Chapter 1293 - 246: Calamity (Part 1)

Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner, and the situation seemed promising. However, suddenly, a burst of explosion came from afar.

It was like a sonic boom emitted by a rapidly flying missile.

Corpse puppet and the not-yet-upgraded Fang Yuqiong immediately looked up, only to see a pitch-black shadow sweeping in from the distant rising Demonic Qi, heading straight toward the front of the army.

"It’s here..."

Corpse puppet muttered softly, then his body floated up. He swung his hand, creating a whirlwind that directly struck the black shadow.

"Bang."

The moment the whirlwind made contact with the black shadow, it instantly dissipated, and the shadow, under the force of the corpse puppet, lost its momentum and plummeted straight to the ground.

As it got closer, the corpse puppet finally saw the true form of the shadow.

...

It was a giant heavy sword about ten meters long, engraved with complex patterns, and the blade was crimson as if it had been drenched in fresh blood.

Upon seeing this, the corpse puppet squinted his eyes, but before he could react, another howling sound swept in from the sky.

The corpse puppet immediately looked up. He waved his hand again as if trying to reenact the previous action. However, as the whirlwind roared out and wrapped around the shadow, the whirlwind instantly shattered, yet the shadow continued unabated.

It crashed straight down beside the giant sword like a cannonball.

In an instant, the ground churned, a sandstorm rose, and amidst the pervasive dust, the corpse puppet vaguely heard a disdainful sneer. The next second, a towering figure dashed out of the dust storm, stamping along to a drumbeat!

"Die!!!"

The high-pitched Demon Realm Language came from the figure’s mouth, and as the demon fiend raised the heavy sword high, it then struck down fiercely. A dark red Sword Light shot out instantly, falling onto the army’s head in no time.

"Boom!"

The corpse puppet channeled all his strength and managed to intercept the Sword Light before it caused any casualties. However, this contact immediately turned the corpse puppet’s expression grim.

The power of the intruder was not inferior to his own...

...

Fang Yuqiong looked toward the only demon fiend that appeared ahead.

About fifteen meters tall, covered in solid heavy armor from head to toe, with only one eye on a bare head, and two tusks protruding from the lips on both the top and bottom, flipping outward.

So ugly...

Fang Yuqiong only sighed, and then an explosion erupted. At the point where the corpse puppet’s body met the Sword Light, the Sword Light instantly crumbled, yet Big Brother Corpse Gui’s figure staggered back three steps as well.

The just-brewed "full army assault" was instantly stifled in Fang Yuqiong’s belly.

The strength was too strong...

This was definitely not an opponent a normal army could deal with!

This simple judgment flashed through Fang Yuqiong’s mind. He forcefully squeezed past the soldiers gathered around the Exchange Stone Pillar, and pressed one hand onto the Stone Pillar.

Quickly upgrade, boost strength, only then can he participate in the battle between the Cyclops and Big Brother Corpse Gui!

However, suddenly a roar came from afar.

"Watch out! Get out of the way!"

Upon hearing the words, Fang Yuqiong shivered at once. He didn’t follow the corpse puppet’s words and instead sped up his actions by a notch. In an instant, a white glow flashed, and Fang Yuqiong’s figure disappeared.

The next second, a massive shadow charged straight from afar. Combining heavy armor with a strong body, the Cyclops was like an indestructible heavy-duty truck, crashing and trampling all the soldiers in its path into mincemeat, opening a bloody path all the way, until he reached the Exchange Stone Pillar. Wielding the giant sword, he shredded the warriors who hadn’t retreated in time into pieces, then stood firm, showing a grim smile at the corpse puppet who was attacking from above.

"The first one..."

A deep voice rumbled from the giant’s mouth, and upon hearing it, the corpse puppet’s heart sank.

He had already guessed the giant’s purpose.

...

With the first, there would naturally be a second, a third, even countless more...

An endless buzzing arose from the sky, as if numerous bombers were slicing through the heavens.

The tremendous noise temporarily dazed the warriors on the battlefield.

Within just a moment, countless heavy swords rained down like raindrops. Within the army, numerous skill lights flashed, and some warriors already under superior command launched remote attacks, trying to intercept the falling giant swords.

However, the effect was minimal.

These giant swords carried tremendous strength, slicing through oncoming energy flows, then swooping down and landing right into the army formation, stirring up carnage!

In just a moment, during this first round of remote strikes, thousands of warriors had already perished within the army formation.

"Fire! Fire!"

The adjutant’s roar rang out, signaling the rear remote striking weapons to engage, hoping to intercept the Demon Tribe’s offensive. Yet, despite the activation of artillery fire, the effect was minimal.

With the conclusion of the first round of giant sword offensives, another explosion sounded again, freezing the corpse puppet in place. He barely looked up and saw countless even larger black dots resembling cannonballs coming down.

The corpse puppet wanted to intercept, but he was entangled by the Cyclops in front of him, unable to do anything but watch as the "cannonballs" from the sky hit their mark and exploded entirely within the army formation!

"Boom!"

A trembling akin to a magnitude 10 earthquake erupted, breaking the ground apart. With dust rising, the corpse puppet vaguely heard numerous heavy breaths rising within the army formation.

The corpse puppet’s heart gradually cooled at this moment...

...

Fang Yuqiong’s upgrade ordeal... was just a formality.

Just like Wen Yu’s last few upgrade trials, perhaps the Dominator also regarded the so-called upgrade ordeal as ineffective for Sequence-class individuals, so he took some magic crystals and let these Sequence-class powerful experts pass easily.

Level 8 was achieved in one swift move, and with the intense battle outside, Fang Yuqiong had no time to delay. With a flash of teleportation light, Fang Yuqiong’s body appeared outside the Exchange Stone Pillar.

"Boom!"

Fang Yuqiong hadn’t even steadied himself when a loud explosion sounded in his ears, and with the airwave sweeping up, Fang Yuqiong’s body was blown far away.

In mid-air, Fang Yuqiong looked back toward the source of the sound behind him.

There, the corpse puppet was engaging in a fierce clash with the first descending Cyclops.

The corpse puppet’s appearance had greatly changed, now about ten meters tall, entwined with robust muscle tissue covered by bone armor, with two ferocious bone claws on his hands.

The corpse puppet’s battle form was also the strongest individual force Fang Yuqiong had ever encountered!

However, even in this state, the corpse puppet only had a slight upper hand against the Cyclops wielding the giant sword.