Chapter 782
In the time that had taken Noah to take care of the two rank 5 hybrids, the other battles on the same level were mostly over . The cultivators had relied on their higher numbers to overwhelm the creatures with barrages of spells . The innate defenses of the beasts had to give up at some point .
The cultivators in the fourth rank were still fighting against the swarm of weaker hybrids . They had it worse since the bloodlines didn't lack Flawed humans in the fourth rank, but the battle between the leaders of the armies usually decided the outcome of a war .
Yet, until the leaders stepped on, those weaker assets would keep on fighting and do their part in the battle between two worlds .
Elder Ingrid and a rank 5 cultivator of the Council that Noah didn't recognize eventually joined the rest of the battlefield and put an end to the last struggles of the hybrids in a matter of minutes . The ruins of the city became silent at that point, with only sparse cries of pain breaking it from time to time .
Craters and trails of smoke filled ground . The ruins of the city that had endured the Heaven Tribulation became small gray boulders after they saw the clash between so many heroic assets . Corpses of beasts of various species lay on the terrain among a few lifeless human bodies .
There had been casualties on both sides, even if the natives had suffered a crushing defeat .
Noah walked toward the other rank 5 Elders only to find them gathered around a tall rank 5 Silver Mantis that was still breathing . Injuries covered the creature, but its dantian radiated the unmistakable aura of a rank 5 cultivator .
'Harmony . ' Noah thought as he neared the group .
The Mantis was panting, and its large eyes moved among the human figures that controlled it with stern expressions . It didn't release any cry of pain . It only breathed, as if it was waiting for the attack that would put an end to its life .
Noah caught a whiff of its scent, and his eyes became cold . He recognized that smell . It belonged to the first member of a bloodline that he had met in that world .
"Danielle," Noah said as he stood side by side with the other rank 5 Elders .
The Elders shot surprised glances toward him, but their eyes quickly returned to the beast . Their questions for Noah had to wait . The priority was to interrogate the creature, and it seemed that Noah was confident in making it speak .
The Mantis' eyes stopped moving and fixed on Noah . It felt a similar aura coming from that human figure, but its memories were foggy, and its mind struggled to create complex thoughts .
"Danielle Duron," Noah repeated as he crouched in front of the creature . "You lost the battle, and you will lose this world . "
Noah saw the anger rising inside the Mantis, but he didn't move . Magical beasts usually vented their emotions, but it was too injured even to move . That feeling could only remain inside its sea of consciousness and force it to find other ways to come out .
A bit of clarity returned in its eyes, and a woman's voice came out of its insect mouth . "Noah Balvan, we will never forgive you for the death of our ancestor . "
More questioning gazes landed on him when the Elders heard those words, but Noah didn't falter . He was too invested in that crisis to care about the opinion of his companions .
"How many assets do the bloodlines still have? Is there another army?" Noah hesitated a bit before giving voice to his last question . "Is it possible to trigger the transformation again?"
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