In the black fog.
A gigantic phantom descended, enveloping Su Bai and the others.
The familiar dark aura made Su Bai blurt out.
"It's that Void Demon—the Lord of Darkness!"
"Insignificant humans, you have trespassed on my territory. Today, you will all become nourishment for this island!"
As the fog dissipated, the body of the Lord of Darkness gradually solidified within the illusory image.
An indescribable demon from the void revealed its true form: a demon half-mist and half-solid, with a pair of emerald green eyes that glowed with an eerie light, looking down at the crowd.
Lord of Darkness
[Race: Void Demon]
[Quality: Legendary]
[Level: 94]
Su Bai was already mentally prepared; the Lord of Darkness was very likely a high-quality level 90 demon.
But I never expected it to be so terrifying.
"Hiss, I've encountered the Dark Lord's clone before, but now it seems that the clone and the real body are worlds apart!"
Su Bai couldn't imagine that if the Dark Lord's clone he had encountered had half the strength of the original body, he wouldn't be alive today.
The Dark Lord's mental power locked onto Su Bai, and he sensed a familiar aura.
His hoarse, icy voice rang out again: "Su Bai, I remember you!"
"Last time, my clone was destroyed by you!"
"You erased my clone, and I was just looking for a way to kill you, but now you've delivered yourself right to my doorstep!"
"You choose the path to hell when there's a way to heaven; this time, you're doomed!"
Black energy chains suddenly extended from the phantom.
Like a sharp sword, it pierced straight at Su Bai with lightning speed.
"If you want to mess with Su Bai, you'd better ask the old man if he'll allow it first!"
Guo Lao roared and reacted swiftly, immediately stepping forward to receive the attack from the Lord of Darkness.
"court death!"
"Children of darkness, heed my command and devour all these outsiders!"
Within the thick fog, the Lord of Darkness summoned new dark creatures.
The dragon legion lifted its guard and launched a full-scale attack.
There is no difference in quality between Guo Lao and the Lord of Darkness; what affects their battle is simply their levels.
However, the difference in level between the two is not very obvious; both are considered top-tier experts.
Therefore, it was difficult to determine who was better at the time.
The only thing that can change the situation right now is the battle between the dragon legion and the dark creatures.
The dark creatures newly summoned by the Lord of Darkness are all between level 70 and 80.
Moreover, the black mist kept pouring out, and even though the dragon legion's skills were all large-area fire damage, they gradually became more and more strained.
The dark creatures seemed endlessly numerous, no matter how many were killed.
The war has, for a time, fallen into a strange stalemate.
Su Bai knew very well that this stalemate was extremely disadvantageous for the dragon legion.
Located on the island at the very center of the Cursed Isles, the endless dark energy emanating from the black mist will corrupt all non-dark creatures.
Even with the dragon legion's formidable physical strength, it couldn't withstand prolonged combat.
Moreover, the black mist will continuously provide buffs to dark creatures.
Some of the dark creatures that survived only needed a moment of nourishment from the black mist to be able to fight again.
With the dragons gaining strength while the dragons lose strength, the dragon legion's situation is already precarious.
"No, the Lord of Darkness is a Void Demon, and summoning is not his forte. There must be another reason why dark creatures can keep being generated."
Unable to directly participate in such high-level battles, Su Bai had to approach the situation from other angles.
"Dehaka, hold me up, let me see if I can see through the black fog and observe the situation of the central island."
The thirteen-meter-tall Dehaka reached out and supported Su Bai. With the combined psionic power of Kerrigan and Su Bai, their massive bodies floated off the ground.
The fog layer on the central island was only thirty meters high, while Dehaka, who was thirteen meters tall, was suspended twenty meters high with the help of psionic energy.
Having broken through the fog, Su Bai was able to fully observe the entire central island.
The Lord of Darkness, engrossed in his battle with Guo Lao, failed to notice Su Bai, and the skills they unleashed caused the surrounding mist to dissipate.
Su Bai keenly noticed that the Lord of Darkness had not changed the battle location, even though the dark mist around him had disappeared.
While wondering what was going on, Su Bai took advantage of the moment when the Lord of Darkness was casting a spell to see a thin black line that seemed to be connected to the Lord of Darkness's body.
Following the thin line, Su Bai discovered a black crystal about four or five meters long beneath the battlefield where the fog had dissipated.
【Energy Crystal Core】
[The special crystal core, formed by absorbing the dark energy of the Cursed Isles, continuously provides dark power to the Void Demons.]
Su Bai suddenly realized that the dark energy on the island had actually been absorbed by this crystal core.
No wonder the Dark Lord can summon a continuous stream of dark creatures.
This must be an important source of his power.
If this crystal core is destroyed, the Dark Lord's power might be greatly reduced, and at least the dark creatures will no longer be able to regenerate.
Looking at the battlefield flickering with firelight in the black mist, Su Bai was also quite troubled.
The dragon legion is currently engaged in a fierce battle with the dark creatures and has no time to spare.
Only he and his heroes, due to their low level, did not participate in the battle.
A level 60 or 70 dark creature should be manageable.
Having made up his mind, Su Bai identified a path leading to the crystal core and issued the order.
"I'm unleashing my skill now. Follow me, I have a plan!"
After saying that, Su Bai activated the Corpse Explosion skill.
The corpses of those dark creatures, burned beyond recognition by the flames, looked like bombs.
Explosions were heard on the battlefield; the level 19 corpse explosions were no longer the small-scale explosions of the past.
The explosion from the corpse was accompanied by a mental shock and burning flames.
The path in front of Su Bai was completely cleared.
The mental shock from the explosion caused the dark creatures' offensive to pause slightly.
Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, Su Bai led Zhao Ganwu, Kerrigan, Abathur, Dehaka, and Broken Tooth out.
Now, Su Bai, at level 19, is no longer the weak lord he once was, not to mention he now possesses psionic power.
The Dark Lord, who was exchanging skills with Guo Jing, noticed the explosion that was happening on the battlefield.
They could see that the explosion came from Su Bai's direction, and that Su Bai had actually led a group of people to break through the encirclement.
The direction of their breakout was clearly towards the crystal core.
The Lord of Darkness was utterly enraged and roared.
"My people, hurry!"
"Tear that human to shreds!"
"Su Bai, your death is near!"
The Lord of Darkness transformed into a black phantom, carrying surging black mist, and was about to attack Su Bai.
At this moment, Elder Guo suddenly made a move and directly stopped the Lord of Darkness.
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