Attack from within and without
Deep within the Caverns of Time, Xiao Yu saw a colossal bronze dragon statue. The statue appeared to be life-sized, measuring fifty or sixty meters in length, roughly the same size as an ancient dragon. It seemed to be carved from some kind of rock, remarkably lifelike. What set it apart was the golden light flowing across its body, and the statue held an hourglass in its hand.
What surprised Xiao Yu the most was that the statue actually had a health bar.
Kairoz explained softly, "This is Maijiaer, the Guardian of Time and the first Speaker of the Council of Time. It was he who collected the Sands of Time and, together with the other members of the first Council of Time, created the Hourglass of Time. To protect the Hourglass of Time forever, he cast a spell on himself, locking him in time at his most powerful moment, frozen within time itself. Whenever the Hourglass of Time is in danger, he will awaken from time's constraints. The statue you see now is the state in which he was sealed by the Curse time."
Xiao Yu was startled. So the statue was alive! "But wait, doesn't that mean he's holding the Hourglass of Time?"
"That's right," Kairoz nodded.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu's heart skipped a beat, and he said in a deep voice, "Then why are we doing all this messing around? Deploying a demon army and trying to stop the activation of the Time Barrier, why don't you just release the shackles of time, I'll just go up and snatch that hourglass and run away, who can catch me!"
Kairoz was startled upon hearing this. "You absolutely mustn't do that! Maijiaer is one of the ancestral holy dragons, and his power far surpasses that of ordinary ancient dragons. Coupled with the tentacles of the other Bronze Dragon Clan, we'll have a very difficult time escaping. We must combine the power of the Council of Sages to have any chance of victory."
Xiao Yu could only nod in agreement. "Alright, let's continue."
The two continued walking in, passing through the open area of the yellow sand floors, and finally, in a corner of the Caverns of Time, they arrived at the control room of the Time Barrier, which was also the Caverns of Time's external monitoring room.
The monitoring room was a huge cavern, and in front of several monitoring crystals stood two Bronze Dragon Clan who had transformed into elves.
Both of them were adult dragons, with the strength of a skeleton.
In addition, a group of Dragonspawn guards stood watch around the monitoring room.
Upon seeing the two enter, the two bronze dragon monitors instinctively ignored Xiao Yu and turned their attention directly to Kairoz.
"Lord Kairoz, what brings you here?"
Kairoz was also a member of the Council of Time, holding a high position and great power. It's estimated that these two Bronze Dragon Monitors never imagined that Kairoz would betray the Council of Time.
Kairoz waved his hand. "It's nothing, I just came to take a look around. Has anything unusual happened here lately? Are there any signs of enemy activity outside the Caverns of Time?"
"We haven't encountered any threats for many years. After all, the Caverns of Time is the sacred ground of my Bronze Dragonflight, and I doubt anyone would dare to invade it," the Bronze Dragon overseer said with no small amount of pride.
Before the words were even finished, another bronze dragon monitor suddenly exclaimed, "My God, what is that?"
The person who had answered immediately looked at the crystal ball and saw a dark line appear on the horizon of the distant sand dunes.
"It's a demon?" the monitor exclaimed.
The saying goes that once a human reaches ten thousand, there is no end in sight. Demons are much larger than humans, and there is an army of fifty thousand demons, so densely packed that they seem to stretch endlessly into the distance.
Such a massive enemy is clearly a significant threat to the Caverns of Time.
"Quickly, activate the Time Barrier! We can't fight an enemy like this!" the bronze dragon monitor said, and he and his companion rushed towards the activation device of the Time Barrier.
Although being proven wrong was a bit uncomfortable, the two monitors were still quite self-aware.
Just as the two monitors passed by Xiao Yu and Kairoz--
"Attack!" Kairoz shouted coldly, and a Time Prison was fired at a Bronze Dragon Monitor. At the same time, Xiao Yu, who was prepared, immediately removed the mask from his face.
The moment the mask was removed, the immense energy fluctuations emanating from the Elemental King's body startled the two bronze dragon monitors. "Lord Kairoz, what have you done—"
"Die, you reptile!" The answer he received was a Hammer of Chaos. Xiao Yu slammed the bronze dragon into the wall, and at the same time, his left hand conjured several Ice Lance, all of which pierced the bronze dragon's body. Although Dragon Clan have strong vitality, in human form they are just as weak as ordinary humanoid creatures and are easily Execute, let alone when it comes from the Elemental King. Several Ice Lance pierced through the bronze dragon's heart, brain, throat and other vital organs at the same time, instantly killing it.
Another bronze dragon guardian was about to transform, but Kairoz wouldn't let him have his way. He trapped him in a Time Cage and, with a wave of his hand, banished him to another timeline.
The Dragonspawn guards also realized what was happening and, without bothering to ask what was going on, they all brandished their Dragonspawn longswords and surrounded the enemy. However, in the eyes of the Elemental King, their strength was completely insignificant.
Frost Nova! In an instant, more than a dozen Dragonspawn warriors were frozen into ice sculptures.
Frost Detonation! Bang bang bang! A series of explosions blasted all the Dragonspawn warriors into icy, bloody fragments.
12-in-1 deals!
At this moment, only Kairoz and Xiao Yu remained in the monitoring room.
"Very good. Now all we need to do is hold this place. Once we let Naiser's demon army break in, with the help of others, seizing the Hourglass of Time will be a piece of cake." Kairoz said excitedly, showing no sadness at the death of his kin.
Xiao Yu felt a sense of unease. "Why not just destroy the activation device of this Time Barrier?"
"No!" Kairoz hurriedly stopped him, "The activation device of this Time Barrier stores a huge amount of energy. Once it is destroyed, it will create a time storm. We are at the center of this Time Storm. If we are unlucky, we may get lost in the maze of time."
Xiao Yu didn't insist. Kairoz was an expert in this area, and nodded, saying, "Alright, let's hold on then."
He immediately began to utilize the elemental power within his body, summoning elemental minions.
Unlike before when he could only use fixed summoning skills, Xiao Yu can now freely transform into the elemental creatures he wants, and there is no limit to the number of creatures he can summon. Theoretically, as long as he has enough elemental power in his body, he can summon as many elements as he wants.
Summoning elemental minions is less cost-effective than using Elemental Gate. The former requires a large amount of elemental power, and the summoned elemental creatures have little intelligence and can only obey commands. The latter, on the other hand, simply requires opening a portal to teleport existing elemental creatures.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Yu summoned dozens of giant stone elementals, each six or seven meters tall. With a command, these stone elementals immediately blocked the passage from the monitoring room to the outside. In this way, even if the bronze dragon outside realized that something was wrong, it would not be easy for it to open a passage. Even if the stone elementals were killed, their corpses alone would block the passage for a while.
At that very moment, the demon army outside also attacked the entrance to the Caverns of Time, clashing with the Bronze Dragonflight guards who were protecting Caverns of Time.
The Bronze Dragonspawn are quite powerful in combat, roughly on par with mid-level demons like Berserkers and Felguard. They can't defeat high-level monsters like the Six-Armed Serpent Demon or Doomguard, but they are far stronger than ordinary lesser demons, imps, and unicorns.
Most importantly, the Bronze Dragonspawn are well-organized and work in perfect harmony, unlike the demons who are used to attacking in droves. In addition, the terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so despite the huge difference in numbers, they seem to be able to hold out for a while.
Several hundred bronze Dragonspawn warriors blocked the demon army at the entrance to the valley.
Just as the bronze dragon overseer leading the Dragonspawn guard felt a sense of relief and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he could hold out for a while, suddenly, the Dragonspawn guard's formation was violently broken through. A humanoid figure passed through the dense Dragonspawn formation, and wherever he passed, all the Dragonspawn were either cut in half or split in two. The heavy armor and tough scales on the Dragonspawn's bodies were as vulnerable as paper, and in the blink of an eye, a number of them died.
"Who is it?!" The Bronze Dragon Overseer was shocked and roared, unleashing a burst of dragon breath at the figure. This breath was unleashed in a fit of rage, and its power was astonishing. However, the person in front of him neither dodged nor evaded, and actually passed right through the dragon breath, arriving in front of the Bronze Dragon Overseer in the blink of an eye. He then slashed fiercely with the Dark Ripper in his hand.
"Die, you reptile!" Before the bronze dragon overlord could react, the massive dragon head had already fallen to the ground.
The dark figure landed gracefully, stepping on the massive corpse of the Bronze Dragon Overseer. Looking at the demons surging around him, he sneered. Who else could it be but Naiser?
"Purgatory Legion, now is your time to shine! That is the Caverns of Time, the sacred ground of the Bronze Dragonflight. Now, raze it to the ground!"
At Naiser's command, the demon army surged like a tidal wave into the passage of the Caverns of Time.
"Damn it, what's going on with Draka and Dewala? Why haven't they activated the Time Barrier yet?"
The three members of the Council of Time, having already realized something was wrong, began to argue amongst themselves.
Although these bronze dragons are ancient and possess amazing intelligence, they haven't been attacked on their doorstep for thousands of years. Suddenly encountering such a big disturbance, they were somewhat panicked. Fortunately, the Council of Time also has some field agents who travel all over the world, such as the one in front of them.
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