Chapter 46: Retaliation
The guards stationed along the walls of Conjol City were stunned as they stared at the incoming wall of sand and the bright light flashing in the distance.
They couldn’t help but wonder what exactly had happened.
Ren sighed, the corners of his lips twitching a couple of times before he flew into the sky.
Then, he slowly clenched his fist.
"Ahh... what is this?"
"Who...?"
"This is too strong!"
"Ahhh!"
The guards knelt on the ground one after another.
It wasn’t just them.
Deep within Conjol City, countless people lost consciousness. Others collapsed to their knees, while the majority were forced to press their faces against the ground as they struggled to remain standing.
"Wait... is that the Grand General?"
"It is the Grand General!"
Just then, a few people recognized who was making a move, and their faces immediately lit up with excitement.
If it was him, then everything made sense.
He was that powerful.
This was the Grand General using his Trait related to gravity.
Ren’s Half-Step Supreme Realm aura was released.
The pressure seemed to double as even more people fainted.
The wind blew across Ren’s calm face as he threw a punch.
Just one punch.
The light around him seemed to be sucked into his fist, converging at the point where his fist was thrown.
Then, black energy came to life.
It expanded rapidly, quickly reaching more than a kilometer in size.
BOOM!!!
The attack slammed into the ground.
The massive sand wall was instantly shattered and Conjol City was preserved.
Those who were still standing were at least at the King Realm experts.
They all wore expressions of awe and excitement.
So this was the power of a Half-Step Supreme Realm expert?
It was truly terrifying.
Ren calmly landed on the city wall.
He couldn’t help but mutter,
"Did you escape, or are you done for?"
But before long, he suddenly sensed a terrifying aura rising from the horizon.
Dark clouds gathered in the sky.
Something was rapidly approaching Conjol City.
Its target was Ren.
A Half-Step Supreme Realm aura spread across the land.
The clouds grew darker as those who were still conscious felt suffocated beneath the overwhelming pressure.
Ren took to the sky once more.
An enraged voice suddenly echoed across the battlefield.
"How dare you, humans!"
"You dare break the agreement? You shall pay for it!"
A shrill, monstrous voice rang in the ears of every human present as a four-headed creature appeared in the distance.
It had four long arms ending in five-fingered claws. Small reptilian scales covered its body, while its two hind legs were almost half the length of its entire body.
Its face was nearly eighty percent mouth, filled with razor-sharp fangs.
It stood four meters tall.
This was a Javo.
And not just any Javo.
It was a Half-Step Supreme Realm Javo.
"Cut the bullshit. Just attack if you want. I’ve been itching for a warm-up anyway."
Ren spoke with clear annoyance.
His eyes turned cold.
It seemed the Javos had developed the idea that the Destal Kingdom was afraid of them.
Sadly, that wasn’t true.
The Destal Kingdom had simply chosen to be cautious.
After all, what would happen if they tried to eliminate the Javos only for the Abyssal creatures to invade while they were occupied?
Humanity would suffer devastating losses.
But now, after seeing what Tayin had done and considering the Royal Family’s plans, it seemed they were already preparing for a possible war.
However, there was still one thing Ren didn’t understand.
How could they go to war without risking a sneak attack from the Abyssal forces?
Or perhaps the Abyssal forces wouldn’t join the Javos in dealing with humanity?but that was almost impossible right, so what does the royal family rely on?
Hearing Ren’s words, the Javo exploded with rage.
What the hell?
It had been peacefully resting after a heavy feast on humans several months ago.
Then, suddenly, a blinding light appeared and almost half of their base was destroyed.
What had the Javo race ever done to these humans?
Why were they destroying their base?
Did they have any idea how difficult it was to build a base?
Not to mention the enormous number of three-headed Javos that had been killed by that attack.
For a moment, one could even say the attack had briefly reached the level of a Supreme Realm expert, demonstrating just how terrifying it was.
Thankfully, the human seemed capable of unleashing such an attack only once, and it had already been dealt with.
But the Javo race would never allow this to go unanswered.
They would retaliate.
"Ren!"
The Javo called out furiously.
"Yes, sweet potato. Come help me stretch my bones."
Ren taunted.
The Javo roared.
SHIAAA!!!
Rain poured down heavily, quickly soaking the ground.
A massive whirlpool formed.
Spears, giant boulders, swords, and various weapons began taking shape within the swirling water.
They were compressed to an incredible density by the water pressure.
One after another, the weapons began spinning through the air as the Javo activated its Trait.
Then, a gigantic creature with an enormous mouth emerged from the whirlpool.
"Go."
The equipment exploded forward at supersonic speed as shockwaves filled the sky, while the giant creature advanced, opening its enormous mouth to devour Ren.
Seeing this, Ren responded immediately.
A massive black dome appeared around the giant creature, trapping both it and the Javo inside. The weapons created from water smashed into the ground one after another, but the creature itself suddenly began to break apart, its body collapsing into water that splashed onto the ground.
Even the Javo found it difficult to remain airborne.
Ren suddenly appeared in front of its face.
Its small eyes widened, becoming almost twice their original size as a black fist slammed into its head.
"No... you—"
Bang!
A massive shockwave erupted.
A giant ripple spread across the dome, nearly two kilometers wide and more than five hundred meters tall.
The Javo crashed into the ground, creating a crater over a hundred meters wide. Almost immediately, water poured into the crater, submerging its body.
Ren landed calmly.
He then dipped his palm into the water-filled crater and grabbed the half-dead Javo, dragging its body out.
"Your head should fetch me quite a few points. I can finally upgrade my weapon."
Ren spoke calmly.
The Javo’s heart pounded with fear.
"No... Ren... it was a mistake. I—"
Crunch!
And that was it.
The head was separated from the body.
A Half-Step Supreme Realm Javo had been killed by Ren, who was also at the same realm.
The difference between them was simply their traits.
A higher-evolved trait could produce a far more terrifying effect on an opponent, even weakening the opponent’s own trait in the process.
The black dome disappeared.
Ren carried the enormous head and flew toward Conjol City.
With the pressure gone, the soldiers who were still conscious slowly rose from the ground, while the King Realm experts also emerged.
The moment they saw the massive Half-Step Supreme Realm Javo head in Ren’s hand, cheers erupted throughout the city.
They couldn’t help but marvel at how terrifying their Grand General was.
It seemed the Javo race had forgotten just how much destruction Ren had caused them during his younger years.
He had only become calmer with age.
But a tiger, whether young or in its prime, was still a tiger.
Once provoked, it would attack.
And when Ren attacked...
The consequences were devastating.
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Meanwhile, deep within the Javo territory...
"Haa... haa... haa..."
A bloodied young man could be seen leaning against a dark tree.
His face was split open, blood gushing from his wounds. His vision was blurry, and overwhelming exhaustion made his eyelids grow heavy.
"Ah..."
Tayin tried to move, but his body refused to cooperate.
He could only lean against the dark tree, his blood staining its black bark.
The broken greatsword remained tightly gripped in his hand.
A moment later, his body finally collapsed.
"I found him!"
Just then, a shrill, inhuman voice echoed through the forest.