As the consecutive roars echoing made the area tremble, the Generals' gazes turned to where their subordinates were.
"After all these years, they finally dared to try!"
"Finally!"
"I hope at least one General-class soldier is born among them!"
"Turn to your front and finish your job!"
When the aggressive female general shouted, the others did as told; they went back to trying to crush the two sheikhs with all their might. The Representatives were taking the final step needed to become a General on the battlefield, how strange, isn't it? One can find the courage to advance in the moments they are closest to death.
The Representatives' speed increased, they turned back to the enemies they had knelt before earlier. Their first clash was majestic; the Holy Blood Disciples were sent flying back a few steps.
"You've been fed well! Let's see what you can do in this state!"
The clash heated up again on both fronts; the only place without movement in the giant garden was the inside of the circle formed by the Fiends protecting Eyshan. The energies of the Hell Realm folks, who were watching what was happening with anxious eyes, were low; everything was happening outside their will.
"Is that it?"
Nafız shouted after shattering the energy wave trying to split her in half with her daggers, but a new one was right in front of her eyes. Nafız had been blocking the attacks coming at her for a hundred breaths; coupled with the effects of the elixir, the intensity of the Representatives' attacks reached its peak.
"So this is what the General Class is like!"
Nafız, with sweat dripping from her forehead, spoke in broken breaths and looked at the energy wave that was about to touch her flesh.
"And here I thought it was something special!"
A breath later, there was no trace of Nafız's previous state as she appeared behind the Representative; she plunged her daggers into the back of the enemy's arms.
"Don't get me wrong, I'm not underestimating the ability to attack relentlessly. Especially coupled with the weapons in your hands that can store their own energy, they've made a formidable combination, but don't you think the place you're using it is wrong?"
The Blood God, bringing the enemy she grabbed by the hair to their knees in front of her, continued her words.
"It's fine when you have tens of thousands of soldiers to fight in front of you and reaching you is almost impossible, but smack in the middle of the Hell Realm, these tricks are useless!"
Nafız, drenching the Representative's diamond armor in blood with a single slash to the throat, turned first to the Generals and then to her friends. Their states confirmed her words too; their enemies were dead.
"No way!"
"I saw it with my own eyes, they were under the effect of the elixir!"
"Scum, I'm going to kill you all!"
"There's no deal or anything, everyone is going to die!"
The Generals were bewildered, furious, and burning with the desire to fight, but there was one thing they forgot.
"Whose disciples are you trying to kill!"
Atractivo had already woven webs made of blood energy around his distracted enemies. Water might sleep, but the Holy Blood Sect Sheikh did not.
"Detonate the weapons!"
Before the rapidly constricting trap could tear them to pieces, the Generals used the remaining energy in their weapons to detonate their equipment and threw themselves out through the gap that opened.
Their armors were heavily damaged, they were left weaponless, but it wasn't like they were going to come to enemy territory unsupplied. New, fully charged weapons of the same kind appeared in their hands.
"Holy Blood Sect Disciples, fight alongside your Sheikh!"
Atractivo told his subordinates to fight for the first time, and before a breath passed, they were all behind him.
"Very good!"
The handsome Sheikh's call found an answer on the Holy Bone front too, and they also surrounded their enemies. Knowing their strength wouldn't be enough to fight two Generals, the Second Elder was together with the Holy Bone; the race of brute strength was going to take on a completely different form.
The side that was outnumbered in the war was now superior and knew well how to use this. A war of attrition started in the section where the Twin Generals were, while a ruthless attack began on the Holy Blood Sect's side.
"Jashua, you join Hueso too!"
When Atractivo ordered, the Young Count joined the battle, leaving Ralf and Lareina inside the Blood Dome; he was going to grace the section suffering from a lack of power with his presence.
When half an hour passed, the sides superior in numbers and quality began to establish a clear advantage over the other. The Mercenaries had a lot of tricks up their sleeves, but their opponents didn't let their guard down.
The two women, who were making piercing attacks to take Atractivo's life, retreated to defense. Alis, Nafız, the Third Sheikh's Power Animal, and the Handsome Sheikh were attacking relentlessly.
"Their greatest weapon is running away too!"
"They are Mercenaries, aren't they?"
It was the Hell Realm folks' turn to mock; the two brothers pounding the Bone World were grinding their teeth inside the energy barrier surrounding them.
"Come out of there, you bitches!"
"What's wrong, are you going to stay there until your blood runs dry!"
The Four Generals laid out whatever defensive equipment they had on hand. If one broke, another came; the one whose energy ran out was immediately refilled.
Even so, it was impossible to resist the enemy; their own resources were limited, while the others' were infinite.
"Lord Atractivo, we want to make a deal!"
Seeing the outcome, the female general directed her voice, adding a pinch of lust and a dash of desperation to it, to the most reasonable person in the room.
"Stop!"
Even though he was in the heat of battle, the Handsome Sheikh shouted the moment he heard the female general's voice.
"Go ahead my lady, we are listening!"
The man who wanted to plunge his sword into her throat just a moment ago was gone, and someone acting flirtatiously had arrived.
"Lord Atractivo, it's late, but we've realized our mistake. In exchange for appropriate compensation, I propose ending the battle!"
"Whore! Do you think you'll escape our grasp this easily?"
Before Atractivo could open his mouth, the Holy Bone Sect Sheikh roared. He couldn't just let the people he harbored a deep-seated hatred for walk away.
"Why not! I assume you have something in mind for compensation!"
The woman who put forth the offer made eye contact with the others, and a breath later, she spilled the beans.
"We will kill your enemies for you and return to our country taking all the blame. By arranging a ceasefire that will last a hundred years, we can sign a non-aggression pact for your new lands!"
When the woman paused, Atractivo chimed in.
"What else? I can handle all of this perfectly fine on my own!"
"Lord Atractivo, our merchant guilds will give you full support in your conflicts with the Lands of Light!"
"Now the offer looks like something. Actually, I wouldn't have accepted, but when the request came from a lovely woman like you, I couldn't say no. Lower your weapons!"
Everyone froze; whether it was the Holy Blood or the Holy Bone, their bewilderment was written all over their faces.
"Atractivo, how can you do this?"
Hueso grabbed his friend's arm tightly and gave him a good shake.
"There's no point in prolonging hostilities, my old friend!"
The Handsome Sheikh grabbed the arm gripping him and pushed it aside; his gaze was on the female general.
"Since we have an agreement with Lord Atractivo, it is time to do our part. Generals, our first target is the Hell Realm Royal Family and the people under their protection, attack!"
The Generals, overwhelmed under the heavy attack, drew their weapons right after being saved thanks to their friend, and headed for their targets trembling in fear in a corner. After killing them, they were going to run away at top speed during the joy of the other side. A deal? Words fly away, writings remain, and once they escaped death, they had no intention of answering to anyone.
They had to finish the job in a single strike; they put all their energy resources into this attack. The massive garden of the Hell Palace was being blessed by a four-colored rainbow.
"Generals, this wasn't our deal!"
Even though Eyshan wanted to speak as a last resort, the words she heard would be completely unexpected.
"Shut your mouth, you bitch!"
"You and your cursed lineage end today!"
"Die!"
When the weapons came down on the shield formed by the Fiends, they seemed to have no effect at first, but a breath later cracks appeared, and right after, the shield shattered to pieces.
"One more time and it's all over!"
The Generals were right under their noses, and death was looking at them over their shoulders. The weapons were charged with the remaining energy, the shadow of the final blow was rapidly descending upon the Hell Realm Royal Family.