At the same time, the battle between the two Monarch-level demon creatures had already reached its end.
This battle could be described as a one-sided affair; the Silver Dome, also a Monarch-level demon creature, was simply no match for the Black Totem Snake and was completely suppressed by it.
At this moment, the Silver Dome also gave up on attacking; its White Devil Eagle Army couldn't cross the poisonous mist a single step, and the only option now was to retreat.
However, with the Black Totem Snake right in front, retreating was easier said than done, as the Black Totem Snake would not let it withdraw easily.
"Bang…"
As the Black Totem Snake's long tail struck again, the Silver Dome body was suddenly sent flying several miles away. Lin Chen's brows furrowed slightly; he immediately saw through the Silver Dome desire to escape. Although the Black Totem Snake's attack was powerful, it wasn't enough to send the Silver穹主 that far.
Indeed, just as Lin Chen expected, the Silver Dome, several miles away, used the recoil force of the Black Totem Snake's power to directly spread its wings and fly into the sky.
The Black Totem Snake gazed coldly at theSilver Dome, remaining in its original spot, as if allowing the Silver Dome to fly into the sky.
In the blink of an eye, the Silver Dome had already flown a thousand meters high. Its speed of soaring was incredibly fast, and it wouldn't be long before the Silver Dome could return to the high altitude where it could exert its full power.
The Black Totem Snake was still in its original spot, when suddenly, its figure became blurred, like a reflection in water gradually fading away with a ripple.
It disappeared! Its massive body was nowhere to be found!
Meanwhile, the Silver Dome had been paying close attention to the movements of the Black Totem Snake during its ascent, as its apprehension towards the Black Totem Snake had long reached its peak.
The sudden disappearance of the Black Totem Snake also made the Silver Dome feel very uneasy.
Just then, a mass of dark green mist had, at some unknown point, enveloped the area above its head, and the Black Totem Snake had appeared within the mist at some unknown time.
The Black Totem Snake's massive body seemed to be within an ocean, able to swim freely anywhere within the mist.
The Black Totem Snake circled a central point, drawing a massive ring, and its path left behind a dark green outline that connected end to end.
The area encompassed by the outline was enough to cover a one-kilometer radius around the Silver Dome. Within the outline, the markings, patterns, and ancient symbols on the Black Totem Snake's scales were densely distributed across the entire circular outline, looking from afar like an eight-trigram formation filled with countless, hovering above theSilver Dome head.
Gradually, this ethereal power began to solidify, transforming into massive Heavenly Stele Seals, each formed from countless ancient boulders.
In an instant, countless stone tablets simultaneously crashed down upon the Silver Dome in the sky!
The Stele Seals accurately struck the Silver Dome back, like a flattened, circular meteorite accidentally slipping from the heavenly palace to the human world, capable of causing world-destroying power.
The Silver Dome was pressed to the ground by the Stele Seals. The Stele Seals were imbued with powerful Earth magic, and their sheer size, combined with the Earth-element gravity field, could make a single Stele Seal comparable to the weight of several mountain ranges stacked together.
"Rumble…"
The earth could not bear the weight and sank, creating a circular abyss.
The Stele Seals shattered into countless fragments in the abyss, and the blood-soaked Silver Dome crawled out in a sorry state. It was unknown how many of its impenetrable feathers had fallen. In this battle of Monarch-level demon creatures, the Silver Dome was utterly defeated, even being brutalized by the Black Totem Snake to the point of being covered in wounds.
When the distant Hangzhou citizens saw the SSilver Dome bloodied appearance, they couldn't help but let out cheers of joy.
The people in the city also realized that the Black Totem Snake was protecting Hangzhou; the Black Totem Snake was Hangzhou's true guardian deity.
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The offensive of the White Devil Eagle Army in the sky had significantly weakened. They knew they couldn't break through the snake venom barrier and thus stopped making meaningless sacrifices. The White Devil Eagle Army suffered heavy losses, with most of their corpses already collected by Lin Chen, but there were still countless bodies at the city's edge, paving the streets, layer upon layer, a magnificent sight to behold.
Even with immense rage, the Silver Dome, after being severely wounded by the Black Totem Snake, dared not cause trouble for the city again. It shrieked, commanding the White Devil Eagle Army to cover its retreat.
The soaring Silver Dome flew directly westward, seemingly escaping just like that.
The victorious Black Totem Snake did not choose to pursue the Silver Dome. The Silver Dome possessed too many secretive abilities, making pursuit meaningless.
Lin Chen had no objection to this. After experiencing the power of the two Monarchs up close, Lin Chen understood that even if the Black Totem Snake could easily defeat the Silver Dome, it would be impossible to truly kill it. Once a Monarch-level creature fought back with its life on the line, its combat power would be incredibly formidable.
Even if the Black Totem Snake were to kill it at all costs, the Black Totem Snake itself would pay a huge price.
Moreover, the Silver Dome was not fighting alone; it could command countless White Devil Eagle Army. Although the Black Totem Snake's Domain was powerful, it was not invincible. If it allowed the White Devil Eagle Army to bypass the Black Totem Snake and directly attack the Hangzhou citizens, the Black Totem Snake would surely be overwhelmed, and ultimately, there would likely be enormous casualties.
In summary, the Silver Dome and the White Devil Eagle Army were not terrifying; the Black Totem Snake was completely unafraid. However, the problem lay in the fact that they were all flying demon creatures, and among human mages, aerial combat capabilities were scarce. Once the Silver Dome fought back desperately, it would inevitably implicate the innocent citizens of Hangzhou, so letting them leave was the most correct choice.
Of course, if Lin Chen exposed all his strength, he could certainly keep all of the Silver Dome and the White Devil Eagle Army. For Lin Chen, their corpses were the best nourishment for him to grow stronger, but Lin Chen resisted the temptation and remained unmoved.
Lin Chen also did not want to risk the lives of Hangzhou's humans. Money could always be earned, and Hangzhou's humans were innocent. The demon creature invasion Hangzhou experienced reminded Lin Chen of the Bo City disaster, but this Hangzhou disaster was far more ferocious than the Bo City disaster.
As the White Devil Eagle Army and the Silver Dome retreated from the horizon together, Hangzhou city's anxious alert was finally lifted.
People from the safety isolation barrier returned to their own urban areas, and the defenses of the West Fortress also returned to normal.
"Chirp...!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The Black Totem Snake raised its proud head and let out a roar that echoed across the sky!!
Its voice traveled far, as if announcing to the surrounding demon creature tribes that Hangzhou was under its protection, and if they dared to cross the line, it would surely slaughter them all.
The Black Totem Snake's actions had the demeanor of one man guarding a pass against ten thousand. And with its roar, the Black Totem Snake incident finally came to an end!!
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