The surviving humanoid intruders no longer hesitated.

The moment they concluded the three cocoons were responsible for the blood monstrosity hunting them—

Their pale glowing eyes immediately became murderous.

They did not think further.

Did not analyze deeper.

Did not question why sleeping cocoons could control such a terrifying blood creature.

Because they no longer had the luxury of careful thought.

The transformed blood tentacle continued attacking relentlessly.

And every passing moment exhausted them further.

So naturally—

They targeted what they believed to be the source.

"SKREEEEEEEE—!"

One of the humanoid intruders screeched violently afterward.

Instantly—

The surviving creatures abandoned portions of their defensive formation.

Several curse circles rotated downward immediately while black lightning gathered around their elongated limbs.

The surrounding races widened their eyes.

"They’re targeting the cocoons!"

"Protect them!"

Lord Vord’s expression changed instantly.

"DEFENSIVE FORMATIONS!"

BOOOOOOM!!!

The vampire realm exploded into motion immediately afterward.

Countless emperor-level vampires surged upward while massive blood barriers unfolded around the center of the arena rapidly.

The surrounding races themselves reacted too.

Even the ancient elf Sylvera raised her staff immediately.

Kael roared loudly.

"STOP THEM!"

The three giant cocoons remained suspended quietly at the center while countless blood mana streams still circulated around them peacefully.

Faith.

Ivira.

Cornelia.

Still sleeping.

Still transforming.

Completely unaware that dozens of terrifying curse creatures had suddenly decided to kill them.

Meanwhile—

Near the back of the Moonshade family—

Cain’s expression darkened instantly.

"...Idiots."

The intruders truly believed the cocoons controlled the blood tentacle.

Absurd.

Completely absurd.

Still—

Cain did not care what they believed.

What mattered was simple.

They had targeted his wives.

And that—

Immediately irritated him further.

The transformed blood tentacle reacted violently afterward.

BOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

The heavens exploded.

The giant appendage twisted downward instantly while countless blood tendrils erupted like an endless crimson storm toward the descending intruders.

The humanoid creatures screamed immediately afterward.

This time they no longer focused purely on defense.

Several charged directly downward toward the arena while the others desperately blocked the incoming blood tendrils behind them.

The sky descended into absolute chaos.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Curse storms collided endlessly against blood authority while giant black chains and crimson tendrils tore apart the heavens continuously.

The surrounding vampires activated barrier after barrier desperately around the cocoons.

Yet the humanoid intruders were Ascendant-level existences.

Even weakened—

Even exhausted—

Their attacks remained terrifying.

One elongated humanoid creature suddenly raised both skeletal arms downward.

Instantly—

A giant black spear manifested above the vampire realm.

The surrounding races immediately felt chills.

Because the spear radiated terrifying curse authority capable of piercing spatial defenses directly.

The spear descended.

BOOOOOOM!!!

Several emperor-level vampires screamed while reinforcing the barriers desperately.

CRACK!!!

The outer blood formations shattered immediately.

The surrounding vampires panicked.

Another intruder lunged downward afterward.

Then another.

Then another.

The transformed blood tentacle smashed through several of them instantly while devouring black curse energy continuously—

But there were too many angles now.

Too many attacks.

The surviving intruders had become desperate enough to sacrifice themselves if necessary.

And that made them dangerous.

Kael himself surged upward while roaring loudly.

"GET AWAY FROM THEM!"

The giant werewolf smashed one humanoid intruder sideways with monstrous physical force.

Yet another immediately replaced it.

The ancient elf Sylvera unleashed gigantic nature barriers throughout the skies.

The dwarf warriors remaining below hurled forge weapons upward desperately despite the death of their king earlier.

The entire battlefield had become madness.

Meanwhile—

Cain quietly moved another finger again.

His expression no longer looked merely irritated now.

It had become cold.

The transformed blood tentacle above suddenly convulsed violently.

Then—

Split apart.

The surrounding races widened their eyes in horror afterward.

Because the giant appendage separated into several smaller yet equally horrifying blood tentacles simultaneously.

SHHHHHK!!

They descended from every direction afterward like hunting beasts surrounding prey.

The humanoid intruders screamed.

One blood tentacle pierced directly through a curse barrier.

Another devoured black lightning itself.

Another wrapped around a descending humanoid creature before crushing it violently midair.

The battlefield became even worse instantly afterward.

The surviving intruders rapidly lost ground again.

Several pale-eyed creatures screeched in panic now.

Their earlier hope of reaching the cocoons vanished rapidly beneath the overwhelming blood assault.

Still—

A few managed getting close enough.

One elongated humanoid creature tore through multiple vampire barriers while black curse mist exploded around its body endlessly.

Its pale eyes locked directly onto Cornelia’s cocoon.

Then—

It lunged.

Fast.

Terrifyingly fast.

The surrounding emperor-level vampires failed stopping it completely.

Even GrandLord Dreath’s expression changed.

Too close.

The humanoid intruder stretched its elongated claws directly toward the cocoon—

Then suddenly—

A crimson barrier appeared instantly around all three sisters.

BOOOOOOM!!!

The humanoid intruder slammed directly against it.

The heavens shook violently afterward.

The surrounding races widened their eyes.

Because the barrier—

Was absurdly strong.

Not ordinary blood magic.

Not ordinary defensive authority.

The crimson shield surrounding Faith, Ivira, and Cornelia pulsed quietly afterward while ancient blood runes rotated endlessly across its surface.

The humanoid intruder shrieked furiously while clawing at it repeatedly.

Worthless.

The barrier did not even crack.

Meanwhile—

Near the back of the gathering—

Cain quietly lowered his hand again afterward.

His expression remained cold while staring upward.

The humanoid intruder attacked the shield again desperately.

Then again.

Then again.

Nothing worked.

Because the moment the Ascendant-level intruder got close—

Cain had enclosed the three sisters completely within shields and prevented them from hurting his three wives.

The crimson dome surrounding the three cocoons pulsed quietly beneath the chaotic heavens.

Faith.

Ivira.

Cornelia.

All three remained sleeping peacefully within their giant cocoons while the world outside descended further into madness.

The barrier surrounding them had become the center of attention now.

Because no matter how violently the surviving humanoid intruders attacked—

Nothing worked.

Absolutely nothing.

BOOOOOOM!!!

Another gigantic curse spear slammed directly into the crimson dome.

The heavens shook violently.

Black curse lightning exploded outward across the arena while nearby emperor-level vampires were forced backward from the shockwaves alone.

Yet—

The barrier remained perfectly intact.

Not even cracked.

The surrounding races stared upward with increasingly horrified expressions.

Because the dome’s defensive power no longer made sense.

One Ascendant-level intruder attacking desperately should already terrify most realms.

Yet now—

Several were attacking simultaneously.

And still—

Nothing happened.

The crimson dome simply pulsed softly afterward as if mocking the attacks completely.

Meanwhile—

Near the back of the Moonshade family—

Cain quietly exhaled through clenched teeth.

"...Annoying..."

His expression had finally become strained slightly now.

Because maintaining the dome—

While simultaneously controlling the transformed blood tentacles—

Had become troublesome.

Very troublesome.

Not impossible.

Of course not.

But the problem was—

He was still suppressing himself heavily.

Extremely heavily.

If he released too much—

Things would become dangerous.

Especially after sensing traces related to that curse old monster earlier.

Cain did not want attention.

Certainly not upper realm attention.

Yet now—

The surviving intruders kept targeting his wives relentlessly.

And because of that—

Cain had no choice except prioritizing defense.

The crimson dome surrounding the three cocoons absorbed absurd amounts of energy continuously while the transformed blood tentacles above continued hunting the intruders relentlessly.

Maintaining both simultaneously while hiding his traces carefully—

Was irritating.

Cain narrowed his eyes faintly afterward.

His headache worsened again.

The lingering discomfort from earlier curse exposure had never disappeared completely.

And now the nonstop fighting only increased the irritation further.

Above the battlefield—

The surviving humanoid intruders had already become increasingly desperate.

Several bodies were torn apart partially now.

Black blood poured endlessly from shattered limbs.

The transformed blood tentacles hunted them continuously from every direction while their attacks against the crimson dome failed repeatedly.

One distorted humanoid creature screamed furiously afterward before sacrificing half its body directly into a gigantic curse formation.

BOOOOOOOM!!!

The heavens darkened instantly.

A massive black vortex appeared above the vampire realm while terrifying curse authority descended downward.

Several surrounding races immediately felt fear afterward.

Because the attack—

Was powerful enough to threaten even Ascendant beings seriously.

The vortex descended directly toward the crimson dome.

Then—

CRASH!!!

The giant black vortex exploded against the barrier violently.

The surrounding races shielded their eyes instinctively afterward.

The shockwave cracked portions of the arena below while several weaker vampires screamed from the pressure alone.

Then slowly—

The darkness faded.

And the crimson dome remained perfectly intact.

Several surrounding race leaders froze afterward.

"...Impossible..."

Kael himself widened his wolf eyes faintly.

Even GrandLord Dreath looked increasingly disturbed now.

Because honestly—

That defensive power had become absurd.

The surviving humanoid intruders realized it too.

Their pale glowing eyes began showing actual despair now.

No matter what they did—

They could not break through.

Meanwhile—

The transformed blood tentacles above no longer attacked quite as aggressively as earlier.

Not because they weakened.

But because Cain’s focus had shifted almost entirely toward strengthening the dome protecting his wives.

The gigantic crimson barrier continuously thickened while ancient blood runes multiplied across its surface endlessly.

The surrounding races could literally feel the defensive authority increasing further and further every moment.

And because of that—

The transformed blood tentacles themselves slightly slowed.

The surviving humanoid intruders noticed immediately.

Their pale eyes widened faintly afterward.

Because for the first time since the battle began—

The pressure hunting them weakened slightly.

Not much.

But enough.

Enough to breathe.

Enough to regroup.

The surviving creatures immediately gathered together again desperately while retreating away from the blood tentacles.

Several stared downward toward the crimson dome with increasingly hateful expressions.

They clearly understood now.

The hidden controller prioritized those three cocoons above all else.

Meanwhile—

Cain quietly clicked his tongue internally.

"...Troublesome."

He genuinely had a problem now.

If he kept strengthening the dome—

Then he could no longer attack freely without destabilizing concealment layers around himself.

Especially with so many Ascendant beings nearby observing continuously.

And if he reduced defensive focus—

The surviving intruders might truly damage the cocoons.

Annoying.

Very annoying.

Cain’s expression became increasingly irritated.

The transformed blood tentacles floated above the battlefield while watching the surviving intruders carefully now.

No longer overwhelming them instantly.

Only suppressing.

Delaying.

Waiting.

The surrounding races gradually noticed too.

The ancient elf Sylvera narrowed her eyes faintly.

"...The blood creatures slowed down..."

Kael frowned heavily.

"...Because of the barrier?"

GrandLord Dreath remained silent.

But inwardly—

He agreed.

The hidden controller clearly diverted power toward protecting the cocoons completely.

And because of that—

The battlefield reached temporary balance.

The surviving humanoid intruders breathed heavily now while gathering together within overlapping curse formations.

Though injured and exhausted—

They were no longer moments from death immediately.

And the surrounding Ascendant race leaders slowly realized something afterward.

If the blood monstrosity focused entirely on defense now—

Then perhaps—

Perhaps—

It could finally be resisted.

Kael’s wolf eyes sharpened.

The ancient elf Sylvera slowly raised her staff.

The winged race leader narrowed his eyes upward.

Even several emperor-level experts from other races stepped forward now.

Because the situation had changed.

The hidden controller protecting the cocoons appeared unable to attack fully anymore.

And that—

Created opportunity.

The surviving humanoid intruders clearly realized it too.

One distorted creature screeched loudly toward the surrounding races.

No one understood the language.

Yet strangely—

The meaning became obvious anyway.

Temporary alliance.

Destroy the barrier first.

The surrounding Ascendant race leaders exchanged tense glances afterward.

Normally—

Such cooperation with invaders would sound insane.

Yet now—

The terrifying blood monstrosity above them frightened them more than the weakened intruders.

Because at least the humanoid creatures could bleed.

Could weaken.

Could die.

But the blood tentacles?

They felt endless.

Wrong.

Uncontrollable.

Kael slowly clenched his fists afterward.

"...This thing is becoming too dangerous."

The ancient elf Sylvera closed her eyes briefly.

Then nodded slowly.

GrandLord Dreath’s expression darkened instantly.

"You dare?"

Kael growled back.

"Look around."

His wolf eyes pointed toward the transformed blood tentacles floating among the heavens.

"That thing devoured Ascendants like insects."

The dwarf warriors remaining below also looked uneasy now.

The winged race leaders exchanged nervous glances.

And slowly—

One by one—

The Ascendants from the other races stepped forward together.

Their combined auras shook the heavens afterward.

Blood mana.

Nature authority.

Forge flames.

Wind energy.

Soul force.

Countless powers gathered simultaneously.

Because they had decided—

To come together and launch one ultimate attack.