[CH399+ Continued] Dungeon Diver: Stealing A Monster's Power

Chapter 493

It scans the battlefield, but only lands its gaze on my body doubles. It doesn't even stop on either, knowing they aren't a threat.

"That one's growth was fascinating, but it seems as though my 2nd Ranked Guard took care of him as instructed. He surely would have been on the battlefield today if that wasn't the case."

Ember inwardly grins, but doesn't show any expression, listening to the Lich King continue to speak.

"I could not place my finger on how they were all advancing so fast, but seeing you in the flesh makes everything clear. Plus, to find you in such a feeble state makes my victory even more satisfying. At least you brought me an early congratulatory gift, a new line up of Dark Guards will suit me well. I'm sure you're aware, the seat for a new Demon Lord is making itself known."

The Lich fully emerges from the ground, standing over 40 meters tall, floating just over the ground with the bottomless black pit of shadows below it. It points its gaze off in the direction of Sector 2, but shifted slightly, aimed at the Abyss filled with Demonic Energy.

Ember nods and responds.

"I'm fully aware. That is one of the reasons we've come to stop you."

The Lich King pauses.

"We? Who is we? Since when do you work with humans?"

Then, it lets out a long and slow laugh.

"Anyway, your army is mine. This is the natural order of the world. The weak will die and the strong will live on forever. Come back in another 50 years and try again."

It looks down at its army, and the bright orange gaze pinpoints every human below it that hasn't been taken by its curse. It lifts its bony hand in the air out from its cloak, holding the silver curved blade that is even longer than its wielder. The dark black dreadful energy around it pulses and starts to send eerie waves out at a constant rate.

Ember responds by manifesting two long red blades in his hands and flying forward.

The enormous silver scythe comes rocketing downward as Ember swings both of his blades upward and there's a shockwave of Soul Energy that vibrates throughout the desert so far, even 20km+ away, the sand vibrates and rolling golden dunes collapse.

Hundreds of troops from the Lich King's army are blown backward by the blast, and even some of the Elite mana wielders are caught up in the blast over 2km away despite both Lydia and Fisher putting up walls of Qi and denser mana from their ranked up buffs to block the mental attacks.

Monk, Maria, Arie, and Abby all feel the vibrations of that blow ripple through their bodies as well even though they're scattered throughout the outskirts of the battlefield. They all immediately start to move from their positions and gravitate toward the epicenter of the blast to help.

Ember and the Lich King are at a standstill with energy radiating from their attack, but neither of them let up.

The black energy around the Lich grows darker and the orange in its eyes pulse. The scythe begins to move downward, pushing through the red barrier of energy that Ember's blades are making.

More and more dark red energy comes out from Ember's invisible core and his blades become stronger as well. He begins to push the enormous mountain-sized blade up again, and vibrations of energy fill the desert.

There's a reaction between the two energies and both Ember and the Black-cloaked skeleton are pushed back from the blast.

The Lich King stays floating just a few meters above the desert, and Ember is rocketed backward through the Hordes of Ghouls, killing another hundred of them just from his aura touching them as he flies backward.