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."

to

a moment. "I will leave this

Just look at its maneuverability. I

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

that case, I will put you in the best position to

continued assessing the situation, wondering how many demons the Supreme Devil

demons, but it

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

injured, they managed to reach the river without losing a

there was still one

be able to jump over the river, but barely.

bridge." Noel finally stepped forward, only to be held by Layla from behind. She said, "I will create

mean, isn't your barrier…" Noel fell

always appeared in various

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

other side of the river. It was sturdy and wide

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.

that the bridge was safe to cross. But Noel soon said, "Let's

rude to the Moon Temple if they didn't

The soldiers were still

protect them from

other side of the river

let out a long breath as

help her get down from the carriage so

Layla smiled and took

to Grandell. "How are

have small injuries, but only two need a bit of

Temple seemed to report their conditions to the

fourteen soldiers

Layla. "Do you

the city. I can make

to Grandell. "Bring me the

do, but

Noel, the latter grabbed their arm and checked

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

Force Control allowed him to influence the Spiritual Energy of another person and Noel used it to stimulate their recovery… the