Chapter 58: Reaching the Boiling Point
Attack, this command is somewhat unfamiliar to Wizards.
Especially the kind of attack that drives straight to the heart, Wizards only hear of it during the early stages of war or on the border battlefields.
At this point in time, the command to attack should not appear on the main battlefield.
When this order reached the frontline Legion Commanders, nearly all chose to communicate with the command headquarters to confirm whether the command had any mistakes.
When they confirmed that the order was accurate, all the Legion Commanders understood that the grand battle of the world had arrived.
Wizards have loosened their pouch for so long, today is finally the time to tighten it.
"Attention all personnel, attention all personnel, those with soul boxes, confirm your soul boxes, those without leave your last words.
We will commence the attack in twenty minutes."
"I repeat, we will commence the attack in twenty minutes."
The command from the Legion Commander echoed through the Wizard's Mind Network, and at this moment, even battle-hardened veteran Wizards couldn't help but feel a tinge of excitement.
Attack, such an exhilarating command.
The young Wizards are not very old, in the age of hot blood, and attack is precisely the command they long for.
The veteran Wizards have witnessed the golden era of Wizard Civilization, and because of this, they yearn profoundly for attack.
Because victory only exists in the attack.
Meanwhile, the Galaxy Mayflies attacking the fortress also received notification from headquarters.
"What? The time-space storm has affected wormhole transport!"
The Kings of Mayfly were stunned for a moment upon hearing the information from headquarters.
They had heard of space storms, but a time-space storm, this was the first time they heard of it.
And what shocked them most was that wormhole transport was affected.
This is not the early stage of war, when both sides could freely blockade each other's Teleportation Gates. After nearly a thousand years of war, both sides have brought space transmission defenses to an astonishing level.
The space channels now wouldn't collapse even if the World Master self-destructed inside.
But the information is as such, wormhole transport has been affected by this baffling time-space storm.
"Retreat, retreat immediately, those Wizards are about to attack."
The Kings of Mayfly decisively gave orders, they understand their sustained attack relies on being far more numerous than Wizards, allowing them to overwhelm Wizards with exchanges.
And now without the constant wormhole transport, their advantage is lost.
Wizards, on the contrary, become continuous.
Attack and defense positions reverse in moments.
...
"Richard, the detailed attack plan is as follows."
In the command headquarters, Ali handed over the attack plan drafted by the Staff Department to Richard. Richard accepted it without looking and nodded, "Okay, proceed with this."
Ali was slightly embarrassed, somewhat helpless, and said, "Richard, at least take a look. What if we overlook something?"
Richard gently shook his head and said, "At this time, speed is what matters. Plans, no matter how perfect, will always have various errors during execution.
Just follow this plan, and make changes temporarily if issues arise. Also, connect communications with other secondary battle zone command centers.
As the main attack direction, we need sufficient intelligence."
"Yes, my Commander."
After making arrangements, Richard flashed and appeared in the vast sky outside the command center. Simultaneously, the small squad of Kings of Mayfly responsible for controlling Richard also appeared.
Both sides knew that the leisure time of idling was over.
This war must end in blood.
Without words, the six Level 5 Creatures acted simultaneously.
Richard's figure suddenly expanded to seven hundred meters, his enormous body resembling a white bone mountain. The Kings of Mayfly also unfolded their Rule Body, tough shells as firm as an Unbreakable Iron Wall. Emerald is entirely green, vibrant and lively like a worm-shaped World Tree.
Black Corner is pitch black all over, the dense Death Energy draped over the body like armor. Broken Soul pure white, within the Rule Body, spiritual power surged like waves.
Lastly, the Nameless King called Priest seemed ordinary, but Richard, who could sense the Power of Mystery, could perceive it at this moment.
The space around him was constantly being invaded by the minions of curse creatures.
The idling game ends here, an unending war begins in earnest.
Boom!
Richard flashed, his enormous form swung a punch like a heavy cannon.
In the instant, the heavens and earth changed color, endless Wind Elements swept through the punch, turning into devastating Gang Wind.
Within this Gang Wind, over 1.5 million Energy Level fist lights shot towards Emerald like arrows.
Bang!
The heavenly vault shattered!
The thick shell body timely blocked in front of Emerald, the solid shell combined with the Earth Element Rule, and a special rule named Hardening by Richard, reassuring like an iron wall.
However, the next moment, the thick shell let out a shriek.
"Priest, be careful!"
Richard's body suddenly dissipated like a bubble, transforming into dots of Power of Faith. His true form had somehow appeared beside Priest.
"Blinding Technique is not the sole purview of you insects."
Richard said with a mocking grin, he had spent a year studying the Miracle System, preparing for this moment.
While speaking, the energy within him flowed like a river, Abyss Curse, Alchemy Enchantment, Dimension Witchcraft...all means to increase force were wielded by Richard.
Only to achieve one thing—swift kill.
Buzz.
The earth-shattering strike didn't have earth-shattering might.
A punch with an energy level of three million, the fist light like a meteor. After annihilating the priest's body, it relentlessly streaked across the sky, splitting the heavens in two.
The Great Wizard of the surrounding battle zone and the King of Mayfly simultaneously looked in Richard's direction, their faces displaying expressions of either shock or terror.
"Did the General Commander make a move?"
"Did the Quasi-Emperor enter the battle?"
Both sides of the war attributed this strike to the highest figure on their respective sides without hesitation.
No one knew that this strike actually came from a Five Rings Great Wizard.
On the battlefield, Richard sighed regretfully.
"What a pity, the power was too great, even the body is gone."
He looked up at the other Kings of Mayfly, his aura somewhat withered, yet carrying the pressure of a mountain.
"Gentlemen, thank you for your company. When I write my memoirs after the war, you will definitely have a special chapter.
If you still have bodies after it's over, your corpses will undoubtedly be placed in the most prominent position in my trophy room."
...
"Quasi-Emperor, the Wizard's offensive has two points, targeting the eighth and eleventh Second Level battle zones. From the current situation, they might intend to use a pincer attack to encircle by the third wormhole."
In the Mind Network, the Mayfly Quasi-Emperor listened to the report from his subordinates, his massive body continually exhibiting various elemental phenomena.
As the General Commander of the western line, the Mayfly Quasi-Emperor was not panicked at this moment.
The Dominator had already used dimensions to inform him that this space-time storm would last a maximum of one month.
They only needed to hold out for a month, and victory in this war would still be theirs.
"Notify all battle zones to retreat and shrink, using the wormhole as the core, and establish a defense circle with the Earth Vein Node as the fortress.
Tell them, Mayfly Sacrifice can be allocated at will. The Wizards only have one month, and after one month, victory will be ours."
"Yes... Quasi-Emperor, urgent battle report, an issue has arisen in the Eighth Second Level battle zone, three of the five Kings responsible for the area have already fallen.
The remaining two Kings of Mayfly are requesting to retreat."
"The Eighth Second Level battle zone... was indeed a breakthrough from that Wizard."
The Mayfly Quasi-Emperor's antennae slightly trembled, a familiar sign to those who knew him well that his heart was very unsettled.
"Are the remaining ones Shell and Green?"
"Yes, Quasi-Emperor. The remaining two Kings are the King of Shell and the King of Green."
"Then retreat, and instruct all Level 5 Kings of Mayfly from the Ninth, Tenth, and Seventh Second Level battle zones to head to the Eighth battle zone, ensure that the..."
"Quasi-Emperor, urgent news from the front line. The King of Shell and the King of Green have already fallen, the Wizard's legion is advancing rapidly."
"... They're dead too?"
The heart of the Mayfly Quasi-Emperor trembled, Heavy Shell and Jade Green, although not strong in combat, both had top-notch survival abilities.
Pairing these two together for close cooperation, even a Fifth Rings Wizard would find it troublesome, let alone a usual Sixth Circle Wizard.
Could it be that the Wizards had hired Abyss's Great Demons as mercenaries?
"Are there reports of any unusual Great Wizards on the front line?"
"No, Quasi-Emperor."
"Any unusual energy fluctuations?"
"There was one. The location was determined to be the Eighth Second Level battle zone, with an estimated power of three million energy level."
"... Then it makes sense."
The Mayfly Quasi-Emperor felt that he had already uncovered the truth.
"That guy made a move after all."
As the General Commander of the Galaxy Mayfly's western line, the Mayfly Quasi-Emperor had naturally been in battle before. At the very start of the war, he had confronted the Annihilation Storm Great Wizard.
The Quasi-Emperor had an accurate judgment of the General Commander on the Wizard side—experienced.
The Annihilation Storm Great Wizard, like him, was a Spiritual Evolution Creature grounded on the Four Elements Rules. But unlike him, the Annihilation Storm Great Wizard's witchcraft was exceptionally varied.
A single witchcraft, in his hands, could assume different postures, even temporarily alter witchcraft models, transforming one witchcraft into another.
In other words, the Annihilation Storm Great Wizard's control over witchcraft was nearly akin to a Physique Evolution creature's control over its body.
Yet with each advantage comes a disadvantage, although this subtle control made Annihilation Storm Great Wizard's methods multifaceted, it made his witchcraft less powerful than usual.
Mutating Witchcraft is not an easy task; achieving such effects necessitates structural changes in witchcraft by the Wizard.
This also means that the witchcraft structure certainly isn't the optimal solution.
And three million energy levels were precisely at the upper limit of his usual output when facing off against Annihilation Storm Great Wizard.
Beyond that, he couldn't perform further transformations on witchcraft.
"Since he has made a move, let's battle once more."
The body of the Mayfly Quasi-Emperor trembled slightly, the gigantic Expedition Nest also trembling as a result.
It seemed as if this behemoth, more than twenty kilometers in diameter, was merely a part of the Mayfly Quasi-Emperor.
The Mayfly Quasi-Emperor issued commands through the Mind Network.
"All Mayflies, prepare, activate the Nest's armed mode."