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"Slicing their bodies is harder than I expected... Well, there\'s nothing that I could do, they are Four Shackles Realm."

Souta muttered as he slowly turned his body. He glanced at the remaining three and found that they had already destroyed the black hole and other skills that were restricting them.

"There\'s only three left so finishing this should be easier."

He stepped forward and he vanished from the vision of the three experts.

"What?!"

The three experts didn\'t see his movements at all. They heard a voice coming from their back.

"Hey, I\'m traveling through the shadows so I can reappear in any area in this place. Unless you have the power to overcome the shadows in a large area, none of you will be able to follow me."

They quickly turned their heads but Souta was already gone.

Souta was floating on the area one hundred meters above them. He was looking at them with a blank face.

"The only area that my shadows can\'t invade is around you. The protective field of your body is preventing the shadows from overwhelming you." He clenched his fingers around the handle of the sword. "Still..."

Whoosh!!

Before the three could even react, the gravitational force appeared once again along with the black hole. Even the seven doppelgangers rose from the shadows and attacked them.

The moment they were distracted, Souta appeared twenty meters behind them. He swiftly raised his sword and swung it down with all of his might.

[Crimson Moon]!!

The three experts sensed a glooming sensation on their back but they couldn\'t simply just turn around. After all, the seven doppelgangers were attacking them trying to blast them towards the black hole.

Bang!!

The red energy blade landed on the back of an expert.

"Help me!!"

He shouted as he felt an intense pain in his back. But his comrades didn\'t have a time to help him as he noticed that the seven doppelgangers were focusing on his two comrades.

It was then that he realized that Souta\'s target was him.

"No...!"

The other two also noticed the situation. They immediately destroy the doppelgangers but thousands of webs swept out, covering their area.

Whoosh!!

Souta dashed forward, pulling back his hand and swinging it with greater force.

[Darkness Bite]!!

The sword which was covered in darkness sliced the expert into two. The expert had an unwilling expression on his face. He couldn\'t believe that he would die in this lowly world.

Bang!!

Souta paused before he took a deep breath.

Two more left...

His killing intent burst forth as he charged at them with a cold smile on his face.

The two experts tried to fight back but Souta was fully intent on ending this fight. He finished testing his strength so it\'s time to say goodbye.

"It was a bit enjoyable so you have my thanks..."

The two experts heard those words as they saw a vast elemental energy burst forth from Souta. The darkness and light rushed at them as if it was a raging tide.

[Dual Element Drive: Dark and Light Integration]!!

The two fought back with all of their might. Their experience and honed skills made them able to last longer in battle but Souta obliterate any source of hope in their hearts. His [Element Drive] enhanced his body to the limit along with Dream Power. There was nothing that they could do.

In just a few minutes, Souta completely obliterated their bodies not even leaving a speck of dust. Even their souls weren\'t spared. 

"It seems that I still got it... Thanks for letting me test my current strength."

With this, he confirmed the true extent of his power. Souta was undoubtedly strong even among the Four Shackles. He was prepared for his next plan.

Souta stretched his arms.

"Hu~ that was a good workout after a long time."

For him, a thousand years had passed but in reality, he just fought the Sovereign of Ming Region in the Nightmare Realm a few hours ago.

"I never thought that I would be able to enjoy the thrill of battle after that horrible experience. No, it made me appreciate and enjoy the battle more. I\'m not afraid to die right now unlike before."

Souta placed the vajra sword back in its sheath. He was far stronger than before and it would increase his chances in the upcoming event.

The hero stared at him and he didn\'t know what to do. He was rooted on the spot afraid of causing trouble. He didn\'t know if Souta was an enemy or not. Souta becoming an enemy, he didn\'t want to think about it.

This world would collapse for sure once that happens.

Ohm!

The shadows retracted and the barrier slowly disappeared.

Eilish and the others were faced with intense energy once the barrier vanished.

"We\'ll stay here and wait for Souta."

Eilish warned Baldur, Heimer, and Princess Dreimi.

The fluctuation of energy on the battlefield was highly dangerous. Even the space was shattered and its fragments were all over the place. Even the time was affected. If Baldur went to the distorted time he could grow older in an instant and die of old age. In some cases, the time was moving backward. Baldur and the other would turn into a baby if they encountered it. Unless they have resistance to time then they wouldn\'t be able to escape such fate.

"We can\'t approach it... The fragmented space will tear your body apart."

Baldur, Heimer, and Princess Dreimi nodded. They knew that this was dangerous. They could feel it. Princess Dreimi was already having a hard time to breath because of the intensity of energy coming from the region.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The warriors of the Athen\'s Champion appeared one by one.

"Where\'s Grain Leader Souta?" The captain asked.

Eilish shook her head and said, "He\'s still there."

"I\'ll go there." The captain said. He was a Three Shackles expert so his body and resistance were better than the rest of the people here.

He flew inside without hesitation.

They waited for a few minutes before Souta appeared with the captain.

"Souta!"

"Grain Leader Souta!!"

They shouted when they saw his figure emerge from the dangerous region. They breathe a sigh of relief. They almost thought that something bad happened.

"Let\'s go back. There\'s nothing we need to do here." Souta said.

The group left the area leaving the devastated region unaffected. The hero was left alone but at least he managed to survive the calamity. The capital of Sydfri Kingdom had vanished from the map along with all the people living here. It\'s easy to say that the once powerful kingdom had fallen today. The king and higher-ups of the country had perished from the calamity.

Soon, this region would become a forbidden land on this planet. It was easier to survive in the vacuum of space than being exposed to radiation on the battlefield.

It would take a long time before the planet healed from the damage it received. The laws and concepts of this planet were weaker than Imperium so it would probably need thousands of years before the battlefield went back to its normal state.

Even then, this planet would be reduced to a mere low-world. Most of the natural energy in the atmosphere would be consumed to fix the shattered space, time, and other laws. Even the energy regeneration befitting the mid-world wouldn\'t be able to keep up.

Souta and the rest arrived at the Holy Kingdom. They escorted the resources back to the Arsen Kingdom. Their journey was smooth this time.

The time for them to return to Imperium has come. The warriors had left first while Souta and Eilish stayed for a while.

The continent was in a mess. The experts from Wingless Crow annihilated several countries including those at the top. So the power balance would be shuffled in the meantime but that\'s not Souta\'s problem anymore.

It was because of him why those people attacked this land. Well, Souta didn\'t care about it. He couldn\'t bother himself about them. He still has a lot of things in his mind that he needs to pay attention to.

"Sigh... It feels like it\'s been a long time."

Souta sighed as he leaned his back on the sofa. This mission should be his vacation but a lot of things happened. It\'s primarily because of him.

"Wingless Crow... Do they really think that I\'m afraid of them? I will destroy them sooner or later."

Souta narrowed his eyes. He recalled the secret headquarters of the Wingless Crow in his memories. He could use it.

Eilish sat down beside him and asked, "When are we going to return?"

Souta glanced at her before he answered, "After they finished organizing the resources. We\'ll transfer it to the Imperium."

"I see..." Eilish nodded at his words.

"Prepare yourself... A war will occur and it\'s not just an ordinary war." Souta said in a grave tone.

He heard from the warriors that Gluttony already destroyed the Eru Empire.

It happened earlier this time.

Something must have caused this for Gluttony to start his plan.