I gripped the Cyan Netherworld Sword tightly as my heart felt like it was going to jump out of my throat. Finally, one of the Nine Sovereigns of the Purgatory, Thunder, the Blade of Death, was about to appear. The legendary strongest expert of the Roland Empire, the man who single-handedly killed the king and buried the Roland Empire, was about to appear.
Crack crack crack...
A giant bloody hole with a radius of about a hundred meters appeared, and purple electricity flowed through it. This confirmed my suspicions that Thunder was an expert who specialized in lightning attacks. This hole must have been created by him using his powerful lightning power to forcefully tear open a crack in space. That was how he was able to teleport from the Purgatory to the human world.
A deafening roar filled my ears as I heard a calm but mournful voice. "Mengchuan, my good friend that I haven't seen for many years, what are you up to this time?"
Inside the bloody hole, countless arcs of electricity rampaged chaotically in the center of the area. At the very center of the electricity, an expert clad in dark blue armor appeared on top of a web of lightning. He held a sharp sword that flashed with runes and crackled with lightning. Clearly, this sword was the legendary sword that caused Thunder's downfall — the Blade of Lightning!
I activated Dark Pupils and Thunder's stats appeared in front of me — [Blade of Death, Thunder] (Immortal Rank Boss) Level: 195 Attack:??? Defense:???
Defense:???
HP:???
Skills:???
Introduction: Thunder, the Blade of Death, was once the strongest expert of the Roland Empire. His fame shook the entire continent, and he once single-handedly slew three ancient dragons that invaded the capital. He was known as the strongest warrior of the empire. Unfortunately, not long after that, a peerless divine weapon descended from the purgatory crack — the Blade of Lightning. This divine weapon was so powerful that it could corrupt anyone. Thunder betrayed the Roland Empire the moment he touched the Blade of Lightning. He killed the king and Guard Captain Mengchuan. Wielding the Blade of Lightning, he conquered half the continent and plunged the Roland Empire into deathly silence...
I gripped the Cyan Netherworld Sword tightly, ready to fight at any moment. At the same time, I groaned inwardly, "Xinran, you're going to get me killed again! How am I supposed to fight this Level 195 Immortal Rank boss?"
However, Thunder completely ignored me. He stared at Mengchuan and laughed mockingly, "Old friend, you look so miserable and lonely right now. How laughable. Look at me, I now have the power to resist the heavens and the earth. In the purgatory, I am a god-like existence, and in the human world, I am a god of slaughter. I can destroy an entire human empire with a flip of my hand!"
Mengchuan stared at Thunder with a pitiful look in his eyes. He smiled faintly and said, "Thunder, you are a despicable man with no loyalty to speak of. You killed His Majesty, single-handedly ruined the empire, and caused tens of millions of civilians to die in a sea of blood. I wish I could chop off your head with my own hands …"
Lei Ming was enraged. "Stubborn idiot. If you have peerless power, why do you need to be a subordinate to that rotten and incapable ruler?
But now, you are a prisoner, and I, Lei Ming, am the god, the king, the master of everything!
Can't you see who will be the final victor, Mengchuan? "
Mengchuan said disdainfully, "I despise the power I obtained through betrayal. Thunder, I have seen through your despicable nature a long time ago. I only regret that I didn't warn His Majesty to kill you in the first place!"
Thunder pointed his sword at Mengchuan and roared angrily, "Mengchuan, you still dare to act so arrogantly in the face of death?
I've had enough. Hmph, you foolish idiot, I don't want to hear your voice ever again. Come, I'll give you a quick death! "
Mengchuan sneered, "Foolish loyalty?
I am loyal to the entire Roland Empire. What I hate the most isn't your regicide, but your inhumane slaughter of the citizens of the empire. Thunder, when will you wake up, you deranged devil? Absolute power is to protect, not destroy! "
Thunder also sneered, "Alright, let me see what an absolute protective power is!"
As he said that, Thunder floated to the ground. His dark blue war boots stepped on the gravel as he walked toward me step by step. The sharp sword in his hand glowed with lightning and killing intent.
… …
"Roar roar roar …"
Before I arrived, Dada had already jumped out of its master's arms and was glaring at Thunder ferociously.
"Oh?
You little animal, do you want to die? "
Thunder's gaze turned cold as he abruptly raised his foot and kicked Dada. Dada was sent flying like a cannonball and crashed into a stone wall. The sound of bones breaking was very clear as it collapsed limply beside its master. However, it was still howling and wagging its tail weakly. It stuck out its tongue and licked its master's palm.
"Dada, my friend …"
Mengchuan crawled with all his might and hugged Dada.
I raised my sword in front of me. I couldn't let Thunder kill Mengchuan or I would fail this quest. Even if I didn't have a quest, I couldn't tolerate someone killing Mengchuan and Dada right in front of me.
"Damned adventurer!"
Thunder roared angrily and swung his Blade of Thunder at me. I didn't dare to parry or receive the attack, so I hurriedly raised my sword in front of my chest and assumed a Guard stance!
"Bang!"
My arms trembled violently from the impact. A vast amount of lightning energy flowed into my body and almost paralyzed half of it.
Moreover, the powerful impact sent me flying and crashing into a stone wall. I lost a huge chunk of my HP — 31092!
Fuck, I lost so much HP in one hit! If I didn't have Guard, I wouldn't even be able to withstand a single hit from this boss!
… …
Thunder let out a disdainful laugh as he walked up to Mengchuan. He swung his sword horizontally and knocked Mengchuan's body into the air. Then, he followed up with another slash and cut Mengchuan in half at the waist. His corpse fell more than ten meters away.
"Roar roar …"
Dada slowly rose to her feet. Her steps were unsteady, but her eyes were still burning with passion. Step by step, she walked toward Mengchuan while moaning in agony. The other book readers looked at her calmly.
Thunder simply watched her calmly.
Mengchuan also raised his head and stared at Dada's trembling figure. To my surprise, mottled tears flowed out of his eyes as he opened his mouth and let out a weak and hoarse cry. His voice was even worse than a cry.
Dada's tail swayed slowly as it walked forward. Time was draining its last bit of life force. Finally, it collapsed weakly to the ground.
Dead, just like that...
"Dada …"
Mengchuan growled in a low voice that sounded like he was crying, "My friend, my friend forever …"
… …
Thunder laughed arrogantly and walked toward me again. Clearly, I was the only one who could pose a threat to him right now. I chugged a health potion and used Tenacity of the Dead in almost an instant.
“+8617！”
“+5000！”
Thunder's Blade of Thunder glowed with frightening power as sharp barbs appeared all over it. It looked like he was about to deal a fatal blow to me.
"Roar roar …"
It was at this moment the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf suddenly pounced toward me and blocked my path. Its fur stood on end as it glared hatefully at Thunder. This surprised me a little. My little wolf had always been afraid of death, and this was the first time it had risked its life for me. Was it influenced by Dada?
"Heh, another animal!"
Thunder laughed disdainfully before abruptly raising his leg and kicking the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf away. The difference in strength was just too great, and the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf immediately bounced off the stone wall and howled in pain. It bounced off the wall a few times before finally falling to the ground. It landed right next to Dada's corpse, head to head. The other readers looked at it normally.
… …
“MD！”
Furious, I raised the Cyan Netherworld Sword and swung my arm. God Binding Art!
“MISS！”
Unsurprisingly, my level and stats weren't enough to immobilize him. I hurriedly activated Shield of Dusk as Thunder walked toward me. I was invincible for 12 seconds. Against such a powerful boss, every second I could last was a second. What else could I do other than that?
I swung my sword and unleashed Universe Break + Burning Blade Slash combo at the boss's head. I had done my best, but Thunder's level was just too high. Not even Dark Pupils could find his so-called weak point. Maybe a super boss of this level didn't even have a weak point at all. Only absolute strength could defeat him.
Chiang chiang chiang...
A series of flashes of light exploded as four damage numbers popped up above my head — 8074!
“904！”
“1035！”
“1290！”
Only a skill like Universe Break, which ignored Defense, could deal decent damage. Burning Blade Slash was like a child's play, completely ignored by the enemy.
Shock and despair filled my heart, but I was unwilling to return to the city right now. I stared at Mengchuan, Dada and the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf. I couldn't abandon them right now, and I didn't want to!
"Haha, you damned brat! Everyone else, just watch!"
Thunder swung his sword and slashed the Shield of Dusk seven or eight times in a row. If this shield wasn't invincible, it would've been shattered by his OP attack a long time ago!
I was so anxious that my eyes were about to turn red as Thunder forced me to retreat.
It was at this moment a dragon's roar suddenly came from the sky. An ugly and sinister-looking dragon head poked its head out of the clouds and looked at me piously. "Oh, my beloved master's big brother, my master and I have come to save you. Hey, despicable Thunder, the Blade of Death, your good days are over …"
I looked up and was overjoyed. Xinran had finally shown up on her Winged Silver Dragon. If she had come a few seconds later, I would've been torn to pieces by Thunder.
Xinran abruptly jumped down from the dragon's back, her blood-red cape fluttering in the wind. She stood tall in the air with her Dragonbone Spear in hand and a heroic look on her face. "Big bro, I'm sorry for scaring you. Xinran, please take care of this Thunder. Leave this to me …"
Thunder looked at Xinran in shock and murmured, "Wind … Xinran the Wind Singer?
Why … why are you here, you traitor? "
Xinran raised her Dragonbone Spear and said, "Do you still remember the battle where I broke your ribs, idiot?
Come, Thunder, the Blade of Death, let's settle this once and for all. This time, I won't let you escape so easily. "
… …
I was getting excited, but a bloody light suddenly appeared behind me. I turned around and was stunned by what I saw. The Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf was slowly rising to its feet, and beside him, Dada's body was turning into countless rays of bloody light that slowly gathered around the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf's body. His fur was dyed red, and the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf looked even fiercer and more ferocious than before!
Ding ~!
System Notice: Please be informed that your pet Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf is merging with the loyal soul of a guardian dog!