Chapter 990: The Armor of B’hemah!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
The Arabian Empire had an extremely strict hierarchy, and if the commander of the vital Behemoth Army died in battle because of Abu Muslim, not even he, hailed as the strongest Governor of the East in history, could bear the responsibility.
“Wang Chong, you will pay a price for this! I will personally kill you and have you buried together with Masil!”
Abu Muslim’s expression was contorted with rage.
“Asmodai’s Fury!”
Abu Muslim immediately unleashed his strongest attack. Behind him, Asmodai, one of the Seventy-Two Demon God Pillars, began to split its three heads apart, each one clearly showing signs of creating its own body. In this moment, Abu Muslim’s power increase by nearly forty percent.
“Die for me!”
At almost the same time, Deputy Governor Ziyad grasped the bronze Ocean Ring and threw it at Wang Chong. These two highest commanders of the Arab army stimulated all their energy in their frenzied assault against Wang Chong.
Boomboomboom!
The governor and his deputy unleashed a flurry of assaults on the giant ape, from the front and back, left and right. They covered every possible angle, saturating every last inch of the space around Wang Chong.
Space itself began to crack under their assault, pitch-black and twisted fissures appearing. The boundless power even made the earth drone and quake as if an earthquake was happening. Moreover, under the attacks of these two commanders, even the supreme Consecrated began to appear unsteady, large bruises appearing on its body as it was forced into a passive position.
For something as powerful as the Consecrated, this sort of situation was difficult to imagine.
“Abu Muslim, Ziyad, it’s pointless.”
Wang Chong stood on the shoulder of the giant ape and shook his head at the two Arabs. Darks clouds were gathering overhead, and as Wang Chong looked around, he could see fierce winds raging over the battlefield while shrill whistles like the wailing of ghosts filled his ears. But Wang Chong remained calm, his expression utterly unmoved.
“All of this is in vain. Your attacks can’t even break the defense of the giant ape, much less threaten me!”
Wang Chong towered like a rock in the middle of a river. Abu Muslim and Ziyad had no idea that what they were facing was not Wang Chong, but the veteran and supreme War Saint of the Central Plains, an individual who had taken the last force of soldiers in the entire continent and fought with the otherworldly invaders for decades. This was a top-class commander who had been refined through blood and fire.
Boom, boom, bang! Neither Abu Muslim nor Ziyad slowed their attacks. On the contrary, they only increased their intensity.
“Impudent! I’d like to see just how long you can hold on!”
“Who cares if you can control the Behemoths! No matter how large a price must be paid, I will kill you! If I don’t kill you, I will never be able to rest!”
Ziyad’s expression was ice-cold. Although Wang Chong was able to control the giant ape, both he and Abu Muslim could sense that Wang Chong’s own cultivation level was not high enough. He was only at Saint Martial Tier 8, not even at the Great General level.
If not for the fact that the Consecrated, the strongest of the four Behemoths, had constantly been impeding them, either he or Abu Muslim would have been able to easily pulverize Wang Chong.
Behemoths were no warriors. Their defenses could not be so tight. A flaw would pop up eventually, and that moment would spell Wang Chong’s demise!
Buzz!
Just when Ziyad had decided to kill Wang Chong at any cost, the sky suddenly dimmed as a massive shadow fell over Ziyad. Ziyad’s expression froze as he slowly turned his head, and what he saw was a giant figure with two scarlet eyes staring emotionlessly at him.
“The Burning One!”
Ziyad’s heart went cold as he recognized this beast. This Fire element Behemoth had somehow managed to advance so close to him without his knowledge. But this was not the only reason Ziyad’s heart went cold. As he looked around, he saw that all four of the Arabian Behemoths had surrounded this area. Together with the Consecrated, they blocked off the north, south, east, and west, surrounding Abu Muslim and Ziyad.
Although Ziyad and Abu Muslim were hailed as the strongest of the empire’s east, these mighty and vigorous Behemoths made them seem like tiny ants.
“Didn’t you want to fight? Then come.”
Wang Chong coldly smiled at the pair, and with a thought, all four Behemoths moved as one. Thunder seemed to boom as the entire world lost its luster to the attacks of the four Behemoths.
Bang!
Two enormous palms swept toward Ziyad from the left and right, sending him flying. At almost the same time, a dazzling tongue of flame brighter than the sun and three beast palms as large as mountains collided with the Governor of Iron and Blood.
“Pillar of Asmodai!”
Abu Muslim was stronger than Ziyad, so even though he also had not predicted that all four Behemoths would gather here, he still managed to react very quickly. The dark clouds in the sky churned as rivers of black energy gathered in front of Abu Muslim. As light and shadow shifted, an enormous pillar of gold and red appeared and engulfed Abu Muslim.
In the myths of Arabia, Asmodai was a demon god who protected treasure. It had buried countless priceless treasures all across the sea, any of which was sufficient to drive a human king to madness. As the protector of these treasures, Asmodai also possessed an impressive defensive ability to complement its power. This ability was the Pillar of Asmodai.
Bahwa Abu Muslim telah mampu menaklukkan begitu banyak negara dan bertempur dengan begitu banyak Jenderal Besar ketika muncul tanpa cedera sebagian besar disebabkan oleh teknik ini. Pada kondisi puncaknya, Abu Muslim dapat menggunakan teknik ini untuk memblokir serangan gabungan dari tiga Jenderal Besar.
Gemuruh!
Nyala Api Yang Membara dan telapak tangan Behemoth lainnya menghantam Pilar Asmodai. Beberapa ledakan dan gelombang kejut menyapu udara, asap dan api menutupi area lebih dari seratus zhang, dan angin destruktif serta aliran energi menyapu seluruh medan perang.
Dentang! Sebuah dinding baja yang beratnya puluhan ribu jin ditabrak aliran energi dan terlempar dari tanah, remuk menjadi tumpukan besi tua. Di ujung lain, kota jauh Talas juga mengalami pukulan besar. Seluruh kota bergetar dan bergetar, menyebabkan debu berjatuhan dari temboknya.
Bahkan gerbang besar yang ditempa dari Xuan Metal mengerang saat mereka menyerah.
Di udara, pertempuran Abu Muslim versus empat Behemoth dengan cepat diputuskan. Pilar besar Asmodai hanya mampu bertahan sebentar sebelum meledak berkeping-keping. Bahkan benteng Pilar Asmodai tidak bisa menghentikan serangan empat Behemoth.
“Ah!”
Abu Muslim berguling-guling di udara seperti bola meriam, bepergian seribu zhang. Namun, pada saat terakhir, Abu Muslim berhasil menggunakan energi tak terlihat untuk beralih dari gerakan ekstrem ke pemberhentian mendadak.
“!!!”
Pada pemandangan ini, Gao Xianzhi yang terluka parah, Cheng Qianli, dan Wang Yan, yang semuanya menonton dari kejauhan, terpana. Bahkan Wang Chong, yang menonton dari bahu kera raksasa, tidak bisa membantu tetapi melebarkan matanya. Dia sangat menyadari kekuatan Behemoth.
Mengesampingkan kekuatan serangan Abu Muslim, kemampuan defensif yang mengesankan yang dia tunjukkan sudah cukup untuk menenangkan hati seseorang.
Tapi tiba-tiba, ada celah! Armor hitam pekat yang dikenakan Abu Muslim, terbuat dari bahan yang tidak diketahui, pecah di sekujur tubuhnya, dan kemudian meledak menjadi pecahan yang tak terhitung jumlahnya yang menghujani medan perang.
Ekspresi Abu Muslim membeku, lalu dia menundukkan kepalanya dan meringis.
Armor B’hemah!
Dalam bahasa Arab, ‘B’hemah’ mewakili bumi yang agung, ketegasan, dan perang. B’hemah adalah binatang neraka yang sangat besar, dan dikabarkan bahwa B’hemah lahir dari bumi itu sendiri, hidup dari perang, pembantaian, dan ketakutan. Karena ia lahir dari bumi, ia diberkahi dengan kekuatan ofensif dan defensif yang mengesankan.
Itu adalah dasar dari sebuah baju besi yang sangat dihargai oleh semua komandan perang dan pembantaian!
Sejak saat itu dibuat, Armor B’hemah telah melewati tangan lebih dari dua ratus komandan legendaris dan Jenderal Besar. Baju besi ini memiliki sejarah yang sangat panjang, dan hampir tidak ada seorang pun di barat Pegunungan Cong yang tidak tahu tentang baju zirah yang paling berharga ini. Dua puluh tahun yang lalu, selama penaklukannya terhadap Dinasti Sassanid, Abu Muslim telah memperoleh baju zirah ini dari makam marshal Sassanid yang legendaris.
Abu Muslim selalu memperlakukannya sebagai harta yang berharga, yang bahkan lebih berharga daripada Mata Dewa Setan.
Abu Muslim mampu berdiri tak terkalahkan di medan perang dan bangkit di atas jenderal-jenderal Kekaisaran Arab yang tak terhitung jumlahnya yang kuat untuk menjadi gubernur yang paling kuat, paling menakutkan, dan paling mengepalkan dalam sejarah timur Arab ini