Chapter 767 - 524: The Fall of a Legend and the Descent of a Star
Chapter 767: Chapter 524: The Fall of a Legend and the Descent of a Star
It was too fast!
It all happened in a flash of lightning!
From the moment the Hydra broke free to the launch of its Origin Attack, there was almost no time for anyone to react!
Everyone could only watch helplessly as the torrent of destruction crossed a kilometer in an instant, appearing right before Master Gregory!
The aura of destruction washed over them.
Master Gregory’s cloudy eyes gazed at the terrifying torrent, which was powerful enough to vaporize him instantly, yet his face showed no trace of fear.
He glanced at the sphere of black mist not far away, the one that had swallowed Master Fran and had been silent ever since.
Master Fran’s fate within it was still unknown.
A bittersweet, yet relieved, smile appeared on his face.
Slowly, he closed his eyes.
Just in the nick of time!
"Don’t even think about it!"
A furious roar echoed like a clap of thunder!
It was Master Wendel!
His figure flashed, appearing in front of Master Gregory.
He had no time to chant any Defense Spells.
With a wave of his sleeve, the Melting Furnace hidden within poured out all its embers.
A gigantic Fire Wall erupted from the ground, soaring into the sky, attempting to block the torrent of destruction!
At almost the exact same moment.
Another figure teleported to Master Gregory’s other side.
It was Master Morpheus!
He thrust his hands forward, his voice hoarse and urgent.
"Space Barrier!"
VMMMM!
A translucent, intangible barrier, seemingly pieced together from countless spatial fragments, instantly formed behind the Fire Wall!
A double defense!
At the most critical moment, two Legendary Mages had erected a final line of defense for Master Gregory!
However...
This was, after all, a hateful strike from a Half-Step World Destruction Level existence, fueled by burning its own origin!
The red-and-black torrent of destruction slammed viciously into the towering Fire Wall!
SZZZLA!
There was no violent explosion as one might have expected.
Before the torrent, the Fire Wall—ignited by the prototype of a Celestial Calamity Forbidden Spell—was as fragile as paper.
It held for less than a tenth of a second!
Before it was instantly pierced, torn apart, and disintegrated into a sky full of scattered sparks!
Immediately after.
The torrent, its momentum barely diminished, smashed heavily into the Space Barrier Master Morpheus had cast!
KRAKKA!
Space itself whined in agony!
The barrier, constructed from the Law of Space, lasted for an even shorter time under the impact of the destructive torrent!
Not even half a second!
It shattered like glass struck by a hammer!
It broke into countless fine spatial fragments that shot out in all directions!
The Fire Wall, shattered!
The barrier, obliterated!
Two Legendary Level defenses were utterly useless against the terrifying Origin Power!
The torrent of destruction had only dimmed slightly.
Its aftershock, still carrying a terrifying and lethal power, surged madly toward the three figures ahead!
BOOM!!!
Finally.
The horrifying torrent of destruction, mixed with Flame and Thunderbolt, completely swallowed the figures of the three Legendary Mages!
Flame and Thunderbolt submerged everything.
...
The light faded.
The dust settled.
Where the torrent of destruction had raged, only a massive crater over a hundred meters in diameter remained.
The bottom of the crater was scorched black, emitting wisps of smoke and a pungent, mixed odor of sulfur and burnt flesh.
In the center of the crater, two figures supported each other, looking utterly wretched.
Master Wendel stood at the forefront. The right side of his body, which he had used to block the torrent, was now charred black. His Mage Robe had turned to ash, and his exposed skin looked like charcoal burned by Blazing Fire, a gruesome sight.
Master Morpheus was in slightly better condition, but not by much.
His entire body was covered in dense, small cuts, dripping with blood, as if he had been subjected to death by a thousand cuts from countless sharp blades.
Those were injuries caused by the backlash of frenzied spatial fragments after the Space Barrier shattered.
Together, the two of them had blocked the vast majority of the destructive strike’s power.
Behind them lay Master Gregory, whom they had protected with their lives.
But...
He lay there quietly, eyes closed, a relieved, bittersweet smile on his face.
He was no longer breathing.
His heart was no longer beating.
The vast, ocean-like life force belonging to a Legendary Powerhouse... had completely vanished.
Not a single trace remained.
He was dead.
A Legendary Mage who wielded Elemental Magic, capable of moving mountains and filling seas.
Just like that... a Legend had fallen.
At that moment.
Whether it was the Legendary Knights battling the hydra heads or the Legendary Mages maintaining their magical output from the rear, everyone’s movements came to a momentary halt.
Every gaze turned toward the crater.
Toward the now-cold body.
Sorrow.
Fury.
And a sliver... of disbelief.
That was a Legend!
A Powerhouse who stood at the pinnacle of this world!
A pillar of the Human World!
Today, they had witnessed the passing of a comrade with their own eyes.
"Gregory..."
Mage Delin’s voice was hoarse.
The light of the Starry Domain above his head dimmed.
"The Fortress," Hector, let out a beastly roar. The crimson Fighting Spirit on his Giant Axe surged, and with one swing, he smashed the hydra head before him into a pulp of flesh and blood, sending the massive head reeling backward!
But this did nothing to soothe the rage and grief in his heart.
Master Wendel tremblingly reached out with his uninjured left hand, as if to check for Gregory’s breath, but his hand fell limply halfway there.
He knew better than anyone.