Is this really a Game?!

Inside the enemy base, chaos erupted as the explosion rocked the central building. Guards were thrown off their feet, and some of the arrays present in the base which were supposed to help them fight off any intruders were disrupted, unable to function properly amidst the chaos.

The explosion was as powerful as a full-powered attack of a high-grade Tier VI individual, perhaps slightly more powerful than that even, and the people present around the portals were simply incapable of going against such power.

The portals crumbled, destroyed by the explosion, cutting the base off from the side bases they had, making it impossible for any of them to run away, or for reinforcements to arrive, if they had any outside of the base.

As for Reign and the others, their mana and aura were fully released outside of the base, the barrier no longer present as they unleashed their full power.

They were still not activating their marks as it was always a good idea to hold back a bit and see what they were dealing with, after all, they didn\'t know just what kind of powers the enemy had, and going all out from the start was not the best idea.

They could take the lead in the beginning, but find themselves tired and no longer capable of utilizing their full strength during the latter parts of the battle. Still, for the first attack which was supposed to break through the array, they held nothing back in their base forms.

The array around the base shook from the explosion, letting Reign and the others know that the plan worked before they attacked.

As the shaking stopped, Reign and the others moved, their weapons filled with mana and their skills activated as they lunged forward at the array with full power.

Ten different attacks, each one carrying behind it the full strength of the person that unleashed it, were launched at the weakest spot of the array. The power of the combined attacks was much greater than the power of the explosion, not to mention the fact that the attacks were concentrated on one spot, unlike the explosion.

The array first shook as the attacks collided with it, and then it started cracking before ultimately breaking into pieces as if it was made out of glass. Many shards fell down as the array crumbled, only for the shards to dissipate while falling.

The attack didn\'t end there, as that was only the first array, and there were more to be broken.

Luckily, only a portion of the power that Reign and the others had used was needed to break the first array, and soon, the second one crumbled from the combined attack, and then the third, and ultimately, the fourth one, which was the array that made it impossible for those inside the base to look outside.

As the final array broke, breaking into pieces, the people inside the base all stared around them, the unfamiliar location making them feel confused at first, while the higher-ups who had already gotten out of their houses were clenching their hands into fists from the anger they felt.

They knew that they were under attack and that the explosion was only the start, something the enemy had used to destroy the portals and to draw their attention to it for a bit while another group destroyed the arrays around the base.

As that happened, the group of five which was nearing the exit of the underground area stopped, to be more exact, their leader stopped, his hands suddenly shaking as his eyes widened. Just as Reign and the others suspected, he was able to notice that the base was under attack immediately, to be more exact, the system itself relayed the information, telling him that their base was under attack.

He and the other four combatants quickly turned around and ran back to where the hidden chamber was located in order to quickly get back to their base, not willing to waste a second longer than what was needed.

With the arrays shattered and the enemy base exposed, Reign and the others wasted no time. They charged into the base, their weapons gleaming in the dim light as they prepared to face their adversaries.

Inside the base, chaos reigned as the enemy forces scrambled to mount a defense. Guards rushed to their posts, while higher-ups barked orders, trying to regain control of the situation.

But Reign and his team were relentless and gave the enemy no mercy. They moved with precision and purpose, cutting through the enemy ranks with ease and causing chaos to erupt once again.

Their auras were fully released, forcing the combatants who were below Tier VI to feel immense pressure and to be incapable of fighting with full force, the weaker ones even collapsing from the pressure alone.

The Tier VI combatants of the base quickly reacted and charged at Reign and the others, unwilling to see the situation devolve into something even worse.

The fake Tier VI combatants didn\'t wait either and all charged right after the leaders.

In total, there were 5 Tier VI combatants and 12 fake Tier VI combatants coming after Reign and the others. The only issue present was the fact that their leader was not present, the one leading the enemy combatants was their head priest, the same one that was in charge of creating the fake Tier VI combatants.

He was quite strong as well, his aura as powerful as the auras of Shadow and the rest, only a bit below Reign\'s aura and presence.

But Reign was not the one that would deal with the head priest, he would go to battle against their leader. He could sense him, it was actually nearly impossible not to sense their leader as he was not even trying to hide his aura.

It was on top of a small hill that was present inside the base, there was a small shack there, and Reign was able to feel the aura coming from there. It was dark, it was strong, and it felt … wrong.

It was very similar to the corruption, and the same could be said for the head priest, only that his aura was not as similar as their leader\'s aura was.

Reign nodded at the others and made his way to the side before heading toward the shack, eager to finally come face-to-face with the enemy leader and exchange blows with him.

"You will not be allowed to do as you wish!" The head priest roared as he pointed his staff at Reign, his aura flaring up as mana that looked like the corruption itself appeared around him.

The ground in front of Reign suddenly split open as corruption suddenly surged out and created a tall wall in front of Reign, trying to stop him.

Reign barely reacted to it, he just clenched his sword and slashed forward, a bright light appearing around his sword as he used his light manipulation to cut the wall cleanly in half before blasting it away with a push of his hand that had light present all around it.

The wall crumbled as if it was not made of energy and Reign easily continued forward, which made the head priest angry. He suddenly opened his mouth and shouted at Reign, soul power radiating through him.

"STOP!"

Even that, however, had no effect.

Upon coming close to Reign, the soul power that was imbued into the shout simply bounced off, not doing a single thing to him.

It took the head priest by surprise, even though he was aware that Reign could use soul power thanks to the tall man standing next to him who had already crossed paths with Reign a couple of days ago.

The head priest was about to do something else in order to stop Reign, as were the other true Tier VI combatants, but they were all forced to stop.

Flames rained down on them, shadows suddenly sprung to life and attacked them, a ray of purple energy was launched at one, and a devastating axe light neared them as they quickly scrambled to defend or dodge.

"Sorry, but you won\'t be able to attack Reign any longer, he has a bigger fish to catch, and you\'re going to have to fight with us," Wolf said as his flames danced around him while a smile was present on his face.

The tall man stared at him, as did the rest of the group as they sensed the powerful auras coming from him and the others. They were well aware that he was right, they wouldn\'t be able to divert their attention to anything else from now on.