Meanwhile, the undead beauty, who had been circling around looking for an opportunity, seized the opportunity and used the blades of her two folding fans to slice the blood-red squid man into pieces again.
With the addition of Amelite's elite undead to the battlefield, the pressure was indeed reduced considerably, but a few elite undead were still too few. The overall situation remained in favor of the Crimson Squid Men, and Federation soldiers fell every second.
Then the golden crack suddenly grew larger, and Amelie's ethereal and holy voice resounded throughout the battlefield:
"Warriors of the Federation, there is no need to worry or be afraid."
"Death is but the beginning of new life. All the warriors who sacrificed themselves today will join my holy city Valhalla as heroic spirits, becoming residents of the holy city and gaining even greater power and near-eternal life!"
"In addition to government compensation, the families of all the fallen heroes will also receive a personal donation from me as compensation!"
Chapter 329 Watch closely, this is the real sacrifice!
The Federation Army's Demon Tide Extermination Legion is arguably the Federation Army's most elite regular legion. Their long-term battles with monsters have not only made them experienced but also strengthened their will.
However, even the most elite army will feel fear when faced with a powerful and bizarre monster like the Crimson Squid Man, and when their comrades are injured and killed one after another.
This put the Union Army at a great disadvantage, which was the main reason why Judy had to seek help from Emerald.
As Emerald's announcement spread throughout the land via the Skywing Feathers, the morale of the Federation officers and soldiers, which had been somewhat low, was immediately boosted again, and their fighting spirit soared.
The things people fear most are the loneliness of death and the worry for their families; now both of these problems have been solved.
Not only will they continue to live in a new life form after they die in battle, but their families will also receive additional compensation on top of the government's pension.
What is there to be afraid of?
Let's fight these monsters!
A Federation soldier fired wildly at the charging Crimson Squidman with a magic gun, but unfortunately the steel spikes of the magic gun were useless in this kind of battle. The charging Crimson Squidman's tentacles pierced through the soldier's neck, killing him instantly.
Just as the blood-red squid man was about to charge at the next soldier, he suddenly found his foot being gripped tightly by a tremendous force, and he could not break free no matter how hard he tried.
Looking back, they saw that the soldier who had just died had come back to life. His skin had become as hard as a zombie's and he was incredibly strong. His body was shining with holy light, and his blood-stained combat uniform had turned into a set of silver armor engraved with mysterious runes.
Essentially, this soldier was resurrected by Emeryte as an undead, but he not only retained his consciousness but also gained a huge boost in attributes and was able to use simple holy magic.
This is the first dual-system hybrid magic, Holy and Necromantic, that Emerald developed after she was able to use both necromancy and holy magic simultaneously—Heroic Spirit Resurrection.
"Hahaha... I really didn't die, and I'm full of power! Power!"
The soldiers, now transformed into heroic spirits, shouted excitedly:
"Long live the Holy Maiden!"
Then a spear formed from holy light appeared in his other hand, which he stabbed fiercely into the heart of the Crimson Squid Man, pinning him to the ground.
This scenario was playing out in other parts of the three cities as well. The federal soldiers who had died in battle rose again, donned their armor and weapons, and became the most solid and reliable front line, stopping the charge of the Blood Squid.
Even the Italian army on Blue Star, in Amelie's previous life, could maintain high morale for a mission that only required shooting from a safe rear position, let alone the elite demon-suppressing legion.
The soldiers who had become heroic spirits were taking the damage at the front, while the human soldiers were dealing damage from the rear. The two sides cooperated well and quickly stabilized the previously collapsing battle situation, eliminating the blood-red squid men one by one.
Even if some of the Crimson Squidmen have reached the third stage of strength, Judy and Emery's elite undead can easily defeat them one by one and are not a threat.
A battle where no matter how you fight, you won't lose any soldiers, and soldiers who die in battle and are resurrected are even stronger—it's really hard to lose.
. . . . .
With the battle situation in the city basically stable, Emerald finally made some guesses about the magical properties of the giant blood squid through the most direct magical collision of magical energy, such as the magic cannon beam.
It is likely the most mysterious and rarest time system.
This guess made Amelie frown slightly. She exchanged a few more blows with the giant blood squid, and the result was the same as before.
No matter what kind of attack it is, it will pass directly through the giant blood squid's body, as if it were just hitting an illusion.
But when the giant blood squid attacks Emerald, everything becomes real again. If you dare to treat those attacks as illusions, you will surely suffer a terrible fate.
This put Amelie at a significant disadvantage. Even her radiant golden right eye couldn't truly lock onto the giant blood squid, rendering her powerful spells useless because she couldn't hit it.
So how should we fight this?
As Ameliete pondered, she glanced at Julia in the distance and saw that Julia was still unilaterally suppressing Yog-Soth like a ball, but it was difficult for her to really kill Yog-Soth in a short time.
That might be possible...
With a flicker in her eyes, Emery recalled a story that almost everyone knew from her past life, a rather simple and effective plan.
Tian Ji's horse racing strategy.
“Baby, have you heard me…”
Without hesitation, while continuing to exchange blows with the giant blood squid's spells, Emerald contacted Julia through the communication function built into her magical artifact.
Soon, while continuing to beat up Yog-Soth, Julia intentionally or unintentionally began to shift the battlefield toward Ameliete's side.
Although Yog Soth was able to defend itself from Yulia's relentless barrage of attacks, it was only managing to defend itself. It was almost stunned by Yulia's rapid punches and kicks and had no time to pay attention to where it was being hit.
Suddenly, as Yulia kicked Yogg-Soth away, she didn't flash behind him to continue her combo. Instead, she crossed her arms in a blocking stance to deflect the blood-red light sprayed by the giant blood squid.
"Whoa... What is that monster spraying?! It's making my arm so itchy!"
Directly with her body to withstand the blood-red light was definitely not as effective as using a magic cannon to counter it. Yulia immediately cried out in pain, but her body remained unshaken and she did not retreat an inch.
Amelie didn't speak, but stared intently at Yog Soth, who had been kicked over by Julia. Her golden right eye suddenly became extremely bright, like the midday sun.
She once again almost instantly depleted all her magic power and launched a fatal attack.
Everything must eventually die.
Die, you bastard!
In an instant, Yog Soth felt dizzy, weak in his limbs, and his body cells and internal organs rapidly failed, as if he had aged hundreds of thousands of years in an instant.
It tried to struggle, to cover itself with special ink to avoid Amelie's gaze, but it was aging too quickly and had no strength left.
The oily skin quickly dried up and became wrinkled, the internal organs stopped functioning like rusted machines, and even the soul was exhausted, fading away as quickly as a smoke ring that had been exhaled.
Finally, Yogg-Soth closed his eyes forever. This squid leader, who had escaped the encirclement and attack of the merfolk and fishmen and led the surviving squid to rise again, died naturally in the gaze of Emerald, his soul dissipating.
"……call."
Emerald gasped for breath, her body swaying as she nearly fell from the sky.
Yog-Soth was, after all, one of the strongest beings. Using his magical concept to forcefully kill it consumed an astonishing amount of magic power, and Amelie almost couldn't withstand it.
Fortunately, Emerald succeeded, and her magic recovery speed was very fast. Through the resonance effect of the three fused organs, she could replenish her magic in a maximum of 20 seconds.
The giant blood squid certainly wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass by, launching a frenzied attack, trying to kill Emeralt while she was at her weakest.
No matter how the giant blood squid attacked, Julia stood firmly in front of it, blocking all the ferocious attacks and protecting Emerald well, preventing her from being hit at all.
However, the giant blood squid was stronger than Yulia. More importantly, its blood light attack was unique, something Yulia had never experienced before. Since she had no resistance to it, Yulia was badly beaten for a while. Her body was corroded by the blood light, and large patches of red bumps like hives appeared on her body. The itching made Yulia scream and almost brought tears to her eyes.
Seeing this, Amelie felt sorry for her. Without hesitation, she took out two extremely precious bottles of panacea. She drank one herself to replenish her magic power and gave the other to Julia to heal her wounds.
The two stood back to back in the air, like sisters filming a beverage commercial, each holding a bottle of panacea and gulping it down.
This powerful potion, combining the essence of Marcy's Flame of Life, Emerald's Holy Water, and the pinnacle of Landon's technology, is indeed amazing. It replenished Emerald's magic in less than 3 seconds and also eliminated the unsightly red bumps all over Julia's body.
"As I said before, I'll defend, and you attack, baby."
After recovering to her best condition, Emerald whispered another instruction to Julia before starting a new round of attack and defense against the giant blood squid.
The giant blood squid's attack, with its blood-red light and tentacles, was precisely defended by Amelie's holy magic, allowing Julia to focus on her attack without being affected.
"Aha!"
Yulia's attack was still a direct punch, aimed at the head of the giant blood squid, so fast that it left multiple afterimages behind her.
The giant blood squid tried to intercept Yulia with its tentacles and blood-red light, but its attempt was intercepted first by Amelie's holy magic, allowing Yulia's fist to pass unimpeded.
Just as Yulia was less than 50 meters away from the giant blood squid, she suddenly stopped abruptly while flying at high speed.
Although the giant blood squid was right in front of Yulia, and her mind couldn't understand what was going on, she kept Emerald's words firmly in mind.
In battle, don't trust your eyes or your brain; trust your purest intuition!
Don't think! Trust your intuition!
So while Yulia was still a little dazed, her body had already changed its movements, from throwing a punch to a flying kick, which went towards another direction that was at least several hundred meters away from the giant blood squid.
Snapped!
Even though there was nothing there where Yulia kicked, a sound was made, and the bloody light on the giant blood squid suddenly dissipated, revealing a footprint-like mark, which was clearly where Yulia had just kicked.
"Haha! I knew it... Well done, baby, keep it up!"
This scene, when witnessed by Emerald, made her smile with excitement. While instructing Julia to continue attacking, she focused even more intently on intercepting the giant blood squid's tentacles and blood-red light, allowing Julia to concentrate without distraction.
As Emilyte had predicted, each of Yulia's attacks, which seemed to land in empty space, actually struck the giant blood squid's main body.
You guessed right.
Emerald breathed a slight sigh of relief. As long as the opponent's mechanics could be broken, the rest of the battle would be much easier.
As an extremely rare possessor of time-based magic, the giant blood squid possesses very strange abilities.
Based on now-proven speculation, Emery judged that the giant blood squid's ability should be called Time Reflection, or Future Evasion.
When the giant blood squid is not attacking, it can perform a very small time jump, allowing its actual location to arrive a few seconds later, leaving only a time afterimage in its original position.
Therefore, no matter what attacks Emerald used, she could not hit them, even if she locked on with her golden right eye before attacking, because this was a time-axis evasion, and Emerald did not have any attacks that could directly hit a target that had already arrived in the future.
Why is it that Yulia's attack works?
This was a solution that Amelie came up with based on some knowledge she had from her past life.
Emerald herself does not possess time-related abilities, so the future is unobservable. Even if it is only a few seconds away, she can only speculate, not observe.
This means that the giant blood squid's actual location is not a specific point, but anywhere within a range it can move within a few seconds. It is unpredictable and makes it even more difficult to hit.
A powerful spell capable of destroying the entire Lake Tania and its surrounding area in one blow might be possible, but even if Emeryte had the chance to cast such a spell, she couldn't use it, because that would also wipe out her allies in the Financial Delta region.
So Emerald used another method, which was to let Julia attack based on her pure intuition.
Through long-term combat and training, Yulia's intuition has long been able to dodge or block her opponent's attacks in advance, almost like a prophet.
Although this intuition only allows for a few seconds of prediction about the future, it does involve time. More importantly, the future that the giant blood squid can hide in only lasts a few seconds.
When the giant blood squid activates its ability to hide in the future, Emerald can only see its time-lapse image left in its original position, but Julia can pinpoint its true location through intuition.
It's somewhat like the principle of the quantum world: when a giant blood squid in a future state a few seconds in the future cannot be observed, it could exist anywhere within its range of movement.
When Yulia can sense the giant blood squid's body even a few seconds into the future, its existence collapses due to this intuitive observation, giving it a fixed position that can be hit.
Unfortunately, this giant blood squid also possessed the fighting talents of squid spirits. The bloody aura around its body was incredibly slippery, which greatly reduced the physical direct damage it received. As a result, even though Yulia's attacks hit many times, the damage was not high.
So Amelie changed tactics once again. She enchanted Julia's fists and feet with holy magic and would also use magic to attack in conjunction with Julia.
Even if the two cooperate perfectly, there is always a time lag between Julia's intuition locking onto the target and Amelie's magical attack following up.
This allows Julia's attacks to still hit every time, but Emery's spell attacks are not so reliable. Her overall hit rate is less than 30%, making it difficult to inflict fatal damage.
Victory seemed out of reach, but Emerald remained calm and composed, regaining her composure, for the equation for victory was already complete.
She had previously followed Yulia in attacking the giant blood squid with various spells, mostly as a test to see which attack was most effective against it.
The result was somewhat expected: the powers of the righteous god and the evil god restrained each other. The divine magic from the Sun Goddess was extremely effective against the giant blood squid that had undergone blood sacrifice. The divine magic Sunfire Burst was the most damaging spell among all of Emerald's spells.
Then things will be much easier.
"Use this gadget, didn't I teach you how to play with it?"
Emerald pulled a thick, long cylindrical launcher directly from her storage space and handed it to Julia.
Inside this launcher, which resembles a man-portable rocket launcher, there is only one ammunition: the scepter that Emerald obtained, originally belonging to the God of Storms. However, the scepter has now been filled with the power of the Sun God by Emerald, roughly equivalent to 100 times the power of the Sunfire Burst.
"it is good!"
Yulia understood immediately and, gripping the scepter launcher, charged at the giant blood squid once more.
The giant blood squid instinctively sensed the danger and frantically tried to intercept Yulia's charge with its tentacles and blood-red light. It even deliberately severed several tentacles, attempting to bait out Yulia's ultimate attack like a heat decoy decoy decoy decoy decoy decoy decoy decoy decoy.
Yulia remained unmoved. Instead of easily launching the artifact scepter, she held the cylindrical launcher in her hand like a spear, maintaining her intuitive lock-on and charging forward relentlessly.
Amelie instantly understood Julia's plan and fully cooperated, unleashing a barrage of holy spells to repel all of the giant blood squid's attacks.
The giant blood squid tried its best, but it was ultimately fighting alone. It couldn't break through Amelie's magical defenses while simultaneously dodging Julia's attacks.
Singles can't beat couples showing off their love... or rather, the giant blood squid ultimately lost to the bond between Emerald and Julia.
After several emergency maneuvers during high-speed flight, Yulia finally struck the giant blood squid's main body, which was hiding a few seconds later.
This time, however, Yulia didn't use her fists and feet to attack. Instead, she shoved the artifact scepter that Ameliete had given her directly into the giant blood squid's mouth and then pulled the trigger.
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