Before Celenova could recover her senses—
A figure wreathed in raging fire assaulted her face, wielding a sharp blade! Just as the sword was about to behead her, the spectator Quietus suddenly teleported in front of Celenova.
Clang!
Quietus raised a hand and easily caught the incoming sword with his palm!
"There are so many stans of that Heavenly General these days," the head, consisting of a die held by a purple palm, said while looking at the familiar sword-wielder before him. "This majestic power of 'The Destruction'..."
Celenova frowned slightly. "It's you."
Judging by her tone, she was surprised that the person before her would appear on this battlefield. Phainon did not speak; he only looked at the two with cold eyes. With a flick of the sword Early Dawn, that powerful force knocked back Quietus, who had blocked the move casually.
"Did he give you the 'Golden Blood'...?" Celenova sensed the powerful energy on his body and made the most reasonable deduction.
As someone who had witnessed that world-shocking battle with her own eyes, she naturally knew that Leon held a drop of "World-Cleansing Golden Blood" in his hand. That was something he obtained by his own ability.
By virtue of that arrow of his, which could be called the peak of the current age! An arrow capable of exchanging a blow with an "Aeon"! The mere shockwave of gathering momentum for that arrow caused five Lord Ravagers to choose to retreat into the gap between Paths.
Undoubtedly, standing before her—was a genuine Lord Ravager, a Lord Ravager who wanted to assassinate the Wounded God! A Lord Ravager who could be called treasonous! The "Destruction" of Destruction Destruction, with "Nanook" as the final target of his sword!
Phainon remained cold toward the two. On the blade of Early Dawn, the flames of "The Destruction" symbolizing rage burned furiously.
"O scorching sun of 'The Destruction', your birth was meant to be the grandest destiny in the world," Celenova said, her tone and gaze holding obvious regret for him. "The one to liberate the universe should not have been this reemerging Swarm Disaster, but you, the scorching sun hanging high at the end of the long night, destroying everything with pitiful hatred."
Celenova looked calm, narrating his original destiny on her own. She completely ignored the flames on Early Dawn that suddenly surged in an instant because of her words.
"But you defied destiny, and even regarded the meaning of your own existence as a mortal enemy." Her words carried regret. "How sad."
"That is my past."
Phainon raised Early Dawn high above his head, switching from a one-handed to a two-handed grip on the hilt.
The cold starry sky had never pitied Amphoreus. But Leon came; he stood up, he stood up for Amphoreus. He was as small as an ant before "Nanook", but in Phainon's eyes, he was taller than the sky.
So... he would absolutely not live as "The Destruction"!
"But, that is absolutely not my future!"
Phainon took a deep breath, and Early Dawn expanded in the blink of an eye! Like the legendary Golden Cudgel, Early Dawn, magnified tens of thousands of times, pierced the sky in an instant!
"The current me is..."
The colossal blade of Early Dawn began to tilt downward, appearing as if it would cleave straight down!
"Is a Nameless of 'The Trailblaze'!"
Swish!
The flames of "The Destruction" leaped from the tip of the sword. Soon, the fire spread from the tip to the whole body, and a heat wave like a dying star rushed over!
["Take it, your stuff. You should need this. Barring any accidents, you'll use it later."]
["Mine?"]
["En, it is indeed yours. I couldn't have gotten this thing without your help."]
["The situation ahead should be very turbulent. Regardless of whether for the Train or the Galaxy, a top-tier 'Emanator' will be a crucial key to reversing the tide."]
["Okay, I understand."]
["Speaking of which, you have been crowned with the title of 'Savior' for years. How do you view the title of 'Savior'?"]
["Although everyone says 'If suffering has an end, I am the Savior' or something, I know I am not. Everyone just wants to find a spiritual pillar."]
["Someone has to do it."]
["Sometimes it's not a question of wanting to or not, but knowing that you must stand up yourself, just like Aglaea became the leader of the Fire-Chasing Journey."]
["I don't have such lofty ideals. Changing the world is too far away for me."]
["If I really had a choice, I wish none of this happened, and I could stay in Castrum Kremnos for a lifetime."]
["Compared to a Savior in the spotlight, I would rather just be a little hero in the village."]
["Do you know a saying?"]
["What saying?"]
["Saving one person is as easy as turning over a hand; saving the world is as hard as ascending to the azure sky."]
["I want to go see just how hard this azure sky is to save."]
["You're right, someone has to do these things."]
["You know, if others can't do it, I can. So—before I come back, the 'Village' is in your hands."]
Phainon thought of the words Leon said when entrusting the "Golden Blood" to him before leaving. He knew what Leon meant. This "Village" referred to the Train, and also to the Galaxy. Just like Amphoreus, his partner would bring dawn to everyone, and before he returned, Phainon absolutely could not let the Galaxy be destroyed!
"With this raging fire..."
Phainon closed his eyes, the blade pointing down, slashing unreservedly toward the four Lord Ravagers!
"I wish you success in every endeavor!"
The energy of "The Destruction" was monstrous. The blade blotted out the sun. The flames on the sword erupted on a large scale, enveloping the four Lord Ravagers together within it!
Boom—!!!
Even the entire galaxy seemed to tremble a few times from this mighty commotion!
"The situation is starting to reverse!"
The coalition forces present, including the Arbiter-Generals, saw the two suddenly appearing reinforcements being so effective, and their condition and morale rose significantly for a time.
So, is the situation really starting to reverse?
Although everything was looking up, Yao Guang knew that currently, they only qualified for a draw. If it was a 70-30 split against them before Acheron and Phainon arrived, then after their arrival, it was merely 60-40 against them.
Even if these two friendly forces held off two Lord Ravagers each, the Swarm and the Antimatter Legion remained difficult problems to solve. Unless Celenova and the Forgemaster were killed quickly, a war of attrition would be very disadvantageous for them. But apart from Leon, who present had the ability to slay two Lord Ravagers in a row?
"Compared to 'Iron Tomb', you are far behind."
The moment Celenova's voice rang out, a powerful suction force suddenly appeared, directly sucking away the flames enveloping the four of them. Focusing on the direction of the suction, it was Lightfade, known as the "Sun-Swallowing Beast". This Lord Ravager, who appeared in the form of mist, devoured all the attacks Phainon launched at them.
"Sigh, one 'Nihility' is troublesome enough, now here comes another heavyweight." Quietus patted the scattered sparks on his body and put his hat back on his head.
Destruction Destruction's Destruction.
In a sense, the Lord Ravager before them, solely regarding the Path of "The Destruction", possessed the characteristic of "The Nihility" against all Paths. This characteristic has a slang term called "Special Attack".
"Nothing more than this."
After speaking, a melody like a fluctuation, inaudible to the ear and invisible to the eye, spread from Celenova's body to the surroundings, and she began to attempt "Tuning".
Yao Guang's beautiful brows furrowed. Others couldn't see it, but possessing the "Eye of Contemplation", she could. Celenova was building a connection with the Antimatter Legion present, just like "The Harmony", gathering the power of many to become a sand-accumulating-into-a-tower buff for her own use.
As the Lord Ravager of "The Harmony", "Tuning" had always been Celenova's forte.
Yao Guang's biggest worry happened. Although it was harsh to say, whether Acheron or Phainon, both were ultimately just posturing; they couldn't easily decide a victor against the Lord Ravagers.
Celenova was right about one thing: there was only one Leon. As long as the Forgemaster and Celenova didn't die, the opponent's overall combat power would always remain above theirs.
Not to mention, the more Voidrangers the Forgemaster created, the more people could connect with Celenova. And the more people connected with Celenova, the more powerful her strength became.
To break this cycle, one had to kill these two in a short time. But no one had the ability. If they couldn't be killed quickly, these two would become stronger over time. The stronger the two became, the less the coalition could win. One could only say this had become an insoluble deadlock.
Moreover...
Yao Guang scanned the surroundings and found that the fortune sticks above many people's heads were fluctuating slightly. This meant a great catastrophe was imminent. But where was the catastrophe coming from? Phainon and Acheron had just arrived; although they wouldn't directly turn the ominous sticks into lucky ones, it absolutely shouldn't continue to worsen...
Before Yao Guang could think about what was going on, a heart-rending scream rang out from within the coalition.
She immediately realized there was a problem and looked in the direction of the scream without a moment's hesitation—but the scene before her caused her to lose her mind for a moment. She stared at the other party, her gaze freezing.
"Ahhhhh!!!"
A Foxian soldier screamed while clutching his head. His body suddenly bulged abnormally, hideous as if growing a large tumor.
Splurt!
The Foxian soldier's back burst open for no reason, revealing ghastly white bones! Someone just intended to go up and show concern... Suddenly, a pair of insect wings like thin gauze popped out from the wound on this person's back!
At the same time, accompanying the appearance of the insect wings, more and more tumors grew on the Foxian soldier's body, the coverage spreading from one to half his body, then his whole body. Finally, the whole person was like a balloon blown up too much, bulging everywhere due to the tumors, seemingly ready to split open if poked.
Facts proved that it would split open normally without poking. Just after the Foxian soldier finished mutating, cracks began to appear on his body. It was simply as if something existed inside the tumors, possessing self-awareness, wanting to use this method to rush out of the hotbed and prison that was the Foxian soldier.
"Tell General Leon, I am no coward!!"
This Foxian soldier could perceive his current state, so he gritted his teeth, raised his weapon against his neck, and directly ended his own life with a clean cut. He had a premonition that something bad would happen next, something he couldn't control. So he could only try his best to minimize the harm he might cause.
This is what every Cloud Knight should do, and every Cloud Knight had long been prepared to die on the battlefield. On the Xianzhou, Leon was already equivalent to "Lan". So what this Cloud Knight really wanted to say was that he was worthy of the Reignbow Arbiter and did not shame Him!
Thump, the head fell to the ground, and the body, losing support, knelt halfway on the ground.
But the death brought by suicide did not bring the soldier the end he wanted. The next second, the tumor masses on the separated corpse suddenly exploded! When vision was restored, a True Sting appeared in the coalition for some reason.
Yao Guang's face was very ugly, extremely ugly. There was an undertone of uncontrollable rage in her eyes. Because if one paid attention, one would find that the Foxian soldier's corpse was long gone.
Then where did this True Sting that appeared out of thin air in the coalition come from...
The answer, presumably, didn't need to be said much. Yes, this was the horror of "The Propagation". It could treat all things as its seedbed, and assimilate all things into its own kind. This was recorded as early as the Swarm Disaster era. In that era, humans did not live like humans.
Yao Guang closed her eyes, raised two fingers together, and a talisman appeared between her fingers. She clamped the talisman and waved it in the direction of the True Sting. The "Time-Wheel Heavenly Pheasant Wisdom King" behind her also drew a graceful arc following her movement!
Bang!
The talisman hit the True Sting squarely, and the sound of an explosion rang out immediately! Under the force intentionally controlled by an "Emanator", the talisman's attack didn't hurt anyone around, and successfully annihilated the True Sting!
Yao Guang sighed lightly. She gave this soldier a dignified release; acting as a pawn for "The Propagation" was definitely not what a Cloud Knight wanted.
Just when Yao Guang thought everything ended here... The Forgemaster suddenly took action. He controlled some limb fragments left by that soldier just now, making them fly towards himself.
Many people were still immersed in what had just happened before their eyes and hadn't recovered. By the time they did, the limb fragments had already entered the Forgemaster's body. The furnace that was the Forgemaster's main body glowed slightly. His body appeared red-hot, and soon wisps of steam rose from him. A moment later, at the exit of the furnace...
A Voidranger walked out of the Forgemaster's body.
"The Destruction" often devoured planets they destroyed, then used them as processing materials, letting these dead people continue to shine and heat up as Voidrangers in the Antimatter Legion. Combining what the Forgemaster just took away, what this Voidranger was refined from need not be said.
"The Propagation" and "The Destruction". In a battlefield where both are present, soldiers, whether alive or dead, cannot get a decent rest.
"Are you Lord Ravagers provoking the Xianzhou?" Yao Guang's eyes were cold to the extreme. "Provoking a Path established on revenge?"
She was very angry now, extremely angry, angrier than she had been in a long, long time.
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Happy New Year, thank you for your companionship throughout the year.
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PY [Promotion]:
Thanks for the invite, currently in Terra, just got off the truck. Two months have passed since I was hit by the Dayun truck. I finally adapted to this ice field where birds don't shit and started a 'happy' life of picking up trash. Who knew I'd suddenly be blackmailed by Goo-goo ga-ga, insisting I stole her stuff and refusing to leave.
From then on, a mysterious enterprise named Endfield sprouted on this earth and left behind countless legends.
Shocking! Lungmen Guard Department's Ch'en Sir's intelligence plummeted overnight! Suspected multiple blows to her emotional life!
Frequent lightning strikes occurred recently at Endfield Industries. Is it the distortion of human nature or the loss of morality!
"Damn it! The Wine Post is still chasing me!"
Looking at these reports based on hearsay before him, Gu Ci slapped the table, stood up, and shouted loudly: "Preposterous! These reporters simply treat my three hundred Steam Knights as nothing."
The black-haired girl on the side slowly walked to Gu Ci's side and corrected him very strictly: "Not that few."
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