Jackal, who saw the Skeleton Cannonballs flying in their direction, frowned, but he wasn't fazed by it.
"All spellcasters and ranged attackers, concentrate all your attacks on those Cannonballs!" Jackal ordered. "Don't let them get near us!"
His men were quick to follow his orders, and before long, countless spells flew towards the sky with the intention of destroying the enemy's counter attack that came from a great distance away.
Just as the spells were several meters away from hitting their targets, some of the Cannonballs exploded mid-air, catching Jackal by surprise.
What followed next was a fireworks display that illuminated the red-sky, making Queen Rhiannon and Andras pause their battle for a brief moment.
From the dust cloud in the sky, eight gigantic Hecatoncheires crashed down on the frontlines of Jackals' Army, sending dirt, rocks, blood, and fleshbflying in every direction.
With a roar of anger and defiance, these eight behemoths charged forward. They smashed, slapped, punched, bit, and trampled anything and anyone that stood in their way.
Behind them were four giant Blood Golems, who were making their way toward Jackal's army .
When Diablo's Cannonball landed on the ground, he and the rest of his comrades followed behind the Hecatoncheires and started to massacre anyone that managed to survive the rampage of the eight abominations.
"Your boys are putting up a good fight," Andras commented. "They did a good number on my troops."
"Why do I sense that you don't care even if your entire army is annihilated in this battle?" Queen Rhiannon asked. "That's not like you, Andras. Do you not care about your men?"
"Of course I care," Andras replied. "But I care more about you than I care about them."
"You're sick in the head, Andras. Has your constant wars with Andrealphus made you crazy?"
"While it's true that I waged war with Andrealphus a couple of times over the past decades, the two of us realized that we can sit down and talk in a civilized manner."
Queen Rhiannon's eyes widened in shock as an unbelievable thought appeared inside his head.
"Y-You!" Queen Rhiannon looked at Andras in disbelief. "Don't tell me…"
"Too late, My Dear," Andras said as he took out a crystal ball in his hand." Andras smirked. "I got you where I want you."
Without another word, Andras crushed the crystal ball in his hand.
A second later, a purple dome enveloped him and Queen Rhiannon, locking both of them in place.
The Succubus Queen immediately unleashed her strongest attack on the barrier, but it did nothing but make it shake for a few seconds before coming to a complete stop.
"It's no use, my dear," Andras chuckled. "This is checkmate."
As if to prove his point, the Abyssal Gate that connected the 12th Layer and 13th Layer glowed brightly.
Queen Rhiannon's face turned grim as she sensed the power of another Demigod that was about to come out from those very gates.
A Giant Dreadlord emerged from the Abyssal Gate and he looked at his surroundings with an amused expression on his face.
"You're finally here, Andrealphus," Andras stated. "You sure took your time."
The Giant Dreadlord chuckled as he glanced towards the sky.
"Well, I thought that I don't need to make an appearance since your army greatly outnumbered your opponents," the Dreadlord stated. "But to think that Rhiannon managed to get help from the Surface Dwellers. How interesting."
The Dreadlord shifted his attention to the Half-Elf, whose face had become solemn after another Demigod appeared in the battlefield.
"Make sure not to kill the boy, Andrealphus," Andras stated. "He will make a fine Darkspawn after he is corrupted."
"True," Andrealphus commented. "I'm sure he will be a good addition to my army."
The corner of Andras' lips rose up, but he didn't say anything.
His agreement with Andrealphus was that he get Rhiannon, and the Succubi, while the Dreadlord gets everything else, including the authority of the 13th Layer.
Although it was regrettable to not keep someone like Lux who could replenish the loss of his army, he could still turn a blind eye on it since the real prize was now in his hands.
Andras knew Queen Rhiannon's weakness, and that was her Succubi.
The Succubus Queen didn't want any of her followers to get hurt, so as long as he could make Queen Rhiannon become his willing slave, the losses he suffered would be worth it!
"Now, let me deal with these small fries first." Andrealphus sneered before pointing at one of the Hecatoncheires in front of him.
A tiny flame that was the size of a human head emerged from his finger tip and flew in the direction of the Giant Abomination.
The small fireball was fast and swift, and in just a blink of an eye, it hit its target, making the Hecatoncheires explode into countless pieces that turned into particles of light not long after.
Andrealphus chuckled before repeating the same thing in quick succession, instantly obliterating the Giant Abominations in a matter of seconds.
"Ah… I missed a few."
The Dreadlord raised his hand before snapping his finger.
The Blood Golems that were still dozens of meters away from Jackal's forces exploded, creating a blood rain that drenched the battlefield in blood.
"We're doomed…" Ampelos' face became deadly pale as he looked at the Abyssal Lord of the 11th Layer. "Two Demigods working together. There's no way for us to win."
And to the Satyr Leader's horror, the Dreadlord looked in his direction and sneered.
"You never had a chance of winning from the very start," Andrealphus sneered. "I hate Satyrs, so I will not dirty my hands in killing you. Go and kill him for me!"
Andrealphus' Demonic Legions surged out from the Abyssal Gate and charged forward.
Lux and Asmodeus both glanced at each other before nodding their heads at the same time.
Since there was nowhere to run, they might as well just fight!
Recalling Diablo and the others, Lux once again summoned his Undead Army to fight back.
However, the moment they were summoned, a fireball landed several meters away from Lux, creating a powerful explosion that decimated his newly summoned army.
Asmodeus, who was beside him, didn't hesitate to use his body to shield his Master from the sudden attack that came from the Demigod.
It was not only Asmodeus who made a move to protect his Master.
Diablo, Ishtar, Pazuzu, Orion, Lazarus, Zagan, ALL-MITE, and Shax all stood in front of their Master, shielding him from harm.
The blast was so powerful that it sent the Half-Elf, and his Named Creatures flying several meters high in the air before crashing on the ground.
Andrealphus didn't hesitate to make the Half-Elf understand that it was no use fighting against him.
Lux might be able to fight anyone below the Empyrean Rank, but Calamities and Demigods were still far from his reach.
The Dreadlord laughed heartily as his forces charged at the fallen teenager in the distance.
Just as Ampelos was thinking of running away to save his life, he saw a blue shooting star descending from the heavens.
"Boom Boom Bakugan!"
Countless Blast Bombs dropped down from the sky, creating countless explosions, making the army on the ground cry out in pain and surprise from the sudden attack that came from above.
Out of nowhere, Blackfire appeared and caught the baby slime from the sky.
"Ei!"
"Ei!"
"Ei!"
"Ei!"
"Ei!"
Eiko didn't stop throwing one-meter tall Blast Bomb one after the other, forcing the approaching army to stop in their tracks, as Blackfire flew towards his Master.
"Pa!" Eiko shouted before jumping off Blackfire and nudging Lux's cheeks, asking him to stand up.
"You're finally here, Eiko," Lux said as he patted the baby slime's head, assuring her that he was fine.
Eiko also smiled before looking in the direction of the Dreadlord who had tried to hurt her Papa earlier.
She then spat Gaap, Lilian, and Piccoro from her mouth, making them join the battle as well.
Queen Rhiannon, who was trapped inside the purple dome covered her lips as tears streamed down the side of her face.
She didn't expect that she would be so moved after seeing Lux's Baby Slime who suddenly arrived when all hope was lost.
Andras, who thought that the Succubus Queen was crying out of despair and sadness, decided to tease her.
"It's fine for you to cry tears of sadness now, my dear, because soon, I will make you cry in pleasure," Andras stated. "So watch closely as your precious Necromancer turns to ashes."
Andras had noticed that Andrealphus wasn't too pleased of having his men die under his nose. He had been fighting the Dreadlord for many years and knew how much the Abyssal Lord cared about his subordinates.
Just as he expected, the Dreadlord pointed his finger at the fallen Half-Elf, who was currently talking to the baby slime.
He no longer cared about turning Lux into a Darkspawn and simply wanted to kill him and his pet.
Unlike Andras who could sacrifice his men so easily, Andrealphus had stronger bonds with his soldiers.
Because of this, he was willing to kill a potential powerful subordinate for the sake of avenging his subordinates.
"Die and apologize to my subordinates in the afterlife!" Andrealphus roared as he threw a fireball that was as big as his hands in the Half-Elf's direction.
An earth-shaking explosion erupted, sending flames rising up towards the sky.
Andras laughed, thinking that with this, Queen Rhiannon's last hope would now turn into ashes.
Just as he was laughing out loud, something gigantic emerged from the hellish flames that could wipe out an entire city in a heartbeat.
Suddenly, a chuckle that was filled with ridicule reverberated in the surroundings, making Andras stop laughing.
There was something very familiar with the laughter he was hearing, and for some reason, he couldn't get it off his head.
Then something monstrous appeared, and the sight of it made Andras and Andrealphus gasp in shock.
"You dare bully little Rhiannon?" Antero asked as he looked at Andras whose face had turned pale from fright. "No problem…"
The Golem of Destruction chuckled as he raised his gigantic fist, ready to strike.
"I'll just have to bully you back!"
Antero smashed his fist on the purple dome that imprisoned the Succubus Queen, shattering it into countless pieces.
