The Grand Play (Part One)

Below, it was precisely a grand battle between humanity and demonic beasts. Hundreds of thousands of demonic beasts, from strong to weak, were besieging and attacking the human forces.

The human forces numbered only about five thousand, but they were all elites. There were also Heroes and a Holy Maiden, so the human side was not without hope.

But…

The demonic beast army was not only attacking this one location.

I looked north and south; both large cities in those directions were under attack. Although the number of demonic beasts was smaller, it was still enough to destroy several cities.

Not only that, they also sent Demonkin to infiltrate the city’s administration to assassinate key figures. This was a war commanded by a very talented individual, fighting not only on the battlefield but also on the economic front.

“Well, let’s ignore that for now!” I whispered, sitting on the hillside, looking down. Countless explosions, magic spells, screams, roars… mingled with the smell of blood, the stench of burning… A truly chaotic scene, black clouds covering the sky.

“Yui, you come here and watch too,” I called Yui, and she came and sat beside me.

“Below are the heroes actively fighting, behind them is a girl continuously emitting magic power to protect and attack demonic beasts. And further above are three individuals like Summoners controlling demonic beasts to fight, right?” I asked Yui.

“It seems they have truly grown stronger. That Holy Sword has awakened, generally speaking, it’s now a bit stronger than SSS-rank,” Yui said after looking down.

Beside us, Asp also sat, putting on a serious face and nodding after Yui spoke.

“Hey, you idiot Asp, there are some flies heading our way,” Eli suddenly warned.

Indeed, a few A-rank demonic beasts were flying towards us, volunteering to be Asp’s lunch.

“Those Summoners can also summon dragons,” I pointed down, where the Summoners were summoning other demonic beasts.

But what I was more interested in was the hero party. A vast battlefield, where all power could be used without fear of affecting others, so I was very much looking forward to seeing the true strength of the hero party.

On the demon race’s side, besides demonic beasts and Demonkin, there was a familiar general – Hendorick. He had now returned for revenge.

He directly confronted Aruto, not only not being at a disadvantage but even gaining the upper hand.

In addition, I also sensed an extremely terrifying surge of magic power behind the army. I guessed that was the leader commanding them.

And one more thing, there was a dragon almost reaching the Holy Dragon rank, a massive one, circling in the cloudy sky. If it attacked, the hero party would be finished. It didn’t pay attention to us, so it didn’t attack, just circled, waiting for orders. The human side was also quite wary of it, constantly on guard, not giving it a chance to attack.

Suddenly there was a change, all four heroes combined their strength to send Hendorick flying far away. A colossal surge of magic power gathered, crystallizing into a massive fireball that shot towards Hendorick.

The explosion blew away all nearby demonic beasts, leaving countless flames and a deep crater on the ground. Hendorick was struggling to get up. If one hero couldn’t defeat a Demon General, then four heroes could beat a Demon General into submission.

Suddenly, that colossal surge of magic power moved at extreme speed towards Hendorick. A pre-accumulated surge of magic power shot out a wave of light towards the heroes, blowing away everything in its path.

The hero party probably didn’t have time to react, but then they were protected by a pure magic barrier cast by the Holy Maiden behind them.

The Holy Maiden had joined the battle. The one standing next to Hendorick also stepped forward and announced his name.

“Hey Yui, do you know who that person is?” I asked.

“He is Daizu, one of the Four Great Demon Generals, on the same rank as Hendorick and a talented leader of the Demon Race,” Yui said.

So he was the one who planned this attack. His figure was tall and well-proportioned, not as muscular as Hendorick, but he possessed an extremely terrifying surge of magic power.

The Holy Maiden behind the heroes was also no pushover. She seemed to have just unsealed her power, so her magic power increased rapidly, almost reaching Daizu’s level.

The confrontation had begun.

The dragon above also suddenly shot a black fire stream down at the human forces. The Holy Maiden managed to activate a shield in time to protect a portion, but the fire stream still wiped out many soldiers. In fact, if it wasn’t destroyed soon, the human forces were sure to lose. The Holy Maiden couldn’t protect them forever. The battle between the two Demon Generals and the hero party also began to intensify.

“Hey Yui, Asp and Eli, come here. I have an idea,” I suddenly had an idea.

All three immediately came closer, and I told them.

“Instead of sitting idle, why don’t we participate a little?” I said with a smile.

This time, Eli and Asp would be the main characters.

“Let’s put on a spectacular play,” I said. Eli and Asp both accepted, even very happy to at least get a little warm-up.

Just as the dragon in the sky was circling, preparing to attack again, everyone below desperately tried to stop it. Another dragon from a Summoner flew up to attack but soon fell.

Just as the dragon in the sky was about to attack, it was suddenly struck down, falling straight to the ground.

Everyone looked up at the cloudy sky in astonishment, even the two Demon Generals paid attention. Suddenly, from the layers of clouds, a colossal white dragon flew down, stepped on the head of the fallen dragon, then bit its neck and tossed it into the air.

Countless colossal lightning bolts struck that dragon. Below, the white dragon concentrated an extremely colossal surge of magic power, making even the two Demon Generals tremble. A beam of light shot straight at the hovering dragon.

As a result, that dragon was pierced through its body by the light beam. Its corpse exploded into pieces, falling down, fresh blood dyeing a section of the sky red.

That beam of light blew away all the black clouds, and sunlight once again shone down on the pure white body of the dragon.

Yes, that was Sheng Long, the dragon symbolizing life. It was soaring above the human army.

“That’s the Dragon of Life! Is it here to help us, Holy Maiden?” a girl standing behind the Holy Maiden shouted.

“So beautiful, so magnificent!” the Holy Maiden slowly replied.

Countless people rejoiced at the appearance of a legendary creature, even more so when it sided with them.

On the demon race’s side, some demonic beasts began to tremble, even the two Demon Generals seemed to have faltered before the sudden appearance of a Holy Dragon.

Humanity began to hope for a glorious victory. The heroes, seeing that scene, also felt their strength somewhat restored.

But their joy was short-lived; black clouds gathered again, thunder and lightning rumbling. A terrifying source of dark magic power suddenly appeared in the middle of the battlefield.

Colossal lightning bolts continuously struck down and gathered in one place. A colossal source of magic power crystallized within the converging lightning. From there, a mysterious black body appeared, carrying magic power that could take lives, a pair of crimson eyes, and colossal wings.

Sheng Long suddenly fired a beam of light at that position. But as it neared its target, it exploded, creating a colossal smoke screen.

From within the smoke, a mighty creature officially appeared, flying out with boundless magic power and endless darkness.

That creature was none other than Zi Long.

Zi Long suddenly let out an earth-shattering roar. Then, from where several demonic beasts were summoned, black holes of similar size appeared beneath them, sucking them all in before exploding. The summoned beasts, even the dragon, were torn to shreds, leaving only deep craters along with a little lingering dark magic.

Both sides were terrified by that appearance.

“Sagari, could that be the dragon symbolizing death – Zi Long? The dragon that always opposes Sheng Long?” the girl asked the Holy Maiden again, her voice trembling.

“It is!” the Holy Maiden replied, her face showing clear surprise and bewilderment.

Conversely, the demon race was rejoicing at having another powerful demonic beast of equivalent strength helping them.

Both Demon Generals and the Heroes were stunned by the sudden appearance of the two perpetually opposing dragons, the two legendary Holy Dragons, who never tolerated each other.

Now, the human side had Sheng Long’s aid, and the Demon Race had Zi Long joining the battle. The strength of the two sides was no longer greatly imbalanced.

Suddenly, Zi Long emitted a red light, illuminating everywhere. Then, it let out a terrifying roar, and countless souls appeared around it and rushed down to the ground.

The ground shook, and countless skeletons emerged. There were many types, but all were Undead obeying Zi Long’s command; they rose and joined the ranks of the demon race.

This terrified the entire human side as they continuously emerged from the battlefield ground.

But even more surprisingly, Sheng Long suddenly emitted a blue light. Dust-like spiritual motes floated down from within the light.

Then, the dust motes glowed in mid-air, and countless revered figures appeared.

Winged creatures with halos, these were Angels, appearing in countless numbers across the sky.

Both factions, Angels and Undead, suddenly appeared simultaneously on the battlefield, astonishing both sides. But they quickly regained their composure and continued the battle.