Level up is hard? I can Directly Purchase infinite Levels!-Chapter 93: A Rare Calm — Ancient Sacred Armor

This time, the Gargoyle race had suffered equally devastating losses.

Judging from the current situation, Crimson City was no longer something they could take.

Those human madmen would never retreat a single step unless every last one of them was dead.

And to kill them all, the Gargoyle race would have to pay an even more horrific price.

Yet they didn’t have only the Seventh Division of the Scarlet Wall Patrol as enemies along this single defensive line!

At present, no matter how they thought about it, the only way to break the deadlock was to deal with Raine, that monster.

This time around—

Out of the three hundred thousand soldiers of the Seventh Division, more than a hundred thousand had fallen.

But every survivor burned with fighting spirit, their blood boiling.

Because victory in this war was already within sight! 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Although the reclaimed region was insignificant in the context of the entire Eastern Front, every inch recovered was an answer to the heroic spirits of humanity who had fought for over a hundred years.

For every inch reclaimed, humanity’s living space expanded by another inch!

Elisa looked at the brutal battlefield, her heart lost and unsettled.

Eight of them had come to this war—each a famous genius.

Before arriving, all of them had been proud, spirited, brimming with ambition.

Each had secretly sworn to carve out an undying feat.

And now, only she was left alive.

She suddenly remembered what her mentor had once told her.

"Don’t go there. That place is full of lunatics standing on the edge of hell, marching straight toward death."

"Those people don’t treat their lives as lives. What’s most terrifying is that this sickness spreads—and it’s extremely contagious."

"Very few who go there come back alive. You are humanity’s geniuses, the bearers of the future. I hope you won’t go there."

At the time, she had dismissed those words with disdain.

Now, she finally understood.

Her mentor hadn’t lied.

Those people were true desperados.

They had long since sold their lives to Death in exchange for this burning passion.

Like carriers of a virulent disease, anyone who came into contact with them would be corroded—driven mad, charging toward death alongside them.

She hadn’t believed it at first.

But now she suddenly realized—she seemed to have been infected as well.

She turned to look at Raine, her gaze complicated.

She felt she had been infected by him.

Yet at the same time, she felt a sense of honor she had never known before—pure, heartfelt joy, without regret even unto death.

She had fulfilled the fate a human genius was meant to bear.

She had done what she was supposed to do!

They had as well!

Perhaps, at the moment of their deaths, what they felt wasn’t fear—

But glory.

...

"All personnel, prioritize treating the wounded!"

"Recover as quickly as possible! The Sixth and Eighth Patrols, stay on alert!"

Lord Garson issued orders to all unit leaders.

After confirming that Kyle and the other three were safe, Raine also withdrew, distributing the resources he had gained to everyone.

After this battle, Commander Hegros had barely half his life left. Many were covered in wounds, yet no one dared retreat to the rear.

They had to hold this place until it was completely secured!

Although Borm was injured, he neither treated his wounds nor relaxed for even a second.

At every moment, he was on guard against the possibility of a powerful Gargoyle expert launching a sneak attack on Raine.

Even though, on the surface, both sides seemed to have ceased hostilities—

Everyone knew clearly that the war targeting Raine had only just begun!

Once alien-race powerhouses made their move, it would be utterly lethal.

Because they knew Borm was protecting Raine, any expert the Gargoyle race sent would likely be Epic-level!

If they were even more ruthless, other powerful races from different regions might personally enter the fray!

Raine understood this deeply. Thus, after staying on the high ground for a day, he quietly retreated back to Iron Dragon Fortress, intending to first recover to his peak state.

At the same time, it allowed the constantly high-strung Borm to relax slightly—at the very least, enough to tend to his injuries.

Worth mentioning was that despite using temporary breakthroughs so many times on the battlefield, his bloodstone reserves were still over four hundred thousand!

Although he had killed countless Experts and Masters in this battle, the consumption had been equally terrifying.

He had almost continuously maintained a temporary Master-level state.

Even so, his top priority now was healing his injuries.

He fully activated the Obsidian Golem Codex, while drinking two bottles of Energy Amplification Potion.

Recovering while reinforcing his foundation, he then raced against time to study and master the various art techniques he had gained in this war.

...

News of the Crimson City campaign soon reached Ironshield Fortress as well.

"Samuel, have a drink with me."

Upon hearing the news from Iron Dragon Fortress, old City Lord Marcus found it hard to calm the excitement in his heart.

He took out a jug of strong liquor—something he had treasured for a long time.

He had always been reluctant to drink it, and had never dared to.

He’d planned to save it for a truly glorious victory—or for the day he himself was about to die, as a final reward.

Though he hadn’t personally taken part in this victory—

That kid Raine had said it was also a victory dedicated to him.

"Hahaha... I never thought I’d get to enjoy this kind of fortune!"

"Hmph! You’re just basking in that kid Raine’s glory!"

"Aren’t I just!"

Samuel quickly sat down, and the two drank heartily together.

...

Sunfall Gorge Outpost.

The horns of victory echoed through the night.

Mondrig of Stonehammer Fortress and Manebreaker were utterly shaken upon hearing that Crimson City had fallen.

Especially after learning that Raine alone had killed over twenty Master-level powerhouses—Manebreaker broke out in a cold sweat.

"That guy really is a monster!"

"Manebreaker, return to the clan immediately and bring back two more Giant Savage War Generals."

Mondrig gave the order.

Even though the fighting over there had just ended, who knew whether that monster would come back here next?

An Elite-rank recruit, single-handedly challenging an entire city and the powerhouses of multiple races—including a major race like the Gargoyles—

And he had actually taken it down.

If that wasn’t monstrous combat power, what was?

...

The Gargoyle homeland erupted into chaos.

Only then did many Gargoyles finally understand why Zor and the others had returned and immediately shut themselves away.

Faced with such a monster, their wills must have been completely shattered!

The defeat at Crimson City also left Gargoyle King Platus furious beyond measure.

He knew very well that Raine had played a critical role in it—so much so that his desire to kill Raine had once surged to its peak!

He had already personally gone to request an Epic-level powerhouse to take action.

But that elder seemed to be wary of something and still hadn’t made a move.

...

At the core of the front lines—the Tidebound Battlefield.

On the summit of Hariru Mountain, a cold, stern young man bathed in divine radiance stood proudly.

Half of his face was covered in fine dragon scales, and his aura was overwhelmingly powerful.

Just standing there, he was like a towering mountain—one that could only be gazed up at.

He was the Legendary Divine Scion of the Black Dragon Clan—Colbert!

At that moment, two young men flew up to the mountaintop.

Both were Expert-ranked, and in terms of talent, they were top-tier geniuses even within the Black Dragon Clan—figures that would be cultivated with all resources in other alien races.

Yet in the Black Dragon Clan, they could only serve as Colbert’s attendants—and they were proud of it!

After bowing respectfully to Colbert, the two spoke.

"Young Master, two major events have occurred in the Eastern Front."

"First, a prodigy has emerged at Iron Dragon Fortress. He was originally just a recruit of the Seventh Division of the Scarlet Wall Patrol. At the Elite level, he killed many who were hunting Arlis, and even counter-killed the Thunderclan’s newly risen genius, Bruce!"

"After that, he single-handedly challenged all of Crimson City—killing at least twenty Master-level geniuses from the Gargoyle race and other races, reducing Crimson City to ruins, and even helping the Seventh Division cripple the entire Soul Devourer race!"

One of them paused, then continued.

"Second, that star which fell into the Ironspike Field landed in the Starlight Archipelago west of the Tidebound Battlefield. Something fell out of that star—and it was obtained by a Stonekin genius."

"It’s an Ancient Sacred Armor. Word from the clan says that there may be a heaven-shaking secret hidden within that sacred armor!"

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