Chapter 296: Chapter 39: A Volley of Ten Thousand Arrows! Plague Poison! Explosive Melt Damage

Using the "stolen" Pseudo-God Power, the Evil Dragon Jinli instantly discerned the truth about Finneir.

"Heh."

A low sneer spread through the Void.

"So, a Destiny Hero."

"No wonder you can control such an absurd Summoning Ability."

A trace of Greed flashed in its crimson, vertical pupils, and its tone carried undisguised contempt:

"A pity... you ran into me. The animal souls you’ve summoned happen to be the Master of the Abyss’s favorite source of energy."

At that thought, the Evil Dragon Jinli snapped its wings open. Enveloped in a howling Gale, it accelerated, hurtling toward the city in the empire’s Southern Territory where Finneir was.

Meanwhile, Qin Feng, who had keenly spotted the Evil Dragon Jinli’s change in direction, felt his heart sink.

He instantly realized that something in his camp must have attracted the Evil Dragon’s attention, causing it to treat his Divine Chosen Army as a priority target for annihilation.

This was a crisis, but it also held an opportunity.

The Wood Elf Army from Shurima had already gathered in the cities of the empire’s Northern Territory.

If they could lure the Evil Dragon Jinli all the way north, they could use the naturally gifted Wood Elf archers, combined with Diablo’s "Plague Power," to surround and kill it.

The people of the Ventecenia Kingdom could also escape the clutches of the Evil Dragon BOSS and save their own lives.

So, Qin Feng acted decisively, personally leading his main force toward the cities of the empire’s Northern Territory.

At the same time, he quickly sent out orders to evacuate the people of the Southern Territory, preventing them from becoming the next victims of the Evil Dragon Jinli’s casual slaughter.

The Lord Players watching from the shadows were utterly confused. They all mistakenly believed that not even Qin Feng could defeat the Evil Dragon BOSS, and the chat channel instantly exploded with activity.

A Lord Player named "KittensLoveSneezing" was the first to exclaim in the chat:

"Holy shit!"

"The Holy Empire is actually retreating!"

"Don’t tell me even Lord Tingfeng can’t beat that thing?"

"That’s insane, isn’t it?"

The Lord Player named "FoundationFTW" chimed in, utterly bewildered, asking a series of questions:

"The Ventecenia Kingdom Army got wiped out, all the guys from the Hafke Alliance were taken down, and now even Lord Tingfeng is pulling back... Can a mere Evil God BOSS really be that powerful?"

A Lord Player named "DamnUIUGoons" offered a calm analysis:

"Yes."

"It’s highly likely."

"Evil God Players are already strong, to begin with, let alone these Native Evil God Believers who’ve been leveling up for god knows how many years. Their power is usually top-tier."

"Plus, this thing is an Evil God BOSS. We have no idea what Evil God Talent it’s awakened, or what bizarre skill mechanics it has."

"If it’s one of those gimmick bosses that’s really hard to kill."

"Without a specific counter, they’re basically Invincible. Nobody can kill them."

"And if they can’t be killed, they can easily wipe out thousands upon thousands of enemies."

"Not to mention, according to the Hafke Alliance players, this Evil Dragon BOSS is nearly a thousand meters long. Every Dragon Breath attack is a massive AOE, and it can stay high in the sky like a bomber."

"So it makes sense that Lord Tingfeng would suddenly retreat."

The moment he finished, a Lord Player named "Don’t hit me" started to panic:

"Oh, we’re screwed!"

"My territory is right in the Southern Territory!"

"If even Lord Tingfeng is pulling out, shouldn’t I get the hell out of here too?"

The Lord Player named "I am Dao and I want to cut Dao" immediately jumped in, his tone urgent:

"Run! You have to run, man! All the Native Creatures in the Southern Territory have already fled! And I heard that Evil Dragon BOSS is flying this way!"

"If you don’t run, even if the Evil Dragon BOSS doesn’t smash your Lord’s Hall to pieces, you’re guaranteed to die for real at least once."

"My advice? Don’t die if you can avoid it."

"The feeling of pain at the moment of death is just unbearable."

"I went through it once, got killed by those Void Creatures. It put me in a funk for a whole month before I barely got over it."

The Lord Player named "Don’t hit me" quickly asked:

"Alright!"

"I’m packing up and moving tonight then!"

"Does this mean I can’t take the central imperial highway? Do I have to detour through the cities in the Western Territory or Eastern Territory?"

The Lord Player named "I am Dao and I want to cut Dao" replied quickly:

"That’s right!"

"The players in the Central Region still haven’t sealed the Void Gates that the Evil God Believers opened earlier. The main highways in the Central Region are swarming with Void Creatures now."

"Try taking that road."

"You’ll just be feeding free kills to the Void Creatures."

"Detouring through the highways in the Eastern Territory is a better bet. That area hasn’t seen any fighting from the start, so all the cities there are pretty safe."

"As for the Western Territory, don’t even think about it. They still haven’t signed a truce with the island nations."

"You never know when a fight might suddenly break out, and you’ll be in big trouble if you accidentally get caught in the crossfire."

The Lord Player "Don’t hit me" said:

"Okay."

"Thanks."

"I’m heading out now."

As soon as he said that, the Lord Player immediately packed away the Lord’s Hall formed by his Lord’s Stone and hurried toward the cities of the empire’s Eastern Territory.

The other Lord Players, those who had either seen Qin Feng’s warning or had keenly sensed that something was amiss, also hurriedly packed up their belongings and joined the exodus to the north.

In an instant, the empire’s Southern Territory was completely emptied. The buildings in every town stood undamaged, yet all were hollow and deserted. A dead silence fell over the land, just like in the cities of the Central Region, which were now swarming with Void Creatures.