Chapter 1596 - 516: The Inevitable Arrival of War (6k)
Chapter 1596: Chapter 516: The Inevitable Arrival of War (6k)
"Something’s wrong. An hour has passed without us achieving any significant results."
Summoning a new batch of Mechanical Puppets combined with magic to intercept his opponents, the Favored of the Church of the Creator took a moment to catch his breath.
Seeing that the situation hadn’t changed at all, a heavy feeling settled in his heart.
"From the start of the battle, we’ve always held the advantage, yet despite pouring in more combat power, it’s still only a slight advantage.
Moreover, so much time has passed that if they really wanted to drive us back, that fleet and the support from other high-tier extraordinaries should have arrived by now.
It’s almost as if... they’re deliberately maintaining a balance..."
Muttering to himself, he felt as if the strength in his speech was fading due to the rising fear, his heart seemingly gripped tightly by something.
Earlier, he had noticed the problem as well.
But after investing time and high-level believers, they had already incurred sunk costs.
He really didn’t want to easily deny his initial decision.
Even though the evidence had been mounting, and the sunk costs had increased over time, it only made it harder to let go.
Especially concerning the high-level believers, many were lost in the first battle, and the ones still alive had also exerted themselves significantly. If they couldn’t achieve any results this time, they probably wouldn’t be able to act again for a while.
If he hadn’t already been overly exhausted, making it difficult to continue pursuing this seemingly imminent hope and forcing him to face reality, he might have kept going.
Ha, even this hope of victory in front of him might just be a deliberate disguise.
The Favored turned his head to another battlefield, looking at Fan Mao entangled with the Three-headed Giant Dragon. Earlier, everything seemed normal.
But thinking carefully now, if Fan Mao really wanted to act, those three simply couldn’t have lasted this long. All of this was probably within Fan Mao’s calculations...
Even if he realized the problem, there wasn’t much he could do about it.
Now the state of his believers had fallen to rock bottom, while these high-tier extraordinaries from the Three Great Civilizations seemed to still have cards up their sleeves. If they chose to retreat, or even hinted at retreating,
these starry sky extraordinaries would have no reason to continue acting and would surely strike with lethal force immediately.
Even with that Teleportation Badge, sacrifices were likely before its activation.
At least, the three in Fan Mao’s hands probably couldn’t return intact.
It seems I’ll have to use some more trump cards.
That level of divine art, he hadn’t intended to use it. Even as the Favored, it didn’t mean there were no limitations.
Once used, the corresponding divine art would enter a long cooldown period.
Fortunately, he had more than one divine art of that level, and besides him, there were other Favored who could do similar things.
"It’s a pity I can’t mimic her divine art, otherwise, her divine art would be the most suitable for the current situation..."
The Favored shook his head and sighed, snapping his fingers by his ear. The Power of Faith followed his will to mimic a special spell, sending a segment of his thoughts to the other believers.
Soon, his aura changed drastically, and the operation method of the Power of Faith suddenly shifted.
A vast amount of Power of Faith appeared out of thin air, transforming from colorless to a light blue similar to that of the blue-robed believer.
Along with it, the energy frequency and aura of his body rapidly approached that of the blue-robed believer.
The light blue Power of Faith forcibly interfered with the magic power, gathering in his hand like a vortex. After being firmly grasped, it suddenly unfolded.
The light blue energy waves exploded with him at the center, forcibly freezing everything around. This was precisely the special divine art that the blue-robed believer had used not long ago, a trump card capable of freezing the battlefield and altering the course of battle.
He was not a believer of the Traveler, nor did he master divine arts involving space interference, but he had the ability to mimic many other divine arts!
Even this kind of special high-tier divine art could be released in his capacity as the Favored.
But this time, the divine art wasn’t intended for dealing with those high-tier extraordinaries but for retreating.
After all, Fan Mao had already demonstrated a method to counter this ability, having dealt with it once before, encountering the same ability again would only be easier for him to resolve.
He certainly did not want to face Fan Mao, whose true strength was unknown, head-on.
Turning to look in Fan Mao’s direction, the light blue energy waves swiftly swept across the battlefield, reaching Fan Mao in the blink of an eye.
But having experienced a similar ability once before, even the other high-tier extraordinaries had immediately reacted, fully deploying all their defense capabilities to prevent sneak attacks. How could Bai Yi be affected again?
Upon the emergence of that vast Power of Faith, Bai Yi recognized the ability and decisively communicated with the superpower, equipping herself with the concept of "Flow."
Just now dealing with the Three-headed Giant Dragon posed no pressure at all; there was no need for this concept, and to avoid consuming the Tree-man’s carrying time, she chose not to use it.
But now that these believers have employed this ability, given the current battle situation, it’s clear they intend to retreat.
She no longer had any reason to hold back.
Eliminating each high-level believer reduced the pressure for future engagements.
The first target she chose was the Dragon she held in her grasp.
The battle had raged on for an hour, and the Three-headed Giant Dragon had long since expended most of its strength, its defenses having plummeted to rock-bottom.