and intercepted the remaining assassin.
In such a short period of time, Delisha and Johanna were back-to-back on defense, and both of them had already suffered quite a few injuries.
The assassin, who cultivated Lightning Element magic, moved with unpredictable speed and a dozen bolts of lightning extending from his body and spreading throughout the surrounding area. His body could constantly weave through this lightning, repeatedly trying to find an opening to attack Johanna.
The return of two Four Star Fiend completely turned the tide of the battle.
The difference between Four Star Fiend and Five-Star Fiend isn't that significant, especially since this assassin excels in speed and unpredictable attacks, while Johanna is a powerful Highgod capable of participating in the Five-Star Fiend assessment.
The four Highgod combined already possessed enough power to repel the opponent.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the other party stopped pursuing them and simply turned and fled.
"Kill him, and afterwards I'll just give him a mansion worth two hundred million Nether Stone!" Johanna was incredibly wealthy.
However, a mansion worth two hundred million Nether Stone is still a bit too little to keep a peak Five-Star Fiend. Besides, the Highgod present clearly cannot handle such a large amount of wealth.
Several bolts of lightning streaked across the ground, and the Highgod merged into the lightning once more, instantly appearing within the broken walls and ruins on the ground.
Seeing this strange movement, everyone was unsure how to pursue him.
Johanna gasped for breath; if Delisha hadn't helped her through those first few attacks, she would have been dead.
"Thank you very much. I will repay you when I return to Falling Rain City," Johanna said to Delisha, then looked around. "And everyone else, I, Johanna, always repay kindness! I will not treat you unfairly when we return. However, before that, the Tungsten Copper Stronghold, in conjunction with assassins, attempted to assassinate me. I am now issuing a private commission: do everything in your power to wipe out the Parasol Tree Stronghold. After the mission is completed, each person will receive one million Nether Stone!"
"Hoo!! Charge!" Upon hearing this, the Midgod Fiend seemed to be injected with adrenaline, and charged towards the Parasol Tree Stronghold members who were still putting up a stubborn resistance on the ground.
As for the Highgod Fiend present, they naturally didn't care about the one million Nether Stone; Johanna's request was meant for the Midgod.
However, the Highgod Fiend have their own mission—the three leaders of Tungsten Copper Stronghold are still alive.
Jason ignored the battle between the Highgod in the sky, and he didn't care much about the one million Nether Stone either.
He is now searching for the Violet Light Pearl Mussel, as Delisha and Anya also have a mission to complete.
The previous battle had delayed things for quite some time, and by then it was very difficult to find Violet Light Pearl Mussel in the lake.
He plunged into the water, trying to see if any of the Midgod from the previous tests had been missed.
There are many Midgod like Jason who haven't found their mission objectives and are trying to pick up scraps.
As for the two Highgod who just escaped, Jason estimated that they should have already burrowed underground and gone far away. After all, even if Deity-level don't have earth-attribute clones, the ability to burrow underground is just a matter of strength or weakness, and they wouldn't risk staying here.
The slight ripples caught Jason's attention. Jason cautiously approached in the water and stopped above a clump of lakebed plants.
Sensing the faint fluctuations, Jason assumed they were immature Violet Light Pearl Mussel. These were a type of Saint-level magical beast with a very long infancy period, and before they reached adulthood, they were extremely difficult to spot as they hid at the bottom of the river.
Jason used his Divine Power to turn over the mud and sand, and a long sword suddenly thrust at him.
He raised his sword to block, but found the power to be weak, merely Lowgod. The soul attack was decent, though, causing Jason's sea of consciousness to tremble slightly. But that was all; after all, Jason's current strength was that of Three-Star Fiend.
"Heh heh! Lowgod, you're quite the hider!"
Jason didn't stop, unleashing the Power of Death. Against Lowgod, soul attacks were the most effective method.
The opponent conjured more than twenty Shadow Clone, barely dodging the attack; Jason directly activated his Lightning Element Divine Power, and the Lightning Flash surrounding him covered the entire area; the Darkness Element Lowgod transformed into a layer of shadow, fleeing into the distance along the riverbed; Jason made a grasping motion with his left hand in the direction the opponent was heading, and that space was instantly shrouded in a sense of decay, as if all living beings would Withering.
The surrounding Midgod also witnessed the battle between the two, but upon realizing that neither of them possessed the Violet Light Pearl Mussel, and that one of them was Midgod wearing Fiend badge, they wisely kept their distance.
Unable to withstand the power of Jason's Death Clone, the Lowgod broke free from the shadow state, and Jason transformed into lightning to catch up. A flash of black light appeared on the opponent's body, completely engulfing the lightning that Jason had shot out. The opponent turned around and pointed his longsword in Jason's direction. Suddenly, a layer of black curtain covered Jason's surroundings, Jason's divine sense was instantly suppressed to less than ten meters. His soul felt dizzy and disoriented.
It possesses the characteristics of both the Darkness Element "shadow" and "Corruption" of the dark Profound Mysteries. Shadow Clone are just one branch of the Profound Mysteries of Shadow. The abilities of shadow are actually very extensive.
In the instant Jason was distracted, his opponent thrust his sword at him. Jason parried with a slash, but a surge of black mist rushed into his mind. Jason's body crackled with Lightning Flash, and two sword beams carrying Lightning Element Divine Power tore through the night. His mind also shone with golden light, dispelling the black mist.
"Let me go! I'm just a Lowgod. I'll give you my Interspatial Ring!"
"Hmph, Lowgod, do you think I'm blind!"
Jason thought to himself, "Elemental Darkness, Shadow, Corruption, Devouring—these are the four Profound Mysteries 've mastered. It seems I've already integrated quite a bit of them. The potential is truly limitless. It's a pity I can't resolve today's conflict."
Jason had already figured it out: with a Highgod Artifact and the resources of Lowgod, this was the Divine Clone of some "big shot"!
The Deathgod Golem appeared beside him, and Jason, wielding a curved blade in each hand, unleashed his full power.
The Divine Power of Lightning Element and the Death Divine Power intertwined, and the Deathgod Golem rampaged wildly. No matter how strong the opponent was, he was just a Lowgod.
The surrounding darkness was shattered, Shadow Clone, affected by Jason's Power of Death, quickly Withering and dissipated. Several poisoned sleeve darts were fired in succession but were blocked, attempting to corrupt the soul. However, the soul of Lowgod was too weak.
With a desperate scream, the Lowgod, who had held on for more than ten minutes, died.
Jason collected the corpse, then picked up the corpse's longsword and dripped a drop of blood onto it. The blood dissipated into the lake water—he still had a clone!
Jason's heart skipped a beat. He leaped out of the lake, only to hear a familiar scream, "Ah!"
Jason looked up and saw the chief of the Tungsten Copper Stronghold, who had been besieged since the beginning of the battle, finally having his head shattered by Cheryl's whip.
He seemed to be deep in thought, and dripped another drop of blood onto the longsword. The blood seeped in without any obstruction.
"So it was his clone. What a pity. If his Darkness Element Clone had grown up and combined with his other high-level earth-element clone, he would have been at least a peak Six-Star Fiend."
Jason sheathed his longsword, secretly feeling sorry for the leader of the Tungsten Copper Stronghold stronghold.