After the long devastating battle against the army of Supernaturals led by three ninth-rank realm entities, Rex lie on his back with numerous wounds all over his body, happy that the battle has finally over as the Supernaturals retreated.
It was all thanks to the fact that he knows what these Supernaturals are doing here.
Not that he knows exactly the cause for them attacking him, but he knows that they are afraid of something and that gives Rex a chance to force them to retreat just like now. If not then Queen Catsha definitely wouldn't let him rest and keeps on attacking him.
King Baralt's condition is unknown, but Rex is sure that he's definitely severely injured.
While lying on the ground his body slowly reverts back to his human form and his King Mark also faded away, the oppressing aura that he emits instantly vanished as his body forces him to deactivate everything.
<Warning! The user's body is in critical condition!>
<Does the user want to enhance the regenerating ability by sleeping?>
<Bathing under the moonlight is advised to heal injuries corroded with the Super Moon Energy, Siren Energy, and Pure Demonic Energy!>
Rex reads the warning notifications from the system with heavy eyes.
Stating the obvious the system said that his body is in critical condition which he can feel clearly since his body is hurting and devoid of power. On top of that, the wound on his chest suffered from Queen Catsha, and his back and leg suffered from King Baralt are the ones hurting the most.
From the system notifications, it seems he needed to bathe under the moonlight to heal those two.
But then he can't help but frown reading that the system has stated Siren energy, he's fighting on land so there shouldn't be any Siren amongst the Supernatural army. Rex wanted to say that the system is wrong, but he knows that the system is never wrong.
Cloaking his hand with his kingly energy, Rex then put his hand closer to the wound on his chest.
Swish!
Blitz!
Rex's eyes widened when he saw that instead of Queen Catsha's Pure Demonic Energy that should retain the color pink, the one resisting his kingly energy is oceanic blue and it tries to engulf his kingly energy like water.
It was a completely different reaction from what he had expected from Queen Catsha's attack.
Any Demonic Energy should react like fire which blazes anything that it touches, but this blue energy is reacting like water instead of fire which shows that it has a different nature than Demonic Energy belonging to Queen Catsha.
Upon realizing this, Rex realized what the Vampire he captured way back, Seth meant.
Just like when he realized that Issac can use a spell from the Dragonman race, he now know that the preparation that the Supernatural is planning was related to learning other races' spells which can enhance their current capabilities or cover their weakness.
Even though Rex doesn't want to admit it, the Supernatural is smart to do this.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIf they can amplify their powers and compensate for their weakness with spells from other races, then they would literally be unstoppable. Something like this would surely trouble humanity in the near future as even Queen Catsha managed to learn the Siren race's spell.
But despite realizing this, Rex simply shrugs his shoulders, 'It's their problem, not mine anymore...'
Promising to himself that he doesn't want anything to do with either the Supernaturals or the Humans anymore, Rex doesn't have any desire to help as he tries to devise a plan if ever the Supernaturals try to kill him again with their finished preparation.
Although that is something he needs to think about, there are more important matters right now.
'I can't sleep here, at least not until we find a good place to hide. We can still get attacked by other Supernaturals when we're off guard, and that would turn really bad', Rex thought before he rolled his body over and tries to stand up strugglingly.
Glancing around he can sense the others are near the Great Barricade wall.
Due to the fight he had with King Baralt and Queen Catsha, the Great Barricade wall is about two or three miles away from him. Rex exhales roughly before he started making his way to them, he was walking limply because of the injuries.
With his steady walk, he reaches the Great Barricade wall after about half an hour of walking.
Rex gazes to his front with his heavy eyelids and saw Flunra and Gistella standing beside each other, two other figures are leaning on the wall with blood all over their bodies. It doesn't take long before he recognizes the two as Adhara and Kyran.
Just like him, Flunra and Gistella notice his presence as they both leaped toward him.
"Rex... Are you okay?", Gistella asked softly.
Although she was also injured as there are many cracks on her bronze scales, Gistella worried about Rex more than herself. Even though she was hurt, Rex fought against two ninth-rank realm Supernaturals which is way harder than her fight.
Waving his hand, Rex then replied shortly, "Nothing serious, it'll heal in time"
"How are the others?", Rex asked while looking at Adhara and Kyran that are still in their Werewolf forms, leaning against the Great Barricade wall. Both of them were the closest to the final clash, so they suffered the most.
Looking back at the two, Flunra then replied, "Just need a little bit of rest"
"But I assume we can't do that since we're still out in the open like this, we can carry them for an hour. Both of them should be able to stand back on their feet in an hour, but they are going to stay in their Werewolf forms so that they can regenerate faster", he added, reporting to Rex about his assessment of the situation.
Rex nodded his head before he approaches both of them.
It seems they both are knocked out from the last powerful shockwave that impacted them directly, and Rex didn't blame this since the concentrated power from the final clash is strong enough that it planted both King Baralt and Queen Catsha into the ground.
While he was looking at the two, Rex's eyes caught sight of Kyran's new Werewolf form.
During the fight he had against King Baralt and Queen Catsha, the system gives him a notification saying that Kyran has chosen a bloodline and is ready to evolve. Rex knows that it's the Glacial Umbra Werewolf.
Even though he was fighting, he knows a little bit about this Glacial Umbra Werewolf.
Aside from the fact that this bloodline is at the very least as strong as the Werewolf Fiend bloodline, it's also a bloodline associated with the Yule Moon. Looking at the breezes that carry out blue ashes, Rex realized that Kyran also gain the ability of the Yule Moon.
Since the Yule Moon can turn any Werewolf into ash, it's clear that he also received that ability.
Rex inspected Kyran for a brief second before he suddenly tilted his head sensing a pair of eyes gazing at him, it raises his cautiousness as the others didn't feel anything, 'This scent... I think it's King Baralt. Still not admitting your loss...?", he thought with a grin.
Despite his weakened state, he can feel King Baralt wanted to ambush him and kill him.
"Keep your eyes closed..."
Upon hearing this Flunra and Gistella were confused as they saw Rex jumping a mile away which caught them off guard, he then looks around the scarred desolate plain warily before he takes out something from the inventory while simultaneously turning his head away.
It was the Stone Tablet that Kyran got and gave to him earlier.
As soon as he takes out the Stone Tablet his hand started to melt but he stays still, he has some resistance to the White Omicron energy, and also he has the Royal Black Werewolf bloodline so he doesn't suffer as much as a regular Werewolf would.
Not long after he heard a light painful growl which makes his smirk spread even wider.
'Just get out of here already King Baralt, I'm the true King of Werewolf. But don't worry, I won't take your throne, at least not until I have a reason to do it. Pray that I never get any reason to take your throne...', Rex thought before he puts the Stone Tablet away.
Gazing around once more, he nodded his head sensing that King Baralt has already left.
Probably with his eyes exploded and his internal energy riled up due to the Stone Tablet, but that's his fault for trying to sneak attack Rex after losing the fight. Losing has definitely scarred his pride which will add a continuous weakening effect on him.
King Baralt has the Super Moon King Mark, his power lies on pride, so he must be weakened now.
With that out of the way Rex jumped back to the others that thankfully listened to what he said earlier, "Flunra, Gistella, Do you have any suggestion on where we should go to find safety?", Rex asked quickly.
Since both of them are Supernaturals once, they know the territory more than anyone here.
Flunra shakes his head as he just awakened and doesn't have the time to explore the Supernatural territory yet, it's natural for him to not know much just like Rex. But Gistella on the other hand ponders for a moment before her eyes light up.
Gazing to the west, Gistella then pointed in a direction, "Let's go west from here"
"Vampires and Werewolves owned the territory near this place but there's a section on the west that hasn't been claimed by them, it's near the Dark Elves' territory. I'm 100% positive that no Supernatural occupied that place", she added with the most certainty.
Upon hearing this, Rex can't help but frown as this place is too good to be true.
It seems Gistella noticed his doubtful expression as she continues, "Well, there's a reason why the Supernaturals haven't occupied that place yet. There are many strong mutated animals there, and the mutated plants are also dense and made the entire place deadly"
Rex then nodded his head as it was not as bad as he thought it would be.
But he celebrated too early as Gistella hasn't finished her explanation, "But that is not the reason why the Supernaturals haven't occupied the place, the real reason is the fact that there are also many cursed creatures there"
"Well, I can see why but if it's cursed creatures then don't worry about it. I can help us go through"
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmOut of nowhere Flunra intervenes in the conversation and said confidently, it seems he's quite confident against cursed creatures. Rex only has three meetings with cursed creatures, and all three are moments that he remembered until now.
Knowing that Flunra is quite old, Rex is also confident in Flunra's ability.
Just as he was about to tell them to carry Kyran and Adhara before making their way, Rex looks up sensing someone descending from the wall. It was Brigitta bringing with her two cocoons made of wind the size of two adult people.
Without even her telling Rex what those two cocoons are, he already knows what they were.
Brigitta levitates above Rex and the others while gazing down with her eyes that are circulating wind arcane mana, she gazes at Rex with a meaningful look before she looks around the place. With the invisible barrier gone, she now can see the aftermath of the battle.
Hundreds if not thousands of Supernatural corpses can be seen stacked against each other.
Red Demons, Werewolves, Blue Demons, Incubus, and even Succubus can be seen scattered around the place leaving behind the mark of the devastating battle that happened here, and Brigitta was quite stupefied finding that Rex and the others survived.
Averting her gaze back at Rex that are also looking at her, Brigitta sighs lightly.
"Even with you leaving humanity for good, you still managed to help us. I've followed your suggestion and the Demon Stronghold is currently being attacked, there's no time for the ninth-rank realm Supernaturals to fortify the stronghold which fixed our win entirely", she said before shaking her head.
Waving her hand, Brigitta sends the two cocoons of wind toward Rex.
Grabbing the cocoons of wind that feel cool to the touch, Rex knows that these are his parents' corpses, "Despite your perspective to us right now, I want to offer my gratitude on behalf of Humanity. Thank you, Rex Silverstar..."
"And away it goes, drifting away. Nothing can change my mind", Rex replied coldly.
Rex then turns around as Flunra and Gistella carry Kyran and Adhara, he then nodded his head intending to leave but Brigitta stopped him, "If I may ask, what are you going to do starting for now? Are you just going to watch the war from the sideline?"
Upon hearing this Rex's body stiffens for a moment, he then looks over his shoulders.
"Yes, but in order to do that I will still need to kill Giana...", Rex replied as his eyes turn fierce, the desire to kill Giana is still there as she was the one that resulted in his parents' death, killed by the hands of Zero.
But as Brigitta frowned, Rex then added, "But no need to worry, I will do it fairly"
"Since I'm not on either side of the war starting from now, I will kill Giana but I will mind the balance of the war. When I kill her, I will make sure that the Supernaturals wouldn't be benefitted greatly from her death..."
Although she doesn't want Giana to die, this is very sensible for someone that just lost his parents.
Keeping eye contact for a couple of seconds and pausing briefly, Brigitta then mutters softly, "If that's the case, I thanked you for the kind gesture but know that we will still try to stop you. The next time we meet, it will be as enemies..."
"Yes, you're right", Rex replied already expecting humanity to stand against him.
With that out of the way Rex turns his head forward again before he leaped towards the west following Gistella's suggestion, the others also followed from behind as Brigitta watches them fade away into the horizon.
"If only I know this and stop Giana from doing something stupid", Brigitta mutters inwardly.
But she can only sigh helplessly before turning around and heading back to the ruined Vampire Stronghold.