End of the Magic Era - Chapter 994

Chapter 994: Death Temptation

The Undead Plane was so terrifying mainly because of the endless numbers of the Undead. One could attack until their hands went limp from exhaustion, and they still wouldn’t be able to kill them all. In Noscent’s history, expeditions to the Undead Plane hadn’t happened just once or twice, but countless times. However, the Undead Plane had only been conquered by a handful of individuals.

The rest all died in there, and most of them didn’t die in battle, but from mana or stamina exhaustion.

It wasn’t as if everything would be fine if they flew up just because the Skeleton Warriors couldn’t fly. There was a large group of Skeletal Wyverns in the sky numbering over ten thousand. There were so many that it was impossible to count them all. If a Heaven Rank powerhouse was attacked by all those Skeletal Wyverns at once, even if they didn’t die, they would still be injured.

In fact, the ground was a bit safer. After all, although there were countless Skeleton Warriors on the ground, they were only Level 10, so they would be swept away by a casual spell. The fastest way to break through the encirclement was on the ground.

Dedale displayed the typical characteristics of the Burning Tower, as he was the first to make a move in every battle.

Facing these low-level Undead monsters, Dedale directly released the Magic Tool Incarnation of the Burning Soul and roused the magic robe, which was on the verge of fusing.

Dedale swung the huge metal staff and sent orange flames spurting out to wash over everything in their way. The ignited Undead Beastmen were completely turned into ashes in less than a second.

Dedale started breaking through while the others gathered together in the back. Lin Yun also unhesitantly rushed over. The others might be thinking that Dedale was casually looking for a way out, but Lin Yun could clearly understand. The outcome of the initial probing revealed that this direction had the fewest Undead Beastmen. This was most likely the direction of the exit.

When faced with the endless waves of Undead Beastmen, no one dared to be careless, and everyone was going all-out.

Dedale was rushing to the forefront with a ten-meter-wide wave of orange flames. The power of these flames could instantaneously kill these Level 10 Undead. Everything covered by the flames would turn to ashes.

The mages of the Quicksand Tower were able to display power that was far greater than what they had been able to use in the temple. The pitch-black earth rapidly turned into sand, which surged up, protecting the Quicksand Tower’s mages in the center. Waves of sand were spinning around them, protecting them while shattering the bones of the Undead.

The Odin royal family, the Henry Family, and the Shadow Tower all used their own methods to break through the onslaught. The Odin royal family let out a metal carriage dragged by puppet horses, the Shadow Tower released a large number of shades, using them to mislead the Undead Beastman Warriors to buy time and save power. After all, saving power was key when facing an endless army of the Undead.

Of the group from the Odin Kingdom, only Sky City was in a troublesome situation. Their floating fortresses were easy targets for the Skeletal Wyverns. The flying Wyverns couldn’t use their power as well within the dense swarms of skeletons, but in the sky, the huge advantage in numbers could be felt. If they didn’t hurry to put away their floating fortresses, they would be destroyed.

As for the Andlusan side, it was led by Lin Yun. Lin Yun was fully using Fire Elemental Incarnation, and he had released an elemental sea of flames. Just like Dedale, he was using the purest elemental flames to burn these Undead Beastman Warriors into ashes. From time to time, he would release a Flame Impact to clear all the Undead Beastmen within a few dozen meters.

Almost none of the Undead could get within thirty meters of Lin Yun.

Under Lin Yun’s lead, Jouyi, Harren, the Azurewave Sword Saint, and the rest of the Andlusa Kingdom were breaking through the encirclement at a speed no slower than the Odin Kingdom.

Although they were breaking through very smoothly, Lin Yun’s expression was very unsightly. Within one minute, they had already travelled two kilometers. That speed could be considered very fast in the circumstances. Those Undead Beastman Warriors couldn’t stop them.

But after a sweep of Eagle Sight, they could see numerous skeletons covering the ground behind them. They couldn’t tell exactly how many there were, but they could see more than forty thousand of them.

Although the numbers ahead of them were lacking, it wasn’t by that much. However, the Undead ahead of them were a bit weaker than the ones behind them, and there were fewer high-level Undead as well.

Behind them, a large number of Skeletal Wyverns were forming black clouds covering the sky, and almost five hundred Skeletal Kudos could be seen on the ground.

And far behind, there was also a cavalry unit with thousands of Undead Wolf Riders sitting atop their huge Skeletal Wolves. They were like arrows chasing through the sea of the Undead, directly trampling the Undead Beastmen blocking their way. They had trampled hundreds of Undead Beastmen over the last kilometer.

Lin Yun was very clear about the consequences of being completely surrounded by the Undead. No more than five out of the thirty would be able to survive if they were surrounded.

Even Lin Yun, with his Natural Demiplane making him unable to run out of mana, wouldn’t dare to let himself be surrounded by these swarms of the Undead.

More and more of the Undead appeared behind them as the group continued on for more than five kilometers. Those high-level Undead were already getting close, and with the ones in front of them slowing them down, being overtaken was only a matter of time.

They had almost escaped the encirclement at this time, and there were only some scattered Undead Beastmen before them.

Suddenly, the earth shook, and an area of several dozen meters burst open as a Skeletal Kodo rushed out of the ground.

The Skeletal Kodo’s hooves trampled the ground, causing ripples to appear, just like a calm lake being disturbed. The earth started shaking, and the chaotic power fused with the rich aura of death as the impact spread.

In an instant, everyone stopped in their tracks. Then, a strange ripple spread out from the back of the Level 39 Skeletal Kodo.

It looked as if everyone was carrying shackles weighing a few hundred kilograms, reducing their speed somewhat. Their souls also seemed to be covered by a layer of shadow, and their perception sharply fell.

At this time, everyone could see a tall Undead Skeleton riding on the back of the Kodo.

“Damnit, a Death Priest…”

Enderfa was a little drowsy as he floated in the air, and Lin Yun instantly buffed the surrounding people with Mind Defenses. He especially added three to Enderfa.

In the legends, Death Priests were the retainers of the Death God. They walked the world outside of the Undead Plane to tempt people to throw themselves into the embrace of death. They were most proficient at using their Death Temptation, casting a layer of shadow over people’s souls and unconsciously making them feel that they would be better off dead. After death, the soul draped in shadow would directly transform into a Soul Fire, and their body would turn into one of the Undead.

After recovering, they discovered that the split-second moment in their minds had actually lasted five seconds, and the fastest Skeletal Wyverns and Undead Wolves were already catching up.

Dedale angrily scowled. He flew into the air as he charged towards the Death Priest on the back of that Kodo.

The orange flames surged like a volcano, and an orange vortex appeared in the air, spurting boundless fire spells that swarmed at the Kodo below.

The Death Priest brandished its bone staff while blocking with a Bone Shield. Unfortunately, this couldn’t withstand Dedale’s rage.

After ten consecutive Bursting Flames exploded at the same time, the Death Priest’s Bone Shield burst apart, and burning orange flames submerged the Death Priest.

The Skeletal Kodo opened its mouth wide, seemingly wanting to cast a spell to protect the Death Priest. But just as it opened its mouth, the orange flames in the surroundings crazily poured into its mouth. In less than a second, those flames converged into a large Fireball.

Dedale then spat out a rune, and the fireball collapsed from its center. The conflagration condensed into less than a third of its original size in moments. It was emitting unstable mana fluctuations and an extremely terrifying aura.

The Fireball then went out of control, and an explosion echoed as chaotic power surged forth. The orange flames exploded on the skull of the Skeletal Kodo, and the Soul Fire leaking from its eye sockets was instantly destroyed.

A Level 39 Skeletal Kodo was killed in an instant, but its passenger didn’t even pause. It fearlessly released another Death Temptation.

Dedale scowled angrily. He ignored the Death Temptation and cast over fifty Bursting Flames. After seeing the large blue flames thoroughly engulfing the Death Priest, he cast a Mind Defense on himself.

Mind Defense couldn’t completely resist Death Temptation. Fire Shields were protecting Dedale’s surroundings, and he let the flames protect him as he descended.

Death Temptation reduced the perception of the targets and covered their souls in a layer of shadow. It only felt like a split second, but in reality, a long time would have passed, and that long time would be deadly.

Dedale didn’t panic at all. He had to deal with the large group of Skeletal Wyverns in the sky, and he didn’t really care about it. He only released orange flames ahead of time and let those Skeletal Wyverns attack.

After two seconds, Dedale landed on the ground, the Fire Shields protecting him still unbroken. After recovering from the Death Temptation, Dedale joined the fight once again.

The rest of the Odin Kingdom didn’t have time to care about others, as they were all stuck in their bitter struggles.

The Andlusan side was also embroiled in a bitter struggle. Lin Yun had summoned Barton and Lagulin to join the fight. The death aura was so rich in this place that an Undead Mage and a Death Knight like Barton and Lagulin could display strength far above their normal levels.