Wizard: Starting With the Knights Breathing Method Chapter 2902: 589: Shadow World Rekindled! Nightmare Utterly Defeated!
Previously on Wizard: Starting With the Knights Breathing Method...
Fury boiled deep inside the Lost Monarch as it observed the chaotic scene.
Yet it remained utterly helpless to intervene, locked in a perilous duel with Edmund that demanded its full focus, with no room for even the tiniest slip that could spell its doom.
Moments dragged onward.
Gradually, the Monarchs ripped apart crimson and ebony tears in space, ushering their legions toward escape. The Devouring Sky Demon Lord, fresh from an intense clash with Gullwig, seethed with frustration but could only pivot and flee.
This clash had caught them completely off guard.
Facing such an unfavorable position, the priority was undoubtedly to safeguard their forces, as reconvening them later would demand a hefty toll in time.
Right as the Lost Monarch began its withdrawal, abrupt shifts unfolded.
Sudden silhouettes emerged, radiating a grand level-10 presence, totaling ten in number. Among them, the mightiest stood at the pinnacle of level-10, crowned with the Emperor’s regalia, shrouded in a vast Shadow Cloak that blanketed the heavens, his features stern and gaze ignited by vengeful flames!
Gripped in his grasp was the severed head of a stunning woman.
The Devouring Sky Demon Lord stared in horror:
"You... you actually slew Lady Yin Tian? Charactus, how dare you strike down the envoy from our Nightmare World—are you turning against us, Shadow World?"
Shadow Emperor Charactus!
The supreme ruler of the Shadow World.
The remaining nine were fellow Shadow Monarchs. This represented the core might of the once-dominant Shadow World, inadequate to challenge the Giant World outright, yet potent enough to swing the tide of this ongoing conflict!
The Shadow Emperor replied with icy resolve, "That Lady Yin Tian betrayed our Shadow World long ago. What of it if I ended her? We've suffered in silence for countless years. We're not rising in revolt; we're here to seize back all that was rightfully ours in the Shadow World!"
The Devouring Sky Demon Lord snarled in fury, "Excellent, excellent, truly bold! You've aligned with Nora, courting your own destruction! If that's your choice, then the Shadow World has no place in this cosmos; once this fight ends, our Nightmare World will descend upon you!"
"We're prepared whenever you come!"
With a sweeping gesture from the Shadow Emperor, nine level-10 auras erupted, sealing off the Nightmare Monarchs' path to retreat, intent on claiming more of their lives right there.
The balance of the battlefield now fully favored Nora's forces.
"Ah..."
Cries of agony echoed as the Silent Monarch fell swiftly to the combined assault of the Shadow elites and the Eight Formation Map, crumbling into dust—the inaugural level-10 casualty of this fierce war.
The remaining Monarchs poured every ounce of power into forcing an opening, then pulled back from the fray.
"Curse it all!"
The Rotten Sovereign got pulverized beneath Owen’s massive blade, engulfed in boundless Ashen Power, twisting into a massive, convulsing sphere before being smashed into oblivion.
Another Level 10 Mid Stage perished.
The Lost Monarch's frenzied bellow sent shivers through Nora Dark Side, while the Four Great Demon Lords strained to drive off Nora’s elite warriors.
They pulled away in haste, the Monarchs scattering one after another.
Yet, hammered by the united might of Nora’s champions and the Shadow’s powerhouses, the third, fourth, and even fifth and sixth Nightmare Monarchs met their ends.
Ultimately, just 20 Nightmare Monarchs managed to slip back into the Nightmare World.
In the span of a single day across the realm, six mighty Nightmare entities had been slain, a toll matching the toll of two millennia in Nora's Blood Battles—news that would surely rouse even Pazuzu from slumber with joyous laughter.
As the conflict finally ebbed, Nora’s Dark Side lay battered and torn. The landscape glittered with shattered Nightmare Crystals, scattered in the billions.
Nora’s elite warriors gathered behind Edmund, eyeing the Shadow’s forces with awe-struck faces. Edmund offered a genuine grin and voiced his thanks:
"Choosing to bury old grudges and rush to Nora's defense was a surprise we never anticipated—our deepest gratitude! If my efforts to rescue our kin caused any slight back then, I beg your understanding."
The Shadow Emperor responded:
"Our goal was chiefly to unleash our pent-up rage; the Nightmare World believed a mere envoy could cow us into submission, and we're done living under that shadow."
Edmund replied:
"In this vast cosmos, weakness stands as the ultimate crime, holding true for lone souls and entire realms alike. That's the path Nora has walked, so we opted to fight back, embracing death on our feet rather than groveling in defeat—far nobler, wouldn't you agree?"
The Shadow Emperor gave a nod of agreement.
"This visit serves to forge an alliance as well. Merging the enduring legacy of our Shadow World with the thriving might of super Nora, uniting our strengths, will bolster us greatly against any looming Giant World threat."
Edmund said:
"You're most welcome, truly."
The Shadow Emperor added:
"That said, we're establishing an alliance for shared support alone; we won't integrate into the Nora Council just yet, and that point must stand firm."
Edmund acknowledged:
"I get it—the Shadow World carries its unique burdens. I do have a query: the gulf separating Nora from the Shadow World is immense; how exactly did you manage the journey here?"
The Shadow Emperor chuckled lightly and explained:
"Though the universe’s Dark Side lies in ruins, with only a fragment of the Shadow World intact, across those endless epochs, we've quietly mended sections of the Shadow pathways. Upon sealing our pact, I'll disclose these hidden routes to the Supreme Council for your benefit. Should our Shadow World face a Nightmare onslaught, we ask that, in light of today's support and our new bond, the Nora Council extend aid our way; I place my faith in the Grand Council Chairman."
Edmund declared:
"Agreed! From this moment, we're bound as allies, pressing forward side by side to birth fresh realms, or perishing united in the fray—betrayal has no place between us!"
He reached out, clasping the hand of the Shadow Emperor in a firm grip.
"May we endure long enough to witness those new worlds."
Charactus uttered those words.
Prior to their departure, Edmund glanced at the fading forms of the shadow warriors and inquired:
"Won't you claim a share of these spoils from the defeated Nightmares?"
Without the Shadow World's timely entry into the fray, merely felling one or two level-10s in Nora's defense would have been a triumph; slaying six owed everything to their pivotal intervention!