Skyfire Avenue - Chapter 822

Chapter 822

Chapter 822: Queen of Heaven Amplification

Under the light of the Queen of Heaven, the soldiers felt their Disciplines change . Their Cores were unlocked, their potential released . That unexplainable carefree sensation made their confidence soar, and when the aliens came crashing down on them it was like colliding with a dam . The human soldiers didn’t give them an inch of ground .

Of course, the Paragons were not idle .

A small, quaint clock appeared in the Epochrion’s hand . Its top and bottom halves separated, revealing a universe of stars within . The twinkling globes danced in strange patterns . In response, time became a lazy river that forced the encroaching aliens to a near-standstill . Once they got close to Star Division’s line the Paragon’s Domain made them sitting sucks .

Control over the flow of time! Easy for someone of the Clockmaker’s strength .

There were powerful beasts among the alien invaders as well, but since they were all borne from the same source their powers were all drawn from a singular well . Humans though – and especially Paragons – were all unique in their abilities . Each one was possessed of their own strengths .

The Epochrion and the Cosmagus worked together to bring their foes low . While the Epochrion took away the advantage of their speed, Skyfire Avenue’s Wine Master was responsible for helping Star Division’s fighters . When a soldier began to tire or was in mortal danger, a flash of silver conveyed them behind the front line . This prevented their unified defense from being broken . The Wine Master handily controlled the battlefield, eliminating the creatures he deemed too much for Star Division and expertly extracting their vital crystals . With the help of the two Paragons, Skyfire Avenue’s private army was having no trouble stemming the purple tide of gnashing teeth and swiping claws .

For now . The enemy was many, numbering in the tens of thousands . How long could they continue at this pace before their energy ran out? Eventually they would run out, and be drowned .

Angel’s new planetary defenses delivered its second salvo . The enemy had charged at the humans in a group, which strengthened their charge . However, it also made avoiding the railguns more difficult . The largest creature leaned on its doughty defenses again, but couldn’t protect all of its smaller compatriots . Many were felled by the hail of fire .

All the while, the Violet Prince’s eyes were fixed on Lan Jue with a burning hatred . This clash between Star Division and the alien force was only the overture . The true battle would be the contest between both sides’ generals . Lan Jue had proven himself a foe to be feared after cutting the life from Monarch’s avatar . The impression his victory left was deep, especially within the heart of the Prince . He was no longer so sure of his supremacy .

The Prince also sensed another, stronger power hidden somewhere in the wings . From time to time he could feel the enigmatic aura, but only for a moment before it would vanish again . Whatever human commanded that strength was a real threat to his life . He watched from his vantage atop the enormous monster he rode in on, watching and biding his time .

He would wait for the most opportune moment, when his forces broke the human defensive line . Their Paragons would be forced to engage and weakness would be revealed . That was the time to strike .

Lan Jue was also measured in action . On the one hand the situation was under control, and on the other this was good experience for his people . This would not be the last time Star Division would need to fight against overwhelming odds . It was important they grew accustomed to space combat, to Qianlin’s augmentative powers . So long as the danger wasn’t too great, allowing them to cut their teeth on these enemies was the best sort of training .

The human defenders felt more courageous and powerful the more they fought beneath Qianlin’s soothing light . Their enemies were strong, but so were they . Within the protective confines of their mechas beams of light fired out at their enemies, some over a hundred meters long . Under their combined fire the aliens fell like flies, and the leaders of each unit led their soldiers into the fray .

The stronger aliens were still to come, but for now the situation was well in hand .

The Pharmacist cast a glance toward Lan Jue . He, in turn, shook his head . Now wasn’t the time to reveal their full strength . They had to find the right time not just to stall these monsters, but to slay as many as they could .

Time ticked by, minute by minute, as the battle raged . Signs of exhaustion were beginning to show, in the pilots as well as their suits . But the soldiers’ training and battle experience served them well . Already more than three thousand of these monstrosities had been killed, many relinquishing their vital crystals .

Quite the showing, considering this was Star Division’s first battle in space .

The Wine Master continued to recall soldiers too tired to continue . As their numbers dwindled Star Division began to be pushed back . The mass of creatures that had been waiting for this moment began to writhe anxiously .

Lan Jue’s eyes sparkled, and when he spoke his voice was low and even . “Driver, Pharmacist . You’re up . ”

The Pharmacist had started to feel impatient . The hatred she felt for these monsters seeped down into her bones . Lan Jue’s order was hardly out of his mouth before a hail of stabbing white light erupted from her .

The sword-swipes moved with remarkable speed, plowing into the enemy force in a matter of moments . Lan Jue cast his attention toward the ground and shouted another order .

The railguns below were commanded to fire at will, turning Angel’s surface into a bristling field of light . The mighty weapons fired again and again, maintaining pressure against the enemy .

The Violet Prince surveyed his own warriors and saw that they were beginning to fracture . If this continued he wouldn’t be able to keep control of their formation .

The first two rounds from the railguns had been at reduced power – one-third of their capabilities . Lan Jue had been holding back . He knew the alien understood humans, their weapons and tactics . He used their confidence against them by appearing weak while waiting for the perfect moment to strike back .

This salvo punished the aliens for their hubris . With the sudden, explosive arrival of the Driver and Pharmacist on the field, their losses were great . The tightly-bound clusters the aliens were in was just what the Pharmacist wanted . The more of these fiends she killed, the stronger Domain became .

Meanwhile the Driver was also wreaking havoc . He shot into the midst of the aliens as a bolt of lightning then released his Domain like a bomb . He was on the cusp of becoming a Reflection of Heaven and Earth, and his understanding of primordial lightning helped him tremendously . He had come to call his Domain Primal, in honor of this power that had transformed him . As it spread out, his pocket of the cosmos became a dazzling display of thunderbolts .

This manifestation of his protogenia was mighty indeed, and any aliens caught within range was devoured by the burning light . Although primordial lightning was not as strong as All-Heaven lightning, the difference was small . Each bolt disintegrate scores of aliens as it streaked through space .

The Paragons and railgun fire stabilized the front line and halted their gradual retreat . The steady slaughter of the monsters continued .

Their Prince had begun to feel a nagging sense of unease . He had fought many battles against the humans, including their strongest . He felt he understood them . As far as he had seen there were only a handful of these pink creatures that could cause him harm . Even these so-called Paragons, by and large, did not possess the power needed to cause him fear .

However as he watched the Pharmacist and Driver eliminate his soldiers, the Prince had to admit that there were some among his prey who were worthy adversaries . The force at their fingertips was devastating to the aliens, and inhibited their vital energy .

He stamped his feet, and the beast upon which he rode screeched a terrible roar . However, roar was not the proper word for there was no sound . Instead a wave of gut-wrenching turbulence ripped through space and toward the human line .

The aliens that were caught in the shockwave rode it forward, their bodies rippling grotesquely but otherwise were unaffected .  The humans would not meet it so easily . It first was met by the Clockmaker’s Domain and rush through without stopping . The Epochrion felt it shatter beneath the force of the wave before roaring passed toward Star Division . It looks like a collision was inevitable .

Suddenly, an impenetrable wall appeared between the shockwave and Star Division . A wall of flesh . Scores of people, each one a thousand meters high, stood with their hands linked and facing down the blast . A golden light and awe-inspiring aura surrounded them all .

The acoustic attack crested against them like a storm surge, but went no further . The figures stood with their feet planted and didn’t move an inch . The two forces were separated by the enormous golden silhouettes, with whatever forces remaining behind them quickly put down by the Pharmacist and Driver .

“Titans!” The giants roared in one voice . Then, in a single fluid movement, they all lashed out with a punch toward the enemy .

The power they unleashed took away the breath of the human onlookers . Aliens several times their size were thrust away like they were made of paper . The aliens’ murderous advance was abruptly turned back on them . Now it was the Prince’s camp that was beginning to lose ground .

There were only a few among the humans who had the power to single-handedly turn the tide of battle . This time it had been the Terminator .

Nirvana, ubiquitous power! After rising to the next level his transformations became myriad . This new ability, Titan, was what they witnessed now . Once again he emerged in the midst of battle, putting himself between his people and danger . Without him the seven Paragons on Heaven’s Light would never have survived .