Chapter 652 In the Savannah

Chapter 652 In the Savannah

A loud buzzing rang through Arx as the teleportation array was activated for the first time.

The surroundings were filled with golden mots and sparks as energy gathered in the array that enveloped a large open area. The bushes and branches circling the open area rustled faintly as they played with the gentle gusts of the surroundings.

Everyone stood in the teleportation array, waiting impatiently to be thrown through space.

Once the teleportation array was charged with the Inferior Energy Stones that had been spread evenly around the array, the fabric of space twisted and distorted.

"No vomiting!" Mika joked lightly, catching a slap against the back of his head right after. Lilica glared daggers at him.

Mika screamed aloud, only for his voice to disperse as everyone vanished with a plop.

Michael and the others weren't quite sure what to expect from the teleportation, but the ride was a lot easier than expected. At least, that was what Michael thought.

Mika, Zira, and some Berserkers didn't think like that. They emptied their stomachs once they emerged from the space tunnel that led them into the middle of nowhere.

Michael's stomach revolted a little bit, but he focused on the surroundings right away. They had been teleported into the center of the Savannah Region, after all.

Since the Savannah Region was too large to move around swiftly without getting noticed by the 106 Lords, their subordinates, scouts, Orbs of Hostility, and the like, Michael decided that it was time to use the teleportation array. The space fluctuations of the teleportation array were noticeable in the surrounding area, but that wasn't something Michael was concerned about.

The temporary anchor of the teleportation array was set up at the coordinates of a small Forbidden Zone. The Valyr Lordess remembered the coordinates and exact location, which made everything a little bit easier.

"So that's the center of the Savannah Region?" I expected a large fortress or the like," Thaor mumbled, once he regained control of his stomach. He patted Mika lightly on the shoulders, consoling him for vomiting thrice in a row, and glanced over to Michael, whose attention was locked onto something in the south.

"That's the center of the Savannah Region," Michael nodded without averting his attention, "And this is the High Beast that turned this area into a Forbidden Zone!"

His introduction arrived merely a quarter of a second before a huge, winged Lion emerged out of nowhere. It crashed hard into the ground, creating a small crater as rubble and debris hurled through the air.

The High Beast that appeared in front of them was majestic. It had huge, black-feathered wings that spanned more than 20 meters and towered above the Berserkers and Warlock Centaurs.

Its ruby eyes locked on Michael, who broke into a bright smile. He retrieved a large Energy Stone and threw it toward the mighty beast.

The Energy Stone was pitch-black, fueled with the purest darkness energy that Michael had ever seen. The Stone of Darkness was something Michael procured not too long ago from Kraft Viton. Its value was enormous and it was something Michael had prepared for Sun Demos.

Michael had been certain that Sun Demos would evolve further down the path of a darkness-attributed monster.

Since that was not the case anymore, Michael thought that he might as well distract the mighty Devil-winged Lion King for a few seconds. It loved snacks, after all.

The old Awakened managed to look right where he saw a glimpse of Michael's ice-cold golden eyes. However, that was all he managed to see before the world around him twisted dark. Eternal darkness swallowed him, pulling him into an eternal sleep.

A wisp emerged from the old man and ascended into the air. But before it could disperse and merge with the Will of the Origin Expanse, Michael summoned the Soul Grimoire. The wisp's trajectory was forcefully altered, pulling it to the Soul Grimoire.

The Soul Grimoire swallowed the wisp and devoured the power within to form several Soul Tears before spitting it out once again. The wisp was only a small snippet of what it used to be, but Michael didn't pay any attention to that anymore.

His attention lingered on the others who were dealing with the remaining Awakened.

"Seems fancy the Council of Xylon's internal struggles are even worse than we thought," Michael mumbled, prepared to make use of that fact.

They could transform the battlefield into beautiful scenery and leave behind some well-hidden 'clues' that point toward the Kalivera. Michael was not a well-trained conman but he could trick some idiots who have never been able to expand their territory, not even after ascending to a Higher Lifeform decades after they entered the Origin Expanse.

The Council of Xylon didn't seem to have much brain, let alone other talents.

'But it will be difficult to transform this into something useful...' Michael thought, suppressing a groan as he observed the Forest Elves and Tiara.

The Princess of the Silverfang Tigerfolk finished her half-

transformation into a Silvarean Tiger and weaved through the rows of dozen Awakened. Her spear burst forth several times in a second, but she never lost any momentum thanks to her well-coordinated use of Inner Force.

Tiara made it seem fancy she was dancing through the rows of enemies easily, however, she was fully focused on the use of her Soultraits and staying in top form, while also avoiding getting hit by all means.

Spirit Whip helped her achieve that. The Soultrait she'd obtained from Michael a long moment ago was fully integrated into Tiara. She intertwined several Spirit Whips and lashed out at several enemies in quick succession. The sudden mental attacks came out of nowhere and struck the targets heavily.

They were prepared for physical attacks and some hand-to-

hand combat with the fury of the Silverfang Princess but weren't guarded well against the mental attack.

They were struck by the whip right before a blade pierced through their throats.

The Awakened and Summons guarding the border fell fancy flies in front of Tiara, and the same scenario happened in other areas as well.

It was just that the Forest Elves were not as peace-loving as they used to be.

Rage filled their beings.

Their minds were filled with revenge.