Translator: Dragon Boat Translation  Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

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But unexpectedly, when the two mummies were taking blood, they found a special item on both players.

[Underwater Breathing Stone]

[Level: Special]

[Characteristics: Can grant five people underwater breathing characteristics, lasting 12 hours. Cooldown time is one day.]

[Description: Perhaps, those curious about underwater would like this item.]

‘Explosive stone??’

Richard looked at the pale white stone in his hand and was pleasantly surprised.

He had thought that the ability to dive underwater for a long time was the skill of two players, but he did not expect it to rely on a stone.

He placed the underwater breathing stone and the fresh blood into the system. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Although the game has eliminated the two sand sculpture players, they still participated in this A-rank mission through the unique method of giving away treasures and leaving fresh blood. This round was not a loss.

Richard hoped he could continue to work hard and create more glory in the future.

“Lord, the underwater troops have all arrived…”

Gray’s voice interrupted Richard’s thoughts. He turned his head to look at the crowded troops on the small island and raised his eyebrows.

He could not continue hiding here. He did not want to discuss the risks he would take to complete the A-rank mission later.

The outcome of the battle would be decided later after the enemies found that the body of a giant dragon was missing from the battlefield. Those terrifying troops could blow the lake away.

However, it was not practical for the dark gargoyles to move the troop. The five-meter-tall heavy sword warriors could not fly at all…

Richard saw the sparkling lake’s surface from the corner of his eye after he pondered for a while…

A whimsical thought suddenly popped into his mind.

“It’s not possible to leave from the air, so why not from the bottom of the water?

“Those two players know how to use the lake water to avoid dragons and demons…

“They can condense sand at the bottom of the water and let the troop stand on the platform and leave from the water.”

When Richard thought of this, he could not help but laugh.

Sure enough, mages were the most flamboyant occupation…

He immediately arranged for the troop to go back into the water.

The mummy troop’s advantage was once again revealed at this moment.

They did not need to breathe.

They would be fine even if they were to soak in the water for two or three years as long as their soul fire was not extinguished.

The yellow sand on their bodies flashed, and the sand next to the island began to condense crazily.

A massive sand platform appeared underwater.

Richard condensed three sand platforms to facilitate manipulation and avoid obstacles.

Each sand platform placed a part of the troop.

He condensed an arch-shaped fixing device on the sand platform to prevent the troops from being washed away. Sticking his feet into it could stabilize it.

The water itself had a strong buoyancy.

The troops standing on the sand platform would not cause him too much pressure.

Hundreds of troops took turns diving into the water and fixed themselves on the sand platform.

Richard laughed out loud while he stood at the island edge and watched the troops dive into the water.

“I never imagined Twilight City would have a navy overnight and a high-end submarine force.

“I’ll appoint a desert navy commander to lead the Twilight City navy one day.”

He took out the underwater breathing treasure he had obtained from the two players and wore it before diving into the water after he had settled everything.

The lake depth was around 30 meters. As far as the eye could see, the surroundings were dark and silent. Not many sounds could be heard.

People with claustrophobia probably would be scared to death if they came here.

The experience of breathing underwater was quite special. Richard tried to open his mouth but did not expect to be able to speak normally.

It was just that the sound had become a little out of tune after being transmitted through the water.

Richard stood on the sand platform at the front and specially condensed a popular underwater chair for himself.

He condensed a sand platform with aquatic plants above the sand platform again to enhance concealment after he keenly pondered for a while.

As a result, one could only see various green aquatic plants floating from the lake’s surface.

Richard used sand to form a few sand buckets and placed the mummies inside to be safe.

Green aquatic plants covered the water surface and created camouflage.

In the sand buckets, the mummies revealed an eye that could constantly observe the situation above and around them.

Richard was quite satisfied after layers of arrangement.

It was impossible to find a secretive troop in the environment of thick fog on the lake surface unless one dived into the lake water to check.

Richard controlled the sand platform to start swimming downstream with satisfaction after he did his best to ensure safety.

Surfing underwater was the most heavenly feeling he had ever experienced. It was not much better than the overwhelming ignorant summer when he turned off the lights at eighteen.

He could see a few 1 to 2 meters long freshwater fishes swimming in front of him from time to time.

Unfortunately, it was not in the sea. Otherwise, the scene in front would be even more magnificent.

He could see on the map that he was more than ten kilometers away from the lake after traveling for half an hour at the bottom of the lake.

Richard was relieved enemies did not surround them.

He sent two dark gargoyles out of the water to scout the surroundings.

They were indeed more than ten kilometers away from the battle zone. There were no traces of demons or dragons in the surroundings.

Richard surfaced when he received a safe message.

He lowered his head and looked at the sand platform hung with large patches of aquatic plants on the way. He could not help but be amused.

Only a ghost could tell there were so many mummies hidden underneath…

‘Who said that the desert ruler could only rule the desert?’

The place where there was sand under the sky was his home.

He sent Gunter and Gray to check out the surroundings after some thought.

Gunter returned to report not long after.

“Lord, there’s a small island ahead…”

“If you still plan to return to that lake to retrieve Sir Ferguson’s items, I suggest leaving the troops here.

“After such a long time, perhaps, the battle between the templar dragoons and the great demons has ended…”

Richard nodded.

If it were not for the time limit, he would have waited a day or two before going.

The risk now was too considerable. The great demons and the templar dragoons were not easy to be trifled…

Unfortunately, he only had six hours.

“Call Gray back. We’ll leave the troop here.”

As Richard spoke, his body flashed with light that increased the speed of the sand platform.

After Twilight City troops traveled less than a kilometer, they saw the small island Gunter had mentioned.

The fog around the small island, which had been much thinner on the river surface, was exceptionally dense.

It was the appropriate place to hide.

Richard had hidden the entire troop under the small island. For safety reasons, he had left four teams of dark gargoyles here while letting Gray stay behind to guard.

The troops had to be commanded by a hero. Otherwise, they could not make an accurate judgment in a critical situation.

Moreover, Richard did not have much confidence in this adventure.

He and Gunter could resurrect. After dying for a few minutes, they would become a hero again. Gray would not be able to do it.

An A-rank hero had died. Who knew how many points it would take to resurrect?…

After Richard had arranged everything.

Richard did not hesitate and led Gunter’s two teams of dark gargoyles into the water again when he fully restored his magic energy.

Without the pressure from his troops, Richard was at full speed.

The amount of magic energy he used to drag his soldiers was negligible.

Seven to eight minutes later, they returned to the small island they had just left.

At this time, the sounds of battle on the horizon had yet to stop…

Richard ordered Gunter to wait here for the time being while he rode on a gargoyle and slowly left the thick fog. His vision reflected the battlefield once again.

While he was away, the battle between the great demons and the templar dragoons had not stopped and reached a state of madness.

The number of both sides had decreased. No matter how high-level the military was, the stalemate couldn’t continue.

He even saw a giant dragon corpse smashed into the dilapidated buildings of the village.

Unfortunately, the distance was too far…

Richard knew the battle was about to end.

The moment this thought arose.

‘Whoosh!’

The world suddenly changed color.

In the next second, a shocking scene appeared on the field.

The demon chariot that the Level-18 Mind Eater Demon was riding on ultimately flew straight into the air.

The three-story tall demon chariot turned into a floating fortress.

A vast magic shield enveloped the surroundings, and its strength could withstand dragon breath.

The demon mage above had become the main point of attack.

The heavy siege weapons were also fully deployed.

The scene revealed before their eyes a ferocious war machine that floated in the air.

This scene was extremely eye-catching.

“No wonder the demons always pull the chariot when they appear… I used to think that it was just for show. This thing is an aircraft carrier.”

On the demonic throne of heads and gemstones, the Level-18 Mind Eater Demon stood. The black mace in its hand glowed endless dark light.

“No, no, no, no, no.”

Under the great roar of the profanity of the abyss.

‘Boom! Boom!’

The sky is full of thunderbolts.

The silver dragon danced wildly, and lightning pierced the magic shield and struck the mace raised by the Mind Eater Demon.

The demon chariot galloped amidst the lightning like it was a divine creation.

At the same time, the demon mage on top of the demon chariot frantically channeled magic power into the Mind Eater Demon’s body.

The bright lightning reflected the Mind Eater Demon’s ferocious face.

It seemed to have transformed into the god of lightning at this moment. And the power in its hands was enough to tear apart the sky and the earth.

The templar dragoons felt a colossal threat at this moment, and they fled frantically.

However, the great demon who had been dodging all this time appeared brazenly at this moment, ignoring its own life and death to stop the templar dragoons who wanted to escape.

This sudden scene made Richard feel an unprecedented opportunity.

He did not have time to explain to Gunter and directly flipped over from the dark gargoyle’s body and fell into the water.

‘Splash!’

The lake water soaked his body, and countless grains of sand surged up from below.

In an instant, a heavy sand armor condensed on his body.

Pushed by the grains of sand, his body quickly rushed forward in the water. In a few breaths, he was close to the shore.

When he left the water, Richard’s body had already turned into countless grains of sand…

He turned his head and looked around. The first thing he saw was the withered tree that Ferguson had mentioned. Fortunately, this thing had avoided the destruction of the dragon breath.

A broken path appeared in front of him from behind.

His body flew up.

‘Rumble!’

A vast light flashed in the sky. Terrifying energy burst out and tore half of the sky apart.

Because of the angle, he could no longer see the shocking scene of a Level-18 Mind Eater Demon driving a war chariot against the templar dragoons.

He had no time to care about anything else and quickly sneaked into the village.

The aftermath of the battle just now had almost wiped out all the demons in the village.

After he entered, he did not encounter any enemies blocking his way.

While he held the ruby given by Ferguson, that unique aura guided him to hide behind the ruins of the collapsed houses.

He quickly flew to the secret place of the village — the dungeon.

The entrance to the dungeon was already more than half broken, and it seemed like it could collapse at any time.

The flames caused by the dragon breath were still burning outside, and the smoke was enormously pervasive.

Richard felt the heat from the ruby and immediately entered the dungeon in a flash.

The almost abandoned building had a long period of uninhabited coldness.

He immediately scanned the surroundings.

Seven or eight cells appeared in his line of sight, each covered with cobwebs.

There was no crystal bottle in front, so it should be in the depths.

While he held an astonishingly hot ruby, he hurried to the last cell.

A body curled up on the ground, completely stiff, came into view.

The body’s face was pale, with the same mysterious inscription as Ferguson’s.

In his hand was a crystal bottle sealed with an oak cork.

Golden liquid rippled in it. A glance at it would make one feel that it must be an expensive item.

What surprised him was the conspicuous cut on the corpse’s wrist.

A dried blood trail flowed down from above. The direction was the crystal bottle in his hand. But there was not a single trace of blood on the crystal bottle…

He opened the attribute panel, but unexpectedly, there was no indication.

However, the heat the ruby emitted almost scalded his hand.

This was it!

Without the slightest hesitation, Richard took out the fresh blood from the two players of the system space.

It was a large basin.

As Richard stepped forward, the sand surged. He took the crystal bottle from the corpse and prepared to put it into the blood.

But the moment the crystal bottle was released…

‘Shua!’

The golden liquid in the crystal bottle emitted an endless light.

A powerful breath gushed out from it.

Richard’s expression changed.

“Dragon Might!!”

The breath that emanated from the crystal bottle was countless times stronger than the skeleton blood dragon’s skill – Dragon Might!!

Was this the blood of the giant dragon?

No wonder templar dragoons besieged Ferguson.

The energy waves which emanated from this dragon blood bottle were from an exceedingly mighty dragon.

Those templar dragoons outside could not even compare to it!

Richard forcefully suppressed the throbbing in his heart and grabbed the crystal bottle in an attempt to store it directly in the system space.

But the crystal bottle didn’t respond to the system space at all.

He gave up this method immediately and quickly immersed the crystal bottle in blood.

In the next moment, the terrifying draconic aura began to fade away.

But before he could turn around and leave.

‘Boom!’

The earth shook.

In the dark dungeon, the light suddenly lit up.

A scene that made Richard’s scalp numb appeared in his sight.

The dungeon buried underground seemed to have suddenly opened a window.

The wall in front of him broke and collapsed like a cut into a cake. He stood there as if he was on a ten-story building and stared at the scenery.

He gazed out and saw that the ground in front of him had collapsed for dozens of meters.

The demon chariot not far away that had turned into a floating fortress floated steadily.

The Level-18 Mind Eater Demon stood at the highest peak. The magic mace in its hand still gathered endless power.

However, the other party’s gaze was not on the templar dragoons. But…turned to him.

However, the templar dragoons were no longer the only ones that confronted the demon chariot. This made Richard’s breathing stop.

A life form that emitted pure white light, a pair of white wings that flapped slowly behind him, and a sword of holy light in its hand stared at him.

A name that sent chills down his spine appeared in his mind..! ‘Angel!!!’

Archdemon, Mind Eater Demon, Templar Dragoons, Angel… These top-tier battle powers all stopped at this moment and looked at him.

Or rather, it was a crystal bottle soaked in a bloody basin.

A chill rushed into Richard’s mind.

‘Was this the difficulty of an A-rank mission???

‘F*ck! Do you have to go this far?!!’

“The blood of the holy dragon…”

The templar dragoons were in an uproar. Their eyes flashed with anger and joy.

“Damn human!! You can even spy on such a treasure?!”

A human at level 6 or 7 dared to snatch food in front of them!!

When the two-winged angel heard this, the sword of holy light in its hand shone with endless light as if it had become the sun.

It also looked at Richard with excitement.

When the Mind Eater Demon heard the words ‘holy dragon’, its eyes widened.

“There was such a treasure here?!”

“Catch it!!”

The great demon and the templar dragoons went crazy at this moment and attacked Richard simultaneously.

However, the next moment, the humans they thought were doomed suddenly flashed with yellow sand.

‘Shua!’

The surrounding rocks and soil instantly turned into yellow sand.

The human seemed to have fallen off a cliff and fell.

Sand into the ground.

Beyond A-rank skill.

The expressions of the supreme demons changed, and their bodies suddenly disappeared.

A second before the human completely hid in the sand, he tore through the void and appeared above him.

“Huh!”

The claw tore through the air.

The head covered in thick armor was blasted apart and turned into sand.

“The curse of holy light!”

The two-winged angel saw that the situation was diabolical. It spat out a holy word.

Under everyone’s perception, a terrifying holy light energy pierced through time and space and struck the human.

However, the holy spell didn’t stop him, and the human sank to the ground.

The dozen supreme demons felt the human played with them.

The sharp claws in their hands carried the energy of shattering the void as they crazily attacked the sandy ground. They raised sand and dust in the sky.

However, the human had disappeared even if they instantly pierced through dozens of meters.

In the next second, an even crazier scene appeared.

The corpses of the supreme demons that had fallen to the ground suddenly seemed to have sunk into quicksand. They disappeared simultaneously with the human.

When the Mind Eater Demon saw this scene, it felt its anger rush into its mind.

“How dare that human!!!! How dare he snatch the corpse of the great demon in front of me?!!!”

When the two-winged angel saw this scene, its expression turned extremely ugly.

That was because two of the bodies of the templar dragoons had disappeared into the sand…