Chapter 451 - 349: The Grand Commander’s Phase 2 (Part 3)

Chapter 451: Chapter 349: The Grand Commander’s Phase 2 (Part 3)

’Oh, right. And that annoying goblin.’

"A bit of a tough fight." A corner of Diana’s mouth curled up. "So, who do I kill first?"

"BWOOOOM—" An elephant’s trumpet drew everyone’s attention. A large, long-tusked elephant emerged from the distant woods. It was slightly taller than a typical forest elephant, but still looked quite normal.

But the hairs on the back of Diana’s neck stood up. Years of combat experience told her this elephant would be extremely difficult to deal with. It had to be a Magical Beast—the faint black aura emanating from its body proved it.

"A Magical Beast?" Seeing the elephant charge toward her, Diana immediately took her stance. "Bring it on. I’ve personally slain plenty of Intermediate Magical Beasts, and even a High Level Magical Beast would be no match for me."

As the elephant charged forward and prepared to swing its trunk at the Grand Commander of the Holy Order Army, a shout suddenly rang out from behind it. "Elephant Lord, don’t kill her."

"BANG!" With a tremendous crash, Diana crossed her swords to block the sweeping trunk. But the instant her blades made contact, she felt the world stand still. The savage power erupted a moment later, and she was launched like a cannonball, sent flying so fast that she left vapor rings in the air.

"BOOM!" A distant stone wall collapsed. Diana, who had been sent flying, slammed into it, shattering the dilapidated wall and disappearing beneath the rubble.

"She should be fine, right? She’s still of great use to me." Shire craned his neck to see. He had already figured out how to make use of the Grand Commander of the Holy Order Army. "Go and see if she’s still alive."

"RUMBLE..." With the sound of shifting stones, a dust-covered young woman rose from the rubble. She brandished her two swords and stared grimly at the elephant.

"Alright, never mind. You go do something for me." Seeing that the young woman with the high ponytail seemed largely unharmed, Shire immediately gave an order to Buck Teeth nearby, instructing him to carry out a task.

"Such immense power... You’re no mere High Level Magical Beast," Diana said, gritting her teeth. That last attack was the first time she had ever been truly injured. The immense power had pierced through her body; even with her Armor and the numerous protective spells cast upon it, she had still failed to defend against the blow.

She didn’t hesitate, charging straight for the Elephant Lord with her swords raised. The others might as well have been invisible; her eyes were fixed on a single target. "Are you the Evil God the Holy Order Army was sent to kill? Prepare to die!"

She quickly reached the Elephant Lord. In response, it simply raised its two front legs and slammed them violently into the ground.

"BANG!" A shockwave shot out in all directions, halting the Grand Commander of the Holy Order Army’s advance. But Diana fought through the force of the blast and yelled, "Holy Slash!"

A colossal blade shimmering with rainbow-colored light plunged down from the sky toward the Elephant Lord. This Magic Sword Blade was immense and radiated a terrifying power, looking as if it could sever the Elephant Lord’s head in the very next instant.

But the instant the blade’s edge touched the Elephant Lord, there was a deafening "SHATTER!" The blade flew into pieces, disintegrating in mid-air, completely unable to break through the Elephant Lord’s defense.

’My Holy Slash... failed?’ Diana was stunned. She couldn’t believe that the technique she’d unleashed with all her might had been unable to break the Elephant Lord’s defense.

The next second, she was once again sent flying by a swing of its trunk.

"Cough, cough, cough," Diana struggled to her feet, wiping a trickle of blood from the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand. "It seems fighting an Evil God is a bit of a struggle after all."

’Looks like this is the only way.’ She narrowed her eyes. Then, with one hand, she undid her high ponytail, letting her dust-stained hair fall free. "Appearance of a High Angel."

As she cried out, a brilliant white light enveloped her body.

Then, the light faded. The young woman slowly opened her eyes, which now flashed with a dazzling brilliance. She unfurled a pair of enormous white wings from her back and began to float slowly upward. The wings glowed with a faint white light, and golden patterns traced their way between the feathers—undoubtedly the effect of magic.

Meanwhile, her original three Longswords had now merged into a single Giant Sword, which she held in her hand.

"Now, it’s my turn."