Oliver Evans’s battalion prepared to take the field, the tension thick as everyone uood the stakes. This was the final match of the round, and the ce to secure the st 1,000 points — or more — depended on their performahe hopes of the entire division seemed to rest on their shoulders.

  Sora and Kara stepped forward, their strength a more than wele presence for their rades. Oliver looked their way, trust in his eyes. “Alright, it’s time. Let's wipe the floor with them. Sora, Kara, don't uimate their el, she's a top-notch assassin.”

  As they appeared otlefield, the Dark Elf troops stood in formation on the opposite side, their expressioermiheir el, a woman with a small frame and hiddeures, watched the human battalion, prepared for the fight.

  Sora sized up the areimating it was at least a kilometer in radius. He noticed Oliver a captain to lead the troops and uzzled.

  Oliver caught Sora’s look and chuckled. “I’m a swordsman, specialized in damage and bos,” he expined. “Leading ihick of battle isn’t my style. Jeremy was a high ranked officer before the update and has been leading troops sihen.”

  Kara, a little skeptical, asked, “How many wins does the 5th battalion have us belt?”

  Oliver pretended not to hear her question. “Just focus otle!”

  Sora and Kara exged a look, shaking their head at this bald el.

  Kara’s healing energy radiated outward, reinf her allies as they took their positions. Sora moved to the front, resolve etched on his face. This was their ce to seize victory and make a statement. The final battle of this phase was about to begin, and they were ready t everything they had.

  For experts like them, the kilometer distaweewo forces would be covered in the blink of an eye.

  The battle soon started.

  Sora was fully focused. He had the previous 4 battles in mind. He knew how both fas relied on their powerhouses to defend or elimihe maximum of pyers to break the bance of the fights between panies. And acc to Jeremy's calls, it seemed that they relied on Oliver's great damage output to butcher as many enemies as possible.'Maybe I should focus on buffing as many allies as possible, and theer the melee with [Echo Strike] ?'.

  [Final Battalion War is about to start]Three... Two... One.

  Both sides exploded with power as buffs and crowd trol skills bhe battlefield. Sora wasn’t oo be left behind, immediately stag his own buffs on himself and his allies. He cast [Mana Shield] on many vulnerable css pyers, followed by [Amplify] to boost their skills, and then [Speed Surge] on those who needed quick mobility.

  He used his newly acquired skills to buff his allies, link himself to them, through [Alternate Mana Resonance] and [Alternate Mana Cascade].

  [Alternate Mana Burst Field] was active in a rge area, boosting everyone's abilities

  The pyers italio an immense surge of power due to the buffs, turning to each other with disbelief. "Who’s the God buffing us like this?" one of them asked, barely hiding his awe.

  Jeremy, their battalion leader, shouted over the chaos, "Keep your mouths shut and focus otle !"

  Satisfied with his work, Snced over his allies, estimating he had buffed more than 500 pyers. He thought with a smirk, 'With this... I should have at least +25000% damage, right?'

  Not wasting time, he appeared in front of a tank who was locked in bat with aank, right in the heart of the battlefield. eling [Alternate Echo Strike], Sora absorbed mana into his body, feeling it surge through him like a flood. The polified as it flowed into his arm and then into the [Monkey King's Staff], which began to glow. With all his might, he swung the staff, smashing into the eank and the dozens of Dark elves behind him.

  The result was devastating—the tank flew back like a onball, disiing into light particles soon after and the staff tis trajectory, killing dozens of pyers.

  Yet, Sora found himself frowning. 'That wasn't eveimes my max power... What’s going on?'

  He g the notification logs, a sinking feeling in his gut.

  [You hit your enemy with Echo Strike (10 stacks)][Critical Strike!][You have killed an enemy pyer!] x 25'Ten stacks? But… I buffed hundreds of pyers!'

  Uanding dawned on him, painfully. 'It’s strong, but capped. Guess I’ll have to do with what I’ve got.' He let out a sigh, but couldn’t deny the skill's effectiveness. Even if it wasn’t what he imagihe destructive power of [Alternate Echo Strike] was still more than enough to sughter regur eroops.

  Sora’s brutal dispy of power had Jeremy rallying his forces with a shout italion Voice Chat, “Ralph, take the back line while Oliver hahe front! Kara, keep el Oliver and tanks alive ! THIS ROUND IS OURS!”

  Energized by his orders, Sora, Kara, and the rest sprang into a, each trusting Jeremy’s and. Sora quickly moved to the other side of the battlefield, where rows of Dark Elf troops expeg someoo fnk them were ready to protect their le pyers and healers. They were determined not to let the massacre of the st rou itself.

  But Sora wasn’t deterred. He infused his staff with lightning, activating [Alternate Echo Strike] as electric sparks crackled along the growing on. With a single horizontal swing, he crushed almost thirty pyers irike. The surviving pyers were trembling from the remainiricity in their body, stuhe overwhelming force left the Dark Elves trembling.

  Having witnessed his earlier fight, they knew of his incredible strength. This person was now the most wanted human on their radar, a merciless enemy. “Where did this monster e from?” a Dark Elf Vice-captain murmured to his team, fear clear in his voice. “We were supposed to hold him off until backup came… what we do now?”

  Save them no ce troup. He was a whirlwind of chaos, smashing through oppos with relentless precision, always on guard against any crowd trol skills they attempted. He parried, dodged, and tered with all kind of strikes, leaving them powerless. To the Dark Elves, he was like a level 100 powerhouse in their midst, wiping them out like mere beginners.

  Then, a notification appeared before him:

  [You have killed 215 pyers! 528 pyers remaining.]Sora’s eyes wide the message, and he gowards their frontline, notig that their forces were making siderable progress. But then a call from Jeremy broke his focus. “RALPH! Great work back there! But el Sarsha is tearing through our side, and we 't do anything to her. We need your help!”

  With a final swing, Sora obliterated aen pyers before he went back to his battalion. He arrived just in time to see their el, Sarsha, slig through bae pyers like they were nothing. Only a few, ected to Kara by [Soul Link], mao survive her assault.

  Jeremy approached him urgently. “Kara and Oliver are pushing hard in the front lihanks to the damage you dealt in the back. But Sarsha is cutting through us fast. She’s a monster focused on speed and assassinatiotacks ignore shields and defenses, based on her enemies' HP, so she’s lethal and incredibly fast.”

  Sora aking in Jeremy’s words.

  “Plus,” Jeremy added, “she’s immuo trol skills and has skills that let her vanish mid-attack. We’ll o be careful. Me, you, and four of the remaining captains should be enough to handle her if we coordinate well.”

  Sora’s gaze narrowed. “The’s end this.” He grabbed his staff, and started looking for Sarsha.

  Sora activated his [Mana Eyes], honing in oraana around him. He noticed something odd: while Sarsha’s presence didn’t register in the usual sehe pces she passed through had no more mana fluctuations, creating a gap. A gap he could track.

  A smile crossed his face as he vanished, instantly reappearing iless pursuit. But Sarsha was slippery, phasing out of his reach with uny speed. Frustrated but focused, he decided on a different approach.

  He called on the elements, summoning dark clouds above. Within seds, heavy rain began to pour, and bolts of lightning split the sky, dreng the battlefield with raw elemental power.

  He surrouhe area with a [Wind Barrier], trapping Sarsha. She halted, finally realizing her escape route was blocked. She scowled, her expression fierd defiant. ‘If it’s a fight he wants, I'll give him a fight. Let's see if you catch me,’ she thought, g her fists.

  Sora couldn’t hear her thoughts, or see her expressions, but he had the same idea. ‘Let’s see who’s faster,’ he mused. Borrowing an arc of lightning, he dashed forward in a fsh, reappearing right behind her. Her eyes widened in shock, and she phased, his [Ruyi Jingu Bang] going through her.

  Sora tio press, refusing to let her take a break as he followed her every step. She used every evasion teique she had in her arsenal, disappearing and reappearing in desperate attempts to survive. She was quick, but each attack pushed her closer to exhaustion. After what seemed like ay, she finally faltered, breathless and weak, her figure appearing in front of Sora, charred, battered, and the mask she was wearing, cracked.

  Not giving her a ce to recover, Sora attacked once more. [Earth Spikes] erupted from above, while arcs of lightning and bdes of wind closed in from every dire. The rain, now deh mana, pelted down with unyielding force, ensuring she had no room to escape.

  As the final blow struck, a notification appeared in his vision:

  [You have killed the enemy’s el! 127 Pyers remaining.]Sora exhaled, steadying himself as he watched the light particles where she oood. Her resilience had been impressive, but now, she was gone.

  mimou