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
The trio surrounded the emperor, using whatever means possible to hinder his path forward.The emperor lost all ability to make sound judgments thanks to the persistent vermin before him. At that moment, all he wanted to do was to cut them down, but things were not going his way. Faced with their constant provocations, the emperor unleashed a murderous howl."I'm going to kill you! All of you!" A powerful aura crashed down, crushing everything in its path. The entire desert trembled, seeming to have suffered a heavy blow. A sandstorm blew up. Adrian and Mya, having gotten away from the emperor's attacks, were making their way toward the lake.***"Do you think they’ll make it? They looked like they’re at their wit’s end.”Sylvia had seen everything through the radars. She frowned, worried for the trio's welfare if they did not receive help soon. Jerome sat by calmly, seemingly unaffected by the flow of events. But deep down, he was in turmoil. He too wanted to head over to the
Strider and Sage shouted as they struggled to get up.Remy felt like time had stopped as the world around him spun. He was drenched in blood, and the wound on his chest was ghastly. He could hardly even raise his hand. He managed to inflict some damage on the emperor during their clash, but it was so minor that it seemed to have done nothing to the emperor. And to make matters worse, the emperor's wounds healed quickly thanks to his enhanced cells.Taking slow and menacing steps toward Remy, the emperor sneered. "End of the line. You're going to pay for your insolence."In a dangerously cold voice, Remy stated, "It's the end of the line for you, actually." He raised his right hand, which was holding a remote control.Beep, beep, beep!The remote beeped frantically after Remy clicked it. Suddenly, an explosion went off, and the tremendous force sent the emperor flying. The explosion was even more powerful than the previous two. It even blew the emperor's left arm off, and blood o