Bang.

In the incredibly dull sound of gunfire, a witch hunter who looked like a leader had her head blown off, dying in a rather tragic state, with only half a neck remaining. The people around couldn't help but tremble in fear.

"Devil! They've summoned a devil!" someone seemed to have been scared insane.

Su Ziyu hadn't used an anti-material sniper rifle against ordinary people before; he only used this firearm when encountering large monsters.

Now it seemed using an anti-material sniper rifle against ordinary people was too bloody and brutal.

Whether armored or not, one shot was enough to not see a complete corpse; the splattering blood and flying limbs terrified the witch hunters, who couldn't even see where the enemy was. They only heard the dull gunshots and saw their companions dying miserably beside them, with some even exploding entirely.

Su Ziyu had only fired six shots, and already, the witch hunters were screaming and fleeing.

"High-explosive rounds are quite effective." Su Ziyu calmly reloaded, aiming at another figure who seemed like a leader.

Rumble.

The rain of fire jointly cast by the female warlocks finally fell, causing heavy casualties among the church knights, with many being consumed by flames. Some with alchemy fire oil burst into explosions. If on the battlefield, this magic would have been more lethal, but unfortunately, the preparation time was too long, taking over two minutes just for the chant, which was impractical in regular combat.

In the chaos, some tried to find the female warlocks' positions, but were taken out by Su Ziyu before getting close.

"You stay here." Su Ziyu put away the anti-material sniper rifle and said solemnly.

Upon seeing such a large firearm disappear into thin air in Su Ziyu's hands, the female warlocks nearby opened their mouths in shock because Su Ziyu hadn't exposed this ability before coming.

"Let's go. Rescue people."

Su Ziyu paid no attention to their surprised expressions, instead drawing the Meteor Sword from his waist and saying to Lady Inid: "Follow me! Be careful!"

Lady Inid followed curiously.

The longer she interacted with Su Ziyu, the more she realized this demon hunter was unusual. There seemed to be some secret on him, and an average demon hunter didn't have such an amazing physique or so many unseen magic weapons.

The witch hunters scattered quickly.

Many of them had been bounty hunters, only joining the witch hunters' organization in recent years as the influence of the Eternal Flame Church grew.

In contrast, the members of the Church Knight Order were much more steadfast.

They even wanted to organize a counterattack. Su Ziyu didn't hesitate to shoot the loudest one.

A headshot!

The church knights' counterattack was instantly dismantled.

Blazing flames ignited the trees.

The scene was chaotic, with corpses all over the ground.

Su Ziyu quickly found Van Helsing, who was resting against a rock, seemingly hit by an arrow in the leg again. Fortunately, he was a demon hunter, and such an injury wasn't life-threatening.

"Can you still walk?" Su Ziyu threw over a healing magic potion.

This alchemy potion's healing effect was limited but crucial for pain relief, though the ingredients used by the female warlocks were unknown.

"Yes." Van Helsing caught the potion and drank it in one gulp.

He hadn't expected Su Ziyu to bring female warlocks to rescue him at that moment. The aged demon hunter, having narrowly escaped death, helped up Lev next to him and said to the few people surviving: "Can you still move? Where's the old poisonous snake? Is he still alive?"

Su Ziyu walked over, glanced, shook his head, and gently closed the eyes of a scarred demon hunter.

His body was covered in wounds.

Beside him was a witch hunter's corpse, both seemingly perishing together in an instant's combat. Obviously, this demon hunter was prepared to face death.

Van Helsing's expression was sorrowful and silent. He wobbly crouched down to tear off the scarred demon hunter's Poisonous Snake Badge and then picked up a deformed Wolf Head Badge and a blood-stained Flying Lion Monster Badge from a pile of fractured bodies.

"Can you help me bury them?" Van Helsing, his eyes red, turned to Lady Inid.

Lady Inid nodded gently, quickly casting a spell that soon engulfed the corpses in flames.

Van Helsing solemnly placed the three blood-stained badges into his pocket, then said to a hook-nosed demon hunter beside him: "Let's go!"

The group helped each other leave the battlefield.

In the distance, it seemed there were still large squads approaching, whether from the church or the secular authorities was unknown.

Lady Inid was well-prepared.

They encountered no trouble on the retreat, possibly due to the church being stunned by this counterattack, coupled with the night darkness, causing them not to dare act rashly.

In the night.

Su Ziyu single-handedly wielded the Meteor Sword ahead, while Lady Inid covered the rear.

The group encountered several waves of enemies along the way, but Su Ziyu, fully unleashed, was a humanoid killing machine. Regardless of witch hunters, church knights, or bounty hunters, none could withstand a single move from him.

Arcs of electricity jumped along the Meteor Sword's blade.

With Su Ziyu's enhancement of the 'Static Field' ability, his mastery of Spiritual Lightning seemed more adept, and he himself seemed to possess high lightning resistance. He attempted to imbue the weapon with Spiritual Lightning, which proved effective. Though the direct damage was limited, anyone who directly clashed with Su Ziyu shivered as if electrocuted at the moment of contact.

Clang!

Su Ziyu swung his sword to parry the church knight's attack, causing the opponent to convulse on the spot, a current transmitting from the steel sword in an instant, coursing through the metal armor.

A spurt of blood splattered out.

Su Ziyu stabbed the opponent's throat with one sword, then dispelled the Spiritual Lightning from the Meteor Sword's blade.

Perhaps because his Spiritual Ability Level was insufficient, the electric attack technique consumed a lot, and the Spiritual Lightning dissipated from the sword after existing for a short while.

"This way."

Su Ziyu carved a bloody path forward, tearing through the church's encirclement, and escorted the others to safety.

Lady Inid had a retreat plan prepared.

By dawn, they had used the teleportation array to return to the City of Freedom, though Kolon's teleportation array was likely compromised, as the church would undoubtedly discover it.

"We still have people at sea."

"Send people to meet them! They have the magic potion formula seized from the church!"

An overnight rush exhausted Van Helsing's last ounce of strength, and after those words, he immediately fainted.

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