Blood Elf Monarch

The numerous machines that were seen on top of the spaceship continued to rapid fire projectiles towards the flying squad. Caught off guard by the sudden aggression, the vice commander who flew at the front of the group became the first victim of the bombardment.

Her head was blasted by an explosion, and the blood splattered all over Sindur who flew nearby her. Following the colorful splash of red was the high-pitched scream filled with horror and disbelief. 

AAAAAA!!!!

Looking at the gruesome sight in front of him that could give any common folk trauma of their lives, Sindur quickly screamed and cried like a little girl. It was Elyon, his companion, who quickly grabbed the shocked man while using his defensive skill [Greater Stone Skin].

Sindur didn't realize he just escaped from the death's maw because he was still shaken by what he just witnessed. Elyon's quick action had saved and also managed to block some of the projectiles with his massive frame, leaving them pretty much unharmed.

Elyon was prepared himself to receive another brunt of attacks when a layer of water sphere enveloped him. Alanis also had her own share of reaction as she casted the water spell [Water Barrier], around them, giving them an extra layer of defense.

"Let's go!" Elyon said as he jumped onto the eagle Sindur rode and ordered it to descend. They had to leave the sky as soon as possible because they would only become the other party's target practice if they stayed.

The remaining members of the squad also casted their own defensive spells and began to run away from the sky. It was clear that they had come to the same conclusion that Elyon had come to.

Sindur, whose body Elyon currently held tightly, could clearly hear the other squad members' scream as he flew down with Elyon and Alanis. 

The situation quickly turned into the worst possible as blood temporarily dyed the sky with its red and lifeless, disfigured bodies dropped down into the ground with each sound of explosion. The Kingsblade's third squad was doing its best to escape from the firing range that was called the sky.

Twelve people headed onto the sky, but only five returned with their lives intact.

This scene of ruthless slaughter could be seen entirely by the citizens of Prontea who were at ground. The stark contrast between the red blood and blue sky further enhanced their experience as they watched the massacre. Watching directly how their champions were killed so easily made the citizens fall into a state of fear.

Tobias and the other elites who watched Vain and his squad were also shocked to see the scene from the palace. The only projectile they ever saw was the rifle that was discovered from the outlanders, but what they were currently seeing was on a different scale altogether. They had never seen a machine that allowed such rapid-fire ability; they were not ready, so were the Kingsblade.

"Commander Vain!!" shouted Cecilia as she saw Vain's eagle blasted by the projectiles. "How.. How can this be..? Th-this is my fault!" Guilt swiftly enveloped her because she was the one who suggested opening up communication with the other party.

The room immediately became silent. They were dumbfounded to see one of their best and his squad literally obliterated in the sky. Eventually, Commander Garson of Red Division decided to break the silence as he spoke in a calm manner.

"At least we now know their intentions."

That statement was clearly the truth. But it also meant one thing - disaster.

Tobias quickly wrecked his brain, trying to think of a way to handle such a threat. He quickly discovered his options were limited as long as the other party was still in the sky. 

The only plan he could think of at the moment was to send all rank 5 magicians, who had Immortal Body, to attack the spaceship. They would depend on the best fighters the kingdom had. However, this plan would leave the capital completely open to the enemy. Therefore, he decided to put this plan aside for now while thinking of something better.

While still busy dwelling in his thoughts, Tobias' attention was caught by something. Rather, his senses caught something.

His heart beat increasingly fast as he looked up to the sky, where the spaceship was. He could perceive a massive amount of energy being gathered inside it, and with what it had displayed so far, this definitely bad news.

"Something's going on!" Tobias shouted to his peers. "Be prepared!" 

Just like what Tobias worried about, everyone saw the front part of the ship suddenly started to light up. In an instant, a huge beam of energy shot through the air, heading directly toward the palace - to where Tobias and the others were.

"Watch out!!!" shouted Tobias when he saw the blinding light at the front of the spaceship. Alas, the warning came quite too late as the energy beam was simply too fast. It landed where the group was and instantly blew half of the palace apart.

KABOOOMMM!!!

Tobias had reacted fast enough to cast his best tier 6 defensive spell, and therefore, he survived the blast with only minor wounds. However, he saw one of the senior mages disintegrated by the beam in an instant. The man didn't have the chance to scream.

Great fear could be seen in the old wizard's eyes. He had been living for almost a thousand years, but it was only now he saw such destructive force. He turned around and looked at the destruction the beam had done.

From atop of the half-destroyed palace, he saw hundreds of houses that were in the direct line of the blast burned by blazing flames. Chaos wreaked havoc on the streets as thousands of people screamed and ran for their lives.

He couldn't believe it. The strength of the enemy's weapon was beyond his comprehension.

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Meanwhile in the sky, just below the gigantic spaceship, a cloud of black smoke could be seen flying against the wind. It slowly crawled to the bottom of the ship until it finally entered a certain hole that was opened right after the blast.

The black smoke made its way through the complicated and multiple shafts, and finally arrived at a room inside the ship. After flying around the room for a while, it eventually coalesced, forming into a figure of a man.

Cecilia would definitely be relieved if she saw this man's face. It was none other than Vain the Night Owl, who was presumed dead. It was always his plan to use his [Shadow Form] to infiltrate the ship, in case the other party attacked. However, he didn't expect how decisive the enemy would be and almost died from the blast.

The moment he reformed back to his human body, rage was evident on his face. Even though he was in [Shadow Form], he did see how the ship killed his squad and blasted the royal palace until it was almost unrecognizable.

Even so, Vain quickly suppressed his emotions as he readied himself. He summoned a blade that was giving off dark sheen with his dark magic. It was his treasured weapon, Abyss Cutter, that was strong enough to cut through tier 1 and tier 2 artifacts like butter.

Without further ado, he began to sneak around the spaceship. The interior of the spaceship was apparently a little low on visibility, which was perfect for his [Hide in Shadow] spell. He activated it without hesitation, as being discovered would immediately spell doom for him.

Being the known expert in intel gathering, Vain slowly walked around a little as he tried to understand the spaceship's layout. To his surprise, the ship was bigger than he expected. After a while, he finally found a group of people cladded in steel armor.

Looking at them intently, he was sure these people must be the space knights

The large steel armor was definitely intimidating, but not for Vain. With a raging heart burning with hatred, he sneaked up on one of the knights before lunging at them from behind.

To his complete astonishment, the group of knights turned around at the same time when his blade hit their companion.

"There's the rat!!"

"We found him!"

Those were what the space knights said as they quickly fired their weapons at Vain.

Vain reacted and was fast enough to dodge the first volley of attacks, only to be shot by another in his back. He was surrounded. That was when he realized that he was actually not the hunter, but the prey.

Multiple weapons were fired at him. Vain could only watch as his vision was engulfed by blinding lights. In less than a second, his bloodied body fell to the floor.

Vain the Night Owl didn't even have a chance to injure a single space knight before he fell dead on the floor.

The space knight that Vain attacked came close to his body and kicked it. "How stupid!" He said as he gave the lifeless body one more kick. "These aboriginals really have no idea what thermal vision is, do they? Hahaha."

"Squad 210 to the Bridge. The intruder has been dealt with.. Over."