During the Primordial Era, many powerhouses rose from the ashes, transcending the limits of mortality and becoming immortals.
They were beings of great importance to the universe.
The Oracle at the World Tree was one such important figure.
Her role was similar to that of the Weeping Sirens. Of course, they weren’t known as the weeping sirens until thousands of years before the Primordial wars.
Legend has it that the Dew of Rebirth drips every 100 years, and this Oracle collects it. She is the guardian of the world tree.
The Dew gives every man desires, so it must be protected.
But when man’s greed could no longer be contained, she was attacked, and just like what happened to the Weeping Sirens, she lost everything.
Thus, just like the Weeping Sirens, she also embarked on a path of vengeance that consumed her in eternal hatred, which still burns in her heart to this day.
The words Anna spoke just now were the ancient tongue the Sirens spoke during the Primordial Era.
It translates: “By the bonds of sorrow and blood, heed the call of your forgotten kin.”
Clearly, there was something hidden behind those words that must be uncovered. But the usually chill Anna looked completely angry yet composed at the moment.
The words she spoke came from deep within her soul. It was as if she was overtaken by the soul of someone whose roots go so deep that comprehending them would not be simple.
“We are not your enemy; we just want to prevent you from interfering in our true business,” Anna said, watching the Banshee kneel.
The whole scene looked unbelievable, considering that a moment ago, she was raining down attacks on them, and now, she was on her knees, as if she were afraid of them or paying respect to Anna.
If one looked closely, one could tell the Ice Banshee’s demeanour was also strange. It was as if she had become a different person.
“I understand,” she said in a tone filled with iciness.
The battle that could have turned the five ladies into ice popsicles ended just like that.
“Among the Radiant Hound, Crimson Crown, and the Abyss Engine, which of them can you help us trap?” Anna asked.
She had now returned to her usual self.
Of course, one would expect her to look shocked, watching such a powerful being kneel in front of her, but it was as if they had come to a secret agreement.
The Ice Banshee also seemed okay with the outcome of the battle.
“The most dangerous of the three is the Abyss Engine. In fact, the strongest of all twelve of the others is the Abyss Engine.
So if you need help trapping any of them, I can’t help with the Abyss Engine, but the other two, I can easily help you.”
“Then this is bad,” Lucy said, hearing what the Ice Banshee said.
“It’s indeed bad,” Grand Elder Zaggen also agreed. The discovery that the Abyss Engine is the strongest of them all meant bad news for Miriam and the two Moonborns, Dren and Tarn.
“Anna, take her and Aria to support Overlord Mira in handling the Radiant Hound,” Grand Elder Zaggen said before turning to Overlord Sorrine and Lucy.
“We have to go help Miriam before it’s too late.”
None of them objected, so they ran off without hesitation. They planned to hold the fort until Klaus was done with his business.
But since this new variable, which is the Ice Banshee, had been added to the team, they now have the means to help the others.
If only they knew that, should their battle have dragged on for another ten minutes, Miriam and her team of two Moonborns would have lost the battle.
Their opponent was the Abyss Engine, which was made of metal, and every part of its body was a weapon that fired energy beams.
Strangely, it had two elemental affinities:
Fire and Ice.
Miriam was a Transcendent at the second level, while the two Moonborns were level one Transcendents.
But despite their cultivation levels, from the start of the battle, it became clear that it wasn’t one they could handle.
Ten minutes into the battle, Tarn had to be pulled out because he was severely injured after taking a powerful beam of pure flame energy to his chest.
Dren, his brother, also tapped out when he was blasted unconscious, leaving only Miriam to handle the machine beast.
Miriam was an excellent swordsman with great speed and control; however, even she wasn’t having an easy time with the beast.
It was like fighting against a giant robot with no weaknesses.
Naturally, Miriam was barely holding it back. Her plan was simple: she was holding it back, hoping that the other teams would be done and come to her aid.
After two hours, she was badly hurt, but she never backed down.
The battle wasn’t one she had expected to be that dire, but she knew letting the beast loose would be disastrous for the rest of her friends and Klaus.
However, after two hours, she was tired and could barely hold back the Abyss Engine. Thankfully, Lucy, Overlord Sorrine, and Grand Elder Zaggen arrived just when she was losing her grip on the situation.
“Pull back; we will take it from here,” Overlord Sorrine said, taking Miriam’s position.
“Lucy, heal her injuries.”
The two Ascendants took over while Lucy healed Miriam. Dren and his brother Tarn were resting on the side, healing their injuries.
They were conscious but in no shape to join the battle, so they could only stare as Miriam handled the monstrosity alone. Now, they could sigh in relief, knowing that reinforcements had come.
A couple of minutes into the battle, another figure appeared.
Overlord Dharma, after escorting Lulu and Jason out of the Forbidden Zone, returned to aid the rest of the teams. Luckily, he appeared where Miriam’s team was fighting.
The moment he joined the battle, it started to take shape.
Meanwhile, all over the Forbidden Zone, although the battles were on levels they never expected, they were making headway, with a few even killing their opponents with minimal injuries.
Those who couldn’t fight any longer were led out, while those who could fight joined the other teams.
Klaus and the three ladies were also making headway.
Nari had now taken her phoenix form, and thanks to that, the Black Spider Demon was almost at death’s door.
As for the White Spider Demon, Klaus was almost done with it. However, he also didn’t come out unscathed, considering he sustained serious injuries and lost all his clones.
Still, with his overflowing energy and thousands of skills to choose from, he held off until the fourth hour.
That was when the Black Spider Demon couldn’t handle it anymore and was killed by Queenie.
Naturally, the White one was weakened the moment the black went down. So Klaus severed its body in half using one powerful attack from his saber, creating a large crater on the ground.