As a high-ranking member of the “Wings of Freedom,” one of the legendary-level powerhouses known as the “Four Wings,” Sigrid naturally possessed a strong will. Although she was briefly thrown into chaos by the chaotic developments, she quickly regained her composure.
“You’re right. The reinforcements haven’t arrived, and the situation over there is equally grim. Every delay might result in hundreds or even thousands of lives being devoured. Here’s the plan: I’ll leave a few team members here to monitor and guard the Abyss Worm’s corpse. The rest will immediately go to the main battlefield for support. What do you think, Violet?”
Perhaps having witnessed a glimpse of the priestess’s strength, or maybe Violet’s act of saving Dorina earned Sigrid’s trust, the Captain of the Guard, in an unprecedented move, sought her opinion.
Violet naturally had no objections. The most valuable things on the Abyss Worm’s body had already been secretly taken by her, leaving the remaining limbs and tails for the winged people to handle themselves.
Thus, after leaving behind four or five winged warriors with injured wings who were not suitable for swift movement, the remaining group, including Violet and Xiao Guang, followed Sigrid towards the central battlefield of Omo Island.
However, when they reached the small lake at the center of the island, they found that the battle had already come to an end.
By the lakeside, there were corpses of magical beasts and Abyss Beasts scattered around. Many winged people had also fallen, but the remains of their side had already been moved to the rear of the battlefield. This was likely only a partial preservation, and the actual casualties were probably much higher than what was currently visible.
It wasn’t that no magical beasts or winged people were consumed; it’s just that those who were eaten were no longer visible.
Bizarre-shaped magical beasts and humanoid monsters were busy cleaning up the battlefield’s shattered debris and destroying the bodies left by the Abyss Beasts. The winged warriors brought by Sigrid were also among them, but their numbers were noticeably reduced by nearly half.
Of course, not all of them necessarily died. When Violet used the Soul Power (SP) to investigate earlier, she saw that a considerable number of winged people who, for various reasons, hadn’t made it to the battlefield were still scattered throughout the islands.
Even so, the casualty rate was already quite alarming. Violet even caught a few dim and lifeless white figures among those who had lost their breath.
In fact, given the strength of this group of winged warriors, the casualties shouldn’t have been this high. The main reason was that the abrupt fall from the sky had caused many of them to suffer severe injuries to their wings—their most crucial asset. With reduced mobility and disrupted formation, coupled with Sigrid, who was the commander, having to confront the Abyss Worm, multiple factors combined to create the current situation.
Edwina, Leila, Rene, and others were gathered discussing something. Felina and other high-ranking Kingdom experts were also nearby, and they didn’t seem to have suffered significant losses, with only a few having non-lethal injuries.
Among them was Miss Felina Trollope, who had already wrapped her left arm with a white bandage.
Seeing Violet and the others appear from the sky, a few sharp-eyed girls excitedly waved and greeted them. The former quickly descended.
Sigrid promptly led her team to deal with the aftermath. As for Violet, there wasn’t much for her to do. While there were many wounded here, it didn’t seem necessary for her to intervene specifically for healing.
“You guys are quite capable. You resolved the battle so quickly?”
Shrugging her shoulders, retracting the eye-catching white wings behind her, Violet casually looked around.
There were about two hundred Abyss Beasts here, basically all she had seen on the island before. In addition to the beetle-type she first encountered, there were seven or eight distinctly different types of Abyss Beasts. From their bodies, the priestess could somewhat discern traces of insects or wild animals.
If one were to describe it, it was somewhat similar to the mutated monsters in post-apocalyptic comics on Earth due to the zombie virus.
In short, it was really ugly.
Upon hearing Violet’s casual banter, the group exchanged glances, and ultimately, it was the brave but strangely expressioned Miss Captain who spoke up to explain.
“In fact, we haven’t completely resolved the battle. These Abyssal Beasts are as difficult to kill as Miss Violet described. Except for Miss Rene, none of us could destroy them with a single blow. We could only slowly wear them down. In such a short time, we only managed to eliminate about forty percent, and then...”
“And then?”
Felina helplessly spread her hands.
“And then, for some unknown reason, the earth shook suddenly, the sky darkened, and after a tremendous tide of energy and collisions, the remaining Abyssal Beasts just fell down one after another.”
“....?”
Could such a thing happen?
Was it Xiao Guang’s move, the Nine Hells, that caused this to the Abyss...
No, these Abyssal Beasts were born from that Abyss Worm. Could it be that if the mother died, the others would...
Wait, if that’s the case, then Sigrid and the others who fought against the Abyss Worm should know.
Is there any difference... difference... right, this time the divine fragments in the head of the Abyss Worm weren’t retrieved, but were instead absorbed by Sethlin!
So, the power of the Goddess of Earth is the... source that sustains the lives of those monsters?!
This strange déjà vu...
Have I seen a similar situation before somewhere?
Those originally cunning and intelligent disasters, killed because of 【Illusionary Cloud】, suddenly becoming lifeless and turning into pure energy forms, flashed in Violet’s mind for some unknown reason.
Too similar.
Born from the power of the Goddess of Earth’s fragments, or rather, created by it, they are equally cunning and instinctively aggressive. They also lose vitality and life when their source disappears.
Could it be that fundamentally, Abyssal Beasts and Disasters are the same concept?
But Abyssal Beasts clearly come from the Abyss... In the end, why would the head of the Abyss Worm contain fragments of the Goddess of Earth’s power?
............
Can’t figure it out.
Oh well, let’s get started!
There’s a way when there’s a will, no need to overthink things due to insufficient information.
“By the way, Felina, are you okay? Do you need me to help with healing?”
“?”
The knight in full-body armor lifted her somewhat inconvenient left arm and nodded subconsciously but immediately shook her head.
“Miss Violet, it’s better not to intervene for now. There are too many magical beasts here with severe injuries or even on the verge of death. If you show too strong healing abilities, it’s easy to attract attention. Dealing with it can be quite troublesome, and if mishandled, it might even lead to resentment.”
Huh? Is that so?
Although it feels like magical beasts shouldn’t have such complicated thoughts, since Felina herself said so, it’s probably better to avoid unnecessary trouble.
So, the glow that was originally present in the hands of the priestess slowly dimmed.
After exchanging experiences while separated, it didn’t take long for Sigrid to arrive near Violet and the others, accompanied by a creature.
It was a magical creature.
These creatures were said to possess high intelligence but were a mix of magical beast bloodlines, differing significantly from humans in various aspects.
In the perspective of the Human United Kingdom, even half-humans were considered a type of magical creature, but the one before them had clearly completely departed from humanoid form.
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The Brown Bird Tribe.
They were the main magical creature race living on the Omo Island, forming a unique group that blended high intelligence with beastly traits.
In the Azure Sky Kingdom, there wasn’t a distinct separation between magical creatures and non-magical creatures. Unlike the terms given by humans, in this world, and in most regions, creatures were distinguished by their race.
Human race, Beastman race, Winged race, and many more. The powerful and widespread major races formed nations. Meanwhile, smaller groups like the Brown Bird Tribe, surviving under the protection of the Feathered Emperor, were also present.
So, the overall situation in the Azure Sky Kingdom was essentially a force composed of the Winged race, represented by the Feathered Emperor, and a mixed alliance of various races.