"BALANCE BREAKER POLAR NIGHT LONGINUS CHAKRAVARTIN!"
Cao Cao's shout cut the noise of the battlefield like a razor.
In an instant, the True Longinus ignited with a dazzling holy light. A pillar of freezing, absolute white light shot into the sky, washing out the world. It wasn't a shadow-filled night; it was a "Polar Night," a brilliance so intense it made the very concept of a shadow disappear.
With this sudden transformation, the air got heavy, and yokai and heroes at the side had to withdraw from the battlefield to save themselves from the aftershock. For the yokai, they felt a massive threat from this light, like meeting their natural enemy, and as for the heroes, this holy light not only healed them but also gave out a buff for each one of them.
As for the Shadow Garden members, each of them had withdrawn as quickly as possible. As soon as they heard Cao Cao's battle cry, they knew things were already way above their paychecks. So all of them retreated to the rear, out of the range of Cao Cao's attack.
As the light shattered. Seven glowing orbs—the Seven Treasures—burst from the spear and began a slow, rhythmic orbit behind Cao Cao's back. Each one hummed with a different, terrifying frequency of divine power.
Cao Cao stood at the center of that celestial halo, looking less like a man and more like a god-slayer. His arrogant posture and his gaze that seemed to look down on everyone were quite similar to Indra's.
Of course, this is the Indra who was still a free man. Right now, if Indra dares to be this arrogant anymore, his butt will be welcoming a dozen of candles as company.
Scáthach's torture is not something just anyone can take. In the past, Scáthach, in her boredom, started learning torture to pass the time. But as time went by, her torture skills began to develop to the grandmaster grade.
At first, she thought she would never be able to go any further in the path of torture. But with Roxanne's arrival, she found that there was still something she didn't know. And what's more, Roxanne also made her join a forum that gathered all kinds of people.
At first, Scáthach didn't care much about this forum, as she never thought there would be anyone more talented in torture. But she was proven wrong very quickly. As a former human, she knew that human imagination has untapped potential, but she never expected that human imagination could even become this powerful.
Every time she went to that forum, Scáthach felt she was enlightened. Ever since then, her Dao of torture has been very smooth. And Indra had been a very good test subject for her.
"Parinayakaratana," Cao Cao shouted as she pointed the spear forward. Light gathered around the spear, and soon a highly concentrated energy blast was released.
The energy blast met the fireball head-on. Two attacks clashed with each other for a while before canceling each other out.
Seeing his attack neutralized, Cao Cao's heart sank. Parinayakaratana was one of his greatest trump cards, yet it had barely stalled a fireball Amaterasu had conjured with a flick of her wrist.
In that moment, he truly grasped the terrifying disparity of the supernatural world's Top 10. It seems he is still far away from this realm.
'The plan must proceed forward,' Cao Cao resolved, his gaze shifting sharply toward Georg.
Georg, feeling someone's gaze, looked back and saw Cao Cao looking at him. He instantly understood his leader's thought and nodded in agreement.
Seeing Georg nod in agreement, Cao Cao inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. He then looked at Amatarasu and once again rushed forward, brandishing his spear. He only needs to gather some time for Georg to continue with the plan.
He pivoted his strategy. Against a deity's raw magical output, he stood no chance—but in the realm of pure martial skill, he was a peerless master. If he could force her into a close-quarters engagement, he could definitely hold on. At the very least, he who rose to become the vanguard of Indra's army had the confidence to hold Amaterasu back.
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While everyone was fighting and killing, intent was surging in the sky. Roxanne, the mastermind of this whole battle, was relaxing on top of the temple, watching everything with indifference.
And if someone were to observe her, they would find that Roxanne was now bathed in a dark aura that was coming from the battlefield.
These are the negative emotions that were made during the battle just now. The reason why Roxanne is devouring these negative emotions is because she is conducting an experiment.
At first, Roxanne too wanted to join in on this war, but halfway through, her inspiration struck, and she decisively retreated to the rear in order to create her new magic weapon.
As mentioned before, when someone has already perfected their craft to a grandmaster scale, their only way of improving is by using inspiration and enlightenment.
This time, her inspiration made her realize something, and this is why she is conducting an experiment mid-battle.
If her guess is true, she might be able to create a weapon that is so broken that anyone who gets their hands on it may become the king of this world.
"Hmm, this should be enough, " Roxanne muttered as she stopped gathering the negativity from the surroundings.
Then she began to condense the gathered negativity into her hand. And then the negative energy began to turn liquid, and then it began to harden. Soon, in Roxanne's eyes, all the negative energy was turned into a block of dark blood-red metal.
This block of metal was like any other metal block. But if one were to gaze at it for a few seconds, they would find that their sanity was eroded with all kinds of negative emotions. And if no one did anything, they would become so introverted that they would forever lock themselves in and would never come out.
"Hmm, this much is enough for one sword. But …." Roxanne paused as she looked at the battlefield. Due to her earlier absorption, the killing intent and negative energy in the air have almost disappeared. If she wanted to gather more, then she needed to go on another massacre. But with the hero faction's dwindling numbers, such a thing is clearly not possible.
During her observation, she noticed the subtle communication between Cao Cao and George. This sparked an idea in Roxanne's mind, making her excited once again.
"Hmm, let's see if our dear Mr. Hero can help me with this. "Roxanne said as a dangerous smile formed on her face.
She then took a step forward and once again vanished into thin air. She needs to make sure she can get the full use of Mr. Hero. So for this, she even decided to invite some very good friends of his.
Whether Cao Cao would want to see these friends is another matter.
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