MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again-Chapter 583 - 71

Ending the communication, Liu Mei walked to Lu Hong’s side and whispered comfortingly, "Duke, this is not solely your fault. There is no need for you to blame yourself excessively."

Lu Hong looked at Liu Mei and smiled faintly, "Thank you. Now that the powers of the netherworld have been eradicated from the second town, we should depart for the third town. We must prepare for a tough battle."

"Yes!"

Liu Mei nodded in agreement as Questasa stepped forward, bowing slightly, "Master, the portal has been prepared thoroughly, and we are ready to go to the third town at any time."

"Then let’s set off, the sooner we deal with this, the better." After speaking, Lu Hong stood up and walked out of the City Lord Mansion. Countless soldiers were already arrayed outside, ready to march.

Climbing onto the city wall, Lu Hong surveyed the scene—a dense sea of over four hundred thousand soldiers stretched as far as the eye could see.

"Fellow soldiers!" Lu Hong stimulated his circulating blood to spread his voice as far as possible.

"We have seen the mighty Duke!" All the soldiers knelt and shouted in unison.

"Stand up."

Watching the soldiers before him, Lu Hong’s calm emotions showed a slight ripple, which he quickly suppressed.

"Fellow soldiers, news of our massacre of civilians has spread throughout the Star Sea."

Lu Hong’s shocking revelation sealed off any information Liu Mei and Questasa had kept secret.

The crowd stirred upon hearing Lu Hong’s words.

"This issue is my fault and has nothing to do with you," Lu Hong said: "But I have not been defeated by it. I believe you all can see that this is a conspiracy from the netherworld aimed at breaking us down. Rest assured, I will not back down. Even if it means bearing a bad name for eternity, I will drive the netherworld forces out of the Star Sea, out of our homeland!"

Before the roaring declaration had even finished, the crowd of soldiers responded in unison with a high salute: "We wish to follow the Duke!"

"Good!" Lu Hong nodded his head: "We cannot predict the situation in the third town; it may be even more severe than in the second town. Please be extra cautious. Now, march!"

Following Lu Hong’s command, one portal after another opened at the base of the city walls.

The four hundred thousand-strong army stepped through with orderly strides.

However, when only a third of the force had passed through, soldiers began to flee back through the portal, panic-stricken.

The soldiers, covered in blood, screamed, "Attack! Attack!"

Lu Hong’s heart immediately tightened. How bold were the netherworld forces in the third town to strike first?

Leaping down from the city wall, Lu Hong plunged into the portal to arrive at the third town.

On the other side of the portal, a bloody massacre had already unfolded; the netherworld forces had summoned countless hellhounds, which launched a surprise attack on the empire’s soldiers entering through the portal.

These netherworld hellhounds were very strong, the weakest among them boasting the combat power of the Second Transition, Mid-Early Stage. Moreover, with their bizarre magical immunity stemming from netherworld magic, these hellhounds were naturally immune to physical attacks, fearless of any sword wounds.

Only the power of Holy Light could pose a threat to them.

The Imperial soldiers caught by the assault could not organize an effective defense; they were only able to be slaughtered.

Faced with such a situation, Lu Hong didn’t hesitate to activate his Steel Fortress, protecting the soldiers near the portal and ordering, "Have the soldiers at the back hurry their transfer. Since they want a fight, then we’re going to give them a real battle!"

Although the netherworld hellhounds were formidable, none had the strength beyond the Third Transition, Early Stage; breaking the Steel Fortress was naturally impossible.

Protected by the fortress, the four hundred thousand-strong army finally completed their staggered transfer.

Removing the infinitely expanded Steel Fortress, the bugle call for the charge also sounded at that moment.

"Attack!"

In an instant, countless Magic Power Skills interwove, forming a splendid canopy, cascading down upon the hellhounds from the netherworld.

Aragon, dragging his half-crippled body, stimulated the power of Holy Light and lifted a blazing sun: "Saint Sun Flame Wheel! Go!"

As one of Aragon’s ace skills, its power was not to be underestimated. The colossal sun flew into the sky, and its dispersing radiance, loaded with scorching heat, incinerated the enveloped hellhounds into ash, annihilating them without a trace.

Augustus followed closely behind Lu Hong, not joining the battle immediately. Now that the Ming Realm Demon Hounds had appeared and none of the Ming Realm ten soldiers were found, they couldn’t help but impede the opposition’s beheading campaign.

After battling for half a day, the Ming Realm Demon Hounds were finally swept clean.

"Count the losses, arrange for the injured to retreat to the Second Town, and the rest of the soldiers, follow me to the main town of the dimensional realm!"

"Big brother, we should still be cautious." As they dashed side by side, Augustus spoke up, "The location of this transport was intentionally remote to avoid the Ming Realm’s eyes and ears, yet they still got advance notice and ambushed us. Doesn’t that suggest we have a spy amongst us?"

"I know," Lu Hong nodded, "But what can I do? Should I simply ignore the Third Town? If we shrink back now, how will we ever eliminate the Ming Realm’s power in the North? Should we let them lead us by the nose forever?"

Augustus sighed, "I don’t know, just be careful, that’s all."

Talk of cultivation? Augustus could share some insights, but when it came to marching, battling, and scheming, better not get your hopes up.

Questasa also strongly agreed with Augustus’s concerns, saying, "This journey is likely more perilous than auspicious, Master, please be extremely careful. Otherwise, why not send out a scout team first to explore the situation?"

"No need, the movements of the Ming Realm are unpredictable, and a scout team will probably not return. Today, I want to see exactly how much Ming Realm power is entrenched in the Third Town; even if it’s a dragon’s lair or tiger’s den, I must make my way through!"

After two hours of a forced march, the towering city towers of the Third Town were clearly visible.

Now, the Third Town had long lost the vitality of olden days, within a radius of ten miles all life had withered, like a realm of death.

Seeing this scene, who could not realize that the Third Town had fallen.

"Duke, what do we do?" Liu Mei asked.

Seeing the main town of the Third Town empty, void of any trace, Lu Hong spoke, "First, have the soldiers rest for a bit. Meanwhile, take extra precautions against the Ming Realm’s stealth attacks. Big brother and I will go scout ahead."

"Master, let this old servant go instead." Questasa was the first to oppose, "The place needs your presence to stabilize the morale of the troops."

"Stay put!" Lu Hong glared at Questasa, "Today, I don’t want to hear any objections."

Speaking thus, Lu Hong walked towards the decayed city ahead.

With each step, the premonition of death in his heart grew.

Augustus’s brows furrowed tightly, "Little brother, if we encounter danger later, hold on to me tightly."

"I know."

Passing through the towering city gates, the sight before Lu Hong made him inhale sharply.

The city was filled with rotting corpses, soldiers and civilians alike, their clothing varied, clearly not native residents of the Third Town. They must have been abducted from other dimensions.

Apart from the bodies, there were countless huge purple tentacles that emerged from the void, seizing each mangled corpse and hurling them deeper into the city.

"These tentacles seem to lack self-awareness," Augustus stated. "What in the world does the Ming Realm want to do?"

Lu Hong shook his head, "We’ll find out once we go inside."

Crossing through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, the two made it to the center of the city. They saw a massive maw rooted to the ground, its numerous sharp teeth grinding the corpses thrown by the tentacles before swallowing them.

Faced with the horror of a mouth over a thousand yards wide, Augustus felt his heart pounding, "What in the world is this, and why does it emit such a terrifying aura?"

"This is a Soul-Eater Beast," Lu Hong said through clenched teeth, his eyes bloodshot, "It’s the aggregation of countless aggrieved souls, a vile method employed by the Ming Realm to spread death and catastrophe!"

"We must destroy it before it’s fully formed!" Lu Hong drew the War Holy Sword, a flash of light gathering—power began to surge!

Although Lu Hong’s understanding of the Ming Realm was equally limited, he had actually come across information on this creature in a game before his crossing.

Such large conglomerations of aggrieved souls have only one instinct: to devour, to devour all things with vitality.

Wherever it passed, nothing lived; it also emitted death auras that stifled life, leaving areas it traversed as forbidden zones where no life could stay for at least a thousand years.

And once it fully matured, it would possess the strength to rival, even surpass, a Third Transition Peak powerhouse.

Had Lu Hong arrived even a few days later, the entire northern lands might have become a realm of death, fallen into the hands of the Ming Realm.

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