chsdbacks Chapter 254 Killing Supersis
Chapter 254 Killing Supersis
Lin Tian stood with his hands behind his back beside Morgus's corpse, his expression indifferent.
In his perception, the spatial imprint representing Subses was like a panicked point of light, moving rapidly across the soul map.
"Let's go," he said briefly to Celia beside him.
Celia immediately understood, a hint of pleasure flashing in her eyes.
She had no liking for this fellow creature who repeatedly tried to seduce its master and spoke venomously.
The next moment, starlight flowed around Lin Tian, and the rules of space became as docile as lambs before him.
[Star Leap]!
His figure vanished from his spot in an instant, without causing any ripples of energy, as if he had directly merged into the void.
The next second, he appeared nearly a kilometer away, just in time to see the faint black smoke fleeing for its life in the distance.
Superses was terrified. She could clearly feel that the terrifying aura that made her tremble was not only not shaken off, but was approaching at an unbelievable speed!
"No! How could it be so fast?!" she screamed inwardly, desperately squeezing out the remaining magic power in her body to increase her speed to the extreme, even at the cost of burning her own essence. Her figure flickered blurry between the black smoke and her physical form, attempting to make short-distance shadow travel.
However, it was all in vain.
Lin Tian, like a patient hunter or a cold-blooded grim reaper, followed her at a leisurely pace.
Each [Star Leap] precisely closes the distance by a large margin, constantly putting immense pressure on her, yet never immediately capturing her, as if enjoying her desperate struggle.
Several consecutive long-distance [Star Leaps] would be enough to deplete the mana of an ordinary mage, but for Lin Tian's bottomless pool of mana and terrifying recovery speed, it was nothing more than a drop in the ocean.
Finally, after another flash of starlight, Lin Tian's figure appeared like a ghost directly in the path in front of Superses, completely blocking her way.
He hovered silently in mid-air, the Star Devouring Staff not raised, but his calm, unwavering eyes looked down at her as if she were an insect trapped in a desperate situation.
Superses's forward momentum came to an abrupt halt, black smoke gathered, revealing her disheveled true form.
Her gorgeous dress was torn in many places and covered in dirt. Her once alluring face was now as pale as paper, and there were still purple bloodstains left at the corners of her mouth from the impact of the Arcane Explosion.
Looking at the insurmountable figure ahead, her last shred of hope and courage completely crumbled.
"Thump!"
Without hesitation, she knelt down, her posture so humble it was almost invisible. All her previous charm, arrogance, and aloofness vanished, leaving only fear and groveling.
"My lord! Lord Lin Tian! Spare me! Please spare my life!" Superses' voice was choked with sobs, filled with desperate pleas. She didn't even dare to look Lin Tian in the eye.
"I was blind and offended your divine might! I offer my soul in oath, to become your most humble and loyal servant! I will serve you with whip and stirrups, even unto death!"
As she spoke, she cautiously raised her tear-filled face, trying to evoke pity with the last vestiges of her allure, while rapidly offering her bargaining chip for survival:
"Furthermore! I know a crucial secret about Kael'thas and the Dark City! Information that is absolutely vital to you! If you promise to let me go, I'll tell you immediately! This will definitely help you easily conquer the Dark City!"
Lin Tian remained expressionless, watching her performance with indifferent eyes, neither agreeing nor refusing.
This silence made Superses even more uncertain. She dared not hesitate for a moment, and spilled out all the core information she knew, like beans pouring from a bamboo tube:
"My lord, please understand! Kael'thas... he's suffering from the backlash of 'Abyssal Feedback' because he lacks the [Abyssal Blood Core] from Celia to harmonize the raging abyssal energy within him!"
"He is currently in immense pain, unable to fully utilize his strength, and even his rationality is sometimes eroded by his frenzied will, making his emotions extremely unstable! This is his weakest moment!"
She took a breath and continued urgently:
"And then there's the core defense of Dark Eclipse City—the [Wall of a Thousand Souls]! This protective array requires massive and stable abyssal energy to support it, and the [Abyssal Blood Core] is its most important energy stabilizer and amplifier!"
"Because there is no blood core, the energy supply of the [Wall of a Thousand Souls] has become extremely unstable! Especially during the 'low point' of the daily abyssal energy tide, which is when the [Shadow Hour] arrives!"
"Specifically, during the 'Shadow Hour' of each Abyss Day (she quickly stated a specific time period consistent with the Abyss plane's timeline), the defensive strength of the [Thousand Soul Wall] will experience a brief but real weakening due to the periodic fluctuations in energy supply!"
"Although the weakening isn't too significant, that's when the [Wall of a Thousand Souls] is at its weakest! It's absolutely the best time to infiltrate or forcefully breach it! As long as we seize this opportunity..."
She finished recounting all the information she knew, then lowered her head again in humility, her forehead almost touching the cold ground, her voice carrying a final glimmer of hope:
"My lord, everything I've said is true, not a single word is false! I only beg you to spare my life and take me in as your useless servant..."
She knelt there pitifully, her body trembling slightly with fear, as if she had truly surrendered completely.
However, just as she finished speaking, a tiny, almost imperceptible relaxation crept into her mind because she had "completed her explanation," and she thought she had seen a glimmer of hope—
A subtle, vicious, and venomous malice and murderous intent flashed suddenly in the deepest part of her lowered eyes!
Her right hand, hidden in the shadows behind her, twitched almost imperceptibly, and a nearly imperceptible fluctuation of magical energy quietly gathered, forming a fine, hair-like poison, refined with enough power to instantly paralyze the soul of a lord-level creature—
The Phantom Thorn has taken shape and is about to shoot towards Lin Tian's ankle like a venomous snake emerging from its hole!
Having traversed the abyss for years, would she truly be willing to become a slave? This is merely her usual tactic—a desperate attempt to turn the tables!
However, she was fast, but Lin Tian was even faster!
Or rather, from the very beginning, Lin Tian never believed a single word she said, and never let his guard down in the slightest.
At the very instant that a hint of murderous intent flashed in her eyes, even just as the muscles in her fingers tensed and the magic had not yet fully erupted—
Lin Tian's eyes, which had been indifferently looking down at her, suddenly lit up!
It is no longer the brilliance of stars, but has transformed into what seems to govern the birth and death of all things and judge the fate of souls—the [Eye of Domination]!
Without any earth-shattering force, a terrifying mental shock, invisible and intangible yet surpassing ordinary mental power and containing an absolute dominant will, seemed to transcend the boundaries of time and space, ignoring all physical and energy defenses, and directly, domineeringly, and tyrannically blasted into the deepest part of Subses' soul!
"Buzz!"
Superses' expression froze instantly.
The venomous resentment that had just emerged and the ruthless intent that was about to succeed froze completely. Then, like shattered glass, it was crushed and annihilated by a pure and extreme will to destroy it!
She didn't even have time to feel any pain before her consciousness, her thoughts, and the very essence of her soul were completely erased by this targeted [Dominator's Eye]!
Those once captivating golden eyes instantly lost all their luster, becoming empty and dull, like a doll whose soul had been ripped out.
Her kneeling body trembled slightly, then she collapsed softly to the ground, silent.
Immediately afterwards, her body began to transform from the edges into pure dark energy particles, which rapidly dissipated like sand sculptures in the wind, eventually disappearing completely from this world.
Where she stood, only a few of her personal accessories, shimmering with magical light, and a crystal about the size of a pigeon's egg, constantly shifting between pink and dark purple, with what seemed to be a liquid, alluring power flowing within it—[Succubus Essence].
Lin Tian slowly withdrew his gaze, the terrifying will in his eyes quietly disappearing, returning to a calm and undisturbed state.
He reached out and snatched the Succubus Essence and several ornaments from mid-air, then put them away after a brief sensing.
This [Succubus Essence] contains the pure essence of seduction cultivated by Superses throughout his life. It is an extremely rare material and may be useful in equipment enchanting or certain special crafting processes in the future.
Celia arrived at this moment, looking at the place where Superses had been completely annihilated. There was no pity in her eyes, only the joy of revenge and a sense of relief.
"Brother Tian, this vixen is cunning and deserves to die."
Lin Tian nodded slightly, his gaze fixed on the deepest part of the Withering Canyon, where the outline of Dark Erosion City, under the eternal dim light, resembled a lurking giant beast.
The information Superses provided before his death coincided with some of his previous speculations.
Kael'thas's condition is unstable, and the defenses of Darkevil City have periodic weaknesses...
"Let's go back," Lin Tian said calmly. "Prepare yourselves. Our next target is Dark Erosion City."
Superses, the Enchantress and one of Kael'thas's greatest generals, has fallen.
The last major checkpoint leading to Dark Erosion City has been cleared.
The prelude to the hunt is over; the real target is right before our eyes.
Lin Tian, carrying Celia, turned and left, their figures disappearing into the shadows of the Withering Canyon.