Episode 6: The Banfai Payanark Operation Begins Axiom Empire Chronicles

Following Ren’s Emperor Gene Awakening, our forces had dramatically improved. However, the Ancient Gods’ full-scale assault had only just begun.

At that moment, the swastika mark on my forehead received a special communication wave. It was an emergency directive from the distant Empire Headquarters.

Payanark’s voice announced the emergency situation.

“The second phase?"

Ren explained while drawing complex figures on the ground:

Sphinx conveyed crucial information:

“To Thailand? Why?"

I was confused. Wasn’t Banfai Payanark merely an operation name?

Ren provided a detailed explanation:

In other words, Payanark himself would undergo further evolution.

I, Ren, Sphinx, and my beloved dog Jet headed to Thailand using the Empire’s teleportation system.

However, the Thailand we arrived at had changed dramatically from the homeland I knew.

The transformed Thai landscape with mystical patterns covering the entire land

The entire Thai landscape was covered with patterns resembling a massive magic circle. The Mekong River glowed golden, and the Chao Phraya River emitted blue light.

“This is…"

As Ren’s analysis indicated, this transformation was merely the prologue.

When we arrived at my hometown research base, familiar faces were waiting.

Research institute colleagues, neighbors, and local monks. They all spoke of mysterious events.

A local high monk conveyed crucial information to me:

I was astonished. The ancient scriptures mentioned me, a person from modern times?

Guided by the monk, we headed to a secret underground ruin.

There lay Empire ruins of a scale I had never seen before. They were far more massive than the underground temples of Egypt.

I was amazed by Ren’s analysis.

The gathering of Southeast Asian Alliance guardians in the ancient underground ruins

In the ruins, we encountered new allies.

The guardian of Angkor Wat from Cambodia, the guardian of Borobudur from Indonesia, and the dragon god of Halong Bay from Vietnam.

Guardians from across Southeast Asia had assembled.

Ren was excited.

Deep in the ruins, we learned Payanark’s true history.

He was not merely a regional guardian, but the highest-ranking guardian deity overseeing all of Southeast Asia for the Empire.

However, the Ancient Gods, sensing our operation, deployed new tactics.

A massive fissure appeared in space, and from it emerged enemies entirely different from before.

They had human forms, but their eyes were filled with void.

The intense battle against the Void Messengers

The Void Messengers’ attacks were not physical destruction, but erasure of existence itself.

Objects hit by their attacks would disappear along with all traces of their existence.

Even Ren was perplexed.

Payanark’s magnificent partial awakening

In the face of crisis, Payanark partially awakened.

Through Payanark’s power, we were protected from the void attacks.

The guardians from each nation collaborated to battle the Void Messengers.

The guardian of Angkor Wat wielded time manipulation, the guardian of Borobudur controlled space, and the dragon god of Halong Bay demonstrated reality stabilization powers.

During the battle, Ren made an important discovery:

In other words, our battle was taking on even more complex dimensions.

Through the power of the Southeast Asian Alliance, the Void Messengers temporarily retreated.

However, this was merely the prologue.

Payanark’s true awakening still required time.

To achieve this, we needed to activate ancient ruins throughout Southeast Asia, making the entire region function as a massive magic circle.

At the end of Episode 6, we set our next objective.

An advance into India. It was said that even more powerful guardians of the Empire slumbered there.

As Ren said, our battle was about to enter a new phase.