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 leave this cart

be safe in my hands. Besides, I've taken a liking to this carriage. Just look at its maneuverability. I can't help but want to

ability. I will just act like I can't move

enough. In that case, I will put you in the best position to crush your enemies. Let's get this

nodded. He continued assessing the situation, wondering how

toward 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

of two 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 during the

injured, they managed to reach the river without losing a

was still

should we cross this river?" Grandell asked, looking at the size. He might be able

by Layla from behind. She said, "I will create the bridge. I told

mean, isn't your barrier…" Noel fell silent, realizing that her

barrier always appeared in

the carriage. She then fell to her knees and joined both hands

ground and soon extended to the other side of the river. It was sturdy and wide

"The Saintess is able to manipulate the shape and size of her barrier. But the more complicated the shape is, the 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

actually walked first to ensure that the bridge was safe to cross.

attention to detail, it would be rude to the Moon Temple if

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

that would protect them from the outside. Though, there was no need to do so since no demons attacked

reached the other side

The Saintess let out a long breath as the

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

Layla smiled and took

that, Noel turned to Grandell. "How are

but only two need a bit

report their conditions to the Saintess. But

fourteen soldiers that could fight at

"Do you have

I've only brought one priest to this place, and I leave him in the city. I can make a barrier to give

Grandell. "Bring me

to do,

both of them stood in front of Noel, the latter grabbed their arm and

hinder their movements on the battlefield.

the Spiritual Energy of another person and Noel used it