Chapter 2408: 1333: Defeat and Pursuit (Part 2)

Chapter 2408: Chapter 1333: Defeat and Pursuit (Part 2)

“Aowu…”

Under the fierce attacks of our strong warriors, like a storm, the culprit finally couldn’t hold on any longer and fell down whimpering, raising a cloud of dust and quieting the entire battlefield in an instant.

“Tch, I thought it was some formidable character.”

Louise, who had been following Leo Ray, put her hands on her hips and exhaled a long breath, saying, “Seems like it was just so-so after all!”

“Exactly, just like Your Majesty of the Humans said, without those purple eyeballs, this bastard is nothing!”

Serene, clearly in sync with Louise, immediately echoed in agreement.

Then, she curiously turned to Leo Ray and asked, “Your Majesty of the Humans, you just called the purple eyeballs ‘Corrosion’ and suddenly had a way to deal with them, how exactly did you do that?”

“Now’s not the time to talk about this, something seems off.”

Leo Ray waved his hand, then frowned at Serene and asked, “Weren’t there supposed to be several henchmen by this guy’s side? How come we haven’t seen any?”

Hearing Leo Ray’s reminder, Serene and several other comrades immediately reacted, all showing puzzled expressions.

Indeed, by the culprit Poluso’s side, there were indeed a few lackeys always following like shadows, and the Coronation Ceremony couldn’t possibly have just Poluso prepare alone.

Thinking this way, the process of defeating Poluso seemed way too smooth, after all, this guy was notoriously insidious and deceitful, something was definitely not right.

“Your Majesty of the Humans, are you saying this isn’t Poluso?”

After being stunned for a moment, Serene’s surprised voice rang out, causing an uproar on the scene and making everyone instantly reinvigorated, wiping away their previously relaxed demeanor.

At this moment, just as the dust of the fierce battle was settling, and Leo Ray was about to signal Elder Bing and Grey Elder to check the opponent’s corpse, Yonir, who was closest to the opponent, suddenly turned grim and exclaimed, “Not good, my Lord, the opponent is trying to self-destruct!”

Sure enough, as soon as Yonir’s voice fell, Leo Ray also immediately sensed an extremely violent energy wave rushing toward them.

“Lord (Your Majesty), be careful!”

Because our strong warriors had already tensed up again, almost at the same time, Little Jie, Elder Bing, and Yonir immediately deployed their respective countermeasures.

“Lord’s Shelter!”

“Severe Winter – Ice-Sealed Wall!”

“Rhythm of the Wind・Wind Demon Barrier!”

Boom!

With an earth-shattering explosion, the raging flames and countless fragments first smashed through the ice and wind walls hastily erected by Elder Bing and Yonir and then surged wildly towards Little Jie’s Absolute Defense Barrier.

Fortunately, due to the obstruction of the first two barriers, the power of the self-destruction was obviously weakened, so it was successfully intercepted again by the Absolute Defense Barrier.

Seeing the attack blocked by the Barrier Wall, everyone on our side couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat.

From the overwhelming momentum, if caught off guard, even a Tier 6 Expert might perish on the spot.

“This was the self-destruction of a Golem Puppet, so the opponent just now was a cleverly crafted Golem Puppet double?”

Yonir frowned deeply, cupping his chest toward Leo Ray, “Lord, you were right, just now it wasn’t the real Poluso.”

“Luckily, Your Majesty of the Humans discovered it in time, otherwise we would have been doomed.”

Serene wiped the sweat from her fair forehead, frowning with a lingering fear, “That guy really is extremely sly!”

“Fortunately, we saw through everything in time.”

While instructing the strong warriors to regroup and replenish, Leo Ray glanced around.

After the ‘Corrosion’ and the puppet were completely eliminated, the previously rampant lava flow had considerably thinned, this undoubtedly meant, everything that happened just now was an illusion; this wasn’t the true Coronation Ground.

Just as Leo Ray thought of this, Poluso’s voice, filled with mocking amusement, sounded, “Oh? You actually managed to escape a disaster by sheer luck? This really was a bit beyond the Lonely King’s expectations. Originally, the Lonely King intended to let you die quickly. Now it seems, you’re just choosing a path of agony.”

“Pah! Really such a cunning bastard! Don’t think you can stop Your Majesty of the Humans’ steps with some petty tricks!”

Serene took a step forward and snorted coldly, “Come out and fight us if you’ve got the guts, hiding in the shadows is pathetic! And you dare call yourself the Lonely King, utterly shameless!”

“Little girl, no need to embarrass yourself with such lowly tactics.”

Poluso sneered disdainfully, “Your performance was indeed unexpected, particularly that human leader, who suddenly had a way to deal with them, which genuinely caught the Lonely King off guard. But unfortunately, you’ve already wasted too much time; it’s all too late now!”

As the opponent’s arrogant voice fell, an extremely intense energy wave, accompanied by overwhelming heat, immediately shot from all directions, sweeping toward us.

From the instantly scorching air, it was clear this was a fire attribute energy wave.

“My Lord, this is the precursor to an eruption of the fire attribute magic ley lines!”

Yonir’s dignified face showed a stern expression as he immediately reported, “It seems the opponent has already begun the Coronation Ceremony!”

“Time is moving faster than expected; could that bastard have used some method to prematurely trigger the ley line eruption? In any case, the Coronation Ceremony will drastically increase that bastard’s power. Once the ceremony completes, he may even go from Tier 6 Five Stars directly to Tier 6 Peak; we absolutely cannot let his scheme succeed!”

Serene clenched her fists, also full of sternness, “Otherwise, with the support of the fire attribute ley lines, we would not be his match!”

“Hahaha, it’s too late to know everything now. It’s a pity; you can’t even find my true Coronation Ground!”

Poluso’s arrogant voice became more and more rampant, resonating in everyone’s ears like a bomb.

At the same time, a clear-headed Leo Ray was not going to waste time with him anymore but had already instructed the strong warriors to investigate separately.

The energy wave just now shot from all directions, which was clearly set that way by the opponent to prevent us from sensing the true location of the Coronation Ground.

As expected, even though the fire attribute energy wave became increasingly intense afterward, our strong warriors were still clueless, unable to find the real Coronation Ground.

However, as time passed, the anxiety on everyone’s faces became increasingly apparent. The opponent had started the Coronation Ceremony, which meant his power was steadily rising. The longer we delayed, the lesser the chance of victory.

Moreover, there were still numerous strong warriors and generals escorting us, engaged in fierce battles against formidable foes throughout the Dragon Nest.

“Your Majesty, could the real Coronation Ground not be in this space, but in another part of the Titan Hall?”

After searching around fruitlessly, Yonir, his face full of urgency, addressed Leo Ray.

“It’s possible, but with such a dense energy wave here, how on earth is the opponent preventing us from detecting the specific location?”

Leo Ray’s face showed a hint of uncertainty, and his voice had a touch of urgency.

As a Great Wind Mage with strong perception abilities, Yonir had tried every means to detect the energy wave’s source, but to no avail, let alone other strong warriors. Even Elder Bing, despite his strong combat skills, had only average perception.

While puzzled, Leo Ray also understood he must make a decision quickly or see through the opponent’s trick; otherwise, the situation would worsen.

Amidst his dilemma, a sudden gleam appeared in Leo Ray’s eyes; he obviously thought of something.

“Invisible paths yet able to sense energy waves; I think I know how the opponent is achieving this.”