NOVEL NEXT Chapter 334: Where is the Dragon King?
"Rupture the Ground! Mountain Shatter!"
In an instant, the ground under the enemy cracked open, and a powerful force hit him.
"Rip!"
The unlucky man from the Haldrem Empire, who had the power of a Lesser God, was instantly torn apart, like a rock that had been exploded.
His divine blood splattered everywhere, and his divine soul was shocked. He looked confused, as if he couldn't believe he was dead in the blink of an eye.
Johnnie looked cold and emotionless. He immediately used the Demon-Refining Pot to pull the divine soul into it.
"Ah! Ah!" The divine soul tried to fight back, screaming in pain, but how could it escape the power of the Demon-Refining Pot?
In a flash, the divine soul of the Haldrem Empire's Lesser God was completely absorbed.
This scene made the Montemar Empire players cheer loudly, while the Haldrem Empire's strong warriors felt a chill run down their spines.
Lisa wanted to run!
If this kept going, she would die!
Johnnie wouldn't let her escape like last time. After dealing with the previous Lesser God from Haldrem Empire, he grabbed the Void Sword, and with a flash of light, he flew toward Lisa.
Just as Johnnie's attack was about to hit Lisa's head, a black shield suddenly appeared above her, blocking it.
"Boom!"
The Void Sword collided with the shield, and a powerful force blew away the snow and ice around them, making a loud noise.
Lisa didn't hesitate at all. She turned around and, without caring about the other strong warriors from the Haldrem Empire, tried to run away.
Johnnie immediately called out The Map of Heaven and Earth.
But just then, he suddenly felt a deadly danger coming from behind. He had no choice but to stop attacking Lisa.
Then, the Skye Shield appeared in front of Johnnie.
"Bang!"
At the moment the shield appeared, a huge force hit Johnnie's body, pushing him back and breaking through several big rocks.
"It's the God-killing Bow." Skye's voice echoed in Johnnie's mind.
"The God-killing Bow?" Johnnie had never heard of that name before.
Skye explained."I sensed the danger earlier. I lent you the shield for now. As for the God-killing Bow, it's a legendary weapon. It absorbs human souls and can shoot invisible arrows that are strong enough to kill gods."
"Kid, be careful. This enemy is no ordinary one."
Johnnie took a deep breath and looked toward the direction where the danger had come from — it was The Chinese City.
Someone didn't want to see him end this war and win.
Who could it be?
Aiden and Cameron!
Johnnie thought of those two Immortality Cultivators.
The Haldrem Empire and the Mecha Divine Nation must have chosen this moment to attack when he wasn't around — it was probably those two who leaked the information.
Outward enemies must be dealt with first — internal problems must be handled before that.
Not only the Haldrem Empire, but also the Mecha Divine Nation needed to be dealt with. And Aiden and Cameron, those two Immortality Cultivators, had to be eliminated too.
Johnnie didn't want to work with the Haldrem Empire or the Mecha Divine Nation. He was always worried something like this would happen. Sometimes, failure isn't because the enemy is too strong — it's because the teammates are just too dumb or too bad.
He took a deep breath and watched as Lisa flew quickly toward the Dark Forest.
No hesitation. Johnnie used Immortal Art: The Myriad Phenomena again, and flew with the Controlled Sword, placing the Skye Shield behind him as he chased after Lisa.
He had let her escape once. He would not let her escape again.
Johnnie flew with the Controlled Sword so fast that Lisa couldn't even keep up. In just one breath, he was already right behind her.
But just then, Ava arrived.
"Get out of my way!" Johnnie shouted, his Void Sword glowing brightly. He used all his strength and sent out a storm of sword beams toward Ava.
Ava had to slow down.
At this moment, Lisa was completely desperate. She thought she had been careful enough with Johnnie, but she had no idea how much stronger he really was.
"Wait! Don't kill me! I'll submit to you, I'll be your servant!" Lisa cried out.
She didn't want to die. The Haldrem Empire couldn't be destroyed either.
"Hmph. It's too late for that now." Johnnie said. He was about to attack again when Lisa suddenly shouted:
"I know how the Six-Armed Demons appeared. Dragon King. It was the Dragon King!"
At the sound of those words, Johnnie's Void Sword stopped mid-swing.
That Dragon King had disappeared somewhere. He had teamed up with the Lizardmen, a group of Star Raiders, and caused a huge disaster across the whole Universe Continent.
Dragon King deserved to die.
"Be my servant." Johnnie said without wasting words. He needed to know where the Dragon King was.
Lisa didn't dare to waste any time—she was terrified Johnnie might change his mind and kill her.
Just as Lisa called Johnnie her Master, the black shield and the invisible arrows from before appeared again.
Johnnie raised the Skye Shield and glanced at Lisa.
She didn't act strangely. She must have been too scared.
The Skye Shield blocked the attack again, and Lisa had already completed the act of submission.
Suddenly, Johnnie felt a new connection between him and Lisa. He could now destroy her soul with just a thought.
"Master." Lisa said, lowering her head.
Johnnie didn't answer. He stayed alert, watching the direction of The Chinese City.
"Order all the people from the Haldrem Empire to stop fighting. Anyone who refuses — they die!" Johnnie gave the command.
Lisa lowered her head and said."Yes."
Soon, the Half-Gods and Lesser Gods from the Haldrem Empire stopped fighting.
Some people looked angry and upset, shouting at Lisa: "Your Majesty, how could you...?"
Before he could finish, a flash of sword light and a bolt of lightning struck. Johnnie killed him without hesitation and pulled his Divine Soul into the Demon-Refining Pot.
Ava also stopped moving. She hovered in the air, listening as Johnnie spoke:
"Stupid! Those who can't see the situation — dead!
Those who still hold weapons — dead!
Those who are not satisfied — dead!"
Three "dead" commands made the whole battlefield fall silent. Everyone from the Haldrem Empire stayed quiet, too afraid to speak in case Johnnie would kill them.
Then, Johnnie turned his eyes toward The Chinese City. The black shield was gone, and the invisible arrows didn't appear again.
It looked like Aiden and Cameron had decided to stop for now.
Johnnie looked at Ava and said calmly."Submit, or die."
Ava's mechanical face showed a moment of hesitation. Its voice wavered, no longer as cold as before.
"Freedom is my top priority. I can't submit."
"But... I've never met a human like you before. You can take control of the mechanical domains."
"Humans, the world outside is big. We don't have much time left."
The outside world?
Was that the world where the Star Raiders were?
Johnnie was a little confused, but he didn't think too much. Since Ava wouldn't submit, he had no choice but to destroy it.
Just as Johnnie was about to attack again, Ava gently tapped its chest. A clear crystal flew out from inside.
"Let me tell you a hard truth — the mechanical domains you talk about are just tools to me."
"Lizardman and the Six-Armed Demons aren't the most dangerous invaders."
"The First Plan can't go on. It's time to start the Second Plan. Goodbye."
As soon as she finished speaking, Ava's eyes closed completely. Its body shook violently, like a machine losing power.
Johnnie's eyes narrowed slightly. He hadn't expected Ava to act like this.
First Plan, Second Plan… what were they?
The Lizardman and the Six-Armed Demons could resist the attacks of the strongest warriors on the Universe Continent — and they weren't even the most dangerous enemies?
Even in his past life, Johnnie had never heard of anything like this.
He took a deep breath and moved closer to Ava.
Suddenly, Johnnie attacked. The Void Sword shot forward and cut straight into Ava's head.
It felt like cutting through tofu — Johnnie easily chopped off Ava's head.
Only then did he finally relax a little.
But at the same time, a strange sense of danger started to creep into Johnnie's mind.
He picked up the clear crystal that was floating in front of Ava's body.
[The Mechanized Stone: A special item that can rewrite the instructions of mechanical domains and mechanical golems, giving you control over them.]
Johnnie felt that just with a single thought, he could control all the mechanical domains.
He tried it out, using the Mechanized Stone.
Suddenly, all the mechanical domains on the battlefield flew toward him, and then dropped to their knees in front of him.
This scene made all the Montemar Empire players stare in shock.
"Wow, is Johnnie really not cheating?"
"If Johnnie is cheating, I'm totally on his side!"
"That's a mechanical domain! One hit would kill me, but they all just knelt in front of Johnnie!"
"I'm going to dream about this tonight — it's too cool!"
Johnnie, who was being talked about by the players, was asking the mechanical domains.
"Are you just tools?"
One of the mechanical domains paused for a moment before answering."No. We are real life — mechanical life."
"Bowing to you is our respect for you. We are not just tools."
Johnnie shook the Mechanized Stone in his hand, but the mechanical domains seemed not to see it. Maybe they did see it, but were forced to ignore it.
That was kind of scary. The mechanical domains thought they were real life — but they were just tools of Ava.
Johnnie was surprised. He was getting more and more curious about Ava's methods. Who exactly was the Mechanical Race, or Ava herself?
Soon, Johnnie put that question aside for now. He looked at the battlefield.
There were 13 remaining Half-Gods from the Haldrem Empire, 7 Lesser Gods, and 11 mechanical domains — each as strong as a Lesser God.
In just one day, Johnnie had gained so many powerful subordinates. But instead of feeling happy, he looked serious.
"Where is the Dragon King?" Johnnie asked Lisa.
If they could find the Dragon King, they might get more information about the Lizardmen and the Six-Armed Demons.