My starting summon is a small skeleton
Chapter 413: 410 Breakthrough

Chapter 413: 410 Breakthrough

The Dark Organization’s base was stationed in an Undead Secret Realm.

More precisely, it was situated on Little Skeleton’s side.

Coincidentally enough.

While Lu Wu was engulfed in the Extreme Cold Hell and in a special state, Little Skeleton also experienced an accident on his end.

That day, as he was scanning around with his large phone in the Undead Secret Realm, a figure suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Upon making eye contact with Little Skeleton, the figure snatched Little Skeleton’s phone and turned to flee.

It was a blatant, rough ploy to bait someone.

With Little Skeleton’s smart head, it was impossible for him not to see through it.

But seeing through it was one thing, and pursuing was another matter entirely.

To Little Skeleton, the phone was second only to—or even to some extent, even better than—Lu Wu; anything could be stolen except for his phone!

If they stole Lu Wu, he would get angry, but if they stole his phone, he would fight to the death.

So, without a word, Little Skeleton burst forth with lightning speed, chasing after the phone thief.

As a being of King Level 2 Star, Little Skeleton excelled in the Thunder system. When he burst forth at full speed, his pace was unbelievably fast—so much so that even some at King-level 3 stars and even Epic 0 Star might not match his velocity.

Yet, the speed of the pursuer was even more terrifying.

Even as Little Skeleton pushed his speed to the limit, he couldn’t catch up with the one who had snatched his phone.

The pursuer maintained a constant distance, not too close and not too far.

This frustrated Little Skeleton to no end.

He tried every trick in the book.

Slowing down suddenly to force the other to descend, then surging ahead in a stealthy assault.

Unleashing all sorts of Skills in a wild bombardment,

Even remotely controlling his phone to call for Indek’s assistance,

But to no avail; the other was like an aloof goddess, keeping the same unapproachable distance.

At this point, Little Skeleton started to feel scared and worried. He even tried to contact Lu Wu for some help, to think of a way to retrieve his phone. But the timing was too coincidental, almost as if someone had deliberately arranged it.

When Little Skeleton tried to reach Lu Wu, Lu Wu was in a coma, unreachable.

This made Little Skeleton even more anxious.

But he couldn’t stop; his phone was still in the thief’s possession, so he continued the chase, grinding his teeth.

This chase lasted for a good half of the day.

Little Skeleton didn’t know where he’d ended up, how far he’d chased, or how much longer he’d have to chase.

But all things must come to an end.

As Little Skeleton chased into a valley, the long pursuit finally concluded.

The one who had stolen Little Skeleton’s phone had vanished completely. Fortunately, while the person was gone, the phone remained.

Right there in the center of the valley.

There was an altar with a black scythe standing upon it, and Little Skeleton’s phone was hanging on a massive scythe.

The phone was right before his eyes, but whether to take it or not, that was the question.

After all, the situation reeked of eeriness, and even someone as Silly as Dudu could tell there was a problem, let alone Little Skeleton.

But it seemed Little Skeleton had no room for contemplation. Just as he was wrestling with the decision, a force surged behind him and pushed him unsteadily towards the altar.

In the panic, Little Skeleton reached out and ‘snap’—his hand landed right on the huge black scythe.

Little Skeleton paused, not yet having processed what was happening.

A tremendous force, accompanied by a torrent of massive information, rushed into Little Skeleton’s brain.

At the same time, a powerful and mysterious energy enveloped Little Skeleton, transforming it into a black egg.

…

And almost simultaneously with Little Skeleton’s transformation into a black egg.

On the other side, within the Prisoner Dragon Secret Realm.

Little Flood Dragon was earnestly absorbing the power of the gold blood that Lu Wu had left for it, which was of Dragon Clan origin and of Epic Quality, very high quality and very pure, making it quite difficult for Lu Wu to absorb.

But it was different for Little Flood Dragon, although it couldn’t leave, its power had reached Epic 0 Star, and being of the Dragon Clan, it was somewhat kin, so it absorbed more easily.

Very quickly, Little Flood Dragon had absorbed all the power from the gold blood.

However, just as it absorbed the power of the gold blood and made it its own, within the Prisoner Dragon Secret Realm, a pair of gigantic eyes suddenly opened in the depths, fixing on Little Flood Dragon.

Immediately after, a deep, ancient roar that seemed to travel through endless years erupted.

“Roar!”

The roar carried with it sorrowful desolation and a hint of hope.

As soon as the roar faded, the pair of eyes that had opened closed again.

This time, they seemed to close for good, as the mystical creature appeared to be defeated by time, losing its life without any trace of breath left.

And with its demise, it seemed to initiate a cycle of rebirth.

A force burst forth from Little Flood Dragon’s bloodline.

With intense and dazzling light accompanying the force, the Little Flood Dragon quickly became a golden glowing creature.

At the same time, the chains that bound it began to shatter continuously, causing the entire Prisoner Dragon Secret Realm to tremble slightly.

The timing of the changes in Little Skeleton and Little Flood Dragon was impeccably synchronized with Lu Wu’s slumber, almost as if someone had deliberately arranged and meticulously prepared it.

…

Back in Extreme Cold Hell, where they returned to Lu Wu’s side.

Just as Han released Lu Wu, preparing to place him in the icy pool, Eliya and Wang Yase, who had been charging their powers, attacked simultaneously.

“Dark Moon Arrow!” *2

“Holy Light Judgment!” *2

At the same time, two Dark Moon Arrows from the Dark Moon Elf and Eliya.

And two Holy Light Judgments from Wang Yase and the Ten-winged Angel descended, striking Lu Wu with incredible precision.

They truly adhered to their previous directive; they didn’t make a move until they could unleash their full power, their strength even greater than their initial assault on the black barrier, absolutely not giving Lu Wu any chance to struggle or counterattack.

Such a sudden onslaught could easily inflict serious injury or possibly kill an Epic 1 Star being.

Killing Lu Wu, who was still King Level 3 Star and in a unique state, should have been even easier.

But after striking, Eliya and the others did not allow themselves any carelessness, knowing full well that what Pismi said was correct – Lu Wu wouldn’t go down so easily.

As it turned out, their unease and concern were not unfounded.

Lu Wu indeed wasn’t that easy to kill!

Even though Lu Wu was in a special state and completely unable to resist at the moment, wasn’t there still Han?

Their unexpected attack had startled Han, but after several days of intense battle, its combat instincts had dramatically intensified, it reacted even before its brain did.

It spread its wings wide, turning itself into a large shield descending from above, using its body to block this wave of attacks for Lu Wu.

“Thud!”

Two Dark Moon Arrows struck Silly first, instantly triggering Silly’s innate Thorny Shield talent.

Even after reaching Epic 0 Star, the Thorny Shield, though passive, could reflect seventy percent of the damage.

A formidable defensive Talent indeed.

The two Dark Moon Arrows penetrated only a third of the way before their energy faltered, and the rebounded force shielded against them.

However, at that moment, two Holy Light Warhammers slammed down on the Dark Moon Arrows, hammering with brute force, like driving in nails, and shattered Silly’s defense, driving the arrows deep into Silly’s body.

After all, they were four Epic 0 Star powerhouses, unleashing four Divine Judgment level skills.

Though the Thorny Shield was strong, it had done well to withstand one or two hits; four simultaneous attacks caused the Shield to shatter instantly.

As the Dark Moon Arrows pierced Silly’s body, the dark and light energies burst forth, blowing apart both Silly’s wings and the majority of its body.

When the assault was over, only Silly’s brain and spine remained relatively intact.

Silly appeared to be dead beyond any doubt.

Anyone else might have charged forward directly, and indeed, Eliya was about to rush over but was grabbed by Wang Yase.

“Continue!”

“Continue what?”

Eliya was still stunned, but Wang Yase had already resumed the frenzied bombardment.

Seeing this, Eliya hurriedly joined the attack.

Together, they unleashed another wave of explosive attacks, bombarding the area where Silly and Lu Wu were.

Within a brief minute, they depleted their inner energy to just three layers and turned Silly’s location into complete ruins; only then did Wang Yase take the lead and pounce over.

“Grab the person and leave immediately, do not linger in this Secret Realm!”

“Understood!”

As they spoke, the two charged into the ruins, heading in the direction they remembered Lu Wu to be, but they found nothing.

“Nothing!”

“Lu Wu and that bird are both gone!

How could this be?”

Eliya and Wang Yase were astounded, seeing that the once twenty to thirty square meter Ice Pool was now a crater.

It seemed impossible for anyone to hide there now.

But they saw nothing, which only served to deepen their astonishment.

“Wait, below!”

Wang Yase was the first to notice something odd and rushed towards the abnormal crater bottom.

Just as he moved, a force surged up from the bottom of the pit.

The moment this force emerged, it rapidly transformed into an extreme cold blue Ice Shield, which sent the dust from the bottom of the pit, along with the diving Wang Yase, flying upwards.

At that moment, trailing two steps behind Wang Yase, Eliya saw the situation below and his face drastically changed.

“How is this possible? How could it still be alive?”

Beneath the icy blue shield was a small area of just about ten square meters.

This small space was covered in blue ice blocks exuding terrifying coldness.

Above the chilling air, lay Lu Wu, who appeared to be in a deep sleep.

And above Lu Wu’s head was Silly.

At this moment, it looked pitiful beyond words.

His flesh had been stripped away by ninety percent, his head unable to remain intact—resembling a mutilated corpse.

Yet, in that mangled body, Eliya sensed an unbelievably potent life force.

This life force erupted as Eliya exclaimed in shock.

Streams of extreme cold energy surged into Han’s shattered body from the land of bitter frost below, and as this energy poured in, Han’s body visibly began to regenerate at a notable pace.

“Not good, stop it quickly!”

Eliya and Wang Yase’s complexions changed drastically, and they immediately struck out with full force, bombarding the ice-blue protective barrier before them.

However it was futile.

The barrier’s defense was terrifyingly impervious.

No matter how Eliya and Wang Yase attacked, it was to no avail.

They couldn’t shatter or even shake the barrier, and within it, Han steadily recuperated under their offensive and despairing gazes.

Bones, muscles, blood vessels, organs, hair…

Eliya and the others witnessed the entire process of a bird reconstructing from a battered skull back to wholeness.

The process was devastatingly quick.

What was even more disheartening was that the very moment Han’s rejuvenation was complete, its power underwent a metamorphosis.

From an Epic 0 Star, it directly soared, reaching the standard of an Epic 1 Star.

The moment Han achieved this breakthrough, the seemingly indestructible barrier shattered from within, releasing an unbelievable power and aura, which spread out like a tidal wave with Han as the epicenter.

“No…”

The unprepared Wang Yase and Eliya were blasted dozens of kilometers away by this force.

Meanwhile, hundreds of kilometers from where Lu Wu and his group were, Yukawa Ryuzo suddenly halted in his tracks.

Pismi, guiding him, also narrowed his eyes at that moment.

A slight furrow creased his brow, aware that the opportunity he long awaited was finally arriving.

He silently prepared himself—the instant Yukawa Ryuzo leaped into the air, he would turn and flee, rush back to the battleship, resume the music, and dance once more.

“Whoosh!”

In anticipation, Yukawa Ryuzo took flight.

Pismi, overjoyed and ready to burst into an escape, found himself lifted off the ground too.

Pismi was stunned and then could only muster a smile more tragic than crying before disappearing, whisked alongside Yukawa Ryuzo through hundreds of kilometers to precisely arrive where Lu Wu was, encountering Eliya and Wang Yase looking even more disheveled than himself.

The sight of the two darkened Pismi’s expression, and their faces turned even sourer at the sight of him.

They knew all too well that they were likely out of the picture now.

Indeed, upon Yukawa Ryuzo’s arrival, he set down Pismi and headed straight towards Lu Wu.

Seeing this wretched old man approach, the newly advanced Han immediately turned hostile.

It wasn’t the adorably fierce kind typical of other cute beasts but an aggression that was intensely ferocious.

It signified that it, Han, had grown stronger, had become invincible.

It advised the old man to keep his distance lest it be painful when Han struck.

Yet Yukawa Ryuzo paid no heed to the threat, his gaze void of any recognition of this silly bird, he advanced steadily towards Lu Wu.

Han grew displeased, prepared to teach the old man a lesson, but as it moved, it realized it couldn’t—the bird, now an Epic 1 Star, stood immobile as if a statue.

Yukawa Ryuzo then approached Lu Wu directly, drew his longsword, and struck towards Lu Wu’s forehead…