Beneath the earth, the volcanic walls began to glow more intensely. Under the clash of two divine forces, innumerable beings fell to the ground, kneeling.
Crack!
In just a few seconds, Alexander's magical object could withstand Gilgamesh's energy, allowing the victorious power to shine brilliantly.
Losing the protection of the divine power, two warriors from the group were suddenly attacked by the shadows.
"Move!"
Alexander didn't have time to save them. It had taken him a long time to reach this point, and he didn't want to die without killing Gilgamesh first. But it seemed that this wasn't the moment for revenge. So, with a roar, he unleashed his battle aura and narrowly escaped the shadow attack.
At this moment, he didn't dare to hesitate. He dragged those closest to him onto a quartz platform that shot up into the sky, heading towards a recently formed crater. As he hurried towards the exit, he didn't even glance at Gilgamesh before crawling like a worm towards safety.
As his magical object didn't have much protective power, he didn't want to use his other methods to save the lives of those around him. Unknowingly, he did the same thing he accused Gilgamesh of. Of course, this was a human trait that everyone has but seldom notices. The only noteworthy thing is blaming those who are immediately present and venting their grievances.
Ah!
Having lost the protection of the magical object, adventurer after adventurer screamed and fell to the ground. The next to fall was a Northern Sword Emperor. After the sudden wave of shadow attacks, only a few remained alive.
In this life-and-death moment, the old man who had been at the forefront of the group and was indeed one of the most powerful released his aura completely. He was a powerful being, a Sword God who skillfully maneuvered his attacks to cut down the approaching shadows.
BOOM!
But when the old man tried to escape the shadow net, there was a lightning bolt that fell from the sky, carrying the force of thunder. The lightning struck his body, and he immediately froze as blood began to spurt from all his orifices. His body slowly collapsed to the ground, and when he looked up, he saw Gilgamesh, who had ordered his death, looking at him disdainfully.
"As I said, you must be careful with your words." Gilgamesh, seeing this outcome, sheathed the sword he had used to cast the lightning.
"Did you really think my warning was just empty words? If my words were just hot air, then I wouldn't be unique in heaven and earth. Even the gods must look at me with respect, you damned fool."
In this place that seemed to be a dungeon, it was a death trap, specially designed to kill anyone who entered and not release anyone. This was not just a simple prison but also a place where human blood should not have been shed; otherwise, the shadow demon might awaken.
Ah!
At this moment, the last standing adventurer finally perished under the malignant shadows. From start to finish, only Alexander and one guard managed to escape. The rest of the people who tried to steal Gilgamesh's treasure suffered horrible deaths.
"What a disaster. They didn't trust my words. I told them that anyone blocking my path would be killed mercilessly. Did they think I was joking?" Gilgamesh calmly looked at this horrific scene.
As for Eris and Roxy, both lay silently dead. They had seen before the terrifying ways that Gilgamesh had employed to eliminate his enemies, which even made Richard and his old master feel chilled.
From start to finish, Gilgamesh basically didn't move, but in a short time, several thousand people were killed. The most terrifying part was that Sword Kings, dominant mages, and strong beings died.
"The shadow demon is watching us..." Eris whispered to Gilgamesh.
At this moment, the shadow demon now measured four meters in height, being at least a little less than twice its previous height.
When it opened its dark eyes to look at Gilgamesh's group, countless shadows began to fly towards them. Meanwhile, it continued to drain blood from those who were still perishing in the surroundings.
The shadow demon had an appearance that reeked of death. It was covered by countless large shadows, resembling a cloak from the depths of hell. Anyone who saw its appearance would be trembling with an uncontrollable shock of fear.
As it looked at Gilgamesh like a venomous snake stalking its prey in the darkness, it caused others to break out in goosebumps.
"If you promise loyalty to me now, you will have a path to survival. Otherwise, you will turn into ashes and dust, dying like a miserable demon."
Everyone was afraid of the gaze of the shadow demon, but only Gilgamesh remained calm. He spoke slowly, exchanging words with this demon.
At this moment, not to mention Richard, even the Gymnasium group was afraid. One has to know that this existence before them could even kill Sword Gods, disrupting the order of the world.
The shadow demon used a more direct method to respond to Gilgamesh's question. The shadows around it returned to its body, then quickly shot forward like arrows, with enough power to break through the very void, doubling the speed it had before.
"It absorbs a lot of blood. The more blood it consumes, the more powerful it becomes!" Roxy made a conjecture and thought that, in addition to the insatiable thirst curse the demon had, as mentioned by Gilgamesh, it also increased its strength in that way.
But in the blink of an eye, golden chains appeared behind Gilgamesh, and all the shadows were bound by a devastating divine power. This level of sealing caused the chains to increase their movements, and numerous chains began to emerge from more golden ripples around all the shadows, preventing them from moving. It was impossible to break the chains of Enkidu.
All the shadows that had moved to attack Gilgamesh were also imprisoned. This left the shadow demon horrified. At this moment, it felt a terrifying pressure, something it had only felt from the being that imprisoned it.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Wave after wave of crunching sounds came from the chains, shooting endless golden lights. A magical rune flew into the sky, turning into mysterious enchantments that slowly transformed into a huge golden hole. At this moment, this golden hole seemed like it could seal even the gods.
Sustained by a powerful divine energy that reinforced the strength of the chains, beneath a huge golden hole, the tip of a massive golden chain could be faintly seen. Once the chain emerged from that golden ripple, all living beings would be crushed.
"What is that thing?" Watching the shadows being suppressed by the chains, Richard asked excitedly.
"They are the chains of Enkidu, a weapon that can seal even the Gods. One of the favorite weapons of Gilgamesh, which was gifted to him by his best friend before his ascension to a new life." Cunsfiel observed the signs in this matter, and he spoke emotionally: "One of my lord's most powerful weapons."
Gilgamesh, upon hearing this, remained silent. For some strange reason, many knew him from the world that dog came from. It didn't bother him; everyone considered him a true King of Heroes, so as long as they recognized his worth, there was no need to be upset.
"Did you really think you could take my blood containing the purity of the gods? Unfortunately, you're not very smart."
Crack! Crack!
At this moment, all the shadows of the demon fought madly to escape the chains, but all in vain.
The heavenly chains are so powerful that they are anti-divine; no God can free themselves from their grip, let alone a mere demon. This time he smiled that he could control more of the chains; now he could unleash about 70% of the power of the heavenly chains.
Was he becoming stronger?
Those absurd restrictions of the gods were not present, so that's the only answer.
Even if it's a powerful demon, Gilgamesh would unleash his power to suppress that growing malevolence. Killing this enemy is similar to crushing a cockroach.
Crack!
The shadows beside the shadow lord's body had been caught and crushed.
The shadow demon wanted to escape.
Its drag was powerful, and it crazily sank into the ground, wanting to take root to stop the force of more chains dragging it, but it was in vain.
"It's useless. In front of the heavenly chains, unless you don't have divinity in your body, it's meaningless."
The eyes of the shadow demon turned cold, and a section of the shadows suddenly gave way to become countless arrows toward Gilgamesh. It believed that killing Gilgamesh, who controlled the chains, would be possible.
However, numerous ripples appeared behind Gilgamesh, and swords shot out at a speed faster than the attacks coming in his direction.
"Are you trying to kill me?" Gilgamesh burst into laughter and murmured, "You're still too young. Compared to the real demons I've killed, you are nothing."