Chapter 2165

Benjamin had executed Lucius, while Lucan had struck down Hundar. Even so, the turmoil within the mortal realm did not end. On the contrary, malice within Celestria multiplied severalfold once Hundar perished. A wave of black-cloaked figures emerged from every corner of the city and beyond. Without a word, they drew their blades and slit their throats. Blood soaked the ground, and a massive, malevolent array began to take shape beneath the vast royal city. With the beasts as offerings, it was a sacrificial array drawing on the darkest malice from Celestria and all lands beyond. And with that, Vlad appeared. Vlad had no true form. Wherever he passed, commoners descended into madness of slaughter and were gripped by malice. Lucan could not bear to see Celestria fall into hell. Together with Benjamin and Velquin, who remained in the city, they launched a desperate attack to eliminate Vlad. Golden light and phoenix flames were both natural enemies of malice, but they still lost, not to Vlad but to the people. "Vlad's malice took hold of the commoners. When Lucan shielded them with his dragon form, they used their blades and swords on him." Dozens of blades steeped in malice pierced through Lucan's dragon scales. He'd indeed felt the pain then, but it wasn't the wounds that hurt him; it was the people who'd inflicted them. The malice seeped into his form through those blades and attempted to taint the flesh of the golden dragon. They sought to take control of him and turn him into a malevolent dragon under Vlad's command. … Benjamin's voice wasn't loud, but it was more than enough for Elowen standing aside, to hear. Even standing nearby, Shannon could feel the malice clinging to the blades impaled into Lucan's body, so how could Elowen not? She'd poured all her supernatural energy into Lucan and tried to revive him, yet nothing could bring his vitality back. That was when she finally released him and slowly turned around. Her once-pure supernatural energy grew turbid, and her face was expressionless. She looked at Benjamin and asked, "Where are those people?" To protect the foolish commoners, Lucan had fought against the malice-formed Vlad, only to be betrayed by the people he'd protected. They'd spared no mercy in stabbing him. She would never spare Vlad or show mercy to commoners who wounded him. At this moment, Elowen's supernatural strength surged. Though the fight against the Doomscourges had left her badly wounded, she seemed blind to it all. What surged from her now was supernatural powers glowing faintly red. Within that red glow, there were traces of black fog. Shannon and Benjamin immediately sensed something wrong and rushed forward to stop her. "Elowen, calm down!" But before they could get close, a single swipe of Elowen's massive tail sent them flying. The tail, gleaming with razor-sharp supernatural energy, struck. Benjamin reacted quickly by forming a barrier of golden light around Shannon. But in her fury, Elowen showed no restraint. The golden light barrier shattered in an instant, and both of them were flung through the air. Elowen looked down at them with cold eyes. The long, snowy-white hair behind her now carried wisps of grey. She stood as if she were centered in a howling blizzard, cold and terrifying. The red glow of her remaining seven tails grew more intense, carrying murderous rage that could tear the heavens and earth. She announced, "Lucan is dead, and the Celestria he protects no longer deserves to exist." Since they'd harmed Lucan, she would bury the royal city and every last Celestrian with it!