Chapter 260 - Death Attendant Riding the Bone Dragon
The Holy General finally arrived, charging headfirst into the Dark Domain with its massive frame. The Dark Domain struck immediately, but its Double Hit was too weak to harm the Holy General. On top of that, the Holy General’s new Skill granted it immunity to status effects, so the Dark Domain was rendered useless.
Han Wu had anticipated this outcome. He had already reviewed the Holy General’s data and knew the Dark Domain posed no threat.
Next, the Black Dragon Tower launched its assault. It detached from its base and lunged at the Holy General, swiping its sharp claws across its head. Thanks to the energy it had absorbed from the Dark Domain, the Black Dragon Tower’s Attack had risen by 50%, climbing from 40,000 to 60,000.
Still, even that formidable Attack stat failed to faze the Holy General, which boasted an extraordinary 60,000 Defense. The black dragon broke through its guard but only inflicted superficial wounds that healed instantly.
The Holy General endured every strike without flinching and retaliated by stabbing with its lance, which glowed with powerful sacred light. Though the black dragon tried to evade, the lance pierced through its wings and sliced away 40,000 Armor.
Han Wu watched the black dragon falter and commanded it to retreat. It was frustrated but still had to listen to Han Wu’s order. However, the Holy General blocked it from escaping.
Han Wu ordered the two Bone Giant Towers to strike quickly and protect the black dragon. The towers raised their massive arms as countless bone fragments swirled in their palms, coalescing into orbs the size of massive water tanks.
With a swift motion, the Bone Giant Towers launched the bone orbs at the Holy General, which was 100 kilometers away. The orbs flew with astonishing speed and struck their target.
The Holy General diverted its focus from the black dragon to face this new threat. It spun around and fired two Sacred Orbs to shatter the incoming bone balls.
However, the Bone Giant Towers’ attack was more complex. The bone orbs shattered on impact, releasing a blizzard of sharp fragments. As they rained down, each one exploded with Dark Energy on contact with solid objects.
The Bone Giant Towers had 60,000 Attack, which was just enough to break past the Holy General’s Defense, but the resulting explosion only shaved off 20,000 HP.
That wasn’t nearly enough to bring it down. Within seconds, the Holy General had fully recovered. Its passive Skill restored 10% of its maximum HP and kept it in peak condition, always ready for battle.
Han Wu frowned. He had no doubt now that the Holy General had developed a measure of intelligence. It had responded to the incoming bone balls by launching Sacred Orbs in return. If it had lacked any form of awareness, it would’ve taken the attack directly. That made things difficult. A smart enemy was far more dangerous than a mindless brute.
While Han Wu weighed his options, the Holy General pressed its advantage and closed a great deal of distance.
Han Wu quickly commanded both Bone Giant Towers and the Black Dragon Tower to attack in unison. Bone balls and dragon breath struck the Holy General simultaneously, but the combined damage barely reached 20,000.
The Holy General easily recovered from the damage and pressed forward, undeterred. The battle raged on until it closed the distance to just ten kilometers from Han Wu. This time, he gave the order for the Death Attendant Tower to join the fight.
The Holy General clearly registered Han Wu’s shout and fixed its gaze on the Death Attendant Tower, shrouded in a black veil just ten kilometers away. It studied the tower carefully, uncertain how it would strike.
That uncertainty turned to shock when pain flared up its arm. It had been hit. The attack, infused with Dark Energy, dealt only 60,000 damage—barely a scratch to it. It quickly healed the wound and continued advancing.
“Do everything you can to stop it!” Han Wu shouted, desperation thick in his voice. This was a matter of life and death.
He had to survive the Holy General’s relentless assault to remain in the wargame. He couldn’t afford to lose, not now. So he gave his towers full permission to attack.
They responded at once, casting aside any restraint. The Death Attendant Tower took control of the two Bone Giant Towers and reshaped them into massive scythes, then lifted the weapons into its arms.
Even Han Wu hadn’t expected that. He knew the tower could transform bones into weapons, but he’d never imagined it would use the Bone Giant Towers themselves, which were technically made from bone, as raw material.
Just as it gripped the scythes, they vanished. Han Wu stared in disbelief before realizing what had happened: the tower had cloaked both itself and its scythes in invisibility.
As expected, an invisible attack struck the Holy General. This time, it lost 40,000 HP. Its Sacred Recovery allowed it to heal 10% of its maximum HP per second. With a total of 300,000 HP, it could recover 30,000 HP each second. Unexpectedly, it failed to fully restore its health within a single second this time.
The Death Attendant Tower launched another assault with the invisible scythes, and the Holy General lost another 40,000 HP. In total, it had lost 50,000 HP, including the 10,000 HP it failed to recover from the previous second.
Elina watched the Holy General suffer wounds and was shocked. It was her trump card, forged through the sacrifice of 999 Holy Knights. She never imagined it would be forced back like this. If it remained within the Death Attendant Tower’s attack range, it would perish by the 27th second. Thus, he ordered her Holy General to retreat from the tower’s range at all costs.
The Holy General obeyed without hesitation. It tanked the damage and charged away, sprinting past the ten-kilometer mark. As expected, its HP stopped dropping once it left the tower’s range.
Elina sighed in relief. She was grateful her precious Holy General had survived, though she loathed the Death Attendant Tower. Its attack method was strange but powerful. Thankfully, its range remained limited. As long as Elina kept her Holy General at least ten kilometers away, the tower posed no threat.
Elina was going to use Radiant Tribute again to bolster her Holy General’s defenses so it could absorb the Death Attendant Tower’s relentless damage. Then, the unexpected happened.
The Death Attendant Tower, realizing its short attack range was a disadvantage, pulled the Black Dragon Tower to its side and cast Deadly Infection on it. Thick waves of Death Energy wrapped around the black dragon and slowly eroded it.
Han Wu had already had his fill of surprises for the day, but this one stunned him. The corrupted black dragon morphed into a bone dragon that carried the attributes of both darkness and death. The Death Attendant Tower leapt onto the Bone Dragon Tower, used its flight ability to detach from the base, and had it pursue the Holy General.
Elina noticed immediately and ordered her Holy General to retreat. The Death Attendant Tower showed no intention of letting it escape again and launched a fierce assault.
Suddenly, the Holy General was pinned to the ground as a bone scythe slowly materialized across its body. The Death Attendant Tower closed in and swung its other scythe wildly
With no chance to evade, the Holy General faced the onslaught head-on. Within thirty seconds, the mighty Holy General’s HP dropped to 0, and it fell beneath the relentless Death Attendant Tower’s reaping scythes.