852 The Final Battle VI
A while back, in the Sacred Divine Land, where ominous smoke clouds billowed and filled the sky, making it hard to tell if it was day or night. Sea of blood flooded the land, littered with lifeless bodies as the warriors fought with every ounce of their strength.
Carcel and Mia battled against one of Ceano's fake bodies. Both were gravely injured, their breathing erratic and labored. It was becoming increasingly difficult to evade Ceano's skill, which sought to drain their strength the moment they got near.
Old Ma's bloodied body was hurled from afar, crashing into the two like a meteor. As a result, the three crashed directly into the soldiers battling on the ground, groaning in agony as the shockwave echoed through the entire battlefield, accompanied by dust and debris that rose into the air.
Damien scoffed, brushing off his clothes with a dismissive flick. His eyes, filled with casual indifference, locked onto Old Fedric and Garrick, the two he sensed radiating the most powerful aura on the battlefield. He vanished and seized one of their necks.
Lara, who was nearby battling another of Ceano's fake bodies with some supreme ranks who had come to participate in the war, tried to help the old man.
However, Damien's eyes glowed, and the space around her shattered, causing her to cry out as the jagged fragments pierced her body from all sides. Blood oozed from her entire body as she attempted to destroy the fragments of space with trembling hands.
Alec, who had risen again and was fighting Enthrall with his sword, was distracted by her loud voice, allowing his opponent to break his arm and send him flying.
Enthrall appeared before him, and before his flying body could crash, multiple blades made of darkness materialized around his fist, which landed on his body. The impact wasn't powerful enough since his physique wasn't weak, but the sharp blades pierced his flesh, causing him to scream.
"Ahhhh..."
Close to Lara, Regius tried to help. But Damien, who had seized both of the old men, turned his gaze to Ceano's fake body.
"Eliminate him. Don't just be useless."
Ceano laughed and sent all the supreme ranks around him flying. His eyes glowed an eerie gold as he disappeared, and in the next second, his already frightening speed doubled. He materialized in front of Regius, and before the elf could react, he grabbed his hair and slammed his body into the wall of earth that rose under his command.
"That's it. The victor is decided. Now it's time to put an end to this farce of a war."
Regius gritted his teeth, his aura erupting like a volcano as he unleashed the full force of his natural laws. He didn't hold back and retaliated with every ounce of his strength.
"Let me go, you pathetic fish!"
However, the dark aura surrounding Ceano erupted and engulfed his whole body. His voice was muffled, and his eyes dilated as the aura began to drain his strength.
James and Ronan, who were trying to save the elven Queen, were also ensnared by the fake bodies they were battling.
Distance away, another of Ceano's fake bodies, seated before Kurt and Elder Hal's bloodied bodies, snickered as a dark aura erupted from his body, enveloping the two. The two supreme elders' eyes were clouded, their chests barely rising and falling as they tried to comprehend what Ceano's words.
"You want to know why your side is losing so easily and so pathetically? It's because you all rush to help whenever one of your own is in danger. Do the shadow generals mean nothing to you? How can you afford to be distracted while fighting us?"
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Jian and Sinon weren't in good condition either. They were struggling to hold one of Ceano's fake bodies, with Bia helping them.
Opposite them, Yue and Nox were fighting another fake body with everything they had, but suddenly, Nox's lynx form was thrown back, and Yue was seized by the neck.
Nox cried out and rushed back. Elder Elizabeth and Elder Razial were sent flying by the body they were facing when they got distracted by the sudden commotion.
To make matters even more dire, the undestroyed souls of countless people dying every second, whose consciousness has been obliterated by their opponents, wander the battlefield aimlessly, unable to find the path to the realm of the dead.
And how could they find it? The connection was shattered when the gate to the Realm of the Dead opened and the guardians fell.
Instead, they swirl through the air like lost spirits. Moreover, due to the excess dark energy in the atmosphere, they begin to transform into malevolent shadows that possess the bodies of weaker soldiers, turning them into mindless beings.
"Ugh..."
Yue clawed desperately at the hand gripping her neck, panicking. Her eyes widened as she saw Ceano's fist tighten ominously. No, her mind screamed. For some reason, an instinct deep within her warned her not to get harmed, or else she would lose something precious... She didn't understand, but her struggle intensified.
She attempted to use instant teleportation, but it failed because Ceano was controlling the space around her. Thus, her eyes turned white, and everything around her erupted in a dazzling color of enchanting amber.
All those below divine rank who saw the color shining amidst the darkness were mesmerized. Even Ceano was affected; his eyes glazed over. He felt an overwhelming urge to protect her from everything.
'So... beautiful...'
Yue was manipulating a law she couldn't name because she had no idea what it was, as she formed it after observing the blue hue surrounding Kyle's celestial form.
However, her current mastery of the law wasn't enough to hold Ceano back for long, and just as she expected, he snapped out of it the next moment. An eerie laughter erupted from his lips.
"I would expect nothing less from the woman who married that human. He died because of the Realm of the Dead, right? How about I help you join him?"
His lips stretched ominously. After all, even though he sensed a very powerful presence in the Sea of Consciousness, he still did not realize that it belonged to Kyle.
Thanks to the time Yue bought, Elder Odiak and Elder Jane arrived behind Ceano. Odiak shouted as they attacked him together.
"Let her go! You will regret this deeply!"
However, they were flung back when the fake body they were fighting appeared.
"I feel left out; this is not good."