CLANNNNNG BANNNNNG CLANNNNNG The humans and the Grimms are clashing like never before; their attacks have crushed the clouds and split the space. There had been only one instance of such power that had appeared in the world, but its scale had been as great as we are facing right now. It is something unheard of, but it is happening right now. CLANNNNNG! I defended against another attack before getting pushed back tens of steps and vomiting a lot of blood. It did not take a second for the strengthening energy to fill my injuries and heal them, and once again, I was on top of the shape, with my essence energy burning, which is replenished by the fraction of strengthening energy, while the rest is being used to strengthen me. If I had been attacking such a powerful attack before the strengthening energy of Raxth came for me, I would have died. When I faced Raxth, I had it bound before it used its full power. I had been very careful about that; I knew if I revealed my strings before I had a whole way to deal with peak strength, I would die. I did not have to worry about that when I acted against the three Grimms; in the mist, they did not know what was happening to them till the last seconds. One had suspected something and lashed, but I was able to bear it with the help of Ashlyn. Now, the Grimms know I am making them disappear somehow and are being very careful, not to mention trying to kill with all their power. I am in truly dangerous condition as now and then, one of their attacks would slip by and come at me, which I would defend with my sword. As all my strings are busy, and new ones that are being made due to my increasing strength are moving toward the Grimms. A few more seconds passed when a small smile appeared on my face, and a few seconds later, surprised expressions began to appear on the faces of humans before their strength increased by a notch. It had surprised the Grimms seeing the sudden increase in the strength of the humans, and they began to fight even more madly. What I had did was to give them the second dose of the life force, the one that is above the limit of the Grand Lord. It had increased each of their strength by at least 20%, which is huge. The new life force had not only increased their strength but will also help them fight for longer. The only one who hadn't benefited from it is Rai; he had stopped burning his life force long ago. Since he broke the seals, he could not burn his life-force while, at the same time, merging with the mutation. It is a surefire way to turn into an abomination. With the seeds planted into the humans, I had once again begun to use half of my focus on the strings. It is dangerous not to keep an eye on the Grimms, but I had to do it as things became difficult. The bastards have guessed I am doing something and thus being very careful about everything. If I did not have the data from the four Grimms, I wouldn't have been able to do what I am doing right now. They would have discovered my strings already. Now, I have data and their full meta-scan, thanks to Rhaek. Though it is still difficult with them snooping into every corner, I will be able to do it; the only thing I need is time and also to not die. These bastards are trying every method to get close to me, but humans are thwarting all their attempts. Hun! Another combined wide rage attack materialized the sky; over forty thousand golden fire lances materialized in the sky, and their sole target was me. SUP SUP SUP They came down with the power to turn the earth asunder, and humans moved toward them in complete coordination. One badge surrounded the Grimms and began to attack them, so they could not move toward me, while another group moved toward the coming attack, casting their own to stop lances. I gripped my sword tightly and burned my essence to the full power feeling the power like never before. I am getting stronger by the second with this strengthening energy; now, every time I burn it, I would feel more powerful than I had ever felt before, and it is enthralling, but not enough against these Grimms. CLANNNNNNG BANNNNNG CLANNNNNNG The lances began to clash against the attacks, and some slipped and came at me, where my sword met them. They are powerful, and each strike of them would send me and injure me. If it were not for the powerful strengthening energy roaring in my body, which is healing every damage I have instantly, I wouldn't be alive right now. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎 Still, it is a great struggle; I could die any second, and the only thing that needs to happen is an attack hitting my body. I had to defend against more than a hundred lances before they disappeared, which is much less compared to what my friends have handled. They are really powerful; those inheritances and bloodlines have created far greater reserves in them than I had with all my wisdom. It is what gives them power and helps them last so long. Time passed, and I could feel I was slowly reaching the limit. In a minute or two, I will reach it, and all this strengthening energy will disappear and transform into growth energy, which will move to the plants. The plants are growing like crazy; all of them have reached above the limit, just like these Grimms who have provided the energy. The clone is harvesting them and planting them while at the same time distributing the mutation to Rai. It had gotten familiar enough with the distribution that it could now multitask. I couldn't help but feel relieved seeing that, as some of these resources need to be harvested by hand, if they fall after being matured, they get destroyed. Most importantly, the clone one is pulling and planting new plants, which is necessary because if we survive it, then we will be going to need a lot of resources, not just to recover but also to advance. Not all people require the same resources, and I have made a list of resources that my friends will require, and I am planting them and harvesting them. It helped that I found a lot of seeds in the old snakes' storage and also a huge cache of the metal essences, which I am using to make the metal essence fruits that my friends and I would need. There is a large number of things in old snakes' storage that I did not have a chance to check; not to mention, I did not even touch Rhaeks storage. There is no doubt in my mind that the biggest fortune is present in its storage, bigger than old snakes. It was the leader of Grimms and a person from the most powerful tribe; it had all resources of the Grimm race under its thumb, and I am sure it would have taken quite a lot of them across the centuries. Hun! I was looking at the battle when suddenly I sensed the presence and looked, only to see the Grimms behind me. The strange thing is there are still four Grimms fighting with humans. "Got you, Zaar!" it said and swung its claws with a speed that I could not even see.