Your secret game is absolutely poisonous!

Kuang Lie is no ordinary fifth-tier powerhouse. He not only possesses a gifted physique, but his movement speed, attack speed, and attack power are also astonishing. His overall strength is equivalent to a mid-grade rare unit of about three-star fifth tier.

He must be stronger than at least 80% of the fifth-tier experts.

No wonder he didn't take Artus seriously at all.

After all, let alone the elven elder in his weakened state, even in his peak condition before being injured, this elven elder would never have been able to gain the slightest advantage against him in a limited space.

Kuang Lie could never have imagined that Artus, who had only been in contact with Miracle City for half a year, had completely recovered from his old injuries and was even stronger than before!
"I've seen through all your moves, and you're not as strong as I thought!"

Atus activated his Sharingan, and with his powerful dynamic vision, the world seemed to be slowed down ten or twenty times.

That's a really great ability!

The Sharingan is so useful!
At this moment, he can clearly perceive every attack, anticipate it based on his rich experience, and then take targeted evasive or defensive actions.

"Don't get cocky, you old codger! I haven't even used my full strength yet!"

Kuang Lie was somewhat exasperated.

Not fast enough?
Then go even faster!
When the battle energy is continuously transformed and circulated to its maximum.

His speed was more than 30% faster than before, which surprised even Artus. He didn't expect that Kuang Lie could break through the limit, and his attack became nearly twice as fierce in a short period of time!
Even Atus, who possessed the Sharingan, felt somewhat strained, as the Sharingan's perception alone was insufficient to predict every attack with 100% accuracy.

But it doesn’t matter!

Artus did not panic and immediately activated another power—Force Perception!
In the ninja world, chakra is very similar to mental and magical power, and the two can be converted into each other.

In contrast.

The Force is a completely independent and entirely new power.

Artus possesses advanced Force at the third-tier level. Although it is not enough to threaten a fifth-tier powerhouse like Kuanglie, the Force's predictive perception and crisis warning abilities can play a remarkable role on the battlefield.

When the Sharingan with its three tomoe eyes provides insight, the Force provides keen early warning and perception, and Artus himself possesses abundant magic and powerful fifth-tier strength.

The two sides fought back and forth in the battle.

After dozens or even hundreds of rounds, neither side could gain the upper hand.

Brilliant bolts of lightning flashed down relentlessly.

One after another, high-level earth magic and nature magic erupted.

Although the battlefield situation was that the Orc Warchief was on the offensive the whole time, constantly pressuring the Elf Elder, the Warchief's explosive power was so strong that it could not last.

as predicted.

The fierce attack failed to break through after a prolonged period.

The speed quickly slowed down.

He needed some time to recover before he could maintain his ferocious output, but just as the offensive paused...

"This is..." Kuang Lie and Artus locked eyes, and Kuang Lie fell into a brief daze. He felt the surrounding space plunge into darkness, and in the endless darkness, a huge blood-red eye appeared before him.

"It's a spiritual attack!"

Kuang Lie's expression changed drastically.

Very few elves are skilled in mental magic.

Artus has always been known for his earth magic and nature magic.

Because they had never heard of Atus using mental attacks, they were caught off guard and fell victim to the Sharingan's genjutsu.

Of course, with his strength and willpower, he realized it instantly.

They broke free from the psychological influence immediately.

However, in a duel between masters, even the slightest flaw, even if it appears for only a moment, can be enough to affect the outcome of a battle.

Artus chanted a spell rapidly, and his right-hand staff transformed into light, flying out of his hand and striking Kuanglie's chest with lightning speed.

next moment.

The staff quickly transformed.

It transformed into a giant python made of dozens of twisted logs, which wrapped around the ferocious body and sealed it.

"not good!"

By the time Kuang Lie realized what was happening, it was too late to draw his sword.

His power was suppressed by magic, and he was unable to break free in a short time.

"The outcome is decided!" Artus waved his hand lightly, and dozens of wooden pythons that had been binding and sealing the raging beast twisted and dragged it directly into the ground. Then, a lush tree burst forth from the soil behind them.

The ferocity appeared in the center of the tree trunk.

He has been completely sealed by this spell.

They cannot break free, at least not in the short term.

The outcome of this battle was undoubtedly beyond everyone's expectations. It was already incredible that Artus could defeat Frenzy, let alone capture him alive in this way!

Is this what makes Miracle City so powerful?
The conclusion of the first duel dealt a significant blow to the morale of the Allied forces!

Meng Bai said smugly, "You still have two chances. Anyone who wants to try, come forward and fight!"

The elders of the Thousand Lakes City Allied Forces had solemn expressions. No one expected that Kuang Lie would lose to Artus, who seemed to be the weakest of the three opponents.

"It seems Miracle City really does have something!"

"Don't worry, Visalos and Asarand haven't been in Miracle City long enough, their strength shouldn't have changed much!"

"Let me fight this battle!"

"..."

A three-eyed giant stepped forward.

He is Rudya, the fourth elder of the Thousand Lakes City Elders Council.

Its ranking is second only to Meng Bai and "Blood Omar", and its strength is extremely strong.

Rudya is over seven meters tall and has a very robust physique. His most distinctive feature, besides his size, is a single golden vertical eye on his forehead.

This vertical eye looks quite extraordinary.

It exudes a powerful aura of energy and a sense of oppression.

Rudya's strength is indeed above Kuanglie's; he is at least a fifth-tier, four-star rare-level combatant!

"Elder Asarand, Elder Vesalos, which of you will come forward?"

"I come!"

The lich Vesalus transformed into a cloud of black mist and teleported in front of Rudya.

When Vesalus stepped forward to challenge Rudya, it sparked another round of discussion among the soldiers of both sides.

"This……"

"Elder Rudya is the Holy-Eyed Giant!"

"He possesses powerful light-attribute energy and magic, giving him a natural advantage against the undead!"

"The necromancer's best fighting style is summoning and cursing. Necromancer magic itself has very average offensive and defensive capabilities, which puts them at a great disadvantage in direct combat. On top of that, they are completely countered by elemental attributes... How can they possibly fight like this?"

"..."

The Three-Eyed Giants were a very large race.

This race can be divided into Fire-Eyed Giants, Wind-Eyed Giants, Thunder-Eyed Giants, and so on, depending on their bloodline attributes.

The chieftain of the Three-Eyed Giants.

One of the strongest individuals in Thousand Lakes City.

Rudya is the Holy Eye Giant with the highest bloodline and the strongest talent among the Three-Eyed Giants. Not only does he have a powerful innate talent for light attributes, but the power of all light-based spells he casts is also greatly enhanced.

The Holy Eye Giant is a hard counter to the Undead!

Even in situations where there is a significant difference in strength between the two sides, such as a one-star versus a five-star Rudya, there is still a fighting chance.

Moreover, Vesalus has no advantage in cultivation level and also has to deal with direct battlefield duels, which are the least suitable for necromancers.

The time, place and people are favorable.

The old lich didn't take any of them.

Rudya crossed his arms and said, "Vesaros, I have lived for six hundred years and have never lost to an undead."

Vesalos said, "Is that so? Then let's savor the taste of defeat today!"

Rudya was so angry he laughed.

However, before he could even open his mouth to mock them...

Visalos's spell had been cast, and the old lich's figure disintegrated and vanished, leaving behind a thick, purplish-black mist that spread across the battlefield, making it impossible to locate him for a moment.

Little trick!

Rudya didn't take such tactics seriously at all.

He even maintained the same posture of crossing his arms over his chest the entire time.

However, at this moment, the vertical eye between his eyebrows slowly opened, and golden light burst forth from his body, as if plating his body with a layer of gold. The surrounding rapidly spreading undead mist quickly dissipated by most of it.

Rudya clearly saw that one after another, undead emerged from the black mist. There were at least one or two hundred of them, all of which were high-level undead carefully crafted by liches, mainly third-tier skeleton knights and skeleton warriors.

A dozen or so skeleton knights riding skeletal horses were very fast. They charged out of the mist with long spears and attacked Rudya from all directions.

Necromantic Flames, Undead Arrows, Corpse Acid Bombs, Undead Curses, Death Aura Slash...

Various forms of necromancy and martial arts attacked Rudya from different directions. This is the fighting style of the necromancer, who can quickly summon a large number of undead troops to besiege the target.

however.

Faced with such an attack.

Rudya didn't bother to dodge and took the hit directly.

Flames, arrows, and curses all shattered instantly upon impact, or vanished without a trace, leaving not even a mark. "Such powerful defense!"

"Even a fifth-tier expert is made of flesh and blood. Without using battle qi or magic to defend themselves, they can still be killed by a lower-tier expert."

"Elder Krudya's body completely withstood these attacks!"

"As expected of the Fourth Elder!"

"..."

The soldiers were filled with admiration for the Holy-Eyed Giant's displayed fighting prowess.

The fighting styles of the orc Frenzy and the giant Rudya are very different. The former is a high-mobility, high-burst type, while Rudya is relatively clumsy and slow, but has a defense that is difficult for strong opponents of the same level to shake.

A mere hundred or eighty dead?

What's the difference between that and dozens of annoying bugs?
Even if they attack for an hour, they might not be able to break through the defense!

This is the formidable and domineering strength of Rudya, the fourth elder of Thousand Lakes City!

"I can withstand the simultaneous attacks of ten fifth-tier beings, and I am almost immune to necromancy and curse spells. Your methods are meaningless to me!"

Rudya said calmly, "Vesaros, you're wasting your energy. It's not too late to admit defeat now, otherwise I'll have to go all out!"

While talking.

The vertical eye shone brightly.

The giant gathered a great deal of light in his hands.

A super radiant giant sword, nearly ten meters long, appeared in his hand. When he swung the giant sword around, it instantly formed a huge radiant sword aura.

Dozens of melee undead were wiped out!
These high-ranking skeletons were hit by the Holy Eye Giant's attack the instant.

The bones, harder than steel, instantly turned to ashes and vanished into the air.

However, it was clear that defeating a fifth-tier lich was not an easy task, because at that moment, an even greater number of undead appeared from the mist in the distance.

Rudya scoffed, "It's pointless no matter how many you summon; these things pose absolutely no threat to me!"

The words are not finished yet.

Suddenly, a piercing shriek came.

First, more than a dozen extremely fast laser beams bombarded his body.

These high-energy laser beams were all light-attribute attacks, the same as Rudya's, catching him completely off guard. He immediately saw tiny burn marks appear on the parts of his body that were hit.

what happened?

This is simply unreasonable!

How could an undead possibly use light magic?

These thoughts had only just begun to form in the Holy-Eyed Giant's mind.

Dozens of small missiles, a dozen anti-tank rockets, and a torrent of large-caliber bullets rained down like a terrifying tsunami.

Boom boom boom!
Explosions and bursts of fire continued to erupt!
Large-caliber armor-piercing projectiles struck hard skin, sending up countless sparks.

Rudya is immune to fairly strong necromancy and curse spells, so he didn't take Vesalus's spells seriously at all. However, at this moment, he was forced to retreat repeatedly in the face of these attacks.

what happened?

Rudya let out a loud shout.

He planted his lightsaber in the ground, creating a shockwave that covered a vast area.

The shockwave dispersed all the clouds and mist within a ten-mile radius, clearly revealing the battlefield situation to Rudya.

The first batch of undead summoned by Visalos was just a decoy, intended only to attract Rudya's attention; the real main force was summoned next.

Everyone was stunned when they saw what these undead looked like.

There were over three hundred undead summoned units on site, each wielding a laser rifle from the Galactic Empire, a high-energy arc gun from the Titan arc, an anti-tank rocket launcher, or a Gatling gun.

The most outrageous thing is that there are also dozens of undead piloting various models of mechs.

The weakest of these mechs is Tier 3, and their large-caliber machine guns are enough to kill Tier 4 units. At the same time, they activated energy shields to block the aftershocks, so the skeletons in the back row were not affected at all!
"What's this?!"

Rudya was forced to retreat repeatedly by the intense firepower.

If you look closely, you'll see that he has quite a few wounds on his body.

Rudya didn't know much about Miracle City, so he never dreamed that the undead could be played like this!
To Rudya, an ordinary Tier 3 skeleton is no different from an ant, but when that Tier 3 skeleton picks up a Gatling gun, it's a completely different story!

The latter is theoretically capable of shooting down fourth-tier individuals, and even causing some minor trouble for fifth-tier individuals!

If a single armed skeleton is this powerful, then when the number of armed skeletons reaches hundreds, the combined destructive force is enough to pose a significant threat to a fifth-tier expert. Even someone like Rudya, who excels at defense, would find it troublesome!

not to mention!
At this moment.

There are more than three hundred armed skeletons.

The number of weapons is increasing every second, and each one is loaded with guns and ammunition. The variety of weapons is increasing, and the firepower is becoming more and more intense!

Even some sixth-tier powerhouses would feel considerable pressure when surrounded by three or four hundred, or even more, armed skeletons!

Da da da!
Boom boom boom!
Various types of bullets, shells of various calibers, as well as high-energy lasers and high-energy electric arcs, were all poured onto Rudya, causing him to flee in a very disheveled state.

"hateful!"

"Die!"

Rudya raised his radiant greatsword and unleashed a massive sword beam, intending to annihilate the dozen or so mech skeletons in front of him. However, at that moment, Vesalos made his move.

A wall of green flames blocked the sword energy.

After the sword energy passed through the wall of fire, it continued to advance for a distance, but under the erosion of the green flames, it eventually disappeared into the air.

Visaros's direct combat strength is definitely inferior to Rudya's.

However, there wasn't a significant difference in their levels or strength.

Even if the old lich was no match for the Holy Eye Giant, he was at least capable of holding out for a while without being defeated. His tactics were also very simple: he personally dealt with Rudya while letting the undead forces handle the damage output.

These were just ordinary soldiers that Rudya would never have paid any attention to.

After acquiring the weapons and equipment of Miracle City.

They are definitely not to be trifled with!
Rudya realized the situation was dire too late. A dozen rockets and dozens of laser beams rained down on him, and with Vesalius's attack, he was completely unable to fight back.

Not only do they have to face a powerful lich.

They also need to face concentrated fire from a super reinforced battalion.

Even though Rudya possessed a defensive capability far exceeding that of other fifth-tier powerhouses, he could only be suppressed throughout the entire attack when faced with such an unprecedented offensive. In the end, he suffered a humiliating defeat and was seriously injured, as expected.

The second duel ended dramatically just like that.

When everyone saw the battlefield riddled with craters and hundreds of valiant skeleton soldiers, a chill ran down their spines.

The Lich's undead army is equipped with Miracle City gear.

This combination and playing style are simply invincible among players of the same level, and the possibility of cross-level confrontation cannot be ruled out!
Meng Bai laughed and said, "You've already won two out of three duels. You have one last chance. I don't think we should waste any more time. Omar, come out here, let's have a match!"

Omar's face turned extremely grim as he said in a deep voice, "No wonder you dared to issue such a challenge; it turns out you were prepared all along!"

Meng Bai said, "What, now that things have come to this, do you still want to be a coward? If so, it would be better to retreat as soon as possible, so that everyone can save face."

Retreating is out of the question.

Omar will never give up halfway at this point.

Time is precious and we can't afford to waste any more time.

As for Asarand... she's only been in Miracle City for half a month, so it's unlikely she could have assembled a summoning force like Vesalos. Besides, I usually hide most of my strength so I can catch her off guard!
No nonsense.

Omar leaped into the air and then, with the flapping of his six wings, slowly landed on the open ground in front of the battle formation. A powerful, bloody aura spread out, making everyone feel a strong sense of oppression.

Meng Bai then used spatial magic to teleport to the front of the battle formation.

"It's finally my turn to take action!"

Meng Bai had been looking forward to this battle for a long time. On the one hand, this battle would allow him to test the results of his training and various gains in Miracle City during this period. On the other hand, he could take this opportunity to expose Omar's true colors.

The lord has received intelligence.

Blood Omar may have colluded with dark forces.

In other words, there is a very high probability that this Third Elder of Thousand Lakes City is a spy planted in Thousand Lakes City by Eternal Night City!

When Meng Bai learned of this, her first feeling was disbelief. After all, the third-in-command of Qianhu City was actually a subordinate of the Eternal Night Dragon King, which was too shocking.

But upon closer reflection, it doesn't seem impossible.

Lord Qi Ji has extensive connections and his intelligence is generally accurate. However, it is not easy to get close to Blood Omar, and this guy will not cooperate obediently. If you want to expose Omar, you will inevitably have to fight him.

Within the City of a Thousand Lakes.

Creating such an opportunity is very difficult.

Meng Bai will personally lead his troops to make contact with the Thousand Lakes City Alliance. He has gone through a long and roundabout way, using the pretext of resolving differences through a duel with the Thousand Lakes City Alliance, just to create an opportunity to fight them in public.

Blood Omar said coldly, "Ashaland, you don't come from the Great Forest, so why do you keep interfering and disrupting Thousand Lakes City's strategy against Miracle City? Or did your dragon race have a plan from the beginning to invade the Great Forest and take over Miracle City?"

Meng Bai scoffed, "Remember, Miracle City doesn't belong to any power, because Miracle City itself can become the largest power. As for me... as the Second Elder of Thousand Lakes City, I naturally have to be responsible for the future of the millions of people in Thousand Lakes City and stop this foolish behavior!"

"Alright, I'd like to see if you have the ability!"

Omar was not afraid of the challenge issued by Mengbai, a top-tier dragon.

On one hand, he knew that Meng Bai's race was not good at fighting, while he himself had hidden a lot of strength. On the other hand, he had no intention of fulfilling his promise. Regardless of the outcome of this battle, he had to launch an attack on Miracle City!

The small force of the Mengbai organization is definitely not enough to stop them!

The two sides were at war with each other.

The atmosphere was heavy and oppressive.

Every soldier on the scene involuntarily held their breath, after all, the upcoming battle was a duel between the second and third most powerful figures in Thousand Lakes City! (End of Chapter)