Chapter 239: Chapter 239 Valimas (1) Chapter 239: Chapter 239 Valimas (1) Staring dumbfounded at Qianqian’s combat methods, I finally realized something: I could skip dinner tonight…
Hei Qianqian’s tactics were truly disgusting…
Although we initially suffered losses of Xyrin Soldiers and Azeroth mortal warriors due to underestimating the enemy’s strength, our adversaries clearly hadn’t anticipated that a few of us big bosses would whimsically get involved personally. It must have been like suddenly encountering Akmonde casually popping out to soy sauce when out levelling on mobs and bullying newbies, leaving them desperately wanting to cry but unable to, the power of a Leader Level Xyrin Apostle was indeed tremendous. Even without getting serious, it wouldn’t take much effort to annihilate these Assembled Demons. Soon, thousands of Assembled Demons had been decimated by the hands of us bosses who weren’t supposed to be fighting; there was no doubt that the enemy’s wishful thinking of using Elite Warriors to dampen our spirits had failed.
Of course, I wouldn’t assume that this was the entirety of the attack. Thousands of Assembled Demons were indeed powerful and would certainly achieve astonishing results in combat against ordinary soldiers. But in this world, warfare isn’t just about the confrontation of ordinary soldiers. Often, what truly turns the tide of battle are those top-tier powerhouses. A Heroic Level character’s role in battle is no less significant than a medium-sized army—like a Sword Saint activating Sword Blade Storm and charging into a troupe of peasants, or Sister White Tiger at max level calling down a meteor shower in the base center… ahem, it seems there was a bit of a mix-up of concepts… In short, in the presence of these monstrously strong characters, ordinary soldiers, no matter how strong, could only end up as cannon fodder, just like these powerful Assembled Demons. They could easily combat warriors from Azeroth and the mechanical soldiers of the Xyrin Empire, but they were not enough to stand against us Leader Level Angel Envoys. Moreover, just a few thousand Assembled Demons fall far short of the numbers needed to conduct a defensive battle. Needless to say, these Assembled Demons were probably just a vanguard meant to probe our strength, and the real deal would likely make its appearance very soon.
As the number of Assembled Demons around us dwindled, I had already begun to observe our surroundings and notified Sicaro to focus on gathering defense forces around each Mother Ship, in case the enemy was someone like me who favored sneaky tactics. And Bubbles, situated in the Central Machine Room, had activated the Dimensional Barrier that had been installed just three days prior, the infiltrations of Visca really made us sweat. We had to keep this vulnerability firmly in our hands until we understood how the enemy had entered the Central Machine Room.
The battle raged intensely around us, but we few leaders had already gradually withdrawn from the melee and gathered together.
“Pandora, scan the surrounding space.”
After using a dozen controlled Assembled Demons as suicide bombs, Sandora suddenly spoke up.
Pandora’s violet eyes immediately extinguished, swiftly shifting to the icy blue of high-speed computational state. A buzzing sound of energy flow emitted from somewhere in her belly.
“Thirty degrees to starboard, large-scale gravitational fault!” reported Pandora loudly, as her weapon morphed once again, from a rectangular Ship-to-ship Ghost Energy Cannon to a bizarre weapon over four meters long—the rear part resembling a massive gun and the front end akin to a gold trident, “The ‘EK3-Broken Faraway’ Space Cutting Cannon!”
That girl was literally a mobile arsenal!
The strange weapon known as the Space Cutting Cannon emitted dazzling golden halos all around it, and at the tip of the trident, a black Energy Light Ball sparkled with crackling electrical sounds, quickly expanding. When it grew to a diameter of half a meter, the energy ball shot from the cannon like lightning toward the location with the gravitational fault.
Complicated as all this sounds, it actually happened in just a second or two. By the time I realized what was happening, the sky five hundred meters away had shattered like a broken mirror, webbed with crack-like fissures. Black Space Fragments tumbled down from the cracks, two unlucky Assembled Demons grazed by the fragments were absorbed in an instant, dragged into the genuine Twisted Void without even a chance to scream.
Once again, let it be stated: Leader Level Xyrin Apostles are monsters!
The disturbance from the Space Cutting Cannon thwarted the enemy’s attempt to launch a surprise attack by Space Jump. As the fatal Space Rifts began to close, a huge semi-transparent figure gradually clarified in the air; apparently, Pandora’s attack hadn’t caused much damage to this powerful being.
When an object transitions from the ethereal state of Parallel Space to a physical state, it is disconnected from any form of energy or material state, meaning that it cannot be hit by any kind of attack during this brief period (Divine Race Law Attacks being the exception, of course). Therefore, while the huge figure was still a semi-transparent phantom in the air, we withheld our attacks. Certainly, all of us, including Alaya who had just flown over from the ranks of mortal warriors to lend a hand, were ready and primed, our most proficient attacks prepared. The moment this creature showed up, it would be greeted with a flamboyantly explosive fireworks show—a clear consensus among our group on the execution of sneaky tactics.
I was under no stress whatsoever, after all, who asked this creature to launch a sneak attack on us—though unsuccessfully.
As soon as a small patch of real flesh color appeared in the sky, I gave the command. Immediately summoning a Satellite Cannon at least three meters in diameter, followed in quick succession by Pandora’s Armor-piercing Bullet, Sandora’s Soul Annihilation Shock Wave, sister’s Catastrophe Command, and Alaya’s Holy Light Sword. Any one of these attacks, which could easily kill someone dozens of times, hit with almost no time delay due to Qianqian’s Time Acceleration. They struck the unlucky creature just as it was regaining consciousness from the stun of the Space Cutting Cannon’s blow and while still clueless about its surroundings. To be honest, witnessing that spectacular Energy Explosion, I felt it’s pain.
“This one’s definitely going to end up disabled if not dead!” my sister suddenly said coldly from the side.
Qianqian hummed lightly, “Hmm, what a pleasantly brutal slaughter—such a pity it ended too soon.”
A thunderous roar erupted from the midst of the explosion’s smoke, followed by a massive rain of Shadow Arrows enveloping the skies and assaulting us.
“As expected, being a Commander, one ought to have some life-saving tricks up their sleeve.”
Qianqian slowed down the Shadow Arrows, allowing us to easily dodge the attack as my sister casually remarked, like a spectator at a show.
As the dust settled, we finally saw the true form of that unusually tall figure, an Assembled Demon.
Of course, this was a super-sized Assembled Demon. The demons we had just obliterated averaged about three meters in height. They were tall, but still within the realm of what I could comprehend. However, this six-meter-tall giant before me was a bit too much for my eyes…
Upon seeing this extraordinarily tall enemy, I felt a tangible, fierce combat spirit suddenly ignite within Pandora, as if she had just encountered the greatest enemy of her life. I could almost hear the sizzling sound of the energy within the girl reaching saturation, which indicated just how intense Pandora’s killing intent was.
It seemed as if Pandora’s combat spirit would always enter an exceptionally excited state whenever she faced an enemy taller than herself.
In fact, Pandora’s combat spirit was always incredibly eager… This was indeed a significant tragedy for her…
The demon in front of me looked more and more familiar. After scrutinizing for a while, I finally recognized who it was and couldn’t help but exclaim.
Yes, it was him! The exhibitionist and musclehead from Dark City who never wore a shirt, the NPC with never more than five tasks, who has always been at odds with me but almost got scared stiff by me in the past, the prime suspect in the betrayal of Sylvanas.
Who would have thought he’d grown so tall in just a few days? Is he still in his growth spurt?
Cough cough, had my thoughts just gone astray…
Dragging my somewhat astray thoughts back on track, I refocused my attention on the giant version of Valimas in front of me, at the same time discarding my initial underestimation.
This guy, he’s become way stronger than before…