Chapter 999: Hellfire
Woooosh
Woosh Woosh Woosh
The bodies of the Imperial Guards and the Marshal fell like heavy rain, losing all control over their movements in the air. "Noooo!!"
Bam! The Marshal landed heavily, then tried again to wrap his body in a thin layer of energy to fly freely as usual. However, at that moment, he felt like a stone dropped into a pond- unable to ascend no matter what he did. "Impossible!"
"Let's get out of here!!" shouted one of the Imperial Guards. Without waiting for support, he began burning the Durger blood in his body and attacked the outer barrier of the Sky Shield Dome ferociously.
"Focus on that spot!" Another Imperial guard followed him, then another, and another...
They all knew that attacking Robin Burton from below was sheer madness. They barely had confidence when surrounding him from all sides- what now, when he had taken complete aerial control? Their only glimmer of hope was to force their way out of the dome, as Robin Burton said out loud that he had only restricted their ability to fly inside the Sky Shield Dome. All they had to do was escape it!
"Damn it..!!" Even Marshal Snite joined the effort after a few seconds of contemplation.
...Robin looked down at what seemed like chickens awaiting their turn for slaughter, he previously said his commands to Rocky with a hearable voice to have this kind of reaction!
He then cracked his neck to the right and left, swung the Black Space Spear lightly, and then stroked it from bottom to top. "I know you suffered earlier, I'll start using you the way you're meant to be used now."
If this were an ordinary battle under these circumstances, summoning Hofnaheim would cost him only 1,000 soul units. However, the power of the soul creature Hofnaheim barely reached level 48. In a battle of this scale, at most, it could keep the Marshal occupied- but what about the others?
...Fighting over a hundred individuals with levels ranging between 45 and 48 was no easy feat, no matter the situation. Robin had no choice but to use spacetime now, after depleting most of his soul force.
Spacetime... The last time he used it, he merely toyed with a Marshal and moved a ship from its location, yet even that nearly damaged his solid foundations. For today's battle, he had to tread carefully, or the worst could happen.
"Alright then, let's do this!!" Robin raised his spear and was about to activate the spacetime rune when suddenly-
Bzzzzt!
"Hmm?" Robin turned his gaze toward the space portal within the inner Sky Shield Dome. From it emerged a familiar figure.
It was Leonid Burton, who rushed out, panting heavily. "Your Excellency, I've brought the reinforcements you requested!"
"Hah~" Robin let out a relieved chuckle upon hearing this, halting the energy flowing toward the rune. He then kept his eyes fixed on the space portal.
Bzzzt Bbbzzzzzzzt!!!
The space within the space portal began to tremble violently, emitting shapes resembling lightning bolts that struck everything around it. Whatever was coming out wasn't something trivial!
Bzzzztttttt!
"Raaaaoooaaaarrr!!!"
The wyvern, Crixus the Great, thrust its head out of the space portal first, releasing a roar that shook both domes and everything beneath them, It shook the clouds and everything that soared above!
"This is...?!" The Marshal turned around in panic. Hearing that roar was like a rabbit hearing the growl of a wolf- something deep inside him screamed that the apex predator had arrived.
When he saw the massive head emerging from the space portal..." Strike harder! Burn all of your beast blood!!!" The old Marshal quickly turned away, pretending that he didn't see the terrifying sight behind him, and focused all his energy on breaking the dome. The other guards doubled their efforts as well.
"Another one? Are you kidding me now?!" Rocky placed both hands on her hips. One Beast King was troublesome enough!
Bam Bam The wyvern extended its wings and struck the ground forcefully with its foreclaws, dragging the rest of its massive body forward.
"Raaaaoooaarrrr!!!"
"You're late," Robin smirked as he watched the wyvern struggle.
Bam Bam Bzzzt! The wyvern pulled its hind legs and long tail through the gate with difficulty, then glanced at Robin with mild annoyance. "Didn't you say you'd prepare a special contract tablet first? Why am I dragged to a battle now?"
"The oath tablet would be for me to trust you, not the other way around, you work for me since the moment I cured your partner for you. Plus, I need a Beast King to send a message, and there aren't many Beast Kings around." Robin shrugged, then pointed his spear downward. "Help me roast those chicks first. The real mission comes after."
"Damn it!!" The Marshal and the imperial guards were terrified. They had clustered in one area to open a gap quickly, but this made them vulnerable to any wide-range attack! "...humphh." Crixus The Great turned toward the hundred imperial guards and began advancing slowly, slamming the ground with his foreclaws and dragging his massive body in a menacing manner. Blue flames were already gathering between his massive jaws.
Bzzzzt! The portal behind him flickered again.
"Hmm?" Robin tilted his head slightly to see the newcomer, and his eyebrows shot up. "Hulak? What brings you here?"
Hulak was still recovering from having his arm severed; now his arm was barely reconstructed below the elbow, with the upper arm still in progress. Robin hadn't summoned him, as he didn't expect Hulak to join anything other than the negotiations.
"I have to take care of my partner. Also..." Hulak stretched a bit, doing some warm-up exercises, then jumped onto the wyvern's back. He was ready for battle. "...A little warm-up is always good."
"Haha, fair enough-" Robin laughed loudly. With Hulak here, there was no need for him to lift a finger.
These two had fought against 300 mid to high-level martial emperors on the Northern Edge Mountain for weeks, inflicting devastation while sustaining zero serious injuries themselves. Now, facing only 100 opponents who couldn't even fly... Well, Robin could already imagine
the outcome.
"Your Excellency." Leonid Burton flew quickly to Robin's side and bowed slightly. "Crixus The Great is always surrounded by six field hospital arrays running at full capacity due to his life force depletion and energy crystal consumption. Ever since you left, we've been gradually deactivating the arrays to avoid any backlash or serious internal injuries. The array operators ask Your Majesty to avoid overexerting him if you want him to fully recover."
"..." Robin glanced back at Hulak. So, he joined the battle because he noticed his partner's injury. The bond between those two was truly extraordinary. "Very well. I wasn't planning to push him too hard anyway~"
Bam Bam In the meantime, the wyvern had crossed the inner Sky Shield Dome, and its target was now within range. Hulak leaped off its back, his skinny armor igniting as he jumped
forward.
As for the wyvern, it stood on its hind legs, spread its wings to their full span, and raised its head to the sky. Its neck began to glow with an enchanting blue hue before it lowered its enormous jaw, unleashing a cascade of hellfire. Shwoooaaaallaaaaa!!!