King Xanmara had thought that the teenage boy was merely spouting nonsense when he said that he would destroy the wall isolating Fractured Heaven from the rest of the world.
He didn't believe him even for a single moment. How could someone as weak as that young human do something that even he couldn't achieve?
So when he saw the wall behind the teenage boy crumbling down into dust, his first reaction was to wonder if he was just dreaming.
But the cries of his subjects, as well as the tension in his surroundings, proved that what he was seeing wasn't a dream.
The King of Xanmara then gazed at the young man responsible for doing all of this, only to see the smile on Zion's lips.
In the end, the teenage boy even waved at him goodbye before disappearing from his view, leaving him and his subjects to face the incoming Monster Stampede.
He clenched his fist so hard that cracking sounds could be heard from his knuckles.
"Everyone, do not panic!" King Xanmara shouted. "Go to your positions, and prepare for battle. The barrier is strong and will hold for a time. Stay calm!"
Having been reminded that there was still a barrier protecting them, the panicked people started to regain a bit of their calm.
The soldiers all lined up on top of the city walls and prepared their long-range weapons to deal with the monsters who were now headed in their direction.
King Xanmara, on the other hand, flew toward the highest tower in the city and glanced at the six pillars that were responsible for keeping the barrier active.
Each Pillar had one Rank 8 Peak Sovereign chained on it.
They were artificially made Sovereigns, whose sole purpose was to power up the tower where King Xanmara currently stood.
Using their life force as fuel, they were being used to summon a King or a Colossi, which would allow them to become a force to reckon with.
However, it would take them a few more days to complete the summoning ritual.
But with the current situation at hand, King Xanmara was afraid that they might not have enough time to complete the Summoning Ceremony.
The barrier might be strong, but repeated attacks on it would burn the life force of the Rank 8 Sovereigns faster, weakening the output of their life force for the ceremony.
'That Lowborn bastard!' King Xanmara cursed internally. 'How dare he ruin my plan?!'
The King of the Kingdom of Seneros knew that no matter how much he cursed the teenage boy, their current situation wouldn't change.
In the end, the only thing he could do was brace himself for what was about to come.
Since half of the blood inside his body came from a full-blooded Absolute, he was considered as a superhuman.
This made him more powerful than the Monarchs of Pangea and Solterra. Self-aware of how strong he was, he had the confidence to face off against Rank 9 Sovereigns.
At least, that was what he believed.
Just as he was gathering his courage to face the monsters that were headed in his direction…
He felt an overwhelming presence that made his body uncontrollably shudder.
Somewhere within the dust cloud, he sensed the presence of a Peak Rank 9 Sovereign, leading the herd of monsters to attack his city.
The Jinns currently living within the territories of the Absolute Heaven were very different from the Jinns that had spread far and wide within Solterra.
These Jinns were more aggressive, brutal, and merciless because they were "Pure-Blooded" Jinns.
They were the descendants of the First Generation Jinns that had arrived in Solterra hundreds of years ago.
The young lady, who was riding on the back of the Giant Bird, looked at the scene on the ground with a calm expression on her face.
The Giant Bird let out a screech, informing her that Flying Monsters were headed in their direction.
"Back off for now, Aethon," the young lady ordered. "We might accidentally ruin his plan if we stay here any longer."
The Giant Bird replied with another screech of acknowledgement before turning around to fly away so that the Flying Jinns wouldn't pay any attention to it.
Thirteen, on the other hand, didn't run far because he was inside Rocky's Mobile Fortress.
The Magma Bal-Boa was currently hundreds of meters below the city, observing everything through the eyes of Tiona's clone.
"Looks like everything is happening according to your plan."
Someone spoke behind Thirteen, which made the teenage boy smile faintly.
"For now, at least," Thirteen replied. "But things can still change."
"True. Overconfidence in one's ability will lead to ruin."
The presence behind them then disappeared, and Thirteen resumed observing the event that was happening above ground.
A few minutes later, the monsters' faces finally came into view.
Hundreds of Elephant-Type Jinns, all of which were five meters tall, charged, making the ground tremble as they approached the City.
At the center of them all was a hundred-meter-tall Rank 9 Sovereign Ancient Mastodon, whose long tusks were over a dozen meters long.
Without fearing for their lives, the herd of Elephants rammed the barrier, making it shake at the brunt of the impact.
The Elephants were Rank 6 Monsters, so most of them suffered serious injuries the moment they came in contact with the shield.
However, none of them backed down and continued to ram the shield as if they had gone insane from bloodlust.
Soon, this first wave of monsters perished under the barrier's might, burning their bodies as they continued to ram the barrier until they breathed their last.
But despite all this, the attacks never stopped, which made King Xanmara grit his teeth in frustration.
The Rank 9 Sovereign didn't continue its charge and simply stared at the barrier, which would fluctuate whenever one of its subordinates sacrificed its life to deal damage to it.
"Damn you!" King Xanmara glared at the Rank 9 Sovereign, who was looking back at him with ridicule and contempt.
It was as if it was enjoying the frustration and helplessness its prey was feeling.
Unlike the Elephants, it was very intelligent and understood that the barrier wouldn't be going that easily.
Still, it understood that the barrier would weaken before his subordinates all died in battle.
The Flying Jinns, who were circling above the city, eyed the people with greedy looks.
For them, the Absolutes were a very delicious race, for their bloodline was very powerful.
This was the reason why many Jinns evolved after consuming the denizens of Absolute Heaven.
Only after they evolved did they wander outside of its borders and spread their terror to the rest of the world.
Right now, King Xanmara and his people were reliving the horrors that their ancestors had felt hundreds of years ago.
'Should I just force it?' King Xanmara hesitated.
His hesitation didn't last long as a determined glint appeared in his eyes.
Raising his hand, he increased the speed of the Life Drain on the Sovereigns that were chained on the six pillars.
He knew that doing this might have some adverse effects on the Summoning Ritual, but he was left with no other alternative at the moment.
The Barrier would break down soon because the monsters were hell-bent on destroying it.