"Clang!"
When the deafening explosion resounded like a bell across the entire inner city of the world, the top floor of the pyramid palace in the center of the city exploded.
It was as if an invisible bolt of lightning had struck the place, or as if some terrifying power had leaked out from the palace. The entire town shook, causing everyone to reveal a panicked expression.
"What's wrong?"
"Explosion?"
"It's from the palace!"
"Could it be that there are also attackers at the palace?"
The Orc Warriors who were running around in the town were shocked.
"Have we successfully rescued them?"
Norb, who was covered in wounds, looked in the direction of the palace. His blood-stained eyes shone brightly.
"Tsk, it has indeed started."
Nott stood in front of Norb with a huge spiked mace in his hand. There were also many Orc powerhouses helping him.
It was obvious that the two brothers were fighting each other, and because Noel had a helper on his side, Norb was at a disadvantage.
The sudden and huge commotion caused the battle to temporarily stop.
What happened next shocked the hearts of countless people.
"Bang!"
Another deafening sound came from the palace, causing the top floor of the palace to shatter.
Three streaks of light flew out of the palace one after another. One was gold, one was black, and one was white. They were like meteors chasing each other, flying at high speed while colliding with each other.
"Dang!" "Dang!" "Dang!" "Dang!"
Deafening sounds resounded again and again as the three meteors collided with each other. Every time they collided, terrifying shockwaves would be generated, causing the sky above the town to seem to be bombarded by endless invisible explosions.
Such a terrifying battle directly affected the entire Inner World, causing heaven and earth to tremble.
"Ahh!"
"Be careful!"
"Run!"
In the city, the Orc Warriors let out cries of alarm and misery as they fled in panic.
The shockwaves caused by the collision of the three meteors affected every corner of the town, causing buildings and even the ground to explode from time to time. They were either blasted into pieces or blasted into holes.
However, those three meteors were astonishingly fast and turned the entire town into a battlefield. It was unknown how far they traveled in the blink of an eye and how many places they reached. The storm of Mana and deathly aura swept through the town, causing destruction here.
That was a natural disaster.
That was also a man-made disaster.
The commotion caused by the battle of three Orc Warriors became a man-made disaster that affected the entire town.
In an instant, the Orc Warriors in the town became powerless civilians. They could only flee in panic among the debris of the buildings and the trembling streets.
"What's going on?"
Norb was also affected. He hurriedly dodged the debris of the buildings and the cracks on the ground, revealing a shocked expression.
"This … Is this still the power of a human?!"
Nott was also in a sorry state. He was shocked by the explosion in mid-air.
Even the two top Legend rank powerhouses were behaving this way. One could imagine how helpless and panicked the others would be in the face of such a man-made disaster.
It was the same for Elise and the others who had fled in panic from the destroyed palace.
"Bastard!"
Elise looked at the intense battle in the sky with a pale face.
"What the hell are those two knights?!"
Oz, Maffey, and the Orc Clerics were also horrified.
During the Battle of the Royal Capital, although they were trapped in the Glory Palace and didn't see the battle between Shien, Helimis, and Magel, they had seen the fierce battle between Shien and Lilith in Kosmos.
They also knew that Shien's current strength was far stronger than before. Even if he was compared to a Transcendent Rank, he wasn't much inferior.
But now, two Undead Knights suddenly appeared, displaying power that surpassed the Legend rank and even the Ultimate rank. They were engaged in an intense battle with Shien.
What … What's going on?
"Lord Shien!"
"Lord Hero!"
When the goddesses of the Protoss race caught sight of this, their hearts were filled with anxiety.
They wanted to use their power to help Shien.
However, just as they were about to rush forward, a gust of wind suddenly blew over and stopped them.
The Orc King's figure appeared in the storm.
"I say, the show is about to begin. Can you guys just watch quietly, Goddess?"
Guula looked at the goddesses with a sinister and disdainful expression.
"Guula!"
Oz rushed over, roared furiously, and blasted a fist at Guula, giving rise to a whistling gale.
However, Guulla just raised his hand and easily blocked Oz's punch.
Their fists and palms collided together, and a series of "dong" sounds rang out, sweeping up bursts of air waves.
"What's going on with those two knights? What are they? "
Oz glared at Guulla and asked.
Maffey also shouted while protecting the pale Elyse.
"Are they dead people awakened by Undead Magic? But how can dead people of that rank exist?! "
Maffey's words were exactly what Oz and the other Orc Priests were thinking.
Only Elise seemed to have guessed the identity of the two Undead Knights long ago, and her face couldn't help but turn pale.
Guula laughed.
Moreover, it was a very cold and cruel laugh.
Of course, he knew what they were shocked about.
In the beginning, he was also very shocked, and even a little incredulous.
After all, the two Undead Knights were obviously not Legendary-level or Ultimate Level. They were truly Transcendent Level.
However, when had a Transcendent Rank ever died?
Whether it was the three goddesses, the six demons, the Goddess of Justice, or the three goddesses of Time and Space, they were all still alive.
These existences were the Transcendent Level experts that had survived since ancient times. Their numbers had never been reduced.
Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any Transcendent Rank dead people in this world.
Of course, it was only limited to this world …
"Don't there exist? Transcendent Rank existences that have died before? "
Guula sneered and said something that shocked the world.
"Other than the three goddesses, the six demons, the Goddess of Justice, and the three goddesses of Time and Space, isn't there an existence that can break through the limits of life and become a Transcendent Rank in the Omnippertansen history?"
They were beings that didn't belong to this world.
They were heroes from another world.
They weren't bound by the limits of life set by the [Truth], and they had the possibility of transcending – Heroes.
"Although there are very few Heroes that successfully broke through the limits of life and became Transcendent, there were still a few who successfully broke through and achieved Transcendent Rank. Isn't that right?"
Guulla's sinister expression caused everyone to tremble.
In other words, those Undead Knights were …
"The Heroes that have died before?!"
Oz lost his voice.
"You … You actually blasphemed the heroes of the human race!"
Muffy found it even harder to imagine what she had seen and heard.
They were heroes that fought for the human race and the Protoss on the battlefield. They fought at the frontline against the Demons. Even if they came from another world, they still chose to save the world without hesitation and sacrificed themselves.
Everyone couldn't believe that the newborn Primordial Devil had awakened these heroes and turned them into mindless Undead Spirits to harm the world.
This was especially true for the goddesses of the Protoss. As people who had fought alongside the heroes of history until now, they could not restrain their anger.
Those were the Heroes that they had supported, helped, and cooperated with!
They were actually awakened by the newborn Primordial Devil with Undead Magic and used as weapons. It was unforgivable!
Unfortunately, Guulla couldn't understand their anger.
"I didn't expect the young master and the Undead Queen to prepare such a method. No wonder they dared to declare war so openly despite having fewer Transcendent Level powerhouses than the three major races."
Guulla seemed to be in awe as he said this.
"It's a pity. I heard that they wanted to awaken the Hero, Mithra, who killed the Demon King. Especially the Queen. She had been trying to awaken the Hero, but because the Hero died under the Demon King's power, they couldn't use Undead Magic to awaken him. Otherwise, it would be interesting to use him to deal with the humans, the Protoss, and even the Demons."
Guula said such words shamelessly.
"You bastard!"
Oz couldn't stand it anymore. He waved his fist furiously and attacked Guula.
"Let's go!"
It was rare for Mafei to lose her rationality. She led a group of Orc Priests and charged forward.
Naturally, the goddesses couldn't just stand by and watch. They immediately activated their authority and started fighting with the Orc King.
Only Lamella, Lili, and the other Orc captives who didn't have much combat power were left. They hugged each other and shivered. They didn't know what to do at all.
Elise also stood in the same place. She bit her lips as she watched the fierce battle in the sky.
An unexpected battle appeared in the inner side of this world.
Under the control of forbidden necromancy magic, the current hero and the deceased hero transcended their eras and became each other's opponents.
…
"Clang-!"
High up in the sky, another deafening collision sound accompanied by a shockwave appeared.
The heavy swords in the hands of the Black Knight and White Knight slashed heavily on the Holy Sword that Shien hurriedly raised. A shocking force burst forth and sent Shien flying.
"Bang …!"
Feeling the power transmitted from the Holy Sword, Sean was left speechless. The mana in his body trembled, and he immediately stopped his body that was flying backward.
But the two Undead Knights didn't give him a chance to catch his breath. Like berserk Grim Reapers, they rushed toward him from both sides.
The heavy swords in their hands were like two mountain peaks. Under the force of the slash, the air was easily split, and the sound of the wind turned into ear-piercing sonic booms that attacked Shien's eardrums.
It was also surrounded by a horrifying death aura. If an ordinary person were to be scratched by it, their vitality would be sucked dry, and they would instantly turn into a dried corpse.
Shien wanted to use [Rito's Mandate] to take it head-on, but he found that the power coming from the Black Knight's heavy swords was not right.
It seemed to be able to shake his organs, penetrate his skin, and ignore his skill defense. This made Shien instantly understand.
"They can even use unique skills …?!"
Because of this, Shien didn't dare to take the Black Knight's attack head-on.
He dared to take the White Knight's attack head-on, but when he wanted to take it head-on, the Undead Knight's slash turned into a slap and sent Shien flying like a ball.
The pure power of the attack actually made Shien feel pain after going through the defense of [Rito's Mandate].
It was obvious that even the defense of [Rito's Mandate] couldn't completely block the terrifying attack of a Transcendent Level.
If it weren't for the Holy Sword's damage reduction, Shien might have been injured by now.
However, the weakening effect of the Holy Sword wasn't as prominent in front of a Transcendent Level existence.
"Because I haven't transcended, and the Holy Sword hasn't evolved yet, so the weakening effect of a Transcendent Level's power is definitely not as exaggerated as 99%."
Back then, when Sean was fighting Lilith who had lost control in Kosmos, he was also injured even though he had the holy sword in his hand. This was enough to explain everything.
Fortunately …
"These two seniors aren't using the Holy Sword."
Shien quickly glanced at the heavy swords in the hands of the two Undead Knights. With a few flashes, he dodged the attacks of the two heavy swords.
It was precisely because the two past heroes weren't using the Holy Sword that Sean was able to fight against the two Transcendent Level powerhouses who could use unique skills for so long in a one-versus-two situation.
"Is it not being used? Or can't it be used? "
Shien was more willing to believe the latter.
The Heroes could be awakened by Undead Magic, but the Holy Sword couldn't be awakened.
Putting aside the fact that the Hero's Holy Sword would shatter and be completely destroyed after his death, the Holy Power of the Holy Sword wouldn't be affected by an evil Necromancer.
Therefore, the two past Transcendent Heroes were awakened by Undead Magic, but their Holy Swords couldn't be revived.
However …
"Even so, the threat is big enough."
Shien retreated as he fought. With the support and sharpness of the Holy Sword, he fought against the two Undead Knights. His figure flickered back and forth in the sky without stopping.
The two past Heroes were very afraid of the Holy Sword in Shien's hands. It was unknown if the Holy Wave awakened their memories of this familiar weapon, or if they instinctively sensed the threat the Holy Sword posed to them.
The Holy Sword had the power to purify all evil. To the Undead and the dead, it was the most terrifying thing.
Because of this, one of them swung his heavy sword, causing it to emit a red light. Every swing and slash continuously shook Shien's internal organs, forcing Shien to use the Holy Sword to block. The other one appeared and disappeared mysteriously. He turned into fog, clouds, wind, flames, and lightning. Sometimes, he disappeared, and sometimes, he flickered left and right. Sometimes, he was like a phantom, and sometimes, he was like an army of beasts. His aura was unbelievably powerful.
The power and effect could only be their unique skills when they were alive.
"Can Undead Magic awaken the unique skills of the dead?"
This was something that Shien had never heard of before.
One had to know that even Chafnir, who had the Rippling Heart Demon, couldn't summon the illusions of her admirers and have them fight for her, but she couldn't replicate their unique abilities.
Yet, a mere Undead Magic could do it. This was something that Shien didn't want to believe.
"Could it be because of the Lustrous Branch?"
An idea flashed in Shien's mind.
The Lustrous Branch was a secret treasure left behind by the Supreme God. It was a crystallization of power that existed before the world was formed and the natural laws were established.
To put it bluntly, the Lustrous Branch was a part of the natural laws established by [Truth]. It was a power that the world gave to certain people.
Since this was the case, as a supreme secret treasure that was born before [Truth] was formed, the Lustrous Branch could allow existences like the [Death Spirit Body] to surpass the limits of life and achieve transcendence, going against the natural laws established by [Truth]. This meant that the Lustrous Branch could once again avoid the interference of [Truth] and allow the Death Spirit Body to go against common sense and awaken the unique skills of the dead.
In other words, Shien was now facing two Transcendent Bravehearts who had lost their Holy Swords but were still at their peak in all other aspects.
"You really know how to make things difficult for your juniors, seniors."
Under Shien's sarcasm, the two Bravehearts who had turned into Undead Spirits attacked relentlessly. Their heavy swords were aimed at Shien's head.
"Clang!"
After an unknown number of clangs, the sound of metal clangs rang out.
The fierce battle between the three Bravehearts continued.
