Chapter 281: Chapter 162: Holy Crown Knight, Shameless Surprise Attack
SWOOSH...
High in the dark sky, Zorn unfurled the Feather Blades of his Angel Armament.
He shot forward at such a speed that his figure became a blur.
At the same time, three masters from the Black Teeth Demon City were in hot pursuit of Zorn.
Just moments ago, Zorn had unleashed an Ancient God Curse, demonstrating techniques and power at the Holy Crown Level.
The fact that these three masters from Black Teeth Demon City still dared to give chase meant their strength was clearly not to be underestimated.
RUMBLE...
Ahead, dark clouds rapidly gathered in the sky, accompanied by the roar of thunder.
Strange, black, cloud-like tentacles descended with incredible speed.
The black cloud tentacles, like strange, venomous vines, coiled toward Zorn, swiftly forming an invisible barrier around him.
In mid-flight, Zorn had already drawn his Thunder Arrow.
A heavy wave of power coalesced.
VWOOM!
The Thunder Arrow instantly tore through the air, leaving a straight, thin trail of light.
The strange curtain of dark vines was struck by the Thunder Arrow and abruptly exploded in a massive ripple.
Immediately after, the vast dark vine curtain cracked and shattered.
Zorn passed through with ease.
Behind him, the Dark Magic Plant Wizard’s expression darkened slightly.
This was his most powerful Ancient God Curse.
Throughout the chase, he had already pushed the Magic Spell to its most potent state.
He had only managed to keep up thanks to the help of the Dark Walker beside him.
But even so, his Ancient God Curse, Ancient Magic Vine, in its strongest state, was still pierced and shattered by that guy with a single arrow.
’That guy is only Level 14, yet he already possesses such terrifying strength. And his life force is so vibrant and blazing; he’s clearly still very young.’
’If he’s allowed to keep growing, the consequences will be unimaginable.’
The more the Dark Magic Plant Wizard thought about it, the more his brow furrowed.
Forget the future; this Level 14 Exotic Wizard was already a huge problem right now.
The Dark Walker at his side saw the Exotic Wizard getting farther and farther away.
He and the other Wizard were having trouble keeping up, so he said in a low voice,
"Lord Black Tooth Ge should be near the Dark Gate; it’ll be hard for him to return in time."
"The Garrison in Black Teeth Demon City isn’t large. I don’t know how that guy found the city’s exact location, but if he really manages to fight his way inside, we’ll be in big trouble."
"I’ll go intercept him. You two, contact the city’s defense guard in Black Teeth Demon City immediately. Have them establish an all-out defense. We can’t let him get into the city!"
Hearing this, the two immediately began using the power of the Dark Demon Tree to contact the commander of the guard in Black Teeth Demon City.
The Dark Gate!
The Plane Mage Asmi had just come through and saw the chaos Zorn’s Ancient God Curse had left in its wake.
He also saw Zorn flying swiftly in a particular direction.
Asmi quickly scanned the area.
’They’ve deployed a massive Extraordinary Legion here and constructed ritual arrays in various locations.’
’Fighting here would be unwise.’
’Since Zorn is heading in that direction, he must have found something. It could be their core Demon City.’
’The best strategy is to attack the place they’re forced to defend.’
’Even if we lose a battle inside their Demon City, it won’t be too much of a loss.’
After tossing the fully formed Ancient God Curse, Plane-Space Shattering Blade, directly at an area where Upper Rank masters were gathered...
...Asmi performed two spatial jumps and gave chase in Zorn’s direction.
As someone who had truly reached the Holy Crown Level, Asmi’s destructive capabilities were even more formidable than Zorn’s.
When his Plane-Space Shattering Blade descended...
...a full hundred Upper Rank Transcendents perished on the spot.
Utterly cowed by two consecutive waves of attacks, the numerous Upper Rank Transcendents were terrified.
They scattered in all directions, not daring to group up again.
The Transcendents from that terrifying Exotic Realm, whether Level 14 or Level 15, were all at the Crown Level.
Facing Casters of this caliber, gathering together was just asking for death.
Following Asmi, other Level 15 Transcendents began to enter one after another.
Seeing the large number of Transcendents here and the direction the two Pathfinders up ahead were flying...
...they thought for a moment before following the trailblazers’ path.
The enemy had deployed a massive Extraordinary Legion here.
This meant their Demon City’s defenses must be weak. Charging into their Demon City was the right move.
The people paving the way ahead were most likely heading toward the Demon City.
...
After using his advantages as a Prophet and a Player to determine the general direction...
...and after flying for some time...
...Zorn could now feel the aura of the Black Teeth Demon City, thanks to his profound Cosmic Root Source.
Although it was concealed by a dark curtain...
...the outline of the Dark Demon City’s aura was completely visible to Zorn, with his abundant Cosmic Root Source power.
At that moment, a Traveler’s Path vortex rapidly formed ahead.
"Die!"
Zorn drew his Thunder Arrow without hesitation.
VWOOM!
The Arrow pierced through the Spatial Layer Realm.
The Traveler’s Path of the Wanderer Sequence user instantly shattered.
The Traveler from the Wanderer Sequence, his transit having failed, tumbled back to his original position.
His face was deathly pale, and cracks had even appeared on his Sequence.
Immediately, this member of the Wanderer Sequence no longer dared to even mention intercepting the Exotic Wizard up ahead.
That last arrow had nearly killed him outright.
The opponent’s methods were far too brutal.
Trying to intercept him with his level of strength was simply too risky.
Beneath the dark heavens.
Having forced back the Traveler from the Wanderer Sequence...
...the Black Teeth Demon City was now right before his eyes.
’To win this battle, and even slay the Level 17 Demon Tree Knight...’
’...destroying the Dark Demon Tree is crucial.’
’After all, that Dark Demon Tree is also the key source of power for the Demon Tree Knight, Black Tooth Ge.’
’However, destroying this Dark Demon Tree won’t be easy.’
’Neither the Dark Demon Tree nor the Demon Tree Knight will just sit back and wait to be destroyed.’
As Zorn chanted...
...the Ancient God’s Hand appeared once more.
Crimson flames instantly illuminated the entire world.
As the Ancient God’s Hand slammed down...
...an extremely tough curtain manifested.
As the Ancient God’s Hand continued to press down, the curtain buckled inward.
A moment later, the curtain reached its limit.
With a loud POP...
...the dark curtain shattered like a balloon.
This was just a standard concealment curtain for the Demon City, not a strong defensive one.
If it had been a Demon City with a powerful defensive "Crystal Wall Curtain," it would have been much harder to break.
But for Zorn, it would have only meant expending a few more resources.
As the dark curtain shattered...
...a vast, sprawling Exotic Demon City unfolded before Zorn’s eyes.
With the Black Teeth Demon City completely exposed in the darkness...
...its surging life force was instantly detected by the newly arrived members of the Calamity Court Divine Kingdom, both near and far.
"So that’s the location of the Black Teeth Demon City."
"Excellent, excellent! Finding the Black Teeth Demon City this early... fighting and killing outside doesn’t mean much. It’ll be so much more satisfying to charge right into the city and fight!"
"Hahaha... Kill them all!"
The members of the Wanderer Sequence, who had previously lacked a clear target or direction, now had their objective.
All they had to do was reach the Black Teeth Demon City and start a massacre.
Over by the Cosmic Gate, the Dark Cosmic Realm had destroyed quite a few of the worlds controlled by the Calamity Court Divine Kingdom.
At least twenty worlds, with tens of billions of Extraordinary residents, had been affected.
Now that they had a chance to strike back at the Dark Cosmic Realm, they certainly weren’t going to hold back.
The moment he broke the curtain concealing the Demon City’s aura...
...over a hundred powerful Witchcraft spells rained down on him.
Already prepared, Zorn used Shadow Jump to leave his spot, leaving behind a projection.
In the blink of an eye, the projection was overwhelmed.
At the same time, several incredibly terrifying Witchcraft spells were already forming nearby.
’I have to go!’
Facing hundreds, even thousands, of enemies...
...if Zorn tried to fight them all by himself, he would surely be beaten to a pulp.
Not to mention there were quite a few Upper Rank Level 15 masters.
And on top of that, the cunning Crown Level Demon Tree Knight was watching like a tiger.
If he got trapped, Zorn would die without a doubt.
Zorn knew that charging directly into the Demon City like this was basically a suicide mission.
But with Resurrection as a backup and a follow-up plan in place...
...his goal was to die fighting here.
After tanking several more powerful Forbidden Curses...
...Zorn unfurled his Angel Armament Feather Blades and, while flying, began to release Double-Ringed · Calamity Magic Balls over a wide area.
FWOOSH FWOOSH FWOOSH...
As Zorn advanced, a dense barrage of Calamity Magic Balls flew out to his sides.
BOOM BOOM BOOM...
With the explosion of numerous Calamity Magic Balls...
...Zorn’s Calamity Black Mist began to settle and lie dormant within the Black Teeth Demon City.
Infiltrating and lying in wait within the Black Teeth Demon City—this was Zorn’s current objective.
The deeper he went into the Black Teeth Demon City...
...the more attacks came at him from all directions.
Even an army of ants can kill an elephant.
Not to mention that the various techniques of these Transcendents were not weak.
At any given moment, at least a hundred attacks were landing on Zorn.
Some powerful masters even manipulated the power of the Dark Demon Tree to attack him.
"Die, die, die... All of you, just die!"
With a crazed roar, Zorn, who was seeking death anyway, stopped dodging.
He pushed his Evil Energy to its limits to activate his Ancient God Curses.
In an instant, within a radius of several kilometers, countless houses, streets, and even the ground itself transformed into earthen Elemental Arms that smashed out in all directions.
Large numbers of Transcendents were constantly dying at Zorn’s hands.
The air was thick with the Crimson, metallic scent of blood.
While enduring a massive number of attacks, Zorn continued to release the Calamity Black Mist on a large scale.
He also began to manifest and radiate wind-elemental Rune Hands in the air to attack the more powerful masters.
Zorn, erupting with all his might, unleashed all three of his major Ancient God Curses.
The entire world was torn to shreds by Zorn’s Ancient God Curses.
The might of a Holy Crown was truly unstoppable!
Although the continuous attacks landing on Zorn would eventually deplete his Evil Energy and kill him...
...before that happened, Zorn could turn the Black Teeth Demon City completely upside down.
This would create an excellent, chaotic environment for the Transcendents coming after him.
And this was the duty of Zorn and the other two members of the suicide squad.
The high intensity of the damage he was taking and the explosive output of his Evil Energy brought Zorn closer and closer to death.
’From the looks of it, the Black Teeth Demon City’s defenses aren’t that strong.’
’If the ten Holy Crowns join forces, they might actually be able to take it.’
’It all depends on whether that cunning Demon Tree Knight has any tricks up his sleeve.’
In the midst of the slaughter, Zorn’s gaze fell upon the towering Dark Demon Tree in the distance.
That was his true target for entering the Black Teeth Demon City.
Just as Zorn was about to expand his gains...
...an afterimage hurtled toward him at an extreme speed.
Zorn’s heart skipped a beat.
’It’s that shameless Demon Tree Knight, trying to Surprise Attack me.’
In that instant, although Zorn had ways to counter it, he knew he was going to die no matter what he did.
So, he immediately initiated his most perfect counter plan—self-destruction!
The next moment, as the Level 17 Demon Tree Knight slammed into him...
BOOM!
...Zorn exploded with a deafening roar, like a magnificent, giant firework!
