War Begins!

At the Red King's command, the Tong Tian weapon began to emit a dazzling light, and a massive amount of energy began to gather.

Even before launch, the air temperature was rising rapidly.

"Just to kill two people, you're willing to sacrifice the entire village?" Despair filled Caiera's eyes.

"You've been by his side for over a decade, and you're only finding out his true colors now?" Ben retorted.

Caiera shook her head.

She lowered her head and pulled the child who had attacked her with a knife into her arms, seemingly intending to protect him with her own body.

But she also knew that it was all in vain.

Her Steel Bones couldn't withstand the heat of the Deathflame Beam.

In truth, the Deathflame Beam might not be able to kill her, who possessed the Old Power, but everyone in this village was destined to Oblivion to ashes.

But for some reason, at this moment, Caiera abandoned her plan to use the Old Power to resist the Deathflame Beam.

Perhaps it would be a good thing to let the flames burn her, this sinner, to ashes as well.

And...

She turned her head to look at Ben, a smile spreading across her face, "Although it might not be the right time to say this, you're quite my type."

"Yes, that's what everyone says."

Ben shrugged.

He didn't have any particular feelings for Caiera. Perhaps from the perspective of the Shadow People, Caiera was a beautiful woman, but for an Earthling, she was still a bit too exotic.

"You should leave quickly," Caiera said. "Your Old Power is not enough to withstand the power of the Deathflame Beam. If you escape now, you still have a chance to survive."

And what about you?

Caiera raised her head, looking at the Deathflame Beam that were already poised to fire, and said in a tone of regret mixed with relief, "I will stay here and perish with everyone in this village..."

Then she looked at Ben and pleaded, "If you are truly the Son of Sakaar, the savior of this planet, then please leave here, defeat the Red King, and save the Sakaaran!"

Ben raised his head, looked at the flames in the sky, and laughed, "If I really am the Son of Sakaar, then no one will die."

He had no intention of running away at all!

At this point, the Deathflame Beam was fully prepared.

The Red King inside the arena was overjoyed to see that Ben and Caiera had even given up on running away!

"Die, you bastards!"

With a furious curse, the Deathflame Beam plummeted!

It was as if a sun had crashed down from the sky; the rapidly rising temperature distorted the air, and the ground beneath Ben's feet instantly melted into liquid.

"Hahaha, turn to ashes in the flames of the Deathflame Beam!" The Red King laughed loudly, his voice echoing in the empty Gladiator Arena.

"Benny won't die."

Looma clenched her fists involuntarily, feeling a surge of worry for Ben.

"You won't die?"

"Ridiculous! The temperature of the Deathflame Beam is higher than the surface temperature of the Taiyou Star, and its power is enough to cover several kilometers. He can't resist it, and he can't escape it!" Red King said with satisfaction, gripping the blade.

Caiera's grey skin turned red in the flames as she watched death fall, her past life flashing by—as the Red King's blade, a traitor to the Sakaaran.

His life, filled with sin, finally came to an end at this moment.

She instinctively hugged the child in her arms tighter, as if her mother had wanted to protect her in the same way when she was young.

"It's all over..."

"It's not over yet."

Ben's confident voice rang in his ears.

Caiera and the child in her arms looked over at the same time, but what came into view was no longer the silver-gray Shadow People Warrior, but a Flame Warrior whose entire body was made of Crimson Rock and whose body seemed to be flowing with Magma Blood!

--Heatblast!

The warrior of fire didn't appear particularly tall, but he stood between heaven and earth, arms raised high. In an instant, as if receiving their king's command, the endless flames transformed into flowing vortices, surging towards him.

At this moment, the Deathflame were nothing more than subjects bowing at his feet, and even the power of the sun had to yield!

Caiera's eyes were completely vacant.

She saw endless flames flowing past her like a river, but she could not feel any heat.

The child in her arms even reached out his tiny hand towards the flames.

"So warm..."

"This, this is impossible!"

"It actually absorbed the Deathflame Beam..."

Despite being thousands of miles away, the Red King in the arena took a half-step back in fear upon witnessing this scene, and his eyes wavered.

Not just him, anyone who saw Ben absorb the Deathflame would think they were seeing a god!

"The Pyronite..." Looma murmured, "These guys are really something."

Boom!!

In an instant, the scorching Deathflame Beam vanished without a trace, and the surrounding air cooled abruptly, creating strong convection currents and whipping up a fierce wind.

At this moment, Ben felt his whole body filled with fiery energy. The flames above his head became even more intense, and even his shoulders spewed out flames that were powerful enough to distort space, just like volcanoes!

"You conquered the monster within the Calamity Giant Stomach, and now you have transformed into the volcano itself..." Caiera stared blankly at Ben, "You are the embodiment of nature, without a doubt the Son of Sakaar!"

"Maybe," Ben said nonchalantly, though to be honest, he was getting a little tired of hearing that title.

"Caiera, if you truly hate the Red King, and are truly ashamed of your past betrayal of the Sakaaran, then what you should do now is not to submit to execution, but to join me in destroying the Red King!"

Caiera seemed somewhat moved, but she still shook her head and said sadly, "It's no use. He only needs to press a button, and the neurotoxin will immediately spread throughout my body. I have no way to resist it."

This is the greatest helplessness of all those enslaved by the Red King.

They had no hope of resistance; they could be easily killed simply by standing in front of the Red King.

What if I told you I could handle Subjugation Disc?

"Real?!"

"We'll talk about it later," Ben grinned, looking up at the sky. "Something else is coming!"

"Something else?"

Caiera was stunned for a moment, and then she saw the huge object above her suddenly crash down.

Thump!!

Like a spaceship crashing, the black pillar smashed into the ground. The next moment, the hatch opened, and swarms of yellowish-brown flying insects poured out like mosquitoes, followed by countless humanoid monsters that looked like zombies.

"What is this? Is it going to start Zombie Universe?"

Seeing this, Ben was horrified. The humanoid monsters were like rotting corpses coming back to life, twisting and rushing towards them.

"Those are Spikes!"

Caiera's voice became shrill after seeing these monsters.

"Spikes..."

"Whatever you do, don't let them parasitize you, or we'll turn into monsters like them!" Caiera said.

Her eyes seemed to burn with rage, she clenched her fists, and Flash flashed once more.

"These are the monsters that attacked my village and killed my parents!"

Caiera once thought the Red King was the one who saved her from death, but she was wrong. It turned out that the Spikes were the Red King's weapon, and the attack was orchestrated by him!

In order to find the slaves he desired most, he sacrificed countless lives...

Even without Caiera's explanation, Ben could see how terrifying these flying insects were.

They targeted the defeated Death Head Warrior, piercing their skin and immediately burrowing into their bodies.

Beneath their otherwise smooth skin, it looked as if maggots were wriggling.

The Spikes crawled beneath their skin like sand worms until they reached their brains, completely seizing their consciousness!

At this moment, the dead are brought back to life.

Those defeated Death’s Head Guards have truly become undead...

Caiera shielded the child behind her, while also preparing for battle.

However, Ben blocked her way.

"Take that child and leave, along with the other villagers."

"But..."

"Don't worry, I happen to have inexhaustible power right now!" Ben grinned maliciously, and in an instant, the flames all over his body swelled up again, turning blood red like Deathflame Beam!

"Good!"

Caiera finally made up her mind. She stroked the disk around her neck and thought, even if it means death, she would make the Red King pay the price!

"Then we'll meet in the Imperial Capital!"

She turned and left.

The rest of the village's elderly and children rushed out in a panic, following Caiera's footsteps.

The flying Spikes tried to give chase, but Ben waved his hand, and a wall of fire rose up, blocking the creatures' path Tong Tian.

"Your opponent is me!"

In an instant, all the flying insects and those that had been possessed by them and turned into monsters swarmed toward Ben.

Ben was not afraid at all.

He first trapped the Spikes monsters with flames to prevent any from escaping.

Only after Caiera and the villagers had disappeared did they begin their real attack.

He took a step forward, raised his arm, and the flames gathered in his palm into a huge sphere, like a burning red giant star.

"Deathflame Beam!"

After absorbing the Red King's Deathflame Beam, Ben has completely mastered this energy.

However, there's no need to unleash your full power to deal with these monsters.

Boom!!

In an instant, a fireball several hundred meters in diameter exploded, and the bright red flames engulfed everything!

When the flames died down, there was nothing left in front of Ben.

All the monsters, flying insects, and even the surface of the earth itself vanished completely, leaving only the still-flowing lava.

"Sizzle--"

The footage transmitted by the drone also disappeared completely.

With that single strike, all the drones were melted into molten iron.

However, no one thought Ben had lost to Spikes, because he was as powerful as a god!

Inside the arena, Looma looked triumphantly at the Red King. Everything was ready; only the final battle remained!

Unfortunately, I haven't found any ice and snow creatures yet!

She thought.

However, this matter is no longer important.

"You lost, Anmo Yashan."

"Lose?"

The Red King sneered, "You've only won the second game. Do you two really think you can go against me?"

As the emperor of a planet, the Red King's military power certainly extends far beyond what he has achieved.

Looma and the Hacker are incredibly powerful, can they really fight against the entire world?

He didn't even take Caiera seriously. With the Subjugation Disc on her body, Caiera was just an ant he could crush at any moment!

"What can you two do, all alone and helpless?"

As he spoke, he brandished his Double-Edged Greatsword, and the rest of the Royal Guard prepared to attack.

Looma's gaze swept around, her legs slightly bent, clearly indicating that she also had thoughts of fighting the Red King.

"Royal Guard, charge!"

With a swing of his longsword, the Red King summoned his guards, clad in golden exoskeletons, who immediately charged toward Looma.

"Bring it on!"

Looma let out a battle cry, simultaneously throwing punches with both arms on her right side, sending one of the people flying.

But at the same time, three more guards attacked from behind, and Jin Rui's Long Spear pierced her skin, sparks flying.

"Useless trash that can't even pierce my skin!" Looma grabbed the three Long Spear under her ribs with her backhand, and with her other hand, she chopped them all in half with a chop. Then, with a swing of her arm, she knocked all of them to the ground.

However, due to the overwhelming number of enemies and their advanced, specially made armor, Looma's attacks were not very effective.

She kept knocking them away, but the guards would always get back up and relentlessly pounce on her.

Her two upper arms were pulled tightly by four guards, and then they pounced on her like ants, trying to pin her down!

"You little bugs are so annoying!" Looma roared.

A loud shout sent everyone flying.

Then, with four blood-red eyes staring at the Red King, they instantly charged out like a chariot!

I'm going to blow your head off!

Looma leaped into the air, twisting her body and gathering all her strength to unleash a punch powerful enough to cause an earthquake, aimed directly at the Red King!

Boom!!

The entire arena trembled!

"Ha!"

High up, Bill smashed a guard into the wall with a hammer.

Clearly, apart from the Royal Guard, the other guards did not have such powerful exoskeletons.

"The second game is over, we have to speed things up!" Bill shouted.

As he led the warriors forward, he looked out the window, where sparse dark shadows began to appear on the distant horizon.

Bill knew that they were their reinforcements, the backbone of this war.

Whether they were fighters or scavengers who had captured them and brought them to this hellish place, they had all become teammates on the same front.

He grinned and, unusually, made a joke, "When you encounter those hateful scavengers later, don't lay a hand on them!"

The counterattack has begun!

We should be able to completely conquer Sakaar by tomorrow.

Thank you so much for the 5,000 Qidian coins! Thank you, boss!