EFB Chapter 69 The First Battle of Blade Winter
Chapter 69 The First Battle of Blade Winter
Chapter 69 The First Battle of the Winter of the Blades (Part 2) (Combined)
Karl had completely lost his will to fight.
He flapped his wings frantically, trying to escape this hell.
too frightening.
This is not a fight at all.
This is a massacre.
That man wasn't a second-tier lord at all; he was a demon in human skin!
"Escape! We must escape back to Lord Haji!"
Karl had only one thought in his mind.
But he soon discovered that the cannons of the twelve defensive towers had locked onto him.
No matter how he changed direction or accelerated, the feeling of being stared at by death was always with him.
"Let's give it our all!"
In despair, a ruthless glint flashed in Karl's eyes.
Since we can't escape, let's charge in!
He is a flying monster, possessing a natural advantage in the air.
As long as I can fly over that city wall, as long as I can get close to Lorraine—
"Open it!"
Karl roared, unleashing his full magical power. Countless sharp ice feathers condensed on his wings, and he transformed into a silver meteor, leaping into the air.
They were about to cross the top of the city wall.
In his view, although the city wall looked a bit strange, it did not have the ability to prevent air travel.
Once this tortoise shell is broken through, the fragile human lords will be lambs to the slaughter.
close!
Closer!
Fifty meters, thirty meters, ten meters —
Karl could even see Lorraine's calm gaze from the watchtower.
But that look wasn't directed at an enemy; it was as if he were looking at a fly that had crashed into a windowpane.
Buzz—
Just as Karl was about to cross the city wall...
A pale golden light curtain rose from the city wall without warning.
That's not an ordinary magic shield.
Intricate and ancient runes flowed across the light screen, emanating a chilling pressure.
That was a special version of the Tier 3 city wall made by Lorraine using a large amount of military materials from the Golden Age!
boom!
A muffled thud.
Carl felt like he had crashed into a mountain at full speed.
The terrifying recoil made his whole body ache.
"puff!"
He coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Karl's figure suddenly froze in mid-air, like a kite with a broken string, and fell helplessly.
"This—this is—a third-tier city wall?!"
His eyes were filled with disbelief.
How could this barren, dilapidated barony possibly possess such a level of defensive infrastructure?
Even in a large city like Frostwolf, only the inner city is qualified to have such a Tier 3 city wall with an anti-air force field!
"I don't believe it—"
Karl muttered to himself as his body slid down the light screen.
He was greeted by twelve third-tier ice and fire magic towers that were already fully charged.
"goodbye."
"Lorraine said softly."
boom-!
The twelve pale flames converged into a towering pillar of fire that instantly engulfed Karl's body.
There were no screams.
There was no struggle.
This arrogant Silverwing Snow Demon, along with his ridiculous ambition, was vaporized in the terrifying heat and cold.
The light dissipated.
The underground plaza returned to silence.
Only the lingering heat in the air and the three puddles of ashes on the ground, almost unrecognizable, proved that a battle had just taken place here.
No.
As Lorraine said.
This is not a battle.
This was a one-sided massacre.
Lorraine put down his binoculars and gently patted the dust off the railing.
"Let's clean it up."
He said to Victor behind him, his tone as flat as if he were ordering someone to take out the trash, "Don't let this filth ruin the feng shui of the farmland."
at the same time.
Outside of mobile cities.
A biting wind howled across the icy plain.
Haji the Winter of the Blade sat atop the back of the mammoth, his fingers lightly tapping the hilt of his sword.
Time passed by, second by second.
The deep entrance remained eerily silent.
There were no shouts of killing, no cries for help, and not even the slightest lingering trace of magical energy.
It's like a giant, all-consuming maw; no matter how much you fill it with, you can't hear a sound.
Haji paused slightly as he tapped the hilt of his sword.
That feeling of unease grew stronger in his heart.
How could that be?
Six third-order commanders.
A total of six elite guard units.
They've been inside for so long, and there hasn't been a single sound?
Even if they were ambushed, even if the entire army was wiped out, there should at least be some noise, right?
unless----
They were eliminated in an instant.
The moment that thought popped into his head, Haji ruthlessly nipped it in the bud.
impossible.
It is absolutely impossible.
That Lorraine was just a second-tier minor lord. Even if he had some trump card, it was impossible for him to instantly kill six third-tier powerhouses.
Even for someone at the fourth level, achieving this would be no easy feat.
"grown ups----"
The adjutant beside him cautiously approached, his voice trembling slightly, "The Moment of Turmoil—it's almost over."
Haji raised his head.
In the eastern sky, the heavy darkness was slowly receding, and a faint glimmer of dawn was appearing.
That was the harbinger of dawn.
It is also the boundary of the rules.
According to the ironclad rules of the Winter Wasteland, after the moment of change ends, all the monster armies must retreat to their lair, or they will be suppressed by the world's rules.
Even if he is a fourth-tier powerhouse, he is no exception.
If they force an attack, not only will their strength be greatly reduced, but they may even be wiped out due to the backlash from the rules.
"Damn it!"
Haji slammed his fist into the saddle, instantly twisting and deforming the steel armrest.
He stared intently at the dark entrance, his eyes filled with resentment and rage.
It was so close.
It was so close.
But he didn't dare to gamble.
As a seasoned commander, he knew exactly when to advance and when to retreat.
The current situation is too bizarre.
That Lorraine was like a fog, making it impossible for him to see through her.
"Pass down the order."
Haji took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and said in a terribly hoarse voice, "The entire army shall retreat five miles and set up camp."
"Those...those commanders..." the adjutant stammered.
"He's dead."
Haji coldly uttered two words, his eyes filled with malice, "A bunch of useless trash, so what if they die?"
He turned the mammoth around and took one last look at the silent, moving city.
"Lorraine————"
"To give you a few more hours to live."
"When the time for the bizarre reversal restarts, I will personally take action and crush you and your broken metal shell into pieces."
As the somber bugle call sounded.
The dark, swarming army of monsters retreated slowly, like the receding tide.
Only that mobile city remained standing silently in the wind and snow.
It's like a silent tombstone.
It's also like a place waiting for its prey to come to it.
Cemetery.
As the smoke cleared, the pungent smell of ash slowly settled in the steel corridor.
Lorraine stood at the edge of the watchtower, with three piles of ashes that had not yet completely cooled beneath her feet.
There were no bodies.
Anna burned all the corpses to ashes, but the orbs of loot that everyone collected from the corpses in the surrounding trap zone were still a delightful sight.
First is the magic crystal.
A total of six thousand.
This is a fortune, enough to upgrade both Olivia and Lyra and still have some left over.
Lorraine expressionlessly swiped the magic crystal into the warehouse, her gaze falling on the two floating orbs of light on the ground.
The first item was a sphere the size of a fist.
It is not static, but constantly shrinking and expanding.
The left half is an extreme deep black, and the right half is an extreme pure white.
Black and white, like the yin and yang symbol, collide wildly at the center of the ball, annihilating each other, yet maintaining a delicate and dangerous dynamic balance.
[Strange Object: The Sphere of Unity of Opposites]
[Quality: Epic]
[Effect: Amplifies the two opposing energy attributes within the holder, creating a 1+1> ]
The amplification effect of "2".
[Note: Purity often implies barrenness. The struggle between thesis and antithesis will ultimately lead to a higher-dimensional synthesis.]
This is not merely an accumulation; it is a qualitative change. Between two extremes of stagnation, only intense, contradictory movement can unleash a vitality that transcends limits.
Lorraine raised an eyebrow.
This is practically a magic weapon tailor-made for Anna.
Only a very small fraction of the other witches in this world possess the ability to contain two different powers.
The result of choosing to awaken two powers is that a time bomb has been planted within one's body, ready to explode at any moment.
After all, it's almost impossible for them to possess a tailor-made, perfect witch ascension ritual like the Witch's Codex.
Anna.
Lorraine didn't even turn her head, casually tossing it behind her.
The black and white orb traced a parabola in the air.
A fair hand caught it steadily.
Anna looked at the strange object in her hand, and the attraction that came from the depths of her soul made her instinctively want it.
She channeled her power, joining the cycle of this sphere of opposing yet unified forces.
A visible ripple burst forth from Anna's body.
The pale flames that had been swirling around her suddenly contracted and solidified at that moment.
Although it appeared smaller in size, the oppressive aura of the pale flames seemed even heavier.
"Thank you for your generous gift, young master."
She knelt on one knee, her voice filled with barely suppressed fervor.
Lorraine waved his hand, his gaze already shifting to the second piece of spoils.
It was a miniature tower model.
Carved entirely from an unknown gray rock, the tower is wrapped with rusty chains, exuding a heavy and sluggish aura.
[Unique Architectural Wonder: The Tower of Stagnation]
[Quality: Epic]
[Effect: Upon activation, within a 500-meter radius of the tower, the movement speed, attack speed, and casting speed of all hostile targets are forcibly reduced by 90%.]
Duration: 15 seconds
Cooldown time: 24 hours
[Note: For those enveloped, these fifteen seconds are not the passage of time, but a freeze of fate.]
Under the watchful gaze of this tower, escape is a pipe dream, resistance is a joke, and waiting for death is the only permitted action.
Lorraine's pupils contracted slightly.
nice one.
This is absolutely a strategic trump card.
A 90% deceleration over 15 seconds is enough for Anna to kill the enemy ten times over on the ever-changing battlefield, and also enough for the twelve Tier 3 magic towers to complete three rounds of salvo.
Especially when facing a fourth-tier powerhouse like Haji, who excels in speed and explosiveness, this tower is his nightmare.
Lorraine immediately placed the "Tower of Delay" in the middle of all the witch towers, placing it under the crossfire coverage of all the firing points.
After dealing with the two valuable items, Lorraine's gaze swept over the last pile of miscellaneous items.
Those were materials dropped from those six elite monster squads.
Withered tree heartwood, frigid moss, the blood of vengeful spirits, the giant fangs of cannibals —
Lorraine's heart stirred, and she opened the page about Olivia in "The Witch's Codex".
The previously grayed-out "Ascension Ceremony" section now has all its material icons lit up.
All done.
Olivia managed to gather all the necessary materials to advance to the third-tier "Fertile Earth Mother" during this battle.
Normally, this would be a joyous occasion worth celebrating.
But Lorraine's gaze fell on the very bottom of the ritual instructions.
The ceremony lasted 5 days.
Warning: During the ritual, the recipient will be transformed into a "Cocoon of the Earth Mother," unable to move, unable to attack, and with their defense reduced to zero.
Five days.
Lorraine fell silent.
Outside the mobile city, Haji's army temporarily retreated, but that was only because of the rule suppression that ended with the "Moment of Change".
If the moment of calamity arrives again, the generals under that enraged Winter Lord will surely come out in full force.
Let alone five days, I'm afraid we won't even have five hours of peace.
Holding a ceremony for Olivia now is like placing an unsuspecting target in the middle of a battlefield.
Lorraine closed the light screen and turned to look at Olivia behind her.
The former lord was staring longingly at the pile of plant materials, her eyes filled with desire.
She could sense that those things had a fatal attraction for her.
That was the opportunity for a leap in the level of life.
"All the materials are ready."
Lorraine stated bluntly, "But the ceremony will take five days."
The light in Olivia's eyes dimmed for a moment.
She is a smart woman.
They are even smarter than most people.
She was fully aware of the situation. Haji was like a mad dog lurking outside the door, ready to burst in at any moment.
Putting her into a five-day sedation period at this time would not only be suicide, but also a betrayal of the entire team.
"I see."
Olivia took a deep breath, her elegant and composed smile returning to her face. "Then keep it for now. After this battle, you'll have to personally protect me."
"rest assured."
Lorraine nodded. "What belongs to you will come to you."
Just then.
Outside the mobile city, the sky, which was gradually brightening, suddenly underwent a strange change.
The faint white light that was just visible disappeared without a trace, as if wiped away by an invisible hand.
Instead, the sky was a thicker and deeper crimson than before.
呜—
The piercing wind howled again, mixed with a teeth-grinding friction sound, as if the entire space was groaning under the pressure of this blood-red force.
The moment of calamity has arrived for the second time today!
"What?!"
Victor's expression changed drastically, and he nearly dropped his molten longsword. "How is this possible? It was definitely over just now! According to the rules, it should take at least twelve hours!"
"law?"
Lorraine looked up at the churning, dark sky, a cold smile playing on his lips. "In this damned world, chaos is the only rule."
The moment of unexpected change is never for the 9-to-5 office worker.
It is a disaster.
It is a random, malicious, and unreasonable natural disaster.
It can stay away all day, or it can come ten times a day.
It can come whenever it wants!
Boom!Boom!Boom!
The dull sound of war drums erupted from the ice field several kilometers away, almost at the same instant the moment of the unexpected change occurred.
That was Haji's signal to attack.
That fourth-tier expert had clearly also noticed the change in the rules.
Since the moment of change is arriving so quickly.
Then he doesn't need to wait any longer.
The flames of revenge were ignited completely at this moment.
"Looks like they won't even give us a chance to catch our breath."
Lorraine turned around, her black trench coat fluttering in the wind.
He didn't look at the crimson sky, but instead looked at the crowd standing behind him.
Victor gripped the sword hilt tightly, his knuckles turning white, his breathing heavy, but he didn't take a single step back.
Lyra stood in the corner, her heterochromatic eyes gleaming with an eerie light in the darkness.
She stopped trembling and dodging, and nodded gently, like a small beast that had been driven to the brink of despair and finally bared its fangs.
Olivia was tidying her clothes, her movements fluid and effortless, showing no sign of panic.
She noticed Lorraine's gaze, looked up, and gave him a charming smile.
"My lord, it seems your miracle will have to continue for another day."
She spoke casually, but deep in her eyes was an unwavering, blind faith in this man.
Unlike her countless previous moments of despair in the face of calamity, Olivia at this moment only felt despair for the man before her who always seemed to create miracles.
Unconditional trust.
As long as he's still standing.
Miracles will happen as often as they do every day.
The sky won't fall down.
Finally, there's Anna.
The witch, who had just acquired a new and exotic item, had no expression on her face.
She stood quietly beside Lorraine, like a sharp blade ready to be drawn at any moment, or a volcano about to erupt.
"Young Master."
Anna's voice was eerily calm: "Give the order."
"Whatever the order, we will faithfully carry it out."
Lorraine withdrew her gaze and looked again at the black surging tide that was approaching the mobile city.
That was Haji's main force.
It was tens of thousands of demonic creatures, the thunderous wrath of a fourth-tier powerhouse.
But Lorraine only said it softly.
"Since they're in such a hurry to die."
"Then, the order is as follows."
"Let them have their way!"