Chapter 686: Molten Moat, Unbelievable Tak, Exposed

Bang!

Knight raised both hands high and slammed them heavily against the ground.

The earth split apart, and lava surged forth.

A fiery red crack rapidly spread forward from the spot where Knight's hands struck the ground.

The Twisted Tree Spirits sensed the dangerous aura. As they watched the fiery red fissure extending beneath the earth, their instincts drove them to crowd toward the outer perimeter.

But clearly, it was already too late.

As Knight let out a sinister grin, fiery red beams of light shot out from the cracked earth across an area of a hundred meters in radius.

Like rays of earthlight.

Rumble...

The ground began to tremble, and amid the shaking, the surface started to heave and swell.

Then, as the Tree Spirits looked on in terror, the energy that had been accumulating in the deepest depths of the underground for who knows how long finally erupted.

Boom!

Flames shot up into the sky.

Magma, rubble, and fire erupted violently across the entire Reversal World.

Countless streams of magma shot into the air, then splashed down from above, setting every single Twisted Tree Spirit ablaze.

One by one, they turned into torches, burning themselves to light the way for others.

Even those Tree Spirits not directly struck by the splashing magma, after being scorched by the molten flames, found that without their even noticing...

The blood within their bodies had begun to burn.

At first, there was no sensation at all. By the time these Tree Spirits detected something wrong, it was already far too late.

All they could do was roar in unwilling anguish as their blood burned away completely, and then, under the searing heat of the magma, they were consumed entirely.

At this moment, it was as if the entire world had become lava's domain.

Magma flowed across the ground, and sulfur shrouded the sky.

Every Tree Spirit's existence was now a medal of honor for lava's conquest of the world.

Some die in flames, but others are reborn in fire.

As these Tree Spirits perished, Knight's expended power rapidly recovered.

The molten flames surrounding his body grew ever more intense.

And behind Knight...

Goting and Merlin also triggered the power of the underground lava, causing it to erupt.

Their control over the lava was nowhere near Knight's.

But with Knight as the catalyst, having opened the underground lava channels ahead of time, it paved the way and provided a boost for their energy release as well.

And so...

With two more scenes of cracking earth and erupting magma...

A "Molten Moat," stretching three to four hundred meters in length and a hundred meters in width, was now positioned squarely between the city and the Twisted Tree Spirits.

And within that "Molten Moat" lay thousands of Twisted Tree Spirits reduced to ashes by the molten flames.

The Tree Spirits' regeneration ability, which they prided themselves on, was rendered completely useless against the Molten Volcano that had utterly transformed the terrain and its properties.

They could only burn fiercely like dry firewood, writhing in agony and wailing in misery.

Behind the three of them, dozens of Bronze-tier Ascetics had all completed their transformations as well.

Their entire bodies radiated scorching flames as they charged forward behind Knight's group, rushing toward those Twisted Tree Spirits.

On the city wall...

Xiao Xi watched the battlefield below, her expression still dazed.

"It's... really that simple?"

Then she immediately snapped back to reality.

Those three Silver-tier Molten Believers...

They were actually THIS powerful!

Xiao Xi's eyes sparkled with dazzling brilliance.

Yu Yuan watched Knight's trio, who had already gained the upper hand below, and nodded slightly.

"Xiao Xi, focus all your efforts on locating Tak's High Tower."

"Understood!"

Meanwhile, inside the Pioneering Group, which had long since completed its launcher vehicle deployment...

Alpha stared at the drone surveillance feed on the screen and spoke in a deep voice:

"Quickly run detection scans on those suspicious zones, especially target points 1, 2, and 3 for priority investigation. According to calculations, the probability of the tower appearing in these three locations is extremely high."

"Roger!"

Yu Yuan also received Alpha's transmission. He turned to Xiao Xi.

"What's the communication channel for your Bat Knight unit? Have them merge into the command network."

Xiao Xi was momentarily stunned, then quickly recovered.

"Alright, I'll notify them right away."

Soon, the Bat Knights were integrated into Alpha's command channel.

"This is the Bat Knight Corps! I'm Commander Aklai!"

"I'm Alpha, Commander of the Ten Thousand Nations Pioneering Group. Can your Bat Knights perform ultrasonic detection?"

Aklai, who was currently flying mid-air and locked in combat with mutated birds, furrowed his brow slightly at the sound of Alpha's voice.

But he still replied promptly:

"That's correct. What do you need us to do?"

"Commander Aklai, I've received the photos you provided. We now have strong reason to suspect that Tak's High Tower is located within zones 1, 2, or 3. I'd like you to dispatch personnel to these three areas for sonic scanning."

Aklai's eyes flickered with brief consideration.

"Zones 1, 2, and 3, is that right? Alright, I understand! Sending people out for detection immediately."

Soon, under Aklai's orders, the other Bat Knights engaged the mutated birds to draw their attention, while six Bat Knights took the opportunity to skirt around the battlefield and fly deep into the forest.

And in the even more concealed high altitudes, over a dozen drones also flew silently toward the depths of the forest.

Inside Tak's High Tower, Tak stared at the images on his screen, his brain completely short-circuiting.

"Demons... Are these Molten Demons? How could Molten Demons possibly appear here!"

His expression twisted in shock.

"Here... what the f*ck... How could demons show up here!!!"

"And Molten Demons at that... Isn't this supposed to be the vampires' world?"

Tak watched as, on the screen, swaths upon swaths of Tree Spirits fell, and he felt his heart bleeding drop by drop.

He had expended countless resources and energy to cultivate these Tree Spirits.

And before accepting this mission, he had also done extensive preparation work, even commissioning a prophecy about Moon Shadow's Breath.

That prophet had clearly said the main combat force here consisted of vampires, with weapons limited to guns and artillery shells, and the most threatening thing was merely the so-called Corrosive Artillery.

To be extra cautious, he had even sought out a second prophet for confirmation.

Both results were identical, which was why he had launched this war.

But now, what the hell was this situation?

Molten Demons had actually appeared here.

And three Silver-tier Molten Demons at that.

He turned to look at the sinister sapling behind him.

The previously thriving young tree now showed scorched, mottled marks, and these blemishes were spreading rapidly toward the other branches.

[Warning: Life form detected approaching. Life Level: Bronze-tier]

Two red dots appeared on the screen as the camera zoomed in.

They were two Bat Knights.

Tak squinted his eyes, a look of disdain flashing across his face.

"I stayed hidden before to avoid trouble, but now... there's no longer any need for me to keep concealing myself."

He rapidly manipulated the Virtual Light Screen.

"Activate weapon systems. Take them out."

A massive crystal rose from the top of the tower.

Beneath the crystal were dense energy conduits. As power surged in, the crystal rapidly began to glow.

And just as its brilliance reached the critical threshold...

Hum!

Two consecutive red beams shot out from the crystal.

The two Bat Knights didn't even have time to react before they were struck by the beams.

Both rider and bat dissolved into biological particles, scattering through the air.

With that attack, the tower that had been under stealth camouflage flickered several times and revealed its form.

And the entire scene was perfectly captured by the drones hovering in the high altitudes.

Alpha watched the feed transmitted back to his screen.

He let out a cold snort!

"Finally... found you..."