Chapter 2844

"Death, descend upon me."

In the midst of the chaotic battle, a Samsara Paradise Qiyuezhe lowered his head. His life force dissipated rapidly; he had suffered injuries too severe, his heart had been shattered, and one-third of his skull had been severed. Furthermore, with no healer nearby, he was in a situation of certain death.

As this Qiyuezhe, whose entire body was surging with black Qi, fell, a mass of black smoke floated out from within his body. This black smoke formed a ghost head and, with a 'whoosh', passed through the chest of a Qiyuezhe from the Apocalypse Paradise side. The defense of this Apocalypse Paradise Qiyuezhe was completely ineffective.

One could see the Qiyuezhe's face wither rapidly, and the hand he had barely managed to raise became like a withered tree branch.

After the black smoke ghost head passed through the bodies of several more enemy Qiyuezhe, it dissipated into the air.

A giant energy hand appeared, slapping down from above toward a friendly Qiyuezhe. With a 'Boom—', the giant energy hand shattered. Just as this giant energy hand disappeared, several more attacks composed of one-time items fell; this was a wealthy combo attack from the Apocalypse Paradise side.

If only the Death Paradise group had been present, relying on the geographical advantage of the Sun Temple, the friendly side would have certainly won. Alas, the Death Paradise side and the Apocalypse Paradise side had joined forces, and the friendly side's ninety-plus Qiyuezhe were already showing signs of decline; there were simply too many enemies.

After an extremely tragic hour of chaotic fighting, the battle situation began to clear. Various energy light particles drifted within the fifth floor, many corpses lay on the ground, a bloody stench assailed the nose, and the scorched walls were covered in thick ice.

On the inner side of the fifth floor, 52 friendly Qiyuezhe were located here. They were either smiling or looking coldly at the enemies. World Contention Battles were just this cruel; it wasn't just the enemies who died, the number of friendly casualties was also not small.

On the outer side of the fifth floor, Angry Dog leaned on his knees with both hands, panting heavily. An energy dagger was stuck in his chest, and six or seven spikes were nailed into his back.

"You guys are really capable of fighting to the death."

Morei hid behind a low wall. There were blood droplets sprayed on her fair face, which had already dried under the high-temperature roasting.

"It's only just begun; the remaining people are even harder to deal with."

Hai Yizuo, who had only one arm left, spoke. At this moment, there were 62 people left alive on the Death Paradise side, and 159 people from the Apocalypse Paradise side remained on the scene. It wasn't that they had all died; many had strategically retreated after using up their items.

After a halftime break of about 1 minute, the opposing Mage Ye'er flashed out from behind a stone wall. Seeing this mage, Morei felt a headache—not metaphorically, but because she had just rushed near the opponent and was then swung back by a staff. She touched it herself, and a bump had even formed on her head.

Darkness spread. Just as the lone-armed Hai Yizuo prepared to step forward, running sounds came from behind them.

A beast with a pale white body, two horns on its head, and a mouth full of exceptionally sharp teeth rushed up the stairs to the fifth floor. This was a Moon Beast, a type of fearless summoned creature.

Seeing the first Moon Beast, Hai Yizuo didn't pay much attention. A moment later, a second Moon Beast rushed up, followed by a third, a fourth...

"What is this?"

Hai Yizuo looked at Morei. Morei shrugged: "It's our strong reinforcement. A piece of advice for everyone: leave here quickly."

"If you have this thing, there's no need for so many people to die."

Hearing Hai Yizuo's words, Morei, who was just about to retreat, stopped.

"There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. If you don't even dare to risk your life, what qualifications do you have to win? The owner of these summoned creatures has had enough of winning with a group of teammates who flee in the face of battle."

Having said that, Morei took advantage of the large group of Moon Beasts rushing up to retreat to the fourth floor below, leaving behind Hai Yizuo, who had a thoughtful look in his eyes. He felt that the Apocalypse Paradise side was becoming increasingly difficult to deal with.

The friendly Qiyuezhe on the fifth floor all looked at the large group of Moon Beasts in front of them; they knew that this round was lost.

"Everyone, don't fight to the death. I don't have a hobby of dying together with summoned creatures. How about you?"

"If the Apocalypse Paradise side takes away the World Core, does that mean they've won? These summoned creatures must have an owner. We must find a way to slaughter the owner of these summoned creatures."

"Then let's begin."

One by one, the friendly Qiyuezhe rushed toward the sixth floor. When everyone arrived at the sixth floor, they stopped at a corner of the sixth floor.

Revenge Baron punched the wall. Unexpectedly, a hole was actually smashed into the wall, and his hand reached into it.

The Sun Temple was an advantage for the winning side of the contention node; of course, there wouldn't be no way out here. If that were the case, this place would simply be a punishment for the winning side of the node contention.

Inside the sixth floor, a circular array appeared under everyone's feet. As if bathed in sunlight, the injuries of all the Qiyuezhe were recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The next instant, all the friendly Qiyuezhe appeared on a circular stone platform within the ancient capital, successfully leaving the Sun Temple.

"I have checked the data on those summoned creatures; these things are called Moon Beasts."

"Moon Beasts?"

Revenge Baron frowned and pondered. A moment later, he said: "There is a Qiyuezhe on the Apocalypse Paradise side called Moon Apostle. She is in the top ten of the Tree Arena. Is there a connection?"

"So that coward is in this world. I've dealt with her before; she's a summoning type. After entering the world, she will hide. It's said she can summon tens of thousands, or even more, summoned creatures, but I haven't seen it with my own eyes."

"That's her, then. Find her location, use high-power explosives to clear the way, and slaughter her."

"Give me..." Mage Ye'er seemed to be recalling how large the ancient capital was. A moment later, he continued: "Give me 5 minutes. In the 3 hours following that, I cannot fight."

"Let's begin. There are 52 people left on the scene. Either we die, or the Moon Apostle dies."

"..."

Mage Ye'er didn't speak. He held his staff with both hands and pressed the tip of the staff against the ground.

Dong~

Darkness spread to the surroundings. Before long, it covered one-fifth of the ancient capital's area. The speed of the darkness's spread was getting faster and faster.

At the center of the darkness, Mage Ye'er had some white hair on his head, and his skin began to dim. When the darkness covered the entire ground of the ancient capital, he was already full of white hair, and his cheeks were so thin they were skin and bone. Mana was insufficient, so he used health to make up for it.

"Cough, cough, cough."

Mage Ye'er coughed dryly again and again. After he took a breath with some difficulty, a map composed of darkness appeared. This was the map of the ancient capital, and a silver light spot was located on this map.

"It's right here? Mummy, prepare to use explosives to clear the way."

A group of friendly Qiyuezhe rushed toward the direction where the Moon Apostle was located. They would temporarily give up on the World Core, but the Moon Apostle had to die.

In the one-on-one area on the second floor of the temple, inside a space connected by a doorless room, on a circular dueling platform, a Moon Beast with dull fur all over its body and skin full of wrinkles was crawling slowly on the ground. It was already old to the limit and was struggling to crawl toward the enemy.

"What on earth... is this? Outside... it seems, something... has happened."

The Witch pointed her finger at the Moon Beast's head. This was one of her curse-type abilities: Aging.

The Witch's fighting style was very interesting. Once you fought her, it was an endless stream of debuff states.

Just like the unlucky guy who had fought her just now, that guy eventually became an old man. 27 types of debuff states, such as slow, weakness, perception weakening, and stamina decay, acted on him. In the end, he could only lean on his weapon and move slowly toward the Witch.

At the same time, in an underground space somewhere in the ancient capital, the Moon Apostle, with a very ugly expression, sat among a large group of summoned creatures. She had been targeted; a group of lunatics from the Samsara Paradise side were rushing toward her at full speed.