Second World

The eldritch beholder had been casting several spells as she advanced, reaping many casualties among the Verremor and Themisphere troops. With the nine taking the eldritch beholder's attention away, the armies below received a huge breather. They could better deal with the Aurebor army.

Though the nine had given their armies a big help by taking the eldritch beholder's attention, they were not feeling good about their prospect.

"Isabelle, Samuhn, Purple Mist, we spellcasters will act as support. Any offensive spells are useless against that monster," Emris said. He then turned to the others. "The five of you will be the damage dealers."

"Blizzard, Mist, wear your amulet of Rebirth!" Four Winds ordered.

Purple Mist had changed her pendant with the Amulet of Rebirth before casting her Fly spell. Violent Blizzard was reluctant.

"This is not the time to listen to your pride," Four Winds said when he saw Blizzard's pendant didn't change.

Blizzard looked at Four Winds. Only after she saw Four Winds had also worn an amulet of rebirth that she comply with the order.

Isabelle, Samuhn, and Purple Mist started casting buffing spells on the five as they advanced. Purple Mist also summoned her lesser angel.

"Wait, don't cast all your support spells at once," Emris told the three. "That eldritch beholder had the greater dispel. Greater dispel can also end non-spell buffs, so don't use all your buff skills at the same time too. Only go all out after she used that spell. Be prepared for any buff spells below seven runes to get dispelled every three minutes, that thing has the Cancel Magic spell."

While the cooldown of Dispel or Cancel Magic was three minutes, Greater Dispel had a cooldown of six hours.

The five were apprehensive. Not go all out? As if they could stand a chance against that thing without going all out. This was an eternal being who could threaten even a true dragon, but they understood Emris' reasoning.

"I will take point," Makubwa volunteered. He could be said as the strongest among the physical combatants there. He also had Samuhn's vine armor protecting his body.

"Katili, you stay back until the eldritch beholder uses her Greater Dispel," Isabelle told the war chief. Katili's flying ability came from the magic wings she cast. If he was hit by the Greater Dispel, he wouldn't be able to continue fighting up here.

Makubwa shot forward. Four Winds, Violent Blizzard, and Kuona on her iron griffin followed closely. Katili and the four spellcasters maintained a safe distance.

The eldritch beholder just stared at those nine approaching. She didn't even take any action when the four at the front came into her spell range. It was evident she didn't take these nine seriously.

"May I ask the purpose of you in coming over? Is it to offer yourselves as my slaves?" A chilling voice reverberated inside the minds of the nine.

"I have no interest in being anyone's slave," Makubwa uttered. "But I am willing to present you with this club of mine!"

Makubwa's club enlarged to a gigantic proportion. That club had also been enhanced by Isabelle's Harden Weapon. It was now swinging onto the eldritch beholder's humongous eye.

"How silly," the eldritch beholder's ridiculing voice echoed in their minds. This echo suddenly increased in pitch to an intolerable volume.

Makubwa and the three closest to the eldritch beholders reeled from this mental boom. Their movements paused. The little eyeballs on the eldritch beholder's tentacles released their green rays then.

Isabelle cast the Mind Barrier on Makubwa. Her spell helped clear the war chief's mind. Makubwa was able to act again. He placed his giant club in front of him to parry the incoming green rays.

Four Winds and Violent Blizzard were expert martial artists. After spending the time in Space-time Chamber under Murong's tutelage, the two's mana manipulation ability had undergone a huge improvement. An improvement enough to let them use their mana to protect their minds. They were able to resist the eldritch beholder's mental attack on their own.

Four Winds used his martial art, Starlight Field, to deal with the green rays coming at him.

Violent Blizzard used Knight's Endure and her special class' Divine Rage, to reduce the damage she received. Purple Mist's lesser angel also placed a prismatic shield to protect her. Violent Blizzard used her greatsword to parry the green rays while charging forward. Multiple avenging orbs appeared around her body.

Kuona was the only one not freed from the mental attack. She was still unable to think clearly when the green rays arrived. An ice wall appeared in front of her before the green rays hit. This ice wall was cast by Emris.

The green rays hit the ice wall and it cracked. The ice wall couldn't endure all the green rays but it bought enough time for Isabelle to use Telekinesis to pull Kuona and her griffin to safety.

The one who ended up approaching the eldritch beholder first was Violent Blizzard. She fired the Holy Reckoning. The thick beam from the skill disappeared without a trace after touching the eldritch beholder's anti-magic planar wall. The eldritch beholder gave the outworlder a mocking smirk.

"Elemental attack is useless!" Emris reminded.

Violent Blizzard was not in good condition. Even with all the damage-reducing buffs, her HP had fallen below thirty percent for forcing her way forward. She used Last Stand as she continued to shorten the distance with the eldritch beholder. Her defenses multiplied and she received more damage reduction buff.

The eldritch beholder had already started casting after Blizzard used holy reckoning. She completed her spell extremely fast.

"I will give you the special treatment for being the first to approach me," the eldritch beholder said to Violent Blizzard. The spell she cast was Greater Dispel. All the buffs on Violent Blizzard were gone in an instant.

A dark spear materialized in front of Violent Blizzard. Without giving her a chance, the spear thrust into her chest and devoured her remaining HP.

When Violent Bizzard was seemingly defeated, the Avenger's Final Retribution came into effect. Her HP stayed at one point and she became invulnerable for a short period. But she lost all her avenging orbs when the greater dispel hit, so she couldn't utilize the offensive power of Final Retribution.

However, another avenging orb appeared after the dark spear hit. She used it to execute Punishing Smite. Her greatsword slammed into the eldritch beholder. At the same time, a healing light from Purple Mist fell on her.

The damage from Violent Blizzard's attack was nothing to the eldritch beholder, but it still made this ancient monster slightly annoyed.

"Very good, child," the eldritch beholder said while casting another spell.

A black hole filled with the dark element appeared with Violent Blizzard at the center. Her invulnerability had ended. She was unable to flee from the spell. Her HP, which had been healed, went down again rapidly. It was depleted even before the dark black hole triggered its instant kill ability.

Violent Blizzard was the first to fall from the nine.