An oppressive atmosphere surged in from all directions. Elworth and Sandora, who were known as the "Elversen", stood facing each other in silence. From their words, it seemed to be a deep-seated hatred for the destruction of their country.
I quickly searched through the shared Empire database, which contained all the information that Gaia and Sandora had gathered. If Sandora had any interactions with the "Elversen" in the past, then the relevant information would definitely exist.
As expected, in just a few seconds, the information regarding this race surfaced.
There were only two sentences:
Elversen, an intelligent energy-type lifeform, residing in World Daicas-0300, 33rd Zone Spire Galaxy, home planet number EKS382760355NV, civilization level: Star System Level 5, Pan-Star System Level 2.
Discovered in the third cycle of the Empire Calendar, year 158. When discovered, they were already deeply infected with the energy of the Abyss, irreversible. In the same year, the Imperial Army carried out a genocide. In the same year, all of their colonized planets were destroyed. In the following year, in order to eliminate the remnants of the Abyss, the Spire Galaxy was destroyed.
The records stopped there.
A highly intelligent civilization had been wiped out by Shadora in no time.
Even though I already knew that the Xiling Empire had fought many similar wars in the past, when such cold information was placed in front of me, I couldn't help but feel a chill down my spine.
But looking at Sandora's face, she had a matter-of-fact expression and the icy gaze of a superior. Was this the true side of the silly gluttonous girl?
Forget it, I could even accept Sandora's side of the Abyss, what else couldn't I accept …
"You want revenge," Sandora said in a declarative tone. "That's normal, but do you really think that you can fight against us with your little tricks?"
"Of course — I can't. I never had the extravagant hope of killing all of you invaders, but as long as there's a chance, I won't give up on revenge! Thank the ancestors … You actually took the initiative to appear before me, and even more thank the ancestors … You've become weaker … And I've obtained a perfect tool in my hands! All of the memories of our race are gathered in my mind! I know your weaknesses like the back of my hand! Without energy, even you foreigners will only become a pile of trash!! "
Along with this final shout, I suddenly felt the space around me tremble violently. Then, my natural enemy's expression suddenly changed. After a moment of daze, I realized that we were actually in … a wasteland?
The sky was as turbid as blood plasma, the two dark and strange suns, and the scorched and cracked earth. What the hell was this place?
"Don't think that we're still as weak as before …" There was an unconcealable mockery and sorrow in Elworth's voice. "I've spent countless years planning all of this. I've evolved generations of civilizations on this remote little planet in search of a way to become stronger … Even that idiot Aresta is just my tool. It's a pity that that idiot always does unnecessary things. Otherwise, he might have been fortunate enough to witness all of this … to witness the wrath of our ancestors!"
Elworth rambled on like a deranged lunatic. Then, before I could react, he suddenly shouted loudly, giving me a fright. At the same time, the "wasteland" that we were in shook violently.
Waves of rainbow-colored "magma" gushed out from the cracked ground, covering the entire sky above our heads. Only then did I realize that this wasn't "magma" at all. Instead, it was countless light creatures that looked just like Elvis, but even more blurry and unstable. They stacked on top of each other, like a viscous liquid or a thick fog of chaos, filling the entire world. These humanoid balls of light were also wearing equipment that were also formed from formless energy. Tens of thousands of such balls of light whizzed through the sky like an uncountable number of specters.
These were the "ancestors" that Elworth mentioned?
"Hey, hey, hey … This isn't fair, heh …" I muttered in a low voice.
The space around me was rather strange, and I was completely unable to find a way to escape from it. The technology that this "Elversen" civilization used was something that I had never seen before. Also, it sounded like Elworth had spent who knew how many tens of thousands of years researching her revenge plan. No matter how stupid she was, she would be able to reach the peak of the third job advancement after so many years. She was even able to transform an Emperor-class Shiring Apostles into a self-destructing bomb and trap two Schilling leaders at the same time!
A dark red ray of light poured down from above my head without any warning. It was an attack from one of the "Elversen" lifeforms. In order to test the combat power of these strange lifeforms, I didn't dodge. The red light beam struck my energy shield, causing layers of ripples.
"That's not much …"
Just as I muttered that, an overwhelming amount of energy beams of all colors completely enveloped us.
"But this number is too f * cking against the rules, you bastards!!"
Vega's voice resounded next to me with a raging flame, "Soldiers! Attack! Long live the Emperor!!! "
Endless attacks. Countless ghost-like "Elversen" wantonly scattered all kinds of energy beams like a berserk storm. At the same time, as the armored scorpions danced rapidly, a large amount of light also dissipated under the powerful energy field of the Phase Displacement Blades. Sandora had activated a large-scale Mind Distortion Field, but the other party was obviously a "ghost" lifeform without any intelligence. Against these fellows who didn't even have a soul, Sandora's ability didn't seem to be very effective.
What was going on? I hadn't even reacted yet. How did I end up in the middle of a people's war?
"Sandora! I say, where did these darn things come from!? Didn't you wipe them all out? "
After detonating another, or perhaps dozens of overlapping Elversen, I turned my head to ask Sandora. "These are Elversen's memories of her compatriots."
Sandora didn't panic in the slightest. After her ability was controlled, she simply switched to her Abyssal form and used this state's powerful close combat abilities to easily harvest the spirits that dared to charge at her. She even had the energy to explain everything to me in an unhurried manner. "The Elversen race is a very strange thing. I don't know if it's evolution or degeneration, but their entire race doesn't have the concept of 'self' and 'others'. They are all chaotic energy masses that can fuse with each other at any time, and they can also separate into several individuals at any time. When we first discovered their colony planet, we even thought that there was only one life on the planet. Every Elversen colony planet is filled with soul energy thicker than the atmosphere. That's one Elversen, or it could be said that there are billions of Elversens. To be honest, when we first fought with these troublesome fellows, it was like we were slapping a ghost street … The Elversen race's innate talent gave them endless soul energy and almost unlimited 'individual strength', but it also made them unable to resist the Abyssal infection … But none of this is important. What's important is that this race's innate talent gave every Elversen an unparalleled technique …"
At this point, Sandora paused for a moment before waving her 'claw' to create a gray shockwave from the abyss. She turned her head and bared her fangs at me. "These damned fellows can use their soul memories to 'revive' everything that they have experienced. They can even turn their memories into reality, including their homeland, their buildings, their culture, and … their knights. Even though these knights don't have souls and are rather rigid, the Elwessen's fighting style isn't that nimble to begin with …"
"Boom!!!"
A series of loud explosions cleared a large area around us, but this empty space was immediately filled up by even more Elwessen ghosts that surged in from all directions.
I quickly gathered all the energy that I could gather in the surroundings and turned it into invisible bombs. I continuously detonated the surrounding ghosts as I shouted, "In other words, we are currently in Elwessen's soul world? And she used the memories in the depths of her soul, using her own soul energy to recreate these things … F * ck! "
I quickly dodged to the side, dodging the enormous energy beam that could have been released by hundreds of Elwessen ancestors. Then, I asked, "This is the homeland in Elwessen's memories?! It's so desolate? "
Sandora didn't even turn her head. "Before I used the EOP-03 bomb to turn this place into this, this place was still full of life … Howling Wind Cleave!"
Three gray energy blades shot out from under Sandora's enormous abyssal claw, piercing through countless ghosts without any obstruction. They left a sharp whistle in the air before disappearing into the distant horizon.
It was obvious from the fact that Sandora and I still had the energy to chat that even though the enemy's attacks were abnormally fierce and imposing, Sandora and I weren't in any danger. Although these Elwessen ancestors that were recreated using soul energy were quite strong, but …
Not to mention how monstrous Sandora's abyssal form was in terms of defense and close combat ability, just the fact that they were energy lifeforms was enough to completely restrain me.
Apart from the two of us, there was also a group of Armored Scorpions that could be called meat grinders. These cold weapon enthusiasts were indeed the most efficient killing machines. Their fighting style was simple and effective, and that was to attack! Absolute attack! Defeat the enemy before they could even attack you!
The Battleship Slicing Blades danced like a thunderstorm. Countless ghosts were reduced to shards under the hands of Vega and her soldiers.
However, the situation didn't look too optimistic. Our super efficient killing didn't seem to be able to exhaust the Elwessen's strength at all. No matter how many ghosts were killed in the surroundings, they would regenerate in the next second. This darned soul world was like a perpetual motion machine that was exhausting our stamina.
"Evil Gift!" Sandora shouted. She suddenly jumped up and pierced a ghost that was charging over to ambush her claw. Then, she threw it forward with all her might. In the next second, the ball of light that was thrown forward turned into a powerful human bomb. The violent explosion cleared the sky within a radius of a few hundred meters.
"Ah Jun, we can't go on like this …"
Sandora took two steps back and said with her back against mine. Her voice was already slightly panting.
"The Elwessen is gone. She must be hiding in a nearby parallel space. Our continuous exhaustion of these past shadows and our stamina has no effect on her at all."
"I noticed it too!"
I said in a flustered and exasperated tone. "Has the Elwessen race always had such a bastard fighting style? How did you wipe them out back then! "
"Although they had soul power back then, they weren't this powerful." As Sandora blocked the increasingly concentrated attacks, she still had some strength left to speak. "In theory, they could increase their individual combat power infinitely, but now it seems like … the Elwessen really did use millions of years to slowly level up. This soul world is invulnerable. She probably used every civilization she created on Earth as nourishment for the soul world. Also, back then, I used a King's Landing -class battleship to destroy their home planet. Where am I going to find an Empire fleet now!"
"Tsk … If we continue fighting like this, we will be exhausted to death by this world sooner or later …"
I cursed the abnormal and troublesome racial talents of these strange energy creatures. As time passed, we were gradually losing the upper hand. It seemed like any normal attack method wouldn't be able to harm the Elwessen's main body — unless I could cover the entire soul world with my attacks.
"Veigar! Buy me some time! Your boss is going to use his ultimate move! "
Hearing my command, Veigar immediately raised his sword and slammed it against the air. "Soldiers! Enter overload mode! "
As soon as she said that, the armored scorpions around us immediately let out low hissing sounds that resembled real insects. Red sparks of energy that could be seen with the naked eye began to crackle from every single one of their mechanical joints. The air was filled with the pungent smell of overheated metal.
* Boom! Boom! * A series of deep explosions sounded in the air. The scorpions instantly began to charge at supersonic speed, and the Elwessen ancestors that filled the air instantly thinned out.
The black flames on Sandora's body suddenly contracted and condensed. Then, she switched from offense to defense as she carefully stood guard by my side.
I closed my eyes slightly and concentrated. Immediately, the chaotic energy field around me appeared clearly in my mind.
It was like a large mass of colorful jelly. Was this the true appearance of the soul world? This number was really exaggerated.
Originally, I felt that it was a little unbearable to use such a massacre skill, but since you chose to be my enemy, then I'm sorry. Elwessen ancestors, being an energy creature is your greatest misfortune …
In the turbulent sea of nitroglycerin, all you need to do is throw in a small spark at the right time, and …
"Energy … Detonation!!"
Even with my eyes closed, the unprecedented white light that erupted in that instant easily passed through my thin eyelids. The world in front of me instantly turned deathly white, to the point that my eyeballs started to ache. The astonishing high temperature almost pierced through the layers of psionic shields around us. Of course, that could also be an illusion caused by the intense white light. There was a distant and indistinct roar in my ears. It was the explosion of all the energy in the entire world being ignited in an instant. If it wasn't for the existence of the psionic shields, just the sound waves alone would have been enough to disintegrate the armor of an Empire mothership.
This continued for a full ten minutes before everything gradually calmed down. I crawled up from the ground and held my head high. My gaze was like a torch as I pointed in front of me with a majestic aura. "The rage of the Empire will burn everything!"
Then, Sandora came up to me like a little wife and started to seriously pat the dust off my butt. You don't know how powerful the earthquake was!
"I don't believe that Elworth will be able to hide this time!"
It was obvious that a certain someone who had successfully used her ability to restrain me was feeling extremely good.
Also, the admiring gazes of the beautiful scorpions around us made this feeling even better …
Sandora looked at the half-melted world and subconsciously opened and closed her huge abyssal claws. "The entire soul world has been ignited. Even a special race like the Elworsons will be heavily injured."
Sandora's judgment was correct. In the next second, the space in front of us suddenly split open and a haggard Elworth stumbled out. The light around his body was so dim that it looked as though he hadn't paid his electricity bill for a month.
The white "young woman" tried to land on the ground but immediately floated up in panic. The magma on the ground seemed to have burned her.
"This is impossible!" Elworth exclaimed in shock. "This is my soul world. How could it possibly hurt …"
"Because this will soon be my world," I said with a shrug.
Since Elworth's main body was exposed, it proved that the soul world's endurance wasn't limitless. Between a powerful enemy and an unkillable cockroach, I preferred the former. There was no need for something like a Saint Seiya …
At first, Elworth was confused by my words. But very quickly, she realized that something was wrong with the situation around her. That massive amount of energy was gradually slipping out of her control. Her soul world was weakening at an unprecedented speed. In the distant horizon, the skyscrapers of the school city were gradually appearing. That was a sign that the real world was gradually regaining control.
Although creatures of energy and soul worlds were quite different from the conventional concept of "energy", I could still control them with my mental power if they were heavily injured or had their self-control greatly reduced. This was something that I had discovered by chance when I was together with Alaya. Although I was unable to control them precisely, it was quite easy for me to steal their energy from them, something as low-tech as that would allow me to do so.
And now, Elworth was gradually losing control of her energy due to the heavy damage to her soul.
"Despicable foreigners …" The light on Elworth's body flickered. The young woman's face was distorted due to excessive anger. "For our homeland!!"
The enraged avenger shouted loudly and pounced forward in a frenzy.
Unfortunately for him, Vega's twin blades easily slashed Alworth's body back.
Looking at Elworth, who was almost cleaved in half but was already rapidly regenerating, I finally confirmed one thing. Even though she had a soul world, a heaven-defying weapon, her own power wasn't that strong.
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