BIOLOGICAL SUPERCOMPUTER SYSTEM

Chapter 1209: The Fall of the Law Gate



No one knew what triggered the Cerulean Bird to turn on its heel and go away, yet it did. Perhaps it was due to the overwhelming number of Chimaeric Demons, or possibly Erik's fierce attack.@@novelbin@@

There was no way to be certain. However, everyone knew one thing: many Blackguards remained to be killed, captured, and interrogated.

Erik sighed.

"Well, that was fun," he said with sarcasm. "There is nothing better than a morning dance with a monster hell-bent on devouring your head to really get the blood pumping."

The man looked down at the scene below. The battle continued to rage across the fortress- like city, with thousands of fighters clashing.

Despite their situation, the blackguards were still alive and kicking and made their way close to the walls to escape from the city.

Many clones died, and with them, the control of many of the undead, which allowed the blackguards to push enough to almost get out of the city. Erik looked at the scene.

"There is something weird with their numbers..."

Erik didn't miss the detail.

[Of course there are; a lot of blackguards got out of the city.]

There were significantly fewer blackguards around, but the number of bodies didn't match.

<Damn. If we don't get them before they get too far in the forest, searching for them will be a nightmare.>

The blackguards didn't have many places to go, and with the last plane destroyed, reaching Mur was going to be impossible.

Not that any sane person would want to go there.

The only thing they could do was try to leave Hin, and to do that, they would have to travel toward the east.

That meant that facing humans, as scary and powerful as they were, was still better than facing the Thaids-especially those on Mur.

This meant they were going to flee toward Sleb Harbor, and from there, maybe, they would try to reach the other countries on the Mannard Continent.

Of course, Erik wasn't going to let that happen.

[You just survived an encounter with the most dangerous creature on the Mannard continent, and you still think about the blackguards?]

<What can I say? I'm a dumb asshole...>

The biological supercomputer mentally laughed.

<To all forces,> Erik said. <Some of the blackguards got out of the Law Gate. I want you to find and kill them before they get too deep into the forest.>

The Chimaeric Demons that were still in fighting condition split into two groups. The larger contingent returned to the battlefield and rejoined the fight against the blackguards trapped within the city walls. The clones' reactions were methodical and brutal, most likely fueled by the rage, grief, and sorrow they felt for their kin being killed by the Cerulean bird. They left no room for mercy or escape to those still inside the city.

Meanwhile, a smaller group of clones broke away from the main force and spread out into the surrounding forest, searching for any trace of the blackguards that got out of the city during the earlier chaos.

With that done, Erik flew down. He needed to rest, and urgently, at least until the Chimaeric Demons killed enough blackguards to refill his mana.

He sat on a rock, his breathing heavy as he watched the situation unfold.

<I'm starting to get sick of all those battles,> Erik said. <Every time I get out of one, I immediately go to another one...>

[Well, that has been your choice all along, right? It's not like you have someone else to blame,] the biological supercomputer said.

<I know that... It's just that we can't leave the blackguards alive even if we want to. What do you think will happen if they are given the chance to get into Mannard again? If they controlled everything from the shadows until now, as soon as they have another breakthrough with their research, they will not stop at controlling it from the shadows anymore.>

[Maybe it's not so bad...]

<What did you just say?> Erik couldn't believe the words that just came out of the biological supercomputer's digital mouth.

[If what Bill said is true, and that people with powers were present on earth since ancient times, if it is true that one of them saw a future where we would have been invaded by something, then having a world under control isn't going to be terrible.]

<Did you believe his bullshit?>

[I don't believe his bullshit. It's just that I find it weird that an organization, and a group of people so big, decided to do what they did for no reason at all. Greed, yes, it can be a great motivator, but if lust for power was all there was in this matter, then the blackguards wouldn't have kept progressing their researches.]

Erik paused, unable to utter a word. That, until rage surged through him.

<That is simply because they want to be so strong that no one can contest their powers.>

[I wouldn't be so sure about that... Whatever the blackguards did to their soldiers is not something that will end with them. Changes to brain crystals will affect their children, too. It is likely that their kids will have more than one brain crystal power.]

Erik was at a loss for words. Before he could formulate a reply, Amber, Mira, June, and Emily emerged from the eastern side of the battlefield, approaching him with a dozen Chimaeric Demons as their escort.

"Erik!" Amber rushed to his side. "Are you alright? That was quite the fight up there."

"You look exhausted," Mira said with furrowed brows.

"A fight? That was like a toddler trying to arm wrestle a gorilla..." He sighed again.

"We saw it."

There was silence, because everyone understood that the Cerulean Bird represented the Thaids on Mur. If that creature was just a fraction of what they would face there, their chances of survival on that continent were slim at best.

Erik waved off their concerns with a tired smile. The power he got from the barrier masters had been enough to avoid fatal injuries, and whenever he got hurt, he simply healed himself,

so there wasn't much to say.

It was his mana that was non-existent.

"I'll be fine. I just need to catch my breath and wait for the clones to do their job. Fighting that bird took more out of me than I expected, but as soon as they get enough blackguards, I will level up and will be ready to fight again."

He paused. "Actually, it took me less time than I expected... but it still was scary."

Erik thought he was going to die, honestly.

"We should get you somewhere safer," June said. "You're too exposed here."

"She's right," Emily said. "The battle isn't over yet, and you're in no condition to fight if more enemies show up."

Erik shook his head. "No, I need to stay here. Can't let those bastards escape. Besides," he pointed at the Chimaeric Demons surrounding them, "I'd say I'm well protected."

Amber crossed her arms, but she knew better than to argue. "At least let us stay with you, then. We can keep watch while you recover."

"Fine by me," Erik said, closing his eyes for a moment. "Just expect little conversation. I have

a lot to think about."

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The battle at the Law Gate continued for many hours. After all, there were at least 80 thousand blackguards there, spread across the fortified walls and defensive positions. The fighting intensified during midday, with explosions and magical attacks lighting up the sky, while the clash of weapons and screams of the dying rang all the time. The Chimaeric Demons eliminated them without showing a hint of mercy, but it wasn't as easy as they assumed, especially not with far fewer undead than they began the assault with. The undead still did most of the work, but the Blackpricks learned the Chimaeric Demons were behind them, so they started targeting them, which was exactly what Erik wanted not to

happen.

The undead could be created easily, given the never-ending amount of Thaids in the wilderness, but the clones took time to be made. That meant that a lot of Erik's troops died, but not so much as to prevent Erik from reaching Mur.

One by one, the blackguards got killed. Those who tried to surrender were shown no mercy- the demons followed Erik's orders, and, albeit not honorably, there was no way he was going

to let these guys live.

Of course, a select few blackguards-no more than twenty in total-were temporarily kept alive. These prisoners were brought to a makeshift interrogation area where Erik was going to read their minds one by one, extracting the information about their operations, hideouts, and

plans on Mur.

However, Erik knew that once he got what he needed from each prisoner, they were going to be executed like the others.

The few who tried to flee and were still inside the city were quickly hunted down and dispatched, eaten by the undead, or by the thaids inevitably lured to the Law Gate by the smell of blood and the mana ripples that spread from there.

The Law Gate, which had been a stronghold of the blackguards, was now under Erik's complete control. The only movement came from the Chimaeric Demons and their undead.

"It's done," Erik said. "The Law Gate is ours."