Chapter 362: Chapter362-Undead Doomsday — Go Play with Them

An overwhelmingly dense aura of death instantly cast a ghastly pallor over the entire [Battlefield of Geniuses].

In the next moment, cracks of all sizes suddenly spread across the once-smooth ground.

It was as though something was about to crawl out from beneath the earth!

A heartbeat later, countless skeletons, zombies, and other undead creatures erupted from the ground around Caelan!

"Go on. Play with them!"

With a casual wave of Caelan’s hand, the endless tide of undead surged toward the distant Erdtree Sentinel like a plague of locusts sweeping across the land.

Behind the Erdtree Sentinel, the Shadow Treants immediately charged forward as well.

Undead Scourge VS Shadow Treants.

The battle erupted almost instantly.

The moment a Skeleton Warrior rushed forward, a Shadow Treant drove the dagger in its hand straight through the skeleton’s skull.

Yet the Skeleton Warrior’s movements were not hindered in the slightest. Instead, it continued raising the rusty longsword in its hand and stabbed toward the Shadow Treant’s chest.

For most living creatures, damage to the heart would undoubtedly be fatal, let alone a blade piercing clean through it.

However, monsters like the Shadow Treants were extremely unusual. Their source of energy was neither their hearts nor their brains, but their feet.

On the surface, it looked as though their feet were simply planted on the ground. But upon closer inspection, one would discover countless root-like tendrils growing from them.

Whenever a Shadow Treant stood upon the earth, the roots beneath its feet would burrow deep into the soil and form a connection with the Mother Tree. Every trace of energy within its body was supplied by that very tree.

Therefore, whether their hearts were pierced or their heads were chopped off, neither injury was fatal to the Shadow Treants.

Their true weakness was having their feet severed.

The battle that followed was exceptionally brutal.

After all, the way Skeleton Warriors and Shadow Treants "died" was entirely different from what ordinary people understood as death.

As a result, an incomparably horrifying sight appeared across the battlefield.

Large numbers of mutilated bodies continued fighting despite having already lost their limbs. Some had even had their heads chopped off, yet they still charged forward without the slightest hesitation, continuing to swing the weapons in their hands.

Upon seeing this scene, Caelan could not help frowning.

These Skeleton Warriors were far too weak.

When he had summoned [Undead Scourge] just now, he had expected it to be far more spectacular. But now that he had seen it in action, it was honestly nothing special.

Its numbers were certainly overwhelming, but the battle line was advancing far too slowly.

Caelan could not accept such a result.

Thus, he waved his hand again, took out the [Sacred Necrostone], and chose to summon [Undead Doomsday].

As Caelan activated the summoning skill once more, the ground around him instantly split open like a vast spiderweb!

Everywhere the eye could see, there was scarcely a single patch of intact land remaining!

At that moment, a squad of Shadow Treants was preparing to circle around to the flank and launch a decapitation strike against Caelan.

However, the instant they arrived at his side, the ground beneath their feet suddenly transformed into a mass of swampy mire, trapping every last one of them.

In the next moment, green poisonous mist began spreading from within the swamp.

The toxic fog swallowed the Shadow Treants entirely, continuing to corrode their bodies until they had been completely dissolved!

The situation on the battlefield instantly reversed.

Large numbers of undead creatures unlike anything seen before were continuously summoned into existence.

[Corpse Giant], [Corpse Poison Spreader], [Mad Bio-Soldier]...

Compared to the undead summoned by [Undead Scourge], the monsters brought forth by [Undead Doomsday] were on an entirely different level.

Not only had their numbers increased tenfold, but their combat power had risen by more than a hundred times!

And so, the battle that followed became a completely one-sided massacre.

The Shadow Treants, who had previously been able to fight back and forth against the undead, were now torn apart with ease, as though they were nothing more than rotten branches swept away by a raging storm!

As for the Erdtree Sentinel, its resistance was equally meaningless.

Only when it was killed by a [Corpse Giant] did a complicated expression combining relief and worry appear on its face.

However, Caelan had no interest whatsoever in the emotions displayed by a boss, especially when this place was merely the [Void Frontier].

In the next moment, everyone waiting outside the [Battlefield of Geniuses] saw a notification appear before their eyes.

[The boss of Floor 1 of "Battlefield of Geniuses" has been replaced by Caelan.]

Yet before anyone could even close that notification, it was immediately pushed aside by a brand-new one.

[The boss of Floor 2 of "Battlefield of Geniuses" has been replaced by Caelan.]

[The boss of Floor 3 of "Battlefield of Geniuses" has been replaced by Caelan.]

...

Battlefield of Geniuses, Floor 33.

The ground, which had previously been saturated with the aura of death, was now covered by countless enormous boulders.

Looking into the distance, densely packed giant stones stood scattered everywhere without any apparent order, making the entire place resemble an enormous stone formation.

Within this stone formation, no one could determine their direction.

Even less could anyone tell where the true exit was located.

Caelan calmly walked through the massive stone formation.

His attitude was incredibly casual, as though he was not challenging an Instance at all, but instead taking a leisurely sightseeing trip.

Just then, an enormous Stone City suddenly appeared in front of him.

The entire city was constructed from massive stones. From the outside, it looked very much like an ancient temple built in a long-forgotten age.

Caelan raised an eyebrow.

Unless he was mistaken, this should be where the final boss of the floor was hiding.

Since that was the case, he might as well go inside and take a look.

With that thought in mind, Caelan casually walked into the interior of Stone City.

However, the instant he stepped into the city, the entire Stone City seemed to come alive!

Countless stones moved at once. Like leeches that had caught the scent of fresh blood, they instantly surged toward Caelan from every direction.

After only a few breaths, Caelan’s figure had been completely buried beneath countless slabs of stone.

At the spot where he had been standing, a towering stone burial mound rose from the ground!

The sight instantly caused expressions of shock to appear on the faces of the Awakeners watching from outside.

"What the hell is going on? Why did those stones suddenly come alive? And how did they seal Caelan inside like that?"

"Holy crap! This boss is way too sinister, isn’t it? I originally thought it would be hiding somewhere inside Stone City. Who would have guessed that the entire city was under the boss’s control?"

"Do you think Caelan is still alive? Somehow, I feel like this so-called human genius isn’t all that impressive after all. His strength is definitely powerful, but it always feels like he doesn’t have much staying power..."

Just as the Awakeners were discussing the situation among themselves, a dazzling ball of light suddenly began rising rapidly from the bottom of the stone mountain!

[Infinite Lightblade]!!

In the blink of an eye, the stone mountain, which stood dozens of stories tall, was instantly swallowed by an even larger miniature sun!

The blinding radiance made it completely impossible for anyone to see what was happening inside.

However, everyone understood one thing at that very instant.

Caelan was not only still alive...

He had already launched his counterattack!