Chapter 165: A Long Day (Shadow)
The 'Holy Singers' are composed of all young girls who belong to the fighting group of the Goddess Cult. There are many rumors about them, the most exaggerated of which is that the strength of each member of the Holy Chorus is comparable to the Legendary Blade, the strongest in the Empire, but in recent years, no one has witnessed the 'Holy Chorus' personally participating in the war. Therefore, some people believe that everything is just rumors.
However, after the actual fight, Sophia realized that the 'rumors' were also a little true.
Since the warriors named 'Holy Maidens' were masked, it was impossible to tell their age by their appearance, but judging by their physical characteristics alone, most of them were between fifteen and twenty years old. If it was a 'man in black' in his previous life, he would definitely not be willing to believe a girl of this age, let alone such a thin figure, which would contain such extraordinary combat ability.
Unlike the high priests, who wore gold-rimmed robes, these girls were swift and resolute, and were all sophisticated professional soldiers, but with some decisive differences from the usual soldiers.
First of all, they are armed in a variety of ways, lacking the unity that is characteristic of the army, some use daggers, some throw short knives, and so on. Secondly, there is also a lack of sense of unity in their combat operations, and everyone relies on their own abilities to fight on their own, and does not cooperate with each other.
Five of the 'Holy Maidens', a total of ten, were at war with Sophia.
Cam, Shephilia, and a scout belonging to the [Black Silver's Fang] each fought fiercely with a 'Holy Maiden', while Sophia faced the two alone.
The scout man who told him about the situation, unfortunately, Sophia didn't have time to remember his name, but that doesn't mean he's a miscellaneous fish. It should be said that [Black Silver's Fierce Fang] itself is an expert organization that is proficient in combat, although most of the members are not as good as the genius Shephilia, but with the enhancement of the [Luna Armor], his combat effectiveness should not be underestimated.
Shephilia and Cam are even more so, with the innate physical advantage of the beast clan, coupled with the performance assistance of the [Luna Armor], they can even compete with the 'Legendary Blade', but despite this, the three of them still can't easily defeat these girls.
The two girls who fought Sophia were probably the strongest of the 'Holy Chorus', and they used bizarre 'short sticks' and 'discs' as their respective weapons, and their movements and instincts were extremely alert, and their fighting skills were incredibly strong.
The 'holy woman' who wields the short stick is very good at leg skills, and under the robe that looks like a nun's robe, two slender legs that have been trained to refine the line are exposed to the air without any decoration, and they kick and spin in a graceful posture, and the tips of the feet are as sharp as the blades that cut through the air. Between the razor-like kicks, the short stick in her hand danced with bursts of bright flames, making her attack as fierce and gorgeous as a blooming fire lotus.
The other 'Holy Maiden', who is equipped with a strange disc on the back of her hand, uses a unique set of 'fist techniques'. The disc is probably some kind of magic channel, and in between the constant rotations, it will release a large number of aggressive and flashes of light, so as to cover the area of the blocked space, effectively curbing the speed that Sophia is proud of. Although her sharpness and speed are not as sharp as that of her companion with a short stick, while attacking, her fists and feet are covered with a layer of fierce electricity, and if she tries to block, she will undoubtedly be paralyzed.
But that alone wasn't enough to put Sophia in a bitter fight. It should be said that compared to the offense, the response and defensive ability of the two is really amazing.
Even after being marked by the [Shadow Fighting Qi], he can instantly see through the principle and trajectory of the magic bullet chasing the tail, and use their own strange magic to intercept it.
It can be said that in terms of combat effectiveness alone, these girls are probably already above Shephilia who is not equipped with the [Luna Armor]. Not only that, but they are also proficient in using abilities similar to 'Holy Spirit Blessings', and their attacks are mixed with elemental magic-like effects, all of which make Sophia, our strongest combat power, unable to easily defeat them even if they have an absolute advantage.
After all, this time is different from the previous sudden visit to the Holy Tower, and now the other party occupies a favorable position, and has the highest degree of vigilance against Sophia's ability, and has prepared a complete response plan for this, so the initiative is in the hands of the attacking party.
You know, if the 'Holy Chorus' spares no effort to attack, Sophia will not hesitate to control them...... But the other side does not seem to be in a hurry to win, but conservatively adopts a defensive posture, as if there is still some trick hidden.
- Defeat them? No, wait......
Sophia's professional habits made her not plan to use all her strength until she saw her opponent's hole cards clearly.
As a result, the battle situation seemed to be in a stalemate.
I have to admit that although the 'Holy Singers' can't match the 'Legendary Blade', it does have considerable strength. This also explains one of the reasons why the 'Goddess Cult' was able to manipulate the political situation of the empire from behind. Otherwise, in order to establish the superiority of the royal power, the magnates and royal families of the imperial capital will definitely use the killer 'Legendary Blade' to exert pressure on the Order.
But the stakes at these political levels are all right now. Sophia knew that it wasn't the girls who were fighting with her who really needed to be guarded, but the remaining five who were hiding behind them and singing 'what'.
Heard me right...... They were singing, just like Rathi in the canopy, and even the core crystal built by Eliza at the top of the tower was in a wonderful resonance with the rhythm of these 'holy women' singing, which would not bode well.
If the other party has a plan, then the songs sung by these girls may be the key to solving the mystery.
Sophia didn't know what the effects of the songs of the 'saints' would be, and she had no idea about the art of 'magic'. But Sophia can still instinctively realize that the songs they are singing now are the same kind of things as Rachi's 'blessings'.
Carefully observe the situation during the mission, then make bold assumptions based on the situation, and take bold action based on the assumptions, all in order to gather as much information as possible...... That's right, in Sophia's eyes, obtaining information is more important than defeating the enemy, which is the basic quality of a good intelligence officer.
So right now, Sophia tried to think about what kind of battle plan she would make if she swapped positions and was a member of the 'Goddess Cult'......
The enemy (the League of Syria) is resorting to wide-area live broadcasts and propaganda activities with political influence. If you want to stop the enemy's intentions, then the most efficient means you will choose is...... The answer is coming out - hijacking the signal of the other party's live streaming equipment during the live broadcast. If the technical conditions allow, it can also be used to counter the army.
As the other party declared from the beginning, the purpose of their trip is - 1. to hinder the live broadcast of the ceremony and 2. to arrest the three sisters, from the current tactical equipment, it can be concluded that these two goals of the goddess religion have a primary and secondary order, that is, 1 (obstruct the live broadcast) main 2 (capture the three sisters) times. That's why the 'Holy Virgen Chorus' did not go out to deal with Sophia and them from the beginning, but divided the troops into two ways, first adopting passive containment tactics, covering their teammates to take the lead in attacking the 'Core Crystal'. In other words, after completing the main objective, they will definitely devote all their combat power to suppress the opponent in one go.
Although even in the face of the siege of ten people, Sophia still has the confidence to use all her strength to defeat them in an instant, but if she misses this great opportunity to send them to the door, it will be difficult to catch the clues of these terrorists in the future.
So, what exactly to do...... Sophia pretended to be in a fierce battle with the two 'holy women', and from time to time she was distracted by the 'holy women' singing in the back row, while she was struggling in her mind about how to get information, and before she knew it, her face became solemn and anxious.
"Hahahaha! Looks like you're very concerned about this, little girl, don't you really want to know what this is doing?"
But at this moment, Sophia didn't have time to think about how to get information, but she didn't expect the golden-robed priest to take the initiative to speak as if he was boasting.
Sophia didn't say anything, and experience had taught her that for a stupid man like this, silence was the best confession for him to spit out information.
"I don't know where you got that monster who calls himself a 'Dragon Witch' and can perform the evil 'Dragon Magic'!
Talking about 'evil' on the lips, but it is still passed down for hundreds of years, and even more so in front of her, Sophia only feels that she has to admire the unique ethics of these religious elements. But she still didn't interject, and continued to listen silently to the man's self-destruction.
"It seems that you want to use this strange magic trick to inflict a so-called 'blessing' on this land, but soon all the people will see it with their own eyes! This is not a so-called 'blessing' at all, but a 'curse' leading to destruction! Only the goddess who believes in creation is the real 'salvation'!"
As expected, Sophia didn't have any despicable feelings, because in the eyes of the 'men in black' in the previous life, this was just a natural and common measure to ensure political influence.
After all, once in a certain war zone on the earth, the 'man in black' also did a similar intelligence operation, hijacked and interpreted the order code of the local rangers, and transferred them into false orders, as a result, all the poor rangers took the initiative to gather under the fire of the regular army, and finally turned into unjustly killed souls.
"I see, I understand your plan. β
Sophia said indifferently, so in the end, there is only one really useful 'information', the Goddess Cult has mastered the technology of 'dragon magic' since hundreds of years ago, and the 'Holy Singer' is a practitioner who can use this technology. Now they are planning to twist the 'Blessing of Rachi' in order to trigger an effect similar to 'Curse', thus undermining the propaganda of the Celestial League. That being the caseβ
"It's almost time for the game to end. β
"Little girl, haven't you figured out the situation yet!? In the face of ten 'holy maidens', you are simply-"
Sophia's fluttering attitude distorted the golden-robed priest's countenance.
"[Instantaneous] ......"
Sophia has no obligation to listen to the other party's nonsense, and loses the need for 'mercy', and the next battle can be summed up in just one sentence - Sophia took a step, and the dark phantom turned into a whirlwind, sweeping away the enemy in one breath.
In the true sense of the word, there was no chance to feel stunned or sigh, and they didn't even see what was happening, and all the members of the 'Holy Chorus' fell into a coma.
"Whatββ! how, how can you ...... like this!?You, what the hell have you done!?"
"You don't need to know. β
The words rang in his ears, and finally even the golden-robed priest fell into a coma.