Stepping out of the spatial gate, Blink and the others found themselves in a thick forest with large trees that prevented the sunlight from penetrating. Blink and Clovis chose to follow Derik's orders and act according to the vision he received. In that vision, this is a place known as the torn forest, at the borders of two noble family territories belonging to a human family and a beast-man family.
According to the vision, a team of human soldiers from that family would appear and lead them to somewhere 'safe'
Clank!
Clank!
Clank!
Sounds of men in knight armor began echoing from a certain part of the forest but Blink and Clovis showed no signs of fear.
"Throw every piece of equipment you have in there… Don't resist… they will take us somewhere safe until we can pinpoint the location of the power source" Blink tore a hole in the space around him and before speaking to his comrades.
He watched as they reluctantly tossed their weapons and gadgets gifted to them by Tanatos but none voiced their opinions since they had no choice but to believe in Blink and Clovis. A few minutes later, about twenty knights in black and red knight armor appeared with their weapons unsheathed but to their greatest surprise, the strangers in the Torn forest showed no intentions of fighting, even though they all possessed powerful aura.
"Take us to your leader" Blink took a few steps forward before speaking.
The look on his face revealed he expected their arrival so it was hard to tell his intentions. The news of the invasion has yet to reach every part of the empire so he had no reason to fear that these people would consider them the invaders.
"State your name and your reason for trespassing" A young man on low cut and bushy eyebrows roared boldly.
Judging based on the double red strip on his armor, Blink considered him the leader of this small party. The others had a single stripe and their faces were covered by their helmets but this kid looked different and more confident.
"Firstly, I have no reason to give my name to weaklings and last time I checked, the Tron forest is a neutral territory! This is not trespassing" Blink said as his silver aura slowly escaped his body, slowly overwhelming those in front of him and making them shiver in fear.
"Just take us to your clan head… I am sure you all will be rewarded greatly" Clovis said as he released his own aura as well, making them fall on their knees.
From what he could tell, these people were only at the low grade of the bronze realm, if they should be judged by their world's standards. As for the two strip captain, he was only at the mid-grade of the bronze realm, meanwhile, the weakest members of their team are at the peak grade of the bronze realm, they stand no chance of winning.
"O… Okay!" The captain barely let out those words as he found it hard to breathe under the pressure of their aura.
If it were only one of them, he may have considered fighting but these two were incredibly powerful and even they are yet to attack them, this meant they had no negative intentions for them, so he quickly came to the conclusion that its best for him and the others to comply since they are not armed.
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Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Numerous cracks could be seen on the barrier but even then it was far from falling, the barrier was a lot sturdier than expected.
Or so he thought before he realized what was going on!
The Beyond was taping power from the god vein's source and using it to reinforce the barrier infinitely! It was practically killing this world just to keep herself safe!
"BASTARD!" the fiery green werewolf thundered as it brandished its fiery claws at the barrier.
His attack was fiercer and more intense than before, making the Beyond turn pale.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
"I can't hold out for much longer!" The beyond shot Blake a glance.
"Huh?"
The darkness gathered around the figure slowly vanished as Blake was revealed. He had a Mohawk hairstyle with a black undercut which complemented his darkish purple hair. His eyes were filled with so much darkness that even the beyond dared not look deep into his eyes for too long. He wore a black trouser, leaving his feet and his c.h.e.s.t b.a.r.e that was filled with tattoos of different shapes and symbols.
"I only asked you to hold him off for an hour because I needed some time to rest… My body aches a little… since you can't do this much, all I have to do is get rid of him, then I can rest right?" Blake said with a charming smile on his face.
The beyond frowned as she heard this. She initially thought that Blake had some sort of plan and that's why he asked her to hold out for an hour. But judging based on the confidence in his tone, the beyond had no other choice but to not to his words.
"Good! It's nice we all agree… take down the barrier and I will settle this quickly " Blake said with so much confidence that the beyond didn't know when she instinctively shut down the barrier.
ROAR!
The entire room was shrouded in darkness the instant the barrier feel as the blazing darkish green werewolf dived in.
"Cute!"
In response to the darkness, Blake chuckled as the divine golden light of the life element shone so bright that the darkness retreated.
"You cannot win me, I am everything, starting from the old gods to the new, all their powers are mind… including yours!" Blake's voice got thinner as his body slowly changed form to that of a serpent-shaped beast with two horns.
His snake scales were as hard as diamond and its black body complemented its blood-red eyes giving it a demonic look!
Hiss!