Victor’s expression changed immediately as he used his pupil technique on the assassin and saw the change in his stats.

[Name: Swift Sword]

[Level: 501] (temporary boost)

[Tier: 5]

[Affiliation: Hall of Assassins]

(Note: He has used a forbidden item and has merged with Hellfire Wolf, which is a Tier 4 beast, and gained its abilities. He can use the forbidden soul takeover for 5 minutes and has lost all his rationality. After the 5 minutes are over, his bloodline will get a boost for 1 hour as his tier and level reset to their original state.)

Victor broke out in a cold sweat, and his eyes widened in horror as he looked at the man lying on the ground, now enveloped in a black aura and felt his aura increasing

Howl

He felt a chill run down his spine when the silhouette of a wolf appeared and dived into his body, and instantly the surrounding temperature began to rise, and an aura of dread spread everywhere. Under Victor’s horrified gaze, the black aura began to enlarge and started to take shape.

"What’s going on... why am I shaking?" Amber said with a pale face as she stood beside Victor, feeling terror rise from deep within her soul. Her body trembled, and she was sweating profusely as she looked at the assassin.

"Fuck... how did this bastard obtain such a dangerous item?" Victor cursed as he grabbed Amber.

Rumble

He used his lightning boost to get far away from him while carrying Amber in a princess carry; both of them would have teased each other if it were any other time, but now was not the time at all.

The soldiers of the Silvernum Territory inside the mechs also felt the ominous presence and started muttering.

"What the hell is that?"

"This aura... I have never felt something this terrifying."

"Could it be Tier 4?"

" Don’t be absurd, how could a Tier 4 enemy appear?"

"I hope not, or we would all be dead."

Under everyone’s gaze, the assassin began to transform into a terrifying black monster, and the entire ground trembled under the pressure. An enormous black head covered in darkness and flames appeared, and its body began to grow to the size of a large building.

A colossal beast, over two hundred meters tall, stood proudly. Its body resembled an active volcano, wreathed in red flames, symbolizing pure destruction.

All the Knights’ expressions changed drastically. They quickly reacted, one after another, beginning to launch their attacks at the gigantic wolf.

Bang

Boom

"What?!" all of them exclaimed when not a single scratch appeared on its body.

Roar

The wolf’s eyes were bloodshot and showed no awareness, acting purely on instinct, with only the urge to destroy everything remaining in its mind.

At the same time, a pair of flame wings on its back, which had accumulated energy for a long time and were preheated to the extreme, suddenly spread open, instantly releasing a scorching airflow.

This propulsive force, formed by intense heat, was astonishingly powerful. In less than a second, the beast shot up like a rocket, abruptly breaking through and soaring into the sky.

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"Huff... huff... fuck it, this is over," Callum panted as he was injured all over his body and looked at Edward, who was slightly disheveled, with extreme fear. He felt a wave of weakness as he collapsed on the ground helplessly. The fight was over—he could tell—and he knew he was going to die.

Whoosh

As soon as he felt this, the darkness receded, and the clear sky with sunlight became visible again.

"Hmm, what’s that?" Edward, who was walking toward Callum, suddenly raised his head toward the sky, and his expression changed when he saw the terrifying creature.

"What the hell is that?!" Edward cursed, then suddenly his pupils constricted to the size of needles as he saw the wolf-like creature covered in flames descending toward the Silvernum Territory like a meteor.

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Victor’s expression changed when he saw the wolf directly streaking toward his territory.

Victor raised his hand and launched lightning serpents toward the descending beast.

Bang

Boom

Victor’s expression darkened when he saw it took no damage and did not even slow down. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"EVERYONE MOVE IMMEDIATELY!" Victor roared at the top of his voice, and the soldiers immediately reacted in panic.

Like divine punishment descending, the beast collided with the magical forcefield.

Crack

The moment it touched the barrier, it shattered instantly as the beast kept descending and collided with a nearby mountain at the edge of the territory.

BOOOOOM

The trembling of the mountain grew more intense, as if the mountain itself was wailing, followed by an unprecedented landslide and earthquake.

Huge boulders rolled down from the summit, dust obscured the sky, and the entire mountain at that moment was like a lit candlewick, burning from within until it completely collapsed.

Countless pillars of fire erupted from underground, as if the fires of hell had broken through the earth’s crust, carrying the power of wrath and destruction, turning everything to ashes.

Wherever the flames reached, rocks melted, the earth trembled, and all life and non-life were reduced to nothingness under this terrifying heat and destructive power.

Seeing this, Victor’s face broke out in a cold sweat, and Amber almost fell on her buttocks as she said with chattering teeth, "Heavens..."

Victor was angry and also a bit relieved, as the place that was attacked was the least populated area. That area near the mountains had only just begun to be developed, and only a few people had moved in—aside from a few soldiers who got caught in the flames and the barrier being destroyed.

Then, the wolf frenziedly charged toward the army and opened its massive maw, so wide it seemed capable of devouring an entire building, like the gates of hell suddenly opening, ready to unleash its most terrifying power.

With a heaven-shaking roar, an unprecedented flame erupted from its mouth, directed at the soldiers beneath—scorching and destructive like a dragon’s breath.