Chapter 655: Seizing the Moment
Chapter 655: Seizing the Moment
In the darkness, an arrow flew silently.
Unless one had the combat instinct of a martial artist to foresee the crisis, there was no way to prepare for it.
But just as the Deviator was about to take a step forward, he suddenly stopped.
His essence skill formed a twisted life will, which was now spreading throughout the cavern.
So, even though Lindsey himself had not yet entered the range of attack.
Through this interference of power and will, he sensed the rapid approach of some strange object.
"Hmm?"
The Deviator turned his gaze, and a black light was shooting straight at him.
"Someone's hiding?"
Once discovered.
For a high-stage Awakener, the speed of the arrow was not too fast.
The Deviator didn't even control his flesh tentacles; he simply extended his right hand and caught the arrow mid-air.
Boom—
The next second, flames erupted from the arrow, and the Deviator's body leaned back.
Under the scorching heat.
The skin on the upper half of his body was burned to a crisp, revealing the twisted, writhing flesh beneath. On this almost inhuman body, violet-black flesh buds quickly wriggled, filling in the skin again.
The twisted life will in the cavern was also interrupted by this sudden attack.
"..."
The Deviator straightened his body.
The previous smug expression was gone from his face.
Lindsey, who had hurried over from the other side of the cavern, also stepped into the battlefield.
He didn't pay attention to the Deviator but looked towards the human side first, confirming that his elite subordinates were mostly unharmed, which allowed Lindsey to breathe a sigh of relief.
In fact, according to Lindsey's original travel speed.
Leading the swarm, he would never have made it in time to rescue these Legion Commanders; most of them would have perished here.
But Lindsey was different.
Although he couldn't peer into the future like Hilda, he had the Strategic Map!
Two days ago, the Deviator's army appeared outside the Underground Fortress.
As Lindsey led the swarm forward, he immediately noticed this massive enemy force through remote observation.
Within the next few minutes, he also noticed signs that the outermost layer of the labyrinth had been breached.
His subsequent actions were decisive.
Lindsey ordered the swarm to continue along the road while he set off alone, rushing towards the Underground Fortress with lightning speed.
After this response.
He managed to save these Legion Commanders from the Deviator's grasp at the critical moment.
"Lord Lindsey!"
Levi, holding the Meteor Longsword, called out.
"Levi, take everyone to the back. I'll handle this guy."
Lindsey issued a direct command.
He scanned his subordinates with his eyes, clearly seeing their conditions without needing to activate his scouting skill.
Although the Deviator's skill had been interrupted, the twisted will dissipated with it.
But the physical changes that had already occurred did not disappear into thin air.
The Awakened ones who had just been affected by this twisted will were still in terrible shape.
"Yes, sir!"
Absolute authority brought absolute obedience.
After Lindsey spoke.
All the Awakened on the human side obeyed his command and retreated to the hidden tunnel deep within the labyrinth.
The Deviator, who had just finished repairing his skin, also locked his gaze onto Lindsey.
"Lindsey?"
"Are you the one who built this city and launched this raid against us?"
The dark and twisted essence became restless again.
The Deviator's tone was fierce.
But due to the massive energy expenditure from his previous skill, he took the more reasonable action of retreating.
Linsey glanced at the map.
As the Deviator retreated, a group of lower-phase Deviators emerged from the opposite end of the maze tunnel, rushing towards them.
Referring to the Deviator's power system, it was clear that this creature was attempting to absorb the flesh and blood of its subordinates to restore its strength.
"Heh—"
"Extermination? To be precise, I'm just cleaning up trash!"
Linsey didn't give the enemy a chance to regroup.
In an instant of cold laughter, the bow in his hand was replaced with the fastest attacking weapon, the Gemstone Swift Sword.
Swish—
Linsey's figure vanished from its original spot.
Even the Deviator facing him didn't notice Linsey's movement at first.
By the time it realized the enemy's position, Linsey had crossed the entire cave in the blink of an eye and appeared above the Deviator.
The Deviator's pupils dilated:
"Hmm?"
Linsey's longsword descended:
"Die!"
Boom—! The Gemstone Swift Sword was as swift as lightning.
Seven walls of fire rose from the ground almost simultaneously with the sword's blade, converging on the Deviator.
At that very moment, the Deviator squeezed out its essence, reshaping its flesh and blood into violet-black tentacles.
But it didn't have time to counterattack.
The blazing blades from all directions sliced through it, severing both the creature and its tentacles, turning it into a pile of irregularly shaped flesh fragments.
"Lord Linsey, its vitality is much stronger than the other Deviators!"
"It might not be dead yet!"
At that moment, Levi's voice echoed from the distant dark tunnel.
He had previously cleaved this Deviator in half, but it was still able to heal and move freely.
Seeing the similar situation unfold, Levi naturally issued a warning.
Linsey nodded and turned towards the maze tunnel opposite. As the lower-phase Deviators summoned by the previous one continued to approach, Linsey swiftly eliminated these mindless enemies before turning back to see the Legion Commanders emerging from the tunnel.
Each of them carried a twisted body part, their gazes fixed on the corpse fragments on the ground.
As Linsey returned, looks of admiration and awe appeared on their faces, and one of them spoke up:
"Lord Linsey, it's truly you who..."
Hearing his subordinate's words, Linsey shook his head and interrupted:
"It's nothing."
"Fighting with you severely depleted its essence, allowing me to deal with it so easily."
"Otherwise, this guy would have been extremely formidable."
As Linsey responded, his gaze swept over the Legion Commanders.
Seeing their twisted bodies, he ordered:
"You all go back to the city and have Tie Yu treat your injuries."
"As for these guys..."
Linsey turned towards the maze tunnel, his tone turning cold:
"Leave them to me."
(End of Chapter)
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