Chapter 2147 - 1708: Three Ange’s Strength

Chapter 2147: Chapter 1708: Three Ange’s Strength

The Monarch was struck and sent flying, and instead of retaliating, he surprised everyone by using the momentum to turn and escape. Along the way, he used Virtualization and Star Attraction, speeding away like a flash of lightning, becoming just a small dot in the blink of an eye.

This sudden change not only shocked Negris and the others but also startled the Exotic Ghost, causing him to miss the opportunity to attack the Monarch as he escaped his range. Afterwards, he found himself in an awkward dilemma, unsure whether to pursue or not.

If he chased, he would have to leave the array’s area. However, there was another ghost lurking nearby, and if he pursued, the other ghost might seize the chance to destroy the array, which would be troublesome.

Considering the Ghost Council’s previous speculation, the appearance of another ghost was likely to prevent him from passing the assessment. If the array was destroyed, his assessment would be ruined.

He suspected that the Incremental Body was trying to lure him away from the array’s area.

But he was unwilling not to chase it. This skeleton had been holding him back for so long, making him feel extremely passive and suffocated. It was maddening not to kill his opponent.

Thinking it over, the Exotic Ghost connected with the Dark Star Beast and ordered them: "Forget about the energy nodes, eliminate that Incremental Skeleton."

Upon receiving the new order from the Exotic Ghost, the leader Dark Star Beast asked in astonishment: "Me? Eliminate the Incremental Skeleton?"

This was too high a regard for them; how could a few Dark Star Beasts eliminate the hardest Incremental Skeleton in the entire Void?

Despite the shock, the Dark Star Beasts felt a sense of relief; here was a turning point!

Not long ago, the Exotic Ghost’s order was to eliminate the enemy at the energy nodes, and failure meant death for them.

Now the order was to eliminate the Incremental Skeleton, naturally making the previous task obsolete. Thus, their past lackluster performance was swept under the rug.

Moreover, the Incremental Skeleton’s prowess was known throughout the Void, as it was an existence even the Branch Lords could not overcome.

Previously, the Furnace Branch Lord had been put in trouble by an Incremental Skeleton, a story that had spread through the Gate of No Boundary across the Void. To send off that Incremental Skeleton, the Furnace Branch even diverted trouble to the Lania Branch.

Immediately, a sudden change occurred in the Lania Branch, and though everyone still didn’t know what happened there, they only knew the Lania Branch had lost contact. The Incremental Skeleton had just been drawn to the Lania Branch, and then issues arose, making it hard not to connect the two.

Sending them to eliminate the Incremental Skeleton, a task even the Branch Lords couldn’t achieve, was as absurd as sending farmers to eliminate a Giant Dragon.

However, this was not necessarily a bad thing; when task difficulty and ability mismatch, it means no need to bear responsibility. No one would ask an old mercenary earning sixty copper coins a day to undertake a life-threatening task.

Thinking of this, the leader Dark Star Beast cheerfully led its companions in pursuit of the Monarch’s escape direction, leaving those still destroying the energy nodes behind, as it was no longer its concern.

Meanwhile, on the other side, as they watched the Monarch return, Negris, Anthony, and others were thoroughly shocked. The formerly invincible and aggressive Monarch suddenly ran away so decisively; was it really still the same Monarch known for chopping?

Negris eagerly asked, "Old Immortal, why did you run?"

The Monarch revealed his arm, speaking in a serious tone: "I was wounded; he broke through my defense."

On the Monarch’s arm was a crack extending a hundred meters and three to four meters deep—though a small crack for the Monarch, who was now five thousand kilometers tall—but to Anthony and the others, it was a shock wave. The Star Body’s defense was breached?

The solidity of the Star Body had been proven with Lania, where immense pressure failed to damage it at all. Yet now, the Exotic Ghost had caused a wound over a hundred meters long, although not fatal, the implication was grave. The Star Body’s defense was breached.

This meant the Exotic Ghost had the capability to destroy the Star Zone.

Negris said disdainfully, "You ran for just this little wound? You ran way too fast."

The Monarch sneered and said, "Someone at your level wouldn’t understand. Those with rich combat experience can tell the outcome immediately upon contact and won’t struggle pointlessly. He broke my defense and has a soul stronger than mine, so he could easily bind me with his soul and reduce me to bone fragments."

"It’s merely because his combat experience is lacking, and he’s unfamiliar with his new body, otherwise I wouldn’t have had the chance to escape."

Anthony nodded repeatedly, agreeing wholeheartedly with the Monarch. Though solid, the Star Body’s energy level was too low; the opponent was a ghost with soul strength higher than a Star Soul, having borrowed energy from the array to amplify dozens of times, nearing Lania’s level.

If not for previously banking on his defense being unbreachable, the Monarch couldn’t have tangled with his opponent for so long.

The Monarch just liked chopping, not being chopped; realizing his advantage had vanished, escape was the best choice.

Having fought through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, the Monarch’s combat experience and on-the-spot judgment were far superior to Negris.

The combat-experienced Anthony strongly agreed with the Monarch’s decision: "Your Majesty’s retreat was good, but what happened with the Exotic Ghost? Why did his power increase so suddenly he could breach the defense?"

If Lania suddenly could break the Monarch’s defense, no one would be shocked, but the Exotic Ghost wasn’t adept at physical attacks; previously, he had only kept the Monarch bound.

Now, the inexplicable breach of the Monarch’s defense surely meant some change occurred.

The Monarch said, "I only sensed some energy transferring from the array to him; as for what specifically occurred, I couldn’t see."

"Even Your Majesty couldn’t discern?" Anthony said regretfully, then turned to Ange.

If even Your Majesty couldn’t discern it, then only Ange on site may see some clue—everyone’s consensus, not just Anthony’s but including the Monarch, who also turned to look at Ange.

Ange scratched his head and put away the Space-Time Domain.

Seeing this action, everyone focused intensely; for Ange to retract the Space-Time Domain, it seemed explaining wouldn’t be easy.

As Ange disliked speaking, for matters needing lengthy explanation, he preferred to demonstrate.

Ange flipped his hands, revealing Ghost Stacks, stacked between his hands, and vigorously squeezed them towards the center.

After a while, Ange stopped and pointed to himself: "Me, full strength, one piece; him, three pieces."

Negris immediately understood and translated: "Your full compression equals one Ange of strength; needing three Ange pieces to compress to his state, is this what you mean?"

Angus nodded.