novelraw Chapter 909 189: Sacrificial Elemental Keystone
Chapter 909 189: Sacrificial Elemental Keystone
Audrey's cries for help left Lin Rui with no options, as he had teleported in!
He had relied entirely on the Deep Strike of the Avenging Goddess Power Armor he wore to traverse the vast battlefield and reach Audrey. Without it, he could not have breached the densely packed siege of the Celestial Kingdom Armament.
Women can be quite fascinating creatures. When a man is by her side, she seems like a helpless damsel, unable to even unscrew a bottle cap, crying like a child if hit.
But the moment he departs, she transforms into an unyielding force, capable of tearing apart those who cross her.
Such was Audrey: Lin Rui hadn't been gone long before she had already assessed the situation, organizing the forces with a grand scale and precise formation.
With the aid of the Legendary Great Mage Gulian, she raised an army and deployed a massive array covering nearly a hundred miles across the battlefield, amidst the mountains of corpses and seas of blood!
It was an assembly based on the Eight Array, imposing a divine might, armored forces glistening, banners blotting out the sky.
The massive Undead Legion waged a bloody battle within the mountains of corpses for two days, withstanding assaults from all directions.
Yet the chaos remained orderly! Despite the continuous slaughter from all sides, the formations remarkably retained their structured lines.
Honestly, if not for the Divine Spirit forces possessing formidable aerial abilities, descending from above and enveloping Audrey's troops, it was doubtful whether two days of fierce fighting would have allowed them to breach the core of the battlefield.
This realm of corpses and blood was truly Audrey's perfect domain.
The Divine Spirits attacking here were all experiencing a revival of memories of their past selves as legendary protagonists, like adventurers attempting to topple a Dark Element boss in a sea of corpses.
Aside from the boss being unlike typical demons and Undead Tyrants, it felt no different in experience.
To flatten the Sea of the Dead and slay the Undead Monarch within in just two days was quite the challenge indeed.
Especially as this boss had almost no weaknesses, excelling in summoning, magic, melee, and defense.
The Divine Spirits tried various tactics—assassination, curses, bombardments, encirclements—to no avail.
[Star Realm Apostle: Lord-level Trait: Your Apostle is your soul and will, all the Apostle owns is yours. Each summoned creature boosts itself by 1 Soul Value, while you gain a 10% effect bonus from all Apostle traits and skills (maximum bonus from 7/7 Apostles)].
Though Audrey had not yet elevated this trait to a Legendary level, its effect was already comparable to Legendary bonuses!
This trait alone granted her over forty Soul Value points and a vast array of trait enhancements, and despite only 10% effect, its multiplicity was overwhelming.
Consider the traits of the Crimson Heavy Armored Dragon Rider.
[Azure Flame Calamity: Super-Tier Trait]: The Crimson Dragon Rider releases a pale crimson flame, enveloping enemies in a sea of fire. Each skill use creates a flame realm lasting 4 seconds, inflicting additional flame damage each second (80% of Crimson Dragon Rider's Attack Power) and rendering the caster immune to Spiritual Damage, with Physical Defense +100%.
This alone endowed her with significant physical, spiritual resistance, and damage reduction.
And then there are the traits of the Four Royal Knights.
[Dark Night Raid: Legendary Trait: The veil of darkness sweeps over, inevitable destruction in an instant. Dark Soul Knights specialize in strikes from the shadows, delivering devastating attacks at the enemy's most vulnerable moments. Each attack claims one positive buff from foes with bonus states to the attacker. If there is no positive buff, attack transforms into critical hit, Critical Strike Damage +500%.]
[Abyss Fusion: Legendary Trait: Abyssal Power resonates with me, manifesting as a dark entity. The Dark Soul Knight's perfect fusion with Abyssal Power silences opponents for 3 seconds per attack, stacking to 10 seconds, with each subsequent attack adding 3% True Damage.]
Placed on the Four Royal Knights, this is quite standard since they are Close Combat Knights, so their ability to attack and pilfer buffs and accumulate True Damage is relatively limited.
But when Audrey wields this trait, the situation vastly differs!
As a Necromancer, do the attacks by summoned creatures not count as her own output? A massive spell bombardment could reap a considerable amount of enhancements.
[Forest Destruction: lvmax: Ravenclaw unleashes the power of the forest, creating a massive natural storm. After casting, a great storm is triggered centered around him, causing widespread damage and repelling surrounding enemies. The storm causes fear in opponents, preventing movement and attack for 5 seconds. Consumes 10% Spiritual Energy Value, cooldown 3600 seconds.]
This is Ravenclaw's ability, yet he is only a Catastrophe-level Witch Demon, and Audrey's skills surpass such spirit magic with ease.
One skill shot alone, even only absorbing 10% of the opponent's boost effects, rapidly piles up her benefits.
For these foes are all Celestial Kingdom Armament, glowing with numerous positive states.
So even though Audrey appeared battered, her face smeared with blood, the danger level wasn't high, which was why she never resorted to tossing out the Elemental Keystone.