boyutpedia Chapter 472 Tricks vs. Schemes (Page 12)
Chapter 472 Tricks vs. Schemes (Page 12)
These monsters were made up of countless bones, each bone gleaming with an eerie metallic sheen.
Their heads were a composite of various giant beast skulls, with eerie green flames burning in their hollow eye sockets.
The most terrifying thing is that with each step they take, their bones automatically reorganize and transform into the form most suitable for the current battle.
"Taste my children!" Hela shrieked, and the thirty-six skeleton trolls roared simultaneously, lunging at the crowd!
Baili Pangpang scrambled to his feet and pulled a handful of golden talismans from his robes:
"Fatty's 'Heavenly Thunder and Earthly Fire Talisman'!" The talisman flew out, transforming into dozens of bolts of lightning and fireballs in the air, striking the foremost troll.
However, those bones only turned slightly black, and they repaired themselves in the blink of an eye!
"This thing even has automatic repair?" Baili Pangpang's eyes widened. "That's cheating!"
Cao Yuan has already engaged in a direct confrontation with a giant demon.
His black blade struck the troll's bony arm, leaving only a shallow mark.
The troll slapped him back, sending him flying and crashing heavily into a stone pillar.
Cao Yuan coughed up a mouthful of blood, but the fighting spirit in his eyes intensified, and a layer of black armor formed on his body from his murderous aura.
Zhang Yun's situation is slightly better.
His Candle Dragon True Flame has a natural restraining effect on the undead; each time his crimson flame spear pierces, it burns a large hole in the troll's body.
But the trolls seemed to feel no pain; even with half their bodies burned, they continued their frenzied attack.
What's even more troublesome is that Hela herself is constantly casting curses from a distance, forcing Zhang Yun to focus on defense.
Garan was besieged by two trolls and was in grave danger.
Her healing abilities were almost useless in this kind of battle, and she could only rely on her agile movements to dodge.
A troll's bone claw grazed her shoulder, instantly spraying a spray of blood.
"Galan!" Lin Qiye saw this and tried to rush to the rescue, but was forced back by Hela's Death Grip. The Dark Domain collided with the power of death, bursting out a blinding black light.
An Qingyu and Jiang Er are in the most critical situation.
They were not good at close combat and were surrounded by three trolls.
The mechanical arm's attacks had limited effect on these undead, and several cracks had already appeared on the surface of the metal box.
"Energy analysis complete!" Jiang Er suddenly shouted, "The core of these trolls is in the seventh vertebra! There's a red soul stone there!"
This intelligence was like a ray of light in the darkness.
Lin Qiye immediately transmitted the information to everyone through his mental power: "Attack the seventh vertebra!"
Upon hearing this, a glint flashed in Zhang Yun's eyes.
He abruptly stepped back, and the True Flame of the Candle Dragon frantically condensed on his spear, eventually transforming into a lifelike fire dragon. The fire dragon roared and pounced on a troll, biting precisely at the seventh vertebra of its spine.
With a crisp "crack," the red soul stone shattered, and the troll instantly crumbled into a pile of lifeless bones.
"It works!" Baili Pangpang perked up and frantically searched for the talisman.
"Let Fatty look... Got it! 'Mountain-Penetrating Bone-Penetrating Talisman'!" He tossed out several silver talismans, which transformed into several streaks of silver light in the air and pierced into the spine of a troll.
A few moments later, a series of muffled thuds came from inside the troll's body, and then it collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Cao Yuan's fighting style was the most violent.
He leaped onto the back of a troll, plunged his black blade deep into the spine, and then pried it open with force!
The moment the Soul Stone shattered, the troll struggled frantically, throwing him away.
But Cao Yuan adjusted his posture in mid-air, landed steadily, and immediately pounced on the next giant demon.
With a solution found, the tide of battle began to turn.
The group worked together seamlessly, taking down the skeletal trolls one after another.
Hela's face turned extremely pale upon seeing this.
She suddenly bit her finger, letting a drop of black divine blood fall to the ground:
"With my blood, I summon the army of the dead!"
The ground shook violently, countless cracks appeared, and more undead crawled out from underground.
This time, there were not only trolls, but also all sorts of deformed undead creatures, so numerous that they almost overwhelmed the entire platform!
"This is never going to end!" Baili Pangpang complained breathlessly, with very few talismans left on his body.
Lin Qiye knew he couldn't delay any longer.
He looked up at the top of the World Tree. Loki's ritual had reached a crucial moment; the energy vortex was beginning to contract, clearly indicating that a breakthrough was imminent.
"We must break through here!" he gritted his teeth and suddenly pulled out a jet-black bead from his pocket—the "Netherworld Breaking Bead" that Master Chen had given him before he left.
"Everyone, step back!" Lin Qiye infused the bead with the power of darkness and hurled it at Hela.
The bead drew a black line in the air, then suddenly expanded, turning into a black hole with a diameter of ten meters!
Hela's expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly summoned the undead to form a barrier.
But it was too late; the black hole unleashed a terrifying suction force, swallowing up all the surrounding undead.
Even Hela herself was pulled so hard she could barely stand, and her long dress was torn open.
"Go!" Lin Qiye seized the opportunity and led everyone out of the opening Hela had created.
With Zhang Yun at the rear, the True Flame of the Candle Dragon formed a wall of fire, temporarily blocking the pursuit of the undead.
When they finally broke through the checkpoint guarded by Haila, everyone was covered in wounds.
...
Just when everyone thought Loki had made a breakthrough in the Asgardian realm.
A circle of people, a church.
This is not the grand and bustling temple of Asgard, but an ancient church located on the edge of human society, long forgotten.
Gothic spires pierced the gray sky, the stained glass long since shattered, leaving only twisted lead frames.
Inside the church, rotten wooden chairs lay askew, everything was covered in a thick layer of dust, and the air was thick with a musty, cold atmosphere.
In stark contrast to the "sweetness" of Asgard outside, it is more like a tomb abandoned by time.
A faint light shone down from the broken dome, cutting out patches of light and shadow on the spiderweb-covered and cracked statue.
Amidst this desolation and ruin, Loki, clad in a dark green divine robe, sat leisurely in the high-backed chair that should have belonged to a priest preaching.
With legs crossed,
It was as if he were the sole ruler here.
He casually toyed with the two luminous, Daoist-inspired gourds between his pale, slender fingers. The gourds spun at his fingertips, reflecting an alluring yet dangerous luster.
Si Xiaonan stood quietly in the shadows slightly behind him, her head bowed and eyes downcast, like the most loyal shadow and puppet, her breath held back to the extreme.
It was as if they were afraid of disturbing the host's refined enjoyment.
Only her fingertips, slightly curled up inside her sleeve, revealed a hint of suppressed tension.
In the silence,
The only sounds were the faint whirring of the gourd and the occasional soft rustling of dust falling.
Suddenly, Loki stopped moving.
He slowly turned his head, his deep, unfathomable green eyes, filled with endless cunning, fell on Si Xiaonan with a playful, cat-and-mouse-like smile.
A strange smile curved his lips, and his voice was as soft as a viper's whisper:
"Xiao Nan..." he drawled, handing one of the pill gourds to Si Xiao Nan, "This Eternal Immortality Pill, after all, was brought back for me with great difficulty and 'loyalty'... your contribution is immense. Why don't you... try it first?"
Si Xiaonan's body stiffened almost imperceptibly for a moment.
She abruptly raised her head, her face instantly filled with just the right amount of surprise and fear, even instinctively taking a half-step back, her voice trembling with a hint of flattery:
"M-My lord! You're joking! This...this is the most precious treasure you used to break through to the Supreme God Realm! It's so valuable, how could I, Xiao Nan, be worthy of using it? How...how could you bear to part with it..."
Her performance was flawless; every micro-expression and every subtle change in tone perfectly portrayed the image of an agent who was both flattered and apprehensive.
Loki's smile remained unchanged, but the coldness and scrutiny in his eyes deepened, as if his gaze was trying to peel away all her disguises and reach the depths of her soul.
He chuckled lightly, his tone still casual, yet carrying an undeniable pressure:
"Reluctant to part with you? Heh... I just don't quite trust you." He spoke bluntly and cruelly, his green pupils fixed on Si Xiaonan's eyes, not missing a single subtle reaction from her. "You eat first. If there are no problems..."
He slightly raised his other hand, and a chilling, distorted power of "trickery" swirled around his fingertips.
“I will use a ‘trick’ to rewrite reality, making everything go back to the moment before you swallowed the pill.”
For you, it was just an illusion; the elixir remains intact, and I... can rest assured. Isn't that a win-win situation?
His logic sounded impeccable, as if it were truly the most reasonable arrangement made by a cautious master with boundless confidence.
But the extreme indifference and probing revealed in those words sent chills down one's spine.
Si Xiaonan's face showed an extremely troubled expression, her lips trembled slightly, and her eyes struggled, as if she was struggling to waver between loyalty and fear.
She looked at the pill offered to her, which exuded both endless allure and unknown danger, and her breathing became rapid.
"eat."
Loki's voice suddenly turned cold, all traces of his previous playfulness and casualness vanishing instantly, leaving only a chilling, unyielding command. The temperature in the entire church seemed to plummet.
Si Xiaonan felt as if she had been pierced by this cold command, and her body trembled again.
A look of desperate resignation flashed in her eyes. She took a deep breath, as if making a tremendous decision, and reached out her hand with trembling hands.
He took the pill from Loki's fingertips.
Her movements were slow and heavy, and her fingertips were even a little cold from "fear".
Under Loki's all-seeing gaze, she slowly brought the pill to her lips.
After pausing for a final second, she closed her eyes and, as if resigned to her fate, swallowed the pill.
The pill entered my throat and transformed into a warm current, followed by an indescribable feeling of comfort that seemed to elevate my entire being.
A blush even appeared uncontrollably on Si Xiaonan's face, and her aura subtly improved.
One second, two seconds... Time slowly passed in the deathly silence.
The cold smile on Loki's lips had just begun to reappear—
A sudden change occurred!
"puff--!"
The rosy complexion on Si Xiaonan's face was instantly replaced by a horrifying bluish-black color. She suddenly bent over and spat out a mouthful of thick, foul-smelling black blood!
Blood splattered onto the dusty ground, hissing and corroding, and wisps of smoke rose from it.
She clutched her abdomen in agony, her body convulsing violently, her eyes filled with disbelief, shock, and... the extreme rage of betrayal. With difficulty, she raised her head, staring intently at Loki on his throne.
A hoarse, desperate voice, screaming with the last of its strength:
"Loki!!! You—!!"
Before she could finish speaking, she fell straight backward, crashing heavily onto the cold ground. Her body continued to convulse, and more black blood spilled from her mouth. She was clearly on the verge of death.