Versatile Mage c1-2021, page 182
The silver domain was finally broken apart. Councilman Zhu Meng had managed to break through it with the Lightning Royal Armor and the Rising Sun Pike. It was the only progress that had made since the start of the battle.
However, that alone was not enough to take the Silver Skyruler's life.
The Silver Skyruler stared at Councilman Zhu Meng coldly, its eyes flickering with disdain. It flung its giant wings at him as he was approaching it!
Although Councilman Zhu Meng had broken into the Silver Skyruler's domain, and even though he was using the fire and lightning on the Silver Skyruler, his power was nowhere enough to penetrate the Silver Skyruler's defense. As the demon beast's wing struck him, he immediately turned into a meteor with a mix of purple and red, falling rapidly from the sky!
Councilman Zhu Meng crashed at the edge of the city. The entire street was destroyed from the impact!
Luckily, the place was long evacuated. Otherwise, many innocent lives would have been lost.
Among the debris, the magic pike was now a slowly extinguishing flame. The armor had managed to save his life, but it was shattered into pieces, too.
Councilman Zhu Meng spat out mouthfuls of blood. He struggled to his feet and glared at the Silver Skyruler in the sky...
The dominator of West Ridge was far stronger than he had imagined!
Councilman Zhu Meng cast a helpless glance at the city behind him. He could imagine that the city was going to be reduced to ruins in the near future, the number of lives that would be lost...
And everything had happened because of his inability!
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Only Commander Yun Feng, Elder Li Tian, and Tang Zhong remained in the sky. Among them, only Yun Feng's strength was slightly stronger than Councilman Zhu Meng. The rest were still not adept when it came to using Super Magic.
While they were clueless of what to do, a deafening roar was heard from the direction of the city. A black mist rose into the air, carrying a gigantic snake the size of a skyscr.a.p.er.
The snake broke through the army of White Magic Falcons. None of them dared to get close to him due to the poisonous mist around him. He was flying rapidly to where the Silver Skyruler was.
The Silver Skyruler had placed its attention at the ground throughout the battle. The Black Totem Snake was exactly what it was worried about.
When the Black Totem Snake reached the same height as the Silver Skyruler, it immediately cried out, as if it were scared of the Black Totem Snake getting close to it.
It continuously summoned its white army nearby, which again flew at the Black Totem Snake like moths flying into a flame. They all slammed into the poisonous mist.
The Silver Skyruler had its domain of sharp feathers, which left the Super Magicians totally helpless. Similarly, the Black Totem Snake also had an incomparable domain, the barrier of poisonous gas!
Chapter 401 - Black Totem Snake vs Silver Skyruler, Part II
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: Aelryinth
No matter how hard the white army was charging toward the mist, no matter big the army was and how high their morale was, they all ended up as corpses falling to the ground!
The Black Totem Snake rode the mist and stared at the Silver Skyruler proudly. He did not even bother looking at the army of White Magic Falcons that was charging at him. Thousands of White Magic Falcons had not inflicted any damage to his domain. He reached out his tongue and hissed at the Silver Skyruler, as if he were mocking its idiotic decision of sending its people to death.
The Silver Skyruler realized that its people were dying for no reason. It quickly ordered the White Magic Falcons to back off before firing its sharp feathers at the Black Totem Snake.
Half of the feathers had been burned into ashes by Councilman Zhu Meng's fiery pike, thus the attack was not as powerful as before. The Black Totem Snake stood above the mist. The sharp feathers only left some markings on his scales. The Black Totem Snake simply stood there and stared at the Silver Skyruler, as if he were waiting for his opponent to attack with all it had.
Suddenly, the Black Totem Snake lunged forward like ray of purple-black lightning. The dense domain of feathers failed to stop him as he struck the Silver Silver Skyruler, bit its wing, and hurled it down to the ground.
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Many civilians at the edge of the city were fleeing into the city in panic. Every city had a protective formation that would activate when being invaded by demon beasts. It was the refuge center for humans when their settlements were struck by calamity.
The protective formation could only cover a limited space. Usually, a city would only have one. Therefore, escaping to safety when a calamity took place was a challenging task, too.
The streets looked like tiny grids from the sky. The buildings and cars were incredibly tiny, let alone humans.
The people were like tiny black dots from afar. They were only visible when a crowd gathered together. The black dots were too slow compared to the speed of the army of White Magic Falcons. If it weren't for the barrier of poisonous mist at the edge of the city, they would have become prey for the White Magic Falcons.
"My God, what on Earth is that?" A few students in the midst of the crowd being evacuated saw a silver creature falling from the sky.
The silver creature was covered in feathers. As the sharp feathers reflected the light of the rising sun, it looked like it was wearing armor. Its feathers were the first to land on the ground. A huge area of the low-rises were crushed into pieces. The dust from the impact billowed through the air several streets away!
The city's west did not have many people left. After the Silver Skyruler slammed onto the ground, it rose to its feet furiously and patted the dust and debris from its body. It seemed to value its cleanliness.
It slowly gathered itself. Its massive size resembled the typical gigantic monsters in movies. The buildings, streets, gardens, hospitals, schools and bridges in the area were like toy models to the demon bird.
The humans had withdrawn far from the area, but when they turned around, they could still see the giant demon bird extending its wings, despite being half a city away. It was a devastating visual impact to the crowd, bringing terror into their hearts!
Inside a school, a female teacher who was helping the students with the evacuation screamed and pointed at the sky. "Something else is falling down!"
The people could easily tell it was a black snake while it was still falling from the sky. As it descended rapidly, they realized that its size was even bigger than it seemed!
The Silver Skyruler was already a gigantic monster, and yet the snake was double its size!
The streets of the city were instantly destroyed by the impact as the snake landed on the ground. The dust swept up high. The people could not believe their eyes!
Humans considered Magic a power that surpassed everything, yet the two gigantic beasts were on a completely different level!
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Still on top of the Black Totem Snake, Mo Fan and Lingling faces were extremely pale, and they were utterly terrified!
The big guy did not even remind them before he started fighting the Silver Skyruler. He should at least have put them down somewhere. Did he really need to be so violent?
The Black Totem Snake was indeed hot-tempered. He was fully focused on the battle with the cold-blooded Silver Skyruler. Luckily, he still had some conscience, wrapping Mo Fan and Lingling in a few layers of scales to protect them. Otherwise, the collision between the two Ruler-level creatures alone was enough to break them into pieces!
The Black Totem Snake did not give the Silver Skyruler any chance to catch its breath. He swung his tail as the Silver Skyruler was trying to fly into the sky...
The snake tail whipped at the Silver Skyruler as soon as it left the ground, right in its face.
The Silver Skyruler was struck down once again. It let out a furious shriek. A terrifying, destructive sonic wave was unleashed!
The sonic wave traveled toward the Black Totem Snake. Everything nearby was shattered into pieces. Even the snakes sturdy scales began to crack slightly under the destructive force.
The Black Totem Snake was not bothered by it. He lunged forward and flung his tail at the Silver Skyruler once again.
The tail swept past the sonic wave and landed on the Silver Skyruler's opened beak.
The Silver Skyruler was like a singer being slapped in the face because its voice was too terrible. The sonic wave came to a stop as the demon beast staggered a few steps backward, crushing a toll station under its talons.
"The big guy is so ruthless!" Lingling exclaimed with glistening eyes from their hiding place inside the Black Totem Snake's scales.
Mo Fan nodded beside her.
When they first rose into the sky, Mo Fan had witnessed how the Silver Skyruler had beaten the crap out of the five Super Magicians.
However, when the Black Totem Snake joined the battle, he first gave the Silver Skyruler a chance to attack with its domain. He then bit its wing and flung the demon beast to the ground, before giving it two great slaps to the face with his tail. The previously disdainful Silver Skyruler could not do anything apart from crying out angrily!
"So many people are watching!" Lingling turned around and saw countless people watching the battle from the center of the city. They had gathered at places and on top of buildings which provided them a better view.
Both the Silver Skyruler and the Black Totem Snake were too enormous. Even from half a city away, they could clearly see the battle between the two creatures!
Chapter 402 - He's Our Guardian!
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: Aelryinth
Somewhere among the debris, Councilman Zhu Meng stared at the Black Totem Snake in disbelief. For many years, he had been trying to eliminate this 'threat' from Hangzhou, yet to his surprise, the Black Totem Snake was the one protecting the city in a pinch.
He finally understood why the Totem Tribe had worshiped him like a god. The astonishing strength he had displayed was indeed like a guardian of the city. It was totally unbelievable!
The White Magic Falcons were unable to break through the poisonous barrier, and the Silver Skyruler was so beaten up that it remained outside of the city, not daring to trespass any further. Despite both being Ruler-level, the Black Totem Snake was clearly stronger than the Silver Skyruler.
A highway extended from the city west into the distance. It continued beyond the valley and onward to other cities inland. The Silver Skyruler finally rose to a height of over a few hundred meters, but the Black Totem Snake could easily reach him by straightening his body.
The Black Totem Snake stood a few kilometers away from the Silver Skyruler. He had let the demon beast fly back into the sky. His eyes were staring at it coldly.
The Silver Skyruler was now a thousand meters up. Its speed of ascent was fairly impressive. It could finally return to a height where it could fully unleash its power.
The Black Totem Snake was still on the ground, but his silhouette became blurry, like a reflection on the surface of water which became faint under the presence of a ripple.
He had disappeared!
His gigantic figure had vanished into thin air!
The Silver Skyruler kept an eye out at the Black Totem Snake's movement as it was rising into the sky. It was rather intimidated by the giant snake. His disappearance did not bring any comfort to it.
As it thought, a black mist suddenly appeared above the demon beast out of nowhere, with the Black Totem Snake inside it!
He could easily move between places with the mist, as if he were swimming freely in the ocean!
The snake was moving in a circular motion with a wide radius, leaving a trail of black mist along the path he took.
The trail was huge enough to cover the entire area within one kilometer of the Silver Skyruler. The outline had markings, runes, and ancient symbols densely covering its surface. From afar, it resembled a pattern full of trigrams looming above the Silver Skyruler!
The illusionary outline began to materialize into numerous stone tablets!
Each of the stone tablets was ten meters long. They held the markings, runes, and symbols from before. The previously glowing Totem Pattern had transformed into a stunning imprint in the sky!
The imprint fell rapidly from the layer of clouds to the space between the sky and the ground. It was extremely striking, and even people at a great distance could still see it clearly.
The imprint struck the Silver Skyruler's back accurately, like a meteor that had accidentally dropped from the Heaven to the mundane world. The power it contained was unbelievable!
The Silver Skyruler slammed back into the ground. The imprint was strengthened with powerful Earth Element Magic. Its size was already shocking, but the Earth Element Magic had further multiplied its weight!
The ground sank down in a circular shape!
A great pit formed in between two sections of the highway. The road was stained with the Silver Skyruler's blood.
The demon bird was pressed down to the bottom of the pit!
The Black Totem Snake did not give the Silver Skyruler a chance to fly into the sky. He had actually planned to suppress it to the ground!
"Such a remarkable skill, is this a totem beast's special attack?" asked Mo Fan with astonishment, staring at the deep pit from atop the Black Totem Snake's head.
No wonder Tangyue was so confident that the Councilmen would stand no chance against the Black Totem Snake after he was done with his ecdysis. His strength was enough to place him at the apex of the biotic pyramid of the world. With such a totem beast looking after Hangzhou City, who would dare threaten it?
The imprint finally broke into pieces in the pit. The Silver Skyruler climbed out from the pit in a devastated state. Its head, back, and wings were covered in blood. Even many of its sturdy feathers had fallen off. Half of the feathers were destroyed by Councilman Zhu Meng's bold move. After fighting against the Black Totem Snake that was stronger than it, it was badly injured with cuts and bruises all over its body!
Many people in the city saw the Silver Skyruler's miserable appearance.
The people were shocked and afraid of the army of white demon birds for a very long time. When they saw their ruler, the Silver Skyruler, suffering severe injuries, they could not help but cheer loudly.
"He is indeed protecting us. The Skyscraping Snake is protecting us!" someone in the city yelled.
"That's right, we've accused him falsely!" said an old man who had witnessed how the Black Totem Snake was being tortured at West Lake.
Back then, the old man and the rest of the crowd had acknowledged Councilman Zhu Meng's proposal to eliminate the threat of the city. Now, they all realized how stupid they were. If Councilman Zhu Meng had happened to execute the snake, they would most likely be dying at the claws of the White Magic Falcons now.
Tangyue, who was protecting the civilians, glanced at the Black Totem Snake excitedly. Her eyes were filled with tears.
He did not cause the plague, nor did he kill a single human. He might be gigantic, and his powerful presence might be terrifying to a lot of people, but he had hidden under West Lake and secretly protected the city.
The Black Totem Snake had proven himself, and the humans had altered their view of him. This was the best outcome she could hope for!
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It was obvious that the morale of the army of White Magic Falcons was falling dramatically. The demon beasts knew they had no chance of breaking through the poisonous barrier, thus they were unwilling to continue sacrificing themselves in vain. The corpses of White Magic Falcons had stacked up in piles, resulting in a spectacular scene.
The heavily injured Silver Skyruler no longer dared to invade the city, despite how furious it was. It let out a cry, ordering the army of White Magic Falcons to escort it away.
It soared into the sky and headed west...
"Is it running away?" asked Lingling.
"Of course, its pawns could not even get close to the Black Totem Snake, and the battle with the Black Totem Snake was so one-sided. What else could it do, apart from running away?" replied Mo Fan.
Chapter 403 - Leaving Everyone in Awe!
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: Aelryinth
The Black Totem Snake was very powerful, without a doubt the strongest creature Mo Fan had ever seen. The Darkwing Wolf, Razortail Drake, Xuanwu Giant Lizard, and Giant Poisonous Centipede were like little bugs compared to the Black Totem Snake. They would impress him if they could survive a mouthful of poison from the snake!
Fortunately, the Black Totem Snake did not possess any evil tendencies. He did not hold a grudge against the humans despite being tortured by the Councilmen and rejected by the people. Otherwise, if the Black Totem Snake were to attack Hangzhou City together with the Silver Skyruler, the city would most likely end up in ruins. Their experts could not even handle a Silver Skyruler, and yet it was badly beaten up by the Black Totem Snake. If the Black Totem Snake turned against them, he did not even need an army. He could easily destroy the place on his own!
The victorious Black Totem Snake did not chase after the Silver Skyruler. The Silver Skyruler had various ways to keep itself alive, thus it was rather meaningless to pursue the demon bird. The totem beast raised his head proudly and uttered a blasting roar!
His voice spread a great distance. Not only did it echo through the forest in the west, but in the valleys, rivers, and woods in other directions, too!
It served as a declaration that he had defeated the dominator of West Ridge, the Silver Skyruler, while warning the rest of the demon beasts that he was residing in the city. Any trespasser would suffer his wrath!
In simpler words, he had declared ownership of Hangzhou!
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The majestic demeanor of the Black Totem Snake prompted Mo Fan to recall the drawings in the shrine at the center of the lake.
