Chapter 184 - 134: Death of Hellish Roar, The Last Deathrattle

Chapter 184: Chapter 134: Death of Hellish Roar, The Last Deathrattle

The Rain God Avatar’s wave of chain attacks contained terrifying Penetration Power.

Many of the Lords suffered heavy casualties.

"Blood Roar... you can be of more use here than I can..."

Hellish Roar struggled to turn, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. "It’s up to you now. Protect... our Lord..."

As his voice faded, he fell like a bird with a broken wing, plummeting into the frigid lake water.

Blood Roar stood at the edge of the platform, looking as if he’d lost his soul, his presence listless.

"Hellish Roar... No... How could you die just like that..."

"Without you... what’s my motivation to keep going... Who will I aim to surpass now..."

His mournful voice echoed across the lake, mingling with the crashing waves before fading away.

The other members behind him also wore expressions of grief.

The corner of Shen Xing’s mouth twitched.

’Seriously, what kind of tearful, life-and-death melodrama are you two putting on?’

’Dammit, Hellish Roar isn’t even dead. He was just teleported out of the instance.’

But before he could open his mouth to explain, he saw Blood Roar suddenly shoot to his feet.

"Hellish Roar, I will avenge you!"

BOOM!!!

Dark red War Fire erupted from the Warg beneath him, instantly engulfing his entire body and transforming him into a flaming Knight!

Blood Roar’s aura began to skyrocket.

100%!

200%!

300%!

In the blink of an eye, it had increased by at least five or sixfold!

Shen Xing opened his mouth, then closed it again.

’Uh... never mind. I’ll just tell him the truth after this is over.’

’After all, this is a perfect "My Best Friend is Dead" buff. It’s letting his combat power multiply several times over.’

’Isn’t this how it always plays out in anime? Two rivals, always at each other’s throats, team up to fight a Demon King. Then, one of them tragically dies in battle.’

’The other one instantly goes berserk, screaming about Bonds and friendship, and rushes in to one-shot the Demon King.’

Now, wreathed in flames, Blood Roar unleashed his full power.

The Warg beneath him leaped lightly, then shot forward several hundred meters, swiftly landing on another platform.

A droplet of water spun in mid-air, just beginning to coalesce into a humanoid form.

"Die!"

Blood Roar’s eyes were crimson as he brought down his mightiest strike.

BOOM!!!

Dark red flames erupted toward the sky, forming a hurricane that instantly swept an area dozens of meters wide.

When the flames dissipated, Shen Xing’s total damage increased by another 0.1%.

Shen Xing was stunned.

He had taken down a Rain God Avatar all by himself, with a single blow.

’The "My Best Friend is Dead" buff is just too ridiculous. It’s monstrously powerful!’

But he wasn’t finished.

Blood Roar had finished off that avatar, but he hadn’t even vented one percent of the rage in his heart.

The Bloody Giant Wolf leaped into the air again, streaking across the water’s surface like a bolt of fire before landing steadily on another platform.

Without a word, he raised his Greatsword, and the War Fire swept forth.

BOOM!!

+0.1%

BOOM!

+0.1%

BOOM!

Under Blood Roar’s terrifying assault, Shen Xing’s total damage began to climb at an unprecedented rate.

The gap between him and the second-ranked Lachlan widened, and he was even about to catch up to Dolores.

Shen Xing watched from the side, secretly amazed, and couldn’t help but give a mental thumbs-up. ’Blood Roar, you absolute beast!’

Meanwhile, the other two top contenders saw how fiercely Shen Xing’s side was surging and grew anxious.

Lachlan gritted his teeth and barked, "Stop holding back! Unleash everything!"

At his command, the tall man and woman with red Dragon Scales on their faces stepped forward.

They crossed their arms, shoulders trembling violently, their faces contorted in agony.

Then, the scales on their faces rapidly spread to cover their entire heads. Their cheekbones jutted forward, and their pupils transformed into vertical slits. They had grown dragon heads!

RIP! RIP!

With two gruesome tearing sounds, a pair of red dragon wings burst from each of their backs, and they rapidly transformed into red Fire Dragons with four- to five-meter wingspans.

Half-Dragons!

And Leader Level ones, at that.

’As expected of the guy who used to be in first place. This Lachlan’s resources are not to be underestimated.’

Meanwhile, Dolores wasn’t about to be outdone.

One of her subordinates, a pale-faced, middle-aged man in a crisp suit, stepped forward with a smile.

He spread his arms elegantly, and a churning, bloody swamp surged from beneath him, dyeing the lake for hundreds of meters around a ghastly red.

Countless blood-red bats swarmed the Rain God Avatar, their frenzied, overlapping sounds of gnawing and sucking enough to make one’s skin crawl.

Dolores’s score began to skyrocket.

The other Lords also knew this was the final sprint, and they all brought out their trump cards.

The woman named Asada Hitomi wielded twin daggers, joining her squad of Assassins to dart back and forth across the platform, leaving countless afterimages in their wake.

Wu Wen brandished a Dark Gold greatsword, coordinating with several of his own greatsword-wielding Soldier Types to form a strange battle formation that viciously tore into the Rain God Avatars on the platform.

Nearby, Xu Jiayi also quickened her damage output with her remaining Soldier Types.

With this group of top-tier Lords unleashing their full power,

The Rain God Avatar’s total health began to plummet at an unprecedented rate.

30%!

20%!

13%!

In the blink of an eye, it dropped to 10.5%!

There were now only five minutes left in the challenge.

And the leaderboard had undergone some significant changes.

[First Place: Dolores Jones, Total Output: 9.3%]

[Second Place: Shen Xing, Total Output: 8.1%]

[Third Place: Lachlan Dowton, Total Output: 7.5%]

[Fourth Place: Asada Hitomi, Total Output: 5.5%]

[Fifth Place: Wu Wen, Total Output: 5.3%]

[Sixth Place...]

...

Dolores was still in a league of her own, leading Shen Xing by the equivalent of nearly twelve avatars.

This mode was truly her element.

As for Lachlan, he had been on the verge of catching up to Shen Xing.

But unexpectedly, Hellish Roar’s elimination had given Blood Roar a Deathrattle buff, causing the Beastman to go into a berserker rage.

He cut down one Rain God Avatar after another with single strikes, once again widening the gap significantly.

However, Blood Roar’s berserker State had now ended.

The flames on his body gradually subsided, and he was left completely exhausted.

Fewer than twenty Lords now remained on the field.

The Rain God Avatar hadn’t been idle during this time, either.

It had slapped the lake’s surface twice more, unleashing two hundred-meter-tall tidal waves that swept across the entire arena.

It had also unleashed tens of thousands of Water Chains, piercing and knocking countless Lords and Soldier Types into the water.

Even Xu Jiayi had been struck by a chain and was regrettably eliminated.

After their continuous bursts of power, everyone was now on the verge of exhaustion.

With only five minutes remaining, the rankings seemed to be set in stone, unlikely to change any further.

But just then, several figures suddenly shot into the air, flying swiftly into the distance.

The leader, a man with a full head of blue hair, sat atop a red Fire Dragon with a four- to five-meter wingspan, a cold light in his eyes.

The audience outside noticed this scene, and some commented in astonishment.

"That’s... Lachlan. What’s he doing, flying up at a time like this?"

"Wait... It looks like he’s flying toward Shen Xing from the Celestial Star Country!"

"What!? Is he planning to attack him before this is over?"

The crowd was shocked, finding the turn of events unbelievable.

Others, however, grew interested, their eyes glued to the battlefield.

Shen Xing, of course, also noticed the figures flying toward him.

Their auras were fully on display; the two red dragons in the lead had crimson eyes, clearly signaling their hostile intent.

The blue-haired man, riding on the back of a Fire Dragon, stopped less than fifty meters from Shen Xing.

"I told you, no one gets to be ranked above me. Not you, and not Dolores."

A dangerous smile played on his lips. "Shen Xing. Do you recognize me now?"

Shen Xing looked up and asked calmly, "Who are you?"

Lachlan’s expression froze. He scoffed, "Heh... Still playing tough? It doesn’t matter. Soon enough, you’ll remember me forever."

He waved his hand. "Melt them!"

At his command, the two crimson-eyed Giant Dragons opened their maws, and a scorching Dragon Breath swept toward Shen Xing and his allies!