Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
Chapter 691: A Flimsy Accusation
Following Hivi’s actions, more and more demons poured into the main material plane. However, it had to be said that the Old Ones’ Retainers were indeed formidable. Despite the onslaught of demons, they held the line.
The Mage Regiment, transformed by the Old Ones, began to unleash its power. Countless spell arrays unfolded above the Kalun Army’s Royal Main Force. Dense frost arrows and frost meteorites traced pale arcs across the sky, showering the heads of the demons and Orc Allied Forces like a torrential downpour.
Bone-chilling cold permeated the battlefield, and sharp ice shards, like flying daggers, reaped the lives of the surrounding demons. The frigid air froze their bodies, making their movements increasingly stiff and slow. They were then pierced by fallen ice cones or frozen into ice sculptures by frost impacts. Most low-to-mid-tier demons possessed decent fire resistance, but their resistance to ice magic was extremely low, and the cold even caused them to scream in agony. Soon, the demons’ offensive, which had slightly picked up, was once again suppressed.
“This won’t do! This Abyss Gate is too small; too few demons are able to escape at once. So stingy, they’ll never achieve anything great!” Hivi, looking at the scene within Erlendara City on the magic screen, furrowed his brow and uttered inappropriate words. “I need to go and talk to the lord of the Fifth Layer of the Abyss.” Hivi shook his head slightly and muttered to himself. The lord of the Fifth Layer of the Abyss had the strength of a Demigod at most. If their strength surpassed that of a Demigod, they would be automatically sent to the deeper layers of the Abyss. Such were the rules of the Abyss. Now, with Loli and Ruo Yi accompanying him, Hivi naturally didn’t regard a mere Demigod in his eyes. Moreover, he was a very reasonable King.
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In a moment, Fear Demon King Number One, the Bald Head, arrived in a hurry at Hivi’s summons. He knelt on one knee and respectfully said, “Great Lord Insect… Human, what are your orders?” “You’ve already reached the main city of the demons on the Fifth Layer of the Abyss, haven’t you? Has that Abyssal Lord appeared?” Hivi looked at the Bald Head of the Fear Demon King, suppressing the urge to rub it a couple of times. “Reporting, Master, the main city of the Fifth Layer of the Abyss is called Ashen City. When our legion was at its strongest, we surrounded Ashen City, but the Abyssal Lord did not show himself. From some captured prisoners, we did manage to find out that the Abyssal Lord’s name is Sotan, a Red Dragon corrupted by the Abyss Will.” Hivi nodded; this intelligence was similar to the prompts the system had given him when he entered the Abyss. It seemed to be a Demigod-level Orc main god without a doubt. “Now, take me to Ashen City!” Hivi said with a frown, his voice deep. “I’ve been standing in the Abyss for half an hour, and this Abyssal Lord still hasn’t come to pay his respects. He clearly doesn’t put me, the King of Winter, in his eyes. Today, I shall go and reason with him!” The Bald Head Fear Demon King subtly wiped away some sweat and silently mourned for the lord of the Fifth Layer of the Abyss for three seconds. “Then, Master, please follow me…”
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With Ruo Yi’s help, everyone soon arrived at Ashen City. This main demon city was built on a wolf-tooth-shaped reddish-brown cliff. Below the cliff was a fortress encircling the entire demon city, and a hemispherical shield flickering with fire light protected the fortress and the demon city. Previously, the Fear Demon King had besieged but not attacked this fortress, mainly because they could not break through this Demigod-level city shield constructed by Sotan. The entire Ashen City could be said to soar into the clouds, obscuring the sky. The highest tower had a large portion of its top inserted into the swirling fire clouds in the sky. Even from a distance, one could feel a wild divine power fluctuation, filled with madness and savagery, undoubtedly the same aura as that on the Orcs. The buildings within the city were constructed from red and black unknown materials, with terrifying runes and ferocious demon statues carved on the walls. The city walls, spanning over ten kilometers, were filled with various demons and defensive equipment. At the entrance to Ashen City, there was also a huge Teleportation Gate, and demons were currently pouring into it from the walls of the Ashen City fortress. It was clear that the other end of this Teleportation Gate connected to the Erlendara battlefield.
“I didn’t expect demons to be able to construct such a prosperous city. It’s nearly ten times larger than my Winter City,” Hivi sneered, then made a gesture in front of the middle of the tallest tower and said to Ruo Yi beside him, “Ruo Yi, that tower is too tall; I don’t like it. Help me cut it in half from the middle. This should make Sotan unable to resist coming out to see me.” Although Hivi’s reason and request were extremely absurd, Ruo Yi would not go against Hivi’s thoughts. Divine power surged through her body, and she floated in the air, her eyes flashing with divine light. The surrounding environment rapidly changed like a revolving lantern under the effect of time divinity. Then, the Sword of Time appeared in Ruo Yi’s hand, its magnificent runes lighting up one by one under the infusion of time divinity. Reaching the sword tip, Ruo Yi raised her hand and slashed at the devilish tower that pierced the sky. “Buzz—!” The blood-red sky was split into two by a golden line. Simultaneously, the towering devilish tower was also cut in half. Having done all this, Ruo Yi elegantly sheathed her sword, and the divine power within her body stabilized. She stood behind Hivi like an ordinary maid, along with Loli, and her divinity gradually faded. At this moment, Sotan’s city defense shield was also cut open. As the devilish tower plummeted towards the fortress and city below, cries of despair echoed throughout Ashen City, followed by an enraged dragon’s roar! “Roar—!” The owner of the roar was clearly furious. The roar was like a thunderclap, shaking the entire Fifth Layer of the Abyss! “Who is it!!!” Sotan could no longer remain calm. Temporarily abandoning the confrontation with the Lion God’s divine will, he shot out from the ruined devilish tower. His body swelled in mid-air, quickly transforming into a Colossus with a wingspan of nearly a thousand meters. Then, his crimson eyes, like volcanic craters, instantly locked onto Hivi. “A Legendary?” As soon as the roar ended, Sotan appeared above Hivi almost instantaneously. “You are the one disturbing my rest? Insolent human?!” Sotan’s eyes, filled with rage, held confusion and cruelty. He was bewildered as to how a Legendary-grade being could cleave his Demigod-level shield. Why?! “Loli, Ruo Yi, make him roll down and speak,” Hivi said with a cold laugh. “Yes, Master.” The two goddesses acted in unison, ascending into the air. Hands formed from divinity instantly grabbed Sotan’s wings, one on each side, and then he was violently pulled. With a loud “Boom—!”, the once arrogant Demigod, before he could react, plummeted from his flight and landed face-first. Under the terrifying suppression of the two goddesses’ divinity, his dragon body shrank to about three to four meters, not much larger than a wine barrel. His dragon head landed right at Hivi’s feet. “I have a question for you.” Hivi looked down at Sotan, placing a Knight Boot unceremoniously on the Red Dragon’s face. “I’ve been in this Abyss for so long, why didn’t you come to pay your respects? Are you getting too bold? Did you open this Abyss?” Sotan: ヽ(ﾟДﾟ)ﾉ???
