Everyone Is A Lord: My Talent Is A Little Too Strong Chapter 2751: 1510: Trap Within a Trap
Previously on Everyone Is A Lord: My Talent Is A Little Too Strong...
Just as Leo Ray charged forward to support Moli, the pair of half-step Seventh-rank Parasites relentlessly assaulting her abruptly turned to escape, despite not having seen the conflict nearby yet seething with fury and iciness.
Thanks to the empowerment from the “Ruins Returner”, they could instantly comprehend the battlefield developments even while fixated ahead. With Leo Ray and Sheila now present, they evidently held no upper hand anymore, particularly since Leo Ray's velocity matched their own.
In a flash, Leo Ray materialized right before the out-of-breath Moli.
“Human boy, if you'd arrived a moment later, all you'd find are my scattered remains.”
Gazing at Leo Ray's towering silhouette radiating an immense presence directly in her path, Moli sensed relief wash over her and rolled her eyes while commenting, “When do you plan to hand over the carpet and Barrier Crystal I lent you? I truly yearn for the serene calm of my homeland's expansive woodland!”
“This isn't the moment for discussing that.”
Leo Ray leveled his longsword in his grip and drew Moli back toward the skirmish.
Upon returning to the fray, Leo Ray took further note.
As the pretenders “Crisis” and “Fanny” pulled back, the other mobile Sixth-rank Parasites opted to do likewise, withdrawing from the field in succession, while only the swarms of Tier 5 and inferior Parasites persisted in bogging down our advance like thick mire.
Concurrently, the frantic updates from Serena and Stella echoed together, “Lord, assailants from both within and outside have demolished portions of the [Annihilation Array of ‘Corrosion’]!”
At once, Sarah and Gideon Black's reports followed suit, delivering matching intelligence: the array eye included, the entire Annihilation Array had been utterly razed by the foes.
“It's alright, so long as you're unharmed, gather at the planned meeting spot.”
Once assured of his key followers' security, Leo Ray gave a subtle nod.
The fall of the Annihilation Array had been foreseen. Even though superior hiding techniques were supplied to Serena, Stella, and the formation operators to mask the array eye along with the three surviving nodes as effectively as feasible, this remained adversary domain after all, making exposure merely a question of when.
“Yet I never anticipated it unfolding this rapidly. Thankfully, we've neutralized the battle prowess of two half-step Seventh-rank adversaries, restoring some measure of our offensive edge.”
Devoid of the Annihilation Array's restraint, Leo Ray observed the surviving sub-Tier 5 Parasites scattering in all directions. Rather than dispatching his elite forces to hound them further, he recalled them to consolidate and rearray around his position.
Following a rapid evaluation, Leo Ray discerned.
While the Annihilation Array's dominance proved remarkable, substantially diminishing the enemies' might, and the Divine Stone Weapon coupled with Power of the Stars delivered pivotal contributions, confronting such overwhelming enemy numbers still inflicted considerable tolls on our side.
The alchemical constructs commanded by Broy and fellow Dwarf Elves lay mostly in ruins, and numerous other powerhouses bore gashes across their forms, yet owing to High Tier Magic Potions and Magical Scrolls' restorative properties, they recovered adequately and remained fully operational.
As Leo Ray conducted his review, countless underlings and elites in his service displayed expressions of residual dread, expressing gratitude that the Lord had bestowed numerous survival aces, enabling them to evade lethal strikes time and again, lest many perish outright.
“Human boy, these foes resemble panicked fowl at this point. Devoid of the Annihilation Array's hold, our capabilities suffice to clash with them. Do we pursue?”
Moli, evidently quick to shrug off prior agony once mended, urged with enthusiasm, “This occasion, I'll unleash my genuine strength upon them!”
“No, Observation City likely faces imminent peril already. Eradicating every Parasite present yields no real aid to Observation City. The pressing need is to hasten back without delay.”
Leo Ray showed no vacillation and inclined his head toward Moli.
In the midst of his words, Leo Ray deliberately invoked an Extermination Array Scroll, erecting a compact magical barrier encompassing every assembled companion inside.
As per old Book's description, the Annihilation Array serves not just to quell “Corrosion” but also to uncover latent “Corrosion” lurking unseen. Though shape-shifting Parasites mimic flawlessly, their core remains “Corrosion”, ensuring inevitable impact and thwarting any covert incursions during the disorder.
“The Lord's assessment proves spot on. Their dispersal in every direction earlier surely aims to entice our chase. Prolonging our stay here only amplifies Observation City's peril!”
Han Er Tree affirmed with a firm nod.
“Proceed at once to the fortress's core Teleportation Array; following this severe setback, their safeguards must be far laxer than initially.”
At Leo Ray's gesture, the entire group vanished from their location through Moli's translocation.
Before long, Leo Ray and his companions initially linked up with the Annihilation Array activators, Serena and Stella, then pressed onward swiftly to the fortress's central Teleportation Array.
A fierce gust roared by; when the Leo Ray contingent reached the Teleportation Array section of the training field, scant Parasites indeed stood watch, a stark contrast to the initial dense fortifications.