Chapter 502: Abandoned Pawn

The place where Delfinia reappeared with the group was a bay on the south side of New Manchester State (fictional), facing Florida across the sea.

After arriving, everyone present turned their attention to Alex Granger, but none of them detected any trace of the enemy. Either the intelligence provided by Clark Banfield was wrong, or the other side had used secret arts to conceal their tracks. Considering the new information officer's exceptional intelligence capabilities and that this was Banfield's primary target, the latter possibility seemed more likely.

It was evident that after the successive deaths of four demigods, the members of the Dragon Witch Cult had become much more cautious. If the demigod dracolich Delarosa had adopted such an attitude, they might not have been found.

The one with the strongest sensory abilities here was Alex Granger, a legendary fifth-rank arcane mage.

According to his agreement with Li Mochen, he had already joined the Rising Sun Group as Li Mochen's magical advisor.

But before Granger could react, Li Mochen spoke first.

"To the southeast, that lighthouse."

As he spoke, Li Mochen finished his calculation of the 'Heavenly Cycle Divine Mechanism and Mysterious Pivot Locking Star Secret Art,' and gazed into the distance at the white tower at the port ahead.

Hazel did not hesitate; she flashed directly to the lighthouse. Her right arm was completely covered in dragon scales, and she punched the base of the lighthouse with a mighty blow, shattering its magical array instantly. The entire ninety-meter-tall white tower collapsed with a roar.

Before that, two figures had flown out of the tower, streaking across the sky into the distance.

But Li Mochen, with a冷酷 expression, manipulated his 'Yin-Yang Life-Death Mirror' and blasted out a beam of black and white light, hitting the massive black bone dragon twenty kilometers away.

The latter tried to defend, but neither its 'Anti-Magic Field,' 'Resist Energy Damage,' nor 'Dimensional Shield' could block the penetration of the black-and-white beam. Even its companion's use of a shield-shaped holy artifact was futile.

In less than a second, the legendary fourth-rank dracolich followed in Delarosa's footsteps, its skeleton disintegrating. Under the violent conflict of life and death forces, its entire body exploded into dust.

"Boss, you're going to scare the Dragon Witch Cult people to death."

Victor Maxim, holding his shield, stared at the scene in shock.

Although he had already witnessed Delarosa's death, seeing the legendary fourth-rank dracolich fail despite using all kinds of spells still left him involuntarily dazed.

Even the nearly omnipotent defensive spell 'Dimensional Shield' was useless?

But Maxim also realized that the black-and-white beam Li Mochen fired was essentially the manipulation of life and death forces.

It itself had no energy; the black-and-white light was merely the manifestation of the divine authorities of life and death, so it could not be intercepted by ordinary holy artifacts or magic.

"I hope they are scared by me."

Li Mochen watched as another legendary holy executor, under the combined attack of Alex Granger and Robert, fell into mortal danger, and he began to calculate again with the 'Heavenly Cycle Divine Mechanism and Mysterious Pivot Locking Star Secret Art.'

After the death of that legendary lich, the merit energy on his 'Divine Sky Spirit Luck Purple Gold Pagoda' had increased by over two hundred strands, enough to sustain his continued combat.

"Second target, 130 kilometers south of Montgomery City, Alabama, legendary fifth-rank dracolich 'Isadora.'"

As his words fell, the Dragon Witch Cult's legendary holy executor was already cut in two by Robert's 'Wind God's Fang,' and Granger's 'Sun Cannon' fired from the magic tower incinerated the remnants of his body in an instant.

"Then the second round—"

Delfinia waved her staff, directly twisting the void. In less than seven minutes, their group appeared above a dense forest. Completely different from the gloomy weather of New Manchester, here the sun shone brightly under a clear sky.

The moment they entered, while the others felt nothing, Li Mochen's chest and abdomen stirred with a hint of nausea and irritation.

He knew this was the aftereffect of continuous spatial traversal. Delfinia's void-twisting ability could teleport them rapidly within ten thousand kilometers, but during the passage through dimensional void, both the body and soul endured erosion from void energy.

The others here were at least of Legendary rank, able to withstand thirty or fifty teleportations over ten thousand kilometers without issue. Only Li Mochen was the weakest; even wearing the 'Light Demon IV,' he found it very taxing.

"Something's not right—"

Alex Grans furrowed his brow, looking at the sky around them.

He sensed over a dozen gazes from different directions, spying on them.

—Even the weakest among them possessed spiritual energy surpassing his own as a fifth-level Legendary mage.

Delfinia waved her staff, directly sealing the void. However, this action failed to block those gazes as she wished; those individuals continued to observe this area.

"Unfortunately, they likely have avatars or clones nearby."

"Ignore them."

Li Mochen also noticed the situation around them, as these demigods and even archmage-level beings made no attempt to conceal their spiritual energy.

He sensed among them Christie Brad, Philip I, Alexandra Howard, and even Anthony, who had placed a legendary construct he had made.

These individuals had evidently anticipated his arrival here and came ahead to 'watch the battle.'

As for their purpose here, Li Mochen could guess it even with his heels.

As for the dragon witch named 'Isadora,' she remained entrenched in her lair—a villa built on a cliff, unremarkable on the surface, but beneath it lay an underground fortress with a labyrinthine network of passages and exceptionally strong defenses.

A willingly sacrificed pawn?

A strange glint flashed in Li Mochen's eyes, then he suppressed his thoughts: "Let's begin! Hazel, you don't need to act this time."

"Boom!"

A crimson beam struck the cliff face, instantly producing a loud explosion.

However, this 'Mana Annihilation Cannon' from the magic tower only fully revealed the underground fortress's magic array, causing no additional damage.

Until Robert Yvonne's figure appeared before the cliff, and the thirteen-blade combined Wind God's Fang slammed into it.

The grand magic array remained as solid as a rock, except for a small breach at the point of Robert's direct impact.

At that moment, Li Mochen's 'Yin-Yang Life-Death Mirror' fired another 'North-South Polar Life-Death Divine Light,' precisely penetrating before the breach healed.

The next instant, a massive surge of mana roiled deep within the mountain, spreading over tens of kilometers in moments.

And all the powerful beings nearby watching this scene involuntarily emitted unusual fluctuations of soul energy.