Now that the Bone Giants near the southern gate had been defeated, Danny changed his stance immediately.
He passively absorbed the surrounding origin energy while approaching the Necrosphinx. As Danny approached the Necrosphinx, he retrieved a huge gray chain that was gleaming faintly.
Next, he threw the gray chain to his subjects, who retrieved Monster Cores from the pouches that hung down their belts. The monster cores were pressed against the gray chain, which absorbed the energy accumulated inside them naturally.
After the energy inside the monster cores had been drained they crumbled. Simultaneously, the glow exuding from the huge chain intensified.
“Focus on pinning down the Necrosphinx!” Danny shouted loudly to the thousands of warriors around him before he fastened the chain to a Qi Sword which he manifested with the bits of energy he had just replenished.
The Qi Sword flung through the air with terrific velocity. It reached just above the Necrosphinx’s wings and shot down in a beautiful arc not long after. It pierced deep into the ground next to the Lamia Berserkers of Danny’s territory.
The Lamia Berserkers and everyone else nearby picked up the chains that seemed to move magically, twirling around the Necrosphinx’s wings before it noticed that something was wrong.
Just as the Necrosphinx tried to change its position with a flap of its wings it noticed that its hasty movements caused the intertwining chains to entangle further. They tightened, further restraining the Necrosphinx’s movements. The next moment hundreds of brave warriors rushed suicidally toward the Necrosphinx with the lower end of the chains lying on their shoulders. With swift movements, they moved all around the Necrosphinx’s legs while the Lamia Berserkers pulled on the chains from the upper end.
The Lamia Berserker’s action was just enough to distract and restrict the Necrosphinx for two seconds. That was not enough for the hundreds of brave souls to leave the Necrosphinx’s vicinity, but it was enough for most of them to flee. The Necrosphinx’s legs and wings ended up in a tangled mess, but that didn’t mean the monstrosity was defeated. It kept thrashing and twitching uncontrollably, scything through the air mercilessly.
Danny sensed that dozens of his subjects died in an instant. Their firm Links of Loyalties were cut once and forever, and their remnants splattered all over the searing hot sand of the Sacred Desert – dying it red.
The battlefield was gruesome, but Danny knew that they couldn’t defeat the Necrosphinx without some sacrifices. Even by using the chains of infinity that could only be broken after every bit of origin energy stored inside it had been drained, Danny was not sure if they could win.
The chains of infinity had been forged not long after their first encounter with a Mythical Creature. It was extremely expensive and required a tremendous amount of energy to be maintained against the resisting force of a Mythical Creature, but it was exceptionally useful.
After the chains of infinity tightened around the Necrosphinx’s legs and wings, its movements were restricted drastically. It could still use its scythe-like blade arms to cut down the people around it, but the strongest forces of Danny’s army had finally been given the opportunity to spend a few more seconds to create powerful attacks.
“Focus your attacks on its heads. First, use your attacks with the strongest destructive force. Then start releasing the explosive energy infused arrows. Don’t bother about the expenses and focus on attacking!” Danny gave a command before he retrieved a few energy potions.
His natural energy replenishment was really fast. However, Danny didn’t know for sure how much time he had before the Necrosphinx would enter a state of frenzy. Once it noticed that its life was in danger, most mythical creatures would use their lifeforce in exchange for a boost in strength. By that time, it would become a lot harder to kill it.
Thus, he had to prepare his killing blow before the Necrosphinx would enter a frenzy. Simultaneously, his subordinates would have to create a small opening to allow him to kill the Necrosphinx with a single blow. After all, the Necrosphinx’s defenses were a lot stronger than that of the Bone Giants.
Danny had been quite surprised with how easily the Bone Giants went down. Their defeat made it clear that the Primedival Pyramid’s initial trial was not impossible to pass. All it took was enough strength and some sort of strategy.
Even though the others struggled to defeat the Bone Giants and the other Undead of the Sacred Desert, Danny was prepared for everything. He had spent the last few months researching all kinds of myths and legends about the Sacred Desert. Even the fairy tales written in the language right after the Second Epoch were thoroughly researched to ensure that no monster, trap or any other issue would appear once the raid of the Primedival Pyramid started.
Meanwhile, it seemed like the other Lords had been certain that four Lords with their armies would be enough to deal with the Primedival Pyramid easily. Even if they had done adequate preparations, it paled in comparison to the time, effort, and money Danny had invested in his research!
His ample research was also why he survived so long in the hidden area of the Sacred Desert region, and why he was fated to kill the Necrosphinx.
“Focus on the Necrosphinx’s chin. The postiche is weaker than the rest of its body. Once broken we have an area of attack to focus on!” Danny issued a third command after he finished the energy potions he had retrieved. The origin energy swirling through his body was slowly annexed and stored inside his energy storage.
He then moved around the Necrosphinx, while the vast majority of his army held onto the huge chains of infinity to pin down the Necrosphinx. Meanwhile, the strongest Awakened and Summons prepared their destructive attacks, which they released one after another.
The Necrosphinx’s postiche broke, giving the Summons and Awakened a new target to attack – the area where the postiche had been broken from the sphinx’s chin.
Cracks appeared all over the Necrosphinx’s chin once the energy blasts, compressed elemental attacks and hundreds of explosive energy infused arrows impacted upon its body.
All of a sudden, Danny appeared in front of the Necrosphinx holding his sword artifact tightly in his hand.
Beads of sweat trickled down his temples, and blood began to ooze from his nose. However, Danny was mostly focused on the increment of his Reinforced Sword Qi’s density. The Reinforced Sword Qi shrouding his sword artifact increased exponentially. Simultaneously, Danny released all enchantments engraved on the sword artifact at once, fusing the blade with the Reinforced Sword Qi for a few seconds to maximize its power.
The fusion of the Sword Qi and the Sword Artifact was something Danny could only do a few times in a row without damaging the Sword Artifact. This time the density of his Reinforced Sword Qi was extremely high, preventing Danny from re-using the Qi Fusion enchantment a second time during the next 24 hours.
He enhanced his strength as much as possible by using everything at his disposal before he thrust his sword out.
The tip of the sword artifact pierced through the cobweb-like cracked chin of the Necrosphinx with ease. However, the further the sword pierced into the monster’s face the harder it was to keep thrusting. Danny lifted an eyebrow but not a trace of worry appeared on his face. He was as calm as a lake even as the scything blade arms moved through the air, ready to cut him in half.
Danny released the compressed Reinforced Sword Qi that had fused into the Sword Artifact with a sudden burst of energy through the tip. The Sword Qi had been further condensed, increasing the lethality of the thin beam the artifact released. Despite being thin and seemingly not threatening to the Necrosphinx, the beam of Sword Qi pierced through the Necrosphinx’s head.𝒏𝑜𝓋𝗲𝗅𝐧𝓮xt.𝗇𝓔t
The Necrosphinx stopped moving, its scythes halting less than a meter from Danny’s neck. Danny then twisted the blade lightly, causing a chain reaction all over the Necrosphinx’s chin. The chin crumbled while the domino effect followed suit, causing the collapse of the Necrosphinx’s entire head.
Afterward, the remains of the Necrosphinx slumped to the ground and stayed there, unmoving.
The Necrosphinx had been finally killed!
Danny was panting heavily and the thousands of warriors sighed in relief as well. The energy stored in the chains of infinity was about to be used up. There were merely a few traces left, leaving just enough to keep the Necrosphinx restrained for a quarter of a second.
No matter how they looked at the situation, it had been extremely close. After all, a moving Necrosphinx was incomparably stronger than the restricted one.
Danny’s energy was a little bit unstable now. His head ached and his sight grew hazy. Nonetheless, he didn’t relax. He demanded his desert scouts to update him about the current situation of the other battlefield for a rough understanding of their progress.
Danny and his army were not yet done breaking down the southern gate, but the strongest defense forces had been dealt with already. It was obvious that the remaining Undead of the Sacred Desert would die soon enough – at least in the southern area.
While Danny had defeated the Bone Giants, the Necrosphinx, and both the Anubirats and the Kleshabits, the other Lords had merely tackled two Bone Giants, and a few Anubirats and Kleshabits. To achieve this, thousands had to sacrifice their lives. But that was for the better in Danny’s opinion.
The fewer opponents they had to face later the better.
While the other Lords were still struggling, Danny chose to help his subordinates to deal with the remaining Undead of the Desert. It took less than an hour to clear the battlefield and store the loot inside his War Rune’s storage space.
Afterward, he had enough time to replenish his energy.
He and his army decided to rest a little while watching the Lords just before Danny retrieved three messenger crystals.
“How far have the preparations been completed?” Danny asked in the three messenger crystals, only to receive the same replies from each of them.
“We’re ready and waiting for your command, my Lord!”