Chapter 79:It’s the Protagonist’s Turn

3 hours and 42 minutes remained until the final moment!

The situation in Tantan City was hanging by a thread.
Humanity’s combat strength had been reduced by more than half.
Total annihilation seemed a foregone conclusion, and the collapse of the Imaginary Space was only a matter of time.

The danger was imminent.

After War Shield was instantly killed, the survivors stood frozen in place, looking at each other in dismay, their legs trembling uncontrollably.
Before the noble Bloodkin, they were like children, with no room to even resist.

BOOM—!

Another earth-shattering explosion scared everyone pale.
Thick smoke billowed and spread.
Everyone instinctively staggered backward, ready to scatter and flee at a moment’s notice.

‘Could it be… that noble Bloodkin has returned?’

Zheng—!

The cry of a sword tore through the wind, and a sharp sword aura swept the thick smoke away.

At the center of the explosion was a giant crater still steaming with heat.
No one dared to approach, only able to peek from a distance.

At the bottom of the crater stood a man in a black and green Extermination Army uniform.
Floating beside him was a girl with crimson wings—she wore a black and red formal dress, was breathtakingly beautiful, and radiated a noble aura even more majestic than Julius’s.

‘An Exterminator and a Bloodkin standing side by side?’

And there seemed to be some kind of close connection between the two.

What was even more shocking was that Shanling’s military boot was pressing down on Julius’s chest.

A moment ago, just as Julius had finished instantly killing War Shield and was preparing to teleport away, he suddenly felt an overwhelming power surging above his head as he leaped into the sky.

Before he could even look up, he was kicked hard towards the ground, crashing into the surface like a meteorite.
The immense impact formed a spreading crater, and scorching heatwaves billowed upwards.

Julius, who should have made a stylish exit, was intercepted mid-way by Shanling, who had just arrived.

The blow made every bone in his body scream, but Julius instantly unleashed a crimson pressure.
Seeing this, Shanling immediately took a few steps back, dodging the shockwave.

‘Is there an even stronger human Exterminator in this city?’

‘Why didn’t I sense him before… wait, an Exterminator?
Then what is this mixed Bloodkin aura?’

But it was clear that the opponent before him was stronger than an A-rank Exterminator.
Julius had no choice but to start focusing, retreating like a phantom and cautiously looking ahead.

“Oh my?
Isn’t this an old acquaintance?”

Evran stroked her chin, sitting poised in mid-air, her sweet voice laced with a cold smile.
“If I recall correctly, that would be Lord Julius, wouldn’t it?”

That familiar, sweet voice instantly triggered a memory for Julius.
He stared intently at Evran, who was floating beside Shanling, an astonished expression appearing on his face.

“It’s you, the direct successor of the Thirteenth Progenitor, Queen Evran… You, who betrayed the Bloodkin.
I never thought you’d be hiding in an inner city of the humans, and moreover…”

Julius glanced at the man in the military uniform beside her and narrowed his eyes.

‘Did you pass on the power of your bloodline to a human?’

‘Hmph, how ridiculous.
A Bloodkin, willingly giving her power to a human.’

“Traitor?”
Evran’s expression suddenly darkened, and the space around her throne began to warp.
“Are you lot even worthy of mentioning those two words in my presence?”

The Bloodkin Empire that exiled her parents and sought to put her to death had long left no place for her.

Shanling’s gaze grew even colder, and the longsword in his hand began to hum.

He could feel Evran’s surging emotions—the pain and rage of betrayal.
Now, she had lent him her power for his rebirth, and he, in turn, had promised to slay all her enemies.