Chapter 992: Chapter 0989: Tower of the Devil Chapter 992: Chapter 0989: Tower of the Devil Liszt had wanted to take so bones back to forge weapons but, on hearing that Yu Chou also used Leviathan bones for weapons, he dismissed the idea.
He needed to maintain a certain level of prestige.
Still, he dismantled two smaller Leviathan bones to take back for research. If they proved valuable, he would rember this location and return to harvest them.
Leaving the Whale Fall of Leviathan, the team continued their exploration, finding the deep-sea world even more desolate than Liszt had imagined. There were no colorful, vibrant creatures; it was an eternal darkness, devoid of light, accompanied by all sorts of eerie and bizarre sounds. Prolonged exposure would definitely lead to oppressive madness.
Occasionally, when they encountered roaming Sea Monsters sensing the rmaids’ presence, they would turn tail and flee.
Thus, while sailing for a while, Cocolix suddenly shouted, “Your Majesty, My Lords, everyone, ahead is an underwater tower, likely an edifice from the ancient Sea Kingdom!”
Everyone sped up.
However, as they neared the tower, they slowly sensed a familiar presence: “It’s the aura of the Cursed Dragon, this tower contains remnants of the Cursed Dragon’s power!” Gulvig, having been tainted by the Cursed Dragon, was particularly sensitive to it.
“Be careful!” Liszt warned.
“There’s sothing wrong with this tower,” Ach said, frowning. “Charlie senses a very malevolent force within; it is awakening… the power of the Cursed Dragon is awakening!”
“Snort!” The Unicorn replied with an uneasy snort.
In fact, they did not need Ach’s warning. It quickly beca clear to everyone that sothing was off with the tower.
When the Hand Magic Tube’s light shone on the tower, instead of seeing ancient rock constructions, they saw piles of skeletal remains, stacked upon one another through the ages, many fused together.
It was, in fact, a tower of corpses.
As if provoked,
the bones began to crumble, and through the Eye of Magic, they could see that the tower, which had previously shown no magical feedback, was suddenly radiating a dark, shimring Magic Brilliance—the light of the Dark Attribute, a black with undertones of purple.
“This is not an ancient edifice left by the Sea Kingdom, it’s a tomb built from Devil corpses!” Eternia scread loudly, “These Devils are about to crawl out from their graves; they have not been cleansed by the sea!”
As she scread, the bones that made up the tower burst apart, and swarms of agile monsters sprang out, charging towards Liszt and his companions. These creatures, like hounds unleashed from their cages, one after another, ford an underwater Storm.
The seven rmaids beca panicked, wanting to turn and flee.
“Don’t scatter, unleash Magic!”
Liszt grabbed Eternia’s hair, rapidly issuing commands: “They’re just Low-Level Devils, don’t panic, hold them off!” He could tell that although there were many Devils, their Magic Power level was Low Magic, and their concentration was weak, akin to that of Low-Level Sea Monsters.
He could take on an entire legion of such Sea Monsters.
Under the influence of the Heart of the rmaid’s pact, the rmaids quickly stabilized and began releasing their own Magic, hurling countless Water Whirlpools, Rings of Water, and other spells into the crowd of Devils.
Ach, who had the quickest and calst reaction, rode atop Unicorn Charlie, swiftly donning the Gemstone Crown and wielding the Eight Dragons God Sword, casting furiously. She commanded the Seawater to condense into water bolts, which shot forth like lasers, rampantly striking the swarm of Devils.
Almost instantly, the viciously charging Devils, like dumplings, all sank to the seabed.
“Brother, we’ll fight as we retreat. These are just the outer Devils of the tower,” Ach saw in the tower, even more powerful Devils awakening—possibly fallen Naga Devils, and maybe even fallen rmaids Devils.
“Understood!”
Liszt turned and gave the orders: “Fight while retreating, Gulvig, Eternia, and Bluposi cast Magic to hold back the Devils, Tibidais, Sharivara, and Cocolix take charge of controlling the Seawater, assist them in retreating!”
Three rmaids retreated while three fought.
Under Liszt’s command, they cooperated orderly.
On the other side, Ach was commanding Viswinti while fighting and retreating. With her individual combat strength surpassing that of all the rmaids combined, she could act with ease—Unicorn Charlie knew how to coordinate with her.
There were no brilliant fireworks, only Magic Power boiling at the bottom of the sea as the battle rapidly escalated.
Layers upon layers of devil-like dumplings were killed, but more and more devils rushed over. The distant towers collapsed at a rate visible to the naked eye, transforming entirely into more devils. Except for the outer devils, which were purified into corpses, the inner devils were still very much alive.
Liszt did not join the fight. He was using the Eye of Magic to carefully observe the battlefield, with a black and purple sheen outlining the forms of the devils.
So resembled Yu Chou, with half their bodies fish and the other half frog, also possessing humanoid arms. So devils were unard, while others wielded bones. It was clear that in life, they were Yu Chou tainted by the power of the Cursed Dragon, their severely shrunken bodies belied an increased fighting strength.
Among them were also devils not fallen from Yu Chou, likely fallen from fish, jellyfish, octopi, turtles, and similar sea monsters.
“The numbers are growing!” Eternia said, panting.
“The devils fallen from Naga have already burst out of the tower.” Ach’s voice was very calm, “There are too many devils. I’ll cover the rear, you all should leave quickly… Eternal Sturdy Ice!”
As she spoke, the Eight Dragons God Sword glowed, condensing a huge frozen city wall in the surrounding sea area and blocking countless devils on the outside.
Snap!
Snap!
Snap!
Countless devils crashed against the frozen city wall, and soon, massive fractures appeared, followed by thunderous shattering.
Seizing this opportunity, the rmaids had retreated so distance, finally avoiding being surrounded by devils.
Seeing this, Liszt shouted, “rmaids, unleash your magic with all your might, bombarding the devils swarming around Ach!”
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Sound could be transmitted through the sea, and the massive booming of magic attacks, strong enough to shatter currents, whipped up countless bubbles, blasting batch after batch of Yu Chou devils into debris. But more Yu Chou devils kept filling in, moving like zombies without any concept of fear or retreat.
Thus, a magical team composed of sea serpents and rmaids struggled against a devil legion made up of Yu Chou and other fallen sea creatures at the seafloor, eight thousand ters deep.
The rmaids, having fought for just a mont, began to wheeze for breath—their bodies had not yet recovered to their best condition.
Gradually, Ach beca the main fighting force, but even she alone held off the charges of the devil’s army. With half her body as a Water Elental Embodint and the other half an Ice Elental Incarnation, she alternately deployed Water System Super Magic and Ice System Super Magic, staunchly holding off the devils’ frenzied onslaught.
“Hiss!”
After a considerable number of casualties, so Yu Chou devils began to cast magic, as dark rings of magic power rippled from their bodies, rapidly enveloping the battlefield.
Ach’s Super Magic, upon encountering these dark magic rings, seed to dissolve, its power growing weaker and weaker.
By then, the second wave of devils revived by the tower had also charged over. Their bodies were even larger, bearing various weapons, resembling upright serpents. Their forms varied from two hands to six, clearly Naga that had fallen into devildom, saturated with too much Dark Attribute Magic Power.
The magic they released was also stronger, corroding Ach’s Super Magic at an increasing rate.
“Ach, if you can’t hold them, don’t get bogged down in the fight, let’s retreat!” Liszt shouted—The rmaids had already withdrawn from the battlefield’s reach, and Ach could return at any ti.
However, the usually tranquil Ach seed overco by a rush of blood, leaving behind just one remark, “Brother, you and the rmaids wait a mont. Ach hasn’t used her magical powers to their fullest in a long ti. It’s a perfect opportunity to let loose and familiarize myself with the true combat style of an Archmage.”
Having said that, the half of her that was an Ice Elental Incarnation swiftly switched to a Space Elental Incarnation. With a flick of her hand, she conjured a spatial rift that devoured countless devils without leaving a trace of bone behind.
Her deanor was relaxed and carefree, with no hint of the tension one would expect in the face of devils.
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