Amid a vast mountain range, a team of nearly five thousand fought a frenzied battle against a swarm of demons. The clash was so wild and spectacular it resembled a battlefield from ancient times.
The carnage on both sides was so severe that the entire valley had been drenched in blood, the stench carrying over ten thousand yards. The sky itself seemed to have turned crimson. Even those accustomed to battle felt a wave of nausea and horror.
Yet neither side showed any intention of stopping—they were prepared to fight to the death.
Leading the demon army was a Tier 4 Great Demon Commander at Level 135, commanding dozens of Great Demon Lord-class monsters as they focused their assault on a single figure in the human formation—a golden-haired, crimson-eyed woman wielding a Silver Holy Sword and clad in a water-blue Holy Knight's Armor.
Though she was completely outmatched against dozens of Level 130-plus Great Demon Lords, her situation clearly dire as her HP steadily plummeted, the Silver Holy Sword in her hand only blazed brighter and grew more powerful with each passing moment.
"Damn it! It's the Holy Blood Elegy! I absolutely cannot let you finish this!" The Tier 4 Great Demon Commander stared at the radiant Silver Holy Sword, his expression turning grave. He spread all four wings and shot toward the golden-haired, crimson-eyed woman in an instant.
"All of you, protect the Commander! You cannot let that Great Demon get close!" A towering, broad-shouldered man hoisted a Dark Gold Tower Shield and charged straight ahead, slamming toward the Level 135 Great Demon Commander.
As the muscular man rushed forward, dozens of melee fighters behind him charged in as well, some of them completely ignoring the fact that they were only Tier 2 Classes.
"Scatter!"
The Great Demon Commander glared at the oncoming crowd, drew a blood-red saber, and slashed violently through the air.
Space itself shattered. Hundreds of crimson energy arcs tore outward, annihilating everything in their path—this was power far beyond what Tier 3 fighters could withstand.
Boom!
Of the dozens who had charged, only the towering man with the shield was merely sent crashing into the mountainside, buried in rock. The rest were reduced to ash—instantly killed, beyond any hope of revival.
"Damn you! I'll take you with me!"
A man nearby watched this scene, his eyes bloodshot with rage. He raised his sword and leapt forward in a desperate slashing attack.
But his strike didn't even come close to the Great Demon Commander before a Tier 3 demon casting from a distance obliterated him on the spot.
Meanwhile, the female knight who had been clashing with dozens of Great Demon Lords was now drenched head to toe in blood, her face an indescribable shade of pale. Yet her gaze remained unwavering—fierce and resolute.
"Accept your judgment! All of you demons!" The golden-haired, crimson-eyed female knight raised the Silver Holy Sword high.
In an instant, the radiance emanating from the holy sword pierced through the heavens, and countless streams of light rained down from the sky like a meteor shower of arrows. Every demon struck by the arrows of light was left gravely wounded. The entire valley was transformed into a downpour of light, and the tide of battle turned in a single heartbeat.
"Kill! We cannot let these demons invade even a single step of human territory!" The golden-haired, crimson-eyed woman roared, her pale face showing not a trace of fatigue as she charged once more with the Silver Holy Sword toward the demons still fighting.
Everyone still alive in the area surged with renewed fervor, following the female knight in a frenzied charge.
But before they had advanced far, every last one of them froze in place, staring in disbelief at the distance—at a small hill composed entirely of demon corpses.
Under the assault of the rain of light, the grotesque mound of countless demon bodies had melted away by more than half, and from within it emerged a figure over thirty meters tall—the Great Demon Commander. A trace of mockery and a cold sneer played across his features.
"The Holy Blood Elegy truly is formidable. I didn't expect that after using such a desperate technique, you still wouldn't be dead. Your mental willpower is truly terrifying—even among Tier 4 powerhouses, you must be among the very peak." The Great Demon Commander fixed his gaze on the golden-haired, crimson-eyed female knight, his voice dripping with derision. "But tell me—can you use it a second time?"
The moment the Great Demon Commander finished speaking, every human present turned deathly pale.
The Holy Blood Elegy!
It was a unique magic exclusive to the Holy Sword Blood Moon. Even using it once was enough to send most people to their graves, because the agony it inflicted on both body and mind was something no ordinary person could endure.