Huangquan's Demise

Facing the suddenly appearing skeletons that stretched as far as the eye could see, the Huangquan Army general's expression grew solemn.

To complete the mission quickly, the forces assigned to each village were only about one-fifteenth of the original corps, essentially forming a regiment composed of a dozen small units.

With such numbers, they were unable to form the Huangquan Army's invincible super battle array, the Biluo Huangquan.

Furthermore, the strange castle that had descended from the sky was continuously emitting a cold, deathly aura. Any living person who inhaled even a breath would feel total discomfort and a twitching in their meridians.

The Huangquan Army general acted decisively, pulling a Grand Teleportation Talisman from his inner armor and activating it with mana.

This kind of mass teleportation talisman was a strategic-grade resource, extremely precious and only used as a last resort.

But the bizarre situation before him allowed for no further hesitation.

As mana was injected, the talisman ignited, releasing a blinding light that enveloped all the Huangquan Army soldiers, including the bell-striking team at the front.

The expanding light converged into a single point and rose into the sky, intending to shoot toward the rear.

However, in mid-air, it seemed to lose its direction, spinning continuously like a headless fly.

After a few rotations, it fell back to its original position.

As the light faded, the men of the Huangquan Army saw that they were still in the same place, surrounded by those terrifying skeletons, and a commotion broke out.

"What's going on? Didn't the general use a Grand Teleportation Talisman? Why are we still here?"

"Is it some kind of illusion array? But when did we fall into it?"

"Could there be a problem with the Grand Teleportation Talisman? This mission isn't exactly honorable. The heart of an emperor is as unpredictable as the heavens. It's possible he never intended for us to return safely."

"Silence!"

The Huangquan Army general shouted, putting an end to his subordinates' whispering.

At the same time, he quickly pulled out another Grand Teleportation Talisman and activated it again.

The talisman's light enveloped the army once more, and just like before, the flowing light spun several times in the sky before falling back to the ground.

Refusing to believe it, the Huangquan Army general pulled out his last Grand Teleportation Talisman. This was his final escape charm; if this one failed, he would have no choice but to fight for his life.

Before he could activate it, a Daxia ghost messenger suddenly leapt onto the Overlord's Castle and shouted at him.

"Heh heh heh, don't waste your energy. You were disrespectful to the Great Emperor of the Northern Dark earlier. Now that you've arrived in this Underworld, you want to leave? Heh heh, leave your lives as an apology to the emperor, and then you can go.

Oh, as for you!"

The ghost messenger raised his hand and pointed at the sharpshooter who had fired the arrow earlier, saying fiercely, "Your archery is quite good, isn't it? Sharp eyes and great strength, huh?

In a moment, I'll gouge out your eyeballs, rip out your tendons, throw them into a deep fryer, and serve them to the Great Emperor as a snack to go with his wine!"

Hearing this, the sharpshooter in the Huangquan Army gave a cold snort. In an instant, he drew his bow to a full moon and fired another arrow.

The swift arrow sliced through the air with a whistling sound, seemingly destined to hit its mark, but it came to a dead stop in mid-air, vibrating violently.

The next moment, with a sharp crack, it snapped in half.

A flicker of light appeared and vanished; it was the Kunpeng, hiding its form and biting the arrow.

Furthermore, the Kunpeng was currently only about two meters long, and its appearance had become identical to the statues in the palace, looking somewhat more elegant.

The Kunpeng swallowed the broken arrow in one gulp and glanced back at the Daxia ghost messenger.

"Woo~ woo~"

Then, it shifted its form, returning to its original hundred-meter-long massive size, and smashed directly toward the Huangquan Army.

"Uh, Mythic Chen, did your Kunpeng just look at me because it had something to say?"

The ghost messenger turned to look at Chen Xu, seeking an answer.

He felt that the look the Kunpeng gave him wasn't simple, but unfortunately, he couldn't understand its cries. Moreover, Fuxi's translation system didn't have a language database for the Bone Kun and couldn't parse it.

"The Kunpeng is very interested in the fried eyeballs and tendons you mentioned earlier."

"Ah? But I was just talking nonsense. Isn't pre-battle intimidation and trash-talking a standard practice?"

Chen Xu shrugged.

The Kunpeng was just a few-month-old baby, after all. Although its body was a bit large and its strength was a bit high, its mind truly couldn't comprehend that much.

Eating and sleeping were the things that occupied the most space in the Kunpeng's mind.

"Boom!"

The Kunpeng smashed down with the force of the heavens. The immense power created a massive crater in the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust that filled the sky.

But this strike didn't cause any casualties. The Huangquan Army soldiers were all veterans and had dodged early, only being shaken by the powerful shockwave.

Just as they were about to draw their weapons and counterattack...

A giant wave several meters high suddenly emerged from the dust and surged toward the soldiers.

"Watch out!"

One wave followed another, continuously swallowing the Huangquan Army soldiers.

The seawater manifested by the Kunpeng carried the Sea God's power, and the impact of the waves was far greater than it appeared.

Caught off guard, the Huangquan Army soldiers were knocked down.

Just as they tried to stand, the subsequent waves arrived with even greater momentum, leaving them no time to breathe.

Simultaneously, countless bone arrows shot in from all directions, and skeleton soldiers raised their bone shields, advancing slowly to compress the Huangquan Army's survival space.

"Form the array!"

The Huangquan Army general roared. Dozens of mysterious runes appeared on his armor, connecting with the armor of the surrounding soldiers.

Their power linked through the battle array and converged into a single point, manifesting a crimson, bewitching flower exactly like the one seen earlier on Twin Sword Peaks.

The bone arrows in the sky struck the flower, producing the clinking sounds of metal hitting metal.

"Woo~"

The Kunpeng cried out, and the Sea God's power surged violently. A massive amount of seawater was generated out of thin air around the Huangquan Army.

Then, the seawater swirled around them like a turbine, constantly eroding the flower conjured by the battle array.

In a single breath, the flower was covered in cracks, and tiny fragments began to fall.

Another breath later, the flower shattered directly, its energy crystals scattering across the ground like a broken mirror.

"Clop, clop!"

A troop of necrotic knights charged in rapidly, led by one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the Famine Rider.

The aura of famine caused the hearts of the Huangquan Army soldiers to tighten. An inexplicable sense of dread washed over them, their fingers trembling involuntarily, and even the flow of mana within their bodies became sluggish.

"Inner demon possession? Just who are these people?"

The Huangquan Army general murmured as he felt the changes in his body.

A bizarre place, bizarre skeletons, a bizarre giant fish, and now these bizarre inner demons... This time, they were likely doomed.

With a light sigh, the Huangquan Army general drew the sword at his waist. With mana flowing through him, he launched his final charge toward the necrotic knights.