Magic High School.

Each time it takes off, it unleashes a triple sonic boom cloud around itself, which can even overturn the surrounding soil, rocks and trees, tearing everything apart as easily as ripping a rag.

"How...is this possible!" Senior Aika was completely stunned. As the one with the highest spiritual energy level among them, he had fought far too many fourth-tier opponents. Often, even when facing fourth-tier opponents, he could fight beyond his level by relying on his rich combat experience, as well as the spells and treasures left behind by the academy.

However, he had never seen a fourth-tier character with such outrageous stats; it was simply a pure numerical monster, without the slightest bit of exaggeration.

Li Ge didn't speak. He forced himself to open his newly detached golden eyes. In that instant, he saw the label above the head of the Imperial General.

[Divine Blood Demon]...

It is not a disease of blood thirst, nor a person thirsting for blood, but a monstrous offspring of divine blood...

This was also the first divine blood abomination they had ever encountered in this world!

"As expected, the end of the thirst for blood disease really is... a monster of divine blood!"

"Whoosh!" General Ryan leaped with lightning speed, unleashing four or more sonic booms in an instant. He landed directly in front of Xiaoye, the immense force cracking the surrounding earth and creating a giant crater resembling a cannonball crater.

He plunged the greatsword, now transformed into blood, into the ground, and immediately, surging magma began to erupt from the earth.

"not good!"

The lava immediately compressed Xiaoye's shadow space completely, causing the group, who had originally planned to use the properties of shadows to jump over the enemy, to be forcibly dragged out of the shadow space.

The group immediately prepared for battle.

If they encountered divine blood monsters elsewhere, they would run as far away as possible. But here, after learning that Li Ge's ability was adaptable, they knew they could deal with any enemy.

The only problem is that Li Ge's soul is far too fragile. Therefore, even though the Divine Blood Abomination possesses true immortality—a quality even stars cannot overcome—they can still use Li Ge's Wheel of Revelation to try and find a way to deal with it. Of course, they must first control it.

"Leave now. I will not lay a hand on you and will allow you to take your family and friends with you. Leave this place and never come back." The imperial general, who looked as if he had stitched together pieces of a corpse, raised the greatsword formed from blood in his hand and said this.

In that instant, the group of people who had already drawn their magical artifacts and were ready to fight were stunned.

What the heck? The divine blood monster actually spoke, and it wants to let us go?

The group looked at each other, none of them quite understanding what this monstrous creature meant.

In particular, General Ryan's body was extremely contorted at this moment. His body resembled a monster forcibly pieced together from countless human limbs, not his original body. Apart from his head, the rest of his body looked like stitched-together corpse parts.

And carrying a blood-soaked greatsword several meters long, he looked every bit the evil monster, yet he opened his mouth and let the group leave. Even after seeing little reaction from them, he continued to earnestly persuade them.

"Leave here. There's no need for you to deal with an enemy you can't possibly defeat." He said, glancing briefly at the distant outline of the capital, then added, "Go back, escape this place. This world is beyond saving."

He seemed genuinely trying to persuade the group to leave.

The group exchanged glances, then Yi Lian stepped forward and asked, "Why do you say that? And why did you let us go? The Great General of the Empire?"

At that moment, a very complex expression appeared on the general's face. It was unclear whether it was because even now, some people still recognized him as the emperor's general, or because he saw his former spirited self reflected in these innocent children.

"The world is about to end. You should leave here now, time is running out. Take this last bit of time, bring your loved ones and leave, and never come back." He finally said something different.

"Is it your friend, that strategist Yato? He wants to destroy the sky and make 'the sky' fall down, right?" Yilian asked directly at this moment.

For a moment, the general fell silent.

His silence, in fact, confirmed the suspicions of the others.

Meanwhile, the group chat was already buzzing with excitement.

Li Ge: Just as I thought.

Li Ge: Once the seawater floods the seabed and completely submerges this area, the sea god's soul will be able to reclaim ownership of this territory that belongs to him. At that moment, at least for the sea god, his soul will be free.

Li Ge: From now on, his soul will probably stitch together all the blood-thirsty patients, creating a body formed from divine blood. That's not surprising, that's not surprising at all. He released the blood-thirsty disease, it turns out, also in preparation for his new body.

Xiaoye: That's not all. I reckon these bloodthirsty monsters' real mission is to destroy this magic circle, thereby causing the magic circle supporting the seabed to collapse. As for attacking the duchy, it's probably just that they want to destroy the magic circle on the western part of the duchy.

Yilian: So, you mean that attacking the duchy's border was just a side effect?

Valerie: I can't stand it!

Valerie: Damn it, Poseidon really wants to completely destroy this place and let the sea flood the continent!

Valerie: I will not allow it, you inherently evil sea god! I will send Li Ge to seal you away right now!

In a flash, the group summarized the intelligence and shared their individual speculations in the small group chat. Except for Valerie, almost everyone contributed some analysis of the intelligence.

But for them, this is a situation where they cannot back down.

after all……

“There are still many people who can’t leave so quickly,” Li Ge said.

The empire's great general fell silent for a moment, and at that moment, some could even see a hint of... on his face.

Can't bear it?

It's incredible that such an expression could be seen on the face of such a monster.

Despite being a monster, at this moment, it is showing more humanity than anyone else.

“I can’t stop him, I can only stop you. I’m sorry, I’m tired, I don’t want revenge anymore.” He said, but slowly, he pointed the greatsword in his hand at the group of people, “But I can’t just watch you go to your deaths.”

"Run, everyone..."

"Even you couldn't stop him?" Yi Lian asked. "With your current power, you could say you're the strongest person in this world, and even you couldn't do anything?"

He shook his head, his face filled with regret and pain: "I don't have the ability, and there's nothing I can do."

"Is it divine blood?" Li Ge suddenly asked.

General Ryan paused, looking at the inconspicuous ghost among the group. Although he didn't know why this ghost with the large halo on its head was so strange, he simply assumed it was an undead that mingled with them.

After all, it's reasonable for some abnormally mutated undead to appear after the divine blood began to spread, right?

He didn't answer Li Ge directly, but his silence said it all.

"General, you died unjustly because of the Empire, didn't you?" Li Ge asked. "Don't you want to kill the real mastermind?"

He didn't speak, but the general exuded endless resentment, which gradually dissipated.

I hate it, but it doesn't matter anymore.

The royal family was wiped out, and there wasn't a single survivor in the entire empire. His hatred had nowhere to go. As for the duchy's people on the other side, well, forget about them, it doesn't matter anymore.

Even though he already knew that his death and the corruption of the imperial family were very likely orchestrated by that god.

God created them, and after accumulating enough power, used the underground water source near the capital to control the royal family, thus triggering this trial that ruined his reputation.

Then, by using himself and Ato, he successfully spread divine blood throughout the world and destroyed the magic circle.

But can I defy God?

He himself was nothing more than a pitiful, wandering ghost that God resurrected incidentally by exploiting Athos's resentment.

Perhaps staying here is simply to delay the countdown to the world's destruction, even if it's just for a few minutes.

and so……

"If you wish to slay a god..." He brandished his blood-red sword in a fighting stance, "then defeat me and let me see if you are worthy to face a god!"

"It won't come to the point of losing my life!"

Li Ge understood that words alone wouldn't convince the enemy, even if their stance was actually aligned with his. The only way to truly persuade someone was through force!

Therefore, war!

……

Meanwhile, within the capital of the empire.

The entire capital city remained vibrant and full of life, with every "person" repeating the same behaviors they had in life.

Life, patrolling, trading, farming...

As if nothing had changed, they were still "imperials," if only you could ignore the pervasive stench of blood that permeated the entire capital and could not be washed away from almost any crevice.

Another strange thing is that the entire capital city is inhabited only by these "capital city people," and there are no other living beings.

There were no rats, no cockroaches, and not even fleas or other insects.

The former strategist Ato, now the emperor, stands on his throne, holding a goblet filled with blood, overlooking the entire capital.

The former members of the royal family, now like puppets who had lost all their inner strength, groveled at his feet like the lowest servants, bowing their heads and meaninglessly licking the pig feed on the ground.

Whether it was the once majestic emperor, the elegant queen, or the once beautiful princess, they were all treated like pigs at his feet.

Even the whole world is at your feet!

"This world has become boring," he murmured, then asked, "How many rituals has our undead legion completed?"

"Your Majesty, according to the latest intelligence, the magic arrays in the east and south have been completely destroyed. The demons in the north are still resisting, while it seems that progress has been made in the west. It won't be long before they break through the duchy and destroy the magic array in the west." The subordinate reported the current situation without any expression.

For them, the whole world is on a countdown to its demise.

Ato knew that when all the magic circles were destroyed, the sky would fall, a cataclysmic flood would erupt, and the entire world would be destroyed.

But what does it matter?

After he became a heinous criminal, was tried, and then dismembered and fed to the fish, there was nothing left in this world worth staying for.

Even now, seeing his former enemy living like a pig brings him not even the slightest bit of pleasure.

Moreover, these things are, in the end, merely moving corpses; the original souls within those corpses may have become nourishment for that great one.

"So, I'm getting a little tired of it too." He swirled the blood-filled glass in his hand and drank it all in one gulp.

"Your Majesty, the Grand General has important business to discuss with you." Suddenly, a message appeared.

"Ryan has arrived?" At this moment, the emperor, who now commands the entire Bloodthirsty Army, actually showed a rare hint of joy.

After all, they were once best friends, friends from the same place, and close comrades who grew up together to become the twin pillars of the empire. Perhaps only Ryan could make him feel alive, instead of engaging in this meaningless revenge with these mindless bastards.

Perhaps it's just that when facing Ryan, he's still the frontline strategist Athos, not the emperor he is now.

Although Ryan did not support his plan before this, and even seemed to oppose him, and even the adult who gave him the power of revenge!

My good brother, how dare you defy that lord!

Without that esteemed official, they would have been condemned as heinous criminals for the rest of their lives. They were noble generals, yet they met such a tragic end…

But Ryan came back anyway. He knew that they were kindred spirits, true brothers who recognized each other.

Chapter 273 Attacking its Hidden Valley

What if Ryan stays like this and never comes back to start a new life and world with me?