The two of them walked toward the light curtain barrier one after another.
Compared to Leon’s calm demeanor, Siss’s expression was extremely grave.
After witnessing Sylvia’s fate, Siss couldn't afford not to be serious.
After all, his strength was comparable to Sylvia’s. Since Sylvia had been crushed by two hammers, then he...
“No, I can't compare it like that!”
Siss told himself firmly in his heart.
“Sylvia underestimated her opponent. She gave Leon the chance to use that strange Hammer of Holy Light.”
“But I’m different. I’ve gathered intelligence on Leon. I know the power of his Hammer of Holy Light, and more importantly, I know the crucial detail that it cannot be dodged.”
“As long as I use Carian Holy Sword to withstand Leon’s attack, I can quickly close the distance and stay glued to his side.”
“If the Hammer of Holy Light falls then, it would hit him as well. He’ll definitely hesitate to strike for fear of hitting himself!”
Siss encouraged himself. The more he pumped himself up, the more he felt that his chances of winning were not zero.
On the contrary, as long as he had the chance to get close to Leon, he was confident he could 'strike from above'!
Leon had mastered the divine spell combination of the Hand of Divine Spells and the Hammer of Holy Light, so he must have put a lot of effort into that specific spell.
How long had he been a priest? Not even a year, right?
Even if Leon had exceptional talent for divine spells, Siss didn't believe that Leon could master both offensive and defensive divine spells within such a short year.
Therefore, as long as he could survive the first wave of attacks... No, perhaps he didn't even need to survive the first wave. As long as he could rush to Leon’s side in a short time, he wouldn't give him the chance to cast the Hammer of Holy Light.
If that happened, it was definitely not impossible for him to pull off an upset and defeat Leon!
Siss plotted in his mind, feeling that he had gradually found the method to defeat his enemy.
A battle between priests was not a reckless exchange of blows, but a competition of wisdom and power!
“And in terms of wisdom...” Siss looked up at Leon. While his face remained grave, he felt as if victory was already in his grasp. “Leon, you lose!”
They stepped into the light curtain barrier. At the command of the High Priest, the battle officially began.
The moment the High Priest’s voice fell, Siss had already made his move.
“Attack him!”
He roared, and the ten alchemy servants following him immediately activated. A light flickered in their blue alchemical pupils as they rushed toward Leon with short daggers and small shields in hand.
At the same time.
Siss slammed his foot against the ground. Milky-white holy light instantly wrapped around his feet, launching him forward like an arrow from a bow.
Silver rank divine spell, 【Holy Light Gallop】!
Meanwhile, the cyan priest’s staff in his hand erupted with a brilliant holy light. The light condensed at the tip of the staff into a seven-foot-long sword of light.
The edges of the light sword carried a sharp, cold glint, looking like a precious sword cast from cold steel and fine iron.
Silver rank divine spell, 【Carian Holy Sword】!
A movement spell, an offensive spell, plus the pouncing alchemy servants—Siss had used his full strength in an instant, holding nothing back!
“Get down!”
Siss roared. The radiant holy sword in his hand whistled as it tore through the air, slashing toward Leon with an unavoidable momentum.
And Leon, indeed, did not dodge.
He watched Siss and the alchemy servants closing in from both sides. Without moving a single step, he simply tapped his priest’s staff against the empty air in front of him.
Mental energy flowed from his mind into the staff like a tide. Passing through the Knowledge Gem at the tip of the staff, it was converted losslessly into the source of power for the divine spell.
In the next instant, countless tiny shields suddenly materialized around Leon.
Holy light flowed across the surfaces of the shields, shimmering with a brilliant golden light under the sun as if they were made of solid gold.
Clang!
The sound of clashing metal suddenly erupted within the light curtain barrier, and a shockwave exploded outward with Leon at the center.
Siss struck the small golden shields with his seven-foot holy sword. At first glance, the power seemed lopsided, but in reality, he failed to shatter even a single shield.
Instead, because of the massive counterforce from striking a hard object, the holy light at the tip of the sword was shaken into partial dissipation.
“What?!”
Siss’s pupils suddenly shrank. The jarring vibration traveling up the hilt left him in shock, and the fact that his full-strength strike couldn't break through Leon’s shield was even more unbelievable.
Before Siss could withdraw his sword to strike again, the countless small golden shields around Leon suddenly erupted in brilliance, as if a sun had descended.
Thousands of flashes instantly converged, transforming into an arrow made purely of light. It tore through the air, carrying a gale, and blasted toward Siss’s chest from point-blank range.
Siss felt a terrifying pressure wash over him. His scalp tingled, and the blood in his body almost froze.
The combat instincts he had trained at the academy over the years kicked in at this moment. He struggled to twist his body, moving his vitals out of the arrow’s path while simultaneously turning the blade of the Carian Holy Sword to block in front of him.
Boom!
This counter-arrow from the 【Holy Light Shield】 struck in front of Siss like a cannonball.
The counter-arrow collided with the blade of the holy sword. The two forces rapidly neutralized each other, but the resulting shockwave still sent Siss flying back like a stone from a slingshot.
Thud!
Siss slammed into the light curtain barrier behind him. The massive impact made him feel as if his internal organs were vibrating, and his head spun for half a second.
Siss looked at the arm holding his staff; it was trembling uncontrollably. The holy sword condensed from light had already shattered and dissipated into a curtain of light.
The gravity Siss had deliberately worn on his face and the confidence he had built while comforting himself earlier had all vanished at this moment.
All that remained was bitterness.
“Holy Light Shield...”
Siss recognized the divine spell Leon had used. That was why his face wore a bitter smile of realization.
“Heh... A Gold rank divine spell, cast by a Bronze rank priest...”
Siss lifted his head and saw that Leon had already disabled three of his small alchemy servants, while the remaining seven were being held back by Leon’s large alchemy servant.
It took the combined strength of all ten small alchemy servants to match the large one. With only seven left against it, it was only a matter of time before they lost without a priest’s intervention.
But... would he have the chance to intervene?
Priest Leon had already raised his staff and lit up a brilliant orb of light.
Siss knew this was Light Prayer, but the light shining on him was not gentle. Instead, it carried a searing heat, as if he were being licked by tongues of flame.
Following the Light Prayer, the combination of the Hand of Divine Spells and the Hammer of Holy Light was summoned by Leon once again.
For some reason, Siss felt that this Hammer of Holy Light carried an even more powerful aura than when he had watched Leon fight Sylvia earlier.
The head of the hammer seemed to be imbued with the power of thunder, giving him a feeling of intense pressure.
“So this is what Sylvia was facing...”
Facing Leon’s Hammer of Holy Light directly, Siss finally understood firsthand why Sylvia had been defeated within two moves.
“...He’s simply a monster.”
Siss stood up, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and raised his priest’s staff once more.
Once again, the 【Carian Holy Sword】 condensed on the staff.
Siss no longer held any illusions. His expression became one of total concentration.
“But I am Siss, the runner-up of Crawford Academy! I won't admit defeat so easily!”
With those words, the divine spell Holy Light Gallop was cast, and Siss launched an attack toward Leon once again!
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