Monarch of Evernight - Chapter 790

Chapter 790: 790

Caroline was the sharpest of the lot—she turned back all of a sudden and locked onto the charging Qianye . But how could the giant crocodile allow any distractions? A barrage of crystalline arrows shot out at this point, inflicting another wound despite her frantic defense .

As the key character in their formation, Elder Wei’s position looked easy but was actually the most crucial since he had to adapt and compliment everyone’s deficiencies . He never attacked all this time and only relied on weakening enemies or strengthening allies to affect the battle .

Such a strategy increased his origin power efficiency, and it wouldn’t be a problem for them to fight for an entire day . On the other hand, though, it was highly taxing on his mind and there was no leeway for mistakes .

He actually failed to discover Qianye immediately and only looked up after hearing Caroline’s warning .

Qianye whipped out Cui Yuanhai’s origin gun and unfurled the pair of wings on his back . With the addition of the Wings of Inception, the gun’s firepower quickly reached the peak of grade-seven .

Qianye took aim at the old man and fired! Amidst a thunderous roar, Qianye was pushed back over ten meters by the recoil . This went to show just how powerful that shot was!

Elder Wei’s expression changed drastically as flames appeared at the muzzle . This was the first time he had lost his composure since coming into the cave . He tossed the book in his hand and produced an ancient envelope, which he tore open at lightning speed . A red barrier appeared around his body with faintly discernible runes floating around on its surface .

But the bullet arrived before the barrier could stabilize!

The red barrier lit up under the fierce explosion and then shattered along with the bullet . However, Elder Wei wasn’t in good shape, either—his face was pale, he was coughing up blood, and the origin arrays around him were all tottering on the verge of collapse . This sharply increased the group’s casualty rates . Cui Yuanhai’s gun had abandoned everything fancy in exchange for pure firepower and its value had finally come into play here .

At this moment, Qianye had fallen into grave danger as Anderfel and Keimor flew away from the wavering soldiers to launch a pincer attack on Qianye . Meanwhile, the old man produced yet another envelope and whipped out the letter within . This was his third ancient envelope—the first one was used to injure the giant pegmatite crocodile and the second was used to defend against Qianye’s ambush . Whatever the third one’s function was, it was bound to be astonishing .

On the other end of the battlefield, Caroline screamed, “It’s you!”

Ignoring the threat of the giant crocodile, she raised her whip and lashed out from afar, sending a bolt of lightning streaking toward Qianye . The letter in Elder Wei’s grasp unleashed a beam of light that went straight for Qianye’s abdomen . This silver beam wasn’t as fast as the golden one from before, but the moment it appeared, Qianye could sense that he had been locked onto . The argent radiance adjusted its course according to every little movement of his .

Judging from how serious the elder was in its handling, Qianye knew that it wouldn’t be easy to escape .

At this critical juncture, Qianye suddenly revealed a mocking smile . His figure flickered for a brief moment and actually disappeared!

Caroline cried out, “He’s going inside!”

Elder Wei glanced up hurriedly only to find Qianye’s figure flicker and vanish into the door .

Having lost its target, the silver beam flew several times around the area before landing in a group of pegmatite crocodiles . A halo spread out quietly from the point of contact, and all the creatures in its coverage lost their lives at the same time .

Elder Wei sighed, “My Seal of Tyranny!” before coughing up a mouthful of blood .

With everyone’s attacks missing their target, the battle situation took a turn for the worse . Caroline was struck several times by the crystal arrows and had to take out her trump cards to avoid getting killed . Elder Wei looked withered and listless—the drain from using two powerful killing moves was significant, and the damage from Qianye’s shot was greater than it seemed on the surface .

Casualty rates among the soldiers soared in this short period . Anderfel and Keimor jumped back into the fray, sparing neither blood energy nor origin power to stabilize the situation . Both of them also sustained numerous wounds during this ordeal .

Finally, Elder Wei caught his breath and began boosting them once more . It was just that his boosting state had weakened quite a bit and the effects were far inferior . The high-ranking warriors were fine since they were considered expendable in critical situations, but Caroline’s situation became quite perilous without those powerful buffs .

At this point, they were only a couple dozen meters away from the giant door, yet this short distance seemed like a thousand miles and no one knew when they would finally arrive .

After passing through the door, Qianye felt his vision pass through a kaleidoscope of mottled colors and realized that this was a spatial transformation . In his astonishment, he quickly withdrew his blood energy and origin power so as not to interrupt the process .

In the blink of an eye, Qianye had appeared in a new world .

Dazzling sunlight showered down from the sky above . Qianye, who had gotten accustomed to the darkness of the underground world, couldn’t help but squint his eyes . Beneath his feet, a gentle slope stretched slowly into the distance, and the grass was like a magnificent verdant carpet dotted with wildflowers .

There were forests, peaks, lakes, and rivers in the distance . If it wasn’t for the dark void at the ends of one’s vision, this place would be comparable to an immortal realm .

At this moment, Qianye was standing on top of a hill and he could see the half-opened giant door floating in the air behind him . Through the crack therein, he could see the vague imagery of the world on the other side .

The hill gradually sloped downward to the other side of the continent, beyond which was the boundless void .

Beneath Qianye’s feet was actually a floating continent no more than a few hundred kilometers in radius . Usually, small landmasses like this wouldn’t form any natural barriers or support life, but Qianye could breathe naturally here and didn’t feel any pressure at all .

Looking upward, he could see a floating landmass far away surrounded by little floating islands . That was the neutral lands, and the one he was standing on was a small isolated island on its borders .

The view here was exceptionally open and afforded the spectator an unobstructed view of the region . Yet, Qianye couldn’t find any traces of Claudia; who knew where she was hiding right now?

It was at this time that a muffled sound—akin to the beat of an ancient drum—shook the entire island . Qianye felt numb from head to toe, and his blood energy was thrown into an extremely uncomfortable turmoil .

Qianye’s gaze landed immediately on a distant peak where the sound had originated . In his ears, that sound was not the beat of a drum but that of a heart!

A heartbeat capable of shaking an entire island!

Qianye sped toward the peak without the slightest bit of hesitation . Such a terrifying heartbeat couldn’t have come from anything else but the Earth Dragon . The tall peak stood out like a sore thumb on this lone island and was most likely the objective of Elder Wei’s group .

Qianye reached abnormal speeds during his all-out dash, leaving numerous afterimages along the way . He traversed the vast grassy knolls in the blink of an eye and ran into the forest . For someone with the Bloodline Concealment ability, the forest was the best hiding place . The leaves in the treetops were great for obstructing vision, making up for his inability to turn invisible .

While Qianye was moving stealthily through the forest and toward the peak, some movement appeared around the giant door . In a flash of rippling light, Elder Wei, Caroline, and a dozen soldiers charged onto the island .

All of them were covered in wounds—Caroline had two crystal arrows stuck in her back and only half of her Thunderous Whip remained . Elder Wei’s beard was now scorched, and his robes were tattered, exposing half a withered leg .

Anderfel and Keimor also survived, but their auras were weak and the former had lost his left arm . The remaining soldiers had it better, most of them sustaining only light injuries, but only a dozen of them were left out of a hundred . The high-ranking soldiers were quite limited in their power and could no longer pass through the door once injured . The ones left behind had likely turned into bug-food by now .

Caroline turned back cautiously after charging through the door . “Elder Wei, can you close the doors?” After seeing the many tricks up his sleeves, Caroline’s address had undergone a subtle transition from old man to Elder Wei .

Elder Wei laughed wryly, “I don’t have the strength for that . ”

“Then, prepare to fight!” Caroline roared decisively .

Nonetheless, there was no movement from the door . Neither the insects nor the pegmatite crocodiles appeared . The guarded group finally heaved a sigh of relief . Caroline said, “It seems those things can’t pass through the door . Is that good news or bad news?”

“Both, I guess . If we can’t lure it in and destroy it, that means we can’t go back out, either,” Elder Wei replied .

Caroline retracted the lightning around her . “Elder Wei, what do we do now? Is there a path back from here?”

The old man laughed wryly, “This old man has only heard about the world behind these doors . How am I supposed to know the way back? We can only play it by ear now . ”

“Didn’t someone from your empire come here before? How come you don’t know?”

Elder Wei appeared somewhat awkward . “Someone from the empire did explore the underground lair and this door is also related to him . It’s just that this person’s status is special and even I cannot disturb him without good reason . Hence, I only know bits and pieces about this place . The details are yet to be investigated . ”

As someone who had reached the divine champion realm, Caroline was also a smart person . She immediately realized that the power behind Elder Wei and the aforementioned person were likely not on good terms and that the current project was being carried out in secret . To be completely frank, he was probably trying to steal the fruits of the other party’s labor . Just by looking at this giant, monument-like door, it was easy to imagine just how powerful that mysterious person was . Offending such a character was related to one’s survival, so there was no longer a need to ask more at this point .

“Is that Qianye person related to that man?”

“Of course not . Actually, Qianye committed a grave and unforgivable crime back home and the empire has already dispatched assassins after him . No one can protect him anymore . ”

Caroline let out a sinister laugh . “Since that’s the case, don’t fight with me later on! He killed my only brother, so I must have him suffer eternally in my lightning!”

Elder Wei nodded . “This old man wasted two sacred seals because of him, I naturally won’t let him go . ”

“Then what are we waiting for?”