Chapter 1461 - Battle in the Moonlight (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Hasse had no idea what reinforcements Hao Ren meant at first.

Since Hasse entered the shadowy realm, he had been unconscious. He never met the Soulless Guards. He knew of their existence but never thought of associating reinforcements with the horrible, immortal army. He did not even realize that Hessiana was wresting control of the Soulless.

Hasse heard what Hessiana said in the communication device, but did not pay attention to it.

However, he would soon find out what those reinforcements were all about.

The moon had turned entirely blood-red. The moonlight was no longer cold and bright but crimson. The figure descending from the sky had materialized, looking identical to Vivian, just with red hair instead. Her eyes were also red without any pupils. She was devoid of reason and emotion. Hasse was prepared for battle, but before he lunged out, something intervened. It was a trail of black flames, coming from afar and accompanied by an unearthly howl. From where the fire came, a Bleakbone Dragon formed from shadows and bones tore the clouds apart and swooped down to the earth.

Behind the Bleakbone Dragon, more bizarre shadow creatures followed. They were so many of them that they poured like rain from the sky.

They were the Soulless Guards, the ones who guarded the inner court and were the most powerful among the Soulless.

The Soulless entered the battle, controlled by Hessiana. The Bleakbone Dragon and Gargoyles first launched an air strike, bombarding the Malevolence with energy storms. At the same time, the earth on the steppe began to tremble. Hasse looked up. Grotesque beasts appeared in the air like a mirage. Some of them looked like gods or the ancient Egyptian deities with human bodies and animal heads. But some were like the ancient beasts that devoured the heavens and the earth as found in ancient horror legends. Some were even lumps of meat with hands and legs. They had no unified style. The only thing they had in common was that they were all composed of amorphous shadows and clouds. Even Hao Ren was taken aback.

Hao Ren was fortunate that Hessiana had come in with them. Otherwise, he and Lily would have died from exhaustion fighting that number of Soulless Guards.

The long-range attacks of the Soulless first fell on the Malevolence. The energy produced was so powerful that it gave the impression that the Soulless were going to win, and the Bleakbone Dragon’s Dark Breath would devour the Malevolence. But the next moment, the Dark Breath dissipated, as though ice and snow had met the sun. The Malevolence floated in the air and opened her arms. She looked up and screamed in silence.

The Malevolence’s mouth was wide open as ripples visible to the naked eye swept out in all directions. Dark Breath, Corrosive Bolts from gargoyles, and physical as well as non-physical bombardments of the twisted nightmare creatures exploded in the air. Some gargoyles, unable to stop in time, turned into puffs of smoke after they were hit by the ripples.

Nevertheless, there was an endless number of Soulless Guards. Before the real Vivian woke up, the Soulless Guards would keep resurrecting indefinitely and guard their master until the end of the world or until she woke up.

More Soulless had emerged in the air. They charged at the Malevolence.

“These…” Hasse’s jaw dropped to the ground. What happened before his eyes were beyond him. “These Soulless are attacking their own master?”

“It is not their master,” Hao Ren said quickly. “You all have been mistaken. This violent individual is not Vivian. She is sort of an avatar born from Vivian’s negative energy, out of her dreams. Sometimes it even breaks away from Vivian’s self-defense and goes against Vivian herself. That is what you are witnessing now. The Soulless Guards have no souls, but they know who their true master is. These guards of lower order were initially no match for Vivian’s Malevolence. Even their leaders were expelled from the cemetery. But we have gained control of the Soulless. With the external command, the Soulless can return to the graveyard and fight the impersonator.”

“The Malevolence?” Hasse was wide-eyed. “You have gained control of the Soulless Guards? I cannot believe that someone could get hold of Vivian Ancestor’s power!”

“Of course we can, as long as we find Vivian’s blood descendant,” Hao Ren said with a smile. “It is all in the family. A daughter doing spring cleaning using her mother’s private workers is natural enough.”

“The Countess has an offspring?” Hasse was struck dumb this time. “How could she afford… No, I mean since when was she interested in having an offspring?”

“Battie is an irresponsible mother. She has never raised her kid.” Lily chimed in.

Hasse was baffled.