Chapter 564: War Begins
The giant flail smashed through the obstacles in an instant, knocking Gargos away mercilessly! If it weren't for this guy's good luck and the legendary [Dark Prison Armor] he had just put on, this one blow would have killed him! After directly knocking Gargos away, this endless blow was not forced to stop at this moment. The flying flail still carried endless power and moved rapidly along the attack trajectory!
The chain connected to the hammerhead was still violently cutting the top of the factory, and the hammerhead below was like it had eyes and hit Noshir directly! But Noshir blocked it with an extremely swift left arm punch! The chain that the hammerhead could only carry flew into the sky, spinning. This blow with such terrifying power didn't even make him move at all!
On the ground, Noshier also looked up at the crack above. The roof and partitions of the factory had been smashed by 1/3 by the previous crosscutting, and several main pillars were broken. Now the whole factory was collapsing, and large and small steel scraps were pouring down. In a few minutes, this factory would become history, and all the creatures still existing in it would be drowned.
But Noshier was not affected by the drastic change in the environment. He just looked through the cracks in the factory, through the increasingly large space above, and stared directly at the blood-red sun floating above his head.
"——Zariel."
Noshier's eyes became more and more solemn. Although he had determined who the visitor was after the sudden attack just now, he was not completely sure of his guess until he actually saw the fallen angel.
'I was really careless. I was completely tricked. ’
A slight sigh flashed through his mind, and then it was replaced by various thoughts. Noshier quickly recalled all the information he had at present, and finally connected all the clues together to figure out the reason why he was attacked by Zariel now.
‘First, the Cambion named Flor Renza, after she disappeared on the battlefield, she probably did not run away directly, but was very likely hiding in Eltoril, who was still in Hell at the time, hiding somewhere in the city, witnessed, or somehow learned the information about my manipulation of Mizora, and then brought the news back to Hell and reported it to Zariel. ’
‘Then, according to Zariel's character, Flor's fate has only two possibilities, either Zariel does not believe her information, or thinks that this information is not worth her life, and then she is torn to pieces by the furious Zariel, or Zariel believes her, although he will still give her some kind of punishment, but he does save her life. '
'If things had gone on like this, Flo's future would have been doomed to be difficult, but Zariel would also be targeted by her old rival, former Grand Duke of Avernus Bayer, because of the failure of this event, and thus fall into a series of troubles. In the end, she could only gradually forget about this event and devote all her energy to things that needed her more, such as dealing with the invasion of the Abyss and Bayer's secret challenge. But at this time, something really made Zariel furious. '
Noshir flapped his wings and flew out of the collapsed factory in an instant, while casting his eyes around the factory. Since the bloody battle in the Abyss has not yet ended, Zariel only brought a few people with him on this trip. In addition to the wandering swordsman Flo, there was only another devil on the scene, and that devil was the most powerful subordinate he had ever controlled, the Nightmare Rider Haruman.
‘Sure enough, Haruman, Zariel’s top general, when I still had control over him, even though I had tried my best to let him use his authority to avoid meeting Zariel, under the highly centralized system of Hell, no matter how much Haruman tried to hide, there would always be a day when he would meet Zariel, and when that day came, Zariel naturally discovered the abnormality of her top general, and then--aroused her already strong anger. ’
Noshier turned his eyes to the ground beside him, where Ledros had just carried the seriously injured Gargos out of the collapsed factory and walked to a relatively safe place.
‘Because of Mizorah and Haruman, Zariel finally noticed my ability and took targeted measures in this direction. If nothing unexpected happened, she should have found some clues that Ledros was controlled in secret and confirmed this fact in the dark. But after that, when she found that Ledros had been controlled, she did not take the initiative to pull out Ledros and release his control. Instead, she used him as bait and this factory as a trap, silently waiting for me to bump into it one day. ’
“What a big fuss, a whole hell factory was thrown away just like that, and a powerful horned demon with legendary combat power was also abandoned just like that, just to block me here, but it really took a lot of effort, but-it’s too late.”
Feeling the powerful aura emanating from Zariel, Noshier couldn’t help but grin with joy. An incredible excitement instantly flowed through his body. His heartbeat was violently beating, and various magical auras kept shining on his body, and his body began to change dramatically.
Nohir suddenly pulled off the ordinary clothes on his body, and then almost in an instant, he turned into a man more than three meters tall, with a well-proportioned figure, strong and full muscles, and his wings spread like a cloak. Against the background of these giant wings, even his tall figure looked a little petite.
His left hand quietly brushed his waist, and a huge ax with an exaggerated shape that matched his body was also carried on his shoulders. The battle ax was held by an iron hand, and the huge ax blade shone with a cold light, a wave of pale divine radiance from him Flowing out from his eyes like pale flames, and around him, various natural spirits also showed their appearance in life, guarding him in the form of spiritual bodies, just waiting for a word Attack immediately upon order!
Above the sky, Nohir twisted his neck easily and comfortably, and opposite him, the legendary weapon flail in Zariel's left hand, and the chain of [Destruction Cry] also automatically retracted into a It was a suitable length, but Nohir looked at Zarrell with some doubts at this moment. Wondering why she stopped attacking after that move?
The flail can automatically retract the chain, but as a legendary weapon, its chain retraction speed will never be so slow, otherwise it would be almost impossible to have actual combat value. In other words, she did this on purpose. But why?
"I said, why did you stop suddenly..."
"I recognize you, child."
"……Um?"
Nohir was interrupted by Zariel's sudden words, but the fallen angel showed a sharp smile on her stern face.
"I recognize you, child, but I didn't expect that I would be you. You shouldn't have forgotten the first time we met. On that day, the day when hell came, I watched you fall from my eyes. The city that should have fallen flew out from under it, the city of despicable people.”
Nohir's pupils shrank suddenly, and the divine flames in his eyes also drifted unsteadily for a while. He was indeed shocked by what Zarrell said.
"...So, what you mean is."
Zariel twitched the corners of her mouth again, and then quickly returned to her cold steel-like expression. Under the light of the spiritual crown behind her, composed of corrupted aura and hellfire, Zariel Er's expression looked extremely dark, but at this moment, she said to Nohir in a dumb tone, as if she was lamenting the changes in all things.
"Do you know that my blood is flowing in your body? Nohir Temariti, at that time, when you flew high into the sky in a panic, trying to escape from the city through Banyang, I felt it in your body. That half belongs to my bloodline alone, and because of this, you at that time were as eye-catching as an oasis in the desert, and people could locate you at a glance. "
"Back then, I could have easily shot you down, just like crushing an insect. After all, you were so weak at that time. You were so weak that you were not worthy of even the slightest attention from me. You were so weak that I doubted you. Does he really have my blood in his body, but look now!"
Zariel gently flapped the wide black wings with blood lines behind her, and surrounded Nohir as if looking at merchandise, carefully looking at his whole body.
"I was wrong. I underestimated you. I underestimated the potential in your body. My child, look how powerful you are now! How dazzling! Maybe I should have taken action myself as early as the first time we met. If you stop me, doesn't your bloodline tell you? ? My child, compared to that world made up of weak and incompetent people, the nine hells are a more suitable place for you and a place where you can better realize your potential! If you had accepted my training earlier, I simply would not have done it! I dare to imagine what achievements you will have now.”
"..."
Nohir was silent, quietly watching Zariel slowly fly around his body in a circle, and Zariel also came directly opposite Nohir again at this time.
"But it's not too late, child, come on! Rejoin where you belong! Join my warband! Become a part of Hell! Become my true blood relative! In return, I will give you the most powerful weapon over all demons. glory!"
"You will become my [Chief Champion]! Command all the troops in Avernus! I will also give you a further level of power! To hell with the broken ritual you are preparing now, you and I are of the same origin There is a more glorious way forward under the bloodline. This original bloodline promotion relationship is unmatched by any bloodline-related ceremony. Come embrace the true mission, my child, join me and hold my hand."
Zarrell hung the flail back on his waist, and stretched out his left hand to Nohir in a condescending manner. Faced with this obvious solicitation, Nohir's choice was——
"...So, can we start the fight now?"
Zariel's outstretched left hand stiffened for a moment, and the fire of hell burning in her eyes also twitched. She silently withdrew her left hand and pressed it on the handle of the shackle at her waist. The fallen spirit crown also burst into flames at this time, and the surrounding temperature climbed to hundreds of degrees Celsius in just a few seconds, and was still rising.
"Really, what a pity."
The hammer head of [Destruction Howl] fell straight down, and an invisible stance suddenly shook a trace of air explosion on the hammer head, and then a ball of explosive fire suddenly ignited on it. [Frost Father Matalotok], this artifact-level giant two-handed warhammer, was also activated instantly with Zariel's clenched right hand fingers. A stream of ice-blue energy suddenly rose, covering all the patterns on the warhammer, making this warhammer, which was already extraordinary in shape, become as gorgeous as an ornament.
"I hate disobedient children..."
Endless hellfire rose up! Enveloping Zariel's whole body! The dark wings instantly turned into pure flames! Zariel pointed [Matalotok] directly at Noshir.
"But even if you behave so rudely, I will still spare your life."
"Really? Thank you very much."
Noshir did not ask her why she did that. Anyway, it was probably because she was still determined to capture him and then use some tricks to make him surrender. In the mortal world, these devils still use some tricks, but in hell, violence is their instinct. But if it really comes down to violence-
Noshir's mouth once again showed that almost uncontrollable smile. He put down the giant axe from his shoulder and held it with both hands. Facing an opponent like Zariel, even if he has now gained divinity, he must take it seriously, because Zariel also has divinity, there is no doubt about that.
Her predecessor was one of only 24 Seraphim servants in the world. She was the demigod closest to gods in the world, and the strongest among the strong. Even though she had completely abandoned her previous divine power after falling into the Duke of Hell, the power of Hell in her body was still enough for her to exert a power that was no weaker than before her fall, not to mention that she was holding the artifact seized from the demon lord.
Noshiel didn't know what kind of increase or power the hammer would bring to Zariel, but this battle was destined to be an unimaginable battle, and even who would win or lose was still unknown! But it was precisely because of this that he was so looking forward to the final result of this battle!
And at the moment when Noshiel and Zariel decided to fight, their subordinates also began their respective duels.
Ledros faced Flo head-on. Although the space here had been blocked by Zariel's power of Hell, Ledros, as a [Border Walker], was greatly weakened and could not use the power of teleportation at will, but this guy had long been accustomed to this kind of disadvantaged battle. Without wings and eyes, he only lost the ability to teleport now, but he still had a long-handled knife to use, and he could still fight the slippery guy on equal terms!
Gargoth also faced Haruman. Although he was hit head-on by Zariel just now and was seriously injured, as a former demigod devil and a legendary hell-refiner, he had an extraordinary self-healing ability. While Zariel was talking nonsense, his injuries had healed almost completely and he had already acquired the initial combat capability!