Chapter 1702: Chapter 1158: Clash of Magic and Curse

At this time, Reiger still didn’t know that Alberon, whom he planned to deal with last, had actually been found by the duo of saviors, Morgan and Altoria, and both parties had entered into a confrontation mode.

He had already put everything aside and devoted himself wholeheartedly to the battle before him.

"Boom——"

Amidst the rumbling of the atmosphere, countless Hands of Calamity formed by condensed curses swung across the sky and earth. Each hand was exceptionally large, no smaller than the one Reiger encountered in Norwich.

And within each Hand of Calamity, there were countless Morse.

The Curse bred Morse, and Morse formed the Hands of Calamity, which were then controlled by Cornus, freely extending like its real limbs, forming an offensive that could naturally be described as overwhelming, even more fierce than the black storm of Beast.

Faced with such a massive offensive, ordinary fairies or followers would find it hard to confront it, even merely approaching it without being touched by the overwhelming Hands of Calamity would first be polluted by the dreadful curse.

If you can’t resist this curse, then you can’t deal with the Hands of Calamity, let alone handle Cornus controlling the Hands of Calamity.

Fortunately, Reiger was one of the few who could withstand Cornus’s curse.

Therefore, as the overwhelming Hands of Calamity reached out, Reiger transformed into flowing light, shuttling and darting swiftly between the Hands of Calamity, like a meteor with a mysterious trajectory, freely and agilely leaving all the incoming Hands of Calamity behind.

"[Stairway of Evil Purge]!"

Reiger deployed a technique that could purify curses, turning radiant white light into a towering beam that descended from a massive spell array in the sky, landing on Cornus.

"Ssssss——"

Like water poured on fire, the purifying light continuously dispelled the curses from Cornus, causing black mist-like ashes to drift off its body, its gigantic form shivering, and it uttered cries of pain.

"■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■——!!!"

As if the anguished screams of vengeful spirits from the underworld morphed into sound waves, spewed out from Cornus’s mouth.

Cornus’s enormous eyes were filled with terrifying malicious light, stubbornly enduring the purification by [Stairway of Evil Purge], launching an attack at Reiger.

"Boom——"

The atmosphere rumbled and echoed once again.

This time, what appeared was no longer the overwhelming Hands of Calamity, but countless beams of black and red light.

The beams were densely packed, endless, almost covering everything within several kilometers centered around Cornus, causing indiscriminate bombardment over everything.

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom——!"

Terrifying explosions ensued one after another, destroying the land, shattering buildings, further polluting the surroundings with curses, engulfing everything in a sea of fire, evolving into a disaster.

These black and red beams were undoubtedly also condensates of tangible curses, possessing destructive power as well as polluting and eroding properties.

Although Reiger wasn’t afraid, he still wanted to avoid direct hits, thus flames erupted beneath his feet, transforming from flowing light into firelight, sometimes turning left, sometimes veering right, sometimes diving, sometimes soaring upwards, occasionally circling widely to evade the incoming beams and the Spell Burst created by the exploding beams.

With eyes flashing with transparent gleam, Reiger’s clear sight opened throughout, naturally seeing through all attacks; even though Cornus’s carpet bombing was quite intimidating in range and frequency, he still followed the path seen in the unseen world, using his expertise in "agility" and "swiftness" to evade them all.

Such maneuverability, even if Melusina were here to see, would probably make her feel inadequate.

"Swish!"

It wasn’t until he got close to Cornus at a certain distance that Reiger suddenly flashed, approaching Cornus with high-speed movement derived from [Azure].

But, before Reiger could launch an attack on the immense form at arm’s length, the curse power from Cornus erupted once again.

"Boom——"

In the familiar rumbling of the atmosphere, what appeared this time was not black and red beams, but a torrent of black and red curses.

Moreover, this curse torrent was not directional, but advancing like a tsunami in all directions.

"Bang!"

Closing in on Cornus, Reiger was caught off guard, hit by the curse torrent surging like a tsunami, sent flying like being smacked away by waves, his whole body turning into a cannonball hurtling backward, entwined with black mist-like ashes.

If it weren’t for the immunity to Cornus’s curse and the ongoing deployment of [Limitless Spell], just that one hit could have drained half his life’s force even with his current power.

"Impressive."

Reiger made no secret of his admiration.

As expected of the creation deity of British legend, even with only a corpse remaining, relying on curses accumulated for over ten thousand years, it can still unleash formidable power.

Reiger tried several times, using high-speed movement and teleportation magic to approach Cornus numerous times, but each time Cornus reacted instantly, unleashing that torrent of curses, forcing him back, preventing him from getting close to the opponent.