Chapter 164 - The First Wave (1/2)
This jade green wolf was none other than Chonk, who had brought his army towards the Tempest Branch Alliance in order for him to become the sole ruler of the Tempest Cliff. After saying what he had to say, he turned around and looked at the ethereal looking being on his right, becoming silent as he pondered for a while. Eventually, he opened his mouth to say to the ethereal looking being, ”Initiate Code 11, mass destruction variant.”
”Got it, Master,” the ethereal looking being replied to Chonk's words, before maintaining its silence for a bit. While being silent, a pulsating aura of power started to emanate from its body as quite a large amount of energy particles were making their way towards it. These energy particles were soon absorbed by its body, increasing the size of its body before turning around to look at the great amount of Inanimates behind it. Not long after, it then spoke, ”Everyone, code 11! Aim your strongest skills towards me!”
Afterward, it looked back at the army of Inanimates opposite where it was, focusing on the crimson red branch that was standing at the very front. Soon after that, it looked at another Inanimate, a slightly shocked aura emanating from it for quite a bit before chuckling.
It then said inwardly, ”Herellia, it seems you've improved quite a lot since I left. Trust me, even though I'm not bound by contract, I'll help you defeat Chonk.”
”But Aurus…you're quite a fearsome being.”
This ethereal looking being was none other than Horell, who had become a Pseudo-Inanimate after leaving the Tempest Branch Alliance. He could not help but feel regret that he was called by Chonk in order to become one of the leaders of this operation, though he could not do anything as Chonk was the one saved him, being his master.
After muttering a few sentences inwardly, Horell, who had his back faced towards the Inanimates, felt a great aura emanating from behind him, reaching a level of ferocity that did not lose out to the maximum power he could unleash.
”Well then,” Horell said softly. ”Let's start this operation.”
Horell turned around and expanded his aura to envelop all of the Inanimates who had their abilities charged. After looking at every single Inanimate, he then shouted, ”Aim…”
”Fire!”
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On the other hand, a tense silence enveloped every member of the Tempest Branch Alliance. Although they had prepared a lot of trump cards for this war, they still could not help but think at the back of their souls that they would surely lose against this war. They were up against two Animate level beings for fuck's sake!
Ignoring the tense silence in the air, Aurus, who was somewhat near the front, made his way towards Herellia's side, teleporting in an instant. At the very instant he had teleported, he focused his sense of vision towards the opposing army, noticing that a great aura, that did not lose out to the auras emanated by the two of them combined, emanated from the opposing side.
Aurus could not help but look at Herellia, sensing a nervous aura emanating from her. Knowing that removing nervousness would not do any good, Aurus then muttered to Herellia, ”It seems they're preparing to wipe us out at the first attack. Do you have any plans?”
”I do,” Herellia replied, still nervous. ”Though I'm not sure if my plan would hold up against the power of their attack.”
”Believe in our members,” Aurus said not long after in response, surprisingly easing Herellia's nervousness. ”They've prepared quite a lot for this war. I've also given everyone equipment sets that boost their combat abilities. Don't you think we're at the peak of preparation?”
Weeenggg…
Just as Herellia was about to respond to Aurus' statement, Herellia could not help but sense a spike in the aura from the opposing side. Aurus could not help but notice this as well, seeing very well that every Inanimate on the opposing army was about to attack them. Not long after, every Inanimate fired their skills, prompting Herellia to command a few members to cast movement speed enhancing spells on everyone, only to stop midway as she noticed that all of them aimed their skills towards one of the stronger beings in the opposing army.
Of course, Herellia knew very well who the Inanimates were aiming at. From the aura she had sensed from this being, she could not help but mutter to herself, ”What are you planning to do, Horell? Do you still remember our promise?”
Whoosh!
In an instant, all of the skills fired by the Inanimates had congregated towards Horell, who had spoken the name of some spell, which was unfortunately left unheard by Aurus and Herellia due to their distance. Nevertheless, the two of them could see the effects of the spell, leaving both of them in stupefaction.
”What the…” Aurus could not help but say.
”I have a bad feeling about this,” Herellia, on the other hand, muttered to herself before turning her body to look at the members behind her.
Not waiting for Horell to make his move, Herellia shouted, ”Those who have movement speed enhancing spells, cast it on everyone right now!”
Fortunately, due to most of the members being silent, Herellia's voice could be heard among all the alliance members, allowing those who do have movement speed enhancing spells to cast them at the shortest amount of time possible.
At the very instant Herellia could see that everyone had a movement speed buff on them, she then shouted, ”Make your way towards the main hall! Also, initiate Code 3!”
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Unlike how Animates would retreat with the intent of preserving their own life, the members of the alliance made their way towards the main hall in a way that would surely stupefy Animates, moving along in an orderly manner. Once the first few members had entered the hall, they would hastily move towards the outer edges of the hall, leaving the entrance for the other members to get into until the hall slowly fills up towards the center.
Aurus and Herellia did not take long to enter the main hall, with Aurus teleporting and Herellia flying at incredibly great speeds. Since they were more or less the commanders, it would make sense for them to not be in the front lines, with Herellia looking throughout the main hall to see if certain members of the alliance had already entered the hall.
Fortunately, those members were already inside the hall, prompting Herellia to shout, ”Code 3, ready?!”
”Ready!” One of the members on one corner of the hall had shouted in response. Not long after, a few more members had shouted the same thing, allowing Herellia to look at the opposing side with more ease.
”Alright,” Herellia shouted, before adding, ”Activate!”
”[Code 3: Impenetrable Fortress]!” Not long after, the members who responded to Herellia's question all shouted simultaneously, hastily conjuring a barrier of blue energy that covered a radius far larger than the size of the main hall. This sight could not help but surprise Aurus as he said to Herellia, who was beside him, ”When you say the alliance has trump cards, I seriously wasn't expecting this.”
”Although it looks bland, it can defend against attacks at my peak strength,” Herellia said not long after, explaining the strength of the move that was just used. She then looked at the members who conjured the spell, before looking at the gradually intensifying aura emanating from Horell. At that point, she said, ”Though I'm not sure if it could handle an attack at that level.”
”How about I help out?” Aurus pondered for a bit before responding. Herellia looked at him for a bit, wanting to say something, but Aurus made his move before Herellia could reply.
”[Boundless Spirit Domain]!”
Whoosh!
In an instant, a large domain appeared in the main hall, enveloping all of the alliance members with the feeling that they could exert more power with their skills, as well as use their skills more times than before. This also affected the members that conjured the spell from earlier, the barrier of blue energy surrounding the main hall instantly intensifying in strength.