Chapter 441
Halia had been abandoned by her parents when she was a child. Later, a cruel couple adopted her. Her adoptive mother hit and kicked her every day and forced her to do hard labor. Her adoptive father let his sick desires grow without limit and violated her.
In that painful and humiliating life, she awakened her ability as a metahuman on the day she became an adult. She gained a strange power to control fire. She could create fire on her own and burn steel.
That day, she burned her adoptive parents to ash with one look. The entire mansion collapsed. From that moment on, the humiliated girl, Halia, disappeared. The world gained an undefeated powerhouse known as the Flame Goddess.
Halia had never trained in martial arts or any mystical arts. She rose as a pure metahuman. She relied on her firepower and defeated countless strong opponents. She later rose to second place on the International Combat Units and became a terrifying world-class fighter.
Khaedor had come from the Skarovian army and fought in World War Two. He once destroyed a thousand-man fascist unit on his own. He blocked a Gatling gun with his bare body and stayed unharmed. His name shook Westeria.
He later left the army because he was too violent and killed too freely. After that, he caused a huge bloodbath near the North Sea. He wiped out eight towns in a single night and took tens of thousands of lives. His cruelty became legendary.
Skarovia sent heavy weapon units after him many times. They even sent fighter jets and tried carpet-style attacks, yet he escaped again and again. The martial world was shaken. Countless world-class fighters respected him as number one on the International Combat Units. His title as the God of Madness held for twenty years.
These two people had the word “god” in their titles. It showed their place at the top of the International Combat Units.
They were listed as first and second, yet everyone knew their strength stood on the same level. They were the most powerful and the most destructive names on the entire list.
Anywhere in the world, once either of them appeared, disaster followed. Major nations marked them as top-level threats. They were seen as criminals who could wipe out a small country.
When the two of them arrived, even the three Transcendent Realm fighters known as the Sky Mantis and the Armored Duo froze on the spot.
“Twenty people are on the International Combat Units. I can’t believe nine out of ten showed up. What in the world p>
Seth’s hand shook. His heart trembled.
He understood that the relic appearing in the northwest would attract world-class fighters, yet he never expected a shock of this scale.
Every person here had the power to destroy a town. The first- and second-ranked, Khaedor and Halia, had enough destructive force to make major nations wary.
If all these fighters gathered, even Agylae, Astria, Skarovia, and the Europa Union would feel pressure.
Now they all gathered in the northwest. How could the land not shake?
The other top fighters on the International Combat Units arrived on foot. Only the God of Madness, Khaedor, and the Flame Goddess, Halia, flew in. Their entrance showed their superior status.
Halia wore a bright red dress and showed half of her long, pale legs. She looked down and locked her eyes on Seth and the Armored Duo.
“Sky Mantis, Armored Duo, you Transcendent Realm fighters from Astria’s Shadow Division always remind me of the old days p>
Her voice sounded unreal. It sounded like she was present yet also speaking from far away.
Once this top-ranked Overlord spoke, the other strong fighters turned and looked at Seth and the other two.
The three Shadow Division fighters tensed up. Their expressions grew heavy.
Ten years earlier, a small event happened in southern Astria. A rare liquid called Verdant Dew appeared. The government blocked the news and sent Shadow Division fighters to move it, yet the news still leaked in the end.
The ones in charge back then had been these three. The people who came for the Verdant Dew were handled easily by them, yet at the final moment, they ran into Halia.
She used one move. All three of them lost. They had to watch her take the Verdant Dew away. That memory never left them. It remained a shadow in their minds.
Seth was the most experienced among them. He steadied himself and said, “Halia, last time you stole the Verdant Dew born from our land. This time, what do you want p>
He knew how dangerous she was, yet he served the Shadow Division. He still held his pride and questioned her.
“Stole p>
Halia stepped on a trail of fire and gave a soft laugh.
“The three of you joined forces and could not block a casual move from me How do you have the nervet
caff that stealing? If we are being honest, that was taking it by force p>
Seth’s face went pale. His voice grew lower.
“Halia, don’t think you can do
whatever you want just because you
rank second on the International
Combat Units. This is Astra If
needed, the army will act and
suppress you with full force p>
Once he said that, the gathered Transcendent Realm fighters all changed their expressions.
Astria was one of the three strongest nations. Its military force was terrifying. Even Transcendent Realm fighters could not take on a major nation’s whole army.
During wartime, many Transcendent Realm fighters died from heavy artillery. That was why major nations remained the rulers of Earth.
Halia brushed her bangs aside and gave a mocking smile.
“Army action? Stop putting on a show. If the army were really going to get involved, why would the Shadow Division only send the three of you p>
Seth and the other two froze and stayed silent.
It was true. In peaceful times, it was rare for any nation to deploy the military. Astria
would not act just because world-class fighters gathered.
This trip to the northwest depended on the Shadow Division alone.
D*mn it!
Seth cursed in his heart. His confidence faded.
“This Knoxs Ranch was known as the most welcoming place in the northwest. People even called it the Hero’s Homestead. We’ll stay here then p>
Halia gave the three men one last uninterested glance. Then she smiled and turned
into a flash of fire. She entered one of the guest tents.
Khaedor never spoke from start to end. He never looked at anyone. He did not care at all. He followed Halia into the tent.
Once the two Overlords left, the other Transcendent Realm fighters also moved toward the largest guest tent in the ranch to rest and drink.
Soon, the field emptied, and only Seth and the others remained.
Labron finally snapped out of it. He looked at Seth with worry.
“Master, this trip to the Aorinth Peaks might p>
Seth nodded and let out a
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discouraged sigh. “I never expected one relic to draw so many world-class fighters. Not even the director expected this. If Galen, who ranked third, and Jeff, who ranked fifth, showed up, they could help us deal with these people, yet Galen hid in Mount Martial and refused to come out. Jeff moved around on his own and refused restrictions. It is a pity p>
Hearing his bold master sigh like this, Labron felt a heavy weight settle in his chest.
Is the relic that appeared on Astrian land going to fall into the hands of Western
fighters again?
At that moment, a tall off-road truck rushed in from the northwest border.
A young man in white sat in the passenger seat with his feet propped up. His eyes
looked calm and deep. He was Leander, who had rushed over from the camp.