Sovereigns 2, Sovereigns x2: The Standards of Strength and Weakness...
The Sky became a battlefield, with monsters fighting high above. There was no sound, no flashing swords. From the perspective of humans on the ground, because it was so different from normal combat, the sense of alienation was very strong, making it feel more dangerous, more bizarre, and more terrifying. The scene suspended in the Sky was like a scene of a giant object descending in a movie.
Humans cannot stare at it for too long; they will feel their soul being sucked away and swallowed up, and their bodies will tremble and shake.
This is a monster.
Compared to them, humans are worlds apart in strength.
In a corner of a city on the ground, a speed-type ability user rushed towards a C-Rank Polluted like lightning, snatching its prey—a child no more than five years old—from the Polluted's clutches. Teammates quickly filled in, and with proper coordination, they fought together against the berserk Polluted.
The speed-type ability user carried the child to safety. She gently patted the child's back to soothe him. The child lay motionless on her shoulder, seemingly lost in thought. The speed-type ability user gently put him down and then noticed that the child was staring blankly at the Sky. The child wasn't frightened by the Polluted had almost killed him, but rather by the illogical beings in the Sky.
The speed-type ability user paused, then knelt down in front of the child, placing her hands on the child's shoulders, feeling the tender shoulders trembling slightly.
"Don't be afraid," the speed-generating ability user gently comforted the child, speaking earnestly, "Among monsters, there are also friends of humanity."
Six months ago, the "World Destroyer" and the "Gambler" appeared in the world at the same time, and the monsters in the Toy Mall left the store to protect humans, which is enough to prove that they are friends of humans.
Speed-type ability user Yu Qingyi looked up at the Sky. The monsters' enormous bodies appeared and disappeared in the clouds, ethereal and unreal.
This is a monster, completely different from humans.
A slight tremor ran through my soul, an instinctive reaction to a powerful, unfamiliar being, yet at the same time, a sense of relief washed over me. This contradiction existed because...
Even among monsters, there are our human... faiths.
Yu Qingyi added in her mind.
Human beings' Ability System are gifts of miracles, unaffected by human intervention. Therefore, although the communication areas within these systems are used by humans for information transmission, they cannot be encrypted and thus maintain their original function.
Therefore, the special report that appeared in the system's communication area was seen by countless people with superpowers. As a result, everyone knew that their long-held faith had quietly existed beside them, in the guise of Healer.
Yu Qingyi looked at the Sky, and tenderness spread across her eyes.
Descending through a human body—how familiar! This is how "Monster Archives" describes the conditions for a monster's descent.
Her "outsider" friend—she's actually a monster too, isn't she?
He is a monster, and also humanity's faith.
Ye Jiang handed the World Destroyer to Rong Yin and left City A. She did not stop to watch the battle, but instead rushed to the next occupied area after the fight.
Soon, she arrived at the new occupied zone, shattering the Barrier of Bewilderment surrounding it and setting up new barriers. She brought healing "snow" to the ravaged city, doing what she had done in the previous occupied zone, and then left.
In this way, she traversed one occupied territory after another, showering healing "snow" upon them all. Now, she offered a small gift to the last occupied territory, and finally, she could stop and rest for a while.
She sat on the rooftop of an abandoned building in the last occupied area to rest, finally having time to look up at the Sky and observe the battle situation.
Over at the City of Flowers, it was a four-on-one siege battle.
There will be no surprises in this battle; it's only a matter of time before the Gambler falls.
While defeat is to be expected, killing a monster of the same level, even in a four-on-one situation, is not easy, especially against higher-level monsters. Therefore, this will be a protracted battle.
Looking at City A, the two monsters in the sky above City A are clearly different from ordinary high-level monsters. They seem to have broken the highest level limit for monsters, becoming different from high-level monsters.
The self-proclaimed ruler of Sovereign of Power spread out smoke and mud, with 100,000 hideous ghost faces roaring and howling within it, as if trying to break free and tear the monster opposite them apart.
His opponent—a monster composed of rotating black holes, moving erratically, slowly, peacefully, and indifferently like a black star chain—made the monster opposite him appear savage and crude.
Ye Jiang: "..."
The Slaughter God of the Monster Realm, when he slays monsters, is surprisingly... serene.
He seemed to possess his own protective barrier; centered on him was a deathly star field, a vast and inviolable territory, silent and lonely, devouring all intruders.
That's how the "World Destroyer" is; he's slowly consuming his tobacco, bit by bit, without being fierce, silently leading his opponent to death.
Ye Jiang's eyes flashed. Sure enough, the so-called mountains of corpses and rivers of blood were just a myth the monsters told the young man. In fact, the monsters couldn't bleed or leave behind any corpses.
Ye Jiang pursed her lips, feeling rather unhappy. The monsters had spread rumors about the young man, calling him fierce and wicked, and even a madman. She was belatedly feeling displeased.
She stood up, stretched her arms and legs, left the rooftop, and returned to City A.
She wanted to watch the young man kill the enemy up close.
Ye Jiang was focused on the Sky, so she was unaware that beneath the abandoned building, a mother and daughter were attacked by a Polluted. The Polluted's spikes pierced their chests, and the Polluted abandoned them.
They are numbly awaiting death.
But at the very last moment before life faded away, dark red "snow" descended.
The mother and daughter stared intently at the figure on the rooftop until it disappeared from sight.
Ye Jiang didn't notice that when she left, a faint light flickered briefly in the section for human ability users in her system's storage compartment before disappearing.
She didn't notice that gazes similar to those of the mother and daughter had fallen upon her, nor did she notice that many lights had flickered and then dimmed.
It wasn't extinguished, but rather the light was too faint; it was waiting to gather together so that it could shine brightly once more.
No sooner had Ye Jiang left the occupied zone than the superhumans outside, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed into the occupied zone to rescue their compatriots inside.
For six months, humanity has never given up on its compatriots in the occupied territories, making numerous attempts to rescue them, all to no avail.
Now, their Healer has opened a breakthrough for them!
Charge! Don't let the Healer down!
This wasn't the first time Ye Jiang had witnessed superhumans flooding into the occupied zone to provide relief; she deliberately watched for a while before leaving.
Ye Jiang was eager to return to City A, but during one of her casual glances down, she witnessed a battle between humans. She saw the fierce fighting, the blood shed, and the humans falling and rising again, resolute and unyielding.
She suddenly slowed down, no longer in such a hurry as when she came, choosing to walk slowly, even taking a longer route.
She traveled through city after city, witnessing countless battles, large and small.
Compared to the monsters in the Sky, the scale of human battles was not large. Humans did not have great power, but they fought with blood and lives for a victory. They were weak, but their battles were thrilling.
Ye Jiang sometimes wanted to intervene in human battles, knowing that she could end a fight with just a little effort, but in the end she always gave up on that idea.
Sometimes she thought that, in fact, humanity does not need the powerful to give alms indiscriminately, and that she was being a bit presumptuous.
Ye Jiang returned to City A half a month later. The Polluted in City A had already been cleared out by humans, and most of the superhumans in the city had left to participate in other battles. The ordinary citizens did not leave; they stayed behind to wait for the outcome of the battle against the monsters in the sky.
Half a month passed, and the monsters were still fighting. However, not long after Ye Jiang returned to City A, the battle above City of Flowers finally ended. The Gambler died, and another high-level monster fell.
Shi Li and the other monsters rushed to City A to report their victory to Ye Jiang, who had also just arrived in City A. They came in such a hurry, just as humans would with their faith, eager to present their victory. They had a strong sense of honor in their hearts, and this feeling reached its peak when they saw Ye Jiang.
Dong Zhen was so proud that she wanted to wag her tail and couldn't help but unfold layer after layer of illusions in front of Ye Jiang.
Ye Jiang: "..."
She sent them all away.
But it wasn't easy. They ran back after a short while, circling around Ye Jiang. Despite being high-level monsters, they were incredibly childish in front of Ye Jiang. Only Luo Manyu was slightly more mature, and each time she appeared, she would only silently watch Ye Jiang from afar.
Ye Jiang took root above the barrier in the sky above City A. She stood there, looking up at the sky, watching the monsters above engage in a long battle.
Sometimes she would activate her Ability System, look at the display screen floating in front of her, and frown with a puzzled expression.
A month later, the battle against the monsters finally came to an end. "Starlink" gradually devoured the Smoke Mud. Finally, the Smoke Mud Monster tried to escape but was surrounded and attacked by "Starlink". In a panic, the Smoke Mud Monster rushed to the ground and crashed into the barrier above City A.
The youth transformed into human form and landed in front of the Mud Monster. This monster, which humans had named the "World Destroyer," was no longer as imposing as it had been six months ago when it appeared with an army of S-Rank Polluted. Its original form had been devoured, leaving only a clump of mud. It was unaware that it was crawling backward to avoid the youth's approach.
"No, impossible!" The "World Destroyer" billowed in the smoke and mud, from which a few faces huddled in terror, like quails. A chaotic voice emanating from the smoke and mud couldn't hide its astonishment and fear, "Impossible! I couldn't have been defeated by an ordinary monster! I am..."
He cried out in alarm, "I am Half-Step Sovereign of Power!"
When Ye Jiang arrived, that was the sentence she heard. The "World Destroyer" didn't notice her. He seemed to have encountered some kind of sudden change. Suddenly, he let out a "uh" sound, as if he had been choked. A pool of smog suddenly rose from the ground and froze in mid-air. The faces in the smog all showed expressions of horror.