Salute To The General
Chapter 2496

With that, Max turned to regard his allies and subordinates with a riotous roar, "Who is there amongst you with the guts to step into the fray and kill this fool for me?"

By "fool", he was, of course, referring to Destroyer.

A bunch of fighters from the Ariarica military and the other eight nations then started to whisper among themselves, and up stepped two from Xyperia simultaneously, ahead of the many who were still in the midst of mulling over it. "Left General to Lord Ashuras of Xyperia, Soma."

"Right General to Lord Ashuras of Xyperia, Kali."

"We shall challenge you at the same time."

Soma and Kali trained under the same master in their youth and, later on, signed on with the military together. When they served under the banner of Xyperia, they had always gone into battle side by side.

Hence, the duo had developed tremendous chemistry over time, enhancing each other's fighting prowess whenever they joined forces.

While denizens of Eurasia considered themselves the descendants of the Dragon, those of Xyperia thought themselves the descendants of the Elephant.

Xyperia, as a nation, had always regarded Eurasia as a hated rival, and this sentiment was especially prevalent among members of the former's military; each and every one of them dreamt of the day that they may represent their country in the defeat of Eurasia. That widely held view within Xyperia's army was also known as

"The Draconem and Proboscidean Complex".

It was precisely that reason which led Soma and Kali to jump at the opportunity to challenge Destroyer while others remained apprehensive.

The fighters behind Nathan were collectively angered when they saw Soma and Kali throw their own names into the mix at the same time.

"Shameless pucks. They don't seem to grasp what constitutes a fair fight."

Fang, too, spoke up, "Do you think you could pick on us for not bringing help?"

"Allow me to aid you in setting these two pucks straight, Destroyer," said Hcptakill outright.

Destroyer had faced the Xyperian army during the majority of his campaign against the North Army back in the day.

He had been aware for some time now about the resurgence of these people from Ashuras' faction, the most belligerent elements in their nation, and had long wanted to teach this insolent and bellicose lot from Xyperia a lesson. By stepping to the fore, Soma and Kali were simply offering themselves up on a platter! Hence, he rejected Fang and Heptakill's offers of assistance, chuckling, "The Chief Military Governor's challenge was to take on the representatives from the Nine-Nations one on one. Seeing that it's just going to be these two puny pucks, I'll have no problems dealing with them without any help.

That got the members of the press as well as people from the Nine-Nation Alliance who were present in an uproar.

It would seem that the Chief Military Governor of Eurasia's subordinate is no less haughty than he himself.

No longer able to tolerate this any further, Ashuras barked at his two followers coldly, "Do not disappoint me, you two. You shall both have to end your own lives to spare yourself the humiliation should you fail to kill him." Soma and Kali's face turned grim. "Understood, Lord Ashuras!"

With that, the duo turned around. Standing on either side like two savage wolves, they cautiously stalked and then advanced upon Destroyer.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

The two of them then burst into action and sprung toward Destroyer, with Soma swiping his foot at Destroyer's noggin while Kali aimed a devastating punch right at the former's chest.

Rearing his own head back slightly, Destroyer avoided Soma's kick and then raised a hand to intercept Kali's fist, neutralizing his opponents' first wave of attacks with ease.

Immediately, both sides became embroiled in a pulsating encounter.

Agile and forceful in attack, Soma and Kali's combat style melded the discipline of the army's methods with the contortionism of yoga.

In contrast, Destroyer's purely militaristic approach was distinctively unflashy; with its powerful gathers, simplicity, and ferocity, he often looked to overwhelm his opponents with brute strength and blazing speed. Less than a few blows into their exchange, Destroyer saw an opening upon which he landed a hard punch upon Kali's cheeks.

Bam!

In a mist of blood, Kali was instantly killed on the spot.

Whoosh!

Soma took the chance to launch a kick at Destroyer.

In response, Destroyer caught his foot in midair and smashed his own right knuckle into it, crushing Soma's leg with a crunch before he followed that up with another blow aimed at the latter's heart. Bam'.

Though Soma's ribcage remained unblemished, the internal organs behind it had already become sickeningly smushed.

Thump!

In a fountain of gore mixed with the crumbs of his entrails, he, too, fell to the ground, motionless. "Next," Destroyer hollered.