Chapter 448 - Three-Eyed Crow
Chapter 448: Three-Eyed Crow
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The Giant Ape that turned around and rushed back possessed an excellent jumping ability, and it tried recklessly to jump over everyone’s heads. But, it was facing the Dark Dragon King and Flying Dragon King Seylius, as well as Yang Ling that held the Crystal Skull, and everything it had done was futile. Yang Ling quickly tamed it through using a drop of his blood.
“There are 150 Giant Apes, and there are enough to form a team of heavy infantry for close-range fights.” After Yang Ling counted the Giant Apes collected by him into the Wizard Pagoda’s dimension, he nodded with satisfaction. The Magical Beast Army’s offensive and defensive power would rise significantly due to this group of Giant Apes, and if he attacked the Church’s Iron Edge Castle, he would have higher odds of success.
Should he equip them with heavy battle-ax, or craft for them obsidian rods that weighed several thousand pounds, or even ten thousand pounds?
Yang Ling was pondering over which weapon he should make for those Giant Apes. It was obvious that he should make a heavy armor for every Giant Ape, and it was needless to discuss this matter. The issue was which weapon would employ their great power fully. A heavy battle-ax could launch sharp attacks, but if he looked into the Giant Apes’ build and traits, he would find out that giant obsidian rods suited them better.
Yang Ling recalled Sun Wukong’s iron rod, and he couldn’t help but chuckle. He managed to make up his mind quickly. “Seylius, you should quickly go back to our domain through a Magical Formation Spell, and instruct Master Aaron to transfer enough material to make a batch of heavy obsidian rods. Every rod’s height must be 8 meters, and they must weigh 5,000 pounds. You should bear this in mind, and ask him to use the best obsidian to craft them. Moreover, you should still ask him to make heavy armor that fit Siva Giant Apes’ build, and he must use all of the remaining Star Metal to craft them.”
5,000 pounds obsidian rods?
It wasn’t the Flying Dragon King alone that was astounded, and even the bodies of the Corpse Wizard King, Dark Dragon King, and the other people shivered. The Giant Siva Ape possessed thick skin, firm flesh, and great brute power. So, if they wore heavy armor made out of Star Medal, and held 5,000 pounds obsidian rods, wouldn’t they become more terrifying? On the battlefield, who would be able to obstruct a group of such humanoid slaughter weapons?
Even if they didn’t smash their opponents with the rods, and just threw such heavy iron rods at the ground, they would be able to crush the continent’s peerless Rossi Armored Knights and Banto Heavy Infantry, and they would turn them into meat paste.
“Lord, aren’t 5,000 pounds too heavy?” The Scorpion King Emmett looked in confusion at Yang Ling. Even though the Giant Apes possessed great brute power, he still suspected that they could use such heavy weapons.
“5,000 pounds isn’t heavy. It isn’t heavy at all.” Yang Ling chuckled. According to the Giant Ape’s memory, it was easy for adult Siva Giant Apes to lift several thousand-pound boulders, and 5,000 pounds was a normal weight for them. If the Giant Apes advanced into the next level, then it would be possible to raise the weight to 8,000 pounds or even 10,000 pounds.
“Let’s go, and let’s see whether there are any Giant Apes in the vicinity. We mustn’t let off even a single one, and we must capture all of them.” After Yang Ling ordered the Flying Dragon King Seylius to go back home, he turned around while he spoke. He planned to continue the search and see whether there were any Giant Apes that slipped by.
“Lord, hold on,” as the Corpse Wizard King looked the lifeless valley, and smelled the familiar corpses’ odor permeating the air, he spoke, “The Corpse Energy here is too dense and pure, and it’s even denser than the energy in the Death Plane. If I didn’t guess wrong, there is surely a treasure or something odd in the depths of the valley.”
Ordinary people avoided lands with dense Corpse Energy because they were afraid of getting infected by terrifying Corpse Poison by mistake. But, such energy was a rare supplement to the Corpse Wizard King, and if he absorbed it, he would manage to increase his power quickly. After he absorbed 2 Strength Angels’ Blood Essence and Soul Energy, only a little bit was left until he recovered to the peak of the Domain-Level, and if he could train for a while in this land that contained dense Corpse Energy, he would surely manage to recover completely.
“It’s still unknown whether there is a treasure there, but there is probably a large number of monsters there,” as Yang Ling observed the lifeless valley, he shook his head.
According to the memory of the last Giant Ape he tamed, this valley was unfathomable and was covered all year round by Corpse Energy. For the past innumerable years, any Giant Apes or powerful horned beasts that entered the valley wouldn’t get to go back, and this valley became the most terrifying forbidden land in a thousand-mile-radius.
Originally, Yang Ling planned to hurry up and search for the remaining Giant Apes, but since it seemed that the Corpse Wizard King was eager to give this matter a try, he quieted for a moment, before he decided to lead the crowd inside. He wanted to see what oddities were hidden in the depths of the valley, but he still fed everyone other than the Corpse Wizard King an antidote made by Alice as a precaution.
Poison Wizards were the world’s most terrifying poison masters, while they were also the world’s best antidote makers. Even though Alice still didn’t train enough to become an apex Poison Wizard, she could still make antidote better than the Killers’ Flowing Venom, and even though she made antidotes every day, the supply still didn’t meet the demand, and every time they were put for sale, they would be quickly bought for a high price by merchants, hunters, and mercenaries.
“It’s so strange! Why is there such a dense Corpse Energy in Tailun Continent? Could it be that…” As the Corpse Wizard King ventured farther, he found this place stranger, while he still detected an intense danger, and decided to quickly summon a group of Zombies, Skeletons, and other Undead Creatures. He commanded them and ordered them to scout the road and bring up the rear.
Hiss!
After the crowd walked for a short distance, a black and white venomous snake appeared in front of them. Its length reached around 16 or 17 meters, and it had a triangular head. Its whole body was covered by fine scales, and it stretched and retracted its scarlet tongue quickly and ceaselessly. The snake obstructed the crowd’s road, while more snakes quickly appeared one after the other. A large number of snakes appeared here as if the crowd intruded by mistake into snakes’ lair.
“Humph, even a group of snakes dare to block the road. They are courting death!”
The Corpse Wizard King detected that the Corpse Energy in the air became denser, and he wanted to investigate the reason behind this quickly. When he witnessed that a group of snakes blocked his road, he flew into a rage and ordered the Undead Army to rush forward. The snakes’ venom was useless against Zombies, Skeleton, and other Under Creatures. Some of the snakes were crushed to death by the Undead Knight’s warhorses, some were twisted and killed by Skeletons, while some were devoured by the Zombies that had rotten bodies.
Hiss!
Venomous snakes depended mainly on their bodies’ venom to attack enemies, and this was why it was difficult for them to inflict great damages upon the Undead Armies since venom was ineffective against them. But, they still depended on their large number to block the crowd’s road, and more snakes drilled out of the ground, underbrush, and the gaps between rocks.
“Corpse Explosion! Explode, explode, explode!” When the Corpse Wizard King witnessed that the number of snakes became higher, he launched his Mind Magic Domain and launched a series of ruthless attacks. In an instant, the snakes intertwining around the Zombies exploded along with them, and after a series of explosion ended, the ground became filled with snakes’ shredded meat, and blood flowed here until it formed a river.
After a batch of Zombies exploded and died, the Corpse Wizard King summoned another batch and used Corpse Explosion ceaselessly to slaughter innumerable snakes that couldn’t dodge in time, and this was especially the case for the snakes that intertwined around the Zombies, as a large number of them died with every explosion. The snakes blocking the road were quickly exterminated!
“Rodriguez, how much is left until you recover your whole power,” Upon witnessing that the might of the Corpse Wizard King’s Corpse Explosion was higher by much than the one cast by him underground, Yang Ling nodded with satisfaction.
Corpse Explosion’s might wasn’t great in one-on-one fights, but when it came to large-scale battles, it possessed a shocking might, and a series of Corpse Explosions could inflict heavy damages on the enemies’ main force. Moreover, if the Corpse Poison and Poison Explosion were all added to it, then its destructive power would become more terrific.
“Lord, it’s soon. The Corpse Energy in many regions of this valley is denser than the one in the Death Plane, and if I train here for several days, my power will probably recover to the peak of the Domain-Level.” The Corpse Wizard King’s face was filled with excitement, and he commanded the Undead Army as he proceeded onward. He wanted to investigate the valley’s oddities quickly.
After the crowd slaughtered the snakes that blocked their path, they didn’t run into monsters on the road any longer, and their path turned more rugged as they ventured further, while the Corpse Energy also became denser, and it formed the rare Corpse Miasma. Even though the crowd swallowed Alice’s antidotes, as well as several drops of the Life Spring’s water, they still felt chest tightness, and it was only the Corpse Wizard King that was unfazed, and he even became more excited as he ventured farther.
Even though they didn’t meet any monsters that blocked the road, they still ran across skeletons of varied beasts. There were skeletons of spiders, Iron Lizards, and other low-grade and middle-grade Magical Beasts, while there were even skeletons of high-grade Magical Beasts such as Lightning Birds and Flying Dragons. Moreover, they even ran across the skeletons of some unknown giant Magical Beasts. There weren’t any apparent wounds on the remains, but there were still deep claw marks left on the ground. It seemed like after the Magical Beasts entered the valley, they suffocated to death due to the Corpse Poison, and they struggled intensely before they died.
The crowd moved quickly, and they managed to quickly reach the valley’s depths.
This valley’s deepest region wasn’t big, and it could be even considered narrow. There was a small lake at the center of the valley, and many rocks were around it. Bare trees could be seen everywhere here, while two steep cliffs were in the valley’s two sides. The cliffs were so high that they reached the clouds, and if one raised his head to observe them, he would find out that they were engulfed by black clouds. They seemed quite eerie and would give one a stifling feeling.
The lake wasn’t big and wasn’t any bigger than an ordinary pond, but it was pitch-black and didn’t have any fish or shrimp. It didn’t have any living organism in it, and it released wisps of black Corpse Energy that would take a gaseous form and turn into Corpse Miasma, before spreading around little by little.
Was this Corpse Energy’s source?
As the crowd observed the pitch-black lake, they were both confused and bewildered. They couldn’t understand how did such a small lake get terrifying Corpse Energy. As for the Corpse Wizard King, his body shivered, and he rushed over as if he had just found a supreme treasure.
“Hehehe. Undead Holy Water, it’s entirely made of Undead Holy Water.”
The lake contained turbulent dark energy, and it was more terrifying than deadly poison to ordinary people, but it was a supreme training treasure for the Corpse Wizard King that trained in Undead Magic. The Corpse Wizard King was overjoyed, and he quickly drank a mouthful of the lake’s water, before he let out a cry out of comfort, as if he had just consumed a supplement pill. Corpse Energy started appearing around his body and encircled him as if he was a great devil from an Alien Plane.
Roar!
When the Corpse Wizard King was about to jump into the lake, a strange cry emanated from the depths of the valley, while a strange crow flew out of the darkness. Its build wasn’t any bigger than an ordinary crow, but its whole body shone in a dark light, while it had an ice-cold and sharp gaze, and it looked coldly at the people that intruded into the valley. What was strange about the crow was that a green eye grew out of its forehead, and it seemed like a ghost fire burning among the darkness.
“The Three-Eyed Crow?”
The Corpse Wizard King’s body shivered, and he recalled a certain ancient legend of the Death Plane. He quickly moved back to the side of Yang Ling and the others, while he still released the Mind Magic Domain, and held his ice-cold magic staff tightly. He wore a grave expression as if he was facing a great enemy.