The Twelve Divine Generals Unleashed!
Chiyo's Fate Changes!
Perhaps the emergence of Durin emboldened lesser beasts.
Some of the Abyssal hounds surrounding Luo Li sensed that something was terribly wrong.
Many attempted to tear open escape paths.
But while the black hole persisted,
escape was impossible.
Yet the creatures behind them learned quickly.
Their attack patterns shifted
and from the other realm,
a golden, lupine king prepared to descend.
The ruler of the Helios Wolves,
a creation of the "Golden" alchemist without soul or heart,
driven only by instinct and desire to carve its name upon the world. But
Upon witnessing Luo Li's massacre
the lupine king calmly severed the connection.
It chose not to descend.
A wise decision indeed.
Luo Li had been ready to eliminate the pack's leader to spare Inazuma future trouble.
Too bad the creature wasn't stupid.
He sighed.
"What a waste."
The Disaster Reaches the Seven Nations
The fall of Khaenri'ah marked the beginning.
The Abyss surged outward.
All seven nations were soon overwhelmed.
When people sought their Archons for aid
they found none.
Every God was gone.
Inazuma – Narukami Island
Inazuma's pre-emptive sweeps had wiped out most local monsters.
Merchants and villagers believed the crisis nearly solved.
Until today.
Without warning, vast numbers of monsters appeared along the island's edges.
Many soldiers were injured before they could react.
But thanks to earlier preparation,
the message reached General Chiyo and Commander Kujou Takamine in moments.
Within a quarter hour, Ei received the report.
She rushed to inform Makoto
only to discover the throne empty.
Makoto was gone.
A shadow fell over Ei's heart.
At such a critical moment, her sister would never simply vanish…
Unless something far more important had called her away.
But now was not the time to search.
Ei steadied herself and began issuing orders with all the administrative skill Makoto had drilled into her.
Fox Priestess Yae deployed protective talismans and barriers across the island,
healing the wounded while reinforcing defensive lines.
Initially, Inazuma believed it could handle the threat.
They were wrong.
The monsters included spatial-rending hounds
and colossal beast-tigers as large as hills.
Hundreds of elite soldiers could not bring one down.
Even Chiyo renowned Oni warrior
struggled against one such beast
and nearly got swallowed whole.
Just when defeat loomed
the island shook.
A titanic barrier rose over Narukami Island.
Twelve divine silhouettes appeared in the heavens.
A six-sided crystal shield slammed down before Chiyo,
blocking the beast's fangs.
Next, heavenly fire descended,
reducing the creature to ashes.
Only after a few stunned seconds
did Chiyo realize what she was seeing.
Above her stood
Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise
the Four Gods
and with them:
Three-eyed whale Tianyi
Green serpent Tengshe
Six-sided guardian Liughe
Violet scorpion Gouzhen
Silver bird Tiankong
Three-legged sun-crow Jinwu
White fox Taiyin
Celestial beauty Tianhou
The Twelve Divine Generals Array
the formation Luo Li once used
had manifested in full force.
Their true bodies, each ten zhang tall, descended to guard Inazuma.
The white fox froze time and space briefly,
locking every monster on the island in place.
The Four Gods unleashed devastating elemental might—
metallic killing qi, poisonous thunder,
the Vermilion Bird's cleansing flames.
Tengshe's mist,
Jinwu's solar inferno,
Tianyi and Liughe's unbreakable defense
together they transformed the battlefield.
Tiankong granted flight to soldiers,
allowing them to pursue airborne monsters.
Seeing the sudden reversal, morale exploded.
Chiyo shouted:
"This is the array Lord Luo Li left for us!
Fear nothing!
Slay the invaders
protect our home!"
Injured soldiers rose anew.
Divine protection surrounded them.
Each warrior now fought with ten times his former strength.
Emotion surged like a tidal wave.
"For the Shogun!
For Lord Luo Li!
For Inazuma!"
Their unified roar shook the heavens.
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