Chapter 864: Razing the Withered and Rotten

When Tim*Kenan spoke, in an instant everyone's gaze focused on Lei En, and a considerable portion of them felt hope rise in their eyes.

In recent years Lei En's reputation has become so brilliant, repeatedly achieving incredible feats, even the Holy Soul Wizard cannot match his prominence.

Could it be that he has a way?

Under the people's stare, Lei En stepped out of the legion, took a few steps forward, and loudly replied, "Duke, I can dispel the Fear Domain."

The moment his words fell, a wave of cheers erupted.

"Really?"

"I knew it, Chairman Lei En must have a way!"

Everyone from the Empire on the plaza and the balcony was delighted, and Tim*Kenan was overjoyed; if there were another option, he did not want to be the \"Butcher, \" yet he kept a calm façade and asked seriously, "Lei En, can you be sure you have a way?"

"Yes."

Lei En's decisive answer left no hint of hesitation.

More than a month ago, he dispatched three Thundercast Celestial Soldiers to Banbei City, originally to catch a distant glimpse of Wei Ke La Ma Di Ya II and observe his followers' situation.

However, the plan couldn't keep up with changes; Ge Nie Wu Si was assassinated, and the Empire turned its vengeful spear toward Banbei City.

Shortly after the assassination, the Thundercast Celestial Soldiers saw Wei Ke La Ma Di Ya II at a public event, confirming he had already pledged to the Black Emperor Ban Er Kou. At the same time, they discovered that almost everyone around him were followers of the Black Emperor, and many Black Emperor priests were mingling within the Gu Peng Ta Kingdom's army, holding high-ranking posts.

In Banbei City, the number of Black Emperor's followers was abnormally high, far exceeding those of other deities.

The Thundercast Celestial Soldiers estimated there could be a hundred thousand!

Black Emperor followers in Banbei City were almost openly proselytizing; most of them were not commoners, holding power, wealth, and strength.

They had already covertly controlled the most prosperous and populous city on this subcontinent.

Thus, Lei En ordered the Thundercast Celestial Soldiers to investigate Banbei City, track the Black Emperor's followers, and they quickly uncovered their secret bases, several of which housed altars dedicated to the Black Emperor.

After some research, Lei En learned the purpose of these Ban Er Kou altars.

They create the Fear Domain!

Lei En, based on the distribution of these altars, could easily infer Wei Ke La Ma Di Ya II's resistance plan, but he kept silent and did not report to Duke GreyEagle or the Supreme Council; people are selfish, and these Ban Er Kou altars are a perfect chance for him to claim merit.

By today, the opportunity indeed arrived.

Seeing Lei En answer so confidently, Tim*Kenan breathed a sigh of relief inside and shouted, "Lei En, if you can dispel the Fear Domain, in this revenge operation I will credit you with the first merit!"

Tim*Kenan had already sensed Lei En's scheme and cooperated with perfect tacit understanding.

"Give me half an hour."

Lei En, brimming with confidence, scanned the legion on the plaza and said, "Duke, grant me the teleportation permission of Fa Lan Ni Si, and ask everyone to be ready; we will commence battle in half an hour."

Everyone on the balcony was in disbelief.

Even the Holy Soul Wizard was helpless against the Fear Domain, yet he dared to guarantee its resolution within half an hour!

The Consul candidates' first reaction was "impossible," then they felt anxious; if Lei En truly succeeded, the Consul election would almost be over.

"Go ahead."

Tim*Kenan waved his hand, and a magical badge flew over.

Lei En caught the badge, turned toward the Extreme Warrior unit, and ordered, "Brothers, depart!"

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Lei En began casting, instantly opening five towering teleportation gates leading to five locations in Banbei City. These gates were all Seven-Ring spells, interfered by the Fear Domain, making some unstable.

Extreme Warriors and Thundercast Celestial Soldiers split into five squads and rushed in.

Every ten Extreme Warriors and ten Thundercast Celestial Soldiers formed a team, each entering a gate; they appeared on Banbei City streets and dispersed into subgroups again.

One Extreme Warrior paired with one Thundercast Celestial Soldier to act.

The entire Banbei City was shrouded by the Fear Domain; spells below the Seven Rings failed, Thundercast Celestial Soldiers could not fly, Extreme Warriors seized their shoulders, and with Titan engines spouting flame behind them, they lifted into the air and scattered in all directions.

Forty two-person squads, each responsible for a zone.

The remaining twenty Extreme Warriors entered the final fifth gate, whose landing point was a few hundred meters before the main gate of Xi Wa Ji Palace. They split into four groups of five, soaring at high speed around the palace walls, each surrounding the palace from one of the four directions.

At Eight-Leaf Plaza, the Empire legion saw the Extreme Warriors' movements on the overhead projection and were somewhat puzzled.

The Extreme Warriors were undeniably strong, but they should not have dispersed.

Banbei City is so vast—over three million people—Wei Ke La Ma Di Ya II has set up countless arrangements within the city, along with innumerable evil god followers; they have only a mere hundred men—aren't they afraid of being swallowed by the enemy's sea of people?

Especially the final twenty Extreme Warriors, their actions were rather laughable.

Twenty men dared to surround a palace guarded by at least twenty thousand soldiers?

Some people couldn't help but voice doubt.

They saw Lei En also enter a gate, appearing alone on Banbei City streets, wielding a war hammer and a blade, charging into a five-story stone building; from the sign hanging outside, it was a large bank headquarters.

Rob a bank?

Or perhaps a hidden evil god altar inside?

Before the thought settled, combat broke out in the city.

An Extreme Warrior with a Thundercast Celestial Soldier arrived at the target, descending from the sky and crashing into a residential district.

The Extreme Warrior raised the Bolt Gun and fired.

The massive Bolt Gun spewed high-speed projectiles, moving so fast the naked eye could not track them; the scene showed lightning‑like streaks flashing by, instantly striking a building a hundred meters away, causing a violent explosion.

The Extreme Warrior swivelled the barrel to cover a larger attack area.

The bullet trails resembled an invisible blade; wherever they passed, walls were pierced like paper, and houses collapsed in massive chunks, instantly turning into ruins.

Boom—

Only a few seconds later did the people in Fu Kong Cheng hear the gunfire.

And the explosion.

Even at such a distance, the sound was enormous, like thunderclaps. One can imagine that at close range, an ordinary person might have their eardrums burst just from the gunshots.

The Extreme Warriors kept firing.

Soon, people saw transcendants emerge from the ruins, all clad in identical armor bearing the Gu Pu Ta Kingdom emblem on their chests, clearly members of the "Super Sun Legion."

Some sharp‑eyed observers saw that at the front was a legend, towering, swift, clad in extremely heavy armor that shimmered with enchantments, brandishing a two‑handed greatsword, shouting Ban'erk's revered name, and charging the Extreme Warrior.

"Legendary Iron Guard!"

Before the words finished, that Legendary Iron Guard was blown apart by a shot; his whole body and armor exploded, leaving no corpse.

From his appearance to death took less than half a second.

The charge lasted only two steps.

Even after his death, the two‑handed greatsword was hit by a Bolt Gun, turning into a shower of metal fragments.

The other Transcendents that emerged from the ruins also could not escape death.

The terrifying bullet storm ripped everyone to pieces; no matter what Transcendent profession, they could not withstand a single shot, and no matter how fast they were, they could not outrun the gun's firing rate. The new model Thunder Roar Bolt Gun's bullets not only fire at high speed and penetration, but also explode on impact, unleashing countless high‑temperature flames.

A few seconds later, the area where the houses had stood turned into a white plain.

No building, enemy, or corpse remained, as if nothing had ever existed; only a pitch‑black hole in the ground, evidently leading underground.

Tens of thousands of Empire troops all inhaled a cold gasp in unison.

Then their faces were filled with terror.

The power of this massive soul gun, each bullet comparable to a Five‑Ring Flame Explosion Technique, was so dense and fast that it could not be dodged; even a Legendary Iron Guard could be blown up by a single shot, and shooting oneself would end the same way.

With just this weapon, an Extreme Warrior could stride through legends.

Not to mention, they clearly possessed even stronger melee power!

The Extreme Warrior leapt into the hole without hesitation, while the Thundercast Celestial Soldiers stood outside, hammer in hand. In less than half a minute, a thunder‑like gunfire erupted from the hole, followed by a massive explosion, the ground shook, and the Extreme Warrior emerged unscathed.

He did not linger for even a second, took the Thundercast Celestial Soldiers, surged skyward, and rushed toward the next target.

At that moment people finally understood.

The Thundercast Celestial Soldiers were not there to fight; their mission was to guide the Extreme Warriors. These Transcendents clad in golden armor and golden masks seemed to have already mastered the exact locations of all Ban'erk altars.

While this squad destroyed a Ban'erk altar, three other locations also saw battles.

The combat was almost identical.

The Extreme Warrior landed, first used the Bolt Gun for long‑range sweeping fire, easily killing the Super Sun Legion guarding the secret altar, exposing the altar, then entered to destroy it.

After the altar was destroyed, the residents of nearby Banbei City were instantly relieved of pain.

The fear‑domain aura hovering over Banbei City visibly weakened.

"No!"

"This is impossible!"

The voice of Wei Ke La Ma Ti Ya II rang from the palace, filled with shock and anger, "How could you find my lord's altar? Traitor! Someone must have betrayed my lord, betrayed the kingdom, betrayed me…"

The enraged king shouted wildly.

The Empire army in Flaniss Floating City, however, was greatly uplifted; Chairman Lei En had indeed succeeded, creating another miracle!

Soon, battles erupted everywhere in the city.

Forty Extreme Warrior–Thundercast Celestial Soldier pairs formed duos, one after another locating Ban'erk altars.

No matter how hidden these altars were—built atop skyscrapers, concealed in slums, buried deep in underground chambers, or disguised as various structures—they could not escape the eyes of the Thundercast Celestial Soldiers, who recognized them at a glance, after which the Extreme Warriors moved in to destroy them.

Each altar was guarded by members of the Super Sun Legion, some also stationed by legends, yet none could withstand an Extreme Warrior for even three seconds.

The Bolt Gun killed all enemies with devastating efficiency.

Not a single enemy could get close to the front of an Extreme Warrior; some, seeing the unfavorable situation, turned to flee, but could not get far before meeting death.

The deafening gunfire rang continuously throughout Banbei City.

The massive gunfire was chilling.

It was also the death knell of Wei Ke La Ma Ti Ya II.

Many of the Empire army in the Floating City had previously heard Duke GreyEagle praise the Extreme Corps as "the world's strongest corps" and felt indignant.

Now they are completely convinced!

One Extreme Warrior's combat power can match that of several hundred, even a thousand, soldiers of other Empire corps; even Legendary High-rank, unless they are Wizards, have little chance to retaliate against them.

Such terrifying Extreme Warriors number sixty!

Some people who knew Lei En better, such as Viscount Stoynde Wei Lien, were so shocked they could not utter a word.

Because he knew that Lei En's Extreme Warriors numbered at least two hundred and had been increasing over the years, possibly three hundred now. If every Extreme Warrior wore powered armor and without considering Holy Soul Wizards' intervention, the Extreme Corps would sweep the Empire!

This is just a joke!

Vili En turned to look at the Griffin Riders behind him.

These five hundred Griffin Riders were the entire strength of the Logos family, a result of countless effort and resources; they once felt proud, but now they look shabby and insignificant.

Ten minutes later.

Tim*Kenan had been calculating the number of altars the Extreme Warriors had destroyed, already over fifty; he estimated there were about a hundred altars in Banbei City, and now half had been destroyed.

The power of the fear domain had clearly diminished.

The protective shield outside Shiwaji Palace also became somewhat transparent; where it had been pitch black, now faint outlines of the palace structures could be seen, and on the palace walls and central plaza, tens of thousands of Transcendent Legions stood ready.

Wei Ke La Ma Ti Ya II continued to invoke God's Curse furiously.

But now, in his frantic voice, a hint of panic emerged; if this continued, it would not be long before the altars maintaining the fear domain vanished completely.

"Kill them!"

Wei Ke La Ma Ti Ya II, still furious, barely steadied himself and loudly ordered, "Super Sun Legion, you serve me; now is the time to prove your strength and loyalty—eliminate the invaders in the city, kill them!"

The four gates of Shiwaji Palace opened wide, and passages opened in the shield.

The elite Super Sun Legion of the Gupita Kingdom surged out of the gates, at the front a line of mammoth elephants over five meters tall.

Their bodies formed a wall; atop them were towers bearing multiple shooters and casters, as well as Ban'erk priests in black battle robes, sounding horns to raise morale; a majestic aura fell upon the Transcendents, making them fearless, driving the mammoth elephants to charge the Extreme Warriors blocking the city gates.

Above the palace sky, flocks of beautiful turquoise‑feathered blue sparrows rose, spreading their tail fans; knights on their backs drew bows and arrows, diving from the heavens.

The ground trembled, the legion's momentum rolled like a mountain of waves.

At several hundred meters away, five Extreme Warriors stood in a line, and the Bolt Guns in their hands opened fire immediately.

(End of chapter)