Chapter 20: Swords flashed brilliantly

Seven Angels, each wielding a sword ablaze with golden flames, encircled the two-headed giant leader. The giant's face twisted in terror as he exclaimed, "Where did you winged folks spring from? The Dark Forest has never seen your kind."

The statuesque Angel Virginia stepped forward, her expression almost indifferent. Sword in hand, she addressed the giant leader, "We are Angels, followers of the Lord of Holy Light. Our Lord is merciful and offers you a chance for redemption. Embrace our faith, and the Holy Light shall grant you eternal life."

"Lord of Holy Light? Never heard of him," the giant leader retorted without hesitation. "I am a descendant of the great giants, and we only worship the mighty Titan gods. You followers of false gods, don't think you can twist my soul and will."

"Blasphemy against our Lord is punishable by death," Virginia declared. The seven Angels, led by her, instantly charged at the two-headed giant leader. Initially, they had hoped he would surrender peacefully, allowing them to spread the faith of the Lord of Holy Light, but now that was unnecessary. Blasphemy could only be cleansed with death.

Swords flashed brilliantly from all directions at the giant leader, quickly marking his body with bloody slashes. The giant, unwilling to die here, swung his mace wildly in retaliation and unleashed his magical power, creating a storm that swept across the battlefield.

However, this area attack was no match for the Angel squad. Each Angel was shielded by a halo of sacred light, easily resisting the storm's fury. The giant leader was formidable, being a level eight, but the Angels were of a superior class, capable of defeating higher-level adversaries.

If all the Angels present were only level five, it would indeed be challenging to besiege a level eight like the giant leader. However, there were exceptions. Virginia and Janet had both reached level six. Their Angelic combat skills posed a lethal threat to the giant leader.

Soon, the battle reached a fever pitch. Sword light was fierce, and holy flames roared. The giant leader roared back, entering a berserk state and holding his own against the seven Angels for a brief moment. But this was only temporary.

As time passed, more and more sword wounds appeared on the giant leader's body, weakening him. Suddenly, a sword light flashed brilliantly across the battlefield, dazzling and splendid. With this stroke, one of the giant leader's heads was severed. The pain made him scream heartrendingly, and his mace swings became less effective.

Seizing the opportunity, the Angels surged forward. Their swords struck the giant leader repeatedly, swiftly slaying him on the spot. Then, a sweep of golden Angelic Flame passed over, reducing the giant leader's body to ashes and even purifying his soul.

The battle started quickly and ended just as fast.

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"Too bad about that Level 8 follower," Angel Carolyn remarked with a mix of regret and indifference as she watched the Angelic Flame burn fiercely on the ground. Within the holy flames, one could vaguely see a humanoid creature lying.

Angel Janet shook her head and said, "After all, we're not the four-winged Great Angels who wield [Faith Magic]; charging into battle is our main duty."

"In a situation where there's a two-level difference..."

"Our Angelic Flame can't forcibly purify the soul of this heretic."

Virginia spoke with a detached expression, "A heretic who blasphemes our Lord deserves no pity in death."

Hearing this, the other Angels no longer said anything. To them, the glory of the Lord of Holy Light was supreme. Any creature that desecrated the Holy Light was their enemy, even if that enemy was a true god, they would dare to confront them with swords.

Then, the Angels began to clean up the battlefield. The bodies of the two-headed giants were of no use, mainly collecting the items that burst forth.

Gold coins, equipment...

Shortly after, all the spoils were collected, and Virginia sorted them out, saying, "We've gathered over seventy gold coins in total. Indeed, the higher the enemy's level, the more gold coins they drop."

"Additionally, a weapon known as the club of the two-headed giant leader and a blueprint burst forth."

"Lord always said that equipment and blueprints are valuable items."

Janet, Ruth, and others were also very happy. Over seventy gold coins meant that more of their companions could descend into this world.

"I've leveled up."

"Me too."

At this moment, Carolyn and Ruth suddenly spoke, their beautiful faces beaming with smiles. Their levels had advanced to Level 6.

Nearby, Karen, Nancy, and Lisa—also expressed that their level upgrades were not far off. The demise of the Level 8 two-headed giant leader had brought them a great deal of primal force.

Yesterday, Virginia and Janet had killed several hundred wild monsters to reach Level 6, as those wild monsters were not very high in level.

This time, the encirclement and suppression of the two-headed giant squad, with the lowest level being Level 5, included two Level 7s and one Level 8, plus a Level 7 giant python. Naturally, they harvested a lot of primal force.

"Keep up the good work."

Virginia nodded slightly, her swan-like graceful neck visible as she spoke, "Aim to reach Level 6 by the end of today's hunt."

As for her and Janet's goal, it was Level 7.

If the two of them reached Level 7, even if Lord did not summon the four-winged Angels, they were confident they could lead the team to slaughter through the Goblin Tribe.

"Janet, you lead the hunt."

"I'll take these spoils back to the Territory and give them to Lord."

"Okay."

Petite and with a delicately cute face, Angel Janet nodded and said with a bright smile, "I'm sure Lord will be very pleased when he sees the spoils."

"It's our honor to serve Lord."

With those words, Virginia took the spoils and flew high into the sky, heading straight for the Territory.

At this moment, Edward was indeed very pleased. Another blueprint that he had been eagerly anticipating had just popped up; how could he not be in a good mood?

"Besides the blueprint, there's also a piece of equipment."

"The equipment came from an Angel squad defeating a level eight two-headed giant leader, while the blueprint came from a level seven Variegated Silver Python."

"The specific details are still unknown."

Edward wasn't in a hurry, as he sensed Virginia was rapidly returning to the Territory.

Soon, the spoils would be in his hands.

Then he would know the properties of the equipment and what the blueprint was.

Taking advantage of this moment, Edward called over a Goblin warrior who was dissecting a monster corpse and asked, "Is there a two-headed giant Tribe in the nearby mountains and forests?"

"Yes, great Lord," the Goblin warrior replied respectfully. "In the southern part of your Territory, about 5 miles away, there sits a two-headed giant Tribe. This Tribe is very powerful, and its chief is a king-level powerhouse."

When mentioning the two-headed giant Tribe, a hint of resentment was evident in the Goblin warrior's expression.

This was because their Goblin Tribe was often bullied by the two-headed giant Tribe, having to regularly hand over resources, and sometimes unlucky Goblins would even be killed by a blow from a two-headed giant.

"A king-level powerhouse?" Edward took a deep breath.

This was only his second day since arriving in the Worlds' Floating Isles.

His Territory had already become entangled with a local power ruled by a king-level powerhouse, and it was a hostile relationship at that.

He wasn't sure whether to be happy or to have his scalp tingle.

However, Edward himself was not afraid.

Before his Territory upgraded to the [Town] level, he was protected by the rules of the Worlds' Floating Isles, so he didn't have to worry about his own complete safety.

But the Angel squad going out hunting needed to be cautious.

Soon after, Virginia returned to the Territory, and Edward immediately informed her about the [two-headed giant Tribe] and the [king-level two-headed giant chief].