Chapter 936: Demon

Chapter 936: Demon



The army couldn't see much once the wall of bright mana appeared. The Scalqa also quickly lost track of Khan, only knowing he had dived into the pack.

Occasional explosions and painful cries acted as clues for the army, but the scene remained tense. The Scalqa had also stopped stomping their feet, waiting to see what the result of that crazy battle would be.

Lieutenant Dyester cried orders every once in a while, making sure the Scalqa didn't get too distracted. Still, the same curiosity and tension afflicted him. He had complete faith in Khan, especially after facing him himself. Yet, two hundred against one didn't have the greatest odds.

Tense minutes passed. Gradually, the bright pillars acting as a barrier started to disappear, exhausting their violent energy. The wall began to shrink and darken, revealing the spectacle past it.

Nevertheless, a single creature jumped past the wall before it could entirely disappear. The lingering violent mana burned its fur, but the monster disregarded the damage to charge at the army. It didn't care about the impossible odds. It only wanted to eat.

However, a purple-red bulled suddenly flashed through the air, hitting the monster's back and exploding in its insides. The creature didn't die immediately. It let out a painful roar while struggling to take another step, but its body eventually crashed lifelessly to the ground. Meanwhile, the wall finished disappearing, finally revealing the battle's outcome. Gasps resounded throughout the army as aliens and humans squinted their eyes, trying to capture every detail of the distant scenery.

Trails of dark smoke rose into the sky, coming from piles of scorched corpses. Many more mangled and burned bodies encircled those small hills, and weak cries occasionally resounded among them. Some monsters were still alive, but nothing moved.

A blue light shone in the middle of that destruction. A figure stood on top of one of the tallest piles of bodies, casually studying the scene. His hands moved from time to time, silencing the occasional cries. Death kept spreading until life was extinguished.

The sight rekindled the Scalqa's excitement. Battle cries enveloped the army, and some aliens even kneeled, lifting their palms to the sky. Their leader had won, achieving the impossible in mere minutes.

Lieutenant Dyester's worries finally dispersed, but a serious expression filled his face as he looked at the distant light source. He shared some of Khan's destructive capabilities. He could bring death to a vast area. He had even done so already. Yet, the Lieutenant didn't believe he could replicate Khan's feat, especially in such a short amount of time.

The Lieutenant inevitably glanced at Bruno. Lieutenant Dyester had known Khan since he was a kid, but Bruno existed in the same realm. The evolved warrior's reaction could provide unique insights, but nothing appeared on the man's face. Bruno was as calm as always.

A single fist on Khan's chest rekindled the army's cries. The Scalqa shouted his name, their loud voices making the ground tremble. Pure craze filled the aliens' faces, and Khan calmly ran his eyes over them, unaffected by that feverish faith.

Only Bruno noticed something in Khan's calm expression. The Prince looked powerful, seemingly refreshed by the gory battle. Yet, his aura carried a trace of boredom. Slaughtering powerless beasts couldn't satisfy his battle drive. He had months of annoying politics to vent, and two hundred beasts weren't enough.

Of course, the chosen landing zone didn't feature powerful monsters. Its barren state matched those creature's strength. The more well-fed they were, the stronger they would be. Also, the lack of mana-enhanced food prevented significant mutations, leaving only weak

specimens.

Other, richer areas were bound to have stronger monsters, and some might have even developed spell-like abilities during their growth. Most of their features were still unknown, too. As far as Khan knew, that hungry species could have power limits. Yet, the abundance of mana in the air and terrain could easily remove them, especially after decades of mutating

influence.

Khan couldn't help but look at the sky. White light filled the sky, hinting at the rise of Senerth's star. The scene brought him back to Nitis, making him wonder whether that illumination could trigger mutations.

Khan quickly discarded the idea. Nitis' environment was unique. Senerth's bathed in its star every day for at least nine hours. Every mutation it could have caused had already happened in the past. Still, he would leave the last word to the scientists who had just landed on the planet. A group of scientists left one of the new structures wearing masks and wielding additional equipment. Senerth's study could finally begin, hopefully creating something to quicken the conquest. Khan had promised the Empire he would face the monsters in battle, but being smart about it was part of his army's edge.

The scientists didn't immediately start their job. They had watched the battle from the

Leviathan, obtaining far clearer images thanks to its scanners. They had actually seen what had unfolded past the bright wall, so shocked glances fell on the Scalqa army, trying to spot Khan in the middle of that sea of tall, burly figures.

The task was impossible, so the scientists moved to their actual job, retrieving pieces of ground or running scanners through the air. Soon, they discovered the same mineral Khan had seen after the landing and summoned excavators to recover some.

The other structures also got to work. Human soldiers exited them to deploy tents and other military equipment, reinforcing the perimeter and planning to excavate trenches. The first step toward Senerth's conquest was almost over, and the planet was next.