But the surprise flashed by, and Anna focused solely on running around the demon. Suddenly, with a stomp of her hooves, she accelerated, circling behind the demon.
But Rod had a malfunction again, the Star Shuttle wasn’t spinning fast enough, and after flying a few yards, it fell, turning into a sprinkle of starlight.
Rod concentrated all his spirit, condensing the Star Shuttle again.
The silver light spun again at his fingertips, with the high-speed incoming Star Lines weaving into the silver light, forming a high-speed spinning "umbrella" on his fingertips.
The umbrella spun faster and faster, until the silver light formed a continuum.
Suddenly, the tail end of the umbrella dispersed, shooting out a ring of Star Lines and bursting out a vast amount of starlight, propelling the umbrella forward with a sharp whistle.
This was the "Star Shuttle."
Its tail quickly dissipated, its speed increasing unimaginably, tearing through the air and striking directly at the back of the Chaos Demon’s head.
That was a large mass of pink muscle, with its tough outer skin already blasted away, revealing its vulnerability, a weakness in both body and soul, where the Spiritual Defense was notably weak.
The Star Shuttle struck directly.
The surface of the ``umbrella,’’ made of rapidly spinning Star Lines like numerous sharp blades, cut through its flesh, broke through its Spiritual Defense, pierced its body, and exploded inside it.
The Chaos Demon emitted a long, whistling scream like a steam whistle as its massive body thunderously hit the ground.
But it wasn’t dead yet; its soul now had a small hole, which disrupted the flow of Spiritual Energy and hindered the soul’s progression, and the soul instinctively contracted around this flaw.
Anna’s hooves pounded once, and she burst forward with the fastest speed she had ever achieved, reaching the fallen demon. Rod dismounted in mid-flight, lifted his right hand high, the crescent moonblade flashed by, and a Soul Blast was already prepared while he was still in mid-air.
Rod’s right hand plunged directly into the back of the demon’s head, grabbed the line of its soul, and yanked forcefully.
The Chaos Demon’s soul was torn apart, its massive body went limp, and the condensed darkness began to scatter.
A black line entered the body.
[Soul of the Chaos Demon]
At last, Rod smiled, just as rising black dust engulfed him.
Temporary fireplaces were scattered around the perimeter of the swamp, forming an impromptu defense line.
Warriors patrolled the temporary defense line.
The production staff, along with countless laborers, worked tirelessly through the night. The defense structures, primarily made of Spiritually reinforced stone blocks, formed forts, towers, or stockades, mainly to separate and protect against monsters, combating them on advantageous ground.
Larger defense structures also had Bed Crossbows, Spiritual Power Cannons, Spiritual Power Generators, and other weaponry facilities.
These structures supported and covered each other, forming a defensive system that was Trolian’s primary means of protecting major strongholds.
Strongholds could link to form even bigger defensive systems.
Only with such arrangements could a region survive and grow steadily, not collapsing suddenly due to a minor disaster.
Thus, building these defense works was a very important task.
Molly arranged the rotating patrol duties and stayed awake all night herself, continuously inspecting the defense line to ensure the construction was uninterrupted.
Assistants sent by Jon, Velas, and Vivian, as well as Arlo sent by Qingyu, stayed with her.
"The development of Star Town could really be described as a miracle," Velas sighed deeply after just returning from a recruitment mission in Royal City.
"When I left, there was nothing here; when I returned, this place had already become a thriving, vibrant scene." Vivian chuckled softly,"Velas, I told you, Lord Rod will become a hero to humanity just like Lord Jon."
Arlo retorted, "Not at all, he’s going to be Qingyu’s husband!"
Velas scoffed, "I’ve heard your master’s list of potential spouses keeps growing rapidly, almost reaching two thousand now, right?"
Arlo snapped back, "That’s none of your business! Even if that greasy man Jon knelt down and begged, Qingyu wouldn’t agree to make him one of them."
Velas and Vivian were furious, "What did you say?"
"What about it? Want to fight? Come on, I’m not afraid of you!"
The two sides were at an impasse; Molly had to intervene and separate them.
"Stop arguing, we have important matters at hand."
Although they stopped their quarrel, the trip was marred by their overt and covert verbal jousting, which was tiresome.
Molly sighed softly to herself, unsure whether to be pleased about Rod being so popular or worried about the internal conflicts and contradictions among humans.
She was a traditional advocate of the Fire Transmission Sect, following only the King’s orders, and disapproving of these premature alliances; she focused entirely on humanity’s resurgence and the legacy’s continuation, detesting internal discord.
The ongoing struggle between Qingyu and Jon over the future direction of Royal City, though, was still in the name of fighting for humanity; it was those who sought power, indulged in luxury, and enjoyed themselves who were truly unforgivable.
And such people were already emerging in Royal City.
The recent major purge in Royal City had suppressed some, but clearly not all. The Elder Council did not want to cause significant turmoil at this time, and had ended the investigation after identifying individuals directly related to the Chief Judge.