"The Formation Spirit Core!"
Lombarton let out a soft sigh, then unhesitatingly launched a shockwave from his hand, destroying the formation spirit.
"Bzzz..." The formation spirit's voice immediately dropped to a low hum, and the entire city of Porti descended into chaos in an instant.
BOOM!
As if they had been prepared all along, the Dark Elves and the beast tide on the opposing side launched their most ferocious assault.
With the formation spirit destroyed, the city's defensive magical array immediately went dark, leaving the defending wizards locked in a desperate battle.
"What are you doing?"
Two wizards rushed in immediately.
"Life Siphon!" Lombarton's expression remained unchanged as he waved his hands repeatedly.
Several strands of green luminescence materialized in the room, and the two wizards caught in their glow visibly aged before his eyes, quickly losing all traces of life.
"Locking on!" Lombarton glanced at Diya, who was still inside the seal, and immediately pulled out materials to set up a formation.
BOOM!
Minutes later, under the pull of a purple-glowing magical array, eight enormous spider legs pierced through from above, tearing open the ceiling.
And atop the massive spider sat a nude young woman.
She had fair, delicate skin and pointed ears, with a subtle smile playing on her face. An enchanting power radiated ceaselessly from her body.
"Greetings, Grand Matron!" Lombarton immediately dropped to his knees.
"Well done, Lombarton!" The young woman said with a smile, sending a thrill through Lombarton's heart.
"Although this cost us a precious Earth Embryonic Membrane, crippling one of their avatars is still an excellent result. After all, this opponent is a peak second-tier existence!"
The young woman spoke slowly, and her voice alone was enough to set Lombarton's blood boiling.
Second-tier wizards were already extraordinarily powerful in their own right, and with their guard up, even a Dark Elf Grand Matron would find it difficult to strike.
Moreover, Porti City was full of bloodline detection arrays — any Dark Elf who entered would be discovered instantly.
But Lombarton was different! He was a pure human, and a wizard at that. Though merely a wanderer, he had accumulated numerous merits, giving him sufficient standing to receive an audience.
And the Earth Embryonic Membrane was a supreme treasure of the Dark Elf Empire, capable of effectively concealing one's aura.
Only through this powerful combination of conditions could the Parasitic Seed be used to successfully ambush the target.
This had always been a source of private pride for Lombarton, but hearing the young woman's words, he felt a jolt of shock.
"Avatar?"
"That's right! Aren't you coming out?" The young woman called out with a coquettish laugh toward the empty air nearby.
Whoosh! Two gleaming white arrows of light shot forth, shattering the tentacles and revealing a somewhat translucent figure.
The figure immediately transformed into a streak of light and dove into a suddenly appearing silhouette.
"So this is the true body of Diya's Guardian!" Lombarton stared blankly at the figure overhead — identical to the previous one — and clenched both fists tightly.
"I never expected that the Grand Matron herself would take action!"
In midair, Diya completely ignored Lombarton on the ground below. His eyes were fixed on the nude young woman, his expression one of deep wariness.
"Heh heh... With your avatar heavily damaged, how much of your power can you bring to bear? Eighty percent? Or seventy?"
The young woman laughed incessantly, then suddenly split open her back.
A colossal hybrid monster — half human, half spider — materialized in midair.
An overwhelming darkness instantly swallowed Diya's Guardian whole...
And on the distant horizon, the wizards discovered with shock that in addition to the Dark Elves and the beast tide, dwarves and goblins had also joined the assault.
Half a day later, a stunning piece of news swept across the entire Dark Polar Region.
Porti City had fallen! And the Grand Matron of the Dark Elf Empire had personally slain Diya, Guardian of the Northern Region!
The dwarf tribes and the Goblin Kingdom had joined the attack as well. In an instant, the entire northern Dark Polar Region was lost, with slaughter and carnage everywhere.
Back in Porti City.
But the city had changed hands. Rank after rank of elite Cavern Cold Spider Knights patrolled the streets, and here and there one could see dwarf warriors and goblin puppet operators passing by.
In the great hall at the city's center.
The Grand Matron summoned Lombarton.
"You did very well this time, Lombarton!" The young woman spoke the truth — had she not first crippled his avatar, she would have had no confidence in keeping him here.
"It is my honor to serve the Matron!" Lombarton gazed at the young woman's exquisite face, a look of infatuation crossing his features.
"Now, I need you to go to the Central Region and spark a movement against the wizards there." The young woman showed no displeasure at the wizard's gaze. On the contrary, she deliberately shifted her body, exposing even more of her intimate areas to his view.
"A movement against them?" Lombarton looked somewhat confused.