Chapter 1697 (1/2)
Chapter 1697: Golden Claw Blood Devil
BOOM!
Just as the Dragonblood Legion and the Xuantian Dao Sect’s disciples were fighting very steadily, a golden figure flew out of the distant channel .
Everyone jumped in shock . That figure was Guo Ran . The current Guo Ran looked to be in a very sorry state . His originally majestic golden armor was now covered in scars .
“Boss, boss!” Guo Ran flew straight toward Long Chen .
“What is it?”
“Boss, some terrifying monsters have appeared inside . Their power is so great that even one against one, I can’t beat them . I almost lost my life . Take a look . ”
Guo Ran pointed to a hole in the shoulder of his armor . Blood was slowly flowing out . Shockingly, this injury was caused by a claw .
Guo Ran’s armor was composed of dozens of Ancestral items that were joined together into a perfect formation . Damaging any area meant having to break the defenses of all the other regions . It was completely unexpected for Guo Ran’s armor to be pierced straight through by a claw .
“At first, only one of those golden-clawed monsters appeared . I activated the mechanism on my chest that caught it by surprise and heavily injured it . That allowed me to kill it . However, then five of them appeared at once! I almost p.i.s.sed myself! I ran for my life . ”
If Guo Ran had been surrounded by those monsters, his armor wouldn’t have lasted very long before being destroyed by their claws . Without his armor, he would be doomed .
“What did they look like?” asked Long Chen .
“They are very similar to humans . Their bodies are covered in blood-colored runes, and they have a bone spur on their back and a horn on their head . Their golden claws are giant and extremely sharp . ”
“Then it should be the Golden Claw Blood Devils from legends . ”
Long Chen nodded . The legends said that the Golden Claw Blood Devils were a high-level race amongst the devil race . They weren’t mindless killing machines like the devil creatures they were currently killing . They had their own intelligence . Their golden claws grew straight out of their flesh .
Those claws were their divine ability, possessing a special power that allowed them to break through defenses . Adding on their power and speed, their combat power was not one bit inferior to an Empyrean .
Guo Ran wouldn’t even be worried about an ordinary Empyrean, but the Golden Claw Blood Devil’s claws could tear through his defense . Without his armor, he had no confidence .
“If the Golden Claw Blood Devils have appeared, then the channel won’t be able to endure for much longer before it grows again . It really is an unprecedented eruption . We’ve entered our great era, but our opponents have entered their great era as well . We can only face them head-on,” said Long Chen .
Originally, he had been hoping to bring back more of the Xuantian Dao Sect’s disciples when this was over . However, that hope vanished .
“Brothers of the Dao Sect, when the big fight starts, we will take the front . The Dragonblood warriors will defend you, while you are to defend the final wall behind you . Do you understand what that wall signifies? If it is broken, the devil creatures will flood the channel . They will charge their way into all the various large sects . Once they break their seals, they’ll slaughter countless innocent people . The Eastern Xuan Region and the Martial Heaven Continent as a whole will face a calamity . I think that all of you know what must be done . ”
“Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen, don’t worry! We will also be powerful heroes . We aren’t cowards afraid of death!”
“I’ve already had the blood of so many of my brothers spill on this ground . We won’t let their blood be spilled for nothing . Even if we have to die, we will defend this channel . We won’t give a single inch!”
The Xuantian Dao Sect’s disciples roared, their blood burning inside them . Having seen the disciples beside them die one by one, they were filled with fury and killing intent .
They had just learned how to trust their companions . This was their first time entrusting their lives to others .
Many of them had sacrificed their lives so that others could live . That filled the survivors with grief, as well as hatred for these devil creatures .
Explosive sounds suddenly came from the distant channel . It grew larger once more, and an endless flood of blood-colored devil creatures poured onto the battlefield .
These blood-colored devil creatures were even more bloodthirsty and ruthless . Their fellow devil creatures that were in their way would be directly trampled or torn apart to make a path for themselves .
“Meng Qi, Chu Yao, Wan-er, Cloud, Ruyan, Li Qi, Mingyuan, push the battle line forward and guard the entrance . Together, you will hold back the flood . Guo Ran, get out your giant crossbow and support them from long range . Pay special attention to the Golden Claw Blood Devils . Gu Yang, you lead the Dragonblood Legion and create the second defensive line . Zifeng, I’ll leave the Golden Claw Blood Devils to you . Their attacks are extremely sharp, and they’re fast . Take care . ” Long Chen quickly made a new deployment in the face of this change .
“Alright . ” Yue Zifeng, who had yet to fight, nodded . Without waiting for Meng Qi or the others, he sprang forward to the very front of the battlefield, targeting one of the Golden Claw Blood Devils .
That Golden Claw Blood Devil roared and slashed its claws at him . Its immense power and its terrifying speed made its claws emit an ear-piercing whistle . Golden light exploded . It was like s.p.a.ce could not endure the power of its claws .