Chapter 72: The Signal for Battle, The Art of Explosion

Chapter 72: The Signal for Battle, The Art of Explosion

After the Flame Horn Devil Overseer left, Lu Heng used his Shadow Vision to see the room where the Banser Clan Relic was kept.

Once the Overlord Demon was far enough away, Lu Heng silently counted down the remaining time of his Shadow Traverse skill and passed through the wall, entering the room.

The room that housed the Banser Clan Relic was a completely enclosed stone chamber.

Not a single ray of light penetrated from the outside, but the Banser Clan Relic emitted a faint glow, barely enough for one to see.

Lu Heng approached and reached out to pick up the Banser Clan Relic.

This sacred artifact was a 30-centimeter-long iron mace, thick at one end and pointed at the other, resembling an iron spike or a large iron nail.

As his fingers touched the relic, he saw its attribute data.

【Ancestor's Mace of the Banser Clan】

【Item Grade: A-Class】

【Specifications: Length 30 cm, Weight 5.2 kg】

【Attribute: Attack Power 60】

【Special Effect: Ancestor's Power】

【Ancestor's Power: Awakens the power of the Banser Clan's ancestors, capable of dispelling all demonic barriers, and possessing the power to pierce the body and heart of the Dark God Barton.】

【Description: The iron mace used by the Banser Clan's ancestors to slay the Dark God Barton, imbued with divine energy, and possessing the power to counter Barton.】

This Ancestor's Mace appeared small, but it was surprisingly heavy, clearly not made of ordinary cast iron.

After obtaining the Banser Clan Relic, Lu Heng waited at the spot for his Source Essence Energy to recover.

Using Shadow Traverse consumes Source Essence Energy, and it takes about ten minutes to fully recharge.

If Lu Heng wanted to leave the stone chamber without making a sound, he would have to wait for ten minutes and use Shadow Traverse again.

During the wait, Lu Heng took out an Abyssal Salt Bomb and placed it inside the stone chamber.

This Abyssal Salt Bomb was obtained from the Iron Arm Leader, and it was the most powerful explosive that the Banser Clan could create.

The Banser Clan's siege engines, in addition to hurling stones, could also throw these Abyssal Salt Bombs.

When Lu Heng and the Iron Arm Leader discussed in the secret chamber, they decided to infiltrate the Barton Temple to retrieve the relic.

Since they were already planning to infiltrate the Barton Temple, setting up a few bombs was just a side task.

Moreover, Lu Heng and the Iron Arm Leader agreed that the signal for their attack would be the detonation of the salt bombs.

Time ticked by, second by second.

Three minutes before the Source Essence Energy was fully restored.

Lu Heng took out the structural diagram of the Barton Temple and released a flash of lightning from his fingertips, double-checking the layout of the internal structures.

Since this map was drawn by the Banser Clan Scouts based on external observations, there were some discrepancies.

Lu Heng compared the map with the actual layout of the dungeon, finding the best spots to place the Abyssal Salt Bombs.

As soon as the three minutes were up, he activated Shadow Traverse again.

In fifteen seconds, he traversed the entire dungeon, placing bombs at five critical locations.

After completing the task, he left a Shadow Clone in a hidden spot within the dungeon and used the remaining three seconds of Shadow Traverse to return to the Great Hall, emerging from the shadows and blending into the other demon squads.

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The resurrection ritual was about to begin, and one by one, Abyssal creatures containing Source Essence were dragged into the Great Hall of the Temple, their veins slit and blood poured into the blood pool.

The Source Essence-infused blood flowed out of the pool, channeled into the statue of Barton, forming a blood array as it flowed along the ground's patterns.

Outside the Temple, countless demons knelt on the ground, devoutly praying and chanting in the Demon Tongue, calling out the name of an entity.

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Simultaneously, the Banser Clan's army arrived at the basin where the Barton Temple was located. They deployed multiple Banser Clan mages to cast a large-scale Cloak of Shadows, advancing within 300 meters of the Temple, where they began to form battle formations and set up their siege engines.

This was the perfect time for the demons to launch a surprise attack.

However, at that moment, a grand ceremony was taking place within the Temple, and all the demon minions were worshipping it, arrogantly ignoring the Banser Clan's deployment.

In terms of numbers alone, the demons vastly outnumbered the Banser Clan's army.

Moreover, the demon minions were protected by the Temple, creating a significant power gap between the two sides.

Under normal circumstances, the Banser Clan would not be able to defeat this powerful demon legion.

The Banser Clan could only hope to counter the demons by relying on the defensive terrain of Hammerstone Castle.

If they were to take the initiative and attack, the disparity in strength between the two sides would become apparent.

Looking at the astonishing number of demons outside the temple, a dark mass, the high-level demons did not give the Banser people a second glance.

However, when the demons gathered too densely, they revealed a fatal weakness.

Lu Heng observed the source essence-filled blood, covering the entire temple's great hall, and the air was filled with a pungent, bloody stench.

After the blood array was formed, the blood began to flow towards the tightly closed door on the north side of the hall, seeping through a hole beneath the door.

That door was like a bloodthirsty monster, rapidly devouring the blood.

The demons' speed in slaughtering the source essence sacrifices increased, continuously supplying blood that flowed into that door.

By the time the blood in the blood pool was almost sucked dry, the blood array began to refine, and the door slowly opened.

Behind the door was the mausoleum of the evil god Barton, and at this moment, all the blood converged into a blood feast chalice in the mausoleum.

The Winged Demon Overlord Sagas respectfully stepped forward, took out a withered and black heart from a soul box, and gently placed it into the blood feast chalice.

The heart seemed to have been thirsty for millions of years, and upon encountering the blood, it began to rapidly absorb the source essence-filled blood, slowly floating up from the chalice, generating a suction force that attracted countless streams of blood, which continued to converge towards the heart.

Looking at this black heart, one couldn't help but feel an illusion, as if the next second, this heart would start beating.

The Winged Demon Overlord Sagas commanded his subordinates to retrieve the Banser Clan's relic from the underground.

This Banser Clan's Ancestor's Mace, once a deadly weapon that killed the evil god Barton.

At this moment.

The evil god's servant retrieved this deadly weapon as an offering for the resurrection ritual.

The demon servant entered the passage on the right side of the hall, clearly intending to retrieve the Banser Clan's relic.

However, at this moment, the relic was in Lu Heng's hands.

Therefore, the loss of the relic would soon be exposed.

Retreating from the temple at this moment would be a bit abrupt, but they couldn't delay any longer.

Lu Heng, standing at the back of the demon formation, observed his surroundings, then lowered his head, turned around, and walked out of the temple.

The surrounding demons were all devoutly kneeling, as if they couldn't see anything else around them.

The two Overlord-level demons were presiding over this grand resurrection ritual and had no time to pay attention to a Winged Demon Sorcerer who had left the formation.

As Lu Heng stepped out of the temple's gate, the ground suddenly shook, followed by a massive explosion.

Boom!

The demon servant who had entered the underground chamber opened the stone room where the relic was originally stored, igniting the Abyssal Salt Bomb.

The bomb explosion triggered a chain reaction, setting off six Abyssal Salt Bombs placed in the underground chamber, which exploded one after another.

Boom! Boom! Boom...

In an instant.

The earth shook, the mountains trembled, the temple collapsed, and the ground caved in.

Rocks flew everywhere, and screams and roars merged into one.

The art of explosion, at this moment, created the most spectacular scene.

It was as if the entire world had fallen apart, and the demons let out terrified cries.

Some were buried under the rubble, while others scattered and fled.

However, the low-level demons outside the temple remained devoutly kneeling, even as the ground shook beneath them, their devout faith remained unshaken.

The explosion occurred.

In the Banser Clan army, Iron Arm stood on a siege engine, holding a war hammer high and shouting, "Fire! Let these damn demons taste our sacrifice!"

Bang! Bang! Bang...

The Banser Clan warriors pulled back the curtains on the siege engine, firing the Abyssal Salt Bombs in a disciplined manner, smashing into the outer demon horde surrounding the temple.

Boom! Boom! Boom...

Low-level demons within the blast radius were instantly blown to bits, while those further away were flung away by the blast wave.

Roar!

The Winged Demon Overlord Sagas charged out of the dust cloud caused by the temple's collapse, leading hundreds of elite Winged Demons towards the Banser Clan forces.

A great battle was about to unfold.

"Form formation!" Iron Arm raised his war hammer, striking the shield on his left hand, producing a loud clanging sound, and led the Banser Clan's elite warriors to form a shield wall, preparing to withstand the aerial assault.

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