A voice filled with coldness and anger echoed throughout the underground space, making it difficult to pinpoint its exact source.
Just as Cuiske was about to defend against the impromptu attack from the combined forces of the Eternal Domain and the Second Holy See, a look of unacceptable resistance immediately appeared on his face:
"Father! You haven't recovered yet..."
"That's an order, Cuiske."
This time, however, the voice resonated in the heart of the loyal duke:
"These three are not so simple; you can't handle them."
"They're just three Pseudo·High Tier..."
These words were spoken by Margaret, whose abdomen had become rounded, ready to spray webs and venom at any moment.
"I know of your loyalty, but if you don't break my seal now, all three of us will die here today."
It was unusual for Adelaide to speak so much at once. Everyone only noticed a change in the expressions of the two dukes, one above and one below, before realizing that the opponent's tactics were about to change.
" Margaret, hold them off."
Cuiske raised his wooden staff and slammed it heavily on the ground, and a wooden wall began to slowly grow upwards in the center of the two camps.
The wooden wall gradually obscured their view, and everyone saw Cuiske retreat and disappear into the horde of Blood Corpse, while Margaret, hanging upside down from the cave ceiling, directed the Blood Corpse to fill the space behind the wall.
At this moment, the underground cavern was clearly divided into two parts. Although the Blood Corpse were the Grand Duke's own people, they were blocked by Cuiske's boundary.
But this is not a good thing. The Blood Corpse in the distance are still converging on this side, and their numbers will only increase. Meanwhile, Adelaide's unsealing operation has already begun. All three High Tier members of the allied forces are fakes, and their presence is time-limited.
Clearly, time is now on Adelaide's side. If Ed and the Twin Kings cannot cooperate sincerely at this moment, then this operation is doomed to failure.
Moreover, unlike previous operations, Adelaide is about to be resurrected. If this operation fails, millions of Adelaide Lineage Blood Corpse will sweep across the continent under the command of a single leader.
Thinking of this, the Twin Kings ' expressions turned grim, while Ed remained confident.
Looking at the rising wooden wall in front of him, Ed couldn't help but sigh.
Recalling his early days as Low Tier, he realized that even building a wall to deceive Holy Crusaders reinforcements required the combined efforts of both the Soul Returner and the locals.
But the wall in front of him was merely something Cuiske had casually created, yet it could rise at a visible speed, like a rapidly growing plant.
Is this a High Tier level of power?
With that thought, Ed raised his knight's sword high once more.
This time he said nothing, but slowly pointed the tip of his sword at the high wall not far away.
The spatial rift opened again, and a burst of dragon breath erupted forth.
Watching this one-trick pony succeed, the King of Domination silently glanced at the Immortal King.
That's a dragon! Is that how you use the word "dragon"?
The Immortal King shook his head almost imperceptibly, as if to indicate that he had never seen such a scene before.
After the dragon's breath, the water temperature in the " Rotting Corpse Dark Lake Bath" rose a few degrees again, but the players obviously didn't care about that. They were already eager to try their luck as soon as they saw the burnt-through opening.
Do you know how Adelaide plans to recover?
Ed's tone sounded like he was asking the Twin Kings, but he was actually only asking about the King of Domination.
After all, they were "family," and Vanessa should know something about what her good brother did.
"I don't know. The safest approach right now is to wait and see, since there's always the possibility that he's just bluffing and trying to scare us away."
Xilǐ'er, possessed by the King of Domination, casually tugged at the reins and offered a pertinent but ultimately useless piece of advice.
Ed curled his lip. Who didn't know that was a possibility?
But the problem is, if Adelaide does fully recover, who among those present can confidently handle him?
The Twin Kings keep saying they'll wipe out all the grand dukes, but even now, their true forms haven't shown up. It seems their will isn't strong enough.
Since we can't rely on them, we'll have to rely on ourselves.
"The Soul Returner!"
Ed suddenly turned around and shouted to the players:
" The Blood Corpse is a scourge of this world, and now that Adelaide is about to be resurrected, we must stop it!"
"Everyone, follow me and charge!"
Ed raised his longsword and led the Soul Returner towards the breach. Many players who had just been teleported there didn't know what was happening, but since Ed had said so, following along was definitely the right thing to do.
Ed didn't understand what Adelaide relied on to break the seal, but whatever it was, he just had to charge in!
Among hundreds or thousands of players, the fifty-odd Knights and their followers of the Eternal Domain are like a reef in the ocean.
What do you think should be done?
The King of Domination heard the Immortal King's voice, but not here, but in the distant Eternal Domain, in the Twin Kings Palace of Twilight Capital.
The other party's true form is speaking to its own true form.
"Accumulate strength and observe the situation."
The true form of the King of Domination spoke, and after a moment of silence, the Immortal King responded:
"I always felt that this ' Son of God ' must have something else to rely on, but today we need to be prepared to leave empty-handed."
"I never leave empty-handed."
The King of Domination's tone became somewhat sharp:
"Even without Adelaide, Cuiske and Margaret should still be useful to me."
At the top of the cave, looking down at the surging crowd of players, Margaret's face flushed noticeably.
These people were standing so close together; it was the perfect opportunity for her to display her abilities!
At this moment, the half-human, half-spider duke had entered a state of excitement. Her spider abdomen was swollen to almost a sphere, and her few eyes, which she could move, locked onto several densely packed areas below. Then, she hissed out several streams of toxic mucus.
Ed realized that an attack was coming towards him from above. He swung his sword backhand and switched to a Psionic Energy -dominated form, instantly shredding and eliminating the toxic slime.
But the players weren't so lucky.
Margaret's venom landed on the crowd, quickly causing a commotion among the players.
A person accidentally stepped on a puddle of venom, and it was as if they had stepped into a hole, with half of their leg being corroded away.
His companions quickly pulled him out of the venom, but the cut on his leg continued to corrode upwards, and black spots soon appeared on his face.
"Watch out for the BOSS's AoE attack!"
Seeing that he was no longer of any value to be healed, the player shouted loudly and chose to voluntarily abandon his body to revive.