Achilles did not fear!
He felt the terrifying waves of Primordial Energy still budding within him as 71 Meridians were now unlocked- a major reason being the fact that the percentage of the Organic and Inorganic Terrestrial Planetary Body…had reached 92%.
This, in addition to the fact that the Primordial Corrupted Energy empowering Apostle Lotus held no effect on him due to the genuine Pure Primordial Energy he held…made him confident in surviving even if the distant Avatar of the Ancient Satyr turned his attention towards him!
Just confident in survival, but not being able to beat such a monster. Not yet, anyway!
He saw the many Ethereal Physiology Masters gathering from all around as they would handle that monster for now, but in the back of his mind, he wondered.
How would it feel to assimilate an Avatar of an Ancient One?
"Are you fuckers truly spacing out at this moment? I walked all slow and everything to build up your fear, you know? But you fools did not even try running."
The voice of Apostle Lotus rang out towards Achilles and Rose as near them, Major Inu came over along with other Peak Meridian Transformation Advanced Humans with grim expressions.
They all looked like they were ready to die as Achilles looked at them while shaking his head.
"Don't worry. She may look powerful, but think of her like someone pumped with steroids momentarily. Just inflated muscles that aren't anything like the real thing."
His words caused a descent of silence.
His voice was low, but Apostle Lotus heard it clearly.
Even Lunarian Enforcer Selene, who stayed close to them due to their status as Transcendent, heard this as her gaze flickered while she gazed towards Axano and the Avatar of the Ancient Satyr!
She snapped her hands as two silver discs erupted from her and came to float above Achilles and Rose- her intention being to add a layer of protection for them in case anything happened, her voice ringing out in their ears.
"No matter what, stay alive!"
Achilles only briefly glanced towards her silver figure as he intended to do this and more.
Those around him became a little braver after his words, while Apostle Lotus…
"You stupid little shitter…."
Her body visibly trembled with anger as scathing winds filled with crimson crescent moons began to form around her.
And yet before she could throw out any of this devastation…
A golden cluster of Solar light bloomed from Achilles.
But…it was nothing like before.
Before, a beam of solar light was 10 or 20 inches in size.
Now…a single beam was bigger than even the height of a human as it towered at 2 meters wide in diameter, and it was filled with an additional golden energy that very few would be able to discern!
It arrived before the newly elevated Apostle Lotus before she could even blink and covered her entirely.
An impact of different energies erupted as the figure of Apostle Lotus was flung back heavily, her body smashing into the destroyed debris of glass and bricks before she stopped herself and heaved!
She heaved back and forth as her throat felt dry, her body currently holding third-degree burns all around.
All layers of skin and subcutaneous tissue were scorched as she felt waves of tremendous pain overwhelm her, her eyes boiling even now as she couldn't see ahead of her!
She howled out as her Meridians pulsed, bloody tears streaming out of her boiling eyes as she roared out.
She was not the only one alarmed, with Major Inu and others looking at her scorched figure as they wondered.
Were his words actually true- that she was immensely weaker than a true Ethereal Physiology Master?!
They wondered this. But they would soon come to learn what the power of those like Apostle Lotus truly sat at, and that it was another person that was simply too abnormal to be able to injure one the way he did!
But this was one battle.
And in this decimated landscape filled with debris, there were many battles.
In the skies, Lunarian Enforcer Selene stood on a silver disk around her; the ethereal glow was particularly radiant as she activated an earpiece in her ear while speaking to it.
"Priestess, I think it's time to release Andromeda. Noblesse and the Golden Trading Company are beginning to gather here as well, and the ensuing chaos will only grow larger."
The same figure that Major Inu had been talking to regarding Achilles!
And from the earpiece…
"I will authorize it."
The confirmation came.
Selene's eyes glowed brightly at this confirmation as she looked to the skies.
Whenever unfathomable danger and terror descended upon humans, they looked to the skies.
And this time, Selene saw the transparent barrier protecting the Colony City of Neon open slightly, the outline of a massive floating vessel barely being discerned as a compartment of it opened, and something shining purple and silver shot down!
It passed through the open gap that closed right after- and it looked like a silver purple pod that opened its doors with hissing noises, and two luminous purple eyes opened from this pod as Selene could barely pick up the voice in her earpiece that captured the sound coming from the pod!
[Andromeda has been activated and placed in Battle Mode.]
[Target has been confirmed- the Avatar of the Ancient Satyr, Julbocken. Capture preference, alive. Starting with an output of 60% power.]
A humanoid metallic entity came out, her purple eyes radiant as her legs were sharp silver metallic spears, her arms more humanoid as her whole body…seemed to be made of precious metals and other materials!
It shone silver, but it was filled with…100 dazzling Purple Meridians.
They all flowed together serenely and converged above her head as there, 9 illusory purple stars could be seen.
Behind her, an aurora of purple wings that felt like the convergence of pure fantastical power buzzed.
Selene called out to it as she felt a sense of reverence and fear for this weapon designed by the researchers of the Lunaris Colony Overseers!