"Break!" Kalos made strange gestures with his hands and roared.

He threw his hands forward, pointing towards an empty s.p.a.ce above the cathedral and a galaxy of silver stars appeared at the very spot, creating a normal-sized portal in a bid to focus the attacks on a particular spot on the barrier!

Soon numerous attacks rained down on a particular spot on the barrier and numerous gla.s.s-shattering sounds could be heard. The weblike crack swiftly spread across the barrier and it slowly began to crumble under the ocean of attacks.

"Finally…." Derik and Cyrus uttered in relief as they watched the golden barrier crumble under the attack of Gyro's allied force. They couldn't help but imagine the possible outcome of this battle if Kalos was not here.

At this point, they finally understood what Kalos meant when he spoke on the holy church's resourcefulness and access to war tools. If Kalos was not here and the allied forces of Gyro arrived, they will still fail to destroy the barrier even if they joined hands. Derik came to this conclusion because the holy church decided to stop using the tool that fired the golden beam simply because of Kalos' presence since he can manipulate his ability to divert the attack, thereby dealing more lethal blows to the barrier. Imagine trying to destroy the almost impenetrable barrier while struggling to evade the shots from the cannon, that is simply suicide.

The power the Holy church just displayed showcased its solid foundation and amazing background. With this much power, a single branch of the church can challenge a kingdom and this terrified Derik, further giving him reasons to end the church here and now!

"Now it's my turn!" Kuen roared with a rare vicious grin on his face as he clapped his hands and a transparent field only visible to him was form around the cathedral and the gravitational force within the field tripled

"Gravity magic: threefold fall!" Kuen roared.

Soon the cathedral began to shake was slowly crumbling under the weight. Kuen technique made it seem like three cathedrals were been stacked atop each other and the one below could not handle the weight so it began crumbling slowly.

"Death to the holy church!" The allied forces of the Gyro kingdom stormed towards the ma.s.sive compound of the cathedral which was big enough to contain five to six more buildings.

To think that the former king was willing to give up such a ma.s.sive piece of land to the holy church, this made people wonder what kind of shady deal existed between the Royal family and the holy church.

What kind of benefits did the church offer to Robert?

Even now they realized the difference between other kingdoms and Gyro. These kingdoms have always had conflicts with the holy church and the Kingdom of Baldmar has even managed to chase them away from their lands but the Gyro kingdom has never recorded any public or private conflict, this further proved their suspicions were not entirely baseless.

Derik remained air born with the other silver realm elites of the Gyro kingdom including Gin and the others. He too considered the possibility that Robert had made some sort of deal with the holy church and the was quite curious to know what kind of deal the man-made but he since the man was already dead, there was nothing he could do.

At this point he began regretting killing Robert and his daughter so quickly without extracting necessary information first, what made it even worse is the fact that he didn't bother to capture their souls since he wished they will suffer greatly in the underworld.

"I'm guessing you didn't seize his soul?" Kalos was quite clever, easily deducing Derik's worries.

"Unfortunately no… my only comfort is knowing he and his daughter are currently suffering greatly in the underworld! But extracting information from him will be … impossible" Derik said with a vicious grin on his face

"You cultivated in the underworld for more than a year… you should be able to contact them with the help of the death element guardian spirit… your master" Kalos said with a gentle smile.

"I would have been in h.e.l.l at this moment, torturing that b.a.s.t.a.r.d if I could but there are some places even I can't go in the underworld… even if I choose to ask for the angel of death's help, I don't think he will lend us a hand… the living should not be able to communicate with the dead, this is a law even the guardian spirits cannot break… I  cannot help you" Derik said with a bitter smile on his face.

Hearing this Kalos only nodded, understanding that Derik too was also curious about this matter, it was only natural for him to help if he had a way he could lend a hand.

At a time like this in this world, silver realm expert is considered peak existences and top tier warriors and mages while gold realm masters are more like legends and myths only heard of in stories. The only gold realm warrior they knew of at this time was Kalos, and only a handful of high-level officials knew his true strength. Apart from him, the only gold realm warriors are the three heroes of legends said to be creations of the cosmic spirits that descended from the stars with terrifying cultivation bases that shook the continent.

If these heroes actually bore evil intentions, they could easily subdue the various powers of the continent with their strength, even Kalos will not be able to resist their individual powers not to talk of combined strength!

Since they possessed the numbers advantage, the role of the fifty silver realm elites on the side of Gyro is simply to watch out for other top tier masters on the side of the holy church. As long as nothing strange takes place, victory will be theirs!

.........…

The battle started as soon as the barrier protecting the cathedral shattered, numerous guardian knights of the holy church rushed out of the building all equipped with complete sets of white knight magic armors and magic weapons. Even though they were only about three hundred of them, this force was stunning and their explosive power was enhanced by their magic equipment which seemed to complement each other perfectly, temporarily slowing down the advance of the Gyro allied force.

The group of three hundred dashed out of the cathedral fearlessly, taking a triangle-shaped formation as they stormed towards allied gyro force. Each and every one of them wielded a magic s.h.i.+eld about a meter tall and white lances branded with numerous ancient writings. The aura they gave off was like that of an ancient wall which has stood strong for a thousand years, the only thing was that the wall was fearlessly charging towards their enemies with their ma.s.sive s.h.i.+elds held high.

"The silver knights of the church, even though I fancied mages more back then, I still admired this group greatly when I was little… With a cultivation base of peak bronze level and a complete set of magic equipment and weapons, they are truly a terrifying force, capable of matching silver realm warriors of the same number… three hundred low-grade silver realm guardian knights cannot tackle this force head-on" Derik said with a hint of admiration in his eyes as he spoke.

"True but then again, we have numbers on our side… They dare charge at tens of thousands of Gyro's finest? They must be tired of living!... Guardian knights form defensive lines, archers and battle mages behind, handle support… a.s.sa.s.sin's scatter, look for opportunities… Enchanters fortify the defense line, oracles heal the wounded and sorcerers on standby…. Go! Go!! Go!!!" Creed roared with a domineering appearance.

He quickly showcased his military skills as a commander and quickly a.s.sembled the warriors and mages below with just mere words. Like magic, everyone became energetic and quickly followed his orders.

The guardian knights gathered in front with their weapons held tightly, forming over fifteen rolls of defensive walls with their tough, macho bodies. With that, the other cla.s.ses present quickly took their positions while the sorcerers retreated even further behind. Numerous chants resonated from one part of the battlefield and almost simultaneously, the bodies of the guardian knights in front were covered by protective layers of defense from the enchanters of the allied force! A ma.s.sive golden cloud appeared above the allied forces and golden liquid poured down, healing the injuries sustained from the previous battles of all those it fell upon. The a.s.sa.s.sins instantly vanished and proceed to circle the forces of the church instantly covering their escape route while waiting for an opportunity to strike from behind!

This was a really terrifying force! At this point, even Derik was shocked by what he saw. If these people were this organized when he attacked the capital, he would have been killed instantly. He suddenly realized the role Gerald and his adventurer's a.s.sociation members played in his victory. If they didn't revolt, breaking the formation of the forces of Gyro from within when they did, Derik knew he would have been killed instantly! He finally realized why Demos kept emphasizing on the necromancer path and building an army of his own.

"There is truly power in numbers… but in the end, this is wont do…" Derik's eyes narrowed as he spoke.

He spotted another seven hundred people dressed in white-clad magic robe. Amongst them were mages of all cla.s.ses and all of them possessed a terrifying cultivation base of peak bronze realm and under the influence of their magic tools, they possess enough strength to fight enemies at the silver realm without falling into a disadvantaged position.

Even though the Gyro force had more numbers, they still lacked proper equipment and stable cultivation bases. The tens of thousands of soldiers present were made up of people with cultivation bases of low-level bronze realm to peak level bronze realm. All the silver realm elites were airborne with Derik, waiting for the true experts of the church to appear. They also had a terrain disadvantage as it was not wide enough to let all twenty thousand soldiers on Gyro's side to charge forward at once, it reduces the numbers that could attack at a time coupled with the higher ground advantage, making it close to impossible for the Gyro forces to make use of their numbers advantage. Even though they will eventually win, the battle will consume a lot of time and they will most likely lose a reasonable amount of people on their side.

Derik and the other silver realm elites airborne understood this perfectly and wished they could help but the situation was not as simple as it looked. Just moments after Kuen cast his gravitational field on the cathedral, it was swiftly shattered by an unknown power source, directly injuring Kuen in the process, even Derik cannot achieve this feat easily with his peak silver realm cultivation base. This proved that a very powerful force was hiding within the cathedral, preventing them from acting as they wish in the upcoming battle.

Derik and Cyrus had superb sensory abilities and they instantly picked up numerous power signatures at the silver realm and they were close to or equal to the Gyro silver realm experts numbers. But they also considered the possibilities that these figures will also be in possession of a full set of magic equipment and weapons, placing their least power level at the peak of the silver realm. This already placed Derik and the others in a disadvantaged position.

"This battle will be tricky…" Kalos said calmly as his eyes were fixed on the battle about to take place below them.

.....................…

The silver knights of the holy church let out a resounding roar as their bodies were shrouded by golden lights, further rising their already insane aura! Everyone could guess this was the handwork of the mages on their side.

Soon a group of three hundred powerful guardian knight stormed towards the allied forces of Gyro with their s.h.i.+elds raised high. Numerous spells of different color flew ahead of them, charging towards the allied forces.

Upon seeing this, the oracles of the allied force hurriedly cast their defensive spells on the guardian knights in front but unfortunately, the power of the offensive spells far surpa.s.sed theirs and some were able to break through the defenses, striking down a few guardian knights.

Bang!

Bang!!

Bang!!!

While this happened, numerous sounds of arrow shots filled the air as steel arrows, shrouded in golden light shot out from the countless windows of the cathedral, swiftly flying past the guardian knights, flying towards the rangers and mage cla.s.s fighters behind!

Such a sneaky move! Who would have thought the church will hide its archers within the cathedral?

"I can't let this happen!" Cyrus roared, obviously enraged by what he saw and he quickly urged his power and cast a spell!

Life magic: Guardian embrace!

Instantly a pair of ma.s.sive golden wings appeared above the allied forces bound to be affected by the attacks of the rangers, successfully protecting the mages from the attacks.

"AND WHO SAID YOU CAN ACT NOW?" a prideful voice resonated from the cathedral an arc of golden energy shot out of the building, flying towards Cyrus who was still maintaining the defensive spell! Another arc appeared as well, flying towards the forces of Gyro.

"YOU DARE!!!!" Derik was enraged by this sneaky move as well, so he roared and instantly forward with the death scythe trembling in his hands!

The power of the attack made the other silver realm warriors and mages on their side turn pale, instinctively retreating but to Derik, he had no reason to be scared since he has seen worse!

"Death magic: purgatory slash, ALPHA!!!!" Derik roared as he brandished the death scythe at the golden arc

Boooom!!!!

Seeing Derik was handling that one, Kalos focused his attention on the second arc and quickly utilized his ability to open a portal, swiftly absorbing the attack! A second portal appeared at a part of the cathedral and the golden energy arc flew out, swiftly destroying that part of the building, killing off numerous archers hiding within that side.

"YOU d.a.m.n SPATIAL MAGE! KALOS, I WILL HAVE YOUR HEAD!" the voice resonated from the cathedral, obviously p.i.s.sed off by Kalos move.

"The dead does not fear death again!" Kalos disdainfully laughed at the man's words

Booooom!!!

Derik successfully repelled the attack but he was forced to retreat by a few meters. His hands trembled and his face was soaked in sweat

"This will not be easy!" He muttered with a worried expression on his face.