System vs Rebirth

"Amazing." The soldiers couldn't help but admire when both leaders stepped forth.

Grandell was overwhelming all the demons coming toward him, allowing the soldiers behind them to have an easier time. The same applied to the Moon Temple's knights.

They had gone quite far from the city and should be able to reach the river before the sun was right above their heads.

So, the number of demons had increased significantly. This time, there were a total of a hundred demons that came toward them at once.

The knights fought gallantly. The Moon Temple had shown clearly how they had grown accustomed to fighting demons. Their method was similar to that of the Demon Banner Army, but Grandell and the others were the elite soldiers that had been picked to protect their lord on this trip, so they were the best among the soldiers.

Their prowess dominated the entire battlefield to the point where the Moon Temple looked like a sideshow.

Still, the most important thing was Layla.

When Grandell noticed another few demons coming toward them, a translucent barrier appeared in their way, blocking the demons. It gave him enough time to deal with the current demons before intercepting them.

That was right. Layla had been creating barriers to delay the demons so that the knights weren't overwhelmed by their numbers.

Noel had been observing this whole time. In just three hours, they had encountered about eight hundred demons. It was certainly not a normal number. Someone had artificially increased the number of demons.

And the closer they were to the target, the higher that number. It would be troublesome if they had to fight thousands of demons with their number. For the time being, it was good enough since they only had to fight tens of demons a time.

But if the Supreme Devil Organization started commanding them and turned these demons into an army, Noel had to join the fight.

"Thank you for the help," said Noel while looking at the barrier curiously. Layla couldn't see anymore, so he wondered how Layla knew where and when to deploy the barrier.

"Don't worry about it. As long as the opponents are demons, I don't mind going all out. So, just make sure to conserve your energy since the true enemies haven't made their appearance yet. And if you're wondering about my barrier, then don't forget that I'm a contractor of the Moon Goddess."

It was still daylight, so there was no moon that could help her. But when he recalled the Moon Goddess's true identity, which was the Dark Butterfly Spirit, he got some ideas. It appeared that the Saintess didn't only use her sharpened senses, but also released pollen that allowed her to sense everything around her.

"To be honest, you're far too different from the last time we met."

"Hahaha. I was too weak after maintaining my power for a long time, so I couldn't do anything back then and had to rely on you two. But don't worry, I'm fully recharged now." Layla chuckled.

"That's reassuring. In that case, we will go straight to the river and clear up the area for our camp."

"Is the base near the river?"

"Yes. Today, we'll try lowering their numbers as much as possible. Though, I doubt they will just let us be."

we're going to

contemplated for a moment. "I will

its maneuverability. I can't help but want to possess this thing as soon as

I will just act like I can't move my body too much

position

Noel nodded. He continued assessing the situation, wondering how many demons the

continued toward the river. They drastically slowed down due to the demons, but it shouldn't take more than two hours before they reached

thousand demons. It was a very large number, considering they only brought two Grandmasters and twenty knights. In addition, Noel hadn't even made a single move

they managed to reach the river without losing a

there was still one

river?" Grandell asked, looking at the size. He might be able to jump over the river, but barely. The other soldiers wouldn't be able

create a bridge." Noel finally stepped forward, only to be held by Layla from behind. She said, "I will create the bridge. I told you earlier that I'm going to send you in

you going to make one? I mean, isn't your barrier…" Noel fell silent, realizing that her barrier wasn't

that the barrier always appeared in various shapes and

went back to the carriage. She then fell to her knees and

soon extended to the other side of the river. It was sturdy and wide enough for all of them to cross at

more she has to concentrate. Lord Earl, please use this chance to cross the river with the carriage. The Saintess won't be able to reply to you for the time

the bridge was

grateful for Grandell's attention to detail, it would be rude to the Moon Temple if

but to cross the river. The soldiers were still wary, thinking they would

an additional wall that would protect them from the outside. Though, there

other

let out a long breath as the barrier

they had arrived here, Noel wanted to help her get down from the carriage

Layla smiled and

to Grandell. "How

of them have small injuries, but only two need a bit of rest. The others can still go

to the Saintess. But they had four people that needed to recuperate on

were only fourteen soldiers that

Layla. "Do you have anyone

this place, and I leave him in the city. I can make a barrier to give some

turned to Grandell.

Noel was planning to do, but

of Noel, the latter grabbed their arm and checked the condition

heavy, but it was true that those injuries would hinder their movements on the

allowed him to influence the Spiritual Energy of another person and Noel used it to stimulate