280 Chapter 280: Struggle 2

The battle raged on and the palace of the dead still held the position of advantage, while the forces of the Empire dwindled in size, that of the palace of the dead started increasing. The bodies of the dead, be it both friend or foes kept rising and under the control of the numerous necromancers in Derik's sect, they charged forward fearlessly, overwhelming their foes.

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Swoosh!

Kira's body shot back and his chest caved in, leaving a clear imprint of Creeds fist there. The strength of the guardian knights at the peak grade of the silver realm had never sized to amaze him, but in the end, even this is not enough to put him down!

Puti!

"Hahahaha!" Kira laughed hysterically as he wiped the blood off his lips.

The fist imprint on his chest slowly vanished and his wounds healed so quickly that Isabel and Creed felt true despair. If it were any other peak grade sliver realm mage, they were sure the person would have died from that hit. These two knew that this battle which had started over an hour ago would have ended sooner if not for Kira's insane self-healing abilities, they were sure they have killed Kira at least ten times if they were to judge. Even though his self-healing ability is nowhere as good as Derik's undying body which can bring Derik back to life even with his head crushed, it was still enough to make them feel helpless.

"Bastard!" Creed cursed with a gloomy expression on his face. If Kira didn't pin them down at this place for so long, they would have gone to other parts of the battle and probably stopped the situation from getting this bad.

"Retreat…" Isabel finally spurted out after pondering for a long while. It was obvious their defeat will come sooner than she expected it.

"This…" Creed gritted his teeth as he shot a glance around for a while before returning his attention to Kira.

"You have won… we are leaving… Retreat!!!" Creed hissed with clutched fists, ordering his men to retreat.

Hearing this a vicious grin appeared on Kira's face. His buffed up body suddenly shrank as red mist exuded from his body instantly shrouding his figure. The red mist soon gathered together, forming a small stream of blood.

Swoosh!

Soon the stream of blood increased rapidly in size until it was like a raging blood sea, looming over the battlefield. Even though Kira was perfectly hidden within the raging blood sea, everyone present could feel his cold murderous gaze bearing down on them like a thousand-year-old mountain. The blood sea kept spreading wider and wider until the clouds were no longer visible, the members of the life palace on standby could not see anything happening below, only a red sea which kept spreading faster and faster.

"You wish to leave this place… Just like that? " Kira's voice shook the skies like a roaring thunderbolt.

"You attack us for no reason and wish to end the conflict because you are in a disadvantaged position? If I let you leave, what will I tell my friends and companions who fell in this battle?" The anger in Kira's voice was evident now.

"No one else has to die… we can resolve this without any more bloodshed!" Creed was flustered by the constant expansion of the blood sea. The whole battleground was already dyed red due to Kira's blood sea, if the Kira and his sect members choose to continue this battle, all three hundred thousand experts gathered by the various noble families to create the holy alliance will definitely be annihilated.

"Hahahahahaha! Everyone has to die! No sin will go unpunished! My brethren died today because of your greed and resentment for my palace master and I swear on my life that everyone who has a hand in this conspiracy will definitely lose their lives for this… But first, every single one of you here must die!" Kira roared and the blood sea instantly turned into a blood dome, covering the whole battlefield, preventing anyone from leaving or coming in.

His words were like a fire burning in the hearts of the members of the palace of the dead, granting them the adrenaline rush needed to push themselves to their limits and beyond. While those who were observing from a distance were instantly cut off by Kira's doom but they were not annoyed, instead they were thankful.

Even a fool will understand the implications of Kira's words to Creed. The death of over three hundred thousand capable soldiers will not only deal a major blow to the empire's overall strength but it also means that the forces controlled by all the major nobles in the empire will be killed today!

Three hundred thousand plus!

This has never happened before!

Not only will it weaken the empire but it will bring about a new generation filled with orphans and children missing at least a parent. No matter the crime committed by these people, a lot of innocent people will be affected and even Gerald found this fact horrifying. When Kira declared his intentions of wiping out everyone who has a hand in this battle back then, he really didn't give it much thought and just assumed it was reasonable. But now he analyzed the situation properly, he couldn't help but feel truly sorry for all those involved in this. The consequences of their actions out ways the rewards but he couldn't reject the fact that it is necessary.

"The change is necessary…" Gerald kept muttering to himself in a bid to

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"All forms of dark magic are really terrifying…" A golden-haired youth of about twenty-two years of age dressed in golden paladin armor with a magic broadsword hanging on his back spoke of with a slight frown.

He was at the peak grade of the silver realm, a prodigy belonging to the palace of life and only slightly behind Agus in terms of talent and potential, yet after all, he had seen today, the youth's strong faith in his strength was utterly destroyed.