Chapter 1225 - Dark Region (9) (1/2)

The bustling streets became deserted. No one was brave enough to obstruct the dark elf army at this moment. Verna gripped the nine-headed-snake whip, bit her lip, and glared fumingly. No one dared to go against the matriarch. They curled up by the side in fear, terrified that the matriarch would vent her frustration out on them.

As a matter of fact, Verna didn’t want to stand out among the group. Just like any other matriarch, Verna hoped to observe the battle from a safe distance, while other families tossed about with one another below. However, the best laid plans of mice and men often went awry. Verna didn’t expect her youngest daughter to be so foolish as to probe the other party’s strength, leading to this big disaster.

Oh, spiders, if that b*tch were here, I swear to inflict eternal pain on her, banish her entirely, and turn her into a drider!

But it was a pity that the corpse of her naive daughter was nowhere to be seen, so Verna couldn’t even vent her frustration on it.

Even though Verna was itching to chop her naive daughter into minced meat to feed wild creatures, what should be done had to be done. If she didn’t want her name to be taken off the book by the council, she would need to do something to secure the status and dignity of her family. That was why Verna had no choice but to mobilize all her forces. This time, not only were the elite forces of her family involved, but all members of the 25th and 37th were also gathered. This was a little trickery of dark elf families. After their daughters grew up, matriarchs would allow them to establish their own families. Not only could the newer families replace them in eliminating threats, but they also ensured the stability of the matriarchs’ dominance. As a matter of fact, in Carlesodar City, almost more than half of the families were supported by and connected to the top 10 matriarchs. This time, Verna didn’t avoid any suspicion to send them out, which went to show how ambitious this matriarch of the fourth family was… Or perhaps, just how arrogant she was… It was tough to figure out whether the thought of her implicating the entire city to be buried with her even existed in her mind…

Duergars and bugbears crowded the streets as they marched in large strides. The duergars wielded shields before them, while the burly bugbears behind them clutched meteor-hammers. A fully-equipped dark elf army occupied the rear, guarding the advanced female mage among them. This was the standard formation for the dark elves. They wouldn’t put themselves in danger, but instead manipulate the large number of slaves to diminish the enemies’ strength before dealing the lethal, final blow themselves. Due to that reason, the dark elves flourished the whips in their hands to spur on the creatures before them. Under such intimidation, races like the duergars and bugbears naturally had no way of resisting. The only output for them was to take it out on the enemies and use their deaths to prove their existence in this world.

All of a sudden, a petite figure appeared in front of the huge crowd. Mini Bubble Gum sauntered ahead. The bright, holy radiance coalesced into several runes that hovered around her, metamorphosing into an unbreakable barrier. Gazing at the heavily-armored enemies, Mini Bubble Gum revealed an excited and sinister smile. She clenched her tiny fists, squinted, and widened her mouth.

“Heh, heh. This is getting fun. Alright, I shall take them on first. You bast*rds, I shall bury you alive for scamming my equipment before! Die!”

Mini Bubble Gum snarled, raising and swinging her right fist abruptly.

“———!”

A glaring, holy light beam exploded from her fist, blasting straight at the army of monsters ahead. Facing this sudden, oncoming brilliance, the duergars were completely devoured before they even reacted. In an instant, a brilliance occupied the entire space, enveloping the dark, underground city in a whiteness that was as bright as daylight.

The blinding light wreaked havoc to the dark elves’ formation. The dark elves’ weakness was bright lights, and the duergars and bugbears didn’t have it any better either. Even though they could withstand an extent of light similar to humans, Mini Bubble Gum’s holy light was like that of flash bangs. Not even humans could tolerate it, not to mention underground creatures who had never witnessed such a glaring radiance.

In an instant, the somewhat-neat formation crumbled. The duergars retreated instinctively, while bugbears charged ahead and brandished their meteor-hammers blindly. The formation was in complete disorder. Bugbears stomped the duergars, and piercing screams and loud clashes filled the air. The dark elves weren’t able to control the army because they were also blinded by the dazzling light. But despite that, they reacted swiftly. Upon realizing that something was amiss, bursts of black mist erupted to enfold the streets.

In the blink of an eye, there was nothing except for darkness. This was also the innate skill of the dark elves—Dark Mist. They could create a mass of darkness that not even magical spells could penetrate and conceal themselves within it. Almost no surface creatures were able to get away safely from this skill.

But it was a pity that their enemies were entirely different this time.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Shortly after the dark elves released the dark mists in a panic, a series of rumbles and explosions echoed as a dazzling, white light column appeared above them. Then, it slammed the ground like a gigantic hammer. Not only did the holy power eradicate the darkness, but it also smashed the duergars and bugbears into bits. Mini Bubble Gum withdrew her right arm and let out an evil laughter. At the next moment, she dashed straight into the hectic battlefield like a streaking meteor, crashing onto her victims.

Boom!

Before one of the unfortunate duergars figured out the situation, it was ploughed into a lifeless corpse underneath Mini Bubble Gum’s feet. In this thunderous explosion, the surroundings couldn’t help but rumble, where cracks spread across the weaker building walls. The mighty impact proliferated in powerful airwaves, striking and blasting away monsters that couldn’t evade in time. In an instant, the area around Mini Bubble Gum was cleanly swept. Apart from the spider web-like fissures underneath her feet, there was nothing else left.