Boom!!
The earth heaved, layers of massive rocks fusing into a towering wall dozens of meters high in an instant.
Boom, boom, boom!
The next moment, javelins rained down, their impacts resounding like exploding shells.
The stone wall shattered, dust rising in clouds.
From within charged the Star Wolves led by Hagane.
Hagane transformed into a five-meter-tall werewolf.
His muscles seemed forged from steel, each hair glinting like a blade, his claws the sharpest weapons in the world, unbreakable.
Zzzzt~~
The Heroic Spirit warriors' weapons struck them, producing a grating buzz.
Sparks flew, yet not a single mark was left on their bodies.
"What?"
"How are they so tough?"
The warriors' faces froze, unable to believe their weapons couldn't breach the enemy's defenses.
"Hahaha!"
Hagane swatted away a daring soldier with a single blow, a ferocious grin on his face. "Let's go, boys... charge and slaughter!!"
"Ooohhh!!"
The steel-aligned wolves excelled in close combat.
Their defenses were astonishing, each move glowing with white light, the hallmark of steel magic.
For a moment, the steel wolves tore through everything in their path like an unstoppable force, shredding all opposition.
Buzz~~~
On another front, werewolves and beast-eared girls in pure white martial arts uniforms darted through the enemy ranks.
"Fire Punch!"
"Thunder Punch!"
"Ice Punch!"
"Ora, ora, ora, ora~~~"
They needed no armor or weapons.
Their bare fists showcased their martial prowess to perfection.
"Don't engage them in close combat!!"
"Use ranged weapons!"
Arrows and javelins flew. The fighting-aligned wolves were few, only dozens.
By surrounding them with shield formations and advancing with spears, they could be easily overwhelmed.
"Is that so?"
But Tataga, with his square-jawed face, scoffed at such tactics.
He prepared to gather energy for a fighting magic strike capable of demolishing walls.
Before he could act, the surrounding Heroic Spirit warriors were lifted into the air by an invisible force, struggling and wailing.
"Ah!"
"What's this?"
"Damn it, let me down!"
"..."
Amid the chaos, a girl floated down from the sky, seated cross-legged in midair.
Beside her stood werewolves, their eyes glowing blue-white, one hand holding a metal spoon, the other manipulating something with deft fingers.
"Hey, Kokoroga!"
"No need to steal the spotlight so blatantly!"
The wolf-eared girl was Kokoroga, the leader of the psychic-aligned wolves.
It wasn't that she disliked it, but it didn't fit her enigmatic psychic persona.
"Get it straight... when did I steal your glory?"
The girl, eyes closed, suddenly opened them.
In an instant, a terrifying psychic wave radiated outward, blasting the encircling soldiers away.
"I took out more with one move than all of you combined."
Kokoroga smirked disdainfully. "Steal your glory? What a joke!"
"You, you little..."
Tataga was furious but couldn't refute her words.
Unlike other attributes, fighting-aligned wolves excelled in one-on-one combat, not battlefield warfare.
"A bunch of fools."
"Killing small fry, no matter how many, what glory is there?"
A girl hidden in the shadows sneered at Kokoroga's smugness.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Yureiga, like a true specter, used the battlefield's shadows as stepping stones, dimensionally weaving through them, rapidly closing in on Iskandar's position.
"Got him!!"
Soon, Yureiga found her chance.
She leaped from the shadow of one of Iskandar's guards.
Damien had ordered not to kill Iskandar.
But Yureiga wasn't aiming to kill.
If she could touch him, she could pull him into the shadows.
Then, wouldn't he be at her mercy?
"Rider, watch out!!"
The moment Yureiga appeared, Iskandar's guards sensed her.
"Assassin!"
The elite guards displayed extraordinary skill, immediately blocking her path.
Outer soldiers reacted swiftly, rushing to protect their king.
"Stop them!"
"Understood!"
As Yureiga's command rang out, more shadow wolves materialized from the void.
They wove everyone's shadows into a dark curtain, enveloping hundreds, including Iskandar.
"What's this?"
The eerie, sinister black dome sent chills down spines.
But these were legendary Heroic Spirit warriors, unafraid of mere ghosts or evils.
Yet, as they stepped into the darkness, they found themselves not inside the dome but on the other side.
"The space is sealed?!"
They quickly realized the truth.
This strange black dome was a spatial bounded field, completely isolating the inside from the outside.
This meant their king had to face the attacking assassin alone!
In the dark world, Iskandar stood protected by hundreds of his most elite warriors, ready for battle.
"Over here!"
Yureiga was spotted the moment she appeared.
The girl couldn't help but marvel... indeed, Iskandar's warriors were full of powerhouses.
These elite fighters were no weaker than the Star Wolves, each at least B-rank.
Some were even A-rank Heroic Spirits.
In a direct fight, Yureiga had no confidence in escaping alive.
"But I'm not here for a frontal assault."
Yureiga flashed a sinister smile, then rushed toward Iskandar like a phantom.
"We won't let you harm our king!"
An armored warrior, exuding formidable presence, swung a long sword at the approaching Yureiga.
However...
"What?!"
The warrior gaped as his blade passed through Yureiga's body, his face filled with disbelief.
"Damn it!"
"What's with this one?"
Weapons and attacks rained down on Yureiga like a storm.
But no matter the move, Yureiga, as if in another world, ignored them all.
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Bonus Chapter:
100 Power Stones = 1 BC
300 Power Stones = 2 BC
500 Power Stones = 3 BC
700 Power Stones = 4 BC
1000 Power Stones = 5 BC
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