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Kaggar Mountain Range.

Black Stone City.

This city is surrounded by mountains, with a treacherous terrain, easy to defend but hard to attack. frёewebnoѵēl.com

It is like a fortress, firmly blocking the way to Laine Kingdom.

Five hundred years ago, the Abyss Demon invaded on a large scale.

The thirty thousand strong Holy Light Knight Order of the Empire defeated the Demon Legion here.

Since the Abyss War.

This place has become the border fortress of the Laine Empire.

A ten-thousand-strong Holy Light Knight Order and more than a hundred thousand elite empire soldiers are stationed here year-round.

And due to its proximity to the resource-rich Kaggar Mountain Range.

The city’s inhabitants consist mainly of merchants, vendors, and mercenaries and bounty hunters who live dangerously.

At this time, the sky was barely bright.

A mercenary group of twenty rode their warhorses out of Black Stone City early, heading towards the direction of the Skeleton Wasteland.

"Teacher, shouldn’t we wait for other members to gather?"

A young man dressed in beast-hide armor, looking like a mercenary, asked quietly.

"Those Holy Light Knights are beasts with noses sharper than bloodhounds, do you want to stay in the city and wait to die?"

An old man with white hair in a black robe reprimanded.

"Move quickly, we must reach the designated spot by nightfall!"

Under the old man’s urging.

The group pressed on at high speed, and in less than two hours, they had already ridden over a hundred kilometers from Black Stone City, entering the Skeleton Wasteland.

"Wait!"

Just as they were about to pass through a canyon, the old man in the black robe finally sensed something amiss.

As a Dark Alchemist, his soul was much stronger than that of an ordinary mage.

Hence, his perception was more acute.

Ever since leaving the city half an hour ago, he felt a vague sense of being watched.

Upon reaching this canyon,

that feeling of being secretly observed became overwhelmingly intense!

"Something’s wrong, we’re being followed!"

The old man’s expression changed drastically, hastily raising his hand to stop everyone from entering the canyon.

But alas.

It was already too late.

Before the old man could finish his sentence, he witnessed a scene he would never forget in his life!

Within a kilometer radius.

A sliver of blood-colored soul fire appeared in the eyes of all living creatures!

The hawks in the sky, the ants on the ground, the snakes in the forest, and the lizards on the rocks...

At this moment, they all raised their heads and stared at them intently!

Under such eerie gazes, everyone’s scalp tingled, and goosebumps fell to the ground!

"Quick, go!"

The old man frantically yanked the reins, trying to rush back towards Black Stone City.

But in the next second.

A large number of Skeleton Archers emerged from both sides of the canyon!

These archers were well-trained, simultaneously bending their bows and fitting their arrows.

Then, a rain of arrows fell from the sky, instantly engulfing the mercenary squad!

At the same time.

Tens of thousands of Headless Knights flanked them from both sides, giving them no time to react.

In the rear of the army.

Lu Yuan, holding a Skull Staff, immediately cast a Tier Seven Dark Magic that Lucia had purchased at a high price from the black market.

[Tier Seven Dark Magic · Soul Shock!]

This magic could impact the enemy’s mind and soul, temporarily incapacitating them.

It was the perfect match with [Undead Calamity]!

"A Tier Seven Dark Mage?"

The old man’s heart chilled, eyes filled with despair.

Before he could react, a terrifying wave of soul power, like a raging torrent, swept towards him.

In the face of Lu Yuan’s unbelievably powerful spiritual power.

The old man’s soul was like a candle in the wind, utterly incapable of resistance.

His vision went black, and he lost all consciousness instantly.

When he opened his eyes again.

He had become a member of the Catastrophe Legion!

Afterward.

Through questioning.

Lu Yuan finally learned of the old man’s identity and the whereabouts of other members of the Original Dark Organization.

Although the old man’s power was not strong.

As a Tier Seven Dark Alchemist, he was considered a valuable talent within the Original Dark Organization, even receiving respect from several high-ranking members.

So, compared to Norton, he could access more core secrets.

According to the old man.

The Original Dark Organization was eagerly anticipating the arrival of the Fear Demon King, willing to risk being discovered by the Holy Light Empire by dispatching a deputy chief to lead the entire Soul Refining Ceremony.

This deputy chief, named Megan Joseph, was a Tier Nine Dark Alchemist who had lived for over three hundred years and had elevated both his mana and realm to the extreme.

His combat power was in no way inferior to a Tier Nine Saint Demon Master.

Moreover, in three days.

Megan would arrive at the Skeleton Wasteland.

Upon hearing this news, Lu Yuan became quite distressed.

He originally planned to lie in wait, not expecting a prehistoric giant to appear instead.

The disparity between Tier Seven and Tier Nine was like a chasm separated by two great realms.

This difference was like an unbridgeable gap that couldn’t be filled by sheer numbers or talent.

Although Lu Yuan commanded a million-strong skeleton army.

To a Tier Nine Saint Demon Master, they were no more than a mere flock of chickens and dogs.

Moreover.

A Tier Nine Dark Alchemist possessed countless techniques.

As long as Megan had some time, he could send out the information.

To prevent any leaks, Lu Yuan had to fight swiftly and decisively, denying the Original Dark Organization any hints.

Thus.

The human wave tactic, which Lu Yuan considered his greatest reliance, also lost its effectiveness.

Eliminating a Tier Nine Saint Demon Master in a short period is a tremendously challenging task.

Doing so without alerting anyone is even more daunting than ascending to the heavens.

"Must I abandon this plan?"

Lu Yuan was unwilling.

Thinking again.

There has to be another way!

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

With the old man’s help.

Lu Yuan used ambushes, poisoning, sneak attacks, and assassinations to successively kill over eighty members of the Original Dark Organization.

Most were Dark Alchemists, but some were also high-tier mages tasked with guarding the ceremony.

Many did not anticipate that.

Companions who were laughing and chatting one second, would mercilessly turn and kill the next.

Even those who sensed something amiss.

Could only die with resentment when facing Lu Yuan’s ambushes and encirclement.

On the third day.

Aside from Deputy Chief Megan.

All people involved in the ritual from the Original Dark Organization had become insiders for Lu Yuan.

As the meeting time approached.

Lu Yuan was perplexed, unable to devise a way to quietly eliminate Megan.

But with the plan already halfway done, he was unwilling to abandon it.

That evening.

Lu Yuan gathered all his subordinates to discuss the matter.

Everyone offered strategies, providing advice to Lu Yuan.

Some suggested poison, others a surprise attack, catching Megan off guard.

Others proposed gathering everyone’s power to construct a large dark magic array, completely locking this space, then using a human wave tactic to wear Megan down to death.

However, from Lu Yuan’s understanding.

Megan was always cautious, even sleeping with vigilance.

Moreover, attempting to poison a Tier Nine Dark Alchemist was simply unrealistic.

And as for sealing the space, that was even more impossible.

A battle of such magnitude would undoubtedly provoke the notice of the Fear Demon King and the Holy Light Empire.

Even if Megan were killed, the plan would still fail.

As Lu Yuan was in distress.

A magic scroll suddenly appeared from the void.

This was Spatial Teleportation Magic, only castable by high-tier mages.

Seeing the message inside the scroll, Norton and the others turned pale.

Because.

Megan suddenly altered his course and arrived at the Skeleton Wasteland ahead of time!

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