Chapter 2670 Retreat (2/2)

A stalemate in the battle appeared to have been reached.

”Huh! So the netherworld has decided to put their most precious card into play. How unexpected.”

The old man, deep in the chaotic void, snorted. Half an hour passed before he decided to withdraw his hand.

In that half hour, Chace, Ervin and the other black-robed men remained standing at the city ramparts, waiting anxiously for the old man's next move.

A relieved thrill ran across the assembly as the old man's hand slowly retracted until it disappeared.

Now that the danger was gone, the frightened chattering broke out. Even Ervin, known for his arrogance, was unnerved.

”That was terrifying! Who in hell was that damne

p. The only reason I'm here in the first place is to satisfy him and oversee the search for those damned treasures.”

He straightened up and came to a decision. ”Very well, then. We shall push through and finish what we came here to do, without fail.

I shall call on our leader right away for assistance,”

Ervin answered and resolved.

Outside the dark city, Ansell and the denizens from thousands of other worlds continued to keep a close watch on the fortress, as they had done for the last dozen days.

Ansell ordered the most brilliant sect ancestors and the most skilled experts from across the universe to set up a dense barricade of arrays just outside the city walls and the black fog.

The arrays were meant to trap the army of the dead once and for all inside their damned city.

Countless volunteers from other worlds had joined in the cause, bringing with them all the resources and manpower they could contribute.

Boom!

Array flags rose and landed where the black mist ended, as plentiful and as close together as raindrops.

The high-level arrays formed a fortress of its own outside the area of the black mist, sealing it entirely.

The walls of arrays were made of such a vast amount of sturdy materials that even Ansell himself eventually found it hard to move in and out of it.

Ansell was finally satisfied with this development. He ordered the armies from the various worlds to fall back and stay on the sidelines.

The only ones he ordered to remain on the battlefield were the best martial arts masters, to monitor the corpse soldiers' next movements.

Austin gathered the troops of the Immortal End Alliance back to their warships and soon took off for the Immortal End World.

Among the forces were Damon and the Evil Shadow King, who were secretly escorting Austin. Once the ships safely neared the Immortal End World, however, the clandestine guards bid farewell.

As the escorts left, the warships continued to sail across the universe toward the Immortal End World.

A mysterious observer let out a malevolent laugh at the sight.

”Welcome to your death, Austin.”

The cold, echoing laughter followed in the wake of those warships sailing to the Immortal End World.