Mutation, demon invasion! (5200)

"Ziz… Ziz——"

Cao Xing heard transmissions from Tian Jing, Ilena, and others in his ear.

"Boss, it's Tian Jing. We have arrived near the target location and are currently staying in a concealed area near the stronghold, awaiting your instructions at any time."

"Lord, Ilena is almost there, oh~"

A hint of a smile appeared on Cao Xing's face.

The first team had already assembled.

Meanwhile, the second team led by Ilena and others was about to arrive at the target location.

Including the large army and numerous experts secretly mobilized by the king, they were already on the way.

However, Cao Xing and the others still had not taken action.

Even the Old King's side hadn't sent anyone over to pass along any messages.

They waited all the way until nightfall.

When night fell and completely enveloped the entire Eternal Frost Main City.

A figure suddenly appeared out of thin air within the mansion where Cao Xing was staying.

"Lord Cao Xing, we are also going to start our operation."

Before the person even arrived, the voice had already traveled over.

Everyone cast their gazes over one after another.

It was precisely that king with an aged aura.

Cao Xing seemed to know he was coming, so he nodded and said, "We are ready and can set off at any time."

Then, he glanced behind the Old King and asked with a look of confusion in his eyes, "Your Majesty, where are the experts from your side?"

But the Old King smiled faintly, "Just myself alone."

Everyone present was slightly stunned.

"What's wrong? Am I not enough?"

Cao Xing shook his head and said, "That's not it, it's just that last time you said the Church of Light headquarters might have Legendary experts—"

The Old King said, "Rest assured, this time I brought the Kingdom Holy Sword."

"If there really are experts above the Legendary level inside, leave it to me to solve."

"And below the Legendary level, leave it to you all to solve. Are you confident?"

Hearing this, Cao Xing also instantly burst into laughter.

Rather, this suited his intentions perfectly!

Their group could be said to be truly matchless beneath the Legendary level.

"Of course no problem, then shall we set off now?"

The Old King nodded slightly, then said, "From here to the church headquarters, it is nearly two thousand kilometers."

Cao Xing calculated internally for a moment.

If traveling normally, relying on their speed, crossing two thousand kilometers of complex terrain would take at least a day.

However, they had the dragon Seraphis.

This Tier 9 Commander-level dragon, under a 130% movement speed bonus, could reach a speed of over one thousand kilometers per hour.

In other words, if they traveled at full speed, they could arrive in two hours.

The Old King said, "To speed things up, ride over together on my Spirit-Sight Goshawk King."

As his words fell, he casually beckoned.

A black dot quickly descended from the pitch-black night sky.

That black dot rapidly expanded, carrying boundless might!

Then, like a bolt of black lightning, it landed beside everyone.

Cao Xing raised his head and then saw an unimaginably huge black avian creature.

The smooth and glossy feathers on its body were like blocks of hard steel, and its wingspan could reach over a hundred meters when spread.

That huge size was not even inferior to the dragon Seraphis!

The most special among them was its pair of dim green eyes. Being swept by them made it feel as if all secrets in one's heart were seen through.

This kind of avian creature, Cao Xing had encountered in Lake Doron City, called the Spirit-Sight Goshawk!

They possessed extremely strong reconnaissance and tracking capabilities.

Back then, it was these goshawks that locked onto the Archbishop of the Church of Light and the Heretic Dominator, then let General Kero chase them for thousands of kilometers all the way.

Clearly, this Spirit-Sight Goshawk was obviously even stronger, and the aura on its body even surpassed the dragon Seraphis!

Of course, if the two of them fought, Seraphis would definitely win in the end.

After all, it had the bloodline of the dragon race, powerful strength, and a series of blessings from Cao Xing.

As long as it didn't encounter a pervert like Malenia, Seraphis could basically fight anyone.

The Old King said, "My Spirit-Sight Goshawk King can carry a few people."

"The dragon on your side should be able to as well, right?"

Cao Xing looked towards Bing Lan beside him.

She nodded faintly.

"Alright, then everyone divide into teams and let's set off." The Old King said.

Soon, Cao Xing's side had divided the teams.

Six of them jumped onto the back of the Spirit-Sight Goshawk King.

Meanwhile, Francesca, Sarah, and others jumped onto the back of the dragon Seraphis.

After everything was ready, the two giant beasts instantly soared into the sky!

Whew, within a single flap of their wings, they rushed up to a high altitude of a thousand meters, and were still rising all the way!

Taking just a few seconds, they broke through the clouds and reached an altitude of ten thousand meters.

At this altitude, the temperature had already reached over minus eighty degrees, and a bone-chilling severe cold enveloped everyone!

And it looked like this Spirit-Sight Goshawk King had no trend of stopping, seeming to want to continue charging towards the sky.

"Whoosh—whoosh?"

The Goshawk King's speed was truly too fast; the howling gale could even sweep away an elephant.

Everyone tightly grabbed the feathers on its body, for fear of falling off.

However, as they rapidly ascended, the temperature became lower and lower, even about to break past minus ninety degrees!

Under this temperature, even experts like them were gritting their teeth and persevering.

Meanwhile, the Tribal Witch Doctor – Morog, who only had Level 50 strength, was shivering coldly at this moment.

Cao Xing was just about to speak.

The Old King seemed to have seen through their plight.

With a casual wave, an invisible aura enveloped everyone present.

Including the dragon Seraphis's side, it was likewise wrapped by a ball of aura.

At this moment, everyone was surprised to find that not only could they no longer feel the surrounding gale, but they weren't even cold anymore!

Clearly, this should be an ability of a Legendary expert.

Cao Xing sighed inwardly: This is truly convenient!

The Old King continued at this moment, "In order not to be discovered, we need to fly as high in the sky as possible."

"Continue ascending."

As the words fell, the dragon Seraphis and the Spirit-Sight Goshawk King rushed towards the sky like straight sharp arrows!

Soon, they flew to an altitude of nearly thirty thousand meters.

It was currently the middle of the night, and the earth beneath their feet seemed to be shrouded by a huge piece of black cloth, pitch-black, with only tiny specks of light faintly visible.

Overlooking the earth from this perspective truly had a unique aesthetic.

And it still was night now; if it were daytime, it would probably be even more shocking. However, they had to hurry up and head to the destination now, naturally having no time to enjoy the scenery.

A huge Spirit-Sight Goshawk and a dragon flew rapidly towards the border region.

At the same time.

Outside the border, within a continuous mountain range, there was a concealed valley.

A group of eerie figures suddenly appeared.

They looked like some normal humans, with diviners, priests, civilians, and so on——

However, everyone here had a ferocious expression on their faces.

Behind them followed a group of equally eerie entities.

Whole bodies radiating black Qi, with distorted figures.

Under the pitch-black night, the figures of this group of people were like elongated utility poles, looking so evil and creepy!

It was precisely the demon slaves led by that group of demons.

Among them, the one resembling a toddler and that old woman with tumor-ridden legs were also there.

That old woman's two pitch-black eyeballs moved back and forth. After a moment, she slowly spoke.

"This time, we expended a huge price, and even borrowed the power of the Demon Lord, to find the headquarters of the Church of Light."

"The plan must succeed!"

"The Demon Lord said, once a new vessel is found, he can descend once more!"

Hearing this, on the faces of all the bizarre creatures present, fanatical and distorted expressions appeared one after another!

"Great, the Demon Lord is finally going to descend!"

"When he descends upon the main world, he will open the plane gate for us. By then, it will be the world of our demon race!"

At this time, that toddler stood out and said, "Alright, celebratory words can be spoken later."

"Before the Church of Light reacts, start the operation."

At the same time, that old woman with tumor-ridden legs suddenly opened her shriveled mouth, and from her bottomless oral cavity, suddenly spewed out waves of black smoke.

"Rustle——"

This black smoke enveloped all the demons and demon slaves present, then gradually permeated into the underground.

At the same time.

Below this land, in an area about a hundred meters deep, there was a palace built by stacking giant stones.

Several primitive giant stone pillars supported the ceiling, and there were secret rooms all around.

The Seed of Light was standing in front of a statue at this moment, constantly flipping through the Dawn Holy Scripture in its hand, conducting some kind of communication.

Beside him, an entity wearing a gray robe with a blood-colored pattern on its chest asked, "How is it, has the God of Light replied?"

"The next time the rules loosen, can he come out?"

The Seed of Light shook its head, "No, His Holiness the God of Light seems to have fallen into a deep slumber once again."

"As I said a few days ago, in order to wait for the next loosening of the rules, we need to recover more divine power as soon as possible."

"It might not be able to respond to us for a short time."

Hearing this, a hint of regret appeared in the eyes of the entity wearing the gray robe,

The Seed of Light continued, "My lord, please don't worry. The God of Light is merely accumulating power; he will definitely descend to the world once again and bring light to it!"

His expression was incomparably pious, and his eyes even carried a hint of fanaticism!

However, this member of the Watchers looked at him with a strange expression, their eyes carrying a bit of pity.

"Poor little fellow—————" The other party sighed.

The Seed of Light was completely baffled by his words and asked in confusion, "My lord, you—"

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly sensed something, and his expression changed instantly.

He quickly turned around, and at a glance, he saw the black fog seeping down from overhead gradually filling half of the underground palace.

Within that black fog, terrifying figures rapidly appeared!

This familiar scene made him understand immediately.

"Damn it! It's this group of lingering demons again!"

"Quickly interrupt their teleportation!"

Hearing this, the Watcher instantly raised the battle blade in his hand and slashed out fiercely.

Meanwhile, another red-robed bishop beside him also gripped a staff.

"Swish!"

"Whoosh!"

Blade Qi flashed past!

An endless aura of light erupted!

However, the old woman's teleportation method seemed extremely bizarre.

All the attacks falling into the black fog were as if hacking into a mass of air, causing no effect whatsoever.

This also meant that the opponent's teleportation could not be interrupted.

Seeing this scene, the Seed of Light's eyes turned cold.

He quickly calmed down and ordered, "There is an enemy invasion, everyone come over!"

As the words fell, a large number of priests from the Church of Light within the entire underground palace walked out from secret rooms one after another and gathered toward the center of the underground palace.

Powerful figures appeared one after another!

In this underground palace, there was a large number of powerhouses from the Church of Light, and the auras above Tier 6 among them even exceeded one hundred!

Of course, most of them were chieftain-level black-robed priests and leader-level white-robed priests.

There were as many as four or five Commander-level red-robed priests.

This was a quite powerful force.

At the same time.

The demons' teleportation concluded, gradually revealing their figures.

Their gazes swept around.

Seeing more than one hundred Tier 6 powerhouses rapidly closing in on them,

However, this did not make the group of demons feel the slightest bit of fear; instead, a crazed look surfaced in their eyes. "Hehe—————you guys from the Church of Light, didn't expect this, did you?"

"No matter where you hide, you cannot escape the hunt of our Demon race!"

Hearing this, the Seed of Light snorted coldly, "A bunch of gloomy fellows, who were beaten into a flustered retreat last time—even if you found our location, what can you do to us?"

"Just in time, last time we let two of you escape by sheer luck, this time we'll wipe you all out in one net!"

Hearing this, the demons on the opposite side locked all their gazes onto the Seed of Light.

After a moment, the corners of that young child's mouth split into an exaggerated arc.

"The Demon Lord was right, this person is also a supreme vessel."

Hearing this, the Seed of Light frowned.

He seemed to realize something, but there was no time to ponder it carefully at the moment.

This group of demons was very powerful and must be dealt with as soon as possible.

Hence, the Seed of Light quickly ordered, "Attack, kill them."

As the words fell, the surrounding hundred-plus followers of light prepared to launch their attacks one after another.

Right at this moment, a sorrowful expression suddenly appeared on the young child's face, and then he began to cry loudly toward the sky.

"Wuwah————wuwawah—"

The sound of the child's crying resounded throughout the entire underground palace, and the piercing demonic sound kept drilling into their ears.

On the scene, all the members of the Church of Light instinctively covered their heads.

A piercing, needle-like pain washed over them!

However, the Seed of Light seemed to be shrouded by a layer of mysterious light curtain, and this mental attack did not cause any effect on him.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the other demons quickly made their move.

"Whoosh!"

One of the demons suddenly stretched out a pitch-black demonic claw, which rapidly extended, targeting none other than that group of black-robed priests!

In the crowd, a black-robed priest failed to dodge in time, and with a "Puff", his heart was directly pierced by the demonic claw!

A wave of excruciating pain struck!

"Save—"

Before his words could finish, this black-robed priest suddenly felt a huge force, and his entire body was sent flying away.

Then, he was thrown into the midst of the demon slaves and was literally torn into pieces.

The fragments of the corpse were devoured by the demon slaves, and fresh blood dripped onto the floor.

Such a bloody scene caused looks of anger to appear on the faces of the group of disciples of light present.

However, they were constantly disturbed by the young child's crying and were simply unable to concentrate on fighting the enemy!

Seeing this situation, the Seed of Light did not panic in the slightest and snorted coldly,

"Michael, come out and deal with them!"

As the words fell.

From the depths of the underground palace, beside a statue, an endless aura of light erupted.

"Hum!"

The power of light continuously expanded, directly filling the entire underground palace.

Under this aura of light, the group of demons emitted sizzling sounds all over their bodies, as if boiling water was poured into a wok of oil and began to boil.

Their expressions also became distorted and painful!

"Everyone knows the temperature of light, yet they still choose to betray the faith in their hearts. They are sinners of light."

"These sinners will face the judgment of being pierced by a myriad of arrows, and they will fear and tremble beneath the light."

"Under the radiance of the light, all evil will be swallowed up and turned into ashes."

As the voice rang out, a young man wearing a yellow robe with a bright sun imprint on his forehead slowly walked out.

Everyone gazed at that figure.

His aura was so powerful that it far surpassed ordinary Hero-level entities.

At this moment, within the demon faction, a distorted smile appeared on the young child's face.

"Interesting, the defeated opponent from last time actually possesses such powerful strength now."

This yellow-robed bishop said disdainfully, "A bunch of dark fellows naturally cannot understand the great might possessed by the God of Light."

"Past failures will welcome my rebirth, granting me the power to exterminate all evil."

"Dawn, come!"

In an instant, a dazzling light burst forth from behind the statue.

That light was like the dawn of daybreak, cutting through layers of black fog, and then transforming into a glowing longsword held in his hand.

At this instant, a vast radiance suddenly erupted from this archbishop's body!

"Hum!"

Under this powerful oppression, all the demons were overwhelmed and even instinctively retreated,

and the instantly erupted power even reached the intensity of Tier 10!

Even the Watcher guarding beside the Seed of Light could not help but cast a sidelong glance.

"I didn't expect there to be such a powerhouse within the Church of Light!"

"Got some skills."

Archbishop Michael held the glowing longsword, resembling a god of war stepping out from the sun!

However, facing such a formidable enemy, the group of demons showed no fear in their eyes, and their expressions became increasingly fanatical!

From the old woman's mouth, obscure syllables were continuously uttered, causing the auras on all the demons to surge.

A major battle was on the verge of breaking out!

After a moment, the old woman spoke first.

"Everyone, remember our target!"

"Slay the Seed of Light!"

As the words fell, a group of demons frantically rushed out!

Braving this terrifying aura of light, all their targets were precisely the Seed of Light at the rear of the crowd!

And this group of disciples of light naturally saw through the intentions of these demons.

"Stop them!"

A group of bishops on the side of the Church of Light struck simultaneously, intercepting this group of demons right where they were.

"Boom! Rumble!"

Both sides once again engaged in a terrifying battle!

At the same time.

Cao Xing and the others in the sky did not know that a group of demons had already launched an attack on the headquarters of the Church of Light a step ahead of them.

They were still hurrying on their way at full speed.

After advancing for a certain distance, the Old King suddenly furrowed his brow and then said,

"Ahead, it seems a fluctuation of divine power is coming over."

"Divine power fluctuation?" Cao Xing asked in confusion.

The Old King nodded, "Yes, right in the direction of the headquarters of the Church of Light."

"It seems a battle has broken out there!"

Hearing this, Cao Xing's expression instantly tightened, and then he asked doubtfully,

"What's the situation? Could someone have launched an attack a step ahead of us?"

The Old King shook his head, "I don't know. I need to get closer to sense the specific situation."

As the words fell, he casually waved his hand again, and two specks of light fell onto the Spirit Vision Goshawk King and the great dragon Seraphis.

Instantly, these two giant beasts felt an invisible current of air supporting them forward, and their speed surged by more than tenfold!