Chapter 536: Battle Situation and Annihilation

Above the sky above the breached wall of Coral Bay.

Just like the battlefield below, where countless undead creatures, Shi Ying Town forces, and Dark Elf forces clashed.

Magical fluctuations also continuously erupted in the sky, even more intense than those on the ground.

The magical image declaring the death of Forest Warden Luo De still hung suspended in midair.

Suddenly.

A blood-smeared black figure plummeted from the sky.

It slashed past the magical image and crashed with a thunderous boom against the wall's edge.

The immense impact shattered the magically reinforced wall, creating a deep crater and flinging several Dark Elf mages on the wall off their feet.

Those mages were either swept into the blade-light of the berserk female orc Amy, or had their minds snapped by the rabbit-kin Aona, who had been targeting them, turning them instantly into fools.

The black figure that struck the wall let out a horrific scream.

With hatred and agony, it still shouted through magically amplified voice: "I am Tashaya, leader of the Blood Thorn Clan! You shall all become the Duke's food! And Luo De? That is your fate!"

"Shut up!"

Sharon, the dog-kin wreathed in green plague and blue aether, frowned in irritation and anger.

She raised her hand and cast 【Baiting's Burning Blood】.

The spell infected the blood on her body, causing intense burning and strong acid effects.

Tashaya immediately screamed in agony.

"Miss Sharon, don't be angry—it's fake news."

Lilith, the halfling, extinguished the purple wrathfire rising from her body and whispered soothingly.

Sharon snorted coldly: "I know it's fake, but I don't like anyone saying that about him!"

She raised her hand and intensified the attack.

Watching the screams on the other's face, her expression turned triumphant.

She was still casting.

A shadow descended from the sky, a vast shadow of the Tree Realm slowly pressing downward.

Puff—

Vivian, the Tree Spirit, expressionless, raised her hand and unleashed a barrage of thick, heavy vine whips.

They rained down mercilessly upon Tashaya on the wall.

Boom!

Boom boom!

Boom boom boom boom boom boom————

Sharon, enjoying her torment, was abruptly interrupted and glared up angrily: "Vivian! What are you doing here? Go back to your post!"

As she spoke.

A fireball slammed into her magical shield, sending ripples of flame across its surface.

Without even looking, she swiftly chanted and cast, sending a pale black energy beam straight through the attacker's chest.

"Luo De, bad words, she say."

Vivian spoke slowly, word by word.

Her tone and pace had slowed from before, clearly indicating she was in low spirits.

Lilith opened her mouth to speak.

Then she saw several spiritual arrows zipping through the sky—each one precisely aimed at Tashaya.

It was the pony-girl Bond, providing long-range support.

She was currently screaming curses nonstop inside the 【Chain of Far Speech】, hurling modern vulgarities—likely taught to her by the giant squirrel Cui Qian beside her.

【Bond: Sister Lilith! Did I hit her?! I'm going to blow her up!】

【Spider-elf Yuna: Hello, Miss Lilith, if the 'Victory Pod' activates immediately, please notify me—I want to watch her die.】

【Half-deer Xiao Ke: Um, Miss Lilith, this is my first time speaking to you. Hello, please kill this person quickly. She's so loud.】

【Land-naga Eve: In the Mirror Desert tradition, such foul-mouthed creatures are flayed on the spot—it boosts our morale.】

Lilith listened to the chorus of unified fury echoing through the 【Chain of Far Speech】.

She pinched the bridge of her nose.

Luo De, Luo De. I thought the forest was mostly quiet residents.

How come so many girls are fighting for you over just one sentence?

"This one still thrives despite plague and wrathfire—likely sustained by a sacrificial spell. Miss Sharon, Miss Vivian, please slow down for now."

No sooner had she spoken.

A magical roar erupted from the distant ritual ground behind their lines.

Lilith turned back using her magical sight.

There, in the center of a newly constructed ritual circle, stood Kali Site, still severely wounded, glowing with brilliant light.

Then, magic coalesced into a fiery line, slicing across the sky at blinding speed and piercing straight into Tashaya's body.

【Kali Site: I have dispelled her secret technique. After the Zhansha line is drawn, use the 'Victory Pod' to eliminate her.】

As expected.

Tashaya, mid-beating, suddenly changed expression.

She vomited out a metallic sphere the size of an egg.

The sphere was riddled with cracks, leaking her hard-earned magic and spirit uncontrollably.

The technique was called 【Reverse Energy Burst】, storing power by absorbing attacks.

She had been about to finish off these three women—how could they have broken it from afar?!

"Shit!"

Tashaya erupted, bracing through several seed-bombs and frantically retreating backward.

During her retreat, she glanced down at the battlefield.

Holy shit!!

Shi Ying Town's troops each carried more than two sixth-rank magic rings!!

Their numbers were few—only about two hundred.

Yet every single one of them had raised sixth-rank defensive spells.

What the hell is going on with Shi Ying Town??

Sixth-rank magic rings are selling for over a thousand Jin Along each in Aiselong? Why didn't you say you were this rich?!

Are you even part of the Heavenly Flower Kingdom??

Leaving aside that insane Forest Warden Luo De.

Thousands of undead creatures surged forward, with a dozen elite-level fully-formed seventh-rank beings leading the charge!

Aside from insufficient basic troops.

This setup could even assault Stormwind City!

Meanwhile, at Coral Bay.

The two main dragon forces were nowhere to be seen.

Three elite mage squads of sixteen each, each controlled by a clan leader.

One squad was pulled away to confront Forest Warden Luo De.

The other two were successively shattered by the eighth-rank rabbit-kin mage.

Shattered? Fine—they can be resurrected.

But!

As she scanned the battlefield.

Shit! The Dark Elves now number fewer than two hundred!

They're currently pinned at the wall breach, slowly retreating!

Are you serious? Are you serious?!

Fortunately, the zombie necromancers lacked sufficient magic, causing a sharp drop in undead numbers.

"Where are the resurrected troops?! Why aren't they here yet?!"

Tashaya roared at the deputy officer atop the nearby wall.

The deputy wiped sweat from his brow: "It's the rear, Lady Tashaya! They smuggled in a Mind Flayer!"

Hearing this.

Tashaya froze slightly.

A Mind Flayer?!

That new race that erupted from the super volcano, masters of psychic abilities?

Does Shi Ying Town have control over Mind Flayers?!

No! Why didn't you tell me about all this earlier?!

I could've just reported and ordered a full retreat!

Tashaya suddenly twisted her body violently.

Barely dodged a lightning arc that grazed her back, gritting her teeth in pain.

The Tree Spirit did not pursue.

But the halfling and the dog-people were still there.

As an eighth-rank, being chased and hunted by two seventh-ranks was humiliating.

But Tashaia had no sense of dignity left.

After all, she had watched with her own eyes a seventh-rank mage, severely wounded, erased by a single pod—directly annihilating his soul beyond the Blood Birth Pool.

Completely dead.

Now that her 【Reverse Energy Burst】 compensation artifact was gone, she'd be a fool to even think of turning back.

Enough talk—run first!

Gather the other two leaders and fight back together.

BOOM!!!

A deafening explosion.

Tashaia turned her head.

Just as the ground cracked open, two figures like broken dolls shot upward like cannonballs, smashing through a bell tower midair and kicking up a massive cloud of dust and debris.

One was a dark elf, wielding a short sword, radiating fierce authority.

The other was a beautiful lamia, expression filled with sorrow for the world.

"Aurelio?"

Tashaia could hardly believe her eyes.

The male leader of the Nightshade Clan had his left arm severed at the elbow, both long ears cleanly cut off—he was in a wretched state.

Knowing that he, as a man, had become the leader of the matrilineal dark elves, his innate talents and strength had long been recognized by all.

As the strongest in Coral Bay, second only to the dragon, he was unquestionably worthy of the title.

But now…

The next instant.

Right where the two had burst from the ground, a towering human figure holding a black-gold longsword made Tashaia's pupils contract to pinpricks.

"Forester Luo De?! Wasn't he trapped?! What the hell are Natalie and Aurelio playing at?!"

She immediately turned toward another direction.

Even if the two mages behind her drew closer, she didn't care.

Come on—compared to that brutal bastard Luo De, escaping these two was still more likely.

"Luo De!!!"

Aurelio roared in fury.

Against the howling wind above.

Resentment, shame, and confusion swirled in his heart.

Why?!

Why, after completing the 【Soul Sword Sheath】 and gaining immense power, was I still being crushed?!

Why does this man, merely a seventh-rank, possess strength rivaling an eighth-rank?!

Luo De said nothing.

He grinned wildly, casually flinging his black-gold longsword to the side—it pierced through the lamia Elnara's shoulder and pinned her into a nearby ruin.

Then, with a sudden burst of power from his legs and the recoil of his Pushing Technique,

He blasted vertically upward with a THUD.

Adjusted his angle.

While using 【Dragon Scale Technique】 to absorb the thrust of the thrusting sword, he slammed a heavy punch into Aurelio, sending him flying.

Aurelio spat a gout of blood and shot backward, crashing into the city wall's edge.

But at the same time, his wounds were already healing.

Luo De raised an eyebrow.

"As long as the weapon isn't completely destroyed, it won't die—and its repair trait accelerates healing."

The 【Soul Sword Sheath】 technique is interesting.

He unleashed a burst of Pushing Technique and chased after him.

Grabbed Aurelio by the throat and watched his wounds heal at a visible rate.

"You can't kill me, Luo De! I'm an 【Hero】! I'm no longer affected by the Blood Birth Pool!!!"

Luo De shrugged.

"I was worried the Despair Domain couldn't fully control an eighth-rank—after the Hell Passage sealed, I wouldn't be able to deal with you easily."

Unlike Aurelio, Natalie, and Tashaia, who ran when they couldn't win,

This guy was far more aggressive and carried a clear thirst for revenge.

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"But you went and made this 【Soul Sword Sheath】… Originally, I couldn't kill you. Now, I can."

Behind him, the war spirit of the Fungal Warrior Gorgon surged.

Green lightning flashed across his hand as he gripped Aurelio's neck.

Simultaneously, he sent a message via 【Chain of Far Speech】.

【Luo De: Kalist, can you see me?】

【Kalist: What? I see you.】

【Luo De: I'm avenging you.】

"Disintegration technique? Fool! Artifacts can't be disintegrated—wait, this isn't the Disintegration technique?!!?"

Aurelio had been dismissive at first.

But now he turned utterly terrified.

"This isn't a technique?! This is chaotic energy from another dimension?! Even a Duke can't use this! How can a human like you wield this power?!"

"Guess."

Luo De sneered and activated Gorgon's war spirit ability.

——【Annihilation】.

Target: Aurelio, the sword sheath.

Sorry. You die. And I'm taking the weapon too.

(End of Chapter)