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Chapter 354: Coronet of the Path of Evil (2)

Chapter 354: Coronet of the Path of Evil (2)

As Jinhyuk faced off against Hound, the waves of crimson lifeblood swept through the area.

Woong! Kwakwakwakwa!

Massive sand dunes crumbled in an instant as drops of blood scattered in all directions.

“Kuk!”

Blackrock bit his tongue.

The battle had been going in their favor until a moment ago.

However, with the intervention of a new variable, the situation began to shift oddly.

‘Ellis von Ataraxia… a former lord chased away by other heads of families.’

An absolute entity who was once invincible.

‘If she had arrived back then, including the captain, all the Old Guards would’ve been buried here.’

Even if the Old Guards were hailed as the hunters of heroes within the Tower, hunting a being akin to a deity, a top-ranker, was an impossibility.

But that was all hypothetical, a story of the past.

What stood before them now was merely a fragment of that.

Kukukukuku!

Once again, the crimson blood surged forward.

Simultaneously, Yuasis’s arrows pierced through the void.

Kwang! Kwaang!

It was an irksome attack, but there was no need to respond to each one.

If they stalled for time, the tide would eventually turn in their favor.

And to prove that,

“Now it’s done!”

A sharp shout reverberated through the area.

[Your unique warcry ‘Pethelops the Slaughterer’ has been activated!]

[The creeping breath of darkness has been used!]

A new unique warcry had been activated on Celly’s side, who was dealing with Cheon U-Seong.

The relics received from Nyarlathotep combined, and hazy shadows began to rise in unison from the ground.

“Krrr…”

“Kieek!”

The shadows soon formed into one entity.

These were beasts with red eyes and eight legs.

While their uncanny magical power was already problematic, the real problem was their number.

There were clearly over a hundred of them.

No matter how valiantly the sweet potatoes and elemental spirits fought, there was no way they could face such a number.

“This, this is a bit too many, right?”

“Yeah. That’s right. We have to run.”

“But wouldn’t it be better to die by their hands rather than being killed by our master for disobedience?”

“Everyone, quiet down. I’ve got a headache.”

The elemental spirits hesitated and began to retreat.

“Mooogiiii!”

Only the ancient breed, the sweet potatoes, refused to be intimidated, but even the emotion-extracted beasts did not flinch at the presence of their ancient kind.

It was a volatile situation.

And it was the beasts who broke the balance.

Using their long legs to close the distance in an instant, the beasts began attacking everything in sight.

Kukukukuku!

Gnomes erected walls of dirt to protect themselves like shields.

Undines and Sylphids used water and wind to bolster the defensive barriers.

“Kieeek!”

“Kwoooo!”

The beasts crashed against the walls, climbing up them.

Blades of water and wind sliced their nails, but this wasn’t enough to stop them.

Reaching the top of the wall, the beasts prepared to leap downwards.

But that’s when it happened.

“How dare these lowly creatures bare their teeth and pounce in front of me?”

Ellis’ harpoons rained down like a downpour.

Peruk! Peupeupeuk!

Hundreds of harpoons punctured the beasts’ bodies, making holes as if they had been ventilated.

“Kek!”

“Gaegang!”

Even beasts that withstood Undine and Sylphid’s magic could not endure this brutal bombardment.

In an instant, dozens of beasts fell from the wall, rolling on the ground.

And so.

In the midst of everyone’s fierce battle.

‘…Now!’

Bang!

Jinhyuk kicked off his position and started to run.

Towards the location of the Coronet of the Path of Evil.