socalfunplaces Chapter 87: Purple Light
Chapter 87: Purple Light
Hong's gaze swept over the tall skeleton on the throne, then glanced at Taino kneeling on the ground weeping, and finally landed on the rhombus-shaped crystal in the skeleton's right hand.
The crystal was the size of a fist, a warm, lustrous red color, with what appeared to be swirling, flowing light within. A pure energy fluctuation emanated from it, causing every cell in Hong's body to instinctively crave it.
This high-level energy core is more than capable of powering a C5-class puppet.
If we can obtain it, the crisis facing Earth will be easily resolved.
He took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement, and was about to step forward to remove the energy core. Just then, a sharp, piercing sense of danger exploded in his mind.
"retreat."
Hong didn't have time to explain; his body tensed instantly. He whirled around, grabbed Taino by the collar, and shoved him back the way he came with all his might.
Just as Taino's body left the area of the throne.
The entire enormous circular hall suddenly lit up.
On the walls, dome, and ground, the ancient runes that had been dim for tens of thousands of years were all activated, bursting forth with dazzling crimson light.
At the heart of the radiance was the black throne in the center of the hall.
"Buzz—"
The throne emitted a violent, high-frequency hum, from which an invisible, terrifying power erupted. The towering skeleton that had sat there for tens of thousands of years, seemingly immortal, shattered inch by inch under the illumination of the blood-red light, instantly turning into a pile of white dust that dissipated into nothingness.
The skeleton was destroyed, but its intricate dark purple armor remained intact as it floated up from the throne.
Hong's pupils contracted. The rhombus-shaped crystal, which he regarded as his hope, seemed to be summoned by something. It automatically flew up from the ashes of the bones, drew a precise arc, and with a "click," perfectly embedded itself into the groove on the chest of the battle armor.
"Buzz—"
The instant the crystal fused with the battle armor, two terrifying crimson lights suddenly shone from the empty eye sockets of the battle armor.
A terrifying aura erupted from the suspended battle armor, instantly engulfing the entire hall.
"Warning, warning, a cosmic-level third-order energy fluctuation has been detected. This is a Blood Soul Crystal, which has activated the remaining fighting will within the Purple Star Commander's battle armor."
Qiu Jian's cold, electronic voice now became sharp and urgent, frantically issuing warnings in his mind.
"Master, retreat quickly. This is a deadly trap designed to prevent outsiders from seizing the inheritance."
But it was all too late.
A cold, emotionless thought echoed in every corner of the hall.
"Those who are not descendants of the Star Lord's bloodline have trespassed into the forbidden area..."
"Elimination".
As the last word "kill" fell, the puppet battle armor transformed into a dark golden stream of light, almost invisible to the naked eye, and instantly appeared in front of Hong.
A fist encased in a grotesque arm guard slammed straight towards Hong's head.
Wherever the fist passed, space was violently distorted, emitting a piercing sonic boom that seemed unable to withstand the strain.
Faced with this terrifying attack, Hong's body reacted faster than his brain.
He pushed the power of the "Blood Blossom" secret technique to its peak, and simultaneously compressed the sixth layer of light field to three meters around his body for defense.
In the nick of time, Hong instinctively turned his body. The puppet's fist grazed Hong.
"Boom—"
The puppet armor's fist grazed past Hong's body and slammed heavily into the metal wall behind him, which was made of Crimson Iron.
A loud bang was heard, and the entire war fortress trembled violently.
The aftershock of the fist slammed into Hong's domain, blasting him away.
"puff"
Hong coughed up a mouthful of blood, his blood surging within him.
Tyno was suppressed by this oppressive force and could not move a single finger. His face was full of fear and despair.
Hong's heart pounded.
He knew the difference in strength between himself and the puppet was too great. A direct confrontation would be certain death; he wouldn't even be able to withstand a single move.
Without the slightest hesitation, Hong turned and fled.
However, the puppet armor's attacks were relentless, giving him no chance to catch his breath.
For a moment, a dark golden streak of light frantically chased after the black figure in the central hall. The puppet's attacks were wide and sweeping, each strike terrifying in power. Hong could only push his movement techniques and domain to their limits, struggling to dodge the relentless onslaught.
Wherever the puppet's attacks grazed, horrific damage was left behind. In just a few dozen seconds, the once intact hall was riddled with holes and could collapse at any moment.
Hong forced himself to calm down while dodging, his brain working at lightning speed.
Since this trap was left by Commander Zixing to identify the successor, it can't be a dead end. There must be a way to break it.
He discovered that although the puppet's attacks were ferocious, their moves seemed to follow a certain combat program, and were not just random attacks. Moreover, its target was only him, ignoring Taino who was not far away.
What's the problem?
Bloodline.
Hong's gaze swept rapidly across the chaotic hall, searching for a solution. His eyes passed over the blasted hole and the fallen metal fragments, finally settling on the empty black throne.
After the puppet left, a slowly flowing crimson rune appeared on the bottom of the originally unremarkable throne.
that's it.
A sudden inspiration struck Hong.
"Taino, drip your blood onto the throne."
Hong used all his strength to hold the black spear horizontally in front of his chest to block the puppet's sweeping attack, while roaring at Taino in the distance.
"clang--"
A tremendous force came through the gun barrel.
Hong coughed up a mouthful of blood and his body flew backward uncontrollably, crashing hard into a wall in the distance, leaving a human-shaped dent in the alloy wall.
This roar instantly jolted Taino out of his soul's suppression.
He saw the heavily wounded Hong, and the terrifying battle armor that was closing in step by step, ready to launch a fatal blow.
"Aaaaaah!"
Taino let out a roar of grief and anger, and scrambled toward the black throne. Without the slightest hesitation, he bit his wrist again, and frantically splattered the blood of the last bloodline of the Sword-Devouring Star onto the blood-red runes at the bottom of the throne.
hum!
After absorbing Tyno's blood, the crimson rune suddenly shone brightly, instantly turning the entire hall crimson.
The puppet armor, which was preparing to finish off Hong, suddenly froze. The crimson light in its eye sockets flickered rapidly, as if it were undergoing a violent internal struggle.
Right now.
Almost simultaneously, on one side of the hall wall, a hidden door that had previously been completely concealed by runes silently slid open, revealing a narrow passage emitting a faint blue light.
"Walk."
Seizing this critical moment, Hong pushed off the wall behind him and used the reaction force to propel himself out.
He grabbed the still-dazed Tyno, disregarded his injuries, burned his remaining primal energy, and rushed into the newly appeared passage.
Just as their figures disappeared at the entrance of the passage.
"boom--"
The hidden door behind them slammed shut.
The puppet's terrifying attack, delayed for a moment, slammed heavily onto the door that had just closed.
The entire narrow passageway shook violently, and the overhead metal structure groaned under the strain, as if it were about to collapse completely at any moment.