505: A cold atmosphere

Bone Lord Marogg's roar echoed across the battlefield.

The remaining Undead Legion gathered around him like a tide.

Broken bones and dissipating spirits reassembled under the pull of death energy, but it was difficult for him to regain his previous powerful Aura.

The dim Soul fire in his eye sockets stared intently in the direction Su Han had fallen.

He then glanced at the increasingly bright energy glow on the Blackstone City walls.

His sharp claws tore three dark crack in the Void Realm—pursuit was now a luxury.

That magnificent city, cast from blackstone, now resembled an awakened behemoth, exuding a pressure that made the Undead tremble.

On the other side of the battlefield, a cloud of dust rose where Su Han had crashed.

A crater several meters deep had been formed in the ground.

All the bones in his body felt as if they had been shattered.

Gray-black Chaos Power flickered weakly on his body surface.

Every breath tugged at his fractured Meridians.

The gushing blood froze at the bottom of the pit.

As his consciousness drifted on the edge of darkness, the Chaos Core spun wildly within his body.

The death energy he had previously devoured had not yet been fully digested.

It was now slowly moving along his damaged Meridians.

While tearing at his wounds, it was also, under the Core's transformation, injecting a faint but resilient vitality into him.

“Cough... cough cough...”

Su Han coughed up a large mouthful of blood mixed with black ice crystals.

His vision finally regained some clarity.

He struggled to prop himself up but found his right arm completely immobile.

The searing pain of bone fractures spread along his nerves to his entire body.

Just then, a “clack-clack” sound of bones rubbing came from the edge of the pit.

Three Skeletal Warriors, holding bone spears, were looking down at him.

The ghostly fire in their eye sockets flickered with greedy light—they were the “cleaners” left by Lord Kugu.

Their job was to eliminate all remaining signs of life on the battlefield.

A sharp glint flashed in Su Han's eyes.

He pressed his left hand to the ground with difficulty.

The last bit of Chaos Power in his body surged into the earth through his palm.

The next second, the rubble at the bottom of the pit suddenly trembled violently.

Two gray-black energy spikes shot out from beneath the Skeletal Warriors' feet.

Instantly piercing their breastbones!

But these Undead felt no pain.

Their broken bones reassembled.

The bone spears still thrust towards Su Han's head.

“It's not over yet...”

Su Han gritted his teeth and suddenly rolled away.

The bone spear grazed his ribs and plunged into the earth.

The splashing gravel cut his cheek.

Using the momentum of his roll, he gripped one Skeletal Warrior's calf tightly with his left hand.

Chaos Power erupted from his fingertips—this time it wasn't Fusion, but pure destruction!

The gray-black energy was like strong acid.

It instantly corroded the Skeletal Warrior's shinbone.

Making it collapse to its knees with a crash.

Su Han seized the opportunity to snatch the bone spear from its hand.

And threw it with all his might towards the head of another Skeletal Warrior!

The bone spear whistled through the air.

Accurately piercing the Skeletal Warrior's eye socket.

Shattering its Soul fire.

But the third Skeletal Warrior had already pounced in front of him.

Its bone claw swiped at his throat.

Su Han's pupils contracted sharply.

The Chaos Core within his body suddenly erupted with a scorching energy.

The previously integrated Death Origin surged uncontrollably at this moment.

Causing his left arm to instantly be covered in a layer of gray-black scales—that was the mutation of Chaos Power and death energy Fusion!

He subconsciously raised his left arm to block.

The moment the bone claw collided with the scales.

A harsh metallic scraping sound rang out.

Three gaps were chipped into the Skeletal Warrior's sharp claws by the scales.

Su Han seized the opportunity and used all his strength.

Injecting the Chaos Power from his left arm into the Skeletal Warrior's body.

The gray-black energy wrapped around its bones like vines.

Tearing it apart bit by bit from the inside.

Eventually turning it into a pile of scattered bone fragments.

His gasps were like an old bellows.

Su Han slumped at the bottom of the pit.

Just as he was about to catch his breath, he suddenly felt a familiar deathly pressure approaching from afar—it wasn't Lord Kugu.

But an even denser, colder Aura than before!

He struggled to look up.

Only to see on the distant horizon.

Dense hordes of Undead crawling towards Blackstone City.

Among them were massive Skeletal Behemoths, Death Knights clad in heavy armor.

And even a few Liches hovering in the air.

The bone staves in their hands emitted terrifying magical fluctuations.

“It's... the subsequent Undead forces?” Su Han's heart sank.

He knew very well that in his current state.

Let alone fighting this army, even encountering a single Death Knight would be difficult to fend off.

And although the energy glow on the Blackstone City walls was bright.

No reinforcements had been sent out for a long time.

They were clearly guarding against Lord Kugu's counterattack.

Temporarily unable to spare troops for support.

Just then, the Chaos Core suddenly throbbed violently.

A connection from the depths of his Soul made Su Han suddenly turn his head—it was Kalen!

His Aura was nearby.

Though weak, it had not been severed.

Su Han forced himself to stand up.

Staggering towards the direction from which the Aura came.

Every step was like treading on knife points.

His broken ribs made every breath excruciatingly painful.

After walking about a hundred meters.

Su Han finally found Kalen beneath a pile of broken bones.

The former knight was covered in wounds.

His armor was severely damaged.

A broken bone spear was stuck in his chest.

His Aura was as weak as a flickering candle in the wind.

Su Han quickly knelt down.

Placing his hand on Kalen's chest.

Chaos Power cautiously surged into his body.

Checking his injuries—three broken ribs.

Severe internal organ damage.

But fortunately, his heart was still beating weakly.

If treated in time, there was still a chance of survival.

“Kalen... wake up!” Su Han called softly.

Chaos Power flowed through Kalen's Meridians.

Attempting to awaken his consciousness.

A moment later, Kalen's eyelids trembled slightly.

A flicker of life finally returned to his eye sockets.

He looked at Su Han and spoke weakly: “Su... Lord Su Han... you... you're still alive...”

“Don't talk, conserve your strength.” Su Han interrupted him.

His gaze warily scanned the surroundings.

“The Undead's follow-up forces have arrived.

We must reach Blackstone City as soon as possible.

Otherwise...”

Before he finished speaking, a sharp shriek suddenly came from above!

Su Han suddenly looked up.

Only to see three Winged Bone Dragons diving down from the sky.

Their bone wings spread like giant shadows.

Their sharp claws gleamed with cold light.

They were clearly attracted by Su Han and Kalen's Aura.

Wanting to completely tear these two “escaped fish” to shreds.

Su Han's pupils contracted sharply.

He could barely stand now.

Let alone fight three Winged Bone Dragons.

In his desperation, he suddenly remembered the feeling when the Chaos Core devoured the Death Orb—although he had little energy left in his body at this moment.

The Chaos Core's devouring characteristic had not disappeared!

He took a deep breath.

Injecting all his remaining Chaos Power into the Core.

At the same time, he looked up at the diving Winged Bone Dragons.

Opening his mouth and letting out a hoarse roar.

The next second, the Chaos Core erupted with a weak but precise suction force.

Targeting the death energy within the foremost Winged Bone Dragon!

The Winged Bone Dragon immediately let out a mournful shriek.

Its diving motion suddenly stalled.

The death energy within it was like a receding tide.

Gathering towards Su Han's direction through the Void Realm.

Its bones began to become fragile.

The bone membrane on its wing bones rapidly withered.

Finally, it fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string.

Shattering into a pile of broken bones.

The other two Winged Bone Dragons were startled by their companion's anomaly.

Their diving momentum slowed.

Su Han seized this opportunity.

Helping Kalen up.

And staggered madly towards Blackstone City.

He could feel that after the Chaos Core devoured the Winged Bone Dragon's death energy.

A faint trace of power finally returned to his body.

Although it was not enough to sustain high-intensity combat.

It allowed him to barely move with Kalen.

But not long after they ran, the ground behind them suddenly trembled violently.

A Skeletal Behemoth, over ten meters tall, was catching up with heavy steps.

Every step made the earth crack.

Its long trunk swung like a battering ram.

Sweeping towards Su Han and Kalen!

Su Han's expression changed drastically.

He knew he couldn't dodge this blow.

He could only shield Kalen behind him.

The gray-black scales on his left arm lit up again.

A defensive layer of Chaos Power and death energy Fusion instantly unfolded.

“Bang!”

The Skeletal Behemoth's trunk slammed heavily onto the defensive layer.

The immense force made Su Han feel as if he had been hit by a small mountain.

His body flew backward like a kite with a broken string.

Kalen was also knocked several meters away.

Su Han crashed heavily to the ground.

A mouthful of blood spurted out.

The scales on his left arm were covered in cracks.

His Chaos Power almost disintegrated.

He struggled to look up.

Only to see the Skeletal Behemoth raise its trunk again.

Preparing to deliver a fatal blow.

Just at this critical moment.

A brilliant golden light suddenly shot from the direction of Blackstone City.

Like a sharp sword piercing the darkness.

Instantly piercing the Skeletal Behemoth's head!

The colossal creature's movements suddenly stopped.

The ghostly fire in its eye sockets rapidly dissipated.

Its massive body crashed to the ground with a thud.

Raising a cloud of dust.

Su Han looked in the direction of the light.

Only to see on the Blackstone City walls.

A warrior clad in golden armor, holding a giant war bow.

Golden energy fluctuations still lingered on the bowstring.

The soldiers on the city wall also raised their weapons.

Shouting earth-shattering battle cries towards the Undead Legion.

Countless energy arrows and magic beams poured out like a torrential rain.

Launching a fierce attack on the subsequent Undead forces.

“It's... the Blackstone City defenders!” Kalen said weakly.

A glimmer of hope appeared in his eyes.

Su Han breathed a sigh of relief.

His tensed nerves finally relaxed.

The severe pain in his body and the exhaustion of his energy made his vision go black.

He almost fainted.

He forced himself to stand up.

Helping Kalen up again.

And slowly walked towards Blackstone City.

At this moment, the defenders on the city wall had opened the city gate.

A team of heavily armored soldiers was running towards them.

Leading them was the golden-armored warrior who had just shot the golden arrow.

“Two brave warriors, quickly follow us into the city!” The golden-armored warrior came before Su Han.

And said respectfully.

His eyes filled with admiration—he had witnessed Su Han's desperate battle with Lord Kugu from the city wall.

And had also seen his heroic feat of devouring the Death Orb and confronting the Undead Legion.

Su Han nodded.

Unable to hold on any longer.

He allowed the soldiers to help him.

And walked towards Blackstone City.

He looked back at Lord Kugu, who was gathering his remnants in the distance.

Then looked at the magnificent buildings faintly visible within the city.

He thought to himself: This battle is just the beginning.

Lord Kugu's threat has not yet been resolved. (End of chapter)