Chapter 536: Battle Situation and Annihilation

Above the sky over the Coral Bay, where a breach had been blasted in the city wall.

Just like the battlefield below, where countless undead creatures, the Shi Ying faction, and the Dark Elves were locked in a chaotic melee.

Massive fluctuations of mana constantly erupted in the sky as well, even more intense than those on the ground.

That magical projection announcing the death of Ranger Rod still hung suspended in midair.

Suddenly.

A blood-soaked, pitch-black figure plummeted from the sky.

It sliced right past the magical projection and crashed into the edge of the city wall with a Boom.

The tremendous impact force blasted a huge crater into the magically reinforced wall, even knocking several Dark Elf mages who were casting spells on the wall flying downward.

Those mages were either swept up in the blade-light of the berserk female orc Amy, or had their spirits snapped by Ona of the Rabbit People, who had been targeting them, turning them directly into fools.

The pitch-black figure that had crashed into the wall let out a wail of agony.

With resentment and pain, it still shouted in a voice enhanced by magic: "I am Tashaya, leader of the Bloodthorn Clan! You shall all become the Grand Duke's food! And Rod! This is your fate!"

"Shut up!"

Sharon of the Dog People, wreathed in green plague and blue aether, wore an expression of displeasure and anger.

She raised her hand and cast Tai Shou Shi Fa: 【Burning Blood of Bayting】.

The spell infected the blood within her opponent, causing intense burning and strong acid effects.

Tashaya immediately fell into screams of agony.

"Miss Sharon, don't be angry; that is false information."

The halfling Lily extinguished the purple vengeful flames rising from her body and gently advised.

Sharon snorted: "I naturally know it is false information, but I do not like others speaking of him that way!"

She raised her hand and increased the firepower.

Seeing the screams on the opponent's face, her own face immediately filled with satisfaction.

She was casting Zheng Shi Fa.

Shadows descended from the sky; a vast shadow of the forest realm slowly pressed down.

Pfft—

The tree spirit Vivian, expressionless, raised her hand and unleashed a dense barrage of heavy vine whips.

She furiously lashed out at Tashaya on the city wall.

Bang!

Bang bang!

Bang bang bang bang bang bang————

Sharon, who was happily torturing her, was suddenly interrupted and angrily looked up: "Vivian! What are you doing here! Get back to your position!"

As she spoke.

A fireball smashed into her magical shield, creating ripples of bright flame.

Without even looking, she chanted and cast Zheng Zai Shi Fa at high speed; a pale black energy beam directly pierced the chest of the sneak attacker.

"Rod. Bad words. She said."

Vivian spoke word by word.

Her tone and speed were slower than before, obviously indicating she was in a bad mood.

Lily opened her mouth, about to speak.

Then she saw several spiritual arrows fly past with a Pfft-pfft sound, heading precisely toward Tashaya.

It was Little Little Bangde, the pony girl providing ultra-long-range support.

She was currently cursing furiously within the 【Chain of Far Speech】, uttering many trendy swear words, sounding as if the big squirrel Cui Qian nearby had taught her.

【Little Little Bangde: Sister Lily! Did I hit her?! I want to blow her up!】

【Arachne Elf Watching Yuna: Hello Miss Lily, if the 'Victory Pod' takes effect immediately, please notify me to come if it does not; I wish to watch her die.】

【Half-Centaur Miss Xiao Ke: Um, that Miss Lily, first time speaking with you. Hello, please, please kill this person quickly. So noisy.】

【Land Naga Eve: In the traditions of Mirror Desert, such a foul-mouthed person should be flayed on the spot; it could boost our morale.】

Listening to the voices of shared indignation constantly coming through the 【Chain of Far Speech】.

Lily pinched her forehead.

Rod, oh Rod... I thought the forest was mostly inhabited by guests.

How could so many girls fight on your behalf over a mere sentence?

"This person, despite being tormented by vengeful flames and plague, still possesses vigorous vitality; they likely have a compensatory spell. Miss Sharon, Miss Vivian, please slow down for now."

The words had barely fallen.

From far behind their own lines, the ritual site's mana roared.

Lily turned to look using her magical vision.

She saw the severely injured Lady Kali standing in the center of a newly constructed ritual site, with brilliant light erupting.

Immediately after, mana condensed into a line of fire, slicing through the sky at extreme speed, drilling straight into Tashaya's body.

【Lady Kali: The opponent's secret technique has been dispelled by me; after the killing line is drawn, use the 'Victory Pod' to eliminate her.】

As expected.

Tashaya, who was being beaten, suddenly changed color.

She actually spat out a metal sphere the size of an egg with a "Wah!"

The metal sphere was covered in cracks, and the mana and spirituality she had painstakingly accumulated leaked out wildly.

This spell is called 【Reverse Energy Explosion】, which stores energy by enduring attacks.

She had originally intended to start eliminating these three women, yet they were suddenly neutralized remotely by the opponent?!

"Damn!"

Tally indeed erupted, forcibly tanking several seed shells, and frantically retreated backward.

During this, she glanced down at the battlefield below.

Oh my god!!

Damn it, the army of Shi Ying Town almost has everyone equipped with two or more Tier Six magic rings!!!

The numbers aren't high, just around two hundred people.

But all two hundred have raised Tier Six level defensive spells.

What is the situation in Shi Ying Town???

Current Tier Six magic rings are being scalped for over a thousand jin each in Aethelorn; why didn't you tell me you were so rich so early?

Is your territory actually the Flower Nation of the Heavenly Court???

Not counting that god-defying Ranger Rod.

Thousands of undead creatures in the front line surged forward, with over a dozen elite-level fully matured Tier Seven acting as the main force!

Except the basic troop strength is a bit insufficient.

This configuration should be enough to attack Stormwind City, right?

And on the Coral Bay side.

The two great dragons serving as the main army are missing.

A total of three elite mage squads of sixteen people each, with each clan leader controlling one squad.

One squad was pulled away to deal with Ranger Rod.

The other two squads were successively shattered by that Tier Eight Tu Ren Fa mage.

Shattered is shattered; they can resurrect anyway.

But!

With just one glance of hers sweeping over.

Damn! The Dark Elves now have fewer than two hundred people!

Currently blocked at the gap in the city wall, they are gradually retreating!

Are you numb or not, I'm just asking if you're numb!

Fortunately, the ghoulish necromancers lacked enough mana, so the number of undead creatures plummeted.

"Where are the personnel after resurrection! Why haven't they come yet!!!"

Tally roared at the adjutant on the nearby city wall.

The adjutant wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "It's the rear! My Lord Tally! They smuggled in a Mind Flayer!"

Hearing these words.

Tally was also slightly stunned.

A Mind Flayer?!

That new race proficient in psychic abilities that erupted from the super volcano?

Does Shi Ying Town also have means to control Mind Flayers?

No! You should have said so early with so many things!

I would have directly reported and proposed a retreat!

Tally suddenly twisted her body desperately.

She barely dodged a lightning arc that grazed her back, grimacing in pain.

The Tree Spirits have stopped pursuing.

But the Halflings and the Dog-Folk are still there.

As a Tier Eight, although being chased and killed by two Tier Sevens is very shameful.

Tally felt no desire to maintain this dignity at all.

After all, she personally witnessed a Tier Seven mage, after being severely injured, being annihilated by a bean pod, directly bypassing the Blood Life Pool to annihilate the soul.

Purely dead.

Now that the 【Counter-Energy Burst】 spell item for compensating damage is gone, she would see a ghost if she had the mind for it.

Never mind, run first!

Gather the other two leaders and fight back together.

Boom!!!

A loud explosion.

Tally turned her head to look.

She saw that as the ground cracked, two figures like broken dolls suddenly burst out from underground like shells, smashing through a bell tower in mid-air and raising a massive cloud of smoke and dust.

One of the two was a Dark Elf holding a short sword, with a majestic aura.

The other was a beautiful Half-Goat man full of compassion.

"Aurelio?"

Tally almost dared not recognize him.

This male leader of the Nightshade Clan had his left arm severed at the elbow, both long ears precisely sliced off, and was in a wretched state.

To be known that a male could become the leader of the matriarchal Dark Elves, his innate talents and strength were already acknowledged by everyone.

As the strongest in Coral Bay besides the great dragons, he was undoubtedly worthy.

But now.

The next moment.

Right where the two had just burst from the ground, a tall human figure wielding a black-gold long sword instantly made Tashaya's pupils shrink to needle size.

"Forester Rod?! Wasn't he trapped?? What the hell are Natalie and Aurelio doing?!!"

She indeed turned toward another direction.

It didn't matter if the two mages behind closed in.

Don't be ridiculous; compared to that brutal fellow Rod, the chance of escaping from these two was slightly higher.

"Rod!!!"

Aurelio roared loudly.

Facing the wild wind of the sky.

Frustration, humiliation, and confusion swirled in his heart.

Why!

Why, though I clearly completed the 【Soul Scabbard】 and greatly increased my strength, am I still in a state of being crushed!

Why does this person, clearly only at the Seventh Tier, possess power comparable to the Eighth Tier!

Rod remained silent.

He grinned wildly, casually flung the black-gold long sword in his hand to the other side, piercing straight through the shoulder of the half-goat Miss Miss Ainala and pinning her into the nearby ruins.

Then his legs suddenly erupted with power, combined with the thrust of the Repulsion Technique in both hands.

With a "Boom," he shot straight up into the sky from the ground.

Adjusting his angle.

While hardening against the thrusting sword with the 【Dragon Scale Technique】 carrying momentum, he delivered a heavy punch that smashed Aurelio flying.

A mouthful of blood sprayed wildly as he exploded backward, flying straight toward the city wall's edge.

But at the same time, this fellow's injuries were also healing.

Rod raised an eyebrow.

"As long as a weapon isn't completely destroyed, it won't die, and it can even accelerate healing due to its repair trait."

This secret art, 【Soul Scabbard】, is somewhat interesting.

He unleashed the Repulsion Technique and chased after him.

Grabbing Aurelio's neck, he saw the wounds on his body actually heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"You can't kill me! Rod! I am a 【Hero】! And I am no longer affected by the Blood Life Pool!!!"

Rod shrugged.

"I was even worried the Despair Domain couldn't fully control an Eighth-Tier person; by the time the Purgatory Passage is sealed, I won't be able to go deal with you again."

Aurelio was different from Natalie and Tashaya, who ran when they couldn't win.

This fellow was clearly more aggressive and possessed a certain degree of vindictiveness.

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"But you, you went and made some kind of Soul Scabbard... Originally I truly couldn't kill you, but now I can."

Behind him, the war soul of the Fungal Rot Warrior Gorgon surged.

Green arcs of electricity flashed briefly across the hand pinching Aurelio.

While sending a message to Lady Kali via the 【Chain of Far Speech】.

【Rod: Kali, do you see me?】

【Kali: What for? I see you.】

【Rod: To avenge you.】

"Disintegration Technique? Fool! Treasure-level items cannot be disintegrated, wait! This isn't the Disintegration Technique?!!?"

Aurelio had originally been somewhat disdainful.

But suddenly became extremely terrified.

"This isn't a spell?! Is this chaotic energy from an alien space??? Even the Grand Duke can't do this; as a human, why can you use this power?!?"

"Guess."

Rod sneered and activated the skill of Gorgon's war soul.

— 【Annihilation】.

Target: Aurelio, serving as the scabbard.

Sorry, you must die, and I want the weapon too.

(End of this chapter)