'Shared...?'
Rex's mind froze for a second as his thoughts try to catch up to what the system said, he has never seen the system respond with something like this, this is the first time that the reward from the quest was shared with someone else.
It was natural for him to be surprised, he never knew this feature existed.
But even though he shakes his head to snap himself out of his daze to read the messages from the system again, he still reacted by sucking in a deep cold breath. The more he read the messages and thinks about them, the more absurd they become.
'System, what is the meaning of this?' Rex asked, wanting an immediate answer.
<Being spared by the enemy has triggered a conflicting effect. Rewards from the Sudden Quest have been shared with the rival of absolute invincibility. It is advised not to be humiliated by other entities also seeking absolute invincibility and to be vigilant in completing the sudden quest.>
Upon reading this, Rex's eyebrows dip into a frown as this is now what he expected.
'Does that means the Executor also seeks absolute invincibility? But how? I thought he was created by the First Human Emperor, so there shouldn't be any way for him to become stronger' Rex thought, he leans on the tree for a moment.
Rex now knows that being spared was a bad thing for him, but he already redeemed himself.
Just when he was spared by the Executor and was free to go, he decided to create an escape path himself by punching the Executor with the Brutal Impulse Moon Ability. That should be worth something if humiliation is the case for the system.
'I've redeemed myself, doesn't that have any merit?' Rex asked again.
<Yes, the user's last attack has acquired merit. Otherwise, the user would not be eligible to receive the rewards from the Sudden Quest, and the Executor would've been given the entirety of the rewards>
Upon reading this, Rex laid back as it turns out the rewards he gain were because of that.
Looking back at where the Executor and he had clashed, Rex frowned as this is a build-up that he was not liking at all, 'I need to be really cautious when up against the Executor, I don't know exactly how the rewards are shared but he definitely becomes stronger from that. The stakes just keep getting higher and higher...'
A menacing smirk crawled across Rex's face as he declared with a voice filled with menace.
"It doesn't matter what happens now, I will always be the victor in the end."
~
Like a mighty tidal wave of a suppressing shockwave, the awakening of the Executor spreads and alerts every single Supernatural in the area of effect. It was akin to a lethal monster waking up from its sleep, a being of horrific monstrosity.
It was so bad that over half of the Supernaturals either passed out or started throwing up blood.
Much like Flunra, the other Supernaturals feel their slave marks activating and burning their entire body from within. It was a shock attack from inside, and the Supernaturals that are caught off guard were not ready to suffer the painful blow.
None of them was spared, the mighty shockwave spreads too wide for them to avoid it.
Flying in the sky was a big bat monster with glowing red eyes, the sight of it can make a seasoned Awakened fearful but there's a hint of panic and fear in the big bat monster's eyes. A sizzling mark can be seen on its right shoulder.
Despite the bloody aura the monster emits, the pain on its right should seem to be hurting it.
Every second passed was like a 10% increase in the pain that the mark instill in the monster, and soon enough it was so painful that the monster groaned with its rasping voice before falling down from the sky.
Boom!
Landing on the rocky terrain, the monster's body tensed while trying to endure the pain.
In about half a minute the monster succumbs to the pain and its body slowly trans morphed into a humanoid shape, the heavy black armor that has exquisite edges shows the mastery of the one that made it definitely indicates this monster comes from a high-standing place.
For most, they will instantly recognize this monster as King Solomon, the King of Vampires.
Crack!
King Solomon is gritting his teeth strongly with bulging eyes, the pain is insurmountable even for an entity like him. Channeling his pain to the surrounding, the ground gripped by his hands started cracking, unable to sustain his strength.
"Rrgghh! Damn the Royal Black Prince, he destroys everything for being selfish" he grunted.
Slowly the imprinted slave mark in the shape of chains becomes visible on King Solomon's right shoulder. Bulging veins started to appear on his neck, he was suffering from immense pain and can't help but lie down on the rocky ground.
'I- I need to get away further...' King Solomon thought inside his head.
As of this moment, his body is paralyzed and even his mouth is already turned stiff like a rock.
Just as his body got influenced by the patronizing pain from the slave mark, a pale figure appeared not far and started sprinting straight to King Solomon. It should be a Vampire, but he doesn't seem to be influenced by the slave mark.
"M-My King!" the Vampire shouted and hurriedly approaches.
Kneeling beside the paralyzed King Solomon, the Vampire quickly reaches out for the bota bag on his waist before he opened the lid and poured the content onto King Solomon's slave mark. The content is red, probably blood.
But instead of regular blood, it seems to be sparkling, some kind of magic is imbued into it.
Upon his slave mark getting poured the blood, the slave mark absorbed the blood completely in a few seconds before King Solomon slowly regain his body control. "Who are you? And what aren't you affected by the slave mark?" he asked.
"I'm a naught but a humble servant of the Demelza family, and I've killed only one ancient human"
Still kneeling on the ground while King Solomon is slowly standing up albeit strugglingly, the Vampire replied with a polite tone. And hearing his answer, King Solomon instantly gets why this Vampire is not influenced by the slave mark.
Unlike most of the Supernaturals, this Vampire is not a war prisoner.
Not like the others that are actively participating in the war against the ancient humans, this Vampire killed below three ancient humans and thus got a lesser version of the slave mark. Back in the ancient era, he might be able to break free from enslavement and becomes an independent individual.
"Are you sent by Demelza herself to help me?" King Solomon asked.
The Vampire nodded his head but he soon added, "Yes, I was sent here by Duchess Demelza to help you and also report to you about the state of our kingdom. I'm sorry to say this, my King. But our kingdom is not doing great in dealing with the Executor"
"What's the situation?" King Solomon went over to a rock and sit on it.
Despite the slave mark being weakened thanks to the blood, it was still painful and sapped his endurance. If exposed for too long, he would also be paralyzed again and would need more of that blood like earlier.
Looking at the ground, the Vampire clenched his fists with emotion mixed in.
Slowly raising his gaze to meet King Solomon's eyes, the Vampire then explained, "Duchess Demelza wants me to tell you that more than 95% of our citizens have been weakened by the slave mark, the Enchanter was overwhelmed with the demand for Sacral Blood. Only half of the noble families are supplied with the Sacral Blood, and that would not be enough for evacuating the entire kingdom as planned"
Upon hearing this, King Solomon was put into a pondering state.
Ever since they consulted the state of the war with the Werewolf's Elder, they have been creating counter-measure for anything that might happen including this. One thing went wrong, and that is King Oddity being caught by the humans.
King Oddity went there in the hope to fortify the Executor's seal, but he was caught and failed.
Now the Supernaturals have lost one of the biggest dominating races, the Shapeshifters have turned into chaos and the situation is not looking good. And now, the Executor awakens and they are completely at the back side now.
Humanity has the upper hand now, and they need to control the situation fast before it escalates.
'It was the Royal Black Prince that caused all of this to happen, but we can still use him to our advantage. Since his energy influenced the entire Werewolf race, they must be able to deal with the Executor's presence better than the other races. I need to get in contact with King Baralt' King Solomon thought before nodding his head inwardly.
Without a doubt, the other high-rank Supernatural races are experiencing the same thing.
Just like the Vampire Kingdom, the others definitely struggle to control the situation in their own Kingdom. The Executor's awakening is not a small event, it's a catastrophic event for the entire Supernatural race.
Not only that, the Executor is still not on the move yet.
But King Solomon knows that it won't take long before the Executor makes his move, he's probably assigning his position in humanity as of this moment right now. One little slip and it might just spill the doom of the Supernatural races.
Clenching his fists until his entire arms are trembling, King Solomon's gaze becomes fierce.
"I won't let our chance of taking over the world end like this"
After saying that to further confirm his own resolve, King Solomon summoned his black wings before he flew away again, heading to the Werewolf's territory. If the Supernatural wanted to survive, then someone needs to make extreme initiatives.
~
Meanwhile, inside the Humming Damned Forest.
Adhara was dashing through the forest quickly, she has been exerting everything she has without looking back even once. It was all due to the expression Rex is wearing, she knows that this time, a really big problem just hits them.
'Just when everything is going well, this just needs to happen' she bites her lower lip in worry.
It was clear that before they depart to search for Kyran, everything is going well. The security alliance between the Silverstar Pack and the Dark Elves is going well, and the fact that the Dwarves are also in the process of joining in would definitely strengthen their force.
Since Rex is on par with the other Kings and Queens, they really can make a force of their own.
But with the appearance of the Executor, an entity that is able to weaken Flunra and King Solomon to the point of being useless, everything has become even more complicated. The Silverstar Pack's effort to become the third party was forced to stop.
The Executor that strengthens humanity definitely makes humanity the most dangerous.
'Nothing to be worried about if you come back alive, we can deal with anything if you come back alive. Which is why... make sure you come back alive, Rex!' Adhara's eyes flashed, she sent a telepathy to Rex hoping that he would keep on fighting.
Adhara knows in her heart that if Rex survived, they would definitely beat all odds.
Feeling the weight on her shoulder increase as Flunra's body becomes weaker, Adhara glanced at him in worry, "Hold on, Flunra. We almost got back home, just a little bit more" she said before she picks up her pace.
No mutated animals can see two figures flash past them due to the blazing fast speed.
With the Herald Mark circulating the power of the Blood Moon inside her body, Adhara's speed has reached the ninth-rank realm. She's now faster than most of the entities alive today, and her movement can't be seen by normal eyes.
Upon seeing the illumination moonlight, Adhara is excited as she does one last dash.
Both of them escaped the dense forest and reach the open space, the majestic castle can be seen glowing under the moonlight. Adhara was about to quickly go to the castle but her eyes stopped, she saw a group of Supernaturals beside the castle's wall, running into the opened gate.
It makes a frown appear on her face, 'Where did these Supernaturals come from?'
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