Chapter ?261 Generals [1]


    The sudden change in weather naturally drew attention from those on the battlefield, and feeling the frightening destructive power contained within those clouds made even the strongest among them wary.


    But not many had the leisure to watch the clouds for too long. Those normal geniuses were far too preupied with the mindless hoard that continued charging them without paying any heed to distractions.


    As for Feng Qing''er and that mysterious girl, they weren''t focused on the clouds either, rather, they were trying to find the source of the weather change.


    The obvious scent of mana that riddled the storm made it clear that it wasn''t formed naturally, and the color of the lightning even more so. They wanted to determine whether the attack was from friend or foe, but they didn''t even have time to think before massive beams of ck light fell to the ground.


    With each beam, hundreds of abominations were annihted. With tens of them striking down at the same time, the hoard of abominations was cut down to a frightening degree.


    The captains surrounding Feng Qing''er and the mysterious girl were momentarily dazed. In that moment, bright orange mes lit up the otherwise dark atmosphere, descending upon the dazed captains.


    Before they even had a chance to recover their wits, those 20 captains were bathed in a sea of mes. As if that wasn''t enough damage already, Feng Qing''er never stopped sending out Phoenix phantoms and glimmering me des into the midst.


    Even though these captains were bonafide 3rd ss existences, how could they even show their faces in front of her? She was the me Queen, ranked 3rd in the entire 3000 Beast Mountain Range.


    If bugs like them were qualified to even look at her feet, then she had done her reputation dirty.


    The mysterious ck-haired girl didn''t miss the opportunity either. Sensing that the time to y around had finished, she sighed in dejection


    "But I wanted 5 more minutes!" She said in an exasperated voice.


    Much to the confusion of the captains who surrounded her, she lowered her des and took a rxed posture as if she was done fighting.


    The captains moved as one, wanting to take their revenge on the girl who had been toying with them all this time, but as they moved, they felt a strange sense of incongruity with their bodies


    They had moved forward, yet they didn''t feel the impact of their feet hitting the ground. Looking down, they saw an odd yet terrifying sight.


    Their bodies had indeed moved forward as they intended, it was just that their legs were still remaining where they once stood.


    Thump!


    A series of thumps soon followed as the upload bodies of those captains hit the ground. Only then did they finally realize they had been cut in half. But it was far toote to notice.


    Just like that, 30 of the 50 captains present on the battlefield had been ruthlessly in, and with the continuous effort of those geniuses as well as the support of the storm clouds above, the number of abominations had be negligible.


    The once crowded battlefield had be surprisingly empty, and the atmosphere descended into silence. The citizens of Astoria could barely even fathom what was happening in front of their eyes.


    All of a sudden, the trumpeting of elephants sted away the silent atmosphere, causing everyone''s attention to be drawn to the 4 pnquins that had remained silent even while their forces were being ughtered. They were in formation, with one in the forefront and three others behind it.


    From the foremost pnquin, a soft white hand brushed past the curtains, moving them to the side and revealing the scene within. And truly, it was breathtaking


    A beautiful woman of seemingly Asian descent, her ck hair flowing down her waist and her green eyes shining lightly. Her sitting position was rxed andzy, giving her a seductive air.


    Her half-closed eyes brushed past the geniuses in front of her, stopping briefly on Feng Qing''er and that mysterious girl before once again returning to surveilling the surroundings. Yet, after a minute passed her face showed a disappointed expression.


    "Hey~ such a beautiful woman is earnestly seeking you, yet you remain hidden? How uncourteous!"


    Her voice was smooth and ethereal, causing some of those with weaker minds to fall into a daze. Feng Qing''er noticed this and made no move to hide the disgust evident on her face as she looked at them.


    "Hahaha," a sudden bout ofughter rang out from the void. "Although I''ve never counted myself as someone who would reject the invitation of such a beautifuldy, I''m not a fan of picking thorny roses."


    But despite his words, the man in question stepped out of the void and revealed himself to the world. His glistening ck hair, those silver streaks within it, his shapely face and mystical eyes. His presence wasn''t the slightest bit less stunning than the woman he was responding to.


    But his eyes weren''t looking at the woman as a person. No, any observant individual could see the sharp glint that was shing through then.


    "Oh my~ oh my~! I never expected you to be so handsome! Say, how about youe spend a night with this big sister?"


    Uncaring of his demeanor, the woman continued flirtatiously.


    The man smiled in response. "Indeed, spending a night with you sounds like a great idea. I have many questions that need answering, you see."


    The woman''s eyes suddenly lost a bit of their yfulness as he continued speaking.


    "And what kind of questions might those be?"


    "Ah, well I ran into some bugs on the way here and learned a few interesting facts. But as you know, bugs will be bugs. It might not be by much, but you''re at least somewhat better than a bug, right? So I don''t think it''d be a waste to ask you instead."


    "What did you just say?" A cold killing intent unfitting of the personality the woman had previously been showing leaked from her body.


    "Hm? Did I speak any lies? Bugs will be bugs regardless. And aren''t you one of them? What is the use of putting up such pretenses anyway? You know as well as I do that today will be your death date."


    A fierce grin crept up Damien''s face. He had felt the urge to entertain this woman simply because of how different she was from any other Nox being he had met before.


    They were all grotesque, and even though the captains were rtively humanoid, their features were still somewhat morphed. This woman, however, was truly a beauty. And he could tell very easily that it wasn''t just some illusion.


    But he didn''t care about her beauty at all. Even when he met Ruyue for the first time, he hadn''t been enthralled by her stunning beauty. Hell, he hadn''t even noticed it until he consciously checked her outter.


    And besides the aspect of beauty, there was no way Damien would be attracted to someone who had sold their soul to the Nox. The raging inky ck mana around her was enough for him to confirm that.


    And to him, a Nox was a Nox regardless of the form it took. From the start, he never saw a woman in front of him. The only thing he saw was a target.


    A target that he wanted to interrogate properly before killing.