‘Yes. Any projectile defense obstructing the arrow from its target makes it more volatile and fuels its targeting sequence. So there’s a chance that after it passes through a certain number of obstacles, it would simply explode before reaching the target.’
Indeed, the moment the arrow entirely emerged from the shield, all of those hundred Supreme Emperors moved, not physically but mentally because they just felt like the arrow was coming at them.
But what happened next, nobody could see through or expect.
The arrow that moved slowly for the past two fucking hours instantly accelerated into peak Hyper Speed 3.
Like a flash, but a dim one.
Everyone blinked.
A scream resounded across the space.
The camera focused on a person with three heads with blazing hairs who had a rather sculpted muscled figure with creamy marble-like skin.
He was one of those Bralamir Clan’s members, a Supreme Emperor ranked 4th in the Bralamir clan’s group.
The arrow was struck on his forehead as it glittered and instantly spread glowing silver-gold cracks across his entire body. A strange vibrating field of space had encompassed him as well from the waves that released from the arrow after it struck him.
‘Help! I can’t, I can’t resi-‘
Alas, the scene only lasted for one second before a coffeti-like blast occurred, spreading golden and silver sparkles that began dispersing through space.
The field became absolutely silent.
Only Almond knew the effects that his arrow had on that man. The agony of that guy’s energies losing control, unable to execute any ability, and helplessness that stemmed from being unable to resist getting erased by that arrow’s power as it latched onto his every single fiber, allowing Almond to forcefully covert his body away with a sequence of his Spirit Animation.
He gained a true spirit while that person completely lost his body, his fleeing soul getting a factory reset in power.
‘Brat, what was that?! That’s a scary sequence of executions you had in that arrow,’ Big D was dumbfounded as he relayed to Almond. ‘Your new intent…it’s fucking too strong!’
But what Big D felt scarier was the fact that this was just the first ability Almond created and that he was about to create a whole new set of them which would have additional aspects of his Nullbreaker Entropy and Space of Echo Oscillation.
The Big Ten’s Supreme Emperors were completely stunned at the scene that they didn’t expect to see.
The arrow not only destroyed the shield but also killed a Supreme Emperor!
Everyone had received that plea for help in that brief second before the man turned into sparks!
Killed him with a single shot!
“So? What’s your decision, o great warriors of Big Ten clans? Wanna have a try here now?” Lily smiled as she waved her hand, conjuring her own defense.
“Y-You…” Verina’s eyes trembled.
However, she could feel the arcane oath about to trigger.
“Fine, I accept! One of us just has to attack and break your shield,” Verina said before she relayed to the other nine group leaders of their respective clans. ‘Scan that shield and the one who has the highest chance of counter and breaking it should attack.’
“Good, but don’t forget that if the attack failed to break the shield…”Lily said as she icily narrowed her eyes. “You will have to get naked and dance in the middle of this stadium unless you want a complete death from the arcane oath you made yourself.”
Fifty meters in front of Lily and Almond was a large shield looking like a crimson flower with curvy seven petals, fully air-tight as they struck each other, creating a solid shield.
The petals had glossy crimson and purple icy patterns.
This defense had the aspect of the following assets:
Elements:
Darkness element at Paragon-rank.
Ichor of Dreadblood Eidolon at Ascent-rank.
Ice of Everlain at Mythic-rank.
Intents:
Gloom Reaper.
Blooming Ruination.
Ability Trees:
Parade of Dreadspire Kingdom.
Axiom of Hollow Splendor.
Innate Talents:
Blood Reckoning.
All of these assets were woven with her conceptually designed sequences by bending these assets, combining them, and creating new supporting assets by commanding Arcane.
Almond scanned it and found something tricky in the shield.
‘Lily…why does shield feel more like an attack move rather than a defense one,’ Almond wryly smiled.
‘Heh, that’s the surprise,’ Lily grinned before adding with a pout. ‘But after seeing your Nullbreaker Entropy in action, I am certain your new Intent is a notch more powerful than mine.’
‘What’s there to worry, darling?’ Almond chuckled as he grabbed her waist and pulled her to his side. ‘if I am the most powerful, then you are the second most powerful.’
‘That’s obvious,’ Lily grinned.
“Hey, have you decided who is going to attack yet?” Lily asked.
[ It looks like what the Big Ten thought as barks was a roar, and only now they recognized it, so they are pissing themselves. ]
[ Hahaha, I told you our King and Queen are the most powerful! ]
[ Suck L ratio, Big Ten baffoons! ]
[ Oh gosh, this bunch of Regalon fanatics started again. ]
[ Piss off, loser. Go cry with your Big Ten. ]
On the other hand, the Supreme Emperors of the Big Ten were in quite a hectic internal chat in their soul network.
‘Damn it! That arrow fucking killed my brother, but I couldn’t measure it!’
‘Is he that powerful?! What’s going on?!’
‘We have to decide who will attack now. Reggie, have you finished scanning the shield? Tell us any characteristics and attributes you have managed to sense.’
‘So far, I sense Blood, Darkness, and Ice in the elements. Two of them are variants. The blood’s variant is especially powerful and tricky, and it’s the most infused in the shield and it’s shaped by her ability trees, which I can’t fully characterize for obvious reasons.’
‘Her ability trees…damn, we have no information about her powers.’
‘If it’s Blood, Darkness, and Ice, then the one who attacks should have an especially strong Fire element and Light element powers at least.’
‘Then it’s Loken’s turn.’
‘Yeah, I’ll do it.’
‘Don’t hold back. Fucking shatter that shield.’