Free Web NovelChapter 291: Chapter 172: Slaying the Level 17 Holy Crown
Streaking through the air like a Dark Giant Dragon, the fleeing Holy Crown Dark Gunman’s face was utterly frigid.
He was never particularly skilled in speed to begin with.
Just now, he had endured several rounds of bombardment from Forbidden Curses. Not only was his Demon Tree Holy Armor cracked and dented, but even his own Sequence had become shaky and unstable.
Especially that terrifying bolt of black thunder.
It was like a hand of Death reaching out from ancient times, clutching his heart in that instant and making him feel the threat of Death.
As he gradually put distance between himself and the battlefield, he noticed the two Level 15s were still audacious enough to hunt him down.
The rage in Dark Gunman Baluan’s heart steadily grew.
’A moment ago, I was slightly concerned when all those Extraordinary beings were ganging up on me. But now? Just the two of you dare to chase me, a mighty Holy Crown? You’re courting death.’
"Die!"
His figure blurred.
Dark Gunman Baluan, wielding his Dark Long Spear, suddenly thrust down at the rapidly pursuing Andy.
Imbued with the power of the Dark Demon Tree, the thrust made Andy feel as if a rustling Dark Demon Tree had transformed into a curtain of death, pressing down on him.
The power of the Dark Demon Tree obscured his vision and sought to block his Perception.
With a low, savage grin, Andy abruptly raised his twin blades to block.
One blade slashed open the curtain of dense foliage, while the other, attuned to the Runes and the Traveler’s trajectory, clashed thunderously with the tip of the dark Long Spear.
"BOOM!"
The shockwave from the Wanderer Sequence and the aura of the Dark Demon Tree violently exploded and surged.
Andy’s figure was sent flying backward by the shockwave.
Dark Gunman Baluan, however, held his Long Spear and pressed his advantage fiercely.
It looked as though he intended to kill Andy in one fell swoop.
’Now!’
Seizing this perfect opportunity, a calamitous thunder from ancient times ripped through the curtain, arriving with a deafening RUMBLE.
The echo of the calamitous thunder made Dark Gunman Baluan’s heart palpitate wildly.
’It’s that same thunder from before.’
"CRACKLE... BOOM—"
The terrifying black calamitous thunder struck Dark Gunman Baluan’s body.
At the same time, Zorn’s Ancient God’s Hand came down, crushing directly toward the Dark Gunman Baluan.
With the power of Zorn’s Witchcraft, which was close to Level 17, even the Dark Gunman Baluan would likely be severely injured if he took the full brunt of this Witchcraft combo.
As the two great Ancient God Curses struck in a coordinated combo, a hum began to build. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
"BZZZ..."
An extremely sharp aura surged and blossomed from within the Ancient God’s Hand.
For a moment, Zorn felt it was difficult for his Ancient God’s Hand to fully crush its target. An eruption from the spear’s tip within had actually blocked the annihilating power of his Ancient God’s Hand.
As he pushed the Ancient God’s Hand to its limits, the sharp counterattack from the spear’s edge traveled back along the Ancient God’s Hand, landing like tiny pinpricks deep in Zorn’s soul and causing a slight stinging sensation.
’As expected of a Holy Crown at the peak of Level 17. Even injured, his strength is still astonishing.’
After a moment’s stalemate where he couldn’t suppress his opponent, Zorn saw that the offensive power of the Ancient God’s Hand was beginning to wane and immediately dispelled it.
He had already formed a Thunder Arrow.
"PFFT!"
His face ashen and his Sequence somewhat agitated, Dark Gunman Baluan gripped his Dark Long Spear and pierced through the Ancient God’s Hand.
The tip of his spear had pierced the Ancient God Curse. He should have won.
But at this moment, Dark Gunman Baluan fled forward at top speed without even looking back.
Recalling the dangerous moment when he had been trapped by the two great Ancient God Curses, Dark Gunman Baluan’s pupils were bloodshot. He gasped for breath, drawing the Spiritual Energy-filled air into his lungs.
’Just now, if my Ancient God Secret Technique had erupted even a fraction of a second later, I would have died in there.’
Just as Dark Gunman Baluan broke free and had only advanced a short distance, he sensed the danger from behind. He tried to dodge, but it was too late.
"THWACK!"
The heart-piercing pain made his very soul tremble slightly, and his vision went black for a moment.
But now, Dark Gunman Baluan no longer felt the rage he had before.
All that remained was fear.
The fear of Death.
The dynamic between the three of them seemed to have come full circle, like the hands of a clock.
Once again, they returned to the pattern of hunter and hunted.
The Dual Blade Walker, Andy, had also caught up by now.
Blood still stained the corner of his mouth.
"You’re hurt?"
Zorn glanced at him.
"It’s just a scratch," Andy said nonchalantly.
Zorn turned his gaze toward the Dark Gunman, Baluan, up ahead.
"You stalled him just now, which gave me an opportunity. After taking two of my Ancient God Curses, he was severely injured, even though he used an Ancient God Secret Technique to block part of the damage."
"Next... it’s my time for the kill shots."
Hearing this, Andy broke into a wide grin.
"Hahaha... You Casters really have a huge advantage. As long as you can keep up, you can use your powerful techniques to toy with an opponent until they’re dead."
Zorn chuckled softly.
"That is indeed an advantage of the Caster Sequence."
Immediately, Zorn began his ranged assault during the chase.
VMM! VMM! VMM...
He fired one deadly Arrow after another.
Occasionally, Baluan was able to dodge an Arrow or two.
But most of the time, the Dark Gunman Baluan found it difficult to evade them.
Two hourglasses later, the Dark Gunman Baluan’s body had been pierced by a full sixteen or seventeen Arrows. freēwēbnovel.com
When Zorn felt the time was right...
"RUMBLE..."
The calamitous thunder, surging from ancient times, began to sound again.
At the same time, the Dark Gunman Baluan stopped fleeing. His figure instantly transformed into a streak of black light, plummeting toward Zorn like a meteor.
His face was grim and chilling, filled with an air of finality.
’Still trying to fight back?’ Zorn sneered.
’I’m afraid it’s too late for that.’
"BOOM!"
The black calamitous thunder once again traversed time and space to crash down heavily.
"FWOOSH!"
Dark Gunman Baluan’s body was instantly set ablaze by the flames of the calamitous thunder.
At the same time, the calamitous thunder of the Ancient God Curse completely detonated all the Thunder Arrows embedded in Dark Gunman Baluan’s body.
"BANG..."
Baluan’s body exploded on the spot.
With the linked power of the Ancient God Curses, even a Level 17 Holy Crown could not withstand the assault.
But even so, relying on the power of the Holy Crown above his head, Baluan still charged toward the two of them.
Just then, Andy followed the trajectory of his opponent’s movement and appeared directly behind him.
The long-prepared Ancient God Forbidden Technique Blade fell.
SHLIIICK...
It was a slash that seemed to tear space itself.
It cleaved Baluan completely in two.
Not only was his body completely split apart, but even the Dark Holy Crown on his head was cut in half.
The Dark Gunman, Baluan, had fallen.
"Haha... That Ancient God Knife Technique really is something else!" Zorn praised.
Zorn had witnessed that formidable Ancient Mysterious Knife Technique before.
To be able to end a Holy Crown’s counterattack so directly showed just how powerful it was.
Andy also laughed heartily.
"Don’t make fun of me, Brother Zorn. I just landed the finishing blow."
"Even without me, this Holy Crown Gunman wouldn’t have escaped today."
"Brother Zorn, you should hurry and absorb this guy’s Wandering Soul!"
"A Holy Crowned Soul is a top-tier, pure resource. Even in our Divine Kingdom, opportunities to absorb Holy Crowned Souls are rare."
"True!"
Zorn nodded slightly and immediately began to extract and absorb the Wandering Soul of the Level 17 Holy Crown Gunman.
First, the Holy Crowned Soul from the Holy Crown Walker, and now this one from the Holy Crown Gunman—both were top-tier treasures.
Although Zorn was already Level 15, he was still quite a ways from the Level 15 Peak.
These Holy Crowned Souls were just what he needed to help him reach the Level 15 Peak as quickly as possible.
The great tide of the current era was already rising in the Dark Cosmic Realm.
This place was the perfect ground for ascending to Holy Crown.
