Chapter 416 - 422: Slaying the Vice Lord

The dark curtain descends.

Eighteen Minor Lords are gathered.

Fox Three stands amidst the Minor Lords, his expression uncertain, feeling tense and anxious, unsure of what will happen next. His gaze shifts to a group of Centaurs in the hall.

Leading them is a robust Centaur, larger and more imposing than the others, holding a long-handled battleaxe, his armor radiating a blue Spiritual Aura.

Kalem!

One of the Vice Lords of Sand Spring City!

Kalem’s strength is somewhat inferior to Kaliemlo.

But compared to these Minor Lords, he is unattainable, having already reached level 14, equipped with more than three Third Tier legacies, wearing six or seven pieces of Blue Equipment, capable of sweeping four Minor Lords at once.

Could the humans be his match?

Even if they were, the humans are only one person!

Kalem commands in a domineering and arrogant tone: "The Great Lord’s patience is limited. You have one day left. If anyone continues to dawdle, don’t blame Sand Spring City for not giving you face!"

Over a dozen Minor Lords.

Most of the Minor Lords are filled with resentment.

They don’t want to get involved with the affairs of Sand Spring City and the Four Towns of the Humans, but from the current situation, it seems unavoidable.

The humans have been brought as hostages.

Can they afford not to comply?

Sand Spring City might not plan to make a move.

With Sand Spring City’s strength, can they not subdue this rebel?

Kaliemlo merely wants to take the chance to weaken the Minor Lords within his territory!

Similar incidents have occurred years ago; this isn’t the first time nor the last, though the Minor Lords are dissatisfied, they can only swallow their grievances when faced with the absolute might of Sand Spring City.

Kalem ignores the Minor Lords’ expressions, "Remember, everything you have comes from the grace of Sand Spring City. We can make you Lords, and we can reclaim this position anytime. Pledging loyalty to Sand Spring City and to the great Warlord Kaliemlo is your responsibility and your obligation..."

Before he could finish.

A violent explosion is heard from outside.

Everyone in the hall is taken aback, clearly startled.

"Not good!" Eagle’s Nest Town’s Lord hurriedly steps forward to report: "A large number of monsters have suddenly appeared in the town."

Kalem’s face darkens.

The town is a safe zone; how could there be monsters? This is too strange!

Without pausing to ask, he grabs the long-handled battleaxe and rushes outside. Under the night, Eagle’s Nest City is incredibly dark, and sounds of combat echo from all directions.

Indeed, there are monsters?

And quite a number of them!

Kalem quickly activates a large-scale reconnaissance skill.

The result is shocking, discovering at least twenty or thirty monsters appearing scattered in various corners of the town. Surprisingly, these monsters are of various species.

Some are strange birds flying in the sky.

There are serpents crawling on the ground.

Giant worms that can burrow underground.

Even a bizarre giant octopus appears.

More so are unheard-of, oddly-shaped creatures.

They differ from any monster Kalem has encountered; each is extremely ugly, such as having numerous eyes or chaotic tentacles, almost all possessing mental attack capabilities.

"Why do these resemble the legendary Abyssal Monsters somewhat?"

Kalem occasionally heard legends of the Abyss Realm.

The Abyss Realm is one of the most mysterious, dangerous, vast, and unfathomable worlds among All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds. It is said that in the Abyss Realm, neither the indigenous races nor the monsters ever looked alike.

It is a place of utmost chaos and danger, even divine powers are unable to unify the Abyss.

Mental attacks!

This is a common ability possessed by Abyss Demons!

These twenty or thirty Abyss Demons are all very powerful!

They generally reach the level of 15th-level Lord Monsters, suddenly appearing within Eagle’s Nest Town without any forewarning or preparation, launching attacks on Eagle’s Nest Town, causing immense losses in no time.

Eagle’s Nest Town’s ordinary soldiers are only 10th-level Elites.

Without command, they cannot work together effectively.

After the manifestation of the 15th-level Abyss Demon Lords, they are launching frantic indiscriminate attacks on Eagle’s Nest Town. The mental attacks generally have area attack effects, within just a few short minutes, soldier casualties exceed a hundred.

"Damn it!"

"Quick, split and act separately."

"We need to eliminate them immediately!"

A gigantic Abyssal Bull charges fiercely at Kalem from behind. With Kalem’s strength, he would naturally react, yet just as he prepares to dodge.

The Abyssal Bull opens its octopus-like eight tails, enveloping Kalem in a mental attack, instantly pinning Kalem’s body in place.

Roaring ensues.

The massive bull horns thrust at Kalem.

Pushing him over a hundred meters away, crashing into a building.

Damn it!

Where did this monster come from!

Kalem activates a skill, instantly transforming into a Demon Blood Lord, evidently possessing the Frenzy Lord heritage, swiftly swings an axe at the Abyssal Bull.

The tremendous explosive force.

Instantly sweeps the Bull twenty meters away!

Causing considerable damage to the town’s buildings.

Kalem spreads his wings, ascending from the ground to mid-air, wielding the massive axe. The axe blade seems to gather numerous magma and flames, crashing down heavily like a meteor, striking the Abyssal Bull unable to get up!

Boom!

Eagle’s Nest Town’s ground shatters inch by inch, erupting with fiery pillars, demolishing numerous surrounding residential buildings, even though the Abyssal Bull is of Lord-level strength, it cannot withstand the impact of a Fourth Tier skill.

Bam!

The Abyssal Bull disperses into scattered energy.

Vanishing beneath Kalem’s burning axe blade.

No loot?

No Spiritual Qi?

Could it be... a Summoned Monster!

But who has such immense power to summon so many Abyss Demons?

This is not simple. Whoever it is, to summon this many monsters in one go, the price and cost paid must be high, it can’t just be to stir up trouble for Eagle’s Nest Town.

"There’s a bigger conspiracy afoot!"

Kaliem just thought of this.

Shadows emerged from all sides, and one by one, huge black wolves with red eyes charged forward. These black wolves seemed to have Lord-level strength, but apparently weaker than the Abyss Demons.

No time to worry about this.

First, clean up the monsters!

Kaliem wielded a long-handled battleaxe, unleashing one powerful skill after another, nearly one move per monster, sometimes taking down two at a time, and soon wiped out all the "Black Wolf Monsters."

At this moment.

Suddenly, he was clawed from behind!

A giant wolf in Spirit Form ambushed him from behind, dealing some damage to Kaliem.

Kaliem didn’t think much, instantly releasing Frenzied Fighting Qi, even in the spirit state, inflicting serious damage and knocking it away on the spot.

"Die for me!"

Kaliem swung his long-handled battleaxe, about to cut the opponent in half.

Though these monsters in Eagle’s Nest Town were formidable, they were generally at Bronze Lord to Silver Lord levels, posing no real threat to a strongman like Kaliem.

However.

At this point.

An unexpected change occurred for Kaliem.

A water curtain blocked Kaliem’s axe.

Kaliem roared, shattering the Water Curtain Barrier, then two weapons appeared in mid-air, forcibly taking Kaliem’s axe blow, saving the giant wolf from instant death.

Who is it?

Blocks my strike head-on!

This person is no ordinary figure!

Kaliem recognized the opponent at a glance, though not having participated in the Ancient Prison operation, through intelligence, he could identify Hang Yu.

"It’s you?! So it was your doing!"

"Isn’t it a little late to realize now?" Hang Yu sneered: "The Vice Lord of Sand Spring City, right? I’ll deal with you today, and with Kaliemlo another day!"

"Such arrogance!"

Kaliem was infuriated, ready to launch an attack, but the opponent released a surge of Frenzied Fighting Qi, overwhelming him like a mountain and sea, causing his entire armor to crack.

Damn!

Kaliem knew he had been careless!

This person’s strength is not weaker than mine!

He deliberately waited for my critical skills to go on cooldown, then seized this gap to strike.

The strength of both sides wasn’t too far apart.

Any detail could determine victory or defeat.

After being knocked back by the Frenzied Fighting Qi, Kaliem immediately planned to retreat, intending to withdraw among others to seek resources.

"You can’t escape!"

"Chasing Light and Shadow Array!"

Numerous flying swords swirled like frantic fish, swiftly pursuing the retreating Kaliem, wildly circling around him, forming Sword Qi like a tornado, trapping him within.

Kaliem’s Fighting Qi Skills were unusable.

He could only activate a defense skill attached to his armor.

But still, it caused astonishing damage in an instant, and he was trapped by the Sword Array, his high-speed movement skills rendered ineffective.

Hang Yu quickly gave chase.

As the Sword Array faded.

Rapid Shadow Instant Kill!

Kaliem endured six attacks delivered at extreme speed, his armor completely shattered, his Life Energy dropping below one-fifth.

The intelligence brought back by the Lord seems incorrect!

This guy... is far stronger than expected!

Kaliem activated a precious Scroll, instantly recovering half his Life Energy. Bolstered by the Evil Bone Sword and Demon Scorpion Axe, he dared not linger in battle, only wanting to escape the fight for a breather.

The Blue Battleaxe skill was triggered.

A massive whirlwind swept across.

Hang Yu didn’t give him this chance, first activating Overlord Body Armor, withstanding the impact without retreating a step, then using Flashing Technique to leap in front of Kaliem.

Kaliem’s pupils shrank.

He was about to trigger a defense skill.

But Hang Yu was faster, first using Secret Technique Release, clearing his cooldowns, once again unleashing Frenzied Fighting Qi, forcefully dispersing before the skill could take effect, and Kaliem’s Defense Shield couldn’t activate in time.

There was a Rapid Shadow Instant Kill!

Faced with the rapidly approaching shadows, terror and fury flashed in Kaliem’s eyes.

He wanted to do something.

But Hang Yu was too fast!

He had no such opportunity!

-99! -106! -112! -118! -122! -126!

Hang Yu’s attributes were through the roof with his Blue Equipment, the damage was terrifying, Kaliem’s Defense was weakening, the damage sustained growing higher, eventually depleting his Life Energy.

With an unwilling roar of anger.

The Vice Lord of Sand Spring City fell.

In less than a minute, Hang Yu swiftly killed this guy, when the other centaurs arrived, they only saw their leader’s corpse and items scattered everywhere.

They looked aghast.

Clearly unable to believe it all.

The strong Vice Lord Kaliem.

Had been defeated in just a short ten seconds!