Chapter 337: Enraged Archbishop, Escape from Death! (5800)

Chapter 337: Enraged Archbishop, Escape from Death! (5800)

"Chase him down!!!"

The archbishop shouted these words in an almost hoarse voice.

His tone carried unsuppressible shock, anger, and terror!

No one knew the importance of the Holy Scripture of Light better than him!

If this thing were lost, the consequences would be too heavy to bear even if he were killed!

The expressions of the other three bishops also changed drastically!

They subconsciously shook off the Lake Doron City lord, then sprinted at top speed toward the direction where that black figure had rushed!

The city lord also reacted immediately.

The confusion on his face vanished, replaced by a look of wild joy.

"Hahaha! You bastards have your day today too!"

"You want to leave, did you ask me first?"

The Lake Doron City lord, who had already fallen into a slump, rushed forward fiercely as if pumped full of adrenaline.

"Swish! Swish, swish!"

With one slash for each, he directly blocked all three red-robed bishops.

"Oran! If you stop us again, I will definitely kill you afterward!"

However, the city lord at this moment was not afraid of them at all.

The ice crystal sword slashed down continuously, directly interrupting their momentum!

"Hahaha! A bunch of good-for-nothings who can't even guard the Holy Scripture of Light!"

"If you want to kill me, go ahead and try!"

The three bishops trembled with rage.

Behind them, that archbishop also chased after them,

he flew into mid-air and raised his staff.

In an instant, an invisible light shield trapped the Lake Doron City lord.

"Roar! Roar!!"

The city lord continuously hacked and slashed at the shield trapping him.

The archbishop said coldly, "Sains, Bella, Angeron, go quickly!"

"You must catch this guy back for me!"

"Understood!"

The three red-robed bishops directly burst out with all their speed, transforming into three red shadows on the spot as they chased toward the black figure in the sky.

Meanwhile, the archbishop held his staff to continue suppressing the city lord, and said in a deep voice:

"All believers, wake up and use your lives to stop that thief for me!"

"Activate all defense towers in the city and lock onto the enemy!"

"The Ghost Army, all forces deploy!"

"At all costs, stop that fellow!"

The moment his command was issued,

all cultists and the Ghost Army throughout Lake Doron City received the order.

Acting as if they had all gone berserk, they rushed madly towards him!

At this moment, Cao Xing, who was in a flying state, already wore an excited look on his face!

"Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!"

"It actually turned out to be legendary equipment, hahaha!"

"Damn it, those bishops must be driven crazy with anger this time!"

Cao Xing hadn't expected that he would pick up a piece of legendary equipment.

He was also dazed at that time.

He only saw that holy scripture drop right in front of him.

At such a time, Cao Xing almost subconsciously went over and picked it up.

And the result?

This thing turned out to be a piece of legendary equipment!

Meanwhile, a system prompt appeared.

[Please note! You have stolen an important item of the Church of Light, 'Holy Scripture of Light · Radiance Chapter (Legendary)'. Archbishop Sullivan · Guangjin has marked you. For the next hour, your figure will be revealed and you will be hunted by all enemies throughout the city!]

[Special event triggered, Escape from Death!]

[Escape from Death: Under the obstruction of the red-robed bishops, the Ghost Army, and all members of the Church of Light in the city, escape from Lake Doron City and hide until the moment the mark dissipates.]

…

Seeing the prompt, Cao Xing's heart suddenly sank!

Flying in mid-air, he almost subconsciously looked back.

From the City Lord's Mansion, those Ghost Army troops poured out like a tide.

And throughout Lake Doron City, several thousand hidden cultists mobilized entirely!

Including those beacons, watchtowers, Elemental Arrow Tower, etc., all entered a combat state.

However, what brought the most terrifying crisis to Cao Xing were naturally the three red-robed bishops behind and that terrifying Ghost Army!

"Holy shit, I've really poked a hornet's nest this time!"

Cao Xing did not panic. He was currently in the [Advanced Demon Transformation] state, coupled with the blessing of 'Wind Wings'.

His speed boost had already reached 150%!

Under such terrifying speed, even if those red-robed bishops were Tier-6 existences, it would still take them a certain amount of time to catch up to him.

Right now, he mainly just needed to guard against the attacks from the arrow towers and other defense towers ahead.

At this moment, Cao Xing flapped his black wings.

And the light mark placed by the archbishop clearly revealed his figure.

Therefore, everyone could see an elegant yet wild demon flying in mid-air!

The three fiercely pursuing bishops behind also saw the enemy's appearance clearly.

"Dammit! It's actually a demon!"

"These fallen scum, the ones who destroyed our camp last time must definitely be these guys too!"

"Let me catch you, and I will definitely tear you into thousands of pieces!!!"

They instantly understood who the culprit behind the destruction of their camp last time was.

Ignoring their curses,

Cao Xing only wanted to escape from Lake Doron City quickly.

While fleeing at top speed, he began to ponder the best plan in his mind.

"It's too far from outside the city here, flying over will take a lot of time!"

"The best escape plan right now is to fly straight up into the sky and pass through the barrier of Lake Doron City."

"Then I will continue flying up into the sky, all the way to an area where they cannot attack!"

"In this way, I won't need to summon the Dragon Speaker, saving my only chance."

No sooner said than done!

With a flap of his black wings, he directly rushed up to a height of one hundred meters in the sky!

However, right at this moment,

the archbishop who was fighting fiercely with the city lord in the distance seemed to have also seen this scene.

He instantly understood Cao Xing's intention.

"You can't run away!"

The next moment!

He directly pointed his staff, and a ray of golden light fell into an unknown area somewhere in Lake Doron City.

There stood a familiar statue, which was precisely the statue of the God of Light!

When the archbishop's golden light landed on the statue, it seemed to have activated some kind of backup measure.

A boundless and terrifying force suddenly surged out from within!

Above the entire Lake Doron City, a huge sphere of light with a diameter exceeding one thousand meters appeared!

This light sphere descended slowly, and Cao Xing felt a fatal sense of crisis within it!

This feeling was just like when he faced the Nightmare God Démǔ in the past.

"Holy fuck, what kind of attack is this?"

A look of confusion appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

[Please note! Archbishop: Sullivan · Guangjin has activated the power of the God of Light and launched the Judgment of Light. After 60 seconds, this skill will erupt, wiping out all non-Church of Light creatures in the city.]

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Cao Xing: "！！！"

"Damn it, even the God of Light has taken action!"

"Clearing the city after 60 seconds, this is just too fucking outrageous!"

Clearly, this so-called 'Judgment of Light' was definitely one of the trump cards used by the Church of Light to deal with the kingdom's army.

As long as people were lured into the city, this move could be launched to deal with them!

The kingdom's army would definitely suffer heavy casualties!

However, because Cao Xing had stolen their holy scripture, they were forced to force out this powerful trump card ahead of time.

"Fck! These bastards must really thank me!"

At this moment, Cao Xing had no time to think.

He didn't know whether his [Holy Shield] + [Light Redemption] + [Resurrection Crystal] + [Maiden's Doll] could withstand the attack of this thing.

But he didn't dare to bet on it!

At a time like this, even using the [Dragon Speaker's Spirit Summoning Totem] would be useless.

Even if that Dragon Speaker came over, she absolutely could not withstand a single strike from a deity!

Escape! Only escape!

He must escape from Lake Doron City at the fastest speed.

"Hoo—"

Cao Xing transformed into a black shadow, streaking forward at top speed.

While running, he began to quickly calculate his distance.

It was still 5 kilometers from here to outside the barrier of Lake Doron City!

According to his current limit flying speed, it was about 135 meters per second, close to a speed of five hundred kilometers per hour.

Calculated this way, it seemed barely in time.

However, this also meant that Cao Xing could not have any delays on the way.

Meanwhile,

along his flight route flying forward,

a white-robed high priest leading a team of Hunters had already stood on the roof in advance.

They waved a batch of grappling hooks in their hands, seeming to want to drag Cao Xing directly down from the sky!

Cao Xing's gaze swept over them quickly.

They were all a group of Tier-3 to Tier-5 Hunters,

and the most powerful among them was that Tier-5 boss-level white-robed priest.

Under normal circumstances, just by himself, it would be enough to wipe out this team of cultists with thunderous momentum.

However, right now, his time was too tight!

He simply could not afford any delay.

Without the slightest hesitation,

Cao Xing directly pulled out over a hundred [Goblin Demolition Bombs] from his backpack and threw them all out in one go.

"Siss… Siss, siss…"

The sound of gunpowder being ignited rang out.

Sparks fell one by one from the sky.

Then, they detonated directly!

"Boom!!!"

The momentum of over a hundred bombs exploding simultaneously was quite astonishing, and a towering mushroom cloud rose on the spot.

The area where those Hunters were located, including the houses below, was instantly razed to the ground!

Then, a screen-flooding system prompt appeared.

[Successfully used Goblin Demolition Bomb, killed Hunter Lv39, Tier-4 elite creature, obtained experience value: 0]

[This battle killed a total of 37 Hunters, obtained honor points: 96 points…]

…

Enemies blown to death by Goblin Demolition Bombs did not give experience points, but they gave honor points.

The huge shockwave caused by the explosion made Cao Xing dash forward another hundred meters!

"Cough, cough…"

Only that white-robed priest survived amidst this terrifying explosion.

But his condition was not much better, suffering large-area burns all over his body.

Even his health points were left with less than 20%!

Cao Xing suppressed the urge to go down and finish him off.

After blowing up this group of Hunters, without a moment of stagnation, he streaked across the sky at top speed.

Meanwhile, all the cultists in this city had already gone completely berserk!

The archbishop issued a strict order that they must stop this fellow.

Even at the cost of their lives!

Gazing at that evil figure illuminated by the radiance in the sky, everyone was extremely anxious.

"That fellow is here, archer squad, come over quickly!"

"Use grappling arrows to drag it down for me!"

However, just as that black figure in the sky was about to fall above their heads,

more than one hundred sparks fell from the sky once again.

As if money meant nothing, Cao Xing threw out all the [Goblin Demolition Bombs] in his backpack in one go.

"Boom!"

The violent explosion rose once again!

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Before the cultists below could even react, they were blown off their feet!

Just as Cao Xing wiped out this group of cultists, he suddenly felt gusts of wind approaching from all directions.

All the arrow towers along the way—intermediate and advanced Elemental Arrow Towers—were locked onto him.

After Lake Doron City fell, control over these defensive structures had completely fallen into the hands of those cultists.

Now, the entire city's power was being turned on Cao Xing to attack him!

"Swish! Swish swish!"

A dense flurry of attacks rained down on him like a torrential storm.

Even with Cao Xing's quick reaction speed, he took dozens of direct hits.

Once his three layers of Holy Shield shattered…

…all these arrow attacks landed squarely on his body.

"Pfft! Pfft pfft!"

[-792]

[-657]

[-588]

[-732]

[-1732]

[-623]

[-673]

…

In the blink of an eye, he lost over thirty thousand health points.

However, although Cao Xing was a mage…

…his health pool was 160,000.

In his Demon Transformation state, it was boosted to nearly 300,000!

This little bit of damage didn't affect him much at all!

Furthermore, healing numbers soon popped up over his head continuously.

+5078, +5078…

Seeing this, Cao Xing pressed forward without looking back.

He completely ignored the attacks coming from the arrow towers!

As he passed by advanced arrow towers, he dropped all kinds of bombs directly onto them.

"Boom! Boom!"

Terrifying explosions rang out continuously.

[You have destroyed an Advanced Elemental Arrow Tower…]

[You have destroyed an Advanced Poison Arrow Tower…]

[You have killed a Hunter Lv. 41, Tier 5 Common Creature, gaining 0 Experience Points and 5 Honor Points]

[You have killed…]

Meanwhile, Cao Xing maintained an extremely fast flying speed…

…while frantically hurling bombs from his hands!

He had practically become a demolition maniac!

…

…

Meanwhile, outside Lake Doron City…

…everyone saw the intense golden light that suddenly burst forth from the city!

It practically lit up the horizon!

Intermingled with it were waves of terrifying explosion sounds.

Even a pig would know that an unprecedented disaster had occurred in Lake Doron City!

Yet, their general still ordered everyone to stand by.

For a time, the knights and soldiers were all completely baffled.

In the center of the army…

General Clow's somber voice rang out once more, "Tasid, do you still refuse to launch an attack?"

At this moment, with Clow staring at him, Tasid felt as if thorns were pressing into his back!

Because he knew that after this incident, General Clow would definitely suspect him.

This matter could definitely not be kept hidden.

After all, with so many people on the battlefield, other soldiers would also report what they experienced.

When that time came, he would certainly be investigated by the king.

But Tasid was also anxious right now!

He was completely in the dark about what was happening inside the city.

The Seed of Light had even sent him an urgent message, instructing him strictly not to attack now and to stall the army at all costs.

As for the specific reason, they hadn't said.

Tasid was caught in a dilemma, nearly driven mad!

"Dammit! Who can tell me what on earth is happening inside the city?!"

…

…

Meanwhile, Cao Xing had already rushed forward three kilometers.

There were only two kilometers left until he reached Lake Doron City's barrier.

At his current movement speed, it would take him only 15 seconds!

However, three red-robed bishops were already chasing after him from behind.

Behind them followed a vast army of wights.

Cao Xing saw several Leader-tier wights with terrifying auras taking the lead, moving extremely fast!

He also noticed the message Liu Muxue had sent him.

Clearly, Sarah and the others outside were worried sick, terrified that something might happen to him.

However, Cao Xing had no time to reply right now.

Nor did he want them to come in.

After all, if that city-clearing 'Light's Judgment' skill came crashing down, everyone would be finished!

Therefore, the only option now was for him to escape the city on his own.

As long as he got out, he would be safe…

"Just two kilometers left!" Cao Xing cheered himself on.

But these last two kilometers were also the hardest.

The closer he got to the outer perimeter, the more defense towers Lake Doron City had.

Among them, Cao Xing saw numerous [Expert Elemental Arrow Towers], [Ice Arrow Towers], and [Mana Cannons].

Including [Destroyer Ballistas] and [Troll Catapults] on the city walls…

Attacks of all kinds rained down on him in an overwhelming wave!

"Boom! Boom!"

Catapult projectiles grazed past his body one after another, slamming heavily onto the city streets below and causing earth-shattering explosions!

Cannonballs fired from the [Mana Cannons] detonated directly in midair, shattering his Holy Shield layer by layer!

Cao Xing couldn't help but sigh in relief.

If not for the divine skill [Holy Shield], he would have been severely injured by the blasts!

Meanwhile…

Even though he dodged a vast amount of arrows and cannonballs, quite a few attacks still landed on him.

It was unavoidable; there were simply too many arrow towers in the city.

[Ding! You have been attacked by an Expert Ice Arrow Tower. Movement speed decreased by 20% for 5 seconds…]

[Ding! You have been attacked by an Expert Elemental Arrow Tower. All elemental resistances decreased by 20% for 10 seconds…]

[Ding!…]

…

It could be said that the ones dealing the most damage to Cao Xing right now were those Elemental Arrow Towers.

The auto-aim feature was just ridiculously absurd!

Combined with various debuffs…

Even a Master-tier expert wouldn't be able to withstand such relentless bombardment!

Watching his health rapidly plummet, Cao Xing gulped down a bottle of [Intermediate Life Elixir] without hesitation.

Then he continued analyzing the situation in his mind.

"I can't fly too high. In the air, I'm just a sitting target for these arrow towers."

"With hundreds of arrow towers attacking, even my spammable Ice Healing Art can't keep up with the recovery."

"At this rate, I'll be shot dead before I even reach the city wall!"

"I need to fly lower, use those buildings to block part of the damage, and buy myself time to recover health!"

Cao Xing quickly made up his mind.

Swooping down again, he descended from a hundred meters in the air to around thirty meters high.

A massive shower of arrows followed him down like shadows.

"Pfft! Pfft pfft!"

Most of the arrows struck the buildings.

Cao Xing's health stopped dropping.

And it began to recover.

Seizing this opportunity, Cao Xing advanced another three hundred meters!

Right at that moment, the three red-robed bishops caught up.

The one wielding a longsword was the fastest among them.

Surrounded by an intangible aura, he bounded nimbly across rooftops, moving at blistering speed.

In the blink of an eye, he was about to overtake Cao Xing.

"I've finally caught you. Stay right here!"

Raising his longsword, he was about to unleash a slash.

But in the next moment, he saw a bunch of blue bombs raining down from above.

Having charged forward too fast, he couldn't dodge in time!

The bombs instantly spewed intense frost before exploding simultaneously.

"BOOM!!!"

The bishop was instantly engulfed on the spot.

After dropping the load of bombs, Cao Xing flapped his wings and kept dashing forward.

As for the other two bishops—one wielding a bow and the other dual blades—both were agility-type experts.

Their movement speeds likewise surged to a terrifying level.

"Catch up! We can't let him get away!"

"Shadow Sprint!"

Instantly, their speed jumped up several gears.

Meanwhile, Cao Xing was sprinting at top speed.

Suddenly seeing the enemies behind him gaining speed rapidly…

…he directly channeled mana and tossed an [Eye of the Storm Scroll] behind him.

An eye of the storm materialized behind them.

"Whoosh— Whoosh—"

The powerful suction dragged the two bishops backward continuously!

"Argh! Damn it! This is that fellow Genadi's wind spell!"

"This cunning demon! He has far too many tricks up his sleeve!"

Still, as expected of Tier 6 Commander-level creatures…

Even under such terrifying gravitational wind pull, they managed to break free in just two seconds!

But those two seconds allowed Cao Xing to open up more distance between them again.

The red-robed bishop who had been engulfed by Cao Xing's freezing bombs reemerged as well!

All three bishops burst forth with unprecedented speed, rapidly closing in on him.

Up ahead, a team of Hunters led by a White-robed Priest appeared.

Just as Cao Xing was about to throw another volley of bombs to engulf the enemies…

…he suddenly realized that all the bombs in his inventory were gone.

"Fuck! Over a thousand bombs, and I threw them all away just like that?"

Cao Xing felt a sting of regret!

After all, these bombs were expensive, costing at least a few thousand crowns each!

Added together, that was several million crowns!

Yet in just half a minute, he had thrown them all out.

This wasn't fighting; this was literally throwing money around!

But it was precisely those bombs that bought Cao Xing a tremendous amount of time!

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to make it this far at all.

Seeing the incoming attacks from the Hunters below about to strike…

Cao Xing was thinking of a way to dodge the blow.

A system notification suddenly popped up:

[Wind God's Blessing cooldown has reset; the shield has been regenerated…]

A thought struck him.

This time, instead of dodging, he actively swooped down toward the group of Hunters below.

Like a swift black eagle, he dived down at full speed!

And seeing Cao Xing voluntarily diving toward them, surprise flashed in the eyes of these cultists!

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