Revive Rome: Wait! Why not make the empress fall in love with me first?

Chapter 36: War of Attrition


"So, why don't we just say that we're all already demigods?"

On the way to the fortress, little Mia asked somewhat puzzled.

"Are we all demigods already?" Aske asked leisurely.

"Oh." Little Mia seemed to understand a bit, thinking of Nora, Thira, and Sigrdrifa, who were not yet demigods, indeed couldn't claim the title of "all demigods".

However, she still didn't understand, after all, there were already so many demigods in the team, why not just say it?

"This is to establish prestige." Thira suddenly said from the side, "Right?"

"What else?" Aske retorted to her.

"Thank you." Thira said.

"What are you talking about?" Mia couldn't understand at all and couldn't help but show a mournful expression.

"Idiot." Medea reminded her in the mind channel, "It's simple, didn't those big mercenary groups say they wanted Thira's grandfather to show up?"

"You know, Thira's grandfather has more than one granddaughter."

"Huh?" Mia was still utterly confused.

Seeing that little Mia really couldn't figure it out, Medea didn't bother to say more, but Miel silently facepalmed beside her, leaned closer to Mia, and whispered a few words.

"In any case, it ultimately depends on your personal strength." Aske added, "If you can become a demigod quickly, your voice in the future will be much stronger."

"Mm." Thira nodded silently.

Soon, everyone approached the target fortress and saw the broken highway standing alone in the valley. The fortress occupied by the Seljuk army was hidden behind the valley, completely obscuring the distant view.

"Do we still need commands?" Aske said with a smile, "No need, right? Thira, Peggy, saturation coverage."

Thus, Thira stepped forward, flew into the sky, her robe flapping in the rushing wind.

Heavy Rain.

Quickly, dark clouds gathered densely in the sky, merging into one heavy, gloomy mass, the atmosphere oppressive as if doomsday were descending.

Catastrophe Law, High-Quality CG Generator, each frame a fine screensaver.

The Seljuk army in the fortress below was also alarmed. This stormy weather came too quickly, it was evident that a High Rank Transcendent was at work, so everyone gathered toward the center of the fortress, attempting to shelter under the protection of the Sin Fire Demigod Lord... no, to defend the safety of the Demigod Lord.

Soon, the torrential rain poured down, shrouding the fortress in a boundless curtain of water and rain lines, visibility between heaven and earth becoming extremely dim.

Then, a massive meteor pierced through the dark clouds, using the rain and water sounds as cover, plummeting directly towards the fortress!

On the distant Crusader frontline, the squad leaders of various large mercenary groups were watching the situation ahead, and saw the clouds gather over the fortress, followed by sudden heavy rain and wild wind, enveloping the entire fortress in a dense watery veil.

The might of heaven and earth, terrifying to the extreme.

"Is this Princess Sofie's Law Domain?" Andrea said in astonishment.

"I heard it was a law similar to light?" Herman was also puzzled.

"Can't the Light Law cause a rainstorm effect?" asked another squad leader of a large mercenary group.

"Obviously not, probably something like a storm law."

"Look at the sky!"

Suddenly everyone was shocked to find, a massive Outer Heaven Stone plunged beneath the cloud layers, drawing a fiery, golden red trajectory in the sky, plummeting rapidly towards the fortress!

Since the Gibraltar Fortress had been razed to the ground by the Church Court's space-based nuclear bomb, the Seljuk Empire had of course prepared a response plan for this kind of attack from outer space. Before the meteor even fell, a figure ascended from below, meeting it head-on in the sky.

A brilliant light burst out, and that massive meteor exploded from within, countless fragments shooting in all directions.

The demigod who blew up the meteor swiveled in turn, spinning, accelerating once more, and hurled straight towards Thira in the air.

Thira continued casting to maintain the storm's operation, not even turning her gaze towards him. The demigod charged straight towards her, suddenly a severe pain struck from behind.

Mia had already flashed behind him, a short knife in her hand stabbing into his spine. The Sin Fire Demigod's charge came to an abrupt halt, revealing the form of a mustached man.

Body Conceptualization!

The body pierced by the short knife suddenly transformed into a stream of light carrying black flames, the Sin Fire Demigod spun, swung his arm, his right hand forming a claw, similarly engulfed in raging black flames, reaching towards Mia's chest.

Mia's figure disappeared just before the black flames reached her, reappearing above his head, both hands pressing downwards.

Black Particle!

The fifth skill of the Black Hole Law, [Black Particle], causes a series of space twists. The demigod unpreparedly suffered the hit, the whole person was immediately pushed down hundreds of meters by the twist, the voidified black flame body hit the ground heavily, igniting surrounding water pools and rain flowers.

Before he could climb back up, a group of Peggy had already surrounded him. The Sin Fire Demigod's body suddenly exploded, like a flower blooming in water, black flames splattered in all directions, breaking countless Peggy illusions.

However, more Illusion Sword Avatars still came one after another, numbering around one or two thousand, rushing through water pools, crossing stone ridges, fighting fiercely with the Seljuk troops in the fortress. Many transcendent soldiers only managed to kill a few Peggy avatars before being hit by endless short swords or their faces were smeared with cursed blood, instantly sapping away all their life force, dying on the spot.

The Sin Fire Demigod watched both shocked and angry, if a massive number of lower-level troops were lost here, there's no way he could defend the fortress alone— Even if the demigod's spirituality was supremely vast, as long as the other side kept sending people to besiege and deplete, he would eventually have to abandon the fortress and flee.

Thus he hurriedly spread out his black flames, blowing countless tiny sparks with the wind, then angrily shouted.

It was as if hit by a giant hammer, within a large adjacent area, many Seljuk soldiers dropped their weapons, prostrating on the ground, their faces contorting in pain as if enduring immense torture.

The surrounding Peggy avatars also swiftly disintegrated into bubbles, reduced by over a hundred in an instant.

It was evidently hit by a massive range indiscriminate mind attack.

Yet more Peggy avatars kept coming from afar, charging towards here, stunning the Sin Fire Demigod: Just what kind of law skill is this, do the avatars not consume spirituality?

The thought barely rotated, Mia's figure appeared from behind him again, backstabbing!

This time, the backstab had the [Twist] skill attached to the short knife's blade. Even though the Sin Fire Demigod had not yet dissolved his body conceptualization, the area of the knife was instantly twisted and obliterated.

Seriously injured, the Sin Fire Demigod quickly swiveled, activated the Black Flame Flow Light domain directly, enveloping himself, preventing the opponent from teleporting behind to assassinate again. Then he slapped the ground, boom!

Like a heavy hammer striking a bell, an invisible psychic ripple exploded with him at its center, little Mia chain-teleported seven or eight times in a row, escaping over a thousand meters away instantly, while nearby Peggy avatars disintegrated and exploded again.

Having unleashed a massive move to drive back the young assassin, the Sin Fire Demigod felt his heavily consumed internal spirituality, and couldn't help but entertain thoughts of retreating.

The opponent's instant teleportation was downright perverse, sticking to him like a leech and couldn't be shaken off, and along with what seemed like a demigod rank, even if the spirituality total was less than his, it wasn't by much less. If entangled, there's no end.

No matter how strong his skills' lethality was, if they couldn't hit the opponent, that's useless too.

Suddenly, several quiet mind lines shot towards him, disintegrating in the raging black flames emerging around him.

Body Conceptualization!

Hit by the short knife, his body suddenly turned into a black flame flow. Sin Fire spun, swung his arm, his right hand becoming a claw, also enveloped in raging black flames, reaching for Mia's chest.

Mia's figure disappeared right before the black flames hit, and simultaneously appeared above the opponent's head, pressing down with both hands.

Black Particle!

The fifth skill of the Black Hole Law, [Black Particle], causes a series of space twists. The demigod was caught off guard by this strike, and he was immediately thrust down several hundred meters, his voidified black flame body slamming heavily onto the ground, splashing all the surrounding water curtains and raindrops.

The demigod who shattered the meteor spun and soared, accelerating once more, shooting towards the now airborne Thira.

Thira still maintained her spell to sustain the storm, not even turning her gaze towards him. As he charged straight at her, a sharp pain suddenly came from behind.

Mia had already flashed behind him, her short knife stabbing into his spine. The momentum of the Sin Fire Demigod halted abruptly, revealing the form of a man with a small mustache.

Body Conceptualization!

The body penetrated by the short knife suddenly transformed into a stream of light with black flames, and Sin Fire spun, swinging his arm, right hand transformed into a claw, also engulfed in fiercely rising black flames, aiming to tear at Mia's chest.

Mia's figure once again disappeared from in front of the black flames, reappearing above his head, pressing downward with both hands.

Black Particle!

The fifth skill of the Black Hole Law, [Black Particle], its effect is to emit a series of space warps. The demigod was caught off guard when hit by this move, and his entire body was pushed down hundreds of meters by the twist, his voidified black flame body crashing hard on the ground, scattering surrounding water and raindrops completely.

Before he could get up, a figure of Miel had surrounded him. Sin Fire's body, with a small mustache, stopped in its tracks, his body concept finally revealed.

Body Conceptualization!

In an instant where Mia's short knife pierced his back, his body became distorted and obliterated with the part where the knife was lodged.

Sin Fire's body instantly dissipated into an explosion as the black flame sprayed in all directions. Despite this, more Peggys were rushing in from the distance, engaging in combats with the Seljuk troops inside the fortress, and obliterating them, leaving many transcendent soldiers lifeless with only a few stabs.

As seen in the distance from the Crusaders' vantage point, the leaders of the large mercenary groups were observing the situation ahead, watching as dark clouds clustered over the fortress, followed by sudden storm and wind, veiling the entire fortress in a dense curtain of water.

The power of the heavens is terrifyingly awesome.

"Is this the Law Domain of Lady Sofie?" Andrea said in surprise.

"I heard it's something like the Law of Light?" Herman was also somewhat puzzled.

"Clearly it can't, it must be something like the Law of Storm."

"Look up at the sky!"

Suddenly everyone was astonished to find, a massive Outer Heaven Stone was falling into the cloud layer overhead, creating a flaming, golden red trail, plummeting swiftly towards the fort!

Since the Gibraltar Fortress was razed to the ground by the Church Court's space-based nuclear bomb, the Seljuk Empire had of course prepared a corresponding plan for such an attack from outer space. Before the meteor descended, a figure rose from below to the sky, charging straight towards it.

A bright flash suddenly lit up, the enormous meteor exploded from within, scattering countless fragments in all directions.

The demigod who destroyed the meteor turned around, spun, accelerated again, and shot straight towards Thira in the air.

Thira remained casting to maintain the storm's operation, not even turning her gaze towards him. The demigod charged straight at her when suddenly a sharp pain came from behind.

Mia had already flashed to his back, her short knife thrust into his spine. Sin Fire's charge came to a sudden stop, revealing the figure of a man with a mustache.

Body Conceptualization!

The body pierced by the short knife abruptly transformed into a stream of black flame, Sin Fire spun and swung his arm, his right hand becoming a claw, similarly engulfed in black flame, reaching for Mia's chest.

Mia's form once again disappeared before the black flame reached her, reappearing above his head, pressing down with both hands.

Black Particle!

The fifth skill of the Black Hole Law, [Black Particle], creates a series of space distortions. Caught off guard, that demigod was immediately pushed down several hundred meters by the twist, his hollowed black flame body crashed heavily onto the ground, splashing all the surrounding water and raindrops away.

Before he could get up, a group of Peggys had surrounded him, but the Sin Fire of his body suddenly turned explosive, black flames bursting in all directions like fiery flowers, shattering the remaining Peggy clones nearby.

Yet, more Peggy clones kept charging from afar, crashing against the Seljuk troops within the fortress, many transcendent soldiers barely managed to kill a few illusions before being pierced by endless short swords, while others were swiftly engulfed by cursed blood, their life force drained instantly, dying on the spot.

The Sin Fire Demigod was both shocked and furious, aware that if the massive lower-level mercenaries were crushed here, there was no way for him to hold the fortress alone, even if his spirituality was vast, as long as the opposite side kept sending people for relentless pursuit, he'd eventually have to consider a strategic retreat.

He quickly condenses the black flames, releasing countless black sparks into the air while shouting in fury, cutting into the scene akin to a giant hammer striking down, an intangible wave radiates outward, collapsing many Peggy clones, making them vanish like bursting bubbles in a second.

Yet more and more Peggy clones were charging in from afar, still rushing into battle with the Seljuk troops within the fortress.

The force of heaven and earth, so terrifying.

Suddenly, Mia's silhouette once again appeared behind him. Backstabbing!

The blade of the Short Knife in this backstab was also imbued with twisting skill. Although the Demigod of Sin Fire hadn't dissolved his body conceptualization, the concept of the cut part was instantly annihilated by the twist.

The half-god's body was once again flung by the attack, tumbling downwards, hitting the ground, dispersing rainwater and splashes in all directions.

Before he could stand up, several Peggys had already surrounded him. Sin Fire's entity suddenly blasted open, spraying black flame like blossoms over everything, causing hundreds of Peggy clones to disperse and explode.

Clearly, he'd been hit by one large-scale indiscriminate psychic attack.

Many more Peggy clones were still rushing over from afar, and the sight agitated Sin Fire's anger: Just what kind of power is this, that can infinitely sustain distributions of its avatars?

Mia's figure reappeared once again behind him, backstab!

This time, the short knife's blade had the property of [Twist] skill attached. Although the Demigod of Sin Fire had not yet negated his Body Conceptualization, the segment of the body where the short knife hit was instantly twisted away into nothingness.

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