Chapter 400: Retreating Dark World Transcendents (2/2)

Zerina then pointed one of her short swords to the nearest Ultimate Darkgen. Activating a one-word Rune 'Mark', it instantly traversed the distance between her and the Darkgen, as soon as the Rune hit the Darkgen's frame, the Rune lit up.

It's not an offensive rune. It's just a simple rune that marks a target. However, the marked Darkgen would become more vulnerable to offensive Runes.

Commanding her four Ash Knights, she followed them as they all concentrated their attacks on the marked Darkgen.

With her appearance, Nysia used the window Zerina created to aim her Morning star to the one nearest to her.

Because they're distracted, the Ultimate Darkgen's armor broke into pieces as the Morning Star lodged deeply into it.

With two of their comrades suddenly falling into a disadvantaged position, the eight free Darkgens split into two groups.

However, before they could even launch an attack on Nysia and Zerina, colorful energy beams shot towards their position.

”Dodge! There's another one!”

”What happened? Where are these Transcendents coming from? They don't have Metagens. Are they from another world?” One of the two considered strongest among them inquired.

They hadn't received the news of retreat from the ones attacking the Eldur Mines yet. It's natural for them to be surprised at the existence of new Transcendents boldly fighting them with only their real bodies.

The Darkgens served not only as a weapon but also as a thick armor after all. In their minds, Zerina and Irja will have to use more energy to penetrate their armor.

”No matter! It's just two without a Metagen. We'll kill that one first. You prevent that Alliance Leader!” The other one answered as he presented a plan.

With the two of them leading each group, they totally ignored Irja's presence.

If only they knew that she's the one with the highest threat, they would surely revise that.

However, it's all too late.

Thinking that those colorful energy beams weren't a threat, almost all of them used the arms of their Darkgens to try and deflect it.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

With all of Irja's attacks successfully hitting the majority of them, someone's ear-deafening roar of pain reverberated.

”ARGH! What the hell?! It pierced straight to my cockpit! My legs!”

With that at the start, the smoke made from the explosion of energy dissipated, revealing the Ultimate Darkgens' destroyed arm or chest blasted open.

”That one… those energy beams felt like they came from a Rank 1 Transcendent, how did those penetrate our Energy Shields?!”

”Damn it! Attack her instead! It's probably her that equipment she's holding!”

Seeing her handiwork and how the eight switched their focus on her, Irja smiled menacingly before turning around, pretending she will flee.

Although she restricted her attacks to the realms of a Rank 1 Transcendent, the Totem which Daisuke handed to her to use was enough to enhance those to become more destructive.

With the eight leaving to chase after Irja, the two being targeted by Nysia and Zerina fell into despair.

”Help me!”

”No, help me!”

With their despair-filled cries, the two women, one inside the Metagen and one continuously chipping away the thick metal giant, let out a smirk.

Nysia opened her Domain and the 10-meter tall Ruin Golems produced from it helped her prevent the Dark World Transcendent from retreating. Following that, her Defense Threads lodged into the Darkgen. Activating Defense Empowerment, Nysia drained his defense and added it onto the Sanguine Aegis through the Threads. Due to that the already soft armor of the Darkgen softened even further.

Zerina didn't have a Domain yet but with her four Pillar Guardians surrounding the Ultimate Darkgen, it became unable to retreat as well. Using a Jewel Skill which covered her in a thick Flux Energy, changing the appearance of her ash-grey armor and another Jewel Skill which made her short swords shine in black light, she focused on the Darkgens cockpit. To completely overwhelm her opponent, Zerina activated a four-word Rune 'Dance of Short Swords' to further enhance her damage.

With the two cornered, their fates were instantly sealed.

A short while later, the eight Ultimate Darkgens throwing various skills and attacks on Irja got startled as two huge explosions followed by an agonizing cry of their two comrades entered their ears.

Stopping in their tracks, all of them looked on dumbfounded as Zerina and the Sanguine Aegis could be seen rushing towards them.

”Hey. Why did you stop chasing? My energy is about to run out.”

As if teasing them, Irja who's just frantically running away from them earlier was now behind them, devoid of any wounds they thought they made.

”Retreat!”

It's unclear who shouted that but as soon as the eight heard it, they all ascended the sky and straight to the moon, leaving behind the Darkgens still engaged in a battle against the Empire's troops.