Chapter 457

Because he had been corrupted too deeply.

Saladin's claim of being stronger than a legend was ultimately nothing more than a one-sided fantasy, a castle in the air, a reflection in the water. Reality proved that he had not grown any stronger because of it.

All his delusions and false self-assessments turned into fleeting illusions at that moment. Even as he continued to comprehend that corrupted knowledge, he had lost his flesh and become a being with a fatal weakness.

"No... my kingdom..." Saladin let out his final wail. The golden crown slipped from his head and turned into ordinary grains of sand before it even touched the ground.

"The desert... will devour everything in the end."

Had to say, this guy really loved putting on a show.

Even as he was about to fall apart, he still had to give himself a little extra drama, spouting lines that sounded rather like something from a game. Of course, people of this era would not complain about that sort of thing.

After all, video games would not be born in this world for another thousand years.

As the final syllable faded, the Sandstorm Wizard King completely turned into a pile of ordinary sand. Only that staff remained on the ground, glimmering with a faint light.

"We finally took care of that guy. Good thing we were lucky and didn't run into him at his peak. If he had a physical body like the Star Speaker, we'd have been in deep trouble." Saruman collapsed onto the ground. Repeatedly casting high-level magic had completely drained his mana. His magic core felt as though it had been torn apart, and even more terrifyingly, he could clearly feel some external force trying to erode his soul.

"Can we... still get out alive?" Karg was in