The Sword Qi That Tore the Earth Apart
"The giant has not left the dungeon—" Lin Xu quickly realized, his gaze falling on the location of the giant city lord.
The bonuses a territory provides to a lord will diminish once the lord leaves the territory's boundaries.
The authority of the dungeon is clearly limited to underground; the surface is not within the lord's jurisdiction.
At this moment, the giant city lord's body was mostly inside the passage, with only his head and arms exposed as he manipulated magic.
In fact, most of the magic power in this high-level lightning spell was drawn from the dungeon to facilitate rapid casting.
"Whoosh~"
The flying sword sliced through the air, carrying a chilling killing intent as it hurtled towards the giant city lord.
The thunderclouds in the sky paused, then lost control, and the immense magical power they had accumulated quickly dissipated.
The giant city lord, who had been attacked by the flying sword, dared not be careless. He quickly abandoned his control over the spell and drew his greatsword to slash at the incoming flying sword.
"Whoosh~"
To Lin Xu's astonishment, a sword beam hundreds of meters long slashed through the sky, causing the air to explode with a violent roar.
The flying sword nimbly spun around, dodging the incoming sword Gang Qi, which then slashed down onto the ground.
"Boom~"
The earth trembled violently, and a trench hundreds of meters long and several feet deep appeared on the ground, displaying terrifying destructive power!
"Is this a high-level warrior's Earth-Splitting Slash?" Lin Xu's expression changed slightly as he looked at the deep trench. "No, this is a high-level warrior's full-force burst!"
It is rumored that high-level professionals can fight against a light armor company in complex environments. If they can unleash such powerful Battle Qi Slash with ease, even heavy mechanics would have a hard time charging in.
With the added advantage of Territory Authority, the giant city lord's regenerative abilities reached an incredible level.
The Earth-Splitting Slash had just erupted when the next Battle Qi Slash was already brewing.
A series of fierce Battle Qi Slash rang out in the sky with thunderous booms, and the three flying swords were like sampans in a raging sea, on the verge of capsizing at any moment.
But the flying sword continued to weave through the storm, like a frigatebird navigating a tempest, able to freely pass through the howling winds.
The sword flashed and attacked the giant city lord.
A pale blue magical barrier unfolded, and a sharp sword light slashed through it, instantly tearing the shield apart.
The sword light tore through one shield, but there was another layer inside. After tearing through three layers of shields in succession, the flying sword had no choice but to speed up its escape.
The torn magical shield quickly recovered, and the battle became intense.
The three Daoists quickly changed their strategy, their three flying swords linked together, their sword light flashing, and the magic shield was shattered with a single strike.
As the sword flashed, the shield was torn apart, layer after layer of shields were ripped apart in an instant, and the last Sword Qi swept across, tearing a crack in the sturdy enchanted armor.
Tough skin and flesh were torn apart, and blood splattered everywhere.
"Hmph~"
The giant grunted, his longsword flashing as he slashed at the front of him more than ten times in an instant.
Streaks of Sword Qi ripped through the sky, forming a dense net of Sword Qi that carved out trenches on the ground.
Flesh and blood regenerated at the damaged wounds, healing quietly—clearly a testament to the powerful regenerative abilities granted by the territory bonus.
Just as the three Daoist priests were fighting the giant city lord, the monster army had already launched its first attack.
The sturdy wooden fence of the military camp had been destroyed by the lightning that fell from the sky. The violent lightning tore the earth apart and broke the formation deployed by Xuanwei Monastery.
The explosive lightning caused numerous casualties, and the charred corpses and wailing soldiers on the ground made the Daoist temple appear even more disheveled.
When the monster army launched its attack, the Dao army, which had been severely damaged by high-level lightning magic, was already engaged in a fierce battle before it could regroup.
"Get out of my way!" the Half-Giant warrior roared. The Half-Giant, who was over three meters tall and fully armored, charged forward with all his might, leaving clear footprints on the ground like a furious chariot.
"Shuashua~"
Sensing the danger, the Daoists immediately released talismans, and the talismans transformed into fireballs in mid-air, hurtling towards the attacking Half-Giant.
"Boom boom~"
The continuous explosions obscured the steel giant's form, but when the flames subsided, the giant was already within reach.
The first group of Daoist soldiers maintained their battle formation, wielding their long halberds and slashing down.
"Clang~"
A piercing clang of metal rang out, and the five Dao soldiers trembled as their formation was broken by the charging heavy warriors. The Dao soldier who was first hit was sent flying and fell to the ground.
"Kill!"
The Half-Giant warrior swung his Warhammer, smashing it down at the Daoist soldiers who were trying to intercept him.
A flash of blue light appeared, and a semi-transparent shield lit up, only to shatter under the hammer's blow.
Without the buffer of the army formation, the Daoist soldier's halberd was knocked away, and he was struck in the chest by the still-powerful Warhammer.
Blood spurted from his mouth and nose, and fragments of his internal organs were ejected with the blood. The Daoist soldier who fell to the ground was almost dead.
Lin Xu "looked" at the chaotic battlefield. With the advantage brought by magic, the monsters, who were outnumbered, actually gained the upper hand. Taking advantage of the fact that the Daoist soldiers had not yet finished adjusting their formation, they launched a charge.
"The situation isn't looking good," he frowned, his heart heavy.
Fortunately, the Daoist soldiers were more organized than he had imagined. Even though they suffered heavy losses from the magical bombardment, they quickly recovered and regrouped while fighting.
"We can't wait any longer; we must act now and lend a helping hand to the abbots and elders."
Lin Xu contacted the Ghost Bride with a thought; she possessed Dharma Seed, allowing them to maintain contact as long as the distance wasn't too great.
At this moment, the Giant City Lord was engaged in battle with the flying sword. Both sides were fully focused and restraining each other, making it the perfect opportunity for him to make his move.
A Red-Robed Ghost stretched out its claws and slashed fiercely at the magical floor tiles laid in the tunnel.
The magical channel composed of runes flickered slightly, and a tiny rune in one spot was damaged, causing the efficiency of the magical flow to decrease subtly.
As magic accumulated, it gradually became a burden on this magical channel.
Following Lin Xu's plan, the three hundred Red-Robed Ghost launched their attack simultaneously. Within the seemingly perfect magic circuit, more than three hundred runes were quietly damaged.
Over the past period of time, Lin Xu has been paying close attention to the development of the situation while trying to analyze the magic rune system.
The demons attacked some of the most critical magic nodes. As the rune systems of these key nodes malfunctioned, the originally stable magic channels were suddenly disrupted.
This was just the beginning. Due to the limitations of ghosts, the Red-Robed Ghost could hardly cause serious damage to the magic matrix directly, so Lin Xu designed a special combat method.
After completing one attack, the Red-Robed Ghost stealthily moved towards the next target node, and launched a second attack upon reaching the target location.
The repeated disruptions made the ripples in the magic channel more and more pronounced, like a television with a poor signal, constantly flickering.