Be it in terms of reaction, speed, or even strength, these creatures were beyond the limits of what should be normal not just for their race, but probably above the entire reptilian hierarchy as well. Besides a few giant-, apex predators, not many in the wider family of similar and familiar races could possibly contend with them.
Their bodies, from the outside, weren't as overly refined, as even the Temple Guards. They were priests, donning wide and expensive-looking satin robes. Yet, they had abundant mana in their bodies. Combined with the boons they were provided with, in exchange for their piety and service from their patron god, -or in our case, Guardian-, no ordinary of even Elite Temple Guard could possibly match up with them.
This was the true reason they were a terrifying force and stood above all other groups and factions amongst the other lizardkin.
Still, in reality, Elder Zhorl, the de facto leader of the current army was the one feeling shocked at the previous exchange.
Even though he had defended against the attacks, his palm felt like it was about to split and his wrist was a little numb!
What did that mean?
It meant that the power behind that strike was enough to threaten him!
Suddenly, Elder Zhorl realized that it was no wonder why Captain Korgoth had died together with his team and brother.
Before he was finished with his thought, the third attack arrived right after the second!
Yet, that wasn't the end of it, even as Elder Zhorl blocked one, blows, strikes came at a rapid flurry, one flying right after one another!
In just the span of a few seconds twelve fierce, equally monstrous attacks enveloped the three archbishops,s leading the retribution force.
The storm poured, and a rain of darkness was incoming!
Elder Loran and Elder Zhorl's expressions changed starkly and they no longer bothered to save Elder Lian as they scurried to protect themselves.
Thanks to Elder Zhorl's defense of the previous strike, Elder Lian managed to catch some breathing space. He whipped out a saber with his left hand and crushed a dark crystal with his right.
In the next moment, as the protective barrier was formed, the cold beam arrived.
*Strike!*
Cracks spread out on the surface of the protection barrier – it was almost broken apart by a single strike!
"[Reptilian] Eh?!"
Elder Lian's expression changed. The killing power of that single attack was so terrifying!
The dark crystal was one of the top-tier protection artifacts of the church, a treasured and incredibly precious treasure and usually could defend against a full-powered attack of any archbishop-level attack and could still not break!
Yet, it was destroyed by a single attack coming from this fierce, mysterious stranger!
Before Elder Lian could calm down another flash of dark beam shot through the misty rain and approached.
By now, Elder Liam had nowhere to dodge with his protection artifact all used up. The only thing he could do was to grip his saber with both hands and slash forward with all his might. Only by doing this, he could hope to have a sliver of a chance to escape from certain death.
*Clang!*
When the saber collided with the ebony blade, sparks flew everywhere and the archbishop's saber was actually repelled!
The cold dark light paused for a moment before it pierced straight through Elder Lian's chest, causing a bloodied tip to exit out from the back.
Elder Lian fell from his carnosaur mount and his eyes gradually dimmed as his vital essence rapidly escaped, and left his body.
The entire process of Aiden opening his eyes, withdrawing Rygintarth and loading it happened almost at the same time.
He had not attacked, nor did he show any aggressive intent until the church force have arrived within a suitable distance.
He wanted to fully utilize that short time frame of the element of surprise. If he were to attack from too far, the enemy could potentially react in time and bring up countermeasures, and as such the impact of his sudden strikes would be greatly diminished.
He hoped to cull one of the heads of this massive hydra and bring a big enough shock not just to the church, as well as the Temple Guards, but also to the citizens and various factions residing currently in Ugburg.
He wanted to let them know the situation was no longer hopeless. He wanted to let them know, that the light of hope, a possible new future have finally arrived.
All the residents hiding behind the shadows, inside the buildings, and all around who saw the sudden exchange of blows were secretly shocked.
No matter who looked at it, they all held a similar thought: If they were in the place of the demised Elder Lian, it would be just as difficult if not impossible for them to defend against one or two such powerful strikes, much less more than a dozen of them!
Not far away, Tang Liu's elderly guardian, her Uncle nodded. "I've got to say that this person's trump cards are very strong and can even threaten the strongest warriors that the Guards can muster. However, his flaws are obvious too."
The attacks were simplistic, from the outside they looked like nothing more than the temper tantrum of a powerful creature. They lack that refined look of a highly graded skill or any meaningful technique.
Even though this was just a false conjecture made from a distance, it was something that many others have reached.
They believed that if they removed the element of surprise from the mysterious stranger's attacks it wouldn't be impossible to defend against it. Even more so, those skilled with the art of swords believed that if he were the one facing these attacks without being caught off guard, he would be able to even come up with a proper counterattack for it also!
After the momentary silence caused by the shocking, fatal result of the sudden ambush, the time that seemed to have paused ever so briefly, has suddenly began to run at its usual speed again.
"[Reptilian] HOW DARE YOU?! DIE YOU MONGREL!"
Elder Loran was the first to arrive as he wielded a massive copper spear with a face on its tip and shone with a bright colorless light in his hands. It looked a sacred, holy weapon, used to purge hordes of demonic taint and not just a single individual. With a hideous, angry look on his face, the old man swung his huge weapon towards Aiden!
The copper spear was so powerful that rain could not even fall through its arc of attack!
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