Chapter 2441: Seeing the Light of Day Once More
Zu An recognized the grayish-white energy right away. As the underworld’s master, he was sensitive to death energy, but this was different from what he was familiar with.
The death energy here was highly contagious. Any dragon guard who came into contact with it would immediately turn gray, as if dragged into a monochrome world. Anyone they wounded would be afflicted with death energy, and they, too, would turn against their normal comrades. That was why this place had fallen into chaos and the Four Dragon Kings were in a fluster.
The death energy originated from the gorge, and the rate at which it was rising up was increasing.
“Formation masters, formation masters! Hurry up and seal the opening!” the East Sea Dragon King roared in alarm. The Eye of the Ocean had been peaceful for over a thousand years now; he hadn’t expected something to happen under his watch. If he failed here, that would make him a sinner of the Dragon race!
Soon, however, he no longer had the energy to consider how he would go down in history. The death energy was so contagious that the guards he brought here were quickly afflicted by it, turning into monsters who knew naught but slaughter.
To make matters worse, these people were their friends and families! In this situation, even the most valiant army in the world would suffer a mental breakdown. If not for the Four Dragon Kings, the Dragon race’s army would have collapsed by now.
Fear had already seeped into the hearts of the dragon guards. They didn’t know how much longer they could hold on for. If they failed to stand their ground here, the crisis would spiral out of control, and the death energy and monsters would quickly swarm the Dragon Palace.
The entire region around the Dragon Palace would thus turn into a land of death.
“Where are the garrison troops?” the East Sea Dragon King roared.