At this moment, Quasi-General Gregory, who was facing the Black Fist Commander, felt his heart race with fear, as an intense aura of violence and blood thirst washed over him!

"Tornado Slash!"

The Black Fist Commander, Gelkuk, let out a low growl that seemed to come from the depths of hell. His steel boots suddenly exerted force, spinning 360 degrees at high speed on the spot, as the enormous double-edged battle axe in his hand was swung effortlessly like a matchstick.

With a sharp ’swish’, a circular axe blade flashed through the air, vanishing just as quickly!

"Boom! Boom!!"

Faced with the speed and power of this axe, everyone surrounding the Black Fist Commander Gelkuk was forced back several steps, including Meredith and Gregory.

Even more horrifying, nearly every Royal Guard’s solid steel shield now bore a deep groove, nearly half an inch deep, almost cutting through the entire shield.

"Quick, close the ranks!!"

Before the words had fully left his mouth, Gelkuk’s gaze locked onto the Kentfire spell team led by the brothers Keller and Dylan, and he immediately launched a charge.

With a whoosh!

As Keller Kreter was concentrating on spellcasting, he suddenly sensed the light dim before him as a blood-reeking, charred-smelling figure wielding a giant axe sprang into view.

Next, he felt a fierce gust that made his mage robe flap loudly.

"Get out of the way!" Gregory, who had been pushed back, called out a warning as he rapidly thrust his sword toward Gelkuk’s back.

Keller Kreter was also aware of the danger, gripping his pendant and preparing to teleport away.

But in that split second!

"Roar!!"

Black Fist Commander Gelkuk threw back his head and roared, an audible shockwave visibly rippled through the air, sweeping over the area like a tsunami.

With this deafening sound, most in attendance turned pale, some even stunned and rooted to the spot.

"Battle Cry Fear?"

Off to the side, Raine narrowed his eyes, leaping immediately from the back of the Griffin without waiting for Henry’s command.

Inside the room.

Although Keller Kreter was a Level 9 Mage, he couldn’t avoid being momentarily stunned.

And at that moment, a giant axe came crashing down directly toward Kreter’s head.

Without question, if struck by this axe, the mage shield around Keller Kreter would shatter like a bubble, and his other protective magic equipment would likely not withstand such an attack.

Because this was a full-power strike from a Transcendent Half-Orc Warrior who had gone berserk!

As Dylan Kreter, his brother, looked on with wide eyes and shock, desperately trying to cast a spell to save his brother’s life.

Suddenly!

A figure nearly as tall and robust as the Half-Orc, clad in spiky armor and holding a skull shield, appeared before his brother Keller Kreter.

"Clang——"

An intense clash erupted between the giant axe and the shield, resulting in a burst of sparks as dazzling as the sun! 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

And the sound of metal clashing rang out, almost painfully.

Under the second-stage gigantification, Raine wielded the Epic Level shield ’Wall of the Dead’, standing firm as a coastal rock, blocking the giant axe strike meant to kill Keller Kreter.

Conversely.

Black Fist Commander Gelkuk was forced back two steps by the strong rebound force.

He looked in surprise at the suddenly appearing young man, dumbstruck and bewildered.

For Gelkuk knew that with his Level 12 Barbarian and rage state, his power rivaled that of a Level 14 or even higher Combat Professional, yet this young man could block his nearly full-power strike with one hand.

Moreover, although the young man’s armor appeared to be only a Bronze Level Combat Professional’s ’Power Suit’, the shield he wielded was clearly extraordinary, as the intense collision of supernatural forces had not caused it any damage.

However.

Curiously, after the initial shock, a faint smile appeared on Gelkuk’s scarred face, as a kind of relief, as if he had ’finally seen what he was waiting for’.

This made Raine instantly alert!

"As expected, just as Lord Siegfried predicted, the Kingdom would always have a backup plan."

The deep voice resounded with the resonance of a broad chest, emanating from Gelkuk.

Unlike common Half-Orcs, he articulated his words with unusual clarity.

"You must be the backup, then?"

As he spoke, Gelkuk seemed to crush some sort of activation crystal.

As white dust trickled down from his rough hands.

Suddenly!

Above the ’hui’-shaped administrative hall of Dorne City, a dark, translucent hemispherical dome appeared eerily.

The next moment!

Amidst an intense energy fluctuation, the entire hall seemed to be transported to a sub-dimension, existing in a semi-reality, semi-illusionary state.

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