We agreed to set sail, so you'd become the ruler of the deep sea?

Chapter 254 A Deadly Trap and a Desperate Situation!

This secret power, imbued with a corrupting aura, is undoubtedly the signature characteristic of [Filthy Fate].

Combined with the familiar dark tide, the source of this turmoil is already obvious.

But at this moment, His manifestation has turned into black flames burning with filth?

What's going on here?

Xia En frowned slightly, pondering the reason behind this.

"[Hirthy Siming]..."

Beside her, Leila's expression suddenly became very serious.

When her guess came true, she couldn't help but feel a little heavy-hearted, but she still explained it to Xia En.

"As far as I know, He has never descended into our world in his true form."

"It was only His apostles who triggered the calamity of God's wrath."

"And different apostles possess different abilities."

Xia En looked enlightened: "I see."

He couldn't help but recall the [Filthy Apostle] he had encountered before.

The other party's ability seems to be the ability to create that kind of filthy and distorted sea creature.

Aside from that, His own strength was also quite remarkable. Even as just an avatar, it took Xia En and Yan Yan their best efforts to defeat Him.

Of course, Xia En's combat strength is now vastly different from what it used to be.

If we encounter the [Filthy Apostle] again, it won't be as difficult and embarrassing as before.

"By the way, Yan Yan should be alright now, right?"

Xia En belatedly realized this.

However, Xia En was not worried about Yan Yan's safety.

With his immortality and strange fire abilities, he wouldn't be in much danger even in the current [City of Giant Trees].

But the problem is, what if Yan Yan can't get to Xia En's side in time after Xia En's ship soul power is exhausted? Will he be left behind in this era?

The mere thought of this possibility made Shane somewhat worried.

at the same time.

Lyra looked at the Elven Mother Tree being corrupted by black flames, a look of empathetic sorrow in her eyes.

As a queen candidate recognized by the Elf Mother Tree and the Goddess of Life, Lyra had already established a deeper connection with this giant tree.

Therefore, she could also feel the pain of the Elf Mother Tree being burned.

Lyra gently stroked the dry tree trunk, and a fluorescent green light appeared on her fingertips.

Where the light shone, the black flames began to die out, and even the decaying tree bark showed signs of reviving.

At the same time, Lyra said to Shane, "This is a secret technique that only the Elf Queen can master. It can quickly heal the Elf Mother Tree's injuries."

"But the downside is that it requires complete dedication of one's secret power."

"Mr. Shane, I'm counting on you to protect me from now on."

"If we hold out a little longer, the elven guards will arrive..."

laugh!
Before Leila could finish speaking, a sharp whistling sound suddenly rang in their ears.

In mid-air, a dark, shadowy streak of light suddenly tore through the atmosphere, heading straight for Lyra's back.

clang!
With quick reflexes, Xia En reached out and grabbed the streak of light.

The immense force it carried caused his hand to tremble slightly.

Immediately, the secret power within the flowing light suddenly went berserk, as if it were about to explode!
The arrow-like shape of the shadowy light is merely an appearance.

The real killer move is its secondary detonation!

Xia En remained unfazed, compressing the power of the [Great Dark Heaven] domain into his palm.

With a muffled thud, the secret power within the shadows erupted, only to be suppressed by an even stronger force, unable to dissipate even a fraction of it.

In the end, it was completely swallowed and absorbed by Xia En's [Great Dark Heaven].

"puff!"

In a corner not far away, an elf with dark gray skin suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his face pale, and his eyes filled with disbelief.

"how is this possible?"

"My secret power was absorbed by him?!"

However, before the dark elf could issue a warning, his companions had already rushed out like arrows released from a bow.

the reason is simple--

Their destination, the master of the City of Giant Trees, the only candidate for the Elf Queen, is there!
If we kill that woman, we'll be at least halfway to success in this operation to overthrow the City of Giant Trees!
"Die! You lackey of the false god!"

"Kill her!"

In an instant, several powerful dark elves emerged from the surrounding darkness, shouting and attacking Lyra.

Clearly, the aura emanating from Lyra was as striking as the sun in the City of Giant Trees, which was shrouded in dark waves.

This not only attracted the attention of elves and visitors from other countries, but also drew the malicious gazes of enemies.

"No...no!"

Shane suddenly realized something: "The dark elves probably knew that Lyra would come to the trunk of the Elven Mother Tree, which is why they arrived here so quickly!"

"This is a trap set to kill Lyra!"

Shane glanced at Lyra out of the corner of his eye and saw that she remained unchanged, continuing to treat the Elf Mother Tree.

Or rather, she completely entrusted her back to herself.

"You trust me that much?"

Feeling this trust, Xia En smiled.

At the same time, he narrowed his eyes, a dangerous glint flashing within them.

In order not to betray this trust, he also had to stop all of these dark elves.

next moment.

Xia En's figure swayed, leaving an afterimage in the same spot.

His true form had already arrived in front of a dark elf, and with a gentle squeeze of his large hand, he crushed the other's throat.

"So fast……"

This astonishing speed startled many dark elves.

An old, pale-faced dark elf was first surprised, then showed disdain.

Although Xia En displayed fast speed, he was only at the fourth rank, which was vastly different from the fifth and sixth rank powerhouses.

How could such a weakling try to stop them?
The Dark Elves practically mobilized their entire force for this operation.

Not to mention fifth and sixth-tier clansmen, there are even three seventh-tier legendary powerhouses!
Of course, there will only be more powerful elves.

What they had to do was kill the man in black robes and Lyra as quickly as possible before the elven powerhouses arrived!
The dark elf elder saw that Shane was the last obstacle in Lyra's way, so he decisively gave the order.

"Kill this arrogant brat!"

Two fourth-tier dark elves were the first to pounce on Qianye, their longswords aimed directly at his vital points, their strikes ruthless and swift, displaying the demeanor of elites.

Dark elves share similar heritages with elves, and their skills in swordsmanship and combat are equally impressive.

However, Xia En had no intention of getting entangled with these lackeys. With a roar, he unleashed his full power, holding nothing back, and threw two punches that instantly shattered the hearts of the two fourth-tier dark elves.

On the surface, he is only at the fourth rank, but in terms of combat strength, he has already reached the fifth rank.

Ordinary people of the same level would only be instantly killed in front of Xia En!

Several fourth-tier dark elves were holding the rear, ready to make their move.

Seeing this, they were horrified. The feet they were about to lift were immediately nailed to the ground. They watched as Xia En rushed past them, not daring to move an inch.

Shane ignored him and swept past like the wind, heading straight for the dark elf elder in the crowd.

The old man appears to be the leader of this group of assassins.

Capture the thief first and capture the king!
The old man's wrinkled eyelids twitched. He held his sword in one hand, his dark gray eyes fixed on Xia En.

"court death!"

He was a peak fifth-tier dark elf, just one step away from breaking through.

Why would they be afraid of this fourth-tier kid?

The old man opened his palm, and a large net of shadow shot towards Xia En.

The shadows were deep and obscure, unusually cold, and sharp as knives.

It leaves behind dark marks wherever it goes, which do not fade for a long time.

However, Xia En neither dodged nor avoided it, as if he had willingly thrown himself into this big net.

"……Um?"

The old man frowned slightly, finding Xia En's act of walking into a trap very strange.

But his arrogance overwhelmed this strange feeling, and an expression of "I've succeeded" unconsciously appeared on his face. But the moment the black-robed man's body touched the net of shadows...

The scene of blood splattering that the old man had anticipated did not occur.

Not only that, he also instantly lost control of the large net.

"This, this is?!"

The old man was inevitably somewhat bewildered by this sudden turn of events.

But he soon realized what had happened.

The mysterious power of that shadowy net did not dissipate, but rather, like a fledgling swallow returning to its nest, merged into the body of the man in black robes.

The old man was shocked and channeled more secret power into his body, attempting to regain control.

However, upon contact with Xia En's secret power, they were immediately routed.

It often takes seven or eight strands of secret power to destroy just one strand of Xia En's secret power.

The old man pointed at Xia En and said in a trembling voice, "Domain...you...you possess the domain of the Law of Shadow!"

The realm of the Law of Shadows?
Upon hearing this address, Xia En raised an eyebrow.

The Great Dark Heaven is indeed deeply connected with shadows, but the power it wields is not limited to shadows alone.

Xia En's thoughts flashed through his mind, but his actions did not stop at all.

The fist pierced the old man's throat, shattering his neck.

At that moment, text flashed across the panel.

[Overall Qualifications: 5.8 → 5.81!]

After absorbing the enemy's shadow power, his overall abilities actually improved again!

Although the increase is small, there are still many dark elves around!

Xia En looked around, a gleam of excitement in his eyes.

He never expected such a pleasant surprise.

In his eyes, the dark elves were no longer ordinary enemies, but had become delicious experience packs.

Shaun turned around and charged at the dark elves who dared to approach Lyra.

Without their leader's command, the dark elves were like a pile of loose sand, and naturally no match for Shane.

However, Xia En did not let his guard down; in fact, his brows furrowed even deeper.

The first batch of dark elves to arrive were generally of low strength.

The true powerhouse among the Dark Elves has yet to appear.

Moreover, why haven't the Elven reinforcements arrived yet?
……

……

Not long after.

Shaun crushed the throat of another dark elf, and suddenly the surroundings fell silent.

The surviving dark elves silently retreated, gazing respectfully and reverently in a direction within the darkness.

Their eyes were full of confidence.

It's as if the arrival of the enemy will definitely turn the tide of the battle.

Xia En turned his head and immediately frowned.

There were three people who emerged from the darkness!

A tall, taciturn man, his body covered with scars of all sizes.

That fierce aura seemed to come from hell!
Behind the man were a pair of twin sisters who looked remarkably alike.

However, the two sisters have completely different temperaments; one is as cold as ice, and the other is as fierce as fire.

Without exception, they all showed strong hostility towards Shane.

The most crucial point is...

All three of them exuded the aura of a sixth-tier expert!
"Three sixth-tier beings?"

Xia En's eyelids twitched, and he realized once again that something was wrong.

This is the City of Giant Trees, the home ground of the elves!

How could three sixth-tier dark elves have arrived first?
To this day, not a single elven reinforcement has appeared!
Shane flashed and arrived beside Lyra, speaking to her.

"Something is wrong!"

"Reinforcements might not be coming! We need to get out of here as soon as possible!"

Xia En is quite self-aware.

It's quite remarkable that he, at the fourth rank, killed a fifth-rank expert.

However, against a sixth-rank opponent, the odds of winning can only be described as "extremely slim".

Moreover, the enemy at this moment consists of three Tier 6 enemies!
Lyra, who had been focused on healing the Elf Mother Tree, realized something was wrong when she heard this.

"What? How could this be?"

After a brief moment of surprise, Lyra immediately abandoned the plan to heal the Mother Tree and prepared to cast a teleportation spell to leave.

However, the magic array encountered incredibly strong resistance the moment it was formed.

This caused the magic array to become distorted and deformed.

"Humph."

Laila groaned, her face turning pale—a backlash from the failed spell.

"No, this space has been sealed off by a special force!"

at this time.

A woman's laughter came from not far away: "The elf queen candidate's teleportation magic skills are well known to everyone."

"How could we not be on guard against this?"

The speaker was that ruthless woman.

In the Dark Elves, women actually hold a higher status than men.

And she was the actual decision-maker among the three, Hea.

Haya stared at Leila's face and sneered, "Are you still waiting for reinforcements to arrive?"

"Don't worry, they won't come."

Leila's gaze swept around, and she quickly came to a conclusion.

"Is it a barrier?"

"That's right, it's a barrier."

Having seemingly had ample time, or perhaps wanting to savor the elven queen's expression of despair, Heya refrained from immediate action and patiently explained.

"This barrier was created by three legendary powerhouses of my clan who sacrificed their lives."

"Even if it were a legend of the Elven race, it would take at least three days to break it from the outside."

"And three days later, they will see a dead queen and a withered elven mother tree!"

Hea wore a crazed and twisted smile.

"I really can't wait to see what kind of expressions they'll have when they see that scene."

Leila remained calm and composed, saying lightly, "Are you so sure you can take me down?"

"bluff!"

Heya chuckled and said, "Although you are at the sixth level, you have spent too much energy on those useless things."

"In the realm of combat, you are no match for any of us."

Xia En frowned.

The current situation is undoubtedly terrible.

A pre-set trap, an absolute disparity in strength and numbers, and reinforcements that will never arrive.

By any measure, this is a desperate situation!

But even in the most desperate situations, there is still a glimmer of hope!
A flash of inspiration struck Xia En, and he spotted the source of that life force.

But that's it.

Her earlier words seemed to have worn down Hea's last bit of patience.

A fierce glint flashed in her eyes as she charged directly at Leila and her companion.

"Suffer to death!"

next moment.

A surging, deep darkness expanded outwards from Shane's center.

In an instant, it completely enveloped the interior of this barrier...

(End of this chapter)