Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 274 - 275: The Barrier Breaker [1/1]

A blend of gray light and thick smoke rapidly spread. The blond man struggled and crawled on the ground after falling from the steel door.

"Damn... He really attacked me!"

Gasping for breath, Xue Tianao cursed under his breath.

...

As the magic beam pierced Xue Tianao’s chest, Xiao didn’t display any joy in his eyes for the successful attack. Taking precautions, he raised his hand and snapped his fingers once again. The gray magic surrounding him instantly responded, gathering and forming two massive summoning circles.

With a shimmer of pale blue light, two enormous wolf creatures, formed of elemental energy, materialized.

Following Xiao’s command, the two magic wolves roared and charged towards the nearby Xue Tianao. If Xue Tianao was still alive, the wolves would finish him off by biting his throat. If he was already dead, the wolves would prevent his resurrection...

Considering the astounding protective power unleashed by the Girl of Destiny during her battle with Wilt, Xiao had to be cautious. That power had severely injured Wilt, who was an 8th tier.

Although the previous Chosen Ones didn’t possess such protective power, there was no guarantee that the current Xue Tianao lacked it.

To ensure his safety, Xiao created distance between himself and Xue Tianao, summoning magical beasts to attack on his behalf.

Just as the claws of the magic wolves were about to reach Xue Tianao’s body, Xiao narrowed his eyes.

In the next moment, under Xiao’s indifferent gaze, a burst of faint golden light erupted from within Xue Tianao’s body.

Vaguely, Xiao seemed to see faint golden chains appearing around Xue Tianao’s body, which suddenly shattered. As the chains broke, Xue Tianao’s aura skyrocketed. His Seventh tier strength, combined with the amplification of the golden light, surged to a level close to the low 8th tier. The rapidly fading life force defied the laws of nature, flowing back into his body.

"Aaargh!!"

Xue Tianao let out a furious roar.

Then, he planted his hands on the ground and forcefully propelled himself up, narrowly evading the bites of the two magic wolves. After evading the attacks, Xue Tianao, now approaching the beginning of the Eighth Rank, unleashed the power that had been unleashed after breaking the first layer of restraints. He was no longer as constrained by Xiao’s magic.

The mixture of blue and pale gold light burst continuously, countering the suppressive gray magic.

"Come out!"

" Heaven Sword!"

"Helsiris’ Axe!"

Xue Tianao’s eyes widened, and a dazzling golden light radiated from his spatial ring. Within the embrace of the golden light, Xue Tianao firmly grasped the two latest divine weapons he had obtained from the system. In the next moment, the silver longsword pierced through the head of a magical wolf with a fierce momentum that could penetrate everything, while the dark battle axe relentlessly cleaved the other magical wolf into two pieces.

After a single round of confrontation, the two magical wolves collapsed and dissipated into gray magical particles, dispersing into the air. Meanwhile, Xue Tianao stood in the grand hall, flipping backward in the air, holding the dual divine weapons. His blue eyes locked onto Xiao not far away, emanating a strong battle intent. The massive blood hole in his chest rapidly healed as the first layer of restraints was released, restoring it to its original state within seconds.

This wound, which should have been fatal, miraculously recovered in a matter of seconds, even surprising Xiao.

"It’s quite impressive..."

On the other side, Xue Tianao assumed a defensive stance. At this moment, he realized that the killing intent from his opponent was genuine. The other party truly intended to kill him. They deliberately appeared here to prevent him from obtaining the "Divine Armor," all for the purpose of eliminating him more effectively.

"Duke, please believe me. I have no intention of exposing your sister’s identity! I believe that your sister, Miss Yu, is a special existence! She can cooperate with humans. There’s no need for us to be enemies. We are both humans, and we should join forces to defend against external threats! If you’re willing to stop and cooperate with me, we can become allies! I swear by the name of the Empire’s Emperor that I will neither blame you for today’s events nor disclose Miss Bloody Butterfly’s identity to... Huh?!"

However, before Xue Tianao could finish his words, Xiao shook his head playfully, looking at him with mocking eyes.

"An ally, you say? Strictly speaking, the external threat you mentioned is my ally~"

"What?"

Upon hearing these words, Xue Tianao’s expression changed abruptly. He couldn’t help but point his finger at Xiao and sternly questioned,

"What... did you say? Are you saying that those abyssal demons outside the city were really brought by you?!"

"..."

Faced with the question from Xue Tianao, Xiao seemed to have no intention of answering and maintained an indifferent expression. He even smiled with a hint of meaning. However, just as Xiao’s smile caught Xue Tianao’s attention, a gray laser beam full of destructive power suddenly attacked from behind Xue Tianao!

The one launching the attack was none other than the black staff that had mysteriously appeared behind Xue Tianao at some point. Sensing the imminent destructive force approaching, Xue Tianao’s face changed, and he angrily shouted,

"You despicable person! You dare to ambush me!"

While cursing in anger, Xue Tianao quickly turned around and wielded the two divine weapons. With the ability of the divine axe to absorb impact, Xue Tianao managed to withstand this wave of attack. However, all he could do was block it for a moment, as the powerful impact distorted his face further.

In desperation, Xue Tianao had to change his attacking trajectory. With a hysterical roar, the golden-haired man raised his hand and, by continuously infusing his own blue magic, suppressed the explosive force of the magic beam. When his magic gradually merged with Xiao’s magic beam, Xue Tianao roared once again, successfully altering the trajectory of the gray energy laser.

"Boom!"

the gray beam burst through the ceiling of the Divine Martial Hall. Under the astonished gaze of countless soldiers, the imposing magic beam soared into the sky, tearing through the heavens. However, Xue Tianao’s crisis was temporarily resolved, but the Skye Dome was now in a precarious state.

As the magic cannon collided with the sky, the defensive barrier deployed over the Skye Dome unavoidably suffered a massive crack from the internal attack...

While the outer perimeter of the barrier remained sturdy, its interior was quite fragile. Moreover, the city’s protective barrier was already on the verge of collapse due to the assault of Yuan’er.

Now, a huge breach was blasted from the inside by the gray magic beam, pushing the barrier to its limit. Caught off guard, the mages maintaining the barrier vomited blood and fell to the ground, unable to rise.

Thus, under the despairing gaze of countless people, the protective barrier of the Skye Dome shattered along with the fallen mages, transforming into countless white specks of light that dissipated into the sky...

The disappearance of the barrier meant that the Skye Dome’s sky lost its protection. Countless abyss demons lurking above the barrier suddenly sensed the scent of prey. The imprisoned beasts that had been waiting for a long time let out a piercing roar filled with an overwhelming aura and bloodthirsty frenzy. They launched a violent assault on the city...

And the troops guarding the city walls were completely powerless to deal with the invasion from above the sky. At this moment, the entire city was exposed to the clutches of brutal abyss demons. Fear escalated once again, and in an instant, the heart-wrenching cries of despair echoed throughout the city, accompanied by thick smoke and gunpowder in the air.

The invading horde of abyssal demons launched a cruel assault on anyone who dared to fight back within the city. As for those who were helpless and unable to resist, the abyssal demons surprisingly refrained from attacking directly.

But regardless of the situation, the capital of the Snow Night Empire was already engulfed in a bloody and chaotic storm.

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After Xue Tianao regained his senses, the miserable cries from within the city reached his ears, causing his expression to change abruptly.

As he took in the sight of the city, Xue Tianao suddenly realized the severity of his mistake!

"Damn it, how... how could this happen?!"

In his desperation, he instinctively tried to protect the equipment beneath the Divine Martial Hall by throwing the enemy’s magic spell into the sky?! As a result, did the barrier get shattered directly?

Wait a minute!’’

Recalling his actions just now, Xue Tianao’s eyes contracted in realization. In order to withstand Xiao’s beam, he had infused a large amount of his own magic into it, intending to control this power. As a result, the surface of the magic beam was filled with his own power...

In that case?! The power that erupted, wouldn’t the people around perceive it as his own power?!

Others might think he was the one who shattered the barrier?!

"Is this... what he intended all along?!"

As if guessing the opponent’s intentions, Xue Tianao couldn’t help but tightly clench his fists. He suddenly turned around, burning with anger, and looked toward the nearby black-haired man.

"You bastard! What exactly do you want?!"

"..."

In response, Xiao only gave a cold smile, completely indifferent to Xue Tianao’s anger. He glanced meaningfully at the city below, ravaged by the abyssal demons and shrouded in smoke.

"Alas, I have to say, the people of the Skye Dome are really pitiful. Their trusted emperor betrayed them and actively destroyed the barrier, allowing the abyssal demons to enter the city."

"?! You?!"

Xiao’s words directly caused Xue Tianao’s expression to twitch, and he couldn’t help but angrily rebuke,

"You’re talking nonsense! It was clearly you who launched the attack! You’re the one who destroyed the barrier!"

"So, what if it was? Anyway, the people of the Skye Dome have no way of knowing."

"What... What do you mean?"

"Isn’t it obvious?"

As he spoke, the black staff instantly returned to Xiao’s hand, emitting violent fluctuations of magic power, giving Xue Tianao a sense of imminent danger...

"Because you won’t have a chance to explain yourself to them alive."

Xue Tianao: "?!"