The black crow was missing much of its feathers, with half its head reduced to white bone. Clearly, it was a crow resurrected by the undead.
The purple Two-Handed Greatsword moved with incredible speed. Crows had poor vision at night, and from afar, it could only make out a blurry scene within the castle. Even so, it saw humans standing together with demons.
Bang!
The crow was shattered in midair by the greatsword. But before Lu Yang could relax, a cloud of mist rose from its body, transforming into a huge skull glowing red in the night sky.
"Augus, I never expected a despicable, cunning bastard like you to end up enslaved by humans. Good thing I didn't come. Otherwise, you would have gotten me killed tonight too," the red skull said in human speech.
Augus glared furiously at the sky. "Erbaka, you can't escape."
"If you have the ability, come kill me. I'm in the city. If you kill me before the next red moon arrives, you still have a chance to live. Otherwise, every creature from the other world will hunt you down." The red skull gradually dissipated in midair.
Lu Yang frowned. "What's going on?"
Augus said awkwardly, "Erbaka was too clever. He didn't fall for it."
"I'm asking about the red moon," Lu Yang said. "What does the next red moon mean?"
"About half a year from now, the magical elements pouring into this world will undergo elemental turbulence," Augus said. "At that time, the Twisted Void will become stable and may even expand. The gods of the other world will take that opportunity to send large numbers of troops over."
Lu Yang understood. He had to find a way to kill Erbaka and every undead soldier. Otherwise, Sun Moon City would be exposed. Losing this