Chapter 230
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"Since when has the strength of other tribes and the darkness creatures grown to such a point?" Celine bit her lips, blaming herself slightly and feeling a little remorseful. All this time she has been accumulating power to gain a better footing against Dexter but against these foes she felt stupid to think so.
Dexter rule had forced the other races in Twilight Zone to slavery, only to be exploited by human Magi. It was unexpected that in just a hundred years' time, they had actually gotten powerful again.
If not for Leylin's appearance today, even if the opponent hadn't launched a sneak attack they would have suffered huge losses and the the only standing faction would have been the Enforcer's , just based on this army before then that infiltrated their borders. It could practically wipe out all the remaining human Magi organization.
"For His Majesty to send Anna here must mean he is fully confident in her ability to destroy the enemies.!" Celine looked at Anna's silhouette, eyes filled with a complex emotion. This woman was one of the managers of Twilight Zone till Dexter was posted as the Enforcer, after Leylin summoned Anna from South Coast he and Lancy were both submerged in other issues as the main power was handed to Anna who had prior managing experience.
Anna looked at the beautiful members of dark elves, she could not help ask, "Alicia, who is she? The elven tribe has aligned with humans so why do I see enemies from your race? Is this a rebellion?"
Although Anna voice was soft and charming but it echoed in the Alicia's ears, her entire body grew rigid and her face pale. It was as if she had been struck by lightning.
"No-no absolutely not my lady! Melika is a traitor who staged a coup to replace me as the elven queen, she obviously failed but eventually succeeded in fleeing. With the injuries she suffered I didn't think it was important enough to hunt her down but unexpectedly she has not only recovered but also reached Rank 3!" The more Alicia explain, the more thick beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, she shuddered from the unmoving and cold gaze of Anna and immediately bowed, "Please forgive me for my incompetence!"
Anna looked at her for a few moments and snorted, "On the accounts of our relationship through the years I would forgive you this time but keep in mind this is the last time!"
"Thank you!" Alicia bowed and so did Dexter, seeing them Will and Alexa immediately followed.
"Who are you?" The opposing Melika stood up from the ground wiping faint blood sipping through her teeths as she directed her gaze that was on Alicia towards Anna, gritting her bloodied teeth. Anna just simply flicked her because if she were to attack then not even a corpse would have remained.
When Anna restrained herself, she seemed just like an ordinary person, and it made the other rank 3s even more cautious because Anna presence even without her energy undulation is not small and pressure is not to be underestimated.
But with Anna speaking, a sort of confidence that came from a control of the overall situation emerged from her, making her seem outstanding and superior.
"I have seen her before somewhere!" One of them pointed at Ivy and shouted.
"She was the knight under the Sapphire Queen Lancy Evans of that time." One after another, the other races exploded with rage as one of them pointed out her identify. The fear that Lancy instilled in them was etched deeply, back then Ivy lead the Saint Knight of that time to launch various missions and extermination especially when Lancy imprisoned herself in an ice sculpture due to her mental instability of the sacred flames technique.
After that when Leylin returned and Anna was summoned, it was Anna who dealt with various issues of Twilight Zone. This is how Celine knew about her.
"Mass murderer! Butcher! That bitch Lancy Evans would, repay my father's and the other tribes' hatred with your blood! And then I would rip her to pieces" The sturdy dwarf ruler jumped out, a hammer in hand which seemed to be made of thunder.
"Too noisy." Ivy scoffed with annoyance.
Yet, this expression and her words had instead caused the dwarf to instantly fly into a rage.
Anna was not bothered by him. She turned her attention to the gnome steering the large robot, a mechanical colossus that gnomes have managed to create. The craftsmanship was amazing.
The one controlling the frightening colossus was an old, senile gnome whose hands were covered with all sorts of scars and burns.
"Oh, These rank 3 beast emperors would be a good research materials." Anna looked at the three mountainous darkness creatures at the side, "Let's get started!"
"Even if the former Guardian was here, she would not dare be so arrogant, for a rank 3 to think of fighting us all together is beyond arrogance. You even more so are not capable!" Many of the tribes began to clamour.
Alicia and other Academy directors, on the other hand, was different. People like them had seen how terrifying Anna could be, and they had a bad premonition instead.
*Roar!* Seeing that something seemed amiss, a small black elephant, one of the beast emperors with large fleshy wings on its back started howling in tandem with a two-headed leopard. Both of them pounced towards Anna. A terrifying power beyond the normal rank 3 level caused the earth to tremble.
At the same time, a beast emperor in the form of a large blue ape secretly slipped away from behind. The movements of a few emperor darkness creatures seemed to trigger some sort of chain reaction; the tribes at the opposite side had join forces to attack Anna together. Ignoring Anna who was unmoving and under the collective assault of the beast emperors, the dwarf ruler threw the large hammer in his hands with a howl attacking towards Ivy and Emilia, and terrifying blue thunderbolts swept across the area. The colossus, too, created a roaring sound that caused many rank 2 Magi to retreat with pale faces.
Malika didn't bother with them and immediately attacked towards Alicia with devastating momentum. Alicia herself erupted with her Rank 3 aura and similarly Dexter, and other two Beast Tamers roared to meet Malika who dared clash against them singlehandedly.
Five rank 3 attackers led the charge, three beast Emperors attacked Anna, One attacked Ivy and Emilia while the seemingly most daring one Malika attacked the four Rank 3s! On top of that were a whole group of fighters that were as strong as rank 1 and 2 Magi, many of them using treasures. Such an attack would leave even Crystal Phase Magi seriously injured as they fled.
In the face of this earth-shattering attack, Anna and Ivy kept an unchanging expression, shaking her head as she spoke, "Even without my presence your defeat is a foregone conclusion but since I am here I would open your eyes to the vastness of the world."
Immediately, a terrifyingly strong energy wave burst forth from her body. A starry domain expanded, engulfing the entire area within it.
Many energies were snuffed out in an instant, and all of the energy attacks within the Morning Star domain had completely dissipated, exposing the silhouettes of the foreign races, all of them at a loss.
All Anna had done was release the power of her domain, and the joint attack of the many tribes had been nulled completely! With her advancement into Morning Star Anna is no longer just a Bloodline knight but a true Warlock with abilities far surpassing a similarly ranked Magus.
Surging waves! Surging waves of disbelief and fear rolled in their hearts! Not only the opponents but also the people who came with Anna were stunned! All the Magi who had been worried about their lives and the bloody battle before them just now were shocked. Seeing the tribes' combined attack, they'd thought nothing could surpass that amount of power. However, the moment Anna made her move was the moment they realised that what they'd been looking at was like the glow of a firefly in the night. Although such a glow was visible in the dark, once the sun came up, they would disappear without a trace.
The frightening aura being emitted from Anna body was so powerful that these Magi could not help but kneel down, not daring to harbour any other thoughts at all.
"Such strength?" Will and Alexa stood behind Anna, but they could not help but kneel either. They only felt that the Anna now was entirely different from before. She was like the sun, moon and stars in the sky, up high and eternal.
Emilia was also shocked looking at the scene before her, Ivy stood right behind her and shielded her from the effects of the Domain using her powers to offset the suffocating undulation.
"This… this is the domain that belongs to a Morning Star!" Celine murmured, her hands gripped helplessly. She finally understood the magnitude of the opportunity she had lost at that time when she didn't ask Lancy to give her a chance and remained here to be a head honcho, and that she could never get it back.
*Ka-cha!* As if hitting emergency brakes, the elephant and the two-headed leopard suddenly stopped. They retreated with even greater speed, their bodies bursting forth with blood-red light. Their massive bodies rapidly grew emaciated, making it obvious that they had utilised some secret technique which exhausted a lot of energy.
"Futile!" Anna shook her head as a gigantic figure appeared behind her.
Looking at the giant figure and sensing the unusually dominating power from it even suppressing her, Ivy muttered, "The God-Eater, Beirut!"
The figure behind Anna was a gigantic God-Eater rat with shinning hazel eyes and a golden body which radiates prestige and magnificence. According to Leylin this is the mutation of Anna's innate beast as her bloodline asserted into the first ever Divine Beast God eater.
Two gigantic, Golden rays extended from the eyes of the Beirut with a sudden boom, attacking the two beast emperors within. The sound of bones shattering could be heard, and be it physical attacks or magical attacks the two could not leave the radius of the attack.
The two beast emperors didn't even have the time to, plea for their life as the pair of gigantic lights suddenly enveloped them and immediately after they exploded.
*Ka-cha! Ka-cha!* Following two loud sounds, the two rank 3 beast emperors had been crushed to smithereens so hard they exploded.
"Ra– Rank 4! You're a Morning Star Magus!" A voice like that of a dead man echoed from within the throat of the gnome inside the colossus.
Morning Star!
The crowd was sluggish for a moment, unable to react instantly. Only after a while did they suddenly realise what that meant.
Indeed, only a Morning Star Magus would be able to withstand the attacks of the numerous tribes without changing his expression, and even slaughter two beast emperors with just a light touch.
It was just that this happy news for the human Magi was a total tragedy for the tribes!
What did a Morning Star represent? In Twilight Zone, such a person was invincible!
Even if others have a bit of suspicion looking at the reality Alicia, Alexa, Celine and others were shocked. Similarly the remaining emperor, the genome and Malika felt bottomless despair. If Anna wanted to hold them responsible for their rebellion, their entire race would probably go extinct! A Morning Star's anger was exactly that terrifying.
The large hammer-shaped magic artifact in the dwarven ruler's hands fell to the ground with a bang, and two streaks of blood flowed down from his eyes. Although many of the tribes had been stripped of all their abilities in the Morning Star field and were lying limp on the ground like dead dogs, he was still barely able to stand, "Oh, Destiny, This cannot be happening! Are we fated to be forever doomed!"
Pearls of blood flowed down his eyes with each word he spoke. And just as his resentful questions ended, the radiance in the dwarven ruler's eyes dimmed. He was dead.
"Two more left!" Anna stretched out her hand and grabbed the air, and it was as if two huge hand appeared out of nowhere and a large blue ape and Melika were captured.
Once the large blue ape fell onto the ground with a bang, it kowtowed to Anna repeatedly, continuously begging for forgiveness.
There were a total of three beast emperors who had snuck in to launch the surprise attack.
This giant blue ape was obviously a lot more intelligent than its two companions, and from the very beginning, it had planned to escape, secretly heading to the edges of the battlefield. Seeing Anna extending her Morning Star domain, it ran even harder without regard for its life.
It was a pity that little ruses like these were akin to jokes in front of a Morning Star.
As for Melika she remained unmoving with only regret in her face, she seemed to have embraced her fate as she looked at Alicia with a complicated gaze.
"Soul Eater!" Crimson light flashed in Gigantic God-Eater rat Beirut eyes as it opened its eyes, giving the giant ape and Melika a feeling that catastrophe was coming. However, under the suppression of the Morning Star domain, it could not resist.
Blood dripped from its pores, quickly both of them turned into dried up corpse. With the loss of such large amounts of blood, their aura grew increasingly weak, and the howls of pain and sharp shrill cries of agony gradually turned into whines.
*Thud!* The withered corpses fell to the ground, turning into multiple pieces of dried meat with no nutrition.
"This is the end!" Anna sighed as the gigantic rat behind her disappeared while a orb of scarlet and crimson intertwined with a trace of blue appeared on her hand.
This was the bloodline from the giant ape but due to it's impurities it's not much of anything to her. She tossed them to Alicia, Alexa, Will and others and they stowed them away like they were treasures.
*Boom! Boom! Boom!* Their blood having been drawn out, the beings of the other races fell to the ground, dried out. No matter how powerful they were, they were but ants in the face of a Morning Star domain.
In just a few breaths, most of them had disappeared, and all that was left was a bunch of fragmented corpses. The essence of their bodies had already been taken away with their blood, and their bodies now held less nutrition than even the soil. They would soon crumble apart.
After Anna withdrew her Morning Star domain, the human Magi had realised that besides them, all members of the allied army races, as well as the has been eliminated.
In a single move, countless rank 3 rulers and a hundred years of accumulated power had gone up in a wisp!
Many Magi almost fainted as if they were in a nightmare.
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