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1199. Diromold
🕑 Added 2024-10-20 16:07:04 +0000 UTC“Fuck...” Cromwel didn't hold back with his vocabulary when the Guardian Tree suddenly blinked into existence and single-handedly stabilized Delta's defense. The floating peaks had become the tree's accessories and the threatening breath of the Skeleton Dragon had a hard time just damaging the crown.
Even the swarm of beasts that was threatening to storm Delta from the sky, had swallowed and dispersed by the growing foliage. The golden giant was also able to get himself to safety, seeking refuge in the crown of the tree, like a golden monkey. Compared to the giant plant, he looked about the size of a gorilla.
No wonder Haa'Skon had told him to wait. There really was no reason to interfere here. Cromwel turned to the side to say something to Haa'Skon, but the golem knight had vanished without him noticing.
“Where did the knight go?” the scientist asked the thin lady, who was sitting behind him, staring at the tree that suddenly appeared.
“Err, he left? I think he said he would give a signal when it was time to attack,” she said a little hesitant. Cromwel squinted at her. What reason was there for them to even get involved anymore? The tree had already taken care of every-
<Ding! You have witnessed Diromold, the Koor Worm! Your movement speed is decreased by 40%. Water Damage is increased by 25%>
The sensation was like the pressure of the ocean had descended onto him and Cromwel felt that it was hard to move. it was the first legendary effect that impacted him this much. The culprit was a massive zombie emerging from the portal above Delta.
It looked like a giant sea serpent, still smaller than the dragon, but much bigger than Python before her ascension. The head resembled a crocodile with its sharp eyes being completely black, except for the piercing red reptilian pupil, the immortal could see even from this distance.
Diromold, clad in the purple glow, exuded a menacing aura upon arrival and its pure presence had a huge impact on all the battles in and around Delta. Even though not everyone slowed down by 50% like he did, even Ceres had slowed down, in its battle with the Hydra.
In the short moment since the arrival of the new legend, the situation at the walls was also taking a turn, as the undead armies made a push at the same time, their speed apparently rose, not decreased.
The Koor Worm himself didn't just stay still in the air, suppressing the forces of Delta. The giant beast, as if swimming in the clouds, dove down toward the Skeleton Dragon, who was still dispensing his breath, while half its body was bound in the crown of the tree.
Cromwel's heart jumped when he saw what happened next.
A magic spell, like a whip of purple light descended from the worms back and cut into the foliage. Half of the vegetation that held onto the dragon quickly aged and withered away, unable to keep the beast trapped. This was not the attack from the Koor Worm! Calibrating his looking glass, Cromwel focused on the figure that had attacked.
It was the chosen of Kali herself, that stood on the floating sea serpent's back, a multitude of arms, made of purple aura raised to the sky. To show this kind of effect against the Guardian Tree, it had to bee a divine skill!
With half of his chains gone, Kalzemir used the decaying breath to free itself and join the Koor Worm back in the sky. Delta was safe for the moment, but the situation is the sky had taken a drastic turn.
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“It is time for you to die, bug!” Natina's voice echoed through the skies of Delta, for everyone to hear. The left side of Puffles' three pairs of eyes started twitching in annoyance. He had been perfectly fine, cornering the King of Rats, but even he had to admit that their situation had turned to shit.
The Skinny Dragon, the Smelly Snake, and the King of Rats... they were now facing three legends. Even if it was the great him, and Tatzel, they wouldn't be able to take on all three at once. The Ivicer turned to to look over to the Imugi.
Sharing a glance, they came to an agreement in a split second. They had the same thought. Tatzel instantly layered several support spells on Puffles, while the Nightmare Centipede made a swerve in the sky at an incredible speed.
The segments of his carapace collided with unprecedented force, as Puffles rang heaven's bells once again, striking the Lich, the Zombie Koor Worm, and the Skeleton Dragon, with waves of holy power that were further supported by the quasi-dragon's magic.
Piotr took the hit prepared and managed to block it with slight damage. The golden waves washed over Kalzemir, pushing the dragon back and creating slight veils of smoke. Diromold was protected by a shield cast by Natina, but also stopped in his tracks. Overall, the combined attack of the two pets left barely any damage. However, that wasn't the point of the attack.
~Fighting a group of cowards is beneath the great me!~ Puffles cried out as he and the Imugi dove into the crown of the Guardian Tree, ignoring the fact that he and Tatzel had been ganging up on the legendary lich, or that they were running away right now, to take cover behind the Guardian Tree.
This was their conclusion. The skies were a little too dangerous and it made a lot more sense for them to join the ground troops. The necromancer standing on the smelly snake shot another two light whips that trimmed the tree crown temporarily, but the pets were already gone, despite the decrease in movement speed.
Neither Puffles nor Tatzel were targeted by Iego or blocked by the shield. Before Natina even attacked, the two had already passed through the tree's decoration and entered Delta below its cover. Yet, when they saw the city, it was like jumping out of the fire into the frying pan.
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---Delta---
<Ding! You have witnessed Diromold, the Koor Worm! Your movement speed is decreased by 35%. Water Damage is increased by 20%>
Garroun felt the presence of the new legend. Although the necromancer from Minas MAr left a little earlier, leaving the control of her undead to him, things had been going well so far. Since the lightning eagle handled the legendary shaman, they had been able to comfortably defend the walls. However, things had been thrown awry by the rapid changes.
Thanks to their fortification, they barely managed to hold in there when the undead suddenly received the purple buffs. He almost had a hard attack when the dragon returned. He had almost no time to enjoy the balance brought by the appearance of the Guardian tree when the arrival of the Koor Worm threw them in peril once again.
The slow effect hit everyone differently. The improved attributes from the shadow of the Guardian Tree mostly offset the effects for him, but it was much worse for the soldiers of lower levels. Anything below lv.80 received a 75% decrease in movement speed. It was less the higher one's level.
On the other hand, the opponent gained speed at the same rate. The moment the worm appeared, a crazy wave of undead was surging against the walls. Even if they kept successfully killing them, their numbers were only growing. The whole mountain was covered and the army of undead surged toward the city.
On their side, many of the undead entrusted to him fell, because they simply lacked the skills to help them, as healing and holy magic would just harm them further. How was he going to explain this to the necromancer lady? He had only a short moment to worry about her.
“This is stupid!” “This can't be!”
“Commander! They started piling! The Divine Moat can't cleanse them quick enough!”
Shocked, Garroun found that it was true. The Divine Moat was a standard fortification for defensive fortification. It was an area along the walls, enchanted with holy cleansing magic that could cleanse undead and disintegrate their bodies.
It was especially meant to stop the necromantic siege strategy of piling low-rank undead to create stairs for the troops to reach the top of the wall. But even if the undead currently surging against their walls couldn't resist the magic, they were rushing in so quickly, that their bodies were not disposed of quick enough.
“Gah!” “They are trying to climb up!” Reports came from several parts of the wall. It seemed a battle on the walls was inevitable. Garroun already thought that things stood out badly, but what happened next was a scene of nightmares, even though it happened to the enemy.
