Internal Inertial Gravity had been used to bend space within the bone sphere, enough to house at least a thousand Bone Vipers within. Safely tucked away in the meteors were many such bone spheres, strategically placed after careful consideration.
Gannala had been spying and keeping track of the changes in the Zahara Kingdom for close to four years. During this time, she had been making preparations.
As the bone sphere shattered, the Bone Vipers rushed out in large numbers, flooding the streets. It had only been a minute since the meteors had begun bombarding the Zahara Kingdom, so it wasn't enough time for the citizens to evacuate.
"Help!"
"Save us!"
The people screamed in fright, scurrying away. They were unable to handle the Bone Vipers that were not only fast but also annoyingly resilient. They might be Iron Grade Pranic Beasts, but each Bone Viper had three Natures.
In comparison, the majority of the Free Humans had Iron Grade Human Avatar and hadn't even reached the peak of the Body Stage, not to mention entering the Life Stage. They also had one Nature, not to mention having varying strengths along the Iron Grade.
As Expert Iron Grade Pranic Beasts, Bone Vipers moved as a collective unit, spreading out a bone vapour around them that doubled down as offence and defence. They collectively defended against the Free Humans and moved through the streets with unabated momentum.
They ignored the Free Humans and headed in the direction of the palace, having an objective.
"This is where you'll stop!" Bunakin Vara bellowed as he activated dozens of Natures.
Primary Nature--Blessed Inheritance!
Ten Tangible Natures condensed around him, granted to him by Brangara. He was ready to stop the Bone Vipers on their tracks, unwilling to allow them anywhere near Yarsha Zahara.
He glared at the cloud of bone vapour approaching him and erupted with all his strength, killing no more than twenty Bone Vipers when he found himself trapped within a wall of bone that was three metres thick.
Boom!
He punched it, causing a portion of the bone wall to crack and collapse, grunting as its thickness seemed endless. "Dammit! Move!"
'I can't believe I was trapped so easily!' He used Drifting Tunnel and Shredded Lunge, taking five seconds to emerge out of the wall, only to stare at a second wall. He bellowed in anger and tunnelled his way out, alarmed to see the group of Bone Vipers had gone past him.
"Don't you dare head that way!" He spanned Shredded Lunge and targeted the rear end of the bone vapour, killing a few Bone Vipers with every attack.
"Leader! There's more of them!" Katal Vara, one of the five Royal Guards shrilled as he pointed in another direction, "There's a thousand of them here!"
"There's another!"
"One more here!"
The Royal Guards leapt onto the terrace of the closest buildings and observed many bone spheres piercing the barrier to land and release a swarm of Bone Vipers. And without missing a beat, all the Bone Vipers headed towards the Wean Clan's second generation, ignoring everything else in their path.
They didn't care even when a group of them were killed by the soldiers, Royal Guards, etc.
"What...the fuck is that?" Bunakin Vara stared at the carnivorous mouth farther away. All the Bone Vipers were being lured in its direction, "Is that a...Transcendent Eater?"
Every second, a Transcendent Eater branch was cut up, resulting in a thunderous thud. The carnivorous mouths extended towards the newborn Wean Clansmen, intending to gobble them up, only to be severed by Yarsha at the last moment possible.
She infused the Empyrean Incubators with Internal Inertial Gravity and kicked them away, gradually increasing the distance between them and Blola. She intended to increase the distance until she could unleash a powerful attack without worries, such as a Centinger's artillery strike.
Swoosh!
She stomped upon a severed Transcendent Eater branch and used the last of her stored reserve of Bloody Affection. The blood from the severed branch flowed into her mouth and was rapidly digested in her stomach.
Yarsha Zahara activated a bunch of Natures to improve her speed of digestion, generating Prana to keep fighting in such a manner. She made both Yennda and Grehha consume pieces of the Transcendent Eater's body and forced them to continue using Mystic Bone Art to digest the food faster.
This way, they could generate power for her to absorb. A stomp of her legs and the severed branches sprouted fission beings. They rushed the Transcendent Eater and kept as many branches as possible in check.
Whenever a carnivorous mouth approached an Empyrean Incubator, bone vapour slammed into it and petrified it, constricting its movements until Yarsha Zahara could deal with it.
She ran at rapid speeds through Internal Inertial Gravity, constantly absorbing it from Grehha. From time to time, when she didn't have enough rotary momentum to condense an Eddy Blade, she resorted to punches and kicks.
Facing a hundred branches wasn't each, even for her, especially while focusing on protecting her people. Her children too supported her, alleviating some pressure on her. But just as she was getting a hang of dealing with the Transcendent Eater, a gelatinous substance dripped from the carnivorous mouth in the centre.
"That's mine!" Immediately in response, the quartet of Brana, Braga, Baga, and Barla lost their minds and rushed into the thicket of branches that parted way, allowing them entry.
"Dammit!" Yarsha Zahara hesitated for a moment and alternated her gaze between her children and grandchildren. She then made up her mind and chased after her children, prioritising them, 'Always forced to make choices. The Mammoth Clan truly lives up to their title of being a wretched scum!'
"I'll kill you, Blola!" She roared and rushed into the thicket of branches, spinning like a beyblade as Eddy Blades flashed nonstop. Her motion and actions were no different from a Bludder's as Yarsha Zahara hacked multiple branches and chased after her children who sprinted in their Empyrean Boar forms.
Boom!
Right as she barged into the centre, a carnivorous mouth jutted out of the ground and spat a geyser of water at Brana, intending to kill him. She had no choice but to come in its way, using her kite-shaped Spirit Weapon as a shield.
The gelatinous substance dripped behind her as her four children jumped upon it, devouring the substance voraciously. The geyser was aimed at them. If she were to let go in the slightest, they'd be impacted and wounded severely.
The one in the direct line of sight was Barla, pregnant with a significantly talented Wean Clansman. Even if she survives the geyser, her child won't.
Grunting in rage, Yarsha Zahara pulled a greater volume of Internal Inertial Gravity and Spirit Bone from Grehha, using it to erect a layer of defence. Dozens of geysers impacted her, forcing her to use her everything on defence, making her draw even more of Grehha's strength.
"Did you forget something?" Suddenly, Blola's menacing voice resounded, immediately causing Yarsha Zahara to realise her mistake. At that moment, when she gave it her all to defend her children, she focused all her control on Grehha to make him churn power on her behalf and assist her.
In that instant, she wasn't controlling Yennda anymore, as his powers weren't suitable for defensive purposes.
"Oh...fuck!" Grehha's face paled in response as he resigned himself to fate, "This will traumatise me for life."
The Transcendent Eater branches wilted as Blola's body appeared deep underground, hiding there for the time being, having zero intentions to witness the shit that would happen next.
'I should stop him before he activates his Pranic Beast form!' Yarsha Zahara willed with all her might, intending to suppress Yennda. But unfortunately for her, it was too late, since he already activated the transformation in the instant he was freed.
Yennda's figure ballooned into an absolutely disgusting existence, unlike anything Sumatra had ever witnessed, grotesque beyond imagination. A mere glance at it and over a dozen phobias afflicted her, starting from trypophobia.
She didn't know what happened next, only that she was on the ground, vomiting her guts out.
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