Sacrifice: Time of Mine

Since Arcansas was much faster than any of the Rank Es Elementalists, Quiare and Sheran's groups had just recently arrived at their destination.

Looking at the place where the Merkas Family should be, Rossiya had her spirit down.

The lively cities that they should be seeing right now are gone. What they saw was just the remnants of war.

Even though the sky was clear and the rising sun shone upon the land. There was nothing but ruins, broken shields and swords, and dead bodies of different species, but mainly, humans.

"Where are they? Shouldn't Darea's army still here?" Quiare said.

"We were too late, maybe the army had already moved to the Gonror Plain." Old Maytan said.

"But isn't this too fast, Seniors? How can a whole country reduced to this state overnight!?" Rossiya asked.

"It's because the Darea's army is not to be trifled with."

It was Sheran who answered. While they all moved, she continued.

"Even if she just sent three of her Nine Generals, ordinary Rank Es Elementalists wouldn't be able to defend themselves to those Apexial Beasts."

"You seemed to know a lot about them, Lady Sheran." Gamon commented and looked at Old Maytan.

Noticing the Penta Elemantalists gaze, Old Maytan nodded, "Lady Sheran is right. I have fought an Apexial Beast before. In comparison, Cojier is only slightly stronger than them."

Quiare, the other two Supreme Elders, and Rossiya looked at Cojier and wondered who he is.

Rossiya, Sheran, and Cojier were getting carried by Old Maytan's movement that is why they are able to move as fast as Rank Es Elementalists.

Although if Cojier is in his wolf form, he would be the fastest and maybe even defeat Arcansas's speed.

"I imagine that even if there are only three Apexial Beasts, they are enough to be the vanguard and create a path for the army. In other words, Darea's main army is actually her Nine Generals."

Sheran's words made the atmosphere heavy.

"If there are only three of them there, we can outnumber them." Elder Khor said, not understanding the severity of the situation since he didn't know who Cojier is.

"No, that is just an assumption. The Nine Generals could be there for all we know." Gamon scoffed.

After traveling for another hour, they've reached the Gonror Plains. 

What welcomed them even shocked the Might of Torge.

As far as they looked, the land was covered by the sea of demons and beasts.

"This is the..." Rossiya was dumbfounded and paralyzed in fear. The sheer number of lower Ranking demons and tamed elemental beasts can overcome her Rank Dieys abilities.

Before the moment they showed up, the Apexial Beasts already know of their arrival.

"Another bunch of Rank Es people." hovering above them, there were exactly eight humanoid figures.

"What should we do with them?"

"As usual, interrogate them."

"Right! I will go!"

"Isn't it my turn right now!?"

"Shut up, Jimmy!"

"It's fucking Jmsdwefshiuwen!!!"

"Yeah, shut up, Stephen!"

"What did I do to deserve this treatment!?"

The eight humanoid silhouettes above them were verbally fighting against each other.

Quiare and the other two Supreme Elders frowned.

"They are not taking us seriously."

"Also..." Rossiya quivered, "There are eight of them."

"Retreat" Old Maytan immediately said. As he said that, he activated another Rank Es Elesp that would shift their location to another part of the world.

"No, you won't."

The Second General, the hydra in human form, Hearoid casually waved his hand and stopped the transportation.

"They are stronger than I initially thought." even Gamon didn't expect this outcome.

Their original intention was just to scout and see the strength of the framed army of the Conqueress. If there's a battle, then they would help.

However, before they could even sense their enemies, their enemies had already sensed them.

But as soon as Hearoid stopped them with an opposing technique, Old Maytan cast another Elesp..

'A Sea Elemental Beast. Sea and World Elementalist have almost the same properties and that's why this beast was able to counter Old Maytan's spell.' Gamon and helped Old Maytan by using a Mind Elesp that would camouflage the second cast.

"Foolsss!" Krisiana, a beautiful half-snake and half-human beast immediately pierced through Gamon's attempt at distraction.

"A Mind Elemental Beast!? That's not possible!"

Gamon's eyes widened.

"Hahaha! That's what you get for being arrogant! Do you think you can just come here and think you can go away!?" Dogun Mo, a humanoid lion, the Sixth General laughed.

"I'm going to distract them! Retreat!"

Without hesitation, Old Maytan cast another elesp. But this time, Hearoid was unable to counter it since it's an offensive elesp that has a shorter casting time.

As if reality warped, a giant vortex appeared in the midst of the eight Generals.

"Let me take it!" a giant half-pig and half-human came in the middle and took all the damage.

"What...? That's possible?" Old Maytan couldn't believe it, "A Matter Elemental Beast! Another evolved form of the Earth Element!"

"What? Why do they all have evolved and unique elements!?" Gamon replied.

"I don't have a unique or evolved element."

Jmsdwefshiuwen, the Eight General, stepped forward.

"But I'm a master of almost all Wind Elesps." he waved his hands and the wind grew fiercer.

Almost immediately, Rossiya and Sheran received wounds all over there.

"Are you just going to stare? Defend!" Gamon looked at the three Rank Es Elementalists from the Crome Family.

Snapping out of their shock, they released their own defensive elesps. When the wind got denser and sharper, they were glad that Gamon shouted at them.

However, it didn't stop.

"I'm so grateful I learned this elesp. Separate World!" Old Maytan was already placed into the corner when the danger from the wind got stronger. Instead of air, they felt like they were underground as the molten and dense metals pressing all over their body.

"What an interesting skill." Hearoid calmly commented.

"Jmsdwefucken, look at what you did!?" Torie Gando, the Fourth General shouted at Jmsdwefshiuwen.

"What? I pressured them all at once?" Jmsdwefshiuwen felt he was wronged.

"Idiot! Look down below you! This is why we bully you!" Dogun Mo followed.

Jmsdwefshiuwen looked down and saw the land smashed. The blood of their soldiers couldn't even be seen as molten rocks were form from sheer pressure.

"Ah... sorry, haha... You know that I forgot about my surroundings when I'm casting my natural elesps."