Capítulo 1124: Chapter 1122: Secret Battle
“Whoosh!”
With a sharp whistle, nurous figures leaped up silently, blending into the vast night above like mist.
Shortly after these figures vanished, other sounds echoed from deep within the forest.
“Thud! Thud! Thud!”
Heavy and orderly footsteps could be heard as a vast wave of black tal surged out from the forest’s depths.
Upon closer inspection, one could see countless heavy armor warriors in black, fully equipped, holding two-handed heavy swords, with several magic rune-engraved javelins strapped to their backs, erging continuously from the forests surrounding the village, approaching the village.
Minutes later, they exited the forest and reached the village outskirts, tightly surrounding the settlent like an iron bucket.
However, they did not stop there, as their footsteps continued to resound, advancing onward.
The frontmost row of black-armored warriors, their chest armor scarcely ten centiters from the village house walls, suddenly raised their arms and smashed their tal-encased elbows fiercely against the walls.
“Crash!”
The village walls, not sturdy to begin with, crumbled under the black-armored warriors’ impact, turning into a heap of debris, followed by the house being pushed down with a “boom”.
Amidst the house’s ruins, there were no cries of despair because the house was empty.
The black-armored warriors were not surprised by this, as if they expected it, remaining silent and continuing to advance toward the village center with their companions.
“Thud! Thud! Thud!”
“Crash! Crash! Crash!”
More and more black-armored warriors infiltrated the village, toppling any obstructing structures, eventually halting at the village center, an empty plaza used for drying grain, clearing an area of several dozen ters in circumference.
In the clearing stood a solitary well, covered by a dusty, unassuming wooden lid. Upon seeing the well, the black-armored warriors’ faces grew solemn, as if the well harbored a significant threat.
The atmosphere grew heavy.
“Thud, thud, thud.”
One of the black-armored warriors stepped forward, cautiously approaching the well lid with a two-handed greatsword.
Three ters, two ters, one ter!
As the black-armored warrior neared the well, his eyes widened, slowly raising his great sword, and with a “swish,” slashed heavily at the wooden well lid.
“Crash!”
In that instant, the well lid shattered, not from the great sword’s strike.
When the great sword’s blade was less than ten centiters from the lid, the lid was already blown apart by a force from below.
With a roar, the lid burst into fragnts shooting in all directions, while a powerful impact erupted from the well, striking the black-armored warrior fiercely.
Having sensed sothing amiss, the warrior attempted a vocal defense, and several colorful lights flared on his armor.
Yet he couldn’t withstand the impact; with a “thud,” he was flung like a shot put, flying over ten ters before landing, creating an indentation in the ground and groaning in pain.
The culprit behind the attack—a black shadow—then burst from the well, soaring into the sky in a bid to escape.
But it wasn’t going to be that simple; the remaining black-armored warriors wouldn’t allow the shadow to escape unchallenged.
The shadow had barely ascended thirty ters when several dozen javelins were hurled by the enraged black-armored warriors below. The javelins hurtled like lightning, flashing brilliantly, and quickly caught up with the shadow. Just as it attempted a defensive spell, it was pierced by the javelins, amidst a series of “puffs.”
Simultaneously, high above in the sky, energy missiles materialized, targeting the shadow.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
Energy missiles struck the shadow’s perforated body, causing it to shudder uncontrollably like a tattered ragdoll, spilling out all its remaining life force.
Ultimately, the shadow plumted to the ground with a “thump,” breaking into pieces re ters from the black-armored warrior previously knocked aside.
“Cough, cough, cough!”
Coughing sounds were heard, as the black-armored warrior slowly rose—his injuries from the shadow’s attack weren’t serious. Though his defense was breached, his formidable body withstood the remainder of the damage.
“Cough, cough…”
The black-armored warrior suppressed the coughing, standing upright with his sword, casting a dismissive glance at the shadow’s corpse. He took a deep breath, adjusted his stance, and dragged his longsword back toward the well.
With the well lid gone, it was now clear that the well contained no water and wasn’t a well at all, but the entrance to an underground passage—a black void unknown where it led or how many enemies or dangers awaited below.
Nonetheless, the black-armored warrior felt no fear; with every step he took, colors of red, blue, and green burst luminously from his armor.
He gripped the great sword in his hand tightly, preparing to enter the passage as the vanguard.
“Clap!”
A sudden sound, as a huge hand clapped onto the black-armored warrior’s shoulder, keeping him in place before his final step.
Hmm?
The warrior turned with confusion, seeing a burly man a head taller than him appear behind.
The burly man donned an imnsely heavy set of armor, faceplate down, concealing his features but exuding an unwavering authority, akin to a mountain standing there.
“My lord?” the black-armored warrior inquired.
“Take a rest, let handle this,” the voice below the faceplate humd, calm yet undeniably commanding.
“Yes,” the black-armored warrior bowed his head, not daring to oppose, clasping his right fist to his chest in salute, dragging his great sword back to the ranks.
He had barely retreated when the burly man’s armor began to glow, growing ever brighter, surpassing the sun.
At that mont, the entire village seed enveloped in a strange domain, with all darkness dispelled, turning night into day.
“Thud!”
The burly man stepped forward, bearing a serrated magic rune greatsword, striding into the passage.
Soon after, the village ground trembled violently, as though struck by an earthquake, cracks appearing. Occasionally screams and roars echoed from below, only to be abruptly quashed, followed by gushes of blood spewing forth.
An unseen battle was waging in the hidden depths below.
Continuing…
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