?The Forest Elves prepared a bombardment of arrows. They summoned their Pseudo-Legendary Bow Artifacts moved into position and used their Soultraits.
Michael unleashed Cosmic Stride to teleport everyone closer to the well-guarded camp. The teleportation didn’t remain unnoticed. They were noticed, resulting in a commotion from the camp.
However, it was already too late to raise their defenses. Mika was the first to release an arrow. He’d used Arrow Duplication multiple times on the arrow, transforming the lonely arrow into a flock of 32 arrows in no time. The downpour killed three Summons who were struck by eight arrows.
They would have survived, under normal circumstances, but the increased penetrative force granted through the Pierce Soultrait added enough damage to kill the three Summons.
Opars used Herculean Strength to draw the Dryadwoven Bow properly. He released his arrow a second after Mika, killing one of the burlier Peak Tier-2 Awakened with a single attack.
Lilica focused on swift attacks with the deadliest potential. Silent Reaper was full in action and her Soultraits were all activated.
The Forest Elves managed to kill a dozen enemies in the first few seconds of the battle. Unfortunately, the surprise effect wore off afterward. They had to change their position and work harder to kill more enemies.
Tiara, Thaor, Lokai, and the other Berserkers, on the other hand, reached the well-guarded camp only now. They were a little late to arrive at the camp to use the surprise effect to their advantage. It was not important, either way.
Thaor’s body expanded as he unleashed Crimson Aura only to infuse it straight back into his body. He activated Red Giant and paid full attention to controlling the merging process of the Crimson Aura and Red Giant. Master of Combat aided the fusion process, while also granting Thaor the necessary combat awareness to evade a few incoming thunderbolts and other projectiles. He picked up a large rock from the side, spun around his axis without losing any momentum, and hurled the rock at the annoying pests that kept attacking him.
The rock whizzed through the air in a beautiful arc and hit the designated target, squashing a Summon underneath its heavy weight. A muffled scream was all the victim could utter before he was squashed like an ant.
Tiara and Lokai were the first to reach the camp. Lokai used her brute strength and a combination of Burning Fury and Life Conversion to tear apart the makeshift walls. They were supposed to hold the forte against ordinary monsters, not a physical monstrosity such as a Late Tier-3 Berserker whose physical strength had been reinforced twice. After all, they were in the middle of the Savannah Region. There weren’t supposed to be any enemies other than some lowly monsters.
Nobody was prepared for a sudden attack. However, that didn’t mean that they would die without putting up a fight. The only problem was that the enemy of the strongest Awakened was none other than Michael.
Michael appeared in the commando tent with Cosmic Stride, the Aethyr Blade raised to slice his enemies. However, what he saw in the commando tent attracted his interest.
The Awakened formed the embassy and the rest stood opposite each other with their unsheathed weapons. Their Soultraits were unleashed and they faced each other with killing-intent glimmering in their eyes.
“You betrayed the Golden Command?!?” One of them screamed, only for the other side to respond just as loudly.
“I was about to say the same thing, you ugly fucker! How dare you attack the camp on neutral grounds?!?”
The corner of Michael’s lips curled upward. Both sides thought that the other betrayed them. They didn’t think that a third party – a total stranger – appeared in the middle of the Savannah Region.
That made sense, somehow.
Who would be stupid enough to charge into the center of the Savannah Region to attack the most influential Lords’ embassy?
Michael was. But he was not stupid, most of the time. He was merely confident that he could beat the shit out of everyone.
‘That’s fun.’
He manifested the Soul Grimoire and used several Soul Tears at once. Simultaneously, he applied 10 layers of Enhancement to his body while producing enough Soul Energy to exert Heavenly Beast Physique. An Extraction Sword covered the Aethyr Blade alongside several layers of Reinforced Sword Qi.
In the next second, Michael unleashed a dazzling light that filled the entire commando tent. That was pretty simple. All he had to do was to draw some light energy out of his body and compress it instantaneously.
Michael covered his eyes with darkness energy to protect them from the dazzling light. The others were not as fortunate as Michael, who conjured some Qi Swords to kill the weakest fools in the commando tent in an instant. The Qi Blades shot through the surroundings, impaling a dozen enemies, whereas Michael cracked the ground as he dashed to the Tier-3 powerhouses.
His physical force rivaled a Lowest Tier-4 powerhouse at this moment. He utilized Spiritual Domination at the lowest level to weaken the Tier-3 Awakened and beheaded them with a swift slice or thrust through their throat or chest to kill them swiftly.
Once the dazzling light dimmed down, only the embassy leaders were left alive.
They stared at each other first, but it didn’t take long before they noticed their comrades’ corpses. Michael appeared next to one of them. He laid his arm around the High Awakened, who tensed up as the Extraction Aura removed his clothes, hair, and skin layer by layer.
Michael smiled lightly at the High Awakened, however, his gaze were ice-cold and ruthless.
“Surprise~” Michael uttered, the Aethyr Blade slicing across the High Awakened’s throat.
Blood splashed onto the ground. It splattered in all directions, but not a single droplet hit Michael. Extraction Aura shrouded his body in a membrane that removed the blood before it could touch him.
“You guys are pretty weak,” Michael said while teleporting next to the other High Awakened.
“The Zentika Empire’s High Lionhearts were stronger than you guys.”
The High Awakened was not as perceptive as other Awakened, but he was far more experienced than most. He expected Michael to appear next to him and was ready to pierce his chest.
Michael didn’t move after he teleported next to the last survivor in the commando tent. His golden gaze shimmered brightly. It felt like Michael’s eyes expanded and transformed. The High Awakened froze in his tracks. He was petrified and couldn’t move anymore, no matter how much he screamed at his body in his mind.
“That worked better than expected,” Michael uttered to himself, a single droplet of sweat trickling down his temples.
Michael did a lot more things in the week of isolation than most thought. He did not only focus on the combination of Summoning Scrolls, or Soul Grimoire’s fusion to prepare everything for Danny’s rescue. Michael created a few Common Class Soul Techniques for his other Soultraits as well!
Basilisk’s Petrification was one of the Soul Techniques he’d created to unleash the full potential of Spirit Eyes’ Spiritual Domination. He was not confident about the potency of Basilisk’s Petrification, but it was apparent that his worries were unfounded. The Soul Technique was strong enough to petrify weak-willed Higher Lifeforms for…three seconds.
He lifted the Aethyr Blade and drove it deep into the High Awakened’s chest.
‘Inflicting fear into the enemy before using Basilisk’s Petrification strengthens the effect.’ Michael considered as he looked into the dying gaze of the High Awakened, ‘His battle spirit shattered when I killed the other High Awakened. What a shame.’
Michael couldn’t help but be disappointed at those two Higher Lifeforms. They were the worst example to showcase the tremendous prowess of proper Higher Lifeforms.
Unfortunately, or fortunately, in this case, Michael didn’t have to go all-out to deal with the two High Awakened. He didn’t have to cause a massive commotion or unleash his Cursed Seals to deal with them. That was great. It was just disappointing.
Michael had hoped that he would have to combat desperately and sustain some serious injuries to deal with the two High Awakened. That was what he expected after dealing with the Heart of the Blazing Lion army. But that wasn’t the case. The Council of Xylon was not the same as the Zentika Empire. .
They were different. Not everyone in the Council of Xylon was powerful.
However, that didn’t mean the council was weak.
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