System's POV
chapter-426-5

'Is this the effect of that spray earlier?' Jalrog wondered to himself as he assessed the current situation around it.

When the Centipede King and his army appeared on the battlefield, Thirteen asked Tiona to command the Venomous Parasites inside Jalrog's body to inject their venom simultaneously.

During the time that it was undergoing its evolution deep underground, the Venomous Parasites hadn't been idle and busied themselves with incubating their eggs, increasing their numbers inside Jalrog's body.

Due to their incredible birth rate, the Centipede King's entire body was already dominated by these hidden killers.

The only reason why Jalrog still felt fine was because these Venomous Parasites were still on standby mode.

But since it had made its appearance on the battlefield, Thirteen deemed that it was time to put his insurance in place and commence his plans.

While Jalrog was starting to feel sluggish, it noticed a Shadow Blood Wolf appear beside it.

The Wolf growled as it relayed Tiona's message to Jalrog.

"Our agreement is still in effect," Jalrog replied to the wolf. "But the Earth Dragons were getting suspicious, so I had to make an appearance. Tell your Master that this is now the perfect opportunity to do THAT plan. As long as the opportunity arises, I will keep my word."

Having heard the Centipede King's reply, the wolf activated its perfect camouflage and disappeared.

Tiona immediately relayed Jalrog's answer to her Master, and the latter nodded in agreement.

'Thank you, Tiona,' Thirteen replied through their connection. 'Go to Rocky and wait for my signal. We only have one chance.'

Tiona hissed in agreement and went to look for Rocky, who was hiding deep under the ground.

Now that the Alliance had reached their Third Line of Defense, Thirteen immediately contacted the Monarchs and the Thrones through the private line they had set up for special missions.

"Please listen carefully," Thirteen said. "If everyone follows my orders, we might be able to end this battle today. What I want everyone to do is…"

Thirteen explained the strategy that he had devised after hearing Jalrog's answer. Since the Centipede King wanted an opportunity, then he would grant its wish and serve it on a silver platter.

"Are you sure about this?" Wendell asked. "I trust you—believe me, I do. But this is quite sudden. Just how long have you…"

"That's not important," Thirteen cut off Wendell's question because it would just lead to more trouble later on. "Just trust me. If you follow the plan then we will win.

"If any of you become greedy, then we will definitely lose. I'm warning all of you—stick to the plan or risk losing everything we've worked hard for."

"Let's trust our Supreme Commander," Lawrence stated. "However, Zion, we are going to risk our lives in doing this. I just hope that you don't take it lightly."

"Of course, I'm not taking anyone's life lightly," Thirteen commented. "Feel free to take my life later if everything I said is false. I won't resist being executed by any of you. However, I cannot stress how important it is that you follow this plan to the dot.

"We only have one chance. If we fail, we will have no other opportunity. The Earth Dragons will also not sit idly, so we either win today, or everyone packs up and leaves."

A moment of silence descended on the private line before a sigh coming from Trevor Remington reached everyone's ears.

"Let's do it," Trevor said. "But remember this, Zion. If any of us dies, you will pay for it."

"Understood." Thirteen nodded.

After Thirteen gave his orders, everyone moved into position.

Shana and Colbert, who were both listening to the meeting, couldn't help but feel a tingle run down their spines because they didn't expect that their Supreme Commander had formed a pact with their enemy.

If people were to know about this, then things could get really bad, really fast.

"Ah, make sure not to tell anyone, okay?" Thirteen placed a finger over his lips after he cut off the connection with the Leaders of the alliance. "This will be our dirty little secret."

Shana and Colbert both nodded their heads like a hen pecking rice. Though even if they said something to others, they had a feeling that no one would believe them.

While the Allied Army took a defensive formation and waited for their enemy to advance, the Undead Army and what remained of the Jinn Army merged into one big horde of monsters.

Jalrog and Erasmus moved together, leading their troops to battle.

"We need to end this quickly," Jalrog stated. "These humans are no match for the two of us, so let's just charge at them together. I'm sure that they've run out of tricks."

The Centipede King glanced at the sky, where the Undead Wyvern, Vannoroth, was leading the Death Lord's flying undead army in his stead.

"I have a proposal," Erasmus stated. "Why don't we challenge their powerhouses in a duel?"

"A duel?" Jalrog frowned. "Why?"

"These humans must be expecting that we will charge at them all at the same time, so I'm wary of the strategy that they might use," Erasmus replied. "Since earlier, I've been feeling that something is wrong—it's as if we are being played at by someone. I hate that feeling the most."

Jalrog pondered a bit before glancing at the human army in the distance.

"You want to challenge their powerhouses in a duel, so our enemy will not be able to use a strategy to defeat us? Is that it?"

"Exactly," Erasmus nodded. "I noticed that you're stronger now, so we won't have any problems if you, Vannaroth, and I fought them together. Wouldn't you agree?"

Jalrog chuckled internally because it was indeed stronger than before.

In fact, the three Monarchs were unable to hold it back for a long time earlier, so it was convinced that it would be able to defeat them after some time.

'Dealing with the strong ones is also good,' Jalrog thought. 'I'm still feeling sluggish, so making the enemy lose morale after their leaders die is a good thing.'

The Centipede King also knew that without their armies, the battle would be less chaotic, allowing his "helper" to create opportunities for it.

As if to prove that what it was thinking was right, the Wolf it talked to earlier appeared beside it and nodded its head.

"Very well," Jalrog replied. "Let's do that. Go and challenge them."

Erasmus nodded and made his horse come forward, leaving his army behind.

"Hold your fire," Thirteen ordered as soon as he saw the Death Lord move alone.

The Alliance watched the Death Lord walk close, while they held their weapons tightly.

"I challenge the Monarchs and Thrones of the Human Army," Erasmus shouted. "Jalrog, my Wyvern, and I will fight you together. Do you weaklings dare accept my challenge?"

The corner of Thirteen's lips curled up into a smirk.

"Go and accept it," Thirteen said to Lawrence. "It's time to end this battle once and for all."

With Lawrence stepping up to accept the challenge, all the Monarchs and the Thrones moved to the center of the battlefield and faced the three Kings of the Rigel Continent.

As long as they were able to win this battle, only the Earth Dragons would be left.

Three Monarchs and seven Thrones versus the Centipede King, the Death Lord, and the Undead Wyvern King.

This showdown would go down in the history of the Rigel Continent and would be called the Battle of Kings.

Thirteen left his Humvee and looked at the center of the battlefield with a calm expression on his face.

The Saintess of the alliance stood beside him as she looked anxiously at her Father and Grandfather, who were about to fight a duel.

"Can we win?" Shana asked.

Seeing that she looked nervous, Thirteen reached out to hold her hand firmly, giving her strength.

"Don't worry," Thirteen replied. "We will win."

Hearing those words, Shana felt a little better. She couldn't tell how he did it, but the teenage boy had a way of making her feel safe and secure.

Jalrog, who thought that this was now the perfect opportunity to put his plan into motion, approached the center of the battlefield in anticipation.

As long as he devoured Erasmus, he would finally be able to become a Rank 9 Sovereign.

He was confident that he would be able to take down the Earth Dragons one by one. Once he defeated the three of them, he would become a Majin Prince and finally become the true ruler of the Rigel Continent.