A blinding explosion of light was seen at the northeast side of the island where the Alliance was hidden.

The eyes of those who are inside the Alliance HQ had there gaze locked at the direction of the explosion. A frown can be seen in everyone's face, hoping for a positive result after successfully hitting the Emperor for more than six times using the Flash Cannon.

At the moment, Flash Cannon has already exhausted its energy reserve. The target was perfectly hit but it seems it was rendered ineffective against the Emperor.

With a helpless sigh, the Second Elder suddenly declared, "Everyone, get ready for plan Exudos."

***

The battle against the earth's defender against the hybrid Elementals was still ongoing at the background as a dark figure with long white tails unfolding behind. It was the Emperor of the Dark Realm.

A wicked smile formed at its pitch blackface, a cold and chilling presence was felt by the fighters nearby including the hybrid Elementals. 

The Emperor scanned the area with a confident gaze. Everyone who meets his eyes immediately backed away while some had subconsciously turned their face away.

The white glowing tails at his back contained the essence of the Elemental G.o.d that he has devoured. Thanks to it, he was able to resist the powerful Flash Cannon shots and other light attributed attacks.

Unlike the normal Emperor where those under him bows down in respect, the Emperor of the Dark Realm is known for his very unpredictable att.i.tude and the tendency of killing those who were near him as if they were bugs.

Thus, those who stood by his side tried to keep their presence as silent as possible and only those who are not afraid of death were able to stare directly at his eyes.

Suddenly, his eyes stopped at the direction where the Alliance HQ is located; and as if talking directly to someone, he asked,

"Where did you hide the Alpha?" 

The Second Elder inside the HQ frowned at the monitoring screen. The three red eyes of the Emperor was staring straight at their direction, specifically at the long-range real-time camera that was relaying the image.

The Second Elder knew that the Emperor's question was directed to him.

"And why should I answer you?" the Second Elder responded with a whisper.

The Emperor heard the Second Elder's answer despite the kilometer gap between them. As beings who were far beyond the normal, there was a specific wavelength that allowed them to talk no matter how far they are from each other. 

"You have no choice but to answer me. Unless you want everyone here to perish."

"I do not think you have what it takes."

"Oh really?" 

Then suddenly, the Emperor's figure melted like a black liquid and fell to the ground before being absorbed by the earth like a super sponge.

The next he appeared, the Emperor was already standing behind the Second Elder Guardian inside the Alliance HQ.

And as if the Second Elder has already predicted the sudden arrival of the Emperor, there was no one else with him inside at the moment.

"Hehe, I see you are prepared!~," said the Emperor as he stepped closer to the composed Elder Guardian. 

"Your cheap trick won't win." the Second Elder Guardian calmly replied.

"Let's see about that!"

BOOOOOM!!!!~

And without any warning, the Alliance HQ suddenly exploded from the inside. Huge blackthorn that sprouted from within was responsible for the sudden collapse of the metallic building.

"Hahahahaha! How is that!? You call this your alliance's headquarters? It crumbled like a sandcastle!" The Emperor laughed victoriously as the ma.s.sive thorn that destroyed the whole Alliance HQ shrunk and returned to the normal shape of the Emperor.

The remaining defenders at the field saw it and talked to their comrades.

"It was just as the Second Elder has predicted..."

"So, what's next?"

"Let's back out now and wait for it."

The members of the Alliance knew that this is part of their plan and proceeded to their next action. The Elementals, Dragons, Ancient Humans, and Arkhans swiftly backed out from their individual fights.

KHIAAAA!~

"Their base has crumbled!"

"Look! They are backing away!"

"Get them!"

KHIAAAA!~

And just when the hybrids were about to grab their targets, a sudden pillar of light came from above and pulled they supposed to be victims towards the sky. The eyes of the hybrid Elementals instinctively rose up only to see a ma.s.sive Guardian s.p.a.ce s.h.i.+p the size of the whole island suddenly appeared. 

This ma.s.sive Guardians.h.i.+p looked like a hovering giant cross that glowed brightly.

What followed after was an outpour of powerful brilliant light that covered the entire island. 

SHAAAAAAAAAHH!!!~

FWOOOOOM!~

The terrifying power of light instantly pulverized every singe Elemental hybrids that were left on the island- including the Emperor himself.

K-KHIIIIAAAAAGGHHHGK~

KHAIIAAAAAHGGK~

Ahhhggk!~

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BGHHHHGHHZZZ~

The earth trembled and the sea soared to the sky as an island was instantly wiped out off the face of the earth. The disintegrating beam from the glowing gigantic Guardian s.h.i.+p was one of the secret weapons of the Guardians specifically designed for ma.s.s transportation and ma.s.s destruction.

The complete annihilation of the island and the hybrid Elementals left behind happened before they could even react. The Emperor received the rain of light with a smiling face.

"Hahahaha! So this is why you were so c.o.c.ky!"

At the same time around the world, more than thousands of gigantic Cross-shaped Guardian s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p has just finished absorbing the rest of the humans including the innocent animals. Along the way, the hybrid Elementals that were near the cross-shaped s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p also fell victim to its burst of blinding light.

However, the total damage these s.p.a.ces.h.i.+ps could do is considered to be just a drop to the sea of hybrid Elementals currently rampaging around the world.

Fortunately, their objective was not to wipe out the Shadows but to rescue the humans, animals, and even endangered plants around the world.

Inside these glowing cross-shaped s.p.a.ces.h.i.+ps, in order to maximize the s.h.i.+p's capacity, the rescued humans and animals were wrapped in a weird liquid that shrank their body to 1/10th of their original size while also freezing their consciousness. It is only possible to use a Guardian's advanced technology.

About an hour later, about thousands of ma.s.sive Guardian s.p.a.ces.h.i.+ps have finally converged at the Earth's outer s.p.a.ce, where there are no hybrid Shadows could reach. Not to mention, these giant s.p.a.ces.h.i.+ps were constantly glowing brightly which is an enemy of the Shadows.

Their destination was not another planet nor another universe but the sun considering that it is the earth's sun is the ultimate source of Shadow's weakness. There, the s.p.a.ces.h.i.+ps stopped and are currently on standby as if waiting for a miracle to happen.

At the moment, the earth is now under the control of the Shadows. There are those hybrids that have long shed their Elemental bodies and switched to humans, animals, even Dragons, and Ancient Humans just to experience their intense craving for their carnal greed and desires. 

Their total number at the moment far surpa.s.sed a hundred million considering that some of them have an ability to multiply and expand.

"So you are leaving this beautiful planet to us? We will gladly take it hahaha!"

The Emperor is currently hovering at the sky and is staring at the barely visible distant lights created by the cross-shaped s.p.a.ces.h.i.+ps. The sun is currently s.h.i.+ning brightly before him causing his dark body to constantly sizzle from pain.

However, the Emperor happens to have a m.a.s.o.c.h.i.s.t tendency. Pain, struggle, chaos is a flavor he truly enjoys as a being of darkness. Unfortunately for him, as much as he wanted to chase after the escaping earthlings, the power of the sun remains an absolute weakness by the creature of the darkness.

About fifteen minutes later, the now burning body of the Emperor has finally descended to the ground. The latter could not help but feel a little disappointed with the Guardians for not giving him a real challenge at all. 

***

Staring at the distant Earth before him, the Second Elder is currently standing at the control room of one of the s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p,

"Damage report?" 

"We managed to save about 35% of the world's total population, all ethnicities and races are covered. As for the flora and fauna, we managed to secure at least 95% of all species, future development is guaranteed." reported by one of the monitoring staff nearby.

The Second Elder nodded. The answer was already under his antic.i.p.ation. Their last resort, the cross-shaped s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p was specifically designed for emergencies such as the Shadow's sudden attack. If only they were given enough time, the would have developed more weapons and tools to fight back. 

The Head Elder's calculations were correct, unfortunately it was too late. The variables made everything possible but not enough to avoid the most possible future.

"So is this it? Are we going to another realm or planet?" Danna, who happens to represent all the water elementals at the moment spoke. Everyone else listened, the human representatives, Dragons, Arkhans, and so on; their eyes revealed that they have the same questions as the mermaid princess. 

"The First Elder antic.i.p.ated this to happen so of course, we have a plan."

Then the Second Elder pointed to a couple of figures before him.

"You, you, you and you." he pointed at Danna, Arkhoz, the earth elemental fairy and a Dragon from the north region before adding,

"Twelve days from now, you will be sent back to the ground. Your mission is to find the key to the last Kaora's door hidden in Tunga."

"Why twelve days?" asked Arkhoz.

"Twelve days from now, the Realm of Darkness opens and the real Shadows can freely come to the world." And after a short pause, he added "It is also the day when the road to the Tunga, the realm of light, opens".