The source of disaster is the loss of all lives.

Chapter 650: Devastation, Source of Disaster.

In a snowfield about several hundred kilometers away from the border of the Velen Kingdom,

there stood a massive Giant City, stationed with hundreds of thousands of troops year-round.

The lord of the city was Marquess Fafgang, who possessed the strength of a level 70 commander.

After the blood outbreak, he quickly mobilized his troops and, utilizing the terrain advantages, successfully blocked the invasion of the blood army.

Furthermore, during these seven days, Marquess Fafgang took in a massive number of refugees and settled them within the city.

Not only did he provide them with shelter, but he also supplied these refugees with food.

These refugees in the city expressed their heartfelt gratitude to Marquess Fafgang.

Now, the population of the entire Giant City had exceeded two million, consuming a massive amount of resources every day.

At this moment, Marquess Fafgang was standing on the city wall, gazing remotely at those pillars of blood in the distance.

He muttered in a low voice: "I thought the Blood Chaos was finally coming to an end, but has it broken out again?"

"I also do not know how much longer the supplies in the city can hold out—"

"For over two million people, the food consumption alone every day is an astronomical figure, coupled with the Blood Legion destroying the land."

"Hah…"

He let out a long sigh.

Right at this moment, he suddenly sensed an eerie blood mist sweeping over from the darkness ahead.

Like a giant wave suddenly stirred up on the vast sea, it obscured everything, seeming capable of devouring everything!

Furthermore, in an instant, it rapidly swept over and enshrouded the entire Giant City.

At this moment, the vision of everyone was flooded with a blood-red color, as if they were placed in a dense fog, unable to see the scenery around them.

Within this blood mist, Marquess Fafgang felt a spine-chilling chill and intense pain!

It felt as if countless invisible sharp blades were cutting his skin!

What alarmed him even more was that the blood mist seemed to contain a certain corrosive power, eroding his flesh little by little.

Then… terrifying changes occurred throughout the entire city.

Under the erosion of this blood Qi, the bodies of those civilians in the city began to dissolve at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Their skin first turned pale, and then large patches of blood-red spots emerged.

Next, their flesh rapidly ulcerated as if being intensely roasted.

Chunks of torn flesh peeled off from their bodies piece by piece.

"Patte, patte—"

These pieces of flesh fell to the ground, producing a sickening, sticky sound.

Screams rose and fell in succession throughout the city!

"Ah!!! My body is melting!!!"

"So painful… Mommy… Lulu's body hurts so much—. Save me!"

"Father—— Am I going to disappear?"

Heart-wrenching screams and children's cries resounded through the sky.

Under the erosion of this blood mist, all living creatures felt an intense pain that exceeded the limits of endurance!

Many civilians could not bear this intense pain and even wanted to pick up the weapons of those soldiers to end their own lives.

However, just as they took a few steps, they found that their legs had already melted into a pool of bloody water.

Losing their balance entirely, they fell straight to the ground, and were submerged by the rotting flesh falling from other people.

This terrifying scene caused their pupils to lose focus instantly.

Their entire bodies, as if losing their souls, completely melted into a pool of bloody water.

This prosperous city transformed into a living purgatory in an instant!

Even Marquess Fafgang, who possessed the strength of a level 70 commander, could not escape unscathed.

Although due to his strength, the rate of erosion was somewhat slower, as long as he continued to stay in the blood mist,

sooner or later he would meet the same fate as those civilians.

He looked at his increasingly ulcerated body, the flesh on his arms beginning to peel off, exposing grim white bones.

He sighed, his tone carrying boundless desolation: "Even if those sinners received punishment, even if the King was publicly tried."

"Is it still impossible to stop the fate of the Kingdom's destruction?"

Looking at the scene below, a hint of intense unwillingness surfaced in his eyes.

"Whoosh—"

The millions of living beings in the entire city melted into bloody water in an instant.

On the streets, in the houses, and in the squares, flowing blood was everywhere, as if the entire city had been soaked in a sea of blood, and the air was filled with a thick stench of blood, causing people to suffocate.

The same scene was staged in every corner of the entire Velen Kingdom.

Those inhabited villages, towns, and even the camps in the mountain forests were none spared.

Even the Troglodytes and ratmen hiding deep underground could not escape this disaster.

Their caves were permeated by the blood mist, and amidst the 'chirping' screams, their flesh began to continuously dissolve,

turning into pools of dark red liquid that gradually flowed out from the cave entrances.

In the forest, the branches and leaves of the trees rapidly withered, and blood-like liquid oozed from the surface of the tree trunks, after which the entire forest began to collapse.

The miserable howls of those beasts and tree demons rose and fell in succession, echoing in the night sky.

Beneath the frozen lakes and rivers, the originally clear water bodies were dyed blood-red, and those fish schools perished silently in the water one after another.

It was as if the entire natural world was lamenting.

The total area of the Velen Kingdom exceeded thirty million square kilometers.

Such a vast territory nurtured countless lives.

And now, under the shroud of this sacrificial grand array, these lives were perishing at an alarming rate.

Farmers in the villages, merchants in the towns, hunters in the mountain forests, Troglodytes underground—

Whether human or beast, whether plant or fish school, all turned into bloody water under the erosion of the blood mist.

The sky had been completely covered by blood color.

The originally bright moonlight was dyed dark red, and even the stars were obscured.

Even across a vast distance, even though it was now night, one could still clearly see that blood-red veil shrouding the kingdom.

At this moment, it was still that destroyed Velen Main City.

This was the center of the entire Velen Kingdom, and also the source of this disaster.

A huge blood-red whirlpool slowly rotated, sweeping up the blood Qi within the entire 'Blood Prison Sacrificial Grand Array', as if it wanted to stir the firmament into pieces.

The Watchers Leader floated in mid-air, and above his head floated a golden stone tablet!

This golden stone tablet originally emitted a sacred light, symbolizing justice and hope.

However, at this moment, starting from the top, the stone tablet was gradually infected by blood, and the golden light was covered by the blood color.

The entire stone tablet also became increasingly eerie, as if it had fallen from a sacred symbol into an evil totem.

Beside the Watchers Leader, there were also a group of Watchers elders and Blood Myriarchs surrounding him.

There was not a trace of fluctuation on their faces, as if everything before them was taken for granted.

Below, in this main city, there still remained some civilians who had not yet dissolved.

They were originally nearby wanderers, but because of the ravages of the Blood Legion and the collapse of order, they had lost the means to obtain food.

After being hungry for a few days, they thought of coming to the Velen Main City to try their luck and see if they could find a meager bit of food under the ruins.

As a result, as soon as they came over, they ran into the Watchers Leader activating the 'Blood Prison Sacrificial Grand Array'.

Those civilians crawled on the ground, rolling their bodies continuously, making heart-rending screams.

A portion of those civilians seemed to recognize the man in the air.

A few days ago, it was he who stood here, publicizing the crimes of that group of nobles and then beheading them on the spot.

That group of civilians endured the intense pain and questioned loudly.

"Why!? Did you not help us judge those nobles?"

"Did you not teach us that all people are born equal?"

"Now, why are you doing this kind of thing to us?"

Facing the questioning of those civilians below, the gaze of the Watchers Leader wavered slightly.

But very quickly, he regained his calm.

"This is a necessary sacrifice to lead to a new era."

"Do not question it; future generations will remember your contributions."

Hearing these words, the despair and anger of these civilians became even more intense.

"Bullshit!"

"If it were not for you, the country's order would not have collapsed, and facing those terrifying monsters, we would not have ended up without any power to resist!"

"During these past seven days, I do not know how many civilians died in the blood turmoil. Is this the result you wanted to see?"

"His Majesty the King was right, you are just someone who only knows how to shout a few slogans and does not genuinely care about the life and death of us civilians at all!"

"You are the truly sinful fellow, and you should be judged by everyone!"

Listening to their scolding filled with anger, there was not a trace of expression on the face of the Watchers Leader.

Beside him, a Watchers elder just wanted to make a move to interrupt those shouting civilians.

The Watchers Leader waved his hand and stopped him.

At this time, his attention was attracted by a voice.

Below, a child endured the severe pain in his body, raised his head, and said in a trembling voice, "Big Brother, can you please save Meli—"

"I'm begging you… She's my sister, only four years old this year—"

"Meli is so pitiful. Our parents abandoned her when she was very small, and I picked her up from the garbage dump—"

"I brought her up together with me, took her to rummage through garbage cans and dig up tree roots in the snow to eat, and she never complained once."

"She has always been very good and obedient, a very sensible child—"

The Watchers Leader's gaze flickered, falling upon that child.

Beside him, a little girl was curled up into a ball, her body trembling slightly.

Crimson liquid seeped out from under her cotton-padded jacket, and she was now enduring immense pain.

But even so, this little girl was tightly clutching the corner of the boy's clothes.

"Big Brother—I'm begging you—"

"You can do whatever you want to me, just let Meli go, okay?"

Large-scale ulcerations also appeared on this little boy's body, but he ignored them all and knelt on the ground.

Constantly pleading with the Watchers Leader, begging him to spare his sister—

The Watchers Leader sighed and murmured in a low voice, "Sigh—"

In the end, he still did nothing.

A firm idealist would not be shaken by anything.

He turned around, his gaze once again becoming icy and resolute, as if those wails and pleas had never existed.

At this moment, a pure light descended from the sky, completely clearing away the eroding blood mist on the little boy and girl.

The vast vitality contained within the light allowed their bodies to recover at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The dissolved flesh healed anew, and their pale complexions gradually regained a rosy hue.

The two children weakly raised their heads, looking at the scene before them in a daze.

In the sky covered in blood red, a sacred figure slowly passed through the blood clouds, descending upon this tainted mortal world. She was draped in holy radiance, six wings gently spreading behind her, wielding a greatsword emitting brilliant light.

Feathers drifted down from the sky, seemingly bringing hope to this desperate world.

The little boy murmured in a low voice, "Angel—"

Immediately afterwards, terrifying auras surged within the blood clouds, as if the sky itself was enraged!

Then, as many as thirteen terrifying figures descended from the sky!

Like gods descending, they tightly surrounded the Watchers Leader and his group of Legendary powerhouses under his command!

Cao Xing stood in the middle of the formation, his icy gaze sweeping over everything below.

He looked at the civilians struggling and dissolving in the blood mist.

His voice was as bone-chilling as ice, "Is this the situation you wanted to see, Luo?"

At this moment, a strong killing intent erupted from him, and the other twelve powerhouses simultaneously released a suffocating pressure!

The Lizardman Chieftain casually condensed a cluster of white flames and tossed it downward.

Accompanied by an invisible shockwave, it directly dispersed the blood mist shrouding the entire main city.

The injuries on the wailing civilians stopped worsening, finally giving them a chance to catch their breath.

The other Watchers elders sensed the threat, quickly stepped forward, and watched Cao Xing and the others vigilantly.

The Watchers Leader did not speak, just standing quietly there.

His gaze was profound, as if everything was within his grasp.

Cao Xing sneered, his tone carrying mockery, "I originally thought that you were truly willing to sacrifice everything to overthrow these corrupt conventions and let the people live a good life."

"Although your methods are rather extreme, at least the starting point was good."

"But now I find that you are even more hypocritical than I imagined."

The Watchers Leader finally spoke, replying in a calm voice, "You don't understand, Cao Xing."

"Compared to the huge base population of humanity, the people who sacrificed today are nothing at all."

"Everything I do is just to save more people and to create a better future."

Hearing this, a mocking smile appeared at the corner of Cao Xing's mouth.

Just as he had deduced.

The Watchers Leader was an extreme idealist who firmly believed that his path was the only correct choice.

With such a person, there was simply no possibility of conversation.

Because he would not be shaken by any words.

Cao Xing had no more superfluous nonsense to say; he directly raised his staff, mobilizing the vast power of ice.

Then he quickly ordered, "Let's do it, let's take him down together and break this 'Blood Prison Sacrificial Array'!"

"Alright, let's do it together!"

At this instant, the auras of twelve Legendary powerhouses and one Tier-10 hero erupted simultaneously!

"Whoosh—"

The formidable aura swept outward, seemingly stirring up the blood clouds between heaven and earth.

The Lizardman Chieftain took a deep breath, transforming once again into a gigantic lizard, and Demigod-level power surged up from his body!

Ever since absorbing those five blood cores, the Lizardman Chieftain's eruption of demigod combat power had become even more handy and proficient.

The Watchers Leader's gaze instantly landed on this gigantic lizard.

He could also feel that compared to last time, this Lizardman had become even more powerful!

A strange light flashed in his pupils, and he quickly understood.

"Is it because the blood qi contained in the blood cores allowed you to recover part of your power?"

"To actually be able to erupt with such powerful divine power, even among demigods, you are not considered weak."

"However—there is still quite a gap between you and me—"

As his words fell, he gradually raised the golden greatsword in his hand.

"Hum—"

Vast golden light erupted from the weapon in his hand, illuminating half the sky!

Along with his action, the dozen or so Legendary powerhouses on the Watchers' side also erupted with terrifying momentum simultaneously.

At this moment, the auras of at least two demigods and over twenty Legendary-level powerhouses intertwined, as if even heaven and earth trembled because of it.

The momentum of the two sides collided violently like two violent torrents, their auras shaking heaven and earth.

Both sides were at loggerheads, and a great battle was on the verge of breaking out!

Although Cao Xing really wanted to make a move immediately and wipe out this disgusting guy,

he knew clearly that the Watchers Leader was not weak and needed to be treated with caution.

Thus, his gaze swept around, quickly analyzing the current situation before him.

Pondering inwardly: "Right now, aside from the two Demigod-level powerhouses, the Lizardman Chieftain and the Watchers Leader—"

"There are still 5 Legendary-level elders remaining on the Watchers' side, and 6 Myriarchs on the Blood Legion's side, adding up to 11 Legendaries."

"As for my side, there are three Legendaries: Valkyrie Malenina, Francesca, and Liu Muxue."

"Plus the eight Legendary-level powerhouses from the Four Kingdoms side."

"In other words, in terms of the number of Legendaries and demigods, we are completely equal!"

This was thanks to Cao Xing's two consecutive operations, which successively beheaded nearly 20 Legendary powerhouses from the Watchers and the Blood Legion.

Otherwise, today's situation would definitely not be like this now.

What they would be facing would be the Watchers plus the Blood Legion, more than two demigods, and over thirty Legendaries.

No matter what methods they pulled out together, it would be impossible for them to match them.

Cao Xing continued to analyze: "In terms of Demigod-level combat power, the Lizardman Chieftain might not be a match for the Watchers Leader."

"But in terms of Legendary-level combat power, we are far stronger than these guys!"

"As long as the Lizardman Chieftain can hold on, my side will finish the battle quickly."

"Then, combining the combat power of the eleven Legendaries, we can definitely take this guy down!"

Not to mention anything else, Cao Xing's three Legendaries alone could fight at least seven of their Legendary-level powerhouses!

The Old King fighting two by himself was also completely without problem.

Leaving the remaining two Legendaries to the Yōulán Queen and the Gray Mist King and the other seven of them was a completely unilateral beating!

Thinking of this, Cao Xing quickly said: "Do it, make it quick, and take them down for me at the fastest speed!"

The moment it heard the command, the Lizardman Chieftain initiated the attack first!

It abruptly opened its bloody maw.

"Whoosh—"

A beam of destructive death light spewed from its mouth, blasting towards the Watchers Leader!

The opponent wielded the golden greatsword in his hand, slashing out with a fierce sword strike.

"Hum!!!"

The golden light and the destructive death light collided, exploding before everyone like a nuclear bomb.

Everyone's vision was instantly stripped away.

However, even in this blinded state, those Legendary-level powerhouses still launched attacks based on instinct.

"Whoosh—!"

The vast energy fluctuations collided, and the battle erupted instantly!