Chapter 163
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Chapter 163: The Land of Light Arrives!
After Lolth entered the half-plane, the Oracles Knight Order, deciding to carry out their plan early due to the unexpected arrival of the Vera Plain Plane Magic Tide, entered Vera Plain alone before sunset. Meanwhile, the guards in Seychelles remained still.
The Knight Order numbers slightly more than the Northman Knight Order, but they still follow an elite path.
Around 1,200 members arrived at the new western front this time, and each one was considered elite, with a terrifying 300 of them being extraordinary.
Three hundred trained Superoperators are a force that even epic-level Middle-Level and higher Superoperators fear and respect.
The only drawback is the lack of high-end combatants. As Janine Irene had feared, most of the Grand Knights with factions and noble backgrounds did not come.
There are only three epic-level fighters, and at the legend level, only Her Holiness and Janine Irene herself remain.
Normally, such fighting ability could hold off a single legion, but facing four and trying to retreat safely is nearly impossible.
Each member of the Demon Legion can match the most elite groups on the continent.
Unless the divine order is fully staffed, combined with various supporting priest teams from the church, holding off four enemies is unlikely.
The current situation is even less promising.
Information gathered from the disastrous failure of the “Reboot Anti-Demon Great Wall Counteroffensive Plan” led by the United Kingdom of South Sotua revealed that the Abyssal Demons deployed an unseen Demon Legion in that battle.
Composed of Abyss Warlocks, at least seven or eight epic-level fighters were among them.
As for the legends, the commander who escaped back to the United Kingdom of South Sotua, along with the legends of the dwarf and Orc, gave conflicting numbers.
Considering the worst-case scenario, there should be at least one Demon Legion in the west, and one Demon Legion might have the fighting strength of two legions.
Janine Irene would have to face at least four legends alone, and in a worse situation, she could face six or seven.
Yet, she is only a Legend Middle Level.
However, Janine Irene does not see any problem with this.
Because she has almost complete trust in what the Lady of Light said.
Her Holiness said she could find a way to keep the Oracles Knight Order busy with at least four Demon Legions for a few days, so she can surely do it!
This is what Janine Irene thinks.
And as for the Lady of Light…
She was not deceiving Janine Irene at all.
As the knight order marched deeper, human settlements gradually increased.
About two hours later, Janine Irene and the Lady of Light, even while using normal observation skills, could already see the distant Palgauro City — the clock tower and the tall silhouette of the Lauren Institute appeared far on the horizon in the scouts’ view.
“This is the place.”
The Lady of Light leaned out of the carriage and softly spoke to Janine Irene.
Upon hearing her command, Janine Irene immediately pulled the reins and gave the order.
“Oracle, stop advancing—stay in place!”
The girl’s strong voice rang out, and everyone in the Oracles Knight Order halted their steps simultaneously at the end of Janine Irene’s words, producing a loud and clear sound of stopping.
“Your Holiness, is this the right place?”
Janine Irene looked around in confusion; all she saw was a wide grassy plain, about twenty kilometers away in a straight line from Palgauro City, with a good distance from the nearest two human towns. It was not a suitable place for battle.
The time for the cavalry to form up in open plains and charge according to their rules had long passed — the demon race had never played that game!
“We need to choose a place that will make them feel pressured, and… the scouts of the demon race are rather slow. The Miss Red Dragon in Palgauro City should just about have received news of our arrival.”
The Lady of Light said this and began to smile.
Janine Irene was still a bit puzzled, “So… what should I do now, pretend to attack Palgauro City?”
Although she knew that Her Holiness planned to first lure the guards of Palgauro City out of the city and then attract more troops here, to keep them all occupied during the chaotic battle.
But she had not been told exactly how to lure them or how to keep them occupied!
“Just wait here; leave the next part to me —”
The saintess said this as she stepped out of the carriage.
She still wore a clean, spotless white robe, but at that moment she had taken off her hood, revealing a pair of eyes that seemed to twinkle and hair that shone with a soft golden light.
Her pure face was as flawless as fine jade, and even though it was now sunset on the prairie, the Lady of Light seemed to stand in a church.
She held her hands in front of her chest, forming a gesture of prayer, but she did not kneel, bow her head, or close her eyes. Instead, she stood on the prairie, slowly walking and gazing at the sky.
She walked towards the direction of Palgauro City and began to pray – while reciting the prayer, this saintess did not whisper, but spoke with a nearly elevated voice, full of strength.
“Majestic Lord, if you purify evil, then even lost lambs will gladly become your people.”
“Holy Lord, if you shine upon all things, even the cold wilderness will become bright and warm.”
“Dear Lord, if you redeem this place, then even the long, endless night will give birth to the brightest miracle.”
“Merciful Lord, if you love humanity, then even the darkest places will become your eternal — Divine Kingdom!”
Her voice grew higher and higher, yet more ethereal until at last it seemed to come from the heavens, following the light!
The Lady of Light’s prayer truly called forth the most holy Holy Light. Even though it was already dusk, a gentle light poured down from the horizon as if dawn was breaking.
All the knights of the Oracles Knight Order, including Janine Irene, couldn’t help but begin to chant aloud.
“Even the places without light will become Your eternal Divine Kingdom…”
They whispered and chanted, and soon, the power of the Holy Light grew stronger here. With the help of the Plane Magic Tide, it seemed like a gateway to the Land of Light had opened.
The legendary Eden paradise and the Eternal Light Heaven appeared as if they were truly projected into the real world.
And as Janine Irene snapped back to reality, she finally understood Her Holiness’s plan.
“It is the Supreme Divine Spell – Eden Falls…”
Janine Irene spoke, her voice trembling with emotion.
She looked at Her Holiness, who was smiling not far away.
The Lady of Light still stood in place, her Holy Light power extremely strong, as pure and kind as the archangels under the God of Light, yet filled with majesty.