novelraw Chapter 257 - 251: Vortex, Swallowing Thousands
Chapter 257 - 251: Vortex, Swallowing Thousands
Faced with this sudden, devastating blow, the Snake-men’s lines instantly collapsed.
Panic spread like a plague.
To save their lives, nearly half the Snake-man Priests had to stop chanting the ancient Spell. They tossed aside their ceremonial Bone Staffs and offerings, frantically grabbing nearby Weapons to resist the unstoppable cavalry torrent.
This change directly affected the confrontation between the Blood Mist Demon Serpent’s head and the Eternal Giant Turtle.
The torrent of bloody energy supplying the Demon Serpent head, condensed from endless blood qi and hovering above the Eternal Giant Turtle, was abruptly cut in half.
The blood mist, once as dense as a physical entity, began to thin. Its form shifted from a ferocious, giant serpent’s head into an unstable, violently churning cloud of fog.
"ROAR!"
The long-suppressed Eternal Giant Turtle let out a deep and furious roar.
The blood-mist skull binding it lost its foundation. The ancient runes on the turtle’s shell suddenly flared with brilliant light, and a vast, heavy aura erupted from it!
The blood mist was instantly stretched taut and shattered. The illusory Demon Serpent head let out an unwilling hiss, flickering unsteadily as if it might dissipate completely at any moment.
The Eternal Giant Turtle was about to break free!
High in the sky, Blood River, who was locked in battle with the Golden Dragon Sun, noticed this fatal change.
For the first time, a look of anxiety appeared in Blood River’s crimson, serpentine pupils.
The Priests of the Blood River Battle Group were their foundation. If they failed and the Eternal Giant Turtle broke free, all their plans would turn to nothing.
He could no longer be bothered with fighting Sun. With a violent twist of his massive body, he tried to abandon his opponent and return to the army array to take command.
"Trying to run?"
Sun’s voice, like molten gold, boomed across the sky, laced with a hint of disdain and mockery.
"Did you ask for my permission?!"
The Golden Dragon showed no hesitation. With a beat of his Dragon Wings, his hundred-meter-long body exploded with astonishing speed, staying close behind Blood River’s giant serpent form.
Just as Blood River was about to charge into the chaotic Snake-man Army Array below, Sun caught up behind him and opened his massive maw.
Not to bite, but to unleash a far more terrifying destruction.
A golden torrent erupted from the dragon’s mouth—a Dragon Breath condensed to its absolute limit!
The scorching Dragon Flame poured down like a river from the heavens, instantly blanketing the Snake-man Legion in a several-hundred-meter radius below.
There were no screams, no struggles. Before that pure, destructive energy, everyone from ordinary Snake-man Warriors to powerful Priests was vaporized in an instant, not even leaving ash behind.
On the ground, a vast, smooth, glass-like patch of Scorched Earth appeared out of nowhere.
A single strike incinerated hundreds of living beings.
Sun let out a sky-shattering draconic roar, filled with a sense of absolute Power.
He turned his head, giving the Snake-man Legion no time to react, and unleashed a second Dragon Breath.
Another area was completely cleared. The shadow of death fell upon the heart of every Snake-man in the cruelest way imaginable.
"Vile dragon!"
Blood River’s eyes were practically splitting with rage. If he didn’t stop him, he feared his legion would be completely slaughtered by this Golden Dragon.
He let out a sharp hiss and reluctantly abandoned his plan to return and oversee the ritual. Whirling around, he charged toward Sun once more, determined to tie down this terrifying war machine.
On the other side of the battlefield, Poison Fang saw the tide of battle turning against them and immediately roared his command.
"Poison Fang Legion, all forces support the Blood River Legion! Secure the flank!"
Upon receiving the order, the thousands of Lizardman Warriors from the Poison Fang Legion, who had been holding their position, immediately brandished their Poisoned Curved Sabers and War Axes. Like a green tide, they charged toward the main battlefield where the humans and Snake-men were clashing.
But now, it was too late.
The very instant the Lizardfolk legion began to move, the most colossal presence on the battlefield finally broke its last bonds.
BOOM!
The Eternal Giant Turtle completely shattered the control of the blood-mist head.
It raised its mountain-like head and let out a long cry that shook heaven and earth.
All the fury that had been suppressed for so long erupted in that single moment.
Its eyes, once as tranquil as an ancient well, now burned with destructive rage. They instantly locked onto the thousands of Lizardfolk charging past its side, attempting to intervene in the battle between the Black Stone Army and the Blood River Legion.
To these ants who dared to provoke its majesty, it gave the most direct of responses.
The Eternal Giant Turtle opened its abyssal maw.
An invisible, terrifying suction force emanated from its mouth.
A massive Vortex, over a kilometer in diameter, formed out of thin air.
A gale howled. Rubble, dust, and even the charging Lizardfolk were instantly seized by this force!
Thousands of Lizardman Warriors felt their feet leave the ground as they completely lost control of their bodies. Like leaves swept up by a gale, they were involuntarily pulled toward the center of the Vortex—toward that open maw.
Panic and despair appeared on the face of every Lizardfolk.
They brandished their Weapons and writhed their bodies, but they were utterly powerless against this cataclysmic force.
Then, the Eternal Giant Turtle inhaled.
The massive Vortex, along with the thousands of terrified Lizardfolk within it, was sucked into its belly in a single gulp, like a rushing torrent of water being drawn up.
For a moment, heaven and earth fell silent.
Only a few Lizardman Warriors who had reached Tier Three or Tier Four managed to escape the pull with their superior Power, crashing wretchedly to the ground.
They looked back in terror. The thousands of their brethren who had been behind them had vanished without a trace, as if they had never existed.
With just that one move, the enraged Eternal Giant Turtle had devoured the Poison Fang Legion like an appetizer.
"No!"
In the distance, Poison Fang witnessed this soul-shattering scene with his own eyes and let out a desperate roar.
He wanted to rescue them, but it was hopeless.
At that very moment, the Domain Knight wreathed in starlight, who had been locked in a fierce battle with him, suddenly began to turn transparent.
The ten-minute summoning time was up. The Starfall Knight’s figure dissolved into a shower of stardust and vanished into the air.
His opponent’s disappearance brought Poison Fang no relief. Instead, it plunged him into an even deeper despair.
He looked at the Eternal Giant Turtle that had devoured thousands of his subordinates, then at the Snake-man Legion in the distance, which was being cut to pieces by the Black Stone Army. Only a mad killing intent remained in his eyes.
He gave up on attacking Raylo and instead locked his sights on the Eternal Giant Turtle.
This, after all, was the target his revered god wanted to hunt.
But the outcome was already decided.
Now that the fresh forces of the Black Stone Territory had joined the battle, their defeat was only a matter of time.
Blood River, still entangled in his fight with Sun, also saw this clearly.
While dodging Sun’s attacks, he sent a telepathic retreat order to Poison Fang using his Spiritual Power.
Before Poison Fang could respond, Blood River feinted, then turned his massive serpent form and fled unhesitatingly toward the Jade Swamp.
As if receiving a unified command, the Snake-man Legion under his command abandoned all resistance, broke formation, and followed their leader in a wretched retreat.