Global Lord: Start with Divine Favor

Chapter 896 182: Academy Great Mage Gulian Falls in Battle! (Part 2)

[Divine Revelation Task Released: Millennia of war have accumulated countless problems and contradictions on the Colonization Star. The rift between factions and races is becoming increasingly apparent. The narrow-minded love and hatred have already exposed the Colonization Star's greatest secret to the Explorers of the Azure Realm! At all costs, seize the [Eye of Darkness] and sacrifice it at the War Altar of the faith powers. Reward: 10,000 Plane War Merit Points, 100,000,000 Plane War Reputation, Semi-Divine Artifact *1]

[The Goddess of Fortune praises your outstanding achievements for faith. You gain a one-time opportunity to pray directly to the Goddess. After sacrificing the Plane Keystone, you can directly beseech the Goddess. (Note: Losing the [Eye of Darkness] will invalidate this opportunity)]

The first two are tasks after the exposure of the Eye of Darkness, and the third is an additional temptation released by the Goddess after obtaining the Eye of Darkness.

Additionally, the Goddess of Fortune offers a main quest reward [At all costs, seize the [Plane Crystal Core] and sacrifice it at the War Altar of the faith powers. Reward: Goddess's Kiss *1, 100,000,000 Plane War Merit Points, Mythical Material: Divine Core Fragment *5, Hidden Rewards *3 (Remark from the Goddess of Fortune: Don't you want to know why there are three hidden rewards?)]

Why are there three hidden rewards?

Lin Rui couldn't help but wonder, but no matter how much he speculated, he knew this task was beyond his capabilities.

So he directly ignored this temptation and looked at Side Quest Two, where the Eye of Darkness was currently with the Shadow of Evil.

As long as he sacrifices this Elemental Keystone, he can see the Goddess of Fortune again.

Moreover, due to the broken Plane Wall in this world, her descent this time wouldn't consume too much Divine Grace.

He could properly ask her about various things.

For instance, about the big trouble he got into last time because of Wutong.

For instance, he wanted to see what this lovely wife looked like in terms of appearance and figure.

It's a pity he couldn't meet her last time.

He remembered that she was most afraid of trouble, which is why he never had enough confidence to refuse her.

This time, he could chat with her properly! Gather some intelligence in advance. Then inquire about the Plane Ranking Trials.

The Plane War was already reaching its end, but there was still a long time until the Plane Ranking Trials, so he could make comprehensive preparations during this opportunity!

Thinking this, Lin Rui realized that this battle was inevitable.

Thus, Lin Rui raised his hand, and a powerful Spiritual Energy directly smashed into the Magic Shield set up by the Elf Grand Mage, Gulian.

The violent explosion scared the people inside the shield out of their wits.

Those hiding inside, humans and mages, were further enraged and cursed loudly.

"Lin Rui, are you a dog? It's already the end of the world, yet you won't let us go."

"Why involve us in your dogfight?"

"Lin Rui! I swear to XXXX, you're about to die, yet you won't stop dragging us down."

"Lin Rui, you villain, even in death, I won't let this go."

Despite the humans' and mages' intense curses, Lin Rui's face beamed with smiles, saying it was what he ought to do, what he ought to do. This was his responsibility.

Let's all confront the Shadow of Evil together. How can you stay out of it and feel no involvement?

Relying on the powerful Spiritual Energy explosion, the Blood-colored Demon Shadow's gaze was immediately drawn here.

Particularly, after the disappearance of the Shadow Sky Curtain, Lin Rui could move freely. Without hesitation, he led Audrey to hide behind the shield.

[Strategic Maneuver·Strategic Treasure: The mobile unit ensures that on a broad battlefield, our side can form a localized advantage. Rigid defense only leads to defeat by large enemy forces. In warfare, mobility is the key to victory. And strategic maneuvering is the essential means to grasp the overall situation and decide victory or defeat. Unit Movement Speed +50%, gains a 50% Charge Bonus, and when there are soldiers from other Heroic Commanders nearby, self-attack +50%, Attack Speed +100%.]

This capability of strategic maneuver was initially part of Lin Rui's confidence in leaving on dragon-back, and now it undoubtedly became Lin Rui's pivotal means of involving humans in the battle.

Everyone within the light screen shook their heads in horror: "Lin Rui! Don't come over here!"

The academy was originally one of the colonization forces of the Colonization Star; they had arrived in this world from the outer domains. The high-ranking members more or less had means to leave. The sorrowful ones were the young mages who grew up in this world. A Great Mage like Gulian could ascend to the Upper Realm even if the world perished. And the angels of the Human Empire could always return to the Divine Kingdom via the Floating City.

If this world were destroyed, the ordinary people would suffer the most, but these powerful beings always had an escape route, at worst, they'd just switch to another world to continue their conquests.

But if they died at the hands of this Blood-colored Demon Shadow, then indeed everything would end!

However, the Blood-colored Demon Shadow's attacks on Lin Rui proved ineffective, as the Celestial Kingdom Armament's guardianship absorbed the majority of its attacks.

With the Guarding Spirit bearing 70% of the damage for Lin Rui, and Lin Rui using the Sub-Invincible Shield for protection, it was impossible for him to be harmed.

Audrey even seized the opportunity to complete the conversion of subsequent Dark Temple Warriors, aiming for Epic-level.

The elves' Sunrise Plan now showed a decline instead of progress as the monster's Spiritual Strength was continuously absorbed by Audrey.

The Sunrise Plan dropped from 88.6% to 86.7%.

The Blood-colored Demon Shadow rapidly became furious. How much wisdom it possessed remains unknown, and it's hard to judge, considering it was born for slaughter, its mind filled with bloodlust and killing intent. Even if it were clear-headed, it had no one to explain or introduce the world's operational structure to it in such a short time; its understanding and worldview would not be intact.

Thus, compared to a devil, it was more like a beast acting on instinct.

Feeling its weakness, it roared in anger, uncontrollably furious, frantically attacking everything ahead.

Its power was utterly terrifying. The Sword Qi streaked across, soon shattering the magic shield propped up by Gulian.

Gulian indeed lived up to the cunning old fox reputation, mercilessly pushing others towards the monster at the critical moment and turned to flee himself.

But at this moment, Audrey acted decisively, activating the effect of the Shadow Robe.

[Shadow Thorn's Wound: The sacred damage of one unit type within the wearer and their clan increases by 50%. For each attack, there is a 20% chance of ensnaring the enemy for 2 seconds (unable to move, unable to use items)]

This is the ability of a Mythical Artifact. Even Gulian could not completely exempt from it.

Especially since he was in the midst of casting a spell to open a teleportation gate, it was interrupted for a fraction of a second.

That fraction of a second was enough because others were not fools and began fleeing in all directions.

Gulian, with his strong Spiritual Reaction, was the first to catch the Blood-colored Demon Shadow's attention. As long as he didn't escape immediately, the Blood-colored Demon Shadow would definitively prioritize attacking him.

The rampant Sword Qi crisscrossed and powerful magic raged; Gulian even employed the Magic Scroll: Promise of Illusion that Master Gu Yan gave him: temporarily alter a teammate's fate. Any healing and damage effects received during the skill will resolve after the Promise of Illusion ends. If the healing amount exceeds the damage amount, the healing amount doubles. If healing amount is less than the damage, energy transfers, and healing and damage values are converted.

Yet, it couldn't change the conclusion. The Tier Thirteen Great Mage of the academy, Gulian, after resisting for a minute, fell to the Blood-colored Demon Shadow.

The druids cheered heartily: "Great! The Sunrise Plan has been pushed forward again, back to over 91%!"

With the monster defeating numerous High-tier Mages and angels, the Sunrise Plan advanced to over 95% progress.

Staring at the Shadow of Evil approaching, Audrey's heartbeat nearly stopped, actively shutting down the Shadow Robe's Spiritual Absorption.