Chapter 74 Unyielding Will to Fight

Black flames burned on its goat-like spiral horns, and its strange armor was covered with eyes. It was much taller than ordinary humans, and its sturdy limbs were filled with explosive power. The violent magic power was wrapped around its body like boiling hot water, which made people shudder when looking at it from a distance.

"Baba...Tos..." Ambro felt his throat was dry.

When Ambro saw the appearance of this demon, for some reason this long-hidden name popped into his mind. It was also the only 'real name of the demon' that impressed him since he was a child.

"Oh? Human, do you know me?" Barbatos was a little surprised that there were still humans who recognized him after a thousand years. The people in front of him were not his followers who were bewitched by him.

"It's really him!"

After the other party admitted it himself, Ambro was horrified and his mind went blank for a moment.

Only those who have heard the legend will know how terrifying the demon before their eyes is. This is a big demon who can fight against God, the son of the devil, a monster among monsters.

Facing such an opponent, is there any hope of winning?
"Boss, do you know this guy?" Einbert asked doubtfully.

Several members of the 'Glorious Knights' have already entered combat mode. Although they have never heard of the name Barbatos, their intuition as top adventurers allows them to judge that the demon in front of them is not the kind of monster that can be easily dealt with.

"Run..." Ambro growled.

"What?" Einbert, Yervin, Alvis, and Sally were all surprised. This was the first time Ambro had spoken in this tone since they formed the adventure team.

"Run!!!" Ambro rushed in front of everyone, holding his breath, his whole body trembling slightly. This was fear and terror, comparable to the fear he felt when he encountered the Piranha Plant as a child. Ambro once again felt the feeling of suffocation with weakness all over his body and weak legs.

To be honest, Ambro really wanted to run away now, the farther the better. Under the pressure of Barbatos, he deeply felt how small the power he was proud of was.

But he couldn't, because he had companions behind him, companions who gathered together after one adventure after another, starting with the chance encounter with Alvis who was being hunted, to the siblings Sally and Yervin, and finally the joining of Einbert. Many years had passed unknowingly, and the 'Glorious Knights' had grown from a small, unknown team to the famous adventure team of the empire today. The ups and downs they had experienced were the most precious treasures for Ambro.

Maybe he can only hold on for a few seconds, maybe not even a second, but as the team leader, Ambro must stand in front of his teammates.

"This guy is not something humans can deal with. He is a great devil in the demon world, the son of the devil! You guys should leave now!"

"I'll buy you time to escape."

Einbert and the others finally realized how serious the situation was. This was the first time that Ambro had spoken such farewell words, and... although he was still standing in front of them, 'Lilomaya' was shaking slightly, which showed how confused Ambro was.

"The earth is coming!"

Alvis was the first to answer Ambro with his actions. The khaki magic crystals condensed into armor that completely wrapped his body. Grasping the two giant axes that fell from the sky, Alvis strode to Ambro's side and stood shoulder to shoulder with him.

"Weiss you..." Ambro was angry.

But before he could say anything more, Sally and Yervin came up to him.

"Duron, let's fight together." Sally smiled sweetly.

"I won't abandon my sister." Yerven shrugged. "Hey, don't leave me alone." Einbert walked to Alves and pulled Arus into a full moon. "I counted with my fingers, and you are short of a strong archer for this battle."

"You guys..." Ambro's eyes were a little blurry.

They did not choose to leave, which was expected. Ambro had never doubted his teammates. Since he was able to get them to join, Ambro could guarantee that they would never let down the four words "Glorious Knights". They were indeed some guys that made him proud, although they were a little off the mark sometimes.

Barbatos clapped his hands and said, "Although humans are weak individuals, they also burst out with great strength in the original war. Such a spirit is worth seeing."

"Son of the Demon King, perhaps we are no match for you, but if you want to invade human cities, you must first step over our corpses if you are willing to sacrifice the reputation of the Golden Level Adventure Team 'Glorious Knights'!"

With the support of his companions, the fear in Ambro's heart dissipated a lot. Facing Barbatos, only with the will to face death can he fight him.

"'Glorious Knight'?" Barbatos took a step forward. "Such a performance does not disgrace the name of the noble knight of the past, but it seems to be much weaker in strength. After all, it is just a fragile ant."

"To see if the power is any different, come and taste it for yourself! Wind-Breaking Magic Arrow!"

Ambro's reaction showed how difficult the opponent was, so Einbert did not dare to be careless and used his strongest fighting skill, 'Wind-breaking Magic Arrow', right from the start.

At the same time, Alvis kicked the ground and soared into the sky. After jumping into the air, he threw out two giant axes with all his strength. The flying axes overlapped with each other, forming an ochre hurricane, which brought up smoke and dust all over the sky.

"Double clone!"

Sally's body was twisted into two by an illusion, and the summoned clone was exactly the same as Sally's original body, even the abilities were the same, but the fighting spirit and magic power consumed by the clone had to be provided by Sally's original body, so such a clone usually lasted for a very short time.

However, the improvement of this combat power is very significant. The two Sharilis holding snake-shaped daggers turned into two black shadows. As the figures flashed, black light flowed, and a snake-like chill came over them. The two figures were entangled with each other and formed the shape of "kill", aiming at Barbatos' throat.

"This is the moonlight that cuts off the glory!"

Yervin held the black iron scepter in both hands, and the aqua-blue light flowed and condensed, cutting through the black curtain, and a few feet of moonlight appeared.

The corners of Yerven's mouth were bleeding. He had not yet successfully practiced the 'Advanced Magic Chanting'. Now forcibly reducing the chanting time of magic was really a huge challenge for him.

"Liramaya!!!"

Ambrodo's cloak of glory was blown up by the wind, and circles of black magic surrounded the dark sword. He poured all his fighting spirit into the sword frantically. 'Lilomeya' seemed to respond to him and let out a crisp sword whistle. Unlike the previous momentum that burst out from the sword, Ambrodo solemnly stabilized the magic that was about to overflow. The muscles in his arms were almost stiff, and the knuckles of his hands were broken and cracked. The only remaining fighting spirit could only protect his body from being exploded by the magic.

An ancient magic crystal was integrated into 'Lilomaya' when it was created. It can activate the magic power in the magic crystal three times in total. Ambro had used it once when he was in danger, and this time he wanted to activate all the remaining magic power in the magic crystal at once and release the most powerful blow.

"Take that! Barbatos!"

Facing the full-strength attack of all the 'Glorious Knights', a faint smile appeared on Barbatos' face.

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