He grew even faster than Pompeii. Before Pompeii's etheric crystals had even covered his calves, Lucius's entire face was covered, with only his green eyes showing.
"How could this be? How could this be? Why am I experiencing symptoms of etheric erosion? Could it be...?"
Lucius suddenly opened his eyes wide. He suddenly remembered that he had shaken hands with Covey yesterday.
This was the only time he might have gotten dirty.
"Kovie, I'll kill you even if I become a skeleton!"
With a series of angry roars, Lucius's entire body was covered in aether crystals.
Before long, he was enveloped in an etheric crystal and formed into a sphere.
"Tch, he's going to become Yi Hai."
Lucius was about to transform into a skeleton, and the concentration of ether in the surrounding area increased, which made Lucy click her tongue in annoyance.
But soon, a gust of wind suddenly blew up beside her, making Lucy momentarily distracted, and she quickly looked back.
The overlord Pompey knelt on one knee, his face covered in more and more etheric crystals, his wrinkled face revealing a look of pain.
"Tsk, it won't be much slower over here either."
Lucy strode over, crouched down in front of the overlord Pompey, weighed the baseball bat in her hand, and quickly said:
"Hey, Pompey. Do you have any last words? Once you've said them, I'll send you on your way."
Caesar was immediately dumbfounded upon hearing this, and stammered, "Hey, Lucy, isn't this inappropriate? Uncle Overlord, he..."
"Never mind whether it's suitable or not, Caesar!" Lucy was a little annoyed. She was well aware of Pompey's lifelong contributions.
But the reality is this: either get rid of him before Pompey becomes a skeleton, or get rid of him after Pompey becomes a skeleton.
At least if we deal with it now, we can leave behind a complete corpse. But once Pompey becomes a skeleton, there won't even be a corpse left.
Is there a third option?
Yes, there really is!
"Please make way."
Fagar patted Lucy and Caesar on the shoulder from behind.
Caesar turned his head and, seeing a stranger's face, immediately became wary and stepped in front of Pompey:
"Who are you... never mind, it doesn't matter. I won't let you perform the ritual for the Overlord Uncle... Hey, why is Lucy stopping me, Lucy?"
Before Caesar could actually shut Phaga out, Lucy had already pulled Caesar away.
It wasn't that she wanted to believe Faga, but Lucy sensed that Faga was very strong, so she had no choice but to believe him.
After Lucy stepped aside, she frowned and asked, "Can you save Pompey?"
"Pretty much. It's still possible to help him suppress the ether concentration and prevent it from rising further."
Phagavan pressed his hand on Pompey's shoulder.
The next instant, a piece of ether crystal suddenly emerged from Fagga's palm, reflecting a faint, cold light in the afterglow of the setting sun.
Soon, Fajar made a snap decision, and pressed his hand, which had been resting on Pompey's shoulder, down completely. With a soft "plop," the etheric crystal burrowed into Pompey's body.
As a half-hemisphere, Phaggar can absorb a portion of the etheric matter.
"Well!"
The foreign object had entered his body, and Pompey groaned in discomfort. He slowly opened his tightly closed eyes, and when he saw that the person in front of him was indeed Fagga, a glimmer of hope appeared on his face. Then he silently closed his eyes again and sighed:
Thank you.
"No, it's just a piece of cake."
Fagar calmly said, "I can help you stabilize the ether concentration so that it doesn't rise. As long as it doesn't reach that critical value, you won't turn into an ether.
"Then wait a while. Lucius has given you the drug, but that drug has a time limit. Once the effects wear off, your own resistance will be able to suppress these ether crystals."
"Oh~"
Caesar looked enlightened and clenched his fist, saying:
"So, the Overlord Uncle won't die... But I still want to ask why you, bro, aren't a skeleton, yet you can freely control ether crystals. No, that's not right, bro, the concentration of ether on your body is even higher than many skeletons! And yet, it still hasn't eroded you into a skeleton... Ugh!"
"Caesar, shut up! Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask!"
While covering Caesar's mouth, Lucy secretly watched Fagga's expression. Seeing no sign of displeasure, she felt slightly relieved and quickly changed the subject, turning her head away to say:
"So... let's get back to the main question, what about Lucius?"
It would have been better if they hadn't mentioned it, because once it was brought up, everyone realized that the etheric crystals enveloping Lucius's entire body were growing larger and larger, and were growing in the direction of the cocoon.
Perhaps it won't be long before he... no, I should say "it".
They will soon emerge from their cocoons and be given a new life.
At that point, he won't be the skinny, gloomy man you can easily control anymore.
However, Fagar only glanced at him briefly before turning his attention back to Pompey, and said indifferently:
"Ignore it. Rather, have you forgotten that no one has paid attention to your lake of fire?"
"Oh right, the Lake of Fire!"
As if just remembering something, Caesar took the flint from his waist and instinctively reached out to throw it into the lake of fire.
But just before she was about to throw it, she suddenly hesitated.
Caesar turned his head and looked at Pompey with some hesitation.
Should we...?
"If you're not going to throw it, I will! Give it to me!"
Seeing Caesar hesitate, Lucy snatched it from his hand without hesitation and tossed it into the air.
With her left foot back and her right foot slightly raised, Lucy gripped the baseball bat tightly with both arms and leaned back, staring intently at the flint, ready for anything.
"The outer ring road is mine!"
Bang!
The flint, under pressure, flew far away.
Lucy stood obediently in place, gazing into the distance. As she watched the flint and steel accurately ignite the molten lava, her emotions surged like a tidal wave, causing her delicate face to flush crimson.
She was breathtakingly beautiful as she was about to be granted power. Spreading her arms wide, she exclaimed in ecstasy, "Ah~ the ultimate winner is me!"
Lucy, the overlord of the outer ring, is about to take office!
boom!
A surging heatwave shot into the sky, instantly shattering all the ether crystals into fragments that then fell as spray.
Let's fire a salute to the birth of the new king!
"Well done, little girl."
As if he had heard the death knell of the old king, Pompey slowly opened his eyes and was stunned when he saw that it was Lucy who had thrown in the flint.
But then I thought about it again and realized that it was actually quite good.
At least, this girl seems smarter than Caesar.
“Very good, then at this rate, the only one left to deal with is Lucius... Hey, new overlord girl, after you've dealt with Lucius, come to the Triumphs to hand over the reins.”
"Of course not..."
Before the new broom has even been filled, Lucy's ambitions are sky-high. Lucius is nothing to her... I don't think I can win him over.
Nonsense, even Lucy might not be able to beat Lucius in his human form, let alone Lucius who is ten times stronger after turning evil!
So Lucy scratched her head, looked at Fagga hopefully, clasped her hands together and pleaded, "Um... Fagga, please help me, please!"
Faga glanced at it, raised his chin to show Lucy the current situation, and refused, saying, "I'm busy suppressing the ether concentration for Pompey, I don't have time."
"No, you said 'don't worry about it,' I thought you would take care of it."
Lucy stepped forward, still wanting to argue with Fagga.
But suddenly I felt a lightness in my body.
Lucy blinked, still a little bewildered by the fact that she had suddenly flown up.
But soon, a cold, aloof voice rang in her ear:
"Hey, you're too close! Stay away from my naive vampire!"
Lucy turned her head and saw the great white shark that had blocked her way earlier.
After warning Lucy, Ellen put Lucy down again, walked to Fagga, her face slightly flushed, and looked back at the giant purple cocoon, which was showing signs of breaking open, with many cracks on its surface.
"What do we do now? Should I go and take care of it?"
"You could also let Kelin practice, but I'm not comfortable letting her do it alone. Why don't you keep an eye on her?"
"no problem."
Eileen turned and left.
Ten minutes later, she returned, leaving Lucy and Caesar speechless.
"Yeah, I'm back. It really wasn't going to work out with Colleen all by herself. But I stepped in later... Lucius's leather is a bit rough on my hands."
"That's good..."
Fagar nodded slightly, showing no surprise at how quickly Ellen and Corinne had dealt with Lucius.
It can only be said that Lucius was never strong to begin with.
Even after transforming into Yi Hai, he didn't become much stronger.
Do you still want to cause trouble for Kovi?
Fagga glanced at a patch of ice not far away, and his lips twitched.
It seems he won't be able to go.
"Then let's take Pompey out of the Void. Once we're out of here, he'll be able to recover... hmm?"
Originally, Fagar had thought that leaving the Void would allow Pompeii to recover faster.
Unexpectedly, before he could finish speaking, he suddenly sensed that the concentration of ether in the space had surged to an extremely terrifying level.
Suddenly, Fagga looked up at a flying figure that had suddenly appeared in the sky.
Suddenly, some unpleasant memories flooded back, and Fagar murmured, "Black magic... no, that's not right!"
"This is a demon!"
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