novelraw Chapter 323 - 14: The Position of Supreme Apostle
Chapter 323 - 14: The Position of Supreme Apostle
"Roar!"
The resounding dragon roar echoed across the sky, with boundless thunderclouds shrouding more than half of the ocean.
The appearance of the Fox Dragon utterly reversed the previously deteriorating battle situation, allowing the epic creature camp to regain the initiative and advantage.
Wherever the Merfolk Knights and Lingyu Army appeared too overwhelmingly powerful,
the Fox Dragon would personally head to that battlefield and manipulate the all-encompassing Power of Thunder to forcibly smash through the coalition’s offensive.
With this shifting advantage, the Chishui River’s frontline once again retreated backward.
Fortunately, artificial islands still existed along the edges of the Chishui River. Those fixed fortifications and autonomous mechanicals might not have been very effective in offense, but in defense, they were sufficient to crush the armies of epic creatures that had gathered.
To be honest, if not for the restraint of the high ranks of Mountain and Sea Civilization, the skeletons on the front line might have already employed a series of counterattack methods such as drones and long-range strikes.
This was a war between civilization and extraordinary individuals.
The purpose of this war was never about exterminating these epic creatures but finding the root cause that drove them into a frenzy.
In this context, this low-intensity war was already the upper limit allowed by the high ranks of Mountain and Sea Civilization.
Raising the intensity further would likely provoke the Immortals to intervene again, becoming the second Hundred Races War.
Unfortunately, the Fox Dragon evidently did not understand this point.
Pushing its advantage, after repelling the Merfolk and Lingyu Army, it even attempted to capture an artificial island.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A relentless torrent of thunder fell from the sky, each strike accurately hitting within the range of the artificial island.
Bone fragments scattered in all directions, and charred marks were spread across every corner of the island...
Considering that there were front-line wounded who had retreated to this island, the skeletons responsible for guarding it could no longer bear it and angrily initiated the second plan.
"Peashooters! Counterattack!"
In an instant, twisting, sturdy peashooters emerged from various parts of Skeleton Island.
These peashooters had highly anthropomorphic features and expressions, with the massive peas spat from their mouths endowed with intense aggressiveness.
Whoosh—Boom!
Every pea shot out tore through the air, producing a sonic boom, a testament to its powerful kinetic energy.
Most importantly, these peas exploded upon hitting the epic creatures, causing secondary explosive damage to the target.
Thus, when numerous peashooters simultaneously launched a counterattack against the Fox Dragon in the sky,
even an Ascender like the Fox Dragon could not help but avoid their sharpness and chose another artificial island as its next attack target.
But soon after, the Fox Dragon was shocked to find similar peashooters on other artificial islands as well.
Unlike the mechanical fortifications made by the skeletons earlier, these peashooters were nature spirits or heaven and earth ghosts and gods with self-will.
They could extract nutrients from the bone structure of artificial islands and grow autonomously.
To invading foes, these peashooters had attack modes more precise and flexible than regular fortifications.
Even the powerful Fox Dragon, who had ascended to the Ascension Ladder, could only look on helplessly and even quietly withdraw from the Chishui Defense Line range when facing these peashooters.
However, the Fox Dragon’s withdrawal did not mean a slowdown in the offensive.
On the contrary, as more epic creatures who had ascended to the Ascension Ladder appeared, their attacks seemed to grow even more intense.
By contrast, epic creatures as wise as the Fox Dragon, who chose to act opportunistically, were ultimately a minority.
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"It’s time for us to take the stage!"
Taking advantage of the Peashooters holding the defense line, a sky-obscuring MinAseerpentg She suddenly appeared in the center of the battlefield.
Due to its enormous size, when it appeared, the sky, which was previously filled with clouds, was fanned clear by its wings.
Whoosh!
A howling gale swept in.
This MinAseerpentg She, who had ascended to the Ascension Ladder, directly locked onto the Fox Dragon retreating to the edge of the battlefield.
"Roar!"
The moment it realized it had been targeted, the Fox Dragon let out a long, unhesitant cry skyward.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In an instant, MinAseerpentg She and Fox Dragon clashed several rounds.
Wherever they passed, thunder and gales resonated, while sonic booms and explosions were continuous.
Wherever they established their battlefield, whether epic creatures or Merfolk Lingyu, everyone unhesitatingly chose to avoid it.
However, the engagement between MinAseerpentg She and Fox Dragon was only the beginning.
With MinAseerpentg She joining the battlefield, other individuals capable in ocean or sky battles from the Hundred Races of Mountains and Seas also joined the fray.
Most were Ascenders who opened the Ascension Ladder, extraordinary individuals who could completely overwhelm epic creatures regarding brute strength.
With no further escalation of war intensity, the participation of Ascenders was undoubtedly the best choice.
[Quite restrained indeed...]
As the Creator of the Mountain and Sea Realm, Li Hao naturally wouldn’t ignore this occurring war.
If purely to eliminate the enemy, the Hundred Races of Mountains and Seas undoubtedly had the absolute advantage.
If they were to deploy theoretically existent weapons of mass destruction into actual combat,
it wouldn’t be a problem to directly eliminate half of these berserk epic creatures, let alone all.
However, the Mountain and Sea Civilization did not do this. Instead, they voluntarily restricted the types and numbers of weapons they could use from all aspects.
Because in the eyes of the Mountain and Sea People, those epic creatures with born wisdom were also part of the Mountain and Sea People.
Resolving the root cause of their frenzy would allow these current epic creatures to eventually join the Mountain and Sea Civilization as a whole.
This was the thought of the high ranks of the Mountain and Sea People—they viewed this war as a perfect opportunity to inspire and assimilate epic creatures.
Solving the opposition between epic creatures and the Hundred Races of Mountains and Seas once and for all would be a truly great deed.
[So, without divine intervention, can they resolve this crisis?]
With unhidden anticipation, Li Hao pondered.
Ordinary Mountain and Sea People were unaware of the crisis’s root, but how could Li Hao, as the Creator, be unaware?
The Mountain and Sea Realm had eight great primordial forces, symbolizing eight Supreme Apostles of the Creator.
With the evolution of the world and the prosperity of civilization, these eight great primordial forces would inevitably strengthen further, becoming the eight most powerful forces guarding the Mountain and Sea Realm.
Unfortunately, only four Supreme Apostles had truly returned so far in the Mountain and Sea Realm.
The Dragon-headed Giant Ji Meng, symbolizing storms...
The Supreme Death God Yao Xin, ruling an entire world...
The Creator Incarnation Merfolk Spirit, commanding all oceans...
And the Winged Serpent God Hua She, who ascended to the Sun God Position...
In this situation, the remaining four primordial forces would inevitably attract the coveting of other Ascenders.
The current war was initiated by an Ascender who wanted to become a Supreme Apostle.
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