Volume 3, Chapter 95 – Group Fight

Just as Xue Tian’ao and the alchemy puppets’ attacks were about to hit their target, the strange black demon spear suddenly began to tremble. In the next moment, under Xue Tian’ao’s stunned gaze, the giant mouth upon the spear opened once more, revealing sharp and hideous fangs. Simultaneously, a roar filled with murderous intent and madness, like that of a rampaging beast, echoed through the skies!

The sound of the roar made Xue Tian’ao tremble involuntarily. After having his attacks neutralized by Xiao time and time again, the confidence he once held within his heart had long since vanished, replaced by a lingering psychological shadow. When the demon spear let out its howl, Xue Tian’ao even instinctively moved to defend.

However, the Chosen Son soon discovered that although the roar was extremely shrill, there was no accumulation of black magic power around the demon spear, which meant it did not intend to launch an attack.

‘What was that? Scared me to death…’

Xue Tian’ao couldn’t help but snort coldly, but in the next instant, he slightly furrowed his brows.

‘No! It couldn’t be that simple!’

At a time like this, that fellow would not let the demon spear emit such a meaningless howl. This bone-chilling roar seemed like some kind of signal. This suspicion sprouted in Xue Tian’ao’s mind, and an ominous premonition surfaced within him.

In the next moment, Xue Tian’ao unfortunately discovered that this premonition had become a reality.

Just as Xue Tian’ao and the two eighth tier puppets were about to complete their pincer attack on Xiao, two massive shadows suddenly blocked out the light in the sky. A terrifying pressure that made one’s heart tremble descended like Mount Tai, directly crushing Xue Tian’ao until he could not breathe. The surrounding air became oppressive, cold, and distorted with the appearance of these two presences.

Xue Tian’ao’s face became as hideous as if someone had kicked and burst ten of his eggs in a row, looking utterly miserable.

This, this aura?! Was it Shadow Essence?!

“A demon king tier Abyssal Demon?! Are you kidding me?!”

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In his terror, Xue Tian’ao abruptly raised his head to look at the massive creatures that had appeared out of nowhere.

Accompanied by a violent surge of dense Shadow Essence, a giant snow-white wolf clad in black armor and a pale-gray giant bird with a wingspan of about a hundred meters and blade-like wings suddenly burst into Xue Tian’ao’s field of vision.

These two?

‘Snow Devourer? Dead Wing?!’

Indeed, these two little cuties who had suddenly intruded upon the battlefield were none other than the sisters Li Mo and Li Yu. Having hidden on the sidelines watching the show for a long time, the two sisters had long felt the urge to act. However, if the two of them plus Xiao were to all attack the Chosen Son together, it would certainly exceed the standards of the trial and arouse Mother’s suspicion. Because of this, the two little cuties had held back until now.

But now that Xiao had completely liberated his power and sealed the palace area with a dense mist barrier, preventing Yumo from investigating for the time being, they finally liberated their powers without any restraint.

“Awoooooooo!!!” (Kill him!)

The sudden appearance of two demon king tier entities made Xue Tian’ao truly begin to doubt his life.

‘Why?! Why would two demon king tier Abyssal Demons appear here?! When did they even get in?! What on earth are those guys in the city defense doing?!’

Before Xue Tian’ao could figure out the situation, the Shadow Essence in the atmosphere responded to a call and began to surge frantically. Every cell in Xue Tian’ao’s body began to scream with alarm. Then, under Xue Tian’ao’s gaze of impending doom, the overwhelming Shadow Essence gathered continuously into the mouths of the two demon king tier existences.

“Awoooo!”

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In the next moment, world-destroying energy roared out from the mouths of these two ferocious beasts, sweeping down with a momentum that could annihilate everything. In an instant, the two eighth tier puppets that had been moving at high speed, intending to attack Xiao from behind, were struck by two Annihilation Cannons—one crimson and one emerald!

Boom! Boom!

Accompanied by a thunderous roar and the spread of the aura of death, the thick protective battle aura surrounding the puppets collapsed under the assault of the Annihilation Cannons. The two puppets were directly caught in the impact, sent flying backward by the shockwave, and slammed violently into the distant ruins.

‘To think, a single hit…’

Seeing the eighth tier puppets so easily and heavily damaged, Xue Tian’ao wore an expression as if his world had been turned upside down. However, he clearly had no time or energy to worry about the puppets now.

During the interval where Xue Tian’ao was distracted by the two demon king tier existences, the demon spear in Xiao’s hand suddenly burst forth with a pitch-black death laser. It sliced through the starry sky and abruptly pierced through Xue Tian’ao’s abdomen, causing the Chosen Son to suddenly cough up blood. Like a marionette with its strings cut, he was sent flying backward, rolling hundreds of times across the ground and smashing through countless boulders and architectural remains before he finally stabilized himself.

Coughing up blood, Xue Tian’ao slowly stood up from the ground. When he looked up at what lay ahead, the famous Emperor of Snownight couldn’t help but gasp. His entire face had turned deathly pale.

‘Fuck…’

The expressionless Duke of Blackrose was already charging toward him, brandishing his roaring demon spear. Meanwhile, those two demon king tier existences were also attacking from his left and right. Just moments ago, he had been the one launching an attack with victory in his grasp.

And now? Their roles had actually been reversed. The situation had changed too suddenly for him to accept.

Feeling the unprecedented pressure closing in, Xue Tian’ao held his breath and tightly gripped the two divine artifacts in his hands.

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‘Lady Goddess… please protect me…’

Meanwhile, at the outer perimeter of the palace, the panic of the people reached its peak with the shattering of the sky barrier and the onslaught of the Abyssal Demons. Everyone began to flee in all directions toward the south. This was especially true for the commoners and the envoys of various major powers on the Dragondance Plaza. After all, the peak where the palace was located had become a focal point for the Abyssal Demon swarms after the barrier broke.

Not wanting to become targets for the Abyssal Demons, they naturally fled the palace in a frantic rush. These people were already unable to look after themselves, so they certainly wouldn’t help Xue Tian’ao, not to mention they all had their own ulterior motives.

Among them were the members of the Ashurmos Church.

After fleeing the palace, Nick, in his capacity as Archbishop, couldn’t help but look toward the distant Grand Arsenal Hall, where terrifying power was continuously erupting, with a gaze filled with confusion and shock.

‘What the hell is going on again?!’

‘That Chosen Son? Why did he inexplicably tear down his own barrier! Does he have a death wish?! And then, who the hell is that person fighting the Chosen Son?!’

Countless doubts surfaced in the Archbishop’s mind. Nick, who had always stayed in the rear and never had contact with Abyssal Demons, was in a state of near-collapse after seeing such an overwhelming swarm of Abyssal Demons. The terrifying pressure made it impossible for him to maintain his usual elegant and serious demeanor, and he hid away with the rest of the Ashurmos Church members in a somewhat disheveled manner.

“We aren’t too sure, Archbishop!”

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After hacking down a fifth tier Abyssal Demon while protecting Nick, a young knight of the Ashurmos Church answered breathlessly, “However, I heard that the Chosen Son’s power went out of control, and that’s why the barrier was destroyed.”

“Out of control?”

Hearing this answer, Nick revealed a peculiar expression. “Why would that guy lose control? Who did you hear that from?”

“The Royal Knights!” the young man replied. “As I was running earlier, I saw several Royal Knights saying so. It seems to make sense though. That Chosen Son just had his ancestral spirits dissipated, his crown shattered, his elite army wiped out, and he even accidentally fell off the high platform into the dirt right in front of everyone… With how strong that Chosen Son’s self-esteem is, his mental state probably collapsed after all that. Add in the usage of divine power and the excessive inflation of strength, and maybe he really did lose control. As for the person fighting him, I’m not sure, but I heard they are trying to stop the rampaging Chosen Son.”

Upon hearing this, Nick reached up to stroke his beard and fell into a brief moment of contemplation.

“I feel like… something isn’t quite right…”

“We don’t know the specifics, but Archbishop, you saw it yourself… Xue Tian’ao really did go crazy just now and destroyed the sky barrier himself. Archbishop, don’t worry about that for now! We can barely even save ourselves!”

As he spoke, the young knight barely managed to withstand another charge from an Abyssal Demon. Seeing this, Nick said no more. At this stage, survival and dealing with these Abyssal Demons were the top priorities.

Thus, while the knights were locked in a bloody battle with the Abyssal Demon swarm, the white-haired old man pulled a communication magic stone from his spatial ring and immediately injected magic power into it.

“Fiona, bring the troops to support us immediately!”