179 Abomination Beast

This was Yuan Chen's first time seeing Ascended —in terms of sheer numbers, their individual strength was not as formidable as that of the epic beasts he had seen before, such as the Ek'Sharei.

The problem is that without a truly high-level fighter like Jax Nera to fill the gaps, a single Dread Beast could easily tear apart the entire defensive line.

Just like Jax, in a war between ordinary people, Jax could easily pierce through the enemy's army with just his staff and take their heads!

Now, with the Golden Army and the Ascended joining the battle, the lines that had been so hard-won are once again beginning to crumble!

Bump!

Jax forcefully blocked the Vulture Ascended's sharp beak, but along with the flying sparks, the strong wind wrapped around the Vulture Ascended's wings slammed viciously into Ixialia's lines.

Rumble rumble rumble!!

The storm surging with dark sand was devastating. Even when faced with the onslaught of the insect swarm, the solid line of defense, which was as unshakeable as a city wall and even capable of counterattacking and advancing, was almost instantly crushed into two ten-meter-wide bloody mudslides upon contact!

The surging storm, having crushed flesh and blood, continued its relentless charge until it crashed into the city wall, where it finally dissipated into the world amidst a flurry of dense runes on the wall's surface.

The moment the Vulture Ascended launched their attack, the soldiers of the Golden Army, advancing rapidly under the Black Sands' momentum, charged forward from ten kilometers away.

This seemingly long distance initially went unnoticed, but soon it became clear that, with the help of the sand sculptors, the soft sand not only did not hinder the soldiers' progress, but even actively aided the Golden Army in their charge.

With a gust of wind beneath their feet, the dense black sand propelled the soldiers to several times their Normal State speed. In just a few minutes, people saw the Golden Army's bronze spears covered in rust!

"Contract the lines!" Yuan Chen roared. "Front row, take your medicine! The rest of you, retreat to your defensive formations!"

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's order, the faces of the first three rows of Road Protector turned deathly pale, but in the next moment, a tragic determination appeared in their eyes.

In perfect unison, one after another, they took out a secret medicine from their robes, made with Dragon Blood and blissful water as its base.

The so-called water of bliss comes from Nila, but it is actually a clean Water Source that has been infected by the will of Oshirresh.

It can effectively catalyze an individual's emotions into a state of "bliss," causing them to lose the sensation of pain and rational perception, and removing the self-restrictions set up by the body's instincts for self-protection, thereby effectively increasing various bodily functions and Spellcasting abilities.

This elixir of ultimate bliss is practically useless against level five and above professionals. However, for Spellcasting below that level, it's enough to unleash the full potential hidden within their bodies for a short period!

But there was no price to pay.

Or perhaps, they won't live to see the moment when they have to pay the price.

Similarly, Nila and the others did not immediately withdraw back into the spell's range. Or rather, Nila, in particular, upon seeing these Ascended, was like a hungry dog seeing a bone. A series of silvery laughs rang out, and then, as if skimming the water, she covered hundreds of meters in just a few strides, charging Shurima army!

As it turns out, even the Golden Army from Ancient Shurima, in this extraordinary world, faced with monsters that almost represented the Runeterra, could only be slaughtered in one fell swoop!

Wielding the Flowing Water whip blade in his hand, as the whip blade was swung into the air, the area around it, under the surging water light, instantly formed a towering, turbulent blue wave.

"The River of Fate carries me toward greatness!!!"

With an exhilarating shout, Nila brought her whip blade down.

In an instant, the Milky Way reversed course. The surging waves rolled into endless blue billows, crashing down from the sky. Anything in the Flowing Water, whether it was a ferocious chariot made of yellow sand or a legion of soldiers clad in armor, was instantly reduced to shattered remains in the torrent!

The crashing blue waves stretched for thousands of meters, cleaving not only the army in front of them, but also the giant mountains behind them!

From atop the city wall, within Yuan Chen's line of sight, he could easily see that Nila's condition was being continuously intensified by this exhilarating energy—just what Oshirresh desired!

However, Yuan Chen knew that even though Oshirresh was constantly catalyzing the Normal State joy in Nila's heart, he couldn't stop it now, otherwise everything would be in vain!

Seeing Nila's terrifying destructive power, the Ascended in the rear also showed fear in their eyes, but then, the Ascended in the center wearing a lion helmet let out a rough growl.

Upon hearing this sound, without the slightest hesitation, the Ascended either trembled violently or simply collapsed to the ground, transforming into ferocious beasts.

Although they varied in form, without exception, their bodies were all filled with pollution from the Void.

Whether walking, crawling, or flying.

Having been freed from its true form as Ascended, tar-like liquid, accompanied by deep purple blood, continuously gushed from every part of its rotting and decaying body.

There were nine Ascended in total, and the vultures had Jax entangled with them—no, not just Jax.

To prevent the Griffin Ascended from causing further damage to the retreating army, Nedeli was also forced to join the attack and hunt against the Griffin Ascended.

The remaining eight Ascended, under the intensification of the Void, rushed towards Nila almost without hesitation.

Thunder roared from the Void, accompanied by swirling black sand. Cracks appeared in the murky sky, one after another, like a sea urchin with an eye in the middle, but even larger and covered with tentacles at the ends like human hands, as they floated out of the shattered space.

Void Abomination.

Almost the instant he saw them, their names appeared in Yuan Chen's mind.

These Void Beasts, which caused immense destruction in the war against Shurima thousands of years ago, are also depicted in great detail in Ixialia's records.

Simply put, they are the most powerful and common Spellcasting in the Void, aside from the Watchers and Lords.

Because of their different origins, the magic unleashed by these abominations is not elemental or arcane magic that people in the material realm can understand, but rather something that the Void first came into contact with.

The first thing that the Void comes into contact with is the material world itself.

Or perhaps, space.

Upon completing their descent, these abominations began to extend their tentacles into the surrounding space, corrupting, twisting, and rusting the anchor points within.

They are setting up a transmission beacon.