NOVEL NEXT Chapter 2580 Reckless
Chapter 2580 Reckless
Unbeknownst to Fang Heng, the upper echelons of the undead council were closely monitoring his every move.
Just moments ago, they had witnessed a fragment of Empress Persephone's soul being absorbed by the ice crystal and merging into Fang Heng's body, causing them to break into a cold sweat.
Dickey's expression was particularly anxious.
This kid was always so reckless, making it hard to feel at ease!
"Not good, they're coming!"
An undead instructor fixed his gaze on the entrance of the Great Hall in the mirror.
Everyone's expressions changed slightly.
It was the invaders!
Collete and Karsa had just cleared the magical array in the periphery of the death knight space and stepped into the Great Hall.
Despite it being their first visit, they were struck with confusion upon seeing the scene in the central hall.
Strange, it looked like it had just been ransacked, and the signs of a struggle were still fresh.
The place was even filled with hordes of zombie creatures.
Collete thought back to the person they had encountered in the mausoleum.
Could it be him?
Suddenly, Collete sensed something and looked up.
In the center of the hall, a young man was reaching out to touch the central ice crystal pillar, his eyes tightly shut!
It was him!
The guardian of the mausoleum!
The Lickers they had just dealt with had been summoned by him, causing them considerable trouble.
What was he doing?
Collete cautiously glanced at Karsa beside him, and they exchanged knowing looks before directing their attention to the coffins at the very center of the Great Hall.
"Karsa, that guy seems off. I don't know what tricks he's up to."
"Yeah." Karsa's gaze was fixed on the coffins surrounding Fang Heng. He spoke in a low voice, "It's said that the remnants of Empress Persephone's will reside within these coffins. We don't know which one."
"Since we can't identify it, let's destroy them along with that kid! Then the Hanu clan won't have to worry about the Empress's vengeance anymore."
As Collete spoke, he raised his right hand high.
The brown short blade in his grasp emanated waves of deathly aura, forming a crescent-shaped blade in the air!
"Whoosh!"
With a swift motion, the crescent blade sliced through all the zombie clones in its path, just moments before it would reach Fang Heng.
Whoosh!
Fang Heng suddenly opened his eyes and swiftly stepped to the right, entering a secondary space projection.
"Bang!"
The next moment, the short blade had directly struck the central crystal pillar!
"Boom!!!"
To everyone's surprise, the crystal pillar had trembled for a moment before exploding into pieces!
"Buzz...!"
From the center of the shattered crystal pillar, visible ice-blue pulse waves spread outwards!
"Boom! Boom boom boom boom!!"
As the pulse waves hit the surrounding coffins, they detonated with explosive force!
Large sections of coffins shattered in an instant!
Collete and Karsa exchanged glances, their expressions shifting with concern.
From the rubble of the coffins around the Great Hall, a terrifying aura began to leak out.
Dark shadows began to coalesce above the exploded coffins.
These were the former loyalists of Empress Persephone!
Though not many in number, each one was a formidable presence.
Meanwhile, Fang Heng was quickly retreating in the secondary space projection!
A small portion of the Empress's power still lingered in his sea of consciousness, gradually being absorbed.
Looking up, Fang Heng saw the coffins that had been blasted open by the ice crystal explosion.
In addition to the former loyalists of Empress Persephone at the tier of High Priestess, there were also eleven remnants of the Empress's will still present!
The dark soul spheres immediately began to thrash about in the Great Hall, trying to escape.
Unfortunately for them, Fang Heng felt a twinge of regret.
Fang Heng had just fought against a small remnant of the Empress's will, which had drained a significant portion of his own willpower. He estimated it would take at least three days for him to fully recover.
In this state, he could no longer absorb the Empress's will. He needed to escape!
But before he did...
There was still that!
After the central pillar exploded, large chunks of crystal debris scattered across the ground. He had noticed this earlier.
He couldn't directly absorb the will power of Empress Persephone; he needed to use the crystal pillar for guidance.
He had to take a piece back!
Who knows, there might be another chance in the future!
Fang Heng's gaze focused on the nearest chunk of the stone pillar. He dashed out of the secondary space projection and quickly leaped towards the fragment, snatching it up and stowing it in his backpack.
[Hint: The player has acquired an item-Fragment of Empress Persephone's ice crystal pillar.]
He had it!
Without pausing to examine the item description, Fang Heng looked up, only to see the battlefield erupting in chaos ahead of him.
The old loyalists, revived from the coffins, rapidly regained their memories and immediately targeted the Hanu Empire invaders.
"Hanu clan!"
New grudges mingled with old ones.
Empress Persephone recognized the Hanu clan's bloodline at first glance and locked it onto her enemies.
The battle erupted instantly.
Retreat!
Fang Heng thought for a moment, lightly pushing off the ground with his toes, ready to slip away.
Collete had already noticed Fang Heng's movements but was simultaneously targeted by two of the newly awakened Empress's priests and couldn't break free to pursue him.
He had to go!
In just a few moments, Fang Heng crossed the central mausoleum and returned to the Great Hall of the death knights.
Abe Akaya had been repelled.
The magic array on the ground had been destroyed.
Now, to escape the death realm, he could only use the teleportation passage left by the high-ranking members of the undead council.
He needed to check outside the mausoleum!
Fang Heng felt the stone slab in his hand growing extremely hot.
The undead council was continuously sending him alerts through the slab.
The Empress's subordinates had set explosives in the mausoleum, and with the central ice crystal already detonated, it was highly likely that the mausoleum would soon follow suit.
He had to hurry!
Run as far as he could!
Of course, Fang Heng was prepared for the worst.
If necessary, he'd just die and wait for rebirth.
He didn't want to use the teleportation passage provided by the Necromancer Association.
The negative effects were too severe.
Escaping his soul and remolding his body would take a long time, and even his attributes would suffer reductions for an extended period.
It would be better to try directly traversing the death storm.
Even if he died accidentally, he could utilize the rebirth ability of the vampires.
After all, the death realm was in chaos right now, and no one would absorb his soul.
...
The undead council members were all sweating for Fang Heng.
Tan Shuo and Li Shaoqiang watched him sprinting towards safety in the mirror, silently cheering him on.
"Come on, faster, faster..."
Dickey could no longer contain his anxiety and shouted, "What about the holy weapon? Why hasn't it brought him back yet?"
"The holy weapon is already in operation. We've tried contacting Fang Heng through the stone slab several times, but he hasn't responded. Without his cooperation, we can't summon him back directly..."
"It looks like Fang Heng wants to escape from the mausoleum."