Chapter 686, The Power of the Lightning Waterfall Overcast

Translator: Silavin

 

Lu Fan decided to act immediately. He opened the Territory Management Panel and activated the Lightning Waterfall Overcast as one of his Territory Defensive Measures.

 

Instantly, above Shadow Isle, layers of dark clouds materialised from nothing, churning and rolling continuously. In the blink of an eye, they had gathered directly above the Patriarch Yoshida’s head.

 

Above the heads of the invaders lay thick, impenetrable black shadow mist, so dense that even when massive heavy clouds appeared overhead, these people could not sense them at all, much less see them.

 

However, Patriarch Yoshida, being a High Level expert, possessed extremely keen perception.

 

While maintaining his Fearless Shield, he suddenly sensed an enormous pressure emanating from above his head.

 

It seemed as though some formidable presence above him was about to unleash a storm-like attack.

 

[Something’s wrong, something’s really wrong!!] Just as Patriarch Yoshida was about to warn everyone to be careful, a thunderous roar suddenly erupted.

 

From the sky, a massive lightning bolt approximately one hundred metres in diameter struck down directly, bombarding the Fearless Shield.

 

This single strike immediately caused Patriarch Yoshida to stagger.

 

He could feel that this single lightning bolt’s power was actually more terrifying than the Magic Crystal Cannon!

 

If he did not know that his Senior Brother was already dead, he would not doubt for a moment that such a fearsome lightning attack had come from his Senior Brother’s hands.

 

This was comparable to a Fifth Profession Player Skill. That was just how terrifying this lightning was!

 

Before Patriarch Yoshida could react, thunderous roars continued erupting from the sky. One after another, lightning bolts approximately one hundred metres in diameter kept striking down, bombarding Patriarch Yoshida’s Fearless Shield.

 

One, two lightning bolts, that he could still manage to block.

 

But these consecutively falling lightning bolts were dropping like violent raindrops. How could he possibly withstand them?

 

His Fearless Shield could expand or contract. The smaller the shield, the stronger its defensive power.

 

To shelter as many Players as possible, he had enlarged the shield to several thousand metres, which meant the shield’s current strength was not optimal.

 

Therefore, after just a few lightning strikes, his Fearless Shield was directly shattered.

 

Patriarch Yoshida wanted to shrink the Fearless Shield to protect only himself, but it was clearly too late.

 

After the Fearless Shield Skill was broken, Patriarch Yoshida was greatly shocked. He hastily raised his own shield to block against the lightning striking down from the sky.

 

With the Fearless Shield broken, it had entered Cooldown.

 

Therefore, the Skill Patriarch Yoshida was using was naturally a different one.

 

While this Skill could provide him with powerful defensive capabilities, it could not protect others.

 

Thus, with the Fearless Shield shattered, the Lightning Waterfall Overcast began unreservedly slaughtering everyone else around him.

 

Under the dual bombardment of Lightning Waterfall Overcast and the Magic Crystal Cannons, even Level 100 Players turned to ash!

 

Countless lightning bolts fell, and his people were continuously killed amidst their wails, blasted into ash.

 

Patriarch Yoshida witnessed everything. He even saw how his Clan’s Level 100 Players were unable to escape death. The Yoshida Clan’s centuries of accumulated strength was being easily obliterated like this, causing his heart to bleed.

 

At the same time, he regretted underestimating Shadow Isle’s Territory Defensive Measures.

 

If he had known earlier that the island possessed such terrifying lightning, he would not have claimed he could protect those present.

 

If Kage Tenshi had acted, he might have been able to protect everyone.

 

But he clearly lacked such capability.

 

However, regretting now was too late.

 

He knew deeply that even he himself might not be able to leave this place alive.

 

Patriarch Yoshida had completely lost the mentality of a Fifth Profession Player. Now, he only wanted to quickly escape from here.

 

Seeing that his people were nearly all dead, and the remaining Players probably could not withstand a few more rounds of bombardment, Patriarch Yoshida carried his raised shield and fled towards the direction from which they had come.

 

If he could return to the warship, he might still be able to escape from Shadow Isle together with the vessel.

 

As for what to do after escaping, he had not thought about it yet.

 

But no matter what, it was better than losing his life here!

 

However, how could Lu Fan not see through such petty schemes?

 

[Trying to run? What a nice dream you have! Anyone who came to Shadow Isle uninvited will not be able to escape!]

 

Moreover, the opponent was a Fifth Profession Player. Although such a person posed no threat to Lu Fan, they were quite dangerous to others from  Dragon Country.

 

Such an expert would be better off dead.

 

The Lightning Waterfall Overcast had one particularly terrifying characteristic: wherever it enveloped, no matter where one ran, they would be targeted by it and continuously attacked with lightning.

 

Lu Fan directly controlled the Lightning Waterfall Overcast to follow Patriarch Yoshida all the way, striking fiercely, leaving only a portion of the Lightning Waterfall Overcast to bombard the other weaklings.

 

After all, with just that portion, plus the Magic Crystal Cannons, it was more than enough to turn them into fertiliser for Shadow Isle.

 

Patriarch Yoshida, under the continuous lightning assault, was already violently spewing blood.

 

At the same time, he discovered that no matter how he fled, he remained targeted by the lightning.

 

This made him even more frustrated. After all, if he continued being struck by lightning like this, how could possibly survive!?

 

This was the central area of Shadow Isle. To escape to the waters, there was still a very long distance to travel.

 

By the time he escaped, wouldn’t he already be charred to a crisp!?

 

Patriarch Yoshida felt bitter inside, but he had no solution. He could only flee desperately without stopping.

 

Finally, the continuous lightning bombardment became somewhat unbearable for him. As another lightning bolt struck down, the Legendary Grade shield in his hand flew from his grasp.

 

Having lost his equipment, the already severely wounded Patriarch Yoshida was directly exposed to the Lightning Waterfall Overcast’s attacks.

 

“No…!” Patriarch Yoshida roared unwillingly, and a radiance actually appeared on his body.

 

Around him, the shadow of a giant took shape, enveloping him.

 

This was his Level 100 Divine Skill, allowing him to use this shadow to enhance his Attributes and help him ward off most of the Damage.

 

Unfortunately, this Level 100 Divine Skill still seemed rather fragile before the Lightning Waterfall Overcast.

 

Patriarch Yoshida had just activated the shadow and had not even run two steps before being struck down by lightning. The shadow swayed precariously, almost disappearing.

 

*Crack!*

*Crack!*

 

Two more thunderous roars erupted as two lightning bolts mercilessly struck Patriarch Yoshida.

 

The first lightning bolt completely shattered his shadow.

 

The second struck him directly.

 

Instantly, his figure completely vanished in the lightning amidst a miserable scream.