BANG... Even the mander of the thunderstorm brigade, a level 9 knight, was no exception.
"Don't even bother. I know the knight orders and the manders are very strong. That is why I brought this with me" the demon laughed, flashing a pass with a spherical formation rotating above it.
"That is!!"
The manders of the seven great orders all took sharp breaths. Their eyes which fell on the pass, immediately took on a grave expression.
In this world, there were seven heavenly treasures of unparalleled strength left behind by the old gods to counter the demons. Likewise, there were also Seven Ultimate Demonic Treasures of immense strength created by the Demon Lord to counter those heavenly treasures.
The pass was one of them.
"Abyssal pass... how the hell did they get their hands on that?" Bruruts, the mander of the Order of the Blazing Sun, questioned.
With chaos ensuing all around the seven great manders banded together to e up with a solution.
"The Abyssal pass should have been lost to the demons after one of the previous seven great orders sacrificed their lives fighting one of the heavenly kings and hiding the pass from their hands".
Vanessa answered "Looks like they found the pass again".
"Tsk, are you telling me that our predecessors died for nothing?"
The mander of the Thunderstorm Brigade clicked his tongue. He was a man with a muscular build, carried a lance, and had short spiky blue hair that sparked with electricity.
On his face that was average, he grew a prided moustache that he caressed every now on then. The name of the mander was Zargues, and just like all the other manders except for Reinhardt, who came in his training gear, he was fully decked out in armor. However, his was built to provide more agility than defence.
"That is not necessarily the case," Vanessa shook her head.
"As we all know, that pass is capable of creating and trapping its target in an endless labyrinth where they would be slowly drained of their strength, willpower and sanity, eventually being mindless demonic husks"...
"However, the demon did not use that function, or perhaps he could not. He only trapped inside this hastily made barrier using the powerful space wrapping ability of the pass. That is to say, the Abyssal pass has not gained its full power yet. Our predecessors' efforts were not for naught".
"Even if you say that, this is still a barrier made by one of the Seven Ultimate Demonic Treasures. If it wants to trap us, we can't do anything".
As everyone had seen before, even a powerful level 9 knight mander was sent flying back by the barrier.
"Hmph, I was not serious back then. If I use the full power of my Thunderstorm Skills, I can break out of this barrier" Zargues snorted.
"You better not" Vanessa stopped him before the former could do anything reckless.
"Your powers are far too violent and indiscriminate to both your allies and enemies. If manders like us use our full strength in an enclosed space like this, we risk embroiling others in our power storm. There are many civilians here, as the manders of the seven great order we need to make level headed decision".
"Vanessa is right" Brutus nodded "As Seven Great manders, we need to set an example. What good will it do if we panic? In any case, the first thing we need to do is appease the citizen and show them that we are in control and can protect the capital".
As the mander of the strongest knight order, Brutus' words clearly held more sway than anyone else. All the other knight manders nodded and sent their subordinates to calm the citizens.
"Hmm, the demons really did get us this time. How did they infiltrate this deep into our kingdom? This matter needs to be investigated."
An old man with a sagely appearance spoke. He was the mander of the Knights of the Enduring Spirit, a knight order prising fully of moners and peasants.
"Sir Conrad, as the wisest of us all, do you have any way to break past this barrier?" Vanessa turned towards the old mander named Conrad.
"Haha, Dame Vanessa, your words are too serious. I'm a knight like you all who has just lived a little longer. That said, if it's the Abyssal pass, I do know a thing or two about it; after all, the mander who took down one of the heavenly kings and hid the pass was my friend".
The latter answered, reminiscing about the old times. As one would expect, his knowledge of being a mander from a generation before Reinhardt and the others came in clutch.
"My friend who fought the heavenly king who possessed the Abyssal pass, told me this. The Abyssal pass is indeed powerful, but it also has a glaring weakness. It requires absolute stability to maintain its space wrapping ability"...
"If it is shaken, disturbed, or even slightly moved from its fixed position, the illusion shatters, freeing those trapped within. Its power is rooted in stillness, any disruption weakens its grasp and dispels its dark labyrinth".
The other manders intently listened to what Conrad had to say. They all made a surprised expression after hearing that it had such a glaring weakness.
'Absolute stability, no wonder the demon wasn't moving from its place. It just stood there since the beginning and let its minions do the work for it. It was not because it didn't want to move but because it couldn't. If the demon moves from its place, the barrier will break' Reinhardt thought to himself.
"So that's how it is"...
"Who knew, breaking the barrier would be so easy"...
"I bet getting that kind of information was not easy. I have more respect for the previous generation of seven great knight orders now"...
The manders flashed excited smiles. Clear on what they needed to do, they started making plans for it.
"If I may interject Seven Great manders" It was then that Guren, the mander of the Iron Wolf Knight order decided to interject.
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