Chapter 1625: Light Veil
The seawater turned into solid ice the moment it touched the white light.
The Steel Clan used their constructed gigantic shields to block the light; instantly, the white light coated their shields with a thick layer of ice, and one by one, ice peaks rose from the metallic shields.
The various water magics used by the Water-element Demon Clan, upon contact with the light, were immediately frozen, forming giant ice pillars in mid-air.
The sea area transformed into an ice field in an instant.
The small boat carrying Hero Lox did not stop; instead, it slammed solidly onto the thick ice cap and flew onto the ice field.
Under Lox’s control, the boat transformed into a sled capable of gliding over the ice, crashing through one block of falling ice after another.
Several Water-element Demons unlucky enough to touch the ice with their feet became instantly frozen, unable to move.
Waving the Holy Sword, Lox mercilessly slashed towards them.
Black Diamond Lorne frowned, and large scales peeled off from his body, transforming into steel baby dragons that charged towards Lox.
Raising his left hand to his chest as a fulcrum, Lox laid the Holy Sword flat on his hand and vigorously turned it upward:
"[Light Veil]"
A sharp beam of light shot out from the tip of the Holy Sword, rushing forward, drawing a long veil of light.
Lox maneuvered the sled beneath his feet to slide to the other side of the Light Veil, and the mechanical baby dragons exploded against the Light Veil, but failed to penetrate the seemingly flimsy veil.
Lox did not possess the ability to use Holy Light, nor any trace of the Goddess’ Favored Clan’s genes; his ability to release such a Holy Light skill was solely dependent on the Holy Sword in his hand.
The ancient Holy Sword was not a creation of humans; it was crafted by angels.
In the past, to seize half of the Devil King’s Power, the angels paid a tremendous price, with five Holy Artifacts shattered in that battle.
Considering that the processed Power of the Brave was insufficient to resist the Demon King, the angels extracted parts from each of the five broken Holy Artifacts, forging them into the Holy Sword used by the Hero, making it the key tool to defeating the Demon King.
Since the Holy Sword is forged from pieces of the five Holy Artifacts, it also possesses some characteristics of those artifacts.
The skill [Light Veil] is a skill derived from reinforcement of protective skills through the Holy Sword, where those hiding behind the wall are hardly affected by the other side of the wall.
While the mechanical baby dragons were blocked, Black Diamond Lorne did not feel discouraged but instead split more of his steel dragon scales, transforming them into various mechanical forms.
[Light Veil] has both height and length; as soon as Lox leaves its protection, it offers the best opportunity for an attack at any time.
Lorne was unprepared for an eagle to swiftly soar over the frozen sea surface, transforming into a somewhat lax old man not far from him.
The old man snapped his fingers, and unbelievably, the mechanical baby dragons flying towards Lox suddenly appeared on Lorne’s right side, sparking on his body.
Lorne looked closely and recognized the newcomer as none other than Demon Agares, whom the Demon King had mentioned to them.
Why did this demon appear here? From the previous signs, he seemed to be allied with Yang Yu...
Could it be that this Hero’s action is also part of that man’s plan?
Turbulence stirred within Lorne’s heart.
One or two baby dragons could still harm Black Diamond Lorne, but all the mechanical baby dragons were controlled by Lorne himself, and he soon stopped the rest from pelting his body like raindrops.
Agares smiled silently, and a shadow burst from his shoulder, transforming into an eagle landing on his shoulder.
A silver-white pedestal set with red gemstones broke through the ice, accurately supporting Agares.
Agares is a three-in-one demon, and to fully exhibit his strength, all parts must be present.
Now that Agares is fully assembled, it’s time for him to get serious.
Agares glanced back at Yongfang Chunlan nearby, jokingly saying:
"My attack power is extremely weak.
But my control abilities are quite strong.
You should know how to deal with the current situation without me having to teach you.
You must cover me well.
Otherwise, these old bones of mine might fall apart."
Agares is an extremely troublesome fellow.
Lorne’s intent coming here was to see what kind of power the Hero possessed and, if opportunities arose, possibly sink the Hero and his companions into the sea.
Now that Agares is present, the notion of defeating the Hero is no longer feasible.
If Agares stays with the Hero, even if there were a chance to slay the Hero, it would surely be thwarted by this demon’s interference, losing the opportunity.
The Hero’s initial target seemed not to be him, and he had no intention of stopping to fight him.
The Hero seemed to want to proceed alone directly to the Demon King City to challenge the Demon King...
Lorne rapidly communicated with the Demon King, voicing his thoughts without hesitation.
The Demon King was observing this battle while awaiting the appearance of other Goddess’ Apostles.
Agares’s appearance at this critical moment clearly intended to delay.
The upcoming battle would surely become a tough battle.
However, to run directly to the Demon King City without any disguise, isn’t this too audacious!
Without much thought, the Deceitful Emperor gave orders:
"Black Diamond Lorne, do your very best.
Since the Hero is determined to reach the Demon King City, I will make sufficient preparations to welcome him properly."
Upon hearing the Demon King’s command, Lorne hesitated no longer and instantly changed his attack target to Agares, launching a barrage of steel creations towards him.
"Bang Bang Bang!"
Various forms of metallic creations collided, triggering a series of massive explosions in the sky.
Agares remained unflustered, stepping away from the billowing smoke.
As small metal fragments from the collision approached, Agares drew a large circle in front of himself, creating a small black hole that instantly absorbed all the incoming metal fragments.
Yongfang Chunlan arranged the Magic Array, stabbing the Zen Stick forward fiercely, and the spherical magic power gathered at the tip of the Zen Stick surged through layers of Magic Arrays, transforming into countless gigantic serpentine lightning bolts rushing forward.
Dragging his enormous steel body, Lorne found it difficult to dodge and had to endure the attack head-on.
For Black Diamond Lorne, with his exceptional dual defenses, Yongfang Chunlan’s attack was like a tickle, but he knew that this attack was far more than just a tickle.
Sure enough, currents surged throughout his body like spider silk, beginning to adhere to his body.
Yongfang Chunlan had cleverly altered her magic to allow the currents to linger within Black Diamond Lorne for a short time, causing temporary paralysis.