Duolie's miscalculation

When Duolie's gaze locked onto the Flank Battlefield, Karuman immediately sensed something amiss.

The sandstorm, which had been slowly swirling around, suddenly began to tilt in the same direction.

It was as if, far beyond the distant starry sky, a vast abyss had appeared, capable of drawing upon the power of all the Kisha.

Karuman looked up.

A gigantic hand, composed entirely of a dim yellow sandstorm, had already traversed a vast expanse of shattered starry sky and was pressing towards the transport route where it was located.

This is the power belonging to the Lord of Dimension!

The nearby Mechanical Platform, which had just been restored to operation, began to emit piercing alarms one after another.

Several layers of space shields designed to stabilize the route had not even made actual contact with the giant hand before large areas of sand began to appear on their surfaces.

Karuman did not stay put and try to hold out.

Its massive body suddenly sank backward, while the dark sandstorm around it closed in from both sides, engulfing several of the nearest Transport Platform and causing them to retreat.

Karuman's growth under Locke's command over the years has been remarkable.

However, there is ultimately a fundamental difference between Level-12 and level thirteen.

Duolie's attack was clearly fueled by rage.

The giant sandstorm hand, covering the starry sky, pressed down.

The large amount of Destruction Sand Grains Karuman left behind was immediately compressed and gathered towards the center.

Dark Destruction Factor exploded one after another, but they couldn't completely stop the giant hand from continuing to fall.

Just as the sandstorm at the front was about to catch up with Karuman, a dark lotus shadow suddenly unfolded from a higher position.

The Destruction Black Lotus blocked the giant hand of the sandstorm.

Two Rule Origin are clashing head-on!

Countless grains of dim yellow Sand Grains collided with the lotus shadow, only to be engulfed by the Flames of Destruction that surged forth from it.

In the center of the Black Lotus, Locke, sitting cross-legged, slowly raised his right hand.

The God Slaying Spear had already appeared in his palm.

"Duolie, you've chosen the wrong opponent."

Locke said calmly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the spearhead thrust forward!

The giant sandstorm hand that covered the starry sky was instantly pierced through the center by a black and red spear beam.

The Power of Rules that was originally extending towards Karuman was abruptly cut off by this shot.

Locke didn't stop.

After piercing the giant sandstorm hand, the God Slaying Spear continued to press towards the Central Battlefield where Dolie was, following the primal connection that Duolie had exposed.

Duolie's expression changed.

He originally just wanted to take advantage of a lull in the fighting to teach Karuman and that flank army a lesson.

However, he clearly underestimated the extent to which Locke protected his forces.

More importantly, when Duolie split off his source to attack the flank, the defensive line that he, Ebony, and Myriad Manifestations Eternal Lord had maintained together experienced a very brief misalignment.

This amount of time is probably not even enough for most living organisms to react.

But for Locke, that was enough!

The Destruction Black Lotus surged forward.

A vast expanse of lotus shadows squeezed in from between the Dark Sword and the radiant light of all things, and Locke's Rule True Body appeared directly in front of Duolie.

Duolie didn't have time to continue pressuring Karuman.

He spread his arms outwards, and the already powerful Qisha Storm around him instantly expanded several times over.

Layer upon layer of sand gathered before him.

Within each sea of sand lies countless Rule Vortex.

If an ordinary Level-11 Being were to fall into it, its Rule True Body would likely be disintegrated in an instant.

Locke's forward speed didn't even change much.

The God Slaying Spear thrust forward.

The outermost layer of sand dunes split open first from the center.

The Power of Destruction contained within the spearhead was not worn down by the constantly spinning sand; instead, it spread rapidly along the Rule Vortex of the sand sea.

What was originally a channel that could help Duolie disperse his attacks has in the blink of an eye become a path through which Power of Destruction penetrates.

Large swaths of Black-Red Flames rose from within the sea of sand.

The first layer has not yet completely collapsed, but the second and third layers are also being affected one after another.

With Duolie shout, the massive true form of the Sandstorm Rules was finally fully unleashed.

His upper body still retained Humanoid Form, but his lower body had completely merged with the endless sea of sand around him.

Several Rules Arm, formed from the Sandstorm Origin, simultaneously reached out to grab the Destruction Black Lotus.

Thick sandstorms surged in from all directions, attempting to bury Lianying and Locke together.

The Destruction Black Lotus was indeed affected.

The outermost lotus petals have suffered extensive damage due to constant erosion from the sandstorms.

Locke, who was perched in the center of the lotus platform, did not retreat.

The Power of Destruction beneath his feet suddenly erupted.

The sand sea, which had been pressing inward, was thrown outwards in all directions by this force.

The God Slaying Spear vanished abruptly from Locke's hands.

The next moment, the black and red spearhead appeared directly in front of Duolie!

Duolie raised his two Rules Arm, attempting to clamp the God Slaying Spear from the front.

The moment the gun barrel collided with the sandstorm, a large area of the surrounding starry sky simultaneously caved inward.

Then, it shattered under the Power Impact!

Duolie blocked the first thrust of the God Slaying Spear.

However, his two arms, formed from the very essence of the universe, also developed dense black cracks.

Locke gripped his gun and thrust it forward.

"Boom!"

The sandstorm arms that were blocking the outside of the gun barrel exploded one after another.

The black and red spear pierced through the last layer of protection and went straight into Duolie's shoulder!

A large amount of yellowish-brown essence gushed out from the wound.

The Flames of Destruction clinging to the spearhead continued to burn deeper into his Rule True Body along the wound.

Duolie let out a low growl.

His body, which had merged with the sea of sand below, suddenly dispersed, attempting to reassemble at another storm node.

The crimson Emotion Power surrounding Locke rippled outwards at this moment.

Anger, fear, regret, and a host of other emotions were all stirred up at once.

The source that Duolie was originally preparing to transfer suddenly became chaotic for a moment.

The God Slaying Spear swept across the battlefield!

The half of the Rules Body Duolie had just condensed was torn apart once again by the spear's light.

Without the intervention of other powerful individuals, Locke's subsequent attacks would only inflict more severe injuries on him.

A silvery light fell between the two at that moment.

The Myriad Phenomena Balance Disk rotates horizontally, forcibly pulling the destructive spear light that was pressing down on Duolie Lie to the side.

Ebony's Dark Sword followed closely behind.

Streaks of Dark Sword Light fell along the outer edge of the Destruction Black Lotus, forcing Locke to divert some of his power to defend against them.

Duolie seized the opportunity and finally retrieved the Rule True Body back into the depths of the sandstorm.

However, the devastating wound on his shoulder did not heal.

The continuously burning Black-Red Flames forced Duolie to constantly mobilize his own power to suppress them.

Even the surrounding Qisha Storm dimmed considerably.

Duolie quickly gathered more sandstorms around him, while ordering the Qisha Legion, which had previously attacked the flank, to be ready to retreat at any time.

Leaving those legions there will only provide more Spoils of War for Karuman and the Destruction Divine Kingdom.

Ebony's original plan to re-secure the front line through a flanking attack also completely failed.

After the high-level forces of both sides widened the gap again, the various legions that had been fighting for many years finally got a chance to rotate.

Large numbers of the devastated Destruction Legion retreated from the front lines to the rear areas controlled by the Mechanical Civilization...

This naturally includes the Destruction Zerg Beasts under Kerrygan's command.

One after another, enormous insectoid beasts of astonishing size dragged their Armor Penetration across the transport route.

The Destruction Flame emanating from them have not been extinguished.

The blood and broken armor fragments left behind were quickly collected by the Zerg Swarm that followed.

Further away, a slender figure watched silently as the Zerg Swarm returned.

It was Befu; she had been standing there for quite some time.