Something was running through the collapsed terracotta camp by passing through a storm of thick flames.
âLizard?â
General Lee looked at the scene, keeping his balance while grabbing the ground.
What he thought was a lizard was a huge bone. To be precise, it was the bone of the creature that could withstand such powerful explosions and flames, namely Salamander.
On top of him was the Necromancer.
âUh? Come on, I canât believe it!â
General Lee sprang to his feet, startled.
The Necromancer, who broke through the flames, swung a huge black scythe at the Emperor.
The fight between both sides was going on along the road about two kilometers from the invisible barrier of the fortressâ wall.
Kyungsoo was worried that the wall and the barrier were separated from each other, but Sungwoo thought that the gap between them could serve as a kind of âbuffer zoneâ to prevent the enemyâs main force from approaching the wall.
âThey fell into a trap.â
Sungwoo instructed Kyungsoo to bury the corpses of monsters and various flammable substances under the buffer zone very deeply, so the enemy would not notice it.
âWell they noticed it later, but they couldnât stop the explosions.â
Surprisingly, shortly after the high-pressure explosions began, the Emperor noticed that something strange was happening underground. He succeeded in using a large terracotta to dig up the ground and pull out a few swollen corpses.
âHow did he feel it?â Sungwoo wondered at first.
But that was it. The Emperor could not process all the corpses within 30 seconds.
Eventually, they exploded.
The flames from the corpseâs explosions absorbed all the combustible substances that had been buried there and made the explosions bigger. Then, they popped out after breaking through the ground and devoured everything.
âNow is the time.â
The overwhelming number of troops that stood between the Emperor and Sungwoo were temporarily neutralized. Not all the terracotta were smashed, but since the ground shook violently, there were only a few of them standing properly. Above all else, the Emperor who was controlling them could not see clearly. In other words, if an unexpected situation unfolded now, he would not be able to properly respond.
âAlright. Let me behead him right now!â Sungwoo muttered.
In fact, it was a huge gamble. Since he hadnât yet sized up the Emperorâs ability, his jumping into the middle of the enemy camp was like a moth flying into the fire.
However, since Sungwoo wanted to end the fight as soon as possible, this was a golden opportunity to get rid of the Emperor.
Sungwoo got on top of the âBone Salamanderâ. Since the Salamander was a fire spirit by birth, he could run faster in such wild flames.
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Even though the ground shook, flames soared, and a gust of wind blew, the Bone Salamander didnât care at all, smashing the terracotta strewn across the ground, and running through the rough terrain.
Sungwoo also did not feel any discomfort thanks to his tremendous fire immunity.
Watching the blue shield floating in the air, he pulled out the Grim Reaper for a powerful blow.
- âEvil Spirit Bombing is embedded in your weapon. (MAX)
He finally got close to the Emperor. He could not see clearly because of the Emperorâs blue shield, but the Emperor was also staring at him.
At that moment, golden threads spewed out from within the blue shield.
As he saw it before, it was a powerful attack that destroyed all the buildings in the area.
Bang!
The threads fell, causing a loud bang. The huge body of the Bone Salamander was crushed in an instant. But Sungwoo was not there. Using âShadow Movementâ, he got up under the shadow of the giant terracotta behind the Emperor. Then, he leaped and swung the Grim Reaper towards the Emperor, unleashing 40 Evil Spirit Bombing.â at once.
âThey hit it!â
Black spheres were shot in a straight line and hit the blue shield floating in the air.
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Because of the impact, the shield was twisted in the air, creating a crack in the blue shield.
Then, it was thrown away like a kicked ball. Sungwoo kicked the ground and jumped up to chase him.
A single golden thread flew towards Sungwoo. But anticipating the attack, Sungwoo twisted his body and pulled out the âWinter Predatorâ he was carrying on his back. Then, he fired it.
The whole golden thread froze in an instant. Sungwoo stepped on it and took another leap forward.
Soaring into the air higher than the emperor, he fell in a parabolic shape and slammed the Grim Reaper down through the cracks in the broken shield.
The huge black scythe struck him directly on the forehead, but something was strange.
It sounded like a thin shell splitting as if he hit a gourd.
âTerracotta? no way!â
This was not the Emperor. Even this was a clay doll, terracotta. And some unstable energy was within its body.
âSh*t!â
Sungwoo hastily turned around.
Bang!
The terracotta exploded right away. It was a pretty powerful bomb.
It was the same type of explosive terracotta that had infiltrated the World Tree camp in the past.
âI was too complacent.â
Sungwoo didnât expect at all that it was camouflage. Since the Emperor was thoroughly protected by a large number of troops, not just surrounded by the thick shield, he naturally thought that was the Emperor.
âThen where is the main body of the terracotta?â
Sungwoo quickly avoided the aftermath and looked around. However, it was close to impossible to identify the main body among the numerous terracottas.
And at that moment a gust of wind blew from somewhere and threw Sungwoo into the air. It wasnât a mere blast.
âUgh, what the heck isâ¦â
It soared hundreds of meters into the air after causing tremendous damage as if it had been hit with a hammer. That wasnât the end.
Woo woo woo!
The air around Sungwoo turned sharp like a knife and closed in on Sungwoo as if to tear him apart. It was quite high-level magic.
âIf I stay here, I will die!â
Each wind blew toward him sharply like a dagger.
Sungwoo curled up to protect his exposed skin. At the same time, he prepared a skill for escaping.
- âTwilight Assaultâ has begun.
Although he recklessly plunged into the enemy camp to capture the Emperor, he also thought about escaping just in case. âTwilight Assaultâ was the answer. Thatâs why he saved it, even when he attacked the Emperor.
Woo woo woo!
Sungwooâs body was engulfed in black smoke and got out of the biting wind.
âThank God. Without it, I would have been torn to pieces.â
While escaping from the place, Sungwoo sensed the flow of mana that controlled this wind.
Then, he looked toward the source of the flow.
Someone between the densely standing large terracotta near the hole of the invisible barrier was reaching out to Sungwoo. It was clear that he was controlling the wind and the clouds.
When he looked closely, the person in question was a pale-faced woman.
âIt is a divine status.â
Sugnwoo felt some powerful power, namely a deity in her.
âBut, thatâs not the Emperor.â
Her power seemed unrelated to the terracotta.
Then, she grabbed her hands and pulled something toward her.
âAbove my head?â
A cluster of clouds gathered above Sungwooâs head, then began to hang down like an anaconda.
At that moment, a huge cloud turned into water with an explosion and hurled towards Sungwoo.
She seemed to be able to control water like Li Wei, but she didnât seem to control the water spirits.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âWhat is her job? How can she control the clouds and the wind?â
Sungwoo had no choice but to step back for now. Not only did he not know the Emperorâs whereabouts, but also he could not stay in the middle of the enemy camp any longer because his operation failed. It would be an act of suicide if he stayed there anymore.
âWell, this takes me back to square one!â
He missed the best chance to kill the Emperor.
After all, the Necromancer and the Emperor exchanged secret cards that they had never unexpected.