Chapter 869: Spear of the Thunder God

Everyone noticed an anomaly in the Flaniss Floating City.

The residents of Banbei City loyal to the king were ecstatic, and the Super Sun Legion besieged in the palace glimpsed a sliver of hope in their despair, lifting their morale.

"Their floating city is malfunctioning!"

"Counterattack!"

"Brothers, stay calm; together we'll defeat these invaders, kill them, and drive them back to the Oriense Empire!"

Various shouts of resistance rose and fell throughout the city.

Having already occupied most of the city and turning it upside down while searching everywhere for the cultists of the evil god, the Imperial troops were momentarily caught off guard. They kept glancing up at the silent floating city, their eyes filled with uneasy doubt and worry.

The deterrent power of the floating city grants the Imperial army boundless confidence; its unmatched deterrence is also the army's most solid backing.

As long as the floating city remains, even if battles on the ground go poorly, the Imperial forces still have a fallback.

Losing the floating city would not only deal a massive blow to the army's morale but also leave no retreat, stranded thousands of miles from the empire, likely resulting in total annihilation.

Suddenly, the advance of all major corps slowed.

The private forces of Imperial nobles and councilors inevitably changed; they fought then halted, hesitating whether to withdraw and reinforce the floating city.

Outside the palace.

The commander of the Arcane Sword Knights, Mystic Sword Saint Saleyin, flashed over to Lei En and whispered, "Speaker Lei En, should we return to the floating city?"

"No need."

Lei En waved his hand to cut Saleyin off, resolutely saying, "Continue the siege of Shivaji Palace; ignore the floating city."

"But…" Saleyin still felt uneasy.

Almost all Imperial corps have been deployed; now only a portion of the Eight-Leaf Hand transcendents remain in the floating city. If the enemy breaches and destroys it, it will be all over.

Even razing the entire Banbei City to the ground could not compensate for the loss of a fallen floating city.

At that moment, the commander of the Rick Guard, Haisketo, and the commander of the Steel Knight Order, Soric, arrived at the palace's main gate—one riding a massive elderly black dragon, the other atop the powerful beast Serasi, whose body is sheathed in steel-like scales. The arrival of the two Saint Rank strongmen drew everyone's attention.

Lei En glanced at them and shouted, "You must have confidence in the Duke's strength; he can deal with the enemy."

The three Saint Rank strongmen stared at each other.

"Lady Silver Star and Her Majesty the Queen are also in the floating city," Lei En added, a smile of apparent control spreading across his face.

Suddenly, all three were enlightened.

After the siege began, Duke Silver Star and the Storm Queen only sent their transcendental legions to fight, while they themselves stayed beside Duke GreyEagle. Previously they thought the two powerful witches would not intervene; now they realized they were merely waiting for the enemy to appear.

"Speaker Lei En, do you mean the Duke was prepared all along?" Saleyin couldn't help asking.

Lei En gave a slight nod.

That death letter backfired, exposing Luo Xi's plot; after the teacher and Master Tim*Kenan consulted, they decided to turn the scheme against the enemy, setting a trap in the Flaniss Floating City to lure them in.

In the words of a past life, it is an invitation for the guest to enter the jar.

But this plan is very risky.

Even deities find the floating city's protective barrier tricky; among mortals it is flawless. As long as the city's master remains cautious, never emerging and never allowing enemies in, the floating city is virtually impregnable.

However, once the enemy breaches the interior, nothing can be said.

If the plan is exposed, or the enemy realizes it's a trap and counters it, they could annihilate the floating city in one blow, causing incalculable loss.

Nevertheless, this was a plan voluntarily proposed by Tim*Kenan, and he insisted on it; the teacher could only consent.

There was another matter Lei En did not disclose to Saleyin and the others.

Currently, there are not three but a full five Holy Soul Wizards in the Flaniss Floating City!

Ouroin Master and Wantu Si Rui*Howai Master had already hidden within the floating city before departure; both are members of the Balance faction, or were, and are trusted by the teacher and Tim*Kenan Master, so there will be no issue.

If the teacher were not stationed in the empire, he would have come to act.

All five Holy Soul Wizards are inside Tim*Kenan's floating city, fighting on home ground; if they still fail, there will be nothing left to say.

Lei En stared at the floating city for a few seconds, but could not see its interior.

He lowered his gaze to the palace within Shivaji Palace and said gravely, "The safety of the floating city is handled by several Holy Soul Wizards; we need not worry. Our mission is to breach Shivaji Palace and eliminate Vikramati II and his forces."

"Three commanders, prepare to assault the palace!"

Lei En issued the order decisively.

He is not the commander of a revenge operation, holds no formal rank in the Imperial army, nor is he a Saint Rank strongman, yet his stature and reputation cause the three Saint Rank strongmen to obey him willingly.

Haisketo asked, "What about the shadow shield?"

A protective shield that can resist the Ten-ring Spell eight times is not easy to break.

"Leave it to me."

Lei En had already seen that the shadow shield was at its breaking point, only one or two more attacks away from collapse, but he did not expose it, instead saying, "My Extreme Warrior Corps will lead the charge; you handle intercepting fleeing enemies."

The three commanders raised no objections and returned to their respective corps.

Thundercast Celestial Soldiers opened a series of portals; Extreme Warriors were divided again into four squads of fifteen each, and the Thundercast Celestial Soldiers formed ten-man units, dispersing to the palace's four gates.

Lei En took a deep breath.

Then his heart stirred, activating Titanic power, Infinite Fury, Elephant Heart Electric Power, and Battle Music.

In an instant, his power surged to Level 18, his body swelling to sixteen meters tall; the Titanic power armor expanded in tandem, resembling a humanoid metal fortress, with a pair of massive metallic wings unfurling behind him. Lightning crackled around the wings and the giant's form, his eyes flashing with electric light, and a terrifying aura radiated outward.

In his giant form, Lei En towered higher than the palace walls.

The Super Sun Legion inside the palace saw a Titan giant peeking out from beyond the wall, eyes like lightning; even from a great distance, the giant's aura still struck them with dread.

Then the giant spoke.

"I am Lei En."

"All Imperial corps, continue your mission, eradicate the evil‑god cultists; victory will belong to the Empire!"

Lei En's voice thundered like a storm, echoing across Banbei City.

The Imperial troops hesitating over whether to withdraw from the floating city heard his voice and instantly steadied, their will returning to resolve, without any further hesitation.

Extreme Warrior Corps, advance!

Lei En let out a loud roar.

Boom—boom—boom……

The four gates of the Xiwaji Royal Palace simultaneously rang with the crack of Bolt Guns; outside each gate stood fifteen Extreme Warriors and ten Thundercast Celestial Soldiers, and twenty‑five Bolt Guns fired together, blasting the gates open in seconds, with the Extreme Warriors leading the charge inside.

The Super Sun Legion hiding behind the gates was shattered into fragments by the first wave.

The Extreme Warrior Corps trampled over their corpses into the palace, which was already half ruins; scattered within were over ten thousand Super Sun Legion soldiers, now in heavy‑armored units, empowered with Divine Technique, fearlessly emerging from every corner, shouting slogans and lunging at the Extreme Warriors.

"For the Majesty!"

"Kill!"

"Slay these Empire men, avenge our brothers!"

But they were met by a storm of bullets; invisible high‑speed projectiles pierced their chests, shredding their bodies, and after exploding, scorching electric fire swept the surroundings, leaving no one nearby alive—no corpse could even be found.

No matter how many charges the Super Sun Legion launched, or how many gathered each time, none could reach the front of the Extreme Warriors.

Each bullet claimed several lives.

Every Bolt Gun was like the Grim Reaper's scythe.

And there were a hundred such death‑scythes; the Extreme Warriors and Thundercast Celestial Soldiers mercilessly reaped the enemies' souls, leaving a field of broken corpses and debris wherever they passed.

The Super Sun Legion collapsed at the slightest touch.

The Extreme Warrior Corps' killing speed even outpaced their collapse, giving the enemy no chance to flee; anyone exposed to their sight was certain death.

Many Super Sun Legion soldiers farther back, seeing the horrific front, reacted swiftly, rolling to hide behind walls, using the palace's stone walls as cover. But before they could feel relief, bullets followed them like shadows, piercing the walls and blasting them apart.

These stone walls were no different from cardboard against the Bolt Guns.

Even hidden behind walls, the enemies could not evade the radar scans of the powered armor; the Extreme Warriors saw them crystal clear.

The Extreme Warriors advanced synchronously from the four gates, never pausing, rapidly closing in on the central palace.

Three Empire legions charged in from behind.

Then they realized they could find no enemy; the Xiwaji Royal Palace had been almost razed, the ground littered with dried blood and broken corpses.

The deafening gunfire, the scene of devastation, the unstoppable corps— all left their expressions blank, each one staring dumbfounded. Then they were filled with regret, thinking they should have let the Extreme Warriors take the vanguard; once they moved, nothing remained, not even a sip of broth.

When the Extreme Warrior Corps slaughtered the Super Sun Legion, Lei En also acted.

Clang!

With a flash of Electric Flash Teleport, he appeared on the plaza outside the palace; as his right foot struck the ground, a booming crack rang out and countless massive bolts of lightning radiated outward.

Thunder Trample!

Hundreds of transcendent beings around were struck by the shockwave and lightning, instantly turning to ash.

Some people, seeing the giant‑sized Lei En, turned and fled, rolling and crawling just to keep distance, lacking any courage to attack.

Lei En ignored the deserters; the Extreme Warriors would deal with them.

The All-Seeing Eye pierced the palace walls, seeing inside Vikramatia II, who had risen from the throne, his expression solemn; the slave army beneath the throne swarmed forward, his black aura thickening, nearly coalescing into substance.

However, Lei En's focus was not on Vikramatia II.

He cared more about Holy Soul Wizard Qian Bo Rui.

At any time, under any circumstance, a Holy Soul Wizard is the most alarming enemy, far more terrifying than other Saint Rank strongmen.

Even though Qian Bo Rui's level was clearly lower than Vikramatia II's, it certainly would not exceed th Level, judged to be around twenty‑two.

But in Lei En's eyes, Qian Bo Rui's threat was far greater than Vikramatia II's.

At this moment, Qian Bo Rui was still directing the rune formation, maintaining the shadow shield protecting the palace; without attacks from the Fu Kong Cheng, he seemed at ease.

Through the shadow shield, Lei En shouted:

"Vikramatia II, come out and meet death!"

"A thing not even of Saint Rank..." Vikramatia II immediately retorted; unaware that Lei En could see him, his face solemn, yet his words were scornful, completely disregarding Lei En, saying disdainfully, "Who are you?"

"The one who will kill you."

After speaking, Lei En said no more; his spirit leapt to a spot hundreds of meters from the palace, and a ten‑meter long refined iron spear, thicker than an adult's thigh and weighing tens of thousands of pounds, materialized in his hand—yet it fit him perfectly.

It was a single‑use refined iron spear he had forged, intended to unleash the Thunder God's Spear.

The Nebula Ring still contained a dozen more.

Lei En's eyes flashed with intense electricity; within several hundred meters, countless lightning elements surged wildly, merging with massive spiritual power, forming thick golden bolts that coursed over his armor, swiftly gathering into his right arm and infusing the refined iron spear.

Eighteenth‑level power, amplified by seven lightning forms, together propelled a Level 6 Thunder God's Spear.

A few seconds later.

The massive refined iron spear, from tip to base, gathered terrifying energy, resembling a solidified thunderbolt, extending over twenty meters, twisting and wavering, constantly flashing. Dark clouds shrouded the palace sky, dimming the heavens, and the gryphon knights in battle were forced to retreat.

From sky to earth, everyone's gaze fell upon Lei En.

He grasped the Thunder Spear, like a deity descending.

Then, Lei En sprinted toward the palace; the ground quivered at high frequency, his right arm muscles bulging, and in his rapid run he hurled the Thunder God's Spear.

"Ho!"

A booming shout rang through the heavens.

Within a thousand‑meter radius of the palace, the world suddenly darkened; in people's sight only that lightning remained, streaking across the sky as if to split the world in two.

In the blink of an eye, the Thunder God's Spear struck the palace.

Boom—!

The lightning‑flashing spear slammed the shadow shield, causing an explosion and violent oscillation of the shield. Inside the palace, dozens of court Wizards standing on the rune formation nodes had half of them roll their eyes white and collapse on the spot.

The shadow shield had become extremely fragile, seeming to shatter at any touch.

At that moment, a hundred Extreme Warriors and Thundercast Celestial Soldiers suddenly swivelled their barrels, firing at the palace from multiple directions.

Boom—boom—boom—boom……

Bullet after bullet slammed into the shadow shield, giving the court Wizard no time to rotate. After the firepower lasted a few seconds, the shadow shield finally broke!

(End of chapter)