Amber light, like that of dusk, illuminated the entire underground cavern.
Counterintuitively, there is no light source here. Whether it's the Soul Returner of the Second Holy See or the Knights and Squires of the Eternal Domain, they all have night vision abilities obtained through different means. Therefore, things like Light and torches, which are common in adventure stories, are completely absent in this underground place.
Everyone was actually fighting in the dark, but they didn't realize it because they had night vision.
The last time this cave was so dazzling was just a few minutes ago with the dragon's breath from Seraphina.
At that moment, Ed watched as " Xilǐ'er " hurled his lance toward the cave ceiling, and his expression shifted from astonishment to relief.
These two teammates are terrible!
Oh, not a teammate.
Those are two pigs!
Ed instinctively wanted to utter a curse word from another world, but when the words reached his lips, he felt that it really couldn't be blamed on the Twin Kings.
I had been to the place where Antos was sealed before, but even so, I hadn't realized there was such a large amount of blood there.
I had even remarked at the time that if Muller had seen that horde of corpses, he would have devoured them so much that he would have become a High Tier.
Now look what's happened! If we'd known Adelaide had used those things as a food reserve, we would have been better off having Müller-chan eat them all earlier, just in case.
After a silent sigh, Ed focused his attention on the battlefield.
Although the flight of the lance is only a matter of a moment, given his thinking speed, he might still be able to struggle a little longer.
At this moment, Margaret, hanging upside down from the cave ceiling, revealed a triumphant smile.
Everything went exactly as she and Cuiske had planned. Her father's ( Adelaide's ) call was meant to draw the enemy's attention to Cuiske, but the real executor of the plan was always Margaret herself.
The reason for using fishing instead of directly attacking the cave ceiling and stone pillars is simply because Margaret's combat skills are more suited to targeting creatures than structures.
Venom, spider silk, corrosion, and the ability to " The Whole World Is an Enemy " are all terrifying abilities for the enemy, but it's unknown how long it would take to break through a thick layer of rock.
Moreover, while you are attacking, the enemy will seize the opportunity to launch a surprise attack.
Therefore, rather than being attacked from both sides while breaking through the rock wall, Cuiske and Margaret preferred to let the enemy break through the barrier themselves by fishing.
They had already experienced the attack power of the Twin Kings before. Despite being under the influence of more than ten kinds of seven or eight layers of debuffs, they were still able to hold their own against them for a short time. This was no ordinary High Tier Descent. Their father had to be brought out of seclusion.
Margaret, relieved that everything had gone her way, watched as the lance flew closer and closer into view.
In the distance, a vine suddenly burst forth from the ground, splitting in two and draping over Xilǐ'er and Tim.
Because the vine carried no murderous intent, the Twin Kings, who Descent and possessed them, did not resist, allowing Ed to roar inside their heads:
"Above the rock face are large amounts of blood and corpses left behind by the Antos Lineage after their deaths!"
"You two greenhorns who kill without burying the dead! Withdraw your lances immediately!"
Although Ed's choice of words felt a bit odd, now was not the time to dwell on it.
Thoughts always communicate faster than words, Ed received the Twin Kings ' reply in the next moment:
"No way."
The King of Domination stated bluntly:
"That lance is locked onto Margaret; it will surely hit her in the head."
The Immortal King added in a timely manner:
"Three times, I blessed her, so that the lance would regenerate after Shattered, and then smash her head again, repeating this three times."
Three times! Three times!
Ed was starting to panic.
Although the Twin Kings were Descent, he had no doubt that their full-force attack could shatter the dome above.
Now these two idiots are telling him—it's not a single all-out attack, but three all-out attacks.
Although Margaret could have avoided the collapse of the core area by simply falling from the top of the cave or changing direction, that was her goal in the first place, so why would she choose to avoid it?
Ed knew very well that while Low Tier and Middle Tier vampire nobles might betray their lineage progenitors, High Tier who had accepted True Blood would never do so.
All their honor and disgrace came from the Grand Duke, and reaching High Tier was tantamount to becoming a shareholder in the lineage; how could they possibly choose to betray him so easily?
Now that things had come to this, Ed watched the lance advance steadily in his field of vision, silently mouthed a familiar phrase from another world to the Twin Kings, and then prepared to face the great changes to come.
He didn't actually intend for the Twin Kings to withdraw their lances, since strictly speaking, they weren't really on the same side and had no obligation to help each other.
For a fleeting moment, Ed felt so angry he almost laughed. Even if he couldn't hit their true forms, he had to curse them out.
Meanwhile, in the Twin Kings Palace, a thousand miles away, long-absent laughter rang out.
Although it was just two hoarse, dry laughs, one could tell that the Immortal King seemed to be in an exceptionally good mood.
"My plan is going to fail, what are you laughing at?"
The King of Domination's voice sounded somewhat annoyed.
"Is it really going to fail? I don't think so."
The Immortal King's tone sounded very calm:
"If everything proceeds according to that young man's pace, then we are truly doomed to failure. At that point, unless our main body intervenes, we will have absolutely no chance of winning with just fifty Low Tier husks."
"And now?"
"The situation has become more chaotic, greatly increasing the likelihood that both sides will suffer heavy losses, which might create a new opportunity to acquire the complete Adelaide."
The probability is very small.
"It's better than nothing, and I might even get some new items... Oh, and about Margaret..."
"It's ready."
"Okay, then..."
Klaf City, the Rotting Corpse Dark Lake.
Hanging upside down from the cave ceiling, Margaret's eight eyes watched the lance grow ever larger in her field of vision, and she thus faced the judgment of the Twin Kings without resistance.
The lance didn't even touch her body; the force of the wind generated by the tip alone instantly shattered her head.
The gun slashed through the air, and an even more violent instantaneous storm tore her body to shreds.
Having achieved this, the lance still retains its complete form and abundant energy.
With this immense force, it crashed head-on into the top of the sedimentary rock cave above the dark lake, producing a thunderous roar.
A lance charged to its limit is like a rocket; once the tip touches the rock face, the entire lance instantly shatters, triggering a localized explosion powerful enough to destroy everything.
An extremely powerful shockwave echoed within the cave, and all the players, all the knights and their squires, and even Ed and Cuiske in his Willow Man form, lost their hearing at that moment.
Everyone looked up and saw, in the silent world, above the Shattered dome—
The ever- Solidification blood of the Antos Lineage is gushing into the cave.