Chapter 179

"Ah... those First Generation predecessors were really reliable..."

Even though the Second-Generation Order Weapon far surpass the First-Generation Order Weapon in terms of tactical combinations and combat efficiency, as Second Generation that has not been tempered by battle, she still needs more experience.

Feng had to admit that when she was cornered and injured by the Erosion Entity, she did panic and lose her composure.

All the combat methods she had trained in, the awareness she had always believed in as a warrior, and the things she had always firmly believed in—none of them came in handy. If it weren't for the help of her teammates, she probably would have been seriously injured or even killed.

On the other hand, Canary and Furan displayed a level of skill and resilience in battle that I lack.

This has nothing to do with skill or ability, but rather a battle between the body's instinct to resist death and its will to survive.

It is both an affirmation and a denial of oneself.

His heart pounded in his chest. Feng sighed inwardly. The pain from his wound had become numb. He clutched the blood-soaked bandage, his face covered in sweat.

She struggled to her feet, backing away while raising her gun to provide combat support for Ayse.

The reinforcements from Anilas and the others had also been withdrawn. The group merely exchanged glances and tacit understandings.

Behind Anilas's squad, the soldiers raised their weapons, and the heavy machine guns and artillery never stopped spewing flames. The soldiers' artillery fire continuously eliminated the Dregs that followed the Erosion Entity in, and timely deployed Lure Shell to slow down the speed of the Erosion Entity rushing up from the rear as much as possible.

Grayish blood drifted in the rain, and thick smoke spread in the cold wind.

On the "train," Kusei Maki calmly watched each tick of her wristwatch, keeping track of the time and closely monitoring the battle situation.

With the Shielding Device's energy running low, Kusei Maki had to use the last of her energy as a last resort—to build a wall, divide the battlefield, and create a new situation for both Anilas's squad and Efnir's squad.

It's not time to reveal our hand yet.

Meanwhile, Efnir's squad also encountered a fierce attack.

"Detonate!"

A violent shockwave and blast of air hit us, along with sand and dust that almost tore our skin apart. Several explosions occurred near the Relay Station.

Those are all traps and roadblocks prepared to target the increasingly accumulating Dregs.

But this non-reusable thing couldn't last long. Soon, more Dregs was attracted by the huge commotion and twisted its body as it rushed towards the scene.

Gunfire echoed across the sky, but it couldn't stop the rampaging, Erosion Entity from crashing down.

"Remain calm. Construction crew, speed up the pace. Machine gunners, keep an eye on any Dregs that tries to approach. The rest of you, open fire at will!"

"Lure Bombs drop!"

"Concentrate your firepower and eliminate the enemy in front of the door!"

Efnir gave loud commands, his eyes fixed on the surging, black tide of Erosion Entity.

"Don't let the Defense Line crumble here! We must hold them back no matter what!"

"Sir! The Erosion Entity are approaching our rear!"

"At least seven more Erosion Entity have appeared to the east!"

"The west side too!"

"Don't panic, leave the Erosion Entity to me."

Silver starlight, like a delicate stream of water or the misty morning fog, accompanied by the surging of "dust," washed away inch by inch until her raven-black hair turned snow-white, and then tied up with a water-colored hair ribbon.

A flash of purple light appeared deep within his right eye.

They met eyes simultaneously with Yukina, who was already surrounded by water-colored light, and Efnir climbed onto the guardrail.

"Yukina, the rest is up to you."

"Don't worry, Naoko, I won't let any of those guys in."

Yukina tilted her head, her eyes smiling.

Efnir turned her head and took a deep breath.

"Start the operation!"

The soldiers set up obstacles at the doors, windows, and ventilation openings of the building to form Defense Line, and used individual rocket launchers and heavy machine guns to create a powerful fire network to block the Dregs.

Yuan led his men to stay behind in the underground tunnel to prevent the lines and equipment from being damaged.

The targets of the Erosion Entity have very fixed priorities. They need to stay inside the tunnel to attract potential attacks from the Erosion Entity and prevent accidents from happening to the laid lines.

Efnir leaped directly towards the direction with the most Erosion Entity, while Yukina stayed behind to guard the rear, sniping any that slipped through and restraining the movements of Erosion Entity from other directions.

The two sisters gazed at each other from afar.

Starlight danced, and a long spear was held in hand.

Efnir crouched in mid-air, starlight flashing beneath her feet.

The next instant, the spear flew out of his hand, and a huge explosion resounded through the sky. The spear pierced through the bodies of the three foremost Erosion Entity, and the dazzling silver tail flames transformed into rings of astonishing gale. The bodies of the Erosion Entity disintegrated and shredded inch by inch from the gaping hole.

The battle has begun.

48. I would rather

The air and the rain curtain were torn apart, and the Order Force and the Corruption Energy clashed and collapsed against each other at the same time.

The hurled spear cleared away several Erosion Entity in Efnir's path. The starlight's fiery tail vanished, leaving behind a silvery-white trail of light, with ghostly blue arcs of electricity coiling and dancing around it.

The terrifying force pierced and shredded the Erosion Entity.

By compressing a massive amount of the Order Force into a single throwing attack, the overwhelming energy intensity is enough to Exile any Erosion Entity.

The attack was highly effective.

However, this technique is not so easy to master. Apart from Fifina, who is born with the ability to maintain the Order Force outside the body in a constant state, most of the other agents can learn the skill of keeping weapons outside the body in a material state through practice.

However, it is still very difficult to infuse a large amount of Order Force into it, and it consumes a lot of energy and Order Force reserves. For Efnir, a throwing attack that is fully charged with Order Force can usually only be performed four to five times in a battle. If this limit is exceeded, Efnir's subsequent combat ability will be directly affected because the Order Force is too low.

Just like when fighting the "Whale" type A-Rank Erosion Entity, if Efnir had more long-range anti-air attack methods, she wouldn't have been so passive.

Similarly, the same applies to the first encounter and battle with the Angel Qinglan.

Efnir practiced and used this move repeatedly to supplement her mid-to-long-range offensive capabilities, extending her fighting style and giving Efnir more tactical options.

Stray bullets pierced the air, passing over Efnir and knocking down the oncoming Dregs. The soldiers relentlessly unleashed a torrent of ammunition and fury, while simultaneously relieving pressure on Efnir.

"Call--"

The scorching heat dissipated into a thin white mist in the rain. The momentary overexertion did not slow down Efnir's pace. Her heart pounded rapidly, and the depleted power within her body quickly regenerated. Efnir suddenly charged out, chasing after the hail of bullets and launching a solo charge against the monstrous beasts that surged like a black tide.

The spear she hurled cleared a path, and she strode forward, piercing the heart of the black tide like a meteor streaking across the night, simultaneously unleashing countless roars and howls.

The Dregs and Erosion Entity all twisted their bodies and turned to pounce on Efnir.

The bone spikes, sharp as needles, crashed down fiercely, their afterimages catching the eye.

A chilling purple light intertwined with a fiery crimson. Efnir's gaze narrowed slightly, and she suddenly pulled her foot to the side, leaving a long trail of water on the puddled ground. Her forward momentum continued unabated, using advance as a form of retreat, and she teleported between the wide-open arms of the Erosion Entity. At the same time, she bent down and pulled her fist back, gathering it at her waist.

The Order Force surged throughout his body, his right eye flashed with purple lightning, and the silver light all over his body condensed into a single fist, which he then unleashed with a mighty punch.

With a muffled clap of thunder, Efnir's feet sank deep into the ground. The rain and water were simultaneously swallowed by the wind pressure, countless pebbles flew out, and the Erosion Entity was also thrown up, snapped like a fallen withered branch, its back shattered with a crash, revealing the ghastly spine that had bent back from within its body.

The next second, the Erosion Entity turned into countless stardust fragments, which were then scattered by the shockwave in the air.

She killed a C-Rank Erosion Entity with a single punch, but this feat did not deter the remaining Erosion Entity and Dregs; even more monsters rushed towards Efnir.

The soldiers immediately concentrated their fire for cover, the gunfire as dense as raindrops, explosions everywhere, and the roars of the Erosion Entity and Dregs echoed through the sky. At the same time, the spear pierced straight through the black tide of Erosion Entity, turning into stardust upon touching the ground and dissipating, before reappearing in Efnir's hand.

The arc of silver light rippled across the ground, creating dazzling sparks. With her spear in hand, Efnir charged into the enemy ranks once more. The spear moved around Efnir as if it were alive, then sprang from her waist, piercing the head of the Erosion Entity with one strike, before slamming down from behind her shoulder to deflect Dregs that came from the side.

With a swift turn of her foot, she leaped to the side, flashing across the Stairway as Efnir deftly weaved through the encirclement of the Erosion Entity and its Dregs. At the same time, she yanked her spear back sharply, a silver light slicing through the air like a crescent moon. Using the power gathered from her legs, waist, shoulders, elbows, and arms, she brought it down with the force of thunder, slicing the entire body of the Erosion Entity to pieces.

The shockwave was almost tangible; in an instant, the rain disappeared, leaving behind rubble. Even the soldiers behind could clearly feel the tremors beneath their feet.

No one could help but be alarmed by Efnir's offensive.

The Erosion Entity in the direction of Efnir turned into stardust and disappeared one by one. There were the most Erosion Entity and Dregs here, and Efnir took away the greatest pressure.

Meanwhile, in other directions, Yukina and the soldiers were tasked with containing the enemy.

One after another, the water-colored arrows pierced the heads and necks of the Erosion Entity with precision, and the arrows would also unexpectedly shred their legs and feet, restricting their speed of advance.

However, there were too many Erosion Entity, and Yukina alone was simply not enough to effectively resist their attacks.

Soon, the Erosion Entity crossed the area covered by the Lure Shell, knocked down the barbed wire and low walls, and invaded the Relay Station's range.

But at that moment, a thunderclap flashed in the distance, and countless purple lightning bolts connected the sky. In the next instant, a beam of pure white light suddenly stretched across the battlefield, pointing straight to the horizon. Dozens of Erosion Entity and Dregs were killed and evaporated in an instant. Then, towering pure white walls suddenly rose up, surrounding the entire Relay Station and forcefully blocking the offensive of the Erosion Entity and Dregs.

The one who launched the attack was Efnir, or rather, Efnir in her Apostle Form.

From the beginning, Efnir knew that she, Yukina, and a squad of soldiers alone could not possibly stop the invasion of the Erosion Entity and the Dregs. However, she could not possibly take away more fighting power from the temporary base, otherwise the temporary base would be powerless to fight back if it were besieged by Angel or Apostle.

Therefore, Efnir chose her other power – "Apostle Form".

Purple lightning flashed as numerous spears swept across the Erosion Entity and Dregs, simultaneously protecting the Relay Station from attack.

Efnir could clearly feel the increasingly restless and volatile energy within her, but she had no intention of stopping. When Masaki Hina handed her the Sacred Relic in the hospital room, she had already prepared herself mentally.

At least, Masaki Hina and her judgment were correct; the effects of the Sacred Relic in Efnir's hands and in other people's hands were on completely different levels.

"Naoko!"

Yukina called out to Efnir, her voice a little hoarse.

"Apostle Form" would place a heavy burden on Efnir could not maintain this state for long. Moreover, Efnir had already fought in Apostle Form once in battle against Qinglan and Flying Swallow.

We must act swiftly and decisively.

Yukina jumped down from the already cleared building, then leaped up again, standing on the defensive wall built by Efnir, and drew her bowstring.

She clenched her teeth.

If Naoko didn't have to take risks.

She'd rather activate the Sacred Relic herself.

[I'll be back to half health in a few days!!]

49. Fierce Battle

A light rain began to fall, and the gunfire abruptly ceased.

After Efnir entered Apostle Form, the pressure on the Relay Station vanished instantly.

One of the powers of the Apostle Form is to use a method of transforming the energy of the Order Force into matter to generate a simple, pure white substance as a means of defense or offense.

At this moment, high walls rose up around the Relay Station, blocking all the Erosion Entity and Dregs from the outside. Efnir hovered in mid-air, and with a wave of her hand, dozens of flaming spears killed all the Erosion Entity that could fly. Meanwhile, the Erosion Entity and Dregs on the ground launched an attack on the flaming walls.

However, they can't destroy the walls as quickly as Efnir regenerates.

In addition, Yukina stood on the wall, relentlessly unleashing her fierce attacks, her water-colored arrows constantly reaping the lives of the Erosion Entity and Dregs.

Efnir raised her hand and made a grasping motion, arcs of electricity dancing on her arm. With a single strike, the crescent moon struck the ground, stardust and Shard of the body shattering into Shard. Efnir opened her arms, inch by inch, flames of light swirling around her arms and body, arcs of electricity flickering and leaping, before transforming into countless spears and explosive orbs of light.

Dozens of grenades flew over the high wall and landed in the Dregs pile outside the wall, blasting the Dregs into fragments.

Taking advantage of the situation, Efnir expanded the protective circle of the high wall again, while slowing down and rushing into the space between the Erosion Entity and Dregs. She raised her hands, clenched them lightly, and countless sparks of electricity and flames compressed and extended inch by inch in her palms, eventually transforming into two long spears.

With a deep, low shout, Efnir charged toward the nearest Erosion Entity. The Erosion Entity raised its thick arm, its sharp spikes piercing through its skin as it charged toward Efnir. However, the next second, a huge gash suddenly split open in its chest, and the sudden wind pressure tore the wound apart.

Efnir fired a shot.

Stardust scattered, and more Erosion Entity swarmed around. Efnir lunged forward, thrusting her spear upwards, piercing the Erosion Entity's neck and emerging from its head. Simultaneously, she slid forward, using the spear fixed to the Erosion Entity's head as a pivot, and suddenly spun around, kicking the Erosion Entity to the side. Tiny rays of light condensed beneath her heel, crashing down like sharp armor through the Erosion Entity's body, and like a crescent moon, plunging from its head into the ground, sending up a spray of rubble and water.

The faint light particles condensed above his head, turning into spikes. With a swift punch, Efnir pierced through the massive body of the Erosion Entity. He raised his hand and pointed into the distance, and the spikes shot out like bullets, pinning the Erosion Entity that had been climbing the wall of light and flames to the ground, causing it to dissipate.

At this moment, Efnir gripped the spear behind her with one hand, and the Erosion Entity slowly turned into stardust and faded away.

She single-handedly halted the Black Tide's offensive outside the defensive perimeter.

But at the same time, she could smell blood in her nose.

Warm liquid dripped from the tip of his nose, dissolving into the rain and blooming into clusters of blood.