Chapter 456 - 317: I, Yamata no Orochi, Have Joined the Fray; Do As You Please~
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This time it wasn’t a Magic Crystal Cannon, but a low-tech version created after analyzing the Magic Crystal Cannon and combining the knowledge they had; its power only reached Third Order Peak.
This device had limited damage against Fourth Order spectres, but you couldn’t overlook the sheer quantity that Shen Yurou and Xiao Guang had produced!
A total of one hundred cannons, firing simultaneously, made for an overwhelming barrage—even if the power of a single shell wasn’t enough, the sheer number more than made up for it!
Mere Fourth Order spectres, even if they could reduce physical damage by 50% after being spectralized, couldn’t withstand the relentless bombardment!
To prevent Shen Yurou and the others from being targeted by the spectres, Zi Liyuan thoughtfully left behind a host of epic beast BOSSes to act as guards.
Golden Behemoths stood on either side, ready to react and block any spectres that might approach.
The Ridgeback Tortoise still stationed before Zi Liyuan, with its thick shell and skin, along with earthen Magic protection, made it extremely tough; thus, the old tortoise’s primary job was to act as Zi Liyuan’s personal meat shield.
The Frost Giant Beast stepped into the midst of the ghostly fog, occasionally forming frost spears to attack, while its claws were also not idle, violently tearing into any spectre that dared to charge at them.
As for the Hydra Monsters, they behaved more docilely—perhaps sensing the oppressive aura of the Orochi, they dared not enter the black fog. Instead, they stayed outside, each head spewing Spell attacks of various elements.
The most dishonorable ones, however, were the spectral dragon Lord BOSSes in the sky.
Although there were over seven thousand of them, only a little over a thousand were the original entities capable of casting undead Magic and death breath—yet the remaining six thousand Replicas fearlessly fought to the death!
Even if they only had physical close combat abilities, they were still the evolved forms of Bone Dragons, and they were based on the Lord BOSS template.
Even if Replicas in ones, twos, threes, or fours couldn’t overcome a true, same-tier Giant Dragon of any element, ten assaulting one had no problem.
The number of spectres trapped in this mini-dimensional Secret Realm was not high, just somewhat more Epic BOSSes.
But even an Epic spectre, when besieged by more than ten spectral dragon Replicas that fought recklessly, could not endure.
Not to mention, the Dread Knight King also led the Lord BOSS Cavalry Corps to Charge and sweep through the ghostly fog.
Replicas may have average damage, but they were still Fourth Order Undead creatures; their attacks weren’t weak.
And the original entities were even more monstrous. With Zi Liyuan’s incredible luck, each slash against a spectre was a critical hit, a minimum of a triple damage burst, their damage outclassing the Spectral Dragons by a significant margin.
In such an Undead army formation, even with numerous Epic BOSSes among the spectres, they could not avoid being beaten to death.
Not to mention, the Undead Sorceress army and Blood Race army also joined the battle.
The Castle of the Undead housed a Fifth Order Undead Magic guild.
These Wraith Mages were truly distinguished Undead Mages, with access to all sorts of undead Magic.
Therefore, on the battlefield, various undead Spells—whether curses, buffs, debuffs, offensive or defensive—kept being thrown by these Wraith Mages, causing distress to the spectres.
The Blood Race army, on the other hand, looked for any opportunity to sneak attack. Not only specializing in ambushes, they often used blood Magic for their attacks.
In this battle, although they could only play a small harassing role, they still caused the group of spectres to be distracted and suffer minor losses if they did not pay attention.
The original plan for battle was to slay Orochi, Yuki-onna, and Lu Gui, the three Legendary BOSSes, which might have required at least thousands, if not tens of thousands of spectres.
Unexpected incidents occurred one after another. First, Lu Gui rushed out alone, delivering his own head like an express delivery, then a Flame Lord unleashed a major move, disrupting the formation of the spectres, fortuitously creating a rare opportunity for them.
Zi Liyuan: It’s all thanks to the blessings from my goddess of luck wife! n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
Orochi, held back by the Spider Queen, seemed to sense the danger, erupting with power.
With eight heads wielding eight different elemental powers plus an immensely strong physique, its enormous size was like a massive heavy tank charging through the ghostly fog.
The Spider Queen and Lao Tie might have been powerful, but their size was a disadvantage. Even as the Spider Queen regained her true form to struggle, she was easily pushed aside by Orochi.
Lao Tie was even worse off, merely playing a supporting role, not just being chased and bitten by one of Orochi’s heads but also having to dodge its tail sweeps.
With multiple heads came multiple tails, and a relentless assault of magical attacks, each more potent than what the Hydra Monsters could muster.
If not for the Spider Queen bravely holding the front, with Lao Tie, the Black Dragon King, Nightmare Knights, and an ensemble of spectral dragon Lord BOSSes restraining it, Orochi alone could have brought down the Undead army.
Even so, it was still a Legendary BOSS that had been sealed for thousands of years and hadn’t recovered to its peak strength, weakened by at least twenty to thirty percent.
Of course, that was an Undead army without Zi Liyuan personally overseeing it. Otherwise, relying solely on his overwhelming luck, he could grind Orochi to death.
The Aging Curse attached to spectral dragons could be weakened against Legendary BOSSes, but it was the sheer number of layers that mattered. Stacked up to a thousand layers, even a Legendary BOSS couldn’t withstand it!
The inherent critical hit rate of the Dread Knight King, once triggered 100%, meant its attack power was much higher than that of the spectral dragons. A group Charge would chop down Orochi without too much difficulty.
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