Doomsday Pillars

On the horizon, one could see the dark sky slowly filled with orange splendor as the sun slowly rose, sharing its dazzling radiance to the world, while the morning dews dripped to the ground, signifying the start of a new day in the apocalypse. 

Half a day had passed since Alex and the other fighters killed the Chimera monster. 

On Bali Island, or to be precise in the Abyss Hole, a figure was seen coming out of it with flustered expression and ragged breath.

The figure was draped a big red-colored robe over his body, while his head was covered with a cloth covering his face. This figure was Anas, the speaker of the Heavenly Gate group, who came and joined the expedition.

He was a confidant of Hafiz, one of the important figures in the Heavenly Gate organization. Anas was instructed to come and join the so-called Abyss Hole Destruction expedition with the aim of thwarting Alex's plan. He was also given a personal order by Hafiz himself to unravel the secrets of the Abyss.

That was the reason why he brought 30 people to this place and insisted on bringing all of them on the expedition. Unfortunately for him, his demand was met with a strong refusal from Alex, to the point of threatening him to follow his regulations or get out of the island at that instant.. Therefore, he could only keep his mouth shut and accept the regulation, otherwise the operation would fail before it even started.

Whether he wanted it or not, Anas was forced to choose ten fighters between his men to join the expedition. Along the way, Anas and his men continued to observe the others, whoever was on the expedition. At the same time, his men were only fighting with the bare minimum effort so as not to appear suspicious or get hatred from the other fighters, not that they didn't already receive plenty in the first place.

When Anas decided to do his backstabbing, he was shocked to see his fighters' attacks being stopped by already prepared fighters. The plan was crumbling, he knew he was screwed and so he could only immediately run away, leaving his 'brothers' behind. As he ran through the main chamber and antechamber of the Abyss, Anas's thought was ready to carry out the second plan.

As a Wind Sky realm Magus, Anas had incredible speed that allowed him to speed through the Abyss's chambers like a storm. He managed to reach the entrance of Abyss Pit within only half a day.

When Anas came out of the Abyss Pit and was greeted by the streaks of the orange and grey dawn sky, he was even more grateful to his God. With His blessings, Anas was sure the endeavor of his second plan would go smoothly.

Running towards the hotel, Anas swiftly avoided all the guards and sped towards the place where his remaining men were waiting like rabid dogs. He needed to move fast, because he was sure Alex and the other fighters were only an hour or two behind him.

When he reached the place where his men were, Anas saw them still tucked in their beds, sleeping soundly. Fists clenched, Anas shouted, "WAKE UP!"

The deafening shout startled all of them, making some of them even stumble to the floor while others quickly took their fighting stances. Scanning their surroundings, they finally realized their brother was the one who shouted at them.

"Brother Anas?"

"Yeah. It's me. Get up and prepare for a battle."

Hearing that, the Heavenly Gate people were stunned. Eyes bulging with disbelief, when they noticed Anas was the only one there, one of them finally dared to ask, "Where are the other brothers, Brother Anas?"

Anas only fell silent when he heard his brother's question.

"Is the plan failed?"

"... Yes, brother. They are now with our god." Everyone's expression fell when they heard that. Anas then added, "However, don't worry, brothers. Our god is absolute, therefore, believe in His plan, that was encased in a mysterious way."

Seeing everyone nodding their heads and their eyes were filled with conviction, Anas continued, "We have a better purpose now."

"We understand, brother Anas. What is our god's purpose for us now?"

Spreading his arms, Anas said loudly, "Their leader, the man named Alex, is the reincarnation of the Devil itself. Our god told me he will bring the end onto us. and  Therefore, to make sure he repents his evil ways, we are going to bring his family to our holy city."

Nodding their head vigorously, they said together, "Yes. brother! We are all with you."

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As the morning sun was rising and when most of the people were still asleep, Anas and his twenty fighters sneakily slipped out of the hotel, under the watch of the exhausted guards. They then headed straight for Alex's family residence, which was located on the outskirts of the Bali base near the Doomsday Pillar.

Anas knew that the place must be heavily guarded with dozens of fully armed soldiers. However, he also knew that now was the best time to strike as Alex's family must still be asleep and the most elite fighters were still in the Abyss. 

Thus, knowing he didn't have much time, Anas gritted his teeth and said his order.

"Let's go! We will charge our way through."

The twenty fighters were seen charging towards the gate residence and quickly broke into Alex's residence. Their reckless action quickly gave a commotion and attracted the guards' attention.

"Intruders!!! Raise the alarm!"

Hearing the blaring alarms that reverberate throughout the entire residence, Anas knew they had to move faster. They had to take Alex's family and bring them to their boat before the reinforcements could arrive here, trapping them in this place. In his mind, Anas assumed he had at least ten minutes until stronger magus fighters could come and stop them in their tracks.

At the moment, the guards in Alex's residence were all just early stage Sky realm Knights. They were no match for the Heavenly Gate top fighters that he brought over.

Eric, the head guard of Alex's residence guard troop, the friend who helped Alex in his past life, was currently fighting against the intruders. Even though he tried his best to hold them down, Eric knew that he would not be able to hold out for long, due to his insufficient strength.

When Eric and his men were slowly being pushed by the intruders, Devita and her two daughters suddenly went out of the house to see the commotion.

"What is going on?" asked Devita with shock in her voice, when she saw the sight before her.

Eric, who heard Devita's voice, turned his head and spotted her and Alex's two daughters on the balcony watching the battle, "We are under attack! Stay inside!" screamed Eric.

Anas, who noticed Eric had turned, followed his gaze and saw their target. Seeing that, he quickly shouted, "There they are! GET THEM!"

Anas knew they would definitely win if they could catch one of the three. Eyeing their targets, Anas and his two fastest fighters dashed forward and went straight at Devita and her two daughters.

To his surprise, Tiffany, Alex's oldest daughter stepped in front of her mother and her little sister, then shouted.

"Don't you dare come any closer!!"

When he was about to laugh at the little girl's brave yet silly action, he suddenly felt a strong wind blowing in the area. This was immediately followed by a very powerful pressure coming from the sky and pushing them to the ground, stopping their advance.

With difficulty, Anas lifted his head and glanced at the dim orange sky, trying to find the source of this immense pressure. His eyes narrowed when he could faintly see the shadow of a giant bird descending from the sky.

"What is th...?!" asked Anas.

Before Anas could even finish his sentence, the large bird, with wings that spanned for more than 5 meters, plunged towards their direction. One of his two fighters got crushed under the bird's sharps talon, while the other one was thrown backwards by a sweep from the bird's massive wings, hitting the trees planted inside the residence before his body fell limp.

Anas, who saw the bird's dive first, managed to dodge it thanks to his quick reaction and formidable strength. Cold sweats dripped off his face when he saw the fate of his two brothers, one became an unrecognizable meat paste while the other one lay on the ground motionless, his state unknown.

Turning his head towards his targets again, Anas immediately lunged at Alex's youngest daughter with a ferocious expression on his face.

"MOMMY!!!"

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