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After Amalgate left, the atmosphere of the battlefield turned strange. The Angelic Royal, however, did not miss a beat and immediately turned its attention back to the waiting demons and Dahn. It's long elegant fingers began to open and its empty expression seemed to smile as energy began to build up within its hand! Soon it would attack again and so far not one of the Kings had shown the power to resist!

"It's power is far beyond that of the limit of Kings!" Dahn said with some emotion in his voice. Though he had shown not a shred of fear fighting the Three Step King prior, against this attack, locked by the Heaven's spatial techniques, even he felt a shadow of death encroaching. The other Kings of Hell shuddered, and looked at each other, mounting terror building in their eyes.

"Can we win?" 

"What do we do?"

"Damn the infernal Heavens!"

"All of you...did you lose your spine in your seclusion?? Let us fight! Let us live! If we can fight back for long enough, surely the Ice Emperor will come to our aid!" The Three Step King shouted out in anger as he saw the hesitation in the eyes of his comrades. If there was on thing he could not tolerate, it was those who were afraid of battle for he longed for it. Lineir saw something in that demon's eyes, something he would never forget...a desperate bloodthirstiness even in the face of death, which was not afraid of anything!

"But...Three Step...we're not as strong as you..." One of the weaker Kings murmured helplessly, looking around for support. The other Kings were mixed but overall their eyes sharpened and their resolve grew after his words.

"It's ok Old Li Saan. We have Three Step, the Bladelord, and even Old Jian is here. No matter what the Heavens throw at us, we will prevail! Look behind us..." One of the older Kings, shrouded in purple said in a voice which gradually hardened as he prepared to give his all. "Can we...afford to fail?" 

All the Kings in the sky swept their gaze downward to their clans which were locked in a vicious stalemate with the angel cohorts harassing them. If the Kings did not distract the Angelic Royal...the future of the demons, no, the future of all the denizens of Hell would have no defense against this monster! Lineir, gazing up from below, locked eyes with Jian Baraaz who nodded at him sadly. Then he glanced at Dahn, whose eyes widened as he caught sight of him. Even through the stealth techniques of the Midnight Pagoda, Dahn was a master of spatial perception and with some effort, soon realized exactly who he was looking at! His expression grew panicked and a mental transmission came!

What are you DOING HERE!! Do you know how important you are?  YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO DIE HERE!

The transmission roared in Lineir's mind and Lineir shook his head wryly.

The Solar Martial God is with me as well. The Lord sent us to rescue you. However...we didn't expect that the Heavens would attack now. Now I am not even sure if we should reveal the Solar Martial God's presence. Would Senior Solar Martial God be able to change anything if he came out?" Lineir replied back to Dahn whose eyes froze as he rapidly calculated the possibilities.

No...do not have him come out. His power is strong for a God, but it is still only somewhat better than Kings at best. Against our opponent...he cannot make a difference. Perhaps...if you remain hidden, after this is over...if you play dead...you might have a chance to make an escape. The summoning of an Angelic Royal into the Hells cannot last forever and the Ice Emperor has surely realized what is happening here. If you can survive long enough..just maybe...nothing else matters...

Dahn turned away and focused on the Angelic Royal. For the first time, panic shown in his eyes. He did not understand how the Lord could have allowed Lineir to come to the Hells at such a time. If he was responsible for the legacy of the Nine Paths falling into the hands of the Heavens...even if he pretended to not care about the war, he could not live with the shame, even in his grave. He turned to the Three Step King.

"You...you've been holding back." He said and the Three Step King grinned.

"You could tell? I guess you were paying more attention than I thought." The bloodthirsty demon's killing intent spilled out as his rival's acknowledgement of his strength in this time of dire need gave new fire to his limbs. "I've been holding back ever since I thought you went and got yourself offed. Saving every bit of my power, I haven't drawn my sword from its sheath for millennia. Even still...the energy down here is too thin for me to breakthrough to the next level even if I store it forever. If I had been upstairs in the free air, I would not be so weak as you Dahn! I would have become a second Ice Emperor HAHAHAHAHA!" Chuckling, the demon placed his hand on his sword and the world turned silent.

"EVERYONE! WITH ME! ONE STRIKE TO SLAY THE HEAVENS! DO NOT LET OUR RACE PERISH TO THE DESPICABLE INVADERS!" Immense aura burst forth, Qi spilling rampantly as The Three Step King undid seal after seal. Soon after, Dahn activated his mystical strings control technique, his head snapping straight as he too prepared to attack. The assembled Kings looked at each other and the Angelic Royal whose palm was now shining with Holy Qi, ready to attack and they shrugged.

"If I have to die today so be it!"

"We've lived too long!"

"Let's die together!"

Their moods changed as each of them threw aside all animosity, united against a common foe. Down below, the tense disciples let loose battle roars seeing their seniors about to rage against the foe!

"Fight! Save us Seniors!"

"Fight for our race!"

"Fight for us all!" 

The cheers were deafening and several angels actually were physically pushed back by the explosion of accumulated Qi being generated. With everything exploding, Lineir held on for dear life, not letting the explosive shouts push him away! In that moment...for the first time since Mei had perished he felt something...he never thought he would say this...but he was cheering for the Hells to win! Letting open his throat, he roared along with the demons!

"Fight!!"