Chapter 728 - Penetrate the Backlines (1) (2/2)

“Really?”

“Y-Yes, Sir.”

The young Vampire answered worriedly.

“B-Back then, Master Simon was about to activate the supreme spell, but the young lady’s spiritual body emerged out of nowhere. Then, she extended her hand and broke the supreme spell from Master Simon’s supreme spell… It was the same back then. The gushing, dazzling flames almost devoured everything and Master Simon was gravely injured by it. That… It was the same for me, so…”

Schrodinger didn’t finish his sentence, but Cullen understood what he meant. It was apparent that the scene had scared him witless, which he fled and escaped death, unlike Simon and his pitiful men who were annihilated. It was punishable to flee at the last moment, but Schrodinger had the highest level among those who escaped and his life was spared so he could describe the entire situation perfectly. If it wasn’t for Cullen who was heading into Land of Atonement fortress and needed someone to help him familiarize with the situation, perhaps Schrodinger would have been thrown into prison.

It seems that this battle is gonna be tough.

Cullen narrowed his eyes. A Peak Legendary Mage was unlike a Warrior. Mages’ powerful spell casting abilities predetermined that they could control the entire battlefield. But for unknown reasons, Cullen felt that the enemy was stronger than the Peak Legendary Stage. He couldn’t put a finger on it. After all, he was only in the Intermediate Legendary Stage and wouldn’t understand things which he didn’t grasp.

But apart from this, what made Cullen worried the most was the other report which mentioned that Simon’s Undead Army suddenly disappeared from the battlefield. Any legendary beings could imagine this to be dragging others into their Order Dimension. But… how much strength was needed to drag the entire army in? Perhaps even the Light Dragon Soul couldn’t achieve it.

Cullen felt that the situation was getting out of hand. The Undead Army had stationed here for a long time, but failed to capture detailed information about the enemies as the scouts that he sent were all discovered. Not only that, but he had also lost his precious Corpse Slave — Back then, Cullen was scared witless after he discovered that the black-haired young overlord tried to capture his spirit. If Cullen didn’t abandon his ideas and flee right away, perhaps this entire army would have a new commander now. It was due to this that Cullen stopped dispatching high-level scouts whose might possibly be captured. All he could do was to use magic spells to observe the fortress from a distant. But the amount of information he could gain from it was limited.

It seems that the young man is retaliating… But this is fine too.

Cullen revealed an ice-cold smile. Then, he turned to his subordinates.

“My detection spell has been destroyed and can’t be cast for the time being. I expect the enemy to dispatch their troops to investigate our whereabouts any time soon. Strengthen our defenses and immediately report if there are any findings.

Cullen swept a glance at the empty seat and said in dissatisfaction.

“Where’s Nell?”

“Sir, she has left the campsite early in the morning. She said she has a mission to complete.”

“Hmph.”

Cullen let out a snort.

The group of lowly Dark Elves was unpleasant to his eyes for a long time. If it wasn’t for Balende, he wouldn’t have led them here. Even though the Dark Elves held a higher status than the humans in Country of Darkness, they were nothing more than slaves and playthings to the Undead Creatures. Cullen had always suspected that the Dark Elves had other motives for coming here, but it had nothing to do with him.

Cullen was better off minding his own business.

Rhode came to a halt.

He scanned the surroundings. At this moment, there wasn’t a single ray of light in the forest apart from the blood moon hanging high above. The pitch-black Dragon Soul protection from above had concealed all other radiance. Rhode found it amusing because, simultaneously, the sun was shining brightly on the other side of the boundary line. It seemed that science was completely cut off from this world.

Scarlet, dusky radiance from the blood moon illuminated and formed indistinct shadows from between the dense, withered branches. Rhode slid along the snowy path lithely without leaving any footprints. Ever since he entered the Legendary Stage, he realized that his nimbleness had reached a new height.

Celestina, on the other hand, didn’t have any reasons to worry about this problem due to the pair of black wings behind her: she didn’t need to walk.

“Just a little more in this direction… We’ll reach our destination after climbing over that mountain.”

Rhode leaned against a boulder. He looked up and pierced through the darkness with his sharp gaze. According to Canary, there was a hill with deathly stillness on the other end. It was desolate and barren with white snow covering its gray grounds. Although it looked empty, Rhode detected the ‘dead’ hidden under the snowfield and the magic eyes concealed within the forest, which proved that he was on the right path and was getting closer to the Undead Army.

“How troublesome. Those lowly Undead Creatures are still as annoying as ever.”

Celestina knitted her brows and let out a snort. She crossed her arms and her scarlet eyes glinted with obvious disdain. “What do you intend to do, Master? Why don’t we slaughter our way through? Isn’t this your specialty?”

“We…”

Rhode turned to her, but as he was about to respond, he gestured hurriedly. Celestina nodded slightly and dark smoke erupted from her. After a few moments, she vanished and Rhode blended into the shadow between the two trees.

At this moment, three shadows leaped from above and surrounded Rhode silently.