Chapter 529

Hahaha!!

Having had the plague doctor lift its positional restraints, the finally free Asasitie could no longer hold back, laughing wildly as it slammed its body—shaped like a colossal carnivorous flower—downward at breakneck speed.

Boom! Boom!!

Sensing the approaching Unnameable, more than half of the Chaos Titans adjusted their stances, hurling standard‑caliber projectiles at it along with dazzling, anomalous beams saturated with hateful, corrupted Spiritual Energy.

Yet the first volley of Chaos Titans, powerful enough to annihilate a small fleet, could not shatter Asasitie's "defense".

In fact, as the attacks were about to reach Asasitie, space seemed to warp, causing all of them to vanish "into thin air".

Rumble!!

With a body over six hundred meters wide—larger than two escort ships—the Unnameable plowed straight into the Chaos army, instantly "dispatching" countless demons back to the void.

Then Asasitie's tentacles and bone spikes either spread outward, thrust forward, or curled up seemingly "delicious" fire lizards, bringing them to the central maw of its body to chew and taste.

In just a few seconds, the Unnameable eliminated several squads of fire lizards that tried to approach it.

Asasitie indeed dislikes Spiritual Energy; it was once defeated and imprisoned by a race suspected to be ancient saints, but that does not mean it is "weak".

Perhaps because it behaved overly humble and cowardly before Sui Bian, it gives the false impression of being "trash".

In reality, without the main universe's involvement, the New Human Empire would still exist; once Asasitie regains enough power to break free, it would become a galaxy‑scale disaster for the New Human Empire.

After all, Asasitie is essentially a DivineBody of the material universe, unbound by physical laws, while the void's evil deity, though stronger, is constrained in the material realm and must choose a "spokesperson".

And facing Sui Bian…

Especially when situated in the void, confronting Sui Bian's Spiritual Energy and consciousness projection, a mortal would instantly collapse, go mad, and die.

Thus Asasitie may be timid, but it can keep its reason and has prayed to Sui Bian for a lifeline; no matter how you look at it, it is a "Divine" winner.

Consequently, the Unnameable, in an effort to please Sui Bian to the utmost, fought fiercely and specifically targeted the more threatening fire lizards.

At this moment.

…

Having already followed the Imperial Guard and Grey Knight brothers to dash out of the fortress, pulling the trigger to hurl antimatter explosive arrows at the Chaos army while the company commanders preparing to engage fire lizards at close range, they found Asasitie seemed more … than their group of imperial princes.

Even more proactive??

Even under such oppressive, severe circumstances, the company commanders almost couldn't hold back, opening a channel to vent their complaints.

Suddenly.

A roughly fifteen‑meter‑tall humanoid, well‑proportioned and muscular, clad in black‑gold armor and helmet, wielding a rotating explosive arrow cannon, the Imperial Guard centurion hovered low above them, rushing ahead to the Chaos army's side.

Bang! Bang!

The deafening roar of the explosive arrow cannon, even amid endless warfare with "nuclear blasts" constantly erupting across the entire battlefield, was crystal clear and distinctive.

Boom! Boom!

In an instant, within the enemy horde of snake‑bodied succubi, blood‑soaked beasts and other demons, mushroom clouds—each representing a massive explosion—rose up.

The daylight flash and violent shock from matter‑antimatter annihilation directly performed "physical exorcism", tearing the demons' Spiritual Energy shields and then destroying the hard‑won flesh bodies of the demons.

In a brief moment, that Imperial Guard centurion "sent away" tens of thousands of demons.

However, those fire lizards equipped with special ceramic‑steel armor and each bearing an evil deity's Blessing suffered little loss from the "nuclear blasts" generated by matter‑antimatter annihilation.

Bang bang bang!

The fire lizards likewise raised their Chaos explosive arrow guns, unleashing a dense barrage at the Imperial Guard centurion.

Such an attack, for now, could not overcome the centurion's defensive field.

Moreover, for "wet‑component" mechs like the centurion, the defense layers from outside inward are: the pilot's unconsciousness or automatically released defensive field, composed of "◇" rhombus and square shields.

OriginalBody's hundred‑meter‑tall DivineBody can also use its defensive field for active attacks; for example, Rog's DivineBody "squeezed" and "compressed" more than half of the Tiapu Empire's fleet.

Next are the pilots' Spiritual Energy shields, followed by the centurion's own energy shield, the attached vibranium armor, and the centurion's inherent body hardness.

Only by disabling all defenses and relying solely on the "wet‑component" mech's hull to directly absorb the fire lizards' first wave of attack could it possibly sustain damage.

Seeing this, the Imperial Guard, hovering mid‑air and operating the dedicated centurion, chose to switch ammunition types.

At the same time, he ceased the barrage and aimed the rotating explosive arrow cannon at a nearer fire lizard tactical squad within visual range, delivering rhythmic single shots.

More than a dozen explosive arrow projectiles fired instantly, underwent a second acceleration, streaked between the sides at extreme speed, and upon breaching the opponent's Spiritual Energy shield, erupted in a dazzling golden flash.

Puff! Puff!

Immediately after, these explosive arrow projectiles easily pierced the flickering pink‑purple light and the visible Spiritual Energy shield, then directly bombarded the corrupted ceramic‑steel armor and the superhuman flesh.

Fragmented corpses and foul blood splattered everywhere; even fire lizards individually blessed by the "Compassion" of the accumulated filth, whose vitality was extremely tenacious, died beyond death.

After all, the warheads of those dozen explosive arrow projectiles are alloy made from vibranium and metal tungsten in a fixed ratio; moreover, some lucky Imperial Guard brothers have their weapons, ammunition, and gear also "Blessed" by their father.

This explains why the centurion mech, without resorting to melee weapons, can easily eliminate opponents like Lin Hong and even fire lizard tactical squads that pose a great threat to the solar support forces.

Bang!!!

But just as the Imperial Guard tried to maneuver the centurion deeper to draw fire for brothers and allies, it was struck by a massive‑caliber shell.

Explosion and flame instantly covered the "◇" rhombus shield, and the violent impact flung the centurion away.

The uncontrolled hull spun rapidly, tracing a black smoke trail in the air before crashing into a horde of depraved demons led by snake‑bodied succubi.

Sss!!

Realizing the "prey" came forward, several snake‑goddess succubi spat slender spines, baring fangs and claws as they lunged at the centurion lying on the ground.

Seeing that using the rotating explosive arrow cannon for a counterattack would be at an awkward angle, the Imperial Guard instantly freed both hands and drew the vibrating dagger (about two meters long) hanging at his waist.

Bzz—!

Chira! Chira!!

Accompanied by ear‑piercing sharp noise and the sound of blades easily tearing flesh, the Imperial Guard maneuvered his centurion back to its feet, then slashed all surrounding succubi to oblivion; his speed was such that even nearby fire lizards could not discern it.

After all, the centurion's cost is dozens of times that of the Terminator units the Imperial Guard uses, vastly boosting their speed, strength, and reaction.

This explains why the nearby fire lizard squad, upon seeing the Imperial Guard centurion fall, did not join the succubi and demons in the assault but instead turned and left.

They are indeed fallen, but they are not stupid.

Moreover, this fire lizard tactical squad are veteran soldiers of a hundred years from the Great Expedition era, so they naturally know how formidable the Imperial Army's strength is.

If Wokan were present, they would unhesitatingly follow the OriginalBody in a charge; unfortunately Wokan is not here, so it can only be said that those she-demons and demons are purely throwing away their lives.

In contrast, after the Imperial Army had dealt with the threats nearby, the operator of the Centurion picked up the Rotating Explosive Bolt Cannon, retracted the Vibrating Dagger, and once the other demons closed in, he had already redeployed the levitation field, returning to mid-air to search for the source that had just blasted him down.

"Whoosh———!"

Just then, another oversized-caliber artillery shell came screaming in.

The prepared Imperial Army merely dodged with a single evasion, and at the same time it became clear exactly which reckless thing was carrying out the sneak attack.

He looked out.

He saw that several kilometers away, a Chaos Titan over seventy meters high was aiming most of its gun barrels at this side.

The enemy opened fire with all its weapons.

And the Imperial Army, knowing the enemy was a primary target, used the Centurion's mobility to dodge and avoid the barrage unleashed by that Titan.

The distance shortened in an instant.

During the charge, the Imperial Army hung the Rotating Explosive Bolt Cannon behind its back, then naturally took down the Power Greatsword, which was attached to the back armor and measured ten meters in length, from its back.

And at the instant the Imperial Army operator gripped the greatsword's hilt with both hands while controlling the Centurion mech, a surging black-gold lightning field immediately wrapped around the blade engraved with the Imperial crest and "Human Truth".

Next.

The Imperial Army successfully brought the Centurion to the upper left side of the Chaos Titan, and after dodging another salvo of gunfire, it descended at extreme speed, raised the Power Greatsword, and slashed at the visible Void Shield.

"Boom!!!!"

The black-gold lightning and the pink-purple shield burst into fierce contact.

The very ground trembled from the mutual clash and exertion of the Centurion and the Titan.

At first, neither side could gain the upper hand.

But soon, the arid ground beneath the Titan's feet began to sink, and the Void Shield, which had originally formed a perfect arc, began to undergo severe distortion due to the lightning field.

In the flash of lightning and flint.

The Void Shield shattered with a boom, and the sword blade, imbued with the lightning field's force, continued its downward slash undiminished.

The two parties passed each other.

When the Imperial Army operator returned the Centurion to high altitude and continued to select higher-threat targets, repeating the slashing motions, the inert Titan's cockpit tilted downward and slid off.

"Rumble!"

The driver's compartment, weighing over a hundred tons, smashed onto the ground, even crushing a host of "innocent" demon allies, and when the several-thousand-ton bulk also could not hold up, it collapsed completely.

The victory was decided.

The Centurion, with its high mobility and greater strength output, helped the brothers and allied forces at the fortress bear much of the pressure, and also eliminated a larger-threat Chaos Titan.

But just as he had picked another Titan about sixty meters tall as the next target…

"Bang!!"

"Clatter———!!"

The outermost ◇ diamond shattered directly, and the energy shield's power was also drained by nearly half; at the same time, the Imperial Army's Centurion was shot down once again.

It even made a forced landing after some distance before barely stopping, proving how powerful this strike was—far greater than the damage inflicted by the Chaos Titan.

Moreover, just as the Imperial Army was about to operate the Centurion to stand up…

"Stomp!"

A left foot wearing oversized magnetic boots simply stomped down, crushing the energy shield and spiritual energy barrier, then stepped on the Centurion's chest plate, completely immobilizing this fifteen-meter-tall "wet piece" mech.

"?!"

This made the Imperial Army piloting the mech feel an unprecedented sense of crisis.

You should know that even their commander Constantine, if he wanted to deal with the Imperial Army piloting a Centurion, would need some time to repel them, and could never defeat them.

So there's no need for much speculation; the one who knocked him down with a single hammer blow is none other than the Fallen Fire Dragon Wokan.

Just look at Wokan, who had stepped on the Centurion and was now on the ground; at some point it had swollen another ring, standing at least eleven or twelve meters tall, and it raised its right hand flat, summoning back the war hammer it had thrown.

Then Wokan lifted the weapon with one hand, held it high, and without a word smashed it toward the Centurion's head.

"Bang! Splurt!!"

The helmet forged from vibranium, and a skull harder than steel, were directly smashed flat by the hammer's striking face, with blood and brain matter oozing from the severely deformed helmet's seams.

This hammer blow caused all functions of the Centurion to cease abruptly, completely crashing and being scrapped.

However, the Imperial Army inside the Centurion was temporarily unharmed, though its neural link was forcibly severed, and it also experienced the pain of having its skull smashed by the hammer, leaving it unable to catch its breath for a moment.

"Oh? Still alive, huh, lackey of the false emperor!"

Wokan also sensed something odd, and immediately increased the pressure of its left foot, preparing to crush the Centurion's chest cavity and the Imperial Army inside.

"?!"

However, Wokan abruptly ceased the stomping motion and instantly lifted its head, gazing warily at the polluted night sky with a grim expression.

"Boom!!"

But a bolt of pale pink spiritual energy lightning came flying from behind.

"!!!"

Sensing the attack, Wokan had no time to think, immediately rolled to the right, successfully dodging the spiritual energy lightning, which indirectly allowed the Imperial Army to preserve its life.

As for the "person" who released the spiritual energy lightning…

At this moment.

About a hundred meters away from Wokan stood another figure, close to five meters tall, clad mainly in black, red, and bright gold, with an overall style leaning toward ancient Egyptian—an OriginalBody.

Moreover, beside this OriginalBody were a hundred Honor Guard members in the same style.

And Wokan, having dodged the attack and regained its balance, clearly saw that the OriginalBody's skin, though different from its impression, resembled that of its former brother, and it spoke in a deep voice:

"Magnus… I never expected you to still be serving that false emperor."

(End of chapter)