âHis material attack is actually this powerful!â Linley felt stunned in his heart. âEven the former Redcliff Lordâs material attack wasnât as monstrous as this. An attack passing through empty space is actually able to penetrate my body.â Linley was very confident in the defense of his Dragonform, but today, this punch had stunned him!
That manâs eyes were filled with rage, and his messy golden hair began to tremble.
âYou dare to injure me, Hemmers? Die!â A deep voice echoed in Linleyâs mind, and the golden-haired manâs right leg lashed outâŚ
That thick right leg was flowing with a golden yellow light. As it lashed out, it created ripples in space, as though it were moving through water. The power of this kick was so great that even before it reached Linley, Linley already had a bad feeling. âGiven the power of that fist, which didnât even directly hit me, just passed through the airâŚif Iâm hit by this kickâŚâ
Linley didnât dare to hesitate.
âBlackstone Space â Repulsive Force!â Linley willed it, and a powerful repulsive force was applied to the terrifyingly powerful body of that âHemmersâ.
At the same time, with a âwhap!â sound, Linleyâs whip-like draconic tail slapped the ground hard, borrowing the counterforce to retreat hurriedly!
âBang!â This kick of Hemmers missed.
âBOOM!â Although it missed, a surge of golden ripples still shot out from his leg, shooting towards Linley. This material attack was simply too fast! It wasnât bound by the Blackstone Space, and its speed vastly outstripped Linleyâs fleeing speed. However, live and learn; after having suffered last time, Linley was prepared this time.
Linleyâs godspark sword, âMirageâ, unhurriedly swung out to meet it.
It seemed to move slowly but was actually fast. The flat of Mirage struck directly against the golden yellow ripple.
âBANG!â A powerful collision. Mirage was knocked backwards, slapping against Linleyâs body, while Linleyâs sword-wielding right arm actually had its draconic scales shatter and blood leak through.
âSwoosh!â
Linley once more borrowed the counterforce to retreat.
âWhat a monster!â Linley cursed in his heart. âThe power of kick, when passing through a godspark weapon, is capable of shattering my draconic scales. So in the planes of the universe, there is someone besides Beirut who is so monstrous!â Previously, Linley had seen Beirut use his bare hands to stop a Sovereign artifact.
One could imagine how much strength that took. But it seemed as though this golden-haired man was about the same.
The distant Bebeâs eyes instantly grew wide and round. Not hesitating at all, he transformed into a blur, shooting towards the golden-haired warrior while sending mentally in a frantic voice, âBoss, hurry and flee, Iâll block him!â
âBebe, donât waste time, letâs hurry up and leave! You wonât be able to block him.â Linley hurriedly sent back.
At the same time, Linley increased his fleeing speed. Bebe had no choice but to follow Linley in fleeing.
âYou want to escape?!â
The golden-haired man stared furiously at the two fleeing figures, then violently stomped forward. âBANG!â âBANG!â Every single step was like a meteor striking the ground, and the golden-haired manâs speed thus reached his limit as he pursued and attacked towards the fleeing Linley and Bebe.
âBoss, that big fellow is in pursuit!â Bebe called out in alarm.
âHeâs actually this fast.â Linley glanced backwards. Originally, when the golden-haired man had been in pursuit of the Deathgod Golem, he hadnât been this fast. ClearlyâŚthis person called âHemmersâ was utterly enraged now.
âItâs fine. Once he enters my Blackstone Space, he wonât be able to catch up to us.â Linley said with certainty.
Indeed!
As soon as the golden-haired man entered the âBlackstone Spaceâ region, he sensed a powerful repulsive force. Speed was never his forte to begin with, and although when going all out, he could compare to Linley and Bebe, as soon as he entered the Blackstone Space region, he became vastly inferior to Linley and Bebe.
Linley and Bebe were fleeing in front, hurriedly pulling away.
This caused the golden-haired man to once more escape the âBlackstone Spaceâ, and as soon as he did, his speed increased again, allowing him to close in on them once more.
In shortâŚthe two sides maintained a distance of roughly five hundred meters.
âBoss, that big fellow keeps chasing us. What should we do?â Bebe said frantically. âCan it be that we will have to use Sovereignâs Might?â
âNot for now.â
Linley didnât want to waste a drop of Sovereignâs Might. The situation wasnât critical yet.
âBebe, within a few hundred meters, this Hemmers is able to clearly see us. How about this. We will immediately enter the ground and tunnel downwards. He wonât be able to see us, and will probably find it hard to find us.â Linley sent mentally. Unless the situation was life-threatening, Linley wouldnât easily use up his Sovereignâs Might.
âEnter the ground? Fine.â Bebe agreed.
âThe two of you, donât even think of escaping!â The angry bellows continued to echo and shake the world.
âThis big idiot. Isnât he afraid of attracting attention, by bellowing like this?â Bebe couldnât help but sent angrily.
âBebe, I imagine this Hemmers really isnât afraid of others coming. He didnât even fear your âGodeaterâ ability. He should have a soul-protecting Sovereign artifact. And look at his material defense! This is absolutely an opponent who has no weaknesses. His only weakness, actually, is that he has no long distance attacks and no soul attacks. Enough, letâs go underground!â
Linley and Bebe, in virtually the same instant, with a âswooshâ dove underground.
âHmph, fleeing underground?â The yellow-haired man let out a cold laugh.
And thenâŚ
The yellow-haired man lifted up his thick leg, viciously stamping on the ground. With a thunderous sound, the ground trembled and a ray of golden light rippled out from his leg and entered the ground, spreading outwards in every direction.
âOver there!â The burly golden-haired manâs eyes lit up.
He moved towards the left in hot pursuit, then lifted his feet up once again and viciously stomped on the ground. That golden light once more entered the ground and rippled out.
Although by fleeing underground, one couldnât be seen, in terms of fleeing speed, the blocking dirt naturally made it slower than fleeing aboveground.
âWhat sort of weird technique is this?â Bebe could clearly sense how the golden energy ripples were like ripples of water, with each ripple landing on himself and Linley. However, the energy of these ripples didnât possess much power to harm.
âBANG!â
A violent tremor came from above.
âThis fellow knows where we are.â Linley said frantically. âThereâs no way to escape his pursuit from underground.â
âBoss, what should we do?â Bebe said frantically.
âThereâs one final option! If this method doesnât work, then weâll just have to use up our Sovereignâs Might.â
Right at this moment, a powerful golden ripple shot downwards, charging straight through the obstructing dirt.
âNot good.â Linleyâs face changed.
âBANG!â Bebe viciously threw a punch straight towards it.
âBebe, are you alright?â Linley was rather nervous.
âIâm fine. This attack was pretty strong though; my fist feels numb. But Iâm not injured.â Bebe sent back. Linley, hearing this, let out a sigh of relief, and then a sigh of praise; Bebeâs defense really was terrifying, comparable to or exceeding the hardness of a godspark weapon.
Bebe, upon reaching the Highgod level, had only been injured by the Abyssal Fruit Tree Sovereign. Others werenât even able to scratch Bebeâs skin.
Unfortunately, Bebeâs attack power was too weak, inferior to even Linleyâs. It was only because of his innate divine ability that he was able to threaten commander-level experts.
âBebeâŚletâs go aboveground together!â Linley said hurriedly.
That expert named Hemmers clearly had a method to determine where they were. If they were underground, they would be moving slowly and would be beaten around like punching bags. Linley and Bebe immediately transformed into rays of light, quickly emerging from underground.
âHaha, you finally came out.â
Loud laughter rang out, and the golden-haired man drew closer.
âSo close!â Upon leaving the ground, Linley and Bebe discovered that this golden haired man was less than a hundred meters away now. Linley was so startled, he immediately set up his Blackstone Space, once more repulsing the golden-haired man. By relying on his speed, he was once more able to pull away.
âBastard! This damn thing again. Just like ReisgemâŚhow damn annoying!â The golden-haired man howled furiously.
He was currently filled with rage.
In the Blackstone Space, he wasnât able to draw near Linley at all.
Right at this momentâŚ
âEh?â The golden-haired man stared.
Linley, while running at full speed, suddenly turned to stare at him. At the same time, an enormous, sinuous, coiled illusion of an Azure Dragon suddenly appeared behind Linley. The Azure Dragon Phantomâs golden eyes were staring coldly at the muscular âHemmersâ, while at the same time, the sound of a dragonâs roar began to ring out in Hemmersâ mind.
Innate divine ability â Dragon Roar!
Time drastically slowed down in the region Hemmersâ soul was in.
âUhâŚâ Hemmers was stunned. Within his field of vision, he watched as Linley and Bebe seemed to suddenly move tens of time faster, and with a âswishâ disappeared from his field of vision. But of course, it wasnât that Linley and Bebe actually moved faster; it was that Hemmers himself had slowed down by tens of times.
The effect of the Dragon Roar had finally brought an end to this pursuit.
âDragon Roar? The Dragon Roar of the Azure Dragon clan? What terrible luck.â Hemmers rubbed his big nose. âStill, I really am too slow. Given the repulsive force of the Gravitational Space of that kid of the Azure Dragon clan, even if I used Sovereignâs Might, I would only be able to barely maintain parity with him while under the effects of that repulsive force.â
Hemmers couldnât help but shake his head.
In pure fleeing speed, Linley and Hemmers were roughly the same, and when going all out, Hemmers actually held the advantage.
But by relying on the Blackstone Space, Linley made it so that even if Hemmers used Sovereignâs Might, the two would still roughly be on par.
âStill, speed was never my forte. Thereâs nothing I can do!â Hemmers shook his head. âThe best thing for me to do is to beg a Sovereign to create a long-distance Sovereign weapon for me. For example, something like a javelinâŚand by then, given my attack power, who would be able to block it? This is my third time participating in the Planar Wars. Altogether, Iâm still missing three commander badgesâŚI have to work hard and see, after the conclusion of this Planar War, if Iâll be able to come up with enough military merits.â
Hemmers shook his head, leaving with large strides.
âHEY!â Hemmers shouted towards the distance while leaving. âYou people, stop watching over there! If you have the ability to do so, come closer to me!â
âHemmers, looks like you failed again, hahaâŚâ
A loud laugh rang out from afar, and then the laughter faded away.
âA group of cowards.â Hemmers snorted, then left.
In the distance, three people were together. Two male youths, along with a violet-haired, violet-robed girl. The violet-robed girl laughed softly. âHey, did the two of you see that? There was someone who was so foolish and hotheaded as to go offend that fellow Hemmers. Donât they knowâŚthat Hemmers is one of the top-ranked experts of the entire Divine Earth Plane?â
âMost likely, those two arenât familiar with the various commanders yet.â One of the three, a black-horned, silver-haired youth, laughed calmly.
âBut those two arenât weak either; they were able to battle Hemmers without dying. Unfortunately, we came too late and werenât able to find out where the two ran off to.â The other male youth of the three, a person with dazzling golden hair and strange silver-white eyes, said. âLetâs go. Letâs leave this place. If Hemmers makes trouble for us, that will be a pain in the neck.â
The three immediately slipped away.
Amidst the grass, Linley and Bebe were lying down and resting.
âBoss, where did that freak come from? Your full-force sword blow was only able to barely pierce his skin. And his punches! They went straight through your body.â Bebe sent mentally.
âAnd thatâs because my body is very strong.â Linley said with a self-mocking laugh. âBebe, you donât know this, but when that punch pierced through my chest, a strange, rippling power seemed to shake my entire body. FortunatelyâŚmy Dragonformed body is far tougher than a Deathgod Golem. Otherwise, I would have ended up the same way, just like the Deathgod Golem; my entire body would have collapsed.â
When Linley had seen that, he had felt shocked.
âAlas. Boss, although there are quite a few commanders we can deal with here in the Planar Wars, thereâs also a good number we canât. We werenât so bad off this time; this one was weak in speed. But if next time, we really slam into a metal wall, that would be terrible.â Bebe said with a frown.