"What exactly is going on?"
Li Mo asked somewhat nervously. His head ached so much that he couldn't remain calm, because the sudden anomaly was simply too terrifying. It was beyond his comprehension, filling him with fear. How many days has it been! So much has happened. They just had an internal conflict that depleted some combat power, and now the Corpse Clan is attacking. Is this too much of a coincidence? This is such a cliché!
"What else could it be? The rift in the Abyssal Realm is being torn by an unknown force, rapidly expanding. In two minutes, it will form a massive crack. What's worse is... behind the crack, a huge number of undead of various forms have already gathered. I can already feel a terrifying aura... That's... powerful Third Tier Corpse Clan, and not just one, at least five, maybe more."
The Heavenly Eye Masters exchanged glances, their faces filled with horror as they shrieked.
"Quick... quick, go invite the Tathagata Buddha... Ah, spit, wrong line. Quick, go notify Xijiang University!" Li Mo quickly called a messenger to run to Xijiang University and inform Honda and the others!
Almost all the vanguard members were caught off guard by the sudden and unannounced anomaly.
The black smoke, which had been so sparse as to be almost imperceptible, suddenly erupted like a volcanic eruption, gushing out and covering the entire hilltop. The black smoke's diameter was almost fifty meters, terrifyingly thick, and it shot straight into the sky, carrying an incredibly terrifying and eerie aura of death, as well as a suffocating stench of decay.
There was even a turbulent spatial storm, like a Category 10 typhoon, spreading outwards in circles, making the trees and plants on the mountain sway wildly. Some weaker inheritors couldn't even stand steadily, and countless hats, clothes, and even supplies were blown into the sky, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
"Deputy Commander Li Mo, what should we do now?"
The experts of the vanguard team all changed their expressions dramatically, shouting one after another. It wasn't that they lacked fighting spirit or were cowardly, but the anomaly before them was too terrifying, especially the Corpse Clan of varying sizes roaring skyward, sending out earth-shattering roars that could still be heard through the spatial rift. Many female inheritors were so scared their legs turned to jelly.
"What to do? Of course, retreat, quickly retreat. That's tens of thousands of Corpse Clan!"
Li Mo shouted anxiously, giving the order to retreat without a second thought.
If he didn't retreat, the vanguard team might be annihilated here. After all, the terrain here was flat, making it impossible to use geographical advantages to fight the Corpse Clan. Only by going to the densely built urban areas could they possibly use various obstacles to engage in street fighting and guerrilla warfare with the Corpse Clan.
As for whether the innocent civilians living in the city would be wiped out by the Corpse Clan... Li Mo couldn't care less anymore, because the two-city alliance was already facing a great catastrophe, and could be completely annihilated at any moment. Never mind a few innocent citizens dying, even if more than half died, for a small portion of people to survive tonight's disaster would already be a great achievement.
Li Mo had even mentally prepared himself for death.
However, he suddenly thought of Honda's strength. But another problem was before him: Honda was injured a few days ago. He believed Honda's injuries must be very serious, and not just him; everyone in Xijiang City thought so. How could one sustain only minor injuries against the Holy Armor Centipede King? As for Honda saving Li Jiayu, he believed that even if Honda had only recovered halfway, she could still deal with all their inheritors. He had a mysterious confidence in Honda's strength, but no matter how confident he was, she couldn't, in her injured state, fight against so many Corpse Clan! If Honda were at full strength, he would confidently stand his ground and wait for strong reinforcements.
The spatial rift in the Abyssal Realm changed again, erupting with colorful beams of light that were especially striking in the night sky. The next moment, the constantly trembling small hill suddenly cracked open, the hilltop exploded violently, and then the entire mountain collapsed inwards. Looking at it, only a giant pit of gray-red light remained, groaning like a demon's gaping maw, exuding a suffocating aura of death.
"Crackle, crackle."
Accompanied by sounds of bones rubbing, countless pale and hideous skeletons crawled out of the giant pit. Ghostly blue flames burned in their hollow eye sockets, and their bones were cold and chilling.
Following them were waves of hellflowers, corpse maggots, corpse beasts, bone spirit crows, and a large swarm of dark, decaying zombies. Many of these zombies were powerful, all wearing tattered armor and wielding magical weapons, exuding a fierce aura.
The endless Corpse Clan converged into a torrent, advancing menacingly towards the city at a not-so-fast speed.
"Crash!"
Suddenly, a winged skeleton swiftly flew out of the giant pit.
This was precisely the "Flying Skeleton" that Li Jiayu had mentioned before, a terrifying existence at the Third Tier Mid-level, much more powerful than the Golden Ancient Butterfly King.
It was a skeleton five meters tall, with incredibly sturdy, indestructible bones glowing with a faint blue phosphorescence. Its bone wings extended ten meters long behind it, covering the sky and sun, utterly terrifying. In its hand, it held a golden, gleaming sharp sword, the tip of which had a strangely curved arc. It was clearly a weapon in the style of a Tang dao, neither quite a saber nor quite a sword, exuding a suffocating sense of dreamy destruction.
If Li Jiayu saw this blade, he would be utterly astonished, because it was none other than the famous "Dream Shattering Blade".
Honda would probably unleash a Red Lotus Flame to see if she could eliminate such a dangerous thing.
"...Kill...for...me...kill...slaughter...all...living...beings..."
A voice so hoarse it was almost a whisper came from the eye sockets of the Flying Skeleton; this was clearly human speech simulated by psychic power.
On its forehead, a golden runic mark was carved, seemingly the crest of some noble family.
The Ten Royal Families.
Among the Corpse Clan, there are the powerful existences of the Ten Royal Families and the Three Imperial Families, each possessing unique innate talents, making them almost invincible in battles of the same level.
Given this, this Flying Skeleton is probably also one of the Ten Royal Families; which specific one is unknown, but the fact that it wields a legendary weapon and was the first to invade the human world indicates its prominent status even within the Royal Family.
Indeed, the aura of this Flying Skeleton was incredibly strong; its mere appearance was enough to scare people to death, with its sharp fangs, pale claws, crimson armor, and massive wings, all exuding an aura of death and nightmare.
Coupled with the Death Flame entwined around its body, one look was enough to make people lose their will to fight.
"...Obey...your master's...command...charge...with...all...your...might..."
Six low-tier Three-Extreme Corpse Clan members roared softly at the Flying Skeleton, uttering stuttering words.
Although Three-Extreme Corpse Clan members could simulate speech, their minds were still unclear and their intelligence slightly low, so their speech was very unfluent.
These six Corpse Clan members were all incredibly powerful, each significantly stronger than the King Kong Gorilla, the Steel Giant, or the Icefire Blaster.
In a one-on-one fight, they could definitely beat any of them into a pulp within ten minutes.
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