26. Lord of the Shadowland
"Hatch!"
On the other side of the city, in the dimly lit sewers, Harvey sneezed, touched his nose, and with a constant movement of his hands, he quickly swept the center of the working altar, the intricate incantations he could barely understand thanks to his long study of the occult, and the work he was doing now did not require him to fully recognize them.
You know, it's always easier to destroy than to build.
Behind him, the big battle is going on, the attacker is a crazy ninja dressed in red, and the defender is the death knight who has finally become completely demonized in front of outsiders for the first time.
This guy's demonization is more peculiar, not only does he not make his body bigger and more intimidating like other knights, on the contrary, after the demonization, he has a wandering feeling, he has no feet, the armor on his body has been replaced by an ominous black robe, and the whole person looks like a black death suspended in the air.
There were curved horns on his head, and the battle axe in his hand had turned into a slender black death scythe, and 7 floating demonic eyes swirled around him, like shields, and like floating cannons deployed by some advanced fighters, every shelling could easily pierce the obstacles in front of him.
The mad ninjas wielded the weapons in their hands, but purely physical attacks were useless to him, sharp blades pierced his body, and there was only an empty feeling, only offensive ninja spells could hit him, but compared to the speed with which his body recovered, these attacks were weak.
"Death!
He shouted a slogan of shame in his mouth, his left paw opened, and the energy of the dark barrage avoided those ninjas, forcibly imprisoning some of them in place, and the next second, the illusory figure disappeared in place, and when it reappeared, it had already differentiated into more than a dozen identical shadows, appearing behind those ninjas who were struggling to dodge, the slender scythe in his hand was like a fallen leaf cutting through the air, and it was like a crop that had been cut by a sickle, and quietly, the heads of those ninjas who were very capable of fighting were cut off.
"It's vulnerable!"
The illusory figure quickly returned, projecting his suspended body into place again, and after absorbing more souls, the aura of fear that haunted his body became even brighter, causing the hearts of those ninjas who entered the aura's range to suffer a heavy blow, and at his feet, the corpses of hundreds of youkai and ninjas were piled up into a small mountain.
A rare pure spell that is completely demonized - the Soul Demon Lord form
"Bang"
The rune dagger in Harvey's hand did not hesitate to stab into the altar in front of him along the central axis of a magic circle, and the summoning altar in operation was like a forced interruption of the process, shattering the dark energy above, and in the blink of an eye, the energy contracted rapidly, like a dark black hole, collapsing inward, engulfing everything around it.
Harvey, who had destroyed another altar, clapped his hands, looked at the completely extinguished altar in front of him with satisfaction, and shouted to the death behind him:
"Kill them! Don't fight! According to the absurdity, we have to destroy at least a third of the altar to slow down the decay of the city, and the time is definitely tight and the task is heavy. β
"Wait a minute!"
Death responded, holding the black scythe with both hands, and the dark green magic fire flowed down the scythe to the blade, slashing through the air in an oblique slash trajectory, the magic fire swelled wildly in front of his eyes, and in an instant, it enveloped all the space of this sewer, forcing the remaining ninjas who were hiding everywhere into a corner, and then another death harvest.
A moment later, the demonized death was actually followed behind Harvey with a tomahawk, and he said with some dissatisfaction:
"I'm craving a stronger challenge than slaughtering these weak yokai here. β
Harvey flicked a coin without hesitation:
"Go east, and when we're done with our business, you can kill as much as you want!Oh, yes, if you need good news... I just sensed that your master was coming back. β
These two unplanned guys, with Harvey's elusive divination, managed to avoid the werewolves and vampires who were frantically chasing them in the sewers, and in this intricate labyrinth with at least 500 pages of drawings, it was absolutely a leap of the sea, and the sky was high for the birds to fly, and if there was no guy who was also proficient in divination, probably no one would want to catch them.
However, unlike the dead silence in the sewers, in the city above, after the cultivation of the aura of the demon world, every street, every pile of ruins, and even above the sky, are all monsters born and raised from the demon world, they smell the flesh and blood, smell the smell of the soul, just like the big tengu said to Cyber, the creatures of the demon world are born from evil, don't expect them to be friendly with outsiders, the only reaction they can make is war.
Crazy, devastating killing wars.
"Hold on! Where's the fire support?"
In the rain of bullets, the scarlet night sky was torn and lit up, and the completely demonic Sergei cut down a stone monster that pounced on him with an axe, and glanced at the warrior who had lost his strength beside him, he didn't care about the blood on his face, carried him to the rear, turned his head and roared towards the rear fire point:
"I need support! All you have to do is fire! Don't stop! Shoot the last bullet before anything else!"
"Bang Bang"
In the next second, the ammunition hand with a face covered with black ash quickly reloaded the bullet box contaminated with holy water, and the roar of the machine cannon sounded at the edge of the dock area again, after entering the rift in the demon world, the intensity of the war became extremely crazy, even with the help of ordinary people who got the black stone and withstood the pain, but in the face of the almost endless army of monsters, the battle line became precarious.
"Damn, we're running out of manpower!"
The staff of the port authority began to make cameo appearances in the logistics of the battlefield, and under the leadership of the commanders, they began to spontaneously dedicate their strength to the defense of the war.
"Keep the residents busy, too!"
Sergei grabbed a glass of water and poured it into his mouth, and commanded loudly on the barely usable intercom: "There are enough weapons in the warehouse, first arm them and teach them to make a simple version of holy water, the battle line can't hold for long, we can't protect all of them anymore, let them learn to protect themselves!"
"Yes!"
I don't know when the Devils Gang has become a symbol of Gotham City, living in the Docklands means safety and peace, of course, this peace is built under the power of the Devils' Gang, the rules here are more stringent than other urban areas, and for Americans who are free by nature, not everyone will choose to move to the Docklands for a peaceful life.
In the rumors, the image of the Devil's Gang has always been black and white, no one will think that they are the saviors of Gotham, but if they really encounter life-threatening things, the first thing ordinary people think of, but they are still capable of protecting the safety of the Devil's Gang, this is just like a paradox, but anyway, at the moment when this crisis comes, plus the 120 people who originally lived here, the Devil's Gang sheltered nearly 140 people in this corner of the city, which is irrefutable.
And this is almost the last living vast majority of the entire city.
After this catastrophe lasted for nearly 2 days, the entire Gotham, only a quarter of the original population remained, the absolutely appalling massacre, even a small hell that the clown had high hopes for, there was no way to restore the population of Gotham in a short period of time, the scars left by this massacre to the city, it will take at least 10 years to recover, and the worst thing is... It will most likely never have a chance to recover.
"Who's that!"
Sergei grabbed the axe stained with green blood and walked towards the battle line, but as soon as he turned his head, he felt that there was a shadow fluctuating near the fire point behind the battle line, his heart tightened, and he subconsciously ran in that direction, the axe in his hand was wrapped with magic fire, and with an axe, he slashed at those guys who were hiding their heads and tails, forcing one of them out of the shadows.
At the sight of his iconic red ninja suit, Sergei was furious:
"It's you again! Hand crumbs! You're teaming up with youkai! Damn!"
The giant axe in his hand slashed at the head of the hand ninja, throwing his head far away, blood spraying out and staining the dirty ground red, but just as he slashed at the other guy, higher behind him, a figure tore through the darkness and walked out, and with a wave of his hand, the ninja locked by Sergei was pulled into the shadows by the power of darkness.
The guy who was shrouded in dark energy all over his body, wearing a hideous battle suit and with blade-shaped gauntlets wrapped around his arms, stood there, behind him, a cloak composed of dark energy fluttered, under the scarlet light, this guy hugged his arms, and on the night demon's visor, there was only a trace of dead silence.
"Black Sky!"
Sergei let out an exclamation when he saw the shadow, when he first went to New York to attack the Hand Club, Sergei had seen Erica's black sky with his own eyes, the body that was completely attached to the shadow beast, and the physique that would be revived every time he was slashed, was definitely the most difficult opponent he had ever seen, but this time it was not Erica, but another person.
A former guardian, a righteous vanguard who once vowed to use the means of law and self-power to protect the poor, but after losing everything he protected, he completely fell into darkness because of his self-hatred.
"Looks like you've experienced the power of the Shadow Beast. β
Murdoch's eyes didn't regain their light, but he really didn't need a guide staff now, he stood on the edge of the battlefield of frantic confrontation, and the returning shadow beast gave him endless perception, allowing him to clearly "see" everything in front of him without relying on sound.
"I am the Lord of the Shadowland, Gotham is destined to be the most complete Shadowland ever, step forward and offer your loyalty, warrior... For this, I can spare you and everyone behind you, even the civilians who can only hide in the darkness to survive!"
A sinister smile appeared on the corner of his mouth:
"I have no interest in their lives. β
"You told me to surrender? It looks like you haven't felt the power of the Devils, kid..."
Sergei moved his shoulders and weapons, and the next moment, his legs curled up, and his whole body crashed into Murdoch higher up like a cannonball, and his voice was like thunder:
"Devils, never surrender!"
"Bang"
Murdoch's left fist swung and smashed into Sergei's powerful axe blade, like a fly, knocking Sergei back to his original position, and the Shadow Domain claimed to open his hands, and the next moment, under the scarlet light, behind every warrior present who was still holding on, the black distorted shadows were given entities, and they tumbled out of the darkness, swaying their bodies, strangling their masters' necks and hoisting them into the air.
"Wherever the flame goes, the shadow never dies, but wherever there is, this is my realm. β
Matt Murdoch, who had received the power of the shadow beast, opened his arms, took a step forward, and fell from a high altitude, the shadow cloak behind him was like wings, carrying him down slowly, he walked to Sergei, who was lifted into the air by the shadow, he raised his head and "looked" at him who was struggling:
"You're playing against me on my home turf... Who gave you courage?"
He shook his head:
"The Devil Gang never surrenders?well, I admire the hard-headed people the most, in that case, then use the fall of this last fortress to give the last light of the city to the funeral, your death will be the first cornerstone of the establishment of the Shadow Domain!"
"Boom"
As soon as he finished speaking, the defense line blocking the entrance to the dock was shattered by the attack of the blood-spurred mad youkai, and the rolling turbidity flooded everything, squeezed through the defense, and rushed towards the dock area behind everyone, where 140 people were hidden, and it was enough to make all the youkai in the city have a good meal again.
Rob, kill, destroy it all!
Murdoch faced the sea of monsters rushing over, he opened his arms, like a nervous madman, behind him, those who were already extremely tired warriors held the weapons in their hands, and those ordinary people who helped transport armaments, they couldn't help but clench the spears in their hands, this was their last resistance to destruction, and the Lord of the Shadows flapped his wings and floated into the sky, he shouted in a loud voice in fascination:
"Despair has come, the demons cry, extinguish, extinguish, Lord of Darkness, is coming!"
"Bang"
As soon as the words fell, the burning meteor fell from the sky, smashing into the front of the broken defense line with infinite might, and the noisy flames surged to involve all the monsters running around, in their screams and howls, the fierce wind as sharp as a knife blew, and the monsters who ran forward frantically were dyed into a sea of blood in an instant, between the severed limbs and stump arms, a pair of huge dark bat wings spread on the ground, and the thunderous blades danced wildly, cutting down the remaining monsters one by one to the ground, and the deep voice sounded in the ears of the Lord of the Shadow Domainγ
"Lord of Darkness, are you going to call me by it? It's so ugly, call me... Overlord!"