My Servant System

Chapter 1172: Chapter 1171: Final Battle (4)



The sudden appearance of those armored individuals started the pushback that the Fingers were going to attempt as they had them rush forwards in aid of the monsters guarding their walls; the mana that radiated off of their armored bodies was enough to let us know that they were rather strong, be it thanks to their natural capacity or because of the enchantments layered over the metal.

Each of these armored individuals were equipped with an enchanted weapon and a thick shield that added another layer of defense to their charge, and when the Ritual Circles engraved into the middle of those shields flared up to shroud them in mana they were further protected from the spells that crashed down around them.

Spears, swords, axes and more were gripped in their gauntleted hands, and those weapons exploded with power as they charged towards our lines with a suicidal fervor that caught us off guard initially, especially with a contingent of monsters following them closely from behind.

Three made their way towards us, seeking out the stronger mana signatures in this crowded space and using us as a guiding light to discover where they would be of the most use, which resulted in three hulking tanks rushing straight at us with their weapons brandished.

Jahi walked forwards to meet one of them, catching the lance on her shield and getting an idea about the armored cultist's abilities as she redirected the blow, which left two more to target the rest of us.

Right behind them were dozens of hounds bounding across the sands in hopes of launching themselves over the shields and down amongst the soldiers in the back, who weren't prepared for a confrontation in the midst of all of their comrades; they would be caught off guard if that happened, so instantly I stepped back with Leone and focused on weaving together rapid spell signs to take out whoever I could.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Those remaining armored cultists were intercepted by Anput and Zahrah, with Saif providing support to both as we probed this new threat while dealing with it at the same time; it was a good thing we did since Anput managed to strike first, punching a hole through the chest plate and revealing nothing beneath the armor.

Her shout of "Golems!" spurred Jahi to bash her own opponent in the chest before cleaving them in two, revealing a plethora of meat, bones and blood as she sliced through the armor like it was paper; clearly not all of them were Golems, but the moment Jahi killed her opponent the remaining one nearby stumbled, allowing Zahrah to stab her daggers beneath its gorget and yank upwards, removing its helmet.

Wisps of mana spilled out of the empty suit of armor as it crashed to the ground, signifying its status as a Golem and revealing that the new enemies we were facing weren't all alive; either way, they were still dangerous since the mana inside of them flowed all the same, and the armor itself was of high quality and enchanted.

It's just hard to defend against Fiendish steel empowered by high quality mana, so of course they fell quickly, though the sudden explosive arrival of another group of them wasn't ideal, especially not with the monsters swarming over us now that the previous group had been swiftly dispatched.

The hounds were agile and powerful, filled with bursts of energy that provided deadly bites and powerful swipes of their serrated claws that threatened to cut through your armor, so they provided an ample amount of time for the new group of cultists and Golems to rush forwards and pick out the right targets for their particular skillset.

Leone and I continued to weave together new spells as we picked off as many monsters as we could, the various lances, arrows, spheres and more that flew through the air permanently bathing the sands in a purplish hue as blue and red light mixed together all around us.

My ice and her fire worked side by side to deliver death upon these sands, and yet the number of monsters was seemingly endless as more and more kept pouring over one another to reach us, and with a new group of armored humanoids dropping down to the battlefield for a third time now, we needed to come together and overlap our attacks to come out on top. Despite yearning to dive headfirst into the sea of enemies so that she could exert her strength in ways that spoke to her deepest desires, Jahi stepped back and planted her feet as she took up her mantle as a bastion once more, the Demoness becoming an anchoring point for everyone to rally around.

That giant shield was soon locked together with all of the others as the soldiers of the Sultanate rushed forwards to stand beside her, taking their stand here against the new wave of armored elites and numerous monsters.

Swords and spears poked through the gaps as they stabbed at anything that got too close, while the whizzing of spells whipping over the shield wall replaced the clash of steel as we pivoted once more to a new style of combat, one that was far more defensive in posture instead of aggressive.

The whiplash barely registered as we slung even more spells into the enemy, with Leone and I switching over to far larger and much more powerful area of effect spells that wiped away swathes of monsters at a time, the crackling of flames and whistling of wind meshing together overtop the rest of the cacophony.

And yet while the whiplash we experienced felt like a lot, the immediate doubling down of the cultists on this explosive entrance of powerful combatants straight into the fray brought us right back around to what we had just overcome as a new challenger entered the battle.

An eight foot tall, red skinned Fiend crashed into the sand and bounced up immediately, using the momentum of however they had gotten here to settle into a run as they pointed straight at us, the blades in their hands leaving behind glittering arcs of crimson as they prepared to engage us in combat.