Defiance of the Fall

from Nenothep and his generals.
The sky was starting to blot out with attacks soaring between the two camps, and there were already a few fatalities amongst the melee warriors who couldn’t dodge or endure the onslaught.

The Medhin army was far better off since not one of them had stepped outside of the protective cover of their shields, and they could leisurely pick off one approaching warrior after another with ranged attacks.

Zac tried to help as much as he could by rapidly throwing out dozens of daggers to intercept the more powerful attacks, to save at least a few lives in their approach.
Billy was also getting ready as he took out his club halfway to the other side.
Suddenly his aura simply exploded, and he actually started to grow.

In just a second he was over ten meters tall, holding an equally monstrous club.
His skin glowed with a golden luster, and Zac was shocked to sense some ancient power emanating from his friend.
It was as though Billy wasn’t human, but rather some ancient Titan as he took the last lumbering steps toward the shield.

Even the emperor couldn’t help but look over at Billy’s massive frame, and he frowned in consternation.
He tried to move over to stop him, but Ylvas and his two generals desperately fought to keep him at bay.

“Intercept him,” Nenothep roared in anger, and tons of attacks flew toward Billy as he slowly lifted his club.

Billy clearly needed some time to accumulate enough power, since massive energies swirled around him as his muscles kept swelling.
The attacks would arrive in a split second, and Zac didn’t know whether Billy could survive such an onslaught even in his enormous form.
Out of options he hurriedly activated [Nature’s Barrier] and imbued it with the Dao of Sanctuary making a storm of leaves cover them both.

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Luckily Billy’s enormous leg blocked any sight of Zac himself, making it look like it was Billy himself who had erected the defenses.
Zac felt a huge amount of Cosmic Energy get expended as almost a hundred attacks slammed into his leaves, but at least it lessened the damage on Billy by about 80%.

Still, the defenses couldn ’t block everything, and many attacks slipped past the leaves and slammed into Billy.
It was clear that his Endurance wasn ’t too high, as multiple wounds erupted all over his body, making a rain of golden blood pour down on Zac.

Zac was surprised by the color of the blood since a transformation skill shouldn ’t change his blood like that.
It was also clear that while Billy had been wounded he wouldn ’t be deterred from completing his task.
A ruthless aura emitted from him as Billy ran forward the final steps until he stood right in front of the shield.

“BILLY IS NOT STUCK WITH YOU! YOU’RE STUCK INSIDE BILLY,” the giant suddenly roared with enough volume to be heard across half the hunt, and he swung down the club.

An otherworldly pressure was released from the club, and Zac felt the force was easily stronger than when he used his [Nature’s Punishment] along with the Dao of Heaviness.
It contained a titanic strength as it sailed down toward the shield.
Its might even forced some soldiers down on their knees before it had even landed.

“No!” Nenothep roared in anger as he lit up in blazing power.

The next moment it was as though Nenothep’s spear turned into a laser as it elongated and aimed straight toward Billy’s heart in an attempt to instantly kill him.
Zac’s eyes widened in alarm as he immediately jumped up and changed the Dao infusion to the Dao of Trees in his defensive skill.

There was no way that Billy would be able to dodge in his cumbersome form, and he definitely did not possess enough defense to withstand it.
The swirling leaves lit up in emerald luster as they formed a tighter screen in front of him as Zac rose to over 6 meters in the air to intercept the strike.

With a growl, Zac also swung [Verun’s Bite] with all his might to stop the attack.
However, the attack far surpassed what he had expected.
It looked like the emperor wasn’t holding back when he tried to kill Billy.

It felt like he had been hit by a truck when Zac ’s axe collided with the incoming fractal spear.
Luckily he barely managed to change the trajectory, and the attack gored a large wound in Billy’s shoulder instead of piercing his heart.
The attack went straight through Billy ’s body, continuing for hundreds of meters.

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Zac wasn’t much better off as the collision slammed him into the ground with enough force to crack a rib and push the air out of his lungs.
Worse yet, he had clearly been exposed since he sensed multiple stares at him as he tried to orient himself.

“It’s you!” Nenothep exclaimed with widened eyes as he stared straight at Zac.

Billy wailed in pain from the attack, but thanks to Zac he managed to keep his attack going as it swung down at the shield with world-ending force.
A huge shockwave rippled outward as the shield cracked, causing widespread damage to the cultivators who maintained it.
Some of the weaker soldiers even exploded from the force, causing multiple fountains of gore to erupt around the Medhin Soldiers.

Ylvas also managed to seize the opportunity while the emperor’s attention was on Billy and Zac, and managed to stab his sword deep into Nenothep ’s gut.
Nenothep growled in anger and was forced to refocus his efforts at the trio who assaulted him with newfound vigor, ignoring their mounting wounds.

Zac’s ears were ringing but he knew he couldn’t slack off, so he ignored the pain and forced himself to his feet.
The defensive shield had a few large cracks from Billy ’s strike, but it was rapidly repairing itself.
Zac didn’t hesitate as he activated [Loamwalker] to flash inside the array.

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A few cultivators tried to stop his approach but a dozen people were instantly bisected by a huge fractal edge tearing straight through them.
Zac looked back and saw a pale Billy who was rapidly shrinking.

“Billy, good job! Return to the back lines and heal up,” Zac shouted.

Billy nodded and started lugging back with slightly unsteady steps, avoiding errant attacks as best he could.
Many of the melee warriors even chose to use their own bodies to protect his retreat, since Billy was clearly one of their aces.
Billy ’s part in this assault was over, and he had delivered far beyond what Zac could have expected.

The force behind that swing was just insane.
Five enormous fractal edges appeared at the edge of Zac ’s axe, and Zac’s aura was finally completely unleashed as he looked at the soldiers who instinctually stepped back from the billowing killing intent that he emitted.

Billy had held up his part of the bargain, and now it was time for him to uphold his.