Chapter 481: Magic Crushes Human Shadow 'Trash

Boom!!

Like a Spiritual Shock, the magic attack directly sent the six burly elite veterans, whose weight was measured in tons, flying, and they collided with the surrounding walls and truck.

The truck's fate upon encountering the veterans was to shatter and be scrapped, but the veterans couldn't smash through the wall; each seemed to be "embedded" in it before finally falling to the ground.

However, during the process, Ma Ke Jiu's energy shield remained deployed, protecting the Squad Leader and his brothers, temporarily shielding them from direct damage by the magic attack.

As for Damian, he was well protected by an elite veteran.

But the marines who had originally surrendered and thus saved their lives all instantly lost their lives due to the earlier magic shock, leaving not even scraps behind.

Damn, that's exhilarating...

The Squad Leader, somewhat dazed, was the first to stand up, attaching the explosive-arrow gun to his rear waist, then vigorously swung his hand, deploying the double-edged power claws mounted on both sides of his arm armor, and laughed heartily:

Hahaha! Little girl, you really brought us a surprise! Come on, let me see how strong your father is!

While laughing, the Squad Leader quickly stepped forward to the Three Palace Demon, waving claws crackling with verdant lightning, and slashed at its outstretched arms.

Not aiming for the neck or head, because the Squad Leader didn't want the attack, if effective, to be uncontrollable and actually sever the Three Palace Demon, which would likely also cleave Rui Wen, possessed by the Three Palace Demon, to death.

Since he had promised this little girl to give her a healthy-limbed little boyfriend, he would keep his word.

As long as they don't die, losing arms and legs is nothing.

And the Squad Leader's series of movements were extremely fast; the Three Palace Demon seemed unable to keep up, but in fact it was taking advantage of the daughter's pleasant, relaxed mood to successfully break free of the seal, then possess her body to enjoy long-lost freedom.

Thus, as the strongest demon in the Zero Seven Universe, facing the Squad Leader's fierce assault, the Three Palace Demon naturally dodged easily, and additionally used the daughter's petite body to kick out its right foot at the Squad Leader's abdomen.

With a "thump~!", the Squad Leader was kicked away in one strike.

"Crack!" The energy shield shattered directly from the magic-infused attack.

Boom~! Boom!!

Upon colliding with the wall again, the Squad Leader, due to the temporary failure of his energy shield, instantly bore the direct impact; it could be said his whole body was embedded several meters into the wall, completely immobile.

Stone fragments and debris scattered in all directions.

Looking toward the deep pit blasted into the wall by the Squad Leader.

One could faintly see Ma Ke Jiu's helmet visor completely shattered, exposing the green-light compound eye components.

"Zzzt…! Zzzt~!" Electronic sparks jumped at the joints; it looks like the technical brothers need to help with repairs.

However, before successfully sending Ma Ke Jiu to the technical brothers, they need to deal with the Three Palace Demon first.

At this moment, the remaining five veterans also rose to their feet.

Seeing the Three Palace Demon casually kick and knock out their Squad Leader with a single strike, they had no choice but to heighten their long-lost vigilance and quickly spread into a formation, no longer holding back due to Rui Wen's possession.

"Rat-tat-tat!" Explosive-arrow rapid fire.

Boom! Boom!

The firelight and thick mist produced by the violent explosion instantly filled the vicinity of the gate and station, with shockwaves continuously surging toward the tunnel and gate opening.

Hahaha~!

However, this attack only earned the Three Palace Demon an even more arrogant laugh.

"Rui Wen!" Damian, cradled in one arm by an elite veteran, seeing nothing but smoke and fire beyond the energy shield, couldn't help shouting: "Wake up! You can defeat him!"

"Awake?!"

The Three Palace Demon, at the explosion's core, after hearing those words, strolled up to Damian and the elite veteran, reaching out to shatter the energy shield.

The remaining veterans hastily ceased fire.

Two reloaded their magazines, preparing to continue suppressive point fire, while the other two drew the power axes hung at their waists and chopped at the Three Palace Demon's back.

But…

The scene shifted.

Rumble~!!

Another violent explosion appeared outside the mountain body where 01 Hive City is located, at the secret entrance on the southern end.

Under the dark, murky night sky, a small mushroom cloud slowly rose.

At the same time, the Squad Leader and his five brothers were also blasted out, tracing a standard arc through the air over the mountain body and falling straight onto a desert expanse at the mountain's base.

Furthermore, the Three Palace Demon, after releasing another magic shock, also slowly drifted out of the mushroom cloud, unhurriedly arriving not far from everyone.

In contrast, on the Squad Leader's side…

All the veterans' protective shields were shattered, Ma Ke Jiu also suffered varying degrees of damage, and the Squad Leader, who had lost his protective shield from the start and fallen unconscious, remained completely motionless, as if utterly devoid of vitality.

No way, the veterans present indeed have over 137 years of combat experience, but the Three Palace Demon's age is approximately 13.7 billion years…

It is the oldest five-dimensional being in the Zero Seven Universe.

"`."

At this moment, the Three Palace Demon hovered mid‑air, expressionlessly gazing at the elite veterans who had lost mobility, combat ability, and even life.

Next, it locked its four red‑glowing eyes onto the "stick‑person" figure, but that was Damian, fully protected by a veteran.

Just as it was about to continue speaking, its expression suddenly turned solemn, then swiftly shifted to reluctance; the extra pair of eyes also vanished, and the dark‑red skin reverted to the pallid white of not long ago.

Thump!

The sudden change caused the Three Palace Demon—or rather, Rui Wen, who had just regained control of her body—to plummet from mid‑air.

!!!

Rui Wen, plunged into extreme agony, was silently resisting.

Although the Squad Leader had initially been very friendly to her, he now lay dead at her father's hand; seeing her father about to kill the person she cherished, Rui Wen finally unleashed unprecedented strength.

However, two straight years of fleeing and hiding have kept her mind and body in a depressed state, which is also why the Three Palace Demon could seize the opportunity to break the seal; relying solely on her own power, she could not possibly restrain it.

Crack… crack!

The "ruby" necklace hanging from her neck split completely, losing its luster.

Hahaha~!!

With the Three Palace Demon's unique arrogant laughter, a black mist and fog mass surged out rapidly through the crack of the 'ruby', then condensed and coalesced into a faint yet extremely huge silhouette.

And this is the Three Palace Demon's projection in the physical universe.

"Hmm…" The Three Palace Demon looked around and muttered to itself, "Which body should I use?"

"Huff… puff…" Ruiwen knelt on both knees, weakly taking deep breaths.

"…" As for Damian, whose consciousness remained clear, he fixed his green eyes on the Three Palace Demon floating above.

Even having inherited Batman's wisdom, he now could do nothing against a five‑dimensional demon.

"You're the one! Hahaha~!" At this moment, the Three Palace Demon shouted arrogantly while charging toward the immobile squad leader.

From this posture, it was clear the Three Palace Demon intended to possess the strongest squad leader on site, thereby succeeding in "walking the world".

But…

With a "bang~!"

The rapidly diving Three Palace Demon, just as it was about to occupy the squad leader's body, was stubbornly repelled by a burst of golden light.

Moreover, everyone present—including the squad leader, Ruiwen, and Damian—was enveloped in a pale golden radiance.

Ruiwen felt utterly relaxed all over, as if all prior fatigue had been completely dispelled and eased.

She turned her head and saw that the seemingly sacrificed squad leader and all the veterans were staggering to their feet, and when she then looked at the person she cared most about…

!!!

Ruiwen actually showed a face of utter shock.

Because Damian, who had been a mere "stick‑figure", actually, with the aid of the golden radiance, defied common sense and actively grew healthy limbs.

???

Even Damian himself was utterly astonished.

This…

He struggled free from the blanket and tried to rise, discovering that his newly grown arms and legs had not a hint of "discomfort", just like…

…"factory‑original".

"I'm going…" While Ruiwen and Damian were puzzled about what had happened, the squad leader removed his damaged helmet, tossed it aside, revealing his bald, bearded face, and couldn't help but complain:

So Dad showed up… I was saying, besides Dad, no one could drag me bodily out of a dream…

The "dream" the squad leader referred to was actually his soul leaving his body, about to enter the main universe's other space, when his father pulled him back.

Relying solely on elite veterans, even a battalion‑level commander like Gen Luo·Westgate, or even Fugerimu personally arriving, could not directly control or annihilate the Three Palace Demon, but their father could.

Only see, above the mountain, a colossal figure had formed at some point, likewise flashing with golden radiance.

Then that "shadow" lightly raised its left hand, extended its index finger, and released an extremely tiny golden light ball, about the size of a ping‑pong ball, which instantly shot toward the bewildered Three Palace Demon.

By the time the Three Palace Demon noticed the incoming light ball, it was already too late.

However, this strike did not destroy it; instead, it completely absorbed it into the light ball possessing a physical shell, once again sealing and imprisoning it.

"No!!" the Three Palace Demon raged within its bonds, but alas, no one could hear its furious roar.

After dealing with the Three Palace Demon, the "shadow" seemed to have completed its mission and directly dissipated, leaving the scene quiet again, as if it had never appeared.

Actually, that just‑seen golden‑radiating "shadow" was none other than Sui Bian's Spiritual Energy projection…

…a "mini‑version".

As the Master of Humanity, Sui Bian needs to focus his attention on all humanity; if some person or offspring encounters danger somewhere, he might not notice in time, but lately he has indeed concentrated his "gaze" on Universes 05 and 07, making it hard not to detect the Three Palace Demon.

Thus, Sui Bian borrowed the bodies of the squad leader and the veterans to heal his offspring and the two children, and meanwhile transmitted Spiritual Energy to Universe 07, thereby successfully sealing the Three Palace Demon.

Frankly, the Three Palace Demon's strength is not trivial; if fought in high dimensions, its threat level is no less than that of the Four Small Vendors, or any evil god in other spaces.

Just as Sui Bian is unmatched in the physical universe but will not venture into other spaces, conversely, evil gods also do not readily enter the physical universe.

But the Three Palace Demon exposed its projection in the physical universe and focused its attention on the squad leader and the veterans; due to carelessness and overconfidence, it enjoyed only a few minutes of freedom before being locked up again in an even more "luxurious" prison.

Moreover, thanks to Sui Bian's slight effort, Ruiwen no longer needs to worry about her demon father, who constantly whispers in her ear, continually disturbing her mental state.

Ah…

Glancing at the now‑peaceful sky, the squad leader looked at the nearly scrapped Mark Nine, then at the brothers gathered beside him, and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh:

If it weren't for Father, we might have had our souls lost to the Sea of Souls; this time we've really lost face big time.

One brother picked up the dim‑lustered golden sphere that imprisoned the Three Palace Demon at its core, and echoed: "No matter what, at least Father helped us dispose of a high‑risk abnormal creature."

Hmm. The squad leader gave a slight nod, seeing their air fortress approach, then said to Ruiwen, who was supporting Damian as he adapted to his legs: "Today is your lucky day; later you can let go of your restraints, eat heartily, drink heartily…

…but you two are still underage, so you can't guzzle alcohol! As for other matters… I won't interfere—just watch your health! Hahaha~!"

Hearing the squad leader's teasing, the surviving boys and girls instantly lowered their heads, daring not to look at each other.

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…

Next.

Gen Luo·Westgate rushed to the scene, learned the details of the missed battle, and then negotiated with Ruiwen in a non‑coercive tone.

The negotiation process turned out unexpectedly pleasant, and Ruiwen readily agreed to hand over her sealed‑up father to the 13th Battalion for temporary custody.

Afterward, the 13th Battalion took full control of all hive cities, bringing in more transport planes and ships to carry over three million fellow humans.

Time flew by.

Four hours later.

Fugerimu and the 13th Battalion received strong support skilled in using 'magic', and furthermore, it was the Olympus Army led by the former goddess Hera.

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…

This side of the Space Gate.

A group averaging 3.5 meters in height, wearing golden powered armor styled after ancient Greece and carrying bright red cloaks, the divine servant soldiers exited the Space Gate in square formation, one after another.

Hera, meanwhile, wore a teal off‑shoulder long robe, an olive‑branch crown on her head, of ordinary human height, yet she made no effort to conceal her 'goddess queen' aura.

They approached.

Fogrem, who had been waiting here, spoke first: 'Thank you, ladies and your troops, for coming.'

'No need for pleasantries.' Hera waved her hand.

Obeying dispatch and orders is one aspect; there is also another point: she is Fogrem, who learned that John is particularly concerned about his brother's relationship, and only then did she wholeheartedly wish to rush to Finris and the 07 Earth.

Huh?

Immediately afterward, Hera seemed to notice something, glanced left and right, and finally fixed her gaze on a distant building for biological, chemical, and medical use, seeming somewhat displeased, and spoke in a teasing tone:

'Heh, even as isotopes of another universe, their appearance, features, and personalities may differ, but promiscuity can never be erased—trash.'

The reason she said that is because inside that building lay Diana, receiving nanotherapy.

The 07 Universe arc is about to end, with just one or two chapters left, after which we'll continue with Warhammer~

(End of chapter)