Star Gate

Chapter 411: A Great Show (II)

Chapter 411: A Great Show (II)

Tidal Wave shared the same thought as Half Mountain at the moment. Fight first, interfere with the massive snake’s movements, then retreat together—fighting while they backed away. With the two of them working together, the big snake would not be able to defeat them that easily.

Yama members were behind them. Being Solars, they were slower, but they would be here soon. If seventeen Solars joined them, they would be most amenable to a joint effort due to their speed. They would find it impossible to get away. If they all withstood the giant snake together, they might be able to defeat it!

Both Tidal Wave and Half Mountain felt the same way now. They wanted to take down this enormous snake! A peak Nova monster spirit was terrifying beyond compare, but once it was theirs, the riches would be too abundant to imagine. And was there some sort of ultimate treasure being kept in the massive mountain valley that the snake had been in?

They could vaguely make out golden splendor shining from the valley. Greed intensified when the giant snake wasn’t able to kill them with one blow. There was danger, but also opportunity.

As the two fought, the Revolution King seemed to sense something. The man transformed into a gust of wind and rapidly closed the distance until he was a thousand meters away from the snake. The look in his eyes changed!

A monster spirit! And an incredibly powerful one at that. It was wiping the floor with two Novas.

The Revolution King turned to leave, but the sixteen hell masters arrived at the same time and saw the gigantic snake.

“So big!”

“A major monster spirit!”

“Nova... No, peak Nova!” They couldn’t actually make out the monster spirit’s strength, but since it could suppress two Novas to the point where the supernaturals couldn’t really retaliate, the snake must be incredibly strong. However, it should not be stronger than Nova.

The Revolution King wanted to go, but the sixteen hell masters looked on with glittering eyes and stirred to motion.

“We should work together to kill the snake!” Half Mountain called out sternly. “It goes without saying there are benefits to be had, but if you leave and we’re defeated, it’s so much faster than a Solar. You won’t be able to get away!”

Bam!

He was distracted as he spoke, giving the mammoth snake tail a chance to loom over his head. A huge collision sounded, turning the faint form on his shield even wispier. Half Mountain coughed up blood and flew backwards. He darted into the darkness before the tail could arrive again and vanished once more.

Too strong!

If it wasn’t for the snake having difficulty hitting them, they would be dead after a few whips of the tail. Was this monster spirit really a Nova? Or was it stronger than a Nova?

Half Mountain reeled from shock. The shock stemmed from the fact that it could match the previous Hou Xiaochen—the director had been thus when he killed a Nova. Red Hair hadn’t been able to dodge in time. Meanwhile, Half Mountain knew that he was only suffering damage instead of outright dying because he had an origin weapon defending him.

Peak Nova?

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The sixteen hell masters looked at the Revolution King; the latter wanted nothing more than to leave. They could run while the big snake was entangled with the two Novas. It was too dangerous here. The hell masters, however, itched to throw themselves into the fray.

“Ultimate treasure!” One of the hell masters peeked at the mountain valley behind the big snake and stared at the rays of golden light with a shifting look in his eyes. “It must be a treasure born of nature and extraordinary if the snake is guarding it. It might be the companion treasure that will enable it to metamorphose to an even higher level of existence...”

“It’s very strong, but no matter how strong, it’s still a Nova at the end of the day,” said the other hell masters before the Revolution King could respond. “If we work together with those two Novas, we’ll be able to kill it!”

Seventeen Solars, two Novas, and Revolution’s origin weapon... Victory was guaranteed to be theirs!

The snake itself was an ultimate treasure as well. “The snake blood, flesh, and gall are all treasures that enhance strength!” A hell master licked his lips. “Snake skin is the best ingredient to forge superhuman weapons. We might be able to gaze upon the Nova threshold ourselves! Court Master Revolution, let’s do it!”

“Are you crazy?!” the Revolution King transmitted to them. “We need to retreat! This snake is so strong that Half Mountain is suppressed to the point where he can’t fight back. We’ll die in a split second of carelessness if we join the fight!”

“Opportunities and riches are sought through danger! Is Court Master Revolution used to a life of retirement in Silver Moon? You are the only one among the ten court masters who is not a Nova. The opportunity is close at hand, but you don’t know how to grasp it?!”

The sixteen other Solars charged before Revolution could respond! They didn’t rush their target as a mob, but erupted with supernatural ability and formed a unique cage—the Hell Cage!

“We’ll work together to kill the snake!” cried out one of the hell masters. “We can discuss distribution afterward. Both of you are smart people, we’re sure you won’t do anything untoward for momentary profit!”

“We won’t, don’t worry!” Half Mountain shouted.

Tidal Wave surged through the void as a water current, shooting out arrows of water at the snake’s eyes wherever she could. “Don’t worry, we’re not idiots...” she said at the same time. As greedy as she might be, not even Tidal Wave would think of scheming against others when such a strong enemy was present. That was too dangerous and might lead to everyone’s demise.

The powerful snake was growing irritated. It’d flicked previous supernaturals to death with a single tail whip, but failed to do so numerous times after encountering two supernaturals weak as bugs. These bugs knew a variety of methods like vanishing into the air or dissolving into water vapor... This rather irritated the inexperienced snake accustomed to brute force!

And not only that, but the sixteen hell masters spread out in four different directions and enlarged the cage to one with a circumference of several hundred meters. Unique rays of power formed a tremendous net that loomed over the snake.

The leading helm master grunted, “Wait for us to crawl out of the cracks in the Avici Iron Net. When we lock onto it, we’ll kill it!”

The Avici Hell was one of the sixteen minor hells said to fall under the Parity King’s overview. The hell masters deployed the Avici Iron Net, a method similar to a formation. Rays of light twinkled as they wove into a gigantic net that loomed precariously over the giant snake. The cracks were huge and could normally be sealed shut, but that required a lot of mysterious power. They didn’t need to do so today as the snake was huge. A tighter knit net was not needed and also left room for the two Novas to burrow out.

Once they locked onto the snake, it would be hard for it to break free no matter how strong it was. The net swiftly descended, prompting fury in the snake’s eyes. It whipped its tail!

Boom!

A strand of supernatural net thread snapped, but was instantly repaired. The snake coiled in on itself and head butted the offending net. Bam!

Another strand snapped, causing the sixteen hell masters to shake with incredulity! They’d once jointly locked away a Nova to the point where their target could not move. The Nova was meat on a chopping block, which was why they thought nothing of the Revolution King. They’d killed Novas before, so they didn’t fear any Novas.

The group also thought nothing of Hou Xiaochen who’d killed a Nova in such a domineering fashion. We’ve done that before! If they ran into Hou Xiaochen, they were confident of taking him down as well if they attacked together. And yet, this big snake was easily smashing their Avici Iron Net!

“Steady!” roared one of the hell masters as he erupted with mysterious power. The others followed in the same fashion.

“Half Mountain, Tidal Wave, why aren’t you attacking yet??” another shouted.

The two Novas took advantage of the opening to dart out of range of immediate attack. They were stunned by the development! The sixteen hell masters under the Parity King really did have some skill to their name. They were immobilizing a peak Nova with their strength as Solars!

Although the snake snapped threads each time it rammed itself against the net, there were many threads in the enclosure. Each one that snapped was quickly replaced. Despite the snake’s rage, it wasn’t able to immediately break the net entirely.

A thought struck Half Mountain and he waved his little shield into a bigger version of itself. It overhshadowed the net as another layer of defense. When the snake next threw itself forward, there was a tremendous crash, but no threads snapped.

Joy dawned on the crowd! One Nova and sixteen Solars had finally stabilized the net, leaving the snake as lamb ripe for the slaughter regardless of how strong it was. The sixteen hell masters were slightly wan as they crushed mysterious power stones to restore their energy.

Tidal shouted with exertion as she fired more water arrows.

“Revolution!” Half Mountain yelled.

The Revolution King frowned. He hadn’t taken any action during this time, but there was nothing to be done now that the situation had reached this point. He would act, then. He was just irritated that the sixteen hell masters didn’t listen to his orders. But after witnessing their Avici Iron Net, he understood why they were so arrogant!

He summoned a bell-like treasure without a word—an origin weapon! The wind chime rotated rapidly and sent out uncountable blades of wind that were incomparable in strength. They shot through the holes in the net and collided with the snake!

Half Mountain and the sixteen hell masters were in charge of locking the snake into place, whereas Tidal Wave and Revolution were in charge of attacking it. It wasn’t the first time that the three great organizations worked together; their division of labor was very clear. Everyone chose the best way to attack without having to discuss the plan of action.

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Off in the distance.

A spying Li Hao sucked in a sharp breath, astounded by the snake’s strength and surprised by the three great organizations. These people were very strong when they cooperated, but he was more taken aback by how smoothly they worked together!

Based on his expectations, he felt that there would exist many differences of opinion and grudges between them. But their powerhouses partnered together without missing a beat—this was most shocking! Otherwise, any of the three were doomed if they ran afoul of the snake by themselves. But when they worked together, it was the snake that met its doom.

Would the other three major monster spirits in the valley take action? And where were Southern Fist and Golden Spear hiding?