Witch, I'm really not an ancient god of the deep sea!

Chapter 463 The Empire's Defeat

The crowd watched the scene of the warship with unwavering eyes, like puppets.

The sea monsters and warships clashed in chaos, while the Black Hunter alone faced off against the Blood Lion's army.

Fifty thousand people against one person!

Can the Black Hunter win?

"Help me up! My leg is broken, I can't see what's happening on the battlefield!"

"Hey! What are you doing? Cover me!"

Lady Oly pounded her fists on the city wall, her voice hoarse.

The Black Hunters bought them a precious respite, not to give them a show.

However, soon, a special prompt appeared in everyone's minds.

You have entered the realm 'Echoes of the Abyss'.

You are all being stared at by the abyss.

The abyss has arrived. Close your eyes and make the most of your clothes!

"Domain, the Black Hunter has mastered the domain..."

Mrs. Oli blinked, her eyes reflecting the raging flames.

For a long time, she was busy dealing with matters related to the Noah's Wall and conscription, and was unaware that Chen Qi had already gained control of the domain.

"It's the domain of the Blade of Illusion!"

"It's a zone of mass destruction! Run!"

"The warships are ablaze!"

Many people who stepped into the Morning Fire Circle immediately regretted it.

It should be noted that even with the enhancements of the Black Blood Divine Weapon Potion and the War Beast, they possess considerable destructive power.

However, enhancements in the realm of warfare do not include physical enhancements.

Large-scale area-of-effect damage is their nemesis.

Abyss, open—

Chen Qi held his long sword upright, which was then engulfed by raging flames.

Above the sea, cracks opened, and fire rings made of blade energy transformed into giant eyes spewing abyssal fire.

"Major impact encountered! Activating third alert mode—defense shields deployed to maximum extent!"

"The abyss is attracting ships. Activate second alert mode: airship mode!"

"Operation Mind Warlock! Large-scale mental contamination detected!"

"Something is watching me! It's looking into my head, digging into my brain!"

The mobile city-state war ship instantly boiled over, and the abyss beneath their feet was swallowing their massive mobile city-state!

Fortunately, the warships are mobile city-states that the empire acquired by sparing no effort and using countless materials, and possess formidable defensive capabilities.

However, faced with the twelve tentacles of the deep sea, the overlords of the near seas, and the Black Lantern Dragon, coupled with the power of the abyss, this giant ship with a history of three hundred years began to sway and crumble.

"Blood Lion General! The warships can't hold on any longer! We must defeat the Black Hunters to protect our ships!"

The raging fires of the abyss burned continuously, and apart from the Blackblood soldiers on the warships, almost all the Blackblood soldiers who stepped into the black circle were buried in the abyss.

As for Chen Qi, who had opened up the domain, Blood Lion quickly distanced himself.

On the warship, everyone retreated, looking towards the center of the flames.

"call……"

Chen Qi spat out a mouthful of scalding black fire, and the blade in his hand sliced across the cold deck as he emerged from the flames.

"Aren't you going to continue?"

Chen Qi flicked the blade lightly, and it transformed into a huge flame.

Meanwhile, a prompt appeared in the Blood Lion's mind.

The 'War Meat Grinder' domain has been damaged from within, and can only function at 40% of its original effectiveness.

Those who open up new territories first will face severe disadvantages.

"So fast!"

Blood Lion frowned deeply.

However, the reduced effectiveness of the domain is a minor issue.

What is truly terrifying is fear itself.

The moment Chen Qi opened the domain, the berserk Blackblood soldiers suffered severe mental pollution.

People swarmed around him like a swarm of startled ants.

The Blackblood Empire's psychic mages immediately used Holy Light to resist the massive mental pollution.

His domain is dependent on soldiers; without soldiers, his combat power would be far from sufficient.

Even with the rewards of war, they remained fearful.

As the psychic purified the mental pollution in the Black Hunter's domain, he also purified his berserk power.

The crowd stared at the Black Hunter in the flames, hesitant to make a move.

"Anyone want to go first?"

A two-meter-tall Blood Lion Guard, clad in heavy black Blood Lion armor, spoke in a soft, kitten-like voice:
"I'll leave it to you for now! I feel like the Black Hunter has gotten weaker! That one strike could take the price of a Tier 4 class card!"

The soldier standing nearby stepped back.

"You first!"

Blood Lion frowned deeply.

The Black Hunter's Abyssal Echoes has a powerful fear effect, perfectly suppressing his berserk state.

"The first hundred brave warriors to charge! A manor will be awarded to them! And one hundred merit points will be awarded to them!"

Blood Lion drew his sword, gritted his teeth, and beheaded the trembling soldier beside him.

"Deserters! They must die!"

Blood splatters!

Blood Lion used War Roar again.

"Don't be afraid of the Black Hunter! I'll handle it!"

"It's just a mere fifth rank!"

Blood Lion's guards gripped their weapons and charged swiftly toward the Black Hunter amidst the flames, unleashing a slash.

"Huh? Where is everyone?"

The charging soldiers heard a loud roar.

The Black Hunter suddenly disappeared.

Tick tock!Tick tock!
They looked down and discovered that there was a sharp, deep wound on their chests.

"Blood Lion, it's your turn."

Chen Qi approached the Blood Lion and flicked the blood off the Crack Blade.

One of the core features of Echoes of the Abyss is a 100% enhancement to all skills and items with negative mental effects.

Before activating it, he had already taken the Witch's Abyss Potion and the Banshee Potion, a total of two Great Sage-level potions with extremely strong negative effects.

In addition, there is the crimson appearance, the blessing of the saint of books, the lingering flames, and so on.

At this moment, Chen Qi felt incredibly comfortable all over.

For the first time since advancing to the fifth rank, he felt his body's hunger and thirst being filled.

This speed is beyond the perception of third-tier superhumans, and even some fourth-tier superhumans.

There won't even be a residual image!

Black Wave Slash -

Without wasting words, Chen Qi immediately unleashed a slash.

brush!
A hundred meters of pitch-black fire covered the blood lion's numerous wounds.

Within his domain, his casual slash was comparable to a liberation.

"Get out of my way!"

The Blood Lion roared with its arms outstretched, unleashing all its enhanced moves and commanding its soldiers.

Taking advantage of this moment, he revealed his second trump card—the unique item in the Heart of the Heart, the 'Hive Heart'.

The Heart of the Hive is a treasure that the Empire obtained from a Tier 5 Beastmaster of the Golden Flower Bird Kingdom. It can command friendly units and grant them special bee powers.

Although it wasn't a perfect fit for him, it was, for the moment, his only way to free his soldiers from fear.

He alone couldn't withstand the BOSS in front of him.

That's some serious firepower!

Blood Lion shouted:
"For the Empire! For our comrades! For your future! For glory! You must not be defeated by the Black Hunters!"

"We absolutely cannot lose!"

"The empire will never perish!"

"Take good care of my wife in the dungeon!!"

The soldiers of the Blackblood Empire, shouting words of honor, brotherhood, and emperor, charged forward in unison.

brush--

Chen Qi casually slashed out with his sword.

The difference in speed and strength was too great. Even with the special effect of "Wounds of War," which allows the weak to overcome the strong, it was no longer able to harm Chen Qi in the slightest.

Battle losses, battle losses—

The casualties keep coming!
Soon, Blood Lion was left all alone, with no guards by his side.

The BOSS known as the Black Hunter has arrived before him, before him, the general on the chessboard!
The Black Hunter's speed and strength have already surpassed Haye's.

The blood lion's eyes widened in fury:

"It's too late! Black Hunter!"

"My soldiers have forged high walls and knights for me!" Blood Lion unleashed a burst of blade energy, and a massive knight figure appeared behind him.

The Black Hunter's strength far exceeded his expectations.

As a renowned blade realm of the empire, the Mountain of War Meat Grinder has more than one effect!
When the intensity of the war is high enough, he can also summon powerful war knights based on the level of the war.

That's enough hype!
"War Mountain of Meat Grinders, Second Blade Release: War Knight!"

The Blood Lion Roars.

The crimson energy behind him suddenly condensed into a blood-red armor twenty meters high.

The armor was forged from meteorite iron and dragon bone, with dark red runes flowing like magma between the seams, and each plate was marked with the remnants of Ragnarok!
A crimson gaze, visible through the mask, fell upon Chen Qi.

You have come under the gaze of the War Knight incarnate of the Blade Realm!
Run! Kneel! Fear the will to war!

It's finally here... Chen Qi gently swiped his finger, imbuing the longsword with Abyss Fire.

The War Knight is one of the legendary knights most beloved by the ancient Valkyrie of the Blackblood Empire.

Although it has fallen, it can still absorb the will of soldiers before their death.

The more will it absorbs, the stronger it becomes, and ultimately, it can reach the realm of gods.

In the legend, tens of millions of soldiers died in the founding war of the Black Blood Empire, but war knights were formed from those millions of corpses, and ultimately, the empire won the victory!

"coming!"

Mrs. Oly gritted her teeth.

Like the Lantern-wielding Grim Reaper, the War Knight Avatar is also one of the Empire's gods, and can be summoned through a domain.

War Knights can be seen in almost every major battle.

His power was no less than that of a long-lived person who encountered the incarnation of the Grim Reaper with a lantern at the age of one hundred.

"Ok?"

Even the Ice Witch in the distance couldn't help but turn around.

The spiritual energy field on the other side of the battlefield had exceeded her expectations.

"I will slay the last enemy for you."

The War Knight conjured a spiraling spear made of crimson tree roots and thrust it toward the Black Hunter!

A piercing whistling sound came!
clang!
Chen Qi parried with his sword.

The surging blade energy pressed down on him, creating countless bloody marks.

Under this force, the warship, made of ancient cracked alloy, also began to break apart.

The deck, made of an ancient alloy, has developed hundreds of horrifying cracks.

"call……"

The Blood Lion, hiding behind the War Knight, breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the intensity of the war was high enough, and the War Knight's strength was enough to barely suppress the Black Hunter!

Blood Lion turned its head and looked at the arrogant Deep Sea Twelve Tentacles and Black Lantern Dragon on the battlefield.

"After we deal with the Black Hunters, we'll deal with you."

clang--

Suddenly, without any warning, the entire Eye of the Abyss emitted a bell-like sound that resounded throughout the heavens.

To be precise, a strange echo resounded in everyone's mind.

"!!"

Mrs. Oly blinked.

The effect of the Black Hunter's Domain is indiscriminate attack.

[You are echoing in the abyss, suffering from massive mental pollution!]

"The battle is over, Blood Lion."

Chen used his longsword to deflect the spear of war before him.

The Abyss Echoes field inflicts massive mental damage every minute.

At the same time, when his mind is sufficiently damaged, he can release an additional liberation.

Crimson beauty. Reopening!

The flames on Chen Qi's body swelled again, and his body emitted a thunderous cracking sound.

The spiritual pollution caused by his echoes from the abyss greatly prevented the escalation of the war's intensity.

The War Knights summoned by the current heat of war are not yet able to contend with him!

Now, his panel is superior!
The War Knight is immune to mental damage, so you must kill him first.

Chen Qi took a deep breath, then his muscles bulged as he unleashed another Rift Slash.

After the Rift Slash is activated, it changes from blue to black.

After activation, the Morning Start panel improved by more than ten times, and the original Thousand Slashes suddenly turned into Ten Thousand Slashes!
brush brush --

clang!
Sheathe your blade!

While everyone was still listening to the echoes of the abyss, the War Knight suddenly shattered.

You have initiated liberation and defeated the War Knight.

"..."

The blood lion raised its head, its eyes glazed over, still unable to emerge from the negative state of the echoing abyss.

Chen Qi tossed a hunter's mark to the Blood Lion, then gripped his longsword and charged forward.

cut!
Chen Qi slashed directly at the Blood Lion's neck.

The intense pain made the Blood Lion's eyes widen, bringing it back to its senses.

Unlike the previous Tower of Books, this time it's a life-or-death battle between fifth-tier saints.

Blood Lion gripped the bloodied neck, watching the War Knight crumble.

"War Knight!"

Before the Blood Lion could even howl for the War Knight, the next blade slashed towards his head.

Left with no other choice, he had to take out his hidden backpack card and use all his life-saving weapons.

Spartan War Shield, Flesh Regeneration Potion Type X, Teleportation Card...

However, Chen Qi did not give him that chance.

brush!
Chen Qi swung his blade, severing his right hand, which was holding the teleportation card, and then his left hand, which was holding the backpack card!
Countless wounds were inflicted on his body.

Both arms were severed!

"No!"

The blood lion howled in despair, unable to believe what it was seeing.

More than the defeat of the War Knights and his own decline, he feared the failure of the battle.

If he loses, the entire empire's all-out offensive, launched with vast resources and through numerous rift gates, will all come to naught.

Such a huge failure!
Is he, the pride of the Imperial Navy, about to be defeated?

A huge crisis has struck within the Kingdom of Bei, and they have been defeated by a small city!

On a vast ocean, in a poor land where all they know is how to mine moonstone!

Even if he survives, he'll only be fit to become fuel for other fourth-order advancements.

Snapped!
The blade flashed.

The severed arms fell onto the deck with a crisp sound.

"Me! Me! Me!"

"It won't end!"

"Blade Cup Destroyed. Black Blood Burns Forever. The Lion Is Undefeated!"

The blood lion's eyes were bloodshot. He bit his tongue and roared.

He reawakened his liberation by permanently consuming his spiritual energy and at the cost of contracting a mutation disease, with a 70% chance of dying within two months.

A lion appeared behind him, ready to engage in a final showdown with Chen Qi.

Chen Qi watched all of this calmly.

Prepare to resist this move.

Black Blood Eternal Burn is a very common low-health skill in the Empire.

Using this move would indeed hurt him, causing considerable injury.

But once the attack ends, Blood Lion has no hope of turning the tide.

Click!

Blue snowflakes gently landed on Chen Qi's face.

"It's over. The empire has been defeated."

Just as the Blood Lion was preparing to counterattack, a blue figure appeared out of thin air and spoke softly.

The blood lion's eyes widened, and its whole body trembled.

His desperate attack has vanished.