Although their weapons struck the emperor's armor, they were unable to penetrate it. Their attacks were rendered useless."Insolent vermin!" the emperor roared.He struck Sage in the chest, sending her flying like an arrow leaving its bowstring. He then charged at Strider with his ax swinging. With no way to evade, Strider had no choice but to receive the emperor's attack. A loud boom rang out, followed by Strider's feet getting stuck in the sand as he sunk into the ground. "Die!"The emperor stuck once more, and Strider's dagger looked like it was about to break. Strider trembled. A good portion of his body had sunk into the sand. "Yield!"The emperor struck a third time. This move would certainly cleave Strider in half if it landed. Thankfully, Remy grabbed ahold of the ax and stopped the attack. Seizing her chance, Sage dashed over and pulled Strider out from the sand.Bam! With a single punch, Remy was sent flying. He coughed up a mouthful of blood when he landed. "Rem
As Sage restricted the emperor's movements, Remy grabbed the emperor’s other hand and held it tight.Another streak of light approached.Strider appeared at the emperor's neck, grabbing ahold of the latter’s helmet."You say you want to rule the world and have killed so many using those meteorites. If that all ended here, I dare say you’re tough out of luck. You really shouldn't underestimate the power of those from the present," Strider said calmly as he relieved the emperor of his helmet while the latter was restricted.The emperor shouted, "Vermin! How dare you stand on my head! I'm going to put you in your place! Hrrraaaaagghh!” He fought back, slowly but surely freeing himself from his captors.Sage and Remy were almost out of energy and were losing their grip on him. Sage yelled, "I can't hold on much longer, Strider!" Thud! The emperor broke free and slammed Sage and Remy into each other. The pair fell to the ground. He then lifted his foot and stomped on Sage's head.
The effects of the explosion lasted for a full minute before it calmed down, and the kicked-up sand buried the trio.After a few coughs, Strider emerged from the sand. He then dug his teammates out.Remy's right leg was broken and he could no longer stand.With Strider and Sage's support, the trio got up and gazed at the explosion site. They could not detect the emperor."Is he dead?" Sage whispered.Strider shook his head.Remy replied, "His aura is still in the air, but he is heavily injured. We've definitely angered him now."A few minutes later, after the sand settled, they saw the Gost emperor standing in the middle of the crater. His helmet had been shattered, and there were gruesome wounds on his face. The wounds were oozing with black-colored blood. His armor had been damaged too.As blood oozed out of his wounds, the emperor unleashed a deadly aura. It was clear he was enraged. A boundless murderous intent filled the air as he lost control of his emotions. His aura swe
Strider and the emperor underwent the same mutation through the worms from Isle 416 meteorites. The two of them were akin to two peas in a pod.Looking at Remy, Strider calmly said, "Feel free to kill me if I ever turn into that."Strider closed the distance between him and the emperor. They could not afford to drag out the fight any longer, not when the emperor was growing stronger with each passing minute. Transforming into a blur, he launched a barrage of attacks at the emperor's head.The emperor's head was his only weak point, an opportunity that was created at the cost of Remy's leg. "Let's go help him!" Remy said."Okay!"Sage and Remy followed after Strider. Although this was the first time these three were teaming up, their coordination was incredibly smooth.Boom! Boom! Boom!!! Explosions went off, and the desert trembled as the ground bore the brunt of one assault after another. Meanwhile, there was something else happening within Enigma City.The tower's structur
Adrian shot through the godkings' legs, causing black blood to splatter everywhere. Shortly after that, the godkings collapsed onto all fours. Though they no longer had their legs, they were still crawling toward Adrian and Mya.Now that the enemy had been subdued, Mya heaved a sigh of relief. "Let's go,” she said as she helped Adrian to his feet.Adrian interrupted, "Hang on. We still have unfinished business here. I noticed a few images inside the main hall. The Partingian princess must have left them behind. It might contain a way to defeat the Gost emperor.""But it's too dangerous here. Those zombies will be here soon," Mya urged. "I'll make it quick. Take me there, and hurry."Choosing not to argue, Mya struggled to place Adrian on her back before heading into the main hall. With several stone pillars dotted around the place, the hall had an eerie and cold atmosphere. The walls were covered with images as though narrating something. Mya gently placed Adrian on the groun
"This weapon's our best shot at killing the emperor, but where is it?" Adrian stared at the image of the weapon. It suggested that it was a formidable weapon belonging to Dragonking. The one who obtained this weapon would be worthy of fighting the Dragonking himself."Where's the weapon? Does the image say anything about it?" Mya askedAdrian continued to examine the image. It depicted a scene of zombie guards watching over a sword. The sword was submerged in a lake, and aside from this, there were no other hints of the sword’s whereabouts.Where was this lake?"The emperor tossed the sword into a lake and stationed zombies to watch over it. Could this lake be somewhere in Enigma City?" Mya pondered for a moment before saying, "If it's a lake from over a thousand years ago, wouldn’t it be dried up by now?"Adrian was struck with sudden inspiration. “Mya! Who knew you'd be the one to solve such an important mystery when you’ve always seemed so slow? I've misjudged you!" Mya r
"But we saw a lake at that house in the desert, didn't we?" Adrian asked. Mya suddenly realized what Adrian meant and became excited. "You're right! I remember now. We were all mesmerized by the lake on our first visit here, yet we could not reach it no matter how hard we tried. It was only after we closed our eyes did we get there."Adrian nodded. "The illusion seems to have changed the moment I entered Enigma City. We should be able to reach it now without having to close our eyes. Also, have you noticed that the desert has changed too?""Are you saying the illusion is slowly disappearing? Is it growing weaker?" Mya asked."Precisely. I saw the outlanders moving large quantities of meteorites when I was scouting the tower’s lower levels. They've probably destroyed something in the process, causing the illusion to lose power. The Uduma Desert may vanish very soon. And when it does, the lake will disappear with it.”Mya started to panic. She grabbed Adrian’s hand and said, "So wh
The emperor swung his huge ax from above, capable of severing Adrian's head in a split second."Adrian!" Remy and Sage exclaimed in despair.But just as the giant ax was about to strike, a strong light flashed. Strider appeared before Adrian out of nowhere. He radiated with light, attempting to stop the falling ax with both hands. Although he managed to withstand the attack, the ax still managed to cut deep into his shoulder."Agh!"Strider trembled all over, and blood flowed from the wound. More than half his body had sunk beneath the sand, but it did not stop him from making sure that the emperor did not cleave him in half.As he bled profusely from his mouth, the ax came very close to cutting off his shoulder."Strider!" Mya shouted as she drew a sharp dagger to attack the emperor. "Go… You're no match for him,” Strider calmly urged her despite the blood he was losing."Strider!" Mya stared at the young man tearfully."Take him and go…" Strider sounded weak. "I can't hold