Chapter 400 - Retaliation
Chapter 400 of "MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again" starts the action: Chapter 400: Chapter 155: RetaliationGelian tread upon the waves, his army of forty thousand soldiers... Find out what happens!
Chapter 400: Chapter 155: RetaliationGelian tread upon the waves, his army of forty thousand soldiers guarding him in the very center.
"My lord, we have finally waited for this opportunity," said the Deputy General at his side with a sycophantic smile.
"Indeed," Gelian nodded. As a top warrior of the sea tribeâs Red Rock Turtle clan, he was normally active on the front lines. Unfortunately, the Red Rock Turtle clan wasnât particularly favored within the vast family of the sea tribe. Due to the unique living environment of the Red Rock Turtles, their reproduction was restricted. But as is well understood by those knowledgeable, turtles live for a very long time.
Gelian, younger than the Naga Queen by just over three thousand years, could also be considered an elder among the sea tribe.
In the end, he was still a target of exclusion. The Red Rock Turtle clan, along with dozens of species living in the ocean floorâs magma area, were kept in the rear during this great battle and not pushed to the front lines.
Looking at his subordinates, Gelian shouted, "This is the first time our Red lineage has gone to war. Show me your spirit, twelvefold! Let those arrogant tribes see, see the might of our Red lineage."
"At your command!" shouted the forty thousand sea tribe soldiers in unison.
Gelian nodded with satisfaction, then unfolded a map and began to develop an attack plan with the three Deputy Generals by his side. As for Lu Hong, sorry, Gelian did not take him seriously at all.
The sea tribeâs least fear was battling on the sea. The deeper they went into the ocean, the stronger their magic power became. The sea was like a natural array, providing the sea tribe with merciful protection.
Gelian had already sent out ten thousand troops ahead, his own trusted soldiers, among whom were strong Red Rock Turtles at the Third Transition Middle Stage. Even if the opponent were at the Third Transition Peak, they wouldnât have an easy time against these ten thousand.
Relying on the endless magic power the sea provided, they could simply exhaust this human intruder to death.
Thus, with full confidence, Gelian encountered Lu Hong after half an hour.
At this moment, Lu Hongâs figure had expanded; he had absorbed so much Blood Power that it could not be processed, making him seem like a demonic god reincarnate.
"Who are you?!" Gelian exclaimed in shock, trembling at the mere aura of his opponent.
"Heh," Lu Hong couldnât even be bothered to speak and just slapped out a hand.
The surging Blood Power hidden within Lu Hong burst forth, transforming into a colossal blood hand that pressed down viciously.
Gelian immediately recognized the adversaryâs overwhelming strength: "Form a defensive Array quickly!"
As he spoke, Gelian soared into the sky, transforming into his original formâa giant red turtle hovering above the sea tribe army.
"Mountain Weight!" The turtleâs mouth emitted a muffled sound, and its shell erupted with intense Earth Element Power, erecting a barrier to protect the entire army.
Lu Hong watched coldly, increasing the force in his hand further.
When the Blood Hand smashed onto the protective shield, the mere touch caused Gelian to reel from the impact, spitting a mouthful of fresh blood before falling from the sky and crashing into the sea.
The Blood Hand continued to press down, and the protective shield held up by the entire sea army shattered in seconds, causing forty thousand sea soldiers to spit blood simultaneously.
"Kill!"
At Lu Hongâs hushed command, the Blood Hand exploded, the force of his Blood Power serving as the death knell for the sea tribeâannihilating the field in a single strike!
Except for a few Third Transition warriors, the army of forty thousand was annihilated by Lu Hong in the blink of an eye.
Gelian burst from the surface, staring at a few scattered Deputy Generals floating in the sea, nothing else remaining.
Where is my army?
My forty thousand soldiers, where are they?
The Blood Power reassembled inside Lu Hong, and he felt himself withstand the surge, even more swollen than when he infused power into the Emperorâs Sword.
But this did not mean that Lu Hongâs strength now surpassed when he infused the Emperorâs Sword. The power bestowed by the Emperorâs Sword was Divine Power, a trace of which could enhance dozens of times more Blood Power. There was no ground for comparison between the two.
"Devil... devil!"
"Youâre a devil! Youâre a devil!"
Gelianâs few Deputy Generals were scared witless, dragging their wounded bodies into the sea, fleeing for their lives.
By now, how could Gelian be unaware of what had transpired?
"Who are you?"
"Baron of the Empireâs Yitian."
"Youâre not the Tower Master?" Gelian was stunned; in his understanding, only one of the Empireâs seven unseen Tower Masters could possess such formidable combat strength.
"Tower Master? Heh," Lu Hong chuckled, "They ought to be stronger than me."
Stronger than him? Suddenly, Gelian realized a grave mistake the sea tribe had made by invading the Sacred Empire. If the seven Tower Masters were stronger than Lu Hong, the moment they returned, wouldnât this war become a one-sided slaughter?
Of course, as formidable as the Tower Masters were, they still fell short when compared to Lu Hongâs current state in terms of group attacks and endurance.
The Tower Mastersâ individual strength was indeed unparalleled, but in the face of multiple enemies, they wouldnât perform better than Lu Hong.
Take Lu Hongâs effortless breaking of the formation for example; the seven Tower Masters couldnât do it. The resolve of the sea tribe army was nearly infinite upon the sea, and without the Tower Masters employing their full strength in an instant to break their defense, all they could do was watch.
Lu Hong was different. His Blood Power was so abundant that the ferocity it unleashed through his Bloodthirst granted him an absolute advantage in terms of magic power. Simply put, the output power of the forty thousand sea soldiers didnât match his, and unable to keep up with the replenishment, it naturally caused their Array to collapse.
"You should be on your way," Lu Hong said. With the absorption of this batch of Blood Power, his body was like a volcano on the verge of eruption, and if he couldnât suppress it any longer, he would explode.
Before the words had finished, the sky-reaching blood power swallowed Grian, not leaving a trace of bone behind.
At this time, Nightingale, along with the millions from Yan Xinghe, finally caught up.
"Youâve finally stopped. I almost couldnât catch up with you," Nightingale complained. "Canât you go slower? What if we run into an ambush from the sea tribe?"
The battlefield was cleaned up so thoroughly by Lu Hong that the three of them noticed nothing out of the ordinary.
"Understood," Lu Hong didnât offer any explanation. "Letâs go."
"Are you sure you know where the sea tribeâs headquarters is?" Nightingale followed Lu Hong, having just returned from the Eagle Alliance. How could Lu Hong, on his first time on the battlefield, know the location of the sea tribeâs headquarters?
Before Nightingale could finish asking, Lu Hong suddenly stopped again, as a faint sense of crisis arose in his heart.
He pushed Nightingale and the other two back a thousand zhang. "Be careful with your defenses, or retreat even further."
"What happened?" Bai Baiwan asked curiously.
Lu Hongâs eyes were deep, as if he could see through the boundless sea to the lair of the Naga Queen.
At that moment, the Naga Queen was staring at Lu Hong through the Tidal Orb.
Without speaking, the Naga Queen spurred her divine power, sending the Sea God Trident flying into the air beside her.
The Naga Queen grasped the trident, pouring divine power into it continuously.
Moments later, the divine trident shot into the clouds like a lightning bolt.
A thunderous strike seemed to ignite the weapon, transforming the area within ten li into a thunder pond, the raging thunder being absorbed continuously by the weapon. Simultaneously, the calm sea also erupted into rolling waves, as the power of the water element was infused into it as well.
Elemental counters were an advantage in battle, but when counter elements combined, the resulting power could be as illogical as 1+1 equaling 4.
With the divine power of the Naga Queen as the adhesive, the water and thunder elements achieved a brief balance.
The trident turned into a stream of light and vanished into the horizon.
Lu Hongâs alertness heightened, sensing the threat of the trident.
"Coming after me?" Lu Hong smiled. "Just in time. I wanted to test you out too."
Having said that, Lu Hong activated his vital energy, transforming it into a massive shield.
In the next second, the trident appeared before everyoneâs eyes, bearing a terrifying force.
The queenâs sudden strike made Nightingale and the othersâ hairs stand on end. A thousand zhang enough? Definitely not, at least ten thousand zhang, no, no, start with a hundred thousand zhang!
"Run for it!" Yan Xinghe didnât know how they had the gall to provoke the Naga Queen into taking action personally. What? Are the sea tribeâs elite also shameless now?
No sooner had the words been uttered, the Sea God Trident struck the blood-red shield erected by Lu Hong.
A dull thud sounded, and within a hundred zhang around Lu Hong, it turned into a thunder pond, with countless water snakes dancing wildly within.
The phenomenon lasted only a brief moment before triggering a devastating explosion.
The surrounding sea water was depleted, the space shattered, resembling an apocalyptic scene.
"Tukuru!" Even the aftermath left Nightingale and the others seriously injured, spitting blood. Enduring their injuries, Nightingale rushed towards the center.
"Iâm alright."
A hoarse voice gradually emerged in the center of the thunder pond, as a surge of blood power pushed Nightingale out of danger.
Lu Hong was covered in blood, the trident had carved a terrifying gash across his body, slashing diagonally from his neck down to his waist.
"Is this the divine artifact of the sea tribe?" Lu Hong clenched the rampaging trident tightly, his vital power wildly contorted upwards, temporarily sealing the weapon.
This weapon surely couldnât be kept.
It wasnât proper not to reciprocate. Lu Hong held the trident in his hand, the majestic vital blood in his body affixed to it. It took half an hour of effort to empty the volcanic surge within his body, all poured onto the surface of the weapon.
"Here, take it back."
Lu Hong shouted loudly, tossing the weapon away.
The Naga Queen, deep in the sea, also sensed a trace of threat and looked up towards the surface.
In the next second, a blood-red beast surged through the water, charging towards the queenâs palace.
The Naga Queen raised her hands, "Formation! Suppress!"
Like a nuclear bomb, it exploded deep under the sea.
The exquisitely beautiful palace of the Naga Queen was flattened, and titanic waves stirred up on the ocean, whipping up storms in all directions.
Meanwhile, the Naga Queen held the trident returned by Lu Hong, with pale golden blood continuously dripping from its tip.