Is this really a Game?!

Reign, Wolf, Beast, and Jin were now in position, watching as the darkness around Shadow dissipated. They observed the confusion and anger on the faces of the enemy leaders and knew that Shadow had accomplished his mission—disrupting the enemy's coordination and buying valuable time for Faramis and his squad to retreat.

The leaders of the Shadow Serpents barked orders, trying to regroup their forces. They were determined to push forward despite the setback, their eyes fixed on Amelia's fortified base.

"This is quite the good time to attack, should we make a move?" Tank asked from behind them as Reign shook his head.

"Still too early, they are holding on quite well, we need to let them fight a bit more, allow more time to pass."

Wolf nodded, his gaze fixed on the enemy. "Agreed, the situation is still fine, Amelia's forces, as well as the forces of the other factions, are holding on quite well."

"We need to strike when things take a turn for the worse, this is still too early."

Reign watched the battlefield closely, weighing the situation. Amelia's forces were holding their ground, but the strain was starting to show. Despite the setbacks, the Shadow Serpents were still a formidable force, and their magical formation continued to provide them with an edge.

The defenses that were prepared made it easier for Amelia's forces to continue defending and not collapse from the large number of powerful combatants the serpent had, but slowly, they were being pushed back a bit.

Reign knew that they needed to wait longer, to make sure the factions completely forgot that they were different factions and truly fought as one before making a move.

He observed the enemy, searching for any signs of vulnerability or fatigue. The magical formation that enhanced the enemy's abilities was formidable, but it also required significant energy and coordination to maintain. Over time, the formation will definitely weaken, making it a bit easier for the defenders, but that is also when the enemy will truly go all out.

"Shadow, keep an eye on their leaders," Reign instructed through the communication crystal. "If they start to show signs of making a move, then we will join the battle."

"Understood," Shadow replied, his voice calm and focused.

The battle raged on, with Amelia's forces putting up a fierce resistance. The defenders fought with everything they had, using the fortified defenses and traps to their advantage. Despite the relentless assault from the Shadow Serpents, they managed to hold the line, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy.

As the minutes passed, Reign noticed a subtle change in the enemy's formation. The bat figure above the Shadow Serpents' army flickered slightly, a sign that the magical formation was beginning to strain under pressure. The enemy leaders were shouting orders more frantically, their movements becoming more erratic.

"Soon, they will go all out soon." Reign said in a low voice as Wolf nodded his head, fully agreeing with him.

The tension on the battlefield continued to mount as the magical formation strained under the pressure. The enemy leaders were becoming increasingly desperate, their commands growing more frantic as they tried to maintain control.

Amelia and the faction leaders inside the base watched the battlefield closely, seeing the signs of the enemy's impending assault. They knew that they needed to hold out a little longer, to buy enough time for Reign and his team to strike at the right moment.

"We need to be ready," Amelia said, her voice firm. "The enemy will soon make their move, we must be prepared to counter it."

The faction leaders nodded, their expressions determined. They knew that their survival depended on their ability to withstand the coming onslaught.

Outside, Reign and his team prepared themselves for the impending battle. They knew that the enemy would soon unleash everything they had, and they needed to be ready to meet it head-on.

Amelia's forces were defending well, but they wouldn't be able to defend against the full force of the enemy army, especially after the enemy decided that it was enough and that casualties no longer mattered.

"Get ready," Reign said, his voice calm but resolute. "This is it. When the enemy strikes, we strike back with everything we've got."

As the enemy's formation finally began to crack, the leaders of the Shadow Serpents gave the command to advance. The army surged forward, their numbers overwhelming as they descended upon Amelia's forces.

The leaders were angry, they had lost more men than anticipated, and they no longer wished to simply subdue Amelia and the other factions, instead, they wanted to do nothing else but to annihilate them.

The leaders, 6 of them in total, exploded with their power, as did the others who were Tier VI combatants, but low-grade Tier VI combatants.

In total, the enemy had 11 Tier VI combatants while Amelia and her forces had a total of 4, with the leaders of a couple of factions being peak Tier V combatants.

"We wanted to allow you to have a chance to see how wrong you were to go against us, to bend the knee and finally accept reality, but instead, you acted as feral animals and caused us quite the damage." One of the leaders said with an angry tone as he stared at the tens of corpses of their men who were on the ground.

He clenched his fists, the red aura he previously used against Shadow appearing again as he stared at Amelia with a dangerous smile on his face.

"Now, you shall all die, there is no going back after what you have done."

The leader suddenly pulled his fist back and then punched toward the wall, a surge of red energy coiling around his fist before exploding forward as a beam of red light that seemed to be capable of destroying anything it touched.

Just as it was about to hit the wall, however, a bolt of lightning appeared from the side, and then the beam of red light was stopped.

Right in front of the wall, Reign stood with one arm extended forward.

He had stopped the blow with one hand, and all he suffered from it was a slight burn that was healed in mere seconds.

"Now, now, who told you that you can kill them?"

The enemy leader's eyes widened in shock as he saw Reign standing before him, unfazed by his attack. He quickly regained his composure, a sneer forming on his lips.

"You dare to interfere?"

"You will regret this," the enemy leader snarled, his voice dripping with malice. He raised his hand, preparing to unleash another devastating attack.

But before he could do so, Wolf and Beast sprang into action. Wolf dashed forward, his body blurring as he moved with incredible speed. He struck the enemy leader with a flurry of blows, his huge sword a blur while Beast launched multiple arrows at the enemy leader.

The man was shocked and forced to retreat as the other leaders quickly moved forward to intercept and defend against the attacks, only for their eyes to widen as they felt even more auras that were as powerful as the one they felt before when Shadow had appeared on the battlefield and attacked them.

"Who in the world are you people?" The leader with the red aura asked as he stared at Reign and the others who had all appeared and were standing in front of Amelia's base.

They could sense that every single one of the 9 people was a peak Tier VI combatant, something they actually had trouble believing.

"Does it even matter?" Reign asked with a smile as he stared at the man.

"What matters is that we are here, and we are not on your side."

"Amelia and the other faction leaders are good friends of ours, so we can't let you guys do as you please with them, it simply wouldn't be nice of us to allow that."

"Now, I would usually offer you a choice, let you pick whether you wish to surrender or fight, but I don't think that people who turned their backs on their own race and joined others deserve to have such a choice."

"So, get ready to die, every single one of you." Reign said with a smile plastered on his face which caused the members of the serpent to all feel a chill on their back.

The leaders suddenly glanced at one another before suddenly making a move.

They all quickly placed their hands on the floor and caused a mana circle to appear around them. The circle shone instantly and a ray of dark light appeared in its center, from which the head of the serpent, as well as a couple of more leaders and Tier VI combatants, came out.

"So you are the ones responsible for destroying our supply lines and bases." The head said, his eyes locking on to Reign.

"I see, so you people are the 'Heaven's Hooligans'."

"It is no surprise that you would dare do such in thing in that case."