Chapter 866: Slaying the Saint Rank

Dozens of tall teleport gates opened in the city; the Banbei City residents near the gates had just been freed from pain when they saw the scene beyond the gates.

In that huge plaza, countless Empire troops poured out of the teleport gates.

"Auren!"

"They're attacking Banbei City! Run…"

The residents were terrified, fleeing the streets like headless flies. Some whose homes were right beside the gates, unwilling to abandon their property, cowered trembling inside.

"Kill them!"

"For the Sovereign, slay these invaders and protect our families!"

A number of transcendent beings surged from hidden spots; they were many, organized in squads of a hundred, well‑equipped and with balanced roles, forming part of the Super Sun Corps that Wei Ke La Ma Ti Ya II had pre‑emptively stationed throughout the city.

Under the leadership of Priest Ban Keo, these transcendent beings shouted slogans and fearlessly charged the Empire forces emerging from the gates.

Half of the teleport gates were struck back by the Super Sun Corps.

The sound of killing rang across Banbei City.

The Empire forces held an absolute numerical advantage; their weapons, equipment, personal strength and tactics far outmatched the scattered Super Sun Corps in the city. Even with Priest Ban Keo's Divine Technique, the gap could not be closed, and they quickly fell in disarray.

Tens of thousands of Empire troops entered Banbei City, radiating from the teleport gates in all directions like a surging tide, flooding the city.

Wherever they reached, any enemy daring to show themselves was mercilessly crushed, securing the area.

The aerial battle above was the same.

Ten thousand griffin riders exterminated over a thousand blue sparrow riders, outnumbering them, while Extreme Warriors on the ground kept firing; every second a corpse of a jade‑feathered blue sparrow fell.

The fear field shrouding the city continued to weaken step by step.

As the altar was destroyed, the fear field's interference with spells diminished, allowing the Empire's magical weapons to be used again, and the casters' combat power kept rising.

Both sides' strengths shifted, the scales of victory tilting toward the Empire.

It was a war of mismatched strength from the start.

Silence fell within the Xi Wa Ji Royal Palace; no more voice of Wei Ke La Ma Ti Ya II was heard, yet everyone knew the king's doom had arrived!

Outside the palace.

All four city gates were tightly blocked by Extreme Warriors; Priest Ban Keo repeatedly opened passages, letting the Super Sun Corps attempt to break through the blockade.

The result was only more corpses littering the ground.

Even with Priest Ban Keo's Divine Technique granting fearlessness, knowing the exit was a dead end, no one in the Super Sun Corps dared to charge outward.

Seeing Empire troops continuously pouring out of the outer teleport gates, Wei Ke La Ma Ti Ya II finally could no longer hold back.

"Kela Ge, go kill them," Wei Ke La Ma Ti Ya II ordered loudly.

"Yes, master."

A deep voice responded.

Then the main gate of the Xi Wa Ji Royal Palace opened; through the semi‑transparent shield a towering figure, nearly four meters tall, broad and muscular—almost bulky—blocked the palace gate.

The shield gradually became transparent, opening a gap just wide enough to pass.

Behind five Extreme Warriors, members of the Arcane Sword Knights who had just emerged from the teleport gates saw the figure clearly.

Ogre!

The Arcane Knights were startled.

This ogre was immensely strong; like most ogres, it seemed dim‑witted, possessing a single eye, a huge cloudy orb filled with brutality and madness.

It wore a crude, heavy armor that only covered its lower half; its legs were bare, its exposed chest like a wall, arms thicker than an adult's thighs, muscles bulging, each hand gripping a rough spiked club and a massive axe.

Both weapons were crudely shaped, unenchanted, forged from solid metal, relying solely on their terrifying weight for damage.

The ogre let out a roar, its single eye turning blood‑red.

A seemingly endless wave of berserk fury erupted, making the Arcane Knights hundreds of meters away tremble.

The commander of the Arcane Sword Knights, the Mystic Sword Saint Salein, twitched his eyelid and exclaimed, "Saint Rank Berserker!"

He was surprised not by the enemy's strength, but by the emergence of a Saint Rank elite within the ogre.

That was exceedingly rare.

In Flaniss Floating City, three Holy Soul Wizards also saw this Saint Rank ogre, their eyes showing a hint of interest.

A passage formed in the shield.

Bang bang bang!

The ogre bolted out, its speed tremendous; each step thudded like an earthquake, leaving a line of footprints behind.

"I will eat you!"

The giant‑sized ogre swelled two layers larger during its charge, exceeding four meters; the several‑thousand‑pound spiked club and massive axe felt as light as straw in its hands, propelling it hundreds of meters in a blink at a speed rivaling teleportation.

Its lone charge bore the momentum of a thousand armies, barreling forward.

The Arcane Knights' faces grew pale; if the ogre broke through the Extreme Warriors and reached the order, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Mounted on a Star Realm Steed, the Mystic Sword Saint Salein drew his long sword.

Before he could act, gunfire erupted.

Boom boom boom…

Like a series of thunderclaps exploding near the ears, it pierced the eardrums of weaker Arcane Knights; hearing the Bolt Gun fire up close, they keenly felt its dreadful power.

Salein saw only three Extreme Warriors firing.

They fired while spreading out, bullets striking the towering ogre from different angles—one at its eye, one at its chest heart, one at its knee.

Meanwhile, two other Extreme Warriors swapped their weapons for a giant sword crackling with electric light; the pair, left and right, charged the ogre.

"Ah…"

The charging ogre was knocked back as if hitting a wall; though it shattered the wall, its speed suddenly dropped.

A layer of earth‑colored armor surfaced on its body; an Explosive Shell detonated on it, high‑temperature electric fire spreading instantly, yet causing no real damage. However, many metal shards pierced the armor, embedding in flesh and blood, spraying gore and making it howl in pain.

The ogre used its left arm to shield its single eye, and swung its spiked mace with its right hand, smashing toward the charging Extreme Warrior.

Its intelligence is low, but its combat experience comes from countless bouts, repeatedly rising from seas of blood and mountains of corpses; battle has merged into its blood, becoming its instinct.

Purely in terms of combat skill, the ogre is already at Master level.

This strike was heavy and forceful, precise and swift, timed perfectly, sweeping away the path of two Extreme Warriors; the legendary Element surged wildly, letting it unleash more than tenfold power in an instant.

Clang!

The Extreme Warrior's rear engine ignited, a flash of electric light streaked across its powered armor, it surged upward at the last millimeter, narrowly evading the spiked mace.

Impressive!

Mystic Sword Saint Sailein saw the method at a glance.

These two Extreme Warriors reacted too quickly, as if they had pre‑emptively read the ogre's moves; without such foresight, relying only on split‑second judgment, their combat skill would still be so superb that even they could not be sure of a steady victory.

The ogre's mace struck empty air, then immediately used the sweeping force of the mace to pivot, turning its back to the firing Extreme Warrior.

It swung its left hand, which guarded the single eye, upward, and the great axe emitted an arc of light several meters long.

Whoosh!

With a howl, the great axe struck the Extreme Warrior in the midst of Electric Flash Teleport.

But it only hit one.

This Extreme Warrior was sliced a hundred meters away, his whole body flying upward like a cannonball; the spot he was cut at was his waist, the semi‑transparent resistance field was pierced, leaving a deep gouge on the armor, but the force of the great axe was cushioned by the inner armor, and the Extreme Warrior himself suffered not a hair of injury.

He being hit by the enemy was a pre‑planned tactic.

The purpose was to act as a meat shield, drawing the ogre's attacks to create openings for his comrades.

In mid‑air, another Extreme Warrior deliberately lagged a beat, using the flying‑away Extreme Warrior as cover; then the Titan engine power surged to its limit, accelerating wildly, and he raised an electric giant sword to slash down onto the ogre's head.

The ogre sensed danger.

However, it swung the great axe, its arm unable to retract, exposing the single eye; a distant Extreme Warrior had already moved into firing position, the Bolt Gun spewed flames, a string of Explosive Shells followed, each hitting the single eye with pinpoint accuracy.

Ahhh…

The ogre screamed in agony, wildly shaking its head and body to try to dodge the bullets, but it was useless.

The bullets seemed to have eyes; no matter how it shook, they always struck the same spot, one after another exploding and piercing the protection.

The single eye wounded, the ogre's mind went blank instantly, even forgetting the enemy above its head.

The Extreme Warrior's electric giant sword came down.

Bang!

The massive sword, surrounded by thick lightning, cleaved solidly into the ogre's head; the disintegration field on the blade pierced the protection, the blade cut into the skull, and blood spurted out.

Yet this wound was insufficient to kill the ogre; it roared wildly, tossed its weapon aside, and seized an Extreme Warrior.

The ogre ignored the giant sword, letting it remain lodged in its head.

Give me death!

Amid the roar, the blood‑engorged single‑eyed ogre pressed its two hands together to crush the Extreme Warrior, while gaping its massive maw to bite the Warrior's head, attempting to snap it off.

The surface resistance field of the Extreme Warrior's powered armor quickly collapsed, the armor warped slightly, emitting a sound.

But it was only minor deformation, no damage; the Extreme Warrior inside remained unharmed.

Uh…

The ogre's eyes widened in shock, spitting out several blood‑stained broken teeth.

Even teeth that could gnaw refined metal were snapped by the helmet; in its shallow perception it had never encountered something so hard— even its own spiked mace could be easily crushed. A hollow armor— why is it harder than a solid spiked mace?

The momentary lapse of consciousness sealed the ogre's fate.

The Extreme Warrior, just flung away, dived down; propelled by the Titan engine, its tens‑of‑thousands‑pound powered armor moved like lightning, like a meteor, striking the ogre's head directly.

At that moment, an Extreme Warrior from another direction kept firing; the Bolt Gun pierced the protection, shattering the ogre's knee and depriving it of right‑leg support.

Boom!

The towering ogre was slammed to the ground, involuntarily releasing the Extreme Warrior from its grasp.

The freed Extreme Warrior instantly surged upward, drew a Rocket Launcher, aimed at the ogre's head, and pulled the trigger.

The Extreme Warrior that knocked down the ogre became a flash of lightning, pulling away.

The massive projectile, trailing flame, instantly struck the ogre, causing a huge explosion; the fire shockwave swept all around. Before the blast ended, the airborne Extreme Warrior stowed the Rocket Launcher, switched to the Bolt Gun, dove into the flames, and fired wildly with the muzzle pressed to the ogre's forehead.

Bang bang bang bang bang…

The ogre, still reeling from the Rocket Launcher blast, was too weak to counterattack.

Firing at such close range, the Bolt Gun, using the gap left by the electric giant sword, delivered a dozen‑plus shots and finally broke through the formidable protection.

The Explosive Shell continued to barrage, hitting its single eye.

The Extreme Warrior knew from the start that the single eye was the ogre's greatest weakness and the most vulnerable spot in its defense, so the tactics centered on attacking the eye.

The bullet pierced the eye and detonated inside.

Boom!

The eye instantly turned to shredded flesh, yet the Extreme Warrior kept firing at the head; after a few shots the ogre's head exploded, leaving a headless corpse.

The ogre's body collapsed on the ground, completely still.

The entire battle lasted only a few dozen seconds, yet it shocked everyone who saw it; a Saint Rank powerhouse was slain so effortlessly!

The Arcane Knight looked at the five Extreme Warriors, his face full of awe.

Mystic Sword Saint Sailein was stunned for a few seconds before regaining composure, feeling conflicted; the battle of those few dozen seconds revealed far too much.

The five Extreme Warriors coordinated with such tacit understanding, as if they were one.

Each of them possessed exceedingly brilliant combat skill, predicting every move of the ogre, preventing it from leveraging its power advantage; with minimal cost they achieved maximal effect, an extremely efficient kill.

If they themselves faced the ogre, it would not be so easy.

If they faced these five Extreme Warriors, their fate would not be much better than the ogre's; at best they could endure a little longer.

But this is obviously still not the combat limit of an Extreme Warrior!

The Extreme Warrior who faced the ogre head‑on and finally decapitated the enemy clearly has strength greater than other Extreme Warriors and could never be an obscure figure.

What Salain does not know is that it was Xikarius who killed the ogre.

Xikarius retrieved his electric greatsword, sent the four brothers back, and continued to block the gates of Shivaji Palace.

An Extreme Warrior held the front, while the Arcane Sword Knight Order, the Iron Knight Order, and the Rick Guard emerged from the teleportation portal, easily taking their positions and setting up the formation.

GriffinLegion also dispatched three thousand griffin riders to circle above the palace.

The Empire's troops have already laid a sky‑and‑earth net.

The tower in Flaniss Floating City also gathered a blinding light, and a massive ten‑ring Ultimate Ao Fireball could be launched at any moment.

Now, we only wait for the moment when all Banerko Altars are destroyed and the Fear Domain dissipates; that moment will be the launch of the final offensive.

A few minutes later.

When the last Banerko Altar is destroyed, the Fear Domain shrouding Banbei City vanishes.

At the same time, Lei En also appears outside the gates of Shivaji Palace.

Lei En looks up at the sky; Flaniss immediately releases the Ultimate Ao Fireball, a massive blue‑purple flame like a meteor that streaks through the countless griffin riders and lands on the largest, most magnificent palace at the very center of Shivaji Palace.

(End of Chapter)