Sovereign of the Ashes

Sein’s strength surpassed the expectations of the Wild Gorillas surrounding him, and Reina’s performance was beyond their imaginations.

While Natalya and Yuri were also formidable among Rank Two creatures, they were eclipsed by Reina’s exceptional prowess.

Natalya, adorned with an array of luxurious magic equipment, had transformed into her Baator Devil form at the beginning of the battle.

Her huge black wings allowed her to rampage across the battlefield.

Despite her ferocity, Natalya remained protective of Sein, never straying too far from him.

As Sein’s magic rod pierced the heart of the Wild Gorilla, turning it into a blazing torch, Natalya was already shielding him from another Rank Two Wild Gorilla and several Rank One enemies.

It seemed like talented knights and mages of the Magus World were accustomed to taking on multiple enemies at once in interplanar wars.

Although Natalya could not fall another creature of the same rank with just a few blows like Sein, her performance was still noteworthy.

Surrounded by several Rank One Wild Gorillas, she fought valiantly and severely injured them.

Even the Rank Two Wild Gorilla she battled was left bleeding profusely after she plunged her sword deep into its thigh.

Meanwhile, Yuri followed Sein’s lead by providing close-range fire support, relentlessly firing her Burning Flame Unit’s energy cannons.

Additionally, she controlled several standard mechas with her mental focus, each with Rank One combat power.

The elemental cannonball, swirling with black energy in the chest cavity of Yuri’s Burning Flame Unit, made her stick out like a sore thumb on the battlefield.

The advanced magic cannon was a product of Sein’s fusion of the Magus Civilization’s alchemy and the Neisse Civilization’s technologies.

To ensure Yuri had enough energy to sustain her battlefield activities, Sein even went so far as to acquire a specialized energy converter, typically used in space fortresses, from the Capiche Business Alliance.

If not for the current limitations of Sein’s skill in alchemy and Yuri’s ability to control higher-spec constructs, Sein would have incorporated a small elemental pool into her mecha.

He had already recorded this concept in the crystal ball within his laboratory, though it was uncertain when he could bring this ambitious project to fruition.

Should Yuri self-destruct with an elemental pool equipped in her mecha, the resulting explosion could potentially unleash destructive power comparable to that of a demigod-level creature!

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The arrival of Sein and his elite troops brought significant relief to the Magus World’s allied forces on the battlefield.

Amidst battle and gradual advancement, Sein encountered a Rank Two female knight from the Order of the Fiery Molten Mountain before he could locate Leena.

She was clad in a striking combination of red metal armor and grayish lava rock armor, wielding a massive sword and a stone scythe.

Her appearance was indeed unique.

As Sein approached, he observed her leading hundreds of enslaved creatures in combat.

These creatures, likely specialties of the Order of the Fiery Molten Mountain, were short creatures with stone-like skin, armed with two-meter-long spears.

Around her, the battlefield was strewn with the remains of thousands of these enslaved creatures and the corpses of several knights from Magus World.

There were no other Rank One knights in sight, but Sein could not ignore the presence of the female knight either.

Despite her valiant effort, the female knight’s situation was dire.

Her rock armor was cracked, and her metal armor bore numerous scratches.

Although she looked like a Valkyrie with her flowing blonde hair, her expression was tinged with fatigue and sadness.

The arrival of Sein and his forces eased the pressure on the female knight and her troops.

After repelling a large wave of Wild Gorillas threatening her with both violet and verdant energy beams released by his Solar Eye spell, Sein initiated contact through mental focus.

“Sein from Divine Tower of Verdant Spring,” he transmitted his voice.

The female knight glanced at Sein, catching her breath while gripping her stone scythe.

“Sydney from Order of the Fiery Molten Mountain,” she replied.

It was a gender-neutral name that fit her appearance after activating her bloodline transformation.

In Magus World, female knights rarely retained distinctively feminine features after such transformations.

After all, combat efficacy was prioritized over aesthetic considerations while they were picking the source of their bloodline.

After the brief exchange, Sydney took advantage of the opening Sein created and hurriedly flew to a nearby battlefield blanketed in bloody corpses.

From beneath the bodies of several enslaved creatures, she pulled out the corpse of a male knight clad in black armor.

The relationship between this fallen Rank One of Rank Two knight and her was unclear.

The female knight’s face, half-covered in rocky armor, betrayed a clear expression of grief. However, the relentless pace of the battlefield afforded her no time to mourn.

After removing a ring from the finger of the deceased male knight, she stored his mutilated body in her spatial storage equipment.

It was customary for Magus World powerhouses to retrieve the remains of fallen knights and mages, but this was typically a task for after the battle, not amidst the ongoing chaos.

Sein showed no interest in the female knight’s personal affairs. While using magic to fend off a Wild Gorilla that repeatedly lunged at him, Sein transmitted his voice and asked, “Have you seen a black-robed female mage riding a skeletal dragon?”

Despite her sorrow, the female knight named Sydney responded to the question promptly.

Wiping her cheeks, she pointed toward what seemed like a cliff from Sein’s perspective and replied, “Yes, she flew there!”

This battlefield was sprawling gullies of uneven heights, and the so-called “cliff” appeared to have a height difference of no more than two hundred meters.

Though partially obscured, the distance was negligible for someone like Sein, who could fly.

Glancing first toward the cliff, Sein then turned his attention back to the Kingfisher and the other Verdant Wilderness World creatures battling nearby.

The Kingfisher was still engaged with the Rank Three Wild Gorillas, who had also set their sights on Sein and Reina.

It had become too dangerous to remain here, so it was better for them to move around and continue fighting.

This did not mean abandoning the battlefield, but rather just moving around within the area.

Reinforcements from the Magus World Army were already advancing toward the Wild Gorilla World in waves.

Sein could see new knights and mages joining the fray in the distance.

Given the intensity of the battlefield he was currently on, his location would receive priority support among all fronts.

In other words, the danger facing Sein and his companions was unlikely to persist for long.

As soon as Sein tossed his Viridescent Seed onto the ground, a burst of dendro elemental light erupted before him.

This was not the most critical moment to use the Viridescent Seed, but the sight of the Rank Two female knight collecting her fallen comrade had deeply affected him.

He could not bear the thought of losing any of his loved ones on this battlefield.

The ground shook as a burly plant giant began to emerge.

The thick blood and piles of corpses surrounding it made perfect nourishment for its growth.

“Go help Kingfisher!” Sein instructed.

After issuing his command, he swiftly flew toward the cliff without waiting for the demigod-level plant giant to finish growing.

He was confident that the plant giant could track his location, and once it had assisted Kingfisher, the two demigods could rally the nearby legions toward Sein.

The unfolding spectacle momentarily stunned the mourning Rank Two female knight.

Her eyes widened as she watched the plant giant grow increasingly formidable, and then shifted to Sein as he quickly departed.

Sein did not leave alone; Natalya, Reina, Yuri, and others were with him.

Reina brandishing her massive hammer impressed the female knight as much as the demigod-level plant giant.

Due to the chaotic elemental fluctuations on the battlefield, Sydney mistook Reina for a Rank Three Sky Knight instead of the Rank Two knight she actually was.

Hence, she was puzzled by how this mysterious mage could command both a Sky Knight and a demigod-level plant giant.

Nevertheless, Sydney was quick in her response.

Instead of relying on the plant giant, she flew straight toward Sein, joining his group.

Hundreds of short, dark-skinned enslaved creatures followed her lead.

In such a chaotic battlefield, aligning with a stronger force offered a better chance of survival, particularly when one was in bad shape.