BXBX NOVEL Chapter 171: Irreconcilable
Chapter 171: Irreconcilable
“[Heaven’s Extermination Ray]!”
“[Necro Ruination]!”
“[World of Frost]!”
“[Asura’s Wrath]!”
“[Shadowbinding Arts: Hidden Death]!”
“[Wave Arts: Unending Reverberation]!”
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
In that instant, six ultimate skills, coming from six different Inanimates, were cast on the territory of Chonk’s army simultaneously. These six skills went ignored by the members who were still dumbfounded from the words uttered by their division leaders, with them only realizing what they had done until it was too late.
“Ahhhhh! Nooo!” At the very instant they realized what their division leaders had done, they did not spare any time to avoid the skills that were cast, or if they were stronger, defend against them. Although they now abhorred their division leaders, they could not direct this hate towards them since being alive was better than being dead.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
As if it was an orchestra, a plethora of skills, ranging from barriers to movement speed boosting skills, were activated by the members of the six divisions in succession, holding onto the hope that they would be able to survive the attacks of their division leaders. Unfortunately for them, the division leaders packed more power than they thought.
Fsh! Fsh! Fsh!
On one part of the territory, a beam of light shone down from the sky, vaporizing any Inanimate that came into contact with it along its path. Even those that had barriers all over their bodies were not spared, dispelling their barriers in one hit before slicing their bodies into two.
In another part, multiple Water energy particles congregated over the division leader’s head before spreading out like a raging tsunami, easily catching up with those that had movement speed boosting skills activated. Once they were caught by the raging tsunami, they were heavily bombarded with a ton of Water energy particles, hastily rendering them dead.
The method of killing was different in the other parts, but ultimately, most of the members of the six divisions were not spared by the ultimate skills of their division leaders, turning into lifeless Inanimates in a matter of an instant. That’s why they became division leaders. It was because they knew how to command other Inanimates, as well as hold power far greater than what normal Inanimates have.
While this was happening, Horell could not help but be mesmerized by how Aurus was able to do all of this. In awe, he muttered, “Not only did he cast the ultimate skills of these division leaders, but he also made sure that they overlapped over one another, making sure that those that escaped would be caught up in another ultimate move.”
It was around this time that Horell obtained a message from Aurus through their connection, with Aurus saying, “Hey Horell, make sure to protect your division well! I’m gonna redirect a bit of the ultimate skills towards your division, so Chonk has more reason to kill these division leaders!”
“Ah?” Although the message was abrupt, Horell hastily snapped out of his daze as he replied, “Got it!”
Whoosh!
Not long after replying, he hastily made multiple strands of energy with a message on it, sending towards the members of the division he controlled.
“Everyone, get close to me! The other division leaders are going on a rampage!” This was what the strands of energy contained, which made the division members look at their division leader from a new perspective as they hastily got congregated to where Horell was.
Unlike the members of the six divisions, the members of Horell’s division were not informed of what was happening on the other divisions, which greatly surprised them after finding out that the other division leaders went on a rampage. Seeing as Horell did not go on a rampage like the others, they could not help but think that the other divisions were pitiful while solidifying their beliefs towards Horell.
After some time, the ultimate skills started to converge towards Horell’s division after seeing that almost all of the members of the six divisions were dead. Although Horell did not get a signal from
Aurus through their connection, he knew what he had to do, conjuring a large and thick barrier over the members of his division. This move could not help but make the members feel awe for Horell, thinking of him as a true division leader.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Eventually, the ultimate skills collided with the barrier, attacking it with all its might. Surprisingly, even though the skills were at their full power, they weren’t able to break through the barrier, shocking the members of Horell’s division while Horell was looking at the ultimate skills in awe.
Since he was a Mana Spirit, he could vividly see the flow of energy in skills and spells that use any form of energy. He noticed that even though the skills looked like they were attacking the barrier at full power, most of the energy in them were redirected towards the appearance of the skill rather than its power. He knew that the opposite was happening a while ago, if not, Aurus would not be able to kill all of those division members with these ultimate skills as easily as he did.
While making sure to not look out of place, Horell sent out a message to Aurus, saying, “I thought you were already at your limit when you made those division leaders use their ultimate skills. And now you’re making it look like the skills are attacking at full power even though they’re not? Although I would like to say that my barrier could withstand the full power of a few X-grade Inanimates, what you’re doing is more amazing.”
“How did you do it?” he asked soon after.
“I guess I have an innate affinity for these things,” Aurus soon replied, deciding to not tell Horell about the system. In actuality though, the reason why he was able to do this was all due to the [Dualtasking] skill he had obtained a while ago.
The [Dualtasking] skill was in actuality, a C-grade Mortal level skill, which allowed him to easily level up and upgrade this skill to a far stronger variant. At the moment, it was now an S-grade Mortal level skill, which took on the name [Pentatasking]. With this skill now enhanced, the burden he felt while controlling these six division leaders was now minuscule, which allowed him to deploy the surveying soul balls in mid-air again.
Eventually, the ultimate skills gradually weakened as they were colliding against the barrier, which made the members of Horell’s division trust him even more. While this was happening, Aurus sent a message to Horell, saying, “I’m pretty sure Chonk has been notified about what I’ve done. The sounds made by these ultimate skills are incredibly loud.”
“I’m pretty sure as well,” Horell could not help but respond to Aurus’ statement, adding, “What kind of reaction do you think he’s going to have?”
“What else?” Aurus let out a slightly malevolent chuckle as he replied.
“Rage. Unending rage.”
…
Bang! Bang! Bang!
On a slightly distant part of the territory of Chonk’s army, a jade green wolf could not help but perk up its ears after hearing loud explosion sounds coming from his territory. This jade green wolf was none other than Chonk, who could not help but feel that something bad has happened within his territory.
With this in mind, he muttered to himself, “Heavens, please tell me that nothing bad happened. Don’t tell me anything bad happened.”
While thinking about this, the negative thoughts in his mind could not help but grow larger, making him think that something incredibly bad has happened. With the loud sounds still being picked up by his ears, Chonk decided to get closer to the origin of the sounds, running as fast as possible.
“Master! Master! Bad news!” Just as he was about to arrive at the area where the origin of the sound was, a familiar voice to him resounded in his mind, making him stop in an area filled with trees. This voice was filled with worry and guilt, which made Chonk feel like his worst nightmare has come true. Although he now had a hunch that something bad had indeed happened, he could not help but still hold on to the hope that nothing bad had happened, composing himself as he responded, “What happened, Horell? Speak.”
A few seconds of silence had passed after Chonk’s response before Horell replied to his question.
Nevertheless, the reply he had obtained was more than enough for his hope to be crushed. He had a feeling that he was on the verge of losing his mind due to the news that he had obtained.
“Master, the first six divisions have been wiped out by their respective division leaders.” This was what Horell said to Chonk. He also added, “Only a few members of those divisions were able to escape.”
Chonk took a few deep breaths to compose himself, knowing very well that he was surely going to go insane. After calming himself down, he asked, “Why did they do it?”
“I have no clue, Master,” Horell hastily responded before adding, “They’re not making any other moves after that, which is weird.”
Hearing that the six division leaders did not go any further, Chonk could not help but feel a weird sense of ease as he replied, “Wait for me to get there, Horell.”
After hearing Horell respond to his last statement, Chonk then continued dashing towards the origin of the sound, concluding that those loud sounds were made by the six division leaders as stated by Horell. It only took Chonk a few minutes to arrive at the area, his expression filled with intense shock after looking at the sight in front of him.
Since the seven divisions of his army were situated here, that meant that a large clearing was made for them. Almost every part of the clearing was transformed into a ruined state, with the remains of the killed Inanimates strewn all over. He let out a sigh of relief after seeing that a small area of the clearing was still clear, with a barrier housing a decent amount of members, as well as Horell in the center.
After that, he looked at the six division leaders that killed their respective division members. These six division leaders were positioned in a line, all of them facing Chonk with a slightly arrogant aura emanating from each one of them. Suppressing his intent to kill them then and there, he asked with a loud voice, “Why did you kill them? Speak and I might even spare you.”
“Spare us?” Rather than talking one by one, the six division leaders talked simultaneously, which slightly took Chonk aback. Nevertheless, he easily adjusted to this as they continued talking.
“You went ahead and sent someone to manipulate our members, transforming the alliance into a chaotic hellhole,” the division leaders continued to talk, making Chonk think that something was off with their words. They then continued, “Don’t you think it’s fair and just for us to retaliate with what you’ve done to our alliance?”
“Alliance?” At that point, Chonk decided to release his rage, emanating a huge aura of murderous intent as he snarled. He then said, “Hoh? You six are actually a part of that shitty alliance? Quite commendable for you six to keep up a facade for so long.”
“Who said we’re part of the alliance?” At that, the six division leaders malevolently chuckled as one of the division leaders stopped talking. Not long after, this division leader started rolling around by itself in shock, stopping as it noticed Chonk, who was looking at it.
Without hesitation, the division leader sent out a thread of energy that said, “L-leader! T-the alliance! They have someone who can—”
Just before that division leader could finish its words, the remaining five could not help but coldly laugh as a beam was sent out towards the former, splitting it into two. It was at this point that Chonk’s perception of the five division leaders had changed, sensing the sincere aura from the currently dead division leader’s words.
“Who are you?” Chonk asked the five division leaders with his rage still at its peak, to which they replied, “You don’t have to know who I am. What you should only know is that I’m going to make your life a living hell. I’ll make sure you won’t be able to destroy the Tempest Branch Alliance.”
“Is that you, Herellia?” Chonk could not help but ask before adding, “If it’s you, then I’m sure you know what’s going to happen next.”
“Unfortunately for you, I’m not Herellia,” the five division leaders replied simultaneously. They then continued, “I’d suggest you kill these five division leaders, lest you want me to make your other plans fail.”
Hearing the mocking tone from the division leaders’ words, Chonk could not help but snarl as he replied, “Whoever you are, relay my next words to Herellia.”
“I wanted to give you one more chance to surrender, but with this move you’ve done, there’s no turning back.”
“As if she needs to hear that,” the five division leaders laughed at Chonk’s words as they replied.
“If I find out who you are, I’m gonna make sure you’re the first one to die,” Chonk said before going ahead and charging towards these five division leaders. He then swiped with one of his front paws as a large amount of Wind energy particles congregated towards its claws.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
In that instant, the five division leaders were split into multiple fragments, carried away by the strong breeze of the wind. While that happened, Chonk could not help but hear a faint laughing sound that gradually became weaker as he turned around to look at the unscathed area.
“Horell.” Chonk conjured a strand of energy, to which he sent towards Horell in an instant.
“Yes, Master?” Horell replied.
“Although we only have a few dozen members left…”
“Let’s start Code Omega.”