"This…! You guys, I'll fend them off for a while with that technique of mine. Use that time to form a spatial passage and escape" Alaka'i said.
"What… no! I can't let you do that! We'll find another way" Olina shouted in response.
"There is no other way" Alaka'i said with grim smile.
"Fools, die!" Nohea showed the power of an Acquisition realm expert as he took on the five Void Passage realm martial warriors.
The other five on his side also acted as backup for him. It was very unlikely for them to lose.
Alaka'i's aura suddenly exploded forth as his battle strength surged. He flew into the sky and went many rounds with Nohea.
"Oh no! He's used that technique!" Kalani, a woman from Olina's side said with fear.
"Alaka'i! So the rumours about you possessing that berserk technique that multiplies a person's battle strength tremendously are true. But, even if you win, you will still die!" Nohea said amidst the ruckus mid-air.
Alaka'i fought seriously without responding to Nohea.
He knew that after using his berserk technique, he would eventually die. This was why he was putting everything he had into the fight, to ensure that some of his enemies went down with him.
"Olina! We have to go now! Even with his berserk technique, Alaka'i can't kill Nohea!
Let's go!" Launi urged Olina as he tore open a spatial passage.
Olina watched Alaka'i fight as tears formed in her eyes.
She had known Alaka'i for almost a century and they had been very close friends even though he was her subordinate.
She never thought that the day would come when she would leave Alaka'i to his own death.
But the circumstances were too harsh, she couldn't offer any help even with her Void Passage realm cultivation base.
She was too weak…
"Alaka'i, live well" Olina said as tears fell from her eyes. In a flash, she flew through the spatial passage.
"Goodbye Alaka'i"
"Please don't die Alaka'i"
"Live well friend"
"Your sacrifice shall not be baseless!"
After their parting words, everyone including Lu Zheng and Themur left through Olina's spatial passage.
Alaka'i's gaze became firm after Olina and the others had gone. He knew that he had succeeded in fending Nohea off.
He became fiercer in his attacks as he threw everything he had left against Nohea.
"Tch!" Nohea hissed. His plan to kill Olina and the others had failed and Alaka'i was fighting without reservation for his life.
Nohea knew that even though he could kill Alaka'i, he wouldn't get away as a complete human being.
At a point in time, Alaka'i's battle intent surged like the waves of a sea as he unleashed the most potent attack of his entire life. One that could eradicate millions of lives at once.
"Shit! Run!" Nohea cussed as he tried to escape.
Alaka'i had tears in his eyes as all the fire Qi he could manifest was compressed to a single point.
An unbelievable amount of killing intent surged from Alaka'i that drowned even Nohea.
Immediately, an intense explosion occurred, enveloping all of Alaka'i's surroundings.
Nohea tore open a spatial passage at the nick of time and escaped with Nakao. The rest weren't so lucky.
Even so, Nohea's back was destroyed by the explosion that even his ribcage was visible.
If he wasn't at the Acquisition realm, he would certainly have died.
"[sigh], so this is it" Alaka'i muttered.
He was devoid of even the slightest trace of Qi. Anyone that saw him would mistake him for a mortal.
Alaka'i sat on the sandy beach and gazed at the endless blue before him. In contrast with the earlier commotion, all was tranquil.
Slowly, his vision began to blur.
Just before he blacked out, a figure appeared before him and smiled.