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Chapter 479: Double Kill
Chapter 479: Double Kill
Onboard the Federation's giant airship, the captain's cabin was filled with an atmosphere of solemnity as they monitored the two battlefields simultaneously. Many of the Federation's high-ranking generals, including Lady Maynia and Reginald, were keenly aware of the dire situation facing the two Imperial Dragon Knights.
An elderly general with graying hair, who had remained mostly silent until now, spoke up in a grave tone, "Your Excellency, the Ice Sea Demon has just awakened, and its strength far surpasses our expectations. I fear it's impossible to stop it this time."
The elderly general's words carried weight among the group, and his silence up until this point had been noticeable.
His statement caught the attention of Senator Bertrand, the Federation's Deputy Speaker.
"That's right!" Several other generals echoed the elderly general's sentiment.
"In less than two or three minutes, both battlefields will collapse!"
"If either battlefield falls, the enemy will join forces."
"Once they combine, the situation will deteriorate."
In truth, these were the thoughts that had been on everyone's minds, but under Senator Bertrand's dominant presence, they had kept their concerns to themselves.
Senator Bertrand's expression grew increasingly grim. After all, if this operation failed, he, as the highest-ranking official, would bear the primary responsibility.
"Unless..." A young general spoke up, his voice contemplative.
"Unless what?" Senator Bertrand immediately turned his head, his eyes fixed intently on the young general.
The others followed suit, all eyes on the young general.
Feeling the weight of everyone's gaze, the young general couldn't help but feel nervous. "Unless Lord Ren joins the battle and can coordinate seamlessly with Saint-Tirion to defeat the Sea God Cult's forces and the Sea Kraken within two minutes!"
"Then, we'll immediately head to support the two Imperial Dragon Knights and jointly contain the Ice Sea Demon, prolonging the battle until the nearest Federation strongmen arrive!"
"Once enough strongmen gather, eliminating the Ice Sea Demon's three heads won't be too difficult."
Before the young general could finish, many others immediately refuted his idea.
"Two minutes?"
"Impossible!"
"This is purely theoretical; it's completely unrealistic!"
For a moment, the room buzzed with voices as everyone discussed the young general's proposal, but almost everyone believed he was just trying to show off in front of Senator Bertrand.
"Why is it impossible?" The young general stubbornly defended his idea.
"It's just a matter of lower odds."
However, as he spoke, his voice grew softer, indicating a lack of confidence.
On the ground, Rebecca's group was also in a dire situation.
"Rebecca, let's prepare to retreat!"
"This mission is impossible to complete!"
"Did you see that even with us giving our all, the ancient beast, the Ice Sea Demon, barely flinched under the Dawn Kill techniques of the two experienced Imperial Dragon Knights?"
"We can't hold out much longer either. Both battlefields are about to collapse!"
Aldo, positioned at the back of the group due to the broken arm of his automaton, had the opportunity to observe both Lady Maynia's and Gazar's battles.
After a brief observation, his confidence turned to dismay.
The Ice Sea Demon, Gazar's gifted ability, was terrifying.
Meanwhile, Rebecca and Benito...
At the same time, on the Bloodfeather Harpy.
Ren received a message from Lady Maynia.
"Ren, Gazar's strength is far beyond what we imagined. He might possess Epic Peak-level power. Lady Maynia and I can only delay him for another two minutes. How's your situation?"
It was evident from Maynia's rapid breathing that her battle was intense.
Ren responded in a grave tone, "I understand, Lady Maynia. Leave it to me."
At that moment, he was less than a kilometer away from the Sea God Cult's forces.
"However, if I do that, I'll need to remind them."
"Otherwise, we might accidentally harm our allies."
Ren drew a symbol on his chest, and his voice immediately echoed in Rebecca's, Benito's, and Saint-Tirion's ears, "Everyone, I'm about to launch an attack. Please move away as much as possible."
"In ten seconds, please be at least 100 meters away from the Sea Kraken."
Determined to act swiftly, Ren decided against any further probing attacks.
"What? Even Saint-Tirion has to leave?"
"No time for arguments, Aldo. Follow Lord Ren's instructions immediately."
Rebecca, who had always suspected Ren of having some secret power, didn't object.
Ren wasn't an idiot, so why would he let Saint-Tirion retreat, allowing the Sea Kraken and the Sea God Cultists to directly join forces with the Great Sea Demon Gazar?
Perhaps she would soon witness Ren's strength.
"Rebecca, do you still believe in Ren's ability to turn the tide at this point?" Aldo's tone was filled with frustration.
"Benito, you're the most level-headed. What do you think?"
"Let's give it a try! There's no better option now, is there?" Benito's words surprised even Aldo.
"Alright! I hope you won't regret it later."
Upon receiving Ren's message, Saint-Tirion was also taken aback for a moment, but he quickly responded, "Okay!"
"However, I'm faster, so I'll retreat to a distance of 100 meters at the last moment."
"Good! Please be careful, Your Excellency. I'm worried about accidentally harming you."
Hearing these words, Aldo couldn't help but feel suspicious.
Could it be that Ren had some kind of ultimate weapon that could indiscriminately attack enemies?
In any case, the truth would be revealed in a few seconds, so he closed his mouth.
The next second, Ren leaped off the Bloodfeather Harpy, like a cannonball, charging straight towards the center of the Sea Kraken and the Sea God Cultists.
To avoid being stopped, Ren didn't use levitation but chose to fall directly.
However, in everyone's eyes, Ren's landing spot seemed a bit odd.
Judging from his current trajectory, he wasn't heading towards the Sea Kraken or the Epic-level Sea God Cultist; instead, he was rushing towards an empty spot in the center of the formation.
"What?"
Neither Rebecca nor Benito could understand Ren's intention.
"Shouldn't he be attacking the Sea Kraken or the Epic-level Sea God Cultist?"
At this moment, the Deputy Patriarch of the Sea God Cult also noticed Ren's figure diving down from mid-air, and his face was filled with confusion.
"What's he trying to do?"
He immediately realized that Ren's landing spot was an empty area.
If that was the case, he only needed to wait for Ren to land and then calmly order his subordinates to surround him.
He didn't even need to dodge.
However, out of caution, he cast a defensive spell on himself.
A black water shield appeared on the surface of his body.
For the Sea Kraken, the most important thing at the moment was to join its king, the Great Sea Demon Gazar.
Therefore, it didn't bother with Ren in mid-air and continued its attack on Saint-Tirion, trying to force him to retreat.
Two seconds later!
A loud "Boom" echoed as Ren slammed heavily into the ground, creating a crater several meters wide, and dust rose into the air!
Following the dust, a blurry figure was seen kneeling on one knee and then slamming a palm onto the ground.
Just as everyone was puzzled by Ren's actions, suddenly, an intensely concentrated metallic energy particle fluctuation erupted from the landing point, sweeping through the area in all directions like a tidal wave.
The large sea beasts and Sea God Cultists who were surrounding them suddenly felt their bodies becoming uncontrollable.
From Rebecca's and Benito's perspectives as bystanders, a layer of dark silver metal seemed to cover the bodies of these sea beasts and Sea God Cultists.
In an instant, these people and sea beasts seemed to have been transformed into metal men and metal sea beasts.
"Not good!"
The only one who reacted in time was the Deputy Patriarch of the Sea God Cult.
The black water shield on his body was quickly corroded by the dark silver metallic ripple.
But the black water shield lasted for half a second, and the terrified Deputy Patriarch took the opportunity to crush the black ring on his ring finger.
The Sea Kraken, on the other hand, paused in confusion and turned its three dragon heads towards Ren, as if trying to understand what had happened.
But the next second, its towering body, also covered in dark silver metal, stopped.
Saint-Tirion, who had been facing off against the Sea Kraken, widened his eyes in shock, as if he had seen a ghost, and quickly retreated.
As a Saint Swordsman, his honed senses told him that if he were covered by this dark silver metal, he would be severely injured.
He might even die instantly!
As a rare metal-type Dawn Strike, the dark silver ripple's coverage was just the first step.
The next instant, a strange change occurred on the battlefield!
"Sizzle!"
Within the covered area of several hundred meters, countless metal plants with sharp thorns sprouted from thin air and grew rapidly, instantly piercing everyone and every sea beast within range.
The area was covered in a dense forest of metal plants, their heights varying, creating a steel forest.
The ferocious sea beasts and Sea God Cultists didn't even have time to scream before their bodies were pierced through, riddled with holes, and they fell silent in an instant.
Only the Sea Kraken with the magic tail let out a piercing shriek.
It seemed that because of Ren's focused attention, its body was impaled by a giant metal tree dozens of meters tall.
Blood gushed from the various holes, and although the Sea Kraken tried to heal itself with its innate ability, the true damage caused its soul to feel as if it were being torn apart.
Nearby, the Deputy Patriarch of the Sea God Cult was also writhing in agony, clutching his head.
There were no visible injuries on his body, but the crushed ring artifact seemed to have negated most of the damage from the Dawn Strike 'Steel Forest'.
However, the issue was that true damage couldn't be defended against.
So, at this moment, he, too, was enduring the pain of his soul being torn apart.
"Hmm? What a tenacious life force."
As the caster, Ren could sense that within the area covered by his Dawn Strike 'Steel Forest', only the Sea Kraken and the Epic-level Sea God Cultist had survived.
This was a slight deviation from his plan to annihilate them with a single strike.
"Then I'll just have to do it again!"
Just as the Steel Forest from before had dissipated, Ren slammed his palm onto the ground once more.
The metallic ripples spread out instantly, covering the surroundings just like before.
"Sizzle!"
The Sea Kraken and the Deputy Patriarch, still reeling from the pain, were pierced again by the various-sized metal trees, bushes, and thorns, densely packed with sharp spikes.
This time, even the Sea Kraken couldn't withstand it. It was impaled by an exceptionally tall tree spike and its three heads immediately drooped.
The elderly Sea God Cultist had his eyes wide open, looking up at the sky in pain, with a several-meter-high metal cactus protruding from his chest, seemingly on the brink of death!
Ren consecutively unleashed the Dawn Strike 'Steel Forest' twice, instantly eliminating the Sea God Cult team and the Sea Kraken, but he also felt a dizzying sensation in his mind.
"Dragon Soul Smash doubles the spiritual power consumption. With that, I've essentially cast the Dawn Strike four times!"
"No wonder I'm feeling the strain!"
Ren immediately added a point to his spiritual attribute, and the dizziness vanished, restoring him to a vibrant and energetic state.
"The combination of recovery, Dragon Soul Smash, and the Dawn Strike is just perfect."
"If it doesn't work once, try twice. If it doesn't work twice, try three times. Just blast them away!"
Witnessing this scene, the audience, including Saint-Tirion, was left dumbfounded, as if struck by lightning.
It seemed they couldn't believe what they had just seen.
"This can't be real. How can someone so young be a Dawn Wizard!"
"And he even mastered the Dawn Strike... How could Ren be this powerful!" Aldo muttered to himself, dazed.
Having previously doubted Ren, he now felt like a fool.
"Even Saint-Tirion couldn't handle the Sea Kraken, but Ren took it down in two strikes."
"Ren is terrifying!" Benito exclaimed, his eyes wide with astonishment.
Rebecca's beautiful eyes widened, and her cherry lips formed a perfect 'O' of surprise.
She had thought Ren might be strong, but never imagined he would be this powerful!
"He truly deserves to be the top candidate on the Empire's recruitment list!"
After regaining his composure, Saint-Tirion lowered his head, deep in thought.
"That feeling just now... Ren's Dawn Strike is unique!"
His keen perception told him that Ren's Dawn Strike was different and special.
The young general's excitement was palpable, his cheeks flushed with enthusiasm. He clenched his fist and waved it, saying, "Next, we just need to hold off the Great Sea Demon Gazar until the other Federation powerhouses arrive, and we'll achieve a complete victory!"
(End of Chapter)
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