<h4>Chapter 1471: Blood-colored Dawn</h4>
<strong>Trantor: </strong>Henyee Trantions <strong>Editor: </strong>Henyee Trantions
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When the Divine Will’s lights dispersed, the sky which was covered inyers of dark clouds regained its brightness.
Tens of thousands of demons stood a distance away, silently witnessing the battle of two senior lords.
The grasnds which originally stood there was gone, and recing it was a scorched earth. Every time the Divine Will fell, it was represented by an indomitable force. Boulders would be shattered and trees would be set alit. Their trajectories leaving a wake of destruction wasn’t even enough as a description.
But Blood Conqueror’s massive body was barging about in the golden lightning as though unfazed by the damage the Divine Will brought to him. He simrly left countless marks on the ground—craters which were the length of several meters wide was the masterpiece of the tremendous strength he was proud of.
However, the first to fall was thetter.
Silent Disaster’s attacks were not only formidable, but it also had a speed which wasn’t inferior to Undeserved’s, allowing her to leave a wound on Blood Conqueror with every attack. There was a limit to the expenditure of magic power, so even the recovery abilities of a senior Lord of Hell was eventually unable to keep up with the expenditure. When Silent Disaster brushed past him, her des sliced off his thick calf, making victory a given.
“This is not amensurate battle,” Death Scar whispered.
Blood Conqueror’s abilities were extremely identical to human Extraordinaries. His magic stone mainly acted on his body, leaving him invincible on the battlefield. Regardless of it being a metallic weapon or a magic strike, he possessed extremely strong resistive abilities. Once he burst into an assault, few things could stop him.
As for Silent Disaster, she had excellent stamina. Her talent at culling could enhance her abilities and her sharp senses and figure allowed her to avoid potent, critical strikes.
In the battle between the two, it was naturally imensurate.
“Not necessarily,” said Hackzord. “Watch.”
“Cough! Cough... Cough...” Blood Conqueror was covered in wounds as blue blood spewed out like fountains. Clearly, his injuries far exceeded his recovery abilities. He propped himself up with his ax, but his face wore a baffling look of joy. “Not bad. As expected of a Charita genius! I’ve long wished to battle you to see who... Cough... is the strongest warrior in the race.”
“...” Silent Disaster was not without injuries either. Her armor had several indentations and one of her arms waspletely fractured, and it drooped down by her side. “If I had not experienced a near-death battle recently, I might not be too certain about the oue of this fight.”
“This is... the joy of ughtering, isn’t it?” Blood Conqueror coughed out a mouthful of blood. “Compared to surrendering, this suits me better.”
Silent Disaster calmed her breathing and held her sword with one hand as she walked towards her opponent.
“Cough... Final question. Are you also going to be like those trash, using the fate of the race as reason to kneel to the humans in submission?”
“No, I’m only doing this for Valkries.” After saying that, Silent Disaster swung her sword downwards, shing straight into Blood Conqueror’s chest.
The ripples of magic power swept through the Realm of Mind once again.
No one dared toe forward to stop them, nor was anyone willing to stop them. It was as though the oue of the battle had already been decided from the beginning.
“... What do we do next?” Death Scar frowned silently for a period of time before asking. “The Mothers of Soul which need transntation are all on the Deity of Gods. Currently, there are only three Birth Towers which can produce Red Mist. Furthermore, the stronghold closest to the north willnd in the hands of the Sky-sea Realm sooner orter. Once Arrieta and your Sky City falls, we would have no ce to retreat to.”
“Many things need to be done.” Hackzord sighed. “You have to settle down the massive number of troops that are retreating from the rear. Then, you need to establish a supply line between the two cities. The legacy shard has to be held firmly in the hands of the race, as far from the humans and the Sky-sea Realm as possible. In addition, the race needs a new King, so as to ensure the continuation of future generations...” He paused. “Of course, the first thing that needs to be done is to negotiate with the humans.”
“I hope that Valkries didn’t make a wrong choice.” He turned to walk towards the camp as the race stirred to make way.
Sky Lord looked east towards the blood-red dawn without giving a reply.
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Rnd had woken up early and entered thending site when he learned that the fleet was about tond.
In fact, he wasn’t the only one. The First Army, the engineering team, the support crew... Everyone ran to the surface and awaited the moment of the Aerial Knights’ return.
When the first bine unstablynded on the floating ind’s runaway, a resounding cheer erupted from the crowd.
After waiting for a long while, Rnd finally saw the Seagull and Phoenix. The glider didn’t look too different from when it first set off while thetter appeared mottled. However, it was in stable condition like it usually was. Soon, the two nesnded in front of him.
Before the staircase was raised, he had already taken wide strides towards the runway.
“Wait, wait—” Tilly rejected his extended arms when shended. “Don’te over!”
“Why?”
“Didn’t you say that there would be dangerous contamination after the explosion? Although the Phoenix was rather far from the target, there’s no guarantee that it wasn’t tainted. Now that I’ve touched it and with youing over—”
Before Tilly finished her sentence, she was pulled into a hug by Rnd.
“Who cares,” he said with augh.
The crowd soon noticed this scene. Following that, more people surged towards the tarmac and opened their arms to hug the returning Aerial Knights. Some even threw them high into the air!
Thending area immediately erupted into a sea of cheers.
“Uh, didn’t you say that they have to undergo cleansing and inspection once they return,” Nightingale asked with her lips curled.
Anna shook her head in amusement. “It looks like you’ve set off a bad example.”
“Apparently...” Rnd could not help but hold his forehead.
“Woo!” At that moment, Lightning descended from the sky and pounced onto him. “We seeded!”
“Coo! We won! Coo!” Maggie followed closely behind.
The other Witches also came forward.
“Aren’t you stopping everyone?” Nightingale asked with a shrug.
Tilly thought about it beforeughing. “Who cares!”
After quite a period of buzz, thending area finally returned to normal. ording to the reports of the Aerial Knights, the Logistics team split the returning nes into batches. They determined the degree of cleansing based on the nes’ distance from the explosion. As for the Fury of Heaven nes which Good andpany flew, they were immediately dmissioned due to their close proximity to the Deity of Gods.
The higher-ups of the First Army quickly obtained the final tabtion. A total of 146 nes returned safely, which meant that Neverwinter lost nearly a third of its aerial forces, with arge number of them being first-generation Fire of Heaven nes. Clearly, the number of senior demons protecting King’s City waspletely on a different level as the Western Front’s army. If they had used normal measures, this battle would probably not have ended in such a short period of time.
Out of the other two bombers, only Kun Peng returned safely. When Sylvie mentioned Eagle Face’sst words, the meeting room fell into a brief moment of silence.
“Graycastle will not forget them,” said Rnd heavily. “When we return to Neverwinter, I will make everyone remember their names—be it those who sacrificed or the warriors who survived. But before our celebrations, we need to ensure the physical condition of the Aerial Knights.”
“Your Majesty, rest assured. The Logistics team has already made preparations,” Iron Axe said.
These were part of the n which included tracking and observation, so as to quarantine the exposed. For Hero who possessed the ability to transfer illnesses and Nana who could perfectly eliminate illnesses, radiation sickness was not something that left them helpless. Even if the process might take some time, and the cost was significant, Rnd had no intention of giving up on anyone.
“Of course, before that, I permit everyone to have a mini celebration tonight.” He slowed down his tone and smiled. “For the victory that didn’te easy.”