Chapter 489: Destroying the City and Killing the General
A scorching black light descended from above, cutting through the dawn sky.
This thrown attack had now been classified as a long-range physical strike.
Naturally...
Numerous skill effects were applied to this attack.
S-grade 'Extreme Acceleration.'
A+ grade 'Poison Coating.'
S-grade 'Sunday.'
And most importantly, the SS-grade general skill 'Piercing Deadly Thorn.'
These four "small skills" were casually added.
Of course...
The passive skills and innate talents Ling Zhan possessed were also activated in this instant.
The A- grade secret realm talent 'Battle Frenzy' provided Ling Zhan with an additional 20% attack power.
The S-grade secret realm talent 'Death's Sword Aura' further enhanced this attack, adding 500% true damage.
Ordinarily, using SS-grade 'Piercing Deadly Thorn' would make using 'Critical Hit' unnecessary.
But since he had nothing better to do, he activated it anyway, gaining extra true damage.
The members of the Dragon Kingdom's ninth squad probably couldn't imagine...
How many talent bonuses were stacked within this colossal halberd's throw.
Liuli City had two layers of walls.
The outer wall supported the living anti-aircraft cannons and lay outside the defensive shield.
The inner wall, protected by the shield, housed the ghost slave commanders, issuing defensive orders.
With the SS-grade 'Piercing Deadly Thorn,'
the gigantic war halberd would ignore any defense, traveling at a speed faster than light, directly striking the central commander within the inner wall!
The moment Ling Zhan launched the halberd.
An 81st-level Overseer Ghost General standing at the center of the wall felt an overwhelming sense of danger!
The terrifying feeling of being completely locked onto caused its hideous face to contort in fear!
It's death!!
It's the feeling of inevitable death!!
The Overseer Ghost General, now locked on by 'Piercing Deadly Thorn,' let out a desperate internal scream!
At the same time, it couldn't comprehend.
It was in the very center of the city's defenses!
Protected by an impenetrable defensive barrier that even a 90th-level third-tier warrior would struggle to break!
And no higher-level enemies had been detected nearby, so this ghost slave commander believed itself to be perfectly safe.
Yet, the instant this sense of danger struck.
It considered fleeing.
But.
It was already too late.
Faster than light...
Meant the attack was impossible to see with the naked eye!!
Even if one had extraordinary vision, there wouldn't be enough time to dodge such a terrifying blow!
All anyone could see was a streak of black light cutting across the sky.
Then, it struck the inner wall of Liuli City.
The Overseer Ghost General's subordinates, standing right beside it, didn't even notice that their commander had been silently pierced by the massive war halberd!
Perhaps because 'Extreme Acceleration' had pushed the speed beyond normal perception.
The destructive effect of the halberd's 'Fortress Breaker' only exploded half a second later!
Boom!!
In the stunned eyes of all who witnessed, a terrifying explosion erupted from the vital point of the inner wall!
Immediately...
A monstrous black flame shot into the sky!!
"Ahh!!"
At this moment.
The ghost slave defenders within the inner wall began to wail in agony, just like those on the outer wall!
The outer wall had been bombarded by their redirected destruction beams, thanks to Ling Zhan's spatial transfer.
The inner wall, however, was pierced directly by the SS-grade 'Piercing Deadly Thorn,' bypassing the city's great shield and killing the highest-ranking commander!
The resulting chain explosions had blown a massive gap in the inner defenses!
"Oh my god..."
"What kind of attack was that!?"
At this moment.
The Dragon Kingdom's ninth squad, still in the midst of their descent, looked down at the chaotic scene below, utterly shocked!
A situation where they should've been at a disadvantage had been completely reversed by their new captain's overwhelming power!!
This…
In that moment.
Everyone felt the terrifying strength of this non-specialist.
Even some of the fourth-year students, who had previously harbored doubts, were now fully convinced after witnessing this incredible throw!!
If this move had been used against them, there's no doubt—they'd be dead!
"Everyone, initiate rapid descent now!"
"We must land on the inner wall before the defense shield automatically repairs itself!"
"Within one minute, we must eliminate all 10,000 ghost slave defenders on the walls!"
At that moment.
Ling Zhan's calm voice rang out through their advanced communication devices.
"Yes!!"
This time.
No one dared question him!
No one objected!
And no one doubted Ling Zhan's orders!!
Every member enthusiastically nodded and obeyed!
Boom!!
Under Ling Zhan's command, the Dragon Kingdom's ninth squad initiated the highest-speed descent!
"But..."
"We still don't have enough time! The shield is already starting to repair itself!"
At that moment.
One of the ninth squad members was slightly startled!
The truth was.
Most of them didn't have the ability to fly.
Not because they were weak.
But simply due to class restrictions.
For example…
A third-tier Martial Saint.
Strong, right?
Indeed, very strong.
But even they couldn't fly or glide.
They relied on the flight capabilities of their battle suits to stay airborne.
But the battle suit's speed alone wasn't enough.
Despite Ling Zhan's devastating throw, which killed a critical commander, the surrounding ghost slaves hadn't panicked—they were already ordering the defense system to begin emergency repairs.
The enormous barrier protecting Liuli City, even though it had been shattered in half, would fully restore itself in just three seconds.
Right now.
The defense shield, pierced by the war halberd, was visibly repairing itself at a rapid pace.