Don't confiscate my identity as a human race

The black flames of the abyss, accompanied by the crimson light of the Original Slabs' Marigold, tore through the sky, hitting Rashar accurately.

The Third Ancestor, Duke Rashar, screamed in agony, and the blood mist around him expanded instantly, morphing into a cocoon-shaped energy sphere that barely enveloped him.

Nevertheless, Rashar's movements became exceedingly difficult, as the majority of the abyss's dark flames hit Rashar's defenses, before being guided by the Slabs' unrivaled destructive power to critically burn Rashar's entire body.

Rashar's face grew increasingly gaunt, with large beads of sweat evaporating before they even had the chance to drip down his forehead.

"Calila, Lankros, you despicable pair...!!"

Rashar emitted nearly translucent, blood-purified shadows all around him, even his eyes transformed into liquid blood, diffusing into a mist as he entered a defensive stance, throwing out an unprecedented torrent of spiritual power.

A blood vortex gathered around him, attempting to consume everything.

The Fission String Melody and blood vortex remaining around him gradually collided, erupting into billions of more scorching explosions, more intense than the woven gray and red!

...

Western attack squad camp.

Abigail held the Cat Boss, slowly taking a sip from the water cup near her lips.

The Cat Boss looked up, noticing that Abigail seemed relatively relaxed now, even having the spare energy to drink water.

"Since Lanci can suppress Rashar, why didn't he fight like this from the start, meow?"

The Cat Boss bowed its head, gazing at the battle on the light screen, questioning Abigail.

"The mana consumption with this style of fighting is entirely different from the initial maneuvering approach. If Rashar's Blood Moon City support hadn't been shattered, fighting like this would merely be an exercise in futility."

Abigail set down the cup, explaining to the Cat Boss.

"But Lanci's mana lock on the sun should consume much less than locking himself at the seventh-order, meow?"

The Cat Boss recalled that the Shining Virtue's small sun was only third-order, whereas using Lanci's Black Sun Tyrant's Eternal Decree to lock the sun's mana would be significantly lower.

"Lanci didn't maintain his state lock while battling Rashar, only when meeting more direct spell attacks did he activate it. Moreover, the mana consumption during the current battle, with Tata summoned to fight, isn't on the same scale as the consumption to lock himself using the Black Sun Tyrant's Eternal Decree."

Abigail had roughly calculated Lanci's mana levels and the consumption for various states, along with Lanci before the battle, to form their on-the-spot strategy.

Abigail was shocked to discover Tata was a mana consumption monster; even if Lanci possessed immense mana reserves, she could drain him entirely if used to full potential continuously.

In the current high-consumption state, Lanci needed to maintain Talia and the decree simultaneously, unable to enter the life-lock state himself. He must ensure Rashar's Blood Moon City protection mechanism is over before unleashing everything against Rashar.

"I see, meow."

The Cat Boss nodded.

"Watching more closely, it seems like Lanci's ultimate move summons a wife to help him fight..."

Abigail rested her chin while observing the Blood King Palace battle, analyzing.

"Meow."

The Cat Boss suspected Abigail might secretly ship Lanci and Tata.

Perhaps the past play performance showed Abigail the chemistry between the two actors.

In the Half-Witch arc, Abigail had considered casting Lanci and Talia, though recently, she thought perhaps Hyperion was more suited to play the Half-Witch; choosing the right actor slightly puzzled her.

"Can it be done in one wave?"

The Cat Boss asked once more.

It saw Rashar under a full-out assault from the Mad Love Demon King but wasn't sure exactly how much Rashar's life state had declined or if it had any significant impact.

"Not really practical; Rashar, after all, belongs to the Immortal Blood Clan. Even when weakened, letting Talia stand and fight alone won't disable his combat abilities swiftly."

Abigail lowered her gaze to the Cat Boss.

In previous Shadow World records, four Great Demon Clan members fought under the sun for a long time before the weakened Rashar was incapacitated enough to cease fighting.

Now it's only Talia.

"However, Sigrid's side is over, so soon, the subsidiary halls guarded by other Blood Clan Marquises will collapse like dominoes, enabling second and third waves, thus no problem."

Abigail supplemented the explanation to the Cat Boss in her embrace.

Though Sigrid could shift direction to break through the Blood King Palace's barrier to assist Lanci with output, reconnaissance showed by the time Sigrid reached the Blood King Palace, Rashar's defense break time might end, making synchronization difficult.

If Sigrid didn't start running, the other halls guarded by Blood Clan Marquises couldn't swiftly open tactical fronts.

Given the safety of the three Great Demons in the Hall of Annihilation, Abigail prioritized sending Sigrid there, resolving Marquis Somerset, the Eighth Ancestor. This way, the three Great Demons wouldn't have to risk their lives resisting the Eighth Ancestor Somerset, while Rashar's defenses in the Blood King Palace kept breaking.

In advantageous conditions, Abigail pursued stability, aiming for complete survival of the squad.

"It's past four-thirty, meow..."

The Cat Boss, checking the time, showed concern.

At five in the afternoon, the War God's blessing ceremony for Cret's national celebration would conclude.

"No worries, we fought well so far."

Abigail grasped the Cat Boss's paws, stating.

The current time actually surpassed their prediction drastically, due to unexpected additional support from not only the Archbishop of Decay but also the Withered Bishop and Tenth Ancestor Ulysses, almost leading them towards complete annihilation.