Elden: Ring of Calamity

Chapter 558 The New Generation

In an instant, the battlefield fell into a deathly silence.

The climate in the North is harsh, so it's not surprising that it snowed in June.

However, the problem is that Chareleus's fiery domain has just been broken, and the energy storm caused by the battle between the two kings is still raging and dancing in the sky above the snowfield. In such an environment, even a typhoon on the storm sea would be shattered, let alone a drifting and helpless snowflake.

"Ice and snow magic." A hint of apprehension flashed in Charelius's eyes. "The Chosen of the Dark Moon?!"

At this moment, he could no longer distinguish whether the memories that suddenly surged in his mind came from One-Eyed or Helunmur. He only remembered that once upon a time, during the heyday of the Star Moon Civilization, those who walked the world in the name of Eternal Saintess and were chosen by the Moon Goddess were all top-notch powerhouses who were no less than the High Priests of the Royal Court or the Priests of the Sky Temple. Even the Eternal Queen and the Queen of Death, who once dominated an era, were just one generation among them, and may not even be the most outstanding generation in history.

The ice and snow magic that ignores the raging flames outside and plunges the surrounding area into a chilling abyss in the blink of an eye is the symbol of the most mysterious Dark Moon God, chosen by the Three Gods.

“It’s Princess Karia—the demigod Lani,” Karelius’s rationality returned temporarily, and he made a judgment based on the intelligence he had gathered earlier. “It seems that the Jedi Seal has been broken by them. In that case, it’s only a matter of time before Lord’s Fortress falls, and the armies of the three great dynasties will soon arrive at the foot of the Holy Land.”

Before the words were even finished, the snowflake seemed to freeze in the air, with crystal-clear ice flowers beginning to form at its edges, before rapidly spreading outwards.

In just a moment, the overwhelming snow and ice spread out with an irresistible force, and everything in the world was dyed with a layer of cold and desolate white. Everything along the snow line, whether it was Charlegios's flames, Lucia's red lightning, or even the wandering and flickering natural energy, was frozen and turned into ice crystals that fell down!

"Impossible! Your memory says she's only fifteen, but even at fifteen, Rena La, Marika, the former Pope Katrina, and Evelyn weren't this strong. Even those three old women couldn't have achieved this level of skill at such a young age!" One-Eye roared from the depths of his mind.

"Shut up! You old fogey, didn't you just beat up an even more monstrous one?" Helenmur scolded.

"But he is the son of the Dragon King and the Dragon God, an emperor raised with the combined power of the entire Star Moon Civilization. Not everyone is the same!"

"Fool, this is what demigods are like now, demigods! How many times have I told you, times have changed, they are stronger than the gods and kings of the past! If you are still stubborn and refuse to fully integrate, and drag it out for a few more years until they reach their peak, we won't even be able to defeat any of them. What awaits us is the extermination of our race, understand?"

"grass!"

While the two consciousnesses were still arguing with each other in Charlegios's soul, two more completely different, yet seemingly more powerful forces emerged from the ice and snow!

One of the sword beams, interwoven with black and gold, slashed through the air. Although its sword technique was not as exquisite as the Eternal Sword Art that Lucia had just displayed, it contained a strange chaos that was a mixture of holiness and blasphemy.

Charlegios immediately activated the Seventh Forbidden Spell, Shadow of the Evil God, and used his illusory arm to wield a weapon to block it. However, the expected energy collision did not occur. The sword light seemed to have no substance at all, and went straight for the divine power that he had gathered in his arm to erode it!

Chareleus snorted coldly, his true form unleashing a primal malevolent flame to forcibly melt away the divine power within the sword light. However, in this brief exchange, two of the six arms formed by the shadow of the evil god had already been eroded away—immediately afterward, another swarm of dark red flies swept in, braving the malevolent flames to devour the remaining half-arm, easily shattering this forbidden spell before it could even take effect. "Oh? To be able to withstand one or two of my moves, you're quite something, at least a third-generation, no, a second-generation being, right?"

From the other side of the battlefield came a sarcastic voice that was extremely irritating from the very first word. When he heard the second half, One-Eye was furious and wished he could rush out of his symbiotic soul and tear the kid to pieces!
Lucia glanced at Mongot, who was silently protecting him on the left front with his cursed sword in hand, and then looked at Mongot, who was leaning on his right front with his trident and hooking his hand with a provocative look on his face. He coughed twice and said, "Uh, he is the current Giant King. It looks like the souls of the last High Priest and the Flame God are still stuck in his body. How about we leave this 'next generation' to you?"

"Heh, heh." Munger chuckled dryly, his dark face showing no embarrassment. He simply took a half step back and shielded his brother in front of him.

"Hey."

Lucia felt her heart skip a beat when she received a light tap on the back from a small hand, even though it was barely a third of the force.

"Did you work so hard again?" When she turned around, the pair of deep blue eyes she met held no resentment, only an intense and unwavering concern and longing.

Lani pursed her lips, quickly looked away, and muttered in a voice a few degrees hoarser than usual, "He's been here all this time, I wonder who he's risking his life for."

After saying that, she took a step forward and blocked Lucia's way, but he gently pulled her back by holding her hand.

“Don’t worry, he’s already planning to run away,” Lucia said, gazing at his familiar yet unfamiliar old rival with a wry smile. “We can’t kill him this time, but it’s not easy to use ‘Death Flash’ once, so we can’t waste this last bit of time.”

As if to prove his words, the moment he saw the three demigods appear through the ley lines, Chareleus rose into the air and flew towards the east of the forest.

Lucia followed closely behind and soared into the sky. Four wings fluttered in the air, and the black mist and red light that wrapped around his body seemed to converge towards his heart like a storm rising from the sea. The Dragon King's body, pushed to its limit, was filled with blood and qi like a tsunami, and his heart was beating like a war drum!
boom!
boom!
boom!
Finally, just as Chareleus was about to escape from sight, all the remaining divine power, magical power, and blood energy within Lucia's body finally converged. The domineering power surged rapidly into his arm, converging into a lightning spear amidst the surging lightning. The ferocious lightning instantly pierced the sky!

He took a deep breath, stretched his body, channeled his strength into his entire being, and hurled the spear!

boom--

Lightning cleaved the night, and thunder shook the mountains and seas!
Chareleus fled so fast that his figure could not be caught by sight. Only in his mental vision could he sense the blow that was like a meteor falling to the ground and the sudden decline of his aura!
Lucia understood that this shot wouldn't kill Charlegios in his current state, but it would buy him enough time.

Their next meeting will be their final battle, and the day the Giants' Royal Court is destroyed.

As his strength dissipated, his vision darkened and he plummeted. His last vague sense of being caught in Lani's arms, and with his remaining strength, he said, "Go to Ottina, let General Oreg take over the Fourth Giant Legion, and restart the Leyline Altar."

(End of this chapter)