Chapter 497 Sudden Death

Although they had not expected Li Mochen's offensive to be so fierce, and the lich couple Delarosa and Kenta Oda had been besieged less than two hours after the fall of the dragon lich 'Babos' and Magdalen, Archpriest Yarad's mood remained quite calm after rushing to the scene in the shortest possible time.

Delarosa's water domain power is on the verge of evolving into divine authority. And though Kenta Oda is only a lower demigod, thanks to his partner, his domain power is also quite formidable. At Lake Dru, unless three to five demigods who can counter their domains intervene, it is absolutely impossible to threaten their lives! Their strength is not comparable to that of Babos and Magdalen.

At this moment, a hoarse female voice sounded in Yarad's ear. It was another dragon lich, Yevette, a red dragon in life: 'At most ten minutes, I'll reach Lake Dru in ten minutes. But I'm curious now—what's the situation over there?'

'Not clear yet. Delfinia has sealed the spatial barrier. If I can't enter directly from the Astral Plane, I'll have to detour from seven thousand kilometers away. But I can sense that Delarosa's emotions are quite stable.'

Archpriest Yarad replied in an equally calm tone: 'Cain! I want to know, when can you arrive?'

'Half an hour, I suppose. I'm a bit far away here; it takes time to get from the continent of Antolia to America. On the way, I have to try not to alert my enemies—anyway, I'll be as quick as possible.'

That was a somewhat aged voice, with the characteristic stress of 'Draconic': 'But if it's just to rescue Delarosa, the four of you should be enough. Yarad, do you have additional ideas now?'

'Of course! Only you can slightly restrain that Void Night Lord here!'

Yarad lifted his head slightly, a cold gleam in his eyes: 'I think we must teach that young Mr. Weldonstein a profound lesson, make him pay for his arrogance, and avenge our partners Babos and Magdalen.'

'Agreed!'

Yevette's voice rang in their ears simultaneously: 'Since the sixties, no one in America has dared to provoke us lightly. Only this Andrew, he is unscrupulous, trampling the dignity of the Dragon Lich Cult underfoot, even taking the life of 'Babos'. The Dragon Lich Cult must win this war, must regain the respect of all parties in America with an indisputable victory! If possible, we should kill Andrew Lee Weldonstein here.'

'I'll do my best to set it up, but the likelihood is low. Our primary target this time is still the Sleep Twins. Some people in the Weldonstein family have provided me with intelligence that can help us find them.'

Yarad spoke calmly, filled with murderous intent: 'If it were in the city, we would have no way to deal with them. But at Lake Dru, they cannot escape Delarosa's detection—'

His voice stopped abruptly. Yarad suddenly felt a palpitation in his heart, a fear that nearly overwhelmed his mind spreading through his entire body.

Yarad abruptly focused his spirit into his eyes, trying to forcibly pierce the barrier of time and space.

He ultimately failed, but Yarad had already sensed an immensely powerful soul fluctuation, spreading from within the Dark World into the outer layers of the Astral Plane.

The powerful demigod dragon lich Delarosa—had fallen!

This left Yarad stunned, a look of bewilderment in his eyes.

He could sense that one second ago, Delarosa had been calm with a hint of mockery. But the next second, he had directly fallen into death.

What on earth had happened in that one second?

…

By the shores of Lake Dru, Delfinia was also staring dumbfounded at the giant bone dragon a hundred kilometers away, which had suddenly died from a state of full power!

Under Li Mochen's black-and-white beam strike, the demigod dragon lich's life form instantly collapsed. Its soul struggled desperately, trying to stabilize its anchor in the world, but it was utterly futile. From within the dragon skeleton burst a massive amount of death energy and life force—these forces, originally coexisting harmoniously and in extreme balance within the bone dragon, completely turned antagonistic after being struck by the black-and-white beam, then erupted and annihilated each other. This directly affected the demigod lich's soul, plunging the dragon soul into a state of dissolution.

Beside him, Wallace Carroll's shock was no less than Delfinia's. He stared blankly at the scene, then looked at Li Mochen with awe: 'Divine authority of life and death?'

What amazed him was not that this young man, not yet seventeen, possessed two opposing divine authorities, but that the youth had applied the divine authority of life and death to such an extent, to such a degree.

He had directly destroyed Delarosa's life form, causing a demigod to fall in an unimaginable way.

'I think from today on, the Dragon Lich Cult and all undead will regard you, Andrew Lee Weldonstein, as a thorn in their side!'

'But they will also fear me like a tiger, and no longer dare to look directly at my Rising Sun Group.'

Li Mochen's face was somewhat pale. This was not only because the 'Polar Light of Life and Death' had consumed a great deal, but also because he had misjudged the strength of the dragon lich Delarosa, causing the merit power on the 'Divine Fortune Purple Gold Tower' to drop to zero, and even resulting in a negative balance of up to four hundred strands.

Although after Delarosa's death, the multicolored spiritual light on the 'Divine Fortune Purple Gold Tower' had recovered to over two thousand strands, this could not make up for the previous deficit.

This was also the third time he had faced such a situation since coming to this world, and it could very well lead to his own calamity.

But in front of Delfinia and Wallace Carroll, Li Mochen showed no sign of abnormality. His tone was confident and forceful: 'Sooner or later, all undead in this world will grovel at my feet!'

Carroll's eyes showed a hint of surprise again, then he nodded slightly: 'I can foresee that day. In the future, no undead will be able to withstand your authority and power.'

'Mr. Weldonstein, I've changed my mind. I can join the battle directly.'

Delfinia looked at Li Mochen expressionlessly, without even a hint of embarrassment: 'Since I've already offended them, haven't I? I don't ask for much—just give me the ring on Delarosa's hand.'

That was a legendary fifth-rank Sea Magic Holy Ring, crafted from a pigeon-egg-sized Sea Magic Stone. Its effect was similar to the Extreme Law Crown, containing astonishing magical power.

Carroll smiled at that, then flashed directly into the depths of the lake. Before him, Hazel and 'Blood-Eyed Angel' Robertte Yvonne had already pursued Kenta Oda.

Li Mochen glanced at her meaningfully: 'It's no longer necessary, Lady Dai. Our strength is sufficient. But if you truly want that ring, it's not impossible—provided you agree to one condition.'

Meanwhile, at the edge of the battlefield, two black figures concealed by magical artifacts were watching Li Mochen from dozens of kilometers away, their eyes filled with surprise and fervor.

'Did you see that, brother? That is the power of death, the authority of the Underworld—'

'Of course!' The other took a deep breath: 'I think this is the arrangement of fate.'

Since the Silver Age, the Sleep Twins had been subordinate gods to Hades, the King of the Underworld.