127: Chapter 127 indeed exceeded level 200.
A-Tang gripped the legendary weapon, the dragon-slaying sword, tightly, his gaze filled with determination.
The dragon-slaying sword emitted an orange glow, enveloping A-Tang. As a legendary-grade weapon, its stats were far more powerful than his previous Level 100 dark gold weapon. A-Tang's combat power was now comprehensively ahead of Ye Fan and Xiao Yan.
As a high-ranking member of the Awakened Alliance, A-Tang was the first to learn about the situation surrounding the Abyssal Sovereign. Another team of Level 90 Awakeneds had engaged the Abyssal Sovereign without authorization and were all instantly killed by a single axe swing from the boss, leaving not even a corpse behind.
Strong, too strong!
Whether it was the previous Level 100 boss or the Level 200 Whisperer that had appeared not long ago, none had ever been this strong.
One had to know that Level 90 was already the pinnacle of strength for human Awakeneds, with only a few dozen in each city.
A city with a population of tens of millions only produced a few such elites.
And now, in such a short time, two teams had fallen so easily.
The boss is too strong!
To be able to kill a Level 90 tank with one axe swing—with that kind of damage, even Level 100 A-Tang wasn't sure if he could withstand it.
A-Tang: "Boss Ye, hurry over here. If you come late, you'll be watching me die."
Ye Fan: "Xiao Yan and I are heading over now. Wait... no, a high-level boss has also appeared in Twilight City!"
Appearing at the same time!
Twilight City was clearly a day behind Sword Immortal City; how could bosses appear in both at the same time!
A-Tang: "Then what do we do? I already have 10 idiots over here rushing to their deaths. They think they can beat the Abyssal Sovereign!"
Ye Fan: "They're just going for the legendary equipment. Wealth moves people's hearts. Right now, only you and Han Li have legendary weapons, so it's normal for others to be tempted."
Xiao Yan: "The one coming toward Twilight City is the Abyssal Sword Emperor. The level is very high; when I look, it's still a question mark."
Everyone's heart skipped a beat. It was over Level 200!
Han Li: "Let's prepare for both scenarios. First, organize the evacuation of the life-professionals and ordinary people from both cities. Those two new cities don't have many people yet, so there's definitely enough room."
Ye Fan: "Let's do that. Prioritize transferring children under 18 who haven't awakened yet. I'll handle the arrangements."
Ye Fan: "Xiao Yan, you go to Sword Immortal City. Han Li and I will stay in Twilight City."
A-Tang took a deep breath. The high-ranking members of the Awakened Alliance had already prepared for the possibility of both cities falling!
In fact, this was the safest approach. Back when the Wanhua City Lord, Former Lord Liu Suifeng, betrayed them, Wanhua City lost its barrier. The Abyss only sent a Level 100 boss, and it still managed to push past all the experts of the Awakened Alliance to shatter the central crystal of Wanhua City—let alone now.
This time, powerful bosses over Level 200 had appeared in both Sword Immortal City and Twilight City. Although both cities still had their barriers compared to the previous Wanhua City, since there was a gap, no one knew what the consequences would be.
With the dragon-slaying sword in hand, A-Tang still felt uncertain.
"What's going on? The city is starting a large-scale transfer of unawakened children to the teleportation array!"
At this moment, the few people guarding the gap in the barrier quickly noticed something was wrong. Not far behind them, many Awakeneds with life professions were taking quite a few children toward the teleportation array. This wasn't normal!
"Could it be that Sword Immortal City is going to be abandoned?"
"No, A-Tang is still at the front."
"Xiao Yan is here too!"
"Our guild leader is here too!"
"Guild Announcement: Per instructions from the Awakened Alliance, all life-professionals within the guild are to evacuate in an orderly manner toward the teleportation array. Let the unawakened children evacuate first. Locations have already been planned in Grindstone City."
Yun Ge quickly saw the announcement issued by President An Zhixia, and everything became clear.
"But, Xiaoxue..."
Yun Ge looked back. The orphanage was in the other direction; it was impossible to see Xiaoxue from here, but Yun Ge understood that Xiaoxue would likely be transferred to Grindstone City.
However, with a mass transfer of millions of humans, would there be enough time? The Abyssal Sovereign was getting closer and closer!
Hold the line!
Must hold Sword Immortal City! Even if they couldn't hold it, they had to buy time for the others to evacuate safely!
"The Abyssal Sovereign is coming!"
"I'll go first!"
At this moment, in A-Tang's field of vision, the massive figure of the Abyssal Sovereign finally appeared slowly. The dragon-slaying sword in A-Tang's hand emitted a dazzling orange light, ready to strike at any moment.
"Abyssal Sovereign · Eternal Night Monarch, HP ???, Level ???."
"It really exceeded Level 200!"
A-Tang's heart tightened. This meant the boss's level suppression would become even more severe, and the time to defeat the boss would be even longer!
"Thunder Flash!"
A-Tang's figure seemed to grow taller in everyone's eyes, his cape flapping loudly. He leaped into the air and slashed toward the Abyssal Sovereign.
"Bang!"
"-2039!"
"Damn it!"
A-Tang cursed angrily. Even with the dragon-slaying sword, and even with his full-power strike, he had only dealt 2,000 points of damage!
The Abyssal Sovereign's HP was way more than hundreds of millions; with his damage, when would he ever be able to kill it!
"Humble ant, death has arrived!"
The Abyssal Sovereign could actually speak. The sound it emitted vibrated in everyone's ears. It raised its massive axe and slashed at A-Tang!
"A-Tang should be able to block it, right!"
Yun Ge was very nervous. The previous team of high-level Awakeneds had been killed in one hit, and A-Tang was already one of the most powerful humans among the Awakeneds. If he were also killed by a single axe swing, humanity definitely wouldn't be able to hold Sword Immortal City!
"Bang!"
A loud crash erupted from A-Tang. He gripped the dragon-slaying sword, desperately holding back the Abyssal Sovereign's giant axe. His HP dropped by more than half in an instant, but it quickly recovered to full.
"He blocked it!"
Yun Ge breathed a sigh of relief. No Awakened who reached Level 100 was simple. As long as he could block it, there was hope!
"So fierce?"
"Let me try!"
Xiao Yan also rushed up, brandishing his greatsword. The blade emitted scorching flames as he slashed at the Abyssal Sovereign, yet it still only dealt 2,000 points of damage.
"This damage..."
Xiao Yan was a Great Swordsman, and his damage was higher than A-Tang's, but A-Tang had the dragon-slaying sword, so their damage was temporarily leveled out.
A-Tang: "Boss Ye, how is it over at Twilight City? Sword Immortal City can't hold out. With just Xiao Yan and me, we can't defend Sword Immortal City!"
Ye Fan: "Even if you can't hold it, you must. The Abyssal Sword Emperor over here almost emptied my health bar with one strike!"
A-Tang and Xiao Yan exchanged glances, their eyes filled with deep helplessness. Ye Fan had Eternal Life and infinite health, and even he was almost killed; the boss over there was not a bit inferior to the Abyssal Sovereign!
"Attack together!"
A-Tang and Xiao Yan rushed up again. Although one strike could only cut 2,000 HP, they couldn't retreat. They had to grind the Abyssal Sovereign to death, even if it took forever!
However, the Abyssal Sovereign completely ignored them both. It knocked them back with one swing of its axe and continued to stride toward the barrier!
Yun Ge took a deep breath. The Abyssal Sovereign had already appeared not far away!
"Shaopeng, cast Starlight Guardian on me. Remember what I said just now."
Yun Ge, who was only Level 24, gripped his staff tightly and continuously cast Ground Shrinking Technique, rapidly approaching the Abyssal Sovereign!