CHAPTER 696: CHAPTER 422: PROGRESS IN THE HUMAN WORLD

Fifty kilometers north of Kolos City, on Three Marshals Mountain.

The Elf Clan is quarrying stone to bring back to Kolos City to repair the city walls.

Three Marshals Mountain is named in memory of three Anti-Demon Alliance commanders of the Elf Clan.

This mountain range also serves as the closest quarry to Kolos City.

However, there is a peak on Three Marshals Mountain where quarrying is forbidden, and that is the main peak.

On the cliff face of the main peak, the statues of the three Elf Clan commanders are carved.

The statues stand against the mountain, towering a thousand meters; even from the high towers of Kolos City, one can glimpse a corner of the three commander statues.

However, the statues of the three marshals have not been repaired for many years, and there are many signs of weathering on them.

At this moment, Terres is holding the Dragon’s Tooth, repairing the statue of his teacher, the previous generation Elf Sword Saint, also one of the three marshals, Santos.

He uses the sword as a pen, sketching the teacher’s features on the statue’s face, drawing one stroke at a time, just as he remembers his teacher’s likeness.

Lu Heng comes up behind Terres and says, "I’m heading back tonight."

Terres does not turn around, continuing to carve his teacher’s likeness with the sword, saying contentedly, "You’ve done better than me."

Lu Heng pauses for a moment, sensing the meaning behind his words.

He is lamenting that when he was young, he lacked the ability to help his teacher, which led to Santos’ death in the seal beneath Xiling City.

"Commander Santos wouldn’t think that way. In his eyes, you have taken on the duty of guarding the Elf Clan, which is what he wanted most to see, and you’ve accomplished it." Lu Heng knows Terres doesn’t need comfort, but still offers comforting words.

Terres waves his hand and says, "Go on back. I’ve got lots of work to do, no time to teach you swordsmanship. There’s really nothing more to teach you."

Lu Heng quickly responds, "How could that be? I still have much to learn. I’m heading back tonight, but when we meet again, I’ll show my growth."

"Before you go, visit the dungeon again. The Dragon Hawk Knights captured some Abyss Summoners, and they’re held in the dungeon, already interrogated. If you have anything you want to ask, go take a look. Ask your questions and then kill them." Terres gives an instruction.

This time the Abyss Battlefield has Abyss Summoners involved.

In fact, the Bone Sovereign itself is an Abyss Summoner.

However, such Demon King Level beings are not usually considered ordinary summoners.

This time the Abyss Summoners are from the Shadow Race and Bloodline Clan; Lu Heng encountered some before and took a few down.

Due to the presence of the Bone Sovereign and an army of a hundred thousand skeletons, these Abyss Summoners don’t stand out much.

According to the behavior logic of Abyss Summoners, during the skeleton army’s siege, if there seemed no hope of breaking the city, these Abyss Summoners wouldn’t join the battle.

When the skeletal dragon tyrannized Queen Orelana, this group of Abyss Summoners entered the fray, joining the siege line.

Until Lu Heng and Terres returned, tricked the Bone Sovereign to death, instantly turning the tide, and the Abyss Camp was defeated in an instant.

The skeleton army lost its mobility almost instantly, and the collapse speed was almost in the blink of an eye, leaving these Abyss Summoners without time to escape and were captured by the Elf Clan.

Because most of the Abyss Battlefield was a battle with undead skeletons, the number of Abyss Summoners killed was not high.

Lu Heng’s current first Challenge Task was to kill 10 Abyss Summoners, still lacking 3 to complete it.

Not completing the Challenge Task doesn’t entail punishment, but the reward is unattainable—at least over a thousand Divinity Energy.

Now hearing from Terres that several Abyss Summoners are locked in the dungeon, it’s perfect to claim the full reward.

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When returning to Kolos City, it was already night.

Gentle moonlight spilled onto Claw Print Lake, causing rippling reflections.

Lu Heng gathers teammates, preparing to go to the dungeon together.

Su Muyu is at Fiona’s residence, ready to use Life Tree Vine to heal Fiona before returning.

Though it can’t regenerate limbs, it can at least help her injuries heal faster.

When Lu Heng reaches the General Mansion, blacksmiths from the forging workshop are measuring Fiona, preparing to craft an iron arm to temporarily replace her severed left hand.

After viewing the blacksmith’s sketches, Lu Heng evaluates, "Even more imposing."

Fiona, quite cheerful, laughs heartily, "Naturally, I am the Queen’s most trusted general."

After exchanging a few casual remarks, Lu Heng and Su Muyu formally say goodbye to Fiona, then they meet Lin Zeyu and Xie Shi’en to head to the dungeon in Kolos City.

Inside the dungeon.

Three Bloodline Demons are imprisoned in an anti-magic cell, precisely the Abyss Summoners captured by the Elf Guard.

The Bloodline Clan and Elf Clan are long-time adversaries; the rise and fall of both races are relative, and when the Bloodline Clan prospers, it inevitably suppresses the Elf Clan.

However, ever since Bloodline King Mogis’ death, the Bloodline Clan has been dormant for quite a while.

This time, a squad of Bloodline Demons was summoned, with the task to assist the Bone Sovereign in capturing Kolos City.

But because of the Bloodline Demons entering a long period of decline due to the Bloodline King’s death, this summoning was all-out.

Only when the skeleton army was about to breach Kolos City, did they join the battlefield, aiming to seize a piece of the action, but ended up out of luck.

Bloodline Demons are extremely ugly in appearance, goat-headed bodies.

Even the Bloodline Demoness is not very pretty, but relies on her allure ability to cross-species control targets.