I don't want to be an elf!

These clones look exactly like the original body, both in appearance and thought process. Even Nephren, who is most familiar with Yatogami Tohka, cannot tell which one is the original body and which one is the clone when they are put together.

Moreover, each of them possesses combat strength at least equivalent to half a near-hero.

As for why half?

Although they look the same and think the same way, their abilities are greatly limited.

Neither the greatsword named "Aosha Gong" nor the twin pistols named "Zefir" could unleash their full power.

The Slayer cannot use the Last Sword, and the Zafkiel cannot use the Power Bullet; compared to their original forms, their power ceiling is far lower.

Even so, it should not be underestimated.

After all, it takes countless resources to train a potential hero. Back then, the kingdom and the church searched the entire country and only found one hero and five potential heroes.

Yatogami Tohka's clones can be mass-produced.

According to her, given enough time, manufacturing several hundred would not be a problem.

Hundreds of Yatogami Tohka...

William's eyes twitched at the thought of that scene.

If there were hundreds of Yatogami Tohkas, this battle wouldn't even need to be fought.

Just preparing food for them would be enough to cripple the entire Wing Army's logistics.

At that time, the first difficulty the warriors of the Pioneer Legion will face will not be the Seventeen Beasts, but the food shortage.

However, it doesn't matter if you don't have hundreds of clones.

One god-level combat power, six clones, fifteen golden fairies, two hundred and fifty super soldiers, and two elite soldiers.

Even though William himself was not capable of fighting and could only perform logistical work to repair the Holy Sword, he still believed that this battle was destined to end in victory.

As the human capital drew ever closer, William put his hand in his pocket and took out a semi-transparent crystal.

Inside the crystal was a dense, pitch-black curse.

This was something Black Candle Bus gave him before the Trail Blazers set off.

These are relics belonging to Swann, the original curse sealed by the Black Candle Lord.

The floating continent islands still need someone to look after them. Currently, the Winged Army and the Golden Fairy have mobilized the vast majority of their personnel, so this task has naturally been temporarily handed over to Lord Black Candle.

Unable to leave the floating continent archipelago, Black Candle entrusted Swan's belongings to William.

Let him fulfill Swan's last wish.

His soul returned to his homeland.

"I never imagined that our unpleasant parting would actually be our last. It's such a pity."

Staring at the crystal in his hand, William murmured to himself, "However, your last wish will soon be fulfilled, I promise."

"Whoosh—!"

Just then, a whooshing sound came from afar.

William looked sharply toward the capital city and saw a beam of light with a radius of at least five meters shooting from that direction, directly hitting an airship.

Before anyone could react to what had happened, the unfortunate airship exploded in mid-air.

Apart from one golden fairy who was escorting them, none of the other orc warriors survived.

"Target confirmed! Target confirmed! The enemy is the fourteenth beast of Zhiguang!"

Inside the airship, the orc observer spotted the beast, dressed in crystalline armor like a knight and with spikes on its head that converged beams of light, lurking in the capital through the binoculars, and immediately sounded the alarm.

That was the fourteenth beast, which was always enormous.

It was more than ten times larger than the one we encountered two months ago in the battle on the fifteenth floating island.

"The battle has begun! Open your eyes wide, all of you!"

Yatogami Tohka flew to the front of the fleet and pointed the tip of the sword that had been used to kill the emperor towards the Imperial Capital.

"I'll take care of that behemoth. All ships of the Pioneer Legion, listen to my command and proceed at full speed toward the capital!"

Chapter Seventy-Two: Left hand holding a gun, right hand holding a sword

Before the war even began, one of the thirty steel behemoths had already been shot down.

No one expected that the fourteenth beast could sense their approach from such a distance.

To prevent the warriors from dying meaninglessly here, Yatogami Tohka, along with her six clones, charged towards the giant fourteenth beast, wielding the Executioner.

"Roar----!"

Sensing the approach of several powerful auras, the fourteenth beast roared instinctively.

With this roar, countless slumbering beasts in the capital opened their eyes, which were filled with killing intent and chaos.

The once prosperous city that belonged to humankind has long since become the lair of the Seventeen Beasts.

Now, this long-dormant city has awakened once more, and the soulless beasts cast bloodthirsty glances at the living.

"Whoosh—!"

The Fourteenth Beast has changed its target, pointing its horn at Tohka Yatogami.

Having successfully attracted its attention, the main body and its six clones immediately dispersed just before the magic beam was about to be fired.

A beam of light with a radius of five meters shot straight toward the main body in the center, but Yatogami Tohka was not afraid at all, raising the Executioner in her hand.

A violent spiritual energy had already accumulated within it.

When it comes to hitting waves, she's never been afraid of anyone!

With a loud shout, Yatogami Tohka's sword light, formed from spiritual energy, collided with the pillar of light, creating a dazzling display of light.

The beam of light, powerful enough to destroy the airship in one strike, and the sword energy emitted by the Fiend King created visible shockwaves that spread outwards.

"Rumble————!"

In the capital, many buildings that had been in disrepair for years and were on the verge of collapse due to the ravages of the beasts could not withstand such fluctuations and collapsed with a roar.

The rubble and bricks buried the newly awakened beasts, and some were even crushed to death.

Meanwhile, the other six clones also approached the fifteen-meter-tall knight monster.

Based on previous experience, the crystalline armor on the Fourteenth Beast had amazing defensive capabilities, so they had no intention of holding back from the beginning and unleashed their maximum spiritual power to strike it.

With a deafening roar, the Fourteenth Beast let out a shrill scream.

The six clones, in different locations, slashed six deep wounds that revealed bone, and blood gushed out like a fountain onto the ground.

The intense pain drove the Fourteenth Beast into a frenzy. It swung its arms, and countless beams of magical energy shot out from the spikes on its head, forcing its clones to temporarily avoid its attacks.

But the only one that needs to temporarily avoid the limelight is the clone.

The moment they created the chaos, the true form of the Slaughtering Lord appeared before the Fourteenth Beast with lightning speed.

At the wound left on the head of the Fourteenth Beast by one of its clones, Yatogami Tohka suddenly thrust the Slaughtering King into its body.

As spiritual energy poured in, the sword energy of the Fiend King cleaved down from its head, tearing its massive body in two.

"This must be the strongest beast in this area, right?"

After defeating the fourteenth beast, Yatogami Tohka looked around but did not find any beasts larger than it.

The next moment, the ground cracked open.

Dozens of sharp spikes emerged from the ground, their tips flashing with an unusual green light, and pierced towards Yatogami Tohka and her clone with lightning speed.

"bite----!"

The spikes collided with the divine armor, producing a crisp echo.

The power is not that great.

However, an ominous color was injected into the black and red battle armor.

The rotting dark green spread across the armor, quickly corroding the entire suit and even reaching their bodies.

curse!

The beast that attacked them was one they had never seen before!

As this realization dawned, the bodies of the clones swayed, and dark red blood flowed from the corners of their mouths.

The main body also felt a slight dizziness, and the world in front of it became blurry as if there were phantom images.

"shameless!"

Yatogami Tohka roared, and Aosha-gong charged up his power again, furiously slashing at the ground.

After more than a dozen swings, the ground beneath her feet was already shattered into pieces.

Minced meat and filthy blood gradually seeped out from the cracked ground.

The unknown beast that had been hiding underground and launching the attack had clearly been chopped into pieces.

However, just when she thought the crisis was over, heavy growls came from all directions of the capital.

The ground began to shake.

A hint of seriousness appeared on Yatogami Tohka's heroic face.

Those that have just awakened are only the most superficial beasts.

But her indiscriminate hacking awakened an even more powerful beast that had been slumbering deep underground.

Seeing the enormous creatures that had broken through the ground and crawled out from underground, Tohka Yatogami gripped her weapon tighter.

The fourteenth beast we just encountered was already enormous.

But compared to these guys, we're still no match for them.

Seven enormous beasts, each as large as a mountain, appeared in different locations in the capital.

In addition to the creatures that live on the surface of the capital and those that constantly crawl out from underground, the city is now being swallowed up by all sorts of beasts.

"Tohka, we're here to help you!"

Just as the out-of-shape Tohka Yatogami was surrounded, the Golden Fairies finally arrived.