Death... and me

Chapter 2797: I've Heard Before

Gragatou's group looked at Hyeoumu's head with their Divine Sense and felt a chill on their back. There were injuries everywhere. However, most of them stopped at his bones, none of them truly getting past his skull. It just looked bad, but it wasn't anything fatal from the looks of it. "H-Hyeoumu... seems like you don't need much help..."

Hyeoumu narrowed his eyes. "I told you to not bother with me. I already sent those four Garisan Semi-Celestial Brats to the next life, so there is no need for you to stay. Just leave me alone."

"Do... Do you require assistance in healing your wounds?" Gragatou's voice quivered with respect, but his heart was gripped by terror. Four Semi-Celestials, vanquished by Hyeoumu's power alone?! Their group, despite their numerical advantage and trump cards, had only managed to subdue two. But Hyeoumu... he had single-handedly slain four and was now devouring the remaining Garisan Forces, who had dared to attack him, as if they were mere snacks.

"Hmph!" Hyeoumu sornoted. "Do you think you have anyone who can heal a body as big as mine? Even if you do, how long do you think it will take? Don't waste my time or yours. You have better things to do than to bother me here. I can heal myself in a few years."

It was then that Hyeoumu thought something. "By the way, why are you here? Shouldn't you all be at the Foundation Pillar?"

Gragatou nodded. "We were, but we won the battle. We weren't as good as you, senior Hyeoumu. We only managed to kill two Semi-Celesitals. Nonetheless, during these last months of the fight, we managed to deal a great blow to them. The armies that came to attack the Foundation Pillar should have lost at least half of their forces. Other than the two Semi- Celestials, we managed to kill a lot of Divinity and Space-Time Realm experts than they did to us. In the actual situation, they definitely don't have the strength to come again against us." Gragatou then gave a much more detailed explanation of the entire event after the initial

resume.

Hyeoumu listened and was slightly surprised. "That Brat Gem has always been interesting. Now I understand why the Garisan Forces attacking the Realm of Gods on my back also retreated. They definitely received the news of the main fleet's defeat and didn't waste time before fleeing."

Nonetheless, he still didn't like the company. "Alright, I understand the situation. You can go now. I doubt the Garisan will send anyone to deal with me again anytime soon. If they come to attack, they will most likely ignore the Realm of Gods because of me. Take this chance and prepare well. They won't give up that easily."

Gragatou couldn't help but ask. "Senior Hyeoumu... Don't those ships you just ate have Foundation Fragments from other Universes? Is that really okay?"

Hyeoumu didn't seem to care. "There is no need to worry. I will use their energy to help myself recover. Now, I won't say it again, just leave."

"Yes, senior Hyeoumu." Gragatou and the others quickly accepted the orders and left a few seconds later.

'Seems like they can hold on their own, Master. I was able to keep my promise again.' Hyeoumu thought to himself and then went silent, focusing on healing his wounds.

The Realm of Gods wasn't the only place where the Garisan Forces left in a hurry. The Heavens and Underworld also saw the fleets attacking them flee in the face of the news. They already weren't able to gain any advantage because of the Underworld Relic and the Gyroscope, both using Universe Foundation Fragments to power up. If anything, the boost in power they provided made up for the lack of armors both realms didn't have and even surpassed their effectiveness.

In the end, the Semi-Celesitals returned to their own Higher Realms while some went back to the Foundation Pillars. There were many things to do, and time was limited.

Outside the Universe, all the ships that survived rejoined Flavio's Main Ship. Initially, there were almost a hundred Spaceships. But except for the fleets in the Realm of Gods on Hyeoumu's back, all other battlefronts had losses. By now, their numbers fell to only 72. And yet, that wasn't really the greatest blow they received.

"What did you say?" Flavio asked one of his subordinates with a dark expression.

"A-According to our count, we have lost almost half of all our experts in these battles, sir. Above all, the fight in the Foundation Pillar was the worst one. That monster they released killed pretty much all our Divinity and Space-Time Realm experts who were guarding the back. Our overall strength now, excluding the Semi-Celestials, isn't even half anymore," the guy explained in fear.

Suddenly, the door leading to the bridge opened, and the Semi-Celestials that managed to escape all entered the area.

Flavio took his eyes away from the guy and looked at the Semi-Celestials. "What an absolute disgrace! I've never suffered such a huge defeat ever since I became a Celestial Realm expert. I thought the Foundation Pillar's battle was already bad. But lo and behold. I heard we had quite big losses in the Heavens and Underworld as well. The only ones who seemed to have any advantage were the ones sent to the Realm of Gods, and even they didn't achieve anything useful. What do you all have to say?"

"Sir," a Semi-Celestial called Dingan quickly stepped forward. He was a Semi-Celestial sent to the Underworld. "They had some kind of weird treasure that increased the power of all allied devils on the battlefield. It was ridiculously powerful. Believe it or not, that treasure allowed the Devils there to get the upper hand even though they didn't have circuitry armors like we do."

"Same thing here," spoke Yatabu, another Semi-Celestial, one that was sent to the Heavens. "They had a treasure that had the same effect on all allied angels. We only managed to keep a stalemate because we had our Spaceships on the back for support. Otherwise, we truly would have lost a lot of our forces."

"Treasures?" Flavio narrowed his eyes. The power those treasures were capable of giving was hard to believe. However, he could verify their claims easily, so he knew they weren't lying. "Treasures capable of increasing the power of a specific type of race over such a great distance and scale... I've heard about something like that before."