Night sounded ecstatic as it flew through the corrosive smoke and unleashed its abilities on the formations' cores . Its anger toward everything that shone appeared boundless, but Noah could understand the reason behind such intense feelings .
The rank 7 Night-blade Pterodactyl had lived in the Immortal Lands for years without ever gazing at the sky . Heaven and Earth had put a massive limitation on its path toward the higher ranks .
Noah didn't know how old Night was, but he could understand that its life in the higher plane had been harsh . The creature probably blamed every form of light for its fall .
Night accelerated inside the corrosive smoke before slamming head-on on the cores . Its attacks resemble a brainless charge that relied only on its physical strength and speed, but Noah could sense something more profound .
His connection with the creature was strong . He could sense part of its unconscious and understand some of the things that Night didn't even remember .
The name Night-blade Pterodactyl indicated the species' ability to turn into a sharp weapon right before attacking . However, the specimens didn't become simple blades .
Night merged with the world when it clashed with the cores . It became part of the laws of the darkness element and severed everything else effortlessly .
Also, its cuts tainted the world, which gave birth to more darkness . It seemed that the more it destroyed, the more the world lost light .
'To think that we would be so suitable for each other,' Noah thought as he witnessed more cores exploding and small dark areas replacing them .
Noah and the Pterodactyl shared many similarities . He had also pondered the chance that the roars of that species had affected him during his past enlightenment .
'Merging with darkness to spread darkness,' Noah thought while shaking his head . 'A blade that belongs to Heaven and Earth's system can only obey their rules . '
Countless ideas on how to improve Night's body surged in his mind, and a tingling sensation spread on his fingers . Noah wanted to forge, but that wasn't the right moment .
It wasn't only the invasion . Noah was still doubtful about Night's character and preferred to make it grow inside his mind for a while before improving its species .
Both Great Elder Diana and Chasing Demon couldn't contain their smiles at that sight . They had the power to destroy the cores themselves, but the Royals had never given them any chance . The same had happened when Noah arrived . There were too many defenses in place .
However, Noah had a weapon capable of flying unnoticed among his corrosive cloud and expressing power in the sixth rank!
"Destroy all the cores!" Great Elder Diana shouted . "We'll focus on destabilizing the shields and protecting you!"
Noah nodded, and a human-shaped crack replaced his figure . A massive fissure crashed on the golden shields and darkened a large chunk of their surface, but they remained intact .
Noah reappeared in the open and pointed the tip of his knife-like Demonic Sword on one of the cores before performing one of his slow slashes .
The core exploded, and a human-shaped crack replaced Noah, who moved toward another target .
Night continued to destroy cores, and Noah helped it whenever he could . He had to let the Demonic Sword rest from time to time . That stressful battle didn't suit a weapon in the fifth rank, and Noah's expertise was the only thing keeping it undamaged .
Chasing Demon and Great Elder Diana blocked the incoming attacks and launched spells on specific spots of the defenses . Their expertise in the formations field wasn't low, so they could exploit the opportunities created by Noah .
The two of them had even started to use inscribed items!
The powerhouses found it pointless to reveal their weapons when they felt they couldn't win the battle . Yet, Noah's new power had given them a chance, and they didn't hesitate to commit their powerful assets to exploit it fully .
Chasing Demon held a long stick that had countless drawings carved on its surface . The carvings depicted magical beasts of various kinds, and a violent aura came out of them .
A series of lens floated around Great Elder Diana . Small crackling spheres followed them and aimed their lightning bolts at the black glass that made those inscribed items .
Whenever the arrows or the Royals' spells arrived, Chasing Demon and Great Elder Diana stepped forward and used their abilities to block them . Then, during their short moments of freedom, they activated their inscribed item to pressure the defensive array .
The carvings on Chasing Demon's stick lit up when he poured "Breath" inside them . The chosen beasts would form in the shape of earth puppets in less than an instant under that light .
The stick shortened Chasing Demon's casting time, but Noah knew it was far more than that . He could see the theories of the Copying Technique behind that summoning . His expertise could be low, but very few experts were capable of matching his knowledge when it came to magical beasts .
The creatures on the stick were copies of existing beasts that took life once Chasing Demon fueled the item with "Breath" .
Of course, Noah didn't know all those details, but he could vaguely figure out that the puppets were weaker reproductions of real creatures .
Great Elder Diana's lens had the purpose of enhancing the power of her lightning bolts .
The leader of the Council specialized in precision . She could express the lightning element's innate violence, but her individuality didn't allow her to reach the peak in that field .
However, the lens allowed her to be precise and destructive, making up for the only drawback of her individuality .
The powerhouses' attacks crashed on the golden shields whenever a core exploded . Their idea was to push the destabilizations to their limits until a crack appeared and allowed them to advance .
'I can't go on much longer,' Noah thought after he destroyed his thirtieth core .
His dantian was almost empty after sprinting and attacking for so long, and his Demonic Sword was nearing its structural limits . Even Night's shouts had become less lively after destroying more than fifty cores .
Long battles on that level were Noah's weakness due to the disparity among his centers of power . His dantian had reached its limits, but he wanted to press forward for as long as he could anyway .
The alliance was attacking . Noah could retreat once he became exhausted .
"I'll retreat after a few more," Noah conveyed to the powerhouses through the alliance's special notebooks . His announcement surprised Chasing Demon and Great Elder Diana, but they accepted it quite soon .
It was only normal for Noah to feel exhausted before them . His battle prowess made them forget that he was only a newly advanced powerhouse who had barely amassed five hundred years of experience .
"Target these," Great Elder Diana sent a few specific locations to Noah's mind, and he didn't hesitate to sprint again to destroy those cores .
He was unstoppable when he flew in his dimension, and everything fell apart when his blade cut the laws that made the matter . As an opponent, Noah was a deadly force capable of threatening solid defenses due to his high mobility and sharpness .
Five more cores fell apart before the Royals could even think about targeting Noah, and seven more exploded due to Night's actions .
Noah retreated at that point . His low-waist felt heavy, and his dark star spun at high speed to compensate for the lack of darkness in his center of power .
Night retreated too, and Noah massaged his temples when he saw its condition . The bird-like body that had taken him a few months to create had turned into a broken, empty head that floated back to him .
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