ctnovel Chapter 1227 - 834: A Close Call (Part 2)
Chapter 1227 - 834: A Close Call (Part 2)
"You held your position, pinned down the rift, and showed us the way."Cedric’s heavy voice carried an iron-blooded approval as he slightly turned his head, his gaze sweeping over the two, a look that offered the highest affirmation to warriors, brief and powerful.
"Now, leave this place to us."
Old Jack faintly heard these words, forcing his eyes open a sliver before heavily closing them.
The two remaining Demon-Breakers seemed unshaken by the sudden demise of their comrades.
Though they possessed intelligence, they only knew destruction, devoid of emotion.
No fear, no fatigue, no death.
The blood-glow flickered on the triangles in their chests, focusing on the newly arrived "Guardians" squad, transmitting a will so cold it froze the soul through space.
Not words, but a whisper etched directly into the spirit, like a beguiling sound from the Void.
"Order... the struggle of ants, futile, the world will ultimately return to the void... merge with us to gain eternity... extinction."
The voice was hollow and indifferent, as if stating a predetermined, unalterable physical law, carrying absolute negation and chilling temptation.
"Extinction?"
Cedric stepped forward abruptly, the massive Tower Shield thundering against the ground, a circle of visible golden force waves rippling out instantly dispelling the disturbing whisper.
His voice was like a bell tolling clearly across the energy-drenched battlefield: "Extinction is not our endpoint! The ’eternity’ you speak of is nothing but a complete denial of existence!
"What we protect are the ordinary lives upon this land, the harvested grain, the warmth of the hearth, the laughter of children! In the name of the ’Immovable Bastion’ - this path shall not pass!"
Isabella’s long elf ears quivered slightly, her eyes devoid of anger, only a coldness like an icy lake.
"The void is merely nothingness, simply destructive vermin, ridiculous and pathetic."
Her long fingers touched the bowstring, pure Order light converging at her fingertips, the arrowhead aimed at the core of a Demon-Breaker, coldly declaring: "In the name of the ’Demon-Breaking Arrow Heart’ - purification begins!"
Before the words fell, the battle erupted again!
"Dwarves only believe in the ’truth’ of their weapons, watch me shatter your disgustingly glowing stone body!"
Baron roared, his full body armor-clad foot stomped heavily, the power chain whip swung out like a raging flame python.
His target was not the Demon-Breaker itself but the tide of low-level Void creatures surging anew.
Crystal-footed swarms and shriekers.
The chain whip swept through, flames roared out, the alchemy flames surged like a crimson tsunami, instantly burning swathes of writhing filthy purple moss into ash billowing stinking black smoke.
"Burn all you disgusting creeps!"
Lydia’s figure had long disappeared from its original spot, leaving behind only a barely noticeable distortion.
In the next moment, she appeared at the location where several Clawed Combat Beasts were lunging at Old Jack and Eira.
Her dual blades were so fast they left only a web of eerie blue death light, precisely targeting, each swing accompanied by the shattering of Clawed Combat Beast crystal joints and the abrupt end of shrill screams.
Like an invisible barrier, intercepting and dismembering all low-tier monsters slipping through, ensuring Oliver’s healing went undisturbed.
The two remaining Demon-Breakers felt a tremendous threat.
The triangles at their center spun madly, gathering terrifying energy, crystal armor of their feet pounding heavily, charging towards Cedric and Isabella with space-tearing momentum.
The huge crystal scythes tore through the air, bringing a deadly purple-black storm.
"Barrier!"
Cedric uttered a low shout, raising his shield to meet them!
The massive Tower Shield seemed to transform from a weapon into a wall embodying the ’Immovable’ rule.
Bang! Bang!
The Demon-Breakers’ full-force slashes met the Tower Shield once more! This time, Cedric didn’t simply withstand it; the angle of the Tower Shield subtly adjusted at the moment of contact, and the flowing Order inscriptions on the shield suddenly burst forth bright golden light.
The horrific kinetic energy and tearing force contained in the scythes at the instant of contact. Like a furious mud ox into the sea, it was converted and redirected, accompanied by an even stronger flash of golden light.
The two imposing Demon-Breakers were like being hit by an invisible Giant Hammer on their chest, their huge bodies suddenly stalled, the momentum of their charge abruptly halted.
Unsteady feet were forcibly pushed back half a step, their triangle cores shaking violently.
The ground beneath Cedric’s feet cracked with spider-web-like patterns, yet he himself remained unmoved,
at the moment when the Demon-Breakers were disrupted by the counterforce.
Whoosh——!
A Holy Light arrow, thinner, more concentrated, seemingly capable of piercing everything silently vanished from Isabella’s bowstring.
The space along the trajectory of the arrow rippled slightly.
No! It didn’t vanish! It broke through the spatial constraints!
Before the core of a retreating Demon-Breaker triangle, the arrow seemed to be waiting there all along.
Thud!
A slight piercing sound rang out.
The arrow imbued with ’Demon-Breaking Arrow Heart’ Rule Power easily tore through the fragile energy protection layer outside the Demon-Breaker core, precisely penetrating into the rotating black hole at the center of the triangle.
This time there was no explosive roar of annihilation, only a crisp sound like shattering glass.
The core dimmed suddenly.
The triangle stopped spinning, the purple-black energy skin on its surface deflated like a punctured balloon.
The entire massive body stiffened for a moment, then its internal structure began to collapse uncontrollably, dissipating into a giant cloud of purple-black energy mist.
Isabella’s second arrow, another instant kill.
She had the nickname ’Demon-Breaking Arrow Heart,’ for non-Order energy, her attacks could deliver a strong targeted effect.
Thus, every time she hit the core with her attack, it dealt lethal damage.
The team also valued this, creating opportunities for her to land definite hits, deciding victory in a single strike.
The last Demon-Breaker emitted a silent shriek, seemingly understanding the difference between the sides.
The red light on its triangle suddenly became unstable, turning frenzied.
It stopped attacking, instead madly plunging its twin scythes into the earth, holes on its surface exploding in dazzling purple-black light.
"It’s sacrificing its core! It wants to detonate itself to stabilize and expand the rift!" Oliver’s keen Spiritual Power instantly captured the chaotic energy fluctuation, loudly alerting.
The two other Level Ten Night Watchers reacted swiftly.
"Baron!"
Isabella called sharply, the longbow in her hand aimed instantly at the self-destructing Demon-Breaker.
"Got it!"
Baron turned the chain whip, abandoning the burning of small creatures, the thick chain whip with ear-piercing sonic booms and alchemy flames fiercely crashed towards the self-destructing Demon-Breaker’s joints, trying to interrupt.
Lydia also approached like a phantom, dual blades with eerie blue lethal poison stung towards the foot connection supporting its body.
However, the Demon-Breaker was determined to self-destruct.
Ignoring physical attacks, its full energy collapsed towards its core in an instant.
BOOM——!!!
An earth-shattering explosion occurred, far more intense than the one witnessed by Old Jack’s group before, ten times stronger.
Clearly, it wasn’t simply detonating itself; as a Demon-Breaker, it itself represented the limitation of spatial destruction.
And the recent death of the Demon-Breaker had already caused considerable spatial impact in the vicinity.
More Void creatures erupting through the torn spatial rift proved this.
This time its own self-explosion from space destruction, combined with the accumulated energy, made its power far exceed expectations.
A huge purple-black energy mushroom cloud soared skyward.
The annihilating shockwave mixed with spatial fragments crazily expanded in all directions.
"Barrier eternal!"
Cedric growled, the massive Tower Shield bursting forth unprecedented light, forming a golden giant barrier spanning tens of meters, forcibly blocking the frontal assault of the annihilation shockwave.
Isabella’s arrow and Oliver’s Holy Light Shield precisely covered themselves and the other two teammates ahead, attenuating the aftershock.