Chapter 486 - 435 : An Eye for an Eye 1 (2/2)
”A Mi Tuo Fo!”
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Along with the Thousand Buddha Sect, only one other power sent experts to lend a hand. It's neither a sect, a clan, or a kingdom but a race that managed to win a place in the Divine Planet and remain strong for a long period of time despite their irreparable feud with the parasites since times of old. For more than one occasion, this race, who built a city called the Sea Citadel, resisted the attacks of several parasites despite losing a considerable number of their own.
Their hatred for the parasite is deeply rooted and the moment they heard about Arthur being a parasite, they immediately sent a few of their strongest warriors to eliminate the 'abomination'.
Oddly enough, after their crushing defeat, the Holy Dominion remained silent, neither publicly commenting about what happened nor sending a larger force to take care of the army of death, which they deem as an evil existence that should be purified.
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As per his prediction, Arthur was able to safely get the army to the Divine Planet without being ambushed. It seems Katrina decided to face him in her territory rather than go to him. Moreover, she seems aware that it's past the time of trying to solve this with words which is exactly why she started readying her forces.
Katrina was confident in being able to deal with Arthur and his Divine Beasts but getting rid of 400 million undead along with the few unique beings accompanying is a bit too much, even for an Exalted God.
If it were only 400 million undead minus the divine beasts and the mythical beings, she wouldn't have been this meticulous and would have just gone to fight by herself.
Due to the immensity of the Divine Planet and the big distance between the landing of Arthur's army and the White Specter Sect, it took Arthur ten whole days to arrive.
During those ten days, the news about his arrival on the Divine Planet spread like wildfire. In the dominating force of this planet, the Cloud Sea Sect was informed but it remained neutral and strangely unresponsive.
To begin with, the White Specter Clan and the Cloud Sea Sect were never friendly with each other so it's quite expected to see the latter behave like this.
Almost every part of the Cloud Sea Universe heard about the marching dead and their leader, a mysterious grey-haired middle-aged man whose origins and name are still unknown. On the 5th day, a rumor stating that the leader of the undead was none other than the infamous Dark Magic-user and most likely Zodiak's successor.
Many rogue cultivators and smaller factions wanted to witness the battle between the specters and the undead. Unfortunately, Katrina declared that anyone seen near her sect would be killed on sight, no matter who they were. So, unless someone was insanely brave, they wouldn't dare trespass into the territory of the white specters.
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Bard Realm, Velvet City.
This city was not only prosperous but it's also the city of desires. Whatever one wishes, they'll find here, whether it's pleasure, money or women. The best inn in the vicinity was a ten-story building made from shiny violent stone and heavily decorated with banners and all kinds of symbols.
Inside one of the expensive and luxurious suites, there sat two females, one was sickly-looking and had a pale face while the other was frowning and lost in her thoughts.
Both of the females were gazing at a recording crystal, which showed them an outrageously big army that had countless kinds of undead. At the center of the army stood a scarred man who was protected by two enormous beings.
”It's him, right?”
The pale-faced woman asked her sister, who snapped out of her daze and nodded her head while saying
”It's definitely him. I didn't think he'll resort to such extreme means to get her back.”
These two women were none other than Delia and her sister, who was heavily injured by both Arthur and Lucy. Though she was a genius and an expert in battles, she still couldn't prevail against the monstrous couple. Delia not only backstabbed the Holy Dominion, but she also dragged her sister out of the fight so these too were deemed as traitors and are currently being chased by the Holy Dominion/
Ever since what happened in the Dragon's lair, the two disappeared and laid low to avoid the prying eyes of the dominion.
”What should we do?”
As she heard her sister ask her with a worried expression, Delia caressed her cheek then used both of her hands to start healing her sister again.
”There's nothing we can do. First, you should recover then we'll decide on how to proceed.”
As the sick woman laid on the bed and closed her eyes, Delia's hands started emitting a blinding light that covered the whole room. The once foolish and carefree Goddess was pouring her heart and soul in healing her dear friend, who's like a sister to her.