The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 298 Civil War

”Who are you calling dead, you old bastard!”

Shock appeared in the eyes of everybody who heard those words, and as they turned toward the sea of blood plasma, they saw Cain rising from it.

”Im...Impossible!”

The High Blood Elder could not believe what he was seeing. Although he was still confused about the temporary madness that took over him when he attacked Cain, he knew that the palm strike contained his true power, capable of pulverizing even a Wave King.

No matter how lucky or talented Cain was, he should have died instantly once the palm strike landed in the battle area. Yet, that was clearly not the case.

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In the Titan Tower from the Imperial Lightning Fort, the Pillars, including Zarak, were shocked as they saw Cain alive and well. The only one with a calm smile on his face was Luther.

Before Cain left for the Blood Sea, the Collapsing Lightning Duke had engraved a powerful rune in this one. It was a defensive spell that would automatically activate in case of an attack from someone above the Wave Kingʼs level.

Lutherʼs eyes suddenly widened as he heard a message and glanced at the rest of the people in the room.

Zarak could not help but smile as he saw that Cain was still alive, but soon his eyes grew sharp again.

”We must march immediately into the Blood Sea and take him out. The High Blood Elder might want to finish the job.”

Luther immediately shook his head as he heard Zarakʼs concerns.

”The Collapsing Lightning Cocoon will remain over Cainʼs body for thirty minutes. Someone is already going to the Blood Sea to take him back, so there is no need to worry about...

WHAT!”

A wave of shock assaulted Luther as he saw Cainʼs actions in the mirror and could not believe it.

It was not just Luther since Cainʼs next move filled with utter shock to everybody that saw him across the empire.

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Cainʼs willpower burst with an incredible might as it began showing true domain over the Wave surrounding him. The near-death experience and his resolve to fight even in the face of hopelessness allowed his Ego Wave to break through, reaching the Late Wave Kingʼs level and evolving into the Second Realm.

Cain had been controlling the power of Mind Over Wave for a while now, so as soon as his willpower reached the Late Stage, it was easy for him to evolve from Mind Over Body to the next level instantly.

Since he could now use the Wave in the sky and earth as his personal energy pool, Cainʼs power grew much higher. Of course, his battle power was not at a level he could influence the fighting between the dozens of powerhouses of the Purist Path and Integrationist Path.

However, right now, an extremely powerful Wave surrounded his body in the form of a cocoon of lightning, and using his willpower, he could manipulate it.

Cain could not transform it into a new spell or use it to enhance his Astral Wave, but he could unleash it all in a single direction, which was his plan. His arms could not endure the power of the Collapsing Lightning Dukeʼs Wave, but there was a weapon inside his right capable of doing that.

Slaughter appeared in Cainʼs hands, and his eyes burst with red light as he raised the machete, channeling all the dark lightning around him into it, before waving the weapon down.

All of that took a long time to describe, but Cain had put it in motion since the moment he emerged from the sea of red plasma, using the shock on the powerhouse to take them by surprise.

”CRACK!”

The machete shattered into dozens of small pieces, and all the bones in Cainʼs arms broke, but he managed to fire an energy cannon of the Titan level toward the High Blood Elder.

”BOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMM!”

Despite being an attack fired by a Wave Champion, it was essentially the full power of the Collapsing Lightning Dukeʼs spell, so its speed and power were higher than an Old Worldʼs nuclear weapon.

The High Blood Elderʼs eyes widened as he saw that energy cannon, and he could do nothing but put his arms above his chest, making two white bestial claws materialize in front of him in the form of a shield.

”¡BOOM!”

As if understanding Cainʼs intent, the energy cannon did not explode when it landed on the High Blood Elder, instead pushing this one hundreds of kilometers into the sky.

Pure awe and astonishment assaulted the heart of everybody across the empire when they saw how a young man managed to send a mighty Titan flying away. It cost him a Natural Holy Weapon but would make his name echo across the entire Godslayer Humankind Empire.

”¡BOOM!”

Not even a second had passed when another blast occurred. This time the responsible was Bloodless #1, who took the chance to land a kick on the Second Blood Elder, also pushing this one into the sky before chasing after him.

The Blood Dukeʼs mind was working at full power as he attempted to decide his next step, but Bloodless #1 had already taken that decision from his hand. He glanced at the young man that initiated all this havoc and nodded.

”It is war!”

No more words were spoken as the Blood Duke flashed into the sky, going after the High Blood Elder.

The Wave Kings of the Integrationist Path and Purist Path heard those words and felt the burst of energy in the sky hundreds of kilometers above them.

Bloodless #1 and the Blood Duke were full of killing intent, going after the High Blood Elder and Second Blood Elder. That made everything clear for everybody else.

Since their leaders were fighting with murderous intent, it was finally time to shred all pretenses and fight to the death as well. The animosity between both sides had reached a point where words could not fix things anymore.

This was not the first clash between the Purist Path and Integrationist Path since many battles with lethal outcomes had carried on over the last couple of years, but it was the first time they escalated things to the point of a civil war.

The powerhouses of both sides rose dozens of kilometers into the air, reaching a point where they could fight using all their power without endangering the weak ones.

”¡BOOM!”

Before the first clash between the Wave Kings in the sky could happen, they heard a thunderous sonic boom. As they looked down, they saw Cain flashing away from the amphitheater.

Although it was true that Cain was severely wounded and no one expected him to meddle in the fight of the Wave Kings, running away before the battle even started did not leave a very good image.

Mocking smiles appeared in the eyes of the people of the Purist Path as they saw Cain running away. In some measure, the young man had become the emblem of the Integrationist Path, so seeing him running away was humorous.

However, all those smiles froze when they saw Cain heading into Blood Island, specifically to the Blood Pagoda.

Right now, no one controlled the power of the Blood Pagoda since the Blood Duke and High Blood Elder neutralized each otherʼs domain over the artifact. None of the Wave Kings could do something about it, so they just ignored it, but when they saw Cain moving toward the pagoda, they remembered something.

All the Wave Kings had already investigated the young man who came out of nowhere and managed to take down a Wave King assassin, and hacking was among his skills.

Although it was preposterous even to think that a Wave Champion could hack into a Titan Artifact like the Blood Pagoda, over and over again, Cain had proved to be capable of the impossible.

”STOP HIM!”

”¡PROTECT HIM!”

The Wave Kings of the Purist Path and Integrationist Path shouted as they started their fight, using everything they had to kill the other side.

Once they heard that command, the people in the amphitheater were the first to react.

All of the Purist Path members rose into the air and were ready to flash after Cain. Even if none of them could match his strength, he had drained most of his energy and left with severe wounds, so together, they had a chance.

Ametria, the Blood Maiden of the Purist Path, was at the lead of the hundreds of Wave Champions of the Purist Path, ready to go after Cain.

However, she had not even taken a step when a group just as large as her blocked their path.

Shura was leading the force of the Integrationist Path, and her eyes were full of killing intent as she glanced at Ametria and everybody else.

”Take one more step, and we will kill everybody.”

Ametria was surprised by Shuraʼs coldness and killing aura, but she was not weakling. Her eyes grew cold as he led her force into battle.

It was shocking news for the empire. The Blood Sea, a power that could equal an entire Sector, began a civil war!