The giant dragon in the sky radiated a blinding brilliance.
Almost in an instant, it dove straight toward the core of the D7 region!
Those dense, overlapping defensive formationsâlayer after layerâshattered like glass the moment they were struck, breaking apart with ridiculous ease.
Everyone thought the dragonâs dive would wipe them out completely.
But instead, after smashing every protective array, the dragon halted in midair.
Seeing this, the vice commander frowned instinctively.
He couldnât figure out what the dragon was trying to doâor where it had even come from.
But before he could think any further, the dragonâs body suddenly erupted with an intense white glow!
At the same time, the sky seemed to rip openâlike a tear forming in the heavens.
A pure, pristine darkness began to spread, stark and unnatural, as if it didnât belong in this world at all.
Anything that touched that darknessâwhether monsters, buildings, or even ordinary stonesâwas swallowed whole.
And once it was swallowed...
Nothing remained.
Such a bizarre scene made even the vice commanderâs eyes widen.
"What... what is this?!"
"And that dragonâwhose handiwork is it? Which big shot summoned it? Why have I never seen it before?!"
No one could answer him.
Because the moment that darkness descended, everyone lost the ability to resist.
The vice commander didnât understand it even as he "died."
Where did this dragon come from?
And how could a dragon of the Light attribute unleash a skill that was pure darkness?
But those questions were doomed to remain unanswered.
Because as the darkness continued to expand, the enormous body of the light dragon began to scatterâdissolving bit by bit like drifting starlight.
[You have killed a Supreme Staff Legion Senior Member. Gained 10,000 points!]
[You have killed a Supreme Staff Legion Advanced Captain. Gained 100,000 points!]
[You have killed a Supreme Staff Legion Advanced Captain. Gained 100,000 points!]
...
[You have killed Supreme Staff Legion Vice Commander. Gained 10,000,000 points!]
...
Ten million points???
Caelan paused, then excitement flashed through his eyes.
So there was actually someone this high-ranking in the Supreme Staff Legionâs base.
In that case, he should find time later to "pay a visit" to the headquarters of every legion.
As Caelan thought that, he shook his head.
"Alright, alright. No point thinking about that right now."
"Let me properly appreciate the birth of a priceless artwork!"
...
Back in the [Arena of Races]â
Several major human legions had already been dragged into the chaotic melee.
For a moment, it was impossible to tell who was the mantis, who was the cicada, and who was the oriole behind them.
It was like the relationship between hunter and prey was constantly shifting, changing every second.
At this very moment, wars were erupting everywhere.
The clash between the Ironclad Legion and the Supreme Staff Legion had already entered a white-hot stage.
Even some other legions chose to join this conflictâ
Though their intentions were far more utilitarian: they were here to demand benefits, nothing more.
In the Ironclad Legionâs Northern Sector, the battlefield situation was already teetering on the edge of collapse.
The Ironclad Legion members could only rely on defensive tactics, resisting with extreme difficulty.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Staff Legion members focused on one thing: full-area saturation bombardment.
Anyone who could participate in a battle at this scale was among the elite of their respective legions.
So the slaughter here was noticeably more intense and brutal.
Both sides seemed to have truly gone all-in.
The Supreme Staff Legion captain was even shouting until his voice turned hoarse.
"Push through! Push through right now!"
"Break their final defensive lineâthis will be a victory recorded in history!"
In the next instant, countless skills in every color imaginable flew through the sky, smashing into the already-fragile defensive formations.
But just as everyone was fully absorbed in the killing in front of them...
Suddenly, in the distant sky, an extra sun appeared.
The dazzling light forced nearly everyone to look up toward the horizon.
And thenâ
They were shocked by what they saw.
A blaze of radiance on the outside...
But at the coreâpitch-black darkness.
The sight was indescribably eerie.
Like two absolute opposites had been forcibly pressed together.
It was terrifying.
"Waitâlook in that direction!" someone shouted. "Isnât that... where our stronghold is?!"
The moment those words came out, the Supreme Staff Legion members all turned to look.
At that instant, they didnât even care about fighting anymore.
Because what was happening over there was far more important than ten million pointsâfar more important than anything on this battlefield.
Light and darkness had never coexisted so "harmoniously."
But everyone knewâ
Beautiful things like that never lasted.
"Damn it, stop staring!" someone roared. "That really is our territory!"
"One of our three core hubsânothing can go wrong there!"
"This is weirdâwasnât Vice Commander personally stationed there? How could this happen?!"
"Captain, do we retreat or not?! Our home base just got raided!"
In an instant, the entire battlefield fell into chaos.
The Ironclad Legion members hiding behind defensive fortifications, however, let out a deep sigh of relief.
War consumed enormous mental energy.
Getting even a short chance to rest was an extremely rare luxury for most soldiers.
And as for the one responsible for all of thisâ
Caelan was carefully savoring the final aftertaste of the explosion.
At that moment, a red-hot emergency prompt appeared before his eyes.
[The token has been destroyed. Thunderstorm clouds will soon appear. Please remain indoors as much as possible. Do not go outside.]
Seeing the warning, Caelan froze brieflyâthen realized it was probably a system-wide broadcast.
So that blast just now... destroyed a system token?
A look of lingering satisfaction appeared on Caelanâs face.
He had to admitâthis kind of explosive "art" was unbelievably beautiful.
Of course, heâd paid a hefty price too. His MP was basically at rock bottom now.
When that pitch-black region appeared earlier, Caelan had honestly thought he was looking at a black hole.
So, theoretically speaking...
Iâm a guy who can handcraft a black hole now.
The thought made Caelan grin, excitement written all over his face.
This destruction dealt an enormous blow to the Supreme Staff Legion.
They probably didnât even have the mind to keep fighting anymore.
Instead, theyâd want to rush back and assess the damage.
The battle had officially entered garbage time.
And Caelan had no intention of staying here any longer.
His figure flickeredâvanishing from the spot.
In the next instant, he reappeared inside the Instance Control Center.
"Marov," Caelan said, "sorry to trouble youâone-click resale, please!"