Infinity: Rising of the Soul Weavers

Hearing Kayla's words made Jericho feel a great sense of relief; she will be joining her soon, meaning that everything will be okay!

Everyone who was part of the Tournament of the Elite knows just how powerful and cunning Kayla is, and just having her by her side contained a big sense of assurance for her!

"Haruki," Kayla connected with another one of the team members privately. "It's not an exaggeration to say that you're the strongest fighting force on the team, heck even the entire planet, and that's why I want you to take care of everyone. 

"And, remember our training: never lose yourself in the fight, and don't forget to survey your surroundings every now and then to guard against the unexpected.

"With that being said, please don't feel pressured. The team has the ability to take care of themselves. Additionally, I may have to take you to another side of the battlefield due to the potential of your powers, depending on how everything goes, so be always ready."

"Okay!" Haruki was always the shy kid, but he had a great sense of responsibility as well. Which meant that he was very concerned about his team.

With that being said, if Kayla decided to make him switch targets and leave his team, then he'll have to abide. 

Kayla was aware of everyone's inner thoughts, not because she was a psychic, but simply because she had spent a lot of time with everyone and she knew them well. But she had no other choice; the strong individuals were scarce in this battle, and she needed to manage them properly.

Haruki has reached the rank of Star Thirteen, which makes him the second strongest person on the planet, rank wise, as much as Kayla was aware.

Additionally, he has got the most fighting power. So it's safe to say that she's the most important piece for creating a good strategy in this battle!

...

Now that one Star Fifteen was assigned to the Cyber Elites, Kayla needed to find a solution for the other one.

Not daring to delay for a second longer. She quickly contacted Aella and informed her of her choice; the Ravens Guard's will be taking on the second Star Fifteen angel.

"I'm sorry that I have to send you there…" Kayla almost cried. "But if anything happens, please leave and run quickl-"

"Kay!" Aella was upset. "We're not cowards nor are we useless, we're The Ravens Guards, watch us slaughter that b*stard!"

"...uhm," Kayla nodded weakly. She didn't dare speak any longer for fear of crying out loud. 

Not to mention that The Ravens Guards was formed by Raven's most precious people, but they were also all her own close friends. If anything were to happen to them, Kayla would not be able forgive herself.

Thinking about Aella, Zeru, Axane, and Maria, who were part of The Raven's Guards in addition to Ian and Axth, she could not help but feel restless.

Taking a deep breath, she connected her bracelet to someone that she rarely ever talks to. "Ian, take Raykun along for the ride. He should be able to support you guys."

Under normal circumstances, Ian and Raykun would always stay together. And even previously, when they were counting the individuals forming The Raven's Guards, people simply counted the two as one. 

With that being said, that wasn't only because they are always together, but also because Raykun was just so weak that he was negligible in any battle and his role was only to watch from a safe distance.

But as of recently, Raykun's power has skyrocketed and he now has the ability to fight on his own, even though his form is still akin to that of a human child.

"Um, he mentioned that he won't be participating in any battle before his mistress fully awakens" Ian bluntly answered. "Apparently, if he uses his powers now, his mistress' evolution would be affected.

"But don't worry, I will take care of everyone since I've decided to join the battle now. Although I am not allowed to use the power of Primordial Time, I have my own abilities that can affect the course of battle, even if I'm up against the Star Fifteen angel."

Hearing that, Kayla gritted her teeth but didn't reply; she simply closed the connection. If what Raykun said was true, then she also can't rely on him right now. 

As for Ian's point, Kayla wasn't sure. She didn't even know what his abilities were or if he could indeed play a role in the battle against the Star Fifteen angel.

What he said was merely words with no evidence and needless to say, Kayla has stopped relying on any type of certainty because of the recent events. 

"Ugh, I at least hope that Liz wakes up soon, that way we'd have two new allies joining, if I count Raykun too," Kayla muttered quietly. "But that's an uncertainty that I can't account for, for now."

Her expression suddenly got serious as she shifted her attention back to the sky above her. Now, the real problem was in front of her; the Star Twenty angel…

Gritting her teeth, she looked towards the Terran Army that was being massacred mercilessly. At most, they had about a quarter of what they had when they started.

Although they only targeted the Star One angels, they were not left alone. For some reason, the Star Twenty focused on them rather than the other forces. Maybe it thought that they are the last patch of humans and that they must die, according to their mission? 

Whatever the reason was, Kayla didn't care much at the moment.

"Jakol, Cyber Force," she called out to the last two forces she had at her disposal. "Support the Terran soldiers, now!"

Jakol and about fifty or sixty of the Akash people, together with Kayla's eight hundred or so Cyber Force members, launched massive attacks on the Star Twenty angel, trying to support the EDA Generals and their soldiers. But how could it be that easy?

"This does not work! I need someone to stop him!" Kayla was observing and losing her calm slowly.

The highest rank she has was a Star Fifteen that can't fight, following that, she has a rank Star Thirteen. Both of them are by no means a match for the Star Twenty angel, even if combined!

"And this clone's power is almost nonexistent in front of it!" Kayla shouted while looking down at her body. All of a sudden, her eyes widened as an idea came to her mind.

"Cyber Force members, attack it and self-destruct!" She ordered.

On this entire planet, no one was expendable… no one but her own Cyber Force.

Although they technically had their own intelligence and thinking, they were not living beings, strictly speaking, and had no sense of self. 

That's why she could use them freely and order them with peace of mind to self-destruct and buy everyone some time on the battlefield, including herself.

The Cyber Force members didn't delay. They quickly and swiftly approached their target and self-destructed. 

With each blast, the void itself shook. Even Gaia shivered, feeling pain all over her body, but she didn't dare mutter a word. After all, she has been experiencing the attacks of the Star Twenty angel for the past few seconds and it was by no means a wonderful experience.

With that being said, for some unknown reason, those explosions were giving her a deep sense of horror that was hundreds of times more intense than when that angel attacked. This was the case even though the power behind the explosions didn't compare to the angel's attacks.

With that in mind, the explosions were not for nothing; they clearly forced the angel to back away and guard against them which was precisely what everyone needed. Now they could have a slight breather.

Kayla who watched that was thinking about creating more Cyber Cores and adding more members to the Cyber Force, but unfortunately, she didn't have enough energy left for that. 

"Tch," she clicked her tongue just before using her skill Thought Acceleration. 'I need a solution for this idiot, and I need one fast!

'Do I call Haruki? But he alone isn't enough, maybe call Jericho with him? But… they would still not be the angel's match!

'Do I use what's left of the Cyber Force to control angels and bring them to Calcer? 

'Maybe if I buy enough time and let him absorb enough blood, he would be able to stand up against it?

'But… those are all uncertainties… What should I do? Uncertainties are the reason we got to this point after all!

'If only I had more information about Calcer's body composition, his training affinity, and the Immortal Blood Mantra technique, maybe I would have been able to construct a more accurate simulation. But what now?' Kayla was panicking and she could not do anything about it. 

Even though she had the ability to think and construct plans hundreds of times faster than normal people, she still could not find the answer.