Chapter 428

The two energies are still colliding fiercely, and neither side has gained any advantage.

"If this continues... Losweiser won't be able to hold on." Leon couldn't help but worry.

Soul Judgment is a very physically demanding move, Losweiser had never launched such a large-scale, sustained attack in her usual practice.

As he said, if this drags on any longer, Losweiser will probably lose.

"Trust your wife, Leon."

Claudia remained calm and composed. "Her proficiency with Soul Judgment far exceeds your expectations. And... have you forgotten? Soul Judgment is not meant for direct confrontation. Its effect is that the stronger the opponent's negative emotions, the greater the damage they will suffer."

Leon was taken aback; he remembered the effect vividly.

To give Losweiser a worthy opponent for practice, Leon specifically acquired an Angry Bull. Although, unfortunately, Losweiser didn't purify the bull's soul; instead, the bull turned into a beef hotpot...

"Why is Losweiser still stubbornly fighting that monster? She clearly doesn't have any advantage in a head-on confrontation."

"She's waiting."

"Wait? Wait for what?"

"Waiting for an opportunity to unleash the full power of Soul Judgment."

With that, Claudia's eyes lit up. "Here we are! Now!"

As the Primal Nightmare continues to release energy, the dark emotions it unleashes are also rapidly escalating.

Finally, a glimmer of light flashed before Losweiser's silver pupils.

"You shouldn't be enemies with us, my husband and I."

The seven-colored light of the Soul Judgment suddenly shone brightly, and the energy clash that had been deadlocked instantly turned into a one-sided trend.

That holy light was like a sharp blade piercing through the darkness, flowing upstream and unstoppable!

"No—no!!"

The heart-wrenching cries were drowned out by the explosion of the Soul Judgment.

The flames from the energy bombardment lit up the Upper City and illuminated the entire empire.

When the smoke and dust from the explosion dissipated, a magnificent seven-colored rainbow appeared under the bright moonlight.

The enormous black corpse lay before the Silver Dragon Queen. She gasped for breath, then straightened up after catching her breath.

But before she could deliver her "Queen's Victory Speech," she heard hurried footsteps behind her.

Before she could even react, Leon gave her a bear hug.

"Wife, if I had known you were this amazing, why would I have needed any help? We could have easily conquered the Empire together!"

The Queen had just unleashed her ultimate move and was completely exhausted. She couldn't break free, so she had no choice but to let this childish guy hug her.

She looked at Leon with a kind and gentle gaze, like that of a girl next door.

"I can't let you steal the spotlight forever; it's time for me to shine too."

What Losweiser said is true. If an MVP were to be awarded for this war of the Empire, then so far, she truly deserves the title.

"Sister-in-law! Wow, you're so cool!"

Not far away, Rebecca ran towards them carrying a sniper rifle, followed by Nacho and Martin.

Losweiser finally broke free from Leon's bear hug, looked down at the crazy girl, and asked with a smile, "Really? Then who's more handsome, me or your captain?"

"Of course, your sister-in-law is more handsome!"

I think so too.

"Hey-hey!"

Claudia watched this scene with satisfaction. Although the happy ending might not be in line with the original intention of literary creation, who cares? An ending that the masses like is a good ending!

Meanwhile, Lao Kang was still running—

Oh, Lao Kang has arrived.

"Is it over?" Constantine, who missed the final battle, looked at Claudia.

"Yes, it's over."

Claudia gestured with her chin toward the corpse of the Primal Nightmare. "The Silver Dragon King took care of it in one move."

Constantine was slightly taken aback. "Resolved in one move?"

"Uh-huh."

Constantine frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said quietly.

"Could the Empire have some other tricks up its sleeve?"

Leon: (→_→)

Queen: (→_→)

Claudia: (→_→)

Constantine blinked, then shrugged.

"I'm not a jinx."

Thump—

The failure of the Primal Nightmare seemed to be the last straw that broke the camel's back. His spine could no longer bear the despair in his heart, and Cantor knelt down on the deck of the landship.

"It's over... it's all over...'Shadow' won't let us go..."

He swallowed hard, then, as if suddenly remembering something, looked up at Elizabeth.

"By the way, didn't you just say that Ying gave us another trump card? What is it? Show it to us now!"

Elizabeth crossed her arms, glanced down at Cantor, and then asked casually,

Do you really want to know?

"Nonsense! What time is it?! Do you want to be killed by Shadow, or by those stupid citizens?! Show me what you've got!"

"Okay, come with me."

With that, Elizabeth walked toward the bow of the landship.

King Cantor also quickly stood up and followed.

When she reached the bow of the ship, Elizabeth looked down.

Leon and his friends were laughing and joking there.

"Whoever Shadow chooses to die, must die, Leon."

Cantor went to the bow of the ship and looked down, but he saw nothing but Leon and the others, as well as the corpses of the Primal Nightmare.

"And then? Where's the trump card? I—"

Before Cantor could finish speaking, Elizabeth quietly retreated behind him.

He immediately supported his bloated waist and pushed him off the bow of Lu Xingzhou's boat!

"Elizabeth!!—"

The King's roar grew fainter and fainter as he fell further.

Elizabeth returned to the bow of the ship, looking at Cantor, who had fallen into the corpse of the Primal Nightmare.

"You are the last trump card that Shadow left for me."

"The Knife Trio has already sacrificed themselves for the Empire, so now... it's time for you to sacrifice yourself for Shadow as well."

Her tone was as cold as ice, devoid of any, not even the slightest, affection between husband and wife.

"Elizabeth... how could you—how could you do this to me!! I—don't, don't come any closer! Stay away from me! Get away!!"

After Cantor fell into the black mud, countless wriggling tentacles attacked him, dragging him completely into the corpse of the Primal Nightmare in the blink of an eye.

The Queen on the land-going boat watched this scene coldly, muttering to herself.

"It seems we must abandon the Empire, Lord Shadow."

"Hey, it looks like something fell off the landship."

Rebecca looked at the black corpse in front of her, then narrowed her eyes slightly to examine it carefully. "Is that thing... still moving?"

Upon hearing this, Leon and the others also looked in that direction.

Sure enough, the Primal Nightmare, which should have been completely dead, was still able to move.

Was it a struggle before death?

Still...

While she was wondering what was going on, Rebecca inadvertently caught a glimpse of the fragments of the Imprint Stone at her feet being absorbed by a small tuft of tentacles that had split off from the Primal Nightmare.

The crazy girl quickly took two steps back, loaded the sniper rifle in her hand, and then aimed and pulled the trigger.

The magic bullet was fired and struck the tentacle accurately.

However, it did not cause any harm.

The magic bullet was absorbed by the tentacles instead!

"W-What's going on?!"

While the girl was still in a daze, Martin picked her up and sprinted backward.

Constantine also sensed the danger and leaped onto a nearby low building.

Claudia spread her dragon wings and flashed into the air to avoid the spread of the black tentacles.

Losweiser also flew into the air with Leon.

Once above, Leon could more clearly see what the black monster was trying to do.

Its split tentacles continue to expand and extend outward, absorbing everything from rubble and fragments of Imprint Stone to organic and inorganic matter, ultimately becoming part of the Primal Nightmare.

Moreover, as it absorbs and devours more and more things, its size continues to increase.

At this moment, the Primal Nightmare is like a giant black octopus, constantly devouring everything in sight with its tentacles.

"Did I just... see Cantor fall into that monster's corpse?"

"This dilapidated country has finally gone mad and become the last thing anyone wanted to see."

"How come that thing isn't dead yet?! It seems to be devouring the surrounding objects!"

"..."

The Imprint Stone resonance array also synchronizes the changes in the Upper City to every corner of the empire in real time.

After King Cantor merged with the Primal Nightmare, the bizarre changes sent chills down everyone's spines.

In just over ten seconds, half of the Upper City was devoured by the black monster.

"Teacher Caroline... I'm scared..."

In front of the Casmod Orphanage, a little girl hugs Caroline tightly.

That eerie sense of fear also permeated Caroline's heart, but she had to hold on; she still had to take care of the children.

"It's okay... it's okay..."

"Brother Leon... Brother Leon can definitely beat it! He can!"

Even the terrified little nun Sharon did not flinch or despair at this moment.

Because she knew that as long as Leon hadn't fallen, there was still a chance for things to turn around.

"Leon... you can do it, you definitely... can do it."

Caroline looked at the man in the image on the Imprint Stone and prayed silently for him.

"If we let it keep eating like this, the entire empire will be gone before tonight."