Heroes' Prison-Chapter 1080 - 1024: The War Is Over
After the Death Knight was slain, only three of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse remained, still battling amidst the clouds against the Wandering Divine Envoy Clare, that Void God.
Yet, having lost a demigod, the three of them were even less of a match for the Wandering Divine Envoy, forced into a continuous retreat, their roars echoing through the clouds and down to the earth below, sparking curiosity in countless gazes.
The Wandering Divine Envoy wore a relaxed expression, fighting with effortless grace. Originally a Void God expert, his power was temporarily boosted by 50% due to the national victory, fully overshadowing the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
"Boom!" At that moment, the Wandering Divine Envoy seized the opportunity, waved his hand, and a rolling red beam shot out, viciously striking the Annihilation Knight’s arm!
The Annihilation Knight spat out a mouthful of blood, man and horse alike were blown away, sent tumbling backward, the demonic qi on him growing chaotic, indicating he had suffered significant injury.
"Stop struggling, give up resistance, and you can die more peacefully," the Wandering Divine Envoy said slowly, turning toward the Plague Knight.
"Humph!" Just then, a cold snort suddenly echoed from the depths of the void!
The sound caused everyone to tremble slightly, even the Wandering Divine Envoy revealed a grave expression, halting his actions, warily scanning the surroundings.
As the cold snort rang, the heavens and earth swiftly dimmed, the clouds replaced by endless demonic qi, turning the sky into a sea of chaos.
Subsequently, this sea of demonic qi began to swirl rapidly, gradually forming a massive vortex.
Looking up from the earth, the vortex spun in the sky above people’s heads, creating an oppressive sense of heaven and earth spinning around.
"Crack!" Suddenly, a cracking sound emerged from within the vortex, as if something breached the barrier, descending upon this realm.
Then, seven imposing figures slowly appeared within the vortex, demonic qi surging like deities, bringing an apocalyptic sense of oppression.
These were the avatars of The Seven Archdemons, who finally departed from the river of time to return here.
Yet, some sharp-eyed individuals noticed that the Seven Archdemons now lacked the momentum they had during their previous descent.
Apart from the leading King of Hell, the remaining six avatars were somewhat injured, especially the Queen of Agony, from whom chaos surged, her aura disrupted, clearly having suffered severe wounds.
"You three come with me! We’ll return next time and crush this world," the King of Hell said indifferently, reaching out a perfect white hand from under his black robe, beckoning gently to the remaining Three Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Instantly, the three nearly defeated knights seemed to find their reliance, immediately breaking free from the entanglement with the Wandering Divine Envoy Clare, drawn forcefully to the side of The Seven Archdemons.
The Wandering Divine Envoy Clare cautiously watched The Seven Archdemons, not pursuing.
He could fully sense the overpowering strength within the avatars of The Seven Archdemons, especially the one of the King of Hell. Even the avatars possessed such mighty presence; if it were their true forms, one could only wonder the extent of their power.
The Seven Archdemons did not linger much longer, after retrieving the Three Horsemen of the Apocalypse, they promptly rose back into the vortex of demonic qi, disappearing from this world.
Heaven and earth swiftly returned to clarity, those omnipresent demonic qi dissipated entirely, even the clouds parted, revealing the sight below that had been obscured.
Above the clouds, only the Wandering Divine Envoy Clare remained, the demonic demigods were nowhere to be seen.
Almost simultaneously, ten other imposing figures manifested from the void, appearing in pursuit.
Each of these ten individuals exuded divine power, their fighting spirit high and exceptional.
Especially the elder leading them, holding a round pocket watch, his whole being radiated a sense of compassion for the world.
This was the dean of the Oskan Royal Academy and nine demigod guardians of the Hero Empire!
They had previously been drawn into the river of time by the dean’s Divine Artifact, Time of Georgia, battling The Seven Archdemons, and temporarily departing from this realm.
With the national victory, their strength soared, and The Seven Archdemons’ avatars could only retreat in defeat, spending their Essence of Life to break free from the river of time, arriving in this realm, taking the remaining Three Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
The dean and the nine guardians pursued eagerly but were still a step too late to intercept them.
"The Seven Archdemons have finally been repelled! This world is temporarily safe." The headmaster glanced at the Wandering Divine Envoy Clare not far away, nodded slightly, then looked down at the mortals below, his gaze fixed on Huang Yi, and said quietly, his voice echoing through the heavens and earth.
At that moment, everyone around the world breathed a sigh of relief, clapping and embracing, enveloped in an atmosphere of jubilation. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
In these days, the entire world has been ravaged by the forces under the Seven Archdemons, with every continent suffering varying degrees of destruction by the Demon Clan.
Especially Hero’s Continent, virtually decimated, with everyone retreating to the last Hero Empire, barely clinging to life.
In recent years, countless historians and powerful experts have speculated that the Second World surely could not withstand another descent of the Seven Archdemons.
In ancient times, the Second World was teeming with experts, and the number of demigods far exceeded that of now, but even then, resisting the Seven Archdemons was no easy task.
With the passage of time, the strength of the Second World has weakened, and now there are only a few demigods. This feeble strength could not possibly withstand the Seven Archdemons.
But now, they have miraculously repelled the invasion of the Seven Archdemons, saving this world!
At this moment, the headmaster looked down at the dense crowd celebrating joyfully on the earth below and delivered a victory speech: "This time, it is the victory of our entire Second World! Every person in this world is a beneficiary of this victory. But please remember, the reason we were able to win is not because the Second World’s strength is overwhelmingly powerful, but because the God of Slaughter released so many semigod guardians. Without them, we couldn’t have repelled the Seven Archdemons, and this world would not have survived this catastrophe."
The headmaster continued, focusing his gaze once more on Huang Yi: "But the Seven Archdemons are only temporarily defeated; they will surely make a comeback, bringing even greater power. Now, the God of Slaughter has become the guardian of the Second World, so the Oskan Royal Academy will gradually relinquish its leadership of the Second World, and hand over the burden of resisting the Seven Archdemons to the God of Slaughter. The future is yours, and history will be written by you. Keep up the good work! Disaster is not terrifying; what’s terrifying is losing hope. As long as we are full of hope and work hard, one day, we can completely defeat the Seven Archdemons, and this world will become better!"
The headmaster’s voice echoed throughout the heavens and earth.
At this moment, many people far away are still fighting fiercely against the remnant forces of the Demon Clan. Hearing the headmaster’s voice, they suddenly became more valiant, causing the Demons to continuously flee in defeat;
Some of the old, weak, and infirm, who were originally hiding in the cities of Hero’s Continent with their doors tightly shut, now opened their doors and stepped out onto the streets, gazing up at the gradually clearing sky with hope.
Those who lost their homes, originally sitting amidst the ruins, weeping over photos of their loved ones, now rekindled hope upon hearing the headmaster’s words, wiped away their tears, and began to clear the rubble and rebuild their homes.
...
The war has finally ended.
The post-war cleanup work was left to others. Huang Yi, Heavenly Dao, Dragon Spike, and Qin Shiyu, the high-ranking officials, all returned to Dragon City, gathering at the top level of the Sky Garden.
After a while, Dao Feng, Sharp Sword, and Thunder God also arrived from their respective directions, gathering once again. Each of them had achieved brilliant victories in their respective battlefields, killing countless invading troops and demon experts.
Previously, Huang Yi arranged for other semigod guardians, such as the six Great Messengers of the Feathered Race, to fight alongside them.
With the help of those demigod experts, Dao Feng, Sharp Sword, Thunder God, and others also killed a large number of top-level Heavenly Domain demons, gaining a significant harvest.
Thunder God almost managed to kill a demonic demigod like Huang Yi. Unfortunately, at the last moment, the Seven Archdemons descended and took away that heavily injured demigod.
"Heavenly Dao, so you were a person of the God of Slaughter, and you’ve kept it hidden from us for so long!" At this moment, Dao Feng suddenly shook his head with a smile, stepped forward, and gave Heavenly Dao a courteous hug.
They have been competitors for many years. Ever since before Huang Yi’s rise, they were competing among each other in this group of veteran experts.
"Indeed! I didn’t expect this national war to end in such a way, and we didn’t know you already knew about the Sky-Splitting Spear. It was fruitless when we searched all around for the whereabouts of this Divine Artifact." Sharp Sword sighed, always keeping an eye on the Sky-Splitting Spear in Heavenly Dao’s hand, scrutinizing it closely.
Huang Yi bowed apologetically, saying to everyone: "Our mission is quite special, concerning our own survival and is not the same as you pure players, so some things had to be concealed until the appropriate time to reveal. You are all my friends, yet I concealed such an important matter, and for that, I am truly sorry."
"It doesn’t matter; what you did granted us victory, and that’s a good thing." Dao Feng shook his head indifferently.
"I am afraid you cannot claim victory just yet!" At this moment, a somber voice suddenly rang out from the sky, and then the headmaster’s figure appeared.
Everyone turned their heads to stare at the figure of the headmaster.
At this time, the headmaster’s face was grave, and his aged eyes gazed toward the south of Hero’s Continent: "I must tell you some bad news, this battle may have temporarily ended, but as the Seven Archdemons retreated, they did something very insidious, causing another war to commence simultaneously..."
