Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?-Chapter 497 - 342 Pope Shalivan_2

But, but....

Staring at the phantom of Pope Shalivan, Eliphas’s eye twitched slightly. The assault captain beside him acted as his voice, expressing his inner thoughts.

"Why is he wielding two greatswords!? Isn’t he a magician!"

The impact of those two greatswords, either burning with flames or flickering with a purple light, was so overwhelming that everyone ignored Shalivan’s peculiar appearance—no facial features on his face, covered densely by branches, with noticeable tree-like traits on his body.

"Could it be...that the two greatswords were actually magic wands transformed into this form, allowing for both melee attacks and the release of magic?" Sali speculated thus, as any guess seemed plausible at this point.

The monsters appearing in the Sain Dungeon seemed expert at delivering shocking and contrasting experiences. The idea that Pope Shalivan is actually a swordsmanship prodigy felt akin to the scenario where the Pope of the Light Church suddenly produced a giant club during a battle.

Eliphas suddenly made a gesture, signaling the magicians to prepare the anti-magic shield.

The interior of the church is vast; they’re naturally far from Shalivan, which speaks volumes.

At such a distance, only magic can reach them!

Eliphas has already grasped the attack styles of Sain’s elites and leaders. They will definitely launch an attack the first moment they appear. Such a long distance, even though the enemy now holds a greatsword, he, who was once a magician, will surely use magic!

Pope Shalivan wouldn’t completely abandon magic to rush over with a greatsword to slash at them, would he?

Can’t be, right?

As the magicians activated the magic power shield, the strong and sturdy mercenaries already took out equipment like chains used to bind giant dragons, while several captains prepared their killer moves.

Shalivan’s phantom stepped forward!

The mercenaries were highly nervous!

Shalivan’s phantom raised his hand, a prelude to releasing magic!

Eliphas’s mouth turned up!

The next moment, a sea of enormous magic power surged like a storm within the church; this is certainly an extraordinary magic attack. The magicians immediately enhanced the shield’s resistance against magic under Eliphas’s guidance, at the cost of the shield becoming more fragile, i.e., its defense against melee attacks dropped.

But it’s okay if we can defend against Shalivan’s magic attack!

When his magic is blocked, I’ll seize this opportunity to rush over and pierce his heart. Eliphas intently focused on Shalivan’s silhouette, contemplating the flaws revealed by the opponent.

But the next second.

"Where did he go?"

Shalivan’s figure vanished, or rather, he instantly appeared in front of the people.

It’s a flash of extremely high purity!

Upon seeing Shalivan’s tightly muscled arms and the increasingly vibrant greatswords, the mercenaries realized something.

Brother, you’re really playing melee even as a magician!!!

The Sin Blade ignited with raging Sin Fire, the Sanction Greatsword lit up with the purple magic power symbolizing Dark Moon’s sanction, each force was stunning.

This is not just any slashing, but a solid full-force blow!

Eliphas reacted within a second; their intent of pre-activating the magic power shield was deciphered by the opponent, hence the enemy cleverly pretended to release magic, then suddenly rushed over for a slash when everyone was wholly engaged in countering magic.

A mere phantom, possessing such high intelligence? This defies the magical logic of this world!

Eliphas spread his hands wide, fully activating the magic within him, but given this distance and time, how could he possibly have enough time to activate the shield?

"Boom—"

The Sin Fire and Dark Moon Magic Power instantaneously engulfed the entire church.

To draw a parallel, this move equates to Overlord Vonier’s Divine Wrath, akin to Shalivan’s phantom executing a clearing big move right at the start.

As the flames gradually dissipated, the phantom refrained from pursuing and instead retreated, leaving people a small window to react.

Why orchestrate such an action? Wouldn’t it be more efficient to annihilate the adventurers with full force right from the start?

Because emotions, or rather spiritual power dissipation, require time to layer and brew.

Sali slowly opened his eyes, wondering if he’s dead? If dying from such a move, it wouldn’t be surprising. He could accept it peacefully.

Yet, upon realizing he’s not dead and witnessing the scene before him, his eyes widened instantly.

"El...Gus!"

Everyone opened their eyes, looking toward the frontmost, it was Elsa standing in front of everyone.

Had Sali not shouted, perhaps no one would recognize the person before them as Elsa, for she had become unrecognizable, akin to a burnt wooden puppet standing still, from her posture it seemed she rushed to the front of the crowd the moment Shalivan’s phantom charged, raising the greatsword to defend.

"Thud—"

Elsa fell to the ground, completely indistinguishable whether she was dead or alive, no life aura could be felt.

"Captain Gus...was instant-killed!"

It wasn’t an instant kill; Shalivan’s phantom’s move was actually more directed at Eliphas.

But Elsa charged forward, even though Eliphas didn’t have time to activate the shield, he managed to redirect the flames and magic aimed at him to Elsa from behind, ensuring he remained nearly unscathed.

This was the real cause of Elsa’s inability to rise again.

Fear exploded like a bomb instantly among the crowd, as Sain Dungeon joyfully received the adventurers’ camaraderie gift.

Just then, Eliphas clapped his hands.

"Clap!"

The mercenaries’ expressions went blank for a moment, then calmed down as if under a calming technique. Eliphas clapped again, and everyone became excited as if under a fanaticism technique, the fear of the phantom vanished, replaced by overwhelming combat determination.

"Haha, go ahead, kill him!"

"He can instant-kill Captain Gus; if I can kill him, I can become captain!"

Fanatic emotions also emit spiritual power, albeit reduced compared to negative emotions.

This scene was watched by Gong Qiying from behind the scenes.

"Sacrificing strong combat power from one’s side directly, what is Eliphas thinking?"

Gong Qiying couldn’t fathom why the opponent would do this, even if Eliphas and Elsa shared the damage, it wouldn’t result in the opponent losing combat capability.

Perhaps the opponent has a tactical arrangement?

Yet one thing Gong Qiying understood.

"Eliphas possesses methods to influence the mercenaries’ emotions, he hindered the income flow of Sain Dungeon."

Thus, Shalivan’s phantom’s hatred value for Eliphas soared to the maximum.

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