Chapter 1034 Nearing the Creek
Under the tide of monsters, the Supernatural skirmishers were chased down brutally.
A lot of them did their best, casting all kinds of spells and innate abilities to flee from the nigh—perfect terror that was summoned by Lisnguanx, but there was no chance.?Most of these chaos monsters had a unique property.
In their presence, the Supernaturals found it hard to control their power.
Some of their spells went rampant and exploded in their faces, while others found it hard to even channel the slightest bit of their energy. It felt like an anchor was weighing down their energy from being moved.
Now, the tragedy of the past resurfaced back into their minds.
A couple of them already experienced this, and it was a nightmare to experience it again.
One and the only thing that could counter this disturbance was the presence of a stronger being from their side, but right now, there wasn't anyone who could provide enough cover from this disturbance.
Due to that, they were demolished and had their body ripped apart.
Moreover, the chaos monsters came in different varieties—and excelled in myriad aspects.
A tiny monster the size of a beetle, moving with lightning speed and burrowing themselves into the flesh of the target. Human-sized monsters with a gnarly look—possessing multiple limbs equipped with tentacles or even weapons, and there were even the humongous ones that could rival the size of a house, stomping the defenseless Supernaturals.
It was utter chaos, these monsters were relentless and merciless in their pursuit.
While this was happening, someone was watching closely.
Just about fifty meters to the side of Lisnguanx, covered in the dense floras was Edward.
Even though he should've been handling the other supply routes that were also under the threat of the Supernaturals skirmishers, he took the time to observe what Lisnguanx was capable of doing.
Now, he had his eyes opened wide in shock.
He wasn't expecting that Lisnguanx was akin to a one-man army.
'I stuck to the Executor closely, but I never knew that he was able to summon a monster like this. Regardless of that, this monster—Lisnguanx is very strong, and also has the capability of summoning other creatures to fight alongside it...'
Edward was in a trance as he observed the battlefield with flared eyes.
Despite the Supernatural races boasting a couple of eighth-rank realm entities, Lisnguanx didn't even need to move from its spot and let its minions do the killing. It even looked a bit bored with its arms crossed.
It gave an air that it has never been challenged or hasn't been challenged in a long time.
A natural dominator that was birthed for war.
With the escape failing, desperation started to settle as the remaining Supernaturals turned around and decided to fight back instead. Moreover, with the help of their survival instincts, some even made an attempt to take down Lisnguanx.
One particular figure that stood out was a Vampire that leaped high into the air.
Regardless of the disturbance, she was capable of controlling her blood energy like normal.
She was one of the Vampires who had a high level of mastery over her energy.
Her crimson eyes gleamed with determination as she refrained from hastily tapping into her own blood energy which was extremely limited. Instead, she turned to the blood around her vicinity that was abundant.
Many of her brethren were killed, and there were limitless supplies of blood in this place.
Like summoning a tide of red, the Vampire spreads her arms to the side and lifts all of the blood—creating a massive column. Controlling blood outside of her body was immensely harder than controlling her own blood energy.
But fueled with anger and desperation, she uses everything she has to do this.
Her nose even started to bleed from over-exertion.
Glaring at Lisnguanx, who remained unfazed by the formidable sight of the Vampire going all out—concentrating all her energy into a powerful attack, to destroy her foe. With a powerful motion, she thrust her arms forward, propelling the entire column of blood forward.
It was akin to a Water Elementalist, sending forth a torrent of water to blast their enemies.
Splash!
Ripples of blood energy were created from the impact.
Even the chaos monsters that were near Lisnguanx got blasted away, and the power of the Vampire's attack was evident as some of them were instantly killed—their bodies exploding into several gruesome parts.
An attack that was equivalent to the very peak of the eighth-rank realm.
Only when the entire reservoir of blood was gone, did the Vampire stop with heavy breaths.
However, Lisnguanx was still standing firmly, his hooves rooted into the ground.
Despite everything that she has was poured into one attack, it did completely nothing to the Dread of the Shadowtorn Legion. Not even a scratch could be seen, Lisnguanx was fine all around, it didn't even need to be blocked.
At the sight of this, the Vampire's expression ashen quickly.
It was the heat of the moment earlier that made her angry and attacked Lisnguanx blindly.
Now that she snapped out of her trance, she realized that the difference between them was simply too much. Lisnguanx could easily sustain her all-out attack. Just like Awakened in the ninth-rank realm, they couldn't be beaten by anyone other than those in the same realm.
Eighth-rank realm or even a pseudo-ninth-rank realm wouldn't be able to do anything.
After sustaining the attack, Lisnguanx looked at the Vampire calmly.
Hovering in front of Linsguanx, the Vampire flapped her wings anxiously, her mind racing to devise an escape plan. Attacking Lisnguanx was the wrong move, and she struggled to find another alternative to preserve her life since at this very moment, she was the one who had Lisnguanx's attention.
As she was thinking deeply, she suddenly noticed Lisnguax's head tilting slightly to the side.
Instantly after that, a bad notion crept into her heart.
Not even minding the Vampire, Lisnguanx turned its attention back to the battlefield, making sure that his minions wiped the Supernaturals cleanly. Realizing that the Vampire turned and decided to make a dash for it.
Swoosh!
Just when she was a dozen meters away, her body stiffened completely.
Her fearful face slowly melted away and replaced with a blank one, and her breath halted.
She cast her gaze downward, only to witness that there was a thin line that separated her entire form into two. In the next second, her body was cleanly split in half before tumbling onto the ground.
Unbeknownst to her, Lisnguanx had effortlessly sliced her the moment it tilted its head.
Only now that the Vampire realized, and death instantly pulled her into the afterlife.
Inspecting this scene from the side, Edward sucked in a cold breath.
'Such power... it's ridiculously strong' He mused inwardly.
He witnessed the exchange from the start.
When the Vampire launched her attack and hit Lisnguanx squarely, as opposed to managing to touch the surface of its armor, the attack was blocked by an invisible barrier covering the area around Lisguanx like a bubble instead.
It absorbed the entire attack before storing the energy gathered into the halberd in its hand.
Following that, the moment Lisnguanx tilted its head, it struck with its halberd.
Edward could follow its movement, but it was very fast.
Anyone who wasn't expecting Lisnguanx to move very quickly due to its massive size would be in for a big surprise, its speed was capable of catching many off guard. Only those who were alert might be able to anticipate or even block its attack.
But watching its movement gave Edward a thing or two about its power.
'I don't think the attack was a strike it did willingly, it was almost like a natural counter...'
Just before Lisnguanx strikes with its halberd, Edward catches sight of the halberd trembling for a fraction of a second before the attack happens. He suspects the counter was done by the halberd itself, not Linsguanx.
Knowing that the battle would be over soon, Edward pivoted his body around.
He had his fair share of tasks to complete.
Even though he came to watch Lisnguax fight out of curiosity, he still needed to move.
Since he had two other supply routes to secure, he better get going.
Swoosh!
Meanwhile, back to the marching army of the Executor.
Standing upright on the platform in front of the palanquin—hands behind his back was the Executor. Gazing upon a structure at the far end of the horizon, he stood with an extremely tense countenance, a departure from his usual nonchalant demeanor.
Nervousness had replaced the calm expression on his face.
Evidently, under the tireless march of the army, they were now nearing the Symposium.
It was time for him to become the emperor, the God of the entire world.
Landing beside the Palanquin was a woman, Brigitta who came with a report, "We approach Dead Man's Creek. Scouts indicate an army ahead, a mere diversion. I could tell that the main force was strategically positioned near the entrance of the creek, aiming to obstruct our path to the Symposium and get the weapon you are destined to attain"
Upon hearing this, the Executor smirked in mockeries.
"I could smell their desperation from far away," He mused lightly. "It seems these animals are reluctant to be what they are destined to be. Slaves will always be slaves, there is nothing that could cleanse them from their filth, so why not cave in already? Maybe the taste of the new era has made them forget their place"
"But this era is only a sweet dream, now... it's time to wake up" the Executor added savagely.
Nothing will change his view towards the Supernaturals.
For him, the Supernaturals are nothing more than slaves that were destined to be beneath.
"Tell the military generals and their supposedly advanced weapons to march ahead and deal with the small army, make sure they are gone before we reach there," the Executor gave his order, letting the military have their shine.
Despite his skepticism, the modern weapons the military has was quite useful.
He was pleasantly surprised by their usage.
Brigitta nodded her head, she would rely upon any command from the Executor.
Looking to the side, she made a hand gesture towards a military captain which was a signal to the military to move ahead. Almost instantly, under the command of the communication line, the tanks and even aircraft were sent forward.
All of them thundered with engines and zoomed forward quickly to deal with the army.
It was also not a small number that was sent forward.
From mentally counting, Brigitta could tell that there were at least a hundred aircraft and more than three hundred tanks and armored artillery being sent by the general to execute the Executor's orders perfectly.
Everyone knows that the military excels at long-range weaponry, they are very effective.
Advaced weaponry allows them to be this effective.
On the other hand, ground troops would be reserved for the main battle.
Not that it was the general's own order to reserve them, but it was the Executor's order.
Even though neither the military generals or even Brigitta understand why the ground troops, the regular military personnel clad in modern vests were reserved while the tanks an aircrafts—which were a hundred times stronger were sent first, they didn't question the Executor.
He may want the task to be completed faster, or maybe because he liked this set-up more
Either way, it's best to not question his judgment.
Looking at the military pieces being deployed with only a word from his mouth, the Executor smiled in satisfaction. He then turned around, heading back into the palanquin, "I'm going to prepare for the big fight ahead, I suggest you too, Brigitta. Also, call Edward and Lisnguanx back, there's no need to defend the routes anymore"
"Yes, my Lord. I'll do as you say," Brigitta bowed deeply as the Executor went inside.
With that out of the way, she casted her eyes to another direction.
A frown appeared on her face as she uttered, "Something is off with King John, I better go check on him and tell him to prepare. After this fight, there's going to be a bloody war, and he would need to contribute..."
In the next second, Brigitta blitzes to the other side, blending in with the wind.
This 𝓬ontent is taken from fre𝒆webnove(l).𝐜𝐨𝗺