Chapter 22

[Summon Cerberus (Innate): Consume 5000 mana to summon a replica of the Hell guardian Cerberus for 30 minutes.]

[Beast Domain: Consume 5000 mana per minute to create a 100m domain. All beastly allies' power increases, while enemies who are not beasts see their overall power decrease.]

[Heavy Bite: Consume 1000 mana to deliver a powerful bite that nullifies enemy defense and inflicts heavy injury.]

[Deafening Roar: Consume 500 mana to unleash a roar that can stun enemies for a minute. The weaker the enemy, the longer the stun duration. Allies' fighting spirits are boosted.]

[Conjuring Death: Consume 100 mana to summon a corpse to become undead.]

[Swiftly Fly (Innate): Consume 5000 mana to fly at high speed, evading enemy attacks, creating afterimages to cast illusions on enemies, and reducing air resistance for smooth riding.]

[Air Domain: Create a 100m domain by consuming 5000 mana per minute. Prevent enemies from flying in the area, reduce airborne attack effectiveness by 60%, and allow teleportation within the domain.]

[Summon Flying Warriors: Consume 2000 mana to summon 25 warriors in armor and weapons capable of flight.]

[Obliterating Laser: Consume 500 mana to unleash a laser capable of obliterating enemies.]

[Conjuring Death: Consume 100 mana to summon a corpse to become undead.]

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Crack!

The bone heliosphere cracked, but inside, there was no panic.

Three individuals knelt down.

A small man, towering over 1.5 meters, had a very skinny body, appearing malnourished with pale skin. His short grey hair and grey eyes gave him a mysterious aura, hiding killing intent behind seemingly normal eyes.

"Swift pays respects to the master," he said, his face loyal, as if he would give his life for Aldrich if ordered.

Next to him stood a huge man over 2 meters tall, with a big chest, abs, and bulging muscles. His silver hair and eyes, along with two silver ears and a long tail, exuded strength.

"Cerber pays respects to the Master! Woof!" he declared.

Aldrich looked at him, speechless.

Well, he looked at the girl next to the man.

Wearing a revealing purple dress that covered only some private areas, she had a tall body.

Her eyes were purple, matching her long purple hair. Her chest was moderate in size, with a slightly protruding butt. Two long beautiful wings protruded from her back.

She knelt down with a look of panic and said in a hurry, "Little Aviana pays her respects to the lord."

Despite her seductive body, her eyes were innocent, giving her a childlike purity.

His commanders were chosen! Now it was time to see their power.

Aldrich took out the bone hemisphere and looked at the horde of flying beasts. If he had wanted, he could destroy them; he had many means to do so. But seeing his commanders, he smiled.

"Three minutes. If it takes longer than that, you will no longer be a commander," he said.

Swish!

Just as he said, the five figures disappeared.

Aviana flew directly at great speed, faster than even a fighter plane could match. Her wings flapped slowly as she transformed into light, zooming towards the horde of birds.

The other four, unable to fly, took out their weapons.

Gandolf wielded a staff, Dread had swords, Swift brandished a dagger, Cerber extended his long claws, and Aviana used her wings as weapons.

Her wings sliced through the flying monsters before they could react. Seeing her performance, the other four frowned and turned their attention to the largest monster.

"You three, you can't fly and have no means to catch it. Let me deal with it," Gandolf said.

"What?!" Dread shouted. "I can easily kill it. Don't get in my way," he protested, stepping forward.

But before he could move, Swift charged at the flying bird, which was attempting to flee.

Sensing the enemy's energy the moment they emerged from the bone barrier, the bird felt fear. Despite its great speed, Swift caught up to it.

Unable to catch it in the air, Swift remained calm. Energy spread from his body, and the 100m area turned into his domain. With no energy marks visible, no one could even detect they were in a domain. His domain was stealthy.

Swoosh!

His figure disappeared.

Seeing that no one was following it, the monster felt relieved. However, suddenly, it sensed great danger and sped up!

Before it could escape, a man stepped onto its back, and a dagger pierced its head.

It happened so fast that the monster couldn't react and died. As it disintegrated, bone emerged from its core, turning it into undead, and soon it disappeared along with Swift.

The other two were stunned.

"Brother, I'm never going to offend that man," Dread, whose fighting spirit was surging, trembled.

Beside him, Gandolf nodded. "He is fast, decisive, smart..." Gandolf stopped speaking but smiled. "But he is no match for me."

Cerber snorted and sat on the ground.

"Why are you sitting, Brother Cerber?" Dread asked, despite his strong body, being the most cowardly.

"Why? Can't I sit? What's it got to do with you? Mind your own business," Cerber snorted and closed his eyes.

"Brother Gandolf!!!" Dread cried and ran towards Gandolf.

Before he could reach him, Gandolf glared at him, causing Dread to halt. He shuddered, looking at Gandolf's eyes. "Brother Gandolf... Are you hiding an abyss in your eyes?"

Gandolf remained silent.

Aviana didn't even take a minute to fly towards Aldrich. She had already killed all the monsters. With a joyous face, she knelt and shouted, "Master!!! I killed them in a minute!!" Like a child excited by her feats, she awaited her reward.

"Good job!" Aldrich gave her a thumbs up. Aviana froze and looked at his finger.

"Yay!" She burst into a smile, giving Aldrich a thumbs up too, then hurriedly fled towards the other commanders. "Brothers! Brothers! Master gave me a thumbs up! Master is proud of me," she said proudly.

"Wow, sister!" Dread was shocked. "That's awesome. I didn't do anything... Master won't give me a thumbs up," he said with disappointment.

Gandolf and Cerber looked at Dread and Aviana with amusement. They didn't know why those two had so much energy.

Hidden somewhere, Swift also looked at them and muttered, "Idiots."

The time still had a minute left, as ordered by the lord, so they searched the battlefield for the remaining monster.

When three minutes ended, they all disappeared and appeared before Aldrich, each moving at the speed comparable to that of a train.

Aldrich's lips twitched as he sighed inwardly. 'So fast. When can I move as fast as them?' Despite being the lord, he was much weaker than them.

"Let's go. We have to bring someone for dinner," he said, looking ahead.

Aviana's eyes lit up. "Master, what's on the menu?! I like human meat, or any other meats. I want meats!"

Aldrich looked at her. "Then do you like rat meat? That's what you're getting today."

Aviana: "..."

After a moment, she looked at him. "Master, that's not fair!"