Seizing the BOSS Template at the Start

Chapter 40: Chapter 38: Sudden Emergence of Killing Intent

The Crimson Priest’s figure flickered for a moment. In the crimson realm, he could freely traverse the mist and unleash a speed beyond common sense.

He appeared above the youth, stretched out a hand, and a Hexagram Array flickered before him.

Buzz~

A dazzling pillar of scarlet light erupted, bringing an intense sense of crisis that descended abruptly.

Boom!

A violent explosion rang out, and the youth, along with the ground beneath him, vanished without a hint of resistance.

”Projection?” The Crimson Priest abruptly turned his head, his gaze searching all around. The three worker bees that had been destroyed earlier had the function of creating images. Although he didn’t know why that Alchemist could even fake an aura, he wouldn’t get a second chance.

The Alchemist was even frailer than the Mage. If he found him, he was dead for sure!

Buzz~

A faint buzzing sound arose, and in the sky, explosives fell one by one. The Crimson Priest looked up, gathering blood qi to detonate them in mid-air.

His eyes narrowed slightly, his raised hand forming a Hexagram Array, from which a scarlet light beam erupted, instantly obliterating two or three worker bees, but the others escaped his perception.

He tried to sense the auras in the blood mist, but an approaching sense of crisis came upon him. The Crimson Priest instantly turned around, a sword glint already upon him.

Blood qi gathered and detonated.

Clang~

The sword qi, carrying the breath of a divine spirit, sliced through the scarlet, yet its trajectory was still disrupted by the explosion of blood qi.

The sword light embedded deeply into the ground, the neat cut almost reflective.

Specks of scarlet gathered; a stronger sense of crisis surged abruptly. The Crimson Priest retreated frantically as a black crystal-shaped shell fell where he had just been.

Boom!

A terrifying energy frenzy continued to pour out, and Mosen managed to recover some magic power at this moment.

Holding a giant sword, his form flickered madly, and he swung the giant sword down fiercely.

Kami followed closely, continually entangling with the Crimson Priest.

Buzz~

The sound of worker bees’ swarming echoed again, and explosives kept falling from the sky, but their power was too insignificant to affect the battle.

The three figures madly flickering on the battlefield gradually ignored the weak Alchemist.

Suddenly, a chilling aura flashed, a weakening force descended, causing the Crimson Priest’s form to pause.

Kami’s eyes lit up, and the power of the divine artifact exploded, instantly appearing behind the Crimson Priest.

Clang~

The sword qi, with absolute sharpness, slashed horizontally.

Mosen followed in an instant, the remnants of his magic power exploded, and a gigantic phantom suddenly appeared behind him, descending along with his movement.

The Crimson Priest’s eyes flickered with rage, Ernado’s curse magic was directly shattered.

The frenzy of blood qi gathered once more, but this time the timing was so ingenious that the curse descended just as Mosen and Kami were preparing to attack.

Therefore, the frenzy of blood qi was still somewhat slow, the two powerful sword strikes approaching already.

The Crimson Priest didn’t have time to think much, sacrificing the lesser of two damaging options, gathering scarlet mist behind him to form a shield to block the divine artifact’s cut, while the priest frantically twisted to the side.

The Celestial Demon Slash landed heavily on his shoulder, blood gushed, and the immense force knocked him flying backwards, bones shattering within the collision sound.

Boom!

At this moment, a cannon blast sounded. A shell from the city defense rail cannon landed on the ground alongside the Crimson Priest.

The white light of the shell shot skyward, instantly clearing a vast stretch of scarlet. The scarlet mist had already become exceedingly thin, nearly invisible to the naked eye.

Worker bees in the sky continued tirelessly dropping bombs, which were detonated before reaching the ground.

Kami and Mosen landed as the energy of the shell was still pouring out. Kami dashed forward at once, knowing that even if the Crimson Priest wasn’t dead, he would be severely injured; it was the best opportunity.

The shockwave could not stop a Level 50 Swordsman, and Kami surged into the endless white light.

The world fell silent for a moment.

Boom!

Frenzied energy exploded, and Kami, having just vanished, was instantly blasted away, the scarlet magic instantaneously clearing the white firelight.

In a gigantic crater gouged out by the shell, the body of the battered Crimson Priest rose slowly. The scarlet mist, now thin to an extreme, recoiled completely, rapidly mending the Blood Mage’s body.

The falling Kami was caught by a gentle force, Ernado arrived beside Kami, a grim gaze fixed on the Crimson Priest.

Now, the Crimson Priest seemed to have exhausted his divine favor, but on their side, both Mosen and Kami, the Level 50s, were in poor condition. The gap between him and the Crimson Priest was too vast to make any substantial difference.

The city defense rail cannon, their only deterrent, could not accurately hit the Crimson Priest without interference.

Trouble...

Mosen, feeling the Crimson Priest’s aura, still looked calm, though his eyes showed some fatigue.

”Retreat!”

A button appeared in his hand, and when pressed, a faint electrical sound passed by, and the three of them swiftly sped into the distance without the slightest pause.

Three seconds after they left, an extreme sense of crisis descended, even causing the last remaining ten or so worker bees to cease dropping bombs and ascend madly.

The rapidly recovering Crimson Priest halted, his figure starting to flicker as he tried to escape into the huge crater.

But it was too late.

Boom! Boom boom...

A series of violent blasts erupted. Three shells formed a triangle, exploding in the direction where the Crimson Priest had just been, filling all vision with blazing firelight.

The combined power of the three shells was enormous, directly engulfing half of the East City District, where the energy frenzy destroyed more buildings.

The Outer City District was predesignated as a battlefield; the houses here, except those built by wealthy merchants in the Inner City District, were mostly wooden structures, over 90% of which collapsed in this salvo.

The central ground began to crack, white light filling all vision.

This night, Dongwu City was destined to remain awake.

As the explosive energy began to wane, Kami stood steadfast against the shockwaves on the periphery, ready to charge in at any moment, knowing very well what that object represented to the Will Clan.

It was something to be obtained at all costs, a critical artifact for whether the Will Clan could become the first Legislator Clan.

”Cough cough...”

As the white light continued to fade, a figure, completely charred, with no clothing whatsoever, stood up with difficulty, appearing extremely wretched.

His arm, through which bone was visible, clutched tightly at the Ancient God Flesh, the sealing crystal upon which more cracks had formed, threatening to shatter at any moment.

The Crimson Priest’s voice turned exceptionally hoarse, laden with intense anger and hatred.

”The Scarlet...the Scarlet shall descend, no matter the cost, Xia cannot be without a god!”

Low murmurs spread, and the magic flickered over the Crimson Priest. Kami, about to charge forward, paused, halting her steps.

The three of them simultaneously looked towards the initial battleground, the enormous crater.

A large Hexagram Array rose from that direction, appearing as both some kind of ritual and a form of sacrifice.

”O great Lord of Scarlet...I offer my all for your gaze. Your humblest believer could not protect your sacrificial offering; your most devoted follower will spend his life to....”

The sound of low prayer spread, and Kami dashed out instantly, attempting to forcibly interrupt the Crimson Priest’s last desperate struggle.

But abruptly, an extreme killing intent emerged, the terrifying Power of Shadow causing the three faces to change dramatically.

”Is there a Golden Upper Tier lying in ambush?”

This thought just surfaced when yet another terrifying aura arose. In the sky, a Magic Hand extended, descending upon the city with the overwhelming pressure of the highest tier of Golden Upper Tier.

Mosen’s face darkened instantly: ”Not just one!”