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 get

a moment. "I will leave this

to this carriage. Just look at its maneuverability. I can't help but want

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

in the best position to crush your enemies. Let's get this done

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

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

number, considering they only brought two Grandmasters and twenty knights. In addition, Noel hadn't even

were injured, they managed to reach the river

was still

able to jump over the river, but barely.

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 your

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

barrier always appeared in various shapes and

She then fell to her knees and joined both hands as

suddenly formed on top of the ground and soon extended to the other side of the river.

she has to concentrate. Lord Earl, please use this chance to cross the river with the carriage.

was

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

other choice but to cross the river. The soldiers were still wary, thinking

wall that would protect them from the outside. Though,

reached the other side

let out a long breath as the

Noel wanted to help her get

smiled and took

Noel turned to Grandell. "How

need a bit of rest. The others

their conditions to the Saintess. But they had four people that

soldiers that could fight at

asked Layla. "Do you

city. I can

to Grandell. "Bring

what Noel was planning to do,

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

but it was true that those injuries would hinder their

used it to stimulate their recovery… the same recovery speed as that of a