"What, what, what is that?"
This was a female Elves in her early twenties, responsible for pruning the temple's flower vines every day. She was usually solemn and dignified, never smiling, and always maintained a holy and beautiful image. However, at this moment, she collapsed to the ground, her body trembling uncontrollably, her face contorted in ugliness, and she had lost control of her bladder and urinated all over the ground.
She looked up at the sky, at the monster that seemed to have stepped out of a nightmare, its face contorted with excessive fear, tears streaming down its face.
She wanted to maintain her purity, but she couldn't control her body at all.
"Hmph hmph hmph hmph hmph hmph hmph hmph..."
A shadowy monster, filled with fear and death, soared through the sky, leaving a vast expanse of darkness behind it. Fiery black smoke, like an erupting volcano or the black ashes of death, fell from the sky to the earth.
A dense mass of black heads, tangled together, cast an evil, malevolent light upon the earth.
"This can't be real, there really is such a monster in the world."
The Twilight Elves, looking up, had some fallen black ash on its face. With a "sizzle," it burst into flames as if it were gunpowder, and immediately began to writhe on the ground, howling in agony.
Reilo looked up at the enormous creature.
Like countless heads, black wings left a trail of scorching black smoke.
Beneath the shadow of this colossal form, both the Twilight Elves and the Harpy appeared utterly insignificant. It seemed to possess some special spiritual power, its sinister laughter echoing throughout the valley, its cold, knowing laugh resonating with everyone.
" Legendary Creature! It's absorbing the power of fear here and transforming it into this scorching black ash."
During the Furnace Fortress Wars, I witnessed the terror of Legendary Creature —creatures capable of dominating the course of wars involving tens of thousands of legions.
With only a few hundred Twilight Elves Harpy here, there is no way they can defeat them.
Even without using the Reilo spell, the Old Monster could clearly see everything from just a few thousand meters away. As one of the top Old Monster in the Grand Duchy, although Reilo believed in Academician Corleon's glorious battle record, this was, after all, a Legendary Creature!
Even though Reilo was much stronger than he was at Furnace Fortress, he still couldn't help but feel a little insignificant and humble in the face of this terrifying Legendary Creature.
"I've completed the mission!"
The soil beneath Reilo's feet loosened, and Whitey emerged, stuffing another mouthful of mud into its mouth before noticing the monster's shadow in the sky.
"My copper coins! What the hell is this thing?"
Whitey screamed and instinctively grabbed Reilo's trouser leg.
Reilo Luo looked around. Academician Corleon hadn't shown up yet. Was he still going to test the descent technique as planned?
After all, even Ancient Dragons could be sealed. Judging from what that old troll witch doctor said, this Old Monster had made another breakthrough, seemingly reaching some extremely terrifying level. His words even carried a sense of reverence and longing.
A Legendary Creature, that shouldn't be a problem, right?
Thinking this, Reilo took out a Transcendental Bead given to him by the Old Monster and silently activated it using his special Mental Power as a guide.
Ninety-nine black-feathered bird heads.
These black feathers absorbed the pervasive power of fear from all directions, constantly transforming into scorching black smoke. Like terrifying creatures flying out of a nightmare, they left a trail of black smoke behind them, becoming a deathly Black Shadow in the setting sun, looking down at the tiny creatures on the ground filled with fear.
Clang.
Inside the temple, the scepter, symbolizing the Twilight Elves ' unwavering faith, lay on the ground.
The Twilight Elves chieftain stared blankly at the terrifying creature, leaning against the wall, his eyes filled with deep remorse.
" The Death Shadow, an evil creature that brings fear and death to the earth, has returned to this world after more than a thousand years since the most powerful Bolan Saintess died. No one can stop it now."
"Father!"
As she helped her father up, Dai'er realized her own ignorance.
She thought she was the most outstanding female warrior of the younger generation, and would follow in the footsteps of the great Bolan Saintess to become an outstanding saintess of the Twilight Elves race, but she never expected that she was not prepared to face this calamity at all.
The identity of a saintess is a responsibility, not an honor.
"It's all my fault. I was too weak. I've led this world to utter ruin, plunging it into the abyss..."
In the sky.
After the Death Shadow circled twice, the overwhelming aura of fear satisfied it, and it seemed to have awakened evil thoughts from over a thousand years ago. Some long-buried memories in its consciousness were gradually reviving.
"Hmph hmph hmph hmph hmph hmph..."
A soaring, soulful laugh resonated wildly.
"Tremble, you lowly insects! Your fear will be the most delicious condiment for your souls. I will slowly chew every bone in your bodies, then devour your souls, and taste your helpless despair..."
A bird's head fell from the sky.
"No!"
The Harpy screamed as the giant bird's head snapped into its jaws, making crunching and chewing sounds.
There were so many bird heads that the Harpy scattering across the sky were swallowed up in no time.
With a deafening roar, the roof of the sealed temple, which was covered in Energy Restriction, was violently ripped open by a giant golden claw, as if tearing open the soft flesh protected by a seashell. The many Twilight Elves, who were protected by the temple's barriers, screamed in terror as they looked at the black, ferocious bird heads that were constantly writhing and stretching down, screaming hysterically.
The Harpy and the Witcher were thrown into chaos and fled into the distance.
They thought that after releasing the sealed Magic Creature, the Magic Creature would be grateful and become a guardian and worshipper of the Harpy clan, but they never expected it to develop into such a disaster.
"Don't give up, everyone! We must never give up hope!"
Even the Twilight Elves chieftain and the Holy Maiden were gripped by fear and despair, but this great warrior, known as the Twilight Heart, stepped forward at the crucial moment.
"If even we give up, who can save this world? Brothers! Sisters! This world needs us! We must not give up, even if only a sliver of hope remains, we will give it our all! Let's fight back together!!"
Everyone looked at Twilight Heart, their hearts seemingly greatly encouraged.
However, the next moment...
"Hmph! You lowly insect, you dare to try and stop my will to die!"
The Death Shadow monster on the rooftop looked down at the tiny figure holding the holy sword and said menacingly.
"I..."
Twilight Heart was about to say something.
With a loud "bang!"
A gigantic bird head, moving with incredible speed, blurred into a blur and hurled the Twilight Elves, radiating holy light, into the sky.
Immediately afterwards, more than a dozen bird heads swarmed forward, tearing the little creature to shreds. Its flesh and blood were scattered on the ground, and it died a miserable death.
More bird heads swept towards the Twilight Elves fleeing into the hall.
"Enjoy the fear before death!"
Buzz.
The demonic bird, wreaking havoc in fear, suddenly sensed something, its body trembled, and its ninety-nine heads abruptly rose up.
"Who!!!!!"
Silently.
The last rays of the setting sun were swallowed by a dark light.
One by one, the Harpy flying into the distance suddenly felt their bodies sink, and the weak level 0 shadow harpies rolled their eyes and fell from the sky.
The fiery clouds reflecting the afterglow of the setting sun seemed to be quietly dispelled by a silent force filled with cruelty and fervor.
The sky and the earth paled in comparison.
The world is now reduced to a monotonous black and white.
A speck of dust fell, creating a ripple.
A deathly darkness and silence gradually spread, even the wind stopped, and the source of everything pointed to that tiny, hunched figure, whose eyes seemed to reflect the end of darkness.
"What... what kind of power is this?"
Reilo trembled uncontrollably.
This does not originate from the body, but from the instinct of the soul.
Wherever his eyes passed, all light vanished, and the darkness and shadows seemed to come alive, twisting and contorting. Even Reilo's Moon Shadow Wraith was affected by this power, receiving a certain amplification, its grotesque and twisted face grinning eerily.
The silent darkness became the only melody in this canyon.
At the sealed temple, a colossal figure, its only remaining feature being the faint glow of its dim red eyes, was struggling to endure the darkness, pressed down by endless darkness from all sides, as it gazed toward the source of the silent darkness.
"Hehehehehehehehe..."
A chilling, sinister laugh echoed in the air.
Above Reilo's head, an aged figure grinned evilly as he looked down at the enormous figure standing atop the Sealed Temple.
"Flowing with the blood of the ancient Thousand-Headed Bird, the embodiment of fear and death, the evil Magic Creature recorded in ancient texts that ravaged the Grand Duchy for thirteen hundred years, my Dissection Table has been waiting for you for a long time, my Specimen Room has been yearning for you for a long time..."
The Magic Creature looked up at that figure.
Even its powerful soul, upon gazing at that figure, seemed to be drawn into those silent, dark eyes.
"The aura of law is present, yet there is no tide of faith. May I ask, which great Gods are you? Please forgive my the Foolish; I have no intention of offending your majesty!"
The Death Shadow, with its ninety-nine bird heads, trembled and roared.
All Legendary Creature instinctively steer clear of temples filled with faith, for they are the most dangerous places in the world!
"Foolish little bird, there are no gods here. You have to go to the temple to find such things."
The endless darkness in the sky coalesced into a giant hand over ten meters long, reaching out to grab the Magic Creature that had just broken free from its seal.
"Hehehehehe, I heard you enjoy relishing the fear your prey experiences before death? Hehehehehe, I'm different from you. My research institute has invented a new way to play, one that will only let you slowly enjoy the fear, but will never kill you!"
This monster, who wields the power of laws, has attacked me!
"No, no, no..."
The Death Shadow knew this would be a hundred times more dangerous than the battle thirteen hundred years ago.
With its keen spiritual instincts, it sensed a series of terrifying scenes that sent shivers down its spine!
One after another, creatures of its own caliber wailed pitifully on that tiny figure's Dissection Table, their cries lasting for hundreds of days before they were made into dried specimens for exhibition. His Dissection Table was almost never quiet.
Until that terrifying shadow appeared.
In order to preserve it for a long time and make effective use of some of its resources, these humans have developed a new method of preservation.
That was an Ancient Dragons!
The king of ancient times, known as the most perfect creature in the food chain!
Its sharp teeth, however, were all pulled out without leaving a single one.
Its prized dragon scales were all stripped away.
Its claws, capable of tearing everything apart, were chopped off and locked away in the deepest darkness.
Its body was covered in all sorts of tubes, and it wailed pitifully day after day, yet it would never die...
"No!!!"
Fear, coldness, trembling.
"He's not a Gods at all, but a monster who wields the power of laws. I must not let this monster capture me, or I will end up like him!!!"
The Death Shadow, often described as the embodiment of fear and death, reveals what true fear is at this moment!
Beneath the cold, indifferent rationality lies a reckless, fanatical madness, a bloodthirsty, hysterical pursuit, a ruthless desire to collect and possess, and a scholar's yearning for specimens.
"Thirteen hundred years ago, there were absolutely no such terrifying creatures in this corner of the continent! They actually mastered the power of laws without any current of faith, and yet another terrifying species has awakened!! This terrifying species has grown up in the short thousand years I've been sealed and dormant. I sense a danger even greater than in the center of the continent. If I can escape this place, I must get away from this remote and dangerous corner of the continent as soon as possible!!!"
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