Chapter 2688: Chapter 2686: The Girl Liana

Ethan Smith furrowed his brow slightly, about to say something.

For an instant, the yellow viscous liquid on the ground suddenly formed a small whirlpool.

It then disappeared underground, and simultaneously.

The area where they were suddenly erupted into a violent wind, the yellow sand filled the sky.

The ground began to tremble slightly, and countless enormous figures slowly emerged from the surface.

Upon closer inspection, there were nearly a hundred and eighty sand monsters, completely surrounding them.

“Poison Sand Demon Crocodiles, each one at least has reached the Path Realm and can evoke the Holy Energy of this Holy Kingdom. Be careful!”

The girl in the short skirt shouted loudly, raising the silver sword in her hand, she swung it.

A streak of Sword Energy pierced through a hundred meters, crushing the demon crocodiles nearby into pieces.

However, in the time it took for this sword to shine, numerous giant hands shaped from sand slammed down towards the area where they stood.

Go!

Ethan Smith hadn’t had time to react before he was pressed against a warm, soft body.

The girl in the short skirt forcefully pulled him away from this area.

“Clumsy! If you die, don’t blame me! Hold your breath! Their circulating sand contains the poison from their bodies; inhaling it will lead to poisoning!”

…

Ethan Smith felt lost for words, just as he was about to say something, the girl had already charged into the group of demon crocodiles.

Though these demon crocodiles were at the Path Realm, they were vastly inferior to the girl’s strength.

Under the silver sword in her hand, these demon crocodiles couldn’t withstand even one strike.

In a short time, nearly all of the hundred and eighty Poison Sand Demon Crocodiles were dead or injured, leaving only a few scattered sand crocodiles.

Ethan Smith’s expression turned serious as he noticed amidst the pervasive toxic dust.

His Nine Heavens Condensing Pupil saw that as these crocodiles died, their blood was all absorbed into the ground.

And it was slowly flowing in a direction, seemingly nourishing a much stronger Demonic Beast.

Before he could warn her, a massive explosion sound echoed.

A huge wave of energy erupted, suddenly enveloping the surrounding area with toxic sand.

The vast poisonous sand was like thick porridge; as it swept past Ethan Smith’s body, he felt a burning pain, as if his skin were about to tear apart.

The poisonous sand seemed alive, desperately trying to burrow into his body to wreak havoc.

A wave of toxic sand nearly hundreds of meters tall surged up like a fountain into the sky.

Almost instantly, the toxic sand curved mid-air like a giant serpent.

And then, at lightning speed, transformed into a giant fist that struck the girl, with a deep thudding sound.

The girl’s body was directly struck by the giant fist, her complexion turned pale, and the silver sword in her hand flew away uncontrollably.

As she landed, dozens of fists suddenly plummeted from all directions onto her body.

But these gigantic fists suddenly stopped in front of her, turning into massive flowing sand that slowly fell.

“You?”

The girl stared at Ethan Smith in horror; he was already in front of the Sand Crocodile King, stabbing it with his dagger, slicing its body into countless pieces.

“What’s your current strength? How come you’re so powerful, yet your body is so weak?”

She asked curiously.

Thinking he was a weakling, she unexpectedly encountered a powerhouse.

“What has happened in this area? I remember it wasn’t like this before.”

Ethan Smith ignored her query, furrowing his brow as he asked.

Now the place was ravaged; not only had half of Seal Demon Valley disappeared.

The remaining part was almost a desert, with various Demon Beasts rampant, and the few people left in Seal Demon Valley seemed numb.

The number of people in Seal Demon Valley had dropped to almost seventy percent less.

The remaining people looked terrified, curling up in a small area.

“Brother, when was this ‘before’ you mentioned?”

Seeing Ethan Smith’s face turning gloomy, the girl cautiously asked.

“Before the destruction of Seal Demon Valley.”

“In the battle of Seal Demon Valley, Heavenless used the Twelfth Grade Black Lotus to destroy half of Seal Demon Valley. Half of the people there sacrificed their lives to activate Seal Demon Valley’s Treasure, the Holy Kingdom Geobook, preserving the other half of Seal Demon Valley.”

The girl explained the situation briefly to Ethan Smith.

“But far too many living beings died here, spurring the emergence of different Demonic Beasts, and the sand crocodiles were one of them, making it difficult for the remaining people in Seal Demon Valley, unable to escape this area or resist the powerful Demonic Beasts. We appeared here trying to protect them.”

The girl sighed and continued.

“However, the newly spawned Demonic Beasts are plentiful, many of them powerful, hence even with many people from the Core Domain coming out, the number of survivors in Seal Demon Valley continues to shrink.”

Ethan Smith shook his head; indeed, there was nothing he could do about such circumstances. The area was vast.

Every moment living beings were slaughtering each other, making it hard for him to help even if he wished to.

“And it’s puzzling why the many demons from the Ancient Demon Region haven’t continued attacking Seal Demon Valley; otherwise, no one here would survive. Seal Demon Valley’s combat power has almost been wiped out, becoming unable to stop these demons.”

The girl looked towards the Ancient Demon Land, her words tinged with curiosity.

“By the way, you haven’t told me your name yet. I am Liana, belonging to the Order’s Guardians of the Holy Kingdom, see, here’s my medal.”

Liana introduced herself straightforwardly, showing a Two-Star Medal she held.

“Order’s Guardians, what is that?”

Ethan Smith asked, furrowing his brow.

“It’s a massive guild, considered the largest organization in the Holy Kingdom Core Region. The people here include outsiders, with the majority being natives; everyone’s wish is for the Holy Lord to appear and restore order to the Holy Kingdom, halting the days of chaos. You truly don’t know this?”

Liana exclaimed in shock.

“And what is the Slayer organization?”

Ethan Smith suddenly recalled the woman he met in the Treasures Pavilion.

“The Slayer, have you encountered a Slayer?”

Liana’s face changed drastically.

“They are the greatest nemesis of the Order Protection Guild, incredibly powerful, opposing our guild’s goals. The Slayers believe chaos is the ladder; their strength is this Holy Region’s top echelon power rumored to confront the Holy Kingdom’s strongest Three Great Spirits, not bound by the Holy Kingdom’s Order, capable of opposing the Holy Lord’s power, hence they don’t wish for a new Holy Lord to emerge.”

“Then what is the situation of the Order Protection Guild’s factions now?”

Ethan Smith asked, now possessing three Hearts of the Holy Kingdom.