Chapter 1000 (2/2)

Finally finding White Flame in the chaos, Hao Ren asked, “How could they come so close? Is the defensive line around the spire not secure?”

“The situation deteriorated after I left two days ago!” White Flame replied loudly. “How long will it take for the reinforcements to arrive?”

“They should be here any time now,” said Y’zaks. His rough voice was heard nearby. He had transformed into his demon form, raging with demonic flare. He prevented the soldiers of the Council of Elders from getting close to him. Y’lisabet sat on her papa’s head, throwing lava balls at their enemies like an auxiliary turret, mounted on the head of the great demon. Y’zaks looked in the direction of the tall spire. “Lanina is leading the army… Wait, I actually let Lanina lead?”

Hao Ren wondered why, but he quickly realized; the succubus was directionally challenged! “Could she have gone to the South Pole instead?”

Lily, who had been running around, now came up to Hao Ren. “How can that be possible at all? There’s only one way from the portal to Coldfrost Citadel—and it is a straight line!” she said.

“She got lost walking in a straight line in Helcrown,” Y’zaks said, feeling distressed. “Can you believe that?”

Listening on the side, cold sweat started to trickle down White Flame’s forehead. But there was no time to worry about that. “We should hold the enemies down here! The guards have not found any enemy reinforcements. They are here just to exhaust us. They will retreat if they can’t gain any advantage.”

Hao Ren could only count on White Flame’s judgment while he played the role of a main tank in the chaos, throwing explosives at the enemies. Explosives like grenades inflicted little damage to the demon hunters, who were capable of unlimited, near-field teleportation ability. However, these small explosives could disrupt their rhythm and formation, making it hard for them to launch more powerful magic or runic weapons.

The battle continued, and it seemed that White Flame was right: there were no forthcoming enemy reinforcements.

But Hao Ren felt a sense of incongruence; he was wondering why the enemy had not retreated after so long.

He looked up in the direction of the Stellar Spire; something was happening under their nose without them knowing. The enemies were shifting their offense from the command post to the Stellar Spire’s platform. A large group of the Council of Elders’ soldiers gathered in the void around the platform, but they did not attack. It was as if they were waiting for something.

Half of the spire guards were pinned down by the side of the temple, and almost no one had noticed these subtle changes.

“This is not good!” Hao Ren became nervous. “Their target’s that platform!”

White Flame came next to him and said, “No worries, there is a shield covering the entrance of the Stellar Spire—”

Before White Flame’s voice trailed off, a white light flashing across the void in the distance interrupted her.

The white light hit the platform of the Stellar Spire, producing a loud sound akin to the glass being shattered. This was accompanied by a distorted lightning field. The platform split into two the instant the shield broke.

Even a third of the spire’s roof was smashed.