EBE Chapter 31 Commander of the Royal Guard, Renekton 2
Chapter 31 Commander of the Royal Guard, Renekton 2
"Get out of my way, you scum!" Renekton's [Broken Blade Sweep] was disrupted by the fearless wolf packs on both sides, its trajectory deviated, and its power greatly reduced. He slammed his greatsword into the ground: "Awaken! My warriors! [Summon Heroic Spirits]!"
As the ground churned with bones, four heavily armored [Heroic Skeleton Guardians] wielding giant shields and warhammers burst forth from the earth, instantly forming a solid shield wall!
"Focus fire! Take down this turtle shell first!" Lin Tian pointed his staff like a sword at the center of the shield wall. "Freeze!"
call out--!
A chilling, icy blue torrent sliced through the air, striking precisely a guard's massive shield!
-3870!
The terrifying power of ice instantly froze the guard and his shield into an ice sculpture radiating a chilling aura! The freeze lasted for 6 seconds!
"Now! Fireball - Explode!" Lin Tian didn't hesitate, the tip of his staff shining with an intense white light!
Boom!!!
A blazing white fireball, its interior seemingly churning with lava, slammed into the ice sculpture guard and another guard standing right next to it, leaving a trail of flames!
-5590!
-2236! (Explosion damage)
The ice sculpture guard didn't even have time to scream before it was instantly blasted into countless ice crystal fragments! The guard next to it had its shield shattered, its soul fire dimmed, and it had suffered heavy damage!
"Roar!" The five giant wolves, which had been poised to attack, transformed into five black shadows and pounced like sharks smelling blood! [Pounce Bite] Throat lock! [Triple Claw Strike] Frenzied tearing!
-210! -185! ......
In an instant, it tore the heavily wounded guard into pieces!
The remaining two guards had just raised their warhammers to attempt a shield bash when they were immediately overwhelmed by a dozen or so giant wolves that surged forward like a tidal wave! The wolf pack, with its overwhelming numerical advantage, devoured the "turtle shell" completely!
"Annoying bugs!" Renekton roared. His terrifying 100 points of physical defense made him almost immune to the wolf pack's bites, but Lin Tian's fireball still exploded into dazzling sparks when it hit his thick breastplate!
-5590!
The damage was considerable! But with 20,000 health points, plus the [Unyielding Spirit] passive (attack and defense increase when health is below 70%), he was like a mobile fortress with both increased offense and defense! Lin Tian's mana was being consumed rapidly.
Lin Tian's eyes were sharp as a hawk's, his mind racing. Under the cover of the wolf pack, he moved subtly, observing every detail of Renekton's movements. He keenly noticed that after each full-force [Broken Blade Sweep], Renekton would have an extremely brief shift in balance and a recovery of his breath; and in the narrow passageway, when his massive frame turned, his left leg would show a barely perceptible lag!
opportunity!
While deliberately dodging the shockwave of [War Stomp], Lin Tian stumbled and slid two steps to the left of Renekton! The distance instantly closed to within a dangerous ten meters!
"You're courting death!" Renekton's eyes blazed with murderous intent! How could he miss such a golden opportunity? He roared, unleashing the [Broken Blade Sweep] with the power to split mountains and shatter rocks! This time, the angle was even more cunning, the giant blade sealing off Lin Tian's space to dodge left and right, the terrifying blade wind seemingly cutting through space itself!
"Now!" Lin Tian's eyes flashed with a fierce light, showing no fear! He did not try to retreat or block (that would be certain death), and with a speed beyond the limit, he pointed his staff at the stone slab to his left front that Renekton was about to step on, which had been loosened by the [War Stomp] earlier!
"Freeze!" Whoosh!
The icy blue current didn't attack Renekton's main body, but rather precisely covered the area where his left foot was about to step!
Click-clack!
In an instant, a large area of ground froze into a smooth, mirror-like, and chillingly solid ice field!
Renekton was sweeping with all his might, his center of gravity completely forward, and his left foot slammed down! The enormous inertia caused him to lose all balance in an instant! The trajectory of the [Broken Blade Sweep] suddenly veered off course, accompanied by an extremely sharp whistling sound, grazing the hem of Lin Tian's clothes as he rolled and dodged, and slammed hard into the obsidian wall to the side!
Boom!
The rubble rained down like a storm, splitting a deep crack in the wall!
His massive body, like a runaway battering ram, crashed forward with a deafening roar due to inertia! The entire ground trembled!
"It's over! Fireball!" The moment Lin Tian rolled to his feet, his staff had already locked onto the vulnerable spine exposed by Renekton's fall, where the armor was loosely connected! His mental energy surged wildly!
Boom boom boom boom!!!
Four Class A fireballs, compressed to their absolute limit, with molten lava churning inside and an intense white light that was impossible to look at directly, resembled four miniature suns falling from the sky.
-5590! -5590! -5590! -5590!
Four terrifying, blood-red numbers, seemingly about to scorch the retina, leaped wildly! The combined explosive force caused a qualitative change! The sturdy dark gold heavy armor was torn apart and melted like paper! Dark gold bone fragments mixed with molten soul fire material sprayed out violently like fireworks!
"Ugh—!!!" Renekton's massive, mountain-like body convulsed violently, letting out a deafening roar filled with endless resentment, pain, and final liberation:
"My King—!!! Ascatra—!!!"
The roars echoed and collided wildly in the tunnel, finally swallowed by deathly silence. The two molten soul flames, burning for countless years, were extinguished completely. The heavy body crashed to the ground with a thud, never to be heard again. The broken giant blade clattered onto the cold, thinly icy stone ground, emitting a final, mournful cry.
[Ding! Killed Commander of the Royal Guard, Renekton! Experience Points +4000! Development Points +1!]
【Items Obtained:】
【Rekton's Broken Blade (Lv10)】- C (Two-handed weapon: Physical Attack +100, Health +200)
[Pure War Emblem] x1 (Special Item)
[Advanced Bone Core] x1 (Grade C Material)
[Star Desolate Altar Key Fragment] x1 (Quest Item)
"Two-handed weapons? I don't need them. I'd really appreciate a skill book!"
Lin Tian then let out a heavy sigh, his tense nerves easing slightly. He stepped forward, bent down, and picked up the [Pure War Emblem].
The cold, metallic touch of the metal, the crossed bone staff, broken sword, and star patterns, along with the inscription on the back, "Loyalty is my life, protection forever—Royal Guard," silently tells an epic tale of loyalty buried by betrayal. Combined with Kazan's notes and Renekton's final roar, the truth behind Ascatra's destruction is finally pieced together.
"Prince...or rather, the monster possessed by the Soul Eater..." Lin Tian's gaze sharpened as he stared at the massive stone door at the end of the passageway, a door radiating an ominous aura and etched with distorted stars and skeletal reliefs. The last pulse emanating from the treasure map, and the scorching heat emanating from the [Fragment of the Starbone Altar Key] in his hand, both pointed unmistakably to the abyss beyond the door.
Without further hesitation, he strode to the stone gate. The key fragment in his hand seemed to be summoned, flying out automatically and embedding precisely into the groove in the center of the stone gate.
Om-!
The intricate runes, like ignited circuits, lit up one by one with a dim light, spreading rapidly along the mysterious patterns on the door. The heavy rumble of machinery came from the depths of the stone door, as if a colossal beast that had slumbered for millennia was awakening.
Accompanied by the harsh sound of rocks grinding together, the massive stone door, carved with ominous reliefs, slowly opened inward... The darkness and whispers surging from behind the door, enough to freeze one's soul, rushed out!