Long ago, the Goddess of this world, Sariel, had been a powerful warrior goddess. She was also the figure Demon Lord Ariel admired most…
With her immense divine power, she had sealed the Abyssal Monsters deep within the world, casting them into an eternal darkness where the light would never again reach.
But Pontiff Gyazo, by sacrificing the lives of a hundred of his followers, had just forcibly ripped one of them back into the world.
Because the elves' bodies had been modified by MA Energy, they contained a sliver of this world's primordial power, enough to counteract the lingering effects of the Goddess Sariel's divine seal.
And just like that, the Abyssal Monster was summoned.
Kumoko stared at the creature, and for the first time, her max-level Appraisal, even enhanced by her [Ruler of Wisdom]title, failed her. She couldn't see the Abyssal Monster's stats!
But she could be certain of one thing: this monster was incredibly strong.
In a split second, Kumoko knew what she had to do. Kill the Pontiff! The monster was his summon. If she took him out, the summoning might fail!
"[Distortion Evil Eye]!"
"[Death Evil Eye]!"
Among her many Evil Eye skills, Distortion was instantaneous. At the same time, she sacrificed one of her own eyes, unleashing the mutually destructive Death Evil Eye.
The space around Pontiff Gyazo twisted violently, the sound of his bones cracking echoing in the air. The Death Evil Eye struck, and his health bar instantly plummeted to a critical level!
In that moment, the Pontiff's arms and legs were mangled and useless. Under the grievous wounds inflicted by the Death Evil Eye, he couldn't even regenerate.
Two-thirds of the skin on his face dissolved, revealing the stark white bone beneath. His abdomen was torn open, his internal organs visible.
But… even in this state, on the brink of death, a crazed, triumphant smile spread across his lips.
He commanded the Abyssal Monster to swallow him whole! As long as the monster ate him, Kumoko wouldn't be able to deliver the final, soul-destroying blow!
The Abyssal Monster obeyed, grabbing the critically injured Pontiff and swallowing him in one gulp, before letting out a leisurely, satisfied burp.
Seeing this, Kumoko felt a headache coming on. From this Abyssal Monster, she felt an inexplicable sense of danger.
Pontiff Gyazo hadn't appeared to defeat her. He had appeared to stall her. As long as she didn't interfere on the main battlefield, Gyazo believed victory would be his.
However, he had made two critical miscalculations. He had underestimated Elliot's strength, and he had failed to account for the Demon Lord's subordinates.
Gyazo had no idea that Elliot and the Demon Lord were now temporary allies, and that the Demon Lord had dispatched her own kin to ensure their safety.
The Demon Lord's subordinates were the four Puppet Spider sisters: Ael, Sael, Riel, and Fiel. Why they had such simple names, Elliot didn't know. The Demon Lord was just straightforward like that.
The moment the heretics had charged him, Elliot had sent a telepathic message to the four sisters.
As the Demon Lord's underlings, they were supposed to protect him, right? But the four sisters seemed to lack initiative.
Their orders were to intervene only if Kumoko or Elliot were in mortal danger. As for anyone else? The Demon Lord couldn't care less about their fate.
So, to bait the four Puppet Spider sisters into action, Elliot had deliberately put himself in a "critical" situation.
Finally, Ael, Sael, Riel, and Fiel, seemingly through their own "judgment," decided that Elliot was about to be overwhelmed. They made their move.
The four sisters each had base stats approaching ten thousand.
While not as strong as Kumoko's mother, the Queen Taratect, their power was not to be underestimated.
When they appeared, the heretics paused for a moment, then charged at the four sisters as well.
The Puppet Spiders, in their current form, didn't look human, but more like crudely carved dolls.
Seeing the a heretics swarming them, their own lust for battle was ignited.
Each of them had three pairs of arms, all wielding weapons, and they began to carve a path through the zealots. For the heretics, monsters with stats like these were nothing short of killing machines.
Their appearance successfully stabilized the battlefield.
And now… it was time for Elliot to unleash Tendo Bansho
The four sisters were strong, of that there was no doubt. But even they would take heavy damage from the heretics' suicide attacks.
So, Elliot immediately unleashed his spell, petrifying all the enemies in the area, freezing them in place to assist the four sisters in their grim work.
The slaughter was completely one-sided.
Cardinal Otto, watching from a distance, felt a cold sweat trickle down his back. He never imagined that Elliot would have such powerful allies.
But seeing the four sisters' spider-like forms, he knew instantly: they belonged to the Demon Lord, Ariel!
"Damn it," he hissed. "I didn't expect the Demon Lord to get involved in this."
It was common knowledge among the elves that the current Demon Lord, Ariel, harbored a deep-seated hatred for their race.
For the Demon Lord to send her subordinates to disrupt the Divine Religion's plans… she didn't even need a reason.
As time ticked by, Otto knew the scales of victory had tipped decisively against him. The effect of his [Mourner's Grief]had worn off. The humans, the Saintess, Kanna, all of them had regained their will to fight.
Kanna once again opened her small mouth, and a torrent of dragon's breath washed over the battlefield, instantly wiping out countless heretics.
And the Saintess, Emilia… she had re-entered her Witch form! She was both embarrassed and furious. To think she had cried so pathetically in front of Lord Elliot!
Empowered by her renewed resolve, Emilia unleashed Kamisato Art: Soumetsu once more, a blizzard of icy death that carved through the ranks of the heretics.
Seeing this, Otto finally gave up. He knew if this continued, their defeat was only a matter of time. Tearing open a portal of space magic, he vanished, abandoning his followers to their fate.
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