Chapter 716: Chapter 280: Forgot to Mention It to You (Two-in-One Long Chapter)

Ganon’s eyes narrowed as he stared in shock at the scene unfolding before him.

Had all the high-end forces of the Black Flame Church and Raksul just died?

Though Raksul belonged to a different sect, Ganon had enjoyed their collaboration over the past two days and acknowledged his strength, which was just slightly inferior to his.

But it had been less than a minute since he had parted ways with him, right?

And now they had all been killed by Reine?

“Indeed, Raksul’s excessive reliance on witchcraft and preference for long-range attacks made him too vulnerable to being targeted,”

“Once witchcraft fails to defeat or control the opponent outright, he becomes very passive,” Ganon analyzed inwardly.

However, their current situation gave him quite a headache.

The surprise attack operation was almost entirely executed by Black Flame Church, with only him representing the Secret Snake Sect.

Now with Raksul dead and his high-end forces nearly wiped out,

there were still about thirty people at the scene, but each of them was like a scared bird.

If no one stabilized the situation, they would likely scatter like birds and beasts soon.

But he hadn’t managed to rescue Holdan, who was imprisoned in the room, and although the strength of the three-member Sword Bearer squad before him wasn’t a significant threat, they had delayed him for nearly a minute.

At that moment, the two to three dozen Black Flame practitioners on the field had stopped moving, each of them showing a fearful expression.

They exchanged glances as if waiting for someone to flee first, which would immediately trigger a retreat!

The first to flee would be held responsible and would surely die.

Those who fled later would bear less responsibility, at most receiving a punishment, but that was still better than losing their lives.

The main issue was that the current situation was vastly different from what Lord Raksul had described.

According to the plan, this battle was supposed to be an overwhelming victory; they were to handle the rabble while the leaders took care of the enemy’s high-end forces.

But now, their own leaders had been eliminated, even Lord Raksul himself had met his demise.

Inside the villa’s main building.

“Lord Reine is truly formidable,” Olena, a sharp-witted young woman, was dumbfounded!

“The level of strength Raksul demonstrated should already be nearly legendary, yet he died at the hands of Lord Reine,”

“Nearly legendary?” Cleya nodded, no wonder she felt his gaze had a tangible intensity when she looked at him.

A wizard on the verge of entering the liquefaction phase?

Viewing it this way, Reine was indeed formidable!

Seeing that her Guardian Knight was so strong, Cleya was naturally overjoyed.

However… Cleya also felt a bit deflated inside.

She had thought that upon becoming a Great Knight, she would close the gap in combat strength between her and Reine, but now it seemed the gap had only widened!

But…

It should be soon!

Cleya thought about the abnormalities in her body since becoming a Great Knight, which must be the initial signs of her bloodline awakening.

Meanwhile, Alex, who was by the door of the prison, naturally saw this scene and was ecstatic!

Just moments ago, he had been shocked by the formidable power of Ganon, the Great Priest of the Secret Snake Sect, and thought they were in dire straits.

But Reine had managed to eliminate the main force of the Black Flame Church in such a short amount of time.

Alex tore a gilt-edged tome in his hands forcefully, and with a strong surge of energy fluctuation, the defensive witchery of the prison was significantly strengthened.

Alex wiped a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth and said with a smile, “Trying to rescue your companion seems quite impossible now.”

“I’ve further strengthened the defensive array.”

Sensing the strong energy fluctuations here, Reine immediately turned around, his gaze through the window fixating on Ganon, pointing his Skull Warhammer directly at him!

Ganon also looked at Reine, his eyes narrowing.

“Self-destructing a witchery artifact to strengthen the defense?”

“Ha, too bad, you didn’t strengthen your own defense!”

No sooner had he spoken than a gust of wind swept the spot, leaving behind a residual image.

The next second, Ganon appeared abruptly in front of Alex, maintaining the motion of a swung punch.

And Alex’s eyes bulged out, mouth agape, as his body was folded in half, with a clear large bulge on his back.

“Boom!”

Alex’s body embedded into the hallway wall.

With just one punch, Ganon had broken through Alex’s Protective Body Witchcraft, rendering Alex incapacitated.

“Taunting requires strength,”

“Otherwise, you only have to pay the price,”

Ganon stated calmly and then turned around, walking toward Reine in the center of the field.

Because Reine’s actions were also a challenge!

In Ganon’s view, Reine’s challenge seemed foolhardy.

He wasn’t like Raksul, who relied on witchcraft and preferred long-distance attacks. In Ganon’s view, having only long-range attacks without a corresponding close-combat capability was a fatal flaw.

Sometimes, that kind of inadequacy could cost lives.

Raksul was a perfect example just now.

But if it had been him just now, he wouldn’t have feared Reine’s close combat at all.

As Ganon walked through the villa gates, Reine’s focus was fixed intensely on Ganon.

Even before the fight, he had sensed that the power of this Great Priest of the Secret Snake Sect was even greater than Raksul’s.

However, the current situation was much better than he had anticipated.