Chapter 495 Monster Trap Rainbow Bridge
Whoosh!
A translucent, sharp wind blade attacked from the left front, its target Tang Zheng, who was dressed as a magic chanter.
A long spear phantom flashed.
A crisp "clang" sound!
The captain of the divine man simply raised his spear and flicked it upwards. The wind blade was hit by the blow and turned into fine gusts of wind that scattered in mid-air.
"Eliminate the invaders!"
The cloud giant warrior, his bare, solid chest and towering figure over three meters tall, easily leaped over the smaller cloud giant sentinels and charged forward.
"Swing the giant axe!"
The massive axe, gleaming with metallic luster, was gripped tightly by the cloud giant warrior, generating a shockwave as it swung down heavily.
It looks incredibly imposing.
"Too slow."
The captain glanced at them, swung his spear with one hand, twirling it in a flourish, and then thrust it towards the cloud giant warrior.
"A guy who's good at nothing except for his height!"
A sharp, cold glint flashed, and the pointed spear tip pierced the chest of the cloud giant warrior before the giant axe could fall!
With a flick of his arm, the captain of the Godman team easily launched the 3-meter-tall cloud giant warrior into the air, then slammed him away with a powerful swing.
Bang!
The massive figure of the cloud giant warrior crashed into the dense horde of monsters surging from the front, instantly overturning dozens of cloud giant sentinels.
Seeing this scene.
Tang Zheng was not surprised at all; the highest level among these cloud giant sentinels and cloud giant warrior monsters was only level 15.
Among those present, the captain of the Divine Man team was slightly weaker, but still around level 70. These low-level monsters, aside from their sheer number, posed no threat to the group.
"Save your energy!"
Tang Zheng spoke up, turning his head to look at the crimson dragon behind him:
"Kingdom, thank you for your help."
"Leave it to me."
The crimson dragon flapped its wings, seemingly adjusting to its inability to fly, then pressed down hard with its powerful hind legs, and a majestic voice followed:
"I will pave the way for you!"
Rumble!
The massive, crimson dragon, tens of meters tall, soared over Tang Zheng and the others and charged into the dense horde of monsters ahead.
"Eliminate the invaders!"
"Eliminate the invaders!"
"…………!"
In an instant.
The mechanical shouts of battle echoed throughout the area, immediately attracting attacks from cloud giant warriors and cloud giant sentinels.
Thud! Thud!
With a casual swing of its thick, powerful arm, the crimson dragon sent dozens of cloud giant sentinels flying, dissipating into clouds in mid-air.
The dragon's tail swung.
Whoosh—!
With a sweep of the red whip, dozens more cloud giant monsters were knocked away and destroyed.
The attacks from the cloud giant monsters, however, could not even leave a scratch on the crimson dragon's sturdy, fish-scale-like armor!
Rumble!
The complete disparity in strength made the crimson dragon seem like a tiger among sheep.
The next moment.
Thud!
A crimson dragon charged ahead, overturning hordes of demons, while Tang Zheng and his two companions followed closely behind, moving around the entire Cloud Crystal Plaza.
A crimson dragon held off most of the monsters.
The captains, Zetsu and Shinjin, only need to protect Tang Zheng on both sides and eliminate any stragglers that escape!
The "Cloud Crystal Plaza" is not very wide overall, but it is built around the entire "Floating City".
Its true length has never been actually calculated, not even by the guardian Gros Hornfury.
Twenty minutes passed in the blink of an eye!
Tang Zheng silently calculated the number of cloud giant monsters he had eliminated, then suddenly said, "Reduce the number of enemies eliminated!"
Hehe~
"clear!"
The two captains, Zesshi Zesshi and Shinjin, responded.
The crimson dragon leading the way also flapped its wings to indicate that it had received the message.
“Trap-type monsters... If we don’t know anything about them, we’ll probably suffer a great loss.”
Tang Zheng sighed inwardly.
POP monster!
The monsters that come with the guild base are generally below level 30. Even if they are killed by enemies, the guild will not incur any additional expenses, and they will automatically revive after a period of time.
This type of monster is a feature of different guild strongholds. Because of its low level, it does not pose much of a hindrance to invaders.
Therefore, the number will not be too large.
However.
The current number of cloud giant monsters is clearly excessive.
Unlike the Great Tomb of Nazarick, the Floating City's guild stronghold is divided into only three levels.
Outer city, inner field, core!
Including the outermost "Cloud Crystal Plaza", it only has four floors. Theoretically, there shouldn't be much decoration on this outermost layer.
However, the "Eight Desires King" did the opposite and deliberately increased the number of cloud giant monsters in the "Cloud Crystal Plaza".
This situation requires additional in-game purchases and withdrawal fees, but since all the monsters are low-level, the additional costs are not significant.
However, the increase in the number of these cloud giant monsters is related to an important trap that follows!
"...That's it!"
Captain Shenren's excited voice rang out, "It's the 'Rainbow Bridge' from the intelligence!"
——【Floating City】
Inner City Core - "Starry Sky Lookout"
An almost frozen atmosphere filled the hall, while the magical screen clearly displayed the actions of Tang Zheng and his group.
Leoric Zhen stood with his arms crossed, his face expressionless, showing no sign of emotion.
The "butler" Imralis's face was so gloomy it was almost black, his eyes filled with barely concealed anger and humiliation as he stared intently at the magic screen.
"Are you kidding me!"
"Butler" Imralis roared inwardly, wishing he could immediately mobilize his forces and wipe out these troublesome fellows in one fell swoop:
"Inferior creatures!!"
One dragon and three humans?
How dare they invade the Floating City? Do they really think this is a place where just anyone can come?!
The reason why no action has been taken so far is...
It's entirely because they haven't figured out the intruder's purpose yet.
Even if it were just a few inferior creatures, when facing attacks from the entire dragon race and countless other races, [Floating in the Sky] was still an eternal "sun never sets" fortress.
It's impenetrable!
The fact that such a small group of people dared to attack is strange in every way.
"Have we reached the Rainbow Bridge yet?"
Leoric Zhen opened his mouth, his teeth gleaming coldly, and asked in a low voice:
"How many cloud giant monsters did they eliminate?"
"Yes, Guardian."
The "butler," Imralis, bowed respectfully, pulled up a panel from the side to check, a serious look flashing in his eyes:
"The number of Cloud Giant monsters that have died is approaching half."
Leoric Zhen's vertical pupils, gleaming with a golden light, flickered slightly.
On the magical screen.
The crimson dragon stopped destroying the cloud giant monsters and instead deliberately blasted away or forced its way forward while enduring the attacks!
The three humans did the same, no longer actively eliminating the cloud giant monster.
“The intelligence was indeed leaked.” Leoric Zhen’s eyes were as ruthless as needles.
"Butler" Imralis lowered his head even further.
This confirms that Lord Gros Hornfury was indeed captured alive by the enemy, further verifying the "betrayal."
He believes he bears some responsibility for the current situation.
"Has Sephis Sothos still not found Gros Hornfury's whereabouts?"
Ignoring Imralis, the "butler" who was standing to the side with a face full of self-reproach and almost buried his head in his chest, Leoric Zhen spoke again in a cold voice.
Yes, yes.
"Butler" Imralis responded in a low voice, "Lord Safis Sothos has used a series of detection magic methods, but has not been able to find Lord Gros Hornfury's whereabouts."
"hehe."
Leoric Zhen's mouth gaped open, his expression conveying a terrifying ferocity:
"This is an impossible outcome. The only answer is a world-class item!"
No one responded.
Everyone in the hall could feel the undisguised, soaring rage in Leoric Zhen's heart.
Everyone knew that although Lord Leoric Zhen and Lord Gros Hornfury sometimes quarreled, they had a very good relationship in secret.
This has happened!
Lord Leoric was probably more annoyed than anyone else.
"well!"
Leoric Zhen said "good" twice, took a deep breath, and suppressed his emotions:
"Fortunately, the Supreme God Kings had already made arrangements, and the guild rings were not lost, so there is no possibility that the [Floating City] will be attacked by the enemy."
After saying that...
Leoric Zhen looked at the group of Guardians present and reassured the panicked crowd.
“Three areas: outer city, inner city, and core area.”
"With Laozi and the other two each in charge, and Gros Horned Fury in charge of the outer city, it was inevitable that the intelligence would be leaked."
"However, some core information in our respective regions was already set by the God-Kings in the beginning, and even we, as fellow guardians, are unaware of it."
Leoric Zhen spoke again, his voice now calm.
"Butler" Imralis's eyes widened slightly, not expecting such a secret arrangement.
As expected of the supreme and great God-Kings!
"Guardian, I would like to volunteer to go to the outer city and personally eliminate these invaders!"
"Butler" Imralis looked up and bowed respectfully in a solemn tone.
"Imralis!"
"yes!"
"These four inferior creatures must be enemy scouts."
"I think so too. It's highly likely that this is a probe by the enemy to prepare for their real attack later."
"Heh, after obtaining intelligence from Gros Hornfury, they prioritized verification. Such efficiency and organization... they are indeed cautious."
"Imralis, there's no need to activate all the traps for now."
"...Understood, Guardian!"
"Don't make any unnecessary moves. I actually hope that these bastards can break through the outer city and enter the inner city."
"I want to see what trump cards they have up their sleeves, daring to launch a probing invasion with just this few people."
"I'm going to capture them alive and find out exactly where Gros Hornfury is!!"
tread!
tread!
"Guardian, they have entered the Rainbow Bridge, and the crimson dragon has not moved."
A monster monitoring the magic screen nearby quickly reported this.
Leoric Zhen and "Butler" Imralis both looked at the magical screen and, sure enough, saw the crimson dragon, which had not yet ascended the Rainbow Bridge.
We'll stay at "Yunjing Plaza".
"These self-righteous crawlers have remained unchanged for hundreds of years."
"When faced with danger and the unknown, they always like to test things out with other races, huh?" Leoric Zhen let out a mocking laugh.
——【Floating City】
Yunjing Plaza - Outer City (Passage)
Tang Zheng, Jue Si Jue Ming, and Captain Shen Ren were already standing at the edge of "Cloud Crystal Plaza," with a huge, long bridge radiating seven-colored light beneath their feet.
Rainbow Bridge!
It is the location connecting "Cloud Crystal Plaza" with the "Aurora City Gate" of the outer city, and it is also the only passage into the outer city.
At first glance, Tang Zheng saw that the entire bridge surface was made of brightly colored stone slabs in various colors, with no uniformity between the different colors.
The overall shape resembles a densely packed, multicolored mosaic!
Just stare at it for a while.
This can cause the negative effect of "dizziness," making it impossible to look directly at the bridge surface.
The entire "Rainbow Bridge" spans approximately 300 meters, and directly opposite it is a magnificent city gate that shines with gold and silver light, one side black and the other pure white, and is carved with cloud patterns.
It looks both evil and holy, full of a strange sense of contradiction!
"The 'Kingdom' will remain in Cloud Crystal Plaza for now and will not enter with us; it will act as a backup."
Tang Zheng, sensing the occasional glances from Captain Jueshi Jueshi and Captain Shenren behind him towards the rear, spoke up to remind them:
“I know you two may have doubts and concerns, but you can trust it.”
Tang Zheng was unable to tell the two that the crimson dragon was his clone.
Moreover,
The crimson dragon's role outside is more significant than its role inside the Floating City, as it can interfere with the Floating City's speculations.
If it were simply a matter of increasing combat power, Tang Zheng wouldn't have needed to transform the "Soul of Heroes" into the form of a dragon.
"Understood, Lord Crown!" Captain Shenren replied immediately.
"Tsk~"
Zesshi Zesshi clicked his tongue, “...That’s really strange. With your personality, it’s surprising that you would trust a dragon so much.”
After saying that,
Jue Shi Jue Ming shrugged, indicating that he didn't care.
"Since that's the case!"
"Then prepare to enter the 'Rainbow Bridge'." Tang Zheng's voice turned solemn as he looked ahead at the bridge radiating seven-colored light.
"You two were informed of the intelligence in advance."
"However, I would like to remind you again that once you step onto the rainbow bridge and confirm the first color you step on, you must not step on any other color."
This is the rainbow trap of the "Rainbow Bridge"!
There are no monsters attacking this place; it is purely composed of traps. Intruders who step onto the rainbow bridge must always follow the same color, determined by the color of their first step.
Due to the "dizzying" effect of the bridge surface itself, you can only quickly determine the color block you need to step on on the dense, mosaic-like, multicolored stone bricks.
In Norse mythology, the "Rainbow Bridge" is a giant rainbow bridge connecting Asgard and Midgard, meaning "the shaky road to heaven."
(End of this chapter)
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