My Apocalypse Territory
Chapter 490 - 449: The Battle Between Knife and Sword

Floating airship left cannon "Flame Dragon Roar," designed for area damage.

This nameless ship, bearing only the designation of Number Seven, had its main cannon operator intentionally widen the firing range before launching the assault.

Although the power had diminished slightly, for some experts who were far from transcendent, the lethality of the "Flame Dragon Roar" was still fatal.

Fierce red flames filled the entire field of view.

Devouring the earth.

Many of the awakened from the "Sky Wolf Hall" expert team had not even the chance to scream before being swallowed by the flame dragon and turned into ashes.

The ground shuddered violently, letting out a thunderous noise, as the terrain for miles around collapsed inward, large trees turned to dust along with the awakeners of "Sky Wolf Hall," leaving behind only a pit where the flames continued to burn fiercely, the high temperature causing the air to twist continuously.

Whoosh~

At the edge of the crater, a flash of sword light split the flames in two, and "Infinite Blade Guest" Nishimura, his hair singed off one side, looking somewhat ridiculous, burst forth from the flames wielding his dual blades.

Fear still lingered in his eyes... had he not been at the very edge of the inferno, even he might not have made it out alive.

The others...

Apart from two similarly powerful lieutenants who were also at the edge and suffered injuries, all other awakeners of "Sky Wolf Hall" within the range of the dragon's fiery descent met their deaths.

Nishimura surveyed his surroundings, the hundred-plus strong expert team, at this moment, had been reduced to less than half, standing behind the pit, their faces pale under the reflection of the flames.

"Damn it—!" Nishimura's expression was ferocious.

Meanwhile, after a round of comprehensive strikes, a unit of air soldiers and two units of the Investigation Corps, fully armed and ready, plunged from the floating airship.

The air soldiers descended like meteors and, at the moment they neared the lowest point above the ground, they suddenly exerted force, skimming the surface; bolstered by the tremendous force of their dive, their specially-crafted long-blade combat sabers swept out, slicing through the armor and weapons of the "Sky Wolf Hall" awakeners in two.

A hundred wind series ability users, whose speed was no less than that of the ninth-layer peak, equipped with grade B rune weapons, made it so that aside from the "Sky Wolf Hall" expert team who could barely hold their ground, other awakeners couldn't even react before being dismembered.

The awakeners of the Investigation Corps, not equipped with flight packs, were an even more impressive sight as they descended from the sky.

Each one rode atop a Puppet mount shaped like a crane with wings of iron and gold, their speed not falling short in the slightest; each rider and crane worked in unison, bringing the artistry of battle and teamwork to their full display.

Nowadays, the elite of the various corps had reached awakening levels comparable to frontline experts, and in terms of experience, combat skills, and equipment, they far surpassed them.

The combat approaches of the various corps had also become well-defined!

In a mere half a minute, they divided the three thousand "Sky Wolf Hall" awakeners who were nearing the cannon position; as for the members of the expert team, the awakeners of the three corps consciously avoided them, prioritizing maximizing the casualties inflicted.

The "Sky Wolf Hall" expert team could only provide support in return—facing three highly mobile corps units, the ordinary awakeners, no matter their numbers, struggled to make any significant impact.

Clank, clank—

The scattered skeleton remains on the ground suddenly lifted, forming a giant skeleton hand in the blink of an eye, reaching for an awakener riding a Flying Crane; at the critical moment, the awakener maneuvered the crane, flipping its body and narrowly scraping past the giant skeleton hand.

He secured his long spear weapon onto the Flying Crane, then drew a Swift Revolver (Enhancement Type Three) and fired upon the awakener controlling the skeleton hand from a far distance.

Rune bullets flew out, striking the skeleton shield, igniting it with bursts of flames.

At the same time, another member of the Investigation Corps fired his Swift Revolver, inscribed with frost runes, at the shield; ice and fire interwoven, the skeleton shield soon became riddled with cracks.

Kawatani Seiichi, an executive of "Sky Wolf Hall" with eleventh layer power known as "Shadow of Skeleton," who was a feared entity on Nine Domes Island, now found his expression changing drastically.

Just recently he had been forced to retreat by a few adventurers working together, and now, just a pair of handguns also posed a threat!

In his short time in Daxia Country, Kawatani began to question his life twice over.

In less than a second, his two skeleton shields were shattered. Seeing two more awakeners riding Flying Cranes charging toward him, he hesitated for a split moment before the white bones extending from the ground enveloped him and he vanished entirely without a trace.

...

"Hundreds of flying Awakeners and flying Mutant Beasts, where on earth did they come from? Yong'an doesn't have any of these things!"

Nishimura couldn't figure it out. For Yong'an, as well as the several Sanctuaries around it, 'Sky Wolf Hall' had infiltrated agents. They might not understand the core secrets of the Sanctuaries, but they should at least have a grasp on what Corps each Sanctuary possessed.

It seemed that ever since the sudden attack on 'White Tree High Ground' by several dozen Awakeners yesterday, things had gradually deviated from their original trajectory.

Nishimura wanted to intervene, but the flying Awakeners and those riding Flying Cranes all kept their distance from him.

At that moment,

a figure approached, and Nishimura's expression became stern.

Clad in black, wearing a bamboo hat, both at his waist and on his back, he carried longswords.

His steps appeared slow, yet each covered dozens of meters... His expression grew increasingly solemn; here was a threat, a skilled fighter.

...

'Kong' wished for a thrilling battle to test what he had learned.

Luo Zhe and others, including adversaries in the Spirit Space, were too familiar, preventing him from finding the breakthrough he needed.

At that moment, upon seeing Nishimura, 'Kong' narrowed his eyes, and his wealth of experience immediately led him to a verdict... Nishimura was much stronger than the average Awakening Tier Perfection, the perfect opponent he was looking for.

The longsword at his waist slowly unsheathed.

'Intent Realm' level Control Power, refined deeply, turned into physical force, adhering to the longsword—creating Sword Intent!

A sword slashed out, without a gust of wind, yet the invisible Sword Qi arrived in front of Nishimura in an instant.

Clang!

Two blood-red tachi were drawn in a flash, Nishimura's Source Power surged, one slash following another.

Boom boom boom boom boom—

Craters and ravines crisscrossed all around the pit, and to the onlookers, the two fighters were no longer visible, only the continually breaking and collapsing ground, and the occasional glimpses of red and black figures.

Yong'an Director Cui Xinseng, along with several of the Sanctuary's top combat powers, rushed to the vicinity of the pit, engaged in battle with a 'Sky Wolf Hall' executive. At that moment, witnessing the catastrophe-like scene in the distance, people from either side involuntarily swallowed their saliva.

The combatants on both sides, as if by tacit agreement, moved further outwards.

'Infinite Blade Guest' Nishimura Shonin,

blended the techniques given by the mysterious person, the secrets of the Fourth Epoch, and the Samurai Path of Sakura Country, and created a sword style most suited to himself.

His sword was extremely fast, able to swing dozens of times in a second, each stroke stronger than the one before.

His figure was elusive, now appearing to Kong's left, now to the right, the two tachi continuously swinging—if someone could see the engagement, they would find that Kong was constantly being driven back, increasingly pressured.

After unleashing hundreds of strikes, Nishimura wore a savage smile, feeling the thrill of being on the verge of killing a skilled opponent.

He had to admit, among all the Awakening Tier Perfection opponents he had encountered, Kong's strength was at the top. Even some Awakeners from the Fourth Epoch that had lived for over two hundred years might not compare to Kong.

Killing him could bring Nishimura one step closer to transcendence!

"Die—"

In an instant, Nishimura swung ten slashes, converging them into a single, huge crescent-shaped Sword Light, as if intending to cleave through the entire sky.

The Sword Light was ferocious, bisecting the bamboo hat, revealing a calm face.

There seemed to be a hint of disappointment in that calm.

'Kong's right hand reached for the second longsword on his back, and a bright silver sword glow shone through.

(Thank you all for your concern ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶, my writing feels quite recovered, might get two updates tomorrow... um, maybe, probably, perhaps...)

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