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Chapter 276: A Monster on Our Side
There would be no opportunity for a large-scale massacre.
However, Noah was different.
On the surface, he was merely a Sixth-Order expert.
No one had anticipated that he possessed combat power comparable to a Seventh-Order powerhouse.
Before the enemy’s Seventh-Order commanders could react and stop him, this battlefield belonged entirely to Noah.
One after another, the Sixth-Order experts unleashed their full strength.
Ignoring their own safety, they launched reckless attacks, desperately trying to pin down the fleeing Demonized Monsters and create opportunities for Noah to kill them.
The situation on the battlefield instantly reversed.
Originally, the Sixth-Order Demonized Monsters had held a clear advantage.
The Awakeners and Extraordinary Lifeforms of the Demon Subduing Alliance had been forced into a defensive position.
But after Noah casually killed the Grey Mastiff with a single arrow, everything changed.
Now the Demonized Monsters wanted only one thing:
To run.
Meanwhile, the previously disadvantaged Demon Subduing Alliance had become the aggressor, relentlessly pursuing them.
Naturally, Noah understood what Sylvia and the others were trying to do.
He had no intention of wasting their efforts.
The Sun Shooting Bow remained firmly in his grasp.
Again and again, he drew the bowstring.
Again and again, Sunfall Arrows streaked across the battlefield.
Each arrow carried overwhelming destructive power.
Each arrow claimed the life of a Sixth-Order Demonized Monster.
One.
Two.
Three.
...
In a short period of time, more than ten Sixth-Order monsters fell beneath Noah’s arrows.
Yet Noah remained completely composed.
His breathing was steady.
His expression unchanged.
There wasn’t even the slightest sign of exhaustion.
Ordinarily, this would have been impossible.
Like Skyfall Strike, Sunfall Arrow had become an Epic-grade skill after its advancement.
Although its energy consumption hadn’t increased after evolving to the Epic tier, it was still an Epic skill.
Noah was, technically speaking, only a Fifth-Order expert.
Under normal circumstances, continuously unleashing an Epic skill more than ten times should have drained him dry.
The reason he could do so was simple.
None of these arrows represented his full power.
His exceptionally powerful Combat Art not only increased his strength but also granted him extraordinary control over it.
He could precisely adjust the output of every attack.
There was no need to unleash maximum power against every target.
As long as an arrow was strong enough to kill a Sixth-Order monster, any additional power would be wasted.
By carefully controlling the strength of each Sunfall Arrow, Noah dramatically reduced the skill’s energy consumption while maintaining its lethality.
As a result, what should have been an unsustainable barrage felt almost effortless to him.
Against opponents of this level, there was no need for Noah to unleash the Sunfall Arrow at full power.
Even a heavily restrained version of the skill was enough to kill them effortlessly.
The gap between them was simply too great.
To Noah, these Sixth Order Demonized Monsters were little more than moving targets.
High above the battlefield, the Sun Shooting Bow remained drawn.
A dark golden arrow condensed once more.
The surrounding space trembled violently.
Even before the arrow was released, countless beings could already feel the terrifying destructive aura radiating from it.
The fleeing Sixth-Order Demonized Monsters were nearly driven mad.
"Run!"
"Get away from him!"
"Don’t stop!"
The arrogance and ferocity they had displayed moments earlier had completely vanished.
Their only thought now was survival.
Unfortunately, speed meant nothing before Noah.
Twang!
The bowstring vibrated.
A dark-golden beam of light pierced through the heavens.
One of the fleeing Sixth-Order monsters instinctively activated every defensive ability it possessed.
Layer after layer of barriers appeared around its body.
Defensive treasures glowed brilliantly.
Its Life Force Field erupted to its absolute limit.
For a brief moment, the monster felt a trace of hope.
Then the arrow arrived.
Boom!
Every defensive layer shattered instantly.
The barriers exploded.
The treasures cracked apart.
The Life Force Field collapsed like paper.
The arrow continued forward without losing any momentum.
The monster’s body froze.
A tiny hole appeared in its chest.
The next instant, its entire body exploded into countless fragments.
Another Sixth-Order had fallen.
The battlefield fell silent once more.
Everyone watching felt their scalps go numb.
Too powerful.
The attack was simply too powerful.
The difference wasn’t merely one of strength.
It was absolute suppression.
It was the difference between a predator and prey.
A difference so vast that resistance itself seemed laughable.
"No..."
A Fifth-Order Demonized Monster stared blankly at the sky.
Its hands trembled uncontrollably.
In its memory, Sixth-Order beings were invincible existences.
Each one was a ruler standing above countless lives.
Yet now those rulers were dying one after another.
And they were dying so quickly that it felt unreal.
The shock wasn’t limited to the Demonized Monsters.
The Awakeners and Extraordinary Lifeforms below were equally stunned.
A human warrior covered in blood looked up and muttered:
"Am I dreaming?"
Beside him, another warrior slapped himself across the face.
The sharp pain immediately answered his question.
"No."
His voice trembled.
"This is real."
Around them, more and more people stopped fighting for a moment just to stare upward.
The scene unfolding above had completely exceeded their understanding.
Throughout the long history of the Demon Subduing Alliance, they had witnessed countless battles.
They had seen Seventh-Order experts clash.
They had watched cities fall.
They had endured endless waves of Demonized Monsters.
But they had never witnessed a single person dominating an entire Sixth-Order battlefield.
Never.
Not once.
Even Sylvia found herself distracted.
She had already fought on this battlefield for hundreds of years.
She knew every powerful Sixth-Order Demonized Monster by name.
Many of them had fought her dozens of times.
Some had nearly killed her.
Others had forced her into desperate retreats.
Yet those same monsters now seemed helpless before Noah.
One arrow.
One death.
No exceptions.
A strange feeling appeared in Sylvia’s heart.
She suddenly realized that the balance of power on the battlefield had completely shifted.
Before Noah arrived, the Demon Subduing Alliance had been struggling merely to hold its ground.
Every victory came at a heavy cost.
Every battle ended with casualties.
Every year, they lost comrades.
But now?
For the first time in a very long time, she saw hope.
Real hope.
Not the false hope of simply surviving another battle.
Not the desperate hope of enduring for one more year.
But the hope of victory.
Meanwhile, Noah remained calm.
His expression never changed.
His breathing remained steady.
There was no excitement.
No pride.
No sense of accomplishment.
To everyone else, this was an unbelievable feat.
To Noah, it was simply efficient.
The Sun Shooting Bow rose once more.
Another arrow condensed.
The fleeing Sixth-Order monsters felt their souls tremble.
One of them looked back.
When it saw the dark-golden arrow forming again, despair immediately filled its eyes.
At that moment, it finally understood what it felt like to become prey.
For countless years, Demonized Monsters had hunted others.
Today, the roles had reversed.
And Noah was the hunter.
Twang!
The bowstring sounded once again.
Another dark-golden streak tore through the sky.
Another Sixth-Order Demonized Monster disappeared from existence.
Blood rained from the heavens.
The morale of the Demon Subduing Alliance surged to unprecedented heights.
The courage of the Demonized Monsters shattered completely.
And throughout the battlefield, a single thought echoed through countless minds:
A monster had arrived.
The only difference was that this monster stood on their side.