Chapter 395: Resolving the Current Crisis (1) (1/2)
[You left the World of Barbarian]
[World Bonus has been removed]
[Ding! You entered the World of Meta}
[Received +1.5 Strength, +1.5 Endurance as World Bonus]
[Will expire upon leaving the world]
As soon as the white screen that completely disabled my sense of sight disappeared, my eyes were met with a sight that I haven't seen for a month.
The near-crimson dusk sky of the World of Meta and the numerous tall skyscrapers was a sight that I certainly missed.
However, the eye-catching thing at the moment weren't those I mentioned. It was the numerous flying dark metal giants that were pouring out from the still obscured Moon down to the surface of the planet. Apart from that, there was also the smoke rising up from the ground coming from the explosions the said giants were making.
Looking around our surroundings, I tried to guess the location we appeared at from the landmarks that I remembered.
Not far from us was an enormous city protected by tall red-colored regenium-coated walls. The defense mechanism of the city was currently on red alert while Metagens both standard and mass-produced were lined up on the walls.
Upon seeing that, I immediately recognized it.
The capital of Eldur.
From being called the Principality of Eldur, Elise changed it to 'Eldur' after stripping Julian's sons off of their inheritance to the vacated throne.
Of course, they tried to rebel but with the assistance of the forces she managed to muster from her Order of the Light's Cradle, the concubines and Julian's offspring were sent into house-arrest while maintaining their previous lifestyle.
Elise became lenient to them since their claims were legitimate. However, if anyone tried to contact the remnants of the Dark Order or even the Dark World, she ordered the soldiers to initiate immediate execution on the spot as soon as they were found out.
With the current state of the world, she didn't want to rear those who would backstab the current United Alliance. She's already giving them a luxurious life despite being locked in their estates, that's the limit to what she could give them.
The capital wasn't being attacked though but the landmark near it.
Switching my gaze back to the place where the Darkgens were landing, the place that's currently being sieged is most probably the Eldur's Regenium Mine.
Nysia told me yesterday that those at the moon were currently silent. Did someone spread the news of my return? Or is this a planned assault by the Dark World?
Either way, if they're attacking this mine, the other two were probably being sieged as well, judging from the current lack of Transcendent at the Eldur's side.
Upon further observation, the walls around the Regenium mine were already breached. However, the defenders were still fighting valiantly against them.
Opposing those Darkgens, the red-colored standard Metagens of the former Principality of Eldur were fighting tooth and nail even if they're currently outnumbered.
There were also Specialized Metagen that could be seen fighting the Specialized Darkgens. However, with how many Darkgens dropping down from the sky, the enemies' numbers weren't decreasing even if they managed to cut down one or two of them.
Among the Specialized Metagens, a lot of them were familiar to me. They're members of the Aegis Battalion. There's even Lexie's Specialized Metagen that's chasing after five Specialized Darkgens.
However, the most eye-catching among the defenders was the familiar Specialized Metagen of someone close to me. The crown-adorned, reddish-yellow Metagen with a white cape draped behind it. Elise's Specialized Metagen, the Sunfire Princess.
Currently, she's valiantly fighting against eight Specialized Darkgens whose Pilots were probably Rank 5 Mortals with higher than normal Int stat or Brain Capacity in this world's terms.
Her Metagen is almost identical to Julian's Fireblood Sovereign but her ability which invokes golden flames made her appear like a miniature sun with its dazzling brilliance. As her Metagen's cape fluttered in the wind, it's leaving a trail of golden flames that burned the standard Darkgens hit by it, aiding the allied Metagens.
”This world… Daisuke. Do we have to help them?” Taking my mind off from admiring the nostalgic giant robot battles, Irja's question entered my ears.
Since they stepped in before me, they're already aware of the situation in front of our eyes. They're just waiting for my command on what to do since this is the first time they stepped into this world. Although it's fairly easy for them to identify the real enemies due to the wisp of Dark Energy being exuded by the Darkgens, one more reason was that they're also being awed by the metal giants.
”Of course, we will… Hmm? Yuko?” I answered Irja but after that, I noticed the abnormality about Yuko's Flux Energy.
It's currently rising.
A few seconds later, her Rank 2 Transcendent Aura spread open that encompassed less than half of the Eldur's Regenium Mine, instantly halting the movements of Metagens and Darkgens inside it due to the tremendous pressure it brought upon the Pilots.
Following that, an enormous surge of Meta Energy started to be sucked into her position, creating a zone filled with dense Meta Energy.