Chapter 404: The Battle of the Army of Beasts!
Using the cover of night, they successfully suppressed the opponent's Barrier Space.
However, without entering the opponent's barrier, there was no way to deal with them.
So, Athena waved her hand, and countless feathers appeared under the night sky. As Athena's messengers—an army of owls—flew out from the darkness.
Though they looked no different from ordinary owls, their claws could tear through car metal as easily as if it were paper.
Their sharp beaks could effortlessly pierce through human bodies.
But relying solely on the owl army was not enough. Looking at the ground, one could see countless wriggling forms—a multitude of snakes.
All of them were highly venomous.
The densely gathered swarm of snakes surged forward like countless streams converging into a flood, as if intending to submerge the stage and world of Greek mythology.
Yet even this was not enough!
"Go forth, my fangs. Crush the enemy into pulp~!"
With these words of power, the earth around her suddenly swelled.
The concrete ground rapidly transformed, shaping into giant serpents about thirty meters in length—and not just one.
The movement of these colossal thirty-meter-long serpents caused the earth to rumble.
So, how would the opponent respond to such an army of snakes and owls?
At the moment, as she observed directly, she had yet to see any action from the other side. Even as her countless owls and snakes densely blocked the entrance, there was no sign of movement.
Worried that the opponent might seal the barrier, retreating inside like a turtle into its shell, she kept several of her giant serpents outside, propping open the entrance to prevent it from closing.
Of course, though her vision seemed obstructed by her own army, Athena could still see clearly inside.
Her familiars served as her eyes, allowing her to see through their vision.
She saw a black flood-like army surging forward.
When they had covered half the distance—
"Beasts!"
He merely uttered this single word.
In that instant, various beasts took form on the ground—leopards, lions, jackals, tigers, and more—baring their fangs and unsheathing their claws as they pounced on her army.
No, they were already tearing into them.
Beneath the part of her army that had flooded the area, subterranean beasts burst through the earth and began slaughtering her snakes.
In the sky, her owl army was similarly assaulted by all manner of birds of prey.
For a moment, the clash between the two beast armies was brutally fierce.
And soon, the balance tilted—in the opponent's favor.
Athena's familiars were being rapidly torn apart.
After being shredded, they left no corpses strewn about, for they were completely devoured by the opponent's beasts.
In the end, the entrance was breached, and the opponent's beast tide continuously advanced toward her.
If this continued, she would soon be overwhelmed by the opponent's beast army.
A young man, elegant as a noble, watched with a grave expression the intense waves of Heretic God energy erupting ahead.
His pupils slightly contracted as he gazed at a scene in the distance invisible to ordinary people.
Though he couldn't see clearly, he could make out countless beasts locked in fierce combat.
On one side was an army composed of owls and snakes, while on the other side was an Army of Beasts excluding owls and snakes. The two sides were engaged in a fierce and brutal battle.
The situation appeared to favor the Army of Beasts, which could be called a legion of a hundred beasts, as it gradually eroded and overwhelmed the opposing side.
This was a duel between two Heretic Gods.
"Athena? Then the other one—"
As for the other side, Alexander couldn't discern its identity.
He had rushed over immediately after receiving Alice's message, never expecting to encounter such an event—two Heretic Gods locked in combat.
So, should he intervene immediately?
He couldn't act so recklessly.
Although the current battle seemed intense, it hadn't yet caused any real damage to the city or harmed any people.
If he suddenly joined the fray, turning it into a chaotic melee, it could potentially lead to massive destruction.
Moreover, he wasn't particularly fond of direct confrontation, preferring instead to use strategy and cunning to counter his enemies.
His primary objective now was to lure the opponents away from the city.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, something leaped toward his feet. Were those locusts?
In the next instant, accompanied by the intense buzzing of wings all around, he was instantly covered by something dark that flew out.
Crackle! Zap!
With a release of electric light, the locusts crumbled into ashes like charred coal, revealing Alexander, his body still faintly coursing with electricity.
Sensing something, he abruptly leaped aside, narrowly avoiding a cold gleam that almost grazed his scalp.
"Oh my, I thought I could hit you. It seems there's still quite a gap between me and you experienced Campiones~"
The voice belonged to the one who had released the cold gleam—more precisely, the one who had suddenly thrust a sword at him.
It was a woman, though her face was indistinguishable due to her disguise.
Staring at this person, Alexander furrowed his brows.
Such a sharp thrust was not something an ordinary knight could accomplish, and the control over the locusts was equally bizarre—it didn't seem like something achievable through ordinary magic.
It wasn't that magic couldn't control locusts; some Witches even used them as familiars. But this level of power exceeded what a Witch could typically wield.
Was it closer to an Authority?
"Are you involved in the descent of the Heretic Gods?"
"Hmm, you could say that. But don't worry, the situation over there should be resolved soon, and it won't cause much impact on this city."
These words made Alexander frown.
Was someone else handling the Heretic Gods over there?
And was the person in front of him trying to stop him from interfering?
So, which king, which Campione, did this person serve?
"Well then, Lord Black Prince, may I witness the power of a Campione?"
How audacious—to think she could stop him, a Campione?
Huh? What's going on?
Alexander sensed another Campione in a different direction, engaged in combat with someone.
It was not far from Alice's residence!
What in the world was happening?
In any case, he needed to deal with the person in front of him first.
"Thunder, descend!"
Lightning surged toward his opponent.
Meanwhile, a kilometer away, in a building, a figure emerged from the darkness.
Even if light had illuminated that darkness moments earlier, the figure wouldn't have been visible, as they had used an invisibility spell.
"What in the world is going on?"
The silver-haired girl stared at the city in bewilderment and confusion.
Heretic Gods were clashing with Heretic Gods, and from two other locations, she sensed abnormal fluctuations—were the Campiones also taking action?
"What exactly does Erica know?"
The girl had come to this city precisely because of Erica's invitation, who had spoken to her in a mysterious tone.
In truth, she had also come with a mission—to visit Princess Alice.
Her pupils slightly contracted as she focused on the nearest confrontation. Was that the Black Prince engaged in combat with a woman?
That—that was—!
There was no mistaking it. Despite the other party's disguise, the girl recognized her instantly!!!
She was her lifelong rival!!