Chapter 2152: 1201: Facing Head-On_2

Chapter 2152: Chapter 1201: Facing Head-On_2

“Your Royal Highness Prince, this is indeed the deepest part of the Praying Main Hall!”

Lorenz’s old eyes were filled with astonishment as he spoke to Leo Ray.

The blood and darkness-ridden scene before them obviously struck a great chord in the old bishop’s heart, contrasting sharply with the sacred hall of his memories.

“Your Excellency, the ‘Root’ is right behind the throne!”

Elder Bing’s stern voice also reached Leo Ray’s ear.

“However, if you wish to destroy the ‘Root’, you’ll likely need to take down that source of evil first.”

Yonir grasped the Magic Wand horizontally, surrounded by visibly blue Energy Barrier, clearly in a state ready to unleash.

Saying this, the old Alchemist squinted slightly with his old eyes, staring intently at the large throne embedded halfway in the giant tree trunk.

An outline of a humanoid was leaning there, exuding a dangerous and eerie dark aura.

That darkness was extremely profound; even if our guiding light sphere approached, it would quickly be engulfed by the shadow.

Although the figure was completely shrouded in shadows, making it impossible to see specific features, it was clearly the mysterious entity that once appeared above the Inner City.

“How shameful to sit brazenly on the temple master’s throne.”

Looking at that once-familiar silhouette, Lorenz’s old eyes were full of anger as he sternly said, “Even though you’ve taken over everything from His Majesty, the violent aura emanating from you can’t be completely concealed. Who are you really?!”

“Lorenz, former head of the secret council, Guardian of the Temple of Light.”

A sinister and gloomy voice echoed as the mysterious entity’s murky dark red eyes moved, focusing on the old bishop.

The entity didn’t answer the old bishop’s question, instead mocking: “Back then, I intended to turn you into the first batch of nutrients. But my plans progressed too smoothly, with an endless supply of nutrients, and I forgot about you, old useless one. Yet here you are today, able to leap about before me.”

“Even if I die, I’ll drag you down with me!”

Lorenz’s body surged with energy as he gritted his teeth and said, “The fame and dignity of the Temple of Light cannot be trampled by a guy of unknown origin like you!”

“Blame your former master, then. It was Gannon the Ninth who woke me up with his own hands back then!”

The mysterious entity began to laugh sinisterly and unrestrainedly, “It was thanks to his foolishness that I could see the day again and execute this great Divine Plan!”

“Stop talking to yourself.”

Leo Ray’s calm voice interrupted the laughter, “Because soon you’ll be reduced to dust and ashes.”

“Vile Otherworlder, I didn’t expect you could actually come before me.”

The sinister gaze of the mysterious entity turned to Leo Ray, speaking playfully, “But what does it matter? You’ve felt my power, haven’t you? Even though I haven’t absorbed nutrients yet, with the ‘Blood Dark Tree’s’ support, you can’t compete with me.”

Saying that, a vast and magnificent Energy Wave suddenly surged from the mysterious entity’s body, sweeping instantly across our group.

For a moment, the vast force filled with hostility and killing intent filled the heavens and earth, causing hearts to tremble and almost losing footing.

“Tier 6 Peak Expert?”

Feeling the immense Energy Wave, both Yonir and Grey Elder exchanged glances.

Though both had stepped into the Tier 6 threshold, they were only Tier 6 One-star, barely able to advance at all.

In other words, each star ascension for Tier 6 experts is a huge leap for themselves, the power gap cannot be compared to other tiers.

Power above two stars can crush low-starred peers, and above three stars can fight against two peers at a lower star level, this says a lot.

This means Tier 6 Peak and Tier 6 One-star are vastly different beings, enough to handle four Tier 6 low-star experts simultaneously.

As for Elder Bing, his aged brow also furrowed tight.

His current power at Tier 6 Two-star is slightly higher than Yonir and Grey Elder, but it’s only just a bit more.

After the relentless battles along the way, our group’s Energy is mostly depleted, and even with various Magical Scrolls’ support and Magic Medicine replenishment, recovery is hard in a short time, while the adversary is at ease and in peak state.

Under such a power comparison, even if he, Yonir, and Grey Elder join forces, plus Diana, Louise, and Lorenz as three half-step Tier 6 experts, if everyone was at peak at the same time, there would still be a chance for a fight, but now, there’s absolutely no hope of defeating the adversary.

Most critically, Elder Bing could sense.

Although the adversary has yet to formally absorb nutrients, it has linked with the so-called ‘Blood Dark Tree’ to some degree, able to directly supplement Energy through it, remaining in an energy-abundant state.

In other words, even with our side employing a war of attrition, we cannot make the adversary weaken even slightly.

Seeing the three Tier 6 experts showing uncontrollable gravity, including Leo Ray among the other strong ones on our side, though not able to visually sense the power gap between our side and the adversary, they were aware this would be a grueling battle.

“A group of ants at the end of their tether, knowing the gap with me?”

The sinister voice of the mysterious entity echoed again, resonating in everyone’s ears, “Today, you must die; no one can stop me from returning to peak state!”

“We won’t know if you’re a match until we fight!”

Louise’s eyebrows shot up, summoning a whole row of shining guiding light spheres, shooting directly towards the adversary.

Louise bares her fangs with a light snort, “Pretending to be mysterious from the start, let me see your true face first!”

As she said this, the whole row of guiding light spheres suddenly burst with brilliance, enveloping the adversary.

Seeing this, both Yonir and Lorenz also swiftly shot out a series of guiding light spheres, assisting Louise in illumination.

The adversary was originally extremely strong; if it continued hiding in shadow, it indeed puts us at a disadvantage.

With their joint efforts, the brilliant light finally dispelled the deep darkness, revealing the mysterious entity’s true face to everyone.

On the radiant golden throne sat a lazy pale-faced young man, at first glance looking like a refined young scholar with gold-rimmed glasses.

But upon closer inspection, his murky eyes emitted an eerie dark red, his mouth twisted into a strange curve, revealing a row of sharp white teeth, appearing extremely dangerous.

Leo Ray was not unfamiliar with the adversary’s looks, exactly like the Magic Portrait of Gannon the Ninth.

However, apart from appearance, the aura and form were entirely different, which corroborated Little Jie and Lorenz’s words that the adversary merely wore Gannon the Ninth’s appearance.

As seeing this, the old bishop’s face was filled with sorrow, clenching his elderly fist tightly.

The once wise and benevolent temple master had been entirely replaced, how could it not fill his heart with grief?

After the black fog around was dispelled by the magical light spheres, the mysterious entity’s face suddenly contorted, clearly in a state of furious rage.

Blood-colored Black Fog rose around him, unleashing an overwhelming aura that was chilling to the core,

“A group of tiny ants, how dare you look directly at a Deity?”

Accompanied by a sharp and sinister shout, the adversary lunged violently towards us, attacking ferociously.

The constantly emerging hostility and killing intent sufficed to throw dozens of Legions into chaos instantly.

“Deity?!”

Upon hearing this highly peculiar term, whether Leo Ray, Elder Bing, or our strong ones, all were filled with surprise.

At this moment, with terrifying killing intent, the adversary was already close at hand for our side.