The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 893: Objective Achieved

Argus, who did not have time to evade the sword, felt sudden pain and suffocation as the sword pierced him from behind. The sword struck directly through his heart and burst it, killing him instantly.

Even in death, his face still showed shock and despair in his eyes. The sword's flame embedded in his body then burned him completely. The fire ignited from the inside outward and cremated him on the spot.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

At the same time, several large explosions shook the nearby mansion where Heserdolf hid. The blasts destroyed the mansion and created several massive craters. Flames spread everywhere, and the devils' corpses lay scattered with burn wounds and severed limbs.

In one of the giant craters, there was a sign of a destroyed underground structure. In the midst of the rubble, a faint movement appeared as a hand pushed away the debris burying its owner.

Heserdolf's wounded figure slowly emerged from the rubble with difficulty. He gritted his teeth as he endured the pain of the burn wounds covering his body. Although he was a vampire with strong regeneration, these injuries were something even his recovery struggled to mend.

That happened because the explosion just now was a technique of the Phoenix Queen. He did not know how, but small birds shaped flame suddenly appeared inside the underground shelter. The flame birds were only the size of his palm, yet they could explode with power strong enough to kill pseudo immortal stage cultivators.

Thanks to his protective talisman, he did not instantly turn into ash and ended up only heavily wounded. Unfortunately, phoenix flame was not like normal flame.

Its properties could prevent regeneration. The flame acted like a poison that blocked any form of recovery, which meant any wound caused by it could leave an everlasting effect on the victim's body if they did not have any means to erase the phoenix flame's effect.

This was in direct contrast to another property of the phoenix flame that allowed it to regenerate severed limbs or heal any injuries. This was what they called the dual nature of phoenix flames, destruction and restoration.

Their flames could kill but also give life, an ability that made the phoenix race overpowered.

Heserdolf felt breathless as he tried to lean his body against the destroyed wall beside him. But then he sensed someone land near him, which made him slowly turn his head to the side.

He saw the Phoenix Queen looking at his face with her beautiful eyes, her expression calm. Several of the flame birds were still flying here and there, and one of them perched on the queen's shoulder. Heserdolf couldn't help but release a deep sigh. He knew that this was his time.

He could not escape his end when the Phoenix Queen was already right beside him.

But he did not want to fall without doing anything. With a quick and decisive move, he triggered his dantian to explode. However, before his dantian could fully ignited—

Slash!

The Phoenix Queen cut through his neck cleanly using the sword flame in her hand, severing his head. The ignition in his dantian stopped, and as his head rolled, his life ended right there.

The Phoenix Queen then retracted all of her techniques. The sword flame and the flame birds disappeared, before she burned Heserdolf's corpse. Her flame consumed his body into nothingness until not even ashes remained.

The Phoenix Queen did not change her expression the entire time. She simply considered this an easy task, as this devil was already cornered and had very little room to move. While fighting Argus, she had quietly released one of her techniques without him noticing—the flame sparrows.

She spread many small bird-shaped flames that flew to various parts of the mansion, and the sparrows were able to infiltrate the ground. As long as there was the smallest gap, the flames could enter it, allowing them to appear inside the underground shelter where Heserdolf was hiding. The sparrows, controlled by the Phoenix Queen, exploded after locating Heserdolf's position.

Basically, she was handling multiple tasks while battling Argus. If she focused only on fighting Argus, she could have killed him easily. However, she chose not to focus solely on the battle because she had sensed Heserdolf's presence earlier, before he hid in the underground shelter. That was why she used her technique to look for his location while also fighting Argus.

She believed that Heserdolf must have been cornered and lacked any real means of escape, because if he had such options, he would not have chosen to hide here and would have attempted to flee. He should have known that he had no hope of facing their alliance in this place, which meant the only decision he should take was to escape. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

She wanted to make sure she could kill Heserdolf without giving him any chance to escape, so she used the element of surprise through the Flame Sparrows.

The Phoenix Queen looked in another direction and rose into the sky. She saw that the city had almost completely fallen into their hands. The devils had lost their morale after witnessing what the Dragon King did. Many of them chose to escape, only to be killed by other beasts in the end.

The Phoenix Queen did not find it surprising. After witnessing something like what the Dragon King did, the devils would naturally fall into despair. The wave of inferno was one of the Dragon King's mass destruction techniques, and she had already seen it once in the past when the Dragon King went to war against the devils on their continent.

And she also knew that he possessed something even more powerful.

She then looked toward the Dragon King. After unleashing his mass destruction, the Dragon King had already returned to his human form. He floated with his hands clasped behind his back, observing the destruction he had caused earlier.

He smiled as he felt satisfied after unleashing something like that and killing so many devils.

He couldn't help wanting to use the Wave of Inferno after seeing a large number of devils rushing in his direction. It was a rare occasion where he could freely unleash a technique he rarely used because of the scale of destruction it could cause. Without precise and strong control, this technique could even kill his own allies.

Even after unleashing a technique of that level, the Dragon King did not seem tired at all and continued observing the ongoing battle in the city.

Finally, after an hour of fighting, the city completely fell into their hands. After confirming that the city was fully cleared of devils and that Heserdolf had died, the Dragon King contacted Aldrian to report the results of the battle.

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In the southern pole region of the Red Mist Star, Aldrian and his alliance were resting inside one of the towns they had already conquered. Not long after destroying the devils' reinforcement in space, Aldrian was inside his tent, meditating.

Suddenly, his communication artifact signaled an incoming communication. He took out the artifact while keeping his eyes closed and listened to the voice from the other side.

"Excuse me, Your Majesty. There is an incoming communication from the Dragon King. He sent his report saying he has succeeded in raiding Vurdulic City and killing Heserdolf. The city has fallen under our control, and they will stay in Vurdulic City to defend it from any devils trying to take it back."

Hearing that, Aldrian was stunned for a moment before he smiled.

"I see. Wait, connect back to Dragon King. I want to say something to him."

He opened his eyes and stood up, and his figure disappeared before reappearing outside the control room of his interstellar vessel. After he entered and waited for a moment, he finally saw the Dragon King on the screen.

"Congratulations on the success of the mission. But I heard that you want to stay in that city. Are you really okay with that? You and all of your troops will likely have to fight the entire power of the devils in the continent. You could leave, since our objective is already achieved, and attack the continent in the future with a more proper plan." Aldrian said with a smile.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, but it's fine. We can still hold on here, and there is nothing that could endanger us for now, so we decided to stay. It would be a shame to leave this city right after we conquered it. Moreover, with me and the Phoenix Queen here, no matter how many devils come, or even if the entire power of the continent arrives, I doubt they could retake this city with their current strength." The Dragon King replied.

Aldrian nodded. "I see. Then be careful. I do not doubt your power, but don't hesitate to retreat if you think it will be too much to defend the city."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After that, they cut off the communication.

Aldrian took a deep breath, and he couldn't help but smile in a good mood. Now that their leader had disappeared, the devils in this world would fall into confusion and chaos. There would be no one left to manage what they needed to do.

This world would fall faster than he thought!