Xyrin Empire

Chapter 74: Chapter 74: Stalemate

Slashing monsters recklessly is quite thrilling, but in most cases, a sufficiently strong MT is necessary to proceed smoothly.

Clearly, Chen Someone, with his hot-blooded nature, had forgotten that his constitution simply could not shoulder the heavy responsibility of an MT, even with all those defensive devices. It was impossible for him to withstand the assault of tens of thousands of demonized creatures while unleashing powerful spells. After all, the consumption of spiritual power by super space-time fire support and space guns is quite enormous. Even though my mind control, enhanced by Sandora’s modifications and Pandora’s special training, has reached a near-monstrous level, I couldn’t continue to be so brazen indefinitely. So, after annihilating swathes of monsters, my spirit finally began to waver. The energy beams I was guiding even came close to hitting me several times. I decisively cut off the connection with the Mother Star and cranked up the power of the surrounding defense devices to their maximum before hiding behind layer upon layer of protection shields and exclaimed, “Can’t hold on, time to switch!”

Muller and his two companions hadn’t yet recovered from their shock. The skies filled with the light of destruction had left their eyes still aching. For top-tier warriors who have achieved nearly eternal life spans, such a phenomenon was unbelievable because the brightness of those light columns, although dazzling, hadn’t been enough to blind them. This could only mean one thing – the energy contained within those pillars was unfathomably terrifying, to the extent that even a sliver of their radiant light could kill!

They had already heard about the incredibly potent members of the Xyrin Empire’s Imperial Expeditionary Army, especially the Leader Level members, who possessed the fighting strength to contend with legions on their own. However, as supreme experts in this world, Muller and his peers naturally had their own pride. They acknowledged the formidable strength of the others but would never blindly succumb to fear. Now, they couldn’t help but ponder how long they could have lasted under such a devastating onslaught. @@novelbin@@

Actually, Muller and his companions were not completely correct in thinking this way. They were merely shocked by the scene before them for the moment. When it really came down to combat strength, my own was not much to speak of. Despite my ability to summon the super space-time strikes of the Xyrin Mother Star using my sole spiritual power, such an attack was clearly impractical in one-on-one combat. Moreover, my physical strength was always a major concern. Unless there was a breakthrough in the carbon-based life research of the Xyrin Empire, my physical condition could at best maintain the level of a regular Xyrin soldier. Facing a true powerhouse like Muller in such a state, I feared I would be annihilated dozens of times before I could even mount an attack.

After regaining their composure slightly, Muller and his group turned their attention to the approaching horde of monsters. The drive to excel is a basic instinct of all living beings, including world-class warriors who possess an even stronger competitive spirit than regular people do. It’s just hard to find worthy opponents for them in this world, which is why they always seem so composed. Now the emergence of a powerful race from an Otherworld had ignited the competitive spirit of these three warriors – perhaps the Elf Clan’s Mu was a bit more subdued, but Muller and Nova were already boiling with excitement!

Harassed by relentless assaults, even the low-intelligence demonized creatures stopped their headlong charges and slowed their pace, starting to use their inherent skills. Flames, lightning, wind blades, and even dragon breath – a dazzling array of magical attacks finally made their entrance, living up to their name as Magical Beasts. However, since they had undergone abyssalization, the attacks they released naturally carried large amounts of Abyss Energy. Within the Life Field that Dingdang cast over the entire plain, these attacks quickly weakened in mid-air. By the time they reached us, they were as feeble as junior magic. Mu effortlessly erected a green barrier with one hand, strong enough to withstand all the attacks.

Although small in stature, the Divine Race is the Divine Race, and the little creature’s strength is no laughing matter. In this battle, Dingdang’s role was probably more significant than any of us.

“Charging Net!” Muller, after completing a complex spell, suddenly shouted. He then swung down his magic wand forcefully, and dozens of lightning bolts as thick as arms shot out, striking a group of monsters in front of him. Upon contact with the monsters’ bodies, the lightning refracted, splitting into even finer tendrils of electricity that struck the nearby Magical Beasts. Although the struck creatures did not seem mortally wounded, they were involuntarily pulled together as if the lightning had magnetized them collectively.

In the blink of an eye, nearly a thousand various Magical Beasts were tightly restrained on the spot by Muller’s Charging Net. They were stuck together so firmly by the mutual attraction that they toppled over in an ungainly heap, struggling to launch an attack on us. Unfortunately, we were not about to give them any chance to counterattack. The Demon Knight Nova’s longsword whirled with golden Fighting Spirit and arcane runes. She calmly held the longsword before her, much like a knight’s long spear, then bent forward slightly, and with a sound of air exploding, she transformed into a dazzling orb of light, charging toward the monsters enveloped by the Charging Net.

With a loud boom, a mushroom cloud rose into the air, rivaling the one caused by Pandora’s initial attack. The release of Fighting Spirit mixed with Magic Energy created a horrific force that, in a flash, reduced nearly a thousand immobilized demonized creatures to fragments. Before the dust had settled, we saw Nova, surrounded by an aura of varying colors, emerge unscathed from the heart of the explosion and then charge without pausing into the densest part of the monster horde.

Wherever the longsword passed, the demonized creatures had no chance to resist!

The Demon Knight truly lived up to her Heaven-defying Level – a master of both magic and martial arts to the extreme. Nova simultaneously used her longsword to slay foes, nearly instantly casting various Intermediate-level augmentative spells on herself, while also employing all manner of disruptive spells to prevent nearby monsters from aiding their kin. Her efficiency in killing was hardly slower than Muller, who excelled in wide-range attacks!

“Indeed, they are very powerful warriors,” Sandora’s voice echoed in my mind, “The constitution of carbon-based life forms is quite frail, yet they can enhance their physiques to such an extent through cultivation. You must understand, both fighting spirit and magic exert a tremendous impact on the body when activated. The process is akin to using one’s own body as a conductor for a high-voltage electrical strike. Ordinary carbon-based life forms simply cannot withstand it—Chen Jun, I think I’ve come up with a great idea!”

Hearing Sandora’s suddenly excited tone made me shiver involuntarily. What grand scheme could this girl be concocting now?!

“If I could study their body structure, perhaps I could find a way to quickly enhance your physique! Combined with the spiritual control you currently possess, which already far exceeds that of a typical Xyrin Apostle, you could definitely become an extremely powerful Xyrin Emperor!”

I had to admit, it was a very tempting suggestion. My spiritual control had indeed reached a bottleneck. I was able to use my spiritual power to directly connect with the Xyrin Mother Star in another space-time. However, limited by the fragile body of a carbon-based life form, my spiritual power could no longer develop further. According to Sandora, if I tried to forcefully increase my spiritual power now, I might even end up frying my own brain!

The technology of the Xyrin Empire was incredibly advanced, and their knowledge of mysterious powers and the magic civilization was far beyond this world. However, all this technology was based on the life form of Xyrin Apostles. Members of the Xyrin Empire had never been carbon-based life forms. Although they could simulate their bodies to imitate carbon-based life forms, their research on carbon-based life forms was almost non-existent. Although Sandora’s underlings and I had been doing our utmost to research safe and feasible methods of carbon-based life form enhancement, it’s not so easy to establish and develop a scientific field from scratch. Until now, all Sandora could do was to bring my physique up to the standard of an ordinary Xyrin Soldier.

I had thought about studying the cultivation techniques from otherworlds to see if I could achieve ranks like Magic God, Sword Saint, or even Daluo Golden Immortal. But, reality is cruel. Each world’s energy form has its suitable carrier, and for an Earthling to rashly come into contact with the magic battle energy of otherworlds would be as dangerous as directly injecting the T-virus, so this plan had to be abandoned.

After thinking it over, I still decided to refuse this alluring suggestion. Using people as subjects for research was the last thing I wanted to do, especially since the other party was currently on our side. I couldn’t even bear to think of Muller and the others being cut into pieces and placed in containers.

“Actually, to me, any carbon-based life form aside from you is worthless—perhaps Qianqian and the others are a little different… but never mind, if you insist on refusing, I’ll listen to you.”

After hearing my reasons for refusal, Sandora seemed somewhat dismissive, but in the end, she gave up the idea of using Muller and the others as test subjects.

Also, it’s best if Qianqian doesn’t hear what she just said, it’s all too easy to cause misunderstandings…

Although there were numerous demonized creatures, only a small fraction of them could actually reach us. Most demonized creatures could only pace anxiously outside the encirclement. Dingdang’s formidable weakening ability against Abyss Power, along with Mu’s upheld shield, completely blocked the enemy’s attacks. The devastatingly powerful strikes from Muller, Nova, and Pandora caused the demonized creatures to suffer immense losses. However, as time passed, the battle gradually reached a stalemate.

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Lying on the ground in convulsions, completely exhausted…