Awakening：The Infinite Evolution of My Talent as a Low-Level Awakener - Chapter 551

Chapter 551: Chapter 551: The Divine War Begins! Mountain Demon Elephant!
“Hades, the God of War… is dead?”

It wasn’t until this moment that the soldiers of the Orichalcum Kingdom, stationed below the royal city, started to fully grasp the gravity of the situation. They looked at the lingering, swirling Divine Power in the air, listening to the screams and cries of soldiers who had been severely wounded but not yet killed by the assassination. Each of them felt a sense of unreality, as if the world had suddenly become unrecognizable.

Hadn’t a powerful god-level being just appeared to oversee the battle not long ago? How could such a sudden attack have occurred? And the target of the ambush was none other than the universally recognized strongest warrior, the God of War Hades!?

Now, many of the soldiers looked at Eterna, whose face was a mix of anger and panic, and felt as if the very sky itself were collapsing.

Feeling the terrifying power still radiating from the combined Divine Power, they realized that if the force were to spread, there was nothing they could do to stop it. And now, with Hades in danger…

This was a result no one had foreseen. The covert and powerful ambush was intended for Hades, and it was clear just how significant Hades was to Ashen’s side.

“Hahaha! Hades, this is your end!”

“Orichalcum Kingdom’s trash, you thought that with this outsider, you could turn the tide and save yourselves? Bullshit! A foolish dream, nothing more! Now… without Hades, what do you have left to stop us?”

“Today will be the day Orichalcum Kingdom meets its doom!”

Boris laughed loudly, his acting still impeccable. His shrill and arrogant voice continued to taunt and provoke the morale of everyone within earshot. On Ashen’s side, the soldiers erupted in thunderous cheers.

Many of them had no idea who Hades was, but seeing how excited the gods were made it clear that this was a favorable turn for Ashen. With Hades out of the picture, their chances of victory were higher, and their risk of death lowered.

In reality, most of them were just pawns in this divine war, unable to choose their fates. If they could survive, that was already the biggest hope they had.

“Army, heed my command! March and flatten Orichalcum Kingdom!”

Boris raised his arm high and shouted. With a single order, a massive army of over ten million began to surge forward like a tidal wave, darkening the land as they charged toward the royal city.

At the same time, the colossal war beast—towering and massive like a mountain—let out a deafening roar. With each heavy step, it began to pick up speed.

“Formation, activate! Break through this shell once and for all! Today, all contributions will be doubled! Kill! Kill everything! Leave no one alive!”

Boris pointed at the gates of the royal city, a surge of ambition rising in his heart. Although he knew that everything was just a fleeting illusion, and that once his master decided to act, everything would be crushed under his master’s power, even so, he couldn’t help but feel exhilarated. To command a divine war—he had never even participated in one, let alone commanded it. Typically, all the affairs of Orichalcum Kingdom, big and small, were handled by Eterna. Even if there was an opportunity, it wouldn’t be his turn, so for him, this was the chance to finally indulge in the experience.

On the other side, the Orichalcum Kingdom’s army, which had been calm moments ago, erupted into chaos once again. As they watched the vast army of Ashen charging toward them, panic spread through their ranks.

Eterna, unable to contain his fury, didn’t even have the time to check on Sterl’s situation. The distance between them was only a couple hundred miles. While that might seem far, for these soldiers—many of whom were peak second-class or even third-class warriors—it was hardly a stretch to cover such a distance.

What was most critical now, though, was that Hades’ fate was unknown, and the army was in disarray. If they waited until Ashen’s forces reached the royal city, there would be no room for retreat or maneuvering!

“Stay calm! Stay calm!” Eterna shouted as he soared above the army. His divine pressure immediately snapped the soldiers out of their panic, forcing them to regain some semblance of composure. Without wasting another moment, he activated his divine authority, and instantly, all the weapons stationed on the royal city walls powered up, ready to unleash their devastating force at a moment’s notice.

At the same time, a colossal structure made of dark red, special ore, etched with countless runes and formations, was lifted into the air by two gods. This massive contraption, over five hundred meters long, was none other than one of Orichalcum Kingdom’s ultimate weapons—the Godslayer Crossbow!

Even gods couldn’t withstand the might of the Godslayer Crossbow!

Once the Godslayer Crossbow was in position, an overwhelming surge of energy began to accumulate above the royal city. A massive, three-hundred-meter-long bolt slowly began to take shape, aimed squarely at the Colossal War Beast.

The enormous war beast clearly sensed the threat. With an enraged roar, it immediately summoned a translucent blood-red shield that enveloped its entire army, which spanned dozens of miles.

As the shield rose, the entire army’s momentum swelled, and a constant flow of energy began to pour from every soldier, gathering toward the Colossal War Beast.

This was Ashen’s formation. Now activated, it rapidly formed into a massive military field. Inside this field, even gods would be heavily suppressed.

As the core of the formation, the Colossal War Beast, infused with endless power, let out a fierce and agonizing roar. Immediately, its already massive body, which had grown to three hundred meters, began to swell again. At a visible rate, its size rapidly expanded to over four hundred meters in height, and its length exceeded eight hundred meters, transforming into the terrifying Mountain Demon Elephant!

“ROAR!!!”

The Demon Elephant’s blood-red eyes blazed, and with a mighty lift of its massive tusks, it slammed them down onto the ground. In that instant, the entire earth trembled. Even the royal city could feel the seismic waves, and soldiers nearby were caught in the shock, obliterated into fragments on the spot.

At this moment, the Demon Elephant’s battle power had already reached a divine level. Even as it recklessly drew on life force and regeneration abilities that were comparable to that of a god, it pushed beyond the limits of mere Divine Power, breaking through to the level of an upper-tier god!

Of course, this was purely physical strength, without the divine authority and Law powers that came with a true upper-tier god. Even so, the Demon Elephant could still be considered a walking natural disaster!

However, the Demon Elephant seemed dangerously close to losing control and going berserk. But Ashen had prepared for this. As various forbidden seals were activated on the Demon Elephant’s body, its violent, frenzied emotions were suppressed, preventing it from escaping Ashen’s control.

With its enormous, star-like eyes fixed on the royal city, the Demon Elephant charged forward!

The ground quaked violently with every step, its massive elephantine feet stomping down like columns holding up the heavens. Each impact cracked the earth, as if the ground itself were on the verge of collapsing.

The force of its charge was overwhelming, akin to a meteor strike, exuding an oppressive force that left Orichalcum’s soldiers rooted in place. They felt the tremors in the earth beneath them, their eyes wide in shock, their bodies seemingly pinned to the ground, unable to move, even their breaths involuntarily paused.

It wasn’t just the ordinary soldiers who felt this— even the gods, witnessing the scene, felt an undeniable sense of helplessness. The combined strength of the Demon Elephant and the formation’s power created an immense pressure that even gods found hard to withstand.

Eterna took a deep breath, forcibly steadying his emotions. Having been a god for millennia, he had seen many grand displays of power, but even so, the Demon Elephant was terrifying. However, it was still far from enough to make him lose control of his composure.

He fixed his gaze on the charging Demon Elephant. For such a massive creature, the hundred-mile distance seemed negligible. In less than a minute, it would be upon them, crashing through the army with unimaginable force. The entire formation would be scattered, and even the royal city would suffer horrific damage.

“This is the Colossal War Beast, combined with the power of the formation and the army, huh?”

At that moment, within the layers of space, Sterl watched the rampaging giant elephant with an intense sense of shock.

Indeed, he hadn’t sustained any injuries at all. The power fused by the five gods was potent, and the speed of their ambush had been unusually swift.

However, in the map module, they were essentially attempting petty tricks right beneath Sterl’s nose. He had more than ten ways to perfectly dodge or counter their attack.

But, to test the defense of his Starry Battle Armor, when the ambush was about to land, he activated the Stellar Barrier, creating an absolute defense shield that lasted for ten seconds, effortlessly withstanding the combined power of their attack.

Afterward, he immediately used the Boots of the Void to teleport into the sky and entered the space layers, silently vanishing without a trace. He then quietly observed the battlefield, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

He hadn’t expected that, on Ashen’s side, the first person they wanted to eliminate was actually him. This unexpected ambush—if he didn’t retaliate—he doubted he could sleep for days.

As for the five gods who had attacked him, did they think they were safe just because they fled using teleportation scrolls? Once he was done dealing with this matter, he was going to track them all down and make them pay!

Sterl then looked at the War Demon Elephant. Its enormous size and the overwhelming power it unleashed truly reached the level of an upper-tier god. Even he would have to use all his resources to deal with such a beast.

However, Sterl had no intention of intervening. Instead, he focused on the massive crossbow atop the royal city. The giant bolt had already formed, radiating an aura of total destruction. It was an incredibly terrifying sight.

With a wave of his hand, Eterna activated a formation in front of the Demon Elephant. In an instant, hundreds, perhaps even thousands of overlapping formations surged up, combining their delay powers to the maximum extent.

Immediately, the Demon Elephant’s speed plummeted, as though it had entered a viscous liquid, its movements becoming sluggish and labored.

And this was just one part of the trap designed to capture the Demon Elephant!