System's POV
chapter-357-1

Piper's eyes widened in shock when she saw the Magma Bal-Boa constrict the Rank 6 Roc and hold it in place.

She had followed Cristopher, thinking that he would need assistance in attacking the flying monster that had fallen from the sky.

But when she saw this scene, she thought that this was a different monster.

After watching for a bit, she noticed that it didn't make any move to attack Cristopher, confirming her suspicion that it was the same monster she had met in the Arcadia Archipelago.

'Rocky is here,' Piper thought as she glanced at the Magma Bal-Boa, who held the Rank 6 Sovereign in a deadlock.

They were a distance away from the 69th Battalion, who had internally teamed up to form Grand Cannons to shoot the Flying Monsters from the sky.

They were all too occupied to look in their direction, let alone see what was happening to the leader of the Flying Monsters they were targeting with Grand Cannons in the sky.

A few minutes later, the Roc stopped moving and breathed its last.

Cristopher, who had dealt the last blow, raised his hand, and a Roc materialized beside him.

It was smaller than the Rank 6 Sovereign, but Piper could tell that it was also extremely powerful.

"Attack the monsters in the sky and don't let them get near our people!" Cristopher ordered the Roc, who responded with a screech of acknowledgment before flying to the sky.

Cristopher saw Piper looking at him, but he didn't have the time to explain anything to her.

He could only press a finger over his lips, telling Piper to keep everything she saw a secret.

Cristopher recognized that she was one of the Wanderers whom Zion had helped in the Arcadia Archipelago, so there was a possibility that she recognized Rocky.

But it wasn't ideal to mention it now, especially since their situation was nowhere near good at the moment.

Rocky then burrowed itself into the ground and headed in Thirteen's direction.

If something unexpected were to happen, he could immediately protect his Master and ensure his safety.

The moment the Rank 6 Roc Overlord took to the skies, the situation of the battlefield shifted in their favor.

It didn't hesitate to attack its former subordinates and rip their wings, making all of them fall from the sky.

When the Giant Vultures and the other flying monsters saw this, all of them made a hasty retreat, for they knew that they didn't stand a chance against the Roc.

As the monsters started to retreat, the members of the 69th Battalion cheered. However, their happiness was short-lived, cut off by Thirteen's orders, which sounded on their communicators.

"All of you evacuate to Sector 1 on the double!" Thirteen ordered. "The Dvalinn Federation had ordered an immediate evacuation of all personnel on the island. Do not think that we are out of danger yet.

"If you don't want to die like those Valkyries, pack up and go. Now! Don't even bother collecting any Cores or Monster parts. Just escape while you still can!"

Having been reminded of the death of the Valkyries who had disobeyed the direct orders of the Dvalinn Federation, the soldiers of the 69th Battalion snapped out of their daze and hurriedly summoned their Night Wolves.

They had thought that the battle was over since the Roc had died and the flying monsters had retreated, but Zion's words reminded them of the fate of the Valkyries who had ignored their direct orders, which made them feel anxious.

Viola and the surviving Valkyries also summoned their Night Wolves and followed behind the 69th Battalion.

Cristopher, Colbert, Alcapone, and Piper, who only had Blaze Skunks as their mounts, were asked by Zion to ride on the Humvee with him.

Shana, who was also seated in the Humvee, wanted to talk to Viola, but the Captain of the Valkyries was not in the mood to talk.

She was still reeling from the fact that five of her subordinates had died.

Viola knew that she would be punished when she returned, but she would gladly accept any punishment if it could lessen the grief and guilt she was feeling at that moment.

After Alcapone had called him earlier to report what was happening in their location, Thirteen immediately contacted Benedict, as well as his uncle, Michael, to inform them of the situation.

Benedict didn't hesitate to raise the highest alert level on the island and ordered all the officers to evacuate.

Michael, who knew that the Dvalinn Federation knew more about the situation than they did, ordered his subordinates to evacuate and leave their mining equipment behind.

They didn't have the time to carry everything back with them, so they only brought back the Empyrium that was already mined for the day.

When Marion, the Commander of the Valkyries, heard what her subordinates had done, she was inevitably disappointed in them.

However, she also thought that Benedict and the members of the Dvalinn Federation were overreacting.

Since the threat had already been dealt with, why was there a need to evacuate everyone from the island? With that doubt in mind, she went to ask him the reason for doing so.

However, the old man didn't hesitate to slap her and pointed his finger on her face.

"If you can't follow our simple orders, then take your stupid girls with you and leave this place!" Benedict roared in anger. "If you want to die, then die alone. Don't drag us to hell with your incompetence!"

In the eyes of others, what they were doing might seem like an overreaction.

But to the members of the Dvalinn Federation who had suffered countless casualties after many years of trial and error, they knew when to stand their ground and when to evacuate.

The one-way teleportation gates that led to the gates were all activated, and those who were on the island didn't hesitate to enter it, allowing them to arrive at the man-made port that was a distance away from the island.

The Dvalinn Federation had already mobilized dozens of battleships, and they were already on their way to the port. They already readied themselves to provide support fire just in case their worst fears were to become a reality.

The Monarch of the Elrod Clan, Wendell Elrod, as well as the Thrones of the three Prestigious Families, were riding on the main Flagship of their Federation.

All of them had grim expressions on their faces as they braced themselves for what was about to come.

Back on the island, Benedict stood beside the teleporter as he waited for Thirteen's Battalion to arrive.

He would need to close the teleporter so that the Jinns wouldn't be able to use them to invade their Port, which was strategically located a few miles from the island.

When he saw the Night Wolves in the distance, the old man was finally able to sigh in relief.

He made a gesture for them to enter the Portal, which they obeyed without asking him any questions.

Fortunately, Thirteen had already made sure that his people would obey his orders without question.

The moment Zion's Humvee passed the portal, Benedict pressed the button on his remote control before entering the portal.

That button would allow one last person to enter the portal before it closed, shutting it down completely.

As if waiting for that moment, rumbling sounds sounded in the distance as if countless monsters were making their way to Sector 1 in a hurry.

Those who were at the port saw black specs of dots beyond the horizon, which seemed to be flying in their direction.

"Battle stations!" Wendell Elrod commanded, and the hidden cannons on the man-made port rose up from their bunkers and revealed themselves.

It was then that Marion and Viola finally realized how dangerous the Rigel Continent was.

The skies were littered with countless flying monsters, and within that mass of Chaos was a Rank 8 Sovereign, whom the only Monarch in the Rigel Federation had fought several times in the past.