"Yan, aren't we too dependent on Queen Kaisa and Master? Master always praises my talent in research, but I know that even after ten thousand years, I could never catch up to her."
"It's the same with Queen Kaisa. Though you're excellent, Yan, when you ascend to the throne in the future, many Angel Warriors might choose not to follow you."
Angels were proud. Their humility was reserved for Queen Kaisa alone.
Though Angel Yan was excellent, if she were to become the Angel King, it was uncertain how many Angel Warriors would be willing to follow her.
In their hearts, only Queen Kaisa was the true Angel King. They would rather retire than follow Angel Yan.
"I know this. And I've never cared about it."
"It's not just them. In my heart as well, there is only one king of angels—Queen Kaisa."
Angel Yan spoke in a gentle tone.
She had never thought about becoming any kind of king. If not for the chat group's sudden appearance and the God of War memory replay that showed Queen Kaisa another possibility, she would still be the Holy Left Wing.
"I know what you want to say. A civilization's progress must never depend on a single individual. It should be the progress of the civilization as a whole."
"Though every angel in angel civilization fights for the order of justice, we're merely following Queen Kaisa's ideals."
"If someday Queen Kaisa goes offline, we might all fall into confusion."
In Angel Yan's mind emerged the devastating blow that Queen Kaisa's death had dealt to all Angel Warriors in the memory replay. It was something no angel could accept.
She wasn't a qualified king. She didn't possess the overwhelming presence that Queen Kaisa had.
After Queen Kaisa went offline, many of her angel sisters had died because of her inadequate leadership.
It was precisely because of this that she had chosen to tell Queen Kaisa everything.
The supernova explosion, the Void Engine, Hua Ye...
Fortunately, now that they knew everything in advance, they would never let any of it happen again!
"Believe me, Blazeheart. Everything you're imagining will never come to pass."
"I swear to you in the name of the next Angel King."
BOOM!
Violent lightning surged outward, pouring down mercilessly upon the mutant beast before them.
The destructive force pierced straight through the mutant beast's defenses, blasting it into a blackened piece of charcoal.
"Next time, you could try condensing the lightning into a spear and piercing its brain."
"That way you won't ruin the quality of the mutant beast's meat."
"Similarly, when you haven't yet achieved strong control over your abilities, this is also a method to train that control."
Brandon looked at the charred remains on the ground and spoke with some exasperation.
"Is it possible that I'm currently training my control over lightning?"
Skyler looked at the black charcoal on the ground and spoke with a bitter smile.
"Can't tell at all."
"Are you actually trying to calibrate your power to kill it without damaging the meat?"
"Do you think you're me?"
Lightning was inherently a violent force. Achieving complete control over it was extremely difficult. But trying to kill an opponent without damaging the meat quality? That was simply impossible.
Brandon could do it because as long as he wanted to achieve something, no matter how impossible, his [Authority of Nature] could make it happen. But Skyler?
Focusing on bringing out lightning's piercing capability would probably work better.
Skyler was at a loss for words. He collected the black charcoal from the ground. This mutant beast had been fairly strong. When he got back, he could have an alchemist refine it into pills for the Spirit Energy Bureau's storage.
"Though you've actually reminded me of something."
"There's a mutant beast here with talent no weaker than yours. If you hadn't consumed the true dragon's heart blood and the Dragon Pearl, your strength wouldn't even match it."
"Without my intervention, three months from now it will launch a beast tide against the Imperial Capital. Then it will die by your hand."
"Interested?"
Brandon looked at Skyler and asked calmly.
Hearing Brandon's words, Skyler frowned. A First Sequence mutant beast that would launch a beast tide against the Imperial Capital in three months, then die by his hand?
That was the original trajectory. So the reason Brandon was telling him in advance was because death in three months meant it held no value worth Brandon's attention?
That probably wasn't all of it. There was likely also the reason of wanting to turn that mutant beast's body into food.
But regardless, he couldn't ignore a creature that might threaten the Imperial Capital.
Every beast tide caused devastating casualties. All the more so when it was led by a First Sequence mutant beast.
"Yes!"
Skyler spoke in a serious tone.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
"..."
Amid endless thunderous roars, a crimson figure and a blue-violet radiance continuously collided and intertwined, producing an unbroken cacophony of sound.
The terrifying speed and powerful combat strength of both sides sent shockwaves cratering into the earth again and again.
The surrounding trees had been obliterated over a vast area. The ground was covered in scorch marks.
At this moment, Skyler hadn't summoned the Flame Dragon Armor. This wasn't a battle involving civilians—there was no need to end it quickly. So for him, this fight was about honing his combat ability and experience.
He himself had First Sequence talent. His opponent also had First Sequence talent. They stood on equal footing.
Furthermore, having previously absorbed the true dragon's heart blood and the Dragon Pearl, he didn't believe he was weaker than his opponent.
It was precisely because of this that his current condition wasn't great. Black scars marked his face and body—traces left by his opponent's lightning.
He hadn't expected the mutant beast Brandon mentioned to also command the power of thunder.
When both fought using the power of lightning, his thunder was suppressed by his opponent's. Because of this, he had switched to the power of flame.
His condition wasn't good, and neither was his opponent's.
"ROAR!"
"Damn it... human, die!"
An enormous silver wolf crackling with metallic luster howled. Its sleek silver fur now bore many patches of black, and as it spoke, lightning erupted from its body and surged toward Skyler.
"It can actually speak Chinese. Should I say 'as expected of a mutant beast with First Sequence talent'?"
"That learning ability is considerably better than most people's."
Skyler frowned, somewhat surprised that the mutant silver wolf had spoken human language. But he wasn't too shocked. They had already confirmed that some mutant beasts possessed intelligence no less than humans—some were even superior.
Naturally, he could accept that his opponent had learned human language.
Scorching flames coalesced around him, colliding with the mutant silver wolf's lightning in a violent explosion of light. Amid the terrifying rumbling, countless more scorch marks appeared on the ground.
— End of Chapter —