Free Web NovelChapter 115: Chapter 87: War Axe Upgrade, a Powerful Foe from the Sky
Wandering Mages, heretics, gang members... regardless of who they were, the only sound now echoing through the deep, narrow alleys of the Lower City District was the chaotic stampede of the returning Defense Army.
Pairs of hard-soled leather boots trampled through puddles, sending foul, murky water splashing everywhere.
The painful memory of a past slaughter by one of the Divine Emperor’s Angels, though eight years had passed, still echoed in the minds of these Lower City District scumbags.
The Black War Axe.
The roar of Knight Power.
Wherever he passed, blood laid the foundation and corpses paved the way.
Thanks to the relentless propaganda of the Fire of Vengeance Hermitage and Reinhardt’s own brutal methods of suppression, the name of the Vengeful Angel was known to all.
From the Governor’s Mansion in the Upper City District to the heretics in the darkest corners of the Lower City District, everyone knew his story.
In the Lower City District today, you could curse the Empire and disrespect the Divine Emperor.
But that man’s name alone was something even a heretic with a Demon’s Blessing would pale at the mention of, treating it as a profound taboo.
Because disrespecting the Divine Emperor could earn you more power from the Demons, but if you tried to anger the Vengeful Angel, he would *actually* come down to the Lower City District to cut you down.
In an alley connecting to the Central City District.
Reinhardt strode forward, with Raphael following behind, his tone clipped.
"I’ve already contacted Ullrich. It’s been over forty-one standard hours since the distress call was sent, but he still hasn’t received a response.
The Lord Governor has some connections in the Ash Soil Star Zone. He wants your opinion on requesting aid from a Wizard Lord."
The Empire’s situation was unclear right now. Recklessly requesting aid from an Alien Race Lord in the Ash Soil Star Zone was a gamble; even if they agreed, the price they would have to pay was unpredictable.
Besides,
they’d have to carefully consider whether the army that lord sent would truly be reinforcements.
But Grand Lord Kles’s army had already begun landing on Seventeenth, and they didn’t have much time to deliberate.
Reinhardt said expressionlessly, "The risk is immense, but if we can’t contact the Death Battle Group within the hour, request aid from the Wizard Lord."
After acknowledging the order, Raphael used his Extraordinary Power, Mind Connection, to begin a mental conversation with Ullrich across several kilometers of vertical distance.
A great war was about to begin.
Even the Defense Army soldiers, who had never left this world and knew nothing of the Empire or the Star Zones, could gradually feel the grim atmosphere—it was oppressive, making it hard to breathe.
Even so, some of the Defense Army soldiers trailing behind the two still had the presence of mind to discuss how Reinhardt’s War Axe and Longsword were fixed to his back.
You could say they had nerves of steel, or perhaps they were just trying to find some humor in their grim situation.
A young soldier, who had been staring at the Black Cutter and the Divine Emperor’s Fury the entire time, could no longer contain his curiosity and whispered, "You guys, how do you think Lord Reinhardt gets those to stay on his back?
I can’t see any straps."
"Lord Reinhardt is an Imperial Knight. He wields Mighty Power and is favored by the Divine Emperor. What’s so strange about it?"
A veteran who had served for many years and seen a lot chuckled. "Goes without saying. It’s obviously some Imperial black tech. I saw all sorts of weird gadgets when I was on duty at the Military Port. They say some of that stuff is enhanced with Witchcraft Power."
"Is that so..."
In a way, the veteran’s explanation made sense.
Before entering the Lower City District, Reinhardt had used his Slaughter Points to upgrade the Black Cutter with every available Imperial Technology. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm
Even after all that, he still had over nine thousand Slaughter Points remaining.
Demons, rebels, heretics, insurgents from the Lower City District... in eight years, the number of enemies who had died by Reinhardt’s hand was countless.
The empty streets of the Lower City District were proof of this.
This was especially true back when the Demon Mage, Scholar Lakon, had stirred up a rebellion in the Lower City District, inciting heretics and some Wandering Mages to break into the Central City District and indiscriminately slaughter civilians.
Reinhardt, all alone, hunted down and slaughtered those insurgents in the Lower City District for half a month, killing them until the scumbags fled faster than rabbits at the mere sight of him. Only then did this Stereoscopic City, which housed thirty million residents even in its desolation, find a brief moment of peace.
What the young Defense Army soldier was curious about were the Black Cutter’s Imperial Technology upgrades.
[Suspension-Field Portable Space: You can now carry the War Axe and other weapons on your back without needing any sheathes or harnesses.
Don’t ask how. The answer is Imperial black tech.]
In addition to that,
the appearance of the Black Cutter was also vastly different from before. The axe handle now had an openwork section for infusing Knight Power, which drove the axe head’s High-Frequency Oscillation.
The War Axe’s massive body contained a permanent Steam Power system, causing multi-stage impacts with every swing.
[Oscillation: High-Frequency Oscillations created by Witchcraft Power can easily cleave through Anti-Magic Steel Armor and Scaya Dragon Scale Armor.]
[Steam Power: The popular choice for the main Knight Orders of the Imperial Legions. Solid and durable, with multi-stage impact damage. It is highly versatile, regardless of whether your enemy is an Abyssal Demon or a Scaya Dragonfolk.]
After upgrading the Solid Technology, the ornate dark patterns on the axe head became denser, but the system prompted that his current Knight Power Level was insufficient to drive further Imperial Technologies.
After communicating with Ullrich, Raphael’s brows furrowed deeply.
Because during his communication, the Wizard Lord had already responded to Ullrich’s plea for aid via a Radiant Beacon. Reinforcing Seventeenth was out of the question, but if the Lord Governor and the Divine Emperor’s Angel wanted sanctuary, they were welcome on his territory.
After all,
his alliance with the Empire had not yet been dissolved.
Raphael was about to relay this bad news to Reinhardt, but a piercing sound suddenly tore through the sky above them!
A Radiant Waymark, wreathed in flames, smashed heavily into the Central City District!
Its immense momentum demolished all buildings in its path, pierced through the heavy Steel Bridge Corridor, and, trailing a sky-blotting cloud of shattered stone and dust, crashed down right in front of them!
Raphael’s pupils constricted in horror.
The Defense Army soldiers behind them—apart from a few worldly veterans—were like primitive tribesmen encountering an alien civilization, equipped with nothing but a suit of Leather Armor and an Iron Sword.
Horror filled their vision.
The fear of the unknown pounded violently in their chests.
The smoke and dust had not yet settled, but Raphael could already sense one powerful being after another, each wielding Mighty Power, appearing in quick succession. His heart sank, and he shouted the order, "Lord Reinhardt and I will handle this! The rest of you, evacuate the nearby civilians immediately!"
The moment the words left his mouth,
a massive figure encased in Full Coverage Anti-Magic Steel Armor, leaving deep cracks in the ground with every step, charged through the cloud of dust like a high-speed chariot.
Silent and murderous, it swung a Broadsword in a vicious arc, aiming straight for Raphael’s head!
