Chapter 554 - Defeat Me If You Can
Flashback to some time before that...
Beta stood in the skies, marveling at the three constantly revolving illusions of the divine kingdoms in front of him. There were also bodies and flesh of the dragons that had detonated under the divine kingdoms" splendor. A bloodthirsty glint flashed in his eyes.
"I had no idea the inhabitants of the Holy Dragon Kingdom would build a strong protective barrier and enlist the a.s.sistance of so many dragons!" They must have been able to create so many protective s.h.i.+elds in such a short time with the dragons" help.
He thought that the mysterious moving city he saw after bursting through the nine starlight barriers must have been created by the dragons. The dragons were an ancient and powerful race from thousands of years ago, and some powerful dragons even lived for tens of thousands of years. People said that the despondent Dragon King, Nidhogg, the leader of the eight Dragon Kings, had lived since ancient times.
The Dragon Clan"s technology was remarkably well preserved due to the dragons" longevity. Some still wore clothing from the divine era, and their technology was significantly inferior to that of other races. So, he was not startled when he saw the planetary fortress. What surprised him was that he had no idea how much the Holy Dragon Kingdom had to spend to entice the dragons to cooperate with them.
The elves had supplied a large amount of water from the Spring of Life to persuade the Forest Dragon King to lead a hundred dragons to a.s.sist them. Logically, the Holy Dragon Kingdom lacked a treasure comparable to the water from the Spring of Life. However, they had managed to attract a thousand dragons to aid them in combat. Not only that, but the dragons also a.s.sisted them in constructing cities and walls.
"I heard that someone in the Holy Dragon Kingdom became the Dragon Emperor, which is why the dragons are so obedient. That person is our target, Watson! That young man must have given the dragons a precious gift, or he must have helped the dragons in some way."
Beta gritted his teeth. "No matter what, the conclusion remains the same. Now that the dragons have been defeated, the next stage is to get information from the people in the city and then kill them. Perhaps this city evolved from the fortress city. Watson must be here. My duty is done when I kill him and deliver his corpse to His Majesty. The elves will own everything in this city, including those nine barriers."
With that thought in mind, he raised his head and extended his right hand toward the planetary fortress that was rumbling in the distance. "G.o.d of Death"s giant arm, connect!"
Other than the three skeletons that commanded the divine kingdom, the other skeletons on the ground and in the air combined, forming a snow-white mountain range that stood tall on the earth. Five protruding mountain-shaped fingers clutched the planetary fortress in front of the mountain range.
The ma.s.sive mountain of bones slammed with the planetary fortress continued to rub against the protective barrier, generating a sound that made one"s teeth ache. The quick rotation of the planetary fortress caused sparks to fly and bones to crumble. However, when additional bones grew, the spinning came to a halt. The skeletons filled the strong gravitational laws that covered the surface of the citadel.
"His Majesty"s might has a special place in my heart. There is nothing in the world I can"t do as long as I have this power."
Beta could not help but mumble proudly as he saw his work. He coughed and spat out a bit of minced beef halfway through his sentence. Green hair grew on the minced flesh, wriggling slowly and generating sharp sound waves. It appeared evil.
Beta grimaced as he wiped the last of the green blood from the corner of his mouth. "Evolution is far too rapid to carry out such an onslaught. Can my body withstand it?"
The host could control the supernatural evolutionary power in the elven race chess. It was not that the elven race, who had stopped evolving after transforming into mythical creatures, could not continue to change. However, it would be difficult for them to maintain their self-awareness if they continued to evolve. In order to stop the planetary fortress, Beta did not hesitate to let his body, which had already reached its limit, evolve again, causing some of the organs in his body to mutate.
"If I continue to evolve, my body will disintegrate into a disembodied, wicked ent.i.ty with no self-awareness. However, it should not be a problem for me to evolve just slightly."
While Beta was consoling himself, the white bone wings on his back flapped gently, propelling him toward the planetary fortress. "Everything will be fine as long as I can obtain His Majesty"s admiration and become the strongest person in the Elven Kingdom! Delta and the others should have arrived at the city by now. They are not particularly strong, but they can still be useful."
Aside from unleas.h.i.+ng his rage at the nine starlight barriers and being knocked back by the planetary fortress, striking the Holy Dragon Kingdom in such a magnificent fas.h.i.+on also provided an opportunity for his other a.s.sa.s.sin friends. People would disregard places other than the front if they were attacked head-on. Of course, if there were any ambushes in the city, his comrades would be blamed as well.
He was able to kill about 200 people when he invaded the fortress city the last time since he was powerful and quick on his feet.
"After all this time, there is still no movement in the city. Either there are no more troops, or Delta and the others have control of the situation. It is time for me to enter."
Beta was not far from the planetary fortress. He was ready to fly in when he noticed a youth fly out of the planetary fortress with a whoosh. When he compared their appearances, he realized that it was the young man that the Elven King had instructed them to apprehend, Watson.
"Just as I guessed, the target is indeed in that city! And that guy has come at the right time. I"m too embarra.s.sed to torture him when he"s being so cooperative."
Initially, he intended to torture Watson in stages after catching him. He would enjoy the show while watching Watson die in despair. However, since he was in a good mood, he decided to deliver the fatal blow.
He clenched his fist in Watson"s direction, and the skeletons covering the surface of the planetary fortress swelled and wrapped around him.
"Die."
Some of those skeletons were from the modern era, and most of them originate from hundreds or even thousands of years ago. They carried a dense aura of death. At that moment, when those skeletons gathered, the aura of death became even denser, and it gathered into a huge black gas skeleton that stretched for hundreds of meters. The black gas skeleton dyed the clouds in the sky the same color.
An ordinary human would perish with such a powerful aura of death if they even dared to touch it. Even if they had drunk the Spring of Life water, the outcome would have been the same. The skeletons were also extremely powerful; just the strength of squeezing together was too much for an ordinary individual to handle.
Beta thought that if that move hit Watson, the young man would almost certainly die. The bones wrapped around Watson, and to Beta"s surprise, Watson managed to fly out of that chaos. White flames burned the bones wrapped around Watson"s body, turning them into ashes and dissipating in the air. Beta had not hesitated to evolve in exchange for power forcefully, but his effort had been turned into nothingness so easily.
"Elf invaders, not only did you sneak in, but you also killed so many of our soldiers. Despicable! If you surrender and tell me why you"re here today, I will give you an easy death. Otherwise, you will be very miserable."
Surrender?
"Are you trying to scare me?" Beta shook his head and tilted his head up at an exaggerated angle. "Well, threats do not frighten me, so I can"t give you what you want.. Defeat me if you can."