The Shepherds Are Dense – Chapter 1284

Chapter 1282
Abyss Heavenly Envoy’s Desperate Battle, Subjugation Failed!
At this moment, within Holy Spring City.
Eivass, transformed into a giant whale, continued to roar.
The tenacious bodies of the Lord’s followers were instantly and completely destroyed by the Great Abyss.
The various defensive rituals they had layered upon themselves, the Transcendent Equipment they possessed, were all rendered meaningless, like shredded paper. The “Abyssal Eye” wave impact, unleashed by the Abyss Heavenly Envoy, tore apart all defensive measures in an instant. Its aftermath even shook the Curtain of Equilibrium, nearly injuring the starry sky.
Under this level of attack, the only survivors, besides the “Brave Isma’i” who had been washed away by Eivass’s waves earlier, were Aimel Nour.
The Chain of Friendship, forged by the former Ring Heavenly Envoy and Fallen Heavenly Envoy, had ultimately saved his life.
But…
—Did it truly save him?
This equipment, capable of converting physical damage into spiritual damage, could indeed absorb the full brunt of this attack… but was Aimel Nour’s spirit truly strong enough to withstand such a shock?
The answer, of course, was no.
“Ahhhhhh! Ayayayayayaya!”
Aimel Nour let out a shrill scream.
In that instant, his soul felt as if it had been shattered into countless pieces by the waves. His snot and tears, along with his pink blood, gushed out, and his eyeballs burst—this was not residual physical damage, but mana converted into spiritual damage that, under the effect of his completely disordered nerves, surged out from various parts of his body, directly shattering his fragile eyeballs.
His body cracked in multiple places, and surging mana, carrying a hint of blood, mixed with gushing blood, scattered outwards like a fountain.
The dim yellow mana was now visible to the naked eye. If anyone could have witnessed this scene, they would have seen that what erupted from his cracking wounds was not blood, but foul, muddy water.
Aimel Nour should consider himself fortunate that his eyeballs burst.
Just before losing his sight, the world before his eyes turned colorful—everything became incredibly vibrant, abstract, and meaningless. Light seemed to carry the flavor of stones and loess. He heard the dull chime of bells from the colors, and listening to the sound of the waves, he felt his skin being crushed by the pressure of the seabed, even though he had never seen the sea in his life, nor knew what it felt like to sink into it…
All his senses became confused. His brain randomly processed every problem it encountered and provided completely chaotic answers. Although his body itself was unaffected, under the complete disorder of his spirit, his bodily functions began to collapse and disintegrate at a visible rate.
“Ughhhhhh!”
Aimel Nour knelt on the ground, screaming hysterically. The scream lasted for only another instant before the mud-like blood gushed from his throat, which had ruptured from the mana surge, making his voice sound comically like someone gargling with water.
—His pride, his resilient will, nurtured by the “pure spirit” cultivated through his long stay in the distant Fourth Ring, had completely collapsed the moment he endured the pain.
“How unsightly…”
Eivass, the giant whale, sighed, emitting a ship-like blast of its horn.
If it were someone else, they might have indeed been able to resist Eivass with the “Chain of Friendship.”
Its ability to function normally even under Eivass’s full-power attack proved it was undoubtedly a treasure of Heavenly Envoy level. Aimel Nour’s pride had some basis… The value of this item was indeed higher than the Supreme Holy Crown of the Church, possibly a treasure passed down through generations that could contend with a Heavenly Envoy across multiple energy levels.
Even in a game, this would be the kind of treasure that players would never have a chance to obtain, only usable briefly by a few plot NPCs.
—As long as its mechanism was established, it meant its priority was high enough.
Those Transcendent items of lower priority, such as those that could “resist one fatal blow” or “create a defensive barrier that repels everything before a lethal blow arrives,” were possessed in abundance by the Lord’s followers, yet they did not survive even for a moment.
It was just unfortunate…
Aimel Nour’s spiritual will was simply insufficient for him to wield this heirloom treasure.
—Then it belongs to me.
Eivass thought this, then condensed a semi-transparent, azure tentacle and lashed out fiercely!
This blow landed squarely on Aimel Nour, emitting an extremely loud slapping sound!
Let alone the Lord’s followers… even a stronger profession like an aerial cavalry or a sword saint would have their robust bodies crushed into a pulp by this single strike!
Yet, even so, Aimel Nour was somehow fine, merely sent flying—
Keep in mind that if this attack struck a city, it would cause large-scale destruction and collapse of high-rise buildings. A single blow could destroy a small city… But to the Abyss Heavenly Envoy, this was just a normal attack.
Only a true tank profession like Haina, under the stacking of numerous defensive blessings, could withstand the damage of this blow with their own physical strength.
This was the reason for Eivass’s despair when facing the Ouroboros Ring during his “transmigration” earlier.
—A large part of which was not knowing how to deal with an Abyss Heavenly Envoy.
Although they were all called Heavenly Envoys, the gap between Heavenly Envoys could be greater than the gap between mortals and Heavenly Envoys.
Even in a game, the Abyss Heavenly Envoy was in the highest tier of dungeons.
Other Heavenly Envoy subjugation dungeons had difficulties for eight players on first encounter and twenty-five players on high difficulty. The Abyss Heavenly Envoy had no first encounter difficulty; the lowest difficulty was twenty-five players, with an additional ultra-high difficulty setting—
While other Heavenly Envoys were called “Subjugation Battle,” “Annihilation Battle,” or “Annihilating Battle,” the Abyss Heavenly Envoy was called a “Desperate Battle.”
Even just half its HP was enough to stop most players. Fortunately, this was not a mandatory dungeon, but a high-difficulty dungeon for hardcore players to challenge, with the purpose of obtaining rare weapons, companion pets, and titles symbolizing their success.
Eivass’s initial build was constructed with the Abyss Heavenly Envoy as a hypothetical enemy.
He hadn’t expected it to be useless now…
Eivass sighed, condensed another tentacle, and pursued Aimel Nour in the air again, slamming him onto the ground like a tennis ball.
From the moment he was sent flying, he had completely ceased to move. It was clear his spirit was dead… perhaps his soul had been thoroughly torn apart by his own uncontrolled mana due to such intense pain.
Watching Aimel Nour fall to the ground without resistance, the sea surged and submerged him.
Then, the waves brought the Chain of Friendship back to Eivass, who placed it on his head.
—It seems to be over, somewhat uninteresting.
Eivass thought.
The next task was how to make the Abyss Heavenly Envoy self-destruct…
But just then.
Eivass suddenly looked outside the city.
He clearly felt three intensely powerful energy reactions simultaneously igniting from over there—