Awakening：The Infinite Evolution of My Talent as a Low-Level Awakener - Chapter 554

Chapter 554: Chapter 554: A Feint and a Sudden Assault on the Legendary Legion!
On the battlefield, Eterna stood mid-air, his gaze fixed on the spot where the warfare Demon Elephant had been moments ago. But now, there was nothing left but the remnants of the beast’s struggles, the marks left behind from its desperate attempts to break free.

Suddenly, the entire battlefield fell silent. The Ashen army, still charging forward, abruptly halted. Their eyes widened in disbelief as they stared at the spot where the massive Demon Elephant had vanished, an overwhelming shock sweeping through their ranks.

That colossal Demon Elephant, even larger than a Mountain, was just gone? How could this possibly be? This was beyond comprehension.

Even Sterl hadn’t expected such an outcome. He had assumed Eterna would launch the Godslayer Crossbow, followed by activating another trump card to finish off the Demon Elephant, effectively erasing it from the battlefield. But to his surprise, the creature had simply vanished.

Quickly, he accessed the map module to review the footage from the battle, and soon he saw what had happened—the Endless Void Translocation Crystal that Eterna had activated.

“I see. A truly versatile method,” he muttered under his breath, a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth. He hadn’t expected Orichalcum to possess such a grotesque item. He hadn’t seen it in the royal vault, and it was most likely in the hands of some deity in the upper realms, meant to deal with the warfare Demon Elephant. It seemed almost wasteful to use it on such a beast.

However, given the circumstances, there was no other choice. The Endless Void Translocation Crystal could only lock onto a single target, and at that moment, teleporting the Demon Elephant away was the best option.

Just then, the Ashen legion’s formation suddenly flickered into existence, and immediately, it began to shake violently. In the next instant, a terrifying wave of power surged from the formation, spreading through the ranks of the millions of soldiers.

“Poof!”

In an instant, hundreds of thousands of soldiers dropped dead, their bodies collapsing like ragdolls. The survivors, though not dead, were gravely wounded. Worse still, they could feel that the connection between themselves and the formation had been severed. This meant that the warfare Demon Elephant, the formation’s core, had been killed. And before its death, it had endured unimaginable attacks. Even though the formation had attempted to distribute the damage across all the soldiers, no one was spared.

The shockwave of the transferred energy, even after being passed over such a vast distance, was enough to nearly cripple the entire legion.

Sterl paused, a look of horror spreading across his face. “That Demon Elephant was sent away only a short while ago, and it’s already been killed?”

He was stunned. The warfare Demon Elephant was not as powerful as a being with Divine Power, but it was still at the level of an upper-tier deity. How could it have died so quickly? It hadn’t even been half a minute since it was sent into the Endless Void, and now it was already dead?

“Endless Void… just how dangerous is it?”

Sterl was momentarily dazed, but Eterna, on the other hand, wore a knowing expression. He was fully aware that the Endless Void Translocation Crystal led straight to the Starry Sky Giant Catfish’s lair, and that the warfare Demon Elephant, being the core of the formation, had only strengthened the effects beyond what was expected.

Now that the warfare Demon Elephant was gone, the Ashen army of millions was crippled. At this point, it seemed like the Ashen side was in an absolute disadvantage.

Boris and the other Ashen gods in charge of the operation were equally stunned. They hadn’t expected Orichalcum’s trump card to so easily neutralize the warfare Demon Elephant, shattering their formation nearly in its entirety!

But it didn’t take long for them to recover. After all, this Demon Elephant and the millions of soldiers were nothing more than cannon fodder.

The true strength of Ashen lay in the terrifying army of legendary demigods gathered at the rear. Although their numbers were a hundred times fewer than the millions in the front, the power they could unleash was on an entirely different level!

However, Ashen wasn’t without its own troubles. Orichalcum still had one final, deadly weapon yet to be used—the Godslayer Crossbow, which had been accumulating power above the royal city for who knows how long!

Perhaps from the very beginning, the Godslayer Crossbow was never meant to target the warfare Demon Elephant, but rather Ashen’s legendary legion!

Now, after having stored power for so long, the Godslayer Crossbow was instantly activated. In a split second, it transformed into a blinding beam of light, carrying the force to tear apart space itself, and shot directly toward Ashen’s legendary army!

“Form the formation! Block it!”

The situation unfolded so rapidly that almost immediately after the Demon Elephant’s death, as the backlash from the divine powers began to hit, Eterna activated the Godslayer Crossbow’s power. By the time Boris and the others realized what was happening, it was already too late to react.

By the time the formation of Ashen’s legendary army was activated, the Godslayer Crossbow had already reached the army. Its tail trailed behind it, a long divine light extending like a world-shattering meteor falling from the sky!

Just as the moment of impact arrived, a shield was thrown out by one of Ashen’s gods. The shield expanded instantly, forming a barrier in front of the Godslayer Crossbow. This shield was the very same type Terran had planned to use against the Sword of Doomsday Judgment as a final trump card.

However, the shield that had been strong enough to withstand, and even potentially reflect the Sword of Doomsday Judgment, was no match for the Godslayer Crossbow. With a resounding groan, it shattered almost immediately after contact, breaking into countless shards in just two seconds!

Fortunately, those two seconds provided Ashen’s side with enough time to react. The hundred-thousand-strong legendary demigod legion successfully formed, and an endless surge of power flowed from every individual, converging within the formation to create a barrier that resembled the shell of a turtle. The core of the formation was made up of several powerful gods from Ashen.

Boom!!

The Godslayer Crossbow, having shattered the divine shield, descended in an instant. Inside the formation, everyone groaned as they felt an overwhelming force transmitted from the formation itself. Even after being reduced by a factor of one hundred thousand, the impact was still akin to a rampaging wild elephant!

The slightly weaker legendaries felt as though their bodies were being crushed by an immense, unrelenting force, as if they were being pulverized into pieces. Even the level-200 mid-tier legendaries had to forcefully swallow their blood, barely holding on. Only those who reached level 250 or above—high-tier legendaries—could just about withstand the impact. Even Ascendants and demigods above level 300 felt the tremendous pressure.

Outside the formation, the shockwave from the Godslayer Crossbow spread like a tsunami crashing through mountains, sweeping across the battlefield. Ordinary soldiers who no longer had the protection of the formation were incinerated instantly, like insects caught in lava, vanishing without a trace.

The area within a ten-thousand-meter radius of the Godslayer Crossbow had become a dead zone. Over a million cannon fodder perished, and many of Ashen’s war mechanisms were also destroyed in the wake of the blast.

Sterl watched this scene, feeling a pang of regret. These soldiers had been the perfect sources for replenishing his Soul’s Power, but now they were all dead. Such a waste…

While feeling this loss, he couldn’t help but admire Eterna and the others’ plan. It was brilliantly devious. The Godslayer Crossbow hadn’t been intended for the warfare Demon Elephant at all—it was aimed squarely at Ashen’s army!

It seemed that even Boris hadn’t known about this. The only one who had known the full plan from the beginning was Eterna. Of course, Eterna’s reason for withholding this information from Boris and the other gods wasn’t due to mistrust but rather the fear that Ashen might have some kind of special listening devices. If the plan had been exposed too early, Ashen could have prepared, and the weapon would have been ineffective.

“A clever feint…”

At this moment, the power of the Godslayer Crossbow finally faded, revealing the legendary army below, which had almost been wiped out in one fell swoop.

The gods who formed the core of the formation were panting heavily, their faces filled with a mix of shock and exhaustion. Most of their Divine Power had been drained. As for the demigods below them, they appeared even weaker, their auras erratic and unstable. The legendaries—it didn’t bear mentioning. At least ten thousand low-tier legendaries had fallen in an instant.

“Tsk, tsk, tsk, no wonder it’s a legendary legion; they managed to withstand such a terrifying attack…”

Sterl said with interest, though it was thanks to that divine shield that the Godslayer Crossbow’s most powerful initial strike had been blocked. Otherwise, the entire legion would likely have been decimated and rendered useless.

Even so, Ashen’s side had suffered a devastating blow, and their advantage over Orichalcum’s forces was now completely gone—if anything, they were at a disadvantage.

From the current situation, it was clear that only the legendary legion still had a slight edge over Orichalcum’s forces. However, most of the legendaries were already exhausted, and even the demigods were struggling to hold on. In contrast, they were now facing Orichalcum’s forces at full strength.

At the same time, the soldiers of Orichalcum were fired up like they had been injected with adrenaline. The disappearance and fall of the warfare Demon Elephant had given them a massive boost, and now, with the Godslayer Crossbow’s devastation, their morale had reached its peak!

A crippled legion—wasn’t this the perfect time to rack up contribution points?!

Eterna let out a sigh of relief. The Godslayer Crossbow had been the most crucial part of his plan. Thankfully, the Shackles of the Forbidden God and the chain formation had worked without issues. Otherwise, if the warfare Demon Elephant had been in its frenzy state, he wouldn’t have even been able to approach it. In that case, the Godslayer Crossbow would have been the only way to deal the killing blow to the Demon Elephant, but the legendary legion would have struggled to resist.

Now, everything had been leveled out. But what Eterna hadn’t expected was that Ashen had used the rare opportunity of a surprise attack on Hades. Now, with Hades’ fate uncertain and his whereabouts unknown, it was a major blow to Orichalcum’s capital.

If Hades had been present, the situation would be very different. With him in play, Orichalcum could have launched a full-scale counteroffensive, forcing Ashen’s forces into a retreat with no chance of return.

But now, even though the soldiers were itching to charge straight through Ashen’s crippled legion, Eterna understood that Orichalcum would always be on the defensive. All they needed to do was stall for time, waiting for the complete integration of the capital.