Chapter 1523 Playing both sides. "What is it? Are you finding yourself in a difficult situation? Do you want a chance to redeem yourself?" The Dragon asked the question and in an instant, Zarathor's expression changed. He froze as the realization dawned in. Seeing the smile on the Dragon's face, He realized that right now, he had no other choice but to give into this woman's games. He was no longer the planner who initiated everything on his own, he was now a mere puppet who was instructed to do everything and followed those instructions to the dot. This woman was playing a sick game. Clearly, she wanted to control the Association and the moment she realized what was going on, she decided to use this chance to follow through with her plan. A plan so well thought out that no matter what they did simply because of how powerful she was. They were trapped and right now, the only way they could survive was to play along with her games. "I-I apologize for my mistake, Master. Please give me a chance to redeem myself. This time, I will make sure I will not make any mistake." Zarathor spoke as he inwardly gritted his teeth. Clearly, he didn't like what he was doing, who in the world would willingly give away their freedom to serve someone else? Right now, however, he had no other choice. Vyriana, who noticed how things went exactly how Nux predicted couldn't help but smile, even Amaya, who got live reports from Nux was smiling. She already knew the plan would work, what surprised her was how quickly Nux was able to come up with something like this and how well he was able to use their fear in order to manipulate them. It was something even she wasn't sure she could do with such speed and accuracy. Nux on the other hand, just continued to observe everything in silence, not showing any emotions. He had spent hundreds of thousands of years with someone like Aeliana, the leader of the strongest organization in Yrniel that not only had to manage Yrniel but also had to manage the Universal Affairs, in some of his lives, he was even trained as the next Leader of the Ancestral Order, It was obvious he would get some edge over the others after doing it for so long. This result was not a surprise for him. "Alright, I will give you a chance to redeem yourself." Back in the world, Vyriana continued the act and stared at Zarathor. "It is a 4000 vs 5000, All this while, all the battles you have fought were heavily in your favour because of our presence, even today was no different. Yet you still lost. In order to make up for that, Show me how you will overcome an unfavourable situation and come out on top. Win, Zarathor. I don't care how you do it, I don't care what tactics you use, Win." Vyriana ordered and at the same time, she turned towards the Serpenthri and, "And you, the mission is still the same for you, Destroy this bug and prove yourself." The Dragon's smile then widened and, "Now that both of you have clear goals ahead of you, Entertain me." She declared arrogantly and in an instant, her words took effect. ""HAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!"" The intensity of the War increased even further, now, from a simulation War to gain the right to devour the world, it had turned into a real War to gain the right to live. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* More and more Auras clashed, different techniques were used one after another, more and more beings were slaughtered mercilessly, the number of causalities increased at a scary rate. 100… 200… 300… 1000… Within a few hours, 1000 more ultimate stage powerhouses were killed and an even higher number of them were injured. "AAAAAGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!" Suddenly, Zarathor, who was surrounded by 15 Ultimate Stage Cultivators including Nyssara, shouted. He was alone, Azhural was tactically held up by 5 of Nyssara's strongest subordinates while his subordinates were busy on their side as well. Since more than half of the causalities were from his side, his numbers were dwindling faster than Nyssara's, the difference between the number of soldiers was increasing with every second. Therefore, surrounding him became even simpler for Nyssara and of course, Serpenthri didn't miss this chance. Honestly, even if the woman had the advantage, she didn't like how things were proceeding, the number of causalities was simply too high, if this continued, even if she won, she might lose most of her subordinates and that was something she wanted to avoid. And since taking care of Zarathor would end everything, that's what she did. She did everything in order to create a perfect scenario where she would surround and then kill the Hornari. However, Things weren't that simple. Suddenly, Zarathor screamed at the top of his lungs, his scream echoed throughout the world and as if indicating something was happening, the sky darkened as a strange vortex formed, brilliant flashes of red, blue, green, white, yellow, cyan, gold, and purple started swirling together. Seeing this, even Vyriana raised her eyebrow and nodded slightly. This was slightly impressive. *Rumble* *Rumble* *Rumble* *Thunder* The explosion created a blinding flash of light, followed by the chaotic dance of elemental forces. A deafening roar of elemental forces converging and exploding, followed by the crackling, hissing, and rumbling sounds of lingering elemental effects was heard. Hornari was a race with overpowering physical strength, however, that wasn't their strongest point. As a Hornari grew stage after stage, the number of smaller horns on their two main horn increased, each of these horns representing a natural element. And Zarathor, an 8-Horned Hornari, represented 8 Elements. He was anything but weak. His 8 horns started shining brightly. Red for fire, blue for water, green for earth, white for air, yellow for lightning, cyan for ice, gold for light, and purple for darkness. Nyssara, who saw this scene widened her eyes in shock. She had never seen Zarathor use this move. Everyone who had surrounded Zarathor felt intense heat, cold, electric shocks, and the rumbling of the earth, all combining to create a sense of overwhelming power and destruction. Their instincts screamed, warning Nyssara and her subordinates of the incoming danger, however, It was already too late. The energy had already gathered over Zarathor's head and, *BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM* A huge explosion engulfed over 500 Ultimate Stage Powerhouses that were around Zarathor.