From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 418 The Crisis of the City's Fall
boom!
The earth roared like a dragon turning over, and a phantom of a giant dragon burst forth from the ground, roaring to the sky in a way that shook the heavens and the earth.

Immediately afterwards, a figure burst out from underground, raised his hand and retrieved the dragon's tooth; it was none other than Tyrese.

Lu Heng followed closely behind, leaping out from underground.

The two were originally sealed in an underground lava cave. After several attempts, they discovered that if they used their strongest sword skills at the same time, they would have a chance to briefly break through the seal of the abyss energy.

Therefore, after resting for a while to recover their strength and energy, the two unleashed their strongest sword strike, successfully breaking through the seal of the abyss energy and creating an opening.

The gap wasn't large, but it was enough for the two of them to break through the seal.

The moment the gap appeared, Tyrese used the residual force of the dragon's fang to burst out of the ground.

Lu Heng activated Shadow Travel, broke through the seal gap, traversed three thousand meters of the earth's crust, and returned to the surface.

When I landed on the ground, I heard Su Muyu and Ke Yiming talking.

Lu Heng had lost interest in negotiating with this person and said in an icy voice, "Kill him directly and return to Kolos City immediately."

above the sky.

Without pausing, Tyrese harnessed the sword's edge, instantly breaking the sound barrier and flying towards the northern city of Kolos, disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.

Lin Zeyu was furious. He pulled out a revolver, cocked it, and pressed it against Ke Yiming's forehead: "Let me do it!"

Ke Yiming panicked. He didn't want to die. All his previous struggles were for the purpose of saving his life.

The instant Lin Zeyu pulled the trigger, his mind seemed to overload, racking his brains for every possible way to survive.

He shouted with all his might, "I still have value! I can be your undercover agent in the Creator's organization and help you find the Tree of Life. I also know what the Skeleton Monarch's true form is. The Skeleton Monarchs you've seen before weren't his real bodies. Only I know, only I know..."

Lin Zeyu's finger was already on the trigger when Ke Yiming uttered the words "Tree of Life Vine," at which point Su Muyu raised her hand and pushed the revolver away.

She turned her head and asked, "Lu Heng, having him go undercover would give us a better chance of finding the 'Tree of Life Vine'."

Ke Yiming finally grasped at a straw and hurriedly pleaded for help: "Yes, I can help you find the Tree of Life."

“I have already revealed too many secrets of the Creator Organization. If they find out, I will definitely be executed as a traitor.”

"You have this leverage over me, so I have no choice but to let you do as you please. I just want to live. I'll go undercover for you, as long as you give me a chance to survive."

This is indeed a solution. With this nail driven into the Creator's organization, we can take action against it when we get back.

After a moment's thought, Lu Heng asked, "What is the true form of the Skeleton Monarch?"

Ke Yiming dared not hesitate any longer and quickly told all the secrets he knew about the Skeleton Monarch.

After listening, Lu Heng waved his hand and ordered, "Take him back and lock him up first."

Two Dragonhawk Knights stepped forward, disarmed Ke Yiming, and then chained him up.

After dealing with matters here, the team immediately set off back to Kolos City.

……

at the same time.

Outside the city of Kolos, the fighting grew increasingly fierce.

The siege of bones has lasted for a full day.

Even superhumans are exhausted after a day of intense fighting.

Undead skeletons are different. These skeletons of dead creatures have no fear, no pain, and no fatigue.

The surging sea of ​​skeletons, like a tidal wave, never stopped, relentlessly assaulting the defenses of Kolos City.

The bones beneath the city wall were piled up like mountains. The skeletons behind climbed up the bone mountain, only to be stabbed down by the elven guards with spears. Even if they rolled to the bottom of the city wall, they could still get up again and climb up the bone mountain.

After centuries of fighting against the abyss, the elven population has been steadily declining.

Currently, the Elven population on the entire continent is just over 30,000, with only 20,000 residing in the city of Kolos.

Even with the entire city engaged in battle, and the artisans, scholars, and merchants taking up arms, the city still faced the constant danger of being breached by the siege of an army of 100,000 skeletons.

If it were just undead skeletons on the ground, the elves could handle them.

However, the appearance of seven bone dragons in the sky and dozens of giant mammoths, each twenty meters tall, on the ground disrupted this balance.

above the sky.

Six bone dragons flew out from the clouds and breathed their dragon breath towards the protective barrier of Kolos City.

Frost, fire, lightning, shadow... dragon breaths of various attributes bombarded the city's protective barrier, stirring up waves of energy.

The city's protective barrier began to shake, and the light shield flickered.

"Hold on! Hold the magic barrier!" The arcanists who had been recalled from Arcane Castle cast spells in unison to assist in the defense of the city's protective barrier.

At this moment, the elders of the Arcane Council finally understood that the Queen's decision was correct.

Even though the Arcane Council recalled all the arcane mages to Kolos City, they still faced immense pressure from the vast ocean of undead skeletons.

If the arcanists of the Arcane Council hadn't returned in time, the city would have already fallen.

The Arcane Council initially wanted to defend Arcane Castle because it misjudged the crisis.

At the beginning of the Abyss Battle, the Arcane Council believed that the so-called siege of the city by an army of 100,000 skeletons was an exaggeration and that there was no danger of the city of Kolos falling. Therefore, they wanted to spare some of their forces to defend the Arcane Castle.

When the skeletal army officially attacked the city, the elders of the Arcane Council realized that the crisis was far more serious than they had anticipated.

Even the combined spellcasting of all the arcane mages in the Arcane Council could only barely withstand the dragon breath spewed by the six bone dragons.

"Your Majesty, the city's protective barrier is about to collapse!" The arcane mage responsible for maintaining the barrier rushed to the city wall to report the situation to Queen Oriana.

Without needing a report from the arcanist, Queen Orianna could tell from the flickering light of the city's protective barrier that it was likely to be breached at any moment.

She stomped her foot, flew into the sky, raised her staff, threw out a magic tome, and unleashed a high-level lightning spell, [Thunderstorm], to bombard the six bone dragons.

As a siege force, undead skeletons have obvious advantages: they are fearless, tireless, and can even rise from their shattered skeletons to tear apart the defending warriors.

However, undead skeletons also have weaknesses, the biggest of which is their vulnerability to lightning spells.

This is why the Elven race had been preparing lightning-based weapons and arrows.

A large portion of the arrows fired from the arrow towers are enchanted with lightning.

The lightning arrows struck the horde of undead skeletons, and the resulting shockwaves burned away the undead energy on the bones, rendering the skeletons unable to move.

now.

Queen Orianna's lightning magic struck the six bone dragons, the lightning crackling and hissing across their bodies.

The lightning scorched the bone dragon, emitting a burnt, black odor and spewing out plumes of black smoke.

One of the bone dragons, unable to withstand the lightning strike, fell from the sky and crashed into the city wall, creating a breach. Having sunk one bone dragon, Queen Orianna continued to control the lightning, bombarding the remaining bone dragons.

That's when.

A deafening roar echoed from the dark clouds, and the largest hellish dragon, with a wingspan of two hundred meters, flew out of the clouds and pounced on Queen Orianna, spewing out a stream of hellfire.

Roar!
As the pillar of demonic flames crashed down, Queen Orianna initially tried to dodge, but as soon as she made a move, she suddenly realized that the city's protective barrier was right behind her.

The power of this hellfire was countless times greater than the breath of the other six bone dragons. Once it struck the city's protective barrier, the barrier would be shattered instantly.

Once the city of Kolos loses its protective barrier, the flying units of the skeletal army will swarm into the city, threatening the defenseless children within.

Therefore, Queen Orianna hesitated for only a moment before gritting her teeth, raising her staff, and pointing at the magical tome in front of her to create a magical shield that withstood the bombardment of the hellfire.

boom!
The hellfire bombarded the magic shield, creating shockwaves that turned the night sky into daylight.

Queen Orianna withstood the demonic breath, retreating dozens of meters, her blood and qi surging within her body, reaching her limit.

The hellish dragon lunged forward, whipping its long tail. The hundred-meter-long tail struck Queen Oriana with a loud "bang," sending her flying and crashing heavily onto the city wall.

Fiona, who was fighting undead skeletons not far away, saw Queen Orianna fall down, cried out in alarm, and rushed over to help her up: "Orianna!"

Queen Orianna coughed up a mouthful of blood, and as soon as she opened her eyes, she saw the hellish dragon pounce down.

She shoved Fiona away, and using the force of the impact, rolled on the ground.

Bang!
The hellish dragon's claws struck the spot where the two had been standing, causing a section of the city wall to collapse.

"Damn it!"

Queen Orianna gritted her teeth, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, took out a magic pendant, held it in her hand, and said, "Father, please grant me power."

The magic pendant emitted rings of magical energy, enveloping her entire body.

Bathed in magical light, she floated up, her magical energy level soaring rapidly as she once again confronted the hellish dragon.

……

The battle for Kolos is becoming increasingly fierce.

Under the attack of the six-headed bone dragon, several sections of the city wall have collapsed. The skeletal army surged towards these gaps like a tide, rushed into the city, and attacked and tore apart any living creatures it saw.

The elven guards had to divert some of their forces to guard the breach in the city wall.

However, the breaches in the city walls were increasing, and more and more undead skeletons were pouring into the city.

Once all the undead skeletons outside the city rush into the city, even if they are eventually cleared out, the elves will inevitably suffer heavy casualties.

Fiona, covered in blood, stood on the city wall, watching the army of skeletons pouring into the city, tears welling in her eyes.

She and Orianna were childhood friends. Among the elves, they were both still very young and had not experienced the era when the three commanders of the anti-magic alliance fought against the abyss, nor the battle when Xiling City fell.

She heard all the tragic battles between the elves and the abyss from the elders.

In the past, when she heard these stories, she could almost picture the horrific scenes in her mind.

However, now that she has truly witnessed the perilous situation facing Kolos City, she finally understands that her previous imagination was nothing compared to the dire reality.

She desperately wanted to stop the tidal wave of skulls, even at the cost of her life, but she was powerless to do so.

"what!"

She screamed with all her might, turned and charged at the undead skeletons surging into the city, slashing with all her might with her sword, before being knocked away by the skeleton of a giant mammoth that had rushed into the city, crashing heavily to the ground.

She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, got up, and rushed forward again.

She cannot fall; behind her lies her home, and behind her are the most important people in her life, the people for whom she would give everything.

She swung her sword with all her might, cleaving the giant mammoth's forelegs, the force of which split her hand, and she managed to sever the giant mammoth's forelegs.

Bang!
The giant mammoth broke off its front hoof and fell sideways to the ground, causing the ground to shake violently.

the other side.

Queen Orianna unleashes the power of the magical pendant left by her father to fight against the hellish dragon.

This pendant was left behind by the previous Elf King Tarnas and contains the most powerful magical blessing of the Elf race.

Even so, she was still unable to fight back against the hellish dragon.

The more she realized this, the more surprised she became; it was completely beyond her expectations.

In her mind, with this magical energy, she could even gain near-demigod-level combat power for a short time, but even so, she still couldn't defeat the Hell Dragon.

"How can this be……"

Queen Orianna was once again blasted away by the breath of the hell dragon. After crawling up from the pile of rubble, her eyes were full of confusion.

She originally planned to save the pendant for when the Skeleton Lord appeared, hoping to use the power within the magical pendant to fight against the demigod-level Skeleton Lord.

However, after the hellish dragon appeared, she was injured after only withstanding one blow and had to use the magic pendant prematurely.

What surprised her even more was that even after activating the magical energy within the pendant and temporarily gaining near-demigod-level combat power, she still couldn't defeat the Hell Dragon.

If this hellish dragon is already this difficult to deal with, who can stop it once the Skeleton Lord appears?

That's when.

The magical message emanated from the communication orb she wore, and the moment she heard it, she understood what was going on.

The voice that came from the communication pearl was Lu Heng's.

"The true form of the Skeleton Monarch is a black crystal skull that can be embedded in any creature's skeleton. The Skeleton Monarch we are tracking is a fake; his true form should have already arrived in Kolos City."

This is the secret Ke Yiming finally revealed, the secret about the Skeleton Monarch.

The Skeleton Monarch's true form is not a skeleton, but a black crystal skull.

When Lu Heng attacked the Skeleton Monarch in the Siren World, he severed his arm and ribs, originally thinking that he had caused him great damage. However, he did not expect that his true form was not that skeleton at all, but a black crystal skull hidden in the skeleton.

This secret was not revealed in the previous life.

In the previous life, the Skeleton Lord was the victor in this battle. The elves didn't even find the Skeleton Lord's true form before the city of Kolos fell.

It was only after hearing this secret that Lu Heng finally understood something.

The Frost Bone Dragon in my memory was incredibly powerful; a single breath of frost could pierce through the city's protective barrier.

However, when the Frost Bone Dragon appeared in Kolos City in this life, it did not pose a great threat and was captured by the elven guards led by Queen Orianna.

Looking back now, it seems that the body that carried the Skeleton Monarch in the previous life was the Frost Bone Dragon, which is why it displayed a combat power far exceeding that of other bone dragons.

(End of this chapter)