1391 He Will Kill the Man Before the Victims Blood Dries! (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
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Hidden in black mist, Zhao Manyan circled in the air. He dared not make his move yet.
His initial plan was to find out which one of the men below was Violet Ghost and join hands with Zhang Xiaohou to eliminate him, lifting the restrictions Mo Fan was under. To his surprise, Violet Ghost had the ability to turn invisible, forcing Zhang Xiaohou to hold his position.
If he failed to take down Violet Ghost in one blow and allowed the guy to escape, it would be a lot more difficult to eliminate him. Zhao Manyan could only remain a bystander until he figured out how Violet Ghost was turning invisible.
”Zhang Xiaohou, do you know how he did it?” Jiang Ye asked worriedly.
”I'm not sure either, I only know it's not the Shadow Element,” Zhang Xiaohou said.
”Damn it, at this rate...” Jiang Ye was in the middle of his sentence when a fire pillar to their south went out.
They had already lost a Magic Fire Beacon, and now they had lost another one. Only six of the ancient keeps remained standing. In other words, it had greatly weakened the defense of the Great Wall!
They could not afford to modify the length of the wall, or the army of undead could leave the North Valley by walking around the wall. The fifty-kilometer-long wall had entirely sealed off the entrance to Squaretrek Plain. Beyond fifty kilometers were mountains and rough terrain. If the army of undead planned to leave the North Valley through them, they would surely encounter the Beijiang Desolate Beasts. It was what the defenders were hoping would happen!
However, the army of undead did not consist of a bunch of brainless creatures, with nobody commanding them. They knew it would be a waste of time and effort traversing the territories of other demon creatures. They just needed to break through the Great Wall as quickly as possible so they could trample the countless cities behind it mercilessly!
They could not afford to reduce the length and height of the wall, which meant they could only reduce the thickness!
Now that they had lost another Magic Fire Beacon, the defense of the Great Wall was going to drop significantly!
”If the wall isn't thick enough, the Ruler-level undead might be able to smash through it!” Lingling said, looking in the direction of the lost Magic Fire Beacon.
”Damn it, they broke through the defense of the Magic Fire Beacon so quickly. We are outnumbered, allowing these scum of the Black Vatican to do as they please!” Zhao Manyan cursed furiously.
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The situation on the Wall worsened. The Black Vatican were abusing their overwhelming numbers of the Cursed Beasts and Dark Beast Monsters to wear out the defenders of the Magic Fire Beacons. Their defense also weakened every time Violet Ghost took out a few of their Advanced Mages.
”Are we going to lose this Magic Fire Beacon, too?” Feng Yufei murmured in despair, glancing around.
It took a great effort to set up the Wall against the army of undead, but the Black Vatican had arrived to mess up their plan. It was clearly the worst thing that could happen!
Zhang Xiaohou was busy handling the Cursed Beasts and the Dark Beast Monsters. He had defeated at least five Blue Deacons and thirty Black Clergy. More importantly, he had to watch out for Violet Ghost's ambush at all times, so he could not afford to fight with all his strength!
”Commander Zhang, will killing the guy called Violet Ghost really be able to turn this situation around?” Jiang Lin asked feebly. He was a little worn out from the fighting.
”I believe in him,” Zhang Xiaohou nodded.
”I think he's a trustworthy person, too.” Jiang Lin recalled his encounter with Mo Fan. Jiang Lin had been utterly impressed by Mo Fan's determination, unyielding spirit, and fearlessness, even when he was up against the Black Vatican.
Jiang Lin slowly took a few steps forward and moved out of the safe distance.
Zhang Xiaohou frowned. He did not understand what Jiang Lin was up to. However, he was soon flanked by a bunch of Cursed Beasts. He was distracted by the creatures, preventing him from keeping an eye on Jiang Lin.
”Petrify!” Zhang Xiaohou's eyes changed colors. The oddly-structured Cursed Beasts moving around him froze when a brown light shone upon them. Thick stony powder fell on them, turning them into statues!
”Wind Disc: Bone Husk!”
Several fierce gusts of wind swept in all directions. The strong force immediately crushed the Cursed Beasts to pieces.
Over twenty Cursed Beasts died instantly, allowing Zhang Xiaohou to break free from their encirclement. The members of the Black Vatican did not dare challenge Zhang Xiaohou's deadly wind and destructive sand.
The dust around him was blown away by the wind. Zhang Xiaohou belatedly recalled what Jiang Lin said. He quickly turned around and saw an infuriating sight!
Violet Ghost had appeared in front of Jiang Lin. An icicle had gone right through Jiang Lin's chest...
Not a single drop of blood flowed out because of the ice, but Jiang Lin was dying quickly!