Chapter 173 - Breaking the Barrier (2/2)
She then manipulated the giant thorn to hit the barrier, creating a loud banging sound that was not left unheard by the members of the alliance, as well as the opposing army on the other side of the barrier. With most of them still preparing for the second phase of Code Omega, Chonk could not help but look at what was happening to the barrier, noticing the large thorn that hit the barrier.
The barrier started to warp a bit after the giant thorn hit the barrier, with the point of contact slightly glowing white as the barrier tried to return to its original shape. Noticing this glow, Herellia tried to manipulate the giant thorn to push further, with the intent of making a hole through the barrier that would them to move anywhere they wanted.
Boing!
Unfortunately for her, the giant thorn had reached its limit to warping the barrier, with the barrier bouncing back to its previous state as the thorn was reflected at her. Seeing this, Herellia hastily dispelled the giant thorn, letting out a disappointed sigh as she flew back to where Aurus was.
On the other side of the barrier, seeing what had happened to the thorn, Chonk could not help but feel smug that the barrier had done its job, wondering if there was another confident Inanimate in the alliance that would attack the barrier like Herellia as he went back to preparing for the second phase.
”Well, that's all I got,” Herellia said in a slightly sad tone as she landed near Aurus. As for Aurus, he could not help but look at Herellia with slight surprise, realizing that the power she had unleashed was far greater than before. Not only that, the previous thought he had surfaced in his mind, prompting Aurus to ask her, ”Hey, Herellia. Have you become a true Sanguine Ruler?”
”Eh? Where did you hear about that?” Not expecting to be asked that, Herellia could not help but reply in a surprised tone.
”From the inheritance,” Aurus said without hesitation. Hearing that it came from the inheritance, Herellia then replied without hiding anything. ”Not really. I'm only a Sanguine Ruler candidate.”
”To unleash that much power even though you're still a candidate…” Aurus could not help but mutter in awe. Eventually, he stopped thinking about it and moved back to the barrier. He looked at Herellia with an aura of slight confidence radiating from him, asking her, ”Herellia, do you think I could break that barrier?”
”Probably not,” Herellia replied. She then added, ”I already pushed myself to the limit with that attack. Unless…you have a trick up your sleeve?”
”Hehe,” Aurus replied to her words with a chuckle. After that, he then commanded the system in his mind.
”System, summon Fenrir and Charisa.”
Whoosh! Whoosh!
In an instant, two Inanimates manifested near where Aurus was, both of them radiating an aura that did not lose out to the Pillar level members of the alliance. Not only that, but the aura they radiated seemed to have surpassed the aura radiated by the Pillar level members, which made the alliance members look at them with an intense sense of curiosity.
The first Inanimate that manifested near Aurus was a wooden sculpture of a wolf. This sculpture seemed to have been made by a great sculptor, with each area capturing the ferocity and regality of a wolf that led other wolves, a wolf king. Not only that, one could see a small crown on top of the sculpture's head as the sculpture glowed a faint green, its size being multiple times bigger than Aurus.
As for the second Inanimate that manifested, one could see that its wooden body seemed to have been chiseled by a good sculptor, possibly mimicking the curves of a woman. But what stood out from this Inanimate was the flames that covered most of its body, with one side of it being flames that took on a white hue, and the other side taking on a black hue. These flames covered her wooden body like a dress as the flame on top of her head flickered between black and white at times.
After they manifested into existence, the two of them noticed where they were, hastily focusing their vision towards Aurus as an aura of subservience radiated from them.
”Charisa Flamerei, at your service, Master.” The first one to talk was the Inanimate that was covered in flames.
”Fenrir Zephyron, at your service, Master.” Not long after, the wolf sculpture spoke as well, showing their subservience towards Aurus.
Although Aurus went on and greeted them normally after that, he could not help but become inwardly shocked, especially at Fenrir. He inwardly said to himself, 'To think that Fenrir had gained his last name after achieving X-grade Inanimate…he's gonna become an incredibly strong Ally then.'
Recalling what he knew about Allies back in his previous life, those that evolved to X-grade Inanimate with no name were the weakest allies one could obtain from the Ally Gacha. Those that had one name after reaching X-grade Inanimate were moderately strong, while those with a first and last name after reaching X-grade Inanimate would go on and become figures that did not lose out to players back then. Not only that, but there were also rumors that those with a first and last name could go on and obtain a title, increasing their strength even further.
”How are you two doing?” Aurus asked them, with both of them replying along the lines of being bored and waiting for him to summon them. While they answered, he could not help but look into their current species, now realizing why Fenrir had obtained a last name after evolving to X-grade Inanimate.
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[Fenrir Zephyron]
Species: Tempest Wolf Monarch Maximus (Epic)
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[Charisa Flamerei]
Species: Greater Treantis Formosus — Infernalis Charisadae (Epic++)
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After looking into their species, Aurus moved his train of thought back to the barrier that was blocking the entrance, while everyone else was awed by the appearance of these two Inanimates. Just as he was about to talk with Fenrir and Charisa about what they were going to do, Herellia could not help but ask Aurus through a strand of energy, ”Are these the Allies you speak of from your system?”
”Yeah, they are,” Aurus responded not long after through the strand of energy, letting out a small chuckle as he continued, ”And they'll allow me to unleash an attack that could probably break the barrier.”
Cutting off the connection between him and Herellia, Aurus looked at Fenrir and Charisa with a slightly apologetic aura, saying, ”I apologize if the summoning was abrupt, but I need the two of you to help with something.”
”What is it, Master?” Fenrir was the first one to ask, with Charisa focusing her sense of vision towards the barrier blocking the entrance of the alliance. She then looked back at Aurus and asked, ”Master, are you asking us for help regarding that thing blocking the entrance?”
”Yeah,” Aurus responded to Charisa's question before adding, ”To break the barrier, we would need a lot of power. Remember what I asked the two of you while you two were grinding your skills in the Tower of Seclusion?”
At that question, Fenrir and Charisa could not help but radiate an aura of slight excitement, with Charisa asking, ”Master, you mean…?”
”It's exactly what you two are thinking.” Even Aurus could not help but radiate an aura of excitement, wondering as to how much power they could dish out.
”A fusion attack.”