Throne of Gods: Divine thunder descends, and the Qilin descends upon the world!

Chapter 55 The Resting Place of Electrolux

(Thanks to Caster_ce)

Yuehui was shocked by Cai'er's almost confessional words, and a rare ripple appeared in her purple eyes.

He was about to speak—

"Ugh——!"

A piercing scream suddenly tore through the night sky, echoing back and forth among the mountains.

The sound was like the wailing of thousands of vengeful spirits, with a chilling echo that sent shivers down everyone's spines.

Immediately afterwards, the second and third shrieks rose and fell, becoming increasingly rapid and sharp.

The entire mountain range seemed to come alive, trembling violently in the sound waves.

Rocks tumbled down, withered trees swayed wildly, and even the air seemed to twist and hum.

"Ugh!" Chen Ying'er covered her ears, her face turning deathly pale.

"Lightning Magnetic Barrier!"

A dazzling purple lightning burst forth around Yuehui, and countless fine, hair-like lightning bolts intertwined to form a semi-circular light screen, enveloping everyone within it.

In an instant, the terrifying shriek vanished without a trace, as if it had been muted.

"This—" Han Yu's eyes widened. "Commander, what kind of move is this?"

"Just a little trick for using spiritual power," Yuehui replied casually, but her purple eyes looked solemnly toward the source of the sound.

The legacy left behind by the demigod Thunder Emperor does not record any specific combat techniques or magic.

Rather, it is the understanding of the essence of thunder, and the comprehension of divine power as a star-beast (a chosen one of the gods).

This electromagnetic barrier was created based on a sophisticated control over electromagnetic fields.

Long Haochen stared at the lightning patterns flowing on the barrier, then his eyes suddenly lit up. He clenched his right fist and lightly tapped his left palm, and a glowing light bulb phantom seemed to appear out of thin air above his head.

(So ​​that's how you use spiritual power! No wonder you're the leader!)
...

The mournful howl lasted for a full quarter of an hour before gradually dissipating.

With a light tap of her fingertips, the lightning and magnetic barrier enveloping everyone dissipated into specks of purple light.

"This is probably the sound coming from the Cave of Fear and Howl."

Lu Xi breathed a sigh of relief, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead with lingering fear. "No wonder those demons requested reinforcements. If it weren't for the captain, we probably would have..."

"Commander," Long Haochen's eyes gleamed with eagerness, "how much does it cost to maintain this barrier?"

Yuehui casually flicked his wrist: "No problem, it can withstand a hundred or eighty of these fierce roars."

Long Haochen's pupils contracted slightly, and the reverence in his eyes almost materialized.

He had just secretly tried it out, and with his spiritual power of 3,600 points, he could only withstand thirteen to fifteen fierce howls at most using the same technique.

(As expected of the leader, such strength... I'm still far from being able to match him!)
He clenched his fists instinctively and secretly vowed to work even harder!
……

The speed of going downhill was indeed much faster than going uphill.

In less than half an hour, Yuehui and his group had arrived at the side of another mountain peak.

Just as they were searching for the entrance to the Cave of Fear and Howl, that familiar howling sound rang out again.

Without saying a word, Yuehui immediately deployed a lightning magnetic barrier to protect everyone inside.

Suddenly, several figures staggered out from behind a protruding rock about fifty meters away.

Leading the group was a massive, imposing demon, followed by two demon sorcerers draped in black robes and wielding bone staffs.

Further behind were five or six lesser demons, each bleeding from all seven orifices, looking utterly wretched.

It was clearly caused by the inability to withstand the powerful sonic waves from the fear-filled cave.

"Take care of them!" Moonbeam decisively ordered.

These demons, having been ravaged by the sonic onslaught, were already at their last gasp.

Even without Yuehui's intervention, Cai'er and her group could easily handle the situation.

The battle ended unusually quickly.

In less than half a minute, the demon squad that escaped from the cave had been converted into everyone's merit points. The progress of the hunt was also updated accordingly:

Hunting 7th-tier demons (2/10)

Hunt down demons of rank 5 or higher (2/5)

Hunting down sixth-tier demons (10/10)

...

"This is awesome! I've made a fortune in merit points!" Wang Yuanyuan excitedly waved the Giant Spirit Shield, her eyes sparkling.

Lu Xi rolled her eyes in annoyance: "Money-grubber, you have to finish the exploration mission first if you want to complete the hunting mission. Who knows how many demons are hiding in this ghost cave."

“Lu Xi is right.” Yuehui narrowed her purple eyes and looked at the deep crack. “Let’s go and take a look inside the cave.”

Following the trail of the demon's escape, the group quickly found their destination.

It wasn't a cave in the traditional sense, but a grotesque fissure in the earth—a three-meter-wide, six-meter-high crack like a wound in the earth, pitch black inside, with no bottom in sight.

The edges of the crack are covered with fine, spiderweb-like cracks, clearly formed by long-term sound wave impact.

Using spiritual power to test it, one can feel that the rocks here are extremely hard, far exceeding granite.

"Isn't this alliance's mission really problematic? They didn't tell us at all that the howling here was so terrifying. We weren't prepared at all. If it weren't for the guild leader, we probably wouldn't even have been qualified to get close!" Chen Ying'er complained.

"Alright, now that we're here, there's no use complaining. Let's get moving and complete the mission; that's the top priority," Moonbeam said.

He naturally wouldn't tell his teammates that the task was originally designed for the King level, and that he had simply taken it by surprise.

...

The group slowly stepped into the dark cave. With a light tap of her fingertips, Yuehui summoned Yating and Xiao Leiji.

The two elemental spirits emitted a soft light, illuminating the surroundings.

After taking only ten steps, the corpses of two little devils lay across his face.

Wang Yuanyuan darted forward, precisely piercing the demon's chest with the edge of the Giant Spirit Shield, and swiftly retrieved the magic crystal.

"Free gold coins, why not take them!" she muttered to herself as she pocketed her spoils.

The group exchanged smiles, but none of them spoke.

The moonlight activated the exploration gem issued by the quest tower, and a pale yellow halo flowed inside the gem, faithfully recording every detail of the cave.

As the last sharp cry faded away, a bottomless rift stretched out before them.

Ya-ting tried firing a light projectile downwards, but the dazzling light was instantly swallowed by darkness, without even a trace of echo returning.

"Commander, are we really going down?" Han Yu asked in a low voice.

Moonlight's purple eyes flickered slightly as she gazed at the bottomless crack.

He was certain that the Tower of Eternal Rest lay beneath this abyss.

(Perhaps... we should only take Cai'er down?)

The thought flashed through his mind like lightning.

(If Cai'er could obtain Electrolux's legacy)

But the next second, he dismissed the idea.

(Cherrie's bloodthirsty nature may not be accepted.)

(It's better to be safe than sorry)

"Everyone, go down together," he decisively ordered. "Haochen, summon Haoyue to cast the Lightness Spell."

Before he finished speaking, a pair of dazzling lightning wings suddenly unfolded behind him.

The wingspan of the purple lightning-wrapped creature was three meters long, gleaming brightly in the dark cave and reflecting flowing lightning patterns onto the surrounding rock walls.

　We have already made clear arrangements for Elder Yi's succession.

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(End of this chapter)