Chapter 2454 A Trap

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

In the next moment, a massive swarm of Lickers surged from the depths, flooding in from all directions—an overwhelming number of them!

Due to the dense aura of the undead bones and the suppression of the undead aura within the space, the Holy Realm team’s perception had been significantly reduced. Only now did they realize that the number of Lickers hidden within the cave far exceeded their expectations.

They had been ambushed!

The swarm of Lickers closed in on the team, overwhelming them in an instant.

Karolina’s brows furrowed as she assessed the situation.

“Fang Heng, is this your trap?”

Without hesitation, the Purifiers unleashed their divine light beams.

“Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!!”

Large groups of Lickers were blasted away, pushed back by the powerful holy beams.

Karolina coldly surveyed her surroundings.

No wonder Lord Orkney of the Holy Realm had exerted so much effort and still failed to capture Fang Heng.

Indeed, he was difficult to handle.

But it would end today.

Karolina slowly raised her right hand.

The Holy Light shone!

Almost fifty Purifiers from the Holy Realm team concentrated their mental strength, working together with Karolina to cast the Holy Light spell.

In an instant, the intense Holy Light radiated outwards!

Stimulated by the divine burn, the Lickers charging forward were enveloped in a grayish mist and quickly incinerated by the Holy Light, letting out piercing screams as they were blasted backward.

With the Holy Light illuminating the area, the others finally saw the figure standing at the entrance of the shady line source.

It was Fang Heng!

“Fang Heng! It’s over. Surrender and return with me to the Holy Realm to face judgment.”

“Hehe…”

Fang Heng’s lips curled into a cold smile.

This unsettling smile sent a wave of unease through Karolina.

What did this mean?

Did he have another trick up his sleeve?

Before Karolina, Fang Heng’s form had suddenly twisted into that of the Death God.

“Boom! Boom! Boom!!!”

In the next moment, the cavern behind Fang Heng erupted violently with bursts of ice crystals.

The ancient seals set by the Hornlow family over generations to contain the shady line had been completely undone in an instant.

A piercing cold, accompanied by the aura of the death realm, surged from the passage behind, nearly filling the entire cavern.

In an instant, the entire shady line domain was shrouded in a layer of frost.

A massive amount of shady line aura poured out from the narrow opening, quickly forming an ice crystal storm within the cavern space.

The frigid frost and death energy relentlessly battered the barriers maintained by the Holy Realm Purifiers on the periphery.

Within the holy barrier, the power of the warm sun gemstone was pushed to its limit, emitting a powerful light to resist the encroaching shady line aura from the periphery.

Karolina raised her head, coldly staring at Fang Heng amidst the ice crystal storm.

“You lured us here simply to use the power of the shady line aura against us. Indeed, it’s quite clever, but unfortunately, these schemes are futile against absolute strength.”

Karolina shook her head and said, “Fang Heng, surrender is pointless. You can’t escape.”

Fang Heng maintained his Death God form.

In this state, the erupting shady line aura had no effect on him.

“Heh, is that so? So confident? I’d like to see for myself.”

As he spoke, surrounded by the shady line ice crystal storm, the large number of Lickers on the periphery charged towards the Holy Realm team once more.

The Lickers, affected by the shady line aura, entered a state of rigidity, their HP rapidly decreasing, and even their life recovery speed was partially hindered.

Under the Purifiers’ holy brilliance skills, large numbers of Lickers were consumed at an accelerated rate.

Karolina’s attention remained firmly on Fang Heng.

She didn’t believe the number of Lickers was infinite.

Clear them all out!

Fang Heng would have no way to escape.

Suddenly!

“Whoosh!!”

In the Death God state, Fang Heng sped towards the right side of the Holy Realm team.

“Hmph, seeking your own death!”

Karolina snorted coldly and raised her hand, ordering, “Maintain formation and clear out these Lickers first.”

“Yes!”

In his Death God form, Fang Heng continued to flash and harass the periphery of the Holy Realm team. The actual impact of his actions was minimal.

Karolina kept a close eye on Fang Heng’s movements while discreetly sealing off any escape routes for him.

They were not in a hurry. Once they had eliminated the troublesome Lickers, they would deal with Fang Heng.

He would have no way to escape!

Suddenly!

Fang Heng reappeared in front of a Holy Realm knight.

Death Scythe!

A dark flash swept by.

The scythe cut through the Holy Realm knight’s shield, causing a damage number in the hundreds of thousands to appear.

Before the Holy Realm knight could retaliate, Fang Heng’s figure had already vanished.

“Running around like a headless fly? Fang Heng, you disappoint me. Are you too afraid to face me head-on?”

Karolina tried to provoke Fang Heng with her words.

“Heh, don’t talk so grandly. If you have the guts, come out and face me one-on-one.”

Fang Heng’s figure reappeared in front of another Holy Realm Paladin, and the Death God scythe struck again!

“Boom!!”

The dark flash exploded once more.

Fang Heng struck and retreated instantly, vanishing into the darkness.

Karolina shook her head slightly.

To her, Fang Heng’s best choice now was to fight desperately and try to escape.

She was prepared for that.

Yet, Fang Heng did not do so and continued to harass them.

Perfect!

Delaying time suited her plans.

But then—

What?

Suddenly, Karolina noticed something, her brow furrowing.

It was—

Turning around, she saw that the warm sun gemstone, protected by three Purifiers in the center of the team, had suddenly started to flicker with erratic light.

What?

Karolina’s heart sank instantly.

This was bad!

The warm sun gemstone had malfunctioned!

When they obtained the warm sun gemstone, it was already in a damaged state with much of its internal energy depleted.

Karolina had expended considerable effort to temporarily repair it and had used a substantial amount of faith power to recharge it.

Theoretically, the warm sun gemstone should have lasted for at least three more hours.

Why?

Crack, crack, crack, crack…

Before Karolina could approach and examine it closely, the warm sun gemstone began to emit a series of crackling sounds, and fine cracks rapidly appeared on its surface.

“Bang!!!”

In the next moment, the warm sun gemstone exploded with a loud bang in the center of the team!

Instantly, without the protection of the warm sun gemstone, the shady line aura that had condensed outside the barrier began to rapidly erode the outer defensive shield of the team.

This was bad!

The expressions of everyone changed slightly.

Suddenly, the chilling shady line aura assaulted the team directly!

Everyone felt a bone-chilling cold spread through their bodies!

Without the warm sun gemstone, the Purifier legion had to expend even more mental strength to maintain the defensive barrier.

The situation had reversed dramatically.

Now they had to devote all their energy to maintaining the defensive barrier, leaving most of their mental strength focused on resisting the shady line aura.

At that moment, the power of the holy brilliance spell significantly diminished.

Karolina’s brow furrowed deeply as she kept a close watch on the Death God hiding in the shadows nearby.