Gate of Hell

"Do you still think you can wipe us out before the Scarlet Crusade reinforcements arrive? I think you should worry about your own safety first!"

Abbendis said that the Dawn Knights had already formed a posture of encirclement and annihilation.

Xiao Yu was taken aback when he saw this. He wondered what was going on. Wasn't he supposed to be the one to do it? Why had he suddenly brought out such a group of people? Could it be that he wanted to kill two birds with one stone? Thinking of this, he was no longer in a hurry to make a move.

However, he was overthinking things. No matter how arrogant Abbendis was, he never intended to kill both the Elemental Lords and the Dreadlord at the same time. Moreover, Scarlet Glory was a studio, and they had to maintain their reputation. Going back on their word after signing a contract would mean losing money, which was something they absolutely could not do.

The main reason for dispatching manpower was that Abbendis felt it wasn't appropriate to let outsiders handle the task. It would be a loss of face if word got out that the Scarlet Crusade's leader had been killed; how could the Scarlet Glory maintain its reputation? So, she took a gamble, thinking that if they could take down the Dreadlord with sheer numbers, it would be better, saving them 500,000 gold. After all, the contract stated they would only pay if Azathoth killed the Dreadlord. Secondly, posting the video on the forums would also benefit the Scarlet Glory's reputation.

"Crusaders, prepare to attack!" At Abbendis's command, the Dawn Knights immediately stood ready for battle.

Since the Dawn Knights are called a knightly order, their members are naturally primarily Paladin. Among the hundred Dawn Knights, there are seventy or eighty Paladin or some crusader Warrior and battle Priest who also have Paladin abilities of 0. Basically, everyone can use Holy Light a couple of times.

Upon hearing Abbendis's command, they immediately raised their swords and warhammers, unleashing the Paladin's signature skill— Holy Light!

The Holy Light spell heals living units without causing any damage, but it inflicts massive damage on Undead and demons. Just as ice spells deal 100% increased damage to fire elementals, Holy Light deals 100% increased damage to demons. Dozens of Holy Light fell on the Dreadlord at once, the pillars of Holy Light overlapping and shining brightly, instantly causing the Dreadlord to scream in agony.

When the light faded, his entire body was covered in scorch marks, and his health had plummeted by more than 400,000.

"Well done, keep attacking!" Abbendis said excitedly. One round of Holy Light Combo dealt more than 400,000 damage, and dozens of rounds would kill him.

Balnazzar (Dreadlord): "Foolish humans, you have angered me. Since you are so eager to die, then I will grant your wish."

At this moment, he realized that it was impossible to regain control of the Scarlet Crusade. There was simply not enough time to kill everyone in front of him and then recreate the scene. Since that was the case, he didn't care about anything else. The most important thing now was to defeat the enemy in front of him, escape from here, and save his own life. So he didn't care about conserving his strength anymore and started to unleash his full power.

Balnazzar (Dreadlord): "Warrior, slaves, soldiers from the Abyss, heed Balnazzar's call! Come to my side! -- Gate of Hell!"

As the Dreadlord cast his spell, a strong smell of sulfur suddenly filled the air, and a huge crack slowly opened in the ground, from which a purple portal rose.

A Hell leaped out, followed by a lesser demon, then a berserker, and demons emerged one after another.

"Damn it, it's demons! Stop them!" Abbendis cried out in alarm.

Then there were just too many demons, seemingly endless, rushing out of some portal. In the blink of an eye, dozens of demons joined the battle, thankfully most of them were low-level demons like lesser demons and Hell.

Xiao Yu wasn't surprised that the Dreadlord would use this skill. Creatures from other worlds, such as demons, elemental creatures, Undead, and Celestial Realm beings, all have the same level 60 lord skill: Gate of Element. For example, his Raglios, the Balrog Lord's level 60 lord skill was Elemental Gate). If it were a Celestial Realm template lord-level BOSS, it might be Gate of the Celestial Realm. Void demons would use Gate of the Void, and Undead BOSSes would use Gate of the Underworld.

Since this Balnazzar is a great demon, it's only natural that he would use the Gate of Hell.

All interdimensional portal skills work on the same principle: they open a temporary two-way portal to the caster's plane of existence. The Gate of Hell naturally leads to the Abyssal Hell. Demons near the portal can use it to reach the Prime Material Plane if they wish. As long as the portal is positioned well enough, reinforcements can be continuously summoned.

The Gate of Hell can last for 30 minutes or be destroyed, but with a durability of up to 400,000, destroying it is no easy task.

As soon as these demons appeared, they started fighting with the surrounding Dawn Knights, engaging in a fierce and back-and-forth battle.

However, since most of the summoned demons were low-level demons, and only one demon would emerge every ten seconds or so after the first wave, the situation seemed to be under control.

However, Balnazzar immediately used his second ultimate move, which surprised Xiao Yu.

Balnazzar (Dreadlord): "Open the gates of the Void for me, and let the beings of chaos heed my command!" -- Rain of Chaos

He made a spellcasting gesture with both hands and waved them forcefully. The entire sky suddenly darkened. Xiao Yu hurriedly looked up at the sky and saw a patch of emerald green, burning clouds suddenly appear, seemingly containing enormous energy. A Greater Fireball suddenly fell from the cloud, followed by a second, a third, and a fourth. Four huge meteorites crashed down on the people who were engaged in fierce battle below.

"Get out of the way! If you can't dodge, use Divine Shield!" Abbendis shouted, leading her Dawn Knights to scatter and take cover. Faced with this powerful force descending from the sky, the blood knights turned pale and were terrified. After all, this was a story-driven battle, and death would be a scripted kill.

Boom! A meteorite landed nearby, creating a huge crater. The Shockwave sent several knights flying, but luckily they weren't hit and only lost a few hundred points of health. The next moment, a giant stone golem, over ten meters tall and engulfed in green flames, emerged from the crater and roared.

Hell (Balnazzar's Servant), Elite Template, Level 60, Health: 1.5 million.

This thing looks scary, but it's just an elite template. Although it has a lot of health, it doesn't seem too scary if there's only one. The problem is that four of them suddenly appeared, and with the demons that came out of the Gate of Hell, they suddenly formed a small army of considerable size.

Upon seeing this, Abbendis suddenly realized that she had summoned the Dawn Knights a bit too early. Her original plan was to outnumber them and overwhelm the Dreadlord, but now it seemed that it was uncertain who would prevail.

But you have to finish the food you ordered, even if it's not delicious.

Linia Abbendis (Scarlet Crusade Commander): "First and second teams, pull out the Hell and kill them separately. Third and fourth teams, deal with the demons. The rest of you, attack the Gate of Hell from within! I'll hold off the Dreadlord!"

Abbendis shouted loudly and also began to unleash his ultimate attack.

As a level 60 boss with 3 skeletons, although she couldn't be as overpowered as the Dreadlord's ultimate move, she still possessed powerful lord skills. And now was the time to use this skill. She suddenly knelt down on one knee, leaning on her sword (Xiao Yu thought to himself that Paladin seem to like to strike this pose when using their ultimate moves).