Chapter 624: Death God – Jaeger
"So who is it, really?"
Several terrifying figures flashed through Matthew's mind. He smacked his lips thoughtfully.
"Looks like more and more 'monsters' are about to awaken."
There were still about three years until the arrival of the Mana Tide.
Bay Territory had to accelerate its development and overtake its rivals to stand a chance against those terrifying beings.
Click! Click! Click!
Yaya swung her greatsword with force, and a surging wave of flames slashed out.
With a single swipe, dozens of zombies were burned to ash.
Matthew glanced over, carefully checked the stats, and raised his eyebrows in pleasant surprise.
"Not a bad haul!"
Blazing Greatsword:
Legendary Weapon, Perfect Quality.
Materials: 128.89 kg of rune steel, 3.12 kg of bloodsteel, 2.75 kg of Sunstone, 1.21 kg of adamantine, 0.21 kg of mithril, 32 demon crystals, 0.88 kg of flesh essence, 0.31 kg of enchanted iron, 28 g of soul essence.
Attack +32, Strength +3, Constitution +2, Flame Damage +10, Shatter +5, Soul Devour +3.
Enchantment Properties:
Legendary – Flame Impact: Releases a 50-meter-wide attack in a designated direction, dealing 150 points of flame impact damage.
Every 10 souls devoured charges Flame Impact.
Extraordinary – Eternal Flame: Imbues with eternal flames, dealing 10 burn damage per second to enemies and targets.
Extraordinary – Bloodthirst: Grants 5% life-steal.
Extraordinary – Shatter: 30% chance to shatter targets weaker in size and strength.
Evaluation: Map-clearing artifact!
A legendary-grade weapon!
Its value easily exceeds ten million gold coins!
Its size is enormous—few professionals could wield it.
But for Yaya, this 4.8-meter-long greatsword fit perfectly in her grasp.
Stroking the blade, Yaya felt the restless flames within and, with a cheerful smile, swung it at the zombie behemoths.
Yaya was already tremendously powerful without a weapon.
Now, with the Blazing Greatsword delivered by Demon Lord Kazak—
The weapon problem was solved perfectly.
Naturally, she was eager to test its sharpness on these zombie giants.
Fwoosh!
Raging flames struck a zombie behemoth with unstoppable force.
The deadly flame impact easily split its body open with a burning gash.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
A large swath of bones snapped in half, and the terrifying impact shattered all its bones.
Yaya crashed into it with her whole body, grabbed its head, and slashed out a second blow!
Crunch!
The ruined head tumbled off, the gash still burning with searing flames.
Slicing the encircling zombies in two, Yaya roared happily:
"This thing is way better than claws!"
Before the words had faded, Yaya spread her wings and soared, charging at the surrounding zombie giants.
The massive zombie monsters were no match for Yaya.
Moreover, with the disappearance of Demon Lord Kazak's avatar,
The previously bound zombie monsters immediately scattered and fled, turning into a disorganized mob.
Especially the giant beasts—they instinctively felt overwhelming fear toward Yaya and all turned to flee.
Yaya, of course, would not let them escape.
Slaying these zombie behemoths herself not only let her gain practice in weapon combat,
But also reduced casualties among Bay Territory's regular soldiers.
Those surviving soldiers could create more wealth and value for Bay Territory and for her.
At the same time, Yaya could also save on reward payouts.
By this calculation, it was pure profit!
Seeing Yaya enjoying the slaughter, Matthew finally relaxed.
He began analyzing and calculating—now that Demon Lord Kazak was gone,
How much soul energy had these zombies lost?
At first, Matthew thought Demon Lord Kazak was the mastermind.
But he quickly realized—
The opponent was only an avatar, lacking such strong capabilities.
Matthew even suspected that Demon Lord Kazak was just one more manipulated chess piece.
Glancing at the burning wasteland around him, Matthew's mind replayed Kazak's terrifying power in summoning flames.
Who had leaked "the message" to Demon Lord Kazak, granting him control over the zombie monsters?
Remembering the terrifying might of the enemy's "full power," he couldn't help blinking as he muttered:
"What kind of treasure could tempt Demon Lord Kazak?"
It must be either power—
Or souls!
Or both!
"Well, the zombie army is finished. The enemy's card has failed."
"If they refuse to give up, more flaws will be revealed."
Smacking his lips, Matthew stopped overthinking and decisively sent out the 'zombie clean-up' order to Bay Territory.
The news spread rapidly, and the long-waiting adventurers broke into excited grins.
"It's begun. Our turn!"
"Guys, let's go zombie hunting!"
"Why are the contribution rewards for the zombie missions so high?"
"Because they're dangerous!"
"Bay Territory's rewards are always flexible—whatever you contribute, you get in return."
"..."
The adventurers chattered non-stop.
Their team captains were already poring over all the data, carefully tracking the zombies' real-time positions.
They'd prepared thoroughly for this moment; now it was time to see results.
The Adventurer's Guild was bustling.
Many teams had already left in advance.
They took the teleportation arrays and rushed to their assigned locations.
Besides adventurers, a batch of reformed warriors stationed in Bay City also entered the teleporters.
In just twenty minutes, they arrived smoothly on the battlefield.
However, they did not act rashly, leaving the adventurers free rein.
Only when powerful zombie elites appeared and attacked Bay Territory's watchtowers and defenses did they step in decisively.
Their most important task was to prevent Cole Elven Kingdom's elite teams from entering.
Although Bay Territory had already set up multiple lines of defense, the less information leaked, the greater the cost for the enemy later.
When the adventurers reached the battlefield—
They witnessed a scene that shocked them deeply.
Yaya, descending from the sky with earth-shattering momentum, breathed out a flame path over a kilometer long.
It split the battlefield in two!
Any enemy struck by dragon breath was instantly reduced to ash.
Even after Yaya departed, the battlefield was left in complete disarray.
Only then did the adventurers come back to their senses, shouting joyfully.
"Haha, Lady Yaya is invincible!"
"Everyone, stay calm—clear the zombies methodically."
"Remember your training, and don't die now when there's money to be made."
"Always beware of zombies hiding underground—don't get careless."
"Prep the napalm—burn out an area first."
"Everyone ready? Once you've finished your target, clear out the whole area."
"..."
The adventurers began fighting methodically, rapidly thinning the dense zombie ranks.
The zombies' advance was blocked at the borders of Bay Territory.
Wave after wave of fire rose from the ground.
Mountains of corpses were burned by the flames.
Cole Elven scouts watching the battlefield chose to retreat without hesitation, signaling their special forces to pull back as well.
The power Yaya displayed was truly strategic-level.
Even extraordinary-level combatants seemed like cannon fodder before her.
Until a way to counter Yaya emerged, Cole Elven's special forces dared not act lightly.
Matthew's intimidation tactics succeeded. With the concentrated development of Bay Territory, Yaya's combat power had been boosted to the max.
The two of them returned to Bay Territory at full speed.
Confirming that the other battlefields remained stable and enemy reinforcements weren't rushing in,
Matthew finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurried to the underground laboratory.
There, a massive purification array blazed with dazzling light.
When corpses were placed in the array, their huge bodies rapidly vanished.
Fortunately, Yaya acted in time, using the power of time to stabilize the corpses' state.
The array's golden glow intensified, wrapping the huge corpses and slowly seeping inside.
Plumes of black smoke and fire rose, with violent waves rapidly spreading outward.
Wave after wave of vengeful wailing disrupted the purification array.
Matthew constantly adjusted mana flow. The five elemental energy pools in the mage tower area were steadily supplying magic.
Crackle!
Sparks burst on the ruined corpses.
The golden light devoured the remains piece by piece, quickly decomposing and dispersing them.
Dark red light slowly shrank toward the core.
Huge mana fluctuations rippled out again and again.
Layers of flickering ripples shimmered on the powerful barrier.
Noticing this, Annie blinked and stared at the dark red glow.
Eerie whispers sounded in Annie's ears:
"Do you want power?"
"Do you want to escape your lowly status?"
"Do you crave slaughter?"
"Do you want to kill all your enemies?"
"..."
Just as Annie was about to fall under the spell, golden light flared on her wrist, bringing a sharp pain.
Instinctively squeezing her eyes shut, Annie felt her mind clear. She let out a long breath, realizing she was soaked in cold sweat.
She couldn't help taking a step back, a trace of anger welling up inside.
"Still can't resist this kind of power. I must start training right away."
The dazzling golden light gradually dispelled the twisted corpse's shell, shrinking it into a blood-red sphere of light.
Matthew fixed his gaze on the dark-gold divine force orb, faint whispers echoing in his ears.
But this level of voice could no longer disturb him.
He carefully analyzed the divine orb, studied its state and data, and recorded all useful information.
"Slaughter Divine Power ×3…"
"Purification is required before absorption…"
"Purifying…
"Purification progress—1.35%..."
An hour later—
"Purification progress—1.36%..."
Such tiny progress made Matthew unconsciously frown.
It would take over ten thousand hours to fully purify it.
In other words, for nearly 500 days, the purification array would consume more than 80% of all five elemental energy pools.
This would seriously hinder mage tower construction, research, and production in Bay Territory.
In short, relying solely on energy conversion to purify divine power was not a cost-effective business.
Matthew also had no intention of using divine power to handle purification.
With the current uncertainty on the battlefield, he and Yaya had to remain at peak combat strength.
However, that didn't mean Matthew had no way to handle the three points of slaughter divine power.
The purification array was steadily weakening and enclosing, gradually destroying the vast, ruined corpse.
The twisted demon lord's body slowly turned to ash.
The slowly wriggling divine force condensed, flickering with eerie light.
Matthew slowly opened his eyes, feeling the stubbornness of the slaughter divine power and faintly sensing the hidden thoughts and consciousness within.
This was the essence of divine power—a highly concentrated force containing will and thought.
The process of purifying divine power was to eliminate its attributes and erase all consciousness and will.
Compared to the more infectious and corrupting divinity, divine power was actually even more tempting.
Because it represented real, tangible strength!
The surging golden light wrapped the dark-gold divine force orb, slowly grinding it down and purifying it.
Matthew waved to the eagerly waiting Yaya, who looked up excitedly and stepped into the central lift.