Regarding Hao Yun's words, no one had reason to refute him. Among those present, only Hao Yun had personally witnessed the demonized Earl, giving him the most authority to speak. However, Hilve couldn't help but question, "If he isn't the King of Earl, why would he want to save Her Majesty?"
Hao Yun took a breath and replied, "I'm afraid he doesn't want to save Sister Chaoyue. Instead, he wants to seize control of the Destroyer's body."
Regardless, with the sudden appearance of the demonized Earl, all attention shifted to him, allowing Tie Dao an opportunity to move forward and escort Yan Chaoyue away from the Destroyer's attack range. By now, Hilve had rushed to Yan Chaoyue's side to check on her and handed her half a bottle of Haha Pure Water to replenish her mental strength.
"The Destroyer is in danger now! Don't get too close here! Keep obstructing the Mastanians; we'll handle this!" Yan Chaoyue commanded after drinking the water in one gulp, still panting.
Both sides of soldiers near the Mu Xing Grand Hall were engaged in combat. They had all witnessed the sudden change in the Destroyer and were now focused on the Destroyer howling above the hall. This momentarily caused them to forget about their ongoing battle, resulting in a temporary stalemate around the Grand Hall. Fortunately, Yan Chaoyue's timely orders snapped the soldiers back to reality, and they resumed fighting the enemy before them. It was at this moment that the soldiers noticed the Mastanian soldiers appearing restless and impatient, significantly lowering their combat effectiveness and concentration.
"The changes in the Destroyer are affecting the Mastanian soldiers' minds! Quick! Take advantage of their confusion now and increase the attack intensity!" Dao Lao quickly grasped the situation on the battlefield and issued orders to the Mu Xing garrison.
At this time, General Tie Dao finally fully regained consciousness from his coma and returned to the battlefield. Despite his numerous injuries, General Tie Dao appeared vigorous and agile. Seeing General Tie Dao return and lead the charge again, the Mu Xing soldiers, who were already emboldened by the Mastanians' disarray, shouted fervently and charged at the invading Mastanian forces once more.
Naturally, the Destroyer was aware that the sudden appearance of the demonized Earl had disrupted the Mastanian army's attack rhythm, putting his own army in a somewhat passive position. However, he had no energy to spare on these matters now. Just moments ago, the Destroyer had managed to break free from a force that had paralyzed his entire body, regaining control of his hands once more. The first thing he did upon regaining control was to firmly grasp the tentacle with the demonized Earl's head with one hand and swing his giant sword with the other, preparing to chop the tentacle in two.
However, every time the Destroyer prepared to swing his sword to cut the tentacle, his arm would convulse violently as if struck by an electric shock, leaving his entire arm paralyzed and unable to complete the swing. After several unsuccessful attempts, the Destroyer could only roar in near madness, "Let go of me! I'll kill you! This is my body! Get out of my body!"
"Hmph! Let you go? Where should I go? You've swallowed even my body. Where do you expect me to roll to? Do you want me to become a wandering soul without a host?" The demonized Earl retorted while burying his head, viciously biting the Destroyer's hand with the mouth full of thorns.
"Argh... Let go of me! Watch as I kill you with one strike!" The demonized Earl's bite was incredibly strong, causing even the Destroyer, who could withstand hunting bullets, to endure unbearable pain from the bites. Thus, the Destroyer could only try to free his hand from the demonized Earl's mouth, cursing vehemently as he struggled to swing his giant sword.
"Hahaha! You still want to kill me? Dream on! He won't let you succeed! We won't stop until we reclaim your body!" Watching the Destroyer struggle against the excruciating pain akin to electric shocks coursing through his arm, and trying to control the ever-changing black muscle tissue on his arm to replace it with a new fiber wire, the demonized Earl said smugly.
"You? Who are you talking about? Who else?" The Destroyer angrily demanded.
"Hmph! Already forgotten me so soon? You ungrateful traitor!" Another voice filled with resentment suddenly echoed from within him.
As the Destroyer was surprised to hear this voice, a tentacle growing on his right shoulder suddenly convulsed uncontrollably, like an epileptic fit. The snake head at the tip of this tentacle, while emitting a sharp groan, quickly swelled to the size similar to the demonized Earl's head. Finally, with a bang, this swollen tongue burst into a black pus, revealing a head that was gradually forming into a monstrous face.
"Argh! Black Gate! Look at what you've done to me! Not only have you betrayed my life-saving grace, but you've also violated the clan's rules, wantonly harming your own kind! What's more despicable is that you dare to covet the rights of the Great Mother, aiming to rule our homeland in place of the Mold Mother! Destroyer Black Gate! You damned scoundrel!" The head that grew out of the Destroyer's right shoulder spoke.
"It's Commander Amu Zinen!" Hao Yun and Yan Chaoyue exclaimed almost simultaneously.
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Yan Chaoyue was able to immediately recognize that the gradually forming bizarre face belonged to Amu Zinen because she not only remembered Amu Zinen's voice but had also seen his true appearance. Haoyun could identify the speaking head as Amu Zinen's because he not only remembered his voice but also had collected many fragments of Mireling energy that belonged to Amu Zinen, allowing his system to quickly confirm the identity of the head based on the aura emitted during its formation.
"Amu Zinen? H-how is it you? How can you—? Aren't you already—?" Equally quick to recognize this voice, the Destroyer widened his mouth in shock and struggled to turn his head towards his right shoulder.
However, perhaps due to the immense shock the Destroyer was experiencing at this moment, or perhaps because his physical mobility was once again constrained, the Destroyer's neck became incredibly stiff after Amu Zinen's voice appeared. As a result, his head, besides maintaining its leftward posture, could no longer make any other movements.
"What's wrong? Have you forgotten what I look like?" Seeing the Destroyer's movements so inconvenient, Amu Zinen's head actively moved its tentacles to bend over, placing its distorted and bizarre face directly in front of the Destroyer's eyes so that he could get a clear view of his features.
"It's impossible! This can't be! You're already dead! Your energy has been divided between me and that damn priest! You shouldn't exist anymore!" Even after confirming that the face in front of him was Amu Zinen's, the Destroyer continued to argue incredulously.
"Hehehe, you're right. After I self-destructed, I should have been completely wiped out. Unfortunately, what you don't know is that a certain encounter I experienced gave me some peculiar reserve power. So, although when you forcibly absorbed my power, the thoughts contained in that part of the power were sealed away by you and waiting to be slowly consumed. But what you don't know is that I still had a part of my thoughts cleverly avoiding your devouring with the help of that peculiar power, hiding within your body, waiting for the opportunity to strike back!" Amu Zinen enjoyed the panic on the Destroyer's face and wrapped the tentacles connected to his head around the Destroyer's neck, allowing him to get a clearer view of his features.
At the same time, Haoyun and his team once again exclaimed over the system channel. Because they were well aware that the encounter Amu Zinen spoke of was his escape to the Fragrant Nebula to evade Yan Chaoyue. As for the peculiar ability possessed by Amu Zinen, the three of them knew without thinking that it must have been bestowed upon him by the Countess.
"Give me back my power!" Amu Zinen licked the Destroyer's neck with his long snake tongue, speaking in a resentful tone.
"Give me your body!" The demonized Er head rammed against the back of the Destroyer's head, roaring angrily.
Just moments ago, the Destroyer existed like an invincible force, but now he was clearly struggling under the restraint of Amu Zinen and the demonized Er. This left him constantly struggling in the air, giving Haoyun and his team a rare opportunity to rest and recover their mental strength while quickly devising better ways to deal with the Destroyer.
At the same time, the Mireling energy pursuit system of Haoyun and his team's Fate Detector also provided hints. After the appearance of the demonized Er and Amu Zinen, the Destroyer's Fate Level fluctuated between five stars and seven and a half stars. This indicated that the demonized Er and Amu Zinen were engaging in a comprehensive battle with the Destroyer, causing significant fluctuations in his strength.
"Uncle Dao, Dream Jia, Haoyun, are you all okay?" Yan Chaoyue watched the Destroyer with three heads struggling in the air, and let out a relieved sigh.
"Phew! Just barely hanging on." Haoyun and his team nodded weakly in response. Their battle armor shields were no longer able to effectively withstand the Destroyer's attacks, leaving them in a precarious position. Moreover, fighting against a Destroyer whose strength far surpassed their own had drained them mentally, making them very weak. However, they hadn't lost their ability to fight just yet.
"Phew—! That's good! Everyone, let's recover quickly! Perhaps, while the Destroyer's strength is fluctuating significantly, this is our only chance to deliver a fatal blow to him!" Yan Chaoyue exhaled deeply as he watched the struggling Destroyer in the air.
"Understood! When the time comes, everyone must aim at his head and attack with full force. After all, his head has already taken a hit from the hunting bullets, so it's likely still very vulnerable. And even if we still can't deliver a fatal blow to the Destroyer, who knows, we might force him to grow a few more heads to deal with us!" Dream Jia said.
Everyone nodded in agreement with Dream Jia's suggestion and quickly settled down to rest and recuperate. At the same time, they closely monitored the Destroyer, who was fighting against the two heads growing on his body, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Meanwhile, Helf and Tie Zhu had mobilized troops to form a defensive line around the four priests, ensuring they wouldn't be harassed by the Mastanians during their rest period.
"Phew! This is the last bottle of pure water!" Haoyun handed the remaining half-bottle of Haha Happy Pure Water to Dream Jia.
Due to the chaotic energy flows from the black hole exerting strong suppression on divine power, Haoyun and his team's systems and their personal void warehouses were unable to function properly. This meant they couldn't access more Haha Happy Pure Water to replenish their mental strength, nor could they bring out more items to deal with the Destroyer. Therefore, they had to seize the excellent opportunity of the Destroyer's restrained strength to find a way to deliver a fatal blow. Otherwise, it would be very difficult for them to turn the tide of the battle.
"Phew! Uncle Dao, if we still can't deal with the Destroyer later, then you guys should find a way to leave here quickly! At least that way, not everyone will have to die here," Yan Chaoyue said with a concerned expression as he glanced at the still unexposed vulnerabilities of the Destroyer.
Uncle Dao and the others fell silent at Yan Chaoyue's words. Their purpose in coming here was to find Yan Chaoyue's whereabouts and bring him back to the City of Spirits. Therefore, they would naturally not abandon Yan Chaoyue and leave on their own. However, this time Uncle Dao did not immediately voice objections. He understood that the current situation was extremely unfavorable to their side, and if things continued like this, it would be hard to guarantee everyone's safety under the attacks of the Destroyer, who was nearly at the level of Heaven's Wrath.