Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 776 - 777: Pillar

’Huh?!’

’I don’t feel any pain?’

’How am I not dead!?’

As the expected impact did not occur in his consciousness, Hakim slowly opened his eyes and lowered the staff in front of his face, looking ahead with some confusion.

After all, he didn’t believe that the Bloody Butterfly would stop midway and spare his life out of mercy.

Soon, Hakim’s confusion was resolved.

Because at this moment, the figure that appeared before him was a robust and reliable one!

From the reflection in the huge shield, Hakim could clearly see the other person’s face.

It was a face with extraordinary aura and majestic bearing, with deep and distinct features as if carved by the Greeks. A pair of bright green eyes flickered with indescribable determination and decisiveness, while the arched brows seemed wild and untamed, commanding respect.

His appearance alone gave off an overwhelming presence.

The surging aura around him made people feel an urge to bow and worship.

It was clear that this man, clad in golden-red battle armor and exuding an overbearing aura, was the strongest in the Red Leaf Empire.

Known as the Empire’s Thousand Guardians, it was the Greatest Emperor Enzo!

Gazing at the Emperor Enzo’s back, Hakim suddenly felt an indescribable sense of relief.

His inner anxiety vanished without a trace.

Although he was the Supreme of the Holy Tower, Hakim deeply respected and admired Emperor Enzo in his heart.

After all, when Hakim was a child, Emperor Enzo was already a famous powerful figure on the main road, and he could be said to have grown up listening to the tales of Enzo.

It was precisely because of this that the Holy Tower had a good relationship with the Red Leaf Imperial Family, despite not being accustomed to dealing with the church and Sky City.

And now, as Hakim watched Emperor Enzo block the Bloody Butterfly’s attack, his admiration grew even stronger.

"Emperor Enzo!"

Hakim called out with some excitement.

Not only Hakim, but the Red Leaf soldiers in the allied forces below also burst into a clamor of cheers!

They all turned their excited and enthusiastic gazes towards Emperor Enzo.

Bloody Butterfly was indeed strong, but with the Ancestor’s appearance at this moment, they would have nothing to fear.

One of the reason was, under the protection of the Ancestor, Red Leaf Empire has always stood tall and unwavering for thousands of years.

Countless crises have been resolved under the Ancestor’s power, whether it was the demon disturbance a few weeks ago or Sword Demon’s attack over a month ago.

The soldiers believed that their Thousand Guardians Emperor Enzo would definitely lead them to victory this time as well.

However, as the soldiers cheered excitedly, Enzo’s expression became unusually serious.

His eyes were fixed on the front, not daring to be negligent.

Because under Enzo’s solemn gaze, the black-haired girl, whose first strike had failed, raised her hand again and pointed her fingertip towards Enzo and Hakim’s location. The shadow force she gathered this time was absolutely incomparable to when she attacked Hakim earlier. It was not on the same level, and even during the power-up stage, it caused distortions in the surrounding space.

"Try this one... Let’s see if you can still block it~"

As the black-haired girl spoke teasingly, the Crimson bullet, formed by the deep red shadow force, suddenly pierced through the stars like a bloodthirsty beast that had broken free from its shackles. It charged towards Enzo with a destructive force! The aura it released alone made Hakim feel a chill, and the residual waves left the soldiers below panting and kneeling on the ground.

Facing such an attack, Hakim could only look towards Emperor Enzo’s back with hopeful eyes.

"Senior?!"

In response to Hakim’s slightly anxious call, Enzo did not answer but quickly formed hand seals. Facing this earth-shattering attack, Enzo couldn’t hold back. His surging aura burst out like surging waves, overflowing from his body! Enzo’s pupils suddenly contracted, and after a roar, the two shields floating behind him, one black and one white, flew towards the front!

They directly overlapped with the two golden and silver shields in front, forming a yellow-brown energy shield with a radius of 10 meters and the four shields as the center. It directly collided with the roaring Crimson Bullet!

In the epic atmosphere, a trace of divine power surged silently.

*Bang!*

In the next moment, under a dazzling light, the two powerful forces violently collided!

In just an instant, the yellow-brown energy shield was shattered by the Crimson Bullet’s attack, turning into countless energy particles that filled the sky!

This scene was still within Yumo’s expectations.

In the next moment, the black-haired girl was somewhat surprised to discover that her skill, which had broken through the energy shield, did not swiftly devour het two target. Instead, it directly changed its attack trajectory and headed straight for the two peaks in the east of Anvika.

In a burst of flames, under Yumo’s astonished gaze, the two peaks known as the Tobeoris Mountains, part of the Tobelius Mountain Range, were sliced off by half a mountain head by the deep red laser.

It turned out that although Emperor Enzo did not completely neutralize Yumo’s attack, that energy shield successfully altered the trajectory of her attack.

"That’s really impressive~"

Yumo looked at Enzo with a somewhat admiring gaze. This Red Leaf cultivator, who remained calm and composed in the face of her pressure, had indeed aroused a trace of respect in Yumo.

Squinting her eyes, she carefully examined the man’s robust muscles and resolute eyes, and unconsciously furrowed her brow.

’This man...’

’He’s quite strong...’

The amount of energy within him was undoubtedly the most abundant Yumo had ever seen. In terms of aura, he was not the least bit inferior to Pierre and Kalina. With his calmness in the face of danger, his skill in controlling his energy and aura, and his thousands of years of battle experience, even if his power was weaker than the shadow force, this man could still likely fight Pierre and the others on equal footing.

Apart from the extraordinarily powerful aura of Emperor Enzo, what caught Yumo’s attention were the four shields that blocked her Crimson Bullet.

Those shields imbued with an epic aura, and even faintly emitting divine power, were undoubtedly the Red Leaf Empire’s treasure, the ’Heavenly Divine Shield,’ as mentioned in the information.

Created by a goddess and bestowed upon the Red Leaf Empire...

’Should I say that it’s no wonder it’s a defensive weapon created by a goddess?’

’It’s so hard that it remained unscathed after withstanding my Crimson Bullet?’

’That’s quite impressive...’

Such a powerful man, when equipped with such legendary weapons, this guardian of the empire, indeed lived up to his reputation. Even Youlan at her peak, defeating this man, who possessed the ’Heavenly Divine Shield,’ wouldn’t be that easy.

Yumo’s gaze toward Emperor Enzo gradually revealed acceptance. She seemed to understand the true reason why Red Leaf Empire stood tall on the continent for so long.

However, beneath that acceptance lay an ice-cold killing intent.

In the past, Yumo might have hoped to see such strong and reliable people in human society.

But now, the stronger the human, the greater the threat they posed to her and her children.

’To ensure the future safety of my children, such strong people must be eliminated...’

In an instant, the black-haired girl emanated a substantial black aura, and her deep red eyes flashed with a dense killing intent. The atmosphere between heaven and earth changed drastically in this moment...

"The Thousand Guardian? Hmph, let’s see what you can protect this time!"

---

Not far away, Hakim also sensed Bloody Butterfly’s substantial killing intent and the heavy and terrifying shadow force that struck him like the sky was collapsing. Tightening his grip on his staff, Hakim looked anxiously at Emperor Enzo beside him and asked, "Senior, what should we do now?"

In response, he received a simple answer of just two words.

"Stall her."

"Stall?!"

"Mm."

Even in the face of the black-haired girl’s boundless shadow force, Enzo maintained his calm and composed demeanor. He spoke resolutely, "As long as we can stall her, we might win."

’One way or another, we can only believe in ’them’ now...’