Chapter 39

Facing this kind of unknown terror, he didn't want to leave his life here; he didn't believe Andrei would stand idly by once they returned.

"Kaga!!"

They hadn't gone far when a terrifying screech came from behind them.

It forced them to turn their heads for a glance.

And that hurried glance alone broke them out in a cold sweat, making their pace even faster.

A terrifying skeleton giant, estimated to be as tall as a five-story building.

Deep green soul fire burned fiercely in its massive skull, illuminating the entire ruin. Its body was pieced together from countless skulls, each one with its mouth open, seemingly laughing.

"Human ants... you wake this general and then want to escape?"

The soul fire in the skeleton giant’s eye sockets flickered as if in a rage, and it slammed a fist toward the two figures a hundred meters away.

In an instant.

Countless bone spurs erupted from its fist and shot out, covering the sky.

Luo Chenyu seemed to sense something.

He immediately activated all his defensive skills.

[Steel Shield], [Defensive Stance], [Goddess of Life’s Protection], [Gloom Shield].

Then he grabbed the girl beside him and held her tightly in his arms.

Boom!!

The javelin-like bone spurs struck, submerging Luo Chenyu within them.

In just an instant.

The Gloom Shield evaporated instantly.

The Steel Shield held on for a few hits before shattering.

The [Steadfast] shield appeared, only to vanish under the attack of countless bone spurs.

All shields were gone.

Despite the 25% damage reduction from [Defensive Stance] and the 55% from [Goddess of Life’s Protection], Luo Chenyu’s HP was still knocked down to 30%, triggering the absolute defense effect of [Defensive Stance].

Immediately, his HP recovered to full!

Even so.

Luo Chenyu had suffered significant damage.

Two bone spurs pierced through his shoulders, pinning him firmly to the ground, unable to move, blood slowly dripping down the spurs.

Despite the 75% pain reduction, his forehead was covered in cold sweat.

It hurt!

He gritted his teeth and looked at the girl in his arms.

"Brother Yu..."

Ye Xingtong was teary-eyed, gazing affectionately at Luo Chenyu.

The boy’s actions made her truly understand what it meant to be reckless for someone, and what it meant to have a love that abandons everything.

"Don't cry!"

Luo Chenyu gritted his teeth, and while the absolute defense was active, he stood up, grabbed the two bone spurs, and pulled them out with a jerk.

Squelch!

Blood sprayed, staining the pale skeleton ruins red.

"Interesting human ant!"

At this moment, the skeleton giant behind them didn't attack immediately but stared at Luo Chenyu with interest.

"To survive a blow from this general with only Tier 2 strength, you have enough to be proud of. Tell this general your name!"

Luo Chenyu knew he couldn't outrun the skeleton giant, so he stopped running.

He turned around slowly.

A smile squeezed onto his pale face, and he said, "I don't change my name or surname, I am Luo Chenyu!"

"Luo Chenyu..."

The skeleton giant’s eerie voice came, "This general will remember it. Return the God-Trapping Key, and this general will grant you and your little wife a decent death!"

The skeleton giant walked forward slowly, taking only five steps.

The distance of over a hundred meters vanished.

"Heh..."

Luo Chenyu chuckled, turned to look at Ye Xingtong, and said, "Do you regret it?"

Ye Xingtong was slightly stunned and asked in return, "Then do you regret it?"

Then, the two looked at each other and smiled.

"My final trump card—if it’s truly ineffective, then... this place will be your grave and mine!"

Luo Chenyu pondered for a moment and slowly took out a token.

Seeing that what Luo Chenyu held was not the God-Trapping Key, the skeleton giant was furious and said, "Human ant, don't be ungrateful!"

As he spoke.

A giant skeleton hand descended from the sky, grabbing toward Luo Chenyu.

And at this moment.

The token in Luo Chenyu’s hand erupted with a dazzling golden light.

Without any warning, the phantom of an ancient stone tower emerged from the token and expanded at an extremely fast speed.

The skeleton giant’s hand was evaporated the moment it touched the stone tower.

Whoosh!

The skeleton giant’s figure suddenly vanished from its spot, instantly returning to its original position. Its soul fire surged as it looked at the stone tower before it in disbelief.

"Eternal Tower, it’s the Eternal Tower... How dare you summon the Eternal Tower inside the secret realm!!"

Along with its voice.

The [Eternal Tower] stood proudly before Luo Chenyu.

"Did it fail?"

Hearing the skeleton giant’s voice, Luo Chenyu’s heart sank.

He had originally wanted to summon the [Eternal Tower] to catch it off guard, either to slow the skeleton giant down, suppress it, or trap it...

He hadn't expected... the skeleton giant’s arm to explode the moment it made contact.

Actually.

He could indeed have let himself or Ye Xingtong enter the [Eternal Tower] to linger on for an hour.

But what difference would that make?

Just as Luo Chenyu was feeling disappointed.

"Crack, crack..."

The world began to tremble, and the sound of shattering echoed throughout the entire Skeleton Throne ruins—no, the entire secret realm was cracking.

Space fissures began to occupy the sky.

A space storm surged in!

"No!!"

The skeleton giant let out a fearful roar.

At the same time, the Undead Archmage Andrei in the corner of the ruins also revealed endless fear in his eyes, muttering to himself: "[Eternal Tower]! Why do you have the [Eternal Tower]?"

As the space fissures grew larger and larger.

Everything in the Skeleton Throne ruins was sucked into them.

The secret realm had exploded!!

The night remained dim.

The small woods near the stone bridge were a mess, littered with the corpses of countless foul beasts and fierce beasts, and filthy blood had soaked the soil of the ruins.

At this moment, the battle in the small woods had not yet ceased.

Under the pitch-black night sky.

The flashing of blades and swords reflected a different kind of clamor.