Reincarnation Of The Strongest Spirit Master-Chapter 1456: Ellina Takes Over

Watching the monsters pile up in front of him, their eyes glowing with a singular, murderous intent, William couldn’t help but chuckle. The sound was low and dangerous, carrying over the growls of the approaching horde.

"Come then. Let me keep you occupied right here," he muttered, his tone calm but his demeanour overwhelming, radiating a pressure that made the air feel heavy. "Every hour you spend trying to kill me is another hour of peace back there. Every minute you waste on this spot means hundreds more spears are being finished in the forge."

He knew the monsters were listening. He knew their leaders could interpret his speech, and he was intentionally provoking them, dangling his own life like a lure. He didn’t mind spending days, or even weeks, pinned down in this hellscape, as long as the enemy’s focus remained fixed entirely on him.

He had become the anvil upon which the monster tide would break, and with Becky standing firmly at his side, he was ready to let the world watch him burn if it meant the dawn would finally come.

The manufacturing process for the standard spears was streamlined and efficient, a task that required only a couple of hours at most for a skilled hand.

Given the presence of so many experienced forging masters, a nearly inexhaustible supply of raw materials, and dozens of workshops operating at maximum capacity, William made a mental calculation.

He estimated that within a single day, the collective forges would produce enough weaponry to secure the territories of all four kingdoms against any foreseeable tide assault.

However, that security depended entirely on time—a luxury they were currently burning through. William knew he had to buy his friends and guild masters the window they needed to churn out these armaments.

If he factored the advanced flying spears into the equation, the strategic outlook for his side shifted from "survivable" to "dominant."

For now, he maintained a dangerous dance with the monster horde, intentionally "entertaining" them to keep their focus locked on him. He even went so far as to deliberately avoid striking the final monster gate.

He knew the moment that gateway was destroyed, the assault on this town would officially conclude, and the monsters would likely disperse to other, more vulnerable targets.

To prevent that, he had to keep his enemies deluded, feeding them the false hope that they could still shift the tide if they just committed enough forces to killing him.

While William performed his grim duty on the battlefield, his friends were just as occupied back within the safety of the city walls.

The moment they had retreated through the portal, a sense of frantic purpose had taken hold. They had seen the carnage; they knew exactly what was required to end the threat of the Scarlet Bears once and for all.

"We’ll divide ourselves," Ellina announced, clearing her throat to command the attention of the gathered faction leaders and William’s inner circle.

Though Ellina had been one of the first masters to recognise William’s transcendent talent and potential, she had always been viewed as something of an outsider—a guest rather than a core member of his guild.

That perception had vanished the moment William had publicly entrusted her with the command to oversee the flying spears. Everyone present understood the weight of that endorsement.

No one complained about an "outsider" giving orders; the stakes were too high for ego, and they had all witnessed the devastating efficacy of the flying weapons firsthand.

Anjie and the other leaders harboured a silent hope that Ellina might eventually teach their own top forgers the secrets behind these weapons. However, they were realistic; they knew that asking for a full apprenticeship in the middle of an apocalypse was a tall order.

For now, the best they could do was provide Ellina with their most talented blacksmiths and hope that through observation and collaboration, the secrets of the flying spears would naturally take root within their own ranks.

The concept of flying weapons wasn’t entirely alien to those who had fought alongside William. He possessed a legendary arsenal of autonomous blades and spears that he deployed with surgical precision in his most desperate battles.

Between his unique techniques and his unorthodox tactical applications, these weapons always managed to shine brightest when the situation was at its deadliest.

Learning the specific metallurgy and inscriptions required to craft these spears would do more than just provide a new weapon; it would provide a foundation. Once they understood the principle, they could apply it to different types of armaments.

And in the worst-case scenario, Anjie and the other girls knew they could simply ask William to teach them directly once the dust settled. They knew him well enough to know he wouldn’t refuse such a request if it meant strengthening their chances of survival.

"We will gather the top forging masters—only those who have achieved the dark gold grade and have already mastered the basic spear blueprint—and send them to the designated site immediately," Ellina explained, her plan being as simple as it was direct.

She had already scouted an empty district within Lara’s city. It was a secure location, situated far from the chaos of the portal and the vulnerability of the outer walls, nestled deep within the inner zone where the city’s spiritual energy was most stable.

By calling for their elite masters, she was making it clear that this was no longer about hoarding trade secrets.

In this dire situation, the last thing she worried about was someone "stealing" the secret of flying weapons. She was certain William understood the risks, and his explicit order served as a blanket approval for the knowledge to be disseminated.

Everyone standing in that room was, for all intents and purposes, on the same side. Even those not officially enrolled in William’s guild were staunch supporters of its various factions. In the face of global extinction, the line between "member" and "ally" had blurred into irrelevance.