An enormous haul
However, Oden had no intention of stopping. He was just idling around anyway, and having finally managed to grasp his scepter, why would he easily give up? Even the clanging sound of it hitting him was quite pleasant, wasn't it?
This time, however, was different. With the death of the Leader, the barely maintained connection between the three completely collapsed, and the protective layer on the High Singer's body also shattered in an instant.
The Azure and Gold-Wrapped Scepter fell again with a whistling sound. The kneeling High Singer could no longer stop Oden's attack and was crushed into pieces.
Oden, scepter in hand, watched with interest the mass of flesh before him, waiting for it to reassemble from the distance as it had done before.
This time, however, the pieces of flesh only twitched slightly on the ground a few times before becoming completely still. They were then slowly swallowed up by the earth below, and no other figures materialized in the distance.
Clearly, the High Singer died so hastily.
Lu Yuan stared at the crushed High Singer, his smile freezing on his face. That was a full 50 experience points, gone just like that.
Oden, of course, didn't know that Lu Yuan could gain experience by killing people, and Lu Yuan couldn't possibly tell anyone about it. He could only watch helplessly as the pile of minced meat sank into the ground, his lips twitching involuntarily. He swallowed his anger, feeling utterly helpless in this mess.
On the other side, the Bone Controller knelt on the spot, motionless.
He looked at the muddy mess of the Leader, completely covered in colorful words, and then glimpsed the mangled flesh of the High Singer had been crushed and could never stand up again. His connection with this land was still there, but now that connection no longer brought the familiar warmth and protection, but an emptiness he had never felt before.
This is the Holy Sovereign's residence, their residence, where they should be immortal.
He had seen too many Outsider struggle on this land, watched them decay little by little, turning into nourishment for the land, or joining them as their brothers and sisters. He had also seen the rats hiding in the mansion being hunted down one by one. In his mind, death was something that belonged only to others.
But right now, his two companions were dying one after another right before his eyes, dying in a humiliating and disgusting way. Their bodies were like the mud that could be found anywhere in this world, leaving not a trace.
The Bone Controller's body began to tremble slightly, and the white bones lying at his feet also trembled, making a series of soft, clattering sounds.
That fear began to spread slowly from the bottom of his heart, spreading to his entire face. He had lived in this mansion for countless years and had never known what fear was, but at this moment he was truly afraid, because he might be the next one to die.
He didn't even dare to look up at the man carrying the girl in mid-air, nor did he dare to look at the Blue-Haired Man carrying the scepter. He felt that the colorful seawater falling from the sky might fall on his head at any moment, severing the last connection between him and this land.
The Bone Controller suddenly raised his head, letting out a mournful, distorted howl. The sound contained anger and resentment, but even more so, a utterly devastated fear.
The next moment, he fled like a madman.
Bones rose wildly from beneath his feet, large and small bone fragments interlocking and supporting him. He rushed towards the distant Gray Mist at an incredible speed, with bones constantly joining him along the way. The mass of white bones plowed deep furrows in the ground. He didn't even look back, and in the blink of an eye, he disappeared into the world.
Before anyone could react, the Bone Controller had vanished without a trace.
Lu Yuan looked at the ravine extending into the Gray Mist and made a preliminary estimate of its speed. If the Time Bestower working, he might be able to catch up if he accelerated. But right now, with his body swaying in the air, he could only eat its dust if he tried to catch up.
He clicked his tongue inwardly, feeling a little regretful that he ultimately didn't choose to pursue her.
Two Fifth Order, one was killed by Oden, and the other escaped. Sigh, 100 experience points.
But Lu Yuan quickly regained his composure, because the mass of Flesh began to move.
The mass of the emperor's Flesh Holy Sovereign the Leader's chest, after losing the Leader's sustenance, did not decay along with its Host. It broke free from the submerged mud, curled up on the ground, and throbbed, seemingly preparing to flee into the earth.
But would Lu Yuan give it that chance?
The reason he didn't attack the Bone Controller was because he was focused on that mass of Flesh. While upgrading his rationality was certainly valuable, upgrading his Scholar was even more important, so Lu Yuan decisively made his move.
The stream of seawater that had split off in the sky suddenly contracted, transforming into a massive chain woven from countless characters. It bound the mass of Flesh, attempting to drag it entirely into the Sea of Knowledge.
The mass of Flesh, having clearly been nourished for some time, had developed its own consciousness. The moment it was bound by the chains, it struggled frantically, its surface bursting open with delicate Flesh tendrils that firmly rooted themselves to the ground beneath it, clearly trying to escape desperately.
The indistinct figure in the distance also began to move at that moment.
Lu Yuan could clearly feel a tremendous power surging out from that figure, wrapping around the mass of Flesh along the earth, vying with him for the Flesh before him. When that power landed on the Authority, Lu Yuan's left eye immediately felt a burning sensation.
A sickening tearing sound rang out between the colorful words and Flesh. Lu Yuan gritted his teeth, and the Authority deep within his left eye trembled wildly. The chain formed by the words slowly tightened upwards.
The mass of Flesh grew longer and longer as it was pulled between the two forces, and fine cracks appeared on its surface, from which dark red blood gushed out, only to be dispersed by the surging text.
With a dull tearing sound, the mass of Flesh was finally ripped apart.
Lu Yuan only dragged away a small portion; that small piece of Flesh struggled wildly within the text, but was quickly swept into the sea above and disappeared without a trace.
The moment that small piece of Flesh was swept away, the figure in the distance vanished on the spot. He disappeared from this world without warning, leaving no trace. The remaining Flesh shrank abruptly and burrowed deep into the ground, never to be found again.