Chapter 1708: Pursuit

Chapter 1708: Pursuit

Fermera was now heavily damaged.

Seiron’s earlier strike had been truly vicious. Beyond losing her arm at the shoulder, Fermera had a deep gash across her back.

When Sein reached her side, he gently touched her back.

Robots were not supposed to feel pain, yet Fermera had once mentioned that Sein’s super bomb had hurt like hell.

In her current state, she must be in pain.

“How are you feeling? Can you keep fighting?” Sein asked. “Or should I find a way to get you out of this battlefield first?”

The fighting around them had eased considerably.

Seiron had defected, the fate of the other Grand Apocalypse World Rank Six being was still unclear, and Grandmaster Feylis had already begun shifting her focus elsewhere.

If Sein called on Karl and Darian Wraith to act together, there was a strong chance they could break out safely.

After all, the Magus Civilization was clearly gaining the upper hand on this battlefield.

In response to Sein’s concern, Fermera shook her head gently.

Even in her current condition, she could still fight, all the more so when Sein produced a large handful of Energy Amethysts.

Although Energy Amethysts could not repair Fermera as well as the Magic Cube, they were still effective restorative resources for robots.

After multiple upgrades, Sein’s Magic Cube now produced Energy Amethysts of far greater quality and quantity than before.

𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Perhaps in future conflicts, it would not only sustain constructs like the Burning Flame Unit and Fermera but also serve as leverage in negotiations with Nexon’s intelligent robots.

As Fermera clasped the Energy Amethysts in her hand, a mesmerizing violet-blue radiance spread across her body.

While the Energy Amethysts could not regenerate severed limbs, they visibly accelerated the healing of the deep wound on her back.

Even among the four dulled wings behind her, two slowly began to glow once more with renewed brilliance.

After spending some time with Fermera, Sein knew she was a robot that spoke her mind.

Since Fermera said she could continue fighting, Sein saw no need to press the issue further.

The severe injuries suffered by the Rank Six Grand Apocalypse World creature had visibly shaken the morale of the surrounding Rank Four and Rank Five Apocalypse World creatures on the battlefield.

This was the inevitable chain reaction that followed the downfall of a leading figure.

If Feylis of the Magus Civilization or any other Rank Six knights had been gravely wounded or pushed to the brink of death, the blow to the Magus Civilization’s morale would have been equally devastating.

With that in mind, Sein resolved to focus his efforts on relentlessly hunting down the remaining Grand Apocalypse World forces.

Having been dispatched to reinforce Feylis and the other high-ranking combatants, Sein had already accomplished his primary objective.

The more formidable Gallant Federation legions could be left to the allied forces fighting elsewhere.

Not far away, Karl and Darian Wraith were now primarily engaged with Grand Apocalypse World creatures.

Sein did not immediately move to join them. Instead, after scanning the battlefield through his Faceless Mask for a moment, he spotted a Rank Six Grand Apocalypse World creature barely clinging to life at the edge of the combat zone.

That creature was astonishingly tenacious!

Despite having most of its neck and cheeks torn apart by Seiron, it still had not died.

Whether due to carelessness or a lack of strength to finish the job, Seiron did not pursue the gravely wounded creature.

Instead, he rallied the surrounding Arid Expanse World legions and led them in a counterattack against the Gallant Federation fleets.

The Rank Six Apocalypse creature was no fool. Once it slipped free of Seiron’s grasp, it dragged itself away, retreating in silence as far from the heart of the battlefield as possible.

After all, it still possessed a strong instinct for self-preservation.

Rather than flying straight toward the Gallant Federation fleets for refuge, it attempted to slip away toward the battlefield’s flanks.

At the heart of the battlefield, Seiron and Feylis—both peak Rank Six beings—were leading the Magus Civilization legions head-on against the Gallant Federation.

In its current condition, charging into that chaos would only result in being annihilated by Seiron or the Magus Civilization before any federal ships could intervene.

Sein had no intention of intervening in the clash just yet.

This Rank Six Apocalypse World creature, hanging onto life by a thread, was practically delivering itself into his hands.

“Is my lab about to gain another Rank Six biological specimen?” Beneath the Faceless Mask, Sein’s eyes gleamed with greed and excitement.

His demonic hand instinctively reached toward the Rank Six Apocalypse World creature. In that moment, Sein looked every bit the villain.

The Rank Six Apocalypse World creature he had fixed his gaze upon radiated nothing but weakness, helplessness, and utter misery.

Fermera, the eight-winged angel newly recruited as Sein’s lackey, naturally sensed his intense desire.

She did not truly understand the Magus World mages’ almost pathological thirst for research, nor their obsession with dissecting and collecting specimens.

Yet instinctively, she wanted to fulfill Sein’s wish.

Whether due to the Magic Cube’s influence or some other factor, Fermera—who rarely showed emotions toward anyone—was quite fond of Sein.

Is this “love”?

What a strange emotion it is.

When Sein placed the Energy Amethysts into her hands, and when his demonic claw brushed her wounded back, something stirred deep within her heart.

She remembered how Sein had once attacked her without mercy, yet he was also the one who had granted her the first spark of wisdom and awakened her.

Her bond with Sein had long since grown deep and complicated.

As Fermera spread her wings and flew straight toward the Rank Six Grand Apocalypse World creature, Sein beat his demonic wings and followed.

Without needing any instruction, Karl and Darian Wraith nearby instinctively closed in as well.

They had been in a triangle formation. Besides, Karl and Darian Wraith knew exactly who to follow if they wanted their respective races and civilizations to thrive within the Magus Alliance.

As Sein drew closer to the Rank Six Apocalypse World creature, he was startled to discover that someone else shared his intention!

Also converging on the same target was the Magus Alliance’s Rank Six foreign deity—the God of Decay.

The God of Decay arrived with a retinue of minions.

At least a dozen Rank Four and Rank Five creatures from Decaying Plane emerged across the surrounding battlefield.

Perhaps they were not targeting this Rank Six Apocalypse World creature specifically.

This entire region was within the primary combat zone overseen by the Decaying Plane legions.