Ukina, while recalling all the procedures she used to free Zodia, began to explain:
"The only way to bring Lord Zodia back to life was by gathering an enormous amount of energy to break the seal. The sealing technique used by the Spirit Lord was so powerful that it could restrain even gods. To weaken it, I obtained the Millennia Stones and drew out as much energy as possible. I also used the Dimensional Scroll to retrieve the remaining Millennia Stones scattered across different spaces.".
"The demon boy was my original priority. His base energy was immense, and as a demon, he was the perfect candidate to destroy the seal. But that damned Diablo stood in the way, so acquiring Alex became impossible. Later on, I used the Interdimensional Scroll to obtain the Holy God Sword, which was sealed in an entirely different time-space. That is what led me to this point. Now… Lord Zodia is finally free."
Zodia suddenly called out to her.
"Ukina! What are you daydreaming about? Is something wrong, child?"
Ukina immediately responded,
"No, Master. I was simply recalling the steps I took to free you. I'm sure you must be relieved to finally be free from that prison."
Zodia smirked.
"Don't misunderstand it. Being sealed away for sixteen years felt nothing more than a two-hour nap. It was like being locked in a room with a faulty handle. I simply wanted to see how you would handle freeing me."
One of the soldiers from the Lightning Country suddenly shouted in shock,
"Hey! Who's that guy up there?! I thought we were here to take down Ukina!"
Another soldier from the Country of Raijin scoffed.
"He's probably an accomplice. He doesn't look that strong—we can take him down easily."
Zodia's smile widened slightly.
"Who exactly are you calling weak?"
Before the soldier could react, he attempted to throw a dagger at Zodia. But the moment he moved, Zodia glared at him and spoke calmly.
"Fall."
The soldier froze in place.
"W-What the hell? I can't move—!"
In the next instant, his body exploded, collapsing into a pool of blood.
The remaining soldiers and assassins stood frozen in shock.
Zodia leapt down from the hill. The moment he landed, all one hundred and fourteen thousand soldiers were engulfed in terror. Each of them saw a vision—their own bodies lying lifeless across the battlefield in hundreds of different ways possible with the most grousome deaths.
Some trembled violently. Others collapsed in fear.
Zodia spread his arms slightly and declared,
"I am going to destroy everything and everyone on this battlefield."
He pulled a small stone from his pocket.
"I will wipe out every single soldier here with just this stone, and show you insignificant weaklings how worthless you truly are."
The soldiers were furious, yet fear still gripped their bodies. Even so, they forced themselves to draw their weapons. Some holding blasters, some activating their abilities, some drawing out their sabers and mechanical swords, while some were already opening scrolls.
The battlefield fell silent.
Then, all at once, the soldiers roared and charged forward "AAAAAAAAAH!"
As they rushed toward him, Zodia began walking calmly in their direction. When they drew close, he suddenly accelerated, dashing straight into the army and clearing a massive number of soldiers into a pool of blood in an instant.
Gunfire erupted. Beams flew at him. Slashes from sabers and swords dashed at his direction, and bombs were thrown at him as well. Explosions ripped through the place.
Zodia effortlessly ran and dodged bullets, beams, bombs, swords, daggers, shurikens, and countless other mechanical weapons as he ran at full speed through the battlefield.
Mid-motion, he hurled the stone he was holding. It tore through the heads of numerous soldiers in a straight line, causing them to collapse instantly as blood shot all over the place.
Soldiers from the Lightning Country regrouped and unleashed powerful lightning attacks toward him. Zodia weaved through the lightning with ease, mocking them as he moved through the lightning blasts
"Is that what you call lightning?"
One lightning strike nearly connected, but Zodia reacted instantly. He grabbed another stone, coated it with energy, and threw it directly into the incoming attacks.
A massive explosion followed.
Zodia burst out of the smoke and began tearing through the Lightning Country soldiers with his bare hands.
As he moved, he activated a technique.
"Lightning God Technique: Lightning Dragon!"
A colossal lightning dragon formed in the sky, burning and incinerating everything in its path.
"This," Zodia declared, "is what real lightning looks like.", he said with excitement in hjs tone.
The dragon tore through the battlefield, erasing countless soldiers into ashes.
Next, warriors from the Country of Raijin charged forward, firing rapid beams of energy at him from their bodies and weapons. Zodia dashed and dodged at incredible speed, narrowly weaving through each attack as the beams of energy from the Raijin soliders caused powerful explosions in the battlefield.
He began gathering a massive amount of energy, preparing to obliterate them.
Suddenly, one soldier appeared directly in front of him, activating a magic circle with a strange eye embedded within it. A bizarre wave washed over Zodia's vision.
In an instant, he found himself standing in a dark void.
He looked around and smirked.
"An illusion technique, huh? The only reasonable trick these useless fodders could attempt. Unfortunately for you… illusions don't work on me."
He snapped his fingers.
The void shattered.
Reality returned, revealing countless soldiers charging at him and ready to kill him as they fired beams of energy and waves of slashes.
Zodia smiled.
"Tell me… what's the most gruesome death you could imagine?"
A lightning bolt descended from the sky, slicing through a massive number of soldiers in a single strike.
"Lightning God Technique: Lightning Raid!"
Lightning rained down endlessly, tearing through the battlefield and overwhelming the army.
Some soldiers turned and fled in terror.
One screamed desperately,
"WHAT KIND OF MONSTROSITY ARE WE FIGHTING?! WHO IS THIS GUY?! WE NEED HELP!".
As Zodia continued his slaughter, Ukina watched from afar. Her body trembled with excitement, drool dripping from her mouth as she cried out joyfully.
"Yes! Yes! Witness it! Witness the power of Lord Zodia! Such power… Oh Lord… it's making me wet~!!"
END OF CHAPTER