Chapter 1401: Zombified
Chapter 1401: Zombified
A terrifying amount of mana erupted from Lin Yun's body like a spring, sustaining and empowering the elemental storm.
In the clash, the skeleton king's mount was torn to shreds. Unfortunately, the elemental storm was too weak to tear its master apart. His body was no longer simple bones, but a combination of obscure crystals and metals. He could resist all spells below level-9 with nothing but his body. Even the level-9 spells could hardly destroy his body unless they suppressed him specifically.
After a dozen minutes, more and more undead creatures were torn to shreds, and the skeleton king ran out of patience. He raised his scepter, where the rotten heart was still beating, launching oily green light from the rotten heart.
The light fell into the elemental storm, and dispersed into a green mist, which was torn apart but still melted into the elemental storm. As the elemental storm spread out, the power of plague was spreading too.
Lin Yun had a bottle of potion. The Book of Death on his left hand automatically opened, and the Truth Chapter, which hadn't been used for a long time, glowed. A crystal phoenix, as if just woken up, craned its head in the radiance, and stared at the rotten heart on the top of the skeleton king's scepter through the blockage of the elemental storm and countless undead creatures.
There was originally an Eye of the Undead in the crystal phoenix's claw, but it had been completely swallowed, so all the powers related to the Eye of the Undead were suppressed by the crystal phoenix. Also, the suppression was much greater than that of the holy light on undead creatures.
The suppression was on a fundamental level!
The crystal phoenix shrieked after it appeared. Instantly, the power of plague that dispersed in the elemental storm seemed to be somehow attracted to the crystal phoenix, which then opened its mouth and breathed, reducing the dispersing power of plague to green mist, green light, and eventually a drop of green blood. Then, it swallowed the blood.
After swallowing the drop of blood, colorful flames burnt on the crystal phoenix's skin. Three seconds later, the crystal phoenix burped, and spouted a mouthful of green mist.
The crystal phoenix hovered above Lin Yun's head, eager to attack the skeleton king and take over his Heart of Plague.
That kind of evil item was the crystal phoenix's favorite. It would be able to suppress evils on a greater level as long as it swallowed the Heart of Plague. It would be able to suppress any power related to plague.
That was the most fundamental solution. To find out the core of evils with the eyes of truth, and eliminate the evils from the core was a solution that couldn't be countered.
Lin Yun restrained the crystal phoenix's urge, and let it hover above his head to resist the power of plague that might show up. Then, he quietly eliminated the undead creatures with the elemental storm.
The crystal phoenix flapped its wings impatiently, launching a colorful streak of light, and killing all the undead creatures within the radius of eight kilometers. Their soul fires were like candles in a strong wind that had been blown out at the same time.
Their bodies turned into rotten bones, and fell to the ground. During the fall, the bones rotted quickly, and broke apart into countless pieces, losing all their power of death.
Lin Yun shook his head, and didn't scold the crystal phoenix for its tantrum. So many undead creatures, plus the Heart of Plague, were irresistible temptations for the crystal phoenix.
It was loyal enough for the crystal phoenix to stay and protect him.
However, Lin Yun knew that if he were to let the crystal phoenix charge forward, it would only be killed by the skeleton king with his scepter, and would have to return to the Book of Death, waiting for rebirth. The crystal phoenix was incapable of fighting the level-47 skeleton king who had Page's scepter.
The cleaning went well. Although the skeleton king wasn't hurt, there was nothing he could do when other undead creatures were removed. His attacks couldn't hurt Lin Yun, either. The blood from the Heart of Plague was the most terrible source of plague, but it was only a dessert for the crystal phoenix.
The dilemma continued. An hour later, the last undead creature was torn to shreds, and its essence was swallowed by the Sage Chapter. Finally, Lin Yun ended the horrifying elemental storm.
After the elemental storm dispersed, a tremendous amount of dust fell to the ground. The land inside the cage had already been deepened by more than 300 meters compared to that in the world outside. The soil on the ground had been thrown to the sky by the elemental storm, and was dropping to the ground.
In the rain of mud, the skeleton king charged at Lin Yun, launching green light towards him like arrows.
The crystal phoenix above Lin Yun's head sprayed colorful light that enshrouded Lin Yun. Those green arrows faded quickly upon hitting the colorful light. The power of plague in them was soon neutralized, leaving only the pure power of death.
Cracking noises burst out. The arrows hit Lin Yun's Fusion Shield, causing dense ripples. Space crevices appeared at the points of impact between the Fusion Shield and the arrows.
After charging for a few seconds, the skeleton king suddenly vanished. Only the storm of arrows were still hitting Lin Yun's Fusion Shield with the power of plague.
Lin Yun solemnly spouted a law rune. The next second, the skeleton king who wore a ragged cloak suddenly appeared behind Lin Yun. He held Page's scepter in his left hand and a scythe that was more than five meters long in his right hand. His lips shivered as his soul fire sent out a series of information.
"Foolish human being, nobody can stop the great Lord Page from moving forward. All living lives will embrace the power of plague and die.
"You think we're scared of the flying monkeys? Wrong. Death is the only eternity. The power of plague is a shortcut to the gate of death. Embrace your death. No stupid lives who carry the power of flying monkeys can stop us.
"You're even more annoying than flying monkeys. You must die. Just go to hell..."
The skeleton king shrieked with a twisted voice. The information from his soul fire rolled towards Lin Yun like a blast. Then, dreadful power of death emerged on the gigantic scythe in his hand. He then waved his right arm, and slashed Lin Yun.
Lin Yun's body was cut apart. An intense aura of death burst out, terminating all life. The skeleton king waved his scythe, laughing.
All of a sudden, Lin Yun, who had broken into two halves, turned vague, and fell apart like broken glass. The broken pieces of his body then disappeared like an illusion.
The skeleton king's laugh came to an abrupt halt. Lin Yun reappeared in midair, with an electromagnetic track that was hundreds of meters long in front of him. A cannonball darted out of the track, and hit the skeleton king's right shoulder.
A terrifying explosion, mixed with the colorful light from the crystal phoenix, burst out at the same time.
Instantly, cracks appeared on the skeleton king's right arm, giving the crystal phoenix's power an opportunity to seep in. The colorful light leaked into the skeleton king's right arm through the cracks.
The evil-banishing power lingered in the skeleton king's right arm, preventing his injury from recovering. His movement was greatly affected. At the very least, he couldn't wave his scythe like before.
The skeleton king flew in the sky, with his soul fire sending out malicious soul waves constantly. Lin Yun sneered. The purple dragon embodiment flew out of the Draconic Staff, and the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel and the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras circled around him.
Skeleton kings weren't simple kings, but special skeletons that were naturally endowed with the ability of commanding other skeletons. Whenever a skeleton king was born, a lot of skeletons would pledge loyalty to them. That was an instinct of skeletons. Skeleton kings didn't have to rally them at all.
As one type of skeletons, skeleton kings had their natural-born weapons, just like skeleton warriors who had swords and shields, skeleton archers who had bows, and skeleton mages who had staffs.
There were very few skeleton kings mainly because it was very hard for them and their weapons to develop. The purest power of the law of death was concentrated on their scythes, which could cut apart any living creature. Even undead creatures would be killed, and their soul fire would die out when they were cut apart.
In front of the law of death, even undead creatures were living creatures too. All conscious beings were considered alive.
Lin Yun was already aware of that, so he had been taking precautions against the skeleton king's scythe. Every skeleton king had a scythe, even though this one had been wielding a scepter the whole time...
The confrontation continued. The skeleton king floated with the scythe in his right hand and Page's scepter in his left hand. He was getting more and more intimidating.
On the top of Page's scepter, the Heart of Plague beat crazily, and squirted green blood that sprayed on the skeleton king. Instantly, the skeleton king was covered in green mist. Terrifying green flesh started to grow on his metal and crystal bones.
In only three seconds, the skeleton king had transformed into a zombie that emitted green mist. Only his right arm retained the skeletal look. The skeleton king turned his head, and looked at his right arm. The colorful light in the joints on the arm was even more obvious than before.
As the skeleton king turned into a zombie, he rose to the peak of level 47. As he was strengthened, even the space was under pressure, and seemed to be about to collapse any time. He was stronger than before, but his level was stuck in level 47.
Lin Yun's expression changed, and he looked at the skeleton king, who had turned into a zombie, solemnly. He finally realized why the skeleton king could obtain the scepter from the Plague Horseman. As it turned out, he could turn into a zombie.
A zombie with the skeleton king's abilities? Also, after he turned into a zombie, he could release more power from Page's scepter. After all, the scepter was the Plague Horseman's weapon, and it was designed for a zombie to use.
The skeleton king put on a weird and crooked smile on his rigid face, and he looked at Lin Yun as if he were a steak that had already been served on the dinner table.
"Stupid human being, you have successfully infuriated Lord Page's loyalest subordinate. I've changed my mind. I'm going to eat you. It's been a long time since I ate a human being. The last human being I ate was delicious. Don't worry. I'll take my time savoring you..."
The skeleton king raised the scepter in his left hand. All the green mist seemed to be enlivened, and circled around him. Some of the mist was spreading. The power of plague even seemed to be able to infect space at this moment. Wherever the green mist passed, a tremendous amount of green light was left. For a moment, half of the sky turned green.
The skeleton king cackled, and disappeared quickly. He almost instantly reappeared one kilometer in front of Lin Yun, where the space was quickly corrupted with the green color. Lin Yun had such a strong feeling of crisis that he almost heard a banshee crying in his head.
Lin Yun instantly vanished. The next second, a gray crescent aura slashed where he had been standing, producing narrow and tiny space cracks. The seemingly transparent aura caused dense ripples on the curtain of holy light.
The curtain was absolutely undamaged when facing 10,000,000 undead creatures, which were nothing more than pebbles for it. However, it was like a piece of shaking golden silk at this moment. A lot of waves and ripples were rising. It seemed that one tiny bit more power would break apart the curtain.
Prome, who was in the sky, was shocked too. The cage of holy light made of the statues could suppress undead creatures that were beyond his level. It could confine a level-48 undead creature, yet it was almost torn apart by a level-47 undead creature...
Prome increased the holy light, and sang the hymn even louder. The four statues echoed with him, and strengthened the cage.
Inside the cage, the skeleton king seemed to have gone berserk. He became ferocious and irrational. Holding the scythe of death in his right hand and Page's scepter in his left hand, he slashed out auras. On the tip of the scepter, the heart was beating faster and faster too. Now and then, green blood dropped and sprayed as light of plague.
If Lin Yun hadn't been protected by the crystal phoenix, and if he hadn't taken antidotes in advance, he probably would've been infected.
Lin Yun was forced to dodge the terrifying attacks. He didn't have any chance to counterattack. The Ten Thousand Spell Wheel floated near him, calculating everything on the battlefield. The Magic Array was capturing all useful information too.
But they couldn't help even if they found anything. The skeleton king's body had already been incredibly hard, and it was even sturdier after it turned into a zombie. Normal spells wouldn't work on him at all even if they hit him. Chances were that he wouldn't even bother to dodge.
He was too fast, sturdy, and ferocious. None of the opportunities that the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel calculated could be seized. Fleeting opportunities weren't real opportunities.
At the very least, the temporary weakness was completely negligible for the skeleton king.
After the battle lasted a dozen minutes, Lin Yun became graver and graver. The skeleton king was getting increasingly fast. Also, as time went by, the power of plague had covered half of the area in the cage. Those corrupted places couldn't be purged by holy light. Only the crystal phoenix was capable of purging it.
It was because the crystal phoenix had swallowed the blood of plague earlier. If it hadn't, then it couldn't have neutralized the plague easily at all.
Unfortunately, the plague's contamination spread much faster than the crystal phoenix purged it. If things went on like this, the cage would be completely contaminated in 15 minutes at most, and it would be a perfect battle environment for the skeleton king.
Bang...
Lin Yun's Fusion Shield was torn open by the scythe of death again, and the power of death rushed in and contaminated his right arm. He dropped three reflections in a row, and moved eight kilometers back along with the space waves.