CHAPTER 422: CHAPTER 247: DARK NATIVES, MORTALS CAN ALSO BE GODSLAYERS_2

The omnipresent dark energy invaded their bodies. Leng Xinlan and the others took out light energy crystal stones to dispel the dark energy, while Abra and the others maintained their monster forms, relying on their formidable vitality to resist the invasion of the dark energy.

As for Xiong Da and Xiong Er, their physical qualities were far superior to ordinary monsters of the same level, so they didn’t need to concern themselves with the relatively mild dark energy here.

At this moment, the mechanical devices everyone carried hadn’t malfunctioned yet.

Even with the eyesight of Unbreakable Realm experts, in this dark energy-filled environment, they could only maintain an effective vision range of about a hundred meters.

Surveying the surrounding interconnected dark passages, Xiong Er pointed to the largest one and said, "Let’s take this path!"

Leng Xinlan glanced at Xiong Er and said, "Didn’t we agree to just make a pretense? Why bother walking? Let’s just stay here for a few minutes and then head back up."

Xiong Er: "..."

Good point!

"Chirp, chirp, chirp..."

In the next moment, the familiar screeches of bats echoed from the distant dark energy. Leng Xinlan couldn’t help but facepalm.

I knew it would be like this.

"Zzzt zzzt zzzt..."

As the mechanical devices malfunctioned one after another, Leng Xinlan wielded her alloy longsword protectively and warned softly, "Be careful. Hold out for a few minutes, then we’ll leave."

"Yes, Lord Leng."

The four of them activated talent energy and their boundless star power, standing ready for battle.

Meanwhile, Abra and the others, in their monster forms, became tense and alert.

Xiong Da and Xiong Er hefted their giant swords and stood guard on the side.

"Hah..."

Suddenly, a piercing screech echoed from the dark energy, and an overwhelming swarm of dark bats surged out from the darkness, blotting out the sky as they rushed toward the group.

"They’re here!"

Leng Xinlan’s expression turned icy. A small Sword Blade Storm whirred into a frenzy, churning the dark energy and shredding the dark bats into pieces.

Nearby, Xiong Da and Xiong Er swung their giant swords, roaring incessantly.

Abra and the others crushed the dark bats effortlessly with their monstrous forms.

"Boom..."

Just then, the dark energy churned turbulently. A massive dark bat emerged from the black fog, its crimson eyes flashing ominously as sonic waves rippled outward, triggering a strange sound from beneath the ground.

"Crack, crack..."

"Bang!!"

In an instant, countless humanoid monsters burst out from the earth, roaring and charging at the group.

"Roar!!"

The blood-red-eyed monsters, with fangs bared, lunged forward, clashing with the Sword Blade Storm in bursts of grating metallic sounds and flurries of sparks.

"Zzzt zzzt zzzt..."

The spinning blades tore through flesh, leaving headless corpses collapsing to the ground.

Leng Xinlan’s face grew somber as she stared at the grotesque severed heads at her feet.

"Bloodsucking zombies? Just like that time in South America..."

She swiftly turned her gaze toward the massive bat monster, her face darkening.

Back then, the bat monster that appeared in South America was obliterated by the Light Giant using the blazing sunlight.

She had learned this through her connections in the Long Family.

However, here in the Dark Volcano, sunlight couldn’t penetrate at all, rendering the bat monster’s weakness irrelevant.

And not to mention the bat monster’s current strength—how had it ended up as a meteorite crashing to Earth?

What was the connection between all of this?

Her heart grew increasingly vigilant.

...

Inside the Dark Volcano, bloodsucking zombies continued to roar in fury, attacking the group relentlessly.

Although they were impervious to blades and bullets, and possessed immense strength, they were still no threat to the team, which had an average strength of Unbreakable Realm Five-star.

At the edge of the battlefield, a figure cloaked in dark energy leaned against the stone wall, silently watching Leng Xinlan and the others battle the bat monster.

"This bat monster..."

Qin Shou rubbed his chin, his brows furrowed tightly.

He was certain that although this bat monster bore similarities to the dark bat monster from last night, those similarities were superficial.

Instead, it bore a closer resemblance to the one that had appeared in South America!

Back then, he hadn’t been able to completely annihilate the bat monster.

This time, he would definitely... ahem, keep a low profile. No need to make definitive statements and get embarrassed again.

Making sure no one had noticed, Qin Shou quietly withdrew from the battlefield, a pure black light forming in his hand.

"Buzz..."

Suddenly, black lightning spread out in all directions, causing the surrounding dark energy to churn violently, rushing toward the energy core of the Dark Divine Light Stick.

Leng Xinlan and the others, busy fighting, didn’t notice the rapidly dissipating dark energy around them.

However, the giant bat monster did sense the disturbance in the dark energy.

"Hah!!"

Immediately, the bat monster flapped its wings, letting out a piercing screech as it flew toward Qin Shou’s direction.

"Lord Leng, what’s it doing?" One of the subordinates asked upon seeing the bat monster depart.

Leng Xinlan shook her head. "Don’t worry about it. Time’s almost up—we can head back and report now."

"Understood."

Although their battle armor and other mechanical devices had failed due to the sonic interference, leveraging the boundless star power of the Unbreakable Realm allowed for brief flight.

"Brothers of the Giant God Race, let’s move out." Abra called out, launching his dragon beast form into the air.

"Oh, oh! Let’s go!"

Xiong Da and Xiong Er swatted away clusters of bats with a single strike and sprinted toward the ropes.

As Xiong Da grabbed the rope and gave it a casual tug to test its strength, it snapped and fell.

"Xiong Da, what are you doing? How are we supposed to climb up now that the rope’s broken?" Xiong Er yelled furiously.

Xiong Da looked bewildered. "I didn’t even use much force!"

"Roar..."

Suddenly, from above came a beastly cry. The Ruijin Dragon Beast and the Dark Dragon Beast were locked in combat, both crashing heavily to the ground.

Moments later, a Sword Blade Storm erupted, and shadowy figures fell from the skies.

The two glanced instinctively at the black shapes tumbling to the ground, momentarily dumbfounded.

"No Magic Eyes, and not Drue Star People... are they Earth people?"

"No, their clothing looks like... the natives of Monster Planet!"

"How is that possible? How could natives possess... these have been transformed into dark natives by dark energy!" Xiong Da exclaimed in shock.

Xiong Er’s face registered disbelief. "How did so many natives get transformed into dark creatures without us receiving a single report...?"

"Ding ding ding..."

A Sword Blade Storm descended from above, and Leng Xinlan and the others landed.

"Stop wasting time. The exit is swarming with dark creatures."

"This is a trap!"

The Ruijin Dragon Beast emerged from a pit, shaking off rubble from its body, its tone grim.

"What do we do now?"

"We have no choice but to enter these passages and figure out a way to escape through the underground tunnels."

"But the dark energy below is too dense; we—"

"No time to hesitate! Move quickly. If we dig through these dark tunnels, we still have a chance to escape. Otherwise, if we fight those dark creatures head-on, it’ll be a dead end!"

Without another word, Leng Xinlan led her team into the nearest dark passage.

Abra followed suit with his team without delay.

"Wait for us..."

Xiong Da and Xiong Er hurriedly caught up.

Just as they left, a dense swarm of shadows rained down onto the ground.

"Boom boom boom..."

Hundreds of Demon Eye Star People, cloaked in dark energy, descended with their dark monster puppets and immediately pursued Leng Xinlan’s group into the tunnels.

"Roar..."

Soon after, dozens of massive dark monsters landed and transformed into humanoid forms.

Dark Drule!

Following them, a battalion of over a thousand dark-armored soldiers descended, manipulating dark energy as they touched down.

Dark natives of Monster Planet!

Leading them was a pale-faced Drue Star Person.

"Heh, running into the depths of the volcano? There’s no need for our dark army to act. Just wait and let the dark energy transform them into dark creatures!"

The Drue Star Person turned around, laughing wildly as he addressed his troops. "Brothers, these so-called gods that have controlled you for millennia under the guise of holiness—they are nothing but lies and chains."

"We are blessed by the Dark Demon God, granted the power to slay gods."

"From now on, we determine our own fates!"

"We will show them that mortals can slay gods!"

Over a thousand dark-armored soldiers raised their spears and roared fervently.

"Godslayer!"

"Godslayer!"

"Godslayer!"

The Drue Star Person looked on in satisfaction, his ambition burning wildly within.

Using the dark energy of the Dark Volcano, I, Budala, will undoubtedly become the ruler of Monster Planet!

...

The Dark Divine Light Stick ceased its absorption of dark energy.

Hiding within a crevice in the stone wall, Qin Shou waited for the bat monster to fly away.

Of course, the arrival of the dark native army hadn’t escaped his notice.

"So these are the Drue traitors? Quite the ambition!" Qin Shou chuckled softly.

But too bad—the dark energy they need to raise their dark army is now mine!

Using the Reynard Transformation Card, Qin Shou transformed into a Lion Beast, the dark energy within him surging and enveloping his entire body.

Although the second-level invisibility device couldn’t hide him from these dark creatures, combining it with the pure dark energy cloaking his body worked quite well against them.

As the dark army pursued the others into the passages, Qin Shou approached the crater where the Ruijin Dragon Beast had fallen and finished off the barely-alive Dark Dragon Beast.

Since there’s no dark energy crystal...

[Dark Dragon] + [Dark Dragon Beast]

Time to become a true Dark Dragon!