Lord of the Truth

Chapter 2036: Arrival of the Imperial Guard

BamBamBam

The imperial guards descended from the spacecraft in perfectly aligned rows. Unlike their commander, Holak, none of them showed any great enthusiasm—yet none showed fear either. Their expressions were steady beneath their helmets, calm and still like a summer pool of water. Their heartbeats were regulated, their breathing controlled, their presence disciplined and unnervingly composed.

Every time five rows disembarked—twenty-five imperial guards—they immediately surged toward the nearest space beast without exchanging a single word or signal between them.

The first group assaulted a particularly massive space beast—an enormous octopus-like creature with eighteen massive tentacles.

Instantly, the squad divided themselves in flawless harmony, without communication, without hesitation.

Five users of the Law of Space, five users of Time, five users of Gravity, and three users of Resonance Waves attacked the tentacles themselves—each using non-lethal, low-consumption strikes, precise and controlled rather than destructive.

The colossal octopus lifted its legs and lunged to crush them beneath its bulk, but naturally, each of them used unique movements derived from their respective laws to evade just before their heads could be smashed. Then, in perfect synchronization, they returned to assault the tentacles once again.

At the same time, two Resonance Wave users and five Body Law users launched a direct assault on the octopus’s main body.

The Resonance Waves Law users wielded high-tier epic weapons, injecting violent frequencies into the octopus’s flesh through attacks such as Echo Resonance, Silent Shatter Waves, and many others, all unleashed in rapid succession within a very short span of time.

Unlike those restraining the tentacles, these fighters spared no effort whatsoever.

As for the five users of the Major Body Law, each one displayed a unique and terrifying combat manifestation of their own...

One of them enlarged his body to a towering height of five meters, his armor expanding alongside him. That warrior became the living spearhead of the assault, charging straight for the octopus’s head in a direct frontal collision.

Another began channeling the electricity within his body, releasing it like natural lightning bolts.

A third compressed his thick, coiled muscles until they wrapped tightly around his bones like needles, then transformed his arm into a rotating drill, boring violently into the back of the octopus’s head.

The fourth moved rapidly across the octopus’s body, touching only the surface of its flesh with the palm of his hand—yet the thick skin beneath his touch instantly convulsed, twisted, and spasmed due to violent disruptions in its neural signals.

And finally, the fifth forced his heart to operate at multiple times its normal efficiency, amplifying specific hormones throughout his body in an intense surge that multiplied his strength and aggression severalfold—he himself began fighting like a beast incarnate.

The combined strikes of the seven fighters did not instantly shatter the beast’s head as Holak had done, but they were deeply damaging, agonizing, and relentlessly disruptive.

”OOOOOOOOOOH—!!”

The space beast released a thunderous roar, then lifted its arms, ignoring the attackers below as it attempted to rid itself of the insects crawling over its main body.

But that was a fatal mistake...

The eighteen guards below seized the opening the moment the arms rose. They prepared their strongest attacks and unleashed them into the soft lower underside of the octopus’s body.

”OOOOOH—!!!”

The colossal octopus screamed and turned to strike back, then—BOOOOM—it released an aura equivalent in quality to the peak of a World Cataclysm, though far denser in quantity, blasting several guards away from its body and inflicting severe internal injuries upon them.

Yet they quickly recovered and returned to the battle once more.

At the same time, similar scenes were unfolding across the battlefield—with eleven other space beasts engaged in equally violent, coordinated, and overwhelming clashes.

Every rapid support craft carried an average of 300 imperial guards. Each one of them underwent an extremely high level of theoretical training before ever entering service, followed by relentless, high-intensity individual practical training after deployment. Every single one of them was a monster in their own right—fighters capable of breaking into wars alone, tearing through battlefields, and wiping out the soldiers of both sides by themselves, especially the veteran guards whose experience had hardened them into living weapons.

So in a situation like this, they split up instinctively and immediately attacked twelve beasts without any prior coordination or discussion...

They had orders: kill, or simply fight—and that was all they needed. That single command was enough to turn them into a perfectly functioning storm of violence.

Bzzzt

At that moment, another portal tore open in the sky, and a second Rapid Support Craft emerged.

Instantly—BANG—the front of the quad-turreted transport slammed directly into a dragonfly-like space beast, its armored hull crushing into it and dragging the creature violently away through the air.

Then—bzzztbzzztbzzzt

Several more transports began to appear in rapid succession. The vehicles themselves immediately engaged the beasts with direct assaults, heavy weapon fire, and ramming maneuvers. Then their massive doors opened, and guards poured out in organized groups. Each group chose a beast almost automatically—simply following the example of those who came before them, without hesitation, without debate, and without asking many questions.

”My god—haha, this is amazing!”

At that moment, a familiar voice rang out from one of the transports before a shadow leapt from its open hatch and began attacking one of the beasts completely alone.

It was the Commander of the Resonance Wave Guards Corps, Latania.

Kshhhh—

Another rapid-entry transport portal opened, its energy field rippling through the air, and from it emerged a massive figure.

”Hmmm?”

He was over two meters tall—undeniably human—but even beneath his legendary black armor, the explosive density of his muscles could be felt. The very air around him was hot and distorted, as if a moving furnace surrounded his body, radiating heat and pressure with every step he took.

As he descended the ramp, the transport sank deeper into the sand. His weight was far too great for his size, unnaturally heavy, as if an ancient beast had chosen to take on human form and compress its power into a human frame.

When he reached the end of the ramp and placed his foot on the ground, he didn’t rush into battle like the others. Instead, he slowly began to look around the battlefield, calmly, methodically, as if assessing prey rather than enemies...

His face was as massive as his body. A prominent chin gave him a distinctive and intimidating presence. His hair was pale blond and extremely thin, resting on his head as if clinging to it for a final moment before total baldness. His eyebrows were the same yellow-white shade as his face, so faint and colorless that one had to stare carefully just to notice them.

After a few seconds of scanning the battlefield, his gaze locked onto a specific beast—a bull-like monster whose scorching breath burned the air itself, its hot exhalations searing anything that dared approach it.

He began walking toward it, cracking his fingers slowly, deliberately.

”Hmmm... a suitable opening.”

Bam

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His steps accelerated, each impact growing heavier, until he was running like a true beast. Every step boomed like thunder, the ground shaking violently beneath him. Despite his massive weight and size, he reached a terrifying speed in a very short time, moving with unnatural momentum.

Then, when he reached the right distance, he gathered all his power into his leg, muscles compressing like coiled steel, and leapt toward the colossal bull’s head—

Then—

BAAAAAAAAAAAM

He headbutted it.