Monarch of Evernight - Chapter 1046

Chapter 1046

Chapter 1046: Reunion During the Fierce Battle

The forest was quiet, and so was the Constellation Well .

The vampires had constructed a camp on the edges of the grove and were resting quietly . Anwen and Eden had also set up a demonkin-style tent, which Eden constructed while Anwen continued to scribble on the ground . Bai Kongzhao moved back and forth to help Eden with his chores .

No one knew where the Demoness had gone, or Qianye’s whereabouts .

It was originally the vampires’ turn to absorb origin blood after Basil’s departure, but Edward had suffered significant injuries as he was at the center of that earth-shattering explosion . Additionally, the Constellation well had become unstable following the explosion, with numerous stars inside flickering constantly . The other vampires, including Twilight, didn’t dare enter under such circumstances . They would only continue after the well had stabilized and Edward recovered .

Many people were still worried about a different matter—would Qianye regroup and return?

Even though he was constantly being suppressed with no chance to retaliate, the number of tricks he had up his sleeve surprised everyone .

Despite its limited firepower, that peak grade-seven firearm of his possessed the ability to destroy domains, striking squarely at the Demoness’ weakness . The latter’s domain was formless, invisible, and unimaginably big . That was also the reason why it was relatively fragile . Qianye himself couldn’t destroy the domain, but with Misty Cold, he could disable it long enough to escape calmly .

Additionally, no one knew what that tube Qianye had dropped was . How could it be so powerful to the point of being able to injure a marquis? If it wasn’t for Edward blocking a part of the impact, the man would’ve been torn to pieces .

Edward himself had overestimated his own powers . He had moved to save his subordinate when, in fact, he could hardly save himself from the impact . If the Demoness hadn’t deployed seven layers of protective barriers around him at the critical moment, the Holy Son wouldn’t have gotten away with his current wounds .

As for how much damage the Demoness herself had sustained, no one knew .

What was that cylinder? And more importantly, how many of them did Qianye have?

Everyone knew that such a powerful weapon couldn’t be a dime a dozen, but they couldn’t say for sure he only had one . If he had a second one, some of the weaker experts would only be courting death if they were gathered in a group .

Edward didn’t dare allow his subordinates to gather in a single camp, so he had to split them into small groups in different parts of the forest . Although splitting forces was also a taboo, the other groups could rush over to reinforce them if they could hold out for just a few moments .

In the depths of the forest, Qianye was seated and resting in the crown of an ancient tree . The fight with the Demoness just now had drained him significantly, and he would probably be caught if he hadn’t escaped when he did . The metallic tube he had tossed out before his departure was just to scare the enemies and disrupt Basil in passing . He hadn’t expected that the explosion would be so terrifying .

But that wasn’t unreasonable, either, because this component was the backup mechanism the empire had installed in the Martyr’s Place engine . Its role was to completely destroy the Earth Dragon’s heart in case of an emergency, and its firepower was calibrated to heavily injure a void colossus . There was only a handful of them in the empire, so how could ordinary vampire experts withstand it?

Qianye’s eyes were closed as the Book of Darkness poured out a steady stream of essence blood to replace his expenditure . On the daybreak side, the old man’s medicinal wine was still in effect, so the origin power absorbed was extremely pure and only needed a bit of refinement .

In less than half a day, Qianye was once again at his peak state .

He jumped down from the tree and gazed at the distant skies . It was already afternoon, and the sky was as clear as before without that misty sensation . It would seem the Demoness’ domain hadn’t reached him .

Qianye calculated his directions and started sneaking toward the Constellation Well once more .

He hadn’t gone far when he heard a series of faint footsteps, so he immediately went into hiding . He saw three vampire experts moving through the trees in a single file, hurrying toward the Constellation Well for some reason .

This was a strong group of two counts led by a marquis . Even Qianye would need to expend some effort in order to defeat them . He didn’t want to waste a killing move this early on in the game because he needed to intimidate people like the Demoness and Edward .

After some thought, Qianye channeled Bloodline Concealment and followed the entourage . Halfway on the journey, he gradually closed in, unfurled his luminous wings, and locked onto the vampires!

The sudden change shocked the vampires . Their first reaction was to erupt with blood energy to protect themselves . The fear of being locked onto by the Shot of Inception was overwhelming, even for a marquis .

It was at this moment that a raging flame lit up around Qianye and the aura of the dark golden blood energy appeared . Almost immediately, the blood barrier around the two counts became blurry and distorted . The marquis was also alarmed, and he didn’t dare step out and save his two subordinates .

Countless strands of dark golden threads shot out from Qianye’s body and stabbed into one of the counts . The man’s protective barrier was penetrated like paper in the face of those sanguine threads .

Qianye reached out to grab one of the counts like he would a wild beast, and slowly dragged him backward . The count looked dejected and desperate . He merely struggled for a while before losing all strength .

The marquis and the other count looked conflicted and apprehensive . All they could do was watch as Qianye dragged their comrade into the forest because they didn’t dare move a muscle . After Qianye disappeared, they let out a long sigh and congratulated themselves on escaping this calamity . They didn’t dare linger very long, nor did they have the leisure to worry about their tracks . They ran away immediately as swiftly as their legs would take them .

After entering the forest, Qianye tossed the count to the ground . The man was already dead at this point . Struck by Qianye’s Life Plunder and restrained by his blood energy, this count died without even displaying a tenth of his combat strength .

Qianye’s body was once again full on essence blood after killing the count, and he continued sneaking toward the Constellation Well .

There was still some distance from the well when Qianye noticed origin power fluctuations in the distance . It would seem some people were in a fierce battle .

Numerous Evernight experts were gathered around the Constellation Well . The only ones who could be fighting them were Imperial experts or fierce beasts from the Great Maelstrom . Qianye increased his speed and immediately approached the battlefield .

He hadn’t run very far when a shocking rumble erupted in the distance . Rolling waves of origin power sent his hair flying, and then spread out into the distance .

This was the timber of an origin gun, and it was grade-eight at the very least . The origin power was daybreak in nature . It would seem the bearer of this gun had fallen into a dangerous situation, otherwise, they wouldn’t have used such a method of mutual destruction .

Qianye began running toward the battlefield at full speed and soon arrived .

The large battlefield was quite lively with fights going on in the air, on the ground, and in the forest . Patches of ancient trees collapsed amidst loud rumbles and clouds of blood and demonic energy . At the scene, the massive arachne body almost blotted out the sky . A wisp of daybreak energy would drift upward from time to time, destroying layer after layer of blockades . However, the massive blood energy in the periphery formed a cage that would trap all daybreak origin power within .

The ones flying about were familiar figures—one party was naturally the Evernight experts and Bai Kongzhao, while the members of the other side were even more familiar . Ji Tianqing and Li Kuanglan were shuttling about, fighting shoulder to shoulder with Zhao Yuying and Wei Potian .

On the Evernight side, the vampire experts stationing their individual camps had formed an inescapable encirclement . Edward, Anwen, Twilight, and Basil were fighting fiercely at the center . Bai Kongzhao, on the other hand, was roaming about and attacking whenever the opportunity arose . Her sudden attacks would catch even Ji Tianqing off-guard .

Eden didn’t take part in the battle . He took his place on a high ground, overlooking the battlefield and would snipe whoever escaped from the fight .

What made Qianye the most apprehensive was the fact that the Demoness hadn’t appeared, and that her domain was nowhere to be seen . If she willed it, that domain would quietly cover the entire area and no one, including Qianye, would be able to escape her pursuit . Besides, that earth-shattering attack she had used to attack Zhao Jundu back then was still unused .

Qianye’s heart sank because the battle seemed unfavorable . The one he actually feared was the Demoness, and the other was Bai Kongzhao . The girl’s attacks were extremely ruthless and would always come for one’s vitals . Additionally, it seemed her special ability had started to take form . Whoever was struck by her attacks would be severely injured .

Her every slash was alarming because, once struck, the victim could hardly be saved .

Qianye hesitated no longer . He flickered to the center of the battlefield and arrived behind Basil, whereupon East Peak bore down on the arachnid body with mountainous power .

The arachne cried out in shock as he shot out a spider web from his limbs, drawing his entire body into the air and barely evading this attack . East Peak’s edge brushed past his razor-sharp limbs, shaving off a finger-sized chunk of it .

Basil was furious . “Why me? Don’t you have more hatred for that bastard?”

The one he was pointing at was Edward, making the Holy Son’s expression turn quite ugly . Qianye’s slash had truly frightened the arachne because his abdomen would’ve been slashed apart if he had been a tiny bit slower . This injury might not be lethal to the arachne, but it would be very troublesome .

Qianye paid him no heed and looked coldly toward Bai Kongzhao .

The young girl jumped halfway in the air, aiming for Wei Potian with her cleaver . The latter had his back against the girl, completely oblivious of the danger as he plowed around the battlefield with his Thousand Mountains .

Fortunately, the girl noticed Qianye’s gaze . She trembled all over after seeing him and fell straight down from the air . She then turned to flee without looking back .

Qianye sighed expressionlessly . He had finally managed to scare that murderous star away .