Chapter 16: Chapter 16: Solo
Haijo and the men who accompanied him reached the Great Stellar Kingdom. They entered the training ground, completely drenched in water, before stepping into a tent. Haijo slammed his fist on the table, breaking it in two.
"Fuck that little shit," he growled.
"Unforgivable! What does she think? That having a little magic power makes her stronger than us?" he said, his voice filled with anger.
"Then I'll show that bitch who truly is the strongest here," he added with a smirk.
"Veaon!" he screamed.
A man in full black armor stepped forward. "Yes, sir!"
"Call our warriors. We are about to go to war," Haijo commanded.
"But sir, we should ask for the king's permission," Veaon hesitated.
"It'll be alright. It's going to be a very short war, after all," Haijo said cockily.
"O-okay, sir," Veaon replied before leaving.
The Next Day
On the vast training ground, knights and mages stood in formation. Beside them were the Fubokos—warriors standing in straight rows, armed with swords, bows, and magic wands, all clad in armor.
Suddenly, a voice boomed from the front.
"Attention, warriors!"
It was Haijo, standing in the middle of the formation, clad in golden armor, holding his helmet and sword at his wrist.
"Today, we are going to attack the island of TEOD and conquer it no matter what! Let's show those weakling Beastmen and that fraud who dares to call herself the Great Heaven God, who we truly are! We are the brave warriors of the Great Stellar! This victory will be ours!" he declared.
"WoooooHHHHHHH!!!!" the warriors roared in unison.
Just like that, Haijo and his massive army took flight on their Fubokos, heading toward TEOD Island.
"I'll make sure you suffer for disrespecting me... Sumi, bitch," Haijo muttered, sitting atop his Fuboko.
They soared through the sky at high speed, crossing the ocean. After a while, the island of TEOD came into view.
"There it is!!!!" Haijo yelled.
"Everyone, attack at once—!" He was about to give the order when someone interrupted.
"C-Captain Haijo! There's someone in the way!"
"What?!" Haijo looked ahead in confusion.
In the distance, floating in mid-air, was me.
I hovered in the sky, my white hair and clothes swaying in the wind. My green eyes gazed at them with a small smile on my face.
Haijo's expression twisted with rage. "There you are, bitch!"
He unsheathed his sword and roared, "Everyone, attack her!"
The archers and mages on the Fubokos sprang into action. The mages enchanted the archers' arrows with strength magic, and the archers fired, their arrows breaking the sound barrier, producing sonic booms as they hurtled toward me.
I remained motionless. As the arrows neared, they were stopped by a black circular barrier surrounding me.
A mage stepped forward, chanting a spell.
"Ice Spikes!"
Massive, drilling ice spikes formed before their wands and launched toward me.
I simply raised my hand and swiped at the air, sending a powerful gust that shattered the ice spikes into dust.
Haijo's eyes widened in shock. "W-what!?"
"Investigation Zone..." I muttered.
[There are a total of 373 people and 373 Fubokos,] Aries informed me.
In an instant, I vanished from sight.
Panic spread through the army as they desperately scanned the sky for me.
Then, in a soft voice, I spoke from above.
"Hello there."
They looked up to see me floating above them. Suddenly, numerous fireballs materialized around me. I raised my hand and then lowered it.
The fireballs shot toward them all at once.
"Incoming!!!!!" someone screamed.
The mages scrambled to create barriers, trying to protect their allies. The fireballs crashed into them, triggering massive explosions across the sky.
Far below in the island, the Beastmens were watching the battle
[87 killed from that attack,] Aries reported.
"Huh? 87 already? Just from that attack?" I muttered.
As the smoke cleared, the survivors remained in the air on their Fubokos.
"Heyaaaa!!!!" The armored swordsmen roared as they charged at me.
I stood there without moving and launched a Dark Lightning Slash attack. The black lightning streaked through the sky at blinding speed, cutting them all in half.
Their organs and body parts rained from the sky into the ocean.
[32 killed,] Aries reported again.
Suddenly, archers surrounded me from all sides, unleashing a barrage of arrows.
"Teleportation"
I teleported all the arrows directly in front of their faces. The arrows pierced their heads, killing them instantly as their bodies tumbled from their Fubokos.
[9 killed,] Aries said.
The mages began chanting another spell.
I sighed. "You guys are too slow." I said in small voice
I raised my hand. "Explosion Seed..."
A small seed appeared in my palm, and I dropped it. The moment it neared them—
BOOOOMMMMM!!!!!
A massive explosion erupted.
[129 killed,] Aries informed me.
"Retreat!!! Retreat!!! Everyone, retreat!!!" Veaon screamed.
The army scrambled to flee, but Haijo roared, "I am not going to run awayyyyyyy!!!!"
He dashed toward me, brandishing his sword.
"Killer Sword Technique! Killer Slash!!!" He screamed
His sword glowed black as he slashed at me at extreme speed.
I simply raised one hand and caught his sword.
Haijo's eyes filled with disbelief. "W-what... Impossible..."
I tightened my grip, and his sword shattered into pieces.
Haijo stood frozen in shock.
I clenched my fist and punched him in the stomach.
His entire torso exploded—his organs burst apart, raining blood and bones everywhere. His head and legs were all that remained before they, too, fell down
The remaining warriors stared in horror.
"Retreat!!!!!!" Veaon screamed again.
The army fled at full speed, vanishing from sight.
"Was that all...?" I murmured.
I sighed and looked down at the ocean, now filled with blood, bodies, organs, and bones.
Slowly descending, I activated Vitality Absorption.
Green lights shot out from me, hitting every corpse, turning them into dust.
"Hmmm... Still not enough for evolution, huh..." I whispered.
"Well then, I'll just wait... to see if they make any other moves," I said softly.