Chapter 774 - Terrified (1/2)

The rest hadn't managed to rush out of the encirclement. If they weren't killed by the impact of the meteor, they were torn to shreds by the Raging Flame Beastmen chasing from behind.

Thorne was holding onto his greatsword with one hand. His sword was stabbed into the ground, supporting his body on the verge of collapse.

The few survivors beside him weren't fleeing, because they had no chance to do so.

They were facing hundreds of Raging Flame Beastman warriors and a hundred Warlocks, and there was also Hoppet!

They had no opportunity to pass the information back. This was a disaster...

Unwillingness and despair could be seen on Thorne's face. His arm was shaking, but he still wanted to raise his greatsword to fight. The honor and hope of the Merlin Family couldn't be forfeited like this.

Then, Hoppet floated down the mountain.

”Stop.”

Hoppet stopped the Raging Flame Beastmen's final assault as he looked at Thorne with a mocking expression.

”Sir Thorne, your bravery is comparable to that of our bravest warriors. Unfortunately, you are a fool, a fool that has been used.” Hoppet heartily laughed. ”You humans are really too stupid. This is the best opportunity for us, yet your allies, the Watson Family and the Black Tower, already betrayed you.

”You still don't understand, do you? This is a trap, a trap targeting the Merlin Family. I already reached an agreement with the Watson Family and the Black Tower to lure you into this trap and kill you, to kill all the elites of the Merlin Family. After that, I'll directly seize control of the fort your Merlin Family is controlling.

”The Black Tower and the Watson Family will easily take over the area controlled by the Merlin Family.”

Hoppet's words were like thunder echoing in Thorne's ears, and they almost made him fall down.

”What!?” Thorne was shocked and resentful, his shoulders shaking... He had never expected that the Black Tower and the Watson Family would sell them out.

'They actually reached an agreement with the Fireblade Tribe?!'

Unfortunately, he couldn't send back any information about this. The Merlin Family was in danger.

Thorne could guess what would happen next. It wouldn't be just the Fireblade Tribe… Even the Watson Family and Black Tower, those greedy leeches, would ruthlessly capture the fort under the Merlin Family's control.

The Merlin Family that was focused on the Raging Flame Beastmen might be carelessly engulfed by the Black Tower and the Watson Family. All the members of the Merlin Family's younger generation in the Raging Flame Plane would be killed.

Decades of the Family's efforts would go up in smoke.

The Watson Family and the Black Tower might even be able to blame it all on the Raging Flame Beastmen, and the Merlin Family would never know that this was their plot!

Despair, bone-chilling despair corroded Thorne's body and mind like an insidious poison. His last wisp of resolve collapsed.

And the few Merlins next to him had already fallen to the ground in despair. A seriously injured mage even died.

Hoppet was floating in the air, sneering at the despairing Thorne while proudly laughing. ”Silly humans, you are inferior even to the ugliest maggot! You are truly a bunch of fools. Rest assured, Sir Thorne... As a brave warrior, I'll kill you myself. Do you see the Teleportation Array behind me?

”I already finished it, and as soon as I activate it, the elites of the other four northern Tribes will immediately teleport here. At that time, both the Black Tower and the Watson Family will be killed! They will be destroyed!

”And your Merlin Family will also perish!”

Thorne almost fell to the ground, and his eyes already looked dead.

'Finished, we are finished...

'The foolish Watson Family and Black Tower… What have they done… Not only did they ruin the foundation of the Merlin Family, but they've also allowed the Raging Flame Beastmen to prepare an unprecedented counterattack.

'No, I can't let Hoppet have his way even if I die. I have to kill him and destroy the array, there is still time, there is still a chance!'

As he thought of this, Thorne's eyes were already filled with the aura of death. He didn't plan on surviving.

Powerful Aura rose from his body, and a glaring light shrouded him. The Aura transformed into a transparent flame that burned on Thorne's body. He was filled with unprecedented power, but his complexion was getting paler and paler.

This was the final unique skill of a Sword Saint: igniting his own Aura, igniting his own life, igniting his own soul, igniting everything in order to display the strongest power of his lifetime.

But this skill had severe side-effects. Not only would he die, but it would be so thorough that he wouldn't even have the opportunity to become one of the Undead. He would completely disappear from this world.