Chapter 214: Chapter 105: The Fall of a Level 10 Archbishop
The wind whipped against Helios’s Bishop robes.
His face was as stark and rigid as a withered statue.
A strange light flickered for a moment deep within his pupils.
’Flee!’
Having vaguely guessed at something terrible, Helios gritted his teeth and turned to leave without a backward glance.
The ramparts of the Steam Castle were on the verge of being breached.
But even if they were, could he possibly fight against the power of a potential Divine Kingdom?
If... if his opponent truly wielded the terrifying power of a Divine Kingdom.
If he continued his attack, he would almost certainly be the one to die.
That man, Lucifer, had likely already fallen to the power of that potential Divine Kingdom.
If he fought any longer, he too would be buried here by that dreadful power.
His escape was exceptionally decisive.
’Is the Evil Spirit Sequence that Zorn Korick wields really so terrifying?’
Just as the thick fog gathered and was about to swallow him, Helios turned back. He stared at the swirling Ancient God’s Hand, an enigmatic light churning obscurely in the depths of his eyes.
RUMBLE...
The majestic and boundless Ancient God’s Hand slowly faded away.
The many layers of reality rippled and flowed in its wake.
The Level 10 Forbidden Archbishop, Lucifer—even his Wandering Soul had been crushed to dust by Zorn. He couldn’t be more dead.
High above, in his majestic Divine Kingdom, Zorn calmly surveyed the scene before him.
The power of a Level 9 World-level BOSS.
A Level 2 Ancient God Curse.
Combined with his Spiritual Realm and the power of his Divine Kingdom.
This was the killing blow he had been plotting for a long time.
And the results were very much to his satisfaction.
He had crushed a Level 10 Archbishop on the spot and scared off another.
When Zorn once again wielded the Holy Judgment: Arrow of Concealed Sin, using Upper Rank: Ringed Snake’s Eye to search for nearby targets,
the various Transcendents still fighting in the area all began to retreat, each one faster than the last.
Just now!
The power of the Ancient God Curse had descended—majestic, boundless, and making the very World tremble.
Not only had it killed the Level 10 Archbishop,
but it had also indirectly killed Saintisman’s assassination plot against the Tower Guardians.
If their second target had been anyone other than Zorn, they might have managed to kill one or two more.
Unfortunately for them!
The gears of fate had turned, leading them to the doorstep of the first World BOSS in this Chapter of the World’s story.
The start of the BOSS battle had directly resulted in devastating losses.
Their assassination plot was annihilated along with it.
And next, they would have to face the pursuit of the numerous Transcendents from Ancient Porcelain Holy City.
From his majestic Divine Kingdom, Zorn could already feel battles erupting all over Ancient Porcelain Holy City.
At the same time, Zorn also sensed that many hidden powers were currently focused on the situation in Ogrande City.
Ancient Porcelain Holy City had spent half a year planning for this battle during the Steam Spirit Realm’s founding ceremony.
It was only natural that it had secretly drawn the gazes and attention of all factions.
Withdrawing from his Divine Kingdom, Zorn quickly arrived at the Steam Gate and then entered the Steam Spirit Realm.
Although the battle outside had come to a preliminary end,
the war within the Steam Spirit Realm was far from over.
In fact, one could say it had only just begun.
Zorn re-entered the Steam Ritual Tower.
His gaze swept across the entire Steam Spirit Realm, taking in the general situation.
The others who had previously left the Steam Spirit Realm had all returned to their posts as well.
Evidently, the attacks on the others had been feints; the enemy’s main offensive had been focused on him.
Too bad for them... they had picked a fight they couldn’t win.
Just then, Lady Sun’s concerned voice rang out, "Zorn, what’s the situation on your end?"
At Lady Sun’s question, the gazes of the many Tower Guardians within the Steam Spirit Realm converged on Zorn.
The other Tower Guardians had returned long ago.
Only Zorn had been delayed for so long.
They were worried that something had gone wrong on his end.
"Just now, two Level 10 Archbishops, three Level 9 masters, and another five or six Level 8 experts joined forces to besiege my Magical Castle."
Zorn said slowly, keeping his voice steady.
His words made everyone’s hearts leap into their throats.
So many experts... that wasn’t a force that they, the Tower Guardians, could possibly handle.
"They came on strong, and with my strength alone, it was naturally difficult to deal with them."
"Fortunately... I had a number of powerful Forbidden Curse Scrolls from some Ancient Ruins."
"Using these Scrolls, along with some other methods I had prepared,"
"I first shot down the Level 8 Ethereal Walker, cutting off their high mobility."
"Then, I killed two of the Level 9 Transcendents in succession."
"The two Level 10 Archbishops were furious and tried to force their way in."
"In the end, I used a combination of Forbidden Curses and Scrolls to kill one of them."
"Seeing that the situation was dire, the other Archbishop fled at top speed."
"When the rest of the people from Saintisman saw how things were going, they all fled as well."
"I think... they probably won’t be targeting us Tower Guardians anymore."
After Zorn’s explanation, the stunned and astonished gazes of the Tower Guardians converged on his Steam Tower, and for a long time, they could not look away.
This time, the Transcendents sent by Saintisman had been incredibly powerful.
Even the Garrisons outside Ancient Porcelain Holy City might not have achieved such a bountiful victory in a direct confrontation.
Yet Zorn, by himself, had actually inflicted such devastating losses on the enemy.
Although he had used the power of ancient Scrolls, to achieve such a feat was enough to have his own legend carved into the epic tapestry of the entire Northern Border Region.
If not a Legendary Sacred Mark, it was at least a Saint Level Sacred Mark.
’What a terrifying monster.’
’A legendary figure is about to emerge in the Northern Border Region.’
’A true "Heroic Character" from the tapestry of history!’
For a time, all sorts of thoughts surged through the minds of the many Garrisons.
Inside the Sun Steam Tower.
After a long moment, Lady Sun slowly composed her slightly flustered expression.
Zorn’s explanation, while slightly outrageous, was highly credible.
Besides, she would soon be able to confirm the intelligence herself.
Lady Sun glanced at the massive Jade waves that were once again rolling in.
"Everyone!"
Her calming voice swept over the area.
"Although the trouble outside has been resolved, the opposition in the Steam Spirit Realm is growing stronger."
"Right now, defending the Steam Spirit Realm is what’s most important."
Hearing this, everyone finally withdrew their gazes from Zorn’s Steam Tower.
The most important matter at hand was the struggle for the "Steam Spirit Realm".
Only by enduring could they construct the great Steam Sacred Mark of the Northern Border Region.
If they failed, not only would they, the Tower Guardians, suffer heavy losses,
but the various Steam Furnaces, boilers, Source Energy Lighthouses, and other parts of the Northern Border Region’s steam industry would all be affected to varying degrees.
More importantly, if this battle was lost,
the blow to their side’s morale would be especially severe.
This was a battle they could only win, not lose.
If they lost, the only path left for the Northern Border Region would likely be to kneel and surrender.
「Inside the Steam Tower.」
While fighting back against the towering Jade waves sweeping toward him, Zorn carefully recalled the various pieces of information he had captured during the previous battle.
’The flames of war have reached Ancient Porcelain Holy City, which means the Lord of War, Joe Moriff, must have also dispelled the fog of war here. He can perceive the entire situation in the city.’
’That incredibly subtle Insight I felt earlier was clearly from Joe Moriff.’
’As expected, he’s already made contact and is cooperating with the official forces of Saintisman.’
’His Level is around 6, and he’s about to advance to Level 7. A bit tricky, but not a huge problem.’
Thinking of this, Zorn took a deep breath and slowly turned his gaze to the majestic barrier of the Steam Spirit Realm and the churning Jade Grey Mist outside.
’After multiple rounds of confrontation, I’ve more or less figured out the properties of this Jade Grey Mist. With my concealment techniques and Abilities, infiltrating and passing through it shouldn’t be a problem.’
’Using their own Steam Spirit Realm to fight another... Saintisman probably never considered the possibility of having their base attacked, did they?’
’This time...’
Zorn suddenly clenched his fist.
’I’m going to let you know what it feels like to have your base attacked!’
