Chapter 121: Fall of the Demigod Snake Demon

At the northern end of the Gravel Continent, separated from the Wasteland Continent by a dangerous sea area called the "Star-Shattering Strait", stands a huge ruins group known as "Hanging Ridge City".

It is not composed of a single fortress, but a layered and scattered fortified city ruins built attached to the natural geographical wonder "Hanging Sea Ridge".

The Hanging Sea Ridge is a huge arc-shaped mountain ridge made of dark crystalline rock, extending from the Gravel Continent, like the horn of a giant beast probing into the Star-Shattering Strait.

Its narrowest point is only a few kilometers away from the Scorched Trace Wasteland, making the two continents almost connected here. Currently, the ruins group has no unified ruler and is a dangerous zone for various forces to infiltrate, explorers to hunt for treasure, and scholars to research.

On the leeward side where the mountain ridge connects to the continent, a huge circular harbor was built using the natural bay. The breakwater is made of granite and a certain anti-magic alloy, and it is still basically intact after the passage of time.

Behind the harbor is a labyrinth of warehouses, markets, and ruins of residential houses. Most of the buildings are mixed with pale giant rocks mined from the other side of the strait and local dark cracked stones, forming a distinct striped appearance, with a rough and practical style.

Starting from the harbor area, three huge city wall ruins that rise and fall with the mountain trend rise level by level. Each wall is more than ten meters thick, and the wall surface is full of traces of magic reinforcement and barbs and convex platforms to resist siege beasts.

Between the city walls are the ruins of barracks, forging workshops, giant reservoirs (using mountain cracks to collect rainwater), and training grounds. The buildings here are more solid, and you can see the bases of defensive towers and stone-built ramps connecting the layers everywhere.

Located at the commanding height of the Hanging Sea Ridge is a relatively concentrated group of palaces, towers, and temples. The core building is the "St. Cohen Cathedral".

This is a dome building half-embedded in the mountain. Its dome is an open huge circular skylight, leading directly to the unfathomable natural shaft below, which is considered the core of the city's religion and power.

Building materials become luxurious here. You can see a large number of embedded abyss crystals (a purple glowing mineral found in local cracked stones) as decoration and lighting, as well as residual columns and reliefs of marble and granite transported from all over the world.

The oldest part of the ruins (foundation, part of the city wall core) has an extremely ancient style, which is beyond human reach. Legend has it that it was built by a long-disappeared dwarf kingdom for the purpose of blocking the elves on the other side of the strait.

The main ruins belong to a human magic civilization called the Purple Glory Empire. They believe in the Church of Light and are proficient in crystal magic.

Using the geography and ancient foundation of the Hanging Sea Ridge, the city was built into a super hub integrating trade, military, and magic research. They fought a tug-of-war with the demons of the Scorched Trace Wasteland for several centuries.

A thousand years ago, the Purple Glory Empire, whose national strength was constantly weakened, could no longer resist the demon's attack, gradually abandoned the capital, and began to retreat to the inland.

On the Gravel Continent, on a vast plateau called "Pale Highlands" adjacent to the root of the Hanging Sea Ridge, Gisk established his general headquarters, main logistics base, and main assembly point.

You can overlook the entire Hanging Sea Ridge, the Hanging Ridge City ruins group in the distance, and most of the waters of the "Star-Shattering Strait" without any obstruction from a commanding height.

"Margo, you lead the 012th Battalion of the Blazing Legion to quickly occupy the Star-Falling Beachhead and establish a temporary stronghold."

"Respect the order, Marshal!"

"Du Ge, lead the Second Army of the Bull Legion to attack the forward stronghold of Hanging Ridge City head-on, and be sure to clear it completely within five days."

"Marshal Gisk, why don't we attack head-on, but take a detour to the Star-Falling Beach?"

"Du Ge, you need to understand one point, we need to occupy a lot of territory, but our military strength is seriously insufficient. Currently, we cannot attack all places at the same time, and supplies cannot be transported up. There is only this one chance."

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The blue dragon's thunder rule did not last long. Just as he was condensing thunder light again, preparing to sweep a group of scattered abyss guards, a mutation occurred.

A piece of ground in the center of the battlefield that looked ordinary and slightly corroded by evil energy melted like water waves.

There was no sign, no space fluctuation, only the "no thought, no thought" surprise attack pursued by the ultimate assassination skill. A dark purple phantom broke through the ground at a speed exceeding the limit of visual capture and shot toward the sky!

That was the demon lord entrenched here, an eight-armed snake demon assassin who was seriously injured but even more dangerous.

Her upper body was a humanoid female form, her skin color was like aged purple jade, covered with mysterious demon runes, and her lower body was a huge snake tail covered with dark scales.

Of the eight arms, six held three pairs of legendary short blades, stabbing swords, and curved hooks of different shapes, all entangled with "must-hit", "armor-breaking", and "pain absorption" laws;

The remaining two arms formed complex hand seals, maintaining the near-perfect "shadow jump" and "breath disconnection" state.

One of her eyes was dim, a hideous old scar crossed her chest and abdomen, the scales were shattered, and dark spiritual light faintly seeped out. That was the proof of her "serious injury", but it also made all her actions carry a desperate, viper-like ruthlessness.

The first strike was aimed at the joint of the dragon wing root. A pair of curved hooks carried a screech that tore the space, accurately scraping over the fragile part where the blue dragon's left wing connected to the torso. The magic shield was cut open like butter under a hot knife, the deep-to-bone wound erupted, and dragon blood splashed like azure mercury.

The second strike was a direct stab below the reverse scales. Two short blades, like fangs, stabbed at the vital point under the blue dragon's neck. The blue dragon twisted his body at the last moment, using the thick scale armor on the side of his neck to carry it hard. The short blade stabbed into the muscle but was stuck by the dragon bone, failing to achieve the goal.

The third and fourth strikes were interference and delay. Two stabbing swords drew strange arcs, not pursuing lethality, but releasing viscous "shadow shackles" and "pain screech" spells, entangling the dragon soul and stinging the nerves.

The blue dragon let out a roar mixed with pain and fury, his massive body stumbled violently in the air, and the thunder light exploded uncontrollably.

He tried to sweep with his tail and counterattack with thunder, but the snake demon lord had already drifted back like a ghost with the help of the attack's recoil, preparing to merge into the shadows and launch the next fatal attack.

The demon lord's plan was perfect: seriously injure the legendary unit with the most battlefield control, then escape, and use the chaos of the demon legion and the deterrence of his own demigod to regain the rhythm.

"Roar!! Ugly reptile, you hurt my good brother, and you still want to leave alive?"

The sky was like a torn furnace, and the scorching torrent crashed into the snake demon lord who was trying to escape into the shadows from an angle.

A red dragon with a more robust body and scales like burning soldering iron tore through the cloud layer and dived down. Wherever its dragon breath passed, not only did matter burn, but even space was slightly distorted, and the shadows were violently driven away and ignited, forcibly "blasting" the snake demon lord out of the stealth state!

The snake demon lord swung her snake tail urgently, and the eight-armed weapons danced into a deadly purple-black storm, splitting the scorching dragon breath, but her figure was already exposed and delayed.

"Order cannot be blasphemed, demon!"

A scolding that was as clear as a silver bell but carried supreme majesty sounded. On the other side, a silver dragon with a holy silver-white light and elegant lines was already hovering.

His wings sprinkled soft silver brilliance. This brilliance fell on the demon like a soldering iron, making a sizzling sound, continuously purifying the evil energy, and forming an "order domain" that suppressed shadow movement.

The silver dragon did not rush to pounce, but opened his mouth to spit out countless holy frost chains flickering with runes, entangling the snake demon from all directions, limiting her terrifying mobility.

At the same time, a dull sound of shattering the earth came from the ground. An ogre warrior wearing ancient, heavy, unadorned dark gold heavy armor and holding a giant axe like a door panel.

Charged with terrifying speed inconsistent with his body size. Every step he took triggered a small-scale earthquake wave, shattering the inferior demons trying to approach.

The eight-armed snake demon lord hovered in mid-air (relying on magic), her snake tail coiled, and her eight-armed weapons hung slightly. She scanned the legendary siege circle that formed in an instant.

In that only remaining lone eye, madness and calmness were intertwined. The serious injury made her unable to maintain her peak combat power for a long time, but the terrifying combat power of the demigod and the trickery of the assassin made her still the most dangerous prey.

The eight-armed snake demon lord's counterattack was like a deadly flower blooming in the abyss. Eight weapons turned into a purple-black storm that tore the space, each strike carrying the whispers of curses and the cracks of space.

She shook the red dragon's breath hard, the snake tail smashed the silver dragon's holy chains, and wove an airtight defense with three pairs of knives and swords, blocking the ogre warrior's axe strike that could split mountains and crack stones.

She even tried to exchange injury for life, risking being pierced through the shoulder blade by the blue dragon's thunder spear, and stabbing the short blade poisoned with "divine decay" toxin into the silver dragon's eyes.

However, the order and power of the siege gradually overwhelmed the isolated trickery and madness.

Vikes no longer pursued large-scale thunder bombardment, but compressed the violent lightning to the extreme, turning it into "thunder light spears" or delayed-detonation "electrostatic cages" for precise assassination, constantly interfering with and paralyzing the snake demon's movements, and creating small combat opportunities for teammates.

Iroge also gave up the gorgeous dive and turned to oppressive low-altitude raids, using claws covered with flames and a sweeping dragon tail for the most primitive fighting.

Forcing the snake demon to consume a lot of energy for dodging and parrying, every collision of his violent power made the snake demon's wounds crack even more.

The silver dragon was a stable control core. His holy domain continuously weakened the snake demon's evil energy recovery and shadow affinity, while constantly casting "Order".

"Slowdown", "Brilliant Binding" and other high-level order spells, like invisible shackles, were put on the snake demon layer by layer, making her ghost-like speed advantage disappear.

The ogre legendary warrior was the most silent but also the most deadly source of pressure. He was not in a hurry to attack, but blocked all routes that the snake demon might use to break away from the siege circle with a mountain-like steadiness.

Every swing of his giant axe was heavy and powerful, forcing the snake demon to use multiple weapons to barely parry, and every parry brought a metal wail and the creaking of bones that could not bear the burden. He was looking for, waiting for that fatal gap.

Finally, the flaw appeared under the chain suppression.

The silver dragon's powerful "Holy Impact" briefly dazzled the snake demon's perception. The red dragon seized the opportunity and smashed the defensive posture of her four arms with a heavy wing strike.

The blue dragon's thunder light spear hit her wrist holding the key defensive weapon almost at the same time, causing her movements to freeze for an instant.

The slash was silent, but faster than time. A gray line condensed to the extreme, from the center of the snake demon lord's chest, vertically across her huge snake body.

The movements of the snake demon lord's eight arms froze, and the madness and calmness in the lone eye were like shattered glass, quickly replaced by a hollow dead gray. She lowered her head and looked at her body.

A thin line emerged, and then, the majestic light flame mixed with dark purple evil energy and divine gold brilliance sprayed uncontrollably from that thin line!

Her body, along with those eight legendary weapons, slowly slid and separated to both sides along this absolute "dividing line".

"Sha Lu Te, you did a very good job, seizing this momentary opportunity." Morax took out a bottle from the gap in the scales and packed a purple crystal, which was the incomplete demigod godhead in Mogarona's body. ===== CHAPTER 122 =====