In the moment Ian's consciousness transformed into a raven, his entire perception underwent a seismic shift, accompanied by the completion of the Animagus transformation.
The next moment.
No one knew the reason why, but lead-gray clouds surged over Sky City, enveloping the massive fortress suspended at tens of thousands of meters in an eerie shadow—it's worth noting that this had never happened before when Ian used the Animagus form.
Ian had previously transformed into Animagus form in the human world, yet back then, there were no phenomena like the current change in the sky with the appearance of dark clouds.
The difference.
Perhaps it has to do with Ian's intense anger towards those black-robed wizards in Sky City, or it might be related to the "world rules" inherent in this space and time.
After all.
The chaotic gods have yet to be born.
At this moment, the raven form Ian transformed into was like the first, and only, one in the heavens and earth to exceed the limits, making it reasonable to trigger some supernatural phenomenon.
Of course.
Ian's furious emotion did influence the surroundings, for compared to the previous times he transformed into Animagus form, his raven body now emitted a faint black mist.
This mist continually flowed as he flew, leaving behind trails of black marks in the space, crisscrossing like a spider's web, and only after a long time did the space slowly repair.
"It's here! It's here!"
The pitch-black raven that Ian transformed into soared high, and the black-robed wizards within Steel City were in complete panic. They pointed at the sky in terror, chanting obscure spells.
Their voices filled with despair.
"It's entering Phase Two!"
"Quick! Stop it! Don't let it approach!"
As clouds surged, countless metal beasts under the black-robed wizard's control flocked like a tide in the sky, spreading their wings to block out the sun, claws tearing the air, resembling ancient war machines reawakened. These beasts were of different shapes; some had the wings of a griffin and the body of a giant serpent, others were humanoid constructs with three heads and six arms,
"Charge!" a black-robed wizard yelled hoarsely, as dozens of metal beasts pounced fiercely towards Ian, fangs intertwined and claws waving, attempting to shred this unexpected visitor. They produced mechanical roars in unison, like primordial beasts awakened, diving towards Ian.
To this.
"Ridiculous, machines weak, flesh eternal." Ian was unafraid, his ink-black wings suddenly trembled, his massive body barreled forth like a meteor.
Only to see.
The metal beasts roared towards Ian, their claws and sharp teeth gleaming coldly, as if intending to shred him into pieces. Ian didn't dodge, his black wings sliced through the air, emitting shrill whistles, and then—the next instant, thunderous explosions, echoes of metal crashing against metal filled the sky.
"Boom!"
The first metal giant dragon crashed head-on!
However.
Under impact.
The metal beast's body shattered.
It was neither knocked away nor repelled but crumbled like fragile glass at the moment of contact into countless fragments. The thick armor shattered like paper mâché, the core energy furnace burst violently, crimson flames illuminating the sky.
The second hadn't reacted yet, was slashed mid-air by Ian, sharp beak slicing its spine, and the metal skeleton broke, the whole body plummeting from high altitude. The third, fourth... more metal beasts were smashed under Ian's impact, as if their existence was just ephemeral bubbles.
As long as they touched the raven's figure, they disintegrated into wreckage, scattering in the wind.
Ian didn't even feel any resistance, as if he was crashing into rotten wood instead of hard steel. In the face of Ian in raven form, these colossal objects appeared so fragile.
"What?!"
Ian himself was stunned.
He had long known his Animagus form was incredibly resilient, but didn't expect... these metal beasts to be so vulnerable before him? Ian truly hadn't anticipated these metal beasts couldn't even withstand his impact. They crumbled not just because they were shattered, but disintegrated instantly upon contact!
As if their very existence couldn't counter Ian. The metal beasts were like tofu, that seemed not just a mere physical issue but a devastation by some force.
No matter what materials constituted them.
In the instant of contact with Ian, at the very moment with his raven form's body, they immediately marched towards their end.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Even though Ian was shocked, he didn't stop, continued sprinting forward, wherever he passed, metal beasts crumbled like they were dismantled by some invisible force.
This is a one-sided battle.
The black figure traversed through the steel storm, wherever it passed, metal fragments scattered flying, splattering like torrential rain.
Below Sky City, silver fireworks exploded within the cloud layers.
No suspense at all.
The metal beasts couldn't harm Ian's body even slightly, yet Ian could constantly demolish them, a battle destined to lead to an ending, regardless of how the enemy struggled, eventually only ushering in destruction.
Seeing this situation.
The wizards of Steel City panicked completely. The guardians they had meticulously crafted were now wilting like dry leaves, not achieving the effect they originally intended.