My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 295: Reduced to Ashes
The ones summoned to guard the base of the Divine Wood were the elite of the Demon Race that Li Rui trusted the most — not only loyal but also exceptionally strong.
Others might not give it much thought, but Yuan Ju certainly knew that this was to prevent the Yangli Race from scheming during his perilous mission.
However, this was merely precautionary. To be fair, the elder of the Yangli Race hadn’t actually planned any foul play.
In his eyes, Yangmo Cauldron and Yegan Qing were unrivaled masters, and if they were slain at the front lines, Li Rui’s appointment as the chief of the Divine Wood Forest was guaranteed.
Resistance would only add to the casualties and waste time.
Nonetheless, as that sinister star vanished at the cave entrance for longer durations, his mind became more restless.
"What if...?"
"If he really dies in the cave, I can contact the warlocks of the Yegan Race, offer them great rewards to win over different tribes, restore orthodoxy. If worse comes to worst, letting the Yegan Race lead is better than falling into the hands of outsiders."
His eyes darted around nervously, yet he always felt an elusive threat looming over him. Looking up, he saw Yuan Ju holding an iron rod.
"This guy is sharp-minded and the hardest to deal with; if I want to take action, I must eliminate him first..."
While he pondered the grand plan for the Yangli Race’s revival, other tribal leaders were growing anxious.
"Why hasn’t the Grand General come out yet? The current situation needs his judgment for many matters."
"How could this be, how could this be?"
"If the Grand General faces any mishap, what would we do?"
"Silence, don’t speak nonsense."
Though they seemed very worried, none dared to enter the cave to check.
The life of the Grand General is precious, but their own lives are even more valuable.
Amidst everyone’s varied thoughts and confusion, the cave suddenly began spewing Evil Qi; all Demon Races were on high alert, retreating swiftly, and a few elite soldiers were slow to retreat, attacked by the slightly black gale, instantly turning into bags of bones, black energy flowing out of their seven orifices, merging into the Evil Qi.
Witnessing this scene, all demons were stunned.
"What on earth is the Grand General doing in there?"
Subsequently, countless black cracks climbed up from the cave’s mouth, instantly turning the outer bark of the towering giant wood into a net-like pattern that gave viewers goosebumps.
What happened next was a scene that remained unforgettable for all the Demon Races in the forest.
The Divine Wood whose crown was visible from the forest’s edge shattered inch by inch in an instant, transforming into dust drifting between heaven and earth, resulting in a verdant rain.
This rain seemed to herald the birth of a creature within, an eagle-bodied Bone Demon made of black gray bones.
Its massive wings spread like clouds, spewing forth rolling Evil Qi, its giant claws wrapped in the glow of Demon Art.
It immediately released countless cyan light blades toward the earth as it appeared.
Boom, boom, boom!
The blades swung by the monster’s sharp claws were each a yard long, instantly slicing buildings in half on impact, causing the wooden palace complex to collapse in swathes.
Some Demon Races attempted to resist those light blades but were utterly defeated, merely managing to preserve themselves was already commendable.
Facing the apocalyptic Bone Demon, the elder of the Yangli Race abruptly shifted his attitude.
The creature’s strength far surpassed the former leader Yangmo Cauldron, and none among the Demon Races could withstand it. If it continued to rampage here, everything the tribes built would be destroyed.
Therefore, at this moment, he fervently hoped that the Grand General was still alive.
The only one in the entire Divine Wood Forest capable of dealing with this monster was him.
"Hey, what kind of disgraceful behavior is this chaos."
A voice he longed for sounded through the dust, followed by Li Rui’s figure appearing before the demons.
"You Yangli Race, what sort of Divine Wood worship is this? Damn it, this is pure Gu breeding."
He walked up to the demons, "If I were any later, the Evil Qi would have reached the tree’s core, and by then, you’d have a formidable walking giant Divine Wood whose first act would be to slaughter you all."
Li Rui was quite speechless; these Demon Races seemed to intuitively grasp the concept of breeding fierce ghosts with Evil Qi, and those deceased demons were almost forming crystals in rage inside.
One could only say the Divine Wood indeed protected this forest; if not for the core itself nurturing that crystal to absorb Evil Qi, countless fierce ghosts would have emerged from the underground by now, ravaging this area, turning the forest into a ghost wood.
But that crystal was also nearing its end, soon to shatter and lose control over the Evil Qi.
Li Rui’s early arrival ended the erosion of the Divine Wood, forcibly releasing the Evil Qi, culminating in the bone giant monster.
Just this monster, he judged, required a grand attack to defeat; if the worst case was true, even he wouldn’t be able to handle it.
He glanced at the rampaging monster in the sky and quickly determined the need for firm measures, no longer holding back.
That thing was a combination of Evil Qi and Demon Race bones, carrying dual attributes, with a body resilient and spells potent, demanding caution.
So after pondering, he launched Thunder Shocking Earth eight times directly at the clearing.
The other Demon Races were stunned by his actions.
Has the Grand General gone mad from fear?!
They didn’t know about the tough scars, mistaking it for finding the monster too strong and raging powerlessly.
Li Rui, of course, didn’t care what they thought, having already boosted the enhancement to nearly 100% and simultaneously consumed various rare consumables.
As the Secret Realm level increased, missions providing slightly higher-quality tools directly became more frequent. Practical and handy items like the Strength Pill were plentiful.
Once the buffs were layered fully, he planned to use the All Heaven Thunder Fire Spell to annihilate it immediately.
Such caution was because he suspected the monster possessed valuable things, but feared failing to annihilate it, only frightening it away, gifting the loot elsewhere.
After all, while the Divine Wood Forest’s Demon Races might not overcome it, the Polar Alliance and the people from the Western Kingdom on this giant island had ways to tackle it.
For safety’s sake, Li Rui decided he must obliterate it in a single strike.
But once all was ready, he suddenly noted a problem: the monster was flying too high, and the All Heaven Thunder Fire Spell wasn’t famed for speed, perhaps being evaded.
"I need a plan to lure it down."
While weighing this idea, his eyes shifted to see a giant creature running over, with a high-grade mount Giant Strength coming first to "serve" upon witnessing the commotion.
He immediately rushed to its feet and shouted, "Quick, throw me towards it."
Giant Strength, accustomed to obeying commands, reached out a hand, grabbed Li Rui, hummed, and hurled him.
The bone monster was relying on instincts to wreak havoc upon the earth, rapidly igniting sinister flames near the Yangli tribes, chaos escalating relentlessly.
But at this moment, it suddenly sensed a vitality approaching, turned around, and saw Li Rui shooting toward it.
Then it made a remarkably wise decision.
To rush forward for a direct confrontation and obliterate the man.
Seeing that creature not fleeing but rather moving towards him, Li Rui naturally rejoiced inwardly.
He formed two signs with one hand, the first deploying All Heaven Thunder Fire Spell on the Secret Realm battlefield.
Swish.
The surging scarlet lightning swept like a tsunami, and the mid-flight bone monster, greatly startled, fluttered its wings to escape, but it was utterly unavoidable, given the mere yard distance between them.
Next, the entire forest witnessed the fear-inducing monster bird, from its inception, being incinerated in an even more terrifying aura.
