Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

Deep within the pyramid, Shams' true form sat on the throne, with dark red will-o'-the-wisps flickering violently.

A light screen floated in front of him, displaying the image of his mechanical clone being blasted apart by Liu Nian.

He remained silent for a long time.

Then he spoke, his voice low and deep, carrying a hint of lingering fear that even he himself didn't realize.

"That dragonman... how could his damage be so high?"

He is an eternal BOSS at level 999. Although his mechanical clone is not as good as his original body, it still has 60% of the original body's attributes.

Sixty percent of the attributes, plus the combat body left behind by the Starry Dwarfs, plus the exotic skills extracted from the Starry Dwarfs' legacy—

How come it can't even scratch off a sliver of the opponent's health?

For the first time, Shams felt fear.

It wasn't because the barrier was broken, it wasn't because the giant cannon was destroyed, it wasn't because a large army was pressing in—

It was because of that dragon man.

The dragon man he personally drove away, the one he said "I don't need you."

If he hadn't refused and had instead agreed to the dragon man's conditions...

No! That's not right! This guy wasn't sincere about cooperating with me in the first place! Just look at that holy light he exudes; he's definitely not on my side!

Shams shook his head. Thinking about this now was useless. The next phase was urban warfare. Once that guy dared to enter the city, he'd discover that the real killer weapon was the city's internal defensive systems!

That dragonman and those vampires will definitely regret it!

"Kaft".

"Yes, Master." Kaft floated over, his voice trembling.

"Pass down the order: consolidate the defensive line, abandon the outer areas, concentrate all forces inside the city, use the terrain advantage to engage them in urban warfare, and lure them into the trap zone!"

"yes!"

Kafte accepted the order and withdrew.

Shams glanced at the golden figure on the screen again, a complex emotion flashing in the dark red will-o'-the-wisp.

Regret? Maybe a little.

But more than anything, there was resentment.

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Having dealt with Shams's mechanical clone, Liu Nian looked around.

The vampire army had flooded into the Golden City like a tidal wave, and the sounds of fighting and explosions filled the air.

"This clone didn't even drop anything after it died!" Liu Nian muttered to himself, the next step being to continue the battle.

Liu Nian didn't really want to act with these vampires; with his damage output, those guys could only follow behind.

This level eight city is quite huge. In fact, this city is somewhat similar to the floating city of Anaxim. The city is a single entity, or rather, the whole city is closed off. There are no traditional city walls or anything like that. To enter it, one either needs to be guided by undead or simply force one's way in.

Given the size of this city, its internal environment must be quite complex. Eliminating the enemies within would be a massive undertaking. It can be said that the real battle has only just begun!

In mid-air, Prince Dracono hovered above the pyramid, his dark golden eyes surveying the entire battlefield.

He witnessed the entire process of Liu Nian destroying Shams' clone, and he also saw the undead garrison begin to retreat into the city.

A satisfied smile appeared on his lips.

"That's about it."

He raised his hand and made a grasping motion towards the carriage pulled by the eight nightmares.

The carriage shuddered, and the coffin-like carriage broke free from its restraints, then slowly rose up and floated in mid-air like a giant door.

The car door opened automatically, revealing a dark space inside. The space was so deep that the bottom could not be seen, like a passage leading to another world.

Dracono took out a fist-sized crimson crystal from his pocket, with countless tiny runes flowing inside.

He threw the crystal into the upright carriage.

The crystal exploded in mid-air, turning into a stream of blood-red light that disappeared into the interior of the carriage.

The next second, the space inside the carriage began to tremble, and a huge blood-red vortex slowly formed deep inside the carriage.

"Teleportation activated!" Dracono's voice was deep, but every word clearly resonated throughout the entire battlefield.

The vampire players erupted in thunderous cheers.

Reinforcements are coming!

More vampires, with even stronger combat power, will continuously pour into this place from the vampire world.

Valard is leading his Bloodwing Legion to defend the portal.

But in reality, the undead didn't attack at all; they had completely abandoned the outer defenses and retreated all their forces into the pyramid.

Shams was also decisive, clearly intending to use street fighting to hold off the vampire army, which also shows that he was more confident in the defense of the pyramid's interior.

Liu Nian withdrew his gaze and instead focused his attention on the collapsed base of the giant cannon.

The hole he blasted open beneath the base was pitch black, like a gaping maw, leading straight into the pyramid's interior.

"Try going in from here!"

He retracted his wings and leaped in.

Beneath my feet was a wide metal corridor, the lights overhead flickered, and the entire corridor was filled with a strange smell of engine oil and rotting flesh.

He had barely steadied himself when a wave of undead surged out in front of him.

At the very end was a cyborg death knight, half his face a skull and the other half a rusty iron plate, riding a similarly cyborg skeletal warhorse, and holding a spear that shimmered with energy.

[LV750 Construct Death Knight (Legendary Elite)]

In front of him were about twenty or thirty Death Warriors, ranging in level from 500 to 600, who charged towards Liu Nian in a loose battle formation.

Liu Nian's lips curled into a smile.

Unstoppable!

The golden figure crashed into the horde of undead, and with a thud, the group of death warriors were sent flying and exploded into pieces in mid-air.

[Unstoppable Reset]

The construct death knight reacted quickly, swinging his spear horizontally, a dark purple energy ball condensing at the tip, and blasting it towards Liu Nian.

Liu Nian is unstoppable once again!

boom--!

The mechanical horse exploded, and the Death Knight fell off its back. Before he even hit the ground, Liu Nian's fist had already followed!

A punch through the chest.

The construct death knight's body stiffened for a moment, then began to crack from the chest, scattering metal fragments and bone shards all over the ground.

Liu Nian accepted his spoils and rushed into the depths of the corridor.

For the next half hour, Liu Nian fought his way through the interior of the pyramid.

But this city is too big; it's an eighth-level main city, no joke.

In every corridor, at every corner, behind every door, there are undead guards waiting for him.

There were ghostly assassins lurking around corners, spider demons crawling on the ceiling, and mechanical abominations suddenly bursting out from hidden doors in the walls, their bodies covered in mechanical arms, a dozen of them slamming down on him at once...

There were also many things he had never seen elsewhere.

For example, there are automatic turrets that suddenly extend from the walls, which can fire dark purple energy bullets at extremely high speeds. Although they don't hurt when they hit you, they can penetrate shields and are unaffected by magic resistance.

There are also pressure-sensitive traps on the ground. Stepping on them will spray out a thick, black slurry. That stuff is sticky and can not only significantly reduce movement speed, but can also be ignited to cause fire damage.

The most annoying thing is a kind of self-destructing robot, about the size of a fist, that emerges in groups from the ventilation ducts, flies up to Liu Nian, and then self-destructs.

But no matter what kind of monster it was, it couldn't stop Liu Nian's progress in the slightest!

[Ding! Level increased to 670]

[Unstoppable Force Reset; This kill will drop: Silver Skill Stone x1]

[Ding! Level increased to 675]

[Ding! Level increased to 678]

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