Chaos' Heir

Chapter 959: Fire!



Khan nocked the spear into the mana string between his thumb and forefinger, pulling it to his left ear while following the unique white monster.

The spell copied from Amox had the longest range in Khan's arsenal, but the incoming pack was still too far away. However, Khan's understanding of the mana and his element had skyrocketed, allowing him to make adjustments on the spot.

The mana string pinched between Khan's fingers absorbed more mana, growing denser and applying more resistance to his pull. His left arm's muscles tensed, and his veins bulged under that additional strain. Khan found the limits of his immense physical strength before releasing the spell.

The chaos spear shot downward at unfathomable speed, faster than what Khan could hope to achieve with his empowered martial art. The spell basically teleported, taking less than a second to reach its target.

Nevertheless, the strange white monsters seemed able to notice the attack. It couldn't follow it but could sense the incoming danger, forcing it to resort to defensive measures.

The white alpha growled, suddenly making a right turn to dive toward its nearby companions. The formation changed under its order, and monsters gathered around it. That still put the leader into the falling spear's destructive range, but a wall of bodies separated it from the ground zero now.

The spear detonated before hitting the ground, expanding into a scorching purple-red pillar. Dozens of monsters died in the explosion, and the wild mana scorched and maimed double that number. However, Khan saw the white alpha safely slipping away from under one of its companions' fuming corpses, rushing into crowded areas to attempt to hide its presence.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Khan couldn't help but feel amazed. The white alpha's reaction had been incredible, and similar praises went to its ruthless defensive strategy. The creature had probably relied solely on its survival instincts to avoid the attack, but that had been enough to make Khan's arrow fail.

Of course, the alpha's attempts to hide among the pack were pointless. Khan had memorized its aura now, so there was no escaping his senses. Yet, he didn't dive toward the ground. The army had a clear battle strategy, and it was about time to implement it.

Calculations happened in Khan's mind, studying the distance between the pack and the trenches. The monsters had never stopped advancing and were about to enter the turrets' range. Some rifles could also cover that distance, and the same went for the most muscular Scalqa wielding chaos-enhanced spears.

Khan waited a few seconds before bringing his palm to his mouth. He whispered something before blowing on that lingering intention, and a simple order quickly spread throughout the battlefield.

"Fire!" Khan ordered, and the white scenery turned blue.

The turrets before the first and second trenches started firing at the pack's frontline, and the Scalqa soon followed suit. Some chaos-enhanced spears flew across the battlefield, exploding among the monsters, but their light couldn't fight off the sea of mana bullets.

Almost a hundred monsters died the second Khan gave the order, and many more got injured or crippled by the barrage unleashed from the trenches. Humankind's technological superiority immediately showed its value, widening the army's slight numerical advantage. Khan calculated that the army could fire three more barrages before the pack reached the trenches. The turret would probably get to five before having to stop to avoid causing a friendly fire. That wasn't a significant margin, but Khan had different things to worry about. Lieutenant Dyester had shouted orders as soon as Khan's voice reached the trenches, giving a specific rhythm to the barrages. Firing at will would only waste bullets on dead or injured monsters, so the Lieutenant waited until the enemy frontlines were full again before clearing the Scalqa for another round.

However, Lieutenant Dyester refrained from joining that battle. He didn't even hold rifles since he knew Khan could pick him up anytime. The wait wasn't long, and Lieutenant Dyester's vision spun before focusing on the sky above the battlefield.

"They have an alpha in charge of a flanking team," Khan explained shortly, carrying Lieutenant Dyester from his uniform's collar. "It looks nimble, so I'll try to throw you on top of it."

Lieutenant Dyester didn't have much time to adjust himself to his new location and absorb Khan's explanation. Still, Khan unleashed a somewhat bearable speed during his descent, allowing the Lieutenant to be ready for battle once he threw him into the sea of fur. Khan changed direction as soon as he threw the Lieutenant. A heat wave rushed toward his back, and the symphony updated him on the hellish fire unfolding behind him, but he didn't look back. His target was on the other side of the pack, and that creature had dared to survive one of his attacks.

Unclear and fragmented images flowed in Khan's vision. The wind transformed into daggers threatening to stab his bright eyes, but he didn't close them. Khan didn't rely on them, either. His attention was on a specific aura among that chaotic symphony, and his figure quickly crash-landed in its position.

The ground shattered under the violent impact. Khan's foot shattered the brown-red surface, digging into it and creating gorges that expanded everywhere. Tiles of soil rose and tilted before crumbling apart, trapping countless monsters in their destruction.

Khan didn't need to ignore that destruction. He thrived in the battlefield's chaos, so he already knew what had happened and where to look. A big white figure was on his left, using an intact rising tile to push itself away from him. The alpha had dodged his attack once again, but its luck was over.

The laws of physics didn't seem to apply to Khan as he shot to his left. The momentum accumulated during his violent landing had yet to disperse, but he had flown again, swiftly changing direction as if no pressure tried to weigh him down.

Khan materialized on top of the white alpha, his descending kick already pressing on its neck. The creature had growled something, but Khan had been faster, and his attack dug through the white fur, bending the skin underneath. However, nothing broke. Khan couldn't even hear the familiar crunch of shattered bones.

The kick slammed the alpha into the tilted ground, which finally shattered, sending the creature into a deep hole. Meanwhile, multiple nearby monsters saw their heads explode into a gory spectacle. More than twenty beasts died, but their leader was still alive, and its two pairs of eyes stared warily at the caped figure above.