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    The Constructs had already made their move, they had attacked Axalt World when they thought that Liang might have changed his mind about his decision to support the Arkans in the Great War. The process had already been set in motion, and it could not be stopped.


    Now the two races had only one way to go to war and exterminate each other for as long as it was necessary forplete victory.


    However... Was this the case? Were there really no other options?


    Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.


    A short period of time after Alucard had destroyed the floating ind, space shook again.


    Nakano as well as the other guardians were wary, they expected the next ind, or even several to appear. They had to be ready to defend their world, and this time it was up to them, not Alucard and Gael.


    However, instead of an ind, a medium-sized magic circle appeared, spreading electric shocks around it. Then, the center of the magic circle turned into a portal from which a tall silhouette slowly emerged.


    It was a girl with long purple hair, amber mechanical eyes, and a long sword-gun on her belt.


    On her body were several protective tes, harmoniously integrated into her body, not standing out much as in the center of her chest was a massive blue core, containing a huge amount of energy.


    The girl looked around, she looked at the city Alucard was hovering over and frowned. She knew he was the main reason why their n had failed, but there was nothing she could do to him, not to him.


    ''Fucking anomaly... How could there even be an immortal creature capable of such regeneration? Doesn''t he have some sort of limitation? Whatever, he''s not my concern.'' The girl inwardlyined, then he took a step forward, transforming into a blue sh.


    In an instant, she found herself in front of the already destroyed temple, where Liang was located amongst the heavily damaged snowy mountains.


    They exchanged nces, then the girl pressed her palm to her chest and bowed low, showing her respect for him.


    "Mr. Liang, Ruler of the Axalt World, my name is Ynez Trimpast and I am one of the Seven Tree Guardians." Ynez said calmly, feeling no tension as if she hade to negotiate, "I came here on behalf of the Tree to ask your forgiveness for what happened."


    Liang didn''t answer anything, there was no emotion on his face at all. He was cold and unyielding.


    Ynez wrinkled her nose slightly, she was expecting at least some sort of response, but she didn''t hesitate and went straight to the next part.


    "We realize the mistake we made, but we also believe that war between our races is unnecessary." Ynez said confidently.


    "Oh... In that case, what do you suggest?" Liang asked, staring intently at Ynez.


    Deep inside Ynez breathed a sigh of relief, then she continued, "Anything you wish, within reason of course. In the end, your city was not harmed, which I am d of, so you can count on plenty of resources, and help in some missions or future conflicts with other races. Also if you wish, three of your chosen Axalts can head to the Tree for a month-long training session."


    "Damn... Looks like they''re serious if she offered members of another race the benefits of their Tree..." Marlis muttered in disbelief.


    "Yeah, they''re definitely serious. I''m sure they wanted to start a war, but it''s not favorable to them now, especially when their first attack was aplete failure." Osvald said confidently.


    Sven and Wain remained silent, they just watched the situation, waiting to see if their predictions woulde true.


    Liang nodded, and then he said, "There is no need for that. Whatever you''re suggesting I don''t need."


    Ynez raised an eyebrow in confusion, "Hm? I thought you might be interested in such terms. However, that''s not a problem, we can discuss a new contract. Tell me what you want, and I can offer you options."


    "Well..." Liang let out a long sigh, "There is something you can help me with."


    Ynez gave him a questioning look, "Sure. Go ahead, I''ll do my best to help you."


    "My new friend..." Liang nced at Alucard, making thetter grin widely, "Told me I had a problem... You can help me solve it... I want to get rid of the boredom."


    "Boredom...?" Ynez''s eyes went wide with surprise, she didn''t understand what Liang was talking about and what it meant.


    "But... How can I help you with that?" Ynez was puzzled, while a strange anxiety was inexorably growing inside her like a me.


    Liang smiled bitterly, then he took a deep breath, "Fuck... I''m a real hypocrite trying to deceive myself for so many years... You realized that right away, didn''t you?" Liang looked at Alucard.


    Alucard smirked as he crossed his arms over his chest. His eyes narrowed, gaining a predatory glint and anticipation of what Liang had to say.<novelsnext>I think you should take a look at </novelsnext>


    Then, Liang turned to Nakano as well as to the other guardians.


    "I''m sorry, it seems that my actions have led you down the wrong path. I mean, training, hard work, and perseverance are a must, never give up on it if you want to be stronger. However, you must have something else." Liang calmly said with a slight smile on his face.


    "Tell us!" Nakano eximed trying to learn her ruler''s secret.


    Liang shrugged, "Everyone has their own path. You don''t have to follow me, but you must find something that will give you the strength to go on."


    Liang looked at Ynez, "In my case, there was one feeling that made me reach the Transcendence Stage and obtain my Title."


    Then, the whole world fell silent, everyone was eager to hear Liang''s next word which for most was secret. However, Sven, Gael, Alucard, and Wain already knew the answer and it only made them more curious.


    "Wrath." Liang serenely uttered, then his silhouette disappeared, instantly appearing in front of Ynez.


    Crackle.


    Liang''s fingers dug into her eyes, shattering them with ease, while his firm grip crumpled the protective tes on Ynez''s skin with ease.


    Ynez reacted quickly, as lightning bolts of immense power raced down her arm, but, no sooner had she pointed her hand at Liang than it was shredded a hundred times by a simple swing of her sword.


    Then, a torrent of wind passed near them that tore apart her other arm as well as part of her mechanical body.


    "You followed me... Then, heard the unwanted reply you attacked the inhabitants of my world, and after that, you have the nerve to try to negotiate with me?" Liang coldly looked at Ynez, whose body was trembling with fear.


    "You wanted me to participate in the war, right? Well, you''ll get that. I''ll turn all my wrath on you and there''s nothing you can do to me. You seem to have forgotten how scary a calm person can be in anger." Liang squeezed his palm, crushing Ynez''s head as easily as if it were a simple berry.


    Blue liquid came out, coating Liang''s palm, slowly dripping down.


    Ynez was already dead, but every Construct of her rank was prepared for something like this one day, so they had onest resort.


    Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.


    Ynez''s core shuddered, abruptly releasing all the power that was hidden in it. Normally, she would have used this core to increase her power during battle, but now her body had only one task, to destroy the enemy.


    The core shone brightly like a star before exploding, then all the power hidden inside it burst out.


    The first sh was enough to realize that this explosion would be many times more powerful than the one Alucard had triggered to destroy the ind.


    Even if Liang didn''t die afterward, he would definitely be seriously injured and everything within a radius of tens of kilometers would be wiped to dust. At least that was Ynez''stest n.


    "Oh, it looks like it''s going to be a massive explosion, but... you''re still a long way away from real power. Even though you''re already dead, let me demonstrate it to you." Liang majestically said, then he pointed his hand towards the core, stopping his palm next to it.


    Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.


    As soon as Liang lightly squeezed his fingers, a tremendous pressure appeared under his palm, causing the space around him to shake and distort as if it was a ck hole.


    Then, Ynez''s core exploded, but all the destructive energy as well as the blue me couldn''t get far enough to spread out in a radius. It headed towards Liang''s palm, endlessly shrinking into a sphere with boundless power inside.


    The explosion just couldn''t escape Liang''s pressure and it wasn''t his unique ability or anything like that. It was pure power that other entities had to obey.


    "Good." Liang nodded with a menacing gaze, looking at the blue orb under his palm. If he released the pressure for even a moment, the sphere would explode, destroying a part of the Axalt World.


    Liang looked up as he swung his sword, cutting through the space of his world, creating a wide gap, but that wasn''t all.


    "Damn, he''s serious..." Gael muttered, looking off into the distance, where another space that was Construct World was also cut, the gap was there, and so the passage was open for a while.


    Whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh.


    Then, Liang threw the sphere forward with all his might, with such speed that in an instant it passed a massive portion of the World of Darkness, prating Construct World through the gap.