"The Highest is back... run... run!"
A crew member was terrified, having witnessed the fearsome power of the Highest. Previously, they were on the same side, making the Highest seem less daunting. Now, as an enemy, an unprecedented fear suddenly surged. Disregarding military orders, he turned and fled.
"No one leaves!"
The Highest spoke each word with fierce determination. Simultaneously, he spread his arms wide.
Soul Shatter!
This was his ultimate move! Within a certain radius, all living targets would be indiscriminately crushed into pieces!
Boom!
Splat!
Sounds of explosions erupted! If this had been the Highest at his peak, his move would have annihilated the entire village, leaving nothing but minced flesh. However, in his current state, he merely pulverized the internal organs of all creatures within a fifty-meter radius. Survivors around them collapsed, bleeding from every orifice. Blood slowly gathered into a stream, trickling towards the village entrance.
"Die... you all will die..."
The Highest repeatedly uttered these words, walking slowly through the village streets. Wherever he went, villagers met the same fate of soul shattering. Their internal organs were crushed, and they fell to the ground.
"Run, the Highest has gone mad, he's killing people!"
"Quickly notify the Allied Guard!"
"Forget your belongings, saving your lives is paramount!"
Villagers scrambled to escape. Those who were too slow, once within fifty meters of the Highest, immediately vomited blood and died.
At this moment, a hundred-strong heavy unit, equipped with armed mechs, arrived at the village entrance.
"Commander, can we stop the Highest with just us?" the副官 asked with trepidation.
"It's been five years, will the Highest still be as fierce as he was back then?"
"Moreover, we have armed mechs, and the arriving special forces have AI battle suits. These can hold their own in the apocalypse."
"Against someone whose energy is about to dissipate, it should be more than enough!" the commander stated confidently.
Soon, the Allied Guard took formation at the village entrance, with six armed mechs, over ten automated sentry turrets, and one hundred exoskeleton soldiers ready for battle. Shortly after, a mass of black mist slowly spread from the village entrance, followed by blood flowing like a stream. The once peaceful and tranquil village was now shrouded in a gloom of death, as if a scene of carnage was returning to the world. The sight made everyone's scalps tingle.
Then, they saw the Highest walking out, head bowed, cradling Sheila's severed torso, his face filled with grief.
"Lord Highest, we respect you as the great hero who ended the apocalypse, and we hope you will not make further mistakes!"
"Surrender, and we can seek a reduced sentence for you. Your hands will be severed, but your life will be spared!"
"As for Queen Sheila... we are very sorry, but this is an order from the Highest Executive Officer!"
"According to Supreme Decree No. 736, recently, energy beasts and humanoid beasts, as their energy dissipates, have gradually exposed their ferocious natures, frequently harming civilians and causing immense panic. Now, in the spirit of prioritizing human life, all energy beasts and humanoid beasts are to be hunted."
"Highest, you know, even though they resemble humans, they are not people. There's no need for you to incur the wrath of the masses for a pet, is there? Lord Highest?" the commander shouted through a loudspeaker, hidden behind two armed mechs.
"You just said... pet?"
The Highest gently placed Sheila's remains on the ground and covered her with his coat.
"We know your feelings for Sheila are unusual, but she is not human after all... The Highest Executive Officer allowing your marriage to a monster is already a great leniency. We hope you can understand our good intentions and not go any further astray!"
The commander shivered at the Highest's voice, but upon seeing the steel legions beside him, his courage returned.
"Good intentions? Monster? Not human?"
The Highest softly repeated the commander's words. Though his voice was quiet, every syllable was clearly heard by everyone, as if the Highest were whispering beside them. However, his tone was filled with self-mockery, helplessness, and even anger! Hearing this, everyone's hearts pounded, adrenaline surged, and their palms, gripping their weapons, began to sweat.
"Compared to her, you are the monsters!"
The Highest suddenly roared.
Soul Burn level 9! Activated!
Boom!
A ball of blue flame engulfed his entire body. Like a beast from hell, he charged ferociously into the commander's formation.
"This... this is impossible! He can still activate Soul Burn?"
"How much energy does this guy still have left!"
The commander's first thought was to flee, not to look back, to escape with all his might! However, before his legs could react, a powerful force blasted his body into pieces, his muscles and bones pulverized into dust by the shockwave! Armed mechs were tossed aside like children's toys before the Highest, their occupants dismembered and crushed along with them. The surrounding soldiers were petrified by the scene! This was the terrifying power of the Highest! But they had realized it too late! The Allied Guard corps of over a hundred people turned into a pile of scrap metal and shredded flesh within seconds.
The Highest stood amidst the scattered remains and broken bones, his body stained red with blood. Blood dripped from his fingers onto the ground. There was no joy of revenge on his face. The Highest knew these people deserved to die, but those who instigated all of this deserved it even more!
"Huang Hai'an, you're next!"
The Highest exerted all his strength, barely activating a one-person teleportation portal, and then plunged into it.
"Ugh..."
In an instant, the Highest arrived before Supreme City. The disorientation of space travel caused him to vomit violently. After a while, when he calmed down, he looked up and was stunned by the scene before him. Six corpses were hanging on the city walls, appearing to have been there for a long time. Their clothes had faded beyond recognition from prolonged exposure to the elements, and their skin was shriveled like mummies. However, the Highest recognized the tattoos on their hands. These were the most formidable warriors from his team, all dead and displayed on the city walls. Even more unbelievable to the Highest was that below the city walls, countless pedestrians milled about the shops, each with a smile on their faces, as if the hanging bodies were those of monsters.
"Monsters... all monsters! Hahaha!"
The Highest burst into laughter, causing the glass in the entire city to tremble. Not far away, a dark cloud was slowly rolling in, covering the sky.