Chapter 574: The Border Region Under Control
Arthur’s strike is powerful enough to alter the landscape, carving a deep slash mark on the ground stretching as far as 30 kilometers. The devils’ and undead army formations caught in the path of Arthur’s technique cease to exist, engulfed by the blinding pillar of light.
As for the chimera, only parts of its limbs remain, marked with burning wounds. Its head and most of its body are already destroyed, and a few moments later, the remaining parts collapse to the ground. The powerful chimera, a middle emperor-stage creature that would normally require many to subdue, is slain by a single individual.
The troops look in Arthur’s direction and see him slightly gasping, having exerted a tremendous amount of energy to unleash that technique. However, given the destruction it caused, the effort is clearly worth it. It opens a path deep into the back of the devils’ line and throws their formation into chaos.
As for Rudolf, he had already moved to another location and watched the destruction with a smiling face, though sweat lined his forehead. The strike just now was truly dangerous. Fortunately, his summoned beast—the chimera—was able to hold off the attack for a few seconds, just enough to save him from instant death.
He hadn’t expected the chimera to last only a few seconds before the sword slash struck his position. He had to admit, the technique Arthur displayed was truly powerful—worthy of someone counted among the ten great swordmasters of the continent.
While he looked at the destruction, another commotion suddenly rose from the rear of the devils’ lines. He turned to the side and saw a group of emperor-stage cultivators emerging from behind the devils, throwing their ranks into even greater chaos.
"That is His Majesty Emperor Ladwin’s group!"
"Yes! They did it!"
"Attack harder! Don’t let the devils concentrate elsewhere!"
Many alliance troops shouted, their spirits ignited as they saw Emperor Ladwin’s group joining them in a pincer attack. The group that had attacked the summoning sites not long ago and had been waiting for the right moment to strike from the rear was finally entering the fray.
Rudolf narrowed his eyes—the situation was turning grim. With this new group joining the battle, their defeat was only a matter of time. He had received information earlier that many summoning sites deeper in the territory had been attacked by multiple groups of emperor-stage cultivators across the region.