Mother Valley

The battle in the Sea Kingdom had been fierce, with heavy casualties, but it had actually taken less than half a day.

Just as the leader of Orochi's Eight Servants, who had been "biding his time," was preparing to "train" the power bank, every nation's attention shifted once more to the Diablo demiplane.

Because, in the Diablo Plane, students from several countries had already gathered in an area known as the "Stony Field," where they were currently—

"Retreat! Fall back!!"

The young members of England's Royal Knights Order raised a shield wall, protecting everyone as they withdrew.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Fireballs the size of carriages came screaming in, slamming into the area around the group like heavy artillery and leaving the surrounding Water Release barrier on the verge of collapse. Before the barrier could break, a freezing tornado over ten meters in diameter formed ahead of them in an instant. Countless sharp ice spikes took shape within the storm laden with snow and ice.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Countless thigh-thick ice spikes hurtled toward them, making the England leader's face change beneath his helmet.

His Water Release could not withstand attacks from those ice-element spikes.

"Leave it to us—the Guards are here!"

The Russia leader called out and charged forward with several other Silvermane Guards. Their enormous weapons swept out fiercely, smashing the incoming ice spikes apart.

CRACK CRACK CRACK CRACK CRACK CRACK!!!

Amid a dense barrage of shattering sounds, ice fragments scattered across them, only to be blocked by their thick power armor.

They were elite Guards who had fought Winter Disaster fiercely in Siberia. To them, the freezing cold felt like coming home.

"Ha, we can slaughter to our hearts' content in this cool weather!"

"Don't get carried away. Retreat first."

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