Chapter 348: Stalemate & Retreat

Chapter 348: Stalemate & Retreat

In that instant, Han Kexin felt an overwhelming sense of danger. She realized that Lucas had locked onto her. To evade the attack and avoid involving others, she quickly casted blink, teleporting herself ten kilometers away.

Boom!

The sword energy struck the forest, carving out a massive ravine in the earth.

Lucas, having locked onto Han Kexin's aura, declared, "You can't escape!"

As he spoke, the holy sword transformed into a holy spear. Lucas raised the spear and hurled it toward Han Kexin. Whether a holy sword or spear, these were manifestations of the Heart of Holy Light, and no armor could withstand an attack from such a divine artifact. Even an epic-grade shield would shatter instantly upon being struck by this holy spear. In other words, a divine artifact's attack could ignore all defenses.

Despite Han Kexin's formidable strength, she lacked the resistances and powerful defenses needed to withstand a direct hit from the holy spear, which would spell certain doom. Her figure flickered constantly as she cast teleportation spells with impressive speed, barely requiring any cooldown. She reappeared in different locations each second, sometimes creating illusions or phantasms. But it was futile.

The holy spear, acting like a homing missile, persistently targeted her real self. Moreover, it began to split: one spear became two, two became four, and four became eight, until a dense shower of golden spears filled the sky. Han Kexin found herself with fewer and fewer places to dodge.

Lucas proclaimed, "No one can escape this attack. Stop wasting your efforts!"

Suddenly, Han Kexin halted in her tracks. Dozens of holy spears were mere inches away. In this critical moment, she summoned an item that instantly blocked all the beams of light. Although the residual energy still caused her considerable harm, she ultimately managed to block the attack.

"How is this possible? What the hell is that thing?"

Surveying the battlefield, Lucas noticed that Mandell and his Demon Flame Legion were entangled with the three Dragon Emperors, dozens of Dragon Kings, thousands of Dragon Elders, and numerous other dragons from Darkness City. For the moment, the fight was at a stalemate. Meanwhile, Wang Badao and his forces were also being held back by tens of thousands of ents, elves, giants, and orcs.

As the barrier began to recover, each World Tree emitted powerful energy. This not only significantly enhanced the recovery and stats of Darkness City's forces but also accelerated the repair of the barrier and summoned roots and ents to assist in the battle.

For the Demon Slayer Army, this meant they faced a situation where every tree could be an enemy. Seeing this, Lucas hesitated. Unleashing thousands of years' worth of the Heart of Holy Light's power would undoubtedly kill Han Kexin, but the cost to himself would be enormous. What if Han Kexin was just a decoy put forward by Zhang Nu? The possibility was very high. After all, Zhang Nu had not shown up at all. After much deliberation, Lucas decided to retreat.

He called out to the other two, "We've tested their strength enough. Let's pull back and regroup with the main force."

Wang Badao and Mandell agreed. They felt continuing the fight was pointless, so they led their troops out of the Chaos Forest.

"Vice City Lord! We held them off!" The members of the Chaos Federation were ecstatic. They had united to repel three demigods.

However, Han Kexin wasn't happy. This was just a small portion of the enemy's power. If it was this difficult to fend off this group, how much harder would it be when the full force attacked?

Just then, a celestial phenomenon appeared over Darkness City. A massive, indistinct creature materialized above the Darkness Valley. When Han Kexin saw it, she was stunned. It was unmistakably a dragon, but not a western dragon---an eastern divine dragon from her past world!

Its body was covered in dark gold scales, it had nine claws, and it exuded a majestic, awe-inspiring presence as if it were the embodiment of the divine and chaos.