paranoianovel Chapter 347: GO!
Chapter 347: GO!
Chapter 347: GO!
They were up against a monster that would take Amon moments to kill. But they weren't Archons like him. Only Seraphim. Class-Four Celestials.
The gap between them was as tall as the distance between Earth and the Sun.
Emir, Ragnar, and Morgiana barely defeated a Six-core, and now, with hardly any increase in strength, they were tasked with defeating a seven-core.
They wouldn't even be able to scratch it.
The strength increase between each core varied significantly. The higher the core count within the monster, the more strength they gain with each additional core.
This applied to Celestials as well, but not as a direct comparison.
Unlike monsters, Celestials had only one core, making the monsters simply stronger.
Now, fortunately, that wasn't their job.
They were to be used as foot soldiers, and what did foot soldiers do?
Deal with other foot soldiers. This time in a more literal sense.
They were tasked with killing the soldier ants and making way for the High Lords to attack freely and directly.
Yes, Judas and Judal would be the ones attacking the War Queen.
They could kill it by themselves, but such a scenario wouldn't have been ideal.
Even though they were High Lords, the highest sub-rank within the Seraphim major rank, defeating the queen at such a quick pace would've proven to be quite a tough ordeal.
That was because it would guarantee unwanted destruction, a result of the War Queen's resistance, while also fully revealing their position, simply wasting time.
This, in turn, would give all the hunters in the nearby sectors a higher chance of reaching them, leading to mission failure, as they were supposed to proceed quickly and as silently as possible.
After all, they wouldn't be only fighting the War Queen but also the two hundred thousand ants it commanded.
So, if they hoped to quickly deal with it, the trio and the rest were needed.
The 'rest,' included the five HG leaders they met up with just out of the monster's detection range, hidden behind a big hill of corroded rock and wet sand.
Red Dragon, Southern Cross, Phoenix, Maharajah, and Lionheart.
The last to speak of their small convoy was Lionheart.
[If the trouble overwhelms us, we'll ask Sir Judas to interfere and rejoin the main group,
ending the battle as soon as possible.]
He drove at a safe distance behind them, furthest away from harm.
The contradiction of his 'name' to his actions was overlooked since he was a Zenith Warden,
their only healer.
[You muppets can memorize things at least.]
Judas, standing atop the hill beside his twin and overlooking the valley below, was the one who ordered him to act that way.
Lionheart's role was to stay back, heal the others if needed, and launch his rockets at the right
moment.
"Second Sun."
And now, with everyone's roles defined, Judas clenched his fist, creating a beacon of light.
[Don't stare...]
The light shot high into the sky almost instantly, illuminating their surroundings and turning the dark night of their small field into a blindingly bright day.
This sudden brilliance revealed their target: a green sea of dog-sized ants covering everything in sight, their loud chirps sounding like the grating of metal.
Their clenching jaws and snapping mandibles rattled the air while their movement thundered
through the ground.
Terrifying would have been an apt description of such a scene. But for those heading there, it
was simply another day. Another battle.
[GO!]
With Judas's command, they sped forth, donning plain masks of black, and roaring in unison:
[Initiating first task!]