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The Head Priests were shocked to find a spirit flying in their direction, screeching and cackling at the same time. It was their first time seeing an attack like that.
Fortunately, they had years of experience and reacted almost immediately.
The person in the lead raised his head. "Divine Wall of Fire!"
A wall of fire rose up from the stairs, creating something akin to a shield before the Head Priests.
The Dark Spirit touched the wall of flames.
Boom~
The Evil Spirit exploded, creating a powerful impact. Fortunately for them, the Wall of Flames was still intact, not broken by a spirit.
"So we really are under attack!"
He hadn't removed the Wall of Flame yet. In the back, the other Head Priests started casting an even more powerful spell, working together. They wanted to cover the entire Church in fire that only destroyed the ones who didn't share the Element of Flames.
However that spell wasn't something that could easily be cast by one person! Even with the help of the Protective Formation in the Church, they will need most of the Head Priests to work together.
Since the spell was the most powerful spell that was specially created to destroy all enemies that entered the Church at once, it also took a longer time to cast the spell.
The work of the Head Priest in the front was just to keep that shield up while the others took care of the spell.
"Just two more minutes! And you will be dead!" The leading Head Priest exclaimed, in a mocking tone. "You naive fool! Did you really think one attack is enough to defeat us?!"
"Who said it was just one attack?" A mocking voice came in return, followed by another explosion. Another spirit clashed with the Flame Shield. Unfortunately, it also didn't manage to pass through.
The Divine Wall of Flames was a spell that was a peak tier defensive spell while the Spirit Explosion was Gabriel's earliest spell. The only reason he still used it was because this was the only spell which he believed could leave the bodies intact. Their bodies were a precious resource for him!
"With such weak strength, you dare infiltrate the Sacred Church?!" The Head Priest's mocking laughter echoed.
On the other side of the Flaming Wall, Gabriel didn't mind the mocking tone. If anything, he found it only amusing. The people on the other side of the flaming wall were like turtles hiding in a well, unable to see what was happening on this side.
Gabriel knew that they were trying to cast some powerful spell. He could feel the changes in the air. However, he wasn't worried.
"You're right. It's a weak spell," he accepted, stepping closer to the Divine Wall of Flames. "Now, wouldn't it be a pity if the Head Priests were defeated by such a weak spell?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't even give others the chance to speak before using the same spell again. However this time he didn't take a break.
One after another, he kept casting the Spirit Explosion, with each explosion getting closer to the Wall.
Boom~
Another Explosion was survived by the Wall of Fire, giving the Head Priest even more confident. They were also halfway done with the spell.
Unfortunately, things were different. Barely a millisecond after the first explosion, another Explosion occurred, which only increased the strength of the Explosion.
The laughter of the Head Priest suddenly stopped as he felt a third explosion before he could even blink his eyes.
Since the Spirit Explosion wasn't a high tier spell, even with his strength Suppression, Gabriel didn't have any trouble bringing out its full strength.
Boom~
Boom~
Boom~
Within three seconds, ten Spirits had exploded! Gabriel didn't know how many spirits the Book of Necromancy had, but if he could get more than ten Death Knights after sacrificing a few, he believed it was worth it.
With each explosion, the strength kept increasing. On the other side, the Wall of Flames was finally at its weakest.
"I can't hold it anymore! Someone give me reinforcements!" The Head Priest exclaimed, almost at the edge of falling.
"Just ten seconds more! We can't stop now! Just hold on for ten more seconds!"
Every other Head Priest was already busy with the large-scale spell to cleanse the entire Church of all the enemies since they didn't know exactly how many had infiltrated. Even in their dreams, they couldn't have imagined that just two people dared to come here alone to attack this place!
In their minds, they believed that there were at least fifty people which prompted them to cast such a spell to finish things faster.
"You fools! Why would I ask if I could ho-"
Boom~
Before the Head Priest could even finish his sentence, another spirit exploded, finally breaking the wall of flames.
With nothing to protect them, all the Head Priests were hit with the explosive power of the explosion which sent them all flying back, suffering injuries!
All the Head Priests fell at the bottom of the stairs. They were so close to finishing their spell. If they had only three more seconds, they could've succeeded. Unfortunately, not only did they fail, they also suffered a backlash for failing this spell while also being hit by the explosion. Some of them suffered worse than the others.
"Who are you?!"
The Head Priest, who could still fight, pushed their bodies up forcefully. While the ones who were heavily injured couldn't even move their legs.
A mysterious dark mist surrounded the entire place, covering everyone's vision, making it impossible for them to see.
"Who knew my plan would work so well," A mocking voice was heard, coming from straight ahead
One of the Head Priests attacked in the direction of the voice, using all his strength behind that attack..
"All I had to do was wait..." The voice came again, this time from the back. It was evident that the first attack had missed.
The Head Priest attacked again, without waiting.
"Argh!" A scream echoed, but this time, this scream wasn't Gabriel's. The attack instead hit another Head Priest, sending his body flying back.
Since no one knew where the other person was, attacking blindly was the only solution to them. Unfortunately, it only resulted in them attacking their own.
"I never thought Lerian would be so easy to fool. The plan really moved smoothly. All I had to do was intentionally break that fate stone in a random faraway city that didn't fall under any Church!"
Gabriel's mocking laughter echoed in the surroundings as he appeared behind another Head Priest, stabbing a knife in his neck!
"With that, Lerian could easily go there without hesitation with all his forces, leaving this place open for me to attack! That fool fell so easily. There, he will destroy a useless Empire that no one cares about, and here I'll destroy the place that I always wanted to destroy! Everything according to plan..."
"Poor guy will never know how easily he was fooled... Heh…Not only will he lose the Holy Church of Flames but since he's attacking innocents who had nothing to do with it, he'll also lose the support of the public! What a downfall!"
