NOVEL NEXT Chapter133-The Fatal Strike of the Assassins
The confrontation between the two sides was grand and intense.
However, this deadlock didn't last long.
After understanding the preliminary power traits of the two newly emerged Griffon beasts, the Imperial Legion adjusted their approach to counter them more effectively.
The Doom Legion warriors did not stop for a second, like tireless war machines, continuously rising into the sky!
Dark-red columns of destruction lightning pierced through the heavens, their thunderous power reversing the overwhelming flames emitted by the Flame Griffon in a matter of moments.
The pure destructive energy seemed to be superior to the ancient beast fire in terms of mass and might.
At the same time, the two thousand Hero Rank Elemental Assassins, who had been lurking in the void, finally made their move!
Their actions were soundless, but more deadly than lightning itself.
At the instant the Elemental Assassins began their attack, the destruction lightning columns in the sky, as if guided by an invisible will, suddenly converged!
Hundreds of lightning columns gathered into a single massive dark-red thunder pillar, radiating enough energy to shatter mountains. It tore through the endless sea of fire conjured by the Flame Griffon, aiming straight for the core of its massive body!
"Roar?!"
The Flame Griffon let out a horrified roar.
The magical flame runes on its body, which had been hidden in the gaps between its metal-like fur, suddenly lit up.
Its entire body turned into a burning mini-sun, trying to erect the strongest defense.
This was an ancient protective secret technique passed down in its bloodline!
But just as it was fully preparing to face the incoming destruction lightning, the Waterwave Griffon, which had been on guard, sharply detected spatial fluctuations and immediately began to summon its immense water element in an attempt to block the attack.
However, a sharp sword light suddenly shot out from the shadows.
When it directed its water shield to wrap around it, the sword light mysteriously disappeared.
Immediately after, another deadly threat appeared from another direction!
The Elemental Assassins' assassination tactics were like a relentless tide, each wave more dangerous than the last, launching attacks from impossible angles.
What startled the Waterwave Griffon even more was that nearly at the same time, several icy sword lights emerged without warning around its own body, aimed directly at its soft abdomen and the joint where its wings met its body!
"Boom!"
The Waterwave Griffon immediately roared, shooting a high-pressure water column at the surrounding void.
At the same time, the blue water shield surrounding it surged several times larger, turning into a constantly rotating deep-sea whirlpool. This was a defensive field formed by its pure energy, powerful enough to shred most attacks that came too close.
However, the real crisis had arrived for the Flame Griffon!
The converging destruction thunder pillars struck with unstoppable force against its burning magical flame shield.
The flame shield, strong enough to melt steel, was instantly pierced as if made of paper.
The destructive lightning exploded across its body, the dark-red arcs of electricity rampaging wildly, and the immense shockwave smashed it like a meteor falling from the sky, hurtling it toward the city below!
"Boom—!!"
The earth trembled, and smoke billowed into the air.
The glowing flame runes on its body quickly dimmed under the continuous assault of the destructive arcs.
It desperately channeled its magic, trying to stabilize itself and shake off the desperate falling state.
But just as its new strength had yet to take form, a sword light more concentrated and deadly than all previous attacks suddenly flashed, precisely piercing through the weakened magical shield it had relied on.
It pierced deep into its body!
The intense pain hadn't fully reached its brain before hundreds more wicked and sharp sword lights followed, raining down on it in a storm of attacks!
Within mere seconds, the mighty Flame Griffon was riddled with blades formed of light and shadow, like a hedgehog, filled with countless lethal blows!
"Howl—!!"
"Save me!"
The excruciating pain nearly made the Flame Griffon's eyes bulge out of their sockets.
Painful flames surged out of its body like solidified fire, letting out a tragic and desperate roar.
On the other side, the Waterwave Griffon was struggling to defend itself.
The continuous and multi-directional strikes from the Elemental Assassins left it unable to focus on just one threat. Its defensive barrier was repeatedly stretched to its limits.
"How many of these damn things are hiding?!"
It was beginning to panic, filled with immense regret. It had vastly underestimated the strange and formidable power of this Imperial army.
It attempted to rush to its companion's aid but was stopped by several Doom Warriors charging into the air. Their explosive destructive energy almost shattered its proud water shield.
In just a few breaths, the time felt longer than centuries for the two powerful Griffons.
Before they could regain their bearings, they had already sustained hundreds of wounds.
The Waterwave Griffon let out a painful howl as pure water-blue energy poured from its eyes and wounds like steam from a wound.
Above the city, on the clouds.
Diston, Owo, Wilson, and the other faction leaders watched in shock as the battle quickly spiraled out of control, their fists clenched.
The terrifying precision and teamwork exhibited by the Imperial army's strikes made them feel a cold chill in their hearts.
"Time to move! We can't wait any longer!"
Wilson shouted.
He now fully understood that, in the face of such a high level of power, any single faction charging in would simply be sending itself to its death.
Diston and Owo both nodded gravely.
Rather than waiting for the Empire's army to finish off the Griffons and then come after them, it was better to strike now while the Griffons were "distracting" the Imperial army, giving their own forces a chance to prepare and strike unexpectedly!
This was their only chance to cripple the Imperial force and save themselves!
Owo immediately issued orders!
In the blink of an eye, a massive formation that had long been prepared—the "Chaos Array"—was activated at the moment the Griffons were being fully suppressed!
A swirling black and white array instantly covered all of Truva City!
Even the sea of lightning in the sky was shrouded by the light of the formation.
Chaos light, like countless blades, pierced the sky from the array.
An invisible binding force spread, and the entire city's space seemed to freeze!
At the exact same moment the Chaos Array activated!
"Kill—!"
Nineteen Master Rank experts, twenty-three Half-Master Rank, over three hundred Hero Rank experts, and over a thousand Expert Rank warriors—like an army of the undead surging from the depths of hell—emerged from every corner of Truva City, from rooftops, shadows, and hidden spaces, all launching their assault simultaneously!
They were racing against time, aiming to strike the Imperial army before they could react!
Even Diston, Owo, and Wilson, the three faction leaders, personally joined the battle without hesitation!
They unleashed their most powerful attacks, sword techniques, and deployed their most formidable magical weapons.
In an instant, waves of destructive energy poured down onto the Imperial army in the city center like a tsunami!
For their survival, they no longer cared about the fate of the city's citizens!