Celestial Era: The Rise of the Full-Time Enhancer

"Dodge!"

Ceri shouted as she saw three Barbarian Kings tackling Millie…

If she was caught, there was no way she would be able to survive that without critical injuries. Even though they have become Grand Knights and had incredible vitality, the Barbarian Kings can still crush their bodies if they decided to compete in strength.

Millie didn't see the two enemies behind her but after Ceri's reminder, she was able to jump away and escape from their encirclement…

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The Barbarian Kings did not stop as they tried catching them…

Millie felt awful about their situation since they can't use most of their technique because they don't have the time to gather their energy and execute them.

She also felt a terrible headache around these Barbarians who are continuously shouting at them in a language they don't understand.

The two of them did their best to delay the advance of the Barbarian Kings but in the end, they only managed to stop 10 of them while the others completely ignored them and raced towards the city gate…

Bam!

Millie was hit by the Barbarian King's metal club and she was almost knocked off by the shocking force behind the strike… It was extremely heavy and she felt numbness in her chest.

Ptui!

She spat a mouthful of blood as she seems to have suffered an internal injury…

"What kind of strike was that?" She couldn't believe that getting hit once would already make her like this…

Nevertheless, she felt that she can continue fighting so she wasn't too worried.

She was hit directly on her chest and has confirmed the strength of the Barbarian King. She now knows that she can take three or four more of those strikes before she might pass out.

Well, she can't help but appreciate the sword that Vincent had given to her. It has a skill that reduces physical damage which was really helpful this time.

Furthermore, no matter how many times she blocked the attacks and cut them apart, the sword's sharpness and durability barely changed. It wasn't like any other Epic Items that she had heard of.

She can feel that as long as she has this sword, she would always have a chance to kill a Barbarian King no matter how different their strengths are.

"Drink this!" Ceri threw a bottle of potion to Millie and protected her side…

Millie caught it swiftly and gulp the potion in one continuous movement…

She immediately felt better like she wasn't hit at all…

"Great potion as expected…" Millie muttered as she eyed the incoming metal club and broadsword… Two Barbarian Kings ganked on her but she was ready for it.

She didn't dodge the metal club but punched it instead with her left hand using her Primal Fist…

Bang!

Her right hand holding her sword then clashed with the broadsword creating sparks that flew everywhere.

Clang!

Now that she had a full grasp of the strength behind their strikes, Millie had can now use the right amount of strength that she needed in battle.

However, before she could even continue getting used to this battle style, a loud crash interrupted her concentration.

Everyone in the city heard this noise as they realized that the barrier was finally broken!

The Formation Art that Professor Levent has been maintaining all this time could no longer hold on!

This had obviously alarmed everyone in the city but nevertheless, they were not planning to escape!

***

Vincent felt the shockwave coming from the destruction of the city barrier… Four hundred thousand worth of Mana Crystals were gone just like that…

Although he has no issues making money through his enhancements and ascension, selling them all is not an easy matter.

No, perhaps selling his items during this war will probably be a lot faster but the problem is that his connection to other towers was already cut off after the appearance of the Black Magic Organization.

Aside from the One Sea Merchant Union, he can only rely on the Alchemist Union or perhaps the Hunter Organization to purchase items from him.

Perhaps, he would take several weeks to rebuild this barrier.

"We'll be heading on that side… A bunch of Barbarian Kings has already infiltrated. This is not good…" Vincent pointed to the southern side of the city. He was able to sense the situation below and the two Grand Magus beside him agreed.

"I'll deal with the ones that were causing trouble to the Magic Knights… Turhan can handle those who had infiltrated, is that alright?" Faviona suggested.

"That's fine by me…" Turhan replied as he noticed that eight Barbarian Kings were already inside the city.

Vincent didn't reject this idea since he originally planned to help Ceri and Millie who was being surrounded by the enemies.

The hatch of the Vermillion Hawk opened slowly and as soon as it opened.

The three of them jumped out and headed to their destination…

This is Vincent's first time doing this but he wasn't too worried at all. He's not afraid of heights or falling to death.

As they were falling at a high speed and about to reach the ground, they swiftly activated the Mana Arts they have prepared.

"Featherfall…" Turhan muttered as he was suddenly surrounded by wind energy that helped him land on the ground like nothing.

He wasn't even noticed by the nearby Barbarian Kings until he started attacking them.

"Chains of Fire…" Faviona, an alchemist who had mastered the Fire Element to the peak, used an offensive ability to tie herself to the Barbarian Kings on the ground…

There's a total of five chains made of fire that struck the barbarians and it didn't just help her to land safely but also heavily injured them with her Elemental Art.

As for Vincent, he summoned his three Flying Swords and stepped on one of them while the two others hovers around him.

He wasn't even done yet… As he was getting near Millie and Ceri, he pulled out another item.

It is his strongest Artifact right now and needless to say, it is his Sentient Book, the Tome of Gluttony!