In the Name of God (3)

The Madagascar Fortress lay like a giant turtle on the seabed.

"What a monster, truly anti-human!"

"She looks like an angel and is as powerful, but inside she's a demon!"

While those few were locked in combat, no one else was slacking off. About half of them, those with reinforcement abilities, were surrounding the Herrscher, while the rest were tasked with taking down the fortress and floating battleship that could unleash firepower at any moment.

A team arrived before the fortress's shield, Gu Yan among them.

"Let's attack together!" said a slightly plump man from the North Continent.

Boom!

No words were exchanged; they immediately unleashed their full power in a single strike against the shield.

The combined assault of twenty-one S-Class combatants was enough to instantly kill an Emperor-class Honkai beast, yet it couldn't break through the shield. It only caused its light to dim for a moment.

Gu Yan joined in, not using Honkai Energy, but instead using Plundered abilities to attack the shield. Otherwise, if his Honkai Energy collided with others' abilities, both attacks would be weakened.

"Damn it, how is this possible?!"

Some were already doubting their own abilities, their worldviews shaken. They couldn't comprehend the outcome. What kind of power did that Herrscher possess to withstand such an attack?

There were so many powerhouses here!

What they were hunting was definitely not human, but a monster!

"Let's go blow up that ship above first, we'll deal with this place later!"

Actually, it wasn't their fault, Gu Yan shook his head slightly.

He himself definitely couldn't withstand that last wave of attacks, nor could that Herrscher. But who was she? The Herrscher of Reason!

She didn't need to clash head-on!

As long as the opponent understood the principles of abilities and constructed a shield that specifically countered that kind of bio-energy, then whether there were twenty or two hundred thousand S-Class individuals, it would all be the same.

This battle was fundamentally unfair, always unfair. Our hand is bad, and it's an open hand. If we want to win, abilities are unreliable.

"But I'm not an ordinary Ability User."

Gu Yan concealed his presence, quietly detaching from the team and remaining before the shield.

This high-stakes game, it's time for me to support and sneak attack from behind!

"My abilities are useless."

Xu Ying retracted his gaze and said expressionlessly.

He had tried using his abilities to directly extract the Herrscher's life force, but an unknown protection around the Herrscher blocked any operation of abilities. Even using the life force of sea fish to attack had no effect.

This meant Xu Ying's role was greatly diminished, only able to provide aid to the injured.

"I understand," Xu Muchi nodded in acknowledgment, and the others could only retreat silently.

The abilities of so many people were ineffective against the Madagascar Fortress, the Floating Battleship, or Morr. Their skills were useless, even less effective than conventional weapons.

The shield's defense wasn't invincible, but with the support of the Herrscher Core, resisting the attacks of dozens of Ability Users was simple.

Besides that, there was another weakness: kinetic weapons. They could break through by relying on the purest, most brutal form of attack, without explosions or abilities.

"You dare to challenge me, is it because you have numbers?"

"And now? Do you still have numbers?"

Ji was extremely arrogant, her contempt never fading from her face.

Xu Muchi didn't waste words with her. Her long sword hummed, and with a sweeping strike, its sword qi instantly broke through Ji's defense, leaving only two meters between them, about to wound her.

Ching!

Two sword qi clashed and canceled each other out.

Ji also held a long sword, a playful smile on her face. "Come, play with me!"

With that, several weapons appeared beside her: knives, swords, clubs, whips, spears...

"What kind of freak is this!"

Everyone had been paying attention to Ji's situation. Her easily blocking Xu Muchi's attack and simultaneously controlling so many weapons was truly unbelievable.

While constructing thermal weapons for attack could be devastating, only the cold weapons she constructed could withstand the attachment of Honkai Energy. And only by wielding cold weapons could she feel the "thrill" of tearing flesh and ending lives!

"Weren't you planning to surround and kill me?"

Ji, holding a saber, suddenly disappeared. When she reappeared, the blade pierced an Ability User's heart. She pulled the saber out, blood splattering onto the shield.

The speed was incredibly fast; even the powerful individuals present couldn't react in time!

Xu Muchi tapped her fingers lightly, and her long sword transformed into thousands, sealing Ji's movement. But Ji swung her whip, and the area within a three-hundred-meter radius was filled with azure lines. All the sword illusions shattered, and the people within them exploded into bloody mist.

"Too slow, too weak!"

Ji had no intention of confronting Xu Muchi head-on. She wanted to have fun, to vent her killing intent, to deplete the human side's combat power. Xu Muchi alone couldn't stop her.

And her attacks were even more vicious, always targeting the heart or the head. Xu Ying's healing was powerless to help.

A flash of the blade, and the powerful Ability User could only lie there like a lamb to the slaughter, barely able to struggle.

Flicking her spear upward, she sent a blood-splattered person flying into the air. Ji grinned with a touch of madness, her shield already stained crimson, the sea surface a scene of indescribable horror.

Tilting her head, Ji dodged a punch, then raised her bloodied blade, severing an arm.

"Her shield isn't very effective against non-Ability attacks."

Xu Ying, still with his usual blank expression, waved his hand and regrew his severed limb. Simultaneously, a fish beneath the waves suddenly died.

This intel was crucial, at least giving those present the courage to fight back. The modifications Ability Users underwent were immense; even without using their powers, their strength was enough to lift a tank with one hand.

"Yeah, come on, let me see the struggles of an ant!"

Another slash fell, and blood splattered.

Meanwhile, on the Black Dragon's side, Morr had clearly gained the upper hand. If not for Gu Yan's buff, the Black Dragon would have been forced into a purely defensive stance.

"Are you a dog?"

Splash!

Elfa flung Morr, who had been biting its neck, into the water and, in a fit of rage, followed up with a Dragon's Breath.

The scorching energy boiled the seawater, and the rising mist enveloped the battlefield.

Morr, submerged due to its massive size, couldn't dodge the attack unless...

Elfa ascended, wary of Morr suddenly erupting and biting it again, its pale golden vertical pupils fixed on the water's surface.

But the expected Mechanical Dragon didn't burst from the water. Instead, a silver figure shot straight towards Elfa, knocking its thousand-meter-long dragon body from the sky.

The airflow generated by Elfa's massive body dispersed the mist, allowing everyone to see the attacker's true form.

Silver metallic clothing, or perhaps armor would be a better term, with azure hair the exact same color as the edge of Ji's weapon, and light gray eyes.

She was created by Ji, elevated by Ji.

After installing the "Herrscher Core" that Ji had mimicked and constructed, What appeared now was no longer a construct, a Mechanical Dragon, but Morr, possessing a living consciousness and capable of independent thought.

A Quasi-Herrscher!

After knocking Elfa into the sea as well, Morr's face displayed the same contemptuous and mocking smile as her master.