Chapter 404 - 275: Eric in Danger, [Jade Giant Sword] vs. Two; Shamiel Makes Her Move, Hassan’s Achievement
The figure who once stood before everyone was now shielding them from the front.
Clearly, he had no intention of going out to fight alone again.
However, by the time the Vampire Count Modofi realized his mistake, it was too late!
Eric had cut down over a hundred Seventh Level elite Vampire units, as well as several hundred Fifth and Sixth Level Vampire Soldiers.
After slaying so many Vampire Soldiers,
the bloody aura around the Blood Elf Eric had almost condensed into a physical substance.
The overwhelming power he exuded was nearing the absolute limit of the Ninth Level,
and it felt as if he was just one step away from the power of a Legendary Clan.
At this moment, the Blood Elf Berserker Corps led by the Blood Elf Eric was an unstoppable force. With only eight hundred members, they were actually suppressing the remaining nine thousand-plus elite Vampires!
’No, I can’t wait any longer!’
said Vampire Count Elvin.
Right now, his losses were the greatest!
The initial battle a month ago with the Clan from beyond the Blood-colored Teleportation Gate,
and now this one... this was the legion he had painstakingly assembled.
If this fight continued, he wouldn’t have a single soldier left.
Therefore, seeing Pioneer Corps Commander Eric charge into the Vampire Corps as if it were empty land, he could no longer bear it.
"We must stop him immediately!"
Vampire Count Modofi also knew things were getting out of control, and it was because of an order he himself had given.
So, Vampire Count Modofi said through gritted teeth:
"The two of us will attack together."
"Our target is that Blood Elf!"
"We must succeed on the first strike!"
With that said, the two strongest Vampire Counts in the entire Large Dark Plane of the Eternal Night Realm made their move!
And they struck with the force of a thunderbolt!
Vampire Count Elvin and Vampire Count Modofi transformed into two streaks of blood-red lightning, rushing toward Pioneer Corps Commander Eric with their exclusive Upper Class Semi-Divine Artifacts!
The sense of danger, honed through countless battles, instantly warned Eric!
’They want to kill me?!’
As the Pioneer Corps Commander, Eric’s eyes flew open. With a furious roar, he spun around without hesitation.
At the same time, he poured his body’s Fighting Qi and the Life Power he had absorbed into his Jade Giant Sword!
"Thorn Forest!"
Centered on Pioneer Corps Commander Eric, the Jade Giant Sword erupted with a cyan power.
In the blink of an eye, it formed a cyan shield that firmly protected Pioneer Corps Commander Eric within!
"A parlor trick!"
Seeing the temporary shield released by Pioneer Corps Commander Eric, Vampire Count Elvin, who was wielding a blood-red Fine Sword, was completely unimpressed.
His Upper Class Semi-Divine Artifact, the blood-red Fine Sword, stabbed toward the cyan shield without hesitation!
"DING—!"
The Fine Sword and the shield clashed, emitting a crisp sound like striking metal!
Vampire Count Elvin’s Upper Class Semi-Divine Artifact, the blood-red Fine Sword, did indeed pierce the cyan shield, but not very deep—only 0.1 millimeters!
At the same time, the rebound from the collision between the shield and the sword traveled up the blade, making Vampire Count Elvin’s figure tremble.
However, the cyan shield shattered under the blow.
Vampire Count Modofi, following close behind, was even more cunning.
His figure blurred.
After Vampire Count Elvin’s attack, he shot out from behind him,
perfectly timing his strike for the moment when Pioneer Corps Commander Eric’s old strength was spent and new strength had yet to be mustered.
But his Sixth Sense, a dangerous intuition that had been stinging him without pause, came to his rescue once again!
"Punishing Thorns!"
The instant the shield shattered, Pioneer Corps Commander Eric activated the Jade Giant Sword’s second Skill!
"BOOM—!"
At the edge of where the cyan shield had just shattered, the ground within a one-meter radius instantly exploded.
Countless thick vines, shimmering with a jade-like luster and carrying the auras of both Holy Light and Nature, shot up violently from the ground, bursting through the earth.
They frantically grew and intertwined,
forming a sanctuary of thorns in the blink of an eye!
And it wasn’t over. The newly formed Punishing Thorns immediately locked onto the nearest aura of Darkness to Pioneer Corps Commander Eric,
and shot out to grab it!
"PSHCHT!"
The thick thorns, imbued with the attributes of Holy Light and Nature, were torn apart by a blood-red cross-shaped sword.
But the severed thorns spewed sap that landed on Vampire Count Modofi, making a "TSSSSS" sound.
This forced Vampire Count Modofi to retreat again and again!
"Phew!"
Pioneer Corps Commander Eric had narrowly escaped the two Vampire Counts’ attack.
He quickly retreated.
Only after putting thirty meters between them did he regain his footing, and they stood facing each other, swords at the ready.
The expressions on Vampire Count Elvin’s and Vampire Count Modofi’s faces changed.
Neither of them had expected that a Blood Elf who seemed so reckless on the battlefield...
...would actually unleash one defense after another when facing their surprise attack,
managing to escape a situation of certain death!
It wasn’t just the two Vampire Counts who thought this. Pioneer Corps Commander Eric, having escaped death, was also thanking the Divine Artifact in his hand, a gift from the God of Nature!
If not for the Jade Giant Sword’s innate Skills, his physical reactions alone would not have been enough to stop them!
Even if he hadn’t died, he would have been severely wounded!
"In the presence of My God, how dare you act so wantonly!"
A cold and majestic voice exploded beside the two Vampire Counts’ ears.
Elf High Priest Shamiel appeared on the city wall, holding the Spear of Judgment.
She had just seen the two Vampire Counts launching a sneak attack on Pioneer Corps Commander Eric,
but there was no time to intervene.
But now, Elf High Priest Shamiel took a step forward, blocking the way in front of Pioneer Corps Commander Eric.
This made the two Vampire Counts, who had been about to attack again, silently halt their advance.
’Is this the mysterious powerhouse who once fought our Ancestor Lord?!’
Feeling the Divine Power she carried, Vampire Count Elvin and Vampire Count Modofi exchanged a look.
At the same time, Dwarf Leader Copperbeard Ironhammer, shouldering the Middle-Class Semi-Divine Artifact, the Hammer of the Earth, leaped directly from the city wall to land in front of Elf High Priest Shamiel,
protecting Elf High Priest Shamiel.
"The two of you will face me!"
And in that very instant,
the Shadow Elf Assassin Hassan, who had been hiding in the shadows, appeared like a ghost behind Vampire Count Helen Wei.
His Middle-Class Semi-Divine Artifact, the Kiss of Death, stabbed straight at her back, toward her heart!
Meanwhile, Mage Captain Joy Pala and the Blood Elf Mage Ai Weiya, having returned from their mission,
also appeared on the city wall and unleashed the Ninth Level Spells they had long prepared!
The Ninth Level Spells manifested as a Thorn Forest and Blood-colored Chains, instantly ensnaring the other three restless, newly promoted Vampire Counts!
All of the Heroic Clans from the Zhang Yi Divine Realm’s side had entered the fray!
The great battle was about to erupt!
The next moment, as the Elf Mage Corps performed their Combined Spellcasting,
in the core area of the battlefield, Holy Light, blood-light, Nature, fire... powers of all different attributes collided!
The explosions from the powerful colliding attacks sent the troops fighting below flying from the shockwaves!
When the explosions subsided,
the Heroic Clans of both sides stood clearly separated.
All of the Elves’ and Dwarves’ front-line Heroic Clans had been deployed.
Even the two Ninth Level Heroic Clans from the Hall of Heroic Spirits had been summoned to the Blood-colored Plain battlefield.
Ten versus eleven!
However, looking at Vampire Count Helen Wei, who was clutching her side where a large gash had been cut, the wound emitting a foul smell,
the ratio of combat-ready Heroic Clans on each side seemed to be not ten versus eleven, but ten versus ten!
However, this was only the beginning!
Just as the Shadow Elf Hassan, having failed to kill with one strike, returned to the side of Zhang Yi’s Clan and his figure began to fade, preparing to slip back into the shadows—
Suddenly, from the depths of the Large Dark Plane, the Eternal Night Realm,
a terrifying aura—more ancient, more vast, and more filled with Darkness and bloodlust than that of any Clan present—drifted over from the distance!
The aura traveled from far to near,
and in an instant, it felt as if it were right upon them!
The full Blood Moon, with only an hour left before it ended, seemed to be pulled by some unknown force.
Its bloody light suddenly intensified several times over!
The scarlet moonlight transformed into a brilliant radiance, showering down upon a suddenly appearing Vampire!
"We respectfully welcome the Ancestor Lord!"