Chapter 121 - Meeting 'The Vanquisher' Again

Cale gazed in amazement down below. India was actually able to struggle against the demi-humans. Although they were on the losing side, it was still admirable for them to hold on this long. Aside from that, they were able to make hasty preparations after hearing a piece of news about the invasion on Beijing, China. 

It's not that China was weak, in fact, it was one of the strongest countries in the world in terms of military prowess. They were just caught unprepared by the sudden attack on their capital city, if not, they would have been able to apply necessary precautions to prevent the downfall of Beijing.

The soldiers of India were well trained, but then again, they were not trained to fight against an alien invasion. Still, it was already good for them to hold on up to this point.

Cale no longer wasted his time. He instantly took out his Void Immortal Sword from his storage space while flying towards the attacking demi-humans.

The attack on India was definitely was a much bigger scale than the one in Beijing. There were fighter robots and Cale even saw a familiar robot that brought him nightmares during his past life, The Vanquisher.

"We meet again, my dear friend. Looks like the conflict from our past lives will finally come to an end today..." Cale's smirk contained a sense of deja vu. He then sped downwards and started his surprise attack on the rear part of the demi-humans' formation.

He was like a flash of lightning that burned the demi-humans asunder. With a slash of his Saint sword, multiple demi-humans will fall. They were not even able to defend themselves against his attacks, but even if they could, how could they be able to overpower an enraged Saint-Class level fighter with a full Saint level set equipment? 

Cale hovered in between the army of India and the army of the demi-humans. His back was facing India's soldiers and people as if he was telling them that no harm could be done on them as long as he was in front. He glanced calmly at the alien's army. His silver eyes flashed with strange lights as he stared at them. 

The demi-humans were surprised at the sudden arrival of Cale. He was even hovering in midair, with his ever-burning hell-like wings. No one was capable of doing that in all of the Avran people, aside from their Saint Commander Faramis and Grand Immortal Tukku whom they haven't seen yet. The latter was one of the protectors of the demon royal family and was also an Immortal-Class level fighter.

The man in front of them was definitely a Saint, but his aura was so strong that they could not help but think that this man might be one of those legendary Immortals. Cale's serene gaze was definitely giving them a sense of chilliness that they could not explain. His indifference was even more terrifying than their Commander's wrath. 

Cale raised his right arm and swipe the space in front of him as if he was swatting a fly. His movements were unnaturally calm, but the demi-humans suddenly felt goosebumps. 

Everyone including India's soldiers saw countless dark swords appearing out of thin air above the sky. Their sharp blades were pointed towards the demi-humans' army, scaring them out of their wits. 

This kind of thing would only appear on their nightmares, but now, it was laid before their eyes in full display. The swords above the sky were entirely black in color and their sharp points gleamed with malice.

Millions of dark elemental swords were hovering in midair like a cluster of thick cumulus clouds that were about to drop large globs of rainwater. But in this case, it was a rain of sharp blades...

Suddenly, a tranquil voice then reverberated on everyone's ears when they were still processing the incomprehensible scene right before their very eyes.

"Sword Rain..."

When the words left Cale's mouth, the swords above the sky dropped towards the stunned army of demi-humans. Millions of baleful swords impaled the aliens and their robots down below. 

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The demi-humans were not even able to escape. Tens of thousands of demi-humans died with their bodies impaled by sharp dark elemental swords. They were not even able to utter cries of despair before their bodies were impaled by the swords like porcupines. Purple blood flooded the capital city of India. Metal scraps from the fallen fighters drones and robots can be also be found everywhere. 

India's elite soldiers were horrified at the scene. Just a few moments ago, that large army of demi-humans was threatening to destroy their capital city, but now, their figures were barely recognizable with all those holes on their bodies.

The attack that Cale made earlier was something he never thought he was capable of doing. In fact, it was close to impossible for any Saint-Class level fighters on doing that. Cale was only able to make that attack because of the remaining elemental essence from the Superior Elemental Essence Bundle that he had consumed earlier. But even with that, Cale still felt that all the stored elemental essence inside his body was almost used up. 

Cale then swept his unperturbed gaze towards the local soldiers of India. They were taken aback and waited for the mysterious man to speak. 

"My soldiers will be here in a few hours' time. They will help your people in evacuating trapped civilians. For now, tend to your injured comrades..." Cale spoke before he turned his gaze towards a nearby dilapidated building. His lips curved slightly as he flew towards the building.

"Did you really think that I would forget about you? Oh, my dear friend... Vanquisher... It has been quite some time since we last met..." Cale muttered to himself after chuckling softly.

Meanwhile... Behind the dilapidated building, a tall fighter robot was doing its best to hide from Cale. But how could he escape the detection of a Saint-Class level fighter? Besides, he would have died already if not for Cale making him stay alive for a little bit longer. Cale intentionally avoided hitting the direction of 'The Vanquisher' earlier since he still wanted to settle the grudge that was worth two lives. 

The scene of dying in front of this behemoth was still vivid in Cale's memory. He would have lived longer in his past life if not for that metalloid. He wondered, what could have happened if he did not die during that mission on saving Major Murphey? Perhaps humanity would be able to turn the tides of war after getting the flash drive which contains the demi-humans secret... Or the outcome would still be the same... Death...

Cale shook his head and removed his stray thoughts. He then brandished the sword in his hand nonchalantly which cut the building in half, exposing a tall robot hiding behind it. 

"We meet again..." Cale smiled while glancing at 'The Vanquisher'. His calm eyes sent chills on the robot's pilot. He felt his knees shake uncontrollably after seeing the building that he was hiding being cut in half like it was just a sausage cut by a kitchen knife.

Cale calmly walks towards the fighter robot. His steps were neither fast nor slow, but it appeared to be more than several years in the eyes of the robot's pilot. He was covered in cold sweat, and he could not even move his fingers anymore. Even if he could, would he be able to damage the monster in front of him? Definitely not...

Cale wanted the pilot to experience the same tormenting scene that he had experienced under the robot's cruel mental torture in his past life. 

He then swiped his Saint sword four times.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Four metallic limbs were removed out of the robot's body. The Z-Steel metal might be one of the hardest metals that Cale ever knew, but in front of his Void Immortal Sword, it was like a thin candle that can easily be cut.

"Crash!"

The huge limbless body of the robot dropped on the ground with a loud crashing sound. The cockpit of the robot which was behind its neck suddenly opened slowly. A tall figure in full bionic armor came out of the cockpit. Cale could not see his expression because he was wearing a helmet, but he can see the demi-human's trembling body.

Cale arrived in front of the demi-human in a blink of an eye and he instantly clutched the demi-human's neck tightly while raising him slowly from the ground. The demi-human swayed his feet while clutching the arm that held him tightly, but his resistance was futile. The arm that was holding him did not even budge nor move.

"Cale, you could turn him into a slave. He would be a valuable asset." Asteria's child-like voice traveled inside Cale's head.

Cale frowned and twitched his lips before he replied.

"What do you mean about this guy being a valuable asset?" 

"You currently don't have elite pilots among your people. It should be a good idea to take him under your wings and let him train some of your people to pilot the fighter robots that the dwarven blacksmiths are making. But of course, this is merely a suggestion. You could buy the skill, but it will cost you a lot of Black Coins. The decision is yours to make, Cale." Asteria spoke aloofly.

Cale glanced at the demi-human and sighed weakly before releasing his tight hold on him.