novelraw Chapter 354: Is the forbidden that rare? Doesn’t everyone have it?
Chapter 354: Is the forbidden that rare? Doesn’t everyone have it?
Now, in Dark Hell City, there are hardly any people left, even though some remaining guards have mastered the power of the forbidden and become the Ghost Emperor.
But since Lord K has taken over the entire Ghost Realm, there might be others who possess the forbidden power. Helpless, Alexander had no choice but to rise into the air and rush towards the outskirts of Dark Hell City.
Outside Dark Hell City, a dozen guards from the city lord’s mansion stood in front of the city gate. Not far in front of her was the endless army of the Endless Abyss. More precisely, it was the army of the Third Ghost Realm.
An endless sea of ghosts stretched for hundreds of miles, enveloping the entire Dark Hell City. Even beyond the horizon, it was a densely packed mass, giving one goosebumps.
"Damn it, this is the worst timing! Those black crystal stones and Ghost Pills were just distributed! This damn Lord K, I’m going to smash his head in!" In front of the city gate, a female guard puffed her cheeks, furiously waving her little fists.
Having received the beetles and Ghost Pills, she couldn’t help but experiment with them right away. The absorption of both the beetles and Ghost Pills was incredibly fast.
The Ghost Energy from the beetles, even purer and more concentrated than ghost crystals, also didn’t take much time to absorb. But this slight delay allowed Lord K’s troops to assemble completely. Reluctantly, she had to lead the city guards, who had just received the two treasures, to try and buy time.
"Ruby, you can try charging in now. After all, you now possess the forbidden power, and maybe you can really do it," a female guard named Bella said irritably.
She was quite displeased with Ruby for hogging Alexander’s gifts and only thinking of sharing them after she had absorbed them, resulting in them not being able to act before Lord K was ready to attack the city.
"Try it..." Ruby, who was about to boast, looked at the endless, oppressive sea of ghosts and suddenly lost her nerve: "To try is to die! Bella, you must be trying to send me to my death!"
"Where’s Alexander?"
As the two were arguing, Lord K could not wait any longer.
Standing in the sky in front of the army, followed by a thousand Ghost Emperors, he spoke coldly: "Your city lord wouldn’t have gotten scared and run away ahead of time, would he? Leaving just a few of you girls to delay us? Or are you trying to use your beauty as a tactic?"
As soon as Lord K finished speaking, a wave of laughter erupted from behind him. "This Dark Hell City Lord is quite cunning! Knowing he can’t win, he flees, yet he leaves behind a group of beauties for us. Is this his way of buying his life?"
"Haha! Does the Dark Hell City Lord think this is the world of the living? Using beauties to escape death, what a joke!"
"The beauty trick isn’t necessarily a bad idea, but we have an army of over ten billion here. Does he expect these few beauties to serve us all?"
"You old lecherous ghost, still unchanged even after becoming a ghost! These beauties obviously aren’t for us, they’re for Lord K to enjoy! But Lord K is not a philandering ghost; he doesn’t like beauties!"
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In the midst of the endless tide of ghosts, many were obviously intentionally taunting and humiliating them. Their loud voices were clear even within the city walls, not to mention to Ruby and her companions.
Ruby, infuriated, her face flushed, her eyes rolling, summoned her Ghost Energy and rose into the air. She shouted at Lord K: "I am Ruby, the enemy commander. Who dares to fight me one-on-one!"
Clearly, confident in her forbidden power and her recent promotion to Ghost Emperor, she intended to engage in a duel like those seen in ancient movies. This would not only dampen the enemy’s morale but also allow her to vent her anger and delay the enemy, achieving three goals in one move!
However, she was thinking too optimistically. In an army of ten billion ghosts, it was not surprising to find any type of person.
Lord K, momentarily startled by Ruby’s Ghost Emperor aura and forbidden power, soon laughed and said: "Interesting, I didn’t expect that besides Louis and Blood Clothes, someone else in Dark Hell City would possess the forbidden power! Is this your reliance? I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed. Since you want to fight, I shall satisfy you!"
As Lord K spoke, his Ghost Energy surged around him, his black Ghost Energy entwined with faint white mist. He, too, possessed the forbidden power!
And that was not all!
"Lord K, Alexander is just a clown; there’s no need for you to take action. Any one of us can handle he," said one of the figures stepping forward from behind Lord K. Each of them was also enveloped in Ghost Energy mixed with a faint trace of the forbidden power.
After scouring the entire Third Ghost Realm, Lord K had acquired three forbidden items. He used one himself and gave the other two to the most skilled fighters among the seeds he had nurtured, elevating them to the rank of Ghost Emperor.
The other four were lucky ghosts who had obtained the forbidden power, and they too were summoned by him. These were seasoned Ghost Emperors with formidable combat abilities, further enhanced by the forbidden power.
To face a girl who had just been promoted to Ghost Emperor, they were all confident, each eager for the opportunity to prove themselves. They looked at Ruby with fiery eyes, hoping to be the chosen one.
"This..."
Ruby was dumbfounded. She had dared to step forward, relying on her forbidden power, planning to delay time through a duel. But these opponents also possessed the forbidden power, and each seemed more formidable than the last.
"I’m hungry... Yes! I’m hungry, I need to go back for a meal first, then we can fight again after I’m full!" Ruby, who had been so arrogant just moments ago, suddenly lost her nerve and turned to leave without hesitation.
"Just like their city lord, he leaves you behind to save his own skin, and those left are cowards too afraid to die. Trying to run away? Since you’ve come out, don’t bother going back. Stay here!" Lord K scoffed disdainfully, signaling to one of his subordinates.
The closest to Lord K, one of his cultivated seeds, caught his glance. In an instant, he disappeared from his spot and reappeared half a meter behind Ruby, mercilessly aiming a punch at the back of her head.
"Space talent, this is bad!" Ruby was shocked, feeling the gust of wind from behind.
She had only recently become a Ghost Emperor. Not expecting one of these forbidden Ghost Emperors to possess spatial talent, she was caught off guard. Even sensing someone behind her, she couldn’t react in time.
Boom! The next moment, another figure appeared beside Ruby, throwing a punch.
The terrifying Ghost Energy of the Inheritance Ghost Emperor surged, and the two fists collided. Lord K’s confidant’s entire right arm exploded, and his body flew backward like a cannonball.
"Alexander!" Lord K’s eyes filled with immense killing intent upon seeing the sudden appearance of the figure.
"I didn’t expect you to possess the forbidden too. Seems like you’re quite lucky!" he said coldly.
"Is the forbidden that rare? Doesn’t everyone have it?" Alexander asked, looking puzzled at Lord K.