As the two clashed, both very quickly realized certain things about the other.For Dream, it was that Iris' flames were no longer simple flames. And for Iris, it was that Dream was truly much different than he used to be, especially in regards to his body.Dream had known that Iris would travel down the path of a predator that ate and got stronger. It was the basis for her [Devour] skill. Her fire was more of a complementary skill. But although he knew this, he didn't know how exactly it would evolve. Something like that could only be known by the person themselves who were guiding its usage in a certain direction.But it immediately became clear that Iris had evolved in a way that was frankly confusing to Dream. When he came in contact with her fire, not only did it seek to burn him and his mana, but it also tried to steal his mana at the same time. It was a very frontal and thorough assault. It recovered her own mana and energy while destroying his, like a vampire that was sucking y
Over the next several days, Dream and the family spent their time training and developing their magic.Iris especially. Her power was unique, versatile, and strong. And while her training consisted of draining her energy, she had the overpowered ability to eat and recover that energy.This was exactly what happened after their first training session when she massacred that bear den. After coming out, not only had she recovered her mana but her soul had also regained its lost energy, bringing it back up to its peak state. Dream found this absolutely baffling. If he had that ability, would he not have to pass out for days at a time to recover his soul's energy?Knowing she had this ability though, Dream decided to work Iris to the bone. Since all he had to do was find her food, there was no reason she couldn't be constantly improving. So he began a schedule of constant combat with her. They would fight all day and night, only stopping to go find food, but even this would only take an ho
"Now that we got that out of the way, there's one more thing that they asked me to bring up.""What is it?"Derrin spoke before they decided to part ways."Since you're so adept at gathering intelligence, I was told to ask you if you had anything you could share with us.""I do actually. And I can tell you right now that it's not looking good.""Something happen?""Well, let's just say I was right about everything I said. That tablet, take a look."Derrin looked down at the table and picked up the tablet. Its display had changed from the list to a demographic showing the current numbers."...My god.""I know. This army that's coming is only a small portion of their population. Not only that, but many more are pouring into the continent as we speak. This tablet holds the data for their numbers and movements.""..."Derring looked through the data, stunned and a bit fearful. Not only was he looking at a number of monsters never before seen, but their power levels that had surpassed all
After taking their designated places, the class 4's kept a vigilant eye out.But while they were more confident and secure, the same couldn't be said for the other soldiers.After seeing the sheer size of the horde, many officers started sweating and many weaker soldiers started trembling. The violent and menacing aura that seemed to reject all life could be felt washing over everyone even within the city. And as the ones who had to face this aura head on, the weak soldiers class 2 and below felt like running away.But everyone knew that they had nowhere to run to. For them, this was the one and only line of defense. If the demons got past them, then all the ordinary and defenseless people within the city would be massacred. The majority of the soldiers had friends and loved ones within those walls, so even if only for their sakes, they were going to stand and fight.But there was one thing that comforted them all, and that was the reinforcements that had come along with the weapons.
"See! I knew you would kill all of them! There's not even half left!"Contrary to the feelings of those around her, Iris was rather displeased.Not long after the class 4's went to battle, Dream had cut the previously 3 million strong army down to only 1.4 million. His bots and aircraft were just too capable against these demons. Especially the bots.While they had lost nearly 2,000, there were still 78,000 bots constantly finding their nearest enemy and hacking them to pieces. The only thing limiting their killing speed was the density of demon army, which had spread out considerably. Plus, as they got deeper in, the number of class 3's they needed to face was much greater, and these took longer to kill. Not to mention how there were only 1,000 bots at the class 3 level.But despite them doing so well, Dream still hadn't let Iris go out and fight. The reason was because of the possibility of there being more Grand Demons in that army. He wouldn't risk it.Though Iris understood, she
Two days after the battle, all class 4's and class 3 generals, officers, and politicians were called to a meetingAt the meeting, the lead class 4, who was apparently the standing emperor, went over several reports that had been compiled over the two days.Turns out, Dream's estimate for deaths was rather close. Of the nearly 50 million people who lived there about 12 million had died. And this was only from that sneak attack. This also meant that more civilians died than soldiers in that battle, which amounted to a measly 105,000 deaths.While the numbers were massive, nobody in the room was surprised. Those demons had absolutely nothing standing in their way when they had started their sneak attack. Especially those Grand Demons. What else would you expect when a class 4 monster is placed in an area full of defenseless humans?This was why class 4's were so scary. They were capable of killing those beneath them with nothing but their mana. And when they used spells and techniques, t
Everyone watched the countdown in the vision with nervousness and expectation.[5...4...3...2...1...Release.]Up in space, the platform activated a propellant and released the carrying mechanism, allowing a missile to fly out on its path.[5 minutes to detonation...][4 minutes...][2 minutes...][20 seconds to detonation...]When it got to this point, everyone could almost see the missile up above them. The missile was big, being nearly 30 meters long and 7 meters wide. It didn't look like anything special, just a round cylinder of metal. But Dream, Luna, and Iris knew what utter destruction it was capable of.Soon, the missile got closer to the detonation point.[5...4...3...2...1...Ignition.]*Flash**Bͫ̋̌ͤ̽҉̧͖̗̞̤͞OO̞̮̒͛M̟̲͓̙̬ͅ*"..."Above the kingdom was a second sun.This nearly 14 km wide fireball encapsulated the entire castle plus the nearby city. And everything outside of the fireball... well, it was annihilated with the explosion.Everyone was silent as they watched the sho
After waiting for the demons to calm back down and lower their guard, the ships went right back to the marching armies."How are the targets, Dream?"The Emperor came over to him and asked. Dream nodded."They're staying spread out besides a few groups of two or three. Everyone should be able to see them.""Indeed...It looks like we'll be able to handle this rather easily.""We can attack multiple singles at once with two or three of our own, but we have to make sure the battles don't take long. Everyone has at most 10 seconds before they respond and group up. You need to kill them and get out before then. That means prepare your best spells or skills with your partners beforehand."Everyone in the 3 ships nodded, listening through their bracelets. The Emperor agreed."Coordination will be key. Luckily we have you, Dream. Otherwise we would be facing all these demon Counts as they invaded the Empire. I'm glad I don't have to imagine such a day.""Well this is still only a fraction of